Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 378
The Warriors had no choice but to foul in the end. Even if the Lakers veteran Robert Horry missed two free throws, the second free throw was obviously intentionally missed. In this way, the Warriors could only pick off the backcourt rebound, and 1 second was not enough. Take the ball, and the point difference is 4 points, it is impossible to recover.

Warriors fans must be rather depressed. The Warriors in the West lost to the Lakers in the last home game in such an embarrassing way. The Warriors had to go to the Lakers' home court to play the tiebreaker against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Shark O'Neal broke out completely today, making 25 of 14 shots, plus a magical 17 of 13 free throws. He scored a game-high 41 points, 17 rebounds and 2 blocks. Almost single-handedly, the Lakers were sent to the final The seventh decisive battle.

The Lakers teenager Kobe also contributed his energy. He made 20 of 10 shots and 11 of 11 free throws. He also scored 31 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. There was only 1 turnover in the game. The OK team played a fantastic game in San Francisco. victory.

In addition to the OK combination of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, the entire Lakers team has seven other players who scored. When the entire Lakers team can contribute points, such a Lakers team will be hard to beat.

Today, the Warriors lost not so much to their opponents as they lost in the face of their psychological burden of wanting to win and fear of losing. No player in the team stood up to take over the game at a critical moment.

The best No. 7 Jermaine O'Neal made 22 of 2 shots. His statistics were 26 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. He almost achieved a triple-double. Realized the Warriors' dream of advancing to the NBA Finals at home.

Chauncey Billups, the No. 4 starting point guard of the Warriors who has always been stable, gave 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Unfortunately, his and O'Neal's efforts throughout the game could not be exchanged for the possibility of defeating the Los Angeles Lakers. .

Dayao had 12 points and 12 rebounds in this game, and he also had 1 rebound and 1 assist. He was whistled for too many fouls today. With the addition of Big Ben and Ben Wallace, the Warriors defended Shaquille O'Neal with one Players, they consumed two core main inside players, so they still couldn't guard against the unscrupulous Shaquille O'Neal.

The Warriors paid nearly 20 fouls on Shaquille O'Neal, but they still couldn't stop the opponent from scoring 41 points. This is the NBA Western Conference Finals. There is no doubt about the strength and confrontation. It is extremely difficult to score a few points in such a situation. In this way, O'Neal still played his value as the number one active center in the NBA.

Tracy McGrady scored 10 points and Grant Hill scored 12 points. The Golden State Warriors twin stars played very average today. The Lakers teenager Kobe plus Rick Fox, as well as Devin George and Brian Shaw, these Lakers role players played fully. He broke his own defense and let the Warriors Gemini fall into a quagmire. Every point felt very difficult.

For the nba news media reporters and experts, one day they were still advocating the gradual birth of the Warriors dynasty, and the next day they directly began to praise the OK combination. Game [-] of the Lakers.

There is not much time left for the Warriors to adjust and summarize experience and lessons. The next day, the Warriors will fly to Los Angeles. Now the pressure is on their side. The fans of the team roared like a tsunami of crazy attacks.

During the arena familiarization session before the game, Verus sat alone in a corner in a daze, when a figure suddenly sat next to him.

"Hi, Verus, I'm sorry, we were in the last game." Grant Hill said with a heavy heart sitting beside Verus.

Verus tried hard to put on a smiling face, and said, "No, no, no, Hill, you don't need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong, basketball is round, winning or losing for a while doesn't mean anything."

McGrady came out of nowhere, sat on the bench on the other side of Verus, and said, "Hey, Verus, as the general manager of the NBA team, you have done a very good job. Tonight we must not You will be disappointed, I promise."

After all, McGrady went to warm up wearing a hoodie. He wore a hood and headband as if he was a god, and made more than a dozen three-pointers in a row, which attracted endless applause from the Warriors players and staff on the sidelines.

Grant Hill also said with a serious face: "Yes, Verus, you have built us a team that can dominate the entire NBA, but we have not achieved the record we deserve. This is our problem. Tonight we We will speak with facts, and we will also use our actual actions to repay your trust and care for Verus."

Verus looked at McGrady and Hill, who walked shoulder to shoulder, and walked into the player tunnel. The corners of his eyes gradually became moist. To him, how much money he made was not important. At the beginning of the 21st century, it can be said that the world is full of gold. Horned beasts can get hundreds of thousands and millions of times in return after more than ten years.

Only fans from later generations like him Verus can understand the strength of the Lakers during the first three consecutive championships, especially the incomprehensible O'Neal. It is said that they can steadily eat the Lakers with big sharks.

It's like Lu Bu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Fang Tian draws a halberd in his hand, even if several top generals join forces, they can't say that they can definitely defeat him, Liu Guan Zhang Qishang is only a draw.

Of course, today's Golden State Warriors must be much stronger than Liu Guanzhang, but Lu Bu O'Neal of the Lakers is not without helpers. The current teenager Kobe is a hero proven by history. Inferior, many fans Komi even insisted that Kobe is better.

Score 81 points in a single game. This is a score that will make all current and future NBA players desperate. After all, the current level of defense in the NBA is here. With a team that has an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, it is very difficult for you to score 50 points. difficulty.

From the starting lineup to the backup, the Golden State Warriors are definitely better than the Lakers, and they are not even a star. It can be said that they are completely crushed, but Verus has no way to tell these Warriors young players that you will be legendary superstars in the NBA in the future, so there is no need to be afraid What an OK combination.

Now in the NBA in 2002, almost all NBA players live in the shadow of Shaquille O'Neal. In the subconscious mind of most players, standing next to O'Neal can win the game, but standing opposite him basically can't win ball.

"On June 2002, 6, this is the beautiful and charming city of Los Angeles. Next, I will bring you the last game of the Western Conference Finals of this season. The Los Angeles Lakers played against the Golden State Warriors at home. Today's winner will be Stepping onto the stage of the NBA Finals."

(End of this chapter)