Super Legendary Superstar

Iverson tried to knock Sun Zhuo down several times today without success. No one expected that in the end, Sun Zhuo knocked Iverson to the ground!

In terms of speed alone, Sun Zhuo can't beat Iverson. Sun Zhuo's dribbling skills are not up to the point where he can stun his opponent. The reason why he succeeded this time was actually because of Sun Zhuo's mistake.

If Sun Zhuo hadn't fallen to the ground and Iverson wanted to grab the ball, Sun Zhuo would have never let Iverson fall to the ground. Iverson's fall to the ground was not so much caused by Sun Zhuo as it was Iverson. Sun Zhuo fell down on his own initiative because the ball was too low and he couldn't reach it without squatting down. No one expected that Sun Zhuo could stand up again while protecting the ball with the support of his left arm alone. Iverson underestimated Sun Zhuo's ability and tenacity.

No one has ever made Answer Iverson so embarrassed, and Sun Zhuo was the first.

Since then, among the top stars currently in the league, except for Kobe, who has always been a teammate with Sun Zhuo, everyone else, including Tracy McGrady, Carter, Iverson, O'Neal, and Duncan, have all been challenged by Sun Zhuo and successfully challenged him.

When Kobe saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel something in his heart.

If I were not Sun's teammate, but his opponent, would I be defeated by Sun just like today's AI, and Tracy and Vince Carter some time ago?

Kobe did not rush to Sun Zhuo to high-five him as excitedly as other teammates. He looked coldly at Sun Zhuo, who was becoming more and more threatening to him. His natural desire to compete made it difficult for him to regard Sun Zhuo as his best. A close teammate, in fact, he wanted to treat Sun Zhuo as his opponent.

In this game, Sun Zhuo and Kobe teamed up to deal with Iverson, and finally defeated the 76 team at the last moment, but Iverson scored 50 points alone, while Sun Zhuo and Kobe scored 37 points and 45 points respectively.

After the game, Iverson took the initiative to walk towards Sun Zhuo with a smile on his face and said: I am very happy to play against you today. You have won my respect. But you won today not because you defeated me. I hope there will be a win. It’s a good day to play against the team you lead alone.”

Iverson thoroughly experienced Sun Zhuo's ability and resilience today. He knew clearly that Sun Zhuo would never be willing to be the second boss under Kobe, so he knew that with Kobe's personality, the two would not be able to cooperate for a long time, and it would be sooner or later that they separated. thing.

After the game, back in the locker room, Iverson was distracted.

Boss, what are you thinking about? Iguodala, who was only 21 years old, asked with concern when he saw that Iverson had been in a daze, fearing that Iverson would still remember being knocked down on the court.

Iverson shook his head and said nothing. What he was thinking was that Kobe and Sun Zhuo would definitely separate soon. If the person leaving was Sun Zhuo, then would he have a chance to partner with Sun Zhuo? Iverson could be sure , if you have such a person around you, you will definitely have a chance to win the championship.

However, he will also face the same problem as Kobe: How can he suppress Sun Zhuo and make him willing to assist him?

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March and April always go by very quickly. These are two important months at the end of the regular season. For a team like the Lakers, every victory is crucial.

However, it was not all smooth sailing for the Lakers in the final stage. There were still problems with the condition of head coach Rudy Tomjanovich. He still took the initiative to resign as head coach of the Lakers. The interim head coach of the Lakers was Frank Hamblen.

Since he gained very little game experience after losing, Sun Zhuo's experience growth this season has become very slow. He originally planned to reach full level 50 by the end of the regular season this season, but now he can only think about it.

At the end of March, Sun Zhuo's level rose to level 46. In April, the Lakers only had 9 regular season games left. Even if they won all 9 games, the experience points would not be enough to reach full level 50. However, if If he can survive in the playoffs and reach the finals, Sun Zhuo can still reach the full level this season.

The Lakers have always been in the seventh or eighth position in the Western Conference. It is not easy to compete with Sacramento for the sixth place, and once they fail to compete for sixth place, they will inevitably fall to the seventh position. If the Lakers follow the routine Finishing in seventh place in the game, it can basically declare that the Lakers are finished for this season, because the second place in the Western Conference is the Spurs who want to win the championship.

Sun Zhuo also discussed with Kobe whether he should deliberately choose his opponents in the first round of the playoffs.

Kobe, in the last few regular season games, we should not rush so fiercely. It is best not to widen the gap with the Denver Nuggets who are behind us, so that there is still room for everything. You also know that the Phoenix Suns basically We are firmly ranked first in the Western Conference. The Spurs will not surpass them. If we fail to reach sixth place and fall to seventh place, then our opponent in the first round of the playoffs will be the Spurs. The Spurs are comparable to the Suns It’s much harder to beat, but if we beat the Suns, we still have a chance.”

Sun Zhuo's serious analysis was not approved by Kobe. Kobe even mocked Sun Zhuo's attitude, Sun, it's only been one season, how come you have changed so much? Do you still remember what you said to Phil Jackson last season? Are you saying that? You said that we, the Lakers, were going to meet the Spurs in the second round and then beat them up. But this year, you asked us to avoid them as much as possible? Because of what? Because we don’t have Shaq? Shaq I can lead the Lakers to win, but I can’t?”

Of course, Kobe knew that Sun Zhuo was not questioning his ability. It was just that during the regular season this season, Sun Zhuo indeed had too much limelight. Many times, he overshadowed him as the leader of the team. Kobe also really felt that Sun Zhuo's ability improved by leaps and bounds, and he knew that he would no longer be able to suppress Sun Zhuo. He was fed up with fighting for power like O'Neal anymore, and he hoped to have a teammate around him who could help him safely.

Sun Zhuo didn't say anything. The day that should come will always come. No matter which day it happens, he will accept the result peacefully.

Sure enough, in the last few games of the Lakers' regular season, Kobe had no reservations and tried his best to win every victory. The result was exactly what Sun Zhuo feared. They failed to reach sixth place in the Western Conference and ended up in the sixth place. No. 7 in the Western Conference.

April 20, 2005, the day the regular season ended, the Spurs locker room.

The Spurs' regular season record this season was 59 wins and 23 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference. When he learned that the Lakers would eventually be ranked seventh in the Western Conference and would be their first-round opponent, Ginobi Leigh, Duncan, Parker and others are very happy. They have absolute confidence that they can defeat the Lakers and avenge last year!

Everyone was eager to try, even excited, and Popovich's sudden appearance made the locker room instantly quiet, because Popovich's face looked serious, more serious than before.

Popovich looked at everyone, glanced at them all, and then said to everyone: I believe you all know who our opponent is in the first round. I have a passage to read to you.

Bound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he maims a man, so shall he maim him. - Leviticus