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Chapter 272 Look Bad (Please recommend and subscribe for the big chapter~)

The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the strong seed teams this season, and looking at the 2011-2012 regular season record, they obviously have an advantage.The first round was different from the difficulty of the Lakers. The Thunder easily swept last year's championship Dallas Mavericks 4-0, so their series ended on May 5th. Until the night of May 5th, they had Rested for a full 5 days.

This is definitely an indelible favorable factor in the highly competitive playoffs.

On the other hand, the Lakers only rested for one day on the 13th, and entered the second round of the series on the 14th. Their physical fatigue is very high.This is better for young teams, after all, young teams have strong recovery ability and abundant physical fitness, but for aging teams, it is a big disadvantage.Not to mention the oldest Kobe in the starting lineup, Ci Shiping still made an early comeback in the tiebreaker, played on the line of fire, plus a PF suffering from plantar fasciitis, the lack of rest time will definitely affect the competition of the entire team state.

This cannot be avoided.

Moreover, the record of the Thunder in the regular season this season is better than that of the Lakers, so in this round of the series, the Lakers lost their home court advantage.

Don't think this is a trivial matter. In fact, looking at the home win rate of the playoffs throughout NBA history, the average season is around 70%. That is to say, if you don't play at home, the win rate is only about 30%.The Lakers have not yet started this round of the series, and most of the American media are full of pessimistic voices.

To be honest, the Lakers have not experienced this situation for a long time. From the 07-08 season until last season, they were an absolute strong team in the league and a strong contender for the O'Brien Cup.But things started this season, and it couldn't be any different.The promotion probability given by ESPN in the series is only a poor 11%.This is the lowest point for the Lakers in the past five years.

As for the opponent, the promotion probability is as high as 89%.

Westgate.Super.Book in Las Vegas, a casino city, issued the total odds for this round of the series. The Thunder team had odds of 8 to 1, and the Lakers had 1 to 4.5.what's the situation?That is to say, if you buy $800 for the Thunder to win, you can only get $900 after the Thunder wins, but what about the Lakers?You only need to buy 100 US dollars, you can get 550 US dollars after winning, and you can make a net profit of 450 US dollars.This big difference also proved the gaming company's attitude towards this round of the series.

But even so, there was still a lot of noise in the TNT live broadcast room.

Because of entering the second round of the playoffs, the two waves of commentators who originally needed to be separated merged for the first time tonight.

"So Shaq, you're not optimistic about the Lakers?" Charles Barkley asked while sitting in the live broadcast room, twisting his hair.

"Not optimistic." Although "Shark" O'Neill has been in the hosting industry for less than a year, he seems to be born with this cell, and he speaks without stage fright. "Why? Is it because of the bullshit odds of the gambling company?" Charles Barkley is co-casting with O'Neill for the first time tonight, so he also wants to "stand up".

My achievements on the basketball court are not as good as yours, but in the commentary world, it may not be necessarily the case.

Call me senior, that's the right thing to do!

O'Neill also seemed to see Barkley's "careful thinking", and replied directly: "Of course not, the main reason is that there is a gap in strength between the two sides."

"Gap? What gap? Isn't the Lakers' configuration inferior to the Thunder's?" Charles Barkley continued to put pressure on O'Neal without resting at all.American programs are somewhat different from those in China. They allow the narrators or hosts to attack and bicker with each other, as long as they don't fight blatantly, it can be tolerated.Except, of course, the traditional national news columns, which are off-limits places where it is impossible to enforce the "spirit of entertainment."

After O'Neill retired last year, he also spent some time in TNT, so he is not a pure novice when it comes to these twists and turns of the "commentary circle".After thinking for a while, "Shark" opened his mouth and said, "On the surface, the Lakers' lineup is not bad. This season, two players were selected as All-Stars in the Western Conference. If you count last year, three players have reached the standard of All-Stars. .SF also has Charity.World.Peace in the position, plus the newly introduced Ramon Sessions this season, from the looks of it, it is indeed very strong.”

"Yes, that's what I think." Charles Barkley nodded slightly proudly.

But O'Neal's words were not finished, he continued: "But the Thunder's lineup is even better."

"Look, I remember Durant and Westbrook, two All-Star players this season, and Ibaka, who ranks second in blocked shots, and Sefoloza, a defensive champion on the wing. , plus the experienced meat shield insider Perkins, these five people are enough to compete with the Lakers' book lineup." Just after O'Neal finished speaking, Barkley couldn't help retorting: "What kind of analysis are you? Two Is the All-Star lineup better than three All-Star lineups? As far as the blue-collar insider of the Thunder is concerned, I don’t think he is the opponent of the Lakers’ All-Star insider at all!”

After hearing this, O'Neal curled his lips deliberately, and then shook his head greatly: "Charles, your view is too simple. The current NBA is no longer the NBA of your era. Simple star accumulation is not effective. I was I have experienced it personally. I added Kobe, Malone and Payton, known as the F4 All-Star lineup, but in reality? We lost to the Pistons, didn’t we? Of course, I think that if Malone and Payton are both at their peak, Let alone the Pistons, even the Chicago Bulls led by Michael, the Lakers can do it, but unfortunately this is impossible, isn't it?" After O'Neal finished speaking, he did not forget to sarcastically say to Barkley: "Charles, you back then I have also done this kind of thing, and you should know what I mean. If you, Olajuwon and Pippen were both in their prime, then let alone discord, even if they fought every day, I think the league at that time would not No one can do it better than you."

Seeing O'Neill secretly ridiculing himself for "holding his thighs", Barkley said loudly: "We are now discussing tonight's game, what the hell are you talking about? Can you provide some practical analysis?"

"Okay, of course there is no problem." O'Neal shrugged and said: "It seems that the Lakers seem to have three All-Star players, but in my opinion, there are actually two, one on the outside and one on the inside. Why do you say that? Let me analyze and analyze." O'Neill took a breath, and continued: "You and I are both inside players, so you should understand what the law of compatibility is, right? Unless it's a 'group' of people whose personal strength is too strong, well, you guys You all know what I’m talking about, otherwise you’d basically have to worry about this compatibility law. What I’m trying to say here is that Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are not compatible.”

"Really? From the basic statistics, I don't see incompatibility." Charles Barkley said a little stiffly. As a generation of superstar players, how could he not know the meaning of O'Neal's words?But now, agreeing with the other party is tantamount to admitting cowardice and admitting defeat. Barkley is not willing to do this kind of thing.

After all, tonight, "beating and beating" O'Neill is also one of his "task details".

"Well, everything looks good. Bynum is 18+11 in the regular season, and Gasol is 17+10 in the regular season. There is nothing incompatible. But if you analyze it carefully, you can see that this is Spain. The result of self-compromise." As one of the top ten super giant insiders in history, O'Neill's point of view hit the nail on the head: "If Gasol hadn't taken the initiative to give up the low space, Bynum would never have gotten the data today."

"Isn't that great? Working with each other and sacrificing each other is also a kind of team chemistry." Barkley continued to embarrass O'Neal. "No, it's not good." O'Neill replied: "One, as you said just now, Charles needs to work together and sacrifice each other, but their group of twin towers is completely different. Only the Spaniards are sacrificing. But Bynum only knows how to devour and occupy. After such a long time, the chemical reaction of the team will definitely not rise but fall. Because Gasol is also an All-Star player, it is impossible for him to keep giving without getting rewards. I have already kicked that 'little shark' out. Second, I think that although Andrew Bynum has good statistics this season, his actual effect is far inferior to that of Pau Gasol. Instead, because of his dominance Possession of the ball, occupying low positions, and low coping ability have caused the Lakers to rotate their offense and defense. Compared with last season, the efficiency has plummeted. If it weren't for Kobe's strong support for some games, would the Lakers still be able to keep the third place in the Western Conference after the regular season? The position is a big question mark. You must know that the record of the Lakers this season is exactly the same as that of the Grizzlies. Compared with the Clippers, the fifth place in the Western Conference, they are only one more wins away. It's not out of the question to be fifth or even sixth in the West."

"Well, even if things are the same as what you said, the Lakers are still a balanced combination of one inside and one outside, while the Thunder are a two-outside combination. I think you should be more aware of the difference than me, Sha Ke!" Charles Barkley couldn't fault O'Neill's words, so he could only ask another question.

"You're right, Charles. I do know better than you the power of internal and external combinations. So." After a slight pause, O'Neill smiled and said, "I'm more determined that the Thunder will eventually advance. .”

"What? What kind of crazy idea are you talking about?" Charles Barkley asked in a daze.

"The Lakers have a good combination of one inside and one outside, but in terms of quality, they are not very high. Not all combinations of inside and outside can win the final victory, otherwise the Kings are also a combination of inside and outside? Look at their own The record of the season, you will understand."

"So you want to say, Kobe + Bynum, not as good as Durant + Westbrook?" Barkley asked.

"Yes, that's what I mean." O'Neill straightened his tie and nodded.

"It's a ridiculous feeling. I know you and Kobe have some quarrels, but you don't need to look down on him like this. After all, you know his energy well." Hearing Barkley's words, O'Neill said: "Please~ Charles~ Kobe and I have settled our differences long ago, okay? Although we can't say we are good friends, we are definitely not enemies anymore. Besides, as you said, Kobe is more powerful than you guys. Everyone here must understand clearly." O'Neill continued: "That's why I have to judge like this."

"Why? If you say Bynum is slightly inferior to Westbrook, that's fine. Could it be that Kobe Bryant is inferior to Kevin Durant?"

"It's not inferior, it's just that the combination of him and Bynum is not as strong as the combination of Durant + Westbrook." O'Neal said: "Looking at it separately, although Kobe is already the strongest and the peak is not here, I don't think he will. Weaker than the current Kevin Durant, but the two are not players in the same position, so it is not easy to compare. As for Bynum and Westbrook, this is also the case. The positions are not the same, and it is impossible to make an accurate comparison. ""Since this is the case, how dare you say that Kobe + Bynum is not as good as Durant + Westbrook?" Charles Barkley said.

"It's inconvenient to compare the front, you can compare the side." O'Neill's mind turned quickly, and he said directly: "Kobe's opponent should be Tzapo Sefolosha. In terms of hard power, Kobe is definitely better than the back However, Tzapo Sefolosha seldom attacks in the team, so no matter how strong Kobe's defensive skills are, there is no use for him. So let's take a look at Kobe's offense, Safolosha Po Sefolosha's defense." O'Neal said: "Let's not talk about it, let's just say that this season, when Thapo Sefolosha played the game, Kobe's shooting percentage was extremely low, far worse than the average shooting of this season Shooting percentage. Let me take two games here. In the game on March 3, Kobe shot 29% from the field. Although he scored some points, he took 28 shots. In the first game, Kobe’s field goal percentage was only over 25%, which was far lower than Kobe’s 4% field goal percentage this season. This shows that on the defensive end, Thapo Sefolosha can limit Let’s look at Kobe. Sefolosha’s personal advantages have been brought into play, but Kobe’s personal advantages have been weakened. Generally speaking, the Lakers lost in this group.”

"Looking at Bynum again, his opponent should be Serge Ibaka, which is very similar to the matchup above. Serge Ibaka's personal ability and personal value are also far away. It is not as good as Andrew Bynum this season. Surprisingly, in the 2011-2012 season, the data of the two matches is comparable, with one win, one loss and one draw. That is to say, Bynum played against Iraq. Bacca was actually not as advantageous as it appeared on the surface. Bynum was slightly stronger offensively, and Ibaka won the defense. Referring to the staffing of the entire Lakers team, the Lakers really need Bynum to score in singles this season. Yes, if it becomes a mutual cancellation with Serge Ibaka, the Thunder will make a lot of money, but the Lakers will lose a lot."

"As for the Thunder team, it's simple. Westbrook VS Ramon Sessions, there is almost no suspense. If it can't be completely blown up, the Lakers will make money. And another group of Durant VS Ci Shiping, Ci Shiping, who was supposed to play a defensive role, has been beaten by opponents in all games this season, which means that the Lakers' outside line can't defend the Thunder's outside line at all." After O'Neal finished speaking, he suddenly After a pause, he said, "This situation will become clear. The Lakers will be limited offensively, but the Thunder will not know it at all. Basketball, the most essential purpose is to score, isn't it? Charles?"

Seeing that Charles Barkley was speechless for a long time, O'Neill said happily in his heart, I have done a lot of homework for tonight, do you think I don't know what you are thinking?Let me tell you, I am a big shark on the court, and I can't change on the commentary court!You are not my opponent, buddy~ just give up~lol~
"Even so, the Lakers' bench..." Before Charles Barkley finished speaking, O'Neal interrupted directly: "Oh~ It's fine if you don't say it, Charles, the Lakers are even worse on the bench Far. The best sixth man of the season, James Harden, will let the Lakers' bench know how powerful they are, but what about the Lakers' bench? Without Odom, who can stand up? Could it be you Do you still want to rely on that Chinese fan?"

"What's wrong with China Hot?" Barkley said with a swollen face: "He is definitely an indispensable role in this round of the series!"

"Maybe~" O'Neal said: "But he is far behind his compatriot Yao Yi. He is only a blue-collar player at most, and cannot decide the final trend of the game." Among the inside players, O'Neal occupies a terrible weight , If he wants to look down on an inside player, no one can refute it.Because the "big shark" at its peak is really irresistible.

It can be said that people block and kill, gods block and kill gods!

3 consecutive FMVPs is a restricted area that ordinary people can't touch at all!
This represents a noun called dominance.

But Barkley is not an ordinary person. After thinking for a while, he came up with a run-on saying: "Really? I don't know who was restricted by the blue-collar players in the 2004 finals and decided the trend of the game~"

This incident was the last thing O'Neill wanted to mention. He widened his eyes, and when he was about to fight back, the "spectators" sitting next to the two of them woke up.Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller said at the same time: "You two gentlemen, you have been fighting for so long, it's time to drink your saliva and rest, after all, we are also the hosts tonight, right? We can't talk Let the two of you talk it out?"

……

Chesapeake Energy Stadium, the fans here are boiling, unified T-shirts, unified cheers, unified cheers, and they are connected together.This is the competitive atmosphere of the NBA playoffs. The stronger the team, the stronger the unity of the fans.

The Lakers felt a strong pressure before the game even started.

The fans from the away game also came from the young team on the opposite side.

This season's Thunder team has already become a super-strong team. It may become extremely difficult to cross the opponent just like the series in the 09-10 season.Because in recent seasons, the decline of the Lakers is also very obvious.

This is a match between the old master Xishan at sunset and the vigorous apprentice.

The Lakers have long since lost their advantage.

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