NBA Drunken Master: I want to play drunk basketball!

The Los Angeles Lakers eventually lost Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

In the second half of the game, the Lakers without Zhou Chen were like a plate of scattered sand.

Olajuwon and Sampson worked inside to help the Rockets win 89-78 against the Lakers.

The 1984–85 Western Conference Finals were 2–1.

The next day, after an MRI, Zhou Chen was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his left elbow.

After the operation, the doctor said that Zhou Chen's injury should be recuperated for at least 2-3 months.

The Lakers officially announced that Zhou Chen will miss the remaining games this season.

Although he was very unwilling, Zhou Chen had no way to refute it.

If he wants to play with an injury, the coaching staff, the agent, the management will definitely not allow it.

Moreover, under the pressure of the Buss family, the Lakers naturally will not joke about Zhou Chen's career.

Zhou Chen, as the new MVP, the league's future top supergiant, the Lakers would rather give up this season than let Zhou Chen take risks.

They have already lost Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, they have lost Elvin Johnson, and they cannot afford to lose Zhou Chen again.

At this point, the Lakers' Big Four all fell.

Starting power forward Kurt Rambis never expected that the only starter standing on the field in the end was himself.

From the luxurious Big Four at the beginning of the season to today, the Lakers' roster can no longer be described as a "residual team".

Zhou Chen's season reimbursement also directly announced the Lakers' season "death sentence".

Although the Lakers held a 2-1 lead, the Rockets defeated the Lakers 101-90, 87-86, 95-90 in the next three games.

After trailing 2-0, they won four games in a row and finally advanced to the 1984-85 NBA Finals with an aggregate score of 4:2.

They were greeted by last year's defending champion, who had just knocked out the Boston Celtics of the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 on aggregate in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Young Big Dream and his Rockets meet the old Bird and the peak Green Shirts, and the final result can be imagined.

In this way, the Lakers, who have been determined to win the championship as their only goal this season, have come to an abrupt end in the playoffs.

Throughout the Lakers' playoff journey this season, only the word "tragic" can be described as "tragic".

No one expected that injuries would become the main theme of the Lakers' season finale.

The defeat of the Lakers is not a crime of war, but it is actually bad luck.

Romain Rolland once said that there is only one kind of heroism in the world, that is, to know the truth of life and still love life.

Zhou Chen's first season in the NBA ended like this.

At this moment, lying on the hospital bed, he was still a little stunned in his heart.

Although he won the best rookie and regular season MVP, he did not complete the feat of winning the championship in his rookie season, which made his heart very unwilling.

But basketball has never been a one-man sport.

When his teammates fell one after another, Zhou Chen was still very confident and proud to lead the Lakers to the championship single-handedly.

It turns out that he does have this ability, but fate plays tricks on him like this.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Chen slowly let go.

He knew that the road to becoming a god would never be easy.

In his previous life, Jordan was also "sharpened for seven years" before he ascended to the highest throne in the NBA.

Zhou Chen has only played one season now, and his career has just begun.

And next season will be the real test for him.

With Magic Johnson retiring and Abdul-Jabbar's career hanging in the balance, the Lakers need him even more to pick up the beam.

At that time, he was truly a leader, leading the entire team forward.

If these injuries hadn't occurred this season, the Lakers' performance in the regular season and playoffs would have been the winner with the last laugh.

Zhou Chen may also get his first championship of his career as he wishes.

But is this kind of low-hanging fruit championship really interesting to pick up?

People won't say that it was because of Zhou Chen's joining that the Lakers won the championship.

Because before Zhou Chen came to this team, Magic and Abdul-Jabbar had led the Lakers to win 2 championships.

And the Magic led the Lakers to a championship in their rookie season.

If the Lakers are crowned again this season, people will only push Magic Johnson to a higher altar and praise Abdul-Jabbar's age and strength more than pay attention to the changes Zhou Chen has brought to this team.

Everyone believes that Zhou Chen's arrival is the icing on the cake for the Lakers, not the biggest contributor to the Lakers' championship.

This is obviously a situation that Zhou Chen does not want to see.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen's heart was even a little lucky.

He doesn't know what psychology is at work, but he knows that the Lakers next season are the team he wants to lead more.

As a leader and core, to fully integrate into this team, so that the Lakers can truly become his Zhou Chen's team.

Magic Johnson retired, and the Lakers' tactical core system collapsed.

Abdul-Jabbar is 38 years old, and this ankle injury, which is a new injury and an old disease, is likely to face a sharp decline or even retirement, and the Lakers' interior dominance will no longer exist.

As a result, the champion team is likely to tear down and rebuild next season.

And the core players of the Lakers' rebuild, there is no doubt.

The 22-year-old Zhou Chen, the league's most watched new-generation superstar, will be the only answer for the Lakers.

Thinking of this, the depression in Zhou Chen's heart completely dissipated.

He took out his wine gourd again and began to drink small wine in the ward, humming a little tune.

The plasterboard on his left arm did not affect his mood at all.

At this time, the door of the ward was suddenly opened.

Michael Jordan came to visit him.

Dressed in a suit, with a large gold chain around his neck and a baseball cap on his head, he appeared as a proper nouveau riche.

He saw that Zhou Chen was wearing a plaster cast on his arm, still drinking, his expression was a little strange, and he looked disgusted: "Hey, brother, you are now hospitalized to recuperate, did the doctor let you drink?"

Zhou Chen smiled lightly: "Drinking alcohol can relieve pain."

Jordan touched his head with a smile and quipped: "Well, I don't believe what others say, haha!" The

two sat together and chatted for a long time and thought about next season.

Obviously, the Lakers team that Zhou Chen is on is no better than Jordan's Bulls, and the two can be regarded as sympathetic to each other.

Two people who are destined to be rivals for life on the field, but the friendship off the field is deeper than anyone else.