There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.

The same is true for the veterans of the championship team.

Just looking at the data, it doesn't seem like much, but there are some values that can't be reflected through the data.

Malone's playoff statistics have declined compared to the previous regular season, but the Lakers do not have the deterrence of Malone's bad name, and I am afraid they will have to suffer a lot.

And judging from the Lakers lineup, without Malone topping the inside, no one can limit a star at the big forward position like Duncan.

In this year, there are four big forwards in the West, and there are O'Neal Jr. and Roaring Tianzun in the East, and the Lakers do not have a big forward of the level of Ma Long, so it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of winning the championship.

It is precisely because of this that Horry's departure and Malone's joining have not made the Lakers weaker, but have made the Lakers stronger.

In fact, the Lakers lost to the Spurs last year also because Horry went undercover.

It's understandable that Duncan can't be stopped on the defensive end, but the problem is that the offensive end is also a horse, obviously there are many empty positions, several 10+ shots, but the score is only in single digits.

In this way, the Lakers are still willing to use the middle class to keep Horry, but Horry does not appreciate it, and wants to hug Duncan's thigh, who completely subdued him.

Well, now that the tide is receding, everyone knows that without Horry, it's important for the Lakers!

The same is true of the problems that Spurs are facing today! If you want to beat the Lakers, you need to let the Lakers lose their troops, and no Malone is important to the Spurs!

is also because of Malone in charge, Bowen is also worried about the situation of Kobe Bryant and Duncan for one.

Even if Malone is suspended for a bad offense, the Spurs have no possibility of going further.

After Popovich learned about this, he could only continue to put pressure on Horry to get rid of Malone so that the Spurs could use more means.

However, Horry has been elbowed by Malone, and with his current state, he can only use three or four points at most.

Besides, the previous sneak attack did not abolish Ma Long, and now that Ma Long is prepared, how can he still be fooled?

There was no way, even if Duncan played an all-around performance of 14-of-23 shooting, 4-of-6 free throws, 32 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

The Spurs still lost to the Lakers by 8 points at 95-103.

It can only be said that there are too many people who can score for the Lakers!

O'Neal and Bryant scored 31 and 30 points, respectively, in G2, and Doon also scored 26 points.

If Malone hadn't desperately invested his physical strength on the defensive end, the Lakers would have scored even more.

The Western Conference Finals started with two consecutive wins, and the Lakers were in a good position to advance to the Finals.

Even O'Neal got a little carried away when he participated in the post-match interview.

O'Neill said: "Tim is strong, but unfortunately he's not a match for Shaq.

Both of his titles were won with David, and one of them was fake, a shrinkage champion.

We all know that it's hard to win back-to-back titles, and even Shaq only has a three-in-a-row ......"

Duncan is the most threatening superstar of this era, not one of them!

Previously, O'Neal was also very concerned about the media comparing him with Duncan, but today, O'Neal is about to lead the Lakers to revenge the Spurs and reach the Finals again.

O'Neal has taken Duncan a little out of his mind!

Kobe Doon is all here, so why be afraid of a mere Duncan?

After playing G2, the Lakers set off overnight and went to San Antonio.

At noon, O'Neill was also arrogant and invited everyone to a big meal.

Unexpectedly, everything was going on normally, but in the evening, when everyone was asleep in the middle of the night, there was a sudden sound of continuous gunshots outside the hotel.

Most hotels in the U.S. are poorly soundproofed, and so are the hotels where Lakers players stay today.

After Doon was woken up, he thought that someone was setting off firecrackers outside, but he just scolded a few times for his lack of morality, so he took out the noise-canceling earmuffs he used when he was on the plane, and soon fell asleep again.

It wasn't until the second afternoon, when everyone gathered to head to the SBC Center for the G3 race, that Doon noticed that his teammates were in a sluggish state of mind.

After getting in the car, O'Neill and the others chatted about the shooting last night.

However, members of the Lakers' uniform team said that they did not receive clear information about the shooting, and this time it is estimated that it is an off-the-board move by the Spurs, just to keep them from resting.

NBA players, mostly black, are sensitive and familiar with gunshots, and once they hear gunshots nearby, it's easy to think of something else and then stay up all night.

It's also that Dune has a big heart, and he thought that someone really had a fireworks...... Considering that this is Free America, and there are more bullets than fireworks, it is not surprising that Doon is here.

It didn't take long for the Lakers to arrive at the SBC Center.

I thought that the Spurs would continue to use off-the-plate tricks such as turning off the air conditioner and adjusting the floor, but I never expected that the Spurs would be frightened to the end.

Not long after the Lakers players entered the visiting locker room, they were still in the locker room changing their training clothes and preparing to warm up.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a rattlesnake suddenly fell from the ceiling.

This frightened the Lakers players, some of them didn't wear their pants properly, and when they heard that there was a snake, they immediately dispersed, ran out of the locker room, and came to the players' tunnel.

It can only be said that Spurs' snake release tactics are also too sassy!

The SBC center has just been built in 02!

If it's an old stadium, it's not surprising that there are really snakes, insects, rats and ants.

But it's a new arena, and a snake popping up in the away team's dressing room, it's really no one!

And, who knows how many snakes are in the locker room?

Most of the Lakers players are millionaires and are afraid of death, and they don't dare to re-enter the locker room until they thoroughly investigate the visiting team's locker room.

After the "Ceiling Flying Snake" incident, the stadium staff and the official NBA staff also spent more than two hours in a responsible manner.

Only then did the away team's locker room be checked from the inside out, and the possibility of poisonous snakes in the away team's locker room was completely ruled out.

As a result, the Lakers players delayed the warm-up time for more than two hours, and stood on the stage of the Western Conference Finals G3 when the warm-up was extremely insufficient and apprehensive.

I have to say that Popovich is still very experienced in defending strong teams.

The Lakers players experienced a day and a night of intimidation and fright, and the state of the G3 game was naturally not very good.

On the contrary, the Spurs, whose fate was hanging by a thread, had to show the courage to go all out to deal with the Lakers players who came from afar and did not rest well, and their physical and mental state was not good.

87 to 94, although the point difference was not very large, the Lakers were pressed by the Spurs throughout the game and lost the G3 game without much suspense.

After losing G3, the Lakers management naturally launched a protest to the league.

At the same time, some coping strategies have been prepared, and things like noise-canceling earmuffs have been distributed to players such as Doon......

Next, just wait for G4 to arrive, get revenge on the Spurs in a dignified way, win the game, and return to Los Angeles to end the series.

(End of chapter)