Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 689 Entering the Western Conference Finals
126:124 The game ended. The Lakers' victory was ruthlessly taken away by Li Weisi's ultra-long three-pointer.

Magic Johnson's performance tonight was impeccable. He played 46 minutes and scored a quasi-triple-double of 40+, but still failed to win the game.

There is no other reason, because he met Li Weisi.

Played 38 minutes, made 21 of 16 shots, 10 of 7 three-pointers, scored 44 points and 12 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 76.2%. The efficiency is so high that it is outrageous.

除了李为思之外，穆林得到28分5助攻4篮板，里奇蒙德得到22分3助攻，三人合计砍下94分。

In addition, Ma Long and Divac also scored in double figures. It can be said that this victory is not only the result of Li Weisi alone, but the result of the joint efforts of the whole team.

As for the Lakers, Perkins scored 24 points, Worthy scored 24 points, Green scored 11 points, and no one else scored in double figures.

As the team's third-leading scorer, Scott's performance tonight was really crotchless. He made 8 of 2 shots and scored 5 points, which is completely different from his usual performance.

It can be foreseen that what awaits Scott after the game will be a torrential criticism.

With the end of this game, the big score of the whole round of the series has come to 3:1, and the Warriors have already mastered 3 match points, which can be said to have the advantage.

The fifth game will be held on May 5 at the Oracle Arena in San Francisco, the home of the Warriors. At that time, relying on the advantages of the home court, the Lakers will usher in a last stand.

Only by overcoming all difficulties and winning this battle will they have a chance to continue fighting. Once they lose, they will bid farewell to the whole world and go home to fish.

So after the start of the fifth game, the Lakers showed amazing tenacity.

Scott, who showed his hips in the last game, ushered in an explosion in this game. He made 3 of 3 shots in the opening game and scored 7 points, becoming the first hero of the Lakers after the start.

On the contrary, the Warriors may have had a tight start due to their heavy psychological burden, and their offense was completely out of shape. They trailed by 19 points at 27:8 in the first quarter.

In the following games, the Lakers always maintained the leading advantage, recovered 1 point in the second quarter, and was pulled back by the Lakers by 2 points in the third quarter. The entire point difference was always on the edge of 10 points. Get the score back.

However, in the fourth quarter, the rhythm of the previous two games continued. As the Lakers' physical strength declined, the Warriors once again played a wave of 12:2 offensive climax, smoothing the point difference and overtaking in one fell swoop.

Out of the persistent pursuit of victory, although everyone in the Lakers team is physically exhausted, they still rely on willpower to support them. It has to be said that their willpower is admirable.

In the final stage of the regular game, the scores of the two teams have been leading alternately, and it was still difficult to distinguish the outcome until the last moment.

This time, the Warriors relied on Li Weisi's mid-range jumper and succeeded in helping the Warriors lead the Lakers by 3.6 points 2 seconds before the end of the game.

However, at the last minute, Johnson once again showed his superstar demeanor, hit a key goal, successfully equalized the score, and dragged the game into overtime.

In the extra time, the scores of the two teams have been tightly biting together, sometimes entangled, sometimes tentative, harmonious and fierce fighting, it can be said that the two teams have put in their best efforts to win.

In the end, it was the Warriors who came out on top. With Mullin and Li Weisi each hitting a key goal, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 124:119 in overtime and had the last laugh.

At the same time, the Warriors also eliminated the Lakers with a big score of 4:1 in the series and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

For the Lakers, this season is undoubtedly a failed season. They never expected that this season would stop in the Western Conference semifinals, and they did not even enter the Western Conference Finals.

There is no doubt that no one will be satisfied with this result, from the management to the fans. Among them, the first to bear the brunt and need to be responsible for this is naturally the coach Mike Dunleavy, and he must be dismissed from get out of class.

In addition, the team's lineup also needs to be changed. Last summer's signings were obviously a failure, especially the depth of the lineup. Compared with the Warriors, the difference is too large. No one can stand up from the bench. As a result, the starting five of the Lakers are almost exhausted. die on the field.

It is precisely because of this that the Warriors often complete reversals in the fourth quarter. It seems that the Lakers will always be short of breath, and this breath is the depth of the lineup.

In addition to the early end of the game between the Warriors and the Lakers, the semifinals between the Bulls and the 76ers also won 4:1 and entered the conference finals on the same day as the Warriors.

Unlike the offensive battle between the Warriors and the Lakers, the game between the Bulls and the 76ers is a defensive battle.

In this round of the series, from the very beginning of the game, the two sides fell into a meat grinder-like battle, and it was not easy for both sides to attack.

Fortunately, both sides have superstars on the court, and in the face of tight defense, they can put the ball into the basket in a way.

It has to be said that in this round of the series, Charles Barkley left a deep impression on people. Watching his chubby figure toss in the bull-like restricted area, the impact of the picture is really pleasing to the eye.

However, apart from Barkley, the help that the 76ers can bring to Barkley is really limited.

As the team's No. 10 scorer, Jose Hawkins was completely restricted by Jordan, scoring only 20 points in the first game of the game. As a player who averaged 10+ points per game, he only scored [-] points. It's hard to win.

Of course, Hawkins is an All-Star pitcher after all, it is impossible to perform badly in every game, and there were two outbreaks in the middle, and he also helped the 76ers win one of them.

It's a pity that his help alone is not enough. On the contrary, the Bulls can score more people, and the fifth game, the performance is even more obvious.

公牛队火力全开，同时完全限制住了76人除巴克利以外的所有人，最终公牛队在主场以100:95险胜76人，以4:1淘汰了76人。

As for the other two games, the Celtics and the Pistons fought hard for 6 games, and even reached overtime in the sixth game. Unfortunately, the Pistons were even better in the end and eliminated the Celtics with a total score of 4:2.

In another game between the Trail Blazers and the Jazz, the two sides were much more intense, and it was the only series in this round that reached the tiebreaker.

Although the Trail Blazers achieved the No. [-] result in the Western Conference in the regular season, the strength of the Jazz has greatly increased after the addition of Hornacek, and they are not at all inferior to the Trail Blazers. win or lose.

With 6 players scoring in double figures, the Blazers defeated the Jazz 106:103 and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

In this way, the two conference finals in the East and West were officially born, the Bulls played against the Pistons in the East, and the Warriors played against the Trail Blazers in the West.

(End of this chapter)