Westbrook and Kevin Durant were sitting in front of the TV, eating melon happily.
"The Lakers are going to suffer. Looking at this trend, Jack massacring Kobe tonight has become the general trend."
Westbrook's serious analysis: "I think we can win by 50 points."
Kevin Durant touched his chin, with a wise light in his eyes: "There is hope for 60 points. Jack has always been stronger in the second half."
At this time, the Thunder general manager called Durant. Presti told Durant on the phone: "Oh no, the Clippers' first-round target is not the Lakers, but us."
Um?
Durant still didn't react. He said: "They didn't play the Lakers in the first round? They played us? Why do they want to meet our wishes? Don't they want to have a chance with the Lakers and make a fool of themselves?"
Presti was stunned for a while on the other end of the phone before he understood the team leader's thinking. He said: "The Clippers' previous move was to get the Spurs to take the bait and let the Spurs compete with the Lakers in the second round. They would get the benefit of the doubt in the finals."
benefit."
"Huh? Isn't this a good thing? If we defeat the Clippers, we can easily reach the Western Conference Finals. In this way... aren't we the ones reaping the benefits?" Durant asked.
Um?
It actually makes sense.
Presti quickly said: "Then we need to quickly change our battle plan. We used to target the Utah Jazz as our opponent. Now, we have to do the work of the Clippers. We must not let them black seven."
"Of course."
Durant promised with great confidence.
He has never been afraid of the Clippers. He feels that together with Westbrook, his younger brother James Harden, Ibaka and others, the advantage lies with me.
When they ended the call, Westbrook asked Durant what happened. Durant told Westbrook that the Clippers had changed their first playoff target to the Thunder.
"Very good!"
Master Wei applauded excitedly, with joy from the bottom of his heart: "This is the biggest good news tonight. I can't wait to play against Jack. You know, although he is a good friend of mine, I have always been eager to defeat him in a head-to-head duel.
he."
Durant reached out and patted Westbrook on the shoulder and said: "I believe in you, Russell, you are the best."
They built strong confidence and the belief that they would win.
…
The second half on TV has also begun.
Fanci leads a new lineup, Fanci, Arenas, Butler, Kwame Brown, Yao Ming.
Correspondingly, the Lakers can only cope with the starting lineup.
They are stretched thin in terms of personnel dispatch, and they have to deal with the Clippers' onslaught with difficulty. Their own strategic mistakes, or their thinking has been invaded by fear, and now they must face such results.
"Jack, I won't let you get what you want."
Kobe faced Fan Xi and said harsh words.
In fact, Fan Xi had no intention of setting up a record-breaking massacre at this time, but since Kobe had said so, it was hard not to get excited about it.
Kobe stared closely at Fan Xi, and he strongly blocked Fan Xi on the defensive end, preventing Fan Xi from easily launching a fast break.
However, after Fanxi arrived in the frontcourt with the ball, he simply passed the basketball to Arenas.
Arenas took the ball two steps and passed it to Yao Ming.
Arenas is a combo guard. Although his passing ability is not brilliant, it is much better than those previous point guards of the Rockets. Yao Ming received the basketball, turned around and completed the attack... Whoops!
Chairman Yao's high shot left Gasol unable to defend.
After changing sides and fighting again, it was still Kobe who launched the offensive. The person who defended him also became Fan Xi.
Fan Xi is a master at defending speedy guards and a master of technical skills like Kobe, but he actually lacks both experience and ability.
However, Kobe's jump shot after passing him failed to hit the basket.
His shot was a bit tight.
The rebound was picked off by Kwame Brown and passed to Fan Xi.
Fan Xi advanced steadily and after halftime, continued to hand it over to Arenas.
Although Arenas is a player with a minimum salary, he has been the boss after all, and his ability to handle the ball is not comparable to that of ordinary players.
The Clippers coaching staff restrained his offensive ratio with the ball, and he passed the basketball to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming played a post-up game, attracted a double attack, and decisively passed to Butler. Butler made a one-stop layup... very successful.
The Clippers now seem to have no fixed offensive tactics, but their offense is very smooth because there are so many points that can launch attacks. These people used to be the tactical focus of other teams. As long as they use them, they can lead with their points.
Therefore, it is very difficult for ordinary teams to study the Clippers' style of play.
The Lakers are in a scoring drought.
The Clippers continue to expand the score.
Yao Ming played 6 minutes and scored 11 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in cooperation with Arenas, Fanci, and Butler.
Extremely efficient.
The point difference between the two teams had widened to 42 points with 3 minutes left before the end of the third quarter.
Many Lakers fans in Staples Arena have left, and Kobe is the only one left to support the team. Gasol cannot bring much help to Kobe.
Their new players performed very well in the previous regular season, were very harmonious, and their chemical reactions were outstanding.
But tonight, they were struggling, trapped, confused, and at a loss.
The Clippers only showed half of their fangs.
D'Antoni held his forehead. He wanted to scold Jeanie Buss. If Paul and Howard were still on the court, he would have every reason to block or even kill the Clippers.
But now, he really doesn't know how to run it.
Kobe's starting point was directly blocked by Leonard, Butler, Fanci, Hamilton... these types of guards with different playing styles. Kobe's touch was not very good tonight.
Gasol has declined rapidly this year. He failed to take advantage of his strengths when facing off against DeAndre Jordan and Kwame Brown. Moreover, he had not been taken seriously by D'Antoni on the tactical side before, and suddenly he was given a heavy responsibility.
At a loss.
The gap continues to widen.
The Lakers were in a state of overwhelming defeat.
Before the start of the season, the Clippers massacred the Lakers once. At that time, the Lakers said that the Clippers did not follow martial ethics and went on a killing spree in the preseason.
"If Chris and Dwight were still on the court, there would be no way they would have been humiliated like this."
In a basketball bar, an angry fan smashed a beer bottle into pieces. As a die-hard Laker, he always had a arrogant sense of superiority towards the Clippers. But this season, his arrogance was eroded, and he found that the mud-legged man he was looking down on
He kept catching up and even gave him a good beating tonight.
He felt so uncomfortable.
He smashed the bottle.
He did what every Lakers fan in the bar wanted to do.
But not everyone looks as fierce as him, like a Viking, with a beard, and he doesn't even need makeup to play a gangster.
He was so tall and powerful and walked angrily outside, no one dared to stop him.
Everyone knows how scary basketball hooligans can be when they go crazy.
But he quickly stopped and bumped into a tall customer sitting at the bar with his head down drinking.
At that time, he shouted angrily: Do you want to die? Bastard.
Then, he pushed the man away.
After the customer stood up, he showed his huge height.
People quickly recognized him as a center who should be on the court fighting for the Lakers.
"Dwight Howard!! Why is he here!"
Someone screamed, his tone full of disbelief.
Moreover, someone immediately recognized his companion. "Hey, Chris is here too. What on earth is the club doing? Didn't they say something was wrong with them? These two guys are just sitting here watching the team being slaughtered?"
"Are they still the Lakers?"
There were all kinds of voices, and they were all questioning Howard and Paul.
The trigger was the devastating military defeat on TV.
The strong man like a Viking pirate suddenly grabbed Howard: "You'd better fight like a man and leave him alone. Hiding in a bar and drinking in key battles is a shame for a Lakers player. The history of the Lakers' wealthy family is not based on this.
Made up of cowards, look at Jack Fan wearing a Clippers jersey now, that damn bastard is what you should learn from."
"When you put on the Lakers jersey, you should be worthy of the Lakers' historical glory."
"Don't let the Lakers be destroyed in your hands. You must regard yourself as the owner of the team, not just a passerby who comes to win the championship."
This Viking pirate had a very loud voice, and he shouted loudly.
His questioning was filmed on many cellphones.
This is the Internet era.
These sounds will be uploaded to the Internet soon.
Howard and Paul both regretted very much. They regretted why they came to this bar to watch the game when they could have watched the game at home.
Maybe it’s because the past schedule was too hard.
Or maybe they think this is an inconsequential competition, and there's nothing wrong with being here.
However, who would have thought that Fan Xi would suddenly break out and go on a killing spree.
Neither Howard nor Paul spoke, they were at a loss now.
They are deserters.
They quickly continued to escape. They lowered their heads and left the bar at a faster pace without a single word of response.
This made many fans in the bar feel depressed.
Suddenly, a voice in the corner sighed softly: Oh! How great it would be if Jack was still a Laker.
This sentence is like a hammer gently breaking the glass in people's hearts, and all the memories inside come out.
yes.
It would be great if Jack was still with the Lakers. He is the real Laker. He fought alone in the finals, and he was the only rookie ball-handling core left. He did not retreat even though his ligaments were broken, and he still faced it bravely.
The Big Three of Miami used a three-pointer that couldn't take off to kill the chosen one... What kind of pride was that.
It's not like the two league leaders are hiding here drinking at critical moments.
well!
There were sighs in the bar.
It was a painful night for Lakers fans.
…
In the fourth quarter of the game, Kobe stepped up his attacks. As he gets older, he rarely charges toward the basket like a bag of explosives.
However, the current situation forced him to do so.
He caused damage time and time again, working hard to recover points bit by bit. He didn't want the Lakers to fall into his hands with the largest point difference in history.
He doesn't want the shameful record at Staples Center to be recorded on his head.
Although no Lakers fan would ever blame him.
His pride keeps him going.
He is like a lone warrior.
After a few attacks, his touch was also recovering.
The point difference was once traced back to 39 points.
However, with Stephen Nash coming on the court, Fancy moved to the 2 position, and Vince Carter, Grant Hill and DeAndre Jordan came on the court.
Kobe's efforts turned into a bubble.
This fast lineup, used for the first time, showed astonishing damage in the first round.
Stephen Nash hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
Fan Xi hit a 3-pointer from the bottom corner.
Vince Carter made a successful layup.
Grant Hill hit a three-pointer from the wing.
The basketballs thrown by the Clippers were like weapons equipped with precise navigation, and they all hit the bullseye one by one.
Within 3 minutes, the hit rate reached 100%.
This is the day when the sky will destroy the lake.
If the hit rate is terrible, just hit a wave of 19:4.
The point difference exceeded the 50 mark in one fell swoop.
And it continues to increase ferociously.
All the prestige the Lakers had accumulated this season was exhausted on this night. They spent a whole year establishing their dignity and status as the league's number one. They are invincible in every other arena in the league.
Only at Staples, the place where they should win the most, was repeatedly rubbed by Fanshie.
Tonight, we are about to create the first massacre in history.
Kobe's face was livid, and it could be seen that every nerve in him was full of struggle and anger.
This is not what he wants.
This is a shame Jenny Buss brought upon herself.
Fanci didn't even glance at Jeanie Buss during the whole process, even though she was conspicuously sitting behind the Lakers bench in a beautiful evening gown.
Because, for Fan Xi, ever since he stepped on the damn basketball under his feet in the first game, told the whole world, cut off all grievances, and slapped Jenny Buss hard on the face, Jenny Buss was just a dead person in his heart.
That’s all.
Tonight, the destruction and massacre of the Lakers has nothing to do with her.
With 2 minutes left in the game, the point difference widened to 57 points.
D'Antoni asked for a timeout. He should have asked for a timeout long ago. He took Kobe Bryant off the court. Kobe Bryant kept fighting. He kept trying to reduce the score.
However, luck was not on their side.
He is a veteran.
Whether he admits it or not.
Moreover, the helpers around him are far less than Fan Xiduo.
The most important thing is that without Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, their vaunted chemistry has become a backwater.
To a certain extent, the Lakers are no longer Kobe Bryant's Lakers.
The Lakers era belonging to Kobe Bryant ended in the Finals of the 2010-2011 season, when Fanci raised a new banner.
However, it came to a complete end tonight, when Fan Xi extinguished his last hope.