Chapter 561 - West Conference Semifinals 1 (1/2)
Jake went after a few hours to do training with the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake could see that his teammates were excited about the win, but they were also tired from the last few games.
Of course, the players wanted to play all the playoff games as long as they could, after all, besides being important for the team, it was also important for their career, so the players were trying hard in training even though they were tired.
Jake was not so worried because he thought that with those 2 days without a game the players would be able to rest well before the next game if Shaq and Kobe continued playing well, the Los Angeles Lakers team could win the 4 games and advance to the next phase.
The San Antonio Spurs team was having more difficulty and lost the first game and won the second game against the Utah Jazz team, so regardless of which team progressed in that phase the Los Angeles Lakers team would have more time to rest if they won the 4 games without losing no game.
Jake no longer knew what could happen in the next games because it was different from what happened in his past life, so Jake just hoped that Kobe and Shaq would continue to perform well in the next games.
Not only Shaq and Kobe but also Dennis and Rick were important for the Los Angeles Lakers team to win in the next games, Rick and Dennis were not playing very well in that last game and therefore the game was more difficult for the Lakers team to win.
After training Jake returned to his house and the next day the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team could rest, the next day Jake and Eva left Los Angeles to go to Portland, Oregon.
The directors of the Los Angeles Lakers team decided it was best for the Lakers players to travel to Portland, Oregon the day before the game so they wouldn't get too tired, so Eva also went to Portland, Oregon by helicopter with a hotel room ready for her.
The other day game day came and the Los Angeles Lakers team went to the Rose Garden to play the next game, Jake can see the Portland Trail Blazers fans coming to the Rose Garden waiting for the Portland Trail Blazers to win.
In the last games, the Portland Trail Blazers team played very well and the games were balanced, as were all the games between the two teams throughout the season, just as Jake hoped the Portland Trail Blazers team was a tough opponent.
Even more in this game that the Portland Trail Blazers team would play at home with the confidence of the last game that they almost managed to win, Jake hoped that the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team were playing well and so he would try harder for the Lakers team achieve victory.
In that game the Los Angeles Lakers team would start the game with Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Dennis Rodman playing as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center.
The Portland Trail Blazers team would start the game with Damon Stoudamire playing as PG, Isaiah Rider playing as SG, Brian Grant playing as SF, Rasheed Wallace playing as PF, and Arvydas Sabonis playing as Center.
”Welcome to everyone who came to watch this game this NBA season, this is the third game of this phase of the playoffs and it is the first game here at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, so the Portland Trail Blazers team is more likely to win that game.”
”In the 2 games of the West Conference Semifinal, the Los Angeles Lakers team won the victory playing at home and having a great performance from the players of both teams, in the second game the Portland Trail Blazers team almost won.”
”Jake Smith is the main highlight of this Lakers team and also the highlight of this season, Jake performed well in all games in those playoffs, and it was very important for the Los Angeles Lakers team to win at the end of the last game.”
”The Los Angeles Lakers team has the best attack of this season, and besides Jake, they have excellent players like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, and in that, the Lakers team has the advantage because the Portland Trail Blazers team does not have such outstanding players.”
”The highlight of the Portland Trail Blazers team is all the players and the coach, without any highlight, the Portland Trail Blazers team arrived in these playoffs as one of the best teams because the players have a good relationship and achieve good performances.”
”We will follow in this game if the Portland Trail Blazers team wins the victory playing at home or if the Los Angeles Lakers team will win this game more and get closer to progressing to the next phase.”
As commentators said, even with the Los Angeles Lakers team having won 2 games, the advantage in that game was the Portland Trail Blazers team, after all in the last 2 games the Portland Trail Blazers team lost more players played very well.