Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 123 Semifinal against the Supersonics

In the third quarter of the game, Zhou Yu and other main players finally took a rest, and a substitute lineup led by "Madman" and "Little Fish" appeared on the stage.

The Clippers sent all the main players. They thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, but the Lakers' substitutes were infected by the main players and still played bravely.

Sprewell's emergency stop mid-range shots hit repeatedly, and Fisher's three-point shot was extremely accurate, making the Clippers even worse.

On the other hand, the Clippers' offense has become timid. With a big score behind, they can only seek stability, but the more this is the case, the more dull the game is, and the number of passing errors begins to increase, giving the Lakers a lot of fast break opportunities .

After the third quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers by 108 points with "81:27".

The head coach of the Clippers burst into tears and sighed up to the sky, which can be described as "deliberately killing the enemy, but unable to return to the sky."

He simply sent all the substitutes to fight. The Lakers took into account the Clippers' face and did not send the main force. The two sides entered the "garbage time" ahead of schedule.

The benches of the two sides are in stark contrast. The Lakers are playing and laughing, while the Clippers are holding their chins and looking downcast.

"Mr. Jabbar, I think the Lakers have finally shown their true strength. The Clippers are still that broken ship after all. It's just a pity that I have accumulated a lot of beautiful words that are useless."

The narrator sighed.

"No regrets, you have said enough, my handsome face has been washed many times by your saliva."

Jabbar snorted coldly.

"Mr. Abdul-Jabbar, I think the current Lakers team, the core players are all young, and their strength is good. Their achievements are likely to surpass the 'Showtime' era."

The narrator boldly predicted.

"Why, can they surpass our five championships at that time?"

Jabbar frowned.

"Winning five championships is great, but three consecutive championships are the standard for a dynasty team. Although the Celtics achieved the glory of 'eight consecutive championships' during Bill Russell's era, the NBA team of that era Very few, plus the system is not sound, need not be counted.

So far, only the Chicago Bulls have won three consecutive championships, so as long as they win four consecutive championships, they will become the strongest team in NBA history. "

The narrator talked eloquently.

"Boy, I have to remind you that this is a live broadcast, and every word you say will become evidence in court."

Jabbar's face turned ashen.

"So what? As a professional media person, you should present the facts and be reasonable. Even if you have to face a bleak life, you have no regrets."

The commentator regards death as home.

"Young man, as an old man, I have to advise you. It is a good thing to dare to express your ideas, but it does not mean that you can favor the past and the past. If you continue to talk nonsense like this, the next time you will explain to you is likely to be NBA football. child."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar patted the commentator's shoulder hard, and said with a half-smile.

Since the general situation has been determined, the fourth quarter of the game between the two sides played very casually, basically shooting as much as they wanted, rebounding all relying on falling overhead, and the atmosphere was harmonious and friendly.

With the electronic long sound at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was finally fixed at "131:109". The Lakers beat the Clippers with a huge advantage of 22 points and successfully tied the big score to "2:2".

At the press conference after the game, Harris' back was straight and his expression was majestic.

Before the reporter opened his mouth to ask questions, he focused on explaining how he made careful tactical arrangements before the game, how he encouraged the players to let go of their burdens and give it a go, and how he told the team doctors and chefs to ensure that the players were in good health. It tastes delicious.

Harris' words can be described as impenetrable, and some reporters with ulterior motives immediately followed the wind and kept praising Harris for his wise and skillful planning, which made the Lakers achieve a "reborn" transformation.

Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard it. He thought that Harris didn't care too much about the comments from the unexpected world, but he didn't expect that it was just a "gold and jade" and he was actually a very happy person.

The next day, the fifth decisive game was moved to the Lakers' home stadium, the Great Western Forum. Amidst the cheers of the home fans, the Lakers once again defeated the Clippers with "126:101", becoming a model of counterattack.

In this battle, Zhou Yu's score was still in single digits, but he sent 18 assists, and he clocked out of get off work in the first two quarters.

As the Lakers "3:2" eliminated the Clippers, other games have also been decided.

Western Division:

The Utah Jazz narrowly beat the Phoenix Suns 3:2 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.In this round of the series, the Jazz, as a veteran team, played very hard, mainly due to the brave performance of Nash, one of the representatives of the 96 golden generation. Like Zhou Yu, although Nash did not score many points in each game, he was able to send out With an average of 13.6 assists, the Suns' "running and bombing tactics" are like a duck to water.

In the first four playoff games, the Suns first defeated the Jazz by "86:83" in the away game, and then lost the away game with "85:89". The Jazz then lost with "91:87", and when they returned to the Jazz's home court again, the Suns failed to withstand the Jazz's crazy counterattack at the last moment, and lost to the Jazz with "79:83", regrettably bid farewell to the playoffs.

After the game, Nash burst into tears on the spot, claiming that he paid a heavy price for his youth, and will definitely make a comeback next season, leading the Suns to go further in the playoffs.

Another round of duel was launched between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gartner and Marbury also paid the price for their inexperience, and were eventually eliminated by the Supersonics "3:1".

In this round of the series, Payton, Garnett, Marbury and many other trash talk masters were brought together. Spit stars flew all over the court. Brie started talking trash to each other, and later, Payton saw that it was hard to find an opponent in talking trash, so he simply started talking trash with his teammate Kemp.

The only calm series in the West is the matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers.

Although the Houston Rockets are not ranked high in the regular season, they have fully demonstrated the demeanor of "little strong in the playoffs". They won three games in a row and sent the Blazers home with a big score of 3:0 without bloodshed.

After talking about the west, let's talk about the east.

The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks in the East won very easily and happily, and eliminated the Washington Bullets and Charlotte Hornets with two "3:0" respectively.

In the other two rounds of the series, the Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic 3:2, and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Detroit Pistons 3:2.

In this way, the semifinal match between the East and the West will be revealed.

Western Conference Semifinals: Los Angeles Lakers VS Seattle SuperSonics, Utah Jazz VS Houston Rockets.

Eastern Conference Semifinals: Chicago Bulls VS Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat VS New York Knicks.

The semi-final kicks off three days later, so both sides still have plenty of time to prepare.

Although the Lakers have played against the Supersonics twice in the regular season, and they still have a slight advantage, the regular season and the playoffs are not the same after all. Therefore, Harris has made careful preparations based on the characteristics of the Supersonics. Tactical deployment and confrontation drills.

The two core players of the Supersonics, Payton and Kemp, are both fast and physically strong players, which also determines that their style of play will definitely not slow down, and "sports warfare" is their forte.

And the speed of the Lakers is not slow. Kobe, Zhou Yu and Van Exel are also good fast break players, but Van Exel and Zhou Yu's physical fitness is still slightly disadvantaged compared with Payton and Kemp.

Therefore, when Harris conducts tactical drills, he still focuses on positional warfare with a slightly slower pace, allowing Zhou Yu to mention high-level support to make room for O'Neal on the inside, while Kobe plays as a mobile "straggler". ", floating on the outside and inside, disrupting the opponent's overall defense.

(End of this chapter)