"An unbelievable victory!!!"
"Duncan hit clutch shot after clutch shot in the final minute. Kobe missed the game-winner, but Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and gave Kobe a second chance! This time! Kobe delivered the fatal blow to the Spurs!"
"The Lakers lead the Spurs 2-1! Before this series began, who could have imagined that the Spurs, one of this season's title favorites, would be pushed to a 2-1 deficit by a dismantled Lakers team!"
"Yao Ming! This top pick from the East may have looked very raw in front of Duncan, but he stepped up in the clutch! One play made him famous!"
"That rebound by Yao Ming was the brightest moment of his career so far!"
In the second round, plenty of legendary teams were facing off at this very moment.
Yet the Lakers-Spurs series remained the most closely watched matchup.
People wanted to see when this Lakers team would finally lose the aura of a dynasty.
At the same time, the Spurs, a championship contender, and Duncan, the league's best power forward, were also well worth watching.
Legendary!
The Lakers won this game in a way no one had expected.
It was not Kobe carrying the team alone, but everyone pulling together, every player giving his best, and ultimately edging out the Spurs!
It was electrifying!
The way the Lakers players had each pushed themselves to the limit at the end of the game left countless fans still burning with excitement afterward!
Even ordinary players had shone with their most brilliant light in a moment like that!
Little Fish's three-pointer!
Manu Ginobili's drive!
Yao Ming's rebound!
Kobe's game-winner!
Without any one of them, the Lakers would not have had the slightest chance of winning.
That was the beauty of basketball!
But at that moment, the Lakers players