Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 779 Other Games
Li Weisi made another shot against Hardaway, this time it was a three-pointer. After the goal was made, Li Weisi scored 7 points in a row in the fourth quarter, opening the point difference to 10 points in one fell swoop.

The Suns were unprepared for Li Weisi's sudden effort, which led them to realize that the point difference had reached a very dangerous point in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Barkley couldn't sit still anymore. He was about to take a breath before, but now he had to stand up, came to one side near the 45-degree three-point line, and asked for the ball.

Seeing Barkley's request, Hardaway quickly passed the ball. In the past few rounds, he has endured a lot of pressure, and Barkley urgently needs to share it at this time.

After receiving the ball, facing Rodman's defense, Barkley bent down and lowered his center of gravity, ready to break through at any time.

Rodman was on the verge of a formidable enemy at this time. Although there were constant quarrels in the confrontation with Barkley, Rodman still felt tremendous pressure in the face of Barkley's attack.

Although Rodman's weight is not low, and the muscles on his body look like they are about to explode, but compared with Barkley, there is still a big difference. The 20 kg weight gap between the two makes Rodman respond to Barkley's breakthrough. very difficult.

So, this time, when Rodman saw that Barkley lowered his center of gravity and was about to break through, he suddenly took a tentative step and decisively took an extra step back.

Unexpectedly, Barkley didn't choose to break through the ball, but pulled it up and shot it directly.

Barkley's choice really made Rodman a little bit astonished. He didn't expect Barkley to be so brave and dare to directly choose a three-pointer.

However, Barkley not only dared to vote, but also dared to enter!
This season, due to the shortening of the three-point line, his three-point shooting percentage dropped to less than [-]% again. However, Barkley shot this ball quite hard. The arc of the basketball is not very high, but the trajectory is very positive. Fall into the basket.

It can be said that just such a ball is enough to prove that Barkley is a real superstar, and he can really stand up when the team needs him to stand up.

Of course, although Barkley's shot was very tough, it was not enough to change the situation of the game, because Li Weisi turned around and played a two-plus-one again under Hardaway's defense, widening the point difference again to more than 10 points.

In the following games, the point difference between the two teams was always around 10 points, almost becoming a one-man show between Li Weisi and Barkley.

However, the Warriors who are in a dominant position are obviously more calm. Whether it is methodical tactics or defensive tactics, it can be said that in this case, although the Suns are still desperately resisting, the balance of victory has already passed. Falling to the Warriors, after all, time is running out.

In the end, the game ended, and the Warriors defeated the Suns 116:103 at home. Although the process was a bit difficult, the result was quite gratifying.

Barkley's performance tonight was impressive. He played 45 minutes, made 22 of 12 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, and scored a large double-double with 34 points and 14 rebounds.

In addition, 4 Suns scored in double figures, but unfortunately none of them scored 20 points.

In contrast to the Warriors, except for Li Weisi who scored 14 points and 30 assists in the fourth quarter with 10 points, Mullin and Divac both scored 20 points, especially Divac. With 20 rebounds and 10 assists, he scored a quasi-triple-double and showed his all-roundness to the fullest.

The Warriors' victory over the Suns in the first game did not cause any waves after the game, and even the reporters were not so active in the interviews after the game.

No wonder, no matter how fierce the game was, the Warriors won as the media and fans predicted before the game. Since they won as expected, it proves that the result of the game did not exceed their predictions at all. , did not attract his attention.

Unless there is a dark horse incident like the Suns winning, or an off-court incident like Barkley and Rodman fighting on the court, it will attract the attention of the audience, otherwise, no one will care about the Warriors' victory, after all, they are already used to it Victory for the Warriors.

What attracted the attention of the fans was a semifinal in the Eastern Conference the next day. The Bulls actually lost to the Magic in an away game 91:94.

Although the Bulls are the next dog, even though the home court is in Orlando, but before the game, the Bulls are the more optimistic side.

Don't talk about team statistics with me, and don't talk about team records with me. As long as the Bulls have Jordan, they are stronger.

Although this logic is so simple and full of loopholes, fans are willing to believe it, regardless of other objective conditions.

As a result, in this game, Jordan made 22 of 8 shots and only scored 19 points, which was even the Bulls' highest score.

On the other hand, for the Magic, O'Neal scored a game-high 26 points and 12 rebounds, blasting the Bulls inside by himself.

In addition, Nick Anderson, who defended Jordan, also scored 20 points, and he was on par with Jordan in offense.

This really shocked everyone's jaws.

Although this is due to Jordan's poor state, but defending Jordan like this is enough to make Nick Anderson brag for a lifetime.

However, it is foreseeable that Jordan is by no means a person who will easily admit defeat. Anderson's doing so will only arouse Jordan's greater rebound.

In addition to these two games, the Pacers beat the Knicks 107:105 in the other two games, and the Rockets narrowly beat the Spurs 94:93.

The former game was indeed beyond the expectations of many people. After all, people are more optimistic about the Knicks than the Pacers.

But no one expected that in this game, Pacers center Rick Schmitz would blow up the opponent Ewing. He made 19 of 13 shots and scored a game-high 34 points.

On the other hand, Ewing made 15 of 4 shots and only scored 11 points and 10 rebounds. He couldn't even make it to the top three in the team.

Like Ewing, David Robinson, also one of the "Four Major Centers", was also humiliated. In the face-off with Olajuwon, Robinson fell into a disadvantage.

To be honest, in the few seasons before Olajuwon won the MVP, Robinson dominated Olajuwon. Whether it was statistics or team record, Robinson was more optimistic at that time.

But no one thought that Olajuwon would be able to rejuvenate after the age of 30. Not only did he lead the team to 58 wins, but he also won an MVP for himself.

Therefore, although Olajuwon is in the lead in the competition between the two centers, everyone does not think that Olajuwon is stronger, but it was not until tonight that the performance of the two in the playoffs made people Really realize that Olajuwon is the better one.

(End of this chapter)