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Chapter 533 Hope
Staples Center's nickname is "The Stapler Center."

Located near the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The center has 55 lounges and gymnasiums open to the public, as well as an outdoor restaurant, from where you can overlook the panorama of Los Angeles.

This is not only a sports center, but also a cultural and entertainment center.

In addition to exciting sports events, Hollywood movie stars and many pop music stars will come here to hold concerts.

The bright starlight spreads on the way when you come, and people can see all the splendor.

At night, it's time for basketball games.

The Staples locker room, like most arenas, is on the bottom level of the basement.This is not only a place for player and reporter activities, but also an exhibition hall showing the long history of the Lakers.

In the short aisle of the Lakers locker room, there are pictures hanging one after another, recording precious historical moments one by one.From the performance moments of "Magician" and "Skyhook" to today's "OK Group", every precious photo shows the glorious tradition of the Lakers to the reporters and players coming and going.

At this time, the Western Conference finals of the playoffs.

The Lakers are on the verge of extinction.

During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the locker room was very tense. No one had anything to say, except coach Phil Jackson, who was still seriously arranging tactics and outlining the changes that should occur in the second half.

In the heads of the Lakers players, two thoughts could not help but pop up.

One is why the Warriors are so strong?
The second is that Qin Fei is so strong, how can he play this game?
Qin Fei's incomprehension is reflected in all aspects.

At a certain stage, he was able to complete a rapid transformation, perfectly fit the needs of the team, and always maintained the Warriors' combat power at a high level.

The Lakers, however, had some ups and downs.

There are ups and downs, which is the normal state of the team.

In a game, there is always a period of time when you play very well, and there is always a period of time when you need to buffer.

It is unreasonable for someone like Qin Fei to lead the team to maintain a level.

The more unreasonable it is, the more likely it is to lead the team to victory.

The Lakers players felt the tremendous pressure Qin Fei brought to them.

Half time is over.

The two sides returned to the field.

In the second half of the game, the Lakers still maintained the opening change, and Horry replaced Fox into the starting lineup.

As a high fort at the small forward position, his height will give him certain advantages.

The Warriors have not changed here, although the starting lineup did not play well at the beginning of the first quarter.

But Coach Carlisle has long been used to such formations.

He had already made up his mind.

If the Warriors perform unfavorably next, he will immediately make a substitution to attack and attack.

In the third quarter, the Lakers took the lead.

Horry, who hadn't had any outstanding performance before, came to the touch and contributed offensive firepower to the Lakers from beyond the three-point line. The Lakers immediately overtook the score.

Subsequently, Kobe O'Neal scored one after another, and Karl Malone also scored two points by storming the basket.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Lakers, who had adjusted their form, played particularly fiercely, and a wave of flow opened the score gap to 10 points.

Carlisle could only call a timeout to slow down the pace.

After the timeout, Carlisle replaced Ginobili and Mark Jackson.

The same operation as in the first half, attack against attack.

But this time, the Lakers are obviously in a better state, and although the Warriors are still in a very good state under the leadership of Qin Fei, they can't compare with the Lakers who have some momentum at this time.

"Pull away a little, I'm coming!"

During the attack, Qin Fei called on his teammates to pull away and prepare to attack by himself.

When nothing works, you can only solve the problem one-on-one.

Kobe was ready to defend Qin Fei one-on-one.

In the bullfight, Qin Fei played some characteristics of the Warriors.

His personal offensive performance was also remarkable in the third quarter.

Not only can he hit mid-range and long-range shots in the face of Kobe's defense, but he can also forcefully attack and score points under the double-team of the Lakers.

Needless to say, causing a foul, going to the free throw line is tantamount to sending points.

Under the leadership of Qin Fei, the Warriors recovered some points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still led the Warriors by 76 points 72 to 4.

Then entered the fourth quarter of the game.

Qin Fei only took a 2-minute break in the fourth quarter before returning to the court directly.

On the other side, the Lakers also replaced Kobe accordingly.

In this game, Kobe had a short break in the first half and an even shorter break in the second half. He played more time than Qin Fei, playing almost the entire 48 minutes.

The physical strength of both people has entered the second half stage.

Qin Fei may still have a slight advantage.

After staying on the field, he still took the initiative to attack.

Pick-and-roll pull-up jumper, come out of the screen and half-turn jumper
Personally scored 4 points in a row in the fourth quarter, helping the Warriors tie the score.

The two sides returned to the same starting line.

I don't know how many times there have been draws. The game scene between the two teams was so fierce that it was hard to breathe.

It seems that every confrontation and every possession of the ball can determine the final outcome.

"Whoo~"

Kobe gasped and raised his arms.

"The Lakers fouled No. 8!"

The referee pointed at Bryant and whistled Bryant's third foul.

Kobe didn't commit many fouls. In the confrontation with Qin Fei, he was not called for fouls most of the time.

Sometimes, most of Qin Fei's free throws were caused by fouls by inside players or defense players.

For example, this time, he caused a foul by Robert Horry, which made him go to the free throw line for the fifth time in the game.

Qin Fei made two free throws and made all 10 free throws in the game.

Despite being booed by the audience for free throws, he was still as stable as Mount Tai. It can only be said that Qin Fei's mental quality is really good.

The two sides have entered a stage of fierce fighting.

With 3 minutes and 15 seconds left in the final quarter, O'Neal received a pass from Kobe, turned inside and hit a hook. The Lakers led the Warriors by 93 point 92 to 1.

Taking the lead in key points, the Lakers have the advantage.

In the next two rounds, neither team scored.

At 2 minutes and 03 seconds, Qin Fei received a pass from Billups, turned his back and broke through, and was blocked by the Lakers when he broke through the baseline. Under fierce confrontation, Qin Fei pulled the bar for a layup, causing Malone's foul.

"Where is this foul?"

Ma Long jumped anxiously, spread his hands, and argued with the referee with a puzzled expression.

In fact, the referee was a little guilty after blowing the whistle. At critical moments, the game should be left to the players to solve by themselves. Unless it is particularly obvious, they should not blow the penalty.

But there was no expression on his face, a very determined and confident look.

"Don't complain to me, I can see very clearly."

He stretched out his hand and pushed, signaling to Malone to make a pushing motion in the air, but he could blow or not.

Malone definitely couldn't admit it, he shook his head and smiled wryly.

The boos that the fans had prepared for a long time also sounded at the scene.

"Fix the ball!"

"Black whistle!"

"The referee must have a problem!"

The fans vented, with various voices accompanied by pressure, and rushed towards the referee who whistled.

Qin Fei walked to the free throw line and took a deep breath.

Made both free throws.

Made two free throws again, too steady.

At this time, the Warriors lead the Lakers by 94 point 93 to 1.

The score at this critical moment depends on the difference of one or two goals. Phil Jackson called a timeout very cautiously and arranged an attack.

The Lakers adopt a triangle offensive tactic.

The ball was controlled by Kobe, Malone opened up the space, and O'Neal got stuck in the low post.

Ordinarily this is a good opportunity to pass the ball.

But the Warriors wisely chose to double-team O'Neal.

In addition, Big Ben also went around the front to defend, using his flexibility to block Kobe's passing line.

Kobe did not pass to O'Neal, but to Fisher at the top of the arc.

Fisher took a turn and returned the ball to Kobe.

Then Kobe singled out Qin Fei.

The direction of the three-point line changed drastically, breaking through to the bottom line.

Qin Fei chased Kobe away, not giving him room to break through.

Kobe made an emergency stop at mid-range, half-turned and stepped back for a jumper, and forced a shot against Qin Fei's defense.

This ball is extremely difficult.

It seemed that he was floating in the air as if he was not under any force.

The arc of the basketball thrown was also very high, passing Qin Fei's fingertips.

"Shh!"

The basketball fell into the basket very firmly.

The key mid-range 2-point hit!
This is a big heart goal. A second later, the silent Staples Arena burst into enthusiastic cheers. People celebrated Kobe's goal and shouted for the home team.

It's so important!

The Warriors who fell behind called a timeout.

In scoring at critical moments, the Warriors have always been at the forefront of the league.

When Qin Fei was there, he rarely lost the chain at critical moments.

But the current situation is not that the Warriors have lost the chain, but that the Lakers are playing well.

Kobe scored such a strong shot, and the morale of the entire Lakers team rose significantly.

The players in the middle of the game seemed to have a majestic force emerging from their exhausted and passionate bodies, supporting them to stay on the field and fight.

"Square Qin Fei, don't worry about anything, double-team Qin Fei!"

"You must remember that Qin Fei is double-teamed, no matter whether he is off the ball or with the ball!"

Phil Jackson repeatedly emphasized this defensive strategy during the timeout.

Choosing such a gambling defense at a critical moment is definitely not a good choice.

But Phil Jackson seems to have a deep voice telling him today that he should do this, otherwise the Lakers will definitely pay the price.

So he made the craziest defensive arrangement, asking the Lakers players to let go of the others and encircle Qin Fei with all their strength.

After the timeout ended, Qin Fei was always accompanied by at least two players.

And Billups was shorted.

The Warriors arranged for Qin Fei to master the offensive tactics. After Qin Fei was closely watched, Billups could only attack by himself.

He is also a player with a big heart, choosing to shoot closer to the basket.

On the move, Fisher pounced on him again.

The basketball was thrown and bounced off the front of the rim.

O'Neal and Big Ben fought together, and in the second fight, O'Neal protected the backcourt rebound.

"Europe!"

This time it's the Warriors fans' turn to hold their heads.

The Lakers have the upper hand.

And the Warriors couldn't score at this point, and the game was already very dangerous.

In general, today's Lakers seem to have the upper hand at the last moment.

Phil Jackson didn't call a timeout either, allowing Kobe to advance with the ball.

The time quickly entered the last minute.

At 49.7 seconds, Kobe moved half of Qin Fei away from the outside line and made a jumper.

This shot was too confident, and it was completely covered by Qin Fei. The direction of the shot was obviously wide, and the fight for rebounds became the focus again.

At the top of the game, until the end of the game, it also depends on the rebounds.

Whoever can protect the rebounds will have the initiative on the court.

The ball bounced too high.

Although Daben was stuck in his position, he found that the rebound bounced back to the middle position. It was a competition between Karl Malone and O'Neal.

The rebound flew towards the middle of the two.

The two jumped almost at the same time.

In the end, I don't know who knocked the ball out of the bottom line.

The referee hesitated for a moment and awarded the ball to the Lakers.

This time, the entire Staples Arena rejoiced, thinking that the game must be accepted.

Indeed, the Lakers, who rearranged their offensive tactics, sent the ball to O'Neal in this sports battle. O'Neal forced a hook and the Lakers led 96 to 93 by 3 points.

The Warriors called a timeout again, and there were only 31.4 seconds left in the game.

At this time, Qin Fei had scored a game-high 38 points, but the team was still 3 points behind.

In the next wave of offense, the Lakers will most likely arrange crazy double-team tactics and not give Qin Fei any chance to make a move.

But Carlisle has no other options, he can only trust Qin Fei.

The same goes for the rest of the Warriors.

Qin Fei looked serious.

The trust at this time gave him some pressure.

It's not that he can't resist the pressure, but he can't guarantee that he will be able to hit the life-and-death three-pointer.

"Beep-"

Pause time ends.

Both players returned to the field.

In 30 seconds of life and death, the Warriors deployed very simple singles tactics.

Qin Fei received the ball at the top of the arc, two steps away from the top of the arc.

Kobe has learned a lot from a pitfall, and he posted it a long time ago.

Qin Fei scored a desperate three-pointer before, and now his strategy is not to give Qin Fei any chance to shoot, no matter how far Qin Fei is from the basket.

Qin Fei didn't mean to press time.

Seeing that Kobe was close to him, ready to overtake forcibly, and then made a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

This is his usual style.

When he was about to dribble, Kobe suddenly reached out and took a very risky approach to steal.

Of course, this kind of steal is impossible to work.

And the actions that were too aggressive seemed to constitute a foul.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Fouled the ball holder and sent Qin Fei to the free throw line!

In order to prevent Qin Fei from shooting a three-pointer, he would rather send Qin Fei to the free throw line?
This operation is too risky.

However, the Lakers fans felt relieved that Qin Fei didn't make a shot. Compared to Qin Fei's key three-pointer, they would rather see Qin Fei go to the free throw line.

At 22.7 seconds, Qin Fei walked to the free throw line.

Made both free throws.

The Warriors trailed the Lakers by 95 point 96 to 1 and entered a foul battle.

After that, the Lakers paused and reissued the baseline ball.

Qin Fei fouled Kobe and sent Kobe to the free throw line.

Kobe's free throws today are also very stable, and he still made two free throws.

Either catch the ball and directly pull up a three-pointer, or pass it to someone else to shoot.

The Lakers are determined not to give Qin Fei any chance to shoot three-pointers.

This defensive strength is comparable to the whole team's defense against Jordan.

The foul battle between the two teams lasted until the last 6.4 seconds. The Warriors used up all their timeouts and could only kick off in the backcourt.

At this time, Billups advanced with the ball in the backcourt. Under the interference of Fisher, he threw a long pass to Qin Fei who was 45 degrees from the three-point line.

Qin Fei turned around and shot a jumper after catching the ball.

When the shooting action was completed, Kobe did not dare to foul again.

If he still fouled at this time, it would be tantamount to sending Qin Fei to the free throw line.

With Qin Fei's free throw percentage today, it is no different from sending points directly.

He can only defend in a normal way.

The long arms covered Qin Fei's eyes, causing Qin Fei to receive a "serious disturbance".

Qin Fei leaned back, his body almost lost his balance, and relied on all his muscle memory to throw the ball.

Along with his receding body, the basketball flew out of his fingertips, flying higher and higher.

Kobe already felt that it was impossible for him to block Qin Fei's shot.

But the difficulty of this shot is too high, catch the ball and turn around and jump back.

There is even a hint of drift.

He felt that the difficulty was so high, not to mention Qin Fei, Jordan would definitely not be able to make a shot if he came over!

(End of this chapter)