Chapter 173: Solving the Lakers and Advancing to the Western Conference Finals
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- "Lin, although you are strong, you still can't defeat me. Kobe Bryant shook off the thoughts in his mind and whispered softly, his eyes gradually became sharper, and the loss in his heart was replaced by an unparalleled domineering, quickly climbing to an unprecedented peak.
He didn't want to fail, and he hated it from the moment he came to the pitch.
Switching offense and defense, under the heavy siege of the Clippers, Kobe Bryant faced the defense with his signature Kobe-style backward shot basket, crushing Artest and Wilson. Chandler's defense.
Looking at Kobe Bryant who was roaring and celebrating, Lin Fei knew that the game would still not end so easily, because Kobe Bryant would not admit defeat.
The corners of his mouth hooked an intoxicating arc, and Lin Fei's heart was even more warlike. Looking up at the big screen at 95:92, the Clippers led by three points, with less than a minute left before full-time.
Lin Fei believes that the ultimate winner is the Clippers.
"Lin, I'll leave the attack to you." Andre looked at Lin Fei and said.
Lin Fei smiled and nodded, personally dribbled the ball into the halfcourt, and as soon as he stepped into the middle circle, Ariza and Kobe Bryant pressed him from inside the three-point line.
Seeing that Kobe and Ariza were getting closer and closer, Lin Fei did not have any nervousness, and his calm demeanor made Kobe feel a little uneasy, and now the Lakers are still three points behind, so this defense is very important, he must prevent Lin Fei's ball, otherwise the game will be dangerous.
Without waiting for Ariza and Kobe to close the door to him, Lin Fei made an accelerated sprint and met Kobe and Ariza who rushed towards him.
"What does Lin want to do?" Charles. Barkley looked at Lin Fei's movements on the field and raised his own questions, and instead of dodging, he met him, which obviously made most people incomprehensible.
Mike on the sidelines. Dunleavy was clasping his hands around his chest, looking at Lin Fei on the field as if he was watching a good show, he could feel that Lin Fei was not a momentary battle of will.
Looking at Lin Fei rushing towards him at high speed, Ariza and Kobe Bryant opened their arms at the same time and stopped one step away from the three-point line, waiting for Lin Fei's arrival.
Just when Lin Fei was half a body distance away from Kobe and Ariza, there was a piercing friction sound between the three generations of souls and the floor, and the sharp friction sound stung Ariza and Kobe's eardrums, and Kobe Bryant was shocked and jumped forward.
Lin Fei took half a step back and threw himself into the air, looking at the basket, the standard Lin shot, no one has such a super self-confidence in ultra-long-distance three-point shooting.
Nearly 20,000 Clippers fans at the scene quietly watched Lin Fei in the air, afraid of the time to score.
With a flick of his fingers, the basketball left his fingers, jumped high over Kobe's fingers who were hastily defending, and flew to the basket in the distance.
Looking at Kobe Bryant with a cold face, the faint smile on Lin Fei's face was deeply imprinted in Kobe's mind.
"I'm going to win the game." Lin Fei said lightly.
"Three points from long distance? In the entire league, throughout the history of the NBA, only a madman like Lin has such super self-confidence, maybe the former O agent is also half, but there is no doubt that he is much worse than Lin. Barkley roared excitedly.
Everyone looked at the basketball flying in the air, and the dark yellow Spalding basketball flew towards the basket.
After a perfect high arc under the spotlight, the basketball lived up to Lin Fei's expectations and fell cleanly to the basket.
"Huh!"
The crisp sound of wiping the net accompanied the megaphone echoing around every corner of Staples.
"Lin, threepoint" The weak voice of the Lakers DJ could not stop the passionate roar of the Clippers fans in front of the stadium and the television, and the hit of this ball heralded the Clippers one step closer to a third victory.
"There's still time." Kobe Bryant said coldly. Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders at Kobe Bryant, looking like he followed Kobe.
Phil on the sidelines. Jackson had to call a timeout for the final setup, and with 32 seconds left before the end of the game, the Lakers trailed by six points and reached a dangerous situation.
Mike. Dunleavy said in a deep voice: "The Lakers must choose three-point shots, if they choose two points, we will put it a little, don't pay for free throws, we are six points ahead of a safe score, as long as we grasp the last thirty seconds, we are the final winner, the most dangerous thing for the Lakers is still Bryant, Ron, you hand over to Lin and Wilson to defend, your footsteps may not keep up, Wilson, you are the main defense of Lin, you help defend, everyone will work together to defend the victory." ”
As Dunleavy thought, Jackson arranged to grab a three-pointer, and Fisher received the ball in front of the court and immediately handed it to Kobe, who was just caught by Wilson. Chandler was entangled to death, and Lin Fei immediately pounced.
Kobe Bryant, who has never been able to get rid of the defense, did not choose to shoot rashly and reluctantly passed to Ariza, who was unguarded within the three-point line and chose to shoot, but failed to send it to the basket. Chandler in Rashid. Wallace grabbed the defensive rebound under the protection.
With 23 seconds left before the end of the game, the Lakers' tactical choice fouled, Chandler walked to the free throw line, and Chandler, who shot nearly 80 percent of the free throws this season, withstood the pressure and made two free throws to completely shatter the Lakers' idea of victory.
With Kobe Bryant's three-pointer smashed out of the frame, Wallace grabbed the rebound, and the Lakers players didn't foul, Wallace slapped the ball for the last ten seconds, and when the whistle blew at the end of the game, a small number of Clippers fans in the scene gave their favorite players their favorite players with their own roar of excitement.
Lin Fei looked at Kobe Bryant who was walking towards him and smiled lightly.
"It's not over yet, don't think you can win it all." It was Kobe Bryant's cold voice.
"Bryant, you're always so hard-mouthed, rest assured, I'm going to win this year." As soon as the words fell, Lin Fei and Kobe gently hugged and let go, and Kobe Bryant left Lin Fei with a back that would not let go of his pride even if he failed.
"Congratulations to the Clippers for their third win of the second round, another classic game, Lin and Bryant are the two top players at the shooting guard position, thank them to all the fans on both sides, see you next time." Kenny Smith did not give Barkley, who was in a hurry to speak, a chance to cut off the signal of explanation.
"Hell, I haven't summarized it yet, you did it on purpose, damn it." Barkley glared.
"Charles, I forgot, sorry." Kenny. Smith looked apologetic, but the conversation changed suddenly, "Of course, if you think I mean it, then I mean it." ”
******《3:0? Swept? - Los Angeles Times.
No one could have imagined that the defending champion Lakers faced two consecutive playoff defeats, and after three games achieved such a terrible result, this is the reality, the Lakers tried their best, but they were still some distance away from the Clippers, and the Lakers had Kobe. Bryant, Clippers have Lin Fei, Lakers have Paul. Gasol, Anzu. Bynum, David. Lee however the Clippers have Rashid. Wallace, Shaquille. O'Neill, Tyson. Chandler, Lamar. Odom, Roy. Hibbert, the Lakers still have it? Well, I can't think of anyone else but the manager. You say Derek. Fisher? Yes, he's still with a big heart, but the game doesn't need his big heart because there's no crunch time coming, and yet the Clippers still have Ron. Artest, Ariza? Well, I have to say that he is still a long way from Ron, every time I see his thin body being knocked away by Wood, I know that Lin is not far from a goal, the Clippers and Jr. Smith, I think Phil Jackson must hate his three-point shot, and the Clippers have Andre Miller...... Do I have anything more to say for the rest? 3:0 is not the end but I dare to guarantee 100% that the Lakers are only one step away from being out, maybe winning a face-saving game is the most important thing, avoiding a sweep, isn't it?
Except for the Los Angeles Times, the game between the Clippers and Lakers attracted the attention of the national media, and everyone lamented the strength of the Clippers.
"Keep up, don't let that Spaniard play casually, even if it's all in the hands of Bryant, don't let the ball stop in the Spaniards. "Mike. Dunleavy roared loudly, "Wilson you need to help Lamar defend Pau Gasol, Bryant will hand it over to Lin if he loses it, you pay attention to help Lamar!" ”
This is the fourth game of the Los Angeles derby in the Western Conference playoff semifinals, and the game has been extremely hard for the Clippers so far, with fourteen seconds left in the game, the Clippers lead the Lakers by two points, and if the Clippers can hold on to these fourteen seconds, the Lakers will be swept out of the tournament in shame, and the Clippers will reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in team history.
Kobe Bryant didn't feel good tonight, Spaniard Paul. Gasol is the Lakers' biggest reliance, Gasol has scored 28 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, and is one rebound short of the first triple-double of his career playoffs.
Lakers fans in Staples cheered the Lakers players on with the loudest shouts.
Honk!
A whistle blew, and the referee blew the whistle to urge the players of both sides to come on.
“one! two! three! Victory! The Clippers roared as they folded their palms together.
Lin Fei looked at Kobe Bryant coldly, although Kobe's hand was a little bad in this game, but at the last moment he believed that the Lakers would still choose to hand over the ball to him.
Kobe Bryant raised his hands and chests against Lin Fei, waiting for the moment of serve. With the referee's gesture, Bynum immediately began to look for the figure of the Lakers player.
With the help of cover, Bryant temporarily shook off Lin Fei and received a pass from Bynum.
Soon Lin Fei pressed up again, Kobe Bryant did not rush to attack but waited quietly, when the time entered the last eight seconds, Kobe moved, just when Lin Fei was sticking to him, Kobe Bryant still forcibly cut in, even if it seemed to be staggering and the center of gravity was unstable.
What Lin Fei couldn't believe was that Kobe Bryant chose to pass the ball instead of shooting, and followed the line of the pass, waiting there was the old fish Derrick. Fisher.
Andre. Miller immediately pounced, but Fisher didn't seem to be in a hurry, raised his arm and flicked the ball out with his left hand, and the whistle blew in the super high arc of the basketball.
Swish!
A neat and crisp sound of wiping the net.
"Derek, still Derek, he's still the Pacific fish, he saved the Lakers, let the Lakers escape the situation of being swept away." Accompanied by the voice of the commentator, the Lakers fans were detonated.
"We won!" Kobe Bryant's cold voice brought Lin Fei back from his gaze.
"But I'm going to take the series win." Lin Fei replied coldly, hugged Kobe Bryant, and then turned around and walked towards the player's tunnel.
"[***], just a little bit, Derek." The big shark said indignantly.
"Hey, Shakdrak used to be your man, and now you're too old to control him." Artest joked, and the entire locker room burst into laughter, as if a defeat had no effect on the Clippers.
Two days later, it was still Staples, but it had become the home of the Clippers, and the small universe of the Lakers players seemed to have been stimulated by the last game to explode again, and even the Spaniards kept using their bodies to attack and defend, which surprised Barkley, who was the commentator.
"Did they all eat the American shark today?"
Although the Clippers players did not suffer in terms of physical collisions, the Clippers' offensive rhythm was disrupted in the face of non-stop physical collisions.
Lin Feifei jumped up and grabbed a frontcourt rebound, but before he landed in the air, he was knocked out by Bynum, and Lin Fei, who staggered to the ground, did not react, Kobe Bryant jumped up with an arrow and then took the ball out of Lin Fei's hand.
"It's not basketball, it's football." The Clippers fans cursed angrily, and the fans at the scene organized huge boos, some for the Lakers and some for the referees on the spot, obviously the increase in physical contact today was more caused by the referee's loose blowing.
On the court, the Clippers kept making mistakes under the Lakers' crazy and tough pressing, and Kobe Bryant scored two consecutive fast breaks, and even Ariza scored three points into the net. On the other hand, the Clippers players could not guarantee the shooting rate in crazy physical contact, and soon the score between the two sides was gradually pulled apart, and the Lakers still did not relax at all, and still implemented the crazy defense and offense thoroughly.
Teammates can't share the pressure of Lin Fei, although Lin Fei's performance is okay under the double bag, but compared with Lin Fei in the past, Lin Fei's state today is undoubtedly bad, the shooting rate barely exceeded 50%, but only one three-point shot was made.
Towards the end of the first half, Lin Fei controlled the ball and flanked the single, and Kobe Bryant spewed trash talk, "You are a piece of shit in this game." ”
"But I'm going to take the win and advance to the Western Conference Finals, and then I'm going to beat my opponent and get to the Finals, and you're going to be on a beach watching me lift the championship and then you're going to be jealous and hateful." Lin Fei is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he does not back down.
"Your delusions are getting worse, aren't they?" Kobe Bryant said as he interfered with Lin Fei's rhythm with his hidden little movements.
"Really? I'll tell you who is a delusional with my actions. ”
As soon as the words fell, Lin Fei suddenly took a spy step and then a sharp retreat and pushed it outside the three-point line.
Kobe Bryant immediately jumped up to defend, but it still became the background of Lin Fei's goal.
"This is Forest, the Clippers' most stable Forest, and Lin is the most trustworthy guy at all times." Barkley roared.
With Lin Fei's three-point shot, the Clippers narrowed the difference to 10 points, trailing the Lakers by 7 points.
In the second half, after gradually getting used to the physical contact between the Lakers' defense and offense, the Clippers gradually played into shape, you must know that the Clippers are not short of power players, such as Artest, such as Lin Fei. For example, O'Neal and, of course, Rashid, who likes physical contact. Wallace, after adapting to it, it was when the Lakers were depressed, in the first half of the game, this style of play made them pay too much in terms of strength, and the thickness of their lineup was much worse than that of the Clippers, and the Lakers were tied by the Clippers in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter completely entered the rhythm of the Clippers.
Lin Fei hit three consecutive three-pointers to shatter the confidence of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant looked up at the big screen, there were five minutes left before the end of the game, the Clippers led by 15 shots, and it looked like they could catch up, but physical fitness bothered them.
The strong Clippers beat Yue Shun more and more, especially at the end of the fourth quarter, when the Clippers played a wave of 10:, the Lakers completely gave up the game.
"Congratulations to the Los Angeles Clippers, the stage of the Western Conference Finals awaits them, where is the future? The O'Brien Cup is certainly not far away.
"Congratulations to the Los Angeles Clippers, the stage of the Western Conference Finals awaits them, where is the future? The O'Brien Cup is not far away, are you scared of the teams in the league? With Barkley's exaggerated smile, Bryant turned and walked into the players' tunnel.
"Congratulations! I hope you keep up the good work, I don't want us to lose to a team that isn't the champion. ”
"Phil, don't worry, I'll do it!" Lin Fei laughed and Phil. Jackson shook his hand.
(To be continued)