Now, what fans and experts are waiting for is the Lakers in the Western Conference.

In the fifth game, both sides returned to San Francisco again and started the match point battle. Whoever wins is the closest to victory - the victory.

For the Western Conference Finals, Kobe is not only not a rookie, but he is not as skilled as he can no longer be more skilled.

After reaching the Western Conference Finals for the seventh time in his career, Kobe knew how to get himself to the best competitive state.

Although Kobe has always emphasized that no matter who the opponent in the game is, he will treat the same as the result of the game. However, facing this team that made him sad last year, Pan may have pain in his heart that others cannot know.

In an interview with the locker room before the game, Kobe said: "I can't wait. There is no doubt that I will face a very sexy confrontation next. We are already looking forward to this challenge. Yes, we look forward to being tested by them again."

In last year's Western Conference Finals, although the Lakers lost, they were very unwilling to accept the loss.

Kobe believes that he underestimated his opponent, which led to his mediocre performance. After all, they just easily eliminated the opponent in the Western Conference Finals the year before. As a result, Chamberlain grew so fast, and Iverson's revenge was so hot again. The two joined forces inside and outside, and eventually killed the Lakers.

For the Lakers today, they have improved a lot compared to last year. The team's center Bynum was trapped last year due to a knee injury and could not let go of his hands and feet on the court. Gasol alone supports the inside.

The Spaniard, who has always been disdainful of hand-to-hand combat, was immediately awarded the title of "soft egg" after the end of that series, which made him face Chamberlain. It was a sad decision.

God is fair. After last year's finals, the Lakers' inside line became strong and mature. Gasol not only became tough, but his previous technical advantages were also more obvious. Looking at Bynum, he is no longer the "glass man" he used to be.

In addition, the changes in the Lakers' No. 3 position have turned the team into an iron team. Artest replaced Ariza's position, which not only brought more stable play style, but also the team's defense has reached a higher level.

On the offensive end, Atai's performance is much better, and his performance at critical moments can even be evaluated by the standards of superstars.

Chamberlain also expressed the same view when he was interviewed: "I am just looking forward to the arrival of this challenge. The matchup with them two days ago taught me a lot. With their high-intensity defense and perseverance, I know I have to do better."

There was nothing to say, the starters of both sides came on the court, and Chamberlain took the initiative to slap Kobe with Kobe and said: "Kobe, you were very beautiful in the last game. I'm very happy to see you perform like this."

Kobe smiled slightly, with a cold light in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You're welcome, man, after today's game, you will thank me more, and I will let you see better performance."

Chamberlain nodded, his smile warmly like the sunshine on the Bund in California, and said, "You said what I said in my heart, brother, I think the same as you."

At the beginning, when the ball jumped, the Lakers replaced Gasol with high fighting spirit and huge arms. The Zen master's arrangement was very correct. Chamberlain did not use all his strength when he jumped the ball, so Gasol grabbed the ball and the Lakers attacked the first.

Kobe ran in a small step with the ball in his possession. He glanced at Chamberlain and curled his lips and said, "Brother, thank you, thank you for giving up the ball."

Chamberlain grinned and did not enter the penalty area, but wandered around in the free throw area, staring at Kobe.

The Lakers players immediately understood that Old Nelson was trying his best to curb Kobe, and even Chamberlain sent it out.

Since this is the case, Kobe is not polite. He made a breakthrough with his body, but actually chose to pass the ball, and threw the ball into the open space in the inside by shaking his hand.

Kobe's pass is known for his stability, accuracy and ruthlessness, but he knew that Chamberlain returned to defense very quickly, so this time the pass was lighter. He hoped that Bynum would be comfortable to catch and could complete the layup as soon as possible.

As a result, when the ball flew over Chamberlain's head, he swung his arm and jumped up quickly. He waved his big hand and snatched the ball with an air defense missile that seemed to be attacking.

Billups advanced steadily, but Chamberlain still did not enter the inside line. He asked for the ball at a high position, raised it up after getting the ball, and looked at his teammate's running position.

Gasol and Bynum winked, the former following Chamberlain, while the latter was preparing to make up for defense at the top of the penalty area.

Chamberlain passed the ball to Ibaka, and Bynum took a step forward. At this moment, Chamberlain pushed Gasol away and ran to the inside. Ibaka passed the ball to him. Bynum was shocked and hurried back to the defense and retreated into the penalty area.

But Chamberlain did not choose to continue pushing, but instead jumped under his crotch with his feet. The ball was passed to his left hand and grabbed his body. He jumped into the air and made a quick stop and jump shot.

"Swish", with a crisp sound, the ball fell into the ring.

Fisher dribbled through half a game with a hard dribbling against Billups. Kobe came up to pick up, and West and Billups blocked Kobe's way.

Chamberlain was still in the free throw area, and four Lakers ran separately, Ibaka and Jackson defended the positions on both wings, leaving the entire middle lane to Kobe.

There are still people in the interior, but Bynum is still there.

"Andrew, come out and cover Paul." Kobe waved his hand and commanded. West rushed up to block Kobe while trying to steal.

Kobe turned around smartly, but Billups surrounded him from the wing. Kobe turned around and almost got into his arms. Billups was even more experienced and pointed his fingers on the ball.

Fortunately, Black Mamba was fierce enough, and she waved her elbow to push him back on Billups' jaw, then waved her hand to Gasol, who had just run into the penalty area.

The moment Kobe passed the ball, Chamberlain began to retreat, and his speed became his unique advantage. He immediately withdrew from the penalty area. Gasol made a layup with a hook move, and Chamberlain raised his arm and was about to drop the hat.

Gasol knew the situation and passed the ball to Bynum.

Bynum was stunned when he got the ball at a high position. He did not have the skills to shoot in the middle and long range. Although he was technically better than Brother Howard, he was still not a traditional technical center.

This is the sadness of the center. More and more young people rely on their physical fitness to play instead of honing their skills. In the past, the center was the position with the highest technical requirements on the basketball court.

Traditional centers must be able to attack strongly from the inside and fire artillery from the outside, and they must be able to support them when they encounter double-teams. This will lead to the emergence of Marshal Zhang, George McCann, Jabbar, Olajuwon, Thurmond and others.

These people rely on how high or strong they jump to the NHA, but how high they can jump, how powerful they can jump, how to hit the back, how to turn around, how to jump in the mid-range shot...

It is obviously unreliable to expect Bynum to have so many skills, but Kobe only needs him to support him in time, because after passing Gasol, he began to cut into the basket.

As a result, Bynum chose to make a jump shot. He knew that he did not perform well in this round of playoffs, especially on the offensive end. His average score is still single digits, and his total score in four games is not as high as Chamberlain.

Therefore, Bynum hopes that his score will be better on the books. If he doesn't let go of the opportunity, he will jump shot.

Then, history has proved countless times that cramming temporarily is useless. After Bynum took action, the ball hit the basket and bounced out.

Seeing this, Kobe was furious and couldn't help but curse: "Only B"

After hearing this comment, Bynum almost cried aggrievedly: If I am alone, then what do you belong to? The King of the One

Chamberlain took the rebound and threw it to West, who used his lightning fast break to disrupt the Lakers' defense. Kobe and Artest were both involved in the penalty area, but Chamberlain was the one who performed the last strike.

West led Kobe and Artest into the penalty area and turned back and passed the ball to Chamberlain at the high position.

Chamberlain took a step forward and stabilized his body, jumped up straight, and sent the ball into the ring.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Chamberlain performed well. He scored a B point from the Warriors' opening 10 points, which made Oracle Arena choose to be in the passionate hustle and bustle early. The VP's voice was earth-shaking, and Oakland fans showed the passion of the Heat to the whole United States.

This time, many stars also came to the Warriors' home court. The Warriors' loyal fans, Hollywood sweetheart Jessica Alba, naturally arrived. In addition, Angelina Jolie, who had worked with Chamberlain to shoot promotional videos, also came. The Beckham couple who are on vacation in the United States rarely appear, and there are also second-tier stars in Hollywood.

Relying on Chamberlain's strong performance, the Lakers had a timeout early. The Zen master roared: "Limit him, guard him, kill him, don't let him get the ball, stick him like glue, don't you understand?"

Bynum and Gasol complained secretly. Of course they understood, but they couldn't do this.

After the timeout, Chamberlain provoked Kobe, and he shouted: "Kobe, come, come, aren't you the alliance H.? Come on, H.l will teach us a lesson"

Kobe's face was as cold as iron. In fact, he had the hottest temper. With the pride in his bones, he would never tolerate it once he was provoked and would quickly fight back. This was exactly the same as Jordan.

When he attacked again, Kobe took the ball and broke through. After changing directions continuously, he suddenly turned around, leaned against Jackson and hit it in twice, turning around and jumped backward to make a jump shot.

When Chamberlain turned around, he immediately raised his arms and rushed forward, not to cover it, but to disturb him.

Kobe's shot turned into a blacksmith, Ibaka turned around and grabbed the rebound, and the Warriors fought back.

With Chamberlain's advantage, Old Nelson naturally emphasized the attack in the inside, which was not limited to Chamberlain. Chamberlain has not been in the inside for long today, but has frequently fired guns at high positions and used his precise mid-range shot to kill the enemy.

This time, he got the ball at a high position again. Bynum and Gasol both left the penalty area. Ibaka seized the opportunity and cut to the basket. Chamberlain passed the ball and he made a dunk in a sports battle.

Halfway through the quarter, the Warriors temporarily led 17-14. Although the advantage was not big, they played very steadily, which made the fans full of confidence.

Kobe made a comeback after several attempts. His performance in the game was not without cost. On the one hand, physical exhaustion was consumed, and on the other hand, the Warriors attached great importance to him.

The Lakers can hold on to the score, thanks to Gasol. The Spanish power forward used his flexible running position to hit the Warriors and hit the Warriors from a long distance.

"Leave him to me" Chamberlain was furious, and he pushed Ibaka to Bynum, who was not afraid of the latter.

Gasol's ball quotient was extremely high. He knew that after being specifically guarded by Chamberlain, he was in danger, so he kept running along the three-point line at the high position, leading Chamberlain out of the penalty area, liberating his teammates to the greatest extent.

Kobe took advantage of this opportunity to make breakthroughs. His breakthrough was not for scoring, but to trick Ibaka into a foul. As long as the latter is sent down, Chamberlain lost his helper in the penalty area, he still had to return to the penalty area, so that Gasol could be liberated again.

Kobe's strategy was very successful, and he made two consecutive fouls on Ibaka, forcing the latter to leave the court to rest and replace Evans, who moved more slowly.

In terms of defense against a center like Bynum, the tough Evans is naturally stronger, but he moves slowly, so his ability to make up for defense and assist defense is poor, while Ibaka is the opposite.

In this way, after Gasol took Chamberlain away, the Lakers took turns to break through to the penalty area to take action, but because their previous goal was to commit fouls or disrupt the Warriors' layout, they didn't score much.

After the first quarter, the Warriors won a big advantage with 322. Although the Lakers were behind in the score, they did not lose their position and still insisted on playing in the inside.
Chapter completed!