Chapter 318 The opponent in the finals (Part 1)

After eliminating the Heat and advancing to the finals, the Orlando people were so excited that they were about to go crazy.

They couldn't believe that without Dwight Howard, they could beat the Heat, eliminate their opponents with a final score of 4:2, and enter the finals.

In the summer of 2009, they also reached the finals, but eventually failed.

At this time, the Orlando people who advanced to the finals hoped that the Los Angeles Lakers would enter the finals with them.

They want revenge and want to win the championship trophy on the Los Angeles Lakers.

But at this time, the Western Conference Finals have not all ended.

At present, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Thunder have a 2:2 match. The two teams are evenly matched.

After the Eastern Conference Finals, the Orlando people held a grand celebration. Not only that, Stan Van Gundy also gave Wu Feng and others three days off.

Because the Lakers and Thunder series will take at least five days to end, Stan Van Gundy asked Wu Feng and others to adjust for three days before starting training.

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On June 11, US time, Wu Feng came to Los Angeles to watch the fifth game between the Lakers and the Thunder.

Of course, Wu Feng did not come alone, and he also came with Emma Watson.

In fact, Wu Feng didn't want to come, but one of Emma Watson's best friends is a Los Angeles Lakers fan, and that best friend insisted on pulling Emma to watch the game.

Emma wanted to take this opportunity to meet Wu Feng again, so Wu Feng came.

Wu Feng and Emma both dressed up carefully, but they did not sit together. After all, Emma still had to sit with her best friend.

Emma and Wu Feng obviously didn't want Emma's best friend to know about their dating, so they sat separately.

At this moment, the starting lineup of both sides was played on the big screen in the center of the Staples Arena, and some comparison data in previous games. The Thunder's starters are: center Nenard Kostic, power forward Serge Ibaka, small forward Kevin Durant, shooting guard Sabo Seifrosa, and organizational defender Russell Westbrook.

The five starting players of the Lakers are: center Andrew Bynum, power forward Paul Gasol, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Shannon Brown, and organizational defender Kobe.

Since Lao Yu was injured in the last game, he will watch this game from the wall.

Moreover, in this round of the series, Kobe has always played against Russell Westbrook, so he was arranged by Phil Jackson as the main defender.

In fact, in the existing starting lineup of the Lakers, Kobe is basically a point guard. Lao Yu's existence just takes the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

In the jump ball, Andrew Bynum lost unexpectedly to Nenard Costic, allowing the opponent to easily transfer the ball to Russell Westbrook's hands.

After receiving the ball, Russell Westbrook quickly passed the midfield. Russell Westbrook's speed was extremely fast, but Kobe appeared outside the three-point line early.

Russell Westbrook did not play hard, but handed the ball to Kevin Durant.

Looking at Ron Artest's beastly expression, Kevin Durant's pace of possessing the ball suddenly became faster. Ron Artest, in addition to his excellent defensive skills and his beastly physical fitness, no opponent who is entangled by him will feel good.

With the crisp sound of basketball, Kevin Durant changed hands behind his back. With his right foot slanted, half of his body had appeared on the right side of Ron Artest, and the whole set of movements was straightforward.

However, if he is so urgent and sudden, ordinary players may not be able to do this, but he is facing Ron Artest.

At the moment when Kevin Durant started, Ron Artest was ready, but he didn't expect his opponent's breakthrough to be so simple that he didn't even have the most basic fake moves.

In a hurry, Ron Artest immediately put his body on, jammed Kevin Durant's breakthrough move. The collision between the two sides was not fierce. Kevin Durant did not force a breakthrough. Ron Artest's legs were as stable as a rock. Kevin Durant tentatively made a breakthrough and released it and closed.

With his right toe, Kevin Durant used the rebound force to rotate the ball 180 degrees on the spot, and his back to Ron Artest passed the ball. In Scott Brooks' new tactical system, the ball's liquidity requirements are very high.

Russell Westbrook slid after receiving the ball, facing Shannon Brown who was making up for defense without any hesitation. A realistic jump shot tricked Shannon Brown out of the ground and rushed to the Lakers' inside with the ball.

Russell Westbrook's wrist shaking slightly, his shooting posture turned into a pass, and the ball returned to Kevin Durant's hands. It was enough for the Lakers to make up for the loopholes in defense.

After Kevin Durant received the ball, he clicked the ball and made a jump shot directly.

With a "swish", the basketball was very obedient and fell into the basket.

As the Thunder's number one star, Kevin Durant has always been their most stable scorer. Although Russell Westbrook has also shown the potential of a super point guard this season, the boss of the Thunder is Durant after all.

Durant's strength has long been proven. This season, he once again won the scoring champion and became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history.

Kevin Durant took the lead in the first attack of the Thunder.

"If the opponent in the finals is the Thunder, I don't know if Gerald can defend Durant." Wu Feng murmured to himself as he looked at this scene.

After talking to himself, Wu Feng began to text messages with Emma.

The Thunder made the first attack, and it was completed by Durant. Lakers players also know that this game is another difficult game. If you want to win the game, you must first lock their boss, Durant. Secondly, play team defense and offense. Only in this way can they have greater hope of winning.

Long before the game started, Phil Jackson told them that they should focus on defending Kevin Durant. Now it seems that what Phil Jackson pointed out is very correct.

Kobe's breakthrough was very superb, which made Russell Westbrook quite cautious. In this game, Scott Brooks naturally handed over the burden of defending Kobe in his hands.

Russell Westbrook deliberately opened a little distance, but unexpectedly, Kobe pulled a dry land half a meter outside the three-point line, and the ball entered the net.

With Russell Westbrook's defensive ability, it obviously won't make Kobe so easy to play, but he is too afraid of Kobe's breakthrough and is cautious but the result of being too cautious is counterproductive.

Scott Brooks shook his head helplessly. This time it was not entirely Russell Westbrook's mistake. Kobe's ability was really too comprehensive. He could do everything in offense, defense, passes, and the stable shooting made the defender's players never able to figure out his next move.

The Thunder's several passes from the outside never found a chance. Russell Westbrook had no choice but to pass the ball to the inside.

Nenard Kostic immediately leaned forward to catch the ball. At this time, there were no Lakers players at the basket. He just needed to get the ball and he could win.

"Bang", a figure flashed in front of me, and naturally I didn't get the ball.

Shannon Brown's natural sense of opportunity made him always run at the front of the team in fast breaks. Andrew Bynum's passing quality is not high. Fortunately, there are no Thunder players around him, so he easily sent the ball into the basket.

This is the characteristic of the Lakers. They are always full of vitality in offense. Give them a little chance and you can shoot a wave of attacks.

Scott Brooks' face became increasingly ugly. The Lakers' tactics were obviously aimed at the Thunder. Three insiders almost strangled Nenard Kostic, Serge Ibaka's contact with other teammates. Russell Westbrook's touch was not very good either. He only hit one four shots, and even missed the open shot.

The Thunder called for the first timeout. With the inside frozen and Russell Westbrook felt bad, Kevin Durant made two accurate mid-range shots, but finally failed to let the Lakers widen the score.

Looking at the commotion on the Thunder's bench and James Harden's relaxed expression, Phil Jackson knew the Thunder's next move.

With the Thunder team back on the court, James Harden replaced Saab Sefrosa's position. Saab Sefrosa's performance this season was not ideal, and his playing time was constantly reduced, but Scott Brooks never changed his main position.

James Harden gave the Lakers a warning as soon as he came on the court.

Shannon Brown's horizontal pass was successfully intercepted by James Harden who suddenly appeared, and then drove the ball alone. The Lakers players had already penetrated into the Thunder's half. Shannon Brown's pass mistake caught everyone off guard. Although Shannon Brown tried his best to catch up afterwards, the distance between the two was getting bigger and bigger, and they could only watch James Harden successfully make a layup.

James Harden's flamboyant celebrations made fans of Staples Stadium very dissatisfied. Fortunately, the Lakers fans are still relatively qualified, and there are not many people who say curses, but the noise and booing are intertwined.

Just ten seconds later, Shannon Brown hit the Thunder with a precise three-pointer, and more importantly, the ball was shot under James Harden's defense.

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Kevin Durant's breakthrough is definitely top-notch in the league. His outstanding speed and excellent physical confrontation ability make him almost invincible in breakthroughs. Devin Ebanks' defense is almost unprepared for him. He took advantage of his physical advantages and easily broke through the Lakers' first layer of defense.

When Kevin Durant broke through to the near free throw line, he transferred the ball to Russell Westbrook. Kobe has been following Russell Westbrook. After getting the ball, not only did he not have a chance to take action, but he was almost cut off by Kobe.

The ball returned to Kevin Durant's hands, but at this time he had no chance to take action. Ron Artest had already appeared in front of him. Under Ron Artest's defense, Kevin Durant had to frown secretly. The offensive side was more advantageous in offense and defense, and there were many choices in offense, but the defensive side had to firmly defend its bottom line. Any simple negligence could lead to a breakthrough by the defensive side.

The ball was sent back to the outside line, but the attack time had already jumped to twenty-one seconds. After receiving the ball, Russell Westbrook had not even had time to adjust the center of gravity, so he hurriedly made a three-pointer, but lost a three-pointer.

Paul Gasol grabbed the defensive rebound and quickly handed it to Kobe.

Russell Westbrook could not stop Kobe's breakthrough at all, and Kobe easily rushed into the three-point line. However, Kevin Durant had noticed the situation here this time. At the moment Kobe started, he had given up Devin Ebanks and made up for Russell Westbrook's omissions. As for his position, there were naturally other players to make up for it.

However, he finally despised Kobe's passing ability. Before he could make up for defense, Kobe's ball was quickly handed over. The ball was passed smoothly and steadily, and the ball was very fast. The players on the Thunder team were not yet able to make up for defense. Devin Ebanks had quickly adjusted the ball in his hand and easily jumped out of the three-point line.

"Swish", the ball fell into the basket neatly!

On the Thunder, Kevin Durant singled Devin Ebanks, a beautiful backward jump shot, finally scored 2 points for the Thunder.

Kevin Durant's jump shot is too unsolvable, and it makes defensive players unable to defend.

"Swish", Kobe took a step back and quickly opened the distance between Russell Westbrook and easily hit the opponent's head.

"Clang", Russell Westbrook's jump shot went offensively, Nenard Costic grabbed the offensive rebound and then divided the ball into Kevin Durant on the outside.

Kevin Durant broke through with the ball and hung the ball to Sergi Ibaka at the basket. Sergi Ibaka singled Andrew Bynum, turned around and failed, but unfortunately he missed it. Ron Artest scored the defensive rebound.

Offense and defense transfer, Lakers attack.

Kobe broke through with the ball and handed the ball over to Ron Artest, the baseline. The latter received the ball and made a layup, but was interfered by Nenald Kostic. The ball failed and Sergi Ibaka grabbed the defensive rebound.

"Swish", Kevin Durant made a mid-range shot. With his teammates missed consecutive shots, Kevin Durant chose to take the shot himself, but the goal was very difficult. Devin Ebanks's tight marks made his shot not very smooth.

The offense and defense were transferred, and the ball fell into the hands of the Lakers, and Kobe quickly brought the ball through the half.

At this time, Kobe made a scene that surprised everyone. Near the midfield, Kobe actually jumped high and the ball flew out of his fingertips.

The Thunder players also watched the basketball in the air, but to their pleasure, the ball began to fall near the free throw line. Under this situation, the ball might not be able to fly to the basket, a typical air balloon.

When the Thunder players put down their tightly hanging heart, there was a black shadow and quickly jumped up from the Lakers' inside line.

When the body rose to its peak, Andrew Bynum actually stopped in the air, and his whole body quickly reversed by 180 degrees, facing the basket.

Andrew Bynum steadily caught the basketball and placed the ball at his waist with both hands.

"Roar", Andrew Bynum roared in his chest in an instant, his stiff body quickly softened, and his hands quickly pulled the ball backwards to the back of his head.

"Bang", the loud dunk sounded throughout the Staples Arena, and the entire basket was shaking violently, and Andrew Bynum's body also fluctuated.

The fans at the scene screamed. Los Angeles has never lacked crazy fans. The atmosphere of the Staples Arena is definitely comparable to that of the Madison Garden Arena in New York.

As the Battle of Tianwang Mountain in the Western Conference Finals, this game naturally attracted many stars.

Los Angeles is originally the City of Angels, and it has Hollywood that movie stars long for, so the Staples Arena has never lacked stars.

"Clang", as the basket rejected away players' shooting again, the fans at home all burst into laughter.
To be continued...