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Less than 10 minutes into the third quarter.

After Li Shengli and Kobe Bryant reached their goal, they couldn't hold on and didn't want to hold on. They were immediately called back by Phil Jackson. It was too risky to continue the fight. After the Lakers took the lead to stop... Old Nelson also slowed down. Dazhi changed. After all, these 18 minutes of rapid attack were a huge drain on both sides.

Until the end of the third quarter.

In the rhythm of high-speed mutual attacks and excellent touch, the score of both sides broke through in just three quarters, reaching an astonishing 106:101. The Mavericks actually led by 5 points entering the fourth quarter.

Compared to the previous game, Nelson was most confident in the fourth quarter.

Because on the Lakers side... Li Shengli and Kobe have already left, and they can only come out at the last moment. But the Mavericks are different. During the high-speed exchange of attacks, Old Nelson took away the inside combination of Bradley and Nowitzki. The physical fitness of the two was directly saved until the fourth quarter.

Therefore, while both sides were basically playing off the bench, the Mavericks had two more physically capable main insiders. It was almost unnecessary to think about the fact that the Lakers passively gave up the fourth quarter.

The game continued until the end, with the score of 130:120, and the Lakers lost by 10 points.

Phil Jackson had no intention of making a comeback in the final quarter and let time pass because he was afraid that after letting Li Shengli and Kobe onto the court, the desperate Mavericks would speed up again and drag down their two absolute main players.

This is not a good deal.

Even if the expected risk is not that big, Phil Jackson is not willing to take the risk.

You know, the playoffs are coming in a few days. As the first and champion seed team in the Western Conference, the Lakers must not make any mistakes. There is no need to fight to the death with the Mavericks at the bottom. To put it bluntly... let a billionaire It's really not worth fighting against a poor guy. Even if the gap between the two teams is not that big, that's probably what Phil Jackson thinks.

As a result, this season's regular season is truly over for the Lakers.

This last game was quite special. Both sides scored very high and the rhythm was very fast. It can be said that Nelson's acceleration gave Kobe a chance and also allowed the Mavericks to win the life-or-death battle. When the Lakers' entire team scored 120, It is reasonable for Kobe to score 52 points in 34 minutes, and therefore he became the scoring leader in one fell swoop.

Not only was it the first time in his career, but he also ranked third on the single-game scoring list this season, below O'Neal's 61 and Iverson's 58, and above Carter's 51 points.

Li Shengli and Kobe Bryant's time is synchronized.

Compared with Kobe's 50+ points, his data is a triple-double of 25 points, 30 rebounds and 10 assists. Coupled with the high-speed exchange of offenses, frequent steals and turnovers, this triple-double also needs 5 steals and 10 assists. 6 turnovers.

But no matter what...the data of 30 rebounds is amazing enough. After one game, Mutombo's record of 29 rebounds, the highest in a single game this season, was also refreshed.

…

The Mavericks won the life-and-death battle, and the Lakers won the scoring title and various records.

It can be said that it was a game that everyone enjoyed, and the moment the game really ended...both sides were happy, especially Kobe. Although he didn't play in the last quarter, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to score 52 points, but it was enough now, because the scoring leader This personal honor is the best proof of his sweat and the best reward for his hard training step by step.

"Damn, the fight is finally over!" Li Shengli pulled Kobe over and enjoyed the thousands of people shouting from Staples. "Kobe, be happy. Why don't you seem happy?"

"No, I'm just a bit...a bit like a dream." Kobe looked at the fans around him in confusion, watching his teammates cheering for him, it felt very dreamy.

"Lee, how do you think Shaq and Allen are feeling now?"

"It's a pity for Allen Iverson, but he is not at a loss. At least he will gain more in this playoffs than before. As for Shaq, the bad fat guy... hahaha, he should be very angry, very If you are angry, you will probably ignore me for the next month."

Thinking of O'Neal, Li Shengli held his stomach and laughed for a while.

After laughing, he got up from the bench and went to the court to say a few words to Nowitzki and Nash... Nash's closing performance this time was perfect. 15 assists cannot summarize his contribution. In a fast-paced game, his The organizational level has finally come to the fore, and Nowitzki took over the final quarter, which is very stable. The two of them will definitely be the focus of Nelson's training in the future.

As for the upcoming playoffs…

Since the Lakers and Mavericks were playing in the first round, it was estimated that the Mavericks would not return to Dallas and would just set up camp in Los Angeles to wait for the first round, so Li Shengli found Dazhi again...

"Dazhi, you shouldn't leave tonight, right? I'll have a meal with you tonight!"

"I don't know." Da Zhi touched his head and expressed his ignorance. At this moment, Li Shengli's former head coach Gordon appeared from the side.

"Hi, Li, what are you talking about with Wang?" Gordon happily hugged Li Shengli.

"Coach Gordon?" Li Shengli hadn't seen Gordon for a long time since he left the Mavericks, so he hugged Gordon warmly and said, "We haven't anything to talk about. I'm looking for your team members to have dinner tonight. We want to come together." What?"

"That's just right. Our boss, Mr. Cuban, also wants to treat you to a meal. By the way, let's call the king with us?!"

"Cuban?" Li Shengli's eyes widened. He was very familiar with Gordon and said without any concealment: "Damn, am I going to have dinner with your boss? Are you going to eat, or are you preparing to make some news, coach? You are deliberately causing trouble for me!"

"This..." In fact, Gordon also felt very abrupt.

After all, the head coach of the Lakers had a private meeting with the new owner of the Mavericks. If it were told to the media, I don’t know what kind of news it would make. And after Li Shengli refused, he was very calm.

"It doesn't matter, I'm just passing on a message. Anyway, the first round of the playoffs is between the Lakers and the Mavericks. I'll make an appointment with you to get together. You won't refuse, right?"

"That doesn't matter, I'll call you in a few days!"

As soon as Gordon left, Dazhi was a little confused and couldn't understand the conversation between the two. He asked Li Shengli casually, but Li Shengli only said that Cuban asked them to have dinner and he didn't agree, which made Dazhi confused... Tangtang The invitation from the Mavericks boss was pushed forward without even thinking?

However, Da Zhi did not expect... The two of them had just exchanged a few words when Kobe, who had just scored 52 points, came over again and said that Jerry Buss invited Li Shengli, him and coach Phil Jackson to come later. He was a guest at the Bass family's manor, and Li Shengli wanted to extend the invitation.

"Tonight? I have something to do tonight!"

"Me too. I know you don't want to go, and I don't want to go either, but the coach doesn't agree to it and insists on us going. I guess he...well, you know his relationship with Jenny. Maybe he feels that he and Buss It would be more awkward for the family to be together."

"This...then what have become of us?"

“Coach Jackson’s love fortress?”

"Fuck, okay, it would be too unloyal to not go!" Li Shengli agreed, turned to Dazhi and said: "Dazhi, we can't do it tonight, our boss called me and Kobe, you ask Asking about your team’s schedule, I’ll call you tomorrow night.”

"Okay, just don't delay your own affairs. We have to play in the Olympic Games later, so we have plenty of time."

"Well, let's go back then!"