i am legend

Chapter 448 West Second
The duel between Duncan and O'Neill made all the fans in Rockefeller Center watch them excitedly!

On the court, when O'Neal was about to turn his back for five seconds, a figure wearing the No. 8 jersey of the Lakers suddenly appeared. While turning around, O'Neal directly threw the ball to the basket on the right!

"boom!!"

With a bang, Kobe completed the attack with a shocking alley-oop!

"Cooperate??" Seeing the excited Kobe on the court, Bruce couldn't help but secretly sighed!
Since the conflict between the two was made public in front of the media before, Kobe seemed to have suddenly transformed into a Super Saiyan, playing exciting games non-stop!

Now, even though O'Neill and him completed a very amazing dunk, they still lack communication and communication directly!

In the rest area of ​​the Warriors, everyone was very indifferent, even Barkley and Starks, who had always been alive, looked very serious on their expressions!
In the following first quarter, under the confrontation between Duncan and O'Neal, the performances of the two teams were a bit monotonous and boring!
As the final whistle sounded in this quarter, the two teams finally tied the score thanks to the performance of their core players!

"Children, you have performed very well in the first quarter, so it will be time for others, you need to rest!!" Wilkens said to the players with a smile, he obviously did not want to play for this game. Worry about the game!
Hearing Wilkens' words, Barkley and others excitedly expressed their desire to win!
"Manu, I hope you can break the Lakers' defense!"

When the players were about to debut, Wilkens pointedly said to Ginobili.

"Understood!" Ginobili nodded vigorously, with great confidence in his expression!
Since the beginning of this season, although Ginobili has been coming on as a substitute, his performance has really excited everyone!

Especially in some anxious games, Ginobili was like a sharp knife, mercilessly cutting the opponent's line!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors put a lot of pressure on the Lakers, especially after Robert Horry appeared on the court, the Lakers players showed confusing entanglements!
"Shhh!!"

With a crisp sound, Horry directly hit a long-range two-pointer with Ben Wallace's screen.

"cool!!"

In the stands, a large number of Warriors fans cheered for the goal.

In the years of the Lakers, Horry, with his own strong psychological factors, brought very powerful energy to the team's three consecutive championships!

Now, returning to his old club with a super long two-pointer, Horry's approach has won the recognition and cheers of a large number of fans!

"I like the atmosphere here!!" Huo Li waved his arms around vigorously, and couldn't help shouting inwardly!

Afterwards, the duel between the substitutes of the two teams made all the fans present hooked!
When the whistle of the halftime game ended, a large crowd of cheers suddenly sounded in the Rockefeller Center. This was a cheer for Ginobili and the Warriors bench!

Throughout the second quarter, the Warriors relied on the superb performance of the substitute, so that Wilkens did not replace the previous main force, especially Ginobili's performance, which made Wilkens more firm in his current position. Location!

Watching players from both sides enter the player tunnel one after another, Bruce left the arena after chatting with the fans for a few words!
Elgin Baylor wandered back and forth in the office a little depressed. Whenever he remembered that his draft pick would belong to the Warriors, he couldn't help but smile wryly!
Since welcoming back the pick in 01, although the Clippers' record is still somewhat unsatisfactory, under the leadership of Brand, they all see the future of the Clippers!
However, because of his poor record this season, he is very sure that his first-round pick will be at least in the top 8 of the lottery!
"Damn, why am I so greedy?" Elgin Baylor smiled bitterly, looking at the phone on the desk, he couldn't help hesitating!

In Bruce's office, as soon as he opened the office door, he heard the ringing of the phone on the desk!
Afterwards, after rubbing his temples that were a little swollen and sore, Bruce walked towards the desk!

"Hello, this is Bruce Young!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Elgin Baylor first smiled wryly, and then said sincerely: "Hi Bruce, I'm Elgin!"

"Uh..." Hearing this voice, Bruce couldn't help feeling weird!

Since completing the deal with Baylor in 01, Bruce Jinbai has rarely dealt with him.

But now, suddenly hearing the familiar voice and tone again, he couldn't help but feel absurd!
"Hello, Elgin!"

Elgin Baylor, who was far away in Los Angeles, after hearing about Bruce's recovery, subconsciously glanced at the documents on the table and the materials of this year's draft, with a flash of embarrassment in his eyes, and said: "This, we are in your hands. I am very interested in the draft picks, I don’t know you.”

"I knew it!" Bruce whispered to himself, then frowned: "Elgin, you should know my enthusiasm for draft picks."

"Uh."

Judging from the current lineup of the Clippers, there are obviously not many players who can attract Bruce's attention.

"Haha, of course I know your hobbies!" Baylor smiled awkwardly. After hesitating for a moment, the temptation of the high-ranking lottery still made him put forward his own idea!
"Bruce."

With Baylor's detailed narration and the chips finally bursting out, Bruce couldn't help but feel a burst of depression!
Judging from the current situation of the Clippers, all they can come up with is Odom and Brand's bargaining chips!

But after establishing them as the core, Chris Wilcox, who has already made the Clippers regret, has become what they think is a very good bargaining chip!

Now, when Elgin Baylor proposed a deal with Wilcox as the main bargaining chip, Bruce couldn't help secretly scoffing at his offer!
The Warriors' lineup is obviously not that interested in the extra players!
Especially after Elgin Baylor continued to use draft picks as a bargaining chip for temptation, but Bross still didn't want to get involved in this deal!

"Sorry, Elgin, you should know about our situation, so."

Even if Bruce hadn't finished speaking, Baylor, who had been in the league for many years, heard his last opinion and answer!
However, judging from the current situation of the Clippers, if they are still sinking, I am afraid that this team will very likely continue to waste several years in the league!

Although they already have the core of team building, the lack of other players still cannot bring them great help!
Although the draft picks may not necessarily bring them substantial improvement, after all, the 03 class may become the strongest rookie class after 96!

After a while, after Bruce hung up the phone, he couldn't help shaking his head regretfully!

Just when Bruce was thinking about it, as the second half of the Warriors VS Lakers was broadcast live on TV, he directly threw these troubles to the back of his mind!

At the beginning of the second half, under Kobe's explosion, the Lakers led the Warriors by as much as 8 points with an 0:5 spurt. His performance seemed to have returned to the state of 40+ in the previous nine consecutive games. Gives the feeling of being invincible!

Seeing that the Lakers might expand their lead, Wilkens called a timeout without hesitation!
"Tim, Dirk, you guys are ready to play!" Wilkens' expression finally became serious. Even though he didn't consider the team's record, it is the home court of the Warriors after all!

In the second half of the third quarter, when Duncan came on the court, he directly blasted O'Neal back to the court!
In the following games, the Warriors gradually recovered the score between the two teams with a more balanced lineup configuration and the performance of Duncan!

In the fourth quarter of the competition, the Lakers seemed to be crazy, and they were very aggressive with every ball!
When the game progressed to the last 5 minutes, the Lakers finally returned to their previous state due to the massive exhaustion of the main force.
"drop!!"

A timeout whistle sounded, and the players of the two teams finally breathed a sigh of relief!
"Kobe, I need you to play more selflessly. After all, basketball is a five-person sport!" Phil Jackson said to Kobe with a serious expression, but he couldn't help but whispered in his heart: "Will Shaquille be depressed?" ?”

Hearing what Phil Jackson said, Kobe first glanced at the calm O'Neal, and then said firmly, "Phil, you should know my current state, so."

"Damn it!" Phil Jackson muttered depressingly, and then said a little falsely: "Look, our current lineup and tactics are very mature. If you blindly pursue your desire to attack, you will win the game in the end." not us!!"

"spit!!!"

Kobe spat secretly, although he was a little dissatisfied with Phil Jackson's arrangement, but after all, this is his and O'Neal's territory!
In the next 5 minutes, the Lakers still maintained a 5-point lead with Kobe's changes!

"drop!"

A whistle sounded, causing the Warriors' home court to burst into sighs of disappointment!
Although in the last 5 minutes, all the players on the Warriors wanted to win the game, but after all, the Lakers' lineup is still in a very strong state!
When the final score was fixed at 110:105, the Warriors' record was directly behind the Mavericks by half a game, making their record fixed in the second place in the Western Conference!
The duel with the Lakers is over, and the Warriors' good state has finally been curbed!

After the battle with the Lakers, everyone in the Warriors has seen the cruelty of the playoffs. Once they slack off, the dream of a championship will be separated from them very quickly!

(End of this chapter)