Guoshu basketball

Chapter 184 Reaching the Finals

The Lakers are only one step away from winning the entire Western Conference Finals, and according to the current situation, the Spurs have been unable to recover, and the Lakers are in a good situation.

The competition in the East is very fierce. They just ended the semifinal competition the day before the game between the Lakers and the Spurs.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, although Big Ben left, the Pistons still relied on their overall strength to end the game with the Magic early with a total score of 4 to 1.The Celtics were very unhappy. They met the Cavaliers led by James. The two sides fought until the seventh game. The Celtics got through 97 to 92!

In the game against the Celtics, James fully demonstrated his once-in-a-century basketball talent. He averaged 26.7 points, 7.8 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. The monster-like data and performance are almost a tie with the Celtics' Big Three!
If it weren't for the fact that the other Cavaliers players were too weak to provide strong support for James in the last game, I am afraid that the Cavaliers will win in the end!In the last game, James scored 45 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. He almost overturned the Big Three by himself!

After the risky pass, everyone in the Celtics expressed their respect for James. Everyone believed that the future of the NBA belongs to James, just like Duncan said after the finals last season.

The situation in the Eastern Conference is still unclear now. The Celtics and Pistons have just finished the second game of the Eastern Conference finals, and the double-serve battle was tied 1-1.

However, Kobe told everyone in the Lakers that the Eastern Conference champion must be the Celtics. The Pistons, which have lost their big money, will no longer be able to compete with the Lakers in the F4 period. They cannot beat the Celtics with the Big Three!

There was no suspense in the fifth game between the Lakers and the Spurs. Kobe and Li Du played one offense and one defense, and won it cleanly with a strong attitude!
After 6 years, the Lakers finally became the champion of the Western Conference again and reached the finals!
In the celebration ceremony, Kobe looked very calm.After the Shaquille O'Neal left the Lakers, Kobe finally led the team to the finals. Now, he is only one step away from his dream. He only needs one more step, and he can realize his wish for many years and lead the team to win the championship!
Kobe and his teammates hugged one by one, and paid tribute to the Spurs players, and then put on the baseball cap representing the Western Conference Championship, and won the Western Conference Championship trophy!

Li Du naturally stood beside Kobe. He was not too excited about winning the Western Conference Finals. The idea of ​​playing hard.Before achieving this goal, he really couldn't get excited!

Odom pulled Li Du over, put his arms around his shoulders, and laughed loudly: "Li, we won! Why aren't you excited at all?"

Li Du didn't answer Odom, but put his head next to Kobe's ear, and said to Kobe, "Boss, don't worry, I'm not only the Western Conference champion, but I also want to help you win the championship!"

Kobe was taken aback by Li Du's sudden words, then he laughed and patted Li Du, and nodded hard at him.

That night, all the Lakers stayed in San Antonio for the celebration party. Everyone drank a lot of wine, but Li Du only drank a little.

Not long after, Li Du's phone rang, and it was Yao Ming. When he picked up the phone, he laughed and asked Li Du, "Xiao Du, how do you feel after winning the Western Conference championship, isn't it good?"

Li Du smiled slightly, "Fortunately, I'm not as excited as I imagined, but it's always a joy to win. Brother Yao, you didn't call just to congratulate me, did you?"

Yao Ming laughed and said, "You don't look like a young man at all! Others win the ball, at least they have to be happy for a few days, but you are fine. I see that you have never been excited except for a few minutes at the end of the game!" After a pause, he didn't hear Li Du answering, and he said again: "Xiao Du, I'm just telling you that we are preparing for a training camp, preparing for the BJ Olympics. You can return to China early, and I will send someone to pick you up when the time comes. Let's play in the training hall, this time we will train in BJ!"

This is something that Yao Ming had agreed with Li Du a long time ago. Although Li Du cannot play for the Chinese national team, he can still be a special employee during training and train with everyone.

So Li Du nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Yao, I'll come over as soon as the finals are over."

"Speaking of the finals, I have some ideas." Yao Ming said to Li Du: "I think your final opponent will be the Celtics! You have also played against the Big Three, and none of them is easy. , but among the three of them, you have to pay special attention to Pierce!"

Yao Ming's views on the Eastern Conference Finals were exactly the same as Kobe's, which surprised Li Du. Could it be that in their eyes, the Pistons had no chance of winning?But think about it, the Pistons won the championship back then, relying on their "Pistons Five Tigers", but now, Big Ben has gone.Without a big book, the Pistons are no longer the Pistons that could compete with the peak Lakers.

Still, why pay special attention to Pierce?Li Du has never faced Pierce directly. Although he knows that Kobe has always regarded Pierce as one of his opponents, Kobe has many opponents, and Pierce has not played particularly good statistics or records before the Big Three, so Li Du Du didn't know much about him.

So Li Du asked, "Is there anything special about him?"

"About this guy, I'm afraid Kobe is more aware of how terrible he is. You should ask him!" Yao Ming didn't elaborate, and he seemed to be quite busy, so he hung up the phone in a hurry.

"Paul Pierce..." Li Du muttered the name softly, looked at Kobe and others who were celebrating, and didn't ask much.He is very clear that at this time, everyone will just let go and play for one night. After returning to Los Angeles tomorrow, everyone will concentrate all their energies!

The next day, all the Lakers returned to Los Angeles, and Zen Master announced that everyone would be given two days off, and then they had to look at the situation in the Eastern Conference to prepare for the finals in advance!
On the way home, Li Du finally asked Kobe his question: "Boss, is Paul Pierce strong? Brother Yao specifically reminded me to pay attention to him on the phone yesterday."

Kobe smiled on the phone while driving the car, and said: "Yao is right. If nothing else, our opponent in the finals is the Celtics. You will probably have to defend him. That guy But he is an offensive kaleidoscope, his offensive skills are no less than mine!"

Without waiting for Li Du to ask again, Kobe said in advance: "Li, I'm driving home now, come to me tomorrow, I'll show you some data I specially collected, and you'll understand. It's only one step away from the championship ,come on!"

(End of this chapter)