The Trail Blazers moved back to one game away, leaving the suspense of the Western Conference Finals still retained. When they returned to their home court, they used the shark-cutting tactic against O'Neal. O'Neal made 3 of 10 free throws at the line, and 7 of 17 shots in the game gave only 17 points. Kobe made 12 of 24 and scored the highest 33 points in the game, but it still couldn't stop the Trail Blazers from equalizing the score, because Bonchi Wells on the bench scored 20 points, which was the score that the Lakers only got after all the substitutes.

The pressure has come to the Lakers. Whether they can break out from the West has become the focus of everyone, but that person does not include Zhang Tian, ​​because Zhang Tian knew that the Lakers would win when he saw the referee list in Game 7.

The referee's name is Dick Barvita. The winning rate of the Lakers this season is as high as 70%. How can you lose if you make the opponent lose?

Mike Dunleavy tasted the sweetness of chopping the Sharks and continued to chop the Sharks in the seventh game. O'Neal handed over an answer of 8 of 12. The Trail Blazers' Sharks failed, which made the Lakers fight back at a huge disadvantage of 13 points behind in the first three quarters. Rashid scored the highest 30 points in the game, but far less than the deadly moment in the fourth quarter, the aerial relay scored by Kobe to O'Neal.

In addition to O'Neal's 12 free throws, Kobe actually had 12 free throws, while the Trail Blazers played away only had 16 free throws in the game, not as many as Kobe. So after this wonderful hand-to-hand battle, countless Trail Blazers fans turned into football gangsters and began to make trouble at the Staples Center. They could not tolerate the team they supported were eliminated in this way.

If O'Neal got 24 free throws, the Trail Blazers would never have such resentment. But why is Kobe a third-year student, although he has improved every season and has been able to enter the All-Star with the support of Stern, this is completely equated with his strength and star whistle. He is not the peak Mamba behind him. Now his status in the team is a little higher than other tool players, and he is quite big from the Star whistle. But in this game, the Shenxing Taibao gave Kobe 12 free throws, which is really outrageous, at least in the eyes of Trail Blazers fans.

The Oregonian wrote an article with the title "Bavita sends the Lakers to the Finals", venting its anger, but no matter how angry it is, it is meaningless. The season is over, and the Portland Golden Yuan Legion will disintegrate this summer.

Dale Davis, who was traded to the Trail Blazers by the Pacers, was full of resentment towards his old club. In this tearing city, he couldn't feel any warmth, because the atmosphere in the locker room was so weird. Everyone was forming cliques. Rather than saying that the Trail Blazers were defeated by Bavita's whistle, they were actually disintegrated by the inside. In the fourth quarter, Sabonis actually had the chance to cause trouble for O'Neal at the low post, but the ball was completely out of his hands at that time. The roof of the world in the entire fourth quarter was pitiful. He once again became a poor background board. The Lithuanian fell on the stage of the finals for two consecutive years. Compared to Elgin Baylor, he was lucky, at least he did not fall on the stage of the finals. It may be a kind of strength to win so many runners-ups.

Sabonis didn't want to be the king of fish frying, so he came to the NBA as an older rookie, this dream place, but time has changed. He is no longer the all-around center he used to be in the 1988 Olympics. Fortunately, he played the American team in the semi-finals. If it were the host of the club, the cliff would not win the medal. For details, please see Roy Jones Jr.'s light heavyweight final.

However, for the Lakers, entering the finals is their dream. Since the Magic retired, they have not entered the finals for almost ten years. With the Lakers missing in the finals, Stern always feels that something is missing. Although the Bulls' three consecutive championships in the 1990s can be described as invincible, when the Bulls dynasty collapsed, the NBA's ratings seemed to have become a big problem again. Last year's finals said everything. That final was a sophomore Duncan's performance alone, and it was not a final at all.

So in this year's finals, Stern was looking forward to it very much. Whether O'Neal created his own history or the Pacers created his own team history is a very exciting thing.

This is the first time that the Lakers and the Pacers met in the finals. The Celtics are the ones that Lakers have the most to play against. Unfortunately, the Hulk is still in the decline. After Auerbach left the position of general manager, the entire Boston sky seemed to be covered with a shadow.

After Phil Jackson finished the tiebreaker battle with the Trail Blazers, he began to study the Pacers' game.

"You see, Zhang's breakthrough is traceable. After breaking through, he will usually get used to shooting mid-range shots in the left or right waist position, and then go to the elbow area and short corner area again to attack. Although it seems that both hands of this guy are very balanced, he actually walks more than his right hand, so when playing against the Pacers, don't give him too much left and let him go to the right as much as possible."

After Phil Jackson took out his own video, he drew the tactical drawings for the assistant coach and the players to see. O'Neal looked at this ghost-like thing without any interest. Now he was full of his mind about whether he would win the finals for the second time. As for Zhang Tian, ​​he seemed not to be what he should consider.

"Phil, don't be so nervous. We have all entered the finals. We are the favorites of the championship. Just give it to our key gentleman."

O'Neal also patted Kobe on the shoulder very friendly. Kobe was completely in the state in the next few Western Conference Finals, and he did have the shadow of his peak at critical moments. No matter how many times he made a blacksmith, as long as he had a chance or shot, this is where he was better than Glen Rice. Glen Rice is often replaced by Zen masters at critical moments and replaced with Rick Fox or Brian Shaw. This little outside expert who was highly anticipated by the logo man, if nothing unexpected happens, he will leave from Angel City this season because the logo man will also leave.

"Shake said it very well. Kobe's defense is good, but don't forget that the Pacers and any team we have played against before are different. They have the most terrifying outside combination in the league. If Kobe goes to guard Zhang Tian, ​​what should Reggie Miller do? So I think in the lineup, I need to adjust it, Rick starts and Glenn substitute."
Chapter completed!