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Chapter 357 The Lakers counterattack!Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!

Chapter 350 The fifth counterattack Lakers!

At the same time, after the teams in the Eastern Conference Finals were determined, the two teams in the Western Conference Finals were also determined.

There is no doubt that this season has been the first in the Western Conference, and even the Rockets, which competed with the Eagles for the first place in the league at the beginning, finally easily defeated the Mavericks led by Dirk Nowitzki and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. on stage.

Speaking of which, the Mavericks this season can also be regarded as a team that has entered the reconstruction. After all, in this Mavericks team this season, only a few players are still players who reached the finals in 06!
And a team that has entered the reconstruction, can reach the second round of the playoffs, and still win a game in the hands of opponents like the Rockets, has already satisfied the fans and management of the Mavericks!

If it is said that the promotion of the Rockets is a certainty, then another team that has advanced to the stage of the Western Conference Finals is somewhat beyond the expectations of many people!
The opponent of the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals this season is not the defending champion Spurs who have been touted as one of the four championship teams this season. The first Lakers to complete the next game in the playoffs.

The Lakers this season can be regarded as a typical representative team that made a fortune silently.

During the offseason, the Lakers bought it from the Grizzlies at a price close to a robbery. Their team's head star Paul Gasol made Phil Jackson plan to use Kobe as the core of the new triangle offensive system. Hair perfected.

In the middle of the season, the Lakers also continued to expand the thickness of the team's lineup by constantly gathering some immediate combat power!
This allowed the Lakers to go directly from an ordinary playoff team last season to a strong playoff team this season, and the championship team that finally killed the Spurs!
In fact, when he first coached Kobe, that is, when the Lakers were still an ok combination, Phil Jackson never regarded Kobe as a core player who could execute the triangle offense system and win the championship.

In the OK system, Kobe is also viewed more by Mayfair Jackson as the second in charge of the team, and Pippen next to O'Neal.

After all, the state that Kobe showed at the time has always belonged to a Jordan imitator, and it was a slightly clumsy imitator.

Although, after the Lakers won three consecutive championships and established a dynasty, Kobe became a top shooting guard in the league in one fell swoop, and even occupied a place in the four major points.

But even at that time, Phil Jackson still didn't think Kobe could go to the top like Jordan once did.

This is one of the reasons why Phil Jackson preferred O'Neal when OK broke up.

It was only after OK broke, Kobe, like all the shackles he had broken, began to show his talent crazily, and his performance in the subsequent games obviously exceeded Mayfair Jackson's original expectations.

The scoring leader and the leader of the league's top four points, Kobe Bryant has proved it to everyone step by step through his performance and ability to lead the team.

He is not just a poor imitator of Jordan, but also a super scorer who may really become Jordan's successor.

In addition, Kobe himself took the initiative to lower his body and invite Phil Jackson to come out to coach.

Phil Jackson is also good at following the steps given by Kobe and the Lakers, and then returned to the Lakers to prepare to mix a few more rings on Kobe, so that his hands are full of rings!

It's just that as a player who once coached Jordan and O'Neal, these two contemporaneous offensive players in each position, Phil Jackson still knows very well that although Kobe is very strong, he still has some offensive flaws.

On the defensive end, Kobe's performance is no worse than that of Jordan back then, and also far exceeds the super-heavy center O'Neal.

But on the offensive end, Kobe's relatively unstable shooting touch and offensive performance make it difficult for him to lead the team all the way to the finals and even win the final championship just by relying on individual singles like Jordan and O'Neal. of.

So, after nearly two seasons of running-in and adjustments, Phil Jackson gradually understood that he needed to find a suitable second-in-chief for Kobe!

Just like when Jordan met Pippen back then, O'Neal immediately started to soar after he had a grown-up Kobe.

Of course, for some reason, Phil Jackson believes that the current Kobe is still not as good as Jordan and O'Neal at their peak.

So when looking for a helper for Kobe, Phil Jackson's first choice is still inclined to find the famous super giant insider for Kobe, Kevin Garnett.

It's just a pity that Kevin Garnett finally chose to come and go to the Celtics and continue to pursue his championship!

Fortunately, Phil Jackson also thought of the existence of this possibility, so he immediately launched a second-hand plan, and traded (duo) Paul Gasol from the Grizzlies.

What I can't deny is that Phil Jackson's vision is still as vicious as ever. The chemical reaction between Pau Gasol and Kobe has exceeded many people's expectations, even Phil Jackson's expectations.

Sometimes, Phil Jackson thinks that Paul Gasol may be more suitable for Kobe's second-in-chief than Kevin Garnett!
After all, with Kobe's character, Kevin Garnett was really traded, but it's really hard to say, the two can convincingly recognize each other as the boss, and then pursue the championship together and build a dynasty.

It is also because of the increasingly harmonious chemical reaction between Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant that the Lakers should play better and better all the way.

By the time the Lakers and Spurs play this round of the series, the strength of the Lakers has even risen to the same level as the Spurs' championship level.

It's just that in direct comparison between the two teams, the Spurs are a bit like a championship team going down from the top, while the Lakers are a championship team that is constantly climbing to the top.

Although the two teams in completely different states are at the same level of strength, it is obvious that the further the game is played, the more stalemate it is, the more energetic the Lakers will have the advantage.

Especially when Kobe, the Lakers' biggest offensive spearhead, has no way to limit his offensive efficiency and offensive performance.

The more the Lakers play, the more brave they are, and the more they play, the more confident they are!

The Lakers' triangle offensive system with Kobe as the core is also operating more smoothly and more perfect!

Of course, Mr. Popovich is not a vegetarian.

After the fierce battles in the first four games, Popovich also discovered a shortcoming of this Lakers team, that is, the Lakers' small forward position is still a little weak!
Although Odom can also play the small forward position, O'Neal with 2 meters and 08 points is still a power forward player who is more inclined to play inside. Pressing him hard at the small forward position still limits Odo Tom's played!
But the problem is that although Popovich discovered the weak points in the Lakers lineup, the Spurs themselves do not have particularly strong small forward players.

This has led to the weakness of the Lakers' small forward position, which is difficult to be caught by the Spurs.

In addition, Kobe this season is at the peak of his career. Whether on the defensive end or on the offensive end, he is a player who can play more than one and defend more.

So in the end, in the Tianwangshan battle between the two teams, the Lakers still struggled to win the game at the Spurs' home court.

The Spurs have already beaten this game, and they are not weaker than their performance in the finals last year.

With the addition of home court advantage, the Spurs' defensive performance is even higher than in last year's finals.

But that's still the problem. The Spurs themselves are a team that focuses on system defense and team defense.

When facing a player like Kobe who can explode on a single point and has a strong offense, there will always be various problems.

After all, the Spurs can't flank Kobe Bryant while he's still outside the three-point line.

What's more, Pau Gasol and the triangle offensive system of the Lakers are not vegetarian!
And when there is no way to attack Kobe in a completely shameless way, Kobe's 98 personal offensive ability makes it difficult for any player on the Spurs to face him.

In addition, after a season of running-in, Paul Gasol has become more and more familiar with the Lakers' triangle offensive system.

It can also become the Lakers' second offensive point and second passing point when Kobe doesn't feel good and the offense is misfired.

This made the Spurs not only face the pressure of Kobe's offensive individual singles, but also face the pressure of Paul Gasol's pass cut!

This also led to the battle of Tianwangshan. Although the Spurs' defensive strength was high enough and they played the best performance in this round of the series, they still failed to stop Kobe and the Lakers in the end.

And when the Spurs, which had the home court advantage in the Tianwangshan battle, failed to win the game, the sixth game of the two teams came to the Lakers' home stadium, the Staples Center, to face the highly motivated Lakers. At that time, the Spurs were even less able to parry.

In this game, the Lakers have achieved a 9-point advantage at the end of the three quarters. This is the first time in the entire series that the Lakers have achieved such a high lead.

In the previous five games, although the Lakers also had a slight advantage, after all, the Spurs are also a championship-level team with a strength of 95, so this advantage has never exceeded 8 points!

Not to mention, in three quarters like this game, they are almost leading by more than double digits!

And in the case of falling behind by nine points in three quarters, although the Spurs did not say that they gave up completely in the fourth quarter, they became less and less energetic the more they played!

Just after halfway through the fourth quarter, the Lakers extended their lead to 14 points.

Popovich ultimately had to choose to give up the game, and at the same time chose to end the Spurs' playoff journey this season.

In the final sixth game, the whole game ended. The Lakers took a 17-point lead, which was also the largest score gap between the two teams in this round of the series. They won the game and then scored 4:2. Advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, although the Lakers have advanced to the Western Conference Finals, this is only the beginning of their championship journey. After all, the opponent they will face in the Western Conference Finals is the Rockets who are more than one level stronger than the Spurs.

When the Lakers decided to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals had already officially started.

"Hello, everyone, this is ESPN, and I am today's host, Miles!"

"Today we were honored to invite Avery Johnson and Dominique Wilkins to explain the game with us."

"To be honest, I personally feel that this year's Eastern Conference playoffs have really entered the right track at this time."

"The previous two rounds of the series, everyone knew, were just laying the groundwork for the Hawks and the Celtics.

The performance of the two teams this season is obviously a team that is completely different from other teams in the East. "

"Let's not talk about the Eagles. As the league's No. 70 team this year and the second team in NBA history with a record of [-] wins in the regular season, the Eagles have been considered the undoubted favorites to win the championship from the very beginning of this season. "

"In comparison, the record performance of the Celtics at the beginning of the season is actually not very good, although it is also the top playoff team in the Eastern Conference.

But the Celtics at that time were not to mention comparable to the Hawks and Rockets, the two favorites to win the championship, but there was a gap with the Pistons. "

"But from the middle of the season, the Celtics' record began to rise all the way.

After the All-Star Weekend, the Celtics directly killed the Pistons and advanced to the second place in the Eastern Conference. "

"If you only look at the record performance of the Celtics in the second half of this season, they are not weaker than the Eagles this season."

"So for this round of the series, all the fans and commentators are looking forward to it!"

"But the competition, after all, there is an outcome, so!"

Speaking of which, Miles looked at the two guests!

"I don't know which team you are more optimistic about this game and this round of the series between these two teams, which team has a better chance of winning this game, and which team will have an advantage in this round of the series. What about the stage of the finals that is more likely to enter?"

"The Celtics have a better chance, there is no doubt that both teams have played well and have been strong and dominant this season.

But I personally think that the Eagles are still a little immature, which can be seen from the impact and pressure that Howard brought to the Eagles inside in the last round of the series. "

"In comparison, the Celtics, a team with many veteran superstar players, is obviously much more stable and mature."

"Especially after entering the playoffs, Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson, the two tactical cores, the inside and the outside, are getting more and more harmonious, and the chemical reaction is getting better and better. The Celtics are gradually showing that they are going to win the championship."

"So, for this game, because the Eagles have the home court advantage, I'm still not sure who will win the game, but for this round of the series, I'm personally more optimistic about the Celtics. "

As the "little general" Avery Johnson who once won a championship ring by relying on the Spurs Twin Towers, he is still more optimistic about the Celtics with stronger inside strength!
"Indeed, after entering the playoffs, the Celtics are getting better and better, and they are becoming more and more dominant.

Then I don’t know Dominique, who has played in both teams at the same time, what do you think of this round of the series? "

"Sure enough, if you give me so much money and let me explain this game, ESPN will not be reassured!"

Dominique Wilkins cursed inwardly as he listened to the host's intentionally highlighted question.

"As Avery said just now, the strengths of the two teams are indeed very close."

"Especially after entering the playoffs. The performance of the Celtics is no less than that of the Eagles.

At the same time, I also agree that the Eagles, as a team that has just entered the second year of reconstruction, do have the problem of lack of experience. "

"However, it doesn't mean that young teams will lose games.

For example, didn't the Lakers kill the defending champion Spurs all the way, make it to the Western Conference Finals, and even have a chance to enter the Finals? "

Dominique Wilkins said as if he didn't see Avery Johnson's sudden ugly face!
"So if you judge the strength of the two teams and the outcome of this round of the series purely based on experience, I think it is too arbitrary.

You know, when the strength gap between the two teams is similar, the Eagles have a certain home court advantage. "

"In the regular season this season, the Hawks' home winning percentage is close to 90%."

"Even after entering the playoffs, the Eagles have only lost one game at home."

"So, if the Eagles can keep all their home courts, the Eagles will still be able to complete the promotion and enter the finals in this round of the series!"

Taking money to do things, Dominic Wilkins directly helped ESPN find two news breaking points through some answers!
"It's true that home field advantage has always been a big factor in the playoffs.

Of course, the game still has to be played by players from two teams. What is the direction of this round of the series?

And which team will win the game in the end, you need to play it before you know it!
So let's turn the picture to the scene of the game. "

"Friends from the audience, we are now at the scene of the 2007~2008 season NBA Eastern Conference Finals, and now beside me is one of this year's Eastern Conference Finals teams. The star of the Eagles is also one of the best basketball players in our country. Xu wave."

"The two teams are warming up now. Let's briefly interview Xu Lang to see how he feels about the game now?"

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