"This game is the most tense game before the game among all the Lakers games I have seen this season. If the Lakers lose in this game, then we may be swept by the Rockets this season. Although the Rockets are indeed much stronger than us, it is indeed difficult for us to beat them in this series, but if they are swept out, it is still a bit unacceptable."

"Yes, after all, we swept the Lakers in the regular season. Even if we really have poor strength, we can't compare with the Rockets, the number one in the West, but we shouldn't be so much worse. Many people said before the start of this series that the Lakers' strength may not be as strong as the Supersonics. I didn't believe it at first, but from now on, the fact seems to be true. Of course, I still don't think that our team's strength is not as strong as the Rockets or the Supersonics. It's just that our team has too many flaws. In fact, the Rockets can't defend our offense. However, when facing us, their offense looks more destructive because of our own flaws. If we can make up for our own defensive or offensive defects, even if we can't beat the Rockets, we will definitely not be as embarrassed as we are now."

"Yes, I think so too. But this is the first season since our team was formed. The team has been able to make it to the present. It has completely met all of our expectations. Moreover, our team's performance in this series is already quite outstanding. So, enjoy the last two home games left in this round of series. Maybe our third home game will be waiting for next season."

"Well. No matter what, I am quite satisfied with the performance of these young men in our team. I look forward to them growing up as soon as possible and then leading the Lakers to rise again as soon as possible."

On May 29, 1995, at 8:30 pm, the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach, the Great Western Conference Forum Arena. As the Lakers' home court, the Forum Arena is one of the best home courts in the league this season. It is also one of the best home courts in the playoffs. In such a market, although the Lakers' condition has not been very good recently, the game has been full half an hour before the start of the game.

It's just obvious that when these Lakers sit in their own position, the mood of these fans at this time is probably completely different from the past. In the past, the Lakers were constantly killing all sides, and with the Lakers killing all sides, these Lakers fans naturally felt quite relaxed before the game, but at this time, the Lakers were facing a certain failure. Such emotions naturally could not be better.

Even compared to the last round when they were with the Spurs, these Lakers fans were even more nervous and uneasy. After all, when playing against the Spurs, although the Spurs also had the advantage in the battle of Tianwangshan, can the Spurs' advantages be the same as those of the Rockets? Facing the Spurs, Lakers fans still have expectations of winning, but facing the Rockets, Lakers fans even feel a bit extravagant to win.

Even before the game, many Lakers fan groups in Los Angeles were already giving vaccinations to Lakers fans who watched the game on the spot. I hope that these fans who watched the game on the spot could continue to support the team no matter how the team performed in this game. When many fans of a team said this, this means that the team is already in a very embarrassing situation.

Or, supporters of this team believe that this team has come to an end, which is quite helpless for the Lakers.

After all, before the game, the Lakers did not find any favorable aspects to them, especially the Rockets, which was originally superior in strength. The team's leading player Barkley continued to intimidate Lakers players and fans before the game, which also made Los Angeles almost angry. However, no matter how angry they were, they had no way to deal with Barkley.

After all, the Rockets have the advantage and their advantage is so obvious. In this case, Barkley's words are a little bigger, and there is no problem at all. If the Lakers are stronger, wouldn't they face the Warriors with the same attitude in the first round of the playoffs?

I'm afraid in the first round, facing the arrogant Lakers and Lakers fans, the Warriors will have a fair atmosphere. This is the same. And this is the NBA. There is no so-called decency or so-called villain here, only the winner and the loser.

As for the NBA, both Lakers fans, other fans or others are quite clear about this feature. Therefore, although Lakers fans really make Barkley angry, there is no way. The current situation is like this. What they can do is to still stand behind their own team and continue to support their team.

Whether the team wins or loses in this game or this round of series is no longer the most important thing, or they already know that this is impossible. Since it is impossible, it is naturally not important. If the Lakers can have hope of winning, then the team's victory or defeat is of course important.

However, as far as the current situation of the Rockets and Lakers is concerned, the Lakers can only hope for Lin Han's cancer singles if they want to win. This is also the expectation of many Lakers fans before the start of this game. After all, although Lin Han's cancer singles tactics are quite unstable, they are a tactic that can defeat any team. As long as they are lucky, the Rockets were also destroyed by Lin Han at the beginning, but what made Lakers fans quite helpless is that although everyone is looking forward to Lin Han playing cancer singles, in the interview before the game, Lin Han directly said that the team is still playing Princeton's tactical system, and Lin Han seems to be unprepared for his cancer singles in this series and even this playoff trip.

Lin Han's choice also ruined the only hope of Lakers fans. Since Lin Han does not play cancer-style singles, the Lakers will naturally kneel down. Can you still expect Princeton to defeat the Rockets?

Fans who are not the Lakers still look down on Princeton's tactical system. After this season's playoffs, Lakers fans' evaluation of Princeton's tactical system has become more and more positive, especially the Lakers used this tactical system to defeat the Spurs and enter the Western Conference Finals.

However, it is obvious that the Lakers' play Princeton tactical system and confront the Rockets, and now they have entered a very deadly dead cycle, that is, as long as the Lakers cannot reduce the Rockets' offensive efficiency. Because the level of the Lakers' Princeton tactical system is still not that high, when both sides attack on the offensive end, they cannot defeat the opponent at all. If they want to reduce the opponent's offensive efficiency, it is impossible to play Princeton tactical system. In this case, the Lakers are in a very tangled cycle, and Lin Han has now confirmed that the team will continue to play Princeton tactical system. Then the only thing they can expect is that the Rockets are constantly giving hope to the Lakers and destroying the Lakers' hope.

For most teams in the league, this approach is indeed prone to problems, but the Rockets are definitely not in the category of most teams in the league. Don’t forget that this team is one of the most experienced teams in the league. They are very clear about what they want to do. The three superstars of the Rockets are all very judgemental superstar players. It is more than possible to make big mistakes in this process, even if there are small mistakes. The point difference is not controlled, or there are some offensive dilemmas. However, as long as the Rockets keep the lead, no matter how many points lead, this has no meaning to the Lakers. After all, the Rockets are stronger than the Lakers, which is not just a period of time. But it is a normal game for all aspects of the entire team.

Therefore, the only hope for victory for the Lakers is to wait for the Rockets to make mistakes, but whether the Rockets will make mistakes in this game is not something that the Lakers can control. At least, in this game, although the Rockets are indeed on an objectively difficult side, more away games, and the first away games, which will be quite difficult to adapt to, but even after the start, this team will be suppressed by the Lakers for a period of time, and it will be difficult for Lakers fans to expect that this team will be suppressed by the Lakers in one game.

Therefore, no matter how you do it, Lakers fans will not see the hope of the Lakers winning this game. Unless a miracle occurs, even if a miracle occurs, miracle may not be on the side of the Lakers.

Of course, at this time, the fans of the Lakers did not see the hope of winning the team in this game. For the media reporters and commentators on the scene, they probably have the same view as those of the Lakers fans. For the Lakers, the only thing they can do now is to play their last two home games, hoping to put a good end to their glorious season in their last two home games. As for whether the Lakers could play with the Rockets to the sixth game, as long as they were not fools, it would be impossible.

"Larry, the Rockets' strategy in this game should be the strategy of the previous two games, right?"

When the Rockets players who were away from the player channel, listening to the booing of all Lakers fans at this time, Collins asked Larry Bird beside him with some uncertainty. After Collins asked, Larry Bird nodded without any hesitation.

"As long as the Lakers are not able to win a game, then for the Rockets, they will not change their game strategy in the previous two games. Since they want to humiliate Lin Han even more, this is inevitable. Unfortunately, although the Rockets' tactical strategy will give the Lakers some opportunities, judging from the previous two games, the Lakers seem to have no strength to seize such an opportunity."

After Larry Bird sighed, Collins nodded. The Lakers really did not seize the opportunity, even if there was no chance at all. This is not only that the Rockets' inside strength is indeed not strong, but in addition, more importantly, the three Rockets' players are too capable and have too rich experience. I'm afraid that not to mention giving opportunities to the Lakers to win a game, I'm afraid that as long as the Lakers have a little momentum in the game, these three Rockets' players can put out the fire. The three of them definitely have such strength.

Of course, in addition to this, more importantly, Lin Han had too few personal attacks in the first two games. Although the Lakers scored a lot and had good offensive power, it can be said that Lin Han completely led his teammates, but the offense of other Lakers players caused too little pressure and threat to the Rockets in terms of lethality. Whether it is Olajuwon, Barkley or other Rockets players can perform themselves in the game calmly, with almost no foul problems. You must know,

In the last round, the Rockets played only Olajuwon, with a total of six games, and in three games, the number of individual fouls reached 5 times, and when the other three games were the least. Olajuwon had three fouls. Olajuwon was limited by Kemp on the offensive end in the last round. This was not only because Kemp had experience in defending Olajuwon, but more importantly, the impact of the supersonics gave the Rockets quite a lot of damage, almost forcing Olajuwon to lean more towards defense in the game.

However, although I know that this is a very effective way to face the Rockets, in the Lakers, there is still only Lin Han who can hold the ball and kill the ball. Except for Lin Han, the best attack with the ball is Van Eksel. The Magician cannot have such physical fitness now. Even at the peak, the Magicians don't often play like this. In this case, Van Eksel can break through, but this guy is really easy to defend because of his stubbornness. After all, as long as Fan

Ixel has made a breakthrough, and all fools know what this guy is going to do next. For Olajuwon, there is almost no pressure. Except for Van Exel, Dominic Wilkins is a weakness to hold the ball. Eddie Jones, the rookie, has this ability, but he makes too many mistakes and does not have enough threats. At least when facing Olajuwon, he does not have enough lethality. It is okay to kill some first-class or quasi-first-class insiders, but it is not enough to reach Olajuwon's level.

In this case, the Rockets almost seized the weakness of the Lakers now, played such a terrifying revenge without any scruples, and gave the Lakers a chance almost unscrupulously. They were very sure that the Lakers could not really seize such an opportunity, because without enough inside and enough players to attack the ball, the Lakers could count on the same as they are now, just Lin Han!

In other words, no matter when, the Lakers can only rely on Lin Han if they want to seize the opportunity. In this case, Lin Han is a one-on-three situation no matter when. In this situation, Lin Han can lead the Lakers to defeat the Rockets? This seems to be a bit impossible.

If the Lakers cannot defeat the Rockets, the Rockets will not change their strategy, and this will also fall into a very deadly dead cycle!

Therefore, even experts like Collins and Larry Bird are quite helpless when they see the situation the Lakers are facing now, which is indeed quite helpless, because even experts of their level cannot find the possibility that the Lakers can get rid of this situation.

"If the Lakers are bold enough, this team has a chance to steal a game of victory."

Finally, after watching the Rockets players appear in the booing of all the fans, and when watching the Lakers players appear in the cheers of all the fans, Larry Bird also said thoughtfully. After Larry Bird finished speaking, Collins nodded in agreement this time.

The Lakers lost this round of the series, which is what everyone in the world thinks at this time, but if the Lakers lost this round of the series, it does not mean that they will be swept. After all, the Rockets are not a robot team. No matter how experienced or stable this team is, they have loopholes. The biggest loophole is this first away game, because of their unfamiliarity with the environment, there will definitely be some problems in the game.

Of course, the Lakers cannot catch such loopholes in general, but not in general, it does not mean that they cannot do it in special circumstances.

At least, according to Larry Bird and Collins, if they were the Lakers' head coaches, they would still have a chance to steal a victory in this game with this team, although the chance would not be too great.

The key is to see if the Lakers and Magic have the courage to change the lineup in this game.

After all, even if you have the courage to change the formation, and even if you have the chance to steal a victory, the chance is not that great. If you cannot win after changing the formation, then the final demerit is likely to be a tragedy.

It may be nothing if it is swept by a team that is stronger than yourself. The Lakers were swept through the finals, but if they were beaten into the game, or even a tragedy that was enough to be smashed into history, and were swept away, it would be really a tragedy.

Of course, what kind of choice would the Magician have in this game? Collins and Larry Bird didn't know. At least before the Lakers players came on the court, they didn't know what the Lakers would do in this game. However, at this time, looking at Lin Han, who was the team's boss, looked at this player who was still cheering with great enthusiasm by the fans of the court, both Larry Bird and Collins felt a little regretful.

If the Rockets had not formed the Big Three this season, if the Lakers had not lost many players who could have strengthened the inside line this season, such as Grant and others, then the Lakers would have likely won the championship in the first season of the team this season, and Lin Han would have likely entered the finals again in the finals to win the championship in the first season of the Lakers.

Moreover, the 24vs23, which is highly anticipated by the whole world, is likely to be staged this season. Now, after the Rockets are added out of thin air, this is also quite regretful. Not only does it make them regretful, but as the president of the league, David Stern is also quite regretful. If possible, David Stern is definitely unwilling to Barkley to go to the Rockets, but he can't find a reason to reject this deal. After all, whether it is Barkley, Olajuwon or the general manager of the Suns, Colangelo, are all United.

The big boss of the league, David Stern cannot say "because of basketball reasons", so you can't be in the same team, right? If you really want to say that, it's just for those slightly second-level superstars or All-Stars. But the target is Barkley, the league's MVP. The top five superstars, Colangelo, and a few of the league's management teams who stand on the same level as David Stern. And although David Stern now has control over the league, his influence is not that great, and you can ignore these rules.

So, at this time, seeing Lin Han fall into such a huge quagmire as the Rockets, I am afraid that the one who is most unhappy is not the Lakers fans, David Stern. However, David Stern can also be a little bit open. After all, even if the Lakers can enter the finals, they may not be able to really 24 vs 23. In the East, Jordan's Bulls are also trapped in the quagmire.

Just when Larry Bird was complaining about David Stern in his heart, the starting players of both sides had already warmed up. When Larry Bird and Collins looked at the starting players of both sides towards the stadium, the Rockets still had no changes. Olajuwon, Barkley, Mario Aylie, Drexler and Dougreaves, this lineup is the most stable lineup of this team since the playoffs, with almost no changes.

Therefore, Collins and Larry Bird are not surprised at all for a starting lineup like the Rockets. The key is the starting lineup of the Lakers in this game.

For this game, since the Lakers choose to stick to the tactical system of Princeton, in the eyes of many people, this is because the Lakers cannot let go of the opportunity given to them by the Rockets. As long as the Lakers remain unchanged, the Rockets' strategy will not change, so the Lakers can always get opportunities from the Rockets. In this case, many people think that the Lakers still want to have problems in this game like the previous two games, hoping that the Rockets will have problems themselves, but at the same time, people like Larry Bird and Collins also have another idea, although

However, they also think that the Lakers want to seize the opportunity given to them by the Rockets, but they think that the Lakers will not be so conservative and passively wait for opportunities. They should choose a more proactive way to seize such an opportunity. However, it is obvious that this idea is just their guess. As for what the Lakers want to do, no one knows. When the starters of both sides walked to the court in this game, Larry Bird and Collins were almost stunned when they saw the starting lineup of the Lakers in this game!

It was not just Larry Bird and Collins who were surprised to see the starters of the Lakers' game at this time. The reporters at the scene were also similar.

"The Lakers really changed their team in this game?!"

Lin Han, Magic, Dominic Wilkins Eddie Jones and Van Eksel, this is the starting lineup of the Lakers in this game. As one of the team's most important inside defenses, Rodman, the only inside defensive player in this team who can help Lin Han sit on the bench!

Although Rodman often sits on the bench because of the differences in opponents when he is with the Spurs, that is the Spurs. When he is with the Spurs, although David Robinson is the only one of the inside points, they can still find other options besides David Robinson. Although Rodman is important, he is not the only second choice. But what about the Lakers?

This team is really the second choice for Rodman. Apart from Rodman, everyone else does not have the players who stand beside Lin Han and help Lin Han on the defensive end. Of course, there are also no players. As a rookie, he won the MVP in the finals at the center position. Magic Johnson's height and weight can actually be barely competed for the inside position. However, that was the magician at the peak. At that time, the magician at that time was not only agile, but also had excellent physical fitness. The magician now seems to have gained weight. Although the physical fitness has become fat, he has become a good person.

Heavier. But he is not as agile as before. Moreover, due to weight and age, it is also a huge question how much physical strength the Magician can have. At least, although Rodman was not good when facing Barkley and Olajuwon, Rodman could still mess with Barkley or Olajuwon. He could stick these two games for the whole game, but the Magician really wanted to stick these two games for a game. Then the whole person would probably be ruined. Don't play this round of series or even this playoffs.

Although the lineup of the Lakers in this game is indeed quite risky, it seems that the Lakers do want to win the Rockets in this game, which is in line with the ideas of Larry Bird and Collins and even many other experts, it is obvious that the adventure that Larry Bird and Collins are expected is definitely not like this. This is no longer an adventure level, and it is even infinitely close to seeking death!

There is no doubt that it is definitely not just Larry Bird and Collins who think that the Lakers lineup is seeking death. For example, the Rockets head coach Tom Janovic, who was standing on the sidelines at this time, was shocked by the Lakers starting lineup. For this Rockets head coach.

This round of the series with the Lakers was quite relaxed. After all, the team had reached a consensus long time. Or, for this round of playoffs with the Lakers, the three players in the team had almost thought about it for a season. It can be said that whether it was Olajuwon, Drexler or Barkley, they used the Lakers and Lin Han as imaginary enemies in the regular season. Perhaps the Rockets' approach is disrespectful to other teams in the league. Even the Bulls dare not say that in the regular season, they used a certain team as the only imaginary enemy. After all, the team can prepare in this way, but players must not think so. In the NBA, the trading and formation of a team will indeed restrain their own enemy after encountering their own enemy.

The way to adjust and trade, but this is the team's business, this is the team's general manager's business. Players and coaches must not have the idea that the entire league has only one opponent. With such an idea, then wait to be criticized. Last season, the Supersonics were hacked seven times in the first round. I'm afraid that there is also such an idea that their team only has an opponent like the Jazz. Not only the team's trading and adjustments are based on the idea of ​​the Jazz as an imaginary enemy, but even the players think so. They don't care about an opponent like the Nuggets who seem weak and can't be weak anymore. In the end, when they were dragged into a desperate situation by the Nuggets, they suddenly found that their team was not prepared enough, and the team had never prepared for the Nuggets seriously.

So, this is NBA after all. Although there is indeed a gap between the teams, the gap is definitely not as big as imagined. If you really ignore your opponent, it will be a price to come back. It is obvious that the Rockets players do this or even dare to do this this season. I am afraid that the three superstar players of the team and Lin Han are suffering and revenge. I am afraid that these three people dream about how to revenge Lin Han every day, and finally came up with such a rather unethical approach. In addition to this, the strength of this team is also their biggest reliance. After all, in the entire league, besides the Rockets, which team has a lineup of three superstars?!

Therefore, Tom Janovic can do not do much for this round of the series. After all, the three Rockets superstars have thought about many times or many plans for what the team can do. These three guys may have thought of any aspect when facing the Lakers and Lin Han in the game. In this case, Tom Janovic can not change much. This is completely different from the last round of Supersonics. The reason why the Rockets finally eliminated Supersonics was that the outside world's evaluation of Tom Janovic was higher than George Carl because he finally made the right choice.

However, even in this round of games, he doesn't need to make too many choices or make too many preparations. However, if the Lakers have some extreme changes, he needs to deal with it. After all, no matter how many situations Olajuwon, Barkley and Drexler think, it is also based on Lin Han's situation, but after all, the Lakers are not just Lin Han. Even if 90% is Lin Han, there are 10% other situations.

There is no doubt that this extremely strange formation change of the Lakers in this game is not something the Rockets' heads can think of. This is what Tom Janovic needs to consider the team's strategy. However, if it is other strange, it is a threatening formation change for the Rockets, then Tom Janovic will still respond.

But after the magician changed the formation, Tomjanovic was stunned for a moment, he laughed directly at the corner of his mouth.

"Although you are a great player, you are just a rookie head coach now. Most of the newcomers are gamblers who think they can definitely win."

Looking at the starter who was warming up on the court, Tom Janovic said with a smile and sat down in his seat with peace of mind.

Of course he knew the strategic intentions of the Lakers in this game. Didn’t he just want to seize the Rockets’ loopholes and steal a game? So he was indeed mentally prepared for the Lakers’ change of formation. However, no matter how he thought, he did not expect that the Magician would change like this in this game. This could be called a strange thing.

Tomjanovic said that the Magicians are gamblers and are definitely not cursing people. In fact, most young head coaches in the league are very partners and aggressive when facing a crisis, or are quite gambled. Moreover, these young people always have the hearts of fans and players. The so-called hearts of fans are fans of any team. When watching the game, when seeing their team behind, and when the score difference is almost impossible to chase, they always wonder whether the superstars of their team will perform Lin Han’s moment, and they will turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop at 30 seconds and 13 minutes. Therefore, as long as they encounter such a situation, almost the world’s ball will be

At this time, fans will ask their team players to score three-pointers and three-pointers like Lin Han. This is indeed a good way to make up for the huge gap. However, the premise is that you need to have a player like Lin Han or Lin Han, instead of throwing anyone around at all times. Some fans even see that the team is more than eight points behind in the fourth quarter. No matter how much time they have, they will be very eager to hope that their team will throw three-pointers directly, so that they will chase points faster. If fans have such an idea, the harm is not that great, but if the team's head coach has such an idea, it will be great.

This is the so-called fan heart, and the so-called player heart head coach is aimed at the head coaches who become coaches after retirement. Because they were superstars before, the NBA they saw are different from the NBAs they saw. In their opinion, what they can do is actually impossible for most players, that is, their ideas cannot be combined with the players of their team, or many of their decisions and ideas are unrealistic.

There is no doubt that the Magician seemed to be such a head coach in Tomjanovic at this time, but in fact, the Magician seemed to be really in line with it. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!