After careful inspection, Peyton's situation was not as bad as he had imagined.

After all, he is a veteran, he knows how to protect himself too well, and after three games with the Lakers, although G2 and G3 played closed play, in addition to normal wear and tear, Payton has always paid considerable attention to the intensity of physical confrontation, which makes his knee not suffer any additional damage.

Now it is mainly the inflammation caused by hydrops in the knees, as long as he rests, coupled with Mito Yohei's physiotherapy, and a real acupuncturist that Yang Long found from Chinatown, he can be guaranteed to recover within half a month.

But this half-month recuperation is crucial, and in order to press Payton back to the hospital bed, supersonic has really spent a lot of effort.

Lin Dong, McMillan, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Bob and others took turns to fight, so to put it bluntly, even Schultz, who was far away in the Dragon Kingdom, called over and asked Peyton to rest for a game or two...... Peyton was speechless.

MD, the others advised him to rest, and Payton knew that it was really for his own good, and the more these guys were for themselves, the more Peyton didn't want to be a burden to them, and the more he wanted to go to the ring and burn everything he had.

Originally, he was really stubborn, but Schulz called.

Take a break or two? Is this TM a matter of one or two? This is to let yourself rest for an away game, let the Lakers go, and go back to the home court to sell one more round of tickets, right?

Peyton laughed angrily.

In the end, Lin Dong dragged Sakuragi to the ward.

"What if you play closed, even if you win against the Lakers? How many more fights can you play? ”

"Fight the Spurs or the Mavericks for four games? Will you be able to hold on? What about the finals? ”

"Hurry up and rest and recuperate, Yohei said, he can ensure that you can return to the arena within half a month, play the Wizards in the finals, and go to complete your showdown with Jordan in the last century, that is the most important thing!"

"Don't worry, it's already 3:0, I won't let the victory slip out of my hands, I will take the Lakers, the Spurs and the Mavericks are likely to fight 7 games, and then they will be tired and not enough to rely on."

"You're thinking too simply." Payton frowned and said, "You can't take the Lakers alone, even if it's 3:0, you should understand that." ”

"What if this guy can resist O'Neal?" Lin Dong smiled and pulled out the cherry blossom road next to him.

Peyton opened his mouth and couldn't help but look at Sakuragi and said, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

Lin Dong patted Sakuragi on the shoulder fiercely: "I think it's possible." ”

"I asked him, big brother!" Peyton waved his hand at Lin Dong repeatedly: "Don't talk!" ”

Sakuragi Hanamichi is one of the awe-inspiring.

Resist O'Neill?

What does it mean to resist? The performance in the last game is definitely not counted.

At least you have to not lose too much in terms of data, be able to confront each other on the field, and even create enough trouble and threat for O'Neal!

Before G3, Sakuragi always thought that he could do it, and he had seen Rodman's video, and as long as someone could do it, he would definitely be able to do it.

Can G3 follow......

Seeing that he hesitated and didn't know how to answer, Peyton spread his hands: "Look, I'll just say, he doesn't have confidence in himself, do you still believe him?" It's got to be me! Isn't it just one, I've topped the first two games, and this one is still missing? I'll rest after this game, as long as I can win the Lakers quickly, then at least there is more than a week of recuperation......"

"A week is enough time for a fart?"

"Then I'll rest a few more games when I'm playing Spurs or Mavericks!"

"If the G4 continues to play lockdown, then you won't have to rest for half a month, don't you know the harm of lockdown? Then you have to be prepared to rest for at least a month, and with you in this state, the chances of getting injured are too great......"

"Fake, can you hope for me? What is the chance of injury, I didn't also fight two closed games, fart injury, who am I? I don't know how to protect myself yet? ”

"I've already discussed it with McMillan, don't worry, your name won't be on the playing list at that time."

"Hahaha, as soon as Lao Tzu closes the dozen, I don't believe that you won't let me go." Peyton laughed and was arguing with Lin Dong......

"I can!"

In the ward, a voice that had been held back for a long time finally couldn't be suppressed.

Lin Dong and Peyton were both startled and turned their heads to look.

I saw that Sakuragi Hanamichi was holding back his face at this time, and his whole face became the color of pig liver: "I can do it!" I'll definitely be able to! I can resist that big shark! Death must be done! ”

Peyton and Lin Dong kept their mouths shut.

Sakuragi has already said this twice.

I said it to Lin Dong last time, but it looked a little pale, as if an ignorant and fearless person blurted out negative words.

But this time......

Sakuragi's eyes were red, and he bowed with all his strength: "Teacher! Believe me! ”

……………………

May 4, G4 ......

One good news, one bad news.

The good news is that in another game in Dallas on the same day, the Mavericks won 125-124 and again struggled through two overtime games to win the Spurs and bring the series back to 2-2.

After two games in a row that went into the second overtime, the two teams were too close in strength and a bit of a counterbalance in style.

are all three-core teams, although Duncan slightly overrides Nowitzki, but the admiral is too old after all, and Finley, who faced the Mavericks, lost slightly, and they were tied with each other.

Nash, the son of the wind, is above Parker and is crucial to the team's tandem role, but the Spurs' new demon knife Ginobili balances this and is a draw.

There is no shortage of each other's will, and when they fight, winning or losing almost only depends on each other's state and performance.

Looking at the posture of the two sides, it is very probable to enter the seventh game, and the field is so hard-working, its physical state and so on are destined to be a great drain, and when the West is decided, I am afraid that the fuel tank will be directly empty in half, which is undoubtedly good news for supersound.

But the bad news......

The SuperSonics lost, and it was a 112-95 defeat.

In Payton's absence, the SuperSonics pulled out a new five-man lineup, Lindon, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Brent, Desmond and Iguodala.

Lin Dong scored 59 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.

There is no way, he is already doing his best to pass the ball, but after the absence of Payton, the pressure on both ends of the supersonic offense and defense has risen sharply, which makes the Lakers appear more comfortable both offensively and defensively, and the intensity of the blockade of the supersonic outside has also directly increased by two notches.

Brent shot 4-of-11 and only scored 9 points, Iguodala shot 3-of-7 and scored 9 points, Desmond shot 3-of-8 and scored 7 points, Pedrager scored 4 points on 2-of-4 shooting, Watson scored 3 points on 1-of-5 shooting, Vladmir and veteran Livingston both didn't score 1 point, and even Wenbeck, who was re-pulled out of the grinding gun, was expecting him to rely on his 500-pound body to resist O'Neal, but he was basically out of action in the second half of this season, and he was also in no state, only handing over 3 shots and 0 shots, Duck egg stats with 0 rebounds.

And Sakuragi Hanamichi, who made a vow before the game, only made 2 of 6 shots, scored 4 points, and 7 rebounds, and was once again beaten into the background by O'Neal.

An incomparably rare victory for the Lakers also gave the Lakers hope of winning this series again.

Peyton can't get on!

Although the supersonic news was released to the outside world, it only said that Payton rested for two games due to fatigue, and there is a high probability that he will return in G5.

But everyone can actually see that the GOD combination is capable of winning this Lakers team, especially now that it has won three in a row and is full of momentum.

If Payton is really just a minor problem as the team said, then he will wait until G4 is over anyway, how can there be any reason to let go of winning in hand, to rest early and leave the opponent a chance?

There is a high probability that Payton will not be able to play, and it is likely that he will not play again for the entire series.

And what is supersonic without Payton? That's just a team of outright rookies, except for Brent, who is a veteran with 7 years of NBA experience in the starting five, the other most experienced is only a 3rd year old like Desmond, and the other 3 are outright first-year rookies.

What else is this fighting?

Even if Jordan in his rookie season was criticized for the team's poor lineup when he was with the Bulls, there are still a bunch of experienced veterans, and even if Jordan leads that group of veterans, he can't break through the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Just such a supersonic, want to win? And still want to win three consecutive championships and have an OK combination of the Lakers?

Easier said than done.

The whole game was played by the Lakers under supersonic speed, and Lin Dong's unsolvable singles only shone in the first half, and once bit the Lakers' score into halftime, but after entering the third quarter, the transitional consumption of physical strength, coupled with the Lakers' blockade of the outside line, caused his teammates to feel cold, and O'Neal was absolutely dominated under the basket.

There is almost no suspense in losing, and there is no chance or possibility of winning.

Everyone now understands that Lin Dong is very strong, but his unsolvable offensive ability still has physical limitations in the face of extreme targeting, and his organizational ability is still far behind a historical point guard like Payton.

With Payton and without Payton, it's exactly two teams.

And as long as Payton can't come back, the Lakers have a chance to turn the tables from 0:3 down!

As for the Japanese redhead who vowed to defend against O'Neal alone, he was just a joke, no one in the league could defend O'Neal alone, not even the strongest interior defense today, Ben, Roaring Tianzun, and even a regular season MVP like Duncan, let alone the first-year rookie?

Next up, on May 6, we will return to Key Arena in Seattle for a home game.

Seattle fans are sharpening their knives, tickets are selling out, and even the City of Seattle is frantically calling for the team this time.

However, can home field advantage really offset the difference in strength between the two sides?

This time, how should it be fought?

In the villa on the Mansha Peninsula, Lin Dong was playing with a bottle of drink in his hand and was silent.

A bottle of drink that looks like a fairly simple package, a carafe, without any logo on the bottle, transparent and clean.

- Stamina Elixir: can instantly restore you to a full state of physical strength (does not contain any detectable stimulant ingredients, can only be drunk once in two weeks, and many are ineffective)

By this?

(End of chapter)