The rest is just noise

Louis gave Liu Yuqing a holiday. Even if he gave up this season, everyone would understand.

Liu Yuqing didn't say when he would return. Considering that he will also become a free agent this summer, if he cannot return in subsequent games, maybe last night's game will be his last dance in Los Angeles.

Not only did this incident not disrupt the Lakers' position, it actually made them a closer group.

Last night was supposed to be the happiest day for Bodiloga since he played basketball. He was elected MVP.

But what happened to Liu Yuqing diluted all the joy.

But he has no regrets at all.

This European guy with low emotional intelligence said at the end: "I don't want to say this, but I want to thank you for giving me a feeling of home over the past three years."

An invisible connection formed within the Lakers.

Just like the members of the 1993 Knicks, they will never forget what they went through that year.

The same goes for the members of this Lakers team.

One day later, the Spurs waited for the end of the season at their home court.

Although they played hard, it seemed to have no effect in front of the Lakers.

However, even if they fail in the Western Conference Finals, it can still be regarded as a major breakthrough for the Spurs.

This is the first time they have reached the conference finals since the George Gervin era.

Although the results are disappointing, the progress itself is visible.

Compared with players who have unlimited expectations for the future, coaches are more sympathetic to the strength of the Lakers.

Before being swept out, Popovich looked tougher than John McClane (the protagonist of "Die Hard"), but after he was eliminated, he became discouraged immediately.

"This team shouldn't exist." Popovich has always been resentful about the league giving the No. 1 pick in 1997 to the Lakers, which completely tipped the balance.

Originally, the Lakers were the defending champions who won the championship strongly. If you give Duncan another try, will the others still be able to play?

This is like the league giving the No. 1 pick in 1992 to the Knicks.

If this had happened, the 1993 Finals would never have gone down in sports history as a classic.

And this kind of thing is so unfathomable that it happened to the Lakers.

How have everyone spent the past three years? Have you ever thought about David Stern, that bitch?

Stern made that decision at the beginning, and now, even if he knew that the Lakers would monopolize the championship, he would still do it.

Because the luxury tax proposed by Louis really crushed the super team.

The Heat, Knicks, and Trail Blazers were ruined by this, and now, the iron fist of the luxury tax will also fall on the Lakers.

Even if you don't consider that this dream team will also disintegrate due to the luxury tax, just looking at their rescue performance this season, giving them Duncan will not be a loss.

The Lakers single-handedly saved the NBA's image, greatly reduced the negative impact of the lockout, and made fans fall in love with professional basketball again. This is a great achievement that will be written into history.

Now, the Lakers have once again advanced to the Finals with a complete victory.

This is also a symbol.

They haven't lost a playoff game in the Western Conference since 1997.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the outcome of the battle between the Knicks and Magic in the Eastern Conference.

The day after the Western Conference Finals, Louis gave the entire team a day off.

The death of Liu Yuqing's mother from illness gave Louis a jolt and he began to care about Li Xuanbing's health.

Recently, Li Xuanbing has been complaining that there seems to be something wrong with his eyesight, and he has trouble watching TV or looking for things.

Louis decided to find a good hospital today to have a good look and get a new pair of glasses.

Far east, the intensity of the war between the Knicks and Magic is spiraling.

The two teams have developed into enemies.

In the early years when the Magic had not yet emerged, the Knicks were suppressing them. In the past three years, the Knicks' staff has aged. On the Magic side, O'Neal and Webber have entered their peak years, giving the team the strength to compete for hegemony. However, there is only one player in the Eastern Conference.

To get a ticket to the finals, the two sides will naturally fight for it.

In the past two years, the Knicks and Magic have tied, each winning a ticket to the Finals.

The problem is, Ewing does not recognize the legitimacy of the 1997 Magic reaching the Finals.

He believed that if he had not been injured that year, the Magic would not be qualified to stand in front of the Lakers.

Things on the court can be resolved on the court, but quarrels outside the court can easily lead to greater conflicts.

Ewing's mouth has always been unforgiving, and so happened to O'Neal.

O'Neal's heart and size are inversely proportional. Ewing despises their honor, so naturally he refuses to give up.

As a result, O'Neal's classic "My grandma and XX can win championships as teammates" fell on Ewing's head.

But Ewing will not be easily broken.

In fact, except for Louis, no player can break Ewing's defense.

He has eight rings, so he can look down at O'Neal from the vantage point of "winners not being blamed": "When I was his age, I already had three rings in my hand. If he dares to speak like this, he must be winning the championship.

Is he very experienced? Oh, I forgot, not only did he not win a championship in the NBA, he didn't even win a championship in the NCAA. This is why I like to criticize young players today. They have obviously never won anything, but they act like it all day long.

A winner talks like that, and now I know the reason why professional basketball is deteriorating more and more is because there are too many brainless idiots like Shaquille O'Neal!"

I have to say that a man who has won eight championships is tough when it comes to his words.

O'Neal can't dunk on Ewing and rely on Wilson to win the championship, because he really has a championship with 0 power.

He couldn't compare with honor, he was unreasonable when scolded, and he was easily ridiculed by the other party. O'Neal consciously turned off the microphone.

There is no doubt that the off-court war of words between Yu and O has intensified the bloodiness of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Magic's advantage is inside, and their inside advantage can be fed back to outside shooters.

Old Ewing can't guard O'Neal, and Laettner and others are just Weber's toys.

However, Scottie Pippen became a liability on the offensive end in the last few games of the Eastern Conference Finals.

His outside shooting is too unstable and has become a gaping hole for the Knicks.

Even in open shots, Pippen could only shoot 33% from the field, which allowed the Knicks to be more proactive in letting him shoot, while also freeing up manpower to double-team O'Neal.

Miller's three-pointer killed the battle at Tianwang Mountain.

In the sixth game, the two sides fought fiercely until the last moment, and Weber made a tip-in to score the winner.

In Game 7, Pippen made 1 of 12 shots, making him the number one undercover player, and indirectly made Tracy McGrady famous.

When the veteran was weak, Tracy McGrady was like a young general in a romance novel. He rushed out from one side and captured territory for the Knicks. He sent away the Magic with a legendary performance and made it difficult for O'Neal to raise his head in front of Ewing in a short period of time.

"This year we will be completely different from last year."

The high-spirited McGrady turned into a surprise player in the tiebreaker and was full of expectations for the upcoming finals.

The Knicks are different from other teams. They don't think the Lakers are invincible, let alone win a game against the Lakers.

However, the only ones who believe in them are themselves.

Even Knicks fans don't have confidence.

Last year's Lakers were not so strong, and the Knicks were swept. This year's Lakers' young players have significantly increased their goals, and their strength is at least one level higher than last year. However, the Knicks, who are one year older and have no young talent except McGrady, can win.

Chance?

Louis took the time to watch the Eastern Conference Finals between the Knicks and the Magic, and he thought both sides were of high quality.

If there were no Lakers in the league, it would be the Magic or the Knicks who would win the championship this year.

It's a pity that Ewing's dream of nine crowns is destined to be shattered.

Louis admitted that the level of the Eastern Conference Finals is high, but this high level is also relative.

Compared with the opponents the Lakers encountered in the Western Conference, the standards of these two teams are indeed much higher, but if compared with the Lakers, they are not even close.

The Lakers' goal is to win the championship like last year and not give the Knicks any chance.