On June 18, the Western Conference Finals started first. The Lakers took the bus directly from Los Angeles to Oakland, and then the two teams met, setting off the last bloody storm in the West.

Time flies, and when we meet for the first time in 2007, the Lakers and the Warriors have changed a lot.

That year, the Lakers' No. 3 scorer was Luke Walton, while the inside was the very unreliable Kwame Brown. In addition, Kobe also brought a group of buddies who were called E friends by fans.

At that time, Kobe didn't look murderous and loyal now. In order to strengthen the team, Kobe cried, made a fuss and stolen, and he was almost at the transfer.

Three years later, there were only Kobe, Odom, Walton and Bynum in the Lakers team. When interviewed before the game, Kobe, who was arrogant and iron-blooded, was also a little sad and said: "Many of the people in the last decisive battle are no longer here."

The Warriors are more qualified to say this. Bidlings, Davis, Harrington, Ellis, and the Warriors have almost changed their main lineups. The veterans of that year were Jackson and Barnes.

Flowers are similar every year, but people are different every year

But what remains unchanged is the fans. After Chamberlain appeared, he looked around and seemed to have so many fans coming to watch the game, the cheers were still so familiar, and the appearance was still so familiar.

The Big Bang Theater crew had set up video recorders on the scene. In order not to disturb the game, they could not lay out close-up video recorders and could only record them from all directions around the stadium. Simon stood on the stadium wearing a referee suit.

After Chamberlain came on the court, he hugged Kobe first, and then Kobe hugged Iverson again. The two of them were speechless. They just took a deep look at each other and then separated.

Simon teased and said to Chamberlain: "Wow, man, have you seen anything in their eyes?"

Chamberlain asked, "Gild love?"

Simon showed the common wretched smile in the play and said, "No, it's anger. I feel that Kobe and AI are going to be open."

"To each other's chrysanthemums?" Chamberlain asked again.

Simon looked at Chamberlain carefully and shrugged, "Who knows, I won't participate anyway, because my little toothpick will definitely not satisfy you who are used to the hammer."

Taking advantage of the warm-up of players on both sides' shooting, Simon raised the microphone and thanked the fans for coming to watch the game. He said it was very concise and had little to do with the TV series. He could only re-interrupt some shots during the post-recording and then change the lines.

Simon's shot of Chamberlain and Bynum being the host of a jump ball triggered the first wave of cheering at the scene. The Big Bang Theater crew is still very influential in the minds of the American people.

Looking at Chamberlain and Bynum, Simon coughed and said, "Damn it, now I feel like I'm coming to the Kingdom of Giants. This is really not a good feeling."

Chamberlain shrugged and said, "In "Lord of the Rings", the Habi people always feel this way after they arrive in Middle-earth."

Simon rolled his eyes, moved his arms, and the vice referee came up to remind him to kick off quickly, Chamberlain and Bynum shrugged and posed lazy to the camera. This was discussed with them in advance, because the camera would be inserted here, and on TV, Howard would have warmed up for more than a minute before the kickoff.

In fact, Simon just moved his arms and then shot the ball straight.

The moment the ball flew to the highest point, Chamberlain, who had been lazy before, suddenly moved, like a tiger. If he didn't move, he would use it, and if he took action, he would be like a collapse of the sky and the earth.

Bynum was much slower to get into the state. He started to jump when Chamberlain hit the ball. Chamberlain slapped the racket to Billups, and Bynum's jump became futile.

It is still a national live broadcast of TNT. Barkley quickly said: "Although I really want to praise the Lakers, in front of Chamberlain, Bynum is clumsy like a big brown bear who has eaten and drunk enough."

Smith asked, “Does he have the power and cruel temperament of a brown bear?”

Barkley nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, let's change the metaphor. He is like a dodo, still in a state of full food and drink."

The moment the ball fell into Billups' hands, the Western Conference Finals finally sounded the horn of the start of the battle.

The Lakers and Warriors have completely entered a combat state. Both teams have fallen into different degrees of slump in the second half of the regular season. After entering the playoffs, they also played very well.

The Lakers swept their opponents in a row, and the Warriors only allowed the Suns to win one game. Now the performance of both teams is worthy of the glory of the Western Conference championship.

The Lakers' goal is very obvious, pointing directly to the championship. For the sake of the championship, the Lakers' continuous transactions are to create a perfect team.

Their goal was achieved, and they sent Ariza away, and they got a defensive and enhanced version of Ariza - Artest.

Artest's performance when he was not stupid is enough to bear the heavy responsibility given to him by the Lakers. He can defend opponents from No. 1 to No. 4. He plays very hard and can cause enough impact on his opponent's defense line. His long shot, breakthrough and crushing attack are all a big problem for the Warriors.

The problem with the Warriors' outside is the lack of power talents. Blair is good, but he is too young and can be used in the regular season. In the playoffs where the bayonets are popular, Old Nelson dared not let him play.

In addition, Kobe and Fisher can always use three-pointers to win the victory and loss at critical moments. Their shooting percentage makes the Warriors always have to remain terrified.

Even with such a strong outside lineup, the Lakers do not rely too much on outside offense. Their advantage lies in the inside. Bynum and Gasol's inside double tower combination is enough to make them look superior to the league.

After all, the strongest point of the Lakers is Kobe. After two rounds of playoffs, Kobe's condition has become more and more outstanding, which has also allowed more Lakers fans to see hope for the championship in him.

Especially in the four games in the Western Conference semi-finals, Kobe averaged 3 points per game and shot as high as 6.0. In the playoffs this season, Kobe has scored more than 3 points in eight consecutive games, and his stable performance has become the basis for the Lakers' successful advancement.

Old Nelson said before the game that Kobe was the biggest problem they needed to solve. Jackson, Barnes, West and even Hill were mobilized, and they had to take turns to limit the scoring machine.

In addition to Kobe, the Warriors also have to face several big men of the Lakers, Gasol, Bynum and Odom. Although Bynum and Odom's performance in the semi-finals were a bit useless, their occasional shining still makes people see their goodness.

In the semi-finals, Espanyol's performance may be able to cover up the shortcomings of the Lakers' inside line. His average of 2.2 points and 13.l rebounds per game is enough to dominate the entire league. You should know that his shooting percentage has reached 3.0. With such a performance, he can fully compete with Kobe's assistant, and more importantly, he can already support the Lakers' inside line alone.

But speaking of this, the Warriors are not afraid of the Lakers, because no matter how they compare, they are not at a disadvantage.

Looking at the head coach, it is already difficult to find an opponent in the league that can make Phil Jackson feel a headache. Fortunately, the Warriors have old Nelson.

Old Nelson will be very excited every time he meets a Zen master. It is this excitement that made him design a classic tactic of shark chopping. Even when the Lakers had big sharks, they would not be able to eat good results when facing Old Nelson. What's more, the overlord in the inside line is now on Old Nelson's side.

In addition, the Warriors' advantage lies in their bench advantages. They have ten substitute players to use, but the Lakers do not have the deep bench lineup as deep as theirs.

The main players are the ones who really dominate the playoffs. The main players of both sides are evenly divided in offense. The Lakers attack both inside and outside, Kobe is in charge of the overall situation on the outside, and the Warriors are in charge of both inside and outside, but the overall situation is replaced by Chamberlain.

In this year's playoffs, the Warriors' outside shooting percentage reached 4 [from this point of view alone, the Warriors don't have to be afraid of the Lakers' outside attack. As for the inside, Chamberlain has the ability to tie the Lakers' double towers.

That's what the Warriors did. At the beginning, Billups controlled the ball and ran forward. Old Fisher blocked the ball in front. Seeing this, the Warriors fans screamed: "Play him and play him and play him."

Fisher is the hardest-working player in the Lakers. He was beaten by Kid in the last round. He has to face Billups or Iverson again in this round.

Kobe's defense is very good, but he can only defend one person, and he chose Iverson.

Although Billups remained in a better state than Iverson, Kobe still chose to defend Iverson. As a lifelong enemy, he knew Iverson too much and must not let this opponent play, otherwise he would wait for him to slaughter.

Iverson deliberately ran around the circle, Kobe followed him step by step, and Billups took the opportunity to pass the ball to Chamberlain.

Chamberlain got the ball, Bynum hurriedly sank the Dantian to get the position, while Gasol flexibly double-teamed from the wings. Artest even prepared to double-team Chamberlain in the small forward position.

The three of them were double-teamed, and the Zen master seemed to have given a death order and killed Chamberlain at all costs.

Chamberlain grabbed the ball with both hands and raised it high. Facing the double team, he passed the ball to Ibaka.

Artest, who was guarding like a hungry wolf, immediately changed his defense. It has to be said that this guy has a good defense. Bynum wanted to use his strength to force himself, but instead got entangled.

When Jackson saw that something was wrong, he hurried forward to respond. Ibaka passed the ball, but Kobe quickly rushed up and stole the ball at the beginning.

Seeing this, the fans in the Oracle Arena immediately closed their mouths, and the hurricane-like cheer paused, replaced by wave-like booing.

Kobe smiled coldly, and walked forward while slapped the ball, "As for being so disgusting? This is a California derby. Wouldn't it be better for us to win?"

Jackson immediately changed defense. He stared at Kobe carefully, slowly retreated, and waved his hand to signal his teammates to make way.

After halfway through the ball, Kobe suddenly pulled his foot and accelerated. He saw his slender body tilting slightly, rushing forward with a flowing and rapid speed.

Jackson said intimately, and slid across the board to block Kobe. Pan pushed Jackson forward for two steps, then suddenly stopped urgently, and the ball that was slapped with his right hand hit the ground and handed it from his crotch to his left hand, then trembled his wrist and passed it to Gasol who was responding next to him.

Gasol took the ball and paused slightly, adjusted his posture and jumped up.

Chamberlain rushed up and jumped, while Ibaka tacitly stuck Bynum to prevent Gasol from passing the ball.

But Gasol still chose to pass the ball. He passed the ball to Fisher who rushed into the penalty area while the chaos was in trouble. Fisher got the ball and passed it directly to Kobe. Kobe rushed forward and finally broke the Warriors' defense line. Then he jumped but still passed the ball.

Outside the wing three-point line, Artest has already been open, and Jackson and Billups are both double-teaming Kobe, so there are inevitably spaces.

It was obviously for this purpose that Kobe passed the ball to Artest with a swing of his arm. The latter took a deep breath and rose up, swung his wrist and shot it far away.

The crisp sound of "swish" made the Warriors players look bad.
Chapter completed!