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Chapter 211 Returning to the state and advancing strongly

With the victory of the first playoffs, the young players of the Lakers who have no experience in the playoffs finally began to find some sense of playing in the playoffs.On the contrary, the opponent, the Blazers, gradually lost confidence because of the loss of the game. The Blazers tried their best to play this game, but the result still failed, so whether it is from the coach or the players, they will inevitably feel There is a loss, and it is this loss that will make the pioneers gradually lose their fighting spirit.

In the other three playoff games played on the same day, the eighth-ranked Nets in the Eastern Conference were very similar to the eighth-ranked Trail Blazers in the Western Conference. They even dragged the Bulls into overtime. , the first place in the regular season in the east and west has encountered a lot of trouble.

Kobe played very well in today's game of the Nets. Although he was completely blown by Jordan on the defensive end, Kobe showed his strength in offense. He scored a team-high 27 points, including In the fourth quarter, one player scored 13 points to help the Nets drag the game into overtime.Although Jordan scored a three-point lore with 5 seconds left in overtime, the Nets' ability to force the Bulls into this is also an outstanding performance.The performance of the first player in the East and West in the first round of the playoffs is really very similar, and the number one star stood up at the last moment.

In the other two games, the Knicks and the Heat, the old enemies in the East, met again. In the second round of the playoffs last season, the two teams fought seven games, and the Heat won in the end. But this year, the Heat won the first round of the playoffs. In the first game, they beat the Knicks 94 to 79 by 15 points.With Ewing's season reimbursement, the Knicks have completely declined.The Minnesota Timberwolves lost 83 to 108 to the Supersonics by 25 points. Facing the experienced Supersonics team, the Timberwolves, which is also dominated by young people, fell into complete chaos. suppress.Playoff experience is really very important. A star who has never played in the playoffs may only be able to play less than [-]% of his original strength in the playoffs. This is related to the mental state and has nothing to do with technology At the level, only players with a strong and tenacious character can make a difference in the playoffs. Any cowards who are afraid of confrontation and injury will eventually be abandoned.

After the first game of the first round, except for the Spurs' victory over the Suns and the Rockets' victory over the Jazz, which was considered a minor upset, the other games were won by the top-ranked teams in the regular season.

On April 4, the second game of the first round started.

The Atlanta Hawks once again lost to the Charlotte Hornets 85 to 92. The top star of the Hornets, Glenn Rice, scored a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds.The Eagles are on the verge of elimination after losing this game. If the Eagles cannot win in the next home game, they will be swept by the Hornets.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost again to the Indiana Pacers 86-92. Sean Kemp of the Cavaliers scored 27 points and 9 rebounds. 0 to 2 behind, it is likely to be swept out by the Pacers.

The Suns pulled one back at home as they beat the Spurs 108-101.The Spurs still played well in this game. David Robinson and Tim Duncan both scored double-doubles, but the Suns played an efficient offense under the leadership of Jason Kidd, and the team scored in double figures with six players.

The Jazz, who lost the first game, finally began to wake up. They defeated the Houston Rockets 105 to 90 and pulled back a game.The Rockets performed very badly against the normal Jazz. The team's highest score was only 16 points, which was obtained by Olajuwon desperately. Charles Barkley played only 26 minutes due to his back injury and scored 8 points and 7 points. rebound.

On April 4, the Lakers finally ushered in their second game at home.The Blazers have been in a bit of confusion since the last loss. Rasheed Wallace, who has a fiery temper, publicly accused Isaiah Ryder and Damon Stoudemire of taking too much possession after the game. , That's why the game was lost, but head coach Mike Dunleavy expressed his support for Rydell and Stoudemire, which made the arrogant Rasheed Wallace quite dissatisfied, and the Blazers fell into an embarrassing situation of infighting .

The Lakers summed up their game experience after the last game. With the help of head coach George Crent and two veterans Byron Scott and Dell Curry, some of the Lakers have no playoff experience. The young players began to gradually find out how to play in the playoffs.

From the beginning of the game, the Lakers took control of the scene in their own hands.Liu Han used his deterrence to open up the offensive space for the Lakers players, and the other Lakers players also performed normally under the control of Steve Nash, and did not fall into chaos like the previous game, so The Lakers built a double-digit lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Trail Blazers lost the vigor of the previous game today. Due to the conflict between Rasheed Wallace and the two main players, his shots were reduced, and the Blazers' offense was more concentrated on Isaiah Lai. In the hands of Dell and Damon Stoudemire, these two guys don't feel very good today, and the Blazers have shown failures from the beginning.

Entering the second quarter, the Lakers replaced the substitute players, but the Trail Blazers continued the game with the starters. They took advantage of the Lakers' substitute players to play a wave of offensive climax and narrowed the point difference to 4 points. At this moment, the veteran Lakers once again showed his strength. Dell Curry scored two consecutive three-pointers to make the Blazers' previous efforts useless.As the Lakers gradually replaced the starting players who recovered their strength, the Blazers began to be unable to withstand it.

At halftime, the Lakers led by 64 points 53-11.

Entering the third quarter, the Lakers played better and better, and Liu Han also began to increase his shots. The Blazers finally began to collapse. They fell into an 8-minute scoring drought in the third quarter, and finally relied on Rashi De Wallace's consecutive mid-range shots allowed them to score in double digits, but it was useless. The Lakers had established a 33-point advantage at the end of the third quarter, and the Blazers were on the verge of a [-]-point lead. Field rout.

The Lakers used young players to train throughout the fourth quarter, but the Blazers were unwilling to fail and launched a counterattack. However, as the young players of the Lakers gradually adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs, they maintained the lead advantage, and finally beat the Blazers 115 to 91 by 24 points.

Liu Han only played 29 minutes in this game and scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. The Lakers scored the most points was O'Neal. He felt hot today, made 13 of 11 free throws and scored 29 points 14 rebounds.O'Neal has been practicing the yoga that Li Rui entrusted to him. With the continuation of this unconventional training, O'Neill found that his weight has been maintained very well, and his flexibility has also begun to improve. It used to be his biggest problem. Free throws are also practiced very well now.

In the other three games played on the same day, the Nets lost to the Bulls again 91 to 96. Kobe played well again but Jordan was still strong, and the Nets faced the danger of being swept out.The Knicks defeated the Heat 96 to 86 to get back a game. Heat point guard Tim Hardaway was off-point today and only made 15 of 4 shots in the game, which affected the performance of the Heat.The Timberwolves defeated the Sonics 98 to 91. The youngsters of the Timberwolves are the same as the youngsters of the Lakers. With the increase of experience, they gradually began to learn how to play in the playoffs.

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