I'm really good at shooting.

The next Tianwang Mountain, the outcome is unpredictable.

……

"They're stronger than they've been in years, stronger than I thought they would be."

When returning to Los Angeles to train and prepare for Tianwangshan, O'Neal expressed emotion.

O'Neill said so, indicating that the performance of the Spurs has won his approval.

Of course, O'Neill's worry can also be heard.

If it is said that his poor performance caused the team to lose, then he is not worried at all.

Because he knew that as long as he was serious, he would be able to handle it.

But now, both he and Sun Hao have no problem playing, but the Lakers still lost 2 games, and this is the problem.

Just like fighting in the game, generals have an upper limit of damage. If the upper limit is hit and they can't kill people, the ending is likely to be killed by the opponent.

Sun Hao also knew O'Neill's worries.

He looked up, the training was over now, and many people had already gone back to the locker room.

"Let's go take a shower first."

Sun Hao also stood up while speaking.

O'Neill was stunned for a moment, usually they would chat for a while after training.

But Sun Hao got up, and he also supported the benches on both sides with his hands, got up vigorously and followed them back to the locker room.

"guys."

When he got out of the shower, Sun Hao saw most of his teammates in the locker room, and then yelled.

O'Neill also raised his head. Only then did he know the reason why Sun Hao returned to the locker room early today. It turned out that he had something to say.

"I've heard countless times this season that the Lakers are a Son and Shaq team, that you can do everything with Son and Shaq, you can win championships with Son and Shaq, etc., but what I want to say Yes, not like that."

Sun Hao's opening remarks sounded like an old orator.

"Carl's tenacity, Doug's defense, Damon's 15s, Mike's scoring, Robert's experience, all of them, this team is a team of [-] of us and without any one of them, we wouldn't be where we are today. .”

It is confirmed that what I said is someone who is familiar with "Emotional Intelligence".

Of course, anyone can tell that Sun Hao's words are laying the groundwork.

"Our opponent, the Spurs, is very strong. After four games, one thing is very clear, just me and Shaq can't beat them, so we need more people to stand up, because only then can we win the game."

After Sun Hao finished speaking, the team members nodded one after another.

This is very true.

Even Jordan needs a role player like Cole.

If a dog on a bench can win the championship, it's just to make you laugh.

The Lakers are now at a [-]-[-] split with the Spurs. At this time, someone needs to make more contributions to break this balance.

This was proven when Sun Hao played for Dallas and the Mavericks won their first championship in team history.

In the Mavericks team at that time, the old Curry and Barkley all made their own contributions.

It's not even an exaggeration to say that if it weren't for them, the Mavericks might not be able to win that championship.

History is full of such examples.

"I will pass the ball to you more, I believe you can do it."

O'Neal added at this time.

Although he didn't know what Sun Hao wanted to do before, but after listening to what Sun Hao said, he expressed that he could no longer agree.

Moreover, Sun Hao's off-court attributes really made him feel unnaturally happy.

He couldn't help thinking of Kobe again, and the difference between cake and compressed biscuit.

"For the team."

Huo Li also stood up at this time and reached out to signal the players to do a morale-boosting action.

Everyone stood up and clenched their fists together.

"The Lakers Championship!"

Immediately afterwards, they shouted that all-too-familiar slogan.

Well, it's not just a stalk.

After shouting, Sun Hao looked at Huo Li more.

When it comes to role players, Horry is undoubtedly one of the best in history.

Even in terms of the number of championships alone, one of them can be removed.

And if he remembers correctly, the Spurs won the championship this year in history is inseparable from Horry's credit.

So if other people can give more support, Horry is the most likely.

Of course, this is just an expectation.

After all, the environment of the Lakers is different from that of the Spurs, and there are Christie and Ariza at the small forward position, and Malone and Uncle Huo at the power forward. Horry has not played much playing time since the playoffs.

Sun Hao then turned his gaze to the others.

In fact, I really want to say that the Lakers have many such role players, and Malone and Uncle Huo can also do this.

So among so many people, as long as one can perform well, it will not be difficult for the Lakers to win Tianwangshan.

When the Lakers and Spurs hit Tianwangshan, the series of other groups were also going on at the same time.

In the West, the Mavericks have already led the Supersonics 3-1. This script is exactly the same as the first round.

It is basically certain that the Mavericks will become one of the teams in the Western Conference Finals as fans expect.

In the East, the Celtics and Wizards drew 2-2.

Although the Wizards won the first game beautifully, the "toughness" shown by the Celtics has their traditional flavor.

Yao Ming's performance is fairly stable, but McGrady's performance in this defensive intensity is not very good.

This may also be one of the reasons why his talent is better than Kobe's in history, but his final results are far worse than Kobe's.

On the other side, the Pacers and Pistons also drew 2-2!

Veteran Reggie Miller was the key to the Pacers' turnaround, scoring 20 and 22 points in Games [-] and [-], respectively, to help the Pacers win.

Don't think that the score is low. The encounter between these two teams is to fight bayonets and defend. If they can score 20 points, they have performed very well.

Not to mention, Miller has played for the Pacers for 18 years and is already a 40-year-old veteran!

In the case of Artest's suspension, he is blooming his last fireworks.

So, completely different from the one-sided first round, three of the four semi-finals were tied 2-2.

Such a situation is like playing with a certain face, the tailwind suddenly becomes a balance of power, and the experience is doubled.

……

Two days later, the Lakers and Spurs returned to the Staples Center and officially ushered in the battle of Tianwangshan!

The attendance rate of the scene was full. In addition to the Lakers Jr. Bass, the general manager of the Spurs, RC Buford, also came to the scene.

At the scene, the major TV media also set up their positions early, and the heat began in advance.

The attention and impact of this game is the biggest since this year's playoffs.

Well, James is here too.

After Sun Hao told him "the future is yours", although he still set defeating Sun Hao as his goal in his career, he also respected Sun Hao even more.

Although he didn't say it out loud, everyone knew that the idol of the Chosen One had changed from Jordan to Sun Hao.

When Sun Hao was warming up, he also went to the sidelines to chat with James for a while.

Sadly, this isn't Dallas, and there won't be burritos being handed out.

It seems that he will have to advise Kupchak in the future.

After the warm-up ended, the two teams started to play one after another.

Like the last game, Ginobili is still not on the Spurs' starting list.

After Popovich tasted the sweetness, it was expected to do so.

After Phil Jackson saw it, he called the starters together and talked about their tactical thinking.

Now that the two teams have played, they are already very familiar with the tactical level, and more about the strategic level.

Jackson called the starting players together at this moment, and only asked them to do one thing, and that was to establish a lead as much as possible during the starting period.

Because in that case, even if Ginobili scored a lot of points off the bench, the Lakers would have an advantage.

There is nothing wrong with this line of thinking.

Jackson arranged it like this, and Popovich was doing almost the same thing on the other side.

What he wants the starting players to do is also to support the starting period.

This is, a tacit understanding.

The game started quickly. The Lakers launched a fierce offensive led by Sun Hao and O'Neal at the beginning, but the Spurs also fought fiercely.

It was only after Ginobili entered the bench that the fans discovered that Duncan's strength hadn't weakened at all.

Also, he's smart at the game.

Knowing that he and O'Neal are not dominant, except for the rounds specially arranged by Popovich, he tries to minimize confrontation with O'Neal at other times.

Duncan, who is not facing up to O'Neal, is still the stone Buddha who can ask for anything.

About 8 minutes into this quarter, the score on the court was 24 to 18. The Lakers took the lead, but the lead was not obvious.

The two sides entered the transition period of the substitute.

Ginobili replaced Brent Barry on the Spurs side, and Mohammed also replaced Nesterovic inside.

For the Lakers, Anderson replaced O'Neal, and Uncle Huo replaced Malone.

However, Jackson also made a substitution adjustment, and it was a different adjustment from previous games. He replaced Christie with Horry.

In the past few games, Christie and Ariza took turns to defend Ginobili.

But now, Horry's rotation order has been brought forward.

This is a bit interesting.

Horry played calmly, and his psychological quality is also one of the reasons why he became the greatest role player in NBA history.

Coming up to the Spurs' offense, Ginobili took control of the ball, and after a pick-and-roll with Muhammad, he went straight to the inside to kill.

Without O'Neal, the Lakers' interior defense will definitely decline, which is what he can take advantage of.

Anderson was struggling to catch up, and he saw Ginobili's instant layup and took off to block the block.

But Ginobili feinted, seemingly impossible body control, a big swing and then a left-handed layup.

The ball was steadily sent into the basket, which attracted a lot of exclamation from the scene.

For the Lakers, it is still difficult to limit Ginobili's performance!

Sun Hao held the ball in the frontcourt. In addition to Parker marking the Spurs, Bowen also came to flank.

Without O'Neal on the court, the Lakers can't play the best inside and outside tactics, and Popovich can double-team Sun Hao without any scruples.

Sun Hao quickly found Horry who had landed in the bottom corner early. He saw the timing and threw the ball over with a long flick.

However, Horry is well-known and has played for the Spurs. Popovich is obviously on guard. After the help defense rotation, Duncan has rushed over.

Huo Li, directly hoisted the ball into the hands of Uncle Huo under the basket!

This ball fully reflects his playoff experience.

No matter how good the defense rotation is, it is impossible to say that it can achieve the effect of "teleportation". If the Spurs use two people to pinch Sun Hao, there will be a certain risk.

In particular, Sun Hao has a high ball quotient and can play the ball quickly, so as long as the person receiving the ball can make a correct judgment at the first time, there are still many chances to score.

Chacha Hori, what you do is the most correct choice.