The world's best combo guard

Chapter 161 [This is a great series]

From the middle and late stages of the regular season, it was expected that the two teams in the Western Conference finals of this season's playoffs would be the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.

The reason for such a prediction depends entirely on the strong strength of their two teams in the regular season.

In fact, this is the case. The playoffs reached the Western Conference Finals, and the two teams that finally met were the Lakers and the Spurs.

Judging from the difference in hard power between these two teams, to be honest, it is not new for them to be able to play seven games and enter the "tie-break".

But in fact, no one would have thought that they would come to the tiebreaker with this kind of ups and downs.

First, the Los Angeles Lakers were in a downturn for some reason, and were quickly beaten 3:0 by the San Antonio Spurs. Then the Lakers ushered in a complete recovery on the edge of the cliff, and quickly responded to the Spurs with a 3:0!

What do these two teams want to do?

Maybe they are thinking about David Stern, and in this way, the league can make more money.

Some fans joked.

Of course, for everyone, the upcoming tiebreaker is undoubtedly the most exciting.

After all, anything can happen in the tiebreaker, and the two teams will have no reservations and will go all out for the final victory.

Whoever loses is out!

Absolutely the most direct and cruel elimination rules.

"I don't know, to be honest, I have no experience with this, maybe I will be nervous, well, I believe I will be nervous, but so what, I will adjust immediately, the series is now, we have adjusted It's getting better and better, isn't it?"

Players from both sides were very confident about the tiebreaker. When the reporter found Li Hao, he was wearing a vest. Li Hao said so after just finishing training.

"It is true that Bruce's injury and retirement have a great impact on us, but the San Antonio Spurs have always been a whole, even if it is for Bruce, we will win the game"

Tim Duncan, who has always been unsmiling, also expressed his position on behalf of the Spurs.

It can be seen that the two teams are well prepared, and they are full of confidence in the tiebreaker, and they are bound to win.

.........

That night, at the Staples Center, the attendance rate of the entire arena reached more than 90.00%, getting closer and closer to [-]%, and it was the game with the highest attendance rate in this playoffs so far.

The Lakers fans are enthusiastic. Like the Los Angeles Lakers, they have completely come out of the shadow of the previous three-game losing streak. Looking at the team's current appearance, they have reason and confidence to believe that the team will win this game. A tiebreaker.

The VIP seats in the front row were filled with celebrities from all walks of life, Hollywood movie stars, business elites, NBA legends, and the family members behind the Lakers players.

For Li Hao, in addition to Ling Sixue coming to the scene, parents from far away in China also rushed over. In addition, Yao Ming from Houston also appeared on the scene. It seems that Yao Ming is going to come to the scene to cheer for Li Hao. .

"Ahao, let go and play. You are already the best basketball player in China. I believe that all Chinese people are looking forward to your performance until you win the championship."

Yao Ming gave Li Hao the greatest encouragement and recognition. He directly stated that Li Hao is already the best basketball player in China, that is to say, he admitted that Li Hao has already surpassed him.

I have to admit that Yao Ming's mind is incomparable to ordinary people.

.........

"beep"

With the whistle of the referee, the much-anticipated game officially began.

Shaquille O'Neal's jump ball helped the Lakers get the first wave of offensive possession, and the basketball naturally came to Li Hao's hands.

With Bruce Bowen unable to play, Popovich had to lift the old Lakers player Robert Horry to the starting lineup.

There was some surprise why Popovich didn't start Manu Ginobili, who looked like a better fit to replace Bruce Bowen.

Perhaps Popovich hopes that Ginobili can become the leader of the bench!

But in any case, it can be seen that Bruce Bowen's injury and retirement will only have a greater impact on the Spurs than imagined. After all, how much oil is left in the mailbox of a 37-year-old Robert Horry.

After Li Hao advanced to the front court with the ball, he did not pass the ball in a hurry, but suppressed the dribbling rhythm to pay attention to the positioning of his teammates.

Li Hao found that in the absence of Bruce Bowen, the Spurs shrunk the team's defense from the very beginning of the game. They seemed to pay more attention to the team's inside line. Perhaps they were more afraid of the Lakers' breakthrough than the Lakers' long-range shots.

Li Hao quickly understood the intention of the Spurs.

However, put a long shot?Gregg Popovich are you serious?

Li Hao also has great confidence in the long-range shooting ability of himself and his teammates.

Whether it is himself, Kobe, and Fisher, they all have a certain level of three-pointers.

Therefore, when facing Robert Horry's defense, Li Hao quickly adjusted his body shape and opened his hand to hit a three-pointer the first time Devin George ran over to cover him.

"brush"

The moment the basketball left his hand, Li Hao knew he had the ball, because he felt very good.

Tim Duncan knows that if his team wants to leave this game with a victory, then as the team leader, he must play [-]% tonight.

Therefore, from the very beginning of the game, he entered the offensive mode. When Li Hao hit a three-pointer, he turned his hand and made a signature layup.

The game continued, the Lakers' second attack, Li Hao followed suit, still choosing to hold down the rhythm outside the three-point line, waiting for the opportunity.

However, for an old fritter like Robert Horry, it is impossible for him to remain defenseless. Therefore, Li Hao can only choose to hand the ball to Kobe.

Kobe did not look for opportunities on the outside like Li Hao, but directly rushed to the basket with the ball. However, he failed to make a layup, and in turn was rewarded with a cap by Tim Duncan.

Fortunately, O'Neal was very active in rebounding, at least he kept the offensive ball.

O'Neal was very flexible. He got rid of the Spurs defender as soon as he grabbed the rebound, and quickly sent the ball to Li Hao's hand on the left side of the top of the arc.

The open position left enough opportunities for Li Hao to make a shot. After simply adjusting his shooting gestures, he made another three-point shot.

"brush"

Another three-pointer.

The Staples Center erupted into loud cheers. For the Lakers fans, they simply fell in love with Li Hao in these games. This is definitely a performance of a superstar.

"Defend!"

Greg Popovich was very dissatisfied with the omission of the players this time, he yelled at the players on the field, Li Hao shouldn't be left alone to defend at this point, this is completely giving Li Hao a chance.

For the Spurs, the reason why they did not fall behind after the first quarter was that in addition to Tim Duncan's excellent performance, Tony Parker, the "French little sports car", was also very active in the first quarter.

Just using the spinning top, he scored 6 points in the first quarter, forcing Phil Jackson to ask for a timeout.

Moreover, Tony Parker's speed is also very fast, even in the first quarter he showed a speed that is not inferior to Li Hao.

You must know that Li Hao is the fastest one in the official data of the two teams.

Tony Parker is now showing such a terrifying speed, it is enough to see that the core players of the Spurs are also completely releasing themselves after this game.

Li Hao took a deep look at Parker, he admired this Frenchman who looked not much older than him, because he enjoyed the most direct competition.

Therefore, from the beginning of the second quarter, Li Hao and Tony Parker started a speed duel invisibly. Under the leadership of these two people, the overall rhythm of the game was completely accelerated.

It is undeniable that Tony Parker is getting better and better under Gregg Popovich's training, and he has the potential to become the league's top point guard.

But in fact, Popovich on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with Parker's performance during this time.

Because in his opinion, Parker was a bit reckless. When he improved the rhythm of the game, this actually helped the Lakers. The whole world knew that the San Antonio Spurs were not good at playing fast breaks.

Of course Popovich knew that Tony Parker did this because of his rivalry with Li Hao. For a young player, this is completely understandable.

But for the team's victory, he still had to replace Tony Parker, even though Tony Parker has scored 15 points in the whole game.

Because at the same time, Li Hao, who was playing against him, also scored 15 points. What's even more frightening is that the Lakers have already led them by 8 points at this time.

Popovich doesn't want to see the team being led by 10+ immediately.

After all, many people know what it means to be led by 10+ in a game like the tiebreaker.

After Tony Parker was replaced for a rest, Phil Jackson also replaced Li Hao. From Phil Jackson's point of view, unlike Popovich who had no choice but to replace Tony Parker, he replaced Li Hao. It is proactive, because the Lakers have another ace Kobe in the backcourt. Phil Jackson hopes that Kobe can also create enough difficulties for the Spurs during Li Hao's rest period.

More confidently, the Lakers still have to play in the finals. It is said that the Detroit Pistons team is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he has to make some preparations in advance, such as saving the energy of the main players.

When the Lakers lead by 8 points, seem to be playing with ease and have been in control of Xie's game rhythm, there are many people who have the same idea as Phil Jackson, such as most of the Lakers fans in the stands.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that in the next game, the situation of the game changed suddenly, which once again made Lakers fans think that Los Angeles was going to be out.

Popovich showed his biggest trump card.

Argentine Manu Ginobili, who replaced Tony Parker, had a wild night.

三分球6投6中，2分球4中3，罚球4中4！

The remaining half of the game time in the second quarter has completely become Ginobili's personal performance show.

He scored 28 points in most quarters and led the Spurs to a 34:18!

Not only helped the team overtake the score at the end of the half, but also led by 8 points.

Unique snake-shaped breakthrough, unconstrained passing, unparalleled ability to draw fouls.

This is the most intuitive impression the Argentine gave to all fans who followed the game.

During the halftime break, all the commentators on the battlefield were talking about Manu Ginobili crazily, and they kept expressing their emotions.

People thought that the Los Angeles Lakers at home would end this ups and downs series with a boiled frog.

But I didn't expect Gregg Popovich to be scheming and use a sharp knife to stab the Los Angeles people into their heart when they were unprepared.

Needless to say, Popovich succeeded, and when the Spurs took an eight-point lead at halftime, no one ever said lightly that the Spurs had no hope of taking the series away.

For people, what people care more about is the knife that Popovich showed, which is not only sharp, but also somewhat demonic.

"This league is crazy, or what's wrong with this series? First Lee, then Tony Parker, and now Manu Ginobili. Does one series have to produce three superstars?"

Kenny Smith shook his head in disbelief. He really couldn't understand that there would be so many surprises in a series, and so many talents would emerge.

Li Hao, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili are all absolutely young players, but in this series, they all played very impressive performances.

Li Hao averaged 24.5 points per game in this series, Tony Parker averaged 20.2 points per game in this series, and Manu Ginobili averaged 18.8 points per game in this series.

It's really incredible.

After the halftime break, the third quarter officially started. For Ginobili, Phil Jackson sent Kobe to defend.

Originally, Li Hao volunteered to defend Ginobili, but was stopped by Kobe. Kobe's touch in this game was mediocre, but Li Hao's touch was very good, so he hoped that Li Hao could focus on the offensive end and fight against Sands. Ke O'Neill takes the team's scoring responsibility together. As for himself, he can focus on the defensive end.

Regarding the defense of Ginobili, Kobe is very confident. He is a very competitive guy, so on the defensive end, he will also show [-]% of the standard.

I have to admit that Kobe, who defended with all his strength, was also very good. Under his high-intensity defense, Ginobili gradually lost his threat. Although he can still score from time to time, it is definitely not as crazy as in the second quarter.

"beep"

There is no danger!

Finally, with the whistle of the referee, the tiebreaker officially ended.

99: 89!

Los Angeles made it three-and-four the ultimate winner of the series.

Staples fell into the carnival in an instant, and the fans burst into tears because of excitement. After all, this series is really not easy. They have been out several times. In fear.

at last!

Ok!

The Zijin Army still won!

"It's a great series"

Many people expressed such emotion!

(End of this chapter)