You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 429 The Great Shelf Life
Weixia's second trip to the playoffs ended in disappointment.

In the 2006-07 season, the Lakers went one step further than last season. They reached the conference finals when no one was optimistic, and lost to the obviously stronger Spurs.

Wei Xia played in all 16 playoff games, averaging 45 minutes per game.

If you only count the series against the Spurs, his average playing time has reached an astonishing 46 minutes and 34 seconds per game.

Just looking at the big score, the Lakers lost 1-4. The loss was straightforward and there was no suspense. The Spurs swept them like a gentleman.

But the score is honest, and it sincerely reflects that the process of the series is not as suspenseful as the big score.

"The Lakers have brought enough challenges. It is of great significance to us to play a series with such an opponent before the finals." Tim Duncan said in a live interview with ESPN.

Popovich put aside his prejudice and said bluntly: "There is no doubt that they are respectable opponents, and defeating them is one of the most difficult things."

The Spurs' praise isn't just a show.

In the five games in the series, the Spurs won four games with a point difference in single digits, and none of them exceeded 7 points.

The third and fourth games the Lakers lost were by a hair's breadth.

The Spurs never really let up, but if you take a closer look at the Lakers, you can see that they are a team with a very high ceiling.

Kobe, who is under 30 years old, is already the No.1 of all guards in the league. No one can tell what kind of appearance Weixia, who has been improving year by year, will return next year.

The big question before the Lakers is whether their front office has the confidence to put together a championship team like they did -- again -- after being swept by the Spurs in 1999.

"You played well and I enjoyed playing against you."

Bruce Bowen, the dark side of the Silver and Black Legion, reached out to Wei Xia.

Wei Xia smiled weakly: "I don't enjoy it at all."

Bowen let out a creepy laugh: "That's what I'm most proud of."

They shook hands, and the Spurs ran over the Lakers and made it to the final pass.

韦夏留下的数据，如此而已：16场比赛，场均46分34秒，得到19.4分8.2篮板6.4助攻2.3抢断和1.4封盖，三项命中率为42%、85%、36%。

His offensive data has declined compared to the regular season, but considering his playing time, defensive performance, and opponents between him and Kobe, he will often make a decision of "we don't care how many points Kobe will score. In short, we just don't let Wish score." The decision was made to block him at the superstar level.

Except for the semifinals against the Warriors, Weixia did not have an easy round of the series.

But from the first round against the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals against the Spurs, Wei Xia's performance has a clear upward trend, and he played better and better as the series unfolded.

"What does failure mean to you?"

"Pain." Wei Xia simply replied, "There is only pain."

"How will you adjust in the future?"

"I'm just a player, I don't care about the operation of the management, but I hope our inside line can get better." Wei Xia said tactfully.

For two consecutive years, they all fell on the inside line.

Kobe is not as free and easy as he is.

"Our management is too poor, so there are so many wastes who shouldn't play in the NBA playing in our team, and there are still a lot of playing time! It's our fault. We didn't let the team earn more money, so they have no money to reinforce!" Kobe not only angrily reprimanded some teammates, but also turned his finger on the management.

And, after the game, at the series-ending press conference.

One thing's for sure, Jerry Buss will wake up tomorrow to hear Kobe taunting him.

The future of the Lakers has also become unclear.

However, the Lakers who were eliminated tonight will not be able to occupy tomorrow's media space, because the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, known as the cockfighting field, broke out in an earth-shattering bloody battle and a battle that will be recorded in history. The creator is the son of the Chosen LeBron James.

The bloody battle between the Cavaliers and the Pistons lasted for two overtimes.

James scored 32 of the last 30 points of the Cavaliers team. Almost by himself, he killed the courage of the Jagged Pistons and led the Cavaliers to win the Tianwang Mountain.

This battle was called "48 Special".

Every reporter, every commentator, every fan is saying that James had the greatest playoff performance of all time.

For example, the famous golden voice Marv Albert (Marv Albert), who witnessed Michael Jordan's career, but watched James' handed down battle, commented: "Michael is great, but he has never had such a dominant game!"

In fact, this is a common phenomenon.

Everyone hopes that the legend they witness is the best one.

When people calm down, rational people will reflect, has Jordan really never had a similar game?
Can they force themselves to forget how Jordan proved in 1992 that "the glider is very strong, but it's an offense to be tied with him", how he conquered the bad boy 90 New York Knicks of the 2.0s in the most speechless way, and how he used the layup-steal Malone-the shot of the century to complete his undisputed best basketball player career in history?
Sooner or later, people will wake up from the mania of degrading the old and crowning the new.

But this does involve a problem, greatness has a shelf life.

The greatness of James has nothing to do with the Lakers, Kobe and Wecha.

They were out on James' night of becoming gods, outsiders of the game, guests.

In the locker room after the loss, Phil Jackson made a plain speech: "This year, we have come to an end, but we can look forward to the coming year. I hope you will become better, Goodjob!"

Everyone folded their hands together, chanted the slogan softly, and then packed up their things and went their separate ways.

The offseason is coming again, the veterans have to rest, the rookies want to improve, and the Mesozoic needs to find ways to make up for their shortcomings with special training.

Losing to the Clippers last year, Wei Xia played poorly, and Kobe invited him to have a drink.

"Would you like another drink?" Wei Xia asked.

"I'm not in the mood." The free and easy on the court was pretending, even though he was very open-minded at the time, when he walked to the locker room and found that he had been buried in vain for a year, his anger and depression were visible to the naked eye.

Seeing his appearance, Wei Xia didn't want to say anything to stimulate him.

Moreover, he happened to have other things to do, so he didn't have time to drink with Kobe.

Wei Xia packed his things and prepared to leave.

"Don't be lazy in the offseason," Bryant said.

Wei Xia glanced at him and snorted softly: "I'm different from you, I don't need to play for the national team."

"If even you can be selected for the US team, I will consider quitting, because the level is too low to suit me." He was in a bickering mood, indicating that the situation has not yet reached the worst time.

Wei Xia snorted coldly: "Even if the US team recruits me, I won't go."

"Invite you?" Kobe sneered, "Unless Coach K or Colangelo are crazy!"

Wei Xia flashed people, and the locker room kept reminding him of the fact that the season was over.

The preparations for losing have already been made. Since they were defeated by the Spurs 3-0, the chance of winning the series has been infinitely close to zero.

Winning the fourth game and making sure not to be swept is already a satisfactory result.

Wei Xia went straight back to the hotel room.

Odom and others asked him to go out to a nightclub, but he was not in the mood.

In the hotel, Wei Xia received a text message from Elaine Trovis.

The content of the text message is very short.

Just one word.

"Congratulations."

Wei Xia also replied a very short text message.

"Congratulations???"

"Even if you win the fifth game, it will be difficult to win the sixth game. Even if you win the sixth game, you will definitely lose the seventh game."

A second text from Trovis arrived soon.

Wei Xia felt unconvinced after watching it: "Since we can win three games in a row, why can't we win the fourth game?"

"Because there is no precedent."

A woman who is standing still, even if she just sends a text message and cannot hear her voice, Wei Xia can simulate her voice and the tone and demeanor of those words in her mind.

Trovis did it.

"You are really good at comforting others."

Trovis wrote back triumphantly: "Yeah, I'm really good at it."

"Uh, what I'm good at may need an asterisk to express my true thoughts in a prepared manner."

They sent text messages back and forth one by one like this, and no one offered to talk on the phone, as if chatting like this was more emotional.

At the end of the chat, Trovis sent a kiss: "Good night."

"If I showed up at your door, would you give me a comforting kiss?"

"Try it? Stick out your tongue#"

At this time, Wei Xia can only be annoyed, why his special function is to travel through time and space while sleeping, instead of freely traveling through the city in reality.

But thinking about it carefully, the special ability to travel through time and space in his sleep changed his life.

Without this ability, he might not grow up to 1 meters all his life. Let alone play in the NBA, he would have to pick up balls in Lower Merion's reserve team for four years in high school, right?
From another perspective, he is much better.

"Good night," he texted Trovis one last time.

(End of this chapter)