In the third battle, Guojian was able to win, and Yao Ming must have told the brothers of the rocket the classic story of Han Xin's "last battle". The Rockets, who stood on the edge of the cliff, interpreted their infinite attachment to life with incomparable momentum, so they won the first home court and gained a glimmer of life.

In the first home game of the Rockets, the whole team obviously deeply understood the essence of "fighting against the water", when there is no way to escape, when there is only a chance to fight, when there is no choice, the morale of the Rockets players is infinitely improved, raised to the limit.

So the classic battle example of more than 2,000 years ago was staged in Houston in an alternative way, the Clippers played Zhao Jun once, and the Toyota Center Court became the "water" behind the Rockets.

However, the reality is very cruel, the third game of the Rockets played very well, but this is not a win-lose game, morale can only allow the Rockets to save a victory, the seven-game rule of the playoffs, so that the Rockets can only survive for a while, in the face of the absolute strength of the Clippers, the so-called backwater battle can only make the Rockets die heroically.

"Grandma's bear!" Yao Ming covered his face in Yao's restaurant after the game, and opened three bottles of 82-year-old Lafite that was said to never be finished.

"You two don't be complacent, 1:3 is not impossible to turn the tables, we will definitely win the next game, you two are dead." Yao Ming drank some wine, the dead duck had a hard mouth, and his face was not very good, and he looked like he was beating. Ji Guoyi was a little scared, worried that Yao Ming would beat him up with wine, who was it?

"What are you afraid of, the two of us beat him up, on the court and off the court." Ji Guoqiu feels sorry for his wallet at the moment, Yao Ming is in his restaurant today, just ordering expensive dishes, it's too bad!

The next day, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, and at this moment the Los Angeles media was evaluating this crucial battle with the headline "The Rockets turned over and were sad to go to the moon, and the Clippers were only swept away in the third game".

The Clippers are now one win away from the Western Conference Finals, and the Animal Brothers and their Los Angeles Clippers win one more game to make it to the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row. In this crucial battle, Ji Guoyi scored 40 points and 10 rebounds to help the Clippers win 102-93 over the Rockets.

Just like Yao Ming said, as long as Ji Guoyan wants to score points, 40+ is really not a difficult thing for him to get into, he feels good, shoots a few more three-pointers, and stands on the free throw line a few more times, and 40+ will be in hand.

The next game between the two sides will be back in Los Angeles, and the next game for the Rockets will be: go on or go home.

On May 12, another semifinal matchup in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs also came to the fourth game, the previous series, the two teams played 2:1, the Spurs lost a home court, and then won two games in a row to lead the Lakers 2:1.

In the key fourth game, the Lakers are facing the same embarrassment as the Rockets, if this home court can't be held, then the Spurs will get the match point, and counting on the Spurs to lose both home courts, this probability is not even believed by Lakers fans, so this game is also a game for the Lakers to either continue or go home.

In the first three games, the Spurs used their veteran defense to trap the contact between Kobe and Davis, and the Spurs' tactics were very clear, either Kobe attacked and Davis watched the play; Either Davis attacked, Kobe Bryant watched the play. Popovich knocked the Lakers' two star point guards out of touch, thus breaking the Lakers' two-game winning streak.

In these two games, the Spurs not only showed a novel hybrid cutting defense, but also showed their textbook positioning and covering, strong and weak side blocking and cutting and sliding baseline air cutting, and they used such perfect tactical rounds to kill the luxury purple gold with a crushing attitude.

The fourth battle, Phil. Jackson also made a risky move, if you split my guard, it will definitely not be able to contain Kobe Bryant, so the Lakers won the victory in the "Kobe way", and also kept the suspense for themselves and the whole series.

The Lakers' home court, aside from the referee's factor, ultimately came from their leader Kobe Bryant's personal performance in the last 3 minutes.

This game was full of twists and turns, the Spurs were in control of the situation most of the time, and once pushed the Lakers into a desperate situation, and in the end, it was Kobe Bryant who led the whole team to survive, and the boss was hanging.

In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers fell into passivity, once trailing by more than 10 points, under the Spurs' chain-like defense, Davis could not step up, Gasol was beaten by Duncan in the series, and Chandler let Jamison fly a kite all over the court.

Today's desperate Lakers obviously need Kobe Bryant's score more, and in such a passive situation, Kobe Bryant did step up, scoring 9 points in a row of unreasonable shots at the end of the third quarter, which once helped the Lakers narrow the gap to 2 points.

But then in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant came off the court, and the Lakers fell into a slump again, and the Spurs seized the opportunity again, and the point difference suddenly became more than 10 points. The Spurs used their precise offense and defense to hit the Lakers' usual loose style of play hard, especially with 6 minutes and 35 seconds left in the game, the Lakers fell behind 75-90, which was the largest point difference between the two sides in this game. Judging from the shape on the court, the Lakers are completely passive, and there is little hope of a comeback.

But the Lakers did not give up, especially Kobe, the boss's eyes are always unyielding, and always reveal a signal - damn, if you have the ability, you will punch me twice?

Kobe Bryant stepped up again in the fourth quarter, first hitting a long-range three-pointer, and then using the breakthrough to send two assists in a row to help the Lakers narrow the gap to seven points step by step. And then, "Kobe Bryant time" officially staged, with 2 minutes and 32 seconds left in the game, Kobe Bryant shot outside the three-point line, and the basketball drew a wonderful arc into the net, the score became 91-95, and the Lakers narrowed the gap to 4 points.

The Spurs then scored two points through Duncan, and the margin became six points.

At this time, it was Kobe Bryant again, he shot outside the three-point line again, and the ball hit steadily, and the score became 93-96!

Then the Spurs' Ginoby used the snake break to score 2 points, and the difference became 5 points again.

Kobe's hand is still hot, the basketball is in his hand again, and he shoots a three-point shot, and he still hits steadily, it's amazing! At this moment, not only Kobe Bryant is crazy, but the entire Staples is in a frenzy, Kobe Bryant hit 3 three-pointers in a row in 1 minute and 30 seconds, and the Lakers also narrowed the gap to 2 points, 97-99!

Popovich called a timeout and scolded the Spurs on the outside, but this could not prevent the continuation of the "Kobe time", this game was destined to belong to Kobe, Peter Pan returned to the court, faced the Spurs' three-man package, and still did not change his face and threw three points, shooting a three-pointer......

But it didn't matter, the referee's whistle sounded, and then Popovich, who greeted the referee's mother on the sidelines, was sent off with a red card.

Bryant stood at the free throw line and made three free throws to exceed the score, and scored 12 points in the last two minutes to help the Lakers overtake the score.

With Parker and Duncan's last two missed shots, the Spurs had no choice but to use foul tactics, which allowed Kobe Bryant to score 4 points at the free throw line, and Kobe Bryant scored 16 points in two minutes and 19 points in a single quarter.

In the whole game, Kobe played 43 minutes, shooting 14 of 28, including 6 of 12 three-pointers, 11 of 13 free throws, and scored 45 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, which was the 10th time in Kobe's playoff career that he scored 40+.

After the game, he was man of the match, saying: "All I had to do was lead my team-mates to keep their composure, 2-1 down, it wasn't the end of the world, they protected their home advantage very well and we knew we had to do the same. I'm confident enough to be able to get back at home and win the game. All we have to do is play and I know no one is going to despair. It was this self-confidence that supported the Lakers to score 16 points in the last two and a half minutes to help the team stage a Jedi counterattack.

Throughout his playoff career, Bryant had scored a total of 9 40+ times, and the Lakers had an 8-1 record, with the only game they lost was on May 4, 2006, when Bryant scored 50 points against the Suns. What's more worth mentioning is that in that series, the Lakers once led 3-1, but in the end they were frantically reversed by the Suns.

Lakers fans scolded: "Fuck you M, mention your sister is reversed, this time the Lakers will definitely kill the Spurs!" ”

The Zen master made a rare provocative remark after the game, he believed that if the Spurs could not finish the game in five games, they would definitely be killed by the Lakers! Here's what the Zen master said: "They're like a broken car, and sooner or later the team's aging Spurs will expose their fitness problems, and then the Lakers will solve this opponent in one go and meet the Clippers in the Finals." ”

And then Phil. Jackson didn't forget to praise Kobe Bryant, who scored 40+ today, saying: "Defending Kobe Bryant is a chore because you can't guard him at all. When the Spurs lead by 20 points, or the game is over early for other opponents, you can never underestimate Kobe's desire to win. This fighting spirit will infect every teammate and the team will become more united. Or Kobe Bryant uses his energy converted from super fighting spirit to finish off opponents, or their teammates will step up and help the team turn the game around, which should be the perfect combination of a leader and a team.

After the game, the Los Angeles media also praised Kobe Bryant's performance in the fourth quarter: When the game is scorching and difficult to solve, the role of the core players is particularly important, Duncan is an excellent core, he is the key in the Spurs system, connecting the team's frontcourt offense and dominating the backcourt defense. Sometimes he can't score, he will contribute to the team invisibly, and his contribution is not much to see. And for the Lakers, having Kobe Bryant sometimes has a qiē. It's not an exaggeration to say that, a scrappy Kobe Bryant is the most feared weapon in the league, and he can be transformed into scoring champion mode as soon as the team needs it. R1152