NBA: Start with a three-point experience card

The Kings defeated the Timberwolves and advanced to the playoffs as the eighth in the West.

As a result, the teams in the West advancing to the playoffs are ranked as follows.

No. 1, the Los Angeles Lakers.

No. 2, San Antonio Spurs.

No. 3, Memphis Grizzlies.

No. 4, New Orleans Pelicans.

No. 5, Dallas Mavericks.

No. 6, Los Angeles Clippers.

No. 7, the Salt Lake City Jazz.

No. 8, Sacramento Kings.

The Kings will face their old rival Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.

This round of duel is undoubtedly the most interesting of the first round.

The point of view is not that the strength of the two teams is close, in fact, the strength gap between the two teams is quite large.

Especially the Lakers, their double champions, King Arthur and Big Eyebrows, and their rookie last year, Mirano Button.

Although he is a sophomore, he has averaged 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

These three formed the only Big Three combination in the league this year.

The trio averaged 78.3 points per game.

This is a very exaggerated figure.

And their role players are also very capable.

Compared with them, the king's lineup is not on the same plane at all.

The reason why this round of duel is interesting is because of the ace players of both sides.

Arthur Wang on the Lakers team has been the most outstanding player in the NBA in the past two years since Wang Yi retired.

Even if Antetokounmpo meets Wang Arthur, there are only four or six.

Alphabet Gege four, King Arthur six.

Especially after Wang Yi came back, Wang Arthur, who was already going to take a break, turned on the hurricane mode.

In the last 7 games, he averaged 45 points, 13 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.

He was obviously stimulated by Wang Yi's comeback.

Now to face Wang Yi's team, he naturally has to maximize his output.

As for the Kings, although Wang Yi's state has been ups and downs since his comeback, he is struggling with three-pointers, especially his physical problems have always been serious.

But he is Wang Yi after all, the absolute king in those 4 years.

During the period when Wang Yi retired, the debate over who was stronger between Wang Yi and Wang Arthur had always existed.

Many fans think that Wang Yi is definitely the strongest player in history, while others think that Wang Arthur is the strongest.

It's a pity that Wang Yi had already retired when Wang Arthur came out, and the two couldn't compete head-on, and the first round of this year's playoffs will be staged.

This is the biggest highlight of the duel between the two sides.

As for which team will win, everyone's views are surprisingly unanimous, and it must be the Lakers.

The Lakers are the biggest favorites to win this year, and their configuration is far more reasonable than that of the Kings.

There are far more guys who can handle the ball than the Kings.

The Kings rely on Wang Yi, who has just come back and is far from reaching NBA standards in physical fitness. It is obviously impossible to fight against such a Lakers team.

Even the most die-hard Wang Yi fans don't think the Kings can beat the Lakers.

They felt that as long as Wang Yi could surpass Wang Arthur in statistics, they would be very satisfied.

They even think that this is the first season of Wang Yi's comeback, and his physical condition and competitive state are far from reaching their peak, so even if Wang Yi loses to Wang Arthur in terms of statistics, as long as the loss is not too ugly, they can accept it. .

As long as Wang Yi is given three months, the Kings will make a comeback next season, and they will definitely be able to clean up Arthur Wang and the Lakers.

So before the game, whether it was those professional ball critics, those NBA stars, veterans, or those fans, they almost unanimously believed that the Lakers could win.

According to official surveys on the Internet, 93.7% of fans think the Lakers can win.

Only 6.3% of fans think the Kings can win.

In fact, they cast such a vote just to give themselves a little psychological comfort.

They are all hardcore fans, just hard-talking.

Even in their own hearts, they think it is difficult for the Kings to beat the Lakers.

In the entire NBA, there is only one person who thinks the Kings can win.

This person is the biggest Yihei before: Stephen Smith.

He said on his show:
"For the matchup between the Kings and the Lakers, other experts and homestays have analyzed a lot. Almost everyone believes that the Lakers will win the final victory."

"They analyzed the comparison of the lineups of the two sides, the comparison of the strength of the main players of the two sides, the comparison of the role players of the two sides and the comparison of the head coaches of the two sides. In almost every aspect, their Lakers have an advantage."

"So they think the Lakers will win the final victory. I think their analysis is correct. But the Kings must win in the end. If you insist on me giving you a reason, there is only one reason, because the Kings have Wang Yi. "

"Wang Yi has led the Kings to create too many miracles, so I believe that this time he will still lead the Kings to create miracles."

For Smith's remarks, many American fans are mocking.

"This guy used to be the biggest Yihei, how did he become Yichui this time?"

"This guy just likes to play against the fans, and he uses it to attract traffic."

"He is the guy I hate the most, not one of them. Although he has always been against everyone in the past, he can always give you a convincing reason. Now it is because there is no lower limit for traffic, and he blindly sings against everyone, even saying For no reason."

Not only the fans, but also many American commentators and experts expressed their disdain for Stephen A. Smith.

However, Stephen A. Smith still went his own way, and expressed his support for the Kings through Twitter.

This caused a lot of scolding.

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On the morning of the second day after the Kings playoffs, NBA executives held a meeting.

Attending this meeting were NBA President David Silver, NBA Vice President Mark Tatum, general managers of each team, players union chairman Antetokounmpo and vice chairman Irving.

Among them, the general managers of seven teams participated in the meeting through video connection because they were too far away to arrive.

At this time, all the participants were staring at David Xiao Hua.

The day after the play-offs, all of them should have had a few days off after a busy season.

Now they are suddenly called to a meeting, I don't know what Xiao Hua is talking about.

Xiao Hua's forehead was shiny, even reflecting light under the light.

He opened his mouth and said:
"The topic of our meeting is that Wang Yi's salary next season will not be included in the team's total salary."

As soon as this remark came out, the scene was suddenly silent.

Then Antetokounmpo was the first to say: "I object!"

Irving continued without thinking: "As the vice chairman of the players union, I have the right to deny any decision of the NBA president."

If Wang Yi's salary is not included in the team's total salary, then in theory, as long as the boss is willing to pay, then Wang Yi can get as much money as he wants, without being restricted by the salary cap and luxury tax.

Wang Yi can form a super Big Three.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to those other stars and teams.