And that's exactly what the Spurs are looking forward to seeing.

"The Spurs' defense doesn't seem to be as tight as before!"

"Wrong, this is just a trap Popovich set against Kobe! Popovich hopes that the Lakers will hand over the ball to Kobe so that Kobe can shoot a lot from the outside."

"Kevin Garnett's defense is excellent, but Tim Duncan's ability to protect the frame is better. The Spurs are helping them kill the game with Kobe's shot!"

"It seems that this is true. If the Lakers cannot win this game, the Spurs may turn the defeat into victory and win the Lakers into the Western Conference Finals. In the finals, our opponent may be the Spurs!"

"So, we should be looking forward to Kobe shooting more! Haha!"

The game on the TV was very anxious, but the Bucks players watching the game were very happy.

It's not up to you.

The Lakers' Big Three lineup lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference semi-finals in advance.

Even if the Spurs are unable to enter the finals and become the Bucks' opponent, it will help the Bucks get rid of powerful opponents like the Lakers in advance, giving the Bucks one more point to achieve three consecutive championships.

However, this game is not as simple as the Bucks players imagine.

There were 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and Kobe collided with Bowen on his knee during a jump shot.

The two collided in the air, but their knees did not hit each other too much in their eyes.

But Kobe seemed to have exhausted his strength in a row of battles, and failed to stand firm when he landed, and injured his ankle when he landed.

The instant pain made Kobe stagger and stagger from the frontcourt to the backcourt.

But before she could reach the bench, Kobe couldn't help but press his ankle and Achilles tendon on the floor.

"Don't come over, let me try it again." Kobe seemed to say this to the Lakers doctor on the sidelines.

However, he walked back to the frontcourt consciously and stood on the free throw line.

"I said I wanted to lead the team to win this series, I said I wanted to lead the team to the finals again, and the enemies we want to defeat are not only the Spurs, but also the Bucks who are trying to win three consecutive championships!"

Kobe said to everyone present like this before he reluctantly made a free throw.

The Spurs fans at the scene also had to be moved.

Under the gaze of everyone, Kobe made two free throws, but then did not choose to drag his teammates down, so he chose to return to the locker room and have a physical examination first.

The Bucks players could feel the unyielding spirit on Kobe's face through the TV screen. If it weren't for the pain that it was really painful, Kobe would definitely stay on the court, fighting until he couldn't move.

However, there was a real problem with the sprained ankle this time.

Even Kobe, who is eager to win, has to pay attention to it.

If his ankle is really injured, even if he defeats the Spurs and relies on his teammates to win the Western Conference Finals, he will eventually enter the finals. Facing the powerful Bucks and his ankle discomfort, can he still exert 100% combat effectiveness?

The intense ankle pain forced Kobe to face up to the problem he would encounter next.

Kobe must solve the uncontrollable factors before facing this problem.

As Kobe got off the court, the Spurs fans shouted wildly to cheer for the Spurs players on the court.

With the strong support of fans, Duncan defeated Garnett again and again and scored the ball at a critical moment.

But at this moment, Arenas suddenly went crazy.

Arenas faced with various unreasonable goals from double teams, which made people mistakenly believe that Kobe has returned to the court and retaliated against the Spurs with a complete victory.

"What can't be killed will only make me stronger?"

No one expected that the Lakers, who lacked Kobe, would become even more terrifying with the efforts of Arenas.

"Alinas faces two double-teams, hits a three-pointer with one step outside the three-point line!"

"There are 43 seconds left in the game, and the Lakers have a 4-point lead. The Lakers really have to turn the defeat into victory!"

In the last 43 seconds, it is basically the same round as the two teams.

In order to ensure victory, the Spurs definitely want to grab one more round of time, but before that, they must also ensure that the next attack can hit.

Popovich called for a timeout, which was to arrange tactics and to change the free throw from the backcourt to serve on the sideline of the frontcourt to grab some time.

The ball quickly fell into Ginobili's hands, and Ginobili relied on a snake-like breakthrough to hit the basket and prepare to make a layup.

However, at this time, Garnett promptly made up for defense and came to Ginobili.

Ginobili wanted to commit a foul and chose to make a physical contact with Garnett and then take action.

Unfortunately, the ball was not scored, and because the referee did not blow the whistle, the idea of ​​more than 21 was lost and he didn't even get two free throws.

"Don't the league want us to get the ratings in the tiebreak?" After missing a layup, Ginobili's head buzzed.

He didn't expect that he would mess up this key goal.

However, Duncan was extremely calm at this time. He was serious about observing the trajectory of basketball and grabbing rebounds.

Duncan got the position in advance, kicked the ground and jumped hard, flew away, and caught the ball with one hand and slashed down.

"The Spurs completed the attack in just 5 seconds, with only 2 points left in the score difference between the two teams!"

Duncan's make-up dunk keeps the game suspense. What's even more suspense is that Arenas, who had been brave for 6 minutes, suddenly failed. Arenas, who had taken 17 seconds, failed to make a three-pointer from the outside, and the rebound was once again grabbed by Duncan.

With the help of a fast attack, the Spurs tied the score in just 4 seconds.

However, the Lakers still have 17 seconds to set up a final kill.

Of course, at this time, the Spurs can also try to use foul tactics to take back the initiative.

Sure enough, the Spurs immediately adopted a foul tactic after they failed to try to steal the serve.

The Lakers' ball was not passed to Garnett and Arenas. Kobe, Fisher and Devin George were no longer there. Instead, Karem Rush, who was substituting Kobe, received the ball and got the chance to go to the free throw line.

Although Karim Rush is a first-round defender, no free throws are reliable. No free throw shooting percentage in these two seasons has exceeded 70%.

It is logical that at such a critical moment, it is possible to concede two consecutive free throws.

But the goddess of luck came to him at this time. Karim Rush made two consecutive shots after bounced the frame, but he just threw the ball into it, helping the Lakers gain a two-point advantage.

In the next round, the Lakers adopted a foul tactic without surprise.

Unlike the Lakers who served on the sideline after the timeout, the Spurs, who did not have timeout, made a free throw from the backcourt. Although the Lakers failed to cut the ball with full pressure, they also successfully took 6 seconds.

When Bowen stood on the free throw line, there were only 7 seconds left in the game.

This means that even if Bowen makes both free throws, the Lakers still have the initiative to shoot the final shot.

Even if the Spurs use free throw tactics again, it is unlikely that later generations will be the ones.

The result of the game was also the result of the free throw.

Bowen has average free throw ability, and this time it is similar to before. He made one of two free throws, and the Spurs are one point behind.

Next, the ball was in the hands of the Lakers, and the game time was only 7 seconds left.

As long as the Lakers can ensure that the ball is not lost, they can play passes to each other in the backcourt without worrying about exchanging ball rights after 8 seconds.

Of course, in the last second of the game, Arenas still tried a three-pointer in the middle circle in a angrily way, and of course he didn't make the shot, but the Lakers still won this round of the series.

The game ended. For the Bucks players who witnessed this game with their own eyes, although the Spurs did not defeat the Lakers, the Lakers eventually advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

But the Spurs injured Kobe, and Kobe may miss the Western Conference Finals, which is also good news for the Bucks, who may become the biggest competitor in the Finals.

Thinking of this, today's game is not in vain.

Speaking of which, after the battle between the Lakers and the Spurs came to an end, another round of the Eastern Conference semi-finals also quickly scored the result.

The Celtics fought against the Nets for seven games, but in the end, the Celtics were better at it.

With a big shot like O'Neal, it's no surprise that the Celtics can win the final victory.

On the contrary, the Nets were able to compete with the Celtics to a tiebreak, which made people feel strange.

The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals as a long-term exhausted army. As the Bucks originally thought, it was easier to advance to the finals.

The opponents encountered trouble one by one, which gave the Bucks a lot of opportunities to take advantage of.

In fact, the Eastern Conference Finals were indeed as planned as the Bucks.

Although the Bucks did not sweep the Celtics, they also lost in one game to exchange for four big wins. While preserving their strength and accumulating their strength, they defeated the seemingly powerful stumbling block on the Celtics' road to winning the championship.

On the other side, the West is a tiebreaking battle that is in a dim light.

The Kings played against the Mavericks until the tiebreak in the Western Conference semi-finals before winning. In the Western Conference finals, they were exhausted overall and were initially won by the Lakers with home advantage.

But when the Lakers are injured in important players such as Kobe, Fisher, Devin George, the more they play, the worse they will be.

Garnett and Arenas were still able to carry the previous games, but after that, Arenas suddenly got frustrated. Even if Garnett guaranteed the bottom line, he could not withstand the King's output.

After reaching the tiebreak battle, the Kings actually defeated the Lakers in three and a half quarters when Kobe forced his comeback when he fought against the closed-door battle.

Kobe gritted his teeth and continued to attack wildly on the court without admitting defeat.

But in the end, he used the unique skill of four-supporting three-iron, and became the accomplice of the King to defeat the Lakers.

In the end, Kobe's forced comeback failed to help the Lakers, but instead witnessed the Kings entering the finals with his own eyes.

The Bucks also met the third Western Conference team different from the previous two years in the finals.

The Bucks actually miscalculated the King's opponent.

The Bucks had never thought in advance that the King could enter the finals in an upset manner.

The Kings were indeed the top four teams in the West in the past two years, but this year the Lakers, Mavericks and Spurs have become stronger than before. In contrast, the Kings have a weaker atmosphere.

Moreover, with many powerful people in the West who want to enter the finals, the King can overcome all difficulties, and later generations are the top and become the Bucks' opponent. This is indeed a bit difficult.

It was also the King's sudden upset, defeating the Mavericks one after another. A strong team like the Lakers made the Bucks unexpected.

Most of the research materials and preparations made by the Bucks before have become mirages and moons.

However, in the end, the opponent was the King, and the Bucks were not happy.

The bucks don’t study the king much, but the king is weak after all!

In this way, won’t the achievement of three consecutive championships be realized soon?
Chapter completed!