I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 153 Lakers No. 8 VS Lakers No. 34

Denver.

Pepsi Center.

Li Ran was wearing the No. 0 jersey and stood quietly on the court.

Beside him are Anthony, Nene, O'Neal and Billups.

Across from him, on the other half of the court, Bryant stood in front of all the Lakers, wearing a purple and gold Lakers jersey.

The number 24 on his chest was originally a symbol of the NBA in a sense.

By Kobe's side are his teammates who have accompanied him this season.

Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Trevor Ariza, Derek Fisher.

2009年5月19日，08-09赛季NBA西部决赛率先开始！
Countless people's eyes are focused on this game, because the winner of this series is very likely to be the championship of this season.

The biggest highlight of this round of the series is undoubtedly the No. 32 standing in the middle of the other four Nuggets players.

Shaquille O'Neal.

This super center who played for the Lakers for eight full years and brought her three championship trophies, after swimming east to the Heat, moved to many teams, and met her old club in the playoffs for the first time .

There were many Lakers fans wearing O'Neal's No. 32 jersey on the sidelines. They traveled thousands of miles to Denver just to see this player who had brought countless glory to the team they supported.

And he and Kobe, who can win this round of the series is also concerned about the hearts of countless people.

The circumstances of the two are not the same now. O'Neill has entered the end of his career and is just an ordinary main force who plays alongside Anthony and Li Ran.

And Kobe is now in full swing, he can be called the best player in the entire league, and the Lakers he leads are also one of the most powerful teams in the league now.

The two who had been at odds had settled down in the All-Star Game, but they were still rivals on the court.

O'Neal looked indifferently, as if this was just an ordinary playoff game.

But Kobe's eyes are sharp, and his whole body exudes a powerful aura that strangers should not get close to.

Kobe wants to prove to the world that even without O'Neal, he can lead the Lakers better even if he leads the team himself.

But O'Neill didn't think so much.

He didn't have a few years to play, and he just wanted to get another ring in the last few years.

That's it.

As for the other honors, O'Neill has had enough.

His current state of mind is like that of a climber who has already climbed to the top of a mountain, and is now staggering down the mountain step by step.

The scenery on the mountain has been engraved in his heart, and now he pays attention to the different scenery he passed by when going down the mountain.

Li Ran wisely didn't grab the chance to compete with O'Neill.

Although he said he didn't care, no one had ever seen O'Neal with such a correct attitude in training.

He is the most active one in all the dirty work, grabbing board positions, and pick-and-roll screens.

George Karl put all these in his eyes, and he knew that O'Neal's performance in this series would not be bad.

After the referee's whistle, O'Neal snatched the ball back before Bynum.

Li Ran controlled the ball, and according to George Karl's arrangement before the game, accelerated towards the Lakers penalty area.

The old fish stood in front of Li Ran, and he swung past him neatly behind him.

Bynum also jumped up, vowing to avenge the "pad" of the regular season.

Li Ran wasn't afraid either, and confronted Bynum in the air forcefully.

How does the waist and abdomen strength of washing, cutting and blowing compare with Li Ran who is comparable to chattering?
Li Ran pulled the lever and bypassed An Zhu for a layup.

However, a pair of long arms suddenly appeared in the air, and the big hands were opened, just blocking Li Ran's shot route.

You can tell it's Gasol just by looking at his complexion.

It was too late for Li Ran to distribute the ball, so he could only forcibly increase his shooting arc.

The ball he flicked out floated high. Although it successfully passed Gasol's fingertips, it also lost its normal goal route.

The ball hit the outside edge of the rim and bounced upward.

When Li Ran took the shot, he knew that the ball would not go in, so the moment he landed, he tensed the muscles in his calf, ready to jump again to grab the rebound.

However, it was useless for Li Ran to make a move. A huge figure like a mountain appeared above the heads of him, Gasol and An Zhu.

"Bang!!!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the basket was pulled almost deformed.

O'Neal hangs from the rim, grabbing the rim with both hands, as he's been doing for years.

Many fans wearing O'Neal's jersey almost subconsciously cheered when they saw this scene, but they immediately realized that O'Neal is now facing the team they support and is using his best to beat his team.

O'Neal came down from the basket, and the unbearably humiliated basket squeaked and screamed in pain.

He didn't make the classic bully step to celebrate, O'Neal just lowered his head and ran to the backcourt silently.

Standing outside, Kobe lowered his head and bit the collar of his jersey, looking at O'Neal who was running to the frontcourt with complicated eyes.

Once upon a time, this was a mountain that stood in front of him and sheltered him from the wind and rain, leading him to win three championship rings that countless people could never touch in their lifetime.

However, the two extremely talented people are destined not to live in harmony forever.

It's like two hedgehogs subconsciously wanting to hug each other for warmth, but they are stabbed and bruised all over their bodies.

Those good days came to an end with Kobe's unscrupulous "O'Neal did it too", and Kobe became the sole owner of this brilliant team as he wished.

Now, finally, the day has come when the two will meet on the playoffs stage representing their respective teams.

This encounter is a fight to the death.

He took the ball from Fisher and walked slowly towards the frontcourt.

O'Neill is standing on the inside line, and is getting in position with An Zhu.

An Zhu was a little puzzled, the fat man behind him was too old to run, why did he still have such strength?
He was trained as O'Neill's successor, so he naturally had arrogance in his heart.

I am your successor, but you are old.

Now this alliance is already my world.

Anzhu, who was full of honey and self-confidence, finally got stuck in his position, and he stretched out his hand to ask without hesitation.

Kobe's pass was delivered immediately.

It is said that Kobe is alone, but his organizational ability is definitely above the league level. His career average of 5 assists per game is the best proof.

He passed the ball very comfortably, and Anzhu caught the ball in his hand with just a light scoop.

After dribbling the ball, Anzhu slammed back with all his strength.

However, to his surprise, O'Neill remained motionless, still standing there with his hands outstretched, as if silently laughing at him.

A little bit annoyed, An Zhu continued to punch back, and finally squeezed out a little room to shoot.

He turned around and hooked without hesitation, ready to show off his inside skills.

At this moment, O'Neal showed flexibility and bounce that did not match his age and size.

He jumped up high, his big hand was like swat a fly, and slapped An Zhu's shot out of the court viciously.

　This fight was already in mind when conceiving this year's playoffs.

　　If I remember correctly, O'Neal has never played against the Lakers in the playoffs since leaving the Lakers.

　　There is another chapter. I have been very busy recently, and I have used all my free time to update. As long as I have time, I will continue to burst into code words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)