NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 315 G4 Battle

"We are looking forward to the Western Conference finals, but our current strength is not enough, we are very calm about it." After the game, Colangelo told the media.

As a management, he must suppress the enthusiasm of the fans to prevent it from affecting the team.

In this game, Li Ba made a dunk from the back, which made Ba's open, and grabbed some rebounds on the defensive end. The Lakers didn't go inside and didn't do other work. They played a total of 40 minutes and made 4 of 4 shots. Scored 8 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

科比全场31投12中，三分球4投1中，11罚7中，拿下了32分5篮板4助攻3失误1抢断1盖帽3犯规。

"Iron Hammer, do you have confidence in the Western Conference Finals?" Barkley asked during the on-site interview.

"The Lakers lineup is very strong. We are very aware of the strength comparison between us, but we will not lack confidence. We have been imagining the Western Conference Finals and the Finals, which are the top professional honors, but if the Lakers can only play tonight's level, then they're going to go fishing and we're going to the Western Conference Finals."

Li Ba said calmly.

"Kobe, do you have anything to say about today's game?" Smith asked on the other side of the interview.

"We lost, I don't want to say anything more!"

Kobe replied coldly, then turned around and left.

"Shaq, the Lakers actually played well inside today. They didn't lose to the Suns in rebounds, but they lost the game. What caused it?" Zhang Lili asked on the other side.

"We got the hammer under control at first, but the guy in the back was so slippery, he was running around, he was really unbelievable in tackles, and that confuses me a bit. But we can do more, and we can hit him hard. Stronger control, through pick-and-roll screens between each other, etc. We need to be united, like the Spurs, both offensively and defensively, not individually." O'Neal said.

"Carl, what about you?" Yuga asked.

"I don't want to say anything, I just want to say that we are in a mess. This is not the Lakers I want to see at all."

Facing a Chinese reporter, Ma Long didn't want to answer any questions at all, but he still couldn't help venting his dissatisfaction.

Yu Jia then approached Marbury again and asked, "Stephen, two to one, what do you think of this Suns team?"

"I've been on the best team." Marbury laughed.

"Will you compete for the scoring title next year?" Yu Jia asked with a smile.

"Haha!" Marbury laughed, and said again: "If the Hammer wants to compete for the assist king, I can try."

"The sun didn't beat us, we lost to ourselves." Facing the live media interview, Phil Jackson said such a sentence.

"Hey Michael."

After Li Ba finished dealing with the media, he chatted with Jordan for a few words.

"Hey, rookie, your defensive talent really intrigues me. If you don't defend the three seconds, you will do more." Jordan laughed.

"really? Haha!"

Li Ba instantly heard the upcoming Olympic Games, so he didn't defend for three seconds.

In the visiting team's locker room, Phil Jackson stood in front of Kobe, staring at him.

The atmosphere was a bit dull, everyone was looking at them.

"Phil, you can say whatever you want." Kobe shrugged.

"Kobe, we could win tonight, but we lost. Have you thought about this problem?" Phil Jackson said.

"Isn't that your problem?" Kobe asked.

"..."

Phil Jackson opened his mouth and sighed inwardly, but he still said:

"Don't be fooled by that kid, he is misleading you. You need to know that without a championship, there will be no greatness. Your Lakers predecessor Elgin Baylor is strong enough, averaging 27+13+4 per game in his career, Jordan is 30+6+5, but Jordan became a god, while Baylor became the most tragic super giant in the league, but the biggest difference between them is not the average data per game, but Baylor has no championship."

Kobe was taken aback and fell silent.

His reaction made Phil Jackson slightly relieved, and then turned to O'Neal and said: "Shaq, for the next series, I hope you can make some sacrifices and do something you don't like to do."

"Phil, what do you mean?" O'Neal asked.

"Do it like Tim Duncan," said Phil Jackson.

"Suicide matchup? Cutting myself and him out of the game?"

O'Neill was taken aback, and like Kobe, he also fell silent.

Phil Jackson continued: "Although the Hammer's scoring ability is not strong, his heavy dunk is the best weapon to boost morale. And his defensive ability, you have personally experienced it. Therefore, whether the Hammer is offensive or defensive Which end, I hope you will pester him, I hope you will exchange sons with him."

"Why did you ask me to do it?" O'Neill looked up and asked.

Phil Jackson took a look at Malone. Except for O'Neill, only Malone has the ability to restrain the hammer, but he said: "You have a good relationship with him, but Karl is not. In the fierce confrontation, I am afraid that something will happen. If there is a fight on the field, who will stop him?"

O'Neill twitched his cheeks. Shet, are you going to use me to plug the hole?

Half an hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

"Coach Jackson, is there a problem in the Lakers locker room?" ESPN reporter asked.

"No, we don't have any problems in the locker room." Phil Jackson shook his head.

"So tonight's G3 game, how much strength did the Lakers play? Why didn't they fully play? Is it a tactical problem or a player's execution problem?" The reporter asked.

Jackson organized the language before saying: "I think there is nothing wrong with it, but our opponent played too well tonight."

"You mean the Hammer? Did he suppress O'Neal and Malone alone? Did he break the Lakers with defense?" The reporter was still asking.

Speaking of this, Phil Jackson was obviously a little depressed, shook his head helplessly, and said: "We took the lead for a while, but the Hammers do have super defensive energy in the interior. In his defense, ours The morale was hit. Yes, it is true, in that offense we didn't play the basket that we should have, we didn't pass the ball, our super giants were beaten one by one..."

"But you just said that there is no problem with the tactics and the execution of the players on the field." The reporter asked again.

"Uh?"

Phil Jackson found himself slipping up.

"Sorry, next one."

The public relations personnel of the Suns felt a little embarrassed, and quickly stopped the reporters from asking questions.

"Kobe, in the next series, will you continue to maintain that great style of play?" a Fox reporter asked.

This question made both O'Neill and Malone sullen.

Kobe grabbed the microphone and said: "Great play is not defined by you. Although the Suns lead, we will eventually enter the Western Conference Finals, there is no doubt about it."

At the end of the game, the Suns led the Lakers [-]-[-], and the domestic media took the lead in getting into the hype, and Li Ba was lifted high by the media.

The next day, the United States continued to hype.

The major professional media announced the probability of the Lakers winning the championship this season, with an average drop of ten to fifteen percentage points, breaking the 50.00% probability.

On the third day, on the night of May 5, the Suns and the Lakers' G11 battle started.

(End of this chapter)