NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 260 The first round of the playoffs, against the Thunder
Who will win the MVP of the regular season? Before the voting results come out, everything is still uncertain.

But the NBA playoffs have begun in full swing.

On April 2018, 4, the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers VS Thunder.

Due to the advantage in the record, the first game between the Lakers and the Thunder was played at the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers. The trip to the playoffs was still in the 12-13 season. The Lakers formed the F4 combination, but they had to rely on Kobe to break the Achilles tendon to enter the playoffs.

In the playoffs of that season, the Lakers without Kobe were swept out 4-0 in the first round.

Four years later, the Lakers returned to the playoff stage, and the leader of the Lakers sat on the sidelines in a suit and leather shoes. The camera on the central big screen was aimed at Kobe, who smiled and waved, causing a tsunami in the audience General cheers.

Although Kobe has retired, his influence in Los Angeles has not diminished in the slightest.

At the same time, in the locker room of the Lakers, Walton is nervously giving a mobilization speech before the game.

Yes, Wharton was nervous.

As the head coach of the Lakers, Walton is also a standard rookie coach. This is his second season of coaching the Lakers. Even he did not expect that his coaching resume would be so smooth. team into the playoffs.

Among the players in front of him, almost all were young players in the rookie contract period. There were very few players with playoff experience, and the main players were only Wang Feng and Lopez.

Let’s just skip it. Lopez has only played 13 playoff games in his entire career. They were in the 12-13 and 14-15 seasons of the Nets, and they were all eliminated in the first round.

On the contrary, Wang Feng has rich experience in the playoffs. He passed all the playoffs in the three seasons of his career and finally won the championship trophy.

So after Wharton finished speaking, he looked at Wang Feng and motioned Wang Feng to say a few words to encourage his teammates.

Wang Feng looked at Wharton with a rather helpless expression.

To be reasonable, Walton's speech just now was not good. He was nervous, and by the way, a group of rookies from the Lakers were also nervous.

What he said probably means that they have finally entered the playoffs, and the Lakers are still the third team in the Western Conference. They must perform better and eliminate the Thunder to enter the second round. Poor performance in the post-game stage will also affect the follow-up tactical status in the team.

Speaking of the importance of the playoffs, it's no wonder these young players are not nervous.

But in fact, this is not to blame Walton, because the situation is the same for him.

The Lakers have finally reached the playoffs. If the team is eliminated by the Thunder in the first round under his leadership, the Lakers management will definitely consider whether Walton is qualified as the Lakers coach, and they may send him away at any time. fried.

But having said that, stress can sometimes be the motivator, and sometimes it can be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

At least in Wang Feng's view, these young players should not have too much burden on their first playoff trip in their careers.

After thinking about it, Wang Feng cleared his throat and said.

"Everyone, let me say a few words."

"First of all, we have successfully entered the playoffs this year, and we are still the third place in the Western Conference. In my opinion, we have overfulfilled the task, at least as far as I am concerned. I believe that whether it is the fans of the Lakers or the team owner And the management, too.”

As soon as Wang Feng opened his mouth, all the players of the Lakers team were slightly taken aback, and then couldn't help but smile on their faces.

Indeed, Wang Feng's words touched their hearts. They also thought the same way, but the playoffs hadn't started yet, so if they spoke their minds so straightforwardly, once they lost in the first round, they would definitely be criticized.

"I think that on such a rare stage as the playoffs, it is more important to show your true level and strength than to win the game. Winning or losing is not the key. If you can perform at a super level, maybe the rookie after the contract expires. The big contract is stable!"

Wang Feng felt that compared with illusory things such as team honors, the temptation of money from a big contract was more real.

He is not the kind of leader with high emotional intelligence like James who can use words to incite the emotions of his teammates, so it is the best way to lure him.

At the same time, Wang Feng's downplaying tone and attitude of not caring about the playoffs also gradually calmed down the somewhat nervous Lakers players.

That's enough.

Wang Feng doesn't expect much effect from these words, and all the remaining problems can be solved on the field. With him taking the lead in charging and leading the game's offense, the nervousness of the young players will quickly calm down.

To be honest, Wang Feng is also a little lucky. With the same record, the Jazz are ranked fifth in the Western Conference, which is really a good thing for the Lakers.

Although both the Jazz and the Thunder have achieved 48 wins in the regular season, and the Thunder has Westbrook, Paul George and Anthony's Big Three configuration, it is obvious that the Jazz is more difficult to deal with than the Thunder.

Not to mention anything else, just because of the double-team tactics that the Jazz used against Wang Feng twice in the second half of the regular season against the Lakers, so far Wang Feng has no good solution.

On the other hand, the Thunder's tactics in the regular season were messed up. Winning basically depends on the personal performance of the stars, and Carmelo Anthony, one of the Big Three, has suffered a serious decline this season, with only 16.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in the regular season.

In Wang Feng's memory, another space-time Thunder team and the Jazz still have the same regular season record, but the Jazz ranks higher than the Thunder. The two teams entered the playoffs with the fourth and fifth places in the Western Conference. It was the Jazz who eliminated the Thunder 4:2. The game was easy and pleasant. After 4 games, the Jazz scored 3:1 to get the match point. knocked out.

Therefore, it is really lucky for the Lakers to meet the Thunder.

Wang Feng is confident that he can limit George's performance in one-on-one situations. As long as he can find a way to kill Westbrook, the Lakers will have a chance to beat the Thunder.

This is not difficult for Wang Feng. After all, it is Westbrook, a well-known dragon in the regular season and a playoff bug.

If the Thunder are eliminated in the first round, the Lakers can enter the second round and complete the meeting with the Golden State Warriors.

Wang Feng is still very interested in competing against the Warriors in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)