The Lakers fell behind 0-3 in the Western Finals, a familiar scene.

Five years ago, the Lakers, who had four All-Stars that season, played a similar performance.

Before the start of G3, Lakers fans still had illusions, after all, they had OK combinations, and now they have recognized the reality.

The Los Angeles team that also reached the Western Conference finals, but the two teams are already one notch behind, just like the Lakers and Jazz at the beginning...... Oh no, the Clippers have championships.

The next day, on May 30, the Eastern Conference Finals G4, the Magic defeated the Nets 94-86 and tied the score!

The results are surprising, and the process is even more amazing!

The Magic won by seven points in the first quarter and eight points in the second quarter, leading by as many as 15 points, and the Nets fought back wildly in the second half, but were unable to narrow the gap to within 10 points until Kidd hit a three-pointer in the final minute of the game, and the Nets chased the deficit to eight points.

The Magic played a crushing game!

Before the game, almost all mainstream media argued that the Nets were going to take a 3-1 lead, and most fans agreed with this statement, after all, the Nets started the game 2-0 on the road, and Kidd's performance was shocking.

But tonight, no matter how well Kidd played, the Nets were suppressed throughout the whole process, and at most they could only support the game from being spent.

Li Ao, on his part, was not surprised by this result at all.

Once Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin, the two offensive arrows, can't continue to explode, the Nets won't be able to play.

Kidd's vacant shooting ability has improved greatly in the past two years, and he can already average 20+ per game, but he is still only a regular scorer, and when it comes to solving the problem by singles, Kidd can't do it.

Just like in the second half of this game, Kidd had created a comeback chance, but he couldn't score a single goal, and his teammates couldn't score a goal on a single game.

On May 31st, the West Finals G4 came.

For the second year in a row, the Lakers failed to make it to June.

O'Neal made only 13 of 29 throws tonight, and only scored 5 of 10 free throws, scoring 31 points, 10 boards, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal.

Bryant made 9 of 25 shots, including 2-of-10 three-pointers, plus 11-of-13 free throws, to finish with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

The two scored 62 points together, most of which were scored in singles, not because they didn't want to play the team, but because the confidence of their teammates had collapsed, and the morale of the whole team had fallen to a low point.

G3 briefly squeezed the last bit of oil out of the Lakers' 'old days' old men.

Falling behind 0-3, the mentality of the Lakers veterans has changed - two championship rings in hand, this is old, what to fight.

On the Clippers' side, Li Ao had 17 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Jordan 23 points, 1 board, 3 assists and 2 steals, O'Neal Jr. 8 points, 16 boards and 2 blocks, Bibby 17 points and 6 assists, Odom 10 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, and Matt Harprin 12 points, 5 boards and 2 steals...... The Clippers scored 110 points as a team!

Li Ao and Jordan didn't play in the last quarter, and the Clippers all 12 players played tonight, except for Campbell who played 18 minutes and scored 0 points and 4 boards on 0-of-2 shooting, the other 11 players scored more or less.

110-86, the Clippers defeated the Lakers and swept 4-0 to advance to the Finals!

When the final whistle blew, Li Ao received the task prompt as soon as possible.

Defeated the Lakers to advance to the Finals, and the 'Angel City Showdown' was completed, and he got the skill 'Flogger Level 1'.

The goal of 'King of the West' has been completed.

Goal 1, he can't compare to Kobe Bryant in average points per game, he scored 28 points in G1, 21 points in G2, 41 points in G3, 17 points in G4, and Kobe Bryant scored 30+ in all 4 games.

But he scored 41 points in a single game in G3, which is higher than any of Kobe's four games, and his goal is 1 to complete.

Goal 2, Li Ao's average points and assists per game are lower than Kobe, and his rebounds, steals, and blocks are higher than Kobe, completed.

Goal 3 has the highest degree of completion, they only beat the Lakers in the tiebreaker last season, as long as they are not dragged to the tiebreaker and are not eliminated, they will definitely be able to complete it.

Win 15,000 Achievement Points and 'Folding Master Level 1'!

After getting 15,000 achievement points, Li Ao immediately spent them...... 60,000 and 5 achievement points, and both skills have been upgraded to level 3.

This year is a bumper year, with an unprecedented number of games won, and the task completion rate is also higher than in the previous two years, and it is not so distressing to throw out tens of thousands.

"Flogger Level 3:

1. When the host plays one-on-one, it will bring greater psychological pressure to the opponent, depending on the deterrence of the host's singles.

2. The host's one-on-one singles score continuously will affect the opponent's defensive self-confidence, depending on the psychological quality of the defender.

Note: There is a certain negative effect, every time the singles score, the host's singles desire will be stimulated, and the higher the skill level, the more obvious the effect. ”

This skill, Li Ao doesn't want to upgrade so much, G3 he and Kobe Bryant heads-up, every time he plays singles, he wants to play singles more in the next round...... It feels like there's no end to the improvement!

It can be controlled at level 1, and now it is ...... at level 3. However, the effect of upgrading to level 3 is also very powerful, when you reach level 2, you add a second bonus, and when you reach level 3, you will put more pressure on the opponent after scoring the first bonus goal, and you can put pressure on the opponent just by playing alone.

Singles deterrence, his back is already very deterrent, and then expand his singles ability step by step.

As for becoming a one-man in the future...... That's to say I learned it with Jordan.

The god of basketball is to blame for everything!

The other skill has no negative effect.

"Folding Master Level 3: When rushing or cutting into the frame, 1. The core strength will increase after jumping, and 2. If you successfully use the air turn, pull rod and other actions to get the space to shoot, the layup feel will be improved. Note: The more unconventional the action when the lever is on the basket, the better the feel improvement effect. ”

That note...... Li Ao translated it, is it the meaning of the more sassy the more accurate?

It's worthy of the skill that was beaten from Snake, it's Sao!

Turning off the system, Li Ao looked at his teammates who were celebrating excitedly, and then looked at the opposite side...... Most of the Lakers have walked into the tunnel, but a few have stayed on the bench and haven't left right away.

Among them, there is the OK combination with a blank face.

Moments later, VP Joke came onto the court and presented the Clippers with the Western Conference Championship trophy.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal watched the whole process of the awards, and the picture of Li Ao, Gentry, and Ballmer lifting the trophy together was deeply engraved into the memories of the two......

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With 12 wins and 0 losses, the Clippers have set a new record for the longest winning streak in the playoffs!

The previous record was held by the Lakers, who had two 11-game winning streak in the playoffs and went straight to the Finals, one in the 1988-1989 season, when Pat Riley had a long break and Magic and Skyhook were wiped out in one go, and the Finals were swept away, the season when the Showtime era ended.

The other time was in the 00-01 season, when the Lakers won 11 consecutive games to reach the Finals, and finally won the championship with the best record in playoff history with 15 wins and 1 loss.

Now, in the first season of the first round from a best-of-5 system to a best-of-seven system, the Clippers have come up and set a new record for their next-door neighbor!

Not only that, but their record-breaking opponent happens to be the Lakers!

The topic is full!

The media took advantage of the heat to shoot backwards and began to trumpet the Clippers to win 16 consecutive championships and set a new record in Lakers history.

Even the Clippers fans didn't have hope, and the normal fans didn't take it seriously, but they chose to follow suit.

Among them, Celtics fans are the most active......

Lakers fans are so angry that they don't want to, although Mark Blunt, which the Celtics funded the Clippers, did not have the opportunity to play in most games, he really played a big role in this Western Conference final, especially the G3 war of attrition against O'Neal, and Mark Blunt's role is comparable to that of Campbell.

The grievances between the two giants of yellow and green have deepened again......

Heading into June, the Magic sounded the death knell for the Nets.

On June 2, the Magic defeated the Nets 93-86, Duncan had 14 points, 17 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Maddy 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Cassel 14 points and 10 assists.

Kidd shot 10-of-23, including 4-of-10 three-pointers, plus 6-of-6 free throws, and scored 30 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.

In this game, the Nets were able to play back and forth with the Magic most of the time, but at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, Maddie scored 13 points in a row across the quarter with the help of Duncan and Cassel, and played a wave of 13-5 alone to kill the game.

In the face of Maddie's rampage, Kidd was also helpless.

On June 4, the Magic beat the Nets, whose confidence collapsed.

With three consecutive losses, the Nets had no fighting spirit tonight, and Kidd played his worst playoff game this year, shooting just 8-of-24 from the field and finishing with just 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Duncan got 21 points, 20 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Maddy shot 3 of 7, plus 5 of 6 free throws, got 11 points, 13 boards and 10 assists, and the TT combination both went berserk!

With the addition of 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, the Magic slaughtered the Nets 89-69, won 4 games in a row, and reversed 4-2 to advance to the Finals!

Double 20+ triple pairs, the TT combination is expressionless, and Spider-Man in front of the TV looks straight to his thighs.

Don't watch this live broadcast!

The Nets were demoralized as a team, teammates couldn't play as well as they should, and Kidd's open shot was almost useless, and he didn't have many assists.

The Magic team basically didn't have any tactics tonight, and they relied on the individual abilities of the three stars to directly destroy the Nets.

Li Ao originally wanted to see if Kidd could lead the team to go on a rampage again, or to see the tactical cooperation of the Magic team, but he only saw the TT combination show off his individual ability.

After the game, the commentator praised the stability of the Magic team in this East Finals.

From falling behind 0-2 to reversing 4-2, the difficulty is even greater than a 4-0 sweep!

When the commentator reviewed the entire Eastern Conference finals, he even boasted about the two games that the Magic lost.

Can you boast about losing? Absolutely!

Falling behind 0-2 at home, the fighting spirit and confidence have not wavered in the slightest, how many teams can have this kind of stability?

Anyway, now that the Magic team has won, it's all fragrant to fart.

However, Li Ao thinks it's very good that the media is building momentum for the Magic team, although I don't know if it's useful, but what if the Magic team players float?

But! The commentator blew and blew, and began to analyze whether the Clippers, who had won 12 consecutive games, could win all of them......

Li Ao: "Dick! Hanging hair! ”

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At noon on the second day of the Eastern Conference finals, the Magic flew directly from Jersey City to Los Angeles and did not return to Orlando.

Some media broke the news that when the No. 3 Magic team went to the away stadium, the TT combination directly brought enough luggage for a week.

When Li Ao saw the news, he complained about the "sullen combination".

The finals are about to begin, and the eyes of the sports world are focused on Los Angeles.

There are no other world-class large-scale events in the same period this year, and they are much more lively than last year, and the sports media of the flower planters, some entertainment media, and even some media reporting social news have flocked to Los Angeles.

The super basketball talent of his own country has reached the finals again, and he may successfully defend his title, plus the national football team last year...... The enthusiasm of domestic sports fans for watching and discussing the finals is unprecedentedly high.

As one of the two popular candidates for FMVP, Li Ao is indispensable in the spotlight.

However, although the popularity is higher this year, Li Ao is not as excited as last year, and he has experience.

And the Magic team has been reborn!

Last year's Magic team, not to mention the Clippers, Lakers, and Kings, the three real favorites to win the championship, even the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers, may not be able to beat the top two in the East.

But for this year's Magic team, Li Ao has no bottom in his heart.

This season, the Lakers' strength collapsed, the Kings' health collapsed, and they were unlucky to meet their opponents, the Mavericks couldn't defend themselves in the playoffs, and the Trail Blazers' guard core collapsed at 30, and the entire system collapsed...... The West is just in the stage of reshuffling, and the Clippers can win 12 consecutive games to go straight to the West, and there is a lot of luck.

The Clippers have not faced an opponent who can really threaten them in the playoffs until now, and it is difficult to say who will die.

After tasting the wonderful feeling of being surrounded by the spotlight, Li Ao threw himself into the preparations, and at the same time helped the basketball god and the captain to urge his teammates to prepare for the game.

Two days passed in a flash, and on June 7, the first match day of the finals arrived.

At 7:40 p.m., the Magic and Clippers entered the court.

The enemy meets...... Placid.

In the 80s, the Lakers, Celtics, and Pistons met in the Finals in a row, and before the start of each game, the two teams' most stinky players would have a big fight, and they all went straight to the opposite side of the relatives to go down the three ways, all of which were transmitted to the ears of fans in front of the TV station on the TV radio.

Garnett's fans used the incident to wash the floor, saying that he scolded the streets on the court as a tribute to traditional basketball......

This incident has a second-class impact on the image of the NBA, and it also affects ticket prices!

Because these scolding fans at the scene could not be heard, many fans chose to watch the game at home, although the tickets were still sold out, but the enthusiasm of fans to grab tickets decreased, and the ticket prices naturally decreased.

Forced Stern, who had only been in office for a few years, to set new rules, giving referees the right to enforce the law and restricting the words and phrases that players could use before games.

But the Clippers and Magic met in the Finals for the second year in a row, but peacefully.

It's normal that Li Ao doesn't have hatred here, they won last year.

But the Magic side is very abnormal.

Looking at the players on the other side with calm expressions and even calm eyes, that word resurfaced in Li Ao's mind - game machine!

(End of chapter)