Chapter 421 The Lakers Never Hang the Division Championship Banner!

"Chris, how about this position? This is the best position I can get!" A black middle-aged man brought his 12-year-old son to the Great Western Forum Arena.

"Dad! What I want to watch is the Bulls vs. the Heat! Not the Lakers vs. Houston!" Babyface Paul said angrily. He is a diehard Michael Jordan fan. He was born in North Carolina, but his dad actually bought Tickets to the Western Conference Finals!

It just doesn't make sense! Why watch the Western Conference Finals! What's so good about the Western Conference Finals! ?

Paul looked at the players on the field with disdain, and he thought he would be no worse than anyone when he grew up. As long as I grow up to the height of Michael Jordan, then I am destined to be the king of the NBA!

"Hey! If you bought the wrong one, let's just look at it." Charles Paul touched the back of his head and laughed.

On May 21, the Great Western Forum Arena was full of voices.

The arena has been decorated into a sea of ​​purple and gold by the fans.

This grounds is full of history!

This venue is full of honor!

Los Angeles fans look up to the sky and can see countless honor banners, including championships, retired jerseys, and outstanding team staff.

"EJ, KT, do you know why the sky above the Lakers is different from other teams?" Curry grimaced and grinned.

"Uh, we have more championship banners?" Clay bit his finger.

"It should be our star who is greater." Irwin Jr. thought for a while.

"Haha, you are all right. Although it is not as good as the Celtics, we do have more championship banners. Our stars are also the strongest in history!"

"But this is not what I want to popularize for you!"

"The Lakers have never hung the banner of the division championship!"

"We have won the Western Championship countless times. The Lakers are not like other teams that hang the Western Championship banner in the sky!"

"The skies above the Lakers will always be reserved for championships and superstars only!"

"Do you think Kobe's future jerseys will be hung above this arena?" Clay asked.

"Definitely, definitely will." There was light in Curry's eyes, as if he saw the future of the post-20s, the picture of Kobe's jersey slowly rising above the Lakers.

In the Lakers locker room, Kobe is asking Jeff to give him pregame physical therapy.

"Head! Your progress is really great." Jeff massaged Kobe's back, feeling the extremely explosive muscle lines, and the muscle volume that was obviously larger than last year, and nodded in satisfaction.

really! Noodles are always delicious!

Kobe felt that if he was himself at the beginning of the season and faced Houston's iron-blooded three-forward guard, then there was only one result waiting for him, and that was smashing.

Fortunately, I have made great progress. Although my strength is still far from my peak, they have the strength to fight against Drexler.

Drexler plus Jim Jackson plus Mario Avery's front and back line is really hard to play!

Coupled with the fact that Olajuwon is sitting on the inside, it is even more difficult to be ready to help defend at any time!

Jordan was targeted very badly by them in the regular season. It can be said that Houston's defensive system is the nightmare of all forwards and guards in the league!

Although the Bulls have better perimeter defense than Houston, they don't have a super insider like Olajuwon who can defend and assist to change the normal game form!

Kobe is going to challenge this nightmare level of defensive strength today.

"Jeff, tighten the bandage." Kobe pursed his lips. Today's game will definitely be fierce.

"clear!"

"Clyde, are you sure you want to be the first defender to defend Kobe?" Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich arranged for three outside lines to consume Kobe in turn, but he did not expect that when the game started, Drake Seller volunteered to be the first to defend Kobe.

Although this did not conflict with his defensive tactics, Rudy Tomjanovich wanted to let the two young people consume Kobe first, and finally Drexler made the final decision.

"Coach, let me try first." No one dared to question Drexler's status in the team after stealing Malone's quasi-lore. Tomjanovich thought for a moment and agreed.

"Drive Kobe inside, Clyde. I'll wait for him inside." Olajuwon patted the old man on the back.

"I will."

Drexler didn't take over the task of defending Kobe on a whim.

In the game between the Lakers and Houston, it is very important to seize the rhythm of the game.

The Lakers are a young team. The characteristic of a young team is that once they go crazy, they will punch and kill the old master.

The Lakers must be suppressed from the beginning! Pulling the rhythm of the Lakers into the rhythm of Houston's adaptation, a very important point is Kobe!

Kobe is the tempo controller of the Lakers! Kobe is crazy, and other Lakers players will follow suit!

Drexler believes that as long as he can suppress Kobe in the first and fourth quarters and hand it over to his teammates in the second and third quarters, the impact of the Lakers will definitely drop a notch!

Therefore, this round of the series is definitely the top priority for Kobe's defense.

"No matter how amazing you are, no matter how many miracles you have created, Hakeem and I will join forces to strangle you!"

"The Lakers and Houston are by far the two strongest teams in the Western Conference! This year's favorites have four teams. The 7 games between the Jazz and Houston have proved that Houston is strong. If they can beat the Lakers, they will kill them again. Chicago, win the most difficult championship in history! Then Hakeem's historical status may need to be changed."

As the only NBA game broadcast live on ABC today, it is also a strong championship game this season, and it is also a series with the most superstars.

The ratings of this game are very likely to break the historical record of the division finals, and ABC attaches great importance to this game!

The journey of the two games between the Lakers and Houston this season, the grievances between the two teams, and the performance of the playoffs, ABC is enough to broadcast for a whole day, and the materials are not repeated. They also repeatedly broadcast some classic scenes before the start of the game , let people recall this season, the greatness of these two teams.

"Barkley has already spoken out. He will give the young lads of the Lakers a good look. It seems that in the series against the Jazz, Barkley suffered too much aggrieved."

"Yes, Charles will prove himself crazily in this game, and the Lakers' power forward position has always been their absolute shortcoming. Can they resist Barkley's impact?"

"Let us wait and see, wait for the start of the game!"