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Chapter 213 [Invincible Spirit, Heroism]

Just like the Lakers' first two rounds, the Western Conference Finals ended soon.

On May 27, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 114-82 away, sweeping their opponents to advance to the finals with a total score of 4-0, with a net win of 31 points per game, which was a complete crushing.

The four players advanced to the Lakers scored 20+ points, and the highest score in the game was Derek Fisher, which was shocking.

Fisher's task is to dribble through half-court and catch the ball. After Guo Xu came on the court, Fisher's dribble through half-court was gone. He only needed to open the receiving ball and shoot at the No. 2 position. Then he got lost, making 11 of 13 shots, 6 of 7 three-pointers, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Fisher's long shot ability practiced at the cost of stress fractures last summer was recognized by the coaching staff. Jackson unexpectedly found that it was also good to make him a guest appearance at No. 2, especially when he played with the Big Three, he was easily let go. The stars attracted double teams to pass the ball with the opportunity, so he could use his shooting skills.

Fisher was not slow when counterattacking, and launched a fast attack with Guo Xu, Kobe and George. No matter who attracted the assisted defense and passed it to him, it was a good shooting opportunity.

Fisher also has highlights on the defensive end. He has no disadvantage in confronting No. 2 players with muscles and will not be easily passed. If the opponent wants to shoot, he has to face him.

After the West Finals, Lakers manager Kupchek was reluctant to trade Fisher again. His performance was worthy of an annual salary of 3 million yuan. No. 1 and 2 substitutes can help the team.

Harper will retire this year, and Brian Shaw is almost unable to play. It is not easy to find the same price in the free market, which is stronger than Fisher's defender. It is okay to trade him to introduce a veteran with a basic salary, but his substitute strength will definitely decline.

After seeing the Mavericks and the Spurs' veterans, Kupchek felt that it would be easy to have problems when doing this, which would affect the dynasty plan for the coming year. And if there was a little salary space, it would not be possible for Guo Xu to renew his contract. Guo Xu's value has increased too quickly, and there are probably weak teams willing to give him a maximum salary and long contract.

The Lakers started holidays on the 28th, and the Eastern Conference 76ers and the Bucks only played the fourth game that night.

If the Eastern Conference Finals play another tiebreaker and the rest time left after advancement, the Lakers will have to take 10 days off to play the finals, and the Chinese National Day holiday will only have 7 days.

Guo Xu suspected that the reason why the Lakers lost in their first game in their previous life was because they had rested for too long, and the players were almost stunned and their competitive state was average.

At least Kobe is like this. He made 7 of 22 shots in the first game, made 1 of 1 free throws, scored only 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, with a shooting percentage of 31.8%. If Kobe's shooting percentage reaches 35%, neither side will be able to play overtime. After all, he just got married, so it is difficult to focus on basketball, and there are some troubles at home to deal with.

Kobe had a quarrel with his parents in his previous life and felt uncomfortable. This time he was in a good mood and should be in better shape.

Recently, the parents agreed to Kobe to repay the loan to Vanessa's parents and buy a house. Since both parties have become in-laws, if they still let the other party live in a dilapidated house, the media reported that they should say bad things about Kobe's family.

Guo Xu entered the holiday boredly and had no idea what to do. During the time cycle, he had tried many exciting entertainment projects, but in reality he could not touch many projects again.

For example, if he is exposed to such news in reality, he will not sign a big contract in the future.

After considering it, Guo Xu called his family and invited them to watch the first two finals and travel in Los Angeles.

Guo Xu is very embarrassed about his family in this life. With the time cycle, they have not met for almost three years.

It takes 2,215 miles from Lansing to Los Angeles. It takes six hours to fly. It is not close to his home in East Lansing after leaving the airport. It takes another hour to drive. In addition, the jet lag between the east and west, he has to go home for dinner and he can sleep and rest after chatting for a while.

If he really did this, his family would definitely think that his "mental mania" had worsened.

In addition, Guo Xu also plans to give away tickets to friends such as Jason Statham, Kelly Brooke, Megan, etc., and ask everyone to go to watch the game on the spot and support him to beat Iverson.

The coaching staff gave the players three days off. Guo Xu did not rest and practiced shooting every day. He did not want any mistakes in the finals. When the finals ended, he had time to entertain and relax.

He also pays attention to online news. The 2001 draft lottery conference has ended. The Wizards ranked No. 1, Clippers ranked second, Hawks, and the Bulls with the worst record are only ranked fourth. As long as he does not participate and does not have the butterfly effect, there will not be much change from his previous life.

There must be a difference. Jason Richardson joined the NBA one year early, and the Warriors don't know who they will choose.

After four games, the 76ers tied 2-2 with the Bucks.

The media continued to promote Iverson's independent team and his spirit was invincible. He dragged 18 injuries and injured on the battlefield. Although his shooting percentage was 31% in two games and 29% in one game, the fans were moved by his spirit.

In the fifth game "Battle of Kings Mountain", Iverson made 5 of 27 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scored 15 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. The 76ers still defeated the Bucks 89-88 and won the match point.

Eric Snow made 7 of 9 shots in the game, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 18 points, including the key goal to lock the victory in the last 31 seconds; Mutombo made 6 of 11 shots, 9 of 9 free throws, scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Snow performed better on the defensive end. He mostly defended Ray Allen. In this game, Ray Allen made 8 of 20 shots and 2 of 8 three-pointers, and his efficiency dropped significantly.

Snow also played with injuries and tried his best. He broke his right ankle in the regular season, so he missed 32 games. He forced his comeback in the playoffs, injured his right foot again in the fourth game, and still insisted on playing the next game.

Mutombo defended the 76ers' penalty area on the field, with a large defense range, suppressing the Bucks' inside line, making it difficult for the opponent to enter the penalty area, and he could only shoot from mid- and long distances, with a low shooting percentage.

The sixth game was played at the Bucks at home. Ray Allen scored 41 points and 4 assists, made 9 of 13 three-pointers, and competed with Iverson with 46 points and 3 assists, snatched a victory, and both sides entered the tiebreak again.

Iverson broke out in the tiebreak, making 17 of 33 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 44 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Mutombo also scored 23 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 blocks, and the 76ers defeated the Bucks 108-91.

It's really hard for the 76ers to get to this point. Small forward George Lynch was reimbursed due to injury season, and the 76ers' wing strength declined. There was no one who could lock the "big dog" Glenn Robinson. Brown could only be forced to use sophomore rookie Jumein Jones to play small forward. Rookie Laga Bale, who joined the NBA non-draft, also got a lot of playing time.

After the game, Amiers were very excited. Congratulations to Iverson on his independent leadership to the finals and praised him for expounding his personal heroism to a new historical height.

Although Iverson basically had two high hit rate games, with 5 low hit rate games of about 30%, his popularity reached an unprecedented height when he was able to reach the finals.
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