Legendary star

Chapter 139 After the game
"Senior, we won, we won." The moment the whistle blew for the end of the game, Meng Xu excitedly rushed to the sidelines and hugged Duncan who was already standing on the sidelines.

"Relax, I'm almost out of breath when you hug me." Duncan struggled to get rid of Meng Xu, patted Meng Xu on the shoulder, and said calmly: "We are only in the Western Conference finals now, and we are far from the finals." At least four more games to play."

Before Meng Xu could react, Jalen Jackson, who had a very good relationship with Meng Xu, and Mario Eli rushed over and almost threw Meng Xu to the ground.

While the Spurs players were celebrating wantonly on the court, Kobe on the other side of the court was still standing there unwillingly, and several Lakers players on the court were also standing there, looking at the Spurs players in front of their eyelids. The wanton celebration below, maybe until now, they can't believe that this round of the series has ended like this.

Sitting motionless on the chair, O'Neal stared blankly at the court. His team fell in the semifinals again. After the Jazz and Supersonics in previous years, the Spurs seemed to be another nemesis of the Lakers. Lost to the same opponent in the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, although his performance was beyond reproach, averaging close to 7 points and 40 rebounds per game in the 16 series, but all of this was useless, O'Neal wanted Only the championship is the only one. This year is the 8th season that O'Neal has entered the league. Although he doesn't know how long his peak can last, O'Neal also knows that at the age of 28, he will soon face the dilemma of declining status, so This season, O'Neal also tried his best, but in the end the Lakers once again fell in the semifinals.

Phil Jackson sat there with a dazed face. In this round of the series, he was blown away by Popovich. Not only was the Lakers overturned by the Spurs, but also completely suppressed by Popovich at the tactical level. , it can be expected that after this round of series, Phil Jackson will inevitably bear countless saliva and accusations, especially after he abolished Glen Rice, people with a discerning eye must know that after losing Glen Rice, the Lakers' It was better than the regular season, but in the end the Lakers were overturned by the Spurs, especially after the Lakers' bench lineup was blown to pieces by the Spurs' bench lineup, Glenn Rice will become an indelible black spot for Phil Jackson , if he could do it all over again, Phil Jackson would still choose to refrigerate Glen Rice, but the media of these good things will not let go of such a good opportunity.

The Spurs players are very excited, especially Meng Xu and Tribert. As rookies this year, they entered the division finals in the first year of their careers. The first season is a round trip, or simply can only watch others play the playoffs.And Tribert is excited that the Spurs are one step closer to the championship. As a veteran who came to the Spurs this season, winning a championship and then retiring is the biggest wish in Tribert's heart. After entering the Western Conference Finals with No. [-] in the regular season, although he is already a seasoned veteran, but seeing that he is getting closer and closer to his wish, Tribert's excitement is beyond words.

After calming down, both the Lakers and the Spurs players have already started to leave the court. Their eyes swept over the sidelines. Under the basketball hoop in the distance, Kobe sat there alone, holding a basketball in his hand, and glanced at the hanging ball hanging above the stadium from time to time. I don’t know what I’m thinking about the retired jerseys of all the famous Lakers.

"Bryant, you are the strongest opponent I have ever met. I hope we can meet again here next season." Walked back into the player channel.Although Meng Xu's current real strength cannot be compared with Kobe, but Meng Xu believes that one day, he will be able to compete with Kobe on the same stage with his own strength.

"Bastard, I will definitely beat you next year." Seeing Meng Xu's disappearing figure, Kobe dropped the basketball in his hand, got up and left the court.

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"Basketball games are like this. No matter which game there is, there will be a winner and a loser. It's just unfortunate that we are the losers in today's game."

"Our players have performed very well this season, so I don't think we have failed this season. Next season, my team and I will make a comeback."

"The Spurs are a great team, especially Duncan, who is at the same level as Shaq. Meng is also a very special player. He has all the conditions to become a superstar. It is hard to imagine that he is only in the first The last pick in the round, like Michaels and Bird said, Meng is the best rookie of the season."

In the press conference after the game, Phil Jackson praised the Spurs, but avoided talking about Popovich.

"Mr. Phil, can you tell us about Glenn Rice? Some people said that he was not injured at all, but that he had some objections to your tactical arrangements, so he was hidden by you. We all know that Glenn Rice is a very strong player." If he can play in the last game, maybe the Lakers will not lose this game." In the press conference after the game, the first person to ask Glenn Rice was the New York Times reporter. Phil Jackson was going to be in charge of the Knicks this season, but under the joint run of several Knicks players and the New York media, Phil Jackson finally gave up on this idea, and stepped on the New York Knicks for several consecutive seasons. It is not an exaggeration for the head coach of the Bulls to say that Phil Jackson and the Knicks are mortal enemies. Under such circumstances, how can a group of people in New York tolerate that Phil Jackson coaches the Knicks.Also in this case, the New York Times reporter would be sorry for himself if he didn't grab Phil Jackson and give him a hard time.

What should come is still here. After the reporter from the New York Times asked the question, Phil Jackson, who was originally in a bad mood, resisted the urge to hit someone. After a short pause, Phil Jackson still suppressed the emotion in his heart. anger.

"I have nothing to say about Glen Rice." After Phil Jackson finished speaking, he left the scene of the press conference directly. He is now going to comfort his players.

After Phil Jackson left, there was only one protagonist left on the scene, and that was the Spurs coach Popovich. Compared with Phil Jackson, Popovich was even less popular with the media. It's just that there is only one interviewee left now. No matter how disgusting the remaining reporters are, they can only bite the bullet and ask Popovich. Otherwise, what will they write about tomorrow's news?
(End of this chapter)