Chapter 424 The Warrior Damned

On May 5, 2007, starting today, the semi-finals officially kicked off.

The Lakers were terminated in the semi-finals last year, and many fans still feel regretful.

That was Kobe, who was in the best form in his career so far, but lost to the Clippers who obviously restrained the Lakers. In addition, Wei Xia was injured, the Lakers were suppressed by the Clippers all the way. He played six games and was eliminated.

It was still a series that was unbearable to look back on.

No one wants to look back on the past because those memories are not beautiful.

And today, another semi-finals have begun.

The Lakers vs. Warriors, fourth vs. eighth of the West, and two teams that should not meet in the semi-finals have met.

Michael Thompson's words are the most appropriate and appropriate: "The Lakers never dreamed that they could still have a home advantage in their home games until the semi-finals."

In the first round, the Jazz have a home advantage, while in the second round, the Warriors still have a home advantage.

Before the game started, Warriors' core guard Byron Davis demonstrated to Los Angeles: "Since we can handle Dallas, we don't take Los Angeles seriously. Our goal is the Western Conference Finals and the Finals, and until then, there is no team that can stop us from moving forward!"

Whether it is said that he is arrogant or confident, his words not only ignited the anger of fans, but also aroused the Lakers' No. 24 fighting spirit.

In the first game of the semi-finals, Kobe made 3 of 5 in the first quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points.

For him, this was just an inconspicuous small explosion.

To the Warriors' surprise, the inside line that defeated Bynum and Ryan Hollins' starting lineup was Vladimir Radmanovic. This man made a three-pointer with 3 of 3 in a single quarter, and also picked up an offensive rebound. He made a second offensive and was fouled. He and Kobe were one inside and one outside, revitalizing the game, allowing the Lakers to maintain the lead.

The Warriors' trick to deal with the Mavericks is not very effective for the Lakers.

Wei Xia and Kobe are both defensive experts, plus Sprewell, who is a temporary starter, and almost everything is not good on the offensive end. The only one-on-one defense on the defensive end is Smash Parker.

The substitute lineup is not deep, but Wei Xia and Kobe can play more than 44 minutes of physical strength.

So having a Parker as a backup is actually enough.

The Warriors' condition continues to prove that Davis's confidence before the game came too early. He does have the confidence to say those words, but he doesn't take the Lakers seriously. This is what he deserves to die.

Moreover, he also angered Kobe.

Why do they do that? The Lakers' later analysis was probably that "Bryant's consecutive high-scoring performances in the last two seasons ended with the Warriors, so they had some illusions and misunderstandings that they shouldn't have." If it weren't for this reason, it would be impossible to explain the deep meaning of Davis's sarcasm before the game started.

In the second quarter, Kobe made 3 of 5 shots again, scoring 8 points and 17 points in the half.

Wei Xia, who was around him, had no performance on the offensive end, but except for the offense, everything was dazzling.

7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

He successfully made Jason Richardson lose his presence, and Kobe locked up Stephen Jackson, the Warriors had only one point to open the situation.

In the second half, Kobe's performance was almost no different from the first half.

In the first game against the Warriors, Kobe played 46 minutes and only got 4 free throws, and scored 39 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists with self-proving scores.

Behind him, Wei Xia will score in double-digit points, but she has 11 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals.

"Wish and Mish, these two are like two extremes. The former makes you feel that scoring is a superficial statistic, while the latter makes you feel that scoring is the only illusion that scoring is the basketball game."

Wei Xia and Kobe brigade brigade, and the Lakers beat the Warriors at 8 points.

"Tonight's game is enough to prove that the Warriors' treatment of the Mavericks will not work for us!" Phil Jackson sprinkled salt through the media.

The Warriors are not a group that easily admit defeat, especially Davis.

Not only is he a big beard, but he also has a big mouth: "It's just a game!"

"Yes, there is no way to decide anything in a game. We are not in good shape today, so let's continue reading." Stephen Jackson interrupted.

Jackson seemed to leave his form to the Mavericks. Against the Lakers, he faced Spraywell, Smash Parker, and even Sasha Vujasic, and even played 5 of 16.

The Warriors did not lose the game, but the three were still dissatisfied and five were resentful.

Kobe said indifferently: "I can only say that I am looking forward to the game in two days."

Wei Xia felt that the atmosphere was too stiff and wanted to ease it, so she said, "If Kobe made 40 shots in the second game, I hope everyone won't be too surprised."

If you have something to do or not, it is how Wei Xia adjusts the atmosphere.

His jokes are moderate, Kobe never gets angry or minded. Sometimes even Jackson will take up his burden and go along with a few words.

One night passed, and all the teams participating in the division finals gained something.

Except for game days, the media can hardly track Wei Xia's whereabouts.

Except for contacting friends, he spent all his time in the gymnasium and kept his condition.

He found that Kobe's training intensity has been quite strong recently. For the second game, Black Mamba is ready to open his mouth and eat people.

However, the protagonist at the beginning of the second game is not named Bryant.

The Warriors and the Jazz in the first round are completely different teams in terms of style, with Nelson's running and bombing, typical full-scale offense, and negative defense.

Offense is first, defense is as good as you want - If the hardest defense on the basketball court is to do whatever you want, the coach who issues this order will only see his team making various low-level defenses.

The Warriors tried their best to get Kobe to make 2 of 5 shots in a single quarter.

But Kobe continued to keep 8 points in a single quarter with free throws.

They ensured that Kobe's shooting percentage was only 50%, but what about Wei Xia?

In the first section, the most common sentence I heard in the commentary seat of the Staples Center was: "Oh my God, no one cares about Wish!"

"Don't the Warriors really plan to have someone come to defend Wish?"

"Where are people? Where are people!"

Finally, it became: "Where is the defense?"

Nelson boldly made a plan to empty Wei Xia’s outside shots, completely encircled Kobe, and boldly paid tribute to Chuck Daly of that year, and wanted to stage the second season of "Never let Kobe/Jordan shit on our heads anymore".

I have to say that since Wei Xia entered the playoffs, her average data has declined, and her shooting percentage is almost incomparable to the regular season.

"Thanks to" the Jazz, Wei Xia's averaged 20 points per game from a star scorer in the regular season to an average of 15 points per game, and his shooting percentage was avalanche of 37%, which was consistent with Bob Cousey's career average.

Wei Xia never thought that he would pay tribute to Kusi in this form.

In the sixth game against the Jazz, he only shot 50% of his three-point shooting percentage in the series, but after six games, his outside shooting percentage was a touching 24%.

In the eyes of the Running Bombers, is 24% shooting percentage called hit rate? That is a waste with the label of "Let me go".

Compared to Kobe who is as terrifying as a devil, it is more considerable to empty Wei Xia to attack Kobe.

The Warriors' defense gave Wei Xia no choice. He stood on the outside line, at the top of the arc, and there was a chance if he was motionless.

He even saved the run, and the ease of getting an open position would make Reggie Miller cry, Ray Allen went wild, Kobe was so bold... No scorer who averaged 20 points per game would be so underestimated.

Wei Xia did it!

He proudly got five open shots, all outside the three-point line. After shooting the first goal, Kobe's pass was as punctual as an alarm clock.

In the first quarter, Wei Xia made 5 shots from 5 from outside the three-point line and 15 points in a single quarter, which made Jinzhou people feel pain.

He tried his best to limit Kobe, but he didn't see any restrictive effect, but instead made Wei Xia's shooting feel explosive.

Nelson put his crazy ideas on hold and kept people-to-people.

The changing defensive strategy is a disaster for the running and bombing team. They suddenly become people-to-people, and no matter who faces Kobe, they will be weaker. It seems that using one person to play against Kobe is a humiliation to the opponent.

Both offense and defense pay attention to the word "momentum". How can you defend yourself by lowering your identity?

Kobe scored 10 points in the second quarter, shooting percentage 66.7%, Wei Xia's shooting percentage exceeded 100%, and the Lakers, who played double C in the backcourt, took over the battle.

Before the end of the first half, Wei Xia became confident and swayed in turn with the ball in turn. The lightning-like weak side hand pulled the ball behind the back and turned the direction. Byron Davis, who was moving slowly.

The bearded man looked at Wei Xia in surprise and pulled up half a meter outside the three-point line on the right, and hit the board with a three-pointer!

There was a buzzing noise in the Staples Center, mostly mocking Davis.

Wei Xia shook his opponent down, and after making a shot, he reached out to Davis.

"Stop selling your kindness!" Davis exerted force to knock off his hand.

"Do you want to knock my touch off this way? What a rare cleverness." Wei Xia smiled and returned to her defense.

That scene was part of the Warriors' defeat atmosphere.

The Lakers' double-gun attack in the backcourt was so fierce that they suspected their strength. They fought the Mavericks, who had won 67 times not long ago, and there was only one reason for winning, which was the offense.

Unexpectedly, when the Lakers played this with them, they couldn't stand it anymore.

One of Kobe and the other one of Wei Xia, their offense is not as bad as it is when facing the Jazz.

In the second half, Kobe scored 10 points in two consecutive quarters, with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, with a dazzling shooting percentage of 66%. The Warriors' defense was fake in front of him.

Wei Xia's efficiency is even more exaggerated.

He scored 30 points, had a shooting percentage of more than 70%, and had only two assists. Today, he was like a sharpshooter, shooting the ball with the ball, hitting the Warriors who were wholeheartedly preparing to kill Kobe, making him dizzy and unable to respond.

In the first game, they lost 8 points.

In the second game, the Warriors were abused for 18 points.
Chapter completed!