Chapter 301: For Honor
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Staples Center.
Now that the stadium is full of Lakers fans who have come to cheer on their team, this game is too important for them, and if they don't win, the Lakers will experience their first first-round sweep since the new century.
It's a great shame, especially since being swept by the Spurs.
You must know that in the era of "OK", the Lakers and the Spurs were inseparable, and even the Lakers stepped on the bones of the Spurs many times, such as Fisher, who completed a 0.4-second miracle on the Spurs' head and made his name.
This year looks like it's been a rotational feng shui, oh no, the Spurs have been very good since they got that big man, the results have never changed dramatically, and their feng shui has been exceptionally stable.
It's just that the Spurs pinned the Lakers to the ground and beat them wildly this year, which can indeed be regarded as revenge for the beginning, and if the Spurs win the fourth game today, the sweeping record is enough to nail the Lakers to the shame pillar for a long time.
Of course, the Lakers don't want this to happen, so Kobe Bryant will specially bring Howard back, for the Lakers, maybe they will lose in the playoffs this year, but they must not be swept!
When the two teams came out to warm up, sure enough, Howard also appeared, it seems that he is in good shape, although the current fans are very dissatisfied with Howard's failure to play in the first two games, but now it is a critical moment, Howard can play very well.
"Oh? Is Dwight really back? Looks like it's okay. "This side is also warming up, and Dior and his teammates bite their ears.
"Tsk, the Lakers' momentum today is not at all the same as the previous two games, and it looks like they are really ready to play with their lives."
"Alas, we've all been blackened, they're just swept away, so can't we stand it?"
"Alas, to die is to save face, these guys from the Lakers are really ......"
The people on the Spurs' side complained that the Lakers were very happy, but the Lakers did not have this kind of leisurely mood, although Howard came back, but the Lakers lost three games in a row, and now they have forced themselves to the last road, and the pressure on the Lakers themselves is even greater.
'I don't want to say anything more, but I think you all understand what this game means to us. If you still feel worthy of the shirt you wear, then hopefully you can do well today. โ
Kobe Bryant, who usually rarely speaks before the game, said a large paragraph for the first time today, but his tone was not very good when he spoke, it may be that these unsuccessful teammates are too disappointing, Kobe Bryant doesn't have much confidence in them anyway.
โโฆโฆ Don't play stupid, today, you must win! Nash, who is usually a good gentleman, was the first to stand up, and he didn't want to be swept to end the season, especially by the Spurs! (The Spurs and the Suns are also enemies......)
"Count me in." Gasol also spoke, and although he was sometimes more introverted, he would never back down when it was time to speak.
"And me!"
"And me!"
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After the statements of several bigwigs of the team, the rest of the Lakers seem to have been infected, and they have expressed their desire to fight for the team.
The only one who didn't say anything was Howard.
Everyone in the Lakers has their eyes on Howard, and they are not without complaints about Howard's absence from two games, and many even believe that Howard is the culprit who put the team in this predicament.
"Dwight, you ......" Nash was a little anxious, it was all at this time, did Howard still want to make trouble?
Of course, Nash didn't know why Howard came back, and if he knew that Kobe Bryant had already gone to Howard, he wouldn't have thought so.
Howard's mind kept coming to mind about himself and Kobe Bryant going head-to-head and then being defeated yesterday, the two didn't score much different, just the last ball, but Kobe finally shook himself down and staged a stunner, and at the same time said that he didn't use his full strength, which really shocked Howard.
It turns out that I can't even force out that guy's full strength?
"I'm going to win when I come back, at least this one, I must win!" Howard did not remain silent again, but uttered the words.
"Huh......" everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the team is not in civil strife, there is still hope for winning this game!
"Okay, let's go, this one, for the honor of the Lakers!"
With this shout, Bryant took the lead and walked out, and behind him, all the Lakers players, including Howard.
On the Spurs' side, the starting five have already played, and seeing the Lakers starters brought by Kobe, the Spurs also feel a lot of pressure.
Kobe, Gasol, Howard, Nash and Jamison, the Lakers put all their combat power on the bright side at once!
Qin Yan's pupils contracted, this lineup, this is going to be desperate.
Howard had a dark face, and although he didn't say a word, he put a lot of pressure on Whiteside. He wanted to say something to relieve his stress, but found he couldn't say anything.
"Tick-"
"Bang-"
It can be seen in the jump ball link that Howard really beat Whiteside to get the ball in his hand, and directly slapped it hard at the Spurs' backcourt!
"Attack!" It is rare that even the always calm Nash shouted so loudly, and with his shouting, the already old Jamison actually got rid of Leonard's entanglement, rushed out first, and scored two points for the Lakers with a beautiful dunk!
In the next offensive round of the Spurs, Kobe Bryant strictly guarded Qin Yan, and after three consecutive breakthroughs were blocked, Qin Yan could only throw the ball casually before the violation 24 seconds, and this kind of ball naturally would not go in.
But fortunately, Duncan got the rebound, but then Duncan's offense was also blocked, Gasol this guy was like hanging up today, he actually blocked Duncan's advancement, and when Duncan shot with a small hook hand, Gasol actually jumped up and covered the ball with a slap!
Then Kobe Bryant received the ball, a sentence of hurricane rush, continuous acceleration and turning and change direction plus the last emergency stop and backward jumper, so that Qin Yan could only sigh, and he couldn't catch up with his movements at all!
At 18:5, the Lakers came up and hit the Spurs by surprise, each of the five people on the court could score, and they all cooperated with each other, the Spurs swore that if it wasn't for the same appearance, they would really suspect that this was still not the Lakers, and in the first three games, they didn't see the Lakers who cooperated so tacitly! If they could have combined like this in the first three games, how could the Spurs have a 3-0 lead!
"Pause! Time out! Qin Yan gestured to the sidelines, he didn't understand why the coach didn't call a timeout, if it went on like this, the momentum of the Spurs would be scattered!
Lakers, for the glory of the team, this one, fight!