Zhiba NBA

Chapter 70 (69) Internal Split

It's halftime.Looking at the blood-red 54:41 on the scoreboard, Phil Jackson was furious. He threw the tactical card in his hand on the ground, turned and walked back to the locker room.

"What the hell are you doing? Can't even beat the Rockets without Tracy McGrady?" Zen Master sat down and criticized the players, and the players were trembling and dared not speak out.Zen master is famous in the alliance as stable as Mount Tai. He is enthusiastic about Buddhist Zen in his spare time. He has strong self-control and rarely loses his temper.The Zen master himself also proudly claimed that learning Zen has added a sense of mystery to himself and is more conducive to leading the team.

But at this moment, how can he berate Fang Qiu?

"Especially you, Kobe! You let a Rockets substitute make 4 three-pointers in one quarter!"

"But, wasn't he defended by George?" Bryant argued.

"Have I allowed you to switch defenses? Who is the head coach?" Zen Master yelled at Kobe.

The other players remained calm, and no one would step forward to dissuade them.There was a sneer on the corner of O'Neal's mouth, and the conflict between him and Kobe had gradually become public.Payton is a veteran, but he is still a rookie in the Lakers, so it's hard to say anything.Role players like Fisher Fox are even more difficult to speak.

This summer, Kobe can withdraw from the player option and give up the last two years of his contract to become a free agent.And O'Neal's super contract only has one year left in 2-04.If the Lakers fall here, anyone from OK may leave the team, and this dominant combination is likely to part ways.

Kobe snorted coldly and said nothing more.The haughty man looked disdainful, but he acquiesced to the Zen master's criticism.The Zen master did not continue to push.Kobe is the young ace of the Lakers and the future of the team.Although the Zen master had some opinions on him, he didn't want to make too much trouble.

The game continued in the second half, and the Rockets players were surprised to find that the sharp offense of the Lakers was gone.

Kobe leaned Wallace behind him and shouted for the ball. Payton also wanted to calm Kobe's emotions and handed him the ball.Without hesitation, Kobe turned around and stepped back to make a jump shot in one go, completing the difficult action in just one second.

Hitting the iron missed, Okur grabbed the rebound.

O'Neal didn't defend for a while, and Okur made a three-pointer at 57:41.

Medvedenko hit the iron, Kobe hit a difficult jumper, O'Neal missed two free throws, Kobe missed a jumper, O'Neal scored 2 points, and Kobe missed a three-pointer.The pressure on the defensive end of the Rockets players has decreased instead. Under Kobe's constant willful play, the Lakers' offense has become stagnant.

But who can say about him on the Lakers?O'Neal is unwilling to communicate with Kobe; the Zen master just criticized him, and he doesn't want to say too much; the status of other people in the Lakers cannot be compared with Kobe.

But at the moment Kobe’s thoughts are very simple, “To win the Rockets, you have to rely on your own strength to win the Rockets! The Rockets are not strong enough without Tracy McGrady. I am a superstar, and I can do it!” Kobe completely forgot that basketball depends on teamwork. The naive idea of ​​"just work hard to win" can only appear in shonen manga.

In the third quarter, Kobe made 7 of 2 shots. The Lakers' offense completely stagnated, scoring only 18 points in a single quarter. 76:59 The Lakers fell behind by a big score, and the fourth quarter was almost garbage time.

Zen Master finally stopped showing mercy and replaced Kobe.

Kobe sat on the bench and looked at the field with a confused face. "Is there anything wrong with me playing like this? I fought like this for the previous three consecutive championships. We once swept the mighty Kings and the mighty Spurs 4-0. I kept shooting like this. Because of the joining of Malone and Payton, I have already reduced my shots. How can I still lose? Am I really wrong? Am I really not as good as Tracy McGrady?"

With Bryant's end, Wallace was also replaced.He successfully defended Kobe today and was unanimously praised by the coaches and teammates.

Yao Ming was still struggling to defend against the raging shark in the final stage, and Wang Zhizhi also came up to help him defend.

Joe Johnson also got a chance to play at this time, and he tried his best to fight for the ball.

After Parker's successful steal, he broke through and made a layup. The small French sports car is still the rocket's driving force.

The Rockets on the bench had already started high-fiving.

Kobe finally lowered his proud head.

At 96:89, the Lakers scrambled to catch up in the last quarter, but due to the large gap before, they still failed to make a comeback.The Rockets eliminated their opponents 4-2 for two consecutive years.

Kobe played abnormally in this life and death battle, scoring only 21 points on 7 of 19 shots.In the following summer, he will bear a lot of pressure from public opinion.

Payton's performance was even worse, only getting 4+4+4. He completely regretted his decision to join the Lakers.

Ma Long, who was in a suit and leather shoes on the bench, probably had the same thoughts as Payton at the moment.Gambled everything on the transfer at the end of his career, and lost the bet.

O'Neill simply set his sights on the longer term.Kobe has played for the Lakers since he joined the league, while O'Neal was transferred from the Magic in the East as a free agent, and he does not have very deep feelings for Los Angeles.He's already thinking about the next step in his career.

The five-year contract that Phil Jackson signed with the Lakers in 99 is about to expire in one year.Zen Master is also considering whether this job should continue.

In the summer of 04, the Zijin giants Lakers were about to fall apart.

***
The competition between the Timberwolves and the Kings has become increasingly fierce.In the sixth game, the Kings used their lives at home and defeated the Timberwolves by 17 points to drag the series into the tiebreaker.

The Pistons made a last stand, narrowly beating the Nets by 6 points in the away game, and also dragged the series into the tiebreaker.The Nets, which lost Mourning, once again exposed the weakness of the inside line. Ben Wallace picked up 7 rebounds, including 20 offensive rebounds.The Nets only grabbed 9 rebounds, including 31 offensive rebounds.

The Pacers narrowly beat the Heat by 3 points in the away game, taking the lead in reaching the Eastern Conference Finals 4-2.The Heat were unable to move an inch under the opponent's impregnable defense. Only rookie Wade played an efficient offense, contributing 16 points on 10 of 24 shots.This game also strengthened the team's future plan with Wade as the core. The Heat's management is determined to introduce strong support in the summer and cooperate with Wade to hit the championship.

The confident "Wolf King" Garnett said before the game: "My gun is full of bullets." The hunger of the Wolves is understandable, after all, they have been in the first round for 7 consecutive years.It's rare to reach the second round this time, and of course I want to taste the taste of the Western Conference Finals.

In this life-and-death battle, the Wolves played an epic defense under the leadership of Garnett in the first half, defending against the powerful Kings and scoring only 31 points.But the Kings set off a counterattack in the third quarter. Christie, the most inconspicuous of the starting five, scored 4 points on all 9 shots in a single quarter.Entering the fourth quarter, the Wolves led by only 2 points.

The fourth quarter belonged to the violent Garnett. He made 9 of 6 shots and scored 14+5 in a single quarter, completely blowing up the king's three towers.When the Wolves led by three points in the last 8 seconds, Garnett blocked Brad Miller's shot again, and Weber missed a desperate three-pointer at the final buzzer.The Wolves defeated a strong opponent 80:83 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

东部的最后一场半决赛则沦为了大屠杀。死里逃生的活塞回到主场大显神威。他们凶悍的防守防得篮网全场只投进了24球，三分球更是16投仅3中。而活塞主控博迪洛加砍下了22+6+7，完全压制了联盟第一控卫杰森.基德。基德8投0中得到了0+5+7，这绝对是他辉煌生涯中的耻辱一战。

69:90 The Pistons won at home and reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)