Chapter 643 The Unlucky Rockets Are Really Unlucky

Poor Barkley played for less than 20 seconds before he was sent off the court by three bewildered men from both sides. It was really sad. Li Shengli saw that Barkley was sweating in pain and doubted that Barkley would be able to play in the next few games. Can we play? If we can't play... then the Rockets' already low chance of advancement will definitely be smaller.

Just thinking about it makes Barkley feel bad for Li Shengli.

A super giant, only 20 seconds played in the playoffs?

At the end of his career, he took a salary cut and joined a team to get a ring, but was repeatedly attacked by the Lakers?

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"This, I didn't mean it." Ben watched Barkley leave the game, feeling too embarrassed.

"I didn't mean it either!" Li Shengli touched his head, and the two of them glanced at Olajuwon, who was standing still in embarrassment.

"Damn, what are you looking at me for?" Olajuwon couldn't stand it anymore and said rudely: "Damn it, did I do it on purpose? I'm crazy, am I going to harm my own people?"

"Then who can say it accurately, right? Boss."

Ben bumped Li Shengli with his shoulder. In the final analysis, he was very unhappy about being bumped by Olajuwon. Olajuwon was even more unhappy with Ben's slanderous remarks, and his lungs almost exploded with anger.

"Okay, Da Ben, please stop saying a few words."

"Olajuwon, keep playing. You didn't mean it just now. No one wanted this."

Li Shengli held down his base and said something to Olajuwon, but Olajuwon walked away in frustration and continued the game with his teammates. As for Barkley...

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People are so unlucky that even drinking cold water will hurt their teeth.

I had been raising it for nearly a month just for the playoffs and for the last hope of my career, but this horse was better...it exploded within 20 seconds of going up, and I was put on a stretcher and sent back.

Championship, championship! !

I just want a ring, what's wrong with me! !

Barkley almost collapsed...

This game is probably gone, but if the injury prevents him from playing in the next few games, and the Rockets are already at a disadvantage, then this season will really be over, and it will be over in 20 seconds.

There is no chance of this season, and there will be no chance of next season!

Because Drexler announced in the middle of the season that he would retire after playing and become a college coach. Then his situation would be even more difficult. And when he took a salary cut and chose to play in Houston, did he actually become autistic?

Why?

To be honest, think about the previous Super Giants, everyone lived in peace in the West.

According to the original rhythm, you will be beaten, I will be beaten, and Jordan will be beaten anyway. If the Western Conference does not produce a championship, that is not the problem of the Western Conference.

But as soon as Li Shengli appeared, the West was in a state of panic!

Malone and Stockton, who the Jazz had been holding back for eight years, were immediately promoted to heaven. Championships came one after another, while Barkley himself was still wandering in the league, and he was really anxious to get angry.

If people don’t have me, that’s okay; if people have me but they don’t, that’s not okay!

So Barkley cut his salary and went to the Rockets as a last resort. But the problem is that there are the Bulls and Jordan in the East, and the Lakers and Li Shengli in the West. Barkley just feels that things are not people, and when he thinks about it, Malone and Stockton are almost the same. People who entered the league together... Barkley cried again.

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Regardless of the complicated emotions of those involved, the game still has to be played.

Everyone knows how important Barkley is to the Rockets.

They had been preparing for the playoffs for nearly a month in order to face the Lakers in the first round of hell, but now this situation is something the Rockets had never imagined, and the game situation is worrying.

Olajuwon felt very guilty towards Barkley. In the end, he was teased by Ben, and his mentality exploded. Even the most experienced person couldn't resist it.

Drexler's touch was not good today, but Crotty blocked him so hard that his offense stumbled.

As for Willis, he originally thought that with Barkley behind him, he wouldn't have much time, so he had a head-on confrontation with Ben. But after Barkley decided not to play... Willis's face turned yellow, and the more he played, the weaker he became. His physical fitness The game bottomed out before the third quarter.

For the Lakers, this game was extremely easy.

The Big Three of the Rockets took turns to rest and played 41/41 in the regular season. Today, they were almost as good as the regular season. They fell behind by 8 points in the first half and collapsed in the second half.

With Kobe Bryant, who had a hot hand, Li Shengli didn't take much action. After leading by 14 points after three quarters, he went off the court to rest.

The Rockets originally felt that the last quarter was an opportunity for a comeback, but they took a 6-minute rest in the third quarter. Counting the previous half of the quarter, this game only lasted two quarters, and they directly faced Olajuwon in the final quarter.

At the power forward on the other side, Sean Lukes plays the Rockets substitute Charles Jones. Although Lukes is the third choice at the fourth position, so is Jones playing on the opposite side. The two are evenly matched.

So the last quarter ended, and Li Shengli never appeared again.

The Lakers won the first game of the first round 90:100. Li Shengli only scored 18 points, but Kobe scored 31 points, which were even shared among others. On the opposite side... Olajuwon fought for 42 minutes, Dray Kesler fought hard for 40 minutes, but the two teamed up to only score 38 points, the former 20 and the latter 18.

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No surprises!

The Lakers won the first game, and there was excitement after the game... Before the media could speak out, the news about Barkley's black 20 seconds spread like a curse on Barkley's head.

If you really want to say who is to blame, you can’t say.

The situation at that time was indeed that Barkley was unlucky, and Li Shengli and Ben were helpless. Even the entire Lakers fans thought so...

Against the Rockets, the Lakers have a great chance of winning.

As soon as Barkley was unlucky, Rockets fans immediately became emotional, feeling that the Lakers won because of the Rockets' injuries.

As for the games after this round... Because the first round was to advance with three wins from five games, the Lakers played the next game first, which made the Rockets unable to sit still. They desperately wanted to come back in the second game, and the Lakers did not want to play more. , use as much strength as you have.

It's just different from the first game.

In the first game, Kobe seemed to have overdrawn his hand in the second game, resulting in poor shooting. This time, Li Shengli took care of the offensive end, which also doubled the pressure on Olajuwon. After all, the offense and defense were all against Li Shengli. Wall day.

Fortunately, in the absence of Barkley, Olajuwon's final fierceness still had an effect. The Rockets only lost 5 points until the final quarter, and the only embarrassing thing was... Olajuwon couldn't rest.

As soon as he rested, the Rockets' offense would most likely be interrupted. Although it was possible that other firepower points could hold up, the Rockets couldn't afford to gamble. Rudy asked Olajuwon to play another 40 minutes after the 42 minutes in the previous game.

However... Olajuwon also fell in Los Angeles.

By the time he played for 42 minutes, he was already exhausted. His body could not keep up with his brain. When he turned his back to the basket, he stumbled and sprained his ankle. At that moment, he sat on the ground in despair, venting his depression. No strength at all.

Seeing this scene...

Drexler sighed. The next game might be his last curtain call before retiring, but his old friend was no longer there. Barkley sat in the audience and almost cried with a cry. At the end of the season, The fire of hope was extinguished, and my heart became cold.