Chapter 199: Rekindle your fighting spirit

The format of the playoffs 22111 dictates that the players will have to go back and forth for the next three games.

It's fine if it's a match between teams from the same division.

For example, the Lakers and Warriors are both in California, not far back and forth.

If it's far away, it's cumbersome to go back and forth.

The city is located in the central region of the United States.

It is more than two thousand kilometers away from Los Angeles on the west coast.

Equivalent to Guangzhou to BJ in China.

The Lakers after losing the crucial Battle of Kings Mountain.

The whole team did not stay in the city for long.

Overnight flight away.

Until the foggy early morning.

The plane arrived at Los Angeles Airport.

Lakers players wake up from their sleep.

Everyone yawned and didn't look like they were in good spirits.

What it means to lose the fifth game, everyone knows.

In the minds of many people, the Lakers have already been sentenced to death.

Even Kobe Bryant looked uninterested.

The last time Bryant lost to Kings in the playoffs was in the 2010 Finals.

In the end, the Lakers won two games in a row and won the championship.

But the difference is that it was the Grand Final.

At that time, the finals format was still 232.

The fifth Tennoyama was held in Boston.

Although they lost, they went on to have two home games.

The tie-break was played in Los Angeles and in Boston.

The situation is very different.

A similar situation was seen at the 2013 Grand Final.

The Spurs took the Tianwang Mountain.

But the sixth and seventh games were all in Miami.

It's really hard to tie seven to win the title on the road.

Since 2014, the finals have also been in the 22111 format.

Of course, none of this seems to have anything to do with the current Lakers.

Even if they win the sixth game at Stamps.

The seventh game will go to the Russian city......

The Lakers are a little tired as a team.

The players get off the plane.

The icy fog and wind of the early morning woke people up a bit.

Everyone went to get their luggage and prepared to leave and go home.

At this time, it is not known who is holding the mineral water bottle.

A little water was poured on everyone's heads.

"Hey! Who! ”

“Fxxk! Do! ”

"Oh! Water! What's wrong with you? ”

Everyone reacted and it turned out to be Wang Shuang.

"Wake up, wake up brothers, go back and get some sleep, and then come to the stadium for training at night."

Wang Shuang spilled a bottle of water.

Then his luggage was not taken.

The team staff reminded him to take his luggage.

Wang Shuang said: "No, let's leave it at the airport first, and the day after tomorrow we will take a plane to Russia." ”

The staff said: "This... Not necessarily. ”

Wang Shuang said: "No, this is certain! ”

Kobe Bryant came over at this time, patted Wang Shuang, and said, "Hey boy, I know you must want to win, but you still have to take your luggage back." ”

Wang Shuang looked at Kobe, shook his head, and said, "No, I will go back to the airport to get it the day after tomorrow." Let's go, send me home, no one will pick me up today. ”

Jessica Chan is not in Los Angeles today.

She went to Europe to take care of her fashion career.

Kobe Bryant had no choice but to promise Wang Shuang and go to the parking lot to let the driver take Wang Shuang back to the apartment.

In the car, Bryant said, "Hey Wang, you know what, I've been wondering under what circumstances my career will end. In the middle of the season, I thought it was going to be the last regular season game. Now, I'm in the West, I really didn't expect it..."

Wang Shuang interrupted Kobe's words and said, "Is the Western Decisive your final goal?" Just fight until the West Final retires, and you are satisfied? ”

Wang Shuang's words made Kobe Bryant speechless for a while.

After playing Tianwang Mountain, Kobe Bryant was really a little powerless.

Whether it's physical or mental.

Bryant averaged 18.5 points per game in the regular season.

In the playoffs, Bryant's average points per game came to 22.

Kobe Bryant has squeezed out the last of his energy.

Since the 2011-2012 season, Bryant has not played in the playoffs for three seasons.

In the final stages of the twentieth season.

He can have such a state is already at the limit.

"I don't know, maybe I still have energy, but can we still win?"

Let Kobe Bryant ask such a question.

It is enough to show that he is not capable.

Wang Shuang did not answer until the car arrived at the apartment.

Before getting out of the car, he said, "Michael Jordan won the championship before he decided to go down." ”

After speaking, Wang Shuang left and went back to the apartment.

Ryukobe reminisced about this sentence in the car.

Kobe Bryant has always looked to Jordan as his role model.

From the moment he entered the league, he was on his way to catch up with Jordan.

Although he never caught up, he also saw Jordan's back.

In the 1998 season.

Both Jordan and the Bulls are close to running out of oil.

Injuries, aging, internal conflicts, all kinds of problems plague the team.

In this difficult situation.

Jordan dragged the team to the first place in the East.

The Eastern Conference finals defeated the Pacers in a hard-fought tiebreaker.

In the end, he completed a stunner in Salt Lake City and won the championship.

If that game is dragged into a tie-break by the Jazz.

The Bulls are highly likely to lose.

Because Pippen's back can't stand anymore.

But Jordan did, and he became the god of basketball.

He retired with an honorable victory.

Thinking of this, Kobe Bryant had a flame in his heart again.

"Michael... Michael Jordan later returned, but he didn't make the playoffs for two years......"

Kobe Bryant was still unconvinced.

But Wang Shuang's words did give Kobe Bryant the fighting spirit to continue to fight.

Rather than seeing the sixth fight as the last fight of his career.

After finishing work, I went home and took the children.

However, Kobe Bryant and Wang Shuang's thoughts didn't work.

The Lakers themselves are a little tempted to give up.

The sixth game hasn't started yet.

The official website advertises "Kobe's final battle at Stamps." ”

Although from a series point of view yes.

Win or lose, this series Stamp is one.

But what if you make it to the finals?

Do the Lakers still have three home games in the Finals?

Naturally, the ticket price for this game was hyped up to a high level.

A number of celebrities said that they wanted to go to the scene to watch the game.

Lakers celebrities like O'Neal and Magic needless to say.

Even Jordan was there to watch what could be the last game of Kobe's career.

However, the more the Lakers advertise it like this.

On the contrary, it stimulated Kobe's inner anger and fighting spirit.

The night before the game.

The entire Lakers team went to the Toyota Center Gymnasium for training.

Bryant called on the whole team to conduct a full-court confrontation drill.

"Now everyone thinks that the sixth game will be the last game of my career, that it will be my last game at Stamps. I want to say, this can't be, absolutely impossible! We're going to win this one, go to Russia, go to Russia and win! ”

The willpower at the heart of the team often determines the morale of the whole team.

If the core players are lying down.

Role players are even less likely to contribute.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, in the evening.

Towards the start of the game.

The Staples Center was full.

The Lakers' propaganda is still in place.

Tickets are sold very well tonight.

Especially the front seats.

It was hyped to sky-high prices.

O'Neal, Odom, Fisher and other Kobe Bryant's past teammates all came to watch the game.

Magic, Jordan and other historical superstars were all present.

As if to say goodbye to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant was warming up on the court.

With a cold face, he didn't say hello to any of his good friends.

His focus is on the race that is going to start.

Wang Shuang dribbled the ball past and said, "They are all here to see you off, I don't think they can get their wish." ”

Kobe Bryant said: "I know, you better think about how to play, stinky boy." ”

Bryant knew he wanted to win tonight.

Wang Shuang has to play a role.

And Wang Shuang smiled slightly, and he already had a plan in his heart.

Basketball games are still about strength.

Although willpower is important.

But the will without strength is just delusion.

Last night, he took stock of his system coins.

After the accumulation of tasks, it has reached two thousand.

Just enough for him to buy the old driver's golden left foot.

This was against the Dallas Mavericks before.

A set of equipment that has been tried.

Very easy to use.

And it does not conflict with equipment such as the Hand of God and the Death Mask.

This is very important for Wang Shuang.

Different combinations of equipment.

determines what role Wang Shuang plays in the game.

This [old driver's golden left foot].

The enhancement of Wang Shuang's ability is significant.

At the same time, it also complements a shortcoming of the Lakers on offense.

They are currently missing a second very consistent scoring point.

Randolph used to play this role.

But he can only play 50% now.

Ibaka, Adams, Robinson up front.

Let Randolph be greatly weakened.

Black bears are old after all.

Just by Kobe.

and Wang Shuang's frontcourt rebounds.

The Lakers are struggling offensively.

It was not easy to score 2:3 in the series.

Now they're going to turn things around.

Wang Shuang had to evolve.

If he is an ordinary player.

That's definitely a no-brainer.

But he has a system.

Anything is possible.

"Win the sixth game and go to the seventh game to Russian City, and the Thunder won't be that easy."

Wang Shuang secretly made a plan in his heart.

Grab seven though to be in Oklahoma.

But at that time, the pressure on the Thunder King Bomb was very huge.

They all want to end the series in Game 6.

The warm-up is over and the opening ceremony is over.

The game is about to start soon.

The starting line-ups of both sides are unchanged from the first five games.

Wang Shuang stepped forward and said to Durant, "Hey, we'll see you in Oklahoma." ”

Durant smiled and said, "You mean next season?" ”

Wang Shuang also smiled and said, "It's not certain that you won't be in the Thunder next season." ”

This made Durant frown.

It's as if someone has seen through his thoughts.