Chapter 1216 Kobe, Are You Worried About Being Traded?

The Suns arrived in Los Angeles at 3 pm that day.

On May 11, Game 5 started.

The Lakers fought a desperate battle and fought back crazily.

Li Ba relied on defense and tried his best to lead the team to counterattack, but eventually lost Game 5.

The Suns' outside line was inaccurate, and the veterans' condition declined due to physical reasons.

Li Ba scored 5*5+ quadruple doubles in this game, but only assists did not reach double digits.

Kobe had a big outbreak, 6 of 12 three-pointers, 53 points in the game, led the team to win Game 5 and regained a match point.

3 to 2, the two teams left Los Angeles one after another on the second day, and Game 6 started in Phoenix on the 13th.

In the crazy atmosphere of the home court, Li Ba took the lead. After the jump ball, he immediately rushed to the basket. At this time, Nash passed the ball in, he received the ball and jumped up, and with a bang, he faced Duncan with an extremely strong dunk.

Duncan was dunked by Li Ba on the spot, injured his knee, and could not get up.

The Lakers lost their pillar in the opening, and their momentum was frustrated. They could only attack from the outside.

But Kobe was in high spirits. He won the game with a three-pointer from the outside in the last game, and he was also confident that he could do it in this game.

But at this time, Li Ba changed his position. Because the Lakers lost Duncan, Yi Jianlian could deal with Gasol, and he stood in front of Kobe.

In just one quarter, Li Ba blocked Kobe three times, stole Kobe three times, and prevented Kobe from shooting 1 out of 4, and finally couldn't get the ball.

And Li Ba played a series of terrifying fast breaks from the outside, crushing fast breaks, and the Lakers couldn't resist at all.

After one quarter, 14:34, the Suns led by 20 points.

In the second quarter, the Lakers still fought a desperate battle, and all the main players continued to play.

With Li Ba locking Kobe, the Lakers' offense turned to Gasol and Parker, causing Yi Jianlian to foul twice in succession.

Li Ba, who served as the point guard, began to attack Gasol frantically on the offensive end. In just five minutes, he used his powerful impact to repeatedly break through the Lakers' outside and inside defenses, causing Gasol to commit two fouls and Odom to commit one foul. Including the fouls in the first quarter, Gasol already had three fouls.

But the Lakers had no one to replace in the inside, so Gasol had to continue playing.

Li Ba continued to attack the Lakers' inside, and the Lakers had to let Parker defend Li Ba, and then let Tony Allen assist in the back to block the gun for Gasol and Odom.

In just four quarters, Parker was knocked down once, and Tony Allen was even worse, being knocked down twice by the rushing Li Ba.

Li Ba did not hold back at all. Tony Allen was injured and left the court after being knocked down by Li Ba for the third time, and Artest came back to top.

Artest was demoralized by Li Ba's dunk in Game 4. In fact, his mentality has not recovered until now. After facing Li Ba, he was timid, distracted, and unresponsive, and he could not stop Li Ba from attacking the paint area at all.

At the end of the third quarter, Gasol had five fouls and Odom had four fouls.

Li Ba blew up the Lakers' inside and outside lines on the offensive end, and continued to lock Kobe on the defensive end.

Under Li Ba's extraordinary performance, the Lakers lost Duncan again, and Gasol and Odom were restricted by fouls, so they were completely blown up on both offense and defense.

At the end of the third quarter, Li Ba was only three assists away from a five-double.

At this time, the Lakers were already 37 points behind. In the fourth quarter, Li Ba sat on the bench and didn't bother to brush the five-double. Kobe, without Li Ba in front of him, began to chase points frantically.

But in the end, with Li Ba sitting on the bench, the Lakers still failed to complete the chase, 86:112, losing 26 points.

So far, after six big battles, 4:2, the Lakers were eliminated in the second round, and the Suns strode into the Western Conference Finals.

"Iron Hammer, why didn't you play in the fourth quarter? Don't you like to brush data?" A reporter asked in the post-match interview.

"I never brush data on Kobe." Li Ba said.

"Why?" the reporter asked in confusion.

"Because Kobe is a purer basketball player than me and Michael Jordan. For such a person, since I have already defeated him, there is no need to brush his data on him. I will not humiliate him with a five-double." Li Ba said.

"Why do you say Kobe is purer than you and Michael?" a reporter asked.

"It's very simple. Kobe only plays games and trains. And Michael Jordan and I, one played professional baseball, and the other played tennis and boxing. We both have other interests."

Li Ba said this and finally complained about Jordan: "Oh, by the way, Michael also likes to gamble a few times, everywhere, he even likes gambling more than basketball, haha!"

"Is this a compliment to Kobe?" a reporter asked.

"Of course." Li Ba nodded.

At the post-match press conference, before the media asked questions, Phil Jackson suddenly announced that he would resign as the head coach of the Lakers. This was unexpected, but not unexpected, but it also seemed to symbolize that the Lakers might fall into reconstruction.

Kobe did not attend the press conference at all. Duncan injured his knee and went to the hospital. Only Gasol and Parker were there. They were also surprised and looked a little uneasy.

"Phil, will the Lakers rebuild?" A media reporter asked loudly below without caring about being turned over.

"This is not my question, sorry." Phil Jackson refused to answer.

"Mr. Kupchak, will the Lakers rebuild?" Another reporter asked Kupchak.

Kupchak was standing by the side. He didn't seem surprised by Phil Jackson's resignation. There was no excessive expression on his face. When the reporter asked this question, he had to stand in front of him and said, "I'm surprised. I need to communicate with Phil. I can't give an answer to this question for the time being."

"Iron Hammer, do you think the Lakers will enter a reconstruction?" A reporter asked Li Ba.

Li Ba thought for a while and said, "I think we can wait a little longer. It's hard to say what the situation will be next season."

He just said this, but it triggered a lot of speculation in the media.

The Lakers are likely to fall into reconstruction, and the press conference ended hastily.

"Kobe, I'll treat you tomorrow. Don't rush to leave Phoenix." After the press conference, Li Ba called Kobe.

"I won't watch you play in the Western Conference Finals." Kobe said unhappily.

"Are you back to the hotel?" Li Ba asked.

"Locker room." Kobe said.

Li Ba found the visiting team's locker room, and he didn't see Phil Jackson.

At this time, Gasol and Parker, who attended the press conference, had returned, and the news of Phil Jackson's resignation had also reached the locker room, so the atmosphere was very dull.

"What do you want to say?" Kobe asked, leaning against the closet without standing up.

"Nothing, Senbei Restaurant will expand in the second half of the year, and the capital increase plan has been made. I want to find a chance to talk to you." Li Ba said.

Kobe was eliminated, and this news did not seem to arouse his interest. After a moment of hesitation, he said: "I know, I will continue to increase capital in proportion."

"Are you worried about being traded?" Li Ba asked.

Kobe jumped up from his seat and stared at Li Ba and said: "Iron Hammer, I have the right to veto a trade, don't you know?"

Li Ba laughed and said: "So what? If the Lakers don't want to keep you, it's meaningless for you to stay in the Lakers."

"You want to go to the Lakers?" Kobe said unhappily.

"I'm not interested in that. I just remind you that you may become a bargaining chip during the offseason." Li Ba smiled.

"I know. I will stay tomorrow." Kobe said lazily, which was rare.

Li Ba shook his head, said hello to Gasol and others, and turned away.