At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 135 Pre-match warm-up
In this way, more than a week of offseason time is fleeting, and the first game of the NBA Western Conference Finals is finally about to start.

Naturally, the predictions of the major media are indispensable before the game.

Regarding the result of this battle, most media believe that the Lakers will eventually win with difficulty.

After all, as the defending champion, the Lakers have a balanced internal and external strength, the team has rich experience in the playoffs, and the league's top star Kobe is in charge. It seems that the odds of winning are indeed better.

Of course, there are also some media who are optimistic about the Warriors, mainly because Du Zhe's personal performance is too bad.

And the game has not yet started, and the fans from all walks of life on the Internet have already had a lot of discussion about this game.

"Look, Kobe will show the Golden State guy what cruelty is."

"Warriors? To be honest, I am not worried that this team will pose a threat to the Lakers. We still have to take a long-term view and consider how to deal with the next opponent."

"Indeed, there is a high probability that the Celtics will enter the finals in the Eastern Conference. Last year they fought us in 7 games."

"The Warriors just had better luck. In the first round they faced Tianke's Mavericks and in the second round they faced the Suns. Their main players were injured again. Otherwise, how could they have made it to the Western Conference Finals."

The Lakers have won many championships in the past decade, and their fan base in the United States is far beyond what the Warriors can compare to.

Therefore, most of the public opinion online in the United States still supports the Lakers.

Of course, as a dark horse in this year's playoffs, the Warriors, who made it all the way to the playoffs, have also won the favor of many fans.

There are also many fans on the Internet cheering for the Warriors who have counterattacked all the way, and many fans of the Suns and Mavericks who were conquered by Du Zhe's defying performance also turned to support the Warriors.

In addition, Du Zhe also relied on his strong performance at critical moments in several playoff games to further counterattack his reputation.

No one dares to mention the nicknames "Second Quarter Du" and "Staggered Travel Du" given by the scumbags when he was playing as a substitute in the regular season.

Instead, they were praised with praises such as "Du Zhe is really tough at critical moments" and "Du Zhe is the king of the last quarter and does not accept refutation."

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The break of more than a week passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the first day before the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

As a lower-ranked team, the Warriors have no home court advantage, so they naturally have to take the opportunity to rush to the away game in advance to prepare for the competition.

The good thing is that the Los Angeles media conducted interviews with the entire Lakers team after the Lakers training camp before the game.

The content of the interview is nothing more than some recent status, preparation before the game, and prospects for the game, etc.

The Lakers players also used some more official diplomatic rhetoric to deal with these reporters.

However, none of the people present dared to mention the word Du Zhe.

Dragons have reverse scales, which will kill you if you touch them. Du Zhe is obviously a reverse scale in Kobe's heart.

Just when this round of interviews was about to end in a harmonious atmosphere.

Finally, some reporters couldn't hold themselves back and wanted to make a big news story.

"Kobe, when you played against Du Zhe for the first time, you said you had never heard of his name. However, Du Zhe performed extremely well in this year's playoffs. Did it leave a deep impression on you?"

"If he is playing against you in tomorrow's game, do you have the confidence to deal with him?"

As soon as he heard the word Du Zhe, Kobe, who had a pretty good attitude, immediately cast a layer of frost on his face.

Moreover, the question asked by this reporter was so tricky, which made Kobe feel even more uncomfortable.

To be honest, Kobe really doesn't have much confidence in Du Zhe's matchup now.

After all, he didn't take much advantage during the regular season.

In this year's playoffs, Du Zhe's performance was terrible, obviously a lot better than in the regular season.

But Kobe is Kobe after all. With his character, he will not show any timidity in front of the media.

"Sorry, I only focus on my own game. As for what other teams and other players do, I don't care."

"If they get in our way to win the championship, all I have to do is sweep them."

"Finally, let me tell you one more thing, if anyone wants to break me, I will make him break before I break myself!"

Kobe's tone was cold, but his attitude was still very arrogant and confident.

And his last words were obviously meant for Du Zhe.

And this is also a declaration that Kobe sent to Du Zhe through the media, "Just let it go, I'm not afraid of you at all!"

The reporters on the scene were also very excited. This sentence was enough to make a big news.

Whether Kobe really beat Du Zhe, or Du Zhe slapped his face forcefully, this sentence can be used to make a big fuss later.

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On May 5, the first game of Lakers VS Warriors officially started in Los Angeles.

Compared with the previous regular season, Du Zhe can clearly feel that the atmosphere on the scene is more enthusiastic, and the audience on the scene is also more fanatical.

After the pre-match training, the Warriors locker room was also full of reporters who came to interview.

The subject of the interview is naturally Du Zhe, the well-deserved boss of the Warriors.

After two rounds of playoffs, the Warriors have been convinced by Du Zhe from top to bottom.

Scoring is like eating and drinking, and on the defensive end, he also focuses on guarding the opposite arrow player. This kind of offensive and defensive performance is something that few people in the entire NBA history can achieve.

Although the players of the Warriors had never played with Jordan, they were all convinced that even if Jordan came in person, they might not be able to play such a terrible performance as Du Zhe.

Since the start of the playoffs, the Warriors have played a total of 10 games. In these 40 games, Du Zhe scored more than 30 points on the offensive end in three games, scored more than 20 points in four games, and scored [-] points in three games. above.

And his scoring average has reached 33 points. Although this scoring average has already exploded, fans who have watched the game know that the actual situation is more scary than the data reflects.

In the last two games of the Warriors VS Suns, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Du Zhe has been paddling on the offensive end.

But even so, he can still get more than 20 points by paddling.

So fans who have watched the Warriors VS Suns series are very curious about what kind of explosive performance Du Zhe can play if he puts out all his strength.

The Suns were clearly on the verge of failure, so they had no choice but to pin their hopes on the Lakers, hoping that the defending champion Lakers could put up some strength and force Du Zhe to his strongest form.

What's even more frightening is that, as a player who mainly attacks from outside, his shooting percentage in all games is still above [-]%.

It can be said that Du Zhe's scoring explosive power and efficiency in the playoffs are absolutely dominant, and there is no player in the history of the NBA that can serve as his template.

Of course, not only scoring, Du Zhe's performance on the defensive end is even more terrifying.

Defensive Player of the Year this season, Duzhe spent most of the regular season as a defensive perimeter player.

But in these two rounds of the playoffs, he defended Dirk Nowitzki first, and then faced Stoudemire, all of which had the upper hand.

Nowitzki and Stoudemire are at the position of power forwards in the league, and their offensive ability can be said to be one of the best.

But when the two of them faced Du Zhe, their offensive efficiency plummeted. From this, it can be seen that Du Zhe's title as the best defensive player is not in vain.

And Du Zhe's average of 6.3 steals per game is unprecedented. With this steal data, wherever Du Zhe goes, there is an invisible pressure in the hearts of the opponent's offensive players.

At this time, in the locker room of the Warriors, Du Zhe was surrounded by reporters.

At the moment of the war, Du Zhe didn't have the patience to accept their interviews, he just wanted to deal with these people quickly.

"Du, do you feel a lot of pressure when facing the defending champion?"

"Is there a lot of pressure? I'm sorry, I don't have any pressure."

"It's the first time to participate in the playoffs. Are you satisfied with the current results?"

"There's nothing to say if you're dissatisfied. In my opinion, as long as you don't win the championship, there's nothing to be happy about."

"Du, Kobe said before the game that he had never paid attention to your performance in the playoffs. What do you think?"

"See with your eyes..."

"Du, may I ask who was your favorite NBA star before entering the NBA?"

"Do you believe it when I say it's Kobe?"

Under Du Zhe's "patient" answer, reporters soon left the Warriors' locker room with satisfaction.

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Meanwhile, in the Lakers locker room.

"Kobe, do you really want to guard that Chinese kid? This is not a good choice." Lakers coach Phil Jackson was communicating with Kobe.

Originally, the team's plan was to have Artest defend Duzhe and Kobe to assist in the defense, but before the start of the game, Kobe changed his mind.

In Jackson's view, Kobe's choice is obviously not wise. After all, Kobe is also the main attacker of the Lakers, and he is not too young. He should allocate more energy to the offensive end instead of following Du Zhe on the defensive end. .

But Kobe, who is very competitive, doesn't care what is reasonable or not. He just wants to completely destroy Du Zhe on both offense and defense in this round of the series.

"Don't worry, Coach, I feel like I'm in a state of being, and Du Zhe will never be my opponent!" Kobe responded very confidently.

Although in the second match, he was guarded a bit miserably by Du Zhe, and in the end he couldn't even make a winning shot.

But this incident has passed for several months, and the shadow left by Du Zhe at that time has gradually faded with time.

And when they played against each other, Kobe was injured all over his body, but now he has fully recovered from his injuries and his condition is much better than the last time they played against each other.

So he felt that with his current strength, he should still be able to deal with Du Zhe now.

Seeing that Kobe had made up his mind, Phil Jackson sighed and stopped persuading him.

The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders know clearly. Jackson is not blinded by hatred like Kobe.

After watching Du Zhe's game video, he is very sure that this is not an opponent Kobe can handle.

But he has worked with Kobe for many years, and he also knows that the other player is extremely competitive and has an unusually paranoid personality.

Therefore, Jackson also knew that his persuasion would not have any effect. After struggling for a while, he could only respect Kobe's wishes.

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"Hello, audience friends, hello, audience friends."

"This is the dressing table. This is the dressing table."

The first game between the Lakers and the Warriors is about to begin, and the familiar voices of Director Zhang and Director Yu sounded again.

"Today's game, the audience friends in front of the screen must have been looking forward to it for a long time."

"This is the first time our Huaguo players have led the team to the Western Conference Finals. This is also a new milestone for our Huaguo players to enter the NBA."

"Director Zhang, for this round of the series between the Warriors and the Lakers, which side do you prefer?"

Hearing Director Yu's question, Director Zhang said as a matter of course: "Is there any need to ask? I must be optimistic about Du Zhe. In my opinion, Du Zhe's performance in the first two rounds of the playoffs has surpassed the peak Jordan."

As an active Du Chuan, Director Zhang has no reservations about Du Zhelai.

"Haha, but judging from the statistics, Du Zhe's performance is indeed unique in NBA history." Director Yu laughed twice, but did not refute.

"Average of 33 points and 6.3 steals per game, no one has ever achieved this data in the playoffs, so my confidence in Du Zhe is not groundless." Director Zhang is familiar with Du Zhe's statistics .

"If there are no accidents, Du Zhe should still defend Kobe in this game. I don't know what kind of sparks the two will have in this game." There is something in the coach Yu's words, it seems that watching the excitement is not a big deal.

"But having said that, Kobe also performed extremely well in this year's playoffs. He is currently averaging close to 30 points per game. I wonder if you have paid attention to it, Director Zhang?" Director Yu then asked.

"Oh? I didn't pay attention to that. I've been paying attention to Du Zhe's game in this year's playoffs." Director Zhang, a former die-hard subject fan, has been completely conquered by Du Zhe's performance.

"However, according to what you said, Kobe's state is also very good this year, but I believe that if Du Zhe is the main defense against him, Kobe will definitely not get high scores easily like in the previous rounds." Director Zhang said very Said firmly.

Just when the two commentators were chatting before the start of the game, the players of the two teams had already come to the field through the player tunnel.

Now the Lakers' DJ is enthusiastically introducing every player on the court.

The two commentators also introduced the starting lineups of each team today.

“Dear viewers, the starting lineup sent by the Lakers today is point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Ron Artest, and power forward Pau Gasol. , center Andrew Bynum” guided by Yu in one go.

Director Zhang then took over the conversation and continued to introduce: "The starting lineup of the Warriors today has not changed much compared to the previous games."

"The starting point guard is still Stephen Curry, the shooting guard is Monta Ellis, the small forward is Corey Maggette, the power forward is our Chinese star Du Zhe, and the starting center this time is Replaced Tolliver."

(End of this chapter)