The world's best combo guard

Chapter 249 243 [The Great Years]

Barkley's evaluation of Odom is very high, but it is also very pertinent. The reason why the Lakers can make great strides this season is definitely related to Odom's rapid growth.

In a sense, Odom's rapid growth has filled the biggest shortcoming of the Lakers lineup.

After Shaq O'Neal left, the Lakers once fell into a situation where no one was available inside. After all, it is impossible for a young player like Brian Cook to take on the absolute pillar of the civil war all at once.

In this case, the Lakers urgently need a player who can support the sky inside.

At this time, Odom, who was not optimistic at the beginning, appeared unexpectedly but expectedly.

In the first two games against the Heat in the Finals, although Li Hao seemed to be the best player on the Lakers side, in fact, Odom's performance was also good enough.

Just like what former Lakers coach Phil Jackson said two days ago when he participated in a program, a team that wants to win the championship trophy should have top-level configuration in every position.

Obviously, in the eyes of this meritorious coach, Lamar Odom has made up for the vacancy left by Shaq O'Neal.

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Two days later, the Heat's home court, the American Airlines Arena, may have been affected by the overall situation of the finals, or it may be because of the previous internal strife. In short, before the start of the third game, everyone's expressions on the Heat players looked like All very serious.

Although there are many diehard fans of the Miami Heat coming to the American Airlines Arena tonight, it is difficult to conceal the relatively quiet atmosphere of the entire arena.

"Maybe for the Miami people, they understand that tonight is their last chance. If it really reaches 0:3, it is basically lost hope," Kenny Smith said.

"beep"

On the field, with the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

Peter Pan Kobe Bryant returned to the game without accident. He wore a black mask that looked a little fierce, and he looked more like a killer.

It's just that Kobe's aura makes the Heat fans a little uneasy. They don't want an assassin who is an opponent to appear on their home court.

But everyone knows Peter Pan's attitude in the professional arena. He will never show mercy to his opponents. Sometimes, he is even very cruel to himself.

In other words, the reason why he returned to the game wearing a mask in this game is that he came with a [-]% desire to fight. It is impossible for him to give up attacking.

Moreover, from Kobe's own point of view, even if the whole world is optimistic about Li Hao getting fmvp, he will not really choose to give up now.

Although he once said frankly in front of Li Hao that the championship is the most important thing, but this does not mean that he really gave up the competition.

Now, his desire for fmvp is the same as before.

Once Peter Pan, who feels hot and has an extremely strong desire to attack, decides to turn on the scoring mode, it may be really difficult for players to stop him.

Eddie Jones of the Heat was very unlucky. In the first quarter of the game, he was consecutively hit by Kobe Bryant, so that in the end he had to ask Stan Van Gundy to replace him.

On the field, it is not new for players to apply to the head coach to replace themselves, but most of them will apply when their own team is in the lead. Replacement, really almost nothing.

Peter Pan scored 17 points in the first quarter of the game, showing an extremely hot competitive state.

This also made the fans of the Miami Heat feel further despair. In the first two games of the finals, a Lakers No. [-] had already made them helpless. Now Kobe's state has also announced his return. Isn't this fatal?
On the other hand, on the Heat's side, it was either infighting or being beaten into autism. If this continues, how can they compete for the championship?
Rely on an unyielding heart?
This sentence seems to be a bit ironic now.

Relying on Kobe's personal outburst in the first quarter, the Lakers also took a 7-point lead.

"Perhaps the Miami Heat are the most tragic Finals team in the early 21st century. They met the flourishing Zijin Army, which destined them to become a foil. They even reminded me of the 90s of the last century and the Salt Lake City. Utah Shuangsha, thinking of myself..."

In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley seldom straightened his tone, and just like what he said, the Miami Heat looked so sympathetic.

"This is competitive sports, and this is the cruelty of competitive sports. There can only be one champion. Maybe you can't say they are losers, but they just failed to win the championship. Of course, this is also the charm of competitive sports." Kenny Smith casually agreed.

Barkley's remarks made many fans empathize. After Barkley said this, they seemed to have really returned to the 90s and [-]s of the last century, and returned to the eventful years when Michael Jordan became a god.

During those years, how many dream chasers full of championship dreams ended up being reduced to the foil of the basketball god?
In the long river of nba history, people habitually refer to those years as the most passionate blooming years of basketball.

And looking back at the present, another period of passionate blooming years seems to be brewing.

The Miami Heat are by far the most tragic finals team in the 21st century, but in fact, in the eyes of many people, there may be more tragic finals teams than them in the next few seasons.

The reason is very simple. Look at the current Purple and Gold Corps. They are absolutely in full bloom and full of talent. Whether it is Kobe Bryant or Li Hao, or Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and others, they are all in their own right. are at the peak of their careers or are entering the peak of their careers.

In this case, looking at the West, in the next two or three seasons, almost no team can compete with them for a spot in the Finals.

Looking at the Eastern Conference, no matter who becomes the final king of the Eastern Conference, they will only be beaten by the Lakers on the stage of the Finals.

This situation is very similar to the prosperous years of the past.

However, who is playing another basketball emperor?

Li Hao is still Kobe.

Judging from the current performance of this season's finals, Li Hao Wuyi is better.

But who is Kobe?

What is his label?
This makes people have to hesitate. Kobe, who has always been regarded as Jordan's successor, is absolutely capable of coming from behind and returning to the strongest position in people's hearts.

Of course, for the Lakers, no matter who is the king of these two people, they are very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)