Chapter 83 The first round of the finals!
Time flies, until June 16th.
Los Angeles, Greater Western Forum Arena.
"We will be the champion!!" Occasionally, when fans wearing Lakers jerseys heard fists and shouting to cheer for the home team, they attracted the attention and applause of the fans next to them.
Speaking of which, as a giant team, the Lakers won the NBA championship last time in 1988. It has been 11 years since 1999. It is also time to return to their peak years.
The first leg of the NBA Finals in the 98/99 season is about to begin. At this time, the stadium is crowded with people, and it is so crowded.
Li Mu wore a suit and tie, put his hands in his bags, and his stunning appearance appeared. He immediately heard the cheers and applause of the fans in the entire arena.
The game was broadcast live by TNT Radio, and Mike Bryn introduced the player's starting roster. "The Lakers started five players and made fine adjustments, Billups, Kobe, Rice, Big Ben, and O'Neal.
Removing Bowen from the starting lineup and becoming a star scorer. The Lakers are signaling that they want to take the initiative to strengthen their offense."
The teammate Albert next to him said, "Jeff Van Gundy's team likes to be a turtle, retract into the penalty area to protect the basket, and have specialty pseudo-joint defense tactics. It is really not easy for Ben Wallace and Bruce Bowen to play at the same time. Rice's three-pointer was just a sword hanging over the Knicks' head.
Next, look at the Knicks' starting lineup..."
The Knicks start the five Tigers, point guard Charlie Ward, point guard Alan Houston, small forward madman Sprewell, power forward Larry Johnson, and center Chris Dudry.
In fact, Van Gundy was very panicked and had always been used to Ewing being around him and suddenly couldn't play the game. It was a bit strange... It's a pity that he could only reuse the team's sixth man, Sprewell.
At the same time, in the absence of inside players, Larry Johnson, who is only 192cm in the legend, was mentioned to the power forward position.
You said Larry Johnson, nicknamed "Auntie", is registered at 2 meters.
As a result, standing next to Daben, he was half a head short. You should know that Daben's real height is only 2 meters 01.
I heard that Larry Johnson was short standing beside Barkley at 1.98 meters. According to Steve Cole's recollection, Larry was only 1.92 meters tall.
Anyway, the registration was just like the big book, and it was falsely reported.
Short is short, but Van Gundy uses it very easily. In the future, he will use Yao Ming's "Sword Guard" Chuck Hayes as a treasure.
The remaining center can only be allowed to Chris Dudry to take the lead.
Beep~~
The game started with jumping balls, and there was no suspense, and O'Neal scored the first attack for the Lakers.
Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, as steady as him. Before O'Neal could land in the penalty area, he suddenly drew a three-pointer and made a cold arrow.
On the commentary stage, Mike Brynn shook his head, "Billups is a prank, and he is a little slutty when he plays the finals for the first time.
Could it be too nervous?
This is not a good signal!”
Swish—!
0 to 3!!
The cold arrow hit a three-pointer, and at this time, the stadium cheered.
This three-pointer hit the hearts of the fans and the audience.
Van Gundy glared at him.
That's it, it's too messy!
Li Mu applauded Billups in the field.
I thought to myself, Billups would not be the one who started his civilian MVP script!
Billups, who was nicknamed "Mr. Key", pretended to be dead and had mediocre data, and indeed had the potential to grab MVP in the finals.
Anyway, the final winners are all the Lakers. Li Mu doesn't care, but likes to see players compete.
However, O'Neal stared at Billups seriously, then looked at Kobe Cauliflower Head. He felt that his teammates were all opponents, and his pace of returning to defense could not help but speed up a lot.
On the court, offense and defense are transformed.
Chaliward dribbles in the frontcourt, and he has some habits. His "wife" Ewing is not here, and suddenly he doesn't know who to pass the ball to?
On the side, Alan Houston and Larry Johnson played a side cover.
After the pick-and-roll, Larry Johnson rushed to the basket with an empty cut, and Houston swam towards the free throw line.
The Knicks' offensive opportunity appeared instantly.
Charlie Ward passed the ball to the free throw line, and the ball arrived. Houston received the ball, jumped up, and took action, and the basketball drew an arc in the air.
Swish—!
2 to 3!!
“Beautiful goal!
It doesn't refer to the Knicks' offensive cooperation.
Instead, Houston's shooting posture, every move is as standard as a textbook.
No wonder he is called 'Central Shooting King'. He has a beautiful shooting posture and half of the shots have been made." Mike Brynn commented.
Mav Albert asked, "What is that successful partner?"
Mike Brin smiled mysteriously and replied, "Of course, he threw that damn basketball in."
If you can't shoot, no matter how beautiful the shooting posture is, you can still be eaten as a food!"
"It's like O'Neal. He only has one move now. Can you say that his offense is not gorgeous and has no dominance?"
On the court, O'Neal received the basketball in the penalty area, sat back, used the power of the prehistoric force, and suddenly knocked Chris Dudry out of the baseline, then turned around and raised the ball.
I found that no one was standing around me.
Bang-!
He slammed the basket with one hand and scored two points.
2 to 5!!
Li Mu shook his head, he was unwilling to admit it.
O'Neal is a slam dunk master who has realized the true meaning of martial arts.
Martial arts, horizontal and vertical.
I don't care about tricks, I can only lie down and stand.
Well, is this called winning in lieu?
In the low post on the left, Larry Johnson played singles on the back.
He heard Oakley mention that Daben was his disciple, and his style was carved out in the same mold.
So he came up with a way to deal with Oakley to fight Big Ben.
He shook his shoulders with his back, used his steps to raise his elbows, broke through to the basket, and wanted to have a single dunk.
A shadow flew out from the side, and his big hand pressed accurately on the basketball, directly overturning Larry Johnson to the ground.
It's not someone else, it's just a big book.
Larry Johnson underestimated the speed of Big Ben and underestimated the power of Big Ben, and was strongly blocked by Big Ben.
Beep~~
The referee awarded the ball from the sideline back to the Knicks.
Van Gundy argued with the referee, believing that the one just now was a foul, and was worried about Larry Johnson's injury.
After all, Larry Johnson has a potential for back injury.
By the way, Van Gundy is really a stern person to the players.
Last season, Larry Johnson and Mooning fought, and Van Gundy, who had a small body, dared to hug Mooning's thighs.
Legend has it that Van Gundy was dragged several meters away from the floor by Mooning's legs, like a hammock.
So Van Gundy also has the nickname of "hammock".
The legend of Larry Johnson is very good at fighting. Li Muan watched quietly. It was not because he was in his heart, but because he was really not worried about something going on in the big man.
Don’t ask, ask, not only are there five brothers guarding me, but there may be a guy named ‘Martial Saint’ around you at any time.
No.
wrong.
The person you are talking about is Artest, not Daben.
On the field.
Larry Johnson is fine, and next, the one that has something to do is Da Ben.
After receiving Charlie Ward's serve from the bottom line, Larry Johnson immediately shot with a three-pointer to punish the big book that had just been rough in defense.
Swish—!
Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, Larry Johnson took a knife and made a precise three-pointer.
5 to 5!!
"Muscular men are generally insulated from shooting skills.
Larry Johnson is an outlier. He does not have muscle strength, and he also shoots and can play inside and outside.
Larry, who plays power forward, seems to be stronger." Mike Bryn said on the commentary stage.
Li Mu's eyes fell on Larry Johnson, his muscles were very strong, the strength league was top-notch, and his jump was amazing.
I thought to myself: This is the ancient version of Zhai En, the rumored rumor.
Why do you feel that you are much better than Tsai Eng, who can only smash baskets?
Chapter completed!