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Chapter 99 The Lost Lakers

On May 1997, 5, accompanied by LaBeouf's family and Lewis Kyle and his wife, Liu Han underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Los Angeles.Hipson Kyle was transferred to Los Angeles directly after Liu Han completed the matching test. After all, the medical conditions and rehabilitation in Los Angeles are much better than that of the dilapidated Cleveland.Liu Han's extracted hematopoietic stem cells were transplanted into Shipsen Kyle's body immediately after being processed, and this poor child finally had a chance to continue to live.

Many media in the United States are paying attention to Liu Han's operation. Although Liu Han's operation does not require an operation, but only extracts "red bone marrow" from the iliac bone after anesthesia, it is conceivable that no matter what kind of operation, There are certain risks. Liu Han has a very bright future, but his behavior of self-sacrifice is still worthy of praise.

Some Lakers fans put up signs outside the hospital where Liu Han was undergoing surgery, all of which were blessings and care for Liu Han. Now Liu Han has conquered the entire city of Los Angeles with his ball skills, and no one will do it again. To question Liu Han's ability, he is now a hero in the hearts of Los Angeles people.

After Liu Han's deeds were reported in China, his popularity has increased again. Almost all fans are very concerned about Liu Han, and now not only fans are starting to pay attention to Liu Han, after the reports of major domestic media, More ordinary people also know that there is such a Chinese young man with outstanding golf skills and self-sacrifice on the other side of the ocean. Suddenly, Liu Han's reputation skyrockets, and even CCTV, which has always been a representative of the national media, is planning to send a special task force. The group went to interview Liu Han about his life in Los Angeles.

Jordan, who has advanced to the Western Conference finals, is resting now. Their opponents have not yet been produced. The New York Knicks and the Miami Heat are now playing inextricably. The score of the two teams has come to 2-3. There was a chance to eliminate the Miami Heat at home, but in the end the tenacious Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks away and dragged the game into the tiebreaker.Jordan and the Bulls had to wait another two days.

Jordan was interviewed by the media during the break. He admired Liu Han's skills, saying that he is a young man who can succeed him, and he praised Liu Han for donating his bone marrow, saying that Liu Han is a man worthy of all. He is a young man who wants to learn, but he also said that if he enters the finals and meets the Lakers, he will never hold back. The current Bulls have no opponents.No matter what Jordan thinks in his heart, he will not speak ill of Liu Han at this moment. Since entering the NBA in 84, Jordan has experienced many things. Protective, no matter how serious racial discrimination is in American society, but now, no one dares to criticize Liu Han against the wind.

Liu Han and Shipson's operation went very well. Liu Han will be transferred to the general ward after 24 hours of observation in the sterile ward, while Shipson will have to stay in the sterile ward for two weeks and then he will have to stay in the hospital Stay in the hospital for observation for 6-8 weeks to determine whether the matching is successful.

The Lakers beat the Jazz by a big margin in Liu Han's last home game, and they will go to Salt Lake City to play two games at the home of the Jazz.

On May 5, the second day after Liu Han’s surgery, the third game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Jazz was held at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City. The Energy Solutions Arena, which can accommodate 18 people, was full of seats. Salt Lake City In their unique way, the arena has become the long-known "devil's home stadium" in the league. Any away team that comes to this arena will be terrified.

Without the existence of Liu Han, the Lakers had to make adjustments in the shooting guard position. Robert Horry started as the team's small forward, Eddie Jones played the shooting guard, and the other positions did not change. Coach Harris did not let Kobe Bryant served as the starting shooting guard. He felt that this young man was too immature, and what was needed in such a game was an experienced veteran player.

The arrangement of the team made Kobe, who is proud and arrogant, couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that staying with the Lakers would be a waste of time. He now needs to play steadily to ensure statistics and gain experience. Also, the team's first choice is not Kobe.

The Lakers, which lacked Liu Han's offensive strength, struggled in this game. The lack of stable firepower on the outside and inside of the offense allowed the Jazz to double-team the Lakers' inside. Although O'Neal played strong enough, he It is still not as dominant as it will be in the future, and the Lakers have reached a stalemate in offense.

In defense, the Lakers have never been a team known for their defense. Facing the Jazz's simple and sharp pick-and-roll coordination, the Lakers have no good way to defend.If O'Neal goes to defend Malone, Elden Campbell can't defend Ostertag, because Ostertag is much better than Elden Campbell in terms of height and weight.And if Elden Campbell goes to defend Malone, it will be even worse. Campbell will be swung directly by Malone's iron elbow, and Malone also has a very good mid-range shot, which makes it even more difficult for the Lakers to defend.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers lost by 8 points, and the Jazz entered the second quarter with a 26-18 lead.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Lakers came off the bench. The Jazz's consistent fierce defense made the young Lakers players very uncomfortable. There was chaos on the field for a while, and finally both sides got a technical foul.In the second half of the second quarter, the main force of the Lakers came back. Van Exel suddenly broke out. The shooter Hornacek has no defensive task today and can concentrate on offense. After Van Exel hit consecutive three-pointers, Hornacek also hit three-pointers in succession, and the score gap was widened again.

At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed by nine points 49 to 58. Without Liu Han, the Lakers fell into a passive position on both offensive and defensive ends.

In the third quarter, the Jazz once again hit an offensive climax. Malone made O'Neal's foul on the offensive end and scored two plus one. Stockton also made a three-pointer from the outside. The Jazz expanded the gap by 14 points in one fell swoop. What made the Lakers most depressed was that O'Neal was sentenced to charge with the ball during the offense. He had committed four offenses and had to rest. The Lakers were in even greater trouble.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers have trailed by 22 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were still trying to recover the score, but the Jazz did a good job on the defensive end, allowing the Lakers to score consecutive rounds, and finally coach Harris replaced the main force with 5 minutes left in the game Player, give up this game.

In this way, the Jazz tied the big score to 2 to 1, and they were still one game behind the Lakers.

After a day of rest, the fourth game between the Lakers and the Jazz started on May 5. In the game the day before, the Bulls finally waited for their opponents. The Heat defeated the New York Knicks in an away game and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The fourth game between the Lakers and the Jazz was very similar to the third game between them. The Jazz had an advantage from the beginning.

O'Neal played very hard in this game. He hoped to return to Los Angeles with a 3-1 advantage. At the beginning of the game, O'Neal attacked the Jazz from the inside. Foul tactics interrupt O'Neal's offense.

O'Neal's bad free throws made him regret again. If he knew it would be better to practice free throws first, but now his strength is up, his wrists are still not soft enough.

The Jazz established a 15-point advantage at the end of the first half.

Robert Horry played well in the second half. He scored 13 points in the third quarter with sudden shots, but Van Exel still felt bad today. His 6-of-0 three-pointers really couldn't make the opponent pay too much attention to him.

In the end, the Lakers lost most of the away games to the Jazz again, and the Jazz tied the score of the two teams to two to two.O'Neal scored only 24 points and 11 rebounds in this game, and he only made 14 of 5 free throws, less than [-] in a row.

At this time, Liu Han had already watched the game on TV in the ordinary ward. The team fell into a passive state, which made Liu Han impatient. He wished he could be discharged from the hospital and play on the field the next day, but the doctor always told him to rest at least seven days.

After returning to Los Angeles, the Lakers took some rest. They will usher in the most critical game on May 5. If they can win this game at home, the Lakers still have a fight to go to Salt Lake City, but if If the team loses this game at home, it's hard to say. Liu Han doesn't know if he can catch up with the last two games. The Lakers are now at a disadvantage on both offense and defense.

In the game on the 22nd, the Lakers still failed to win. Van Exel was not allowed from the very beginning, but his temper came up again. The consecutive misses made the Jazz counterattack successfully. They lost the Jazz by 12 points.

In the second quarter, O'Neal played well, but the Jazz once again used foul tactics and sent O'Neal to the free throw line. The Jazz used this tactic to interrupt the rhythm of the Lakers when their offense started to gain momentum.

At halftime, the Lakers trailed by 21 points.

In the third quarter, Kobe came off the bench, and he played very hard, because he knew that even if he wanted to leave the Lakers, he must show his strength in the game, otherwise no team would welcome him.Kobe's talent is unquestionable. He succeeded in singles against Hornacek in a row in the offense, making the opponent lose face. Hornacek was bullied by two rookies of the Lakers one after another.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers chased the score gap to 9 points.

Entering the fourth quarter, Malone once again showed his power. He first successfully beat Eldon Campbell on the offensive end and got a free throw, and then successfully blocked O'Neal's dunk on the defensive end. The Lakers once again fell into a passive position. The score gap was subsequently widened to 15 points.

In the end, the Lakers failed to perform a miracle in the game. They were pulled by the Jazz in three consecutive games, and the big score was 2-3. The Lakers were in a desperate situation. If they could not win the next game, they would be eliminated. For the predicament, the Lakers need a hero to emerge.

(End of this chapter)