After the Cavaliers advanced, Barkley commented on the same day, writing: "Last year, when Michael, who was full of meat, was already blessed. Jordan, after hearing that the knight was eliminated, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth! Do you know what that means? The seven-year itch must be the fate of the two generations of No. 23, not to mention the championship, even Yao Ming and Maddie broke through the first round and were forced to deduct a seven-year itch! Since James entered the NBA, the question of his stay has always been a big issue in the league, the Cavaliers don't have many chips, and with the current salary and free market resources, it will be difficult for the Cleveland to catch a big fish like Pippen or even Artay! When seven years have passed, how long will the emperor wait? Unless godfather Stern angrily changes the draft rules: the team with the best record has the top pick"

Barkley believes that James can't replicate Jordan this season, because Brand is not Pippen, and it is difficult to compare with Rodman, of course, because there is no high-water referee in the 90s!

"I think Stern can't help but sigh in the face of the chaotic script: the referee is really not as good as one session! An inexplicable technical foul, and then an inexplicable cancellation, the media finally don't have to worry about finding news material! Looking back, another No. 23 frowns and has free throws, one hitter + one pusher = eternal lore! At that time, Ma Long's hand was estimated to be swollen, and Russell was even more unjust after being pushed down! The level of refereeing in the '90s was so high that years later when you replayed the classics, you realized, oh, it was a misjudgment! ”

Barkley's jealousy of Jordan makes everyone smell it through the text, and the old man, who has long since retired, smiled when he saw Barkley's article, did not comment, and of course scolded in his heart: "Big ass, fuck Nimaby!" ”

The mainstream media in the United States has temporarily focused on the Los Angeles Lakers, the entire regular season, except for the early stage, the Lakers are considered the biggest favorites in the West to have a chance to appear in the Finals, Kobe and James are currently recognized as one of the best players in the NBA, and many people are expecting to stage the Lakers and Cavaliers Finals battle, because 24VS23 has never really been staged.

But after the Clippers easily reached the Western Conference Finals all the way, the Cavaliers are still as strong, but the Lakers still have to continue to fight with the Spurs, and the media's optimism about them is naturally decreasing. The Clippers, who are also in Los Angeles, have already taken out the Rockets in five games, and are watching the sixth game between the Lakers and the Spurs, and now more and more people are questioning whether the Lakers can compete with the Clippers, or even whether they can meet the Clippers?

There is no doubt that the Lakers are strong, but what they lack is a steady table in every game, which is why the media is not optimistic about the Lakers becoming the champion of the West at this time, except for Lakers fans.

Ross Barkley, who was a guest commentator at TNT, went on to hack Jordan this week, saying, "The Clippers and Cavaliers are the best teams I've seen in the playoffs, and I think the Clippers will make it to the Finals, and the Lakers are playing too shaky. ”

Barkley's commentary partner Kenny. Smith agrees, "The Lakers are arguably the most technical team in the league, maybe from the first to the sixth, and they know that very well, so they start to be proud, because of their egos, and their appearance on the court is amazing." ”

On May 17, the Lakers and Spurs played Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, and after the opening, the situation was surprisingly one-sided, Duncan hit frequent shots, and the Spurs started the game with a 15-2 attack wave. The Lakers missed consecutive shots, failed to shoot a shot in the first 5 minutes, and only scored two points on free throws, until 6 minutes and 30 seconds left in the quarter, Kobe Bryant scored a basket.

At one point, the Spurs led by 18 points at 22-4, and in the first eight minutes, the Lakers only made one shot.

In the last minute of the quarter, the Lakers hit two three-pointers to narrow the gap slightly, trailing 15-27 in the first quarter.

Duncan scored 14 points in the first quarter, while Bryant scored just four.

Bryant hit a shot at the beginning of the second quarter, and the Lakers scored four points in a row, but Jamison and Ginobili immediately hit consecutive three-pointers to return the color, and the Spurs opened up the gap again.

The Spurs made a three-pointer in the quarter, and with 5:50 left in the quarter, Parker also hit a three-pointer to give the Spurs a 44-26 lead.

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Ginobili was hit in the face while defending Kobe, and the demon knife suppressed his anger and did not reason with Kobe, and the referee gave Kobe a technical foul.

Just before the end of the first half, Jamison hit another three-pointer to give the Spurs a 19-point lead at 55-36.

Duncan had 18 points and nine rebounds in the first half. Bryant scored 14 points on just 6-of-16 shooting and had just one assist.

In the second half, the Lakers started the third quarter with a 9-0 run to tie the score at 45-55 in one fell swoop.

With 8:56 left in the third quarter, the Spurs scored two points from Duncan's layup.

The Lakers' poor first-half feel seemed to shift to the Spurs, who hit just one shot in the first 6:30 of the quarter, and the Lakers went on a 16-2 run to tie the score at 52-57.

Jamison scored back-to-back 3-pointers with 5:16 left in the quarter, and the Spurs regained their sense and went on an 8-2 run to regain the lead at 64-54.

The Spurs steadied their ground, and Duncan hit a mid-range shot before the end of the quarter to give the Spurs a 78-65 lead heading into the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs became more and more courageous, Parker hit a shot with 3 minutes and 50 seconds left in the game, and then Finley prevented Kobe Bryant from shooting a "three-no-stick", Ginobili hit again when his body was out of balance, and the Spurs opened the gap 93-75.

Kobe Bryant was forced to be anxious and kept playing hard, but the effect was not good.

The Lakers were unable to close the gap to within 10 points after that, and had to travel to Game 7 of the Spurs on the road.

The Lakers' poor performance has caused more and more people to lose confidence in them, and now everyone is looking forward to the Western Conference Finals match between the Clippers and the Spurs. Jackson said after Game 6 for the Lakers Spurs: "This playoff game has taught me one thing, there's nothing wrong with stacking stars, but if the chemistry is not good, no matter how flashy the lineup is, it won't win." ”

Yes, the Lakers are more powerful than the Spurs on paper, but they are much worse than the Spurs in execution, and even the Clippers may not be able to match.

Fortunately, it is Phil who coaches this Lakers team. Jackson, if there is a coach who is not prestigious enough, maybe the Lakers will repeat the tragedy of F4 in '04.

But even now, they have the upper hand in the face of the Spurs' F4, with a total score of 3:3, and the Spurs will decide their fate on their home court, although it seems that the Lakers still have a chance, but unless Kobe Bryant continues to stage the crazy table of Game 5, it is not difficult to pick the Spurs out in San Antonio.

On the same day, the Celtics lost to the horror monster away, and Howard's double 20 helped the team save the suspense until the last game, and the two semi-final matchups in the east and west both reached the seventh game.

The Clippers and Cavaliers said it didn't matter, they had two more days of rest and could recuperate enough to bully their semifinal opponents.

Especially the Clippers, they now hope to qualify for the Spurs, it is said that Ginobili's ankle injury has not been good, and now fight to the seventh game, see if the big bald head dies?

Anyway, when Ji Guoyi watched the game, he kept cursing that the teams on both sides had better be injured one or two, and they would have a greater advantage in the division finals.

On May 19, the Lakers and Spurs fought again.

So far in the series, the Spurs have really taught the Lakers a vivid lesson in how to play.

First of all, you have to focus on one game, focus on one team, no one can despise the other party, even if you are Kobe, even if you are Jackson, what happened to the Lakers, what happened to the 1:3 in the regular season, no matter whether you are ahead or behind, I still play my tactics, I still play team basketball, with a serious attitude, with collective strength to offset your talent.

If you want to win in the NBA, you need to pay attention to each other first!

Now after 6 games, the Lakers no longer dare to look down on the Spurs, at the beginning of the series, the Lakers felt that they had the chance to win, because they had the capital to underestimate the enemy, and if there was not one overly careless game in the regular season, they could kill the Spurs four times.

It was the easy win in the regular season that led them to compare the Spurs to an old, old broken car, and Lakers fans shouted the slogan of ending the battle in five games.

The Lakers do have the strength, they can win away against the Spurs, but they can also be overturned at home, this is the Lakers, they are too underweight, and they are too unstable.

Talent is a shared word attached to this Lakers, who have five starters with talent and Odom off the bench, but the Spurs are not bad and play more like a team than a loose one. No matter how talented a team is, you can't win by playing five people alone. Even if you can win, you can only win one game.

A championship-aspiring team is arrogant, and the Spurs taught the Lakers another lesson today.

After the opening, the situation was surprisingly one-sided, Duncan, as in the previous game, frequently shot, but the Lakers were crushed by the pressure, several steals by the Spurs, missed the shot, and the first 12 shots were missed, including the layup close at hand, Gasol actually missed.

The Spurs, however, turned the pressure into motivation and launched a tight defense from the start, with a sophisticated hybrid defense that didn't allow the Lakers to shoot a single shot in the first seven minutes, opening the game 13-0.

The Lakers didn't get a layup from Gasol until 4:44 left in the quarter.

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed 12-23.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Lakers closed the gap to nine points, though it was the smallest gap between the two teams since then. Duncan hit a one-pointer and Jamison hit a three-pointer to make it 11-2 and the Spurs opened up 34-14.

With 1:30 left in the quarter, Duncan hit another hook shot to give the Spurs a two-point lead at 52-25.

The Lakers then relied on Kobe Bryant to score five straight points and trailed 30-52 in the first half.

The Lakers shot just 12 of 40 in the first two quarters, including 1 of 9 three-pointers.

In the second half, the Spurs continued to lead by a large score. Bonner yawned from the sidelines.

Shortly after the start of the third quarter, the Lakers closed the gap to 18 points, but Ginobili immediately returned with a three-pointer and the Spurs scored seven straight points to open the gap at 59-34.

Although the Spurs didn't shoot well in the quarter, they maintained a 20-plus advantage for most of the game, and after three quarters, they led 70-50.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers picked up the pace and tried to launch a final counterattack, but after the speed came up, the shooting percentage failed to improve, and instead gave the Spurs a chance to counterattack, Parker won easily many times, and the Spurs went on a 9-2 run to lead by 26 points at 82-56 with six minutes left in the game.

With 4 minutes left in the game, Kobe Bryant was substituted, and the Spurs already led by 28 points at 87-59, and the Lakers could not have turned defeat into victory, and their luxury lineup actually fell in the Western Conference semifinals. Kobe Bryant was expressionless behind the court, and no one knew what he was thinking? R1152