The Lakers' successful win in the Western Conference Finals G1 made the local Los Angeles media very happy, and they continued to brag about Lee.

For example, one reporter said that the league should set up a special award for Li Jie to recognize players like him who didn't play much in the regular season but did wonders in the playoffs.

Another reporter is very good at making trouble, and he made a picture of Li Jie and Griffin, the best rookie of the year.

The caption of this picture is: Who deserves to be voted Rookie of the Year?

In addition to listing the data of the two people, the figure also specially marked their achievements, one is the Western Conference Finals, and the other is the third from the bottom in the West.

This is obviously underweight Griffin, and then blows Li Jie. Although Griffin's Clippers are also a Los Angeles team, who cares?

There is a small newspaper, probably thinking that blowing Li Jie can no longer attract readers, so it found another way and began to blow up Lakers head coach Jackson, and gave him the title of "a new generation of magic".

The nickname is not because Jackson's passing is as creative as Magic Johnson, but because he conjured up Li Jie at the end of the bench, so the Lakers can continue to compete for the championship.

Well, this is actually still blowing Li Jie!

With the results of the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat defeated the Bulls 85-75 on the road, bringing the score to 1:1.

The media in Los Angeles began to make bold predictions again, saying that the Finals would be a showdown between the Lakers and the Heat.

In short, after winning the first game, the local Los Angeles was like a New Year, and they were jubilant.

This atmosphere also affected the Lakers' players, and Bynum, Odom and others, who were still very serious about training before, began to secretly go to nightclubs again.

They, like the outside media, have tacitly agreed that the team will win the series.

Retribution was not long in coming, and two days later, again in Staples, the Lakers lost 100-106 to the Thunder at home.

In this game, Durant and Wei Shao's performance was average, and the two only scored 24 and 18 points respectively. It was mainly the Thunder's bench players who stepped up, and they combined to contribute 50 points, including Harden alone with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

But Durant had a very beautiful shot shortly after the opening, he received the ball at the top of the arc, broke through to the basket with long legs, and quickly shook off the aging Ci Shiping.

After going to the basket, he faced Bynum who came to the defense, he was not afraid at all, jumped high, dunked the ball in through the person, and caused a foul, 2+1.

Replay footage shows that Durant's head is almost level with the basket when he jumps, and he also slams the basket very hard when he dunks.

Maybe he sprinkled all the anger of the last game on this dunk, and at the same time, Bynum's feet were a little soft because he went to a nightclub.

Li Jie also tried his best in this game, he played 39 minutes, and scored a total of 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

But the gap between his own substitute and the opposite side was too big, and the little points he recovered after coming on the field let them go out again.

My teammates are all soft-footed shrimp, no way!

……

After playing two games in Los Angeles, the two sides moved to Oklahoma City.

Then in the third game, Li Jie and they lost again!

The Thunder played very bravely at home and broke down the Lakers' defense.

In just a few days, the team's promotion form has gone from a good one to a precarious.

At this time, the tone of the local media in Los Angeles also changed, from the praise of a few days ago to criticism, as if the news of a few days ago was written by another group of people.

They have turned into pot masters, and they have been discussing who should take the blame for these games.

The first man they found was Benzema...... Oh no, it's Bynum, as the team's starting center, who actually contributed only 9.2 points + 7 rebounds in these two games, and his performance was substandard.

At the same time, there was also the news that the media dug up the news that he went to a nightclub before the game.

This is a real hammer, and the first pot is up to you.

The second man selected by the media is Odom, as the best six man, he also did not play well in these two games, and was completely blown out by Harden on the opposite side.

And the news that he and Bynum went to a nightclub was also exposed, so he was directly condemned by the media.

In fact, their biggest sin was not going to a nightclub, but losing. If you win, maybe you can go to a nightclub before the game, and it will be a good conversation.

Isn't that the historical Rodman?

So, food is the original sin! You're losing the game, and it's a crime to drink saliva.

But no matter what the media say, Li Jie has always been the one who has been praised, because everyone knows that he did his best!

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The Lakers lost two games in a row, which also made Zen master Jackson realize that it was time to rectify the team's discipline!

He announced directly in the locker room after the G3 game that all players' mobile phones must be handed in, and there can be no contact with the outside world from today until the end of the series.

At the same time, the Lakers immediately moved out of their current hotel in downtown Oklahoma City and moved to the suburbs. Away from the hustle and bustle, you can train quietly.

He and the assistant coach also interviewed some players separately, including Bynum and Odom, who have not played well recently, and Li Jie and Kobe Bryant are also on the list for interviews.

After changing hotels in the evening, Li Jie took a shower and then walked to Jackson's room.

When he knocked on the door and entered, the old man was waiting for him in his pajamas, with a smile on his face all the time.

made Li Jie's goosebumps rise, and he went to a man's room at night, and the other party was still disheveled, and there was a picture!

Fortunately, there was an assistant coach sitting next to him, so he was relieved.

"Lee, sit!" Jackson beckoned to Li Jie and asked him to sit down next to him.

"Li, I came to you this time to discuss the competition with you in two days. After much deliberation, we decided that you would dominate the team's attack in the next game. ”

After Li Jie sat down, the assistant coach next to him took the lead in speaking.

“What？” Li Jie was a little surprised, he turned to Jackson to ask for advice, and the old man nodded, obviously he had instructed him to say this.

"I think in the last few games, I've been leading the team's offense, scoring, passing, stuff, do I have to make any changes?"

Unclear about the situation, Li Jie decided to shirk it for the time being.

"No, no, no, what we mean by dominant offense is to use you as the team's first offensive option, like Dirk in Dallas, and you handle the key balls."

"Uh...... "This is to regard himself as the core of the team, Li Jie still can't believe it.

"You don't have to encourage Kobe Bryant's feelings, in fact, we talked to him just now, Kobe Bryant is willing to make certain sacrifices for the sake of victory."

Li Jie still has a little understanding of this situation, Kobe Bryant has been affected by a knee injury this season, and he can no longer break through the dunk at will as before, and most of his shots are in the middle and long distance.

He was injured and couldn't play his full strength, so he gave up the team's main attack to a healthy Li Jie, all in order to win.

Since it's all like this, Li Jie didn't shirk it anymore, "OK, Phil, thank you for believing in me, I will try my best to lead the team to win in the next game." ”

"That's what we're waiting for, come on, Lee!"