Now, the division finals have reached this point, the Warriors and Cavaliers have won match points, and the shape of the finals has basically become clear.

The gambling industry in the United States is extremely developed, and the Las Vegas Golden Empire betting industry gives four teams odds to win the championship, of which the Warriors are 1 to 1. 95, while the Cavaliers are 2 to 1 to win. 05。

In addition, the Lakers are 12 to 1, while the Magic, who have been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Cavaliers, are only 1 to 22.

The most dangerous team at the moment is the Magic, 3-1 has set the Magic dead on the pillar of shame in history, but they have not given up.

Compared to a year ago, after they lost the classic block of Turkish magician Tekeglu, the Magic team has raised the team building concept of "interior deterrence + outside shooters" to the top level of the league - the success of the Magic this year relies on Howard's interior dominance, but the external appearance is reflected in the terrifying firepower of the outside shooter group.

Today's Magic have five outside shooters who shoot more than 37 percent from three-point range, but Carter's poor playoff performance has put their lives on the line, and whether they can pull off a miracle depends on how confident Orlandos are.

What makes Lakers fans the odds given to them by the bookmakers, 12 to 1, that is, the bookmakers simply don't believe that the Lakers can still knock out the Warriors, because if they can make it to the Finals, it will definitely be the championship.

According to the latest odds of winning the championship issued by Aocai, the Lakers are 1 to 1. 95, while the Celtics are 2 to 1 to win the title. 05。 In addition, the Lakers' opponent, the Suns, is 12 to 1, while the Magic, who have been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Celtics, are only 1 to 22.

The Cavaliers' roster has always been geared towards teams like the Lakers and Magic, who are tall and tactically versatile, and the game against the Magic proved that they do have a knack for dealing with tall forwards.

However, if the Cavaliers and Lakers do meet in the finals, no one believes that the Cavaliers can win, and the combination of Gasol and Bynum is extremely athletic, and the Sharks are not as restrained as they imagined.

And at this time, Kobe's role will be fully reflected, although he is still plagued by a finger injury, but Kobe, who plays the role of the team's tandem, is more terrible than a simple scorer:

Just like in the first two games against the Warriors, although the decline in scoring was exchanged for the balance and coordination of the whole team on the offensive end, when Gasol and Bynum were limited by the opponent's joint defense, he could still disrupt the opponent's formation through his own breakthrough, and then create opportunities for his teammates.

Now the problem is, if the Lakers want to show their talent in the Finals, then they're going to take out the Warriors.

The bookmaker doesn't believe that the Lakers can still win, in the last game, the whole Lakers team except for Kobe, everyone else lost their fighting spirit, how can a team without fighting belief still have the possibility of winning the battle?

Lakers fans pinned their hopes on the home game, and in Game 6 of the game, the two sides moved to Staples Arena again, where Kobe Bryant completed the stunner, and it is likely that they will pull off another miracle here.

Of course, bookmakers never believe in miracles, and although the gambling industry is the place where miracles occur the most, the bigwigs of the gambling industry believe in probability the most.

There are two games left, the Warriors can advance if they win one, and the Lakers must have two, which one do you say has the highest probability?

Lakers fans did their best to support the team, and they agreed to wear purple and gold jerseys before the game, recreating the style of the purple and gold dynasty in the eighties and nineties.

The Lakers provide fans with jerseys for free, and each jersey has a sentence written on it, 'The Lakers are not eliminated at home', and it is clear that this is putting pressure on the players, you can lose, but you must not lose on your home court, you must go back to play Game 7!

In addition, the Lakers also invited the veterans of the Purple and Gold Army, such as Abdul-Jabbar, Magic, Baylor, Cobra Posey, Gad Goodrich, Jamal Wilkes and other prestigious veterans all played.

This time the Lakers really made a bloody investment, the old Buss's condition is very serious, the Lakers executives hope that the team can give the old Bass a wish, his body has been dragged down by cancer, the old Bass has been holding on, but there are two things that can't be let go:

First, Kobe Bryant has not personally led the team to win the championship, and the second is that his two sons and daughters are fighting openly and secretly, and he doesn't want the well-built Lakers team to decline because of the struggle between the two after his death.

On May 31, the day before the game, the Lakers erected a second bronze statue outside the Staples Center, which was the second bronze statue in front of the arena, and only Magic Johnson had previously enjoyed this honor, not even Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar and Logo male West.

The name of the newly erected bronze statue is Cheek Hearn, who is the legendary commentator of the Lakers, known as the "Voice of the Lakers" by fans and league officials, in Hearn's more than 40 years of live broadcast career, he has coined modern common words such as "slam dunk", "empty catch", "triple double", etc., and his passionate and humorous commentary has become the most unique scenery of the Lakers.

In 2002, Hearn passed away tragically, and in order to commemorate his contributions to the Lakers and the entire NBA, the Lakers held a jersey retirement ceremony for him at that time, and now there is an unnumbered jersey floating over the Lakers stadium, which is a purple and gold classic style from the 80s, and that is also the golden stage of Cheek Hunn's commentary career.

When the Warriors players played, the LED display above the arena was playing the glorious history of the Lakers, and the championship scenes were scrolling from above, and superstars such as Magic continued to appear, fully showing the heritage of a giant team.

Chamberlain looked very envious, he walked to the sidelines and pointed to the big screen and said: "Guys, we have to come on, I hope that in 20 years, when our team will explain the history of the team, there will be so many trophies and glory." ”

A rough voice sounded, and said contemptuously: "Dream, boy, it's already God's grace for your country team to win the championship once, and you still want to replicate the glory of the Purple and Gold Army?" It's a dream, I bet our team will kill you guys today, don't think you guys are great if you win one or two games. ”

Chamberlain turned his head in astonishment to see a sturdy middle-aged black man in his fifties looking at him contemptuously.

It's all in the circle, and Chamberlain recognized at a glance who this person is, this is a decorated veteran of the Lakers named Jamal Wilkes.

Jamal Wilkes is known as the best player in the nation when he was a college student at UCLA and has won two NCAA Finals titles. In the 1975 NBA Finals, as a rookie, he helped the Warriors win the only championship in franchise history. Later on the Lakers, he was also one of the key members of the "show moment", helping the Purple and Gold Dynasty reach the top three times in the 80s of the last century.

Although Wilkes' low-key style of play is not a fan favorite, it does not detract from his greatness.

During his tenure with the Lakers from 1977 to 1985, Wilkes helped the Lakers win a total of three championships, and his 10,601 points ranked 10th on the Lakers' all-time scoring list, while 706 steals ranked ninth in team history. Lakers legend commentator Cheek Hearn gave Wilkes the nickname "Silk" and called his outside jumper a "20-foot layup" because of his soft shooting touch.

As the father of a team, it must be uncomfortable to see his own team being ravaged, and it is acceptable to complain, which Chamberlain does not care, he is not sensitive enough to accept the accusations of his opponents.

To Chamberlain's chagrin, Wilkes is also half a Warriors, having been drafted by the Warriors with the 11th pick in the first round of the 1974 draft and began his career alongside scoring champion Rick Barry, averaging 14 per game in his rookie season. 2 points, 8. 2 rebounds.

That season was the most legendary season for the Warriors, surpassing Chamberlain's championship last season, when the team only started to get on track midway through the season, and ended up with 48 regular-season wins, which didn't get enough attention from the league.

The Warriors had a tough playoff season, narrowly beating the Seattle SuperSonics and Chicago Bulls in the first two rounds, and facing the Washington Bullets in the Finals, who won 60 in the regular season. Amazingly, the Warriors swept their opponents 4-0 in the Finals and became the biggest dark horse championship in NBA history.

Wilkes was a hero of the Warriors at the time, and his picture can still be seen in the Warriors' honor room.

But this will, Magic Johnson, Baylor, the real Lakers haven't said anything, Wilkes, a hybrid between the Warriors and the Lakers, has jumped out, and Chamberlain will naturally not be happy.

So, he rolled his eyelids, looked at Wilkes nonchalantly and asked casually, "Who is this old man?" I don't seem to know him. ”

West shook his head and said, "Who knows where he jumped out of nowhere, and I don't know either." ”

Hill smiled, "This is Mr. Wilkes, one of the superstars in Lakers history. ”

Chamberlain nodded and asked, "He's a superstar?" Isn't that a meritorious player for the Lakers? ”

Hill: "Of course. ”

Chamberlain looked at the retired jersey hanging above the stadium in confusion, then looked at Wilkes, and asked, "Why didn't the meritorious player retire his jersey?" Look, the Angelenos have retired their commentators' jerseys, which shows that the standard of their retired jerseys is not high, why didn't this guy retire the jerseys? ”

Wilkes' face suddenly turned purple after hearing this, which was a pain in his heart.

Speaking of which, Wilkes is indeed a famous player in the history of the Lakers, and he averaged 17 per game in his 12-year career. 7 points 6. 2 rebounds 2. With five assists, he has four championship rings, all but of which were won by the Lakers in 1977, when he won his first championship with the Warriors, and he was one of the key members of the "Showtime" Lakers era.

However, the Lakers did not retire the jersey for him, although there has been news that the Lakers are planning to retire the jersey for him, but this action has not been implemented.

Chamberlain was unforgiving, and asked: "It's nothing if he doesn't retire his jersey, so he's so powerful, when was he inducted into the Hall of Fame?" ”

Wilkes was so angry that he vomited blood, which was another pain in his heart, until now he had not been inducted into the Hall of Fame, although the Magic had been his introducer and submitted his application to the Hall of Fame, but now he has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

After saying this, Chamberlain didn't plan to let Wilkens go, he said disdainfully: "Old man, it's better for you to keep a low profile, you don't have the life of a celebrity, you have the disease of a celebrity!" ”

Elgin Baylor next to him was also hot-tempered, seeing his old friend being insulted by Chamberlain's junior like this, he couldn't stand it anymore, stood up with a cold face and said: "Boy, I think you are better than Jordan, even Jordan is not as arrogant as you when facing Wilkes." You should be thankful that you were born in a good era, if the time goes back thirty years, a guy like you won't even be able to eat in the Alliance. ”

Baylor's jersey has been retired, he has entered the Hall of Fame, and he is still one of the top 50 stars, and he would like to see how Chamberlain can compete with him.

As a result, Chamberlain laughed, he glanced at Lord Baylor with disdain, turned his head and said lazily: "I don't talk to people who haven't won the championship, and I lower my value!" ”

These words are more vicious than all the previous words, and Lord Belle can't wait to go up and find a brick to shoot Zhang Bo to death five hundred times.

Baylor is also one of the few fierce men in the history of the Lakers, on November 15, 1960, Baylor scored 71 points in a game against the Knicks, which was the record of the Lakers at that time, and it was not until two years ago that Kobe Bryant's 81 points were broken.

Two years later, on April 14, Baylor scored 61 points in the Finals against the Celtics, which is still an NBA all-time record.

Although the Lakers have had superstars such as Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and O'Neal in their history, Baylor ranks first in team history with 11,463 total rebounds, and has been named to the All-Star team 11 times in his career and to the All-Star team in the league 10 times.

The only regret is that Baylor never won a championship in his life, he retired due to injury shortly after the start of the 1971-1972 season, and the Lakers, who had not won the championship for ten years, won the championship that year!

If there is no crown star in the NBA, it is none other than Baylor, Karl Malone, Stockton, Barkley, and Nash are already lucky compared to him.