You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 425 Beyond the light, in the darkness

Chapter 428 Beyond the light, in the darkness
On May 2007, 5, the Los Angeles Lakers' series tour started with the opponent's home court for the first time.

If the Golden State Warriors do not appear, maybe they will stop in the second round again. After all, anyone who watched the Mavericks during the regular season would shout invincible.

They lost, faced a young team with a similar style to their own, met a group of musketeers who suddenly broke out, six games, 67 wins in the regular season, countless winning streaks, the fear and shock brought to people, the chanting of the media, Nowitzki's unshakable MVP, all of these, the rain blows away.

Competitive sports always tell us that if you lose, you are nothing. Even if you are as outstanding as Jerry West in 1969, the league has to give you an FMVP trophy that you regard as a shame.Years later, that trophy was also named the Bill Russell Cup.

Every time the LOGO man sees the trophy, he will think of the worst failure in his life, and think of the opponent who eliminated them many times. Doesn't he have the urge to smash the trophy?
The same goes for Nowitzki.

Now, instead of the Mavericks, the Lakers stand in front of the San Antonio Spurs, and TNT TV will broadcast the entire series live.

Before the start of the series, the TNT team overwhelmingly scored 5-0.

No one thinks the Lakers can win. After the Mavericks are eliminated, the Spurs are invincible.

Everyone knows that the Mavericks lineup is prepared for the Spurs. If anyone can beat the Spurs, it can only be the Mavericks.

Therefore, if the Spurs can successfully step over the Lakers and slaughter the lambs killed from the cockfighting field in the East to win the cup, their O'Brien Cup should have the name of the Golden State Warriors written on it.As for the length of the name, it should not be too much to account for 1/3.

In the visiting team's tunnel at the ATT Center.

Bryant held out his arm, and he's been on the road to being a leader for three years.

For the first year, he was a lonely tyrant.

In the second year, he was a lone wolf who was questioned and hostile by the whole world.

In the third year, that is, this year, he turned into a team star in the first half of the season, until the team encountered injury problems before turning into a lone wolf again, and stabilized the situation with a period of consecutive 50+/60+ performances.He's more MVP-worthy than Nowitzki, but the world is snobby.

67 wins is indeed much greater than 51 wins. Even if the guys who created 67 wins were eliminated in the first round, the MVP does not belong to Kobe.

Everyone put their hands on the hand that Kobe extended first, and he covered it with his other palm: "Answer me loudly, what time is it now?!"

"Game time!"

This is the beginning of the divisional finals where there is no return.

The Lakers came with the determination not to be expected by the world. The starting lineup put on the table by the Spurs was Parker, Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, Michael Finley, and Duncan.

Unlike the Warriors lineup in the semifinals, the Lakers also made updates and changes.

Jackson put Odom at the three, Radmanovic at the four and Ryan Hollins at the five.

In terms of size, it may be better to use Bynum to top Duncan.But Bynum is too young, and his training in the rookie season is limited. In fact, this year should be regarded as his rookie year.Against Duncan with his current experience, it is very likely that he will be overwhelmed by both offense and defense, and finally be broken by Duncan's few "Buddha's words".

The best protection for him is to avoid facing Duncan in the opening game.

In the regular season, Jackson doesn't mind letting Duncan teach him a lesson, but now it's the playoffs, and every game can't be sloppy.

The Lakers set up a tall starting lineup and wanted to compete with the Spurs for book talent. The game started in an atmosphere where both sides recalled the old days.

Wei Xia defended against Tony Parker, and Zen Master had no choice but to do so.According to the lineup, the best candidate to defend against Parker is Smash Parker, but in order to let Odom start the third position, Parker was sacrificed.

Wei Xia's match against Parker is not as effective as Parker, because Parker is too fast.

It's just the beginning of tonight, Wei Xia's performance gave Jackson unexpected surprises and surprises.

Parker accelerated like a sports car and was fouled by Wesha.

"His acting skills are worse than Anne Hathaway, have you made a fucking mistake!" Popovich pointed at Wei Xia who was lying on the ground, trembling with anger.

If he just dislikes Wei Xia's acting skills and the referee still doesn't want to talk to him, this has risen to question the referee's IQ, of course the referee must give him a little color.

Popovich ate a T. If it weren't for the assistant coach who stopped him, the saliva sprayed from his mouth could help the referee wash his face.

The Lakers got off to a good start with two free throws sent by Popovich.

Kobe then took the ball from the right wing and scored without fear of Bowen's defense.

The Lakers started 4-0.

What they didn't expect was that Kobe's goal was the only goal he made in the first quarter.

After letting Kobe abuse him for so many games, the Spurs also understood that when he has no support inside and lacks strong support on the outside, why should he bet on his touch by giving him high shots?His surname is not James, and the Spurs are fully capable of chasing forward and blocking, forcing him to make various inhumanly difficult shots.

The Spurs' strategy revolved around Bryant's often irrational offensive choices.

Wei Xia was ignored.

Their so-called lack of strong support from the periphery counts Wei Xia in it.

Rationally speaking, the Spurs' calculations are correct.Wei Xia has never proved his shooting stability in front of strong defensive teams.Thanks to the Warriors' more non-defensive strategy than the Suns, Wei Xia used the four games against the Warriors to bring back a lot of data and shooting percentage.

The Spurs' scouting team has taken him for real, and his shots will miss in the face of high-intensity defense.

Therefore, at the beginning, there was a space of one and a half meters.

Good intentions are hard to come by, Kobe Bryant missed two consecutive shots, Hollins competed for offensive rebounds, and passed Wei Xia.

"Shh!"

"The top of the arc is the most accurate shooting point for Wish, and Tony can't let him shoot anymore!"

The good times didn't last long, and the Spurs didn't listen to the reminder from Sean Elliott in the commentary.

Wei Xia was soon given another vacant seat.

Wei Xia took advantage of the opportunity given by the Spurs in vain, and scored another three-pointer in the same position to stop the Spurs.

The momentum of the Lakers suddenly rose.

"According to the data we have, Wish is really not good at outside shooting."

"But if you interpret his 'not good at' as 'can't', there will be a big problem!"

Neither being good at nor not being able to do so is an evaluation that applies to Wei Xia.

These two comments are simply sorry for the sweat he shed on the training ground.

The most suitable comment should be unstable.

He has no shooting talent and relies entirely on his muscle memory. Coupled with his double-action shooting, he jumps very high every time he shoots.

There are many reasons for his instability. The problem of hand feeling is one. Not getting enough shots is also the key.

The Spurs' adjustment is simple, replace Parker.

It is rare to replace the Frenchman after only playing for 3 minutes.

Then, the Sixth Man of the Year Manu Ginobili played.

The next game proved that Popovich's substitution strategy was correct.

After Ginobili came up, he attacked first, and then assisted his teammates. In terms of small moves, flopping and soaring acting skills, he is on par with Wei Xia.

The most ridiculous round was when both of them wanted to foul each other, they had a point contact and lay on the ground at the same time, and both of them were warned by the referee.

The Spurs also reversed the situation after he played.

24 is better than 22
At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led by 2 points.

"The past 12 minutes are enough to prove that the Lakers are definitely not lucky to be here. They are a tough team!"

Know now, it's not too late.

The Spurs faced up to the strength of their opponents in just one game.

The second quarter belongs to Duncan's time.

His first attack was against Radmanovic, leaned back, turned 45 degrees and hit the board.

"Almost guarded me, friend."

Duncan's banter made Radmanovich turn green.

The same bullshit, the Lakers inside will hear seven or eight times in the second quarter.

Duncan's outbreak was coordinated with the right time, place and people.

The basket at home is very familiar, weak opponents can't resist, and teammates who are willing to pass the ball make him play very comfortably every time he attacks.

In the second quarter, Duncan made 7 of 6 shots, efficient and vigorous, and made 5 free throws, 4 of which were hit.

Even his biggest technical shortcoming was not exposed tonight.

The dominant Duncan led the Spurs to a 32-16 single quarter.

The Lakers trailed the Spurs by 18 points at halftime.

In the second quarter of Kobe and Wecha, it was difficult to look directly at them. They made 14 of 3 shots in total.

In the second half, as Kobe demanded the ball ferociously, his inner self-awareness, desire to take over, and demons that needed him to step up and turn the tide awoke.

Once Kobe pressed that button, the Lakers had only one way to attack, give him the ball, and keep the others away. It’s best not to appear in Kobe’s sight, otherwise Kobe, who is so red-eyed, might be confused about "Why is my enemy wearing our jersey?"

Kobe responded with 12 points in a single quarter.

Wei Xia scored two more three-pointers from the outside to help Kobe make a clearance to the greatest extent.

This is not enough, Wei Xia knows it well.

If Bryant is determined to turn things around on his own, what can he do to help?
Apparently, he'll have to choke one of the three guns on the Spurs' perimeter.

Finley is sick and old and not worth targeting.

Parker is too fast to be restricted.

Ginobili is seasoned and intelligent, and has no flaws.

He picked Parker.

Wei Xia didn't intend to score, but a person who keeps running will always get a chance, whether he wants to or not.

In the fourth quarter, under the light of Kobe's 18 points in a single quarter, Wei Xia scored 12 points in a single quarter, and the other Lakers players added up to 8 points.

The 38-point offense in a single quarter was not enough for the Lakers to win, because the opposite Spurs also scored 30 points.

114 is better than 108
That was the score in Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers once stood in the light, but now they have been pulled into the darkness they are most used to by the Spurs.

outside, in the dark
(End of this chapter)