But when he fled at such a critical mont tonight, all the excuses about LeBron Jas beca aningless.
Especially with Kobe, Billups, and Howard fighting back hard, Jas’ performance stood out even more starkly.
Reggie Miller almost hated that number 23, saying word by word: "Maybe to him, it’s just another ga, that pathetic bastard."
Roger knew Jas hadn’t co to his senses yet, which is why he didn’t call a tiout earlier. It proved to be the right choice to trust Jas.
Now, the lead is back to 7 points, with only 35 seconds left in the ga.
Phil Jackson called the last tiout, and the entire Lakers crowd began to boo, which quickly turned into a unified chant: "LeBron sucks! LeBron sucks! LeBron sucks!"
It’s probably unprecedented in NBA history for a player to be hated so much by his ho fans.
Even during the tis when Black players faced severe hatred from White people, Bill Russell wasn’t this despised in Boston.
In fact, at this mont, it’s not just the fans and comntators who hate Jas, but also his teammates.
The first thing Kobe said after sitting on the bench: "Phil, take LeBron out!"
LBJ opened his mouth, trying to say sothing. But he realized that whatever he said would be aningless.
In the final monts of the ga, Jas was not sent back onto the court. When a superstar is not needed at a critical ti, it’s undoubtedly humiliating.
Sasha Vujacic replaced Jas, pushing Kobe to the third position, in an attempt for one last fight.
After getting on the court, Roger told Kobe: "I told you a long ti ago, get out of my victory celebration paradise. With LeBron by your side, how can you struggle?"
This round, Roger personally defended Kobe, but Kobe’s difficult fadeaway still went in, cutting the lead to 5 points.
But ti was no longer on the Lakers’ side. In the crucial mont, the Lakers put on full-court pressure, not giving the Warriors an easy inbound pass opportunity.
Roger was besieged by two people, and the ball was passed to Brandon Roy. Despite the boos from the Lakers fans, Roy made both free throws, restoring the lead to 7 points.
Everything was so desperate; victory was within reach yet infinitely distant.
At this mont, all the Lakers fans couldn’t help but think, if only Jas hadn’t given Roger the open three-point opportunity...
The ga ended, with the 7-point gap maintained until the end.
Roger’s 65-point performance completely destroyed the Lakers, leading to a 3-0 overall score.
After this defeat, it’s hard to imagine any possibility for the Lakers to win a ga.
4-0, this is likely the Lakers’ ultimate fate.
After the ga, Kobe turned and left straight away. He walked up to the vacant-looking LeBron Jas and told him in a cold tone.
"I used to ask you what kind of person you want to be. Now I finally know what kind of person you are, LeBron — a weak little boy who can’t handle the pressure of the ga, soone who doesn’t deserve to win!"
This almost signals the end of Jas’ career with the Lakers.
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LeBron was right before, when he fails, I live the sa life today as I did yesterday, my life hasn’t changed. But that doesn’t stop from being very happy; I’m very glad to see him lose, lose so miserably. — Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert publicly talks about Jas.
If you replace LeBron with any All-Star small forward, the Lakers would have won tonight! — Reggie Miller angrily criticized after the ga.
Roger has a very important quality: he always stays hungry, no matter the situation, he always craves victory. Staying hungry is a key principle in Roger’s creed. And in LeBron, I don’t see that quality. On the court, he looks more like soone who’s had their fill. — Bill Simmons sharply criticized LeBron Jas’ performance tonight.
(6000-word update delivered, taking a leave this afternoon and tomorrow to handle my dad’s affairs, back to normal on the 30th.)
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