What about the State of Wei?

What about the State of Wei?

What about the State of Wei?

Everyone had this question, because Wei Guo was nowhere to be seen when Francis launched his quick attack.

Kobe had already jumped, trying to intercept the ball in mid-air, but the ball was too high. Even with Kobe's jumping ability, it would be difficult for him to touch the basketball, let alone intercept it in mid-air.

Just then...

Wei Guo suddenly appeared behind Kobe, back to back, then scooped up the basketball in mid-air and dunked it into the basket with one arm.

"Bang!!!"

This was a very bizarre aerial relay.

Only Francis and Wei Guo understood what was going on. Right after Kobe made his turnaround jump shot, Wei Guo had already run to the frontcourt.

When Francis got the basketball from Yao Ming, he immediately looked for Wei Guo, but he couldn't find him. It wasn't until Francis dribbled the ball to the vicinity of the three-point line that he saw Wei Guo standing in the stands behind the backboard.

so...

Francis tossed the ball towards the top of the basket, confident that Wei Guo would be able to complete the alley-oop.

........

This scene was too bizarre; Wei Guo scored with a dunk.

The referee signaled a pause in the game...

After watching the replay on the big screen, everyone finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that when Wei Guo ran to the front field, a passionate female fan suddenly rushed up and tried to hug him. In order to avoid the female fan's hug, Wei Guo could only hide in the stands.

"So there are things Brother Wei is afraid of too."

Gentry was both amused and exasperated when he saw the replay on the big screen.

The game was only able to resume after the enthusiastic female fan was forcibly removed from the stadium by security.

........

The Lakers were on offense, and Wei Guo closely guarded Kobe, preventing him from receiving the ball.

The Lakers made several passes...

O'Neal received the ball in the paint, turned around, and made a hook shot.

*Smack!!!*

Francis rushed over, swatted the ball away, and completed a block.

"Hooray! Francis blocked O'Neal's shot!"

The Rockets' bench erupted in cheers!

In this series, Wei Guo stole the show with three consecutive 60+ point games, but Francis also had many impressive performances, such as dunking on O'Neal and blocking O'Neal's shots... In short, he completely offended O'Neal.

The Lakers inbounded the ball, but it was intercepted in mid-air by Wei Guo!

Then...

Wei Guo dribbled straight to the frontcourt, but after reaching the basket, he tossed the ball behind him.

Passing the ball without looking!

The basketball landed right in Francis's hands, and he took a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

38:32!!

After bringing in their key players, the Rockets scored 7 consecutive points, taking a 6-point lead.

........

The Zen Master called a timeout, and O'Neal walked to the sidelines.

The Zen Master said, "The Rockets are good at fast breaks, we can't let them lead us by the nose."

Fisher said, "Wei Guo and Francis are both too fast... If they start charging, it will be very difficult to catch them."

The Lakers also have many incredibly talented players.

But if we're just talking about speed, there aren't many who can outrun Wei Guo and Francis, and only Wei Guo can catch Francis's alleyway pass.

"Ignore them!"

The Zen master said, "Let's fight a positional war. Remember this... if you lose this game, you'll have to go home and go fishing."

This statement has been repeatedly mentioned.

Especially O'Neal and Kobe, whose three-peat was thwarted by Wei Guo, are now going to fight the Rockets this year with a heart full of revenge.

Although...

After beating the Rockets, there are still strong teams like the Spurs or the Kings. But if they can really come back from a 1-3 deficit in this series, they'll have the momentum to sing their hearts out and maybe even win the championship trophy.

........

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

The Lakers were on offense, and Fisher took six seconds to dribble the ball up the court before organizing the attack.

The basketball was in Kobe's hands...

Kobe wasn't in a rush to shoot, but instead tried to find an opportunity. He knew very well that it would be too difficult to make the shot under Wei Guo's defense.

With 3 seconds left on the 24-second shot clock, the ball was in O'Neal's hands. Yao Ming was the only defender under the basket. O'Neal found space to shoot, and with a flick of his wrist, he created space against Yao Ming.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the basket.

38:34!!

The Zen Master was very satisfied with this attack; it was well-executed and incorporated a triangle attack tactic.

........

The first half ended with the two teams tied once again!

53:53!!

Kobe scored 15 points in the first half, Shaq scored 17 points, and the rest of the Lakers players combined for 21 points, making it a team effort.

For the Rockets...

Wei Guo scored 31 points in the first half, accounting for more than half of the team's points. In addition, Wei Guo also had 7 assists. It can be said that most of the Rockets' points were directly related to Wei Guo.

The home team's locker room.

Wei Guo glanced at the technical statistics table, then went to the kitchen and opened a bottle of chilled beer.

Wei Guo has good physical strength, and drinking an ice-cold beer can relieve mental fatigue. However, Wei Guo is the only member of the Rockets who dares to get an ice-cold beer.

Francis and his teammates also drink, but only after they finish and win the game. They can drink during the game... but if they suddenly underperform in the second half, regardless of whether it has anything to do with that bottle of ice-cold beer, they will be lectured by Wei Guo.

"Gulp~"

"Gulp~"

"Gulp~"

As Wei Guo enjoyed his ice-cold beer, he could also hear his teammates swallowing hard.

Wei Guo felt a little sorry for them, so he said, "Play well in the second half and win this game. I'll treat everyone to drinks tonight."

"That's awesome!"

"Everyone, make sure to play well in the second half!"

"Send the Lakers home to fish~"

Wei Guo's offer of drinks had a much greater appeal than Lao Jin's, because everyone knew how much money Wei Guo was willing to spend.

........

The second half has begun, and the players have returned to the field.

Attentive fans noticed that the Rockets players were all rubbing their hands together, as if they had just drunk a bowl of chicken soup.

Lakers on offense.

Fisher's dribble was stolen by Francis, who then scored on a fast break layup.

55:53!!

The Rockets are in high spirits.

"Fischer was careless!"

The Zen Master muttered, "He shouldn't have dribbled the ball in front of Francis for so long."

As we all know...

The longer you dribble, the more likely you are to make a mistake.

Fisher had the ball for more than ten seconds, and in that long he hadn't been able to organize an offensive play, which led to Francis stealing the ball.