freeallnovels Chapter 400 Winning the First Victory
Chapter 400 Winning the First Victory
Chapter 400 Winning the First Victory
In the Staples Arena, a large number of fans commented on the performance of the two teams, especially the duel between O'Neal and Duncan. The fans were very sensible!
"If Shaquille can add some more offensive tools, his dominance in the paint will reach amazing heights."
"Of course, if Tim puts on some weight, with his comprehensive skills, Shaquille may not necessarily eat him when he fights against Shaquille!"
"Man, I'm absolutely amazed at what the Warriors are doing, especially when they traded in the middle to bring Tim to Oakland. It's an unbelievable deal!"
"That's right, Gregg Popovich must have been yelling loudly!"
Hearing the rational analysis of the two teams by the surrounding fans, Bruce couldn't help admiring the Lakers' home fans!
Even if a visiting team performs very well, in the eyes of the home fans, they still think it is the visiting team's luck or something else, and they keep finding excuses for their losses!
And the fans of the Lakers are obviously much more sensible!
Holding a mug of beer, Bruce looked comfortably at the cheerleaders who were performing in the stadium!
Now that the Warriors have met the Lakers, it is obviously useless to worry about them, so why not enjoy the game!
In the Warriors locker room, Wilkens really praised the performance of the players!
Especially the performance of Duncan and Bowen, under the confrontation between the inside and the outside, the performance of the two of them can be called extremely good!
Duncan's all-round performance in the interior makes him not as good in confrontation, but with his scoring method and rebound protection, he is basically on par with O'Neal!
And Bowen's performance will surprise Wilkens. Although he was very aware of Bowen's ability on the defensive end before, after this game of defending Kobe, Bowen further showed everyone that he is not good. Vulgar defensive skills!
Even though Kobe had a very strong performance in the first quarter, as Bowen gradually found a way, Kobe's offensive performance gradually became more and more difficult!
"Boys, you let me know your tenacity and desire to win. If we can win the Lakers, one-third of the championship will have entered our pockets, so. Come on!!"
What Wilkens said made everyone excited, especially some young players, who had never been so close to the highest honor.
For Kirilenko, he seems to be floating in the clouds until now. When he and Bruce agreed to join the Warriors, he never thought that he could follow the team to gradually advance to the playoffs in his first season. Race the door!
However, now that he may follow the team to the championship, he almost wants to pray aloud!
As Wilkens briefly explained the tactical layout to the players, the locker room immediately fell into an excited discussion!
Brad Pitt walked towards Bruce with a smile, holding two glasses of beer in his hand. After seeing Bruce enjoying the performance with a smile, he shook his head and passed one of the glasses over: "Man, you have to hold it When will my empty glass be?"
"Aha, look who this is?" Bruce took it with a smile, hugged Brad Pitt gently, and then said, "It looks like you feel very good now!"
"Of course, I always maintain my optimistic attitude!" Brad Pitt picked up his glass, took a big sip, and then said excitedly: "Dude, I have to say that you put a team in deep mud, All the way to the ranks of the top teams in the league, to be honest, I admire your operation very, very much!!"
"Hehe, do you still remember what I told you at the time?" Bruce lifted his chin pretending to be proud, with a look like I'm awesome!
"Hey, you really are a vengeful guy!" Brad Pitt pointed to Bruce, and then said with a smile: "Seriously, you are the best boss and team manager I have ever met, especially when it comes to Tim's deal, you did something that surprised everyone!"
"Haha, I still remember how the media looked down on this deal!" Bruce couldn't help but joked, thinking of the previous media reporters' downvoting.
"They'll be singing your praises about your deal soon!" Brad Pitt and Bruce clinked glasses, and the two chatted hotly!
During the hot chat between the two, players from both sides walked out of the player channel one after another!
"Hey, sorry, I have to go!" Brad Pitt said with a smile, and then walked to his place!
At the beginning of the third quarter, the confrontation between the main players of the two teams gradually intensified, especially between Kobe and Bowen, Duncan and O'Neal. offense and defense!
Kobe here has just completed a pull-up jumper, and Bowen over there will definitely treat him with even crazier defense.
When both Duncan and O'Neal got a foul due to excessive movement, the players on both sides gradually relaxed a little under the referee's reminder!
Playing until the second half, when the Lakers made a small hook in O'Neal, they finally pulled back the 5-point gap!
"drop!!"
A whistle directly interrupted Cassel who was waiting to receive the ball. After a regular timeout, the two sides had to leave this little time to the advertisers. This is Stern's brilliance!
Back off the court, Duncan felt a little tired almost at the same time.
After the confrontation in the first half of the third quarter, no matter how good their bodies are, they can't bear the non-stop physical contact!
Wilkens watched several people gulping down their drinks, he smiled and encouraged them, and then replaced Billups and others on the court again!
The regular timeout is over, and as both sides replace their substitute lineups, it's time to compete for the thickness of the substitutes!
In the following games, Bark used his various offenses to create great trouble for the Lakers. Just like what he said before the game, Barkley was using his performance to fight back against everyone who said he was old !
With the end of the third quarter, led by Barkley, the Warriors' substitute players used half a strong performance to make the Lakers fall behind the Warriors by five points again!
With the contributions of Barkley and others, they have fulfilled Wilkens' request very well!
"This is an impressive game. The strength of the Lakers at two points and the cooperation of the Warriors in passing and receiving the ball, the two teams used a bloody collision, which brought us the ultimate enjoyment!" Thomas said. "Intoxicated" said slowly, thinking of the performance of the two teams before, he couldn't help but lament the high-quality offense and defense of the two teams!
"What you said is very correct. The two teams used two different methods to show us a wonderful game, especially in the tactical arrangement, which allowed us to clearly see the contest between the coaches of the two teams!" Rick Barry on one side followed Thomas' words.
For Bruce, even though the Warriors may lose the final victory in this series, their performance has already satisfied him very much!
Especially when Duncan has not completely run in with the team, Bruce has great confidence in the future of this team!
In the fourth quarter, Wilkens once again used his boldness to make Phil Jackson depressed!
After the combination of Duncan and Wallace in the first half, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wilkens sent the previous Ben Wallace, Billups, Nowitzki, Bruce Bowen and Gerald Wallace's combination!
Such a lineup makes them very awkward for the main players of the Lakers, and the Warriors' style of play has also undergone great changes.
In the first half, the Warriors basically used the twin-tower tactics. With the combination of Ben Wallace and Nowitzki, Wilkens directly used the bombardment tactics to attack the Lakers' defense!
Judging from the impact of this lineup, whether it is Dirk Nowitzki, who is a little slower, or Gerald Wallace, who looks like a crazy bull, with the addition of bombardment tactics, the impact they show , It really caused the Lakers to temporarily fall into chaos!
"Damn it!!" Phil Jackson pretended to be calm and looked at everything that happened on the court. Wilkens' bold approach brought him a great challenge!
Seeing that 5 minutes had passed in the fourth quarter, the Warriors just relied on a bunch of substitutes and young players to suddenly widen the point difference to 8 points!
Seeing such a situation, even though Phil Jackson was not happy in his heart, the situation had to make him call a timeout!
Back off the court, the performance of Nowitzki and the others really made the rest of the players praise, especially Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace, they were greatly appreciated!
"Guys, let's win this game!!" After a burst of hilarity, at Barkley's suggestion, everyone roared excitedly!
Seeing the confident appearance of the players, Bruce felt a great sense of satisfaction!
In the following games, under the Warriors' various tactics, the Lakers directly fell into a struggle, especially on the offensive end. If O'Neal and Kobe hadn't still made contributions, I'm afraid that the rest of the team would be misfired. It will simply kill them within the regular time!
With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, with O'Neal's sudden outburst, the Lakers finally ushered in a long-lost success!
Sitting off the court, watching the Lakers pull back every point, Wilkens still sat firmly in his position. He has great confidence in his players and believes that they can solve it by themselves!
With determination in Duncan's eyes, he looked up at the scores of the two teams on the big screen, and then threw himself into defense!
"Hey Tim, you ain't gonna win!"
O'Neal's words gave Duncan the feeling that he ignored them like a passer-by. When O'Neal wanted to turn around and complete the attack again, Duncan suddenly stuck out his right hand and knocked off his basketball with a snap!
"Fast attack!!!"
Billups, who picked up the basketball, ran to the court extremely fast. Under his reminder, the fastest Bruce Bowen accelerated instantly and ran fast!
"boom!!!"
A roar, as Bowen hung on the basket excitedly, spread throughout the arena in an instant!
"cool!!!"
Bruce stood up excitedly, feeling unspeakably comfortable!
The alley-oop between Bowen and Billups finally killed the Lakers' counterattack.
In the next 3 minutes, even though the Lakers tried their best to complete the tie, after Duncan and Nowitzki really broke out the energy of the twin towers, even though O'Neal still performed well, they were overtaken by the Warriors. Pull farther and farther!
"drop!!!"
A whistle pierced through the somewhat silent arena, and all the fans were watching, the Warriors players who were excited about the victory in the stadium!
Looking at the dazzling 98:94 score on the big screen, everyone saw the strength of the Warriors and the weakness of the Lakers in the fourth quarter!
The arrival of a victory has brought great confidence to everyone in the Warriors, making them always excited!
(End of this chapter)