The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 341 Semifinal Match List
Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler watched intently.

The two had already played against O'Neal three times during the regular season. They were supposed to have played four times, but the guy missed one game.

In these three matchups, although the Sonics' inside line was beaten by the opponent three times, Chandler and Sakuragi Hanamichi felt that the gap between themselves and O'Neal was narrowing, especially about a month and a half ago. In their last match, the two men, who had been training for most of the season, felt that they could create some troubles and restrictions for O'Neal when they combined forces.

But now I'm watching these games between the Lakers and Kings carefully, watching all the details, watching the Sharks' real performance and power in the paint.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler swallowed involuntarily.

Sakuragi wasn't sure what Chandler was thinking, but he had been using Shigehiro Mori, whom he had defeated at a huge disadvantage, to compare himself to various NBA centers, in order to improve and inspire his own fighting spirit. Come and tell yourself that nothing is impossible.

But at this moment, O'Neal in the playoffs in the video gave Sakuragi a feeling of 'incomparable'.

This is not a question of how big the gap is. If O'Neal is the King of Gods standing on Mount Olympus, then Shigehiro Mori? Perhaps they can only be regarded as mediocre people among all living beings in the mortal world... They simply do not belong to the same species, and there is no room for comparison.

O'Neal's terrifying impact in the video, once activated, gives people the feeling of destruction.

The 216 cm, 110 kg quasi-All-star center Verratti Divas has almost the same physical condition as Chandler, but is more experienced and has more solid skills, but he is like paper in front of O'Neal. Same, too fragile to be attacked...

"Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are the sharpest weapons for this Lakers. There are centers in the league who are not inferior to O'Neal, such as Yao who blocked three shots of O'Neal in last year's finals, such as Duncan who is competing with Lin Dong for MVP... there are also Shooting guards who are not inferior to Kobe, such as the Magic's Tracy McGrady, or Jordan who is still strong."

"Sakuragi, Chandler, don't try to compete head-on or fight with Shaq. Your battlefield is on the defensive end. Use fouls to prevent him from scoring."

McMillan's eyes swept over Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Chandler one by one: "So, compared to defeating the OK combination, dividing and attacking is the best way. Our better way to win is Let’s do an operation on the Lakers first, no matter what the cost, we must first remove their strongest tooth.”

What's even more terrible is that this Lakers does not just have one O'Neal.

"When did you start to get old?" McMillan said with a smile: "He is still a little worse than Jordan at his peak. I think you can do it."

"I'll switch with you." Lin Dong saw Payton subconsciously touching his knee. He knew that what Payton said was not just because of concerns about age.

He said, pointing his finger at O'Neal who was hanging on the basket in the camera: "And Shaq is the target of our attack!"

Compared with last year when he won three consecutive championships, Kobe Bryant seems more mature and more stable. He feels that he is at ease in the four games. Compared with the four regular season games he played with the SuperSonics before, he is more mature and stable. The control has gone up by at least two levels.

Kobe Bryant demonstrated his power in the playoffs with his terrifying offense, even when facing another player from the Kings who had just been selected as an All-Star, Peja Stojakovic, who is known as the best player in Serbia. A good swingman, on both offense and defense, is completely unable to form an effective matchup with Kobe, who is full of firepower.

"The absolute disadvantage inside puts us in a very passive situation. We are afraid that it will be difficult to control the initiative in the second attack. Simply relying on the feel and performance will not be able to overcome any tough battles, so..."

G1 scored 28 points, 36 points in the second game, 31 points in the third game, and 44 points in the fourth game, and the worst shooting rate was over 55% in all games!

"This guy's condition is almost as good as Jordan's in the 96 era..." Payton said this after a long time. The implication is that he may not be able to guard against such Kobe now.

"This Lakers team in the playoffs is different from any team we have played against before. If you want to win, it is impossible to just rely on running and gun scoring ability."

"No, you have other tasks." McMillan said: "Your physical fitness cannot be wasted on defending Kobe. Payton will do this well."

"But the problem is that when these two people merge into one, they have natural harmony and complementarity, which makes them one of the strongest combinations in the history of the league. As long as the two of them are on the court at the same time, no team in the league dares to Said he could beat them.”

The shark-cutting tactic is no longer unfamiliar to this league. Nelson used this tactic to deal with O'Neal in the Mavericks back then, and it was quite effective.

"But this is not enough. You also have to control the number of fouls and spend them on some key points. And if you just limit Shaq's scoring, it will not be enough to cause a real and effective damage to the Lakers, because for our running and gunning "What's more important is not to limit the opponent's scoring, but to ensure our own scoring, to ensure the second offense, and to ensure rebounds! So," McMillan looked at Lin Dong: "There is only one person who can cause real damage to O'Neal, then. That’s Lin Dong.”

"Use all your energy to attack the inside line, be careful, it is not easy to face that beast, and there is a risk of injury, but if you want to win, this is the best way, and now only you can do it Do this!" "Leave Kobe to Payton with confidence, your goal is Shaq, go inside to cause real damage, tease Shaq's fragile nerves, keep Shaq angry, let him foul, let him Get off the field!"

"Maybe Shaq can come back to his senses in the second game..." McMillan said with a smile: "But no matter what, winning the first game first is our goal now!"

………………

The battle for the first round of the playoffs quickly came to an end.

There is no black eight, no lower than upper.

This year, the strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the East and West are too obvious.

In the West, the Lakers and SuperSonics both completed a 4-0 sweep. The Spurs faced the Jazz. Although the Jazz had a new combination of Stockton and Malone, they were generally optimistic before the game and believed that they did not show absolute performance in the regular season. A powerful combination based on their strength, but ultimately eclipsed by the GDP combination that the Spurs only built this year.

The Jazz only won one home game in G4, and were immediately swept out by the Spurs who returned to their home court with a 4:1 score.

On the other hand, the Mavericks and Timberwolves were playing a more difficult game. Although they had a gorgeous lineup of Three Musketeers, Garnett, the wolf king at his peak, played the most brilliant performance of his career, which made this series full of twists and turns.

The Wolf King, who averaged 35.6 points and 16 rebounds per game, almost became a god in one battle. They fought fiercely with the Mavericks three Musketeers until the seventh game, only to lose 102:105 with a three-point difference, becoming the most exciting game in this series. A pair.

The next semifinals will be the Spurs versus the Mavericks and the Lakers versus the SuperSonics.

In the East, there were three more exaggerated 4:0s.

The Cavaliers swept the Bucks 4:0. After more than half a season of integration and adaptation, LeBron has firmly established himself as the Cavaliers' starting small forward position, averaging 22.5 points per game in the regular season and 28.2 points and 11 rebounds per game in the series. , becoming the most eye-catching new star this year in addition to Lin Dong, Wade, Anthony and Bosh. James became famous all over the world and beat the Bucks to defeat. The Cavaliers exchanged a second-round pick for such a rookie, which is really It made all the teams in the league jealous, made them crazy money, and made all the Bucks' veterans lose face.

So much so that just after the series ended, the Bucks broke out in a trade turmoil. The Bucks executives believed that Ray Allen did not have the potential to lead the team, and there was a high probability that they would send Ray Allen away after the summer trade market opened in exchange for an All-Star center and The first-round pick to rebuild the team has also made every team in the league interested in Jun Zilei start to make plans.

The Pistons swept the Celtics 4:0. Pierce, who was stabbed 11 times but was discharged from the hospital in just 3 days, failed to continue the miracle he had created in the hospital this time. Facing the Pistons' iron-blooded defense, even though Paul Pierce has already produced the best playoff data of his career, averaging 28.6 points per game. However, with only Walker scoring in double figures among his teammates, he is still unable to recover and lose without any suspense.

The Wizards defeated the 4ers 0-76. Iverson, who is known as the strongest No. pick, failed to make any more waves when faced with the combination of the old gangster and Yao Ming.

Throughout the series, Yao Ming averaged 31 points and 16 rebounds per game, the highest of both teams.

The old hooligan had big plans. With Yao Ming, who was already an All-Star, scoring, he focused more on blocking Iverson, averaging 2.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. All these statistics were collected on Iverson alone, and limited Iverson, the league's best scorer, to an average of less than 25 points per game, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%...

The terrifying defensive pressure made the entire league witness the true state of the old gangster after hiding for a season.

Leaving the offensive end to Yao Ming, it can be seen that Jordan is still hiding and saving the fuel that may be running out in his tank.

Now the whole league can see that this old guy has only one goal, and that is the championship!
In comparison, the game between the Nets and the Pacers seemed lackluster. Although the 4:2 score showed that the two teams were quite competitive with each other, there were neither topics nor highlights, and the Nets' victory was drowned in the Internet. Amidst the heated discussions about other teams, it seems so dazzling.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers faced the Nets and the Wizards faced the Pistons.

The former one is regarded as a new round of massacre, and the latter one, where the old gangsters meet their former rival team, is also the most interesting and topical round at the moment.

In addition, the regular season MVP voting results are finally out.

(End of this chapter)