Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 342 Start with him
Playing the first game of the series as the visiting team is very novel and uncomfortable for the Lakers players.

They have always held the home court advantage. The first game is often played in Los Angeles. The last time the Lakers did not have home court advantage in the West, it dates back to the 80-81 season, when the magician missed most of the games due to injury .

That is already too distant a memory, so far away that many Lakers players can no longer remember the scene at that time, because they had not joined the Lakers at that time...

Therefore, they seem to have brought this discomfort into the game.

After the game started, the two sides launched a confrontation battle again.

The two sides played against each other 6 times in the regular season, and each side won 3 games, which seemed to be a tie.

But in fact, everyone knows what happened to the last game the Lakers won?The Warriors didn't play well at all.

So really speaking, the Warriors are the more dominant side in the regular season.

However, these are not important. Compared with the regular season, the playoffs are completely different levels of competition.

The Warriors, who were eliminated 4:1 last year, decided to take revenge on the Lakers for a year.

After the start, the Warriors were the team that entered the state earlier, so the Warriors also performed better in the confrontation between the two sides. At the beginning, the Warriors were in the leading position.

"Let's see, this time West didn't choose to split the ball. He chose to shoot and scored a three-pointer! As expected of West, only his shooting can make the scene so excited." Dick Stockton couldn't help said with emotion.

After entering the East and West finals, there will be only one game a day, all of which will be broadcast live. As the head commentator of CBS, Stockton will naturally not miss any game.

"Yeah, there has always been controversy over the winner of the MVP, especially now that Michael has been eliminated, and the voice of complaining for West has sounded again. Dick, I don't know what you think about this?" Billy, a good partner on the side, Cunningham, which pot belongs to which pot does not open and which pot to lift, it is obviously Li Weisi's goal, and it must be involved in the MVP.

But I have to say, the audience likes it, and Stockton can guess with his eyes closed that the audience is more interested in his answer than watching the game.

Therefore, Stockton thought for a while and replied: "As for the results of the MVP selection, I personally respect such results. This is the best effort that every colleague should have, and I have no way to interfere.

However, I can reveal that when I voted, West was first and Michael was second. "

Hearing Stockton's words, Cunningham's eyes lit up, and he wanted to ask further, but Stockton didn't give him a chance to ask, and immediately broadcast the game: "Good shot, Magician's This no-look pass is so classic!"

Seeing that Stockton changed the subject, Cunningham knew that he would accept it, so he stopped asking questions and continued to broadcast the game in cooperation with Stockton.

The discussion between the two commentators about the MVP is just an episode after all. In order to cater to the hot spots of current affairs, in comparison, the vast majority of fans pay more attention to the game itself.

As two offensive teams, the game between the Warriors and the Lakers is open and close, and it is easy to attract the attention of fans.

But now in the entire league, the only ones who can compete with the Lakers on offense are the Warriors.

At this time, the game was in the second quarter, and the Warriors led the Lakers by 47 points at 40:7.

The point difference is not particularly big, but audiences who have watched the game know that the Lakers are very passive on the court and helpless in the face of the Warriors' offense.

They wanted to limit Li Weisi and defend others. Such a greedy mentality made them unable to defend anyone in the end. Not only did Li Weisi score 11 points in the first quarter, but the offensive efficiency of other Warriors players was also very high. .

In the transition period, the Lakers used the main force to play the Warriors as a substitute, chasing points continuously, chasing the original point difference to the current point difference of only 7 points.

In this attack, Lakers Johnson cleverly found Michael Cooper in the bottom corner, and he lived up to expectations, successfully hitting a three-pointer from the bottom corner, reducing the point difference to 4 points.

However, even so, Nelson still did not call a timeout. He confidently handed over the game to Malone on the court. He believed that Malone would be able to lead the team to withstand the Lakers' counterattack.

The fact is exactly as Nelson thought, as Malone, who was energetic as soon as he beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, at the peak of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he did not lose the "skyhook", let alone him who is now old?
So, seeing that the score was narrowed to less than 5 points, Ma Long slammed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inside and scored two goals, opening the point difference to 8 points again.

Then they interrupted the Lakers' fast break through offensive rebounds, making it very difficult for the Lakers to chase points. In this way, the Warriors successfully survived the gap period without Li Weisi.

With the return of Li Weisi, the Warriors once again played a wave of offensive climax, so that at the end of halftime, the score had come to 67:54, and the Warriors led the Lakers by 13 points.

In the third quarter, the wave of flow that the Lakers fans were looking forward to did not come. Instead, the Warriors played a wave of flow. They hit 2 three-pointers in just over 3 minutes. In one fell swoop, the point difference was widened to more than 20 points.

With such a big score, it almost announced that the Warriors won the game in advance.

However, of course the Lakers will not give up easily. They tried to counterattack in the final quarter, and in the middle of the final quarter, they also successfully played a wave of 8:0, but with Li Weisi's three-pointer looking back at the moon, they still interrupted. The Lakers' chasing momentum.

And with Li Weisi's three-pointer, the Lakers' counterattack finally came to naught. With one minute left in the game, the point difference was still 1 points. Riley replaced all the starters and announced his surrender.

The final score of the game was fixed at 122:109. In the end, the Lakers' substitute made two shots, but it didn't matter, it just made the score look less huge.

Li Weisi scored a game-high 31 points and 13 assists. His performance was extremely impressive. In addition, 6 Warriors scored in double figures, and the rebounds were 57:44, leading the Lakers by 13 points.

On the Lakers side, although 6 players also scored in double figures, they are far from each other in other aspects, and they can't see the slightest demeanor of the former Western Conference hegemony.

Looking at the dazzling score, and recalling the scene of the game against the Warriors last year, Riley was very emotional. Last season, the Warriors needed Li Weisi's breakthrough to be able to win a game against the Lakers. In [-], it has grown to the point where even the Lakers can't beat the team. The potential of this team is really terrifying.

As for the key point of this team, Riley set his sights on Li Weisi again, and thought to himself: This is the reason why the Warriors are really scary, and if you want to beat the Warriors, you have to start with him!

At this moment, Riley finally made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)