The world's best combo guard

Chapter 160 [Unbelievable Everything]

Bruce Bowen was sweating profusely and nearly lost all his strength when he was substituted.

Perhaps the few minutes just now were the hardest he felt in this series.

To be honest, he has always been confident in his defense. Whether he is asked to defend a top scorer like Kobe or other players, he can always try his best to reflect his presence on the defensive end.

That's right, it can be shown.

However, just now, this sense of existence that he had always been proud of suddenly disappeared.

It is undeniable that, just like the outside world's perception of the San Antonio Spurs' defense, the Spurs' defense looks like a system, a team machine.

But few people know that the real core of this system and team machine is not Tim Duncan, but Bruce Bowen.

Just like this game, when Popovich told everyone in the locker room that he started to play hard on the defensive end in the second half, Popovich had a special explanation for Bruce Bowen.

Bruce Bowen will not forget that Popovich told him very seriously in the locker room that he must play a more important role on the outside, so as to cut off the Lakers' internal and external connections as much as possible.

Bowen knew it was going to be a tough job because the first half of the Lakers told him the real Lakers were back.

Even so, in the third quarter, under his leadership, the Spurs suppressed the Lakers in a way that was caught off guard.

So, when the third quarter ended, he got Popovich's praise, and at the same time, many people, including himself, were ready to celebrate.

With only one quarter left in the game, when the Lakers trailed by 9 points, there is no doubt that they will counterattack, but is it really too late?
The Spurs players didn't believe it, and neither did Bruce Bowen.

At the end of the day, they are really confident in their defense.

However, it was a slap in the face.

Within a few minutes of the fourth quarter, the point difference was narrowed to 3 points, especially since the Lakers found a tactic to restrain them inconceivably.

What kind of tactics is this?
Bowen really couldn't figure it out. It looked very similar to the triangle offense that the Lakers had always insisted on, but it was really not a triangle offense, and it was even scarier than a triangle offense.

For him, Bruce Bowen, this kind of horror was the first to bear the brunt.

As the core of the backcourt defense, when facing Li Hao and Kobe, he was pulled very uncomfortable for a while. When he defended Li Hao, Kobe would become the final terminal, and when he went to stick to Kobe, Li Hao He'll get the ball straight to the basket.

Even so, Bruce Bowen had to do his best to defend.

As you can imagine, this is definitely a painful, thankless, and even wasted process.

After all, both Li Hao and Kobe are players with the ability to end games.

Therefore, he, Bruce Bowen, was exhausted. When Popovich called a timeout, he was even glad that he got off the game quickly.

……

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, when the Lakers unexpectedly used a set of seemingly strange but very powerful tactics against Popovich's iron barrel formation, it instantly became a hot topic of discussion.

"What kind of tactic is this? It looks a lot like a triangle offense, but it's not actually a triangle offense"

"The positioning of the Lakers players is obvious. The formation they put up is almost a few isosceles triangles, but in fact, this is not the point. The point is that this tactic completes Ke Popovich's iron barrel formation."

"Obviously, only the Lakers can come up with this kind of tactics. After all, the requirements for this kind of tactics are too high. Super center, super shooting guard, super point guard, this is something that other teams in the league don't have."

"That's true. The Spurs' gdp looks like this, but in fact, everyone knows that Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are not good at the defensive end."

.........

The game has reached this level, for the Spurs, it has really come to an end. After all, they have been passive in the whole game except for the third quarter. Even in the third quarter, they are the side with more serious physical exertion. , In this case, they really don't have much physical strength to support their iron barrel formation on the defensive end.

Therefore, the Lakers regained the lead halfway through the fourth quarter, and with the tactics they just used, they maintained their advantage until the end of the game.

110: 99!

The Zijin Legion made another victory, and in the incredible eyes of fans all over the world, they just continued to maintain the hope of advancing in this series.

Kobe Bryant 28 points!
O'Neal scored 26 points!
Li Hao scored 25 points!
After the game, in people's eyes, this is the most beautiful game the Lakers have played since this series or even this playoffs.

They won the game with a Lakers style that people are most familiar with.

"That's it, that's our rhythm, like I said before, when we find a familiar rhythm, the Los Angeles Lakers are the best team in this league."

After the game, Li Hao expressed to the media in a very good mood.

People can see that the Lakers No. 10 at that time was the real excitement. Maybe he finally no longer feels alone, because the ok combination really came back.

"That's an isosceles triangle, a tactic that looks perfect against Gregg Popovich's bucket line."

"So, is this what you guys prepared a long time ago? After all, Gregg Popovich didn't use this set of tactics that they have been insisting on polishing before this series."

"It's not like that, maybe we all have to thank Lee, honestly, it was Lee's brainstorm"

"(⊙o⊙) Wow? No way? Really?"

"Yeah, so, we feel lucky to have Lee, he's a perfect guy, and in my opinion, even if he pursues a career as a head coach, he's going to get results, maybe someday, he'll be in the The coaching career has surpassed me, haha”

At the post-match press conference, Phil Jackson's remarks instantly ignited the atmosphere of the entire press conference.

This news is so exciting.

People didn't expect that the set of tactics used by the Lakers in the fourth quarter was actually derived from Li Hao's brainstorming, which is incredible.

Everyone shook their heads with emotion.

Maybe Li Hao is really like what Phil Jackson said, if he chooses the coaching path, he will definitely achieve good results.

And since then, people have to ask this question: Li Hao, what kind of player is he?
Because from the last game to this game, the reason why the Lakers were able to win in the end, it is obvious that Li Hao played a very important role in it, even like the role of a star.

"That's right, Lee is one of our leaders, and each of us agrees with him [-]%"

Peter Pan Kobe thanked Li Hao from the bottom of his heart, so he took the lead in supporting Li Hao.

It's kind of weird to people.

After all, not long ago, he was often exposed to conflicts with Shaquille O'Neal because of his status as the team leader.

Isn't he afraid that Li Hao will force him to become the leader of the team?It is not impossible to develop at Li Hao's current growth rate.

"Maybe, the problem between ok combinations is not what we imagined"

Someone said so.

Of course, for the Lakers fans, at least at this stage, it is good. Kobe and the others can recognize Li Hao, which is conducive to the unprecedented unity of the Lakers and the team's continued winning until they win the championship!
…………

When the venue for this series came to the AT&T Center again, although the fans here remained confident and optimistic, it could be seen that each of them no longer showed the attitude of being a winner.

Not surprisingly, Li Hao, Kobe Bryant and other core Lakers players have been receiving boos and abuse from the moment they entered the court.

It's just different from before, the sixth game of the series, this atmosphere has reached its peak after the millennium.

As Kenny Smith lamented, "I've never seen San Antonio fans hate a few players so much."

Perhaps this has a direct relationship with them losing another game.

The Lakers won again in Game [-] of the series.

Peter Pan Kobe Bryant ushered in an explosion in this game. He scored a season-high 53 points and led the team to a big victory over the Spurs.

That's right, a big win.

After being defeated by the Lakers twice in a row, for the Spurs who lacked stamina, the hidden dangers before finally came out.

Starting from the injury of defensive champion Bruce Bowen, they showed a clear decline in the sixth game of the series. Both the offensive end and the defensive end are completely different from the Spurs team that pushed the Lakers to the edge of the cliff. two teams.

3: 3!

It wasn't just San Antonio Spurs fans who were in disbelief when the live series totals appeared over the AT&T Center, even those die-hard Lakers fans felt like they were in a dream.

The score should have been taken for granted, but now, in the eyes of those diehard Lakers, it just became the aftermath.

Perhaps, this is competitive sports!
Countless Lakers fans shed tears of excitement when the Lakers won the sixth game of the series, as if the Los Angeles Lakers had won the championship this season.

"Yes, we are very excited, it is unbelievable that only 6 days ago, we were on the verge of being eliminated, and now we are standing on the same starting line as the San Antonio people"

"It was Lee, it was Lee who saved the team. If there is an MVP in this series, I think people will vote for Lee without hesitation"

"This is the real Los Angeles Lakers, we are invincible, see you in the finals"

Bars, streets, restaurants, etc.

When a local sports media in Los Angeles immediately interviewed the Lakers fans, the fans were all incredulous about this series.

……

Li Hao can finally relax, because when the series comes to this point, the Lakers' final victory has become a high probability event.

After all, the Spurs showed fatigue, and the injury and retirement of their defensive gate Bruce Bowen suddenly made them lose a lot of competitiveness.

So, when the "tie-break" was staged at Staples on the second night, Li Hao didn't stay in the training hall on the first day, but relaxed with Ling Sixue for a day.

On the second day after returning from San Antonio, Li Hao and Ling Sixue left the apartment early in the morning. They went to the mall, went to the beach, and then went to the movie theater. In short, they lived a normal life as a dating couple.

"Jessica said yesterday that she would come to the scene to cheer you on in the tiebreaker between you and the Spurs. Didn't you see that, does she really care about you?"

On the sofa in the apartment, Ling Sixue pouted and said sourly.

"You even eat your girlfriend's jealousy? You are really good, Jessica and I just know each other"

Li Hao shook his head helplessly, a woman is a terrifying creature.

When Jessica wanted Li Hao to contact her with a Chinese actress, Li Hao recommended Ling Sixue to her without thinking.

What Li Hao didn't expect was that Ling Sixue actually succeeded in acting as the third female lead in the movie starring Jessica, and these two women who had nothing to do with each other became good friends and became worthy of the name. "International girlfriends".

The two are very close now and often go shopping and stay together together.

"Ordinary friends? Hope someone remembers what they say"

Ling Sixue gave Li Hao a white look.

Of course she knew that there was nothing between Li Hao and Jessica, she just wanted to use Jessica to inoculate Li Hao.

After all, Li Hao has now become a veritable public figure in Los Angeles. Ling Sixue can imagine that with Li Hao's current excellence, there must be a lot of beautiful women who want to walk into him.

Therefore, even from the perspective of self-defense, she must always pay attention, after all, in Ling Sixue's heart, Li Hao belongs to her alone.

For this reason, she is willing to have something happen with Li Hao in advance, for example, something that bastard Li Hao has been longing for.

Happiness came a little too suddenly.

When Li Hao walked up to Ling Sixue after taking a shower, intending to tease Ling Sixue as usual, this little girl not only did not resist today, but seemed to be actively catering to him.

Therefore, at this time, if Li Hao doesn't know how to make progress, then he is an idiot.

From the sofa to the bedroom, from jerky to proficient...

"Oh"

At a certain moment, our classmate Li Hao finally reached the peak of his life.

Some dreamy.

If the Lakers fans knew that Li Hao had reached the pinnacle of his life the night before the "Tie-break", they might call on Li Hao to restrain himself, and it would be troublesome if it affected his state tomorrow night.

But in fact, this is just a primitive instinctive activity of human beings, and it will not lead to any consequences.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Hao trotted all the way to the training hall to start training. He felt that his whole body was full of strength. Now he can finally hold his head proudly. My buddy is also a real man.

No one would believe me if I said it, but the impressive NBA All-Star player and the most eye-catching rookie in the 03 class was still a melon egg before last night.

(End of this chapter)