One Thousand and Thirteen. The Future Has Arrived
Another day passed, and on June 8, the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals arrived.
The Grizzlies were ready to sweep the Lakers and enter the finals, and Sun Ce was also ready to get the dragon-slaying Koca!
Thinking of winning the championship, Koca in hand, and going to the Olympics... Sun Ce was so excited!
The game went smoothly. After three quarters, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by 8 points 68 to 60. In the last quarter, Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Battier, Randolph, and Gasol were replaced to fight hard on defense.
Battier and Randolph were used as the forwards instead of Paul George and Battier. The main reason was that Battier defended Kobe very well today. Kobe only scored 18 points in 6 of 22 shots in the first three quarters. Kobe played for 33 minutes in the first three quarters, and Battier and Kobe played against each other for 20 minutes. In this way, Tony Allen could defend Paul and maximize the restriction of the opponent's super backcourt combination, and Randolph could continue the offense.
However, Kobe should never be underestimated! Especially for Kobe, this battle is about dignity.
When the Grizzlies thought the game was in hand, Kobe broke out in the final quarter, making 5 of 7 shots and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 16 points and 3 steals. Kobe, who played the entire final quarter, scored 16 points alone. With the help of Paul's pass and open three-point shots, he led the Lakers to a score of 26 to 14 in a single quarter.
Before he could react, Kobe broke out suddenly. In a little more than half a quarter, the Lakers had already overtaken the score, and even led by 7 points with 84 to 77 with 3 minutes left. The Grizzlies' broken lineup encountered the Lakers' desperate defense, and only scored 9 points out of 9 points. They did not dare to change offensive players casually, because they could not defend Kobe. It would be even worse if they replaced offensive players, so they could only try to catch up in the end.
Although they played a wave of 5 to 2 in the end, it was still a little short.
Kobe exploded in the final quarter, raising his personal data to 34 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, helping the Lakers to turn the game around in the final quarter with a score of 86 to 82!
Sun Ce had never expected that it was the final quarter. In the first three quarters, Tony Allen and Battier were the main defenders of Kobe. Kobe made 6 of 22 shots, but he could make 5 of 7 shots in the final quarter!
Although 11 of 29 shots were still iron, it was enough to not be iron at the critical moment.
Gasol was also tough today, scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Although it was probably a last gasp, he was a bit exhausted by the Spurs in the last round, but the 4 points and 5 baskets in the final quarter of this game were really tough.
The score was tied in the 5th minute of the 4th quarter. Sun Ce's own physical condition was not bad, and his defense was not bad. Even when Kobe was forced to a negative angle at the baseline, he was still able to make a mid-range shot.
It was not a problem of their defensive strength, but Kobe was too buggy in this quarter.
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In an interview after the third game, Kobe muttered to himself that he would never be swept, and he did it.
However, the Lakers' counterattack could not continue. On June 10, the Grizzlies returned to their home court to face the Lakers in the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals.
There was almost no suspense. Kobe was always strong, scoring 39 points and 6 rebounds on 15 of 29 shots, and Paul also scored 10 points and 12 assists. But besides the two of them, only Metta World Peace scored 12 points and Sessions scored 11 points. Then no one else on the Lakers scored more than 5 points. Gasol scored 4 points and 9 rebounds. Big sister-in-law was completely exhausted, making 1 of 11 shots in a single game.
The Lakers team only scored 90 points.
The Grizzlies won the game smoothly. They were already leading by 18 points, 85 to 67, after three quarters. They did not relax in the last quarter and fought hard. Sun Ce and Randolph had more rest time in the first three quarters. Sun Ce played for 23 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Randolph played for 20 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 14 points and 4 rebounds. In the last quarter, the two tried their best to score while defending.
In the end, Sun Ce scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 35 minutes, Randolph scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, Nash scored 25 points and 7 assists, Klay Thompson and Paul George both scored 12 points, Gasol scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and the two emperors scored 16 points together... The Grizzlies defeated the Lakers 111 to 90 and advanced to the finals 4 to 1!
After the game, they were celebrating. The reporter hurriedly asked for an interview before the scene became chaotic. Sun Ce was invited to participate in the post-match interview again.
The ESPN reporter asked: "Lord, congratulations on your first appearance in the finals. You got a triple-double again, tying Kidd's third-place record of 11 playoff triple-doubles. You are only three away from James' 14 playoff triple-doubles. Do you have the confidence to surpass him?"
"Unless I tie his hands and prevent him from getting a triple-double, I'd better wait for him to retire. He got one more triple-double in the playoffs this year than I did."
After entering the finals, Sun Ce was in a good mood and did not choose to end the topic, which made the ESPN reporter feel so happy that he was not blocked by Sun Ce's words.
The ESPN reporter continued to ask: "You fulfilled your words and refused to see Bryant and James meet in the finals. Do you have anything to say to their fans?"
For this question, Sun Ce knew that he would just kill the reporter with the previous question. It turns out that reporters are not kind-hearted.
Sun Ce thought about it and had an answer. He replied: "I know Kobe and LeBron's fans will be very sorry, but now is a new era. They are out of date. The future is here!"
He is so arrogant. He defeated Kobe in the Western Conference finals and advanced to the finals. He should be arrogant!
As soon as Sun Ce finished speaking, Nash burst into tears and jumped on his back like a child and started howling like a ghost.
Finally made it to the finals!
Nash has reached the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time, losing to the Spurs twice and the Lakers once. This time, he finally crossed the Western Conference Finals and reached the Finals!
And it's not that after Stoudemire left the Suns the year before last, he was thinking about reaching the Finals one day. Now he is still the main force! In this round of the Western Conference Finals, he played a key role, but after confirming that he did not need to consume the Lakers and could directly start the attack, his performance has been very good. In this game, Sun Ce only played 23 minutes in the first three quarters, and Randolph was He only played 20 minutes in the third quarter because Nash played so well. He played 26 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 25 points and 7 assists, helping the team lead by 18 points after the third quarter, locking the promotion in one fell swoop.
The Grizzlies were celebrating their first appearance in the Finals in team history. On the other side, Kobe's expression seemed to show no regrets or other emotions, and he did not congratulate his opponent. It was not his character.
He doesn't know what his mentality is now. Maybe he is upset, maybe he is looking forward to the reconstruction mentioned by the management, maybe he is still reluctant...
After playing for 44 minutes tonight, I was very tired. Most of my teammates had lost their fighting spirit tonight. Kobe wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and wiped it all the way to the back of his head. He shook the towel, put it on his shoulders, and walked into the players. aisle.
Most of the Lakers left, except Paul who looked at the opposite side and refused to leave.
After seven years, he finally reached the Western Conference Finals, but this result... He hated it so much. If only he hadn't been injured, if only his condition could be adjusted to a better state!
He is really unwilling! But he can't do much now and has already tried his best, which makes him even more unwilling, because he feels that he can adjust to better things, but he just hasn't done it yet.
But there was no use being unwilling. He could only watch helplessly as the No. 3 on the opposite side entered the finals ahead of him.
Paul chose to stay and watch in person as league vice president Adam Silver presented the Western Conference Championship trophy to the Grizzlies.
He wants to remember this picture!
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"King of the Western Conference (*):
Goal: Defeat Kobe Bryant's team, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the next Western Conference Finals, ending Kobe's dominance in the Western Conference where he must advance to the Finals. (completed)
Congratulations to the host for obtaining the bonus buff skill: King of the Western Conference.
Because the host helped the team defeat Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers 4-1, he was awarded a special card: persistence at four in the morning. "
“King of the Western Conference Finals (BUFF):
Gain effect: Whenever the host helps the team reach the Western Conference Finals, regardless of the regular season record of the host's team, it will be because the host has incomparable confidence and positive attitude to challenge;
Suppression effect: Whenever the host helps the team reach the Western Conference finals, no matter how strong the opponent team's regular season or playoff performance is, the host will be psychologically affected. Depending on the psychological quality of the opponent team's star, it may have no effect. Perhaps the opponent's mentality is explosive. If the host has the experience of defeating the star in the playoffs, the effect will be improved. "
“Special card: persistence at four in the morning.
A new training mode in the humility learning section has been activated: persistence at four in the morning.
Effect: When the host starts training before four o'clock in the morning and insists on completing it for two hours, the muscle memory effect of the day's training is significantly improved. "
After the celebration, Sun Ce returned to the locker room with soda stains on his head and took a shower. When he turned on the system screen, he was stunned...
The former is a magical skill, and the latter is also a magical skill!
The previous one is only effective in the Western Conference Finals. It can make teammates more confident and active, and it can also suppress the opponent's confidence. It depends on the opponent's psychological quality. Of course, this is also a magical skill.
The one at the back is the real magic skill!
Sun Ce thought it was a one-time special card, but who knew it was a new mode for activating the learning section!
This skill allows him, Sun, to practice left-handed shooting and three-pointers as quickly as possible! Even if the time it takes to develop the left hand from three to five years is shortened to two to three years, it is definitely a magical skill!
As for the mid-range shot on the right side of the right-hand three-second zone, it is no longer just accumulation that can continue to improve. It requires daily training to maintain the state, and to find areas to continue to improve in games and training for targeted training.
But the left hand and three-pointer are still in the early stages of development, and they need to quickly strengthen their muscle memory!
Not to mention anything else, if I can develop my left hand layup before the Olympics, I will definitely perform better in the Olympics! If I can get better at controlling the ball with my left hand before the start of the finals, it will be a huge help!