Li Ang stood up from the sofa and prepared to clean up the room.

When packing up in a corner, Li Ang found some old newspapers he had left behind.

Li Ang paused for a moment, then put the newspaper on the table and took out the bottom one.

The edges of the newspaper were already a little yellowed, but Li Ang still smiled when looking at the photo in the middle of the newspaper.

In the photo, Li Ang was carried on the shoulders of his teammates, and he was holding the Eastern Conference championship trophy.

On the other side was Carter, who was also carried up. He put his arm around Li Ang's shoulders, made a scissor hand gesture, and smiled brightly.

This photo is also placed on the desk in Li Ang's bedroom at this time.

That night, although everyone didn't drink, they celebrated by splashing water wildly in the locker room.

For this young team, an Eastern Conference championship trophy is enough to become an indelible memory.

Li Ang gently put down the newspaper, took out the next one, and then the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

The huge title, bold and black, reads: The invincible Eastern Conference champion!

The accompanying picture is a photo of an AI lying on the ground vomiting blood.

This was a piece of news written by a Philadelphia newspaper, which turned Leon into a butcher who deliberately hurt others.

Although AI has stated in interviews that the Raptors won the game justly, it also believes that Li Ang did not do it intentionally.

But people only want to believe what they believe.

In addition, Li Ang has a criminal record and is the first NBA legend to be suspended for fighting in the first game.

Therefore, everyone thinks that Li Ang, who has a "bad record", can definitely do something like intentionally hitting an AI.

What's more, after losing the game, the Philadelphia fans were angry.

They definitely have to find some excuses for the team's defeat, which is what losers do most often.

In this era when online media is not yet developed enough, this kind of news can easily change as it spreads.

Therefore, Li Ang hit the AI, causing the AI ​​to be injured, which in turn caused the 76ers to lose the game. This has almost become the consensus of many fans.

At the same time, there is another small piece of news written under this newspaper: Many reporters believe that the Lakers will sweep the Raptors 4-0 and win the championship with a perfect record of victory in the playoffs.

Li Ang shook his head and remembered the ferocious years at that time.

Speaking of which, there were many people who thought the Lakers could win the championship 4-0 in the Finals.

Except for the Chinese media and the Toronto media, almost no one thinks that the Raptors can win even one game from the Lakers.

There is no way, the 2001 Lakers are indeed too strong. Even if we look at the entire NBA history, the 2001 Lakers are ranked number one.

Li Ang put down the newspaper again and pulled out the next one.

"puff!"

The moment he took out this newspaper, Li Ang couldn't help but laugh again.

"The Lakers' undefeated streak was broken by the Raptors. Leon Carter scored 62 points together. The Raptors escaped from death and refused to sweep!"

There’s nothing funny about the title, what’s funny is the picture.

Because the accompanying picture is a picture of Li Ang hitting Shaq on the head with a ball in the air.

Don't get me wrong, there was no conflict between Leon and Shaq at that time.

Shaq is not stupid. He can play basketball with Li Ang, but he knows that fighting with Li Ang is a dead end.

There is no personal grudge between Leon and Shaq. Who would have trouble with this fat, dark boy?

This scene of hitting the head is actually from a dunk.

At that time, in the fourth game of the series, the powerful Lakers already led 3-0.

The Lakers are different from their previous opponents in the Eastern Conference. Their previous opponents all have one characteristic - the core of their offense is all from the outside.

The Magic's offensive core is Tracy McGrady, the Bucks' offensive core is Junzi Lei, and the 76ers' offensive core is one and only AI.

But in addition to Kobe, the Lakers have an inside offensive core in Shaq!

When playing against teams in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors' usual routine is for Li Ang to lock down the opponent's arrowheads, while Carter concentrates on attacking.

But against the Lakers, this trick didn't work.

The presence of O'Neal magnified the Raptors' shortcomings of insufficient interior thickness countless times.

This season, not even Admiral Duncan can contain this shark, let alone the aging Oakley and Willis.

Although Li Ang also joined in the defense of O'Neal, and once directly knocked O'Neal to the ground from the side.

But overall, O'Neal is still unstoppable.

In this way, the Los Angeles people won consecutive victories. Although the victory was not easy, they still took a 3-0 lead and easily obtained the match point.

After the Lakers took a 3-0 lead, almost everyone believed that the Lakers would win the championship with a historic victory in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, in the fourth game of the series in Toronto, Leon and Carter shattered the dreams of the Los Angeles people.

Carter had a blast in Game 4, shooting through the Lakers defense from beyond the three-point line.

Li Ang added fuel to the fire by joining forces with others.

Li Ang, who was in high spirits, even prepared to dunk Shaq head-on at the last moment of the third quarter.

As a result, a scene that was both ironic and ridiculous happened.

Although Shaq has a good temper, he is not willing to let Li Ang ride twice in a row.

Seeing Li Ang rushing in, Shaq took in a breath and put his big belly in, jumped up with all his strength, and took the initiative to fight.

Under Shaq's terrifying power, even if he had the dunk badge, it was indeed difficult for Li Ang to dunk the ball through Shaq.

But at this time, Li Ang could no longer stop moving his hands.

Just like that, Li Ang dunked hard and directly hit the ball on Shaq's head.

According to Zhang who was watching the game at the scene, "O'Neal's head seemed to be smoking."

The big shark was beaten into a fat-headed fish.

He is indeed the best among star centers.

Barkley watched this scene and said he was so happy. He will definitely treasure this shot and use this ball to laugh at Shaq every now and then.

Thinking of this scene now, Li Ang still can't help but want to laugh.

Although there were some accidents, Leon and Carter still won a victory at home in that game, which made Kobe Bryant so angry after the game that he cursed his mother.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There is still one game left before we can achieve the feat of winning the playoffs and winning the championship.

That night, countless Lakers stars even came to Toronto, ready to witness this miraculous moment.

As a result, Leon and Carter won the fourth game very humiliatingly.

These are among a bunch of exquisite pictures, and two scary pictures are placed to create a mood.

Proud Los Angeles fans called Carter and Leon's behavior hooligans, and there was even a conspiracy theory that Leon deliberately hit Shaq.

Shaq was knocked dizzy and persisted in the game, allowing the Raptors to take advantage of the situation.

As the saying goes, losers always make excuses.

This incident, combined with the previous news that Li Ang "intentionally" harmed AI, can be said to paint Li Ang in a darker and darker light.

The Los Angeles media was relentless and publicized it like crazy. And their power was much greater than that of the Philadelphia media.

Li Ang has become notorious this time.

As a result, Li Ang still has a bad relationship with the Los Angeles media. To be precise, Li Ang has become one of the most hated players in Los Angeles.

And Li Ang also hates Los Angeles.

Although the Raptors were ultimately defeated in the finals and only won that one game.

But that one scene alone was enough to drive the Lakers and Lakers fans crazy.

There is no way, the strength gap between the two sides does exist. The combination of Leon and Carter may be able to go sideways in the Eastern Conference.

But in the west, the climate is still a bit lacking.

Li Ang put down the newspaper. The 2001 playoffs brought both laughter and tears to him.

Although before the finals started, we knew that the probability of defeating the OK combination was very slim. But when the team really lost, everyone was a little unwilling.

But overall, it can be considered a fruitful harvest.

At that time, Li Ang thought that entering the finals was just the beginning.

He and Carter definitely have more gorgeous chapters waiting to be written.

result......

All the turning points happened in the summer of 2001.

In the next newspaper, the headline was that Yao Ming became the first Asian No. 1 pick in NBA history and signed for the Chicago Bulls!
To be continued...