Legend of Tomorrow

David Stern made complete preparations and wanted to make big things small, and small things turned into small things. He can accept the result of killing Vujacic to prevent the Suns from winning four consecutive championships.

None of the officials wanted to see the Suns easily win four consecutive championships. Now that Vujacic is maliciously hurting others, they just went with the flow and did not give Guo Xu enough rest time.

After the Suns swept the Lakers and were eliminated from the Western Conference Finals, they can compete in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. While Guo Xu no longer wins a championship, it would be perfect if LeBron James wins. As for the 78-win Suns' failure to win the championship, it is a stain, but it can be explained. It is because of core injuries. If the Suns lose, Guo Xu's popularity will not drop, but he will become a tragic hero.

Stern's plan is good, but it ignores the players' thoughts. If the whistle is biased toward the Suns at the Lakers' home court, can the Lakers boss stand it? Kobe wanted to take advantage of Guo Xu's absence and lead the team to reverse the Suns' 3-0 deficit to create a miracle, advance all the way to the finals and win the championship, proving that he was the strongest.

After the start of Game 4, Bogut and Artest committed two fouls in less than 5 minutes and went off to rest.

Players tend to be tougher on the defensive end when playing at home, and referees usually don't call fouls, but today they were called for pushing or pulling fouls when they made small moves during physical confrontations.

Once these two people got into foul trouble, the Lakers' offense and defense became weaker. Cook and Walton on the bench were not at the same level. At this time, Odom had to play center, and his partnership with Cook was not as good as the Suns in guarding pick-and-rolls or rebounding.

At halftime, the Suns, without Guo Xu, led the Lakers by 17 points under the leadership of Stoudemire, Roy, and Marion.

Lowry has not become a weakness. His task is to dribble the ball across half court and wait for opportunities. Roy is responsible for holding the ball from the outside and attacking. Lowry focused most of his energy on the defensive end, and he spared no effort to pester Ellis.

In the second half, Kobe became more and more angry. He knew that if he lost to the Suns without Guo Xu, the media would never say anything good about him. And Bell's constant entanglement made his efficiency drop compared to the previous series.

Last season, some people called Bell Kobe's terminator, and he was successfully selected to the All-Defensive Team. Although Bell is not in the defensive lineup this year, his single defense ability is recognized. It is difficult for opponents to get rid of him with the ball and can only take action under interference.

In order to get better shooting opportunities, Kobe began to frequently use his elbows to clear the way when breaking through. Artest also made great defensive moves. The two sides became more and more explosive and almost clashed several times.

At the end of the quarter, the Suns led the Lakers by 18 points. Kobe elbowed him again when he broke through. Bell got annoyed and knocked Kobe down with a throat lock and was ejected from the court.

Without Bell,

Kobe's offensive efficiency is not that high, because the Suns still have Marion and Ariza who can defend him.

In the end, the Suns won 109-94 and swept the Lakers with a total score of 4-0.

The Suns' offense flourished, with six players on the team scoring in double figures. Stoudemire, the top scorer, scored 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists. Roy also scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Kobe made 13 of 33 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and made 6 turnovers, shooting only 39.4% from the field.

This result was so embarrassing. The Lakers lost the game and were criticized by fans as the dirtiest team in the league.

Most fans didn't call Bell dirty because he had never hurt anyone before, but Kobe had a lot of criminal records. Not counting his elbowing moves, there have been several controversial rough fouls this season alone.

On January 20, in the game against the Jazz, Kobe elbowed Quentin Richardson in the head while shooting in the third quarter. The referee did not call him a flagrant foul and considered it unintentional. But after the game, some people analyzed that the conflict between the two was because Quentin had a crush on Kobe's first love girlfriend.

On January 26, during a game against the Bobcats, Kobe elbowed Gerald Wallace in the head while shooting because he hated Gerald for blocking his view.

On January 28, Kobe elbowed Ginobili in the face during a game against the Spurs because the latter blocked his shot. Although the referee did not call a foul at the time, the league reviewed the video and suspended Kobe for one game.

Three consecutive elbows within a month cannot be unintentional, and this does not include the elbow he elbowed Vujacic on the head during training.

On March 6, 2007, when the Lakers played against the Timberwolves, Kobe elbowed Jaric in the face and was suspended for another game by the league because Jaric blocked Kobe's three-pointer in a previous defense.

On March 10, 2007, in the first game after Kobe's comeback, he elbowed 76ers swingman Korver in the face. Because the latter guarded him endlessly throughout the game, he was once again added to the league level. Flagrant foul.

In short, Kobe is the player with the most elbow fouls and injuries this season. The Spurs' Bruce Bowen seems very honest compared to him this season, only stepping on Steve Francis and Jamal Crawford.

Moreover, Kobe never apologized every time he elbowed someone. Back then, he and Reggie Miller fought each other without apologizing, and he maliciously retaliated against Mike Miller without apologizing... His attitude was like a group of pariahs who were not celebrities. They all deserved to be elbowed to death by him. .

Some fans on the Internet commented: Kobe is so ruthless because of the league. He can use his elbows to push away opponents at will when attacking. The league hopes to have a star who averages more than 30 points per game this season to encourage him to attack.

Who do you think Vujacic learned his defensive style from?

This is how Kobe gets into the All-Defensive Team every year, right? Although I can't beat you, I can elbow you.

Artest is not even a good person. After Jason and Shacklebolt left, all the bad guys in the league gathered in the Lakers. How can a team like this still want to win the championship?

Faced with doubts, Kobe chose to shirk the blame, saying, The Lakers were swept by the Suns for two consecutive years because the team's lineup was too poor and there were no stars to partner with him. In fact, it would be more appropriate to add the word wish to what he said to Kupchak.

In his previous life, Kobe was easily eliminated by the Nash-led Suns in the first round, 1-4, and he also chose to force him out. If the management did not trade capable stars to support him, he would leave the Lakers.

Artest directly applied for a trade to the management and was unwilling to stay any longer.

His contract still expires in two years, and it will be difficult for the Lakers to renew his contract with a high salary in the future. Only if he is traded now, goes to another team to play well for two seasons, and renews with that team when he becomes a free agent, can he possibly retain his Bird Rights and get a big contract.

In his previous life, Artest was eager to leave the King, so he made a fuss because he knew the King was unwilling to renew his contract. After joining the Rockets, in order to show his loyalty, he had a Rockets logo tattooed on his head during his haircut.

Ironically, Rockets manager Morey thought Artest was a thorn in his side, disliked him, and refused to offer him a big contract based on Bird rights after one season. Artest had no choice but to cut his salary and join the Lakers to compete for the championship, then turned around and cursed the Rockets.

Artest was more honest with the Lakers after 2009, because at that time he was already desperate and couldn't get a big contract. If he didn't suppress his nature and work hard for a championship ring, what else could he do?

He pretended to be a good guy and changed his name to Charity World Peace, but there is still a difference between him and a real good guy. Just look at how he elbowed Harden.

Bogut also submitted a trade request to the management. He can go to any team. Anyway, he does not want to stay with the Lakers.

Owners Jerry Buss and Kupchak don't know what to do. They have to find a way to rebuild in the summer...

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