i am legend

Chapter 398

Chapter 398

The Staples Arena on this day was extremely lively. Not only were a large number of fans pouring into the arena, but some top Hollywood stars also entered the Lakers' home court one by one under the spotlight!

"Bruce, I thought you didn't want to be friends with me anymore!" Brad Pitt said to Bruce a little depressed, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried about the fact that he hadn't had any contact with him during this period of time!

Before, because of Brad Pitt's shooting schedule and the Warriors' impact on the playoffs, neither of them had any chance to get in touch!

Americans are very optimistic about the sophistication of the world, especially between friends. If they don't contact each other for a while, the other party will fall into a lot of anxiety!

Just like the current Brad Pitt, he always thought that Bruce would not have any communication with him anymore. When he came to the Staples Arena for the first time, he came directly to the Warriors' stadium alone. Outside the locker room.

Looking at the gloomy Brad Pitt on the opposite side, Bruce couldn't help but said with a wry smile: "Dude, I'm just too busy, especially what happened to the team this year, I'm sorry, I couldn't talk to you more. It's my fault!"

"Aha, what are you talking about?" Brad Pitt got this explanation, and his frowning brows suddenly relaxed: "We are best friends!!"

After some explanations, the relationship between the two was the same as before, and then the two chatted enthusiastically like friends who hadn't seen each other for many years!

The first game of the second round is extremely important for both sides, especially the Warriors. Once they can win at least one game at the other side's home court, this will put tremendous pressure on the Lakers!

Even though they are the defending champions, with the mighty strength of the Warriors, once they lose their victory at home, the future of the Lakers is full of uncertainty under the pressure brought by the two teams in the regular season!

When the stadium staff appeared, everyone in the Warriors' locker room was shocked by the call of Starks and Barkley, roared loudly, and then walked out of the locker room one after another!

Hearing the voice coming from the locker room, Brad Pitt said goodbye in advance with great interest. He didn't forget to invite the game to end, and Bruce had to go to his place to sit and invite him!

"Guys, are you ready to overturn this place??" Bruce couldn't help shouting loudly when he saw the excited appearance of the players!

"Of course, we're ready to topple this championship team!!!"

Following the extremely firm growls of the players, they walked out of the player tunnel one by one!

"Wow, welcome, Rick!" Kenny Thomas said to Rick Barry next to him in an extremely excited tone. As the ace commentator of TNT, Thomas is obviously very excited about this series!

"Hello, Kenny!" Rick Barry said politely, then changed the topic, and said very seriously: "I heard that you are going to have hair growth surgery, and I don't know if it will have any effect!"

"puff!!"

Just after taking a sip of coffee, Thomas suddenly choked on Barry's words. He hurriedly picked up the napkin and wiped the coffee spilled on the table, and said with a depressed face: "Rick, if you do this again... I will Pull out your hair one by one!!!"

The ridicule between the two of Barry made the surrounding fans and the technical stage fall into joy.

"Well, if it works, please tell me!" Barry suppressed a smile and said something very seriously, and then even under Thomas' more depressed expression, he said with a smile: "This series will be a Insanely exciting matchup, especially between Shaquille and Tim, just shivering with excitement!"

Seeing that Barry was no longer entangled, Thomas hurriedly said: "Yes, in this series, the lineups of the two teams are extremely strong. Under the leadership of Tim and Dirk, the Warriors, plus a large number of good players, they will give The Lakers are causing serious trouble!"

"Of course, judging from the current lineup of the Lakers, if the dispute between Shaquille and Kobe can be temporarily settled, they will be very strong!"

"I don't think so!" Barry couldn't agree with Thomas' words. He directly retorted: "The Warriors' starting lineup will be a great challenge for the Lakers!"

"They have players like Dirk, Sam and B Bowen, and the Lakers are slightly weaker in these three positions, so the duel between the two teams will all depend on the superstars! "

Barry's words suddenly made Thomas quiet down. Just like what Barry said, even though everyone thinks that O'Neal is better than Duncan, the Warriors are better at other positions.

If Kobe can continue his strong performance, the Warriors will definitely be in trouble. However, the appearance of Bowen is not just a decoration. Everyone believes that Wilkens will definitely put Bowen in the position of shooting guard. It can be predicted whether he can really prevent Kobe from dying, all this is still unknown!

"Children, you have performed very well. You just need to play at your usual level in this series. Don't put too much pressure on yourself!" Wilkens said in a calm tone, bringing the players Great relaxation.

"Boss, even though the strength of the Lakers is beyond doubt, we are not vegetarians!" Starks waved his right fist and said extremely firmly.

The coaches of both sides kept arranging tactics for the players, and with the countdown of the DJ in the arena, everyone felt the tension and anticipation of the coming battle!

"drop!!"

At the whistle, players from both sides walked to the court, and all players started warming up before the game!

"This game is extremely important for both parties, especially the Warriors. After experiencing the growth and foreshadowing of the previous seasons, they have achieved very good results this season, so the Lakers should be careful! "Thomas spoke his opinion extremely fast, and he has been paying attention to the growth of the Warriors.

"You finally made the most fair comment!" Barry said in a good mood, and then pointed to the documents on the table: "In this series, if the Lakers' performance is not satisfactory, I predict that the Warriors will definitely It is not impossible to win this series and use my balanced offensive and defensive performance to attack this year's championship, especially to win the championship trophy!"

Under the analysis of the two, as the referee's whistle sounded, the players returned to the field one after another!

"Children, you must remember your mentality, you must relax and fight, don't have a little pressure, understand?"

"clear!!!"

The interaction between Wilkens and the players moved the surrounding star audience for a while.

There is no team that can enter the playoffs without pressure, but the Warriors at this time have brought them something different!

Basically, there were no major emotional fluctuations on their bodies, but only composure and a desire for victory!

"drop!!"

The sound of the whistle made all the fans look at the stadium excitedly, brewing emotions in their hearts!

Duncan walked slowly towards the center line, looking at the huge and imposing O'Neill opposite, he suddenly smiled!

"Hey, Tim, how does it feel to be in the Warriors?" O'Neal asked with a smile on his face, and then gave Duncan a hug!

"The feeling here is great, I already like this exciting team!" Duncan smiled, then pointed to his teammates: "They are a group of guys who can give their backs to them, So. Shaquille, let's have a big fight!!!"

Duncan's Vietnam War made O'Neill suddenly excited, and that's what he wanted!

"Tim, are you ready to be ravaged by me?"

"Aha, Mr. Big Fatty, I'll kick your ass off!!"

The conversation between the two caused the atmosphere on both sides to stagnate suddenly, and then the players on both sides had a strong fighting spirit in their eyes!

"This is an exciting game. I don't want some accidents to happen, so please restrain yourself!!" The referee said seriously to the players on both sides, and then threw the basketball into the air!

"Snapped!!"

With Duncan's bounce and wingspan, after jumping the ball with O'Neal, he obviously had some advantages. After getting the ball for himself, he slowly ran forward!

After Nowitzki won the basketball, he handed it over to Cassel on the side. Under his cover, Cassel dribbled the ball to the frontcourt very easily!

"Derek, are you ready?" Cassel smiled playfully, and then ran directly to the inside under Fisher's fleeting dignified expression!

Before the start of the game, Wilkens gave Cassel a series of instructions, because the Lakers are not very strong on the defensive end, so he deliberately asked Cassel to test the Lakers' defense first!

But now, with Cassel's breakthrough, the Lakers subconsciously shrank to the inside!

When Cassell attracted the attention of all the Lakers players, after taking another step, he pushed the basketball with his right hand to Nowitzki who was standing high on the right!

Seeing this happening, Samaki Walker obviously had no time to effectively defend Nowitzki because of Cassel's breakthrough!

"Shhh!!"

A hollow net made Samaki Walker patted his right hand very depressed!

"Dude, the people who are following you!!" Kobe said in a blunt tone when he turned around and ran to the frontcourt!

"Damn!!"

Nowitzki's eyes flashed a little funny, looking at the depressed Samaki Walker, he couldn't help but have some guesses about the interpersonal situation of the Lakers!

Going to the frontcourt, Fisher directly handed the ball to O'Neal, who was stuck in the inside line, and he should complete the ball!

"Tim, it seems that your strength has increased a lot!" Feeling the power coming from behind, O'Neal's face flashed with surprise, and he said subconsciously.

Duncan stood against O'Neill firmly. He knew how flexible this guy's seemingly obese body could turn around.

The head-on confrontation between the two made all the fans in the arena watch them, waiting a little bit for the result of the final duel between the two!

O'Neal glanced at the running positions of his teammates on both sides, habitually stuck out his tongue, licked his lower lip, and turned around very quickly to break through Duncan's defense.

However, Duncan is not a vegetarian. He was ready to move as soon as he felt the feeling of power passed on to him by O'Neill!

Seeing that he could not break through for the time being, O'Neill quickly turned over and directly started his huge tonnage back movement!

Seeing O'Neal squeezed into the inside line step by step on the court, Bruce in the stands couldn't help worrying about Duncan!

(End of this chapter)