Chapter 155 The battle between the old and new kings
Oklahoma is a new ball market, and the fans here are very supportive of this young Thunder. They are extremely proud and proud of Kevin Durant and Westbrook for leading the team to the Western Conference Finals. This is this city.
It is a rare feat worth boasting about in a small city over the years.
Therefore, the Thunder's home momentum is very strong.
The Thunder made changes in this game. Coach Scott Brooks put the team's sixth man, James Harden, the third overall pick in 2009, into the starting lineup.
James Harden has a mature face that belies his age, his style of play is also very sophisticated, and he has his own unique sense of rhythm.
This is probably why the Thunder have always used him as a substitute.
Westbrook seemed particularly "negative" tonight. This is probably why the media criticized him in the past two days for not being as calm-minded as Fanci. He seemed to have suddenly lost interest in "controlling everything" and handed the basketball over to
James Harden.
James Harden's draft template is Manu Ginobili. Although the two have very different playing styles, there must be a reason for such an 'arrangement'.
Harden has organizational skills.
He and Kevin Durant hit it off perfectly from the start and had a perfect understanding.
Westbrook's role has become the third pole, he can receive the ball at any time and attack the basket.
After he took the initiative to lower the ball, the Thunder's talent burst out.
In the first quarter, the Thunder led the Lakers by 5 points.
This has never happened in the previous two games.
The reason for this result is also related to the Lakers' collective cold feeling.
When the Lakers felt cold, they tried their best to press the defense, hoping to bring the Thunder to the same level as themselves. But tonight Westbrook couldn't hold back his shot, and this plan didn't work. Kevin Durant and James Harden's shots
Too difficult to defend.
Kobe Bryant sat on the bench and wiped his sweat. He continued to complain about Bynum: "If you put the ball in the penalty area, dogs can throw it in, why can't you?"
Bynum used to lower his head and bear it, but now he feels that with Fan Xi passing the ball from the outside, he can straighten his back, so he answered confidently: "Didn't you throw it in too? Didn't you throw it in in the first quarter?"
I took 9 shots and only made 2 hits."
The two men were at odds with each other.
The team members are used to it.
Phil Jackson ignored them and just picked up the tactical board: "We can't continue like this. We must find the scoring point first."
Then, his eyes naturally moved to Fan Xi.
Fan Xi was locked by Phil Jackson's earnest eyes, and the eyes of other players also subconsciously gathered around him. This was a feeling of being welcomed by everyone.
In the past, the Lakers had a collective cold feeling. They would either drag the game into an iron-blooded defensive battle and use their rich experience to defeat their opponents. Or they would always bet on Kobe and Gasol, betting that they would find the touch.
Now, there is a more solid answer.
Leave it to Jack.
This is probably the charm of Marshal Erlu.
In fact, Fan Xi's offensive level with the ball is very average, but Fan Xi has established trust in everyone's minds. As long as the task is given to him, he will definitely be able to return miracles.
Beep!
The whistle blows and the game continues.
Fan Xi received the serve from Dunleavy and rushed to the front court. Fan Xi's steps were long and steady, with a hint of jumping, as if he was a wild beast pouncing out to bite anyone at any time.
Westbrook blocked Fanshie's path.
In terms of overall physical fitness, Westbrook is definitely better than Fanci. After all, Westbrook's physical fitness can enter the NBA's historical ladder.
However, Fan Xi is no longer Wu Xia A Meng.
When he bent down and slowly made "careless" changes in front of his body, Westbrook realized a hint of crisis.
At this moment...poof! Fan Xi suddenly stepped out with her right foot, and the powerful grip of fanx-one made a fierce and harsh sound on the floor.
The strong inertia made Westbrook subconsciously retreat to the left rear. But at this moment, Fan Xi suddenly changed direction... He drew out his saber like lightning, and instantly cut Westbrook's defensive line from left to right.
There are no complicated tests or cumbersome false moves.
Masters exchange moves, one move is fatal!
Fan Xi ran away in a flash.
There is no one in today's league who can surpass Fanci in terms of explosive power, speed, and change of direction skills... There is no one like him. But at the same level, you can find Rose, Paul, and Westbrook who are slightly less skilled.
Fan Xi rushed into the penalty area with lightning speed.
Like a bolt of lightning, it split open Oklahoma's defense.
When Fan Xi jumped up in the air, the amazing bounce made him feel like he was flying through the air. Ibaka tried hard to catch up and block the shot, but he was a beat too late... Boom!
Fan Xi dunked the basketball into the basket with one hand, and then he chased after him from behind.
The Lakers bench was shocked and stood up.
Fan Xi, who went straight to Huanglong, injected new energy into the Purple and Gold Army.
"Now we can announce that Jack Fan has made up for the last shortcomings of Los Angeles. Perhaps those tricky critics can find shortcomings of one kind or another in Jack, but you can't deny that when he puts on the purple and gold jersey, he blends in.
In the Los Angeles system, he is the only miracle child in the NBA!"
Kenny Smith said sincerely.
"Jack Fan and the Los Angeles Lakers have achieved each other. It is impossible for anyone to replicate his miracle. He is a unique rookie. There has never been anyone like him in the history of the NBA."
This is a fact.
When Fanci broke through the Thunder's defense with a personal charge, the Thunder coach immediately panicked and quickly reminded Westbrook to pay more attention.
Westbrook really paid more attention. He is a very competitive player. When Fanshey galloped past him and completed a dunk, he felt that he had lost face.
So, he wanted to find his place again.
He didn't pass the ball to James Harden.
After "cooling down" for a period of the game, he became competitive again.
He confirmed the 'rumors' from the outside world with his actual actions. He was indeed not as clear-headed as Fan Xi.
Master Wei sullenly broke through Fan Xi, but did not shake him away. Fan Xi followed him closely until he soared into the sky and prepared for a dunk.
Fanshie and Bynum completed a double attack in the air.
Bynum knocked down Westbrook's inevitable dunk.
Fan Xi picked up the basketball.
Then, the situation of the battle changed.
Because Westbrook started to go berserk, he yelled at the referee angrily: This is not a foul?
The referee looked helpless: I really can't give this.
When he asked, Fan Xi had already accelerated towards the frontcourt. With his long strides, he was as fast as thunder. He quickly arrived at the frontcourt, and then faced Durant's help in defense. With a quick spin, he dodged Durant in front of him.
Behind his back, Isiah Thomas's technical skills have long been mastered by him.
Durant used the big one to defend against the small one, but he still suffered a loss no matter what.
Fanshie rushed into the paint area. Facing Ibaka's aggressive defense, he made an emergency stop and then threw the basketball to the left corner. The Thunder's defense was like a puppet on a string.
oppression.
But the basketball was not passed out. Fan Xi turned around and threw it behind his head. Kobe Bryant came up in the air, grabbed the basketball and slammed it into the basket... Boom!
The coordination between Fan Xi and Kobe is perfect.
The skilled tacit understanding made Phil Jackson couldn't help but think about Jordan and Pippen back then.
Fan Xi's sudden kill gave the Lakers a new look in their originally difficult situation.
Moreover, a temporary reward is also opened: Westbrook’s top.
After Westbrook was defeated on both offense and defense, he no longer wanted to pass the basketball. He powerfully broke through Fanshie's shot and made a pull-up jumper... Wow!
Basketball hit!
Looking back, Fanci still broke through quickly, but he used a screen and then assisted Gasol. Gasol was the first to break the cold touch and hit a floater.
After Gasol found his touch, Bynum hit the skyhook.
Fanshie is like a magician with the Midas touch. He uses his breakthrough kills to help Lakers players regain their touch one after another.
From the inside to the outside, and finally Kobe Bryant.
The Lakers' chemistry is getting better and better.
The Thunder team is playing more and more independently. Westbrook stops passing the ball after he comes up. The consequence of this is that after Kevin Durant receives the basketball, he just wants to help the team to make contributions. James Ha
The same is true for Den.
This is always the case with young talented teams, they can easily get messed up.
Brooks called timeouts in various ways, but did not stop this trend.
The Lakers took the lead from the second quarter, and entering the third quarter, the point difference widened to double digits.
This score was maintained until the end of the fourth quarter.
108:99.
Another bloodless victory.
Before the start of the series, the Thunder did a lot of analysis on the Lakers, and many of them made sense.
For example, the internal strife between Kobe and Bynum can give them an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Fan Xi's physical ability can be used to make a big fuss.
There is also the weakening of the Lakers' flank defensive strength, which can also be exploited.
However, due to the huge gap in strength and experience, their pre-match preparations were of no use at all.
Scott Brooks said regretfully in front of the media: "It has nothing to do with the children. It is my responsibility because I did not work hard enough."
Brooks is a good head coach. He always protects young talents like an old hen, shielding them from wind and rain and preventing public opinion from hurting them. Because he knows that when these three children grow up, the entire league will
Not enough for them to kill.
Brooks has very strong confidence in Durant, Westbrook, James Harden and Ibaka, and he feels that time is on their side.
The Lakers will eventually get old, but the Thunder will still be the sun at eight or nine o'clock.
In the fourth game, the aging Lakers won the final victory 89:81.
Knocking out the Thunder with a sweep.
This is a reasonable and unexpected result. Everyone originally thought that the Thunder should at least win a victory.
In fact, the penalties in this game were also very biased towards the Thunder. Bynum received 3 fouls in the first quarter.
Kobe Bryant's offensive rhythm was also often disrupted.
However, the Lakers showed their tenacious resilience, and under the leadership of Kobe and Fanci, they fought a hard-fought defensive battle.
In the end, the young Thunder did not persist to the end, even though their defensive talent was better, they were younger and more energetic.
However, Fanci's steal, Kobe's three-pointer, and Fanci's 4-pointer made the series lose suspense 2 minutes before the end of the game.
The Lakers devoured the Thunder like a piece of ice cream.
After the game, some Oklahoma media reported: "We will remember this number, and we will definitely fight back in the future. Time is with us."
This report has been widely reported, and it is quite foreboding that "although the three households of Chu are destroyed, Qin must be Chu".
They have already asserted that the team that will end the Lakers dynasty must be the Thunder.
Their confidence lies in the fact that they have three or four cornerstone players, and they are still unscrupulously evaluating several core players of the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant is getting old. As he grows older, he will become more and more solid, turning from the glory of the Lakers into the cancer of the Lakers.
Andrew Bynum has never shown the mental quality to become a superstar. He is fragile, has mood swings, has weak willpower, and he has no domineering attitude at all on the court.
Pau Gasol, a white forward who can't fight tough battles.
Jack Fan, a miracle boy who seems to have unlimited promise, but in fact can only be called a system player. He is more mature and clear-headed than other rookies, which means that he cannot achieve higher achievements. He is at the peak when he debuts.
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When Oklahoma vowed to make such a conclusion, Fan Xi sat on the plane with the back of his head feeling numb.
He was even in a daze: Was it the Lakers who were swept? Did the Thunder enter the finals?
Fan Xi really didn't want to hear any more of these losers' rhetoric.
However, the media loves to report on these.
Because it makes it more topical.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the Lakers have entered the finals. Starting from 2008, if the Lakers really win the championship this time, they will undoubtedly become the public enemy of the entire league.
beat-la will be heard in the other 28 arenas.
Kobe Bryant seemed very happy, this was the real peak of his career.
He had won three consecutive championships before, and at that time he was just the deputy and second-in-command of the Shaq dynasty.
Then, his personal strength reached its peak, and a series of scoring miracles made Jordan couldn't help but say: The only person in the world who can possibly beat me in a one-on-one is Kobe, because he stole all my skills.
However, personal honor does not mean anything.
Subsequently, he reached the finals three times in a row and won two championship trophies. This was a new peak in his career, but he still fell short.
Now, this tone has continued.
He has a chance to win the second three consecutive championships in his career.
Once he accomplishes this, the gap between him and Michael Jordan will shrink a bit.
Once he wins the third Finals MVP in his career, he will truly be the number one active player. He will surpass Shaquille O'Neal, who is still playing soy sauce, and Tim Duncan, who has been playing in San Antonio.
The most important thing is that this year's finals is probably what fans around the world and the entire NBA are most looking forward to: Kobe vs. James.
No. 24 vs. No. 6.
This will definitely be called the battle of generations.