The world's best combo guard

Chapter 229 224 [Silver Gray vs Purple Gold]

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The defending champion declared their strength with a clean sweep, and announced to everyone that they are still the biggest contenders for this year's O'Brien Cup.

For the entire league, when they saw the Lakers easily advanced to the Western Conference Finals, there seemed to be a feeling of "the end of the whole show".

Because even the San Antonio Spurs, considered the biggest opponent of the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, may not be able to really stop them.

Unless something unexpected happens.

So, do accidents really happen?
I'm afraid it's unlikely, because compared to the Lakers' easy sweep of the semifinals, although the Spurs also eliminated the Suns a day later and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, they looked exhausted, and the Suns still brought them a great challenge of.

With three days left in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers have taken a certain advantage in terms of physical fitness.

Of course, some people think that the Spurs have a chance to beat the Lakers. After all, the Spurs played a strong match against the Suns in the semifinals, and their state has been adjusted to the best.

On the contrary, the Lakers have hardly fought any tough battles in this playoffs so far. Whether their peak state has been stimulated or not may be the breakthrough point.

For the Spurs with Gregg Popovich, their ability to seize opportunities is also very good.

People will never forget how Popovich almost eliminated the Lakers in the Western Conference finals last season. If it wasn't for Li Hao's "god descended" at the last moment, perhaps the Lakers with the ok combination were defeated by the Spurs last season.

Therefore, the Western Conference finals, the Lakers vs. Spurs, is the true peak of this season's Western Conference playoffs.

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Of course, there are still two or three days before the official start of the Western Conference Finals, and during this period, some things may attract people's attention.

For example, the story of Li Hao and Perlman.

When the Lakers officially locked their spot in the Western Conference Finals two days ago, many people began to mention the bet between Li Hao and Perlman.

Undoubtedly, judging from the results, the Lakers No. [-] has once again completed a slap in the face. Everyone wants to see Perman's reaction at this time. Maybe this self-righteous expert has disappeared at this time...

Perlman was a man, and he didn't disappear. Instead, he responded publicly to the incident.

"First of all, I have to apologize to Li. Obviously, I underestimated him. He is a superstar. Of course, I will get his bank card password in private. I will hand over the 2 US dollars exactly."

Perlman looked a little pitiful, and his apology seemed sincere, but in fact, people gave him weird looks.

Li Hao did not express his personality after Pellman made a public apology. For him, slapping Pellman with his record is already the best response. As for whether Pellman will correct his mistakes, yes To him, that really doesn't matter.

In other words, he didn't have the leisure to send a commentator to meet the high and low.

Perlman was very trustworthy, and Li Hao found that there was an extra [-] dollars in his bank card.

So what is the money for?

With a big wave of Li Hao's hand, the Lakers players each wore a watch worth 1000 US dollars in their hands.

That's right, Li Hao used this money to give each of you a gift, which can be regarded as a warm-up for the upcoming Western Conference Finals!

Although Li Hao is headed by Kobe, he also regards himself as one of the core of this team. In this case, it is very pragmatic to motivate his teammates to fight.

As for Li Hao, he was very excited when he saw his teammates working hard to prepare for the game. The teammates did not underestimate the Spurs.

In this way, this allows them to clearly find their own position in the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

Unlike last year, the Lakers didn't look like a whole until the moment they were about to exit.

From yesterday afternoon until now, Li Hao has basically been watching some Spurs game videos this season.

Among them, perhaps Li Hao's recognition of Manu Ginobili has increased unknowingly.

Li Hao noticed that throughout the season, the Spurs played as a substitute player most of the time, even as if he played as a substitute player in the regular season and won the best sixth man. In the playoffs, the Spurs Nu continued to do so.

How much does Li Hao know about Manu Ginobili's strength? His strength is definitely more than a substitute. In some teams with ordinary strength, Ginobili's strength is enough to become the team leader.

In Li Hao's view, even if Manu Ginobili joins the Lakers one day, he is capable of getting a starting position.

So why did he accept the backup role?
In Li Hao's view, this is definitely not because Manu Ginobili is very eager for the "Best Sixth Man" trophy, there must be other reasons.

The biggest possibility is for the team's tactical development...

If this is the case, how terrifying is this person?
His desire for a championship is no less than Li Hao's.

And often such opponents will always burst out with amazing energy.

Li Hao watched the just-concluded series between the Spurs and the Suns.

He found that in this series, the Spurs' best performance was Manu Ginobili, who played as a substitute. This guy averaged 22.1 points per game in this series with the Suns.

Although the scoring average does not seem very high, you must know that his scores are obtained at very critical moments. You can think that often when the Spurs encounter difficulties and need someone to stand up and score, Ginobili will will appear immediately.

Li Hao shook his head. A player like Somanu Ginobili is often the most suitable for playing in the playoffs, because some of his whimsical ideas can not only confuse opponents, but even teammates often don't know his true thoughts. what is it.

Only in this way can the opponent be fatally killed.

Li Hao felt that in the upcoming series against the Spurs, the team must pay great attention to Manu Ginobili, otherwise it would definitely suffer a big loss.

From another perspective, this series with the Spurs will test him and Kobe infinitely.

Judging from the current league, Tim Duncan is undoubtedly the No. [-] insider in the West. Therefore, the team's insiders will definitely not be able to take advantage of the Spurs. As long as they are not overwhelmed by the Spurs, they will be considered a success.

Therefore, he and Kobe have become the key to the team's victory, and the Spurs must be well aware of this, and they will definitely make a lot of arrangements for Kobe and Li Hao.

At that time, it is time to really test the Zijin Gemini.

After all, whether compared to the Memphis Grizzlies' perimeter or the Dallas Mavericks' perimeter, the San Antonio Spurs' perimeter is much stronger.

They not only have Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili on the perimeter, but also have a very good defensive ability Bruce Bowen.

Li Hao experienced Bruce Bowen's defense last season, and he knows how difficult it is.

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"It was a challenge without knowing the outcome. Obviously, they have all the abilities and unlimited possibilities. In the history of the NBA, it seems that there has never been a backcourt combination like them."

"It looks like a peak matchup, but in fact, we are more like challengers. Everyone knows that we lost to them last year, and this season, they are still the ones who performed better. They created the best in the NBA in the regular season. record, and in the playoffs, they are currently undefeated"

"Of course it's still the Zijin Gemini. If we can cause them some trouble, then we have hope to win this series, but it seems difficult..."

On the morning of the first day of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs stepped off the plane at Los Angeles Airport.

As the team's biggest boss, Gregg Popovich was interviewed by live media reporters.

The interview content of the reporters on the scene is undoubtedly about the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

What many people didn't expect was that Popovich went uncharacteristically and directly started the bragging mode. He bluntly stated that the Lakers are the strongest team in the NBA at this stage, and the Zijin Gemini are the best in NBA history. field combination.

You can take Gregg Popovich's words as a compliment, but you can also see that Gregg Popovich is no longer so confident about the upcoming Western Conference Finals, and he doesn't have the momentum to prepare as vigorously as last season.

Maybe it's like what he said himself, if he wants to beat the Lakers, he must first get the two points of the Zijin Gemini, and it seems really difficult to get these two points.

"There's nothing easy. Listen, never. I don't believe the San Antonio Spurs were lucky enough to make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals. They're strong, so the Western Conference Finals are bound to be tough."

On the first day, Gregg Popovich became the king of flattery and flattered the Lakers. One day later, Lakers head coach Rudy Norwich directly stated that we do not accept Gregg Popovich when facing the camera. Vich's touting, our Western Conference Finals with them was [-]-[-] before the game started.

Well, the fans wanted to laugh a little. Before the battle started, these two old men started first, which is really interesting.

Li Hao and Kobe did not accept interviews from the outside world before the game officially started, because for them, they need to spend more time preparing for the game instead of dealing with the media, as the team's thigh , they must distinguish which end is heavier and which is lighter.

In fact, the GDP combination of the Spurs did the same. Until the start of the game, the three of them did not make any remarks.

On May 5th, local time, at 17:1 pm, at the Staples Center, the Lakers and Spurs' Western Conference Finals series G[-] is about to start.

On the large video screen at the scene, the starting lineups of the two teams for tonight's game have already been displayed at this time. It seems that the stars are really shining.

Lakers: Li Hao, Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Cook.

Spurs: Tony Parker, Bruce Bowen, Robert Horry, Tim Duncan, Nazr Mohammed.

Rudy Tom and Norwich's starting lineup for this game is finally back to normal, the fucking starting lineup he sent out tonight is the most used starting lineup for the Lakers in the regular season, especially in the middle and late seasons, and it turns out that this set The starting lineup is also the starting lineup that the Lakers seem to have the most balanced strength on both ends of offense and defense, inside and outside.

For the Spurs, the former Lakers player Robert Horry has played an outstanding performance in the "second spring" of his career in the Spurs this season. His three-pointers from the outside are a firepower that the Spurs rely on very much.

And the starting lineup that Gregg Popovich dispatched tonight is also the starting lineup they have used most skillfully at this stage.

Therefore, from the starting lineups sent by the head coaches of the two teams, it can be seen how much they value each other and how much they value the first game of the series.

The fans are gearing up and fighting for their heads, and they are all looking forward to the start of this game, because this series is destined to be very exciting.

It's a true pinnacle matchup, even if the Spurs are a little less powerful, but maybe people won't be surprised if they come out of this series in the end.

Because compared to last season's San Antonio Spurs, this season's Spurs will only be stronger.

.........

"beep"

At the Staples Center, with the whistle of the referee, the Western Conference Finals of Purple Gold vs Silver Gray officially began.

Tim Duncan helped the Spurs get the first wave of offensive ball in the jump ball. After Tony Parker brought the ball to the frontcourt, he handed it to Tim Duncan immediately.

After "Stone Buddha" faced Lamar Odom, an understatement shot on the board helped the Spurs score two points first.

Li Hao looked at Tim Duncan's extremely confident expression, and couldn't help but feel a little sweat for Lamar Odom.

How strong Tim Duncan is, perhaps the specific Li Hao can't tell, but this guy didn't fall behind when he faced Shaq O'Neal.

You must know that O'Neal is at his peak, not O'Neal who is now the second in charge of the Miami Heat.

A top insider who once faced Shaquille O'Neal without losing the wind, of course he did not feel too much pressure in the face of a rising star like Lamar Odom.

Although Lamar Odom is playing better and better in the playoffs, Li Hao still doesn't think Odom can withstand Tim Duncan's random bombing. Tom Duncan.

Kobe's expression looked very calm at this time, maybe this guy always like this, every time he meets the San Antonio Spurs, he always plays very cold-blooded.

For example, when it was the Lakers' turn to attack immediately, when Li Hao handed him the ball, he actually chose a very difficult spot-back jumper when facing Bruce Bowen.

brush!
What's even crazier is that this guy actually made a shot...

(End of this chapter)