Chapter 456 455: Now I finally know what kind of person you are LeBron (please vote for me!)
"Roger was not a benevolent monarch. He took no prisoners and beheaded him directly!"
Ernie Johnson looked at Roger yelling at Kobe after scoring a goal, and looked at James kneeling at Roger's feet, and felt that that guy was scary from the bottom of his heart.
No player in NBA history has ever been so feared.
Bird, Magic, and MJ all created some fear in the league.
But combined they didn't create half as much fear as Roger did.
after? There will certainly never be another player who can create a similar sense of fear.
Ernie Johnson felt that he would never see such a scene again, never again.
Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, one is second and the other is third in the MVP rankings. Both were selected to the All-NBA First Team. They led the Lakers to sweep the entire league, easily sweeping out the 62-win Mavericks.
You can say that without Roger, Kobe and James might be the two most powerful stars in this era.
They had already stepped onto the steps leading to the podium, but Roger's appearance made the steps beneath their feet begin to tremble.
At this moment, Roger's dominance over this league has undoubtedly reached its peak. Because the second place in the league and the third place in the league combined still cannot shake his status.
This is equivalent to Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon combined in 1993 and still being defeated in front of Jordan.
Ernie Johnson believes that such dominance will never come again, and no player can suppress the second and third players in the league at the same time.
Even if the league wants to force a successor to Roger in the future, give him rules convenience, allow him to walk, give him a whistle that is far superior to others, and help with media publicity, that person will never be able to surpass Roger.
There is no longer any suspense in the GOAT debate in the basketball world. Not only is there no suspense now, but there will never be any suspense again in the future. There is no other sport where the GOAT is as uncontroversial as basketball.
Bill Simmons whistled in the stands. He thought the Los Angeles Lakers had been completely defeated.
Chauncey Billups was trapped in a defensive whirlpool, Dwight Howard struggled at the free throw line, and LeBron James fell to his knees.
Even if the Lakers still have a chance, it will be difficult for them to cheer up given the current state of these main players.
But Phil Jackson didn't think so. He was 12 points behind in 1 minute and 29 seconds. This was not a completely insurmountable gap. The Lakers cannot lose, and their efforts throughout the season cannot be in vain.
Of course Kobe did not give up. After the game was suspended, he returned to the bench and punched the back of his seat with gritted teeth: "Hey, it's not time to fucking surrender yet! We can't give up, we can't! If we give up, then we will What have you been doing all season? ”
After speaking, Kobe began to name names one by one.
"Chauncy, at least you did a good job on defense today. Brandon only scored 14 points, and it's all your fault! I know it's annoying to chase him, but this is the game, and we're not fucking here. We are here to have fun! Hold on and control him in the last minute and a half! Damn it, you are only 32 years old, are you willing to be eliminated?" >
Then, Kobe turned to look at Howard: "Dwight, I don't want to say anything more, but that damn fat guy is watching your joke in the stands! You know he has never looked down on you. Do you want to be looked down upon by that idiot your whole life? Cheer up, Dwight, if they foul you, just calm down, take a deep breath, and just shoot the damn free throw, how hard can it be without studying moonshots?"
Dwight Howard glanced at the shark in the stands. He was not a fussy person, but as an individual he needed to be respected. Over the years, O'Neal has always been arrogant and condescending whenever he mentioned Howard in public, which really made Howard very unhappy.
In the NBA, what can get you respect? champion.
The looks in Billups and Howard's eyes told Kobe that they wanted to continue fighting.
They were not willing to just surrender.
Now, it's James' turn.
Kobe repeated those words to him for the third time: "LeBron, what kind of person do you want to be? A hero? Or a clown for life? Or a coward kneeling on the ground?"
Unlike Billups and Howard, James was unresponsive. There was no emotional change on his body.
Kobe doubted whether he listened.
To be honest, Kobe thought James was the person who least needed enlightenment.
If it was Kobe himself who was humiliated to that extent by one person and was booed wildly by all the fans, then he would definitely fight back.
He can lose, but he will never tolerate being humiliated.
But James seemed to have sacrificed his soul to the so-called god of basketball. His eyes were empty and there was no emotion on his face.
Phil Jackson also walked up to James: "Come on LeBron, bring the victory home for us! Be reckless!"
This time, No. 23 responded.
He raised his head and glanced at Kobe and Zen Master in confusion. Then, he gnawed his fingernails.
This scene happened to appear on the TV close-up. Rich Paul, who was watching TV, covered his head and muttered to himself.
"Fuck it, we're done, we're all done."
The game restarted, and Roger, who had already scored 62 points, tying his career playoff scoring record, remained on the court.
Roger actually wanted to perform a Larry Bird-style "Record? They have lost, I want to take a rest" show, but this is the finals after all, and there is still one and a half minutes left, and that No. 15 After all, he is the key killer in this league second only to himself.
So Roger is still standing on the court, about to carry out the final public execution of the Lakers.
The Lakers players returned to the court, and the Los Angeles fans were even more angry and ashamed when they looked at the Lakers' lineup.
In the past few days, the NBA has successively announced the lists of the best team and the best defensive team. It can be said that the Super Lakers have achieved a lot of results.
Kobe and James were both selected to the first team, Howard to the second team, and Chauncey Billups to the third team. In other words, the Lakers still have four players on the best team of the season.
In addition, Kobe was selected to the All-Defensive First Team and Howard was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.
The Los Angeles Lakers' lineup, at least as far as the starting lineup is concerned, is simply cheating.
However, with such a cheating lineup, they were forced into a desperate situation and actually played so hard in the Western Conference Finals.
Los Angeles fans get angry when they think of this.
They came here to read a cool article, but now it turned into an abusive article.
The game restarted, and Kobe did not hold the ball mindlessly because it was a critical round. In this round, the ball was given to Chauncey Billups.
Billups had just woken up from the scolding. He steadily controlled the ball and observed Kobe's movement.
At the same time, Dwight Howard gave Kobe a timely pick-and-roll, allowing Kobe to easily get rid of Roy.
Kobe went outside the three-point line, Billups fed the ball in time, and Kobe got a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
But Tayshaun Prince immediately switched defenses and raised his arms to completely cover Kobe.
Kobe had no chance at all, but he felt that his rhythm of catching the ball was very good. So when he was being closely guarded, he directly pulled up and shot a jumper!
Shark whistled: "That's why I can't work with him, his shot selection is simply"
"Brush."
The basketball hit, the score difference returned to 9 points, and the Staples Center burst out with a final cry.
Kobe pumped his fist, and at this moment, he was God at Staples Center.
O'Neal shrugged awkwardly: "Even if it goes in, I have to say that Kobe's shot selection is simply a piece of shit. His talent and his shot selection are as disappointing as a sexy woman speaking like a man."< br>
Shark stared at Kobe, and to be honest, he was a little jealous.
At least for now, he's a hero in Los Angeles.
If you want to be a hero in a city in the NBA, you either have to be as strong as Roger and create insurmountable rounds in every city. Or just like Kobe, Duncan or Reggie Miller, one person, one city.
It is difficult for a player like Shark, who is so high-ranking and has a rainbow jersey, to be treated as a hero in a certain city.
But after looking at James, who came to Los Angeles with infamy but was wildly booed by Los Angeles fans, Shark's mood suddenly improved a lot: "Well, at least I'm not the worst person."
Kobe worked hard, and he once again provided a weak light for the people of Los Angeles in the darkness.
And then, Dwight Howard made the light brighter.
In this round, the Lakers double-teamed Roger, and Phil Jackson was now gambling on the touch of the rest of the Warriors.
He knew that the Warriors were very accurate with three points today, but now, he could only take a gamble. You can't continue to defend someone who has already scored 62 points alone. If Roger continues to play alone against the Lakers, he will definitely be dead, and the survival rate is 0%. Let others on the Warriors shoot three-pointers, and the Lakers will also die, but at least there is a certain probability of survival. 10%.
Even if the survival rate is only 10%, it is still worth Phil Jackson's entire stud.
Facing Billups' attack, Roger gave the ball to No. 7, who was destined to take over his scepter.
Roy raised the basketball and was about to take a shot. Chauncey Billups rushed back with all his strength, raising his hand to squeeze Roy's shot space.
But Roy just calmly feinted and did not take action. Although Chauncey Billups did not take off, he still rushed past Roy due to inertia. By the time he stopped, Roy had already made a breakthrough!
Brandon Roy went straight inside, and the ski man went to cover in panic. And the whole world knows that no matter how hard a player of Radmanovic's level tries, it is impossible to prevent Roy from attacking the frame.
In Game 1 of the series, it was Roy who singled out Kobe Bryant at the critical moment to seal the victory for the Warriors.
Tonight, it looks like the same thing will happen again.
Roy pushed against Radmanovic, who came up to defend, and then raised his hand for a layup. Radmanovic also jumped up, but couldn't touch the ball at all.
The basketball flew past Radmanovic's hand and toward the basket. As a result, Dwight Howard flew in from behind Radmanovic. His jumping height is breathtaking, and his entire head seems to have surpassed the basket. Then he waved his arm and fanned the basketball out when it reached its highest point! After Howard's body fell, he even had to turn his head to prevent his head from hitting the backboard. This shows how terrifying the height was!
"He hasn't given up yet, the Lakers haven't given up yet," Reggie Miller shouted exaggeratedly, "Dwight saved Los Angeles like Superman, he was just flying!"
In the blink of an eye, Chauncey Billups, who had received the blocked basketball, had already begun to fight back.
Because of the principle of pursuing defense at the nearest location, Roger was chasing Kobe at this time. The person chasing Chauncey Billups was Roy, who had just been blocked.
Billups stopped outside the three-point line, stared at Kobe, and seemed ready to pass the ball.
Roy rushed forward to cover Billups, but Billups suddenly changed direction to the left and chose to break through!
"Damn Brother Ni!" Roy yelled and turned around to pursue him.
Billups made an emergency stop in the mid-range, which he is not good at, and Roy's interference had covered Billups' eyes.
"Dong, brush!"
The basketball hit the net, and Ernie Johnson next to Reggie Miller lost control and shouted: "Mr. Big Shot! Chauncey Billups, this is the level of FMVP! Even if he scores more points in the entire game Even if your performance is not good, he can still give you a heavy blow at critical moments.”
Billups screamed to the sky, then jumped up and bumped chests with Kobe.
Bill Simmons was shocked: "Did I make a mistake?"
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When Roger scored his 62nd point, Bill Simmons and most people around the world thought that the Los Angeles Lakers were doomed.
But now, 53 seconds before the end of the game, the Lakers actually caught up with only 7 points left - the gap is still not small, but at least it is not hopeless.
Kobe Bryant's fighting spirit is not surprising, but what is surprising is that Billups and Howard are also on fire.
After celebrating with Billups, Kobe glared at Roger fiercely: "Take your victory back, the Staples Center won't sell it!"
Roger kept smiling, still looking confident of victory.
He didn't bite back at Kobe, but looked at James.
Then, he signaled Spoelstra not to call a timeout.
Under normal circumstances, a timeout must be called at this time to interrupt the opponent's momentum.
Everyone knows how disappointing it is to suddenly stop when you are at your best.
But the Warriors didn't do that. Spoelstra wanted to call, but he was more willing to listen to Roger's suggestion.
The game continues and the Warriors attack.
In this round, Roger handed the ball to Roy and ran without the ball.
Kobe doesn't think there will be any problems with the defense in this round. Now the morale of the whole team has been boosted, and no one will give the Warriors players an easy shot.
Roger's attempt to kill the game with an easy shot is simply wishful thinking.
He can either hold the ball and attack in the middle, or he can continue to give the ball to others.
Just as Kobe thought about this, Roy passed the ball, and as expected, the target of the pass was Roger.
The next scene will be something Kobe will never forget.
In this round of the series, there has been a scene that Kobe will never forget. That was Game 1 of the series. James dribbled the ball for 20 seconds at a critical moment, but at the last moment he passed the ball to Kobe, who had no chance at all.
Kobe never imagined that he would encounter a scene he would never forget for the second time in a row in a series.
When Roy passed the ball, Kobe actually saw Roger in a wide open space outside the three-point line!
No one around him is defending!
Where is James? Where is James! ?
James was already in tears.
Chauncey Billups, Dwight Howard and Kobe, they may still want to fight, but James was defeated the moment Roger fell to his knees after scoring 62 points.
He was thinking, so what if he won? Fans here regard Kobe as a hero and themselves as a clown. Winning the game is a hymn that belongs to Kobe and has nothing to do with him.
He was thinking about how his media image would be ruined in the future.
He was wondering where to go with his career.
He thought about a lot, but he didn't think about winning.
You can't expect a person who has surrendered early, a person who is not focused on winning, to work hard when chasing without the ball.
Then, something incredible happened.
James was suddenly lost when he was chasing Roger's off-ball movement and encountered Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, and stopped pursuing. He seemed to want Howard to switch defense, but he did not shout to communicate, which eventually led to Roger rushing out of the three-point line alone and getting a wide-open shot.
In fact, when he discovered that Howard had no intention of changing defense, James actually had the opportunity to rush out and interfere with Roger.
But he didn't do that. He just stood there, watching Roger catch the ball and shoot.
Then
"Goal! Roger scored the 65th point tonight. LeBron James made an unforgivable mistake! What is he doing!? He wasted the efforts of the whole team!" If Reggie Miller hands it now There was a gun inside, and he wasn't sure if he would rush up and put the gun to LBJ's head.
With Reggie Miller's character, he couldn't understand LBJ's behavior at all, and even thought that this behavior desecrated basketball.
In the 1990s, people said that Reggie Miller was a mortal resisting the gods. On the one hand, this praises his courage, but on the other hand, it also reflects the mediocrity of his talent. (Compared to other superstars)
But even with mediocre talent, Reggie Miller never gave up on any game and never surrendered to any opponent.
What about LBJ? He had such great talent, but chose to be a deserter and a coward.
When he fled from Cleveland to Los Angeles, you could argue there's nothing wrong with a player leaving his hometown to win a championship.
But all the quibbling about LeBron James pales in comparison when he bails in critical moments like tonight.
Especially when Kobe, Billups and Howard are all struggling to fight back, James' performance is even more eye-catching.
Reggie Miller almost hated No. 23. He said word for word: "Maybe to him, this is just a game, that miserable bastard."
Roger knew that James hadn't recovered yet, so he didn't call a timeout just now. Facts have proved that he was right to trust James.
Now, the point difference has returned to 10 points, and there are only 35 seconds left in the game.
Phil Jackson used up the last timeout, and the Lakers fans in the audience booed. Then, the boos turned into uniform shouts: "LeBron sucks! LeBron sucks! LeBron sucks!"
Probably no player in NBA history has been so hated by home fans.
Even in the era when black people suffered the most serious hatred from white people, Bill Russell was not that miserable in Boston.
In fact, it's not just fans and commentators who hate James at this time, but also his teammates.
Kobe's first words after sitting on the bench were: "Phil, take LeBron off the court for me!"
LBJ opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But he realized that no matter what he said, it was useless.
At the last moment of the game, James was not sent on the field. It is humiliating when a superstar is not needed at a critical moment.
Sasha Vujacic replaced James, and Kobe was pushed to the third position. They wanted to make a last ditch effort.
After playing, Roger told Kobe: "I told you a long time ago, get out of the paradise where I celebrate victory. With LeBron by your side, how can you still struggle?"
In this round, Roger personally defended Kobe, but Kobe still hit the difficult fadeaway, and the point difference returned to 8 points.
But time was no longer on the Lakers' side. At the critical moment, the Lakers pressed the whole court and did not give the Warriors a chance to easily take the baseline ball.
Roger was surrounded by two people and the ball was sent to Brandon Roy. But amidst the boos from Lakers fans, Roy still made two free throws, and the point difference returned to 7 points.
Everything is so despairing, victory is so close yet so far away.
At this time, all Lakers fans can't help but wonder, what if James didn't give Roger an open three-point opportunity at that time.
At the end of the game, the 8-point difference remained until the end.
Roger completely destroyed the Lakers with a 65-point performance in a single game, with a total score of 3-0.
After this defeat, it is difficult for people to imagine the possibility of the Lakers winning the game.
4-0, this is probably the final fate of the Lakers.
Kobe turned around and left after the game. He walked up to LeBron James, whose eyes were dull, and told him in a cold tone.
"I've been asking you before, what kind of person do you want to be. Now I finally know what kind of person you are LeBron - a cowardly little boy who can't bear the pressure of the game, a cowardly little boy who doesn't deserve to win at all!"
This almost heralds the end of James' Lakers career.
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LeBron was right when he said it before, when he failed, the life I live today is still the same as yesterday, and nothing in my life has changed. But that doesn't stop me from being happy, I'm happy to see him lose, lose to nothing. ——Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert spoke openly about James.
If you replace LeBron with any All-Star small forward, the Lakers will win tonight! ——Reggie Miller angrily criticized after the game.
Roger has a very important quality, he is always hungry, no matter what the situation, he is always eager to win. Stay hungry, that's a key part of Roger's Creed. I don't see that quality in LeBron. On the court, he behaved more like he was full. ——Bill Simmons commented sharply on LeBron James' performance tonight.
(A 6,000-word update is provided. I will take leave this afternoon and tomorrow to deal with my dad’s affairs. I will return to normal on the 30th)
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