The world's best combo guard

Chapter 151 148 [Who will save]

Early the next morning, under the organization of Derek Fisher, the Lakers held their second player meeting of the season.

I remember that when the Lakers held their first player meeting this season, it happened when the team suffered extensive injuries and the team's record plummeted.

And that player meeting was obviously necessary and effective. It was after that player meeting, under the leadership of Li Hao, that the team broke out strongly in adversity and has soared ever since.

There is no doubt that the current Lakers have once again encountered a very severe situation. Even compared to the crisis in the regular season, this time they cannot afford to lose to a certain extent.

For Li Hao, participating in the player meeting for the first time gave him the feeling of cohesion. At that time, he was full of confidence in his heart and felt that they would definitely overcome that difficulty.

In today's player meeting, Li Hao was also full of confidence. He also felt that the team would get through the difficulties, but to be honest, compared to the first time, his self-confidence this time was not very high.

Because compared to the self-reflection and statement of the ok combination in the first player meeting, the two of them basically kept silent throughout the player meeting this time.

This is definitely not a good sign. In Li Hao's view, this is not a problem that a championship team should have.

"Lee, I won't try to show anything, but you can also see that he is a lazy guy. If he can use the time to relax to improve his free throw level, Gregg Popovich would never dare to make such a move. tactics"

In the afternoon, Kobe used a one-on-one match to vent his inner dissatisfaction. During the duel with Li Hao, he revealed some information. Li Hao could hear that Kobe's dissatisfaction with O'Neal was also increasing.

It can be said that if they really can't win the championship at the end of this season, maybe the OK combination will part ways.

"Kobe, think about Shaq's dominance in the paint, even if he's not that hardworking, maybe we should try to give him the ball, man, keep calm, that old guy Gregg Popovich wants to see us fall apart , at least I am very eager for the O'Brien Cup, so I will go all out"

Putting these words aside, Li Hao turned around and left. This was the first time he had the last laugh after so many single-handed fights with Kobe. Perhaps this had something to do with Kobe's no longer in shape, but Li Hao at least showed Kobe that he Attitude.

"Shaq, you once told me that the player you respect the most is Kobe, and you also said that you hope to get another maximum salary contract. As far as I am concerned, what I want to see most is the FMVP three-peat crowned man"

Early the next morning, Li Hao took the initiative to find O'Neal in the locker room. He didn't want to talk too much nonsense with O'Neal, he just said what he wanted to say most in his heart.

"Phil, there's very little we can do about Greg's 'shark slashing' unless we don't let Shaq touch the ball, but if that happens, the pressure on the perimeter will be even greater"

On the sidelines of the training hall, offensive coach Judy Brucher rubbed his sleepy eyes. He didn't close his eyes almost all day and night, but even so, God didn't pity him. Until now, he is still helpless.

"How was the effect of the player meeting yesterday morning? Did Derek communicate with you?" Coaches are not allowed to participate in the player meeting, so until now, Phil Jackson does not know how effective the player meeting held yesterday morning was.

Compared with Judy Brucher showing the helplessness of the team's "shark-cutting tactics", he is more concerned about the morale of the team.

He, Phil Jackson, has that self-confidence. Although the F4 lineup has exposed too many flaws, in fact, as long as the morale of the players is still there, recovery is not very difficult.

Of course, the premise is that morale is there, so he is very concerned about the players' fighting spirit at this stage.

"Not very optimistic, neither Shaq nor Kobe have made a statement." Brucher shook his head, which was what Derek Fisher told him after the players' meeting yesterday.

.........

112: 114!

That night, after more than two hours of fierce fighting, the second game of the series between the Lakers and the Spurs came to an end.

The Los Angeles people lost again. Compared with the aggrieved loss in the last game, they lost in this game even more aggrieved and stumbled. They persisted for almost the entire game, and they were about to keep their home court advantage. kill.

What is even more heartbreaking is that the player who killed them was Robert Horry, an important puzzle piece of the three consecutive championships.

As the legendary "Big Bird" Larry Bird said, "Greg Popovich seems to be humiliating the Purple and Gold in a different way."

Although Larry Bird's words are a bit exaggerated, they can also make sense, because it is true from the perspective of the game.

In the second game, Popovich continued the tactics he deployed against O'Neal in the first game. Even though O'Neal's mentality was calmer compared to the first game, he was still targeted badly. , and the desperate three-pointer that Robert Horry hit from the left corner at the last moment was more like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the Lakers.

After two games, the total score was 0-2 behind. Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, almost no one would have thought of such a result. It is almost unimaginable that the mighty Purple and Gold Army lost two home court advantages in a row.

Internal and external troubles!

What is even more sad is that this invincible team in the regular season has not been able to play a game that belongs to their rhythm until now. Now everyone knows that there is a contradiction between their ok combinations, and everyone also sees that the so-called F4 is just a classic. Can't help but target the soft dough, everyone knows better that when they go to the away game next time, they will encounter a more severe situation.

Bad news!
To make matters worse!

Three days later, the San Antonio Spurs played at the AT&T Center. Halfway through the third quarter, Karl Malone accidentally sprained his ankle in a rebound with Turkoglu, and was helped back to the locker room by the staff.

45 points.

Peter Pan Kobe Bryant fought to the last moment, he didn't even have the strength to bend down at the end, and even the away fans gave him applause.

but.

91: 84!

The Lakers lost the game again.

After the game, when the on-site director gave Kobe the camera, the corners of Kobe's eyes were full of haze. For the diehard Lakers, this scene seemed familiar to them.

In the Western Conference semifinals last season, with the same opponent, at the last moment, when Phil Jackson withdrew his main players one after another, Kobe's eyes were filled with tears.

0-3!

The Los Angeles people have reached the edge of a cliff, the desperate situation among the desperate situation. Countless Lakers die hard and pray to the sky. They don't want to see the team out, especially in a humiliating way of being swept out.

"God, who will save the Zijin Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)