On May 18, the Western Conference Finals kicked off first, and the Lakers took a bus directly from Los Angeles to Oakland, and then the two teams met to kick off the last bloody storm in the West.

Time flies, and when they first met in '07, both the Lakers and the Warriors have changed a lot.

The Lakers' No. 3 scorer that year was Luke Wharton, and the interior was the very unreliable Kwame Brown, and Kobe Bryant also brought a group of buddies known to fans as CBA teammates.

At that time, Kobe Bryant was not the murderous and loyal he is now, in order to strengthen the team, Kobe Bryant cried, made trouble and hanged himself, and he was almost transferred.

Three years later, only Kobe, Odom, Wharton and Bynum have remained on that Lakers team, and in an interview before the game, the arrogant and iron-blooded Kobe Bryant couldn't help but feel a little sentimental, saying: "A lot of people in the last showdown are no longer here." ”

The Warriors are more qualified to say this, Biderins, Davis, Harrington, Ellis, the Warriors have almost changed their main lineup, and the veterans of the year are Jackson and Barnes left!

The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year!

But what remains unchanged is those fans, after Chamberlain came out, he looked around, and it seemed that there were still so many fans who came to watch the game, the cheers were still so familiar, and the faces were still so familiar.

The Big Bang Theory crew had set up a video recorder on the spot, and in order not to interfere with the game, they could not set up a close-up video camera, so they could only record from all sides of the court, and Simon stood on the court wearing a referee's uniform.

After Chamberlain came on the court, he first hugged Kobe, and then Kobe hugged Iverson, and the two were silent, just looked deeply at each other, and then separated.

Simon teased and said to Chamberlain, "Wow, man, did you see anything in their eyes?" ”

Chamberlain asked, "Sentiment?" ”

Simon showed a lewd smile that is common in the play, and said, "No, it's anger, I feel that Kobe and AI are going to do it." ”

"each other's?" Chamberlain asked again.

Simon looked at Chamberlain carefully, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, I won't participate anyway, because my little toothpick will definitely not satisfy you who are used to the mallet." ”

Taking advantage of the warm-up of the players on both sides, Simon raised the microphone and thanked the fans for coming to watch the game, what he said was very decent, and it has little to do with the TV series, only in the post-editing, some shots will be reinserted, and then the lines will be changed.

Simon's shot of Chamberlain and Bynum presiding over the jump ball triggered the first wave of cheers on the scene, and the Big Bang Theory crew is still very influential in the minds of the American imperialist people.

Looking at Chamberlain and Bynum, who were tall and tall, Simon coughed and said, "Damn, now I feel like I've come to the land of giants, which is really not a good feeling." ”

Chamberlain shrugged and said, "In The Lord of the Rings, hobbits always felt this way when they arrived in Middle-earth. ”

Simon rolled his eyes, he moved his arms, and the assistant referee came up to remind him to hurry up and kick off, while Chamberlain and Bynum shrugged their shoulders and struck a lazy posture at the camera, which Mark had discussed with them beforehand, as there would also be footage on the show, and on TV Howard would be shown warming up for more than a minute before kick-off.

In fact, Simon just moved his arms and threw the ball straight away.

When the ball flew to the highest point, Chamberlain, who had been lazy before, suddenly moved, like a fierce tiger, he didn't move, and as soon as he shot, the sky fell apart.

In contrast, Bynum was much slower to get into the groove, and Chamberlain only started jumping when he touched the ball, and Chamberlain slapped the ball to Billups, and Bynum's jump became futile.

It was still TNT's national livestream, and Barkley said quickly: "As much as I would love to praise the Lakers, Bynum is clumsy like a well-fed brown bear in front of Chamberlain. ”

Smith asked, "Does he have the strength and brutality of a brown bear?" ”

Barkley nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, then let's change the analogy, he is like a dodo, still in a state of being well fed and drunk." ”

The moment the ball fell into Billups' hands, the Western Conference Finals finally sounded the horn of the battle.

Both the Lakers and Warriors are fully in combat mode, with both teams in the second half of the regular season in a slump of different seasons and playing well in the playoffs.

The Lakers have swept their opponents in a row, and the Warriors have only allowed the Suns to win one game, and now the tables of both teams are worthy of the glory of the Western Conference championship.

The Lakers' goal is obvious, aiming for the championship, and for the championship, the Lakers keep trading to build a perfect team.

Their goal was achieved, and they sent Ariza away, and they got a defensively strengthened and offensively strengthened Ariza Artest.

Artest's appearance when he is not brainless is enough to withstand the heavy responsibility given to him by the Lakers, he can defend opponents from the No. 1 to No. 4 positions, he plays tough, he can cause enough impact for the opponent's defense, and his long-range shooting, break-through and crushing attacks are not a small problem for the Warriors.

The Warriors' outside problem is the lack of power talent, Blair is good, but he is too young to use it in the regular season, and when it comes to the playoffs, the old Nelson doesn't dare to let him play.

In addition, Kobe Bryant and Fisher always have the decisive three-pointers in key moments, and their shooting percentage keeps the Warriors in fear.

Even with such a strong outside lineup, the Lakers don't rely too much on the outside offense, their advantage is on the inside, and the interior twin towers of Bynum and Gasol are enough to make them proud of the league.

In the final analysis, the strongest point of the Lakers is Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant has gone through two rounds of playoffs, and his form is getting better and better, and this has made more Lakers fans see the hope of winning the championship from him.

Especially in the four games of the Western Conference semifinals, Bryant averaged 32 points per game and shot a whopping 52 from the field. 3%。 In the playoffs this season, Bryant has scored more than 30 points in eight consecutive games, and his steady appearance has become the foundation for the Lakers' successful promotion.

Nelson Sr. said before the game that Kobe Bryant is the biggest problem they need to solve. Jackson, Barnes, West, and even Hill were mobilized, and they had to take turns to limit the scoring machine.

In addition to Kobe, the Warriors also have to face several big men of the Lakers, Gasol, Bynum and Odom, although in the semifinals Bynum and Odom are a bit of a non-existent appearance, but the occasional shine still makes people see that they are good.

In the semifinals, the Spaniard's table may be able to cover up the Lakers' interior shortcomings, averaging 20 per game. 2 points and 13. 1 rebound is enough to dominate the entire league, and you must know that his shooting percentage has reached 56. 4%。 Such a table is already fully qualified for Kobe's assistant, and more importantly, he has been able to support the Lakers' interior line.

But speaking of which, the Warriors are by no means afraid of the Lakers, because no matter how they compare, they are not inferior.

Looking at the head coach, it's hard to find an opponent in the league that can give Phil Jackson a headache, and luckily, the Warriors have Nelson Sr.

Old Nelson will be very excited every time he meets a Zen master, and it is this excitement that makes him design the classic tactic of shark cutting tactics, even if the Lakers have a big shark, they can't eat good fruit in the face of old Nelson, not to mention, now the overlord of the inner line is on the side of Old Nelson.

In addition, the Warriors' advantage is also their bench advantage, they have ten bench players to use, but the Lakers do not have a bench as deep as theirs.

The Lakers are attacking both inside and outside, Kobe Bryant is in charge of the overall situation, and the Warriors are also both inside and outside but not in charge of the overall situation.

In this year's playoffs, the Warriors shot 41 from the outside. 7%, from this point of view alone, the Warriors don't have to be afraid of the Lakers' outside offense, as for the inside, a Chamberlain has the ability to level the Lakers' twin towers.

That's what the Warriors did, as soon as the game started, Billups controlled the ball and ran forward, and the old fish Fisher was very hard to block in front, seeing this, the Warriors fans suddenly screamed: "Play him!" Play with him! Play with him! ”

The Lakers started five Tigers, Fisher was the hardest one, he was blown up by Kidd in the last round, and he had to face Billups or Iverson in this round.

Kobe Bryant's defense is very good, but he can only defend one person, and he chose Iverson.

Although Billups maintained a better state than Iverson, Kobe Bryant still chose to defend Iverson, as a lifelong enemy, he knew Iverson too well, and he must not let this opponent play a feeling, otherwise he would wait to be slaughtered by him.

Iverson deliberately ran in circles, Kobe Bryant followed him, and Billups took the opportunity to pass the ball to Chamberlain.

Chamberlain got the ball, Bynum hurriedly sank into the dantian to get into the position, and Gasol came up from the wing, and in the small forward position, Artest was even ready to pack Chamberlain.

The three of them were trapped, and the Zen master seemed to have given a death order to kill Chamberlain at any cost.

Oxlade-Chamberlain held the ball high with both hands, and in the face of the double bag, he passed the ball to Ibaka.

Artest, who was guarding outside like a hungry wolf, immediately changed his defense, I have to say, this guy's defense is indeed very set, Bynum wanted to use his strength to eat, but he fell into entanglement.

Jackson saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to answer, and as soon as Ibaka passed, Kobe Bryant stepped up quickly and stole the ball at the beginning.

Seeing this, the fans in the Oracle Arena suddenly closed their mouths, and the hurricane-like cheers paused, replaced by a wave of boos.

Kobe Bryant smiled coldly, and said as he walked forward with the ball: "As for seeing the outside like this?" It's a California derby, wouldn't it be better for us to win? ”

Jackson immediately switched defenses, he stared at Kobe Bryant carefully, slowly stepped back, and waved his teammates to get out of the way.

After half the court with the ball, Kobe Bryant suddenly pulled his foot to speed up, only to see his slender body tilt slightly, flowing and rushing forward.

Jackson secretly came, staggered and slid sideways to block Kobe. Peter Pan rushed forward two steps against Jackson, then suddenly stopped, and the ball that he slapped vigorously with his right hand hit the ground from the crotch to his left hand, and then passed it to Gasol who was next to him with a flick of his wrist.

Gasol paused slightly when he got the ball, adjusted his posture and jumped.

Oxlade-Chamberlain strode up and jumped, while Ibaka tacitly jammed Bynum to prevent Gasol from passing.

But Gasol still chose to pass the ball, he passed to Fisher, who took advantage of the chaos to rush into the box, Fisher got the ball and passed it to Kobe, Kobe Bryant rampage finally broke the Warriors' defense, and then he jumped, but it was still a pass.

Outside the three-point line on the wing, Artest is already empty, and Jackson and Billups are both wrapping Kobe Bryant, so it is inevitable that there will be vacant spots.

Kobe Bryant apparently did just that, flicking his arm and passing the ball to Artest, who took a deep breath and got to his feet, flicked his wrist and threw a long shot.

"Huh!" This crisp sound made the Warriors players look bad.