Chapter 351

Bang!

Chris Paul missed his jump shot.

Turning back, Stephen Nash brought the ball to the top of the three-point arc. Seeing the moment Chris Paul retreated to defend, he seized the opportunity and rose up to shoot... Swish!

Three-pointer made.

The point gap widened further.

The Lakers fans at Staples Center all hung their heads, sinking into endless sorrow. They never dreamed in their wildest nightmares that the point gap would widen to such an extent.

This is only the second quarter.

If they keep playing like this, won't they break the record for being slaughtered in the playoffs again?

The record for the Lakers being slaughtered in the preseason was created by the Clippers themselves.

The 58-point massacre in the regular season was created by the Clippers themselves.

Now, is it finally the playoffs' turn?

Before Chris arrived, the Lakers were smooth sailing, winning three consecutive championships. Did he bring the nightmare with him when he came?

We want Jack Fan!!

The Lakers fans roared in their hearts.

They could no longer hide their longing for Fan Xi, and their resentment toward Jean Bas was magnified to an unprecedented level.

In fact, Jean Bas also wanted to travel through time at this moment. If she could return to last summer, even if a gun were pointed at her head, she would not have made that trade. She even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Fan Xi.

Fan Xi is just too good.

If Fan Xi hadn't been traded, the Lakers would definitely be the number one favorite to win the championship, and the Clippers would have rotted to the core, with no chance of being mentioned in the same breath as the Lakers. Most importantly, the Lakers would have been strong contenders for the championship for the next ten years.

But now.

Jean Bas sat in front of the television, wringing her hands in regret as the point gap between the two teams continued to widen.

It soon widened to 19 points.

At this time, the second quarter had only just reached the halfway point.

Because Stephen Nash used his three-pointers to shoot Saint Paul to pieces.

Stephen Nash made two consecutive three-pointers and one long-range jump shot.

The Clippers players on the sidelines were all making a loud commotion, and Arenas shouted crazily: "Hey, Stephen. Do you want to break your playoff scoring record tonight? Don't forget you're an old man."

Haha.

Stephen Nash laughed heartily.

Nash's condition is actually very well maintained. For a point guard like him who relies on shooting and pick-and-roll passing, there is no problem playing normally until the age of 40.

Nash is still at the tail end of his long peak.

It's just that Fan Xi is very strong, and he has less playing time as a backup point guard, plus his defense has never been good. Therefore, it especially makes him appear old and weak.

But tonight, in such a relaxed situation, he took on the heavy responsibility alone, quite like the feeling of an old man acting like a youth.

Nash was happy.

The Clippers bench was also happy.

The Clippers fans in front of the television were even happier.

Everyone is moving toward the finals with a happy mood, and with a neat and high-spirited state to win the championship ring.

However, no one considered Saint Paul's mood.

This was Saint Paul's first time taking on the heavy responsibility alone, but he messed it up. Fan Xi didn't take him seriously at all, and the former number one point guard Nash, despite his old age, used his jump shot to hang him up and beat him.

As everyone knows, Saint Paul is a very paranoid player. His desire for victory in his head is very high, and his obsession with the game is very deep. However, he is very dirty.

When Nash hit his second three-pointer, he swept Nash's ribs with his elbow.

Nash is a gentleman, he just reminded Saint Paul: This is playing basketball, not boxing.

Fan Xi saw it in his eyes, and he reminded Nash to be careful.

However, with 5 minutes and 39 seconds left in the second quarter, Nash held the ball across half court again.

He used Novitski's high pick-and-roll to dodge Paul by a step and quickly shot at the three-point line. His shot was very soft, and the parabola drawn by the basketball was perfect.

Nash felt wonderful, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

However, the next instant the smile turned into horror.

When he landed, his left foot stepped on the shoe at that moment, and it twisted... Although Nash was experienced and quickly borrowed force to fall to the side, he still felt discomfort and pain in his ankle.

He reflexively bent his body and held his ankle with both hands.

Swish!

The basketball entered the basket.

However, Fan Xi rushed up at that moment, and he witnessed the whole thing happen. He pushed Paul: "You are simply the most disgusting and despicable person I have ever seen."

Paul pretended to be innocent, he spread his hands and even played the victim to the referee: "Aren't you going to eject this guy?"

Beep!

The referee gave Fan Xi a T.

Technical foul.

Fan Xi's anger rushed to the top of his head, and he really wanted to punch this hateful, despicable villain to the ground.

But he took two deep breaths and endured it. He raised his hand and pointed to the big screen above his head.

The referee also looked up.

Everyone saw the despicable act Paul had just committed. He actually stretched out his right foot while being blocked by Novitski, deliberately placing it at Nash's landing point.

Nash fell to the ground.

After the referee watched the replay, he did not hesitate and quickly gave a technical foul.

However, Fan Xi asked him: "Why don't you eject him? Why don't you add a technical foul to him? This is a Flagrant Foul 1."

Paul argued on the side: "I didn't mean to hurt him? Why give me a flagrant foul? I was just blocked, I couldn't see everything happening in front of me, I just wanted to bypass the defense and try to block. Is there something wrong with trying to defend?"

Paul was articulate.

Fan Xi looked at him coldly.

If his eyes could kill, Paul would have already died without a burial place.

Stephen Nash was quickly helped down by his teammates, and the team doctor quickly cut off his shoes and tape. His ankle was already swollen.

The team doctor made a preliminary diagnosis for Nash.

The thing they were most worried about should not have happened; the ligament should not be torn.

After quickly icing him, they helped Nash out to go to the hospital for further examination.

At this time, the entire Clippers bench was angry.

This dirty move by Chris Paul ruined the most valuable game of Nash's Western Conference Finals career, and he might even ruin Stephen Nash's dream of the finals.

Heaven knows how much this old guy wanted to play in the finals; he had even started imagining his finals jersey impatiently.

But... Paul interrupted all of this. If the injury is too severe, it might even ruin Nash's career.

Ruining people's dreams, smashing people's rice bowls.

Is there anything worse than this?

Everyone on the bench was furious.

Fan Xi stabilized the morale at this time. He was the saddest and most furious person, but as a leader, he had to let everyone calm down: "Now, don't think about anything else. Win this game, even if you have to carry Stephen, carry him into the finals!"

"Be safe."

"A dog in a hurry will not only eat feces, but also jump over a wall."

Before going on the court, Fan Xi added another sentence.

The game continued.

Fan Xi stared fixedly in front of Paul, and the confrontation Paul was looking forward to finally arrived.

He could clearly see one word in Fan Xi's eyes: destruction.

Fan Xi wanted to destroy Paul.

He was already angry to the extreme, or rather, he was beyond angry.

Paul was cautious, and he began to change direction slowly at the top of the three-point arc, intending to find an opportunity.

But just at this moment, Fan Xi suddenly rushed up.

Poof!

Fan Xi hit Paul hard. Paul's figure swayed, and he quickly adjusted, bypassing Fan Xi by half a step with a back turn, and rushed inward.

Fan Xi raised his right hand on the side to lead the defense quickly, still not giving an inch.

Paul stopped suddenly, feinted, and Fan Xi was as steady as a mountain.

He stopped to seek a pass, but found that his teammates were not in position.

He could only lean hard on Fan Xi, even using his elbow to clear the way.

But Fan Xi was not hit by his elbow.

He quickly retreated, and then shot with a super-large backward tilt... However, at the moment he shot, Fan Xi, who had expected it, rushed up, jumped up, and slapped Paul's ball directly out of the three-point line.

Ooh!

There was an exclamation at the scene.

And after Fan Xi landed, he quickly galloped over. He grabbed the basketball and rushed all the way. He rushed into the Lakers' restricted area, jumped high, and smashed the basketball into the basket with an axe dunk gesture, venting his anger.

Boom!

The basket roared, shook, and trembled endlessly.

After Fan Xi landed, he stood in the front court restricted area, and he looked coldly at Chris Paul who ran over to catch the ball.

"You are just a dirty thing that injures people by stepping on their feet."

"I am a dignified Los Angeles guard, are you worthy of comparing with me?"

"Trash!"

Fan Xi scolded loudly.

His voice could be heard by people in the first ten rows.

He stood on the high ground of morality and strength, and he humiliated and satirized Saint Paul without mercy.

Even the Lakers fans around who heard this sentence could not help but feel a sense of worship for Fan Xi.

Compared with Fan Xi, Paul is indeed far behind.

Just like Murong Fu in front of Shaoshi Mountain, is he worthy of comparing with Chief Qiao who is chivalrous and fights three people alone?

Although Chief Qiao is a Khitan.

Although Fan Xi is a Clippers player.

However, there is always a transcendent emotion that transcends each other's stance.

Chris Paul did not look directly at Fan Xi's aggressive eyes, he silently passed Fan Xi's side, and he caught the ball.

From then on, there was no suspense about who is the number one point guard in Los Angeles. This matter came to an end, and Fan Xi was above Paul.

Even ESPN.

Reggie Miller also said meaningfully on TV: "Jack is Jack. Paul is just Paul."

Because the voice of Fan Xi's sentence was very loud, the sound at the scene was recorded, and audiences all over the world heard this deafening double judgment.

Combined with Paul's previous secret injury to Nash by extending his leg under Novitski's feet.

Between the two, there was already a clear public judgment.

Fans in front of the television were all moved by Fan Xi's superb strength, chivalry, and majesty.

ESPN could no longer wash it.

Even if McBlin was eloquent, his elderly wife said it was good.

The game continued.

Fan Xi still carried out a lockdown defense against Paul. Although many basketball experts said that Fan Xi's defense was not good enough to be worthy of the first defensive team, when he was completely focused on locking down his opponent, his power was amazing.

Paul had to seek Howard's screen in advance. He galloped in from Howard's side, but a floater missed.

The rebound was taken by the Clippers.

Handed to Fan Xi.

Fan Xi brought the ball across half court, changed direction to cut through Paul's half-step defense, and then used his height to crush directly from Paul's side... Paul is a player with strong defense, and his judgment of the ball path is unique.

But after all, he is only 183, Fan Xi is taller than him, stronger than him, and his dribbling center of gravity is extremely low. In this case, Paul cannot hold on.

Fan Xi killed into the paint area. When he combined the ball with both hands, including the final gambling steal, he cut down hard with a hand knife, but did not hit the basketball.

Fan Xi collided with Pau Gasol in the air and dunked the basketball into the basket with his left hand.

Another dunk with both violence and beauty.

Fan Xi was crazy.

Stephen Nash's exit made Fan Xi, who was originally playing Buddha-style basketball tonight, murderous.

Many Lakers fans have already started to leave the stadium, although the first half is not over yet. But they know too well what kind of person Fan Xi is, and the point gap has widened to more than twenty points, is there any need to sit here?

Scratching a lottery ticket and getting a "thank you", do you have to scratch out all the words "thank you for your patronage" to be satisfied?

No one wants to be abused.

Lakers fans are leaving.

This is probably the first time in the Western Conference Finals.

However, the few Clippers fans went crazy. They shouted in every corner of the stadium: MVP! MVP! MVP!

Their voices soon gathered together, forming a torrent on the stadium.

Moreover, there were actually some disheartened Lakers fans who joined in.

After all, the Lakers' defeat was a foregone conclusion.

Since you can't beat them, why not just join them.

It's not like Los Angeles people don't have a flexible bottom line.

It's just that Magic Johnson is very sad, he can't have this flexible bottom line. Although when Fan Xi acquired the Clippers, he also thought about finding Fan Xi to buy some shares. But in the end, he just thought about it.

Now, he is the Lakers general manager.

He has no "fuck" to say.

He had a premonition that his Lakers general manager career was about to come to an end. Playing like this is indeed very difficult.

Although it is said that this year's Western Conference Finals defeat was caused by Kobe's accidental injury, Kobe will still be at his peak next year. As long as they are united and stick to the right path, they will still be the most competitive championship team in the league.

But, what if the Clippers beat the Miami Heat this season?

What if the Clippers lift the championship trophy.

Heaven knows how many wavering fans in Los Angeles will turn to the Clippers.

In this way, how can the Lakers, who pay high luxury taxes, compete with the Clippers?

As a general manager, he also has to consider business aspects.

Too difficult.

Time Warner has actively moved closer to the Clippers. Although the Lakers took the initiative to lower prices, the other side is more optimistic about the Clippers' future. This summer, they should reach a terrestrial channel broadcast agreement that will make the Lakers drool with envy: it will bring the Clippers a fixed income of 200-300 million US dollars every year for the next twenty years.

This is what the Lakers need most.

Sigh!

Magic Johnson sighed.

The game is still continuing.

The Clippers are still aggressive under Fan Xi's leadership.

You can think of a clear thing with your toes: tonight the Clippers will definitely lift the butcher knife without hesitation and complete a massacre-style game.

And the most pessimistic thing for D'Antoni and Magic is: besides the fans leaving, some main players don't want to play anymore.

Morale is scattered.