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Chapter 944 The Showdown Begins

In the end, both Kevin Durant and Du Fei were defeated one after another, and only Stephen was left to keep shooting. Although the shooting percentage dropped from the beginning, it still maintained a very high level. The main reason why Kevin Durant and Du Fei were defeated was that they had problems with their physical strength. Such high-frequency and high-intensity shooting was already very exhausting, and they were also not used to it.

After only Stephen was left, Stephen went on to throw [-] balls. If it were other people, this would be their daily training. There is a feeling that I can't finish it, and I can't wait for the evening game to come sooner.

After the shooting training, Stephen went to practice strength for a while. At this time, Yao Ming was exercising the small muscle groups on his calves and feet in a scientific way. Only when the small muscle groups are strong can the risk of bone injury be reduced. See When Stephen came over, Yao Ming asked, "How are you going to play tonight's game?"

"Just leave it to me. I'll let the Lakers know that referees alone can't win the ball." Stephen said bitterly, and Yao Ming burst out laughing. To be honest, although the team is now [-]-[-] Falling behind, but the atmosphere in the team is not that serious. Most players don't think it's a big deal to be behind. Why? It's because of Stephen. Accounted for most of the factors, if it weren't for the referee's deliberate targeting, the Lakers would not have won so easily.

Stephen said he was here to practice strength, but in fact he was using the equipment to vent his anger. Yao Ming quickly stopped him, not because he would lose money for damaging these facilities, but because it was basically meaningless to do so. [

"Brother Yao, when you came to the Sonics, did you think that you would reach the conference finals in your first year, and even have the hope of winning the championship?" Stephen sat in front of Yao Ming, like a reporter, facing Yao Ming asked.

Yao Ming wiped the sweat off his face and replied: "If you say you haven't thought about it, it's a lie, but that's not called thinking, it should be called longing. I feel that there is little hope, but slowly I feel that Those who have this hope, to be honest, I really want to thank you, thank you uncle, without you two, my feet would not be so good, as for the championship, I believe that even if we don’t win this season, There is still next season, but with you, with me, with Kevin Duran, with Coupard, with Russell Westbrook, I believe the championship will definitely belong to us."

"Yes, there are a few of us here. We want to win the championship this season, and we will also win the championship next season. We must win at least three consecutively to create a dynasty." Kyle from Boston After the Special Team's eight consecutive championships, no team has won more than three consecutive championships.

Including the Bulls team, of course, this is mainly related to Michael Jordan's retirement, the highest achievement of other teams, another giant Los Angeles Lakers, is three consecutive championships, one of which was in Minneapolis Although Magic Johnson won five championships, he did not have a three-peat. Only the Lakers team of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant won another three-peat.

The number of championships of the San Antonio Spurs is second only to the two giants of the Lakers and Celtics and the Bulls. They have won five championships, but when they won three consecutive championships, they only A dynasty has truly been achieved, of course, with Stephen's help.

The Detroit Pistons won two championships before the Bulls grew up, and then defeated the very luxurious Lakers to get one, and then they made up their three championships, and there are three more championships The only ones are the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors, but they won the championship for a long time ago, and none of the three championships won consecutively.

The two championships were won by the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets. Although the two championships of the Rockets were consecutive, they were a bit of a stealthy element, while the two championships of the New York Knicks The participant is the current "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, but at that time he was just a marijuana-smoking substitute.

Then there are the Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks and Seattle SuperSonics who have won a championship respectively. In other words, there are thirty teams in the league. Eighteen teams have never won a championship.

In the 62 years since the league was founded, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have won half of the championships, so this team is called a giant, and no matter how rich and powerful the New York Knicks are, Not a giant, their status in the league is like Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga in football.

Among the remaining championships, the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs won another third, so they are called "dynasties" teams, so, from a historical point of view, winning three consecutive championships It is the standard of a dynasty, so Stephen said that, but for them who are still young, the three consecutive championships are indeed worth looking forward to. You must know that according to the first round of the show, Stephen has just started his second contract. , and Kevin Durant is still executing his rookie contract. Although Yao Ming is a little older, it is his second contract. According to normal conditions, if injuries are not counted, Yao Ming is now in his prime , at least three to five years of golden age.

Coupard and Russell Westbrook are also not very old. If the Sonics team is compared to a ship, this ship has just set sail on the right course. His future is limitless. And where he can go, it depends on the control ability of Stephen, Yao Ming and others.

"I haven't thought about the three. I only know that if we want to win this year's championship, we must win this game. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to lead [-] to [-]. But this time I think the game will be difficult, because the Lakers will definitely consider that this is their home court." Yao Ming said worriedly.

"Home game?" Stephen sneered immediately, "There's nothing to be afraid of. I believe the referees would never dare to favor them as much as they did in the previous match." Stephen's tone was very decisive.

"Oh!" Yao Ming suddenly realized: "It turns out that you put pressure on the referee in a premeditated way. Let me tell you what's going on."

"It's not entirely true, but the referee was a bit biased in the last game. I also took this opportunity to put pressure on the league to make this game better. I don't know how much pressure the league can put on the referee. I don’t think it’s right, old boy.” Stephen smiled, and Yao Ming also laughed. There are really not many people who dare to compete with the referee. The specific effect will depend on the performance of the referee in this game.

Time always passes quickly when you are looking forward to it. After training, after eating, the players start to rest. After the rest, it’s time to start. The team’s staff has already prepared convenient food at this time. For the players to enjoy, this is free food, provided by the team, and some players like to wait until the warm-up is over before eating, and they have already prepared it for him.

Stephen didn't eat much. He took two tea eggs and slowly peeled them open. Yao Ming was eating spring rolls. There was almost no place to enjoy these Chinese foods except in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the gourmet capital of the United States. Even New York can't compare. Coupard has already eaten an oversized pizza, and there is another one waiting to be eaten later. In terms of appetite, he is the only one besides Jerome James.

The main reason why Jerome James became a big fat man is that at this time, he always eats as much as he can, as if these free foods are delicious in the world, and the staff can’t because he doesn’t have any He was not given the opportunity to play, and he could only eat whatever he wanted.

Although Coupard ate a lot, he exercised a lot and trained a lot, but he didn't show any signs of gaining weight. Otherwise, Stephen would have restricted his food intake, but even so, Stephen had warned him several times. [

I came back to the Staples Center arena again. When I was warming up, the arena was almost full. This is the credit for the media hype, and these Lakers fans were very excited from the beginning. Kobe Bryant Every time Te made a shot there, they cheered once, and they didn't know if they would have the strength to shout again during the game, but Stephen believed that they would not have many opportunities to cheer.

During the warm-up, Stephen deliberately shot according to the rim, and missed three shots in a row. The Lakers fans were very happy to see it, and kept cheering for Stephen. Stephen was not angry, and missed three shots. Aim at the basket to hit one, and then continue to miss, in this way to exercise the touch.

After practicing for a while, Stephen was afraid that others would find out the secret, so he started to miss consecutively. In the end, he just stood there and stopped shooting, watching others shoot. It is enough to confuse these fans.

The game started soon. Before the game started, Stephen stood in the center of the locker room and said to everyone: "We must win this game, otherwise we will be in trouble. Everyone must work hard , as long as you are on the court, you have to work [-] percent. There is no reason, no excuses. I don’t want to see anyone slack off or relax on the court. In short, if you work hard, we may win. Without hard work, victory will not come out of thin air Come on, let's work together and return to Seattle with a victory."

After finishing speaking, Stephen stood aside and let the players play in order. Everyone walked past Stephen, and Stephen would smile and pat him on the shoulder. At this moment, Stephen was like a general sending soldiers off to battle, and everyone Those who have been photographed by him feel as if they have been injected with power and energy.

Of course, the main reason is that they are still very young and easy to be encouraged, and the current situation of the team is indeed as Stephen said, when it is time to work hard, hard work will bear fruit.

Listening to the fierce music at the scene and feeling the boiling atmosphere in the arena, although it is an away game, although these cheers are for the opponents, it still makes these young people with dreams feel that the blood has begun to burn, and the fighting spirit is in the air. My heart couldn't stop surging, and several murderous gazes stabbed at the other side, and then the other side also returned, confronting each other.

Before the game started, the wills had already started to fight. Naturally, it was soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. Kobe Bryant only had one Stephen in his eyes, and similarly, Stephen had only one Kobe Bryant in his eyes.

With the whistle of the referee, the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals of this season officially began. In the jump ball, Yao Ming defeated Andrew Bynum and passed the ball to Earl Watson. Reluctantly, Lessimo put Earl Watson in the starting lineup.

Every player has his own dream. Earl Watson's biggest dream is to appear in the Finals as a starting point guard and help the team win the championship. Therefore, in terms of motivation, Earl Watson Tetson is very sufficient. Unlike Russell Westbrook, who plays entirely with excitement and passion, his emotions are more stable, but he also works harder.

After getting the ball, Derek Fisher stood in front of him. When he saw Trevor Ariza and Kobe Bryant standing in front of Stephen, he began to slowly control the ball, and then Yao Ming At this time, even if Stephen can't participate in the offense, the Sonics can play completely by themselves, because the opponent's main defensive force is defending Stephen, Kevin Durant is a little eager to try, but Earlwater Sen still passed the ball to Stephen, no matter which point to hit, it should be up to Stephen to make the decision, unless Stephen took the initiative to take the defensive force away.

Stephen received the ball, breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, and then accelerated with a change of direction to drive Trevor Ariza to run. Kobe Bryant took a look and had to defend Kevin Durant , Two people can't run with Stephen alone.

When Stephen was running, Yao Ming was still struggling to get his seat. Finally, when he was about to get his seat, Stephen, who was still separated by two people, passed the ball. Bypassed Andrew Bynum, but perhaps because he was too relaxed psychologically, he was able to fall behind on a layup that was always missed.

However, a figure suddenly flew over from the other side, turned around in the air, turned his hand and blocked the ball again, and when he landed, it was Stephen who rushed to make up the ball. It seemed so easy, Stephen didn't relax his vigilance, and rushed over immediately when he saw something was wrong, Trevor Ariza didn't react at all.

After scoring the goal, Stephen walked towards Kobe Bryant with a grimace. Kobe Bryant smiled and ran towards his own half. Derek Fisher dribbled the ball across the half, and Kobe Bryant passed Responding, Stephen naturally followed. Derek Fisher just took the ball and was about to pass the ball to Kobe Bryant. Stephen suddenly sprinted. Although he didn't grab the ball, he successfully knocked the ball out of the sideline.

When serving, Stephen clung to Kobe Bryant tightly, jumping up and down, not giving Kobe Bryant a chance to catch the ball at all. Kobe Bryant had to run to the side and said dissatisfiedly: "The game is just now. Let's start, are you like this?"

"Don't worry, you are doomed to fail as soon as this game starts." Stephen followed closely behind, leaving no room for Kobe Bryant, Kobe frowned immediately, even though it was already the conference finals Yes, but even in the finals, it is impossible to maintain such a competitive intensity from the very beginning. What happened to Stephen today? He completely gave up attacking and planned to block himself, which doesn't seem like it.

Derek Fisher was about to pass the ball to Kobe Bryant again, but was once again poked out of the sideline by Stephen. Kobe immediately understood that he was not letting himself catch the ball properly. That’s fine, Kobe Bryant ran immediately Going that way, motioning for Derek Fisher to pass the ball to someone else.

After Pau Gasol got the ball, he turned one and a half and observed Andrew Bynum. He had no chance under the defense of Yao Ming. Then Derek Fisher ran out of the chance, but Earl Watson The follow-up was very fast, and the opportunity was fleeting. Pau Gasol suddenly made a fake turn, and the tricked Kurt Thomas stepped back, but he took a step back to prepare for a jumper.

As a result, Kurt Thomas was very experienced. When he retreated, he felt that something was wrong. He didn’t use enough strength at all. When he found that Pau Gasol was about to turn around, he followed immediately. After going out, the ball was out of the way. Yao Ming's long arm grabbed it, caught it, and passed it directly to Stephen.

When Stephen got the ball, he had already increased his speed. Kobe Bryant followed closely behind him without any relaxation. Stephen just ran across the three-point line, and suddenly stopped and stepped back. The control and coordination of the two people's bodies are very good. He did not get rid of Kobe Bryant by doing so, so Stephen suddenly accelerated again, and when he was approaching the penalty area, he suddenly took off and swayed in the air to dodge Opened Kobe Bryant's block and threw the ball diagonally. It turned out to be a rebound shot.

The ball rubbed against the backboard, changed its flight direction and turned directly into the basket, and Stephen was still leaning when he landed, and it took several steps to maintain his balance. [

"This ball is good." When he came back, Kobe Bryant said lightly, then took a pass from Derek Fisher, and threw the ball in with a fadeaway jumper.

"You're not bad either." Stephen responded, received a pass from Earl Watson, used Yao Ming to block Kobe Bryant, then evaded Andrew Bynum, and scored another two points with a one-handed dunk .

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