Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 561 Point Guard Showdown
The situation facing the Warriors at this time is very tricky.

In this game, the Warriors had planned before the game to end this round of the series in one go and avoid long nights and dreams.

Of course, they also considered that the Lakers would not give up easily and would inevitably launch a counterattack, but when the game started, they realized that they still wanted to be simple and underestimated the determination of the Lakers.

Therefore, in the first quarter, the entire Warriors team was severely punished by the Lakers. Nelson once called two timeouts, but the score could not be stopped.

Now, the first quarter is over, and the game has reached a precarious point. If the situation cannot be reversed, the Warriors will most likely need to return to the home court for Game [-], and the pressure they will face will be even greater than they are now.

In this case, in the second half of the first quarter, Nelson put Mullin on the field.

Mullin, who hadn't played for half a year, came back to the game and felt a sense of strangeness. Everything was so familiar and strange.

It's a pity that although he has been actively exercising after recovering his health, he has indeed been recovering during this period, but his performance on the court is still unsatisfactory. He made 2 of 0 shots and scored 2 points.

It can be said that Nelson originally arranged for Mullin to come off the bench. On the one hand, it was to let him familiarize himself with the rhythm of the game. On the other hand, he was also used as a substitute.

However, Mullin's performance in the first quarter did not help the team very well. Instead, the point difference continued to expand. This made Mullin very annoyed and felt that his self-esteem had been insulted.

During the intermission, Mu Lin's face was very ugly. For this comeback, he had prepared for so long and fantasized about it for a long time. He always wondered if he could also come back as a king like Li Weisi did this season.

It turned out to be good now, first as a substitute, and then playing like Cai XX, which is completely different from what he imagined!
No, we can't go on like this!You must pick yourself up again.

"Chris, do you want to rest first in the second quarter?" At this time, after setting up the tactics, Nelson saw Mullin's face turning blue, and asked kindly.

"No, no need, coach, I'm fine now, please let me continue on the court!" Mullin said firmly.

"Okay then, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me in time." Seeing that Mullin was so firm, Nelson didn't say anything more.

So Mullin continued to stand on the field in the second quarter.

As soon as it came up, the Lakers scored another goal, which seemed to continue the touch of the first quarter.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Mullin demanded the ball decisively, and Hornacek had no objection at all, and took the initiative to hand the ball over.

While dribbling, while watching the situation on the field, Mullin calculated silently in his heart. He knew that his hand feeling was not good at this time, so he could not shoot randomly, but had to use his abilities in other areas.

Sure enough, Mullin quickly discovered Hornacek's running position, made a decisive cross pass, and passed the ball to Hornacek who ran out of position. Hornacek caught the ball very comfortably, turned around and made a three-pointer The shot, without the slightest pause, just escaped Cooper's block.

The basketball fell straight into the basket, and Hornacek clenched his fists and shouted excitedly when he saw this scene.

He played this ball very comfortably. Sure enough, he doesn't like to control the ball, and prefers to score through running positions, and Mullin is on the court at this time, giving him the illusion of playing with Price.

When returning to the defense, he gave Mu Lin a high five, and he saw Mu Lin's smile, which was as bright as his own.

In this way, on the bench, led by Mullin and Hornacek, the Warriors' bench was suddenly activated, chasing the point difference to 10 points in one fell swoop.

Of course, this is still due to the poor defense of the bench lineup, but if the bench lineup defends better, the point difference may be even smaller.

Perhaps because of the influence of the substitute, he returned to the starting lineup again, and finally got rid of the downturn in the first quarter. The offense finally returned to normal, and it was impossible to play against the Lakers.

Finally, before the halftime whistle sounded, Li Weisi passed the ball to Duckworth for a dunk at the buzzer. The Warriors chased the score to 53:61 and successfully narrowed the point difference to 8 points.

There is still halftime, and there is only an 8-point gap. The Lakers fans who thought they could clock in three quarters fell into silence again. Although the team is leading, they have no sense of security. They always feel that the 8-point gap , It is too small, and the Warriors may chase it back at any time.

The fact is just as Lakers fans think.

When the game entered the second half, the Lakers, which had been going smoothly, lost power again. Fortunately, the Warriors also felt bad, so they were not overtaken by the Warriors. But even so, the point difference between the two teams was further eroded.

In this regard, Johnson, who performed well tonight, stood up again, carried the team alone, and used the various scoring methods he is good at to score as many points as possible for the team and maintain the Lakers' lead.

And similarly, on the Warriors' side, Li Weisi also chose to strengthen the offense in this quarter. Perhaps, this is the keen sense of the two historical point guards!
As a result, the entire third quarter suddenly became an offensive battle between the league's top two point guards.

Johnson hit Richmond with his back single, turned around and made a fake move, used his footsteps to shake Richmond away, and made a layup.

Looking back, Li Weisi used the pick-and-roll to break through Scott's defense and made a throw.

On the next possession, when Johnson broke through for a layup, he caused a foul by Rodman's thugs, went to the free throw line, and made two free throws.

Immediately afterwards, Li Weisi hit a super long three-pointer in the Warriors' offensive round.

With the continuous attack of the two point guards, the whole scene was also in a state of boiling.

Before Li Weisi was born, almost all NBA fans believed that Magic Johnson was the best point guard in NBA history, not one of them.

But when Li Weisi's miraculous performance in the past few years undoubtedly made all fans less determined, even including the most extreme magician fans.

There is no other reason. Seeing that Magic Johnson's career is coming to an end, Li Weisi's career has just begun.

But it is such a newcomer who not only defeated Johnson head-on to win the championship, won the MVP, won a series of honors, etc. Although the current big honor is still dominated by Magic Johnson, almost everyone thinks that Li Weisi surpasses Magic Johnson , It's just a matter of time, after all, in terms of MVP alone, he has already surpassed Magician.

Poor magician, because of the existence of Li Weisi, so far in his career, there is only one MVP trophy. For a star of his historical level, this is really a bit rare. After all, his old rival Bird has three.

And tonight's game, in the eyes of the fans, is more like Magic Johnson who refuses to admit defeat, telling everyone that he has not given up yet, and he can continue to fight with Li Weisi. The competition of the whole career seems to be condensed in this game.

The outcome between the two will directly determine the outcome of tonight's game.

(End of this chapter)