Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 350 You are not wrong
On the night of the 4th, at the Old Oakland Stadium, Game 87 of the Western Conference Finals of the 88-[-] season officially started.

In the current situation, the tactics of the two sides have long been figured out by the opponent, and even with their eyes closed, they can know whether it is the front chest or the back!

So before the game, the coaches of both sides didn't have any new tactics to talk about. They could only use various means to keep the players in a good state and mentality. The rest is just resigned to fate!

After all, the game is played by the players, and the head coach can't take off his suit to play.

The game has been heated up from the very beginning. The first goal was completed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who performed poorly in the previous game. He passed low singles, turned around and hooked this almost unsolvable technical action, on Malone's head, for the Lakers. Team scores first.

Then, it was the Warriors' turn to attack, and the first offense was handed over to Malone on the inside, and Malone would play singles.

Unexpectedly, Malone was blocked by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long arms when he pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and turned around for a layup.

Rodman, with sharp eyesight and quick hands, quickly copied the basketball, and then immediately turned around for a layup. Unexpectedly, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to Rodman again and blocked another shot.

This time, the blocking power was relatively strong, and it flew all the way to the outside line. Fortunately, it was picked up by Mullin of the Warriors. He made a fake move to fly Worthy, and then took a step to the right to hit the middle distance.

Sure enough, a superstar may perform abnormally in a certain game, but he will never perform abnormally in several consecutive games, even if the star is 41 years old!

This kind of start also means that tonight's game is not only about offense, but also about defense.

Sure enough, in the subsequent games between the Warriors and the Lakers, not only did the two sides play aggressively on offense, but even their defense began to become savage.

As long as Li Weisi takes the ball, Scott's hands are as long as Li Weisi's body, and he will never let go. No matter whether Li Weisi is dribbling, passing, or shooting, it will not make you feel good.

And when it was the Warriors' turn to defend, it wasn't much better. Rodman almost hugged Green and kissed him inside, desperately grabbing a favorable position, not giving up an inch.

Under such circumstances, the two teams tied at 29 in the first quarter.

To be honest, being able to score 29 points in a single quarter under such a high-intensity confrontation is a testament to his offensive ability.

Li Weisi played the entire first quarter and scored 7 points and 3 assists. The statistics are quite satisfactory. However, his role on the court cannot be shown by the statistics.

No, at the beginning of the second quarter, when Li Weisi was resting, Price was completely blocked by Cooper, and even in one of the rounds, he stole the ball from Price's hands.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Mullin hit a key three-pointer to keep the score from being opened.

The reason why a three-pointer can prevent the score from opening up is mainly because the shooting percentages of both sides have dropped at the beginning of the second quarter, which is different from the first quarter. Difficult, the team played for 3 minutes, and the two teams played 3:4 within these 3 minutes.

This rhythm is destined not to last long. With the return of Magic Johnson, the Lakers broke the scoring drought. Johnson singled Hornacek with his back and hit a turnaround jumper.

Johnson, who played the first quarter, rested for more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, but he was not the only one who shortened the rest time.

After Nelson saw Johnson playing, he immediately put Li Weisi back on the field. At this point in the game, load management is no longer important.

Li Weisi only played after Johnson played for nearly 1 minute. During this period, there was no dead ball, which also gave Li Weisi a valuable 1-minute rest time.

However, it was within this 1 minute that the Lakers scored 7 points in a row, opening the point difference to 5 points in one fell swoop.

For such an anxious game tonight, the 5-point difference is already the biggest difference tonight.

Fortunately, after Li Weisi came on the court, it was effective. With the help of the pick-and-roll with Ma Long, he directly made a three-pointer and narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

It has to be said that with the adjustment of the Lakers' defensive strategy, although the Lakers' defense is already in place, Li Weisi's shot environment is still much better than the previous three games.

In this way, only 4 minutes after the start of the second quarter, most of the starters of the two sides have returned to the court. Only Mullin is still resting on the Warriors side, and Scott is on the Lakers side.

The game has entered the rhythm of chasing each other again, basically if you score, I will score, and if I don't score, you don't even want to score.

By the halftime break, the score of the two teams came to 53:54, and the Warriors fell behind by one point.

During the intermission, almost no one spoke in the Warriors' lounge, and everyone was breathing heavily. Even Rodman, who was physically strange, felt a little difficult to breathe.

Li Weisi is no exception. After scoring 20 points in the first half, he was physically confronting his opponent at every moment on the court, which exhausted him a lot.

It has been two years since he entered the league. During this period, he has received scientific training, which has increased his muscles and greatly enhanced his cardiorespiratory ability. But at this time, he still feels that his training is still lacking.

He could only drink Gatorade to soothe his stinging throat.

Fortunately, the 20-minute break in the midfield allowed Li Weisi to recover a little bit, but the good times didn't last long. After recovering, he immediately threw himself into the second half of the battle.

The second half of the game was exactly the same as the first half. The poor shooting environment, difficult shots, rebounds, and the whistle sounded constantly. The whole game was divided into many fragments, and there was no smooth attack between the two teams in the past.

This rhythm of the game changed until there were 5 minutes and 27 seconds left in the third quarter.

This was the Warriors' offensive round, and Mullin missed a shot. In the rebound, Malone grabbed the offensive rebound, but stepped on Green's foot injury when he landed, and his entire foot sprained 90 degrees.

Ma Long uttered a scream, then passed the ball to Li Weisi, and fell to the ground.

After Li Weisi received the ball, he didn't make a move immediately, but called a timeout instead.

However, after the referee stopped the game, Ma Long, who was lying on the ground hugging his ankle, yelled at Li Weisi: "What the hell are you doing? Why don't you shoot? Are you full of shit?"

"You're injured!" Li Weisi didn't make any excuses, but just said to Ma Long.

"It's just that the sprained ankle is not broken. You are letting down the rebound I grabbed!" Ma Long sat up from the ground with difficulty, and continued to Li Weisi.

"Just put in after the timeout!"

"You..." Fortunately, the team doctor had rushed over at this time and began to treat Malone's injury, interrupting Malone's continued reprimand.

After the game was suspended, Li Weisi returned to the bench. Frank walked up, patted Li Weisi on the shoulder and said, "You did nothing wrong! That was just Moses' angry words, don't take it to heart!"

"Is that so? But I think what he said is quite reasonable. It is okay to foul after scoring a goal! Anyway, the number of fouls has not yet been reached..." Li Weisi said as it should.

Listening to Li Weisi's words, Frank's eyes widened, and he felt so stupid, thinking of comforting him?
(End of this chapter)