Chapter 253: Upset

After winning the Nuggets, the 76ers didn't play well in the next 6 games, 3-3.
In this way, the 76ers' record has also come to 50-30.
At this time, an unexpected situation appeared.
The third-placed Heat in the East 51-29
The fourth-placed Hornets are 50-30, the fifth-placed 76ers are 50-30, and the sixth-placed Eagles are 50-30.
Four, five, six, three teams all have the same record, but the relationship between each other is different.
With the remaining two games, things become more subtle.
Are you striving for third place? Or fight for a safe position to avoid meeting the Chicago Bulls in the second round?
Many teams and media people have analyzed this.
The last two opponents of the Heat are the Hawks and Hornets.
The Hornets' opponents are the Cavaliers and the Heat.
The 76ers' opponents are the Lakers and Bulls.
The Hawks’ opponents are the Heat and Magic in order.
"The third Heat has to face the threats of the Hawks and Hornets continuously. It is not so easy to keep the third."
"The 76ers should strategically abandon their final two games against the Bulls and Lakers! Although they lost their home court advantage, they avoided the Bulls in the second round."
"The eagle or the Hornets will buck the trend and rank third."
...
Many experts advise the 76ers to give up the game, but the 76ers did.
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On the evening of April 17, Los Angeles, Great Western Forum Arena.
The atmosphere in the arena is very warm.
Outside, Nick Van Exel dropped the ball inside.
O'Neal got the ball again.
Everyone knows that O'Neal definitely wants to blow up the basket in such a deep place.
Sure enough, O'Neill squeezed Ben Wallace with his big butt, and instantly took a big stride, taking advantage of the trend, flying with Ben Wallace.
O'Neal is lifting the ball, waiting to push the ball into the basket as it rises.
However, at this moment, a dark figure sprang from the side.
Snapped! boom!
O'Neal's basketball was hit and flew out of the bottom line.
"Wow~~"
There was a deep exclamation at the scene.
But someone yelled frantically.
"Lee! Good shot!"
That's right, it was Li Nan who succeeded in a sneak attack just now and gave O'Neill a big hat.
O'Neal rubbed his swollen right hand, gave the guy in front of him a hard look, then turned around and went to the referee Dick Bavita.
"Referee, this is a thugs foul! You see, my hands are swollen."
Dick Bavita waved his hand, "No, no, no, this is one player. You know? One player."
"But, my hand is so big, I have grabbed the entire ball, how can the players be one?" Then, O'Neal grabbed the ball directly to explain to the fairest referee Dick Bavita.
Dick Bavita still shook his head, "No, no, this is one golfer. Trust me, okay? I'm professional."
Looking at Bavitar's earnest and sincere look, O'Neill was also convinced.
O'Neal turned his head and gave Li Nan a vicious look, "I remember you."
Li Nan opened his hands, very indifferent.
Remember, remember, such a bad memory, I hope O'Neill can remember it longer.
Looking at O'Neill's hand, Li Nan also smiled. "Should it hurt this time?"
Although he successfully defended once, O'Neal vented immediately in this round.
boom!
O'Neal pushed the ball in with one hand and stared at Li Nan fiercely.
"Yeah!" The fans on the scene immediately exploded.
However, after a short while, two black whirlwinds blew up immediately.
O'Neal ran back in a panic, but slowed down.
Li Nan and Iverson chased the Lakers and fought.
Kobe still couldn't defend Iverson's breakthrough, too fast.
Iverson pushed the ball into the sky.
Eddie Jones and Li Nan both flew up.
However, Eddie Jones has a height disadvantage, and his jumping is even worse than Li Nan.
boom! The 76ers responded with a dunk.
The scene was still celebrating, but at this moment it suddenly fell into silence.
...
Slowly, the game opened.
The Lakers' offense relies on O'Neal, which is really good.
However, today's Li Nan is as efficient as Iverson's offense.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 42-44
Halftime data:
For the Lakers, O'Neal had 29 points and 12 rebounds.
The rest of the Lakers scored 15 points.
76ers, Iverson 18 points, Li Nan 16 points.
8 points for the others.
...
In the dressing room.
O'Neill kept wiping sweat with a towel.
This kind of race that requires running is really tiring.
"The two guys who run as fast as rabbits are really disgusting."
At this time, a hand ran and patted O'Neill on the shoulder.
"Shaq, okay?"
"Me? Of course I'm going to be exhausted. Didn't you see me sweating profusely now? It's just that those guys are really unbelievable today. If those guys throw in a few more, I won't have to fight It must be so tired."
O'Neal simply muttered a few words casually, complaining to the coach.
However, this word was heard by Kobe who just came out of the bathroom.
Coach Del Harris also calmed O'Neal's little emotions.
"Shaq, you have to work hard today. We need this home court advantage."
The Lakers are one game behind the Jazz and one game behind the Bulls. The Lakers have a very long-term vision.
O'Neill nodded, "Well, I know, I will work hard."
...
Beep!
The second half of the game continued.
The Lakers continued to use O'Neal's strong point to bombard the 76ers inside.
The 76ers also took the wheel of war. Coleman, Ben Wallace, Ratliff, Walker, and Williams played five insiders in turn.
Seeing the person in front of him changed again, O'Neill also smiled contemptuously, and said playfully:
"Wheel fight? It's fun!"
"Is it fun? Then have fun."
Williams and Ratliff were angry, and their movements increased a lot. O'Neal can't score easily, and every attack takes a lot of effort.
The score of the two sides began to fall into the alternate lead.
However, when the game only played half a quarter, O'Neal suddenly took the initiative to foul and called a timeout.
"Shaq, what's the matter?"
O'Neill sat down on the bench seat and said, "Heh~hu~he~hu~" after a long while, breathing heavily.
"toe."
Toe injuries, this has always been a problem that plagued this big man.
To bear the weight of O'Neal, his toes are indeed very difficult.
Harris also made a decisive decision, "Campbell, come on!"
In this game, O'Neal will stop playing. Not only this game, even the day after tomorrow, Harris also decided not to let O'Neal play.
The playoffs are the most important.
...
The Lakers without O'Neal collapsed suddenly under the defense of the 76ers~EbookFREE.me~ Kobe failed to perform a miracle under the guard of the 76ers.
Beep beep!
The game is over.
90-81
With 9 points, the 76ers "upset" away and won the Lakers.
Field data:
Lakers:
O'Neal, 42 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks,
Kobe, 5 of 16, 14 points.
76ers:
Li Nan, 35 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks,
Iverson had 34 points and 4 assists.