i am legend

Chapter 181



Chapter 181

On June 6, the first game of the finals kicked off in Los Angeles!
Sitting in the first row of the Staples Center, Bruce looked at the huge crowd of fans and Hollywood superstars who were rarely seen, feeling indescribably envious in his heart!
"Honey, who do you think will win the first game?" Charlize Theron was wearing a casual outfit, with tight jeans and a T-shirt that made her perfect figure even more sexy. When she watched the players of the two teams warming up on the field, she couldn't help asking with some anticipation.

"Aha, when did you start paying attention to the NBA? As far as I know, you are not very interested in this kind of "barbaric" sports!" Bruce looked at Charlize Theron jokingly, his eyes full of jokes!

"Come on, who told me to be with you?" Charlize Theron pushed it pretending to be unhappy, and her soft movements showed her unparalleled charm!
"Haha!!" Bruce laughed twice, then looked at the players of the two teams who were about to leave the field, and said meaningfully: "This is Los Angeles!!"

This finals has made fans all over the United States and even the world look forward to it, and they are very much looking forward to this series of classic matchups!
O'Neal's dominance, Kobe's super scoring ability, coupled with the Pacers' combination of Reggie Miller and Larry Bird, Stern magnified the gimmick between them to the maximum!
"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to Staples Center!!"

The DJ, as always, incited the enthusiasm of the fans, and then roared even louder!

"The Lakers are the most powerful team in the world. We have Shaquille O'Neal, a super-dominant beast. We have the most powerful head coach in the world. Lovely, passionate fans!!"

With the DJ's unbridled roar, all the fans burst into loud cheers, and every fan was excited and passionate by the infectious words of the DJ!
"So, ladies and gentlemen, what are we waiting for?? Let's welcome Derek Fisher!!!"

Bruce smiled and looked at Fisher who was trotting onto the court. After two seasons of confrontation between the Warriors and the Lakers, he had an extraordinary affection for this very hardworking player!

Following DJ's introduction, the Lakers took the lead on the court. When he introduced O'Neal, the cheers erupted from the audience were enough to shock the heart of any audience!
"Kobe's current status is still the guy behind O'Neal after all!" Bruce looked at Kobe, who obviously cheered a lot more than O'Neal, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Gentlemen and ladies, let's welcome the players from Indiana!"

DJ seemed to be suddenly discouraged. When he introduced the Pacers, his voice suddenly fell silent.

This situation is also the treatment of all away teams in the NBA, and the teams that often need to play away games have obviously already adapted to this intentional introduction method!

After the debut ceremony of the players of the two teams, as the substitute players left the field, the referee beckoned, and then called O'Neill and Rick Schmitz to the center line position!

"Honey, do you think Shaquille will lead the Lakers to victory in this game?" Charlize Theron looked at O'Neal who was waving in the direction of the two on the field, and couldn't help but feel a good impression. asked.

"This guy has reached his peak state this season, the game is about to start, why don't we enjoy the fun of the game?" Bruce still couldn't explain, and patted Charlize with a smile. Theron's little hand immediately looked towards the Lakers who had already got the ball!
There is no doubt about Ron Harper's ability. When O'Neal picked the basketball in his own direction, the experienced man grabbed the ball before the somewhat old Mark Jackson!

The starting lineups of the two teams are Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward AC Green, small forward Glenn Rice, shooting guard Kobe Bryant and veteran point guard Ron Harper.

The Pacers started with center Rick Schmitz, power forward Dale Davis, small forward Jaylen Rose, who was once one of the "Five Tigers of Michigan", and shooting guard Reggie M. Le, the point guard is Mark Jackson, whom Bruce is very familiar with.

Judging from the lineups of the two teams, the combination of the two teams is very reasonable, and the only difference between the two teams is the age of the lineup.

In the starting lineup of the Lakers, Glen Rice is 33 years old, Ron Harper is 36 years old, and AC Green is one year older than Harper. Excluding these three veterans, there is only The 28-year-old O'Neal and the 22-year-old Kobe are either in their prime or at their peak.

The starting age of the Pacers is not too young, Rick Schmitz has reached the age of 34, Dale Davis has also reached the age of 31, plus the 35-year-old Reggie Miller and the same age. Jackson, in the Pacers' starting lineup, only Jaylen Rose is under 30 years old!
From the age structure of the two teams, it can be seen that the Lakers have at least two stars who are in their prime. Although Harper and the others are much older than the Pacers, if they dare to underestimate The energy of these "old men" will definitely pay a heavy price for this team!

From the beginning of the game between the two teams, the double-serving players all lowered their rhythm, basically focusing on half-court battles.

Judging from the performance of the players, the coaches of the two teams must have made this arrangement for the veterans in the team to play a better role and maintain their physical strength!
Harper steadily brought the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Mark Jackson, who had been facing him for many years, smiled, and directly handed the ball to Glenn Rice who stood outside the left three-point line .

As Glenn Rice received a pass from Harper, the Lakers players ran quickly!
When O'Neal stepped up to cover for Kobe, a triangle line for the end of the shooting guard gradually took shape!

Today's Kobe has demonstrated his super breakthrough ability. With the help of O'Neal's pick-and-roll, he ran to the inside without stopping!

Miller, who was following behind him, tried very hard to keep up, but due to age and injuries, he has not been able to occupy the best position for interception!

"Bang, swish!!"

As Kobe threw the basketball very softly, the basketball bounced on the back edge of the basket, and then got into the net!
Since Kobe scored the first two points, the Lakers gradually opened up the score a little bit under the successive demonstrations of O'Neal and Kobe!

When the two teams finished the first quarter, the fans burst into huge cheers.

Bruce looked at the score on the big screen in astonishment, once again appreciating the strength of the Lakers!
In the first quarter, O'Neal scored an astonishing 13 points and 7 rebounds. His powerful performance crazily smashed the defenses of Schmitz and Davis to pieces!
Although the two are very dominant in height, as O'Neill gradually plays a dominant performance, the height of the two of them seems to have become a joke!
The strong performance of the Lakers brought them 33 points, while the Pacers only scored an embarrassing 18 points as if they were not acclimatized.

"This Lakers team deserves to be the most peak team!" Bruce shook his head with emotion, watching the Pacers players walking off the court one by one but looking impatient, he couldn't help feeling a burst of regret!
Miller is 35 years old. As he gets older, his athletic ability and physical strength have declined to a certain extent. Although his three-pointers are still sharp, the problems of age and teammates still make it difficult for him to win a championship. ring!
"The Lakers are too strong. Each of them showed a very strong determination to win the championship, but the Pacers seemed unprepared and were beaten so badly!" Barkley, as the commentator, was the first time He was very excited to be able to explain the finals.

"Charles, don't you think you can still play for another two years?" Kenny Smith agreed with Barkley's words very much, thinking of his old friend's biggest regret, he couldn't help asking tentatively.

"Haha, buddy, I've already left here, I don't belong here anymore, my family is where I belong!" Barkley's eyes flickered, he touched his knee subconsciously, and said pretending to be chic.

After a period of recovery, Barkley finally recovered from his injury problems.

Originally, he was excited about the joy of recovering from the injury, but the doctor's suggestion really hit Barkley hard!

According to the doctor's test and the evaluation of his knee injury, if he returns to the court, then he may spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair!
Thinking of this terrifying situation, Barkley couldn't help but pouted, looked at Kenny Smith and said, "Dude, if you can put your legs on mine, I will definitely take off my suit and go on stage immediately." Shaquille hugged each other as a welcome gift!"

"Uh." Kenny Smith looked at Barkley with a serious face, and subconsciously glanced at O'Neal who was about to re-enter the court. Thinking of the "grievance" between the two, he said angrily: "Charles, Don't you mind spending your old age in a wheelchair? Don't you like those two bare tools that don't walk the most??"

As the two chatted and farted for a while, the Lakers and Pacers immediately stepped onto the court!
When the second quarter began, the Pacers seemed to have finally regained their strength as the Eastern Conference champion under the arrangement of Bird.

When the two teams ended the second quarter, the Pacers' explosion really surprised the fans who love them!
In the second quarter, the score of the two teams was 55:43. Although the Pacers still trailed the Lakers by as many as double digits, they still led the Lakers by 3 points in this quarter.

Bruce quietly looked at the Pacers players walking towards the player tunnel, as if he had seen that very regrettable takeover, he sighed endlessly!

After returning from halftime, the Pacers in the third quarter continued their superb performance in the second quarter. They scored a total of 28 points in this quarter, while the Lakers seemed to relax suddenly. The same score in two quarters is 22 points!
In the fourth quarter, as if the Lakers suddenly woke up, O'Neal broke out crazily, rebounding, attacking, low-post singles, and various center moves were displayed on O'Neal one by one!

Tonight's Mr. "Shark" is unstoppable. When this focus battle is over, O'Neal shockingly scored a super double-double of 43 points and 19 rebounds!

However, under the ravages of O'Neal, the Pacers only scored 87 points, and their highest scorer was 35-year-old Mark Jackson.

When O'Neal walked to Cheryl Miller for an interview, there was a huge cheer from the audience, and everyone seemed to smell the championship.

 The first update! ~
  
 
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