Dominate the basketball world, starting from the skyhook skill

Chapter 291 G5 begins, have the Nuggets advanced?

Reggie Miller sat on the commentary table, looking at Kevin Li who was being worshiped by thousands of fans in front of him, with goosebumps all over his body.

But then he came to his senses, didn't you just recover one game? Why does it feel like winning the championship!
Completely different from what he thought, the more than 2 Lakers fans present were completely satisfied.

Before the start of this series, media experts and reporters from all walks of life predicted that the Lakers had no chance of winning against such a strong Nuggets.

After all, almost the same team last year was swept out by them under the leadership of James.

This year James is replaced by Kevin Li, which is an obvious "consumption downgrade". It is tantamount to wishful thinking to expect them to defeat the Nuggets.

The trend of the series is also in line with the stereotypes of the outside world. In G1 and G2, Big Eyebrow was absent due to injury, but the Lakers played back and forth with the Nuggets.

The thick eyebrows had just returned from G3, and the Lakers were still losing despite being obviously not feeling right.

But in G4, when the Lakers' two stars were healthy, they were able to fight the defending champion until the last moment, and finally suppressed the opponent at the critical moment. This gave them hope and even gave them a little fantasy.
That is, if the thick eyebrows were not injured, maybe the Nuggets might not be able to beat the Lakers!

Pau Gasol had already taken the initiative to walk onto the court, not worrying at all that his suit would be wet by Kevin Li's sweat, and hugged him tightly.

"Li, well done!"

"This is our home ground, this is our home. If they want to run wild, there's no way!"

"Be prepared for the next game. Don't be afraid of them. Who is not a champion?"

Li Kaiwen nodded, then looked up at the flag hanging on the roof of the arena recording the Lakers' 17 championships, and he suddenly became filled with pride.

Yes, TMD compared to the number of championships, the Nuggets are considered a P in front of the Lakers.

The rise of the Nuggets has only happened in the past few years. They finally stood up after winning the first championship in team history in the 22-23 season.

They are like a nouveau riche, but in front of the Lakers, an established aristocracy, they still seem to have insufficient background.

Pelinka and Jenny Buss shook their heads in admiration of Kevin Li's magic, and stood up to applaud Kevin Li.

After Magic and James, this is the third person who can use his comprehensive skills to bring the audience to climax.

Scoring, defense, assists... Although his offensive ability is not as good as Kobe's, he has tried to do better in other aspects!

The carnival time did not last long. After Li Kaiwen briefly signaled to all the fans, he and other teammates quickly returned to the locker room.

He clearly knows that it is still very early to avoid being swept by the Nuggets and win the series.

In other words, it’s far from the time to celebrate!
What's more, they only defended one of the two home games. The next game will return to the Denver Plateau, which is destined to be another game on the edge of life and death.

Li Kaiwen knew that Jokic looked like a fat man who was joking and harmless.

But in fact, his desire to win is stronger than anyone else.

Leading 3-0, their mentality was also a little relaxed. This is why they relaxed for the whole game but couldn't tighten up in the fourth quarter.

At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked Li Kaiwen: "Li, you were just one rebound away from getting a triple-double today, and we can see that you had a chance to achieve this achievement at the last minute, but in the end You gave up this opportunity."

"Do you regret not getting a triple-double now?"

Facing reporters’ questions, Li Kaiwen smiled lightly:
"I never think that luxurious statistics can be achieved by one person. This is the result of our team's efforts. Assists, rebounds, and even points can only be obtained after my teammates create opportunities for me."

"Man, I want to say that a triple-double is far less important than winning the game. What's more, even if I don't get this triple-double, my number of triple-doubles is still the first among this rookie class."

The reporter nodded. Indeed, even if Li Kaiwen never gets a triple-double from now on, it is impossible for anyone among the 23rd rookies to surpass his data accumulation in a short time.

This is his absolute confidence as the best rookie!
However, Li Kaiwen cannot be overconfident today.

His performance was indeed outstanding. He was the absolute second in command of the Nuggets. Jamal Murray was completely suppressed by him on both offense and defense.

Compared with Kevin Li, Murray, who has played in the NBA for 8 years, is as immature as a rookie!
Of course, the media from all walks of life the next day did not praise Li Kaiwen as usual. Even the domestic media in China were pessimistic about the Lakers' prospects.

As they said in the article, although Li Kaiwen performed well, the Lakers were the team lagging behind by a big score after all, and they were not optimistic that the Lakers could win in G5.

The Nuggets didn't pay too much attention to this loss.

When Murray was interviewed, he was still speaking hard:

"We still have three match points in this series, and the Lakers only won one game. Why do you act like they are about to advance?"

Former Lakers player Pope also looked displeased:
"Li Kaiwen didn't get a triple-double? Isn't that normal? He's not Jokic. How could he get a triple-double so easily under our defense?"

"I will never allow him to act recklessly on us!"

Even coach Mike Malone, who always likes to be eccentric, was very unhappy:

"Kevin Li just got a victory from us by luck. We are still the best team, there is no doubt about it."

Although he showed no concern in front of the media, after returning to the locker room, coach Malone scolded the entire Nuggets team.

He was completely angry. If they were playing a cat-and-mouse game against the Lakers in the previous three games, the process was always full of joy, but the result must be good.

So at this moment, they have really discovered that the Lakers rat has begun to bite people. This Lakers in the post-James era is worthy of their attention.

Three days later, Denver Plateau faced what they thought would be their promotion game.

That day, the Pepsi Center in Denver, home to the Nuggets, was packed with people. Red flags were waving, gongs and drums were loud, and firecrackers were blasting. It was a scene of celebration for the team to win the Western Conference championship.

The Nuggets players still act like "we can win the game if we just take it a little seriously," as if victory is already within their grasp.

But as soon as the game started, the Lakers' resilience surprised them and the home fans.

The scores of the two teams were staggered until the last minute of the game, and it was impossible to tell who would have the last laugh.

At that time, the score was 110 to 108. With a full minute left in the game, the Lakers were still leading by 1 points!
(End of this chapter)