And why did the Lakers fail to complete three consecutive championships this year? Jiang Chao, who is at the forefront, can see clearly through the combination of past and present.

In 2009, the Lakers, led by Kobe and Gasol, defeated the Magic and won the championship. In 2010, the team ushered in Artest and further strengthened the lineup. They defeated the Celtics to complete the championship.

Two consecutive championships.

As a result, in 2011, the Lakers only replaced two role players and were swept out of the Western Conference by the Mavericks. There must be a reason for this.

The core of the lineup has not changed in 2010 compared to 2011. The only change is that the team has become older.

Jiang Chao took Scarlett and the others to study together, and he spoke frankly to the people around him.

The Lakers' 10-year championship lineup: guards Fisher, Farmar, Kobe, Vujacic and Shannon Brown, forwards Artest, Gasol, Walton, Odom, Morrison and Powell, center Bynum

and Mbenga.

In 2011, the Lakers gave up Powell last season, and Mbenga acquired Blake and Barnes.

The other players have not changed. On paper, the Lakers have actually strengthened. Mbenga averaged 4 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in the playoffs, and Powell averaged 0.7 points in 3.1 minutes. It can be said that the Lakers sent away all marginal players.

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And Blake, who they got, averaged 9.8 points and 6 assists per game in the 2009 playoffs. Barnes is a well-known tough guy in the league, averaging 6.4 points per game in the 2010 playoffs. Ratliff is relatively useless, but overall, he is a tough guy.

It is said that the Lakers are stronger on paper than last season.

But everyone seems to have forgotten an important issue, and that is age. Although the new aids Blake and Barnes are still young, the team's core Fisher is 37 years old, Gasol is 31 years old, Kobe is 33 years old, and Artest is 33 years old.

32 years old.

During this period, Artest's physical fitness was no longer good. He was no longer the top small forward who could lead a team with one core at the time of Yao Ming.

Fisher and Blake have become cash machines for other teams. They are slow and poor on defense. Although Kobe and Gasol are still in their prime, Kobe suffered serious injuries later.

"Actually, if Kobe, who was at his peak before, had spoken like that, he would have been criticizing me from morning to night."

"The reason why it's not that serious now is because he himself knows the condition of his body."

"And through their reactions, I also know that the Lakers' injury risks should be very serious."

Jiang Chao took a puff of his cigar and continued to say under the admiring gazes of the three flawless girls:

"The Lakers team doctor definitely said that everyone is healthy, but in the finals, everyone has some injuries."

This year, Kobe suffered frequent knee injuries after the All-Star Game. In an interview, Kobe said that his right knee has no cartilage and it is difficult to bend. He had water accumulation in his knee when he played against the Thunder last season, and it is now more serious.

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Because of the difficulty in bending, it also affected Kobe's offense. In this year's playoffs, Kobe averaged only 22.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and his true shooting percentage was only 53%, the lowest since the 2003 playoffs.

At the same time, his assists and rebounds have also reached new lows since 2003. It can be said that Kobe has been greatly affected in all aspects.

"With this data, Harden is better than him. This is a fact."

Jiang Chao didn't say the next sentence, which was what Kehei (Zhan Mi) often said:

Kobe Bryant can win the championship by averaging 15 points per game. He can win the championship by averaging 2233 points per game. Can you see how thick his thighs are?

"Hey, injuries are more serious than tigers." Scarlett and Daddario are actually little Kermits when they are friends with the Knicks. However, the Knicks have been booming in the past two years.

They didn't go to watch Kobe play much.

But after hearing Jiang Chao's analysis and the fact that Kobe's top ten dunks this year are much less, I couldn't help but sigh.

Although the 31-year-old Gasol is still in his prime, various problems began to occur in the second half of the regular season. His condition declined seriously and it seemed that he was not focused on the game at all.

The conclusion given at the time was that the Lakers wanted to get Howard because of the Lakers' trade rumors, and Gasol was involved in it, which made him very sad. Some people also said that Gasol had a relationship problem.

He was lovelorn. Jiang Chao didn't know the specific situation. Anyway, he just had no desire to compete at all.

In the playoffs, he averaged only 13 points per game. This is not like the performance of a second-best player. It is really difficult for a team with such poor dual-core performance to win, and in the previous life, they faced Dirk Nowitzki, who had no solution at all this season.

Many insiders in later generations also analyzed that the Lakers' loss this year was due to themselves, injuries, age and locker room problems. If Gasol and Kobe had no problems, they might hope to achieve three consecutive championships.

"When Kobe was young and in good shape, he was also the magic weapon for the Lakers to fight against the Spurs in the most powerful period in the Western Conference. The only one who can stop the Spurs at their peak is Kobe. But now, after all, his age is here. Don't overexert yourself. Black Mamba Mentality

We have to follow the laws of nature, right?"

Under the stands, the Staples players had begun to warm up. On the big screen were the highlights of Kobe Bryant's season. From behind, there was a huge surge of fans watching scenes such as Griffin's bloody cap and consecutive wins against the Raptors.

This also made Jiang Chao lament Kobe's career. He admitted that Kobe was unstoppable before, but this year it is true that the Lakers in Kobe's era have begun to decline.

The Lakers won the championship in both the 2009 and 10 seasons. Kobe also relied on these two consecutive championships to reach the top ten in history.

But these two years have also made Kobe and Gasol arguably the most tired NBA athletes in the past few years, and their physical strength has seriously affected their condition.

In the past three years, Kobe and Gasol first reached the Finals for three consecutive years, which was a huge strain on their bodies. At the same time, they both participated in the 2008 Capital Olympics.

All of this made their bodies breathless. If in 10 years they could still rely on the flames of revenge against the Celtics to support themselves and win the championship all the way.

Then in 2011, after winning two consecutive championships, their mental and physical strength no longer supported them in creating miracles.

If a team's two major stars are not performing well, then trying to win the series is obviously a dream.

This is also the common reason why many teams that have won two consecutive championships cannot finally build three consecutive championships. The peak period of players is so short, and two years is enough to produce earth-shaking changes in athletes.

In fact, even though the Knicks are a youthful force, it can be seen that Turk Drew's back injury has prevented him from bending down and pressing his center of gravity to break through compared to when he was first recruited.

And Oku has completely lost his age of back-fighting... and all this only took more than a year.

11 years after two consecutive championships, the Lakers team is full of veterans, and the entire starting lineup is at the end of its peak period. Coupled with the fatigue caused by successive years of competition, this team has lost the ability to compete with other players.

A team desperate for a championship.

And not only the starting lineup, the Lakers' bench has also lost its previous ability. They also lost Farmar before the playoffs, which greatly reduced their perimeter defensive ability.

This showed a chain reaction in the subsequent series against the Mavericks. In that series, the Mavericks' three-point shooters collectively exploded, and three of them had a three-point shooting percentage of more than 50%. Peja's

52.4%, Terry's 68.4% and Nowitzki's 72.7%.

These jaw-dropping statistics all come together in one series!

Although Jiang Chao also knows that this season's King Nuo can't win even if Jordan comes, but this is also related to defense. Don't you think the Thunder can defend it?

King Nuo also shot 70% against the Thunder, but his teammates were locked in by the Thunder's violent perimeter defense, which left them without an offensive helper.

The same goes for the Lakers, there are too few outside helpers around Kobe.

For three consecutive years, the Lakers relied on Jackson Jackson's triangle offense to be invincible in the league. However, the gods also fell one day. In 2011, opponents gradually discovered the flaws of the triangle offense.

And because there is no offensive point guard in the team, the triangle offense can only be carried out by Kobe and Gasol, which to a certain extent causes the Lakers to rely heavily on them on the offensive end.

Once both of them perform poorly, the Lakers' offense will completely stagnate, and Zen Master can only deal with this situation as a clever woman can't make a straw without rice. In the end, the great dynasty that did not achieve three consecutive championships in 2011 will be insufficient.

Surprising.

As Kobe's archrival Howard said before the game:

"The Lakers' two consecutive championships are a beautiful memory in countless people's youth. The purple and gold light has shined for long enough, and now it's the orange and blue storm's turn!!!"

Compared to the Lakers, who are all in their early 30s, the Knicks have a bunch of people in their early 20s!!

Only Agent, Okur is of the same era as Kobe and the others!

Defeating James, who was strongly promoted by the league, they have reason to cut off Kobe's dynasty dream!!

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20 minutes later.

Under the purple and gold craze at the scene, G1 of the finals began!!

Both teams' jerseys had the O'Brien Trophy printed on them, and the on-site commentary was particularly exciting.

Knicks VS Lakers, a long-lost showdown between giants!!

One side has bright white and yellow colors, and the other side has sky blue and orange colors. These are the most popular jerseys among young people. The NBA was also delighted when they saw it.

Generally speaking, the first session is a test, just to see.

In order to counter the Lakers' triangle offense, the Knicks came up and directed Yao Huo, which will make your sister-in-law uncomfortable!

Outside Kuhart Ke-Drew!

When the Knicks came up, Curry tried a long three-point shot, but he missed. Yao Ming hit the rebound, and facing the Lakers who let Odom play first, he directly scored with a high hook!

The Lakers' side is Kobe's own model, with the old fish giving the ball to the Black Mamba in the frontcourt.

I have to say that Kobe is still handsome when he plays. Facing Harden, who regards him as his idol, Kobe keeps feinting, turning around, and drifting fadeaway jumpers, a lifelong skill!

A picturesque shot.

Harden jumped up to block the ball and hit the ball! Howard rushed to grab the rebound.

Turk Drew dealt the card from the top of the arc, Harden cut to the basket and gave the ball!

With Gasol chasing the block with his long arm, Harden hit Howard with his left hand without looking at anyone, who was following up.

Warcraft faced the basket and directly took the ball and flew up to explode the frame!!! Unstoppable!!!

The celebrities in Los Angeles in the front row pursed their lips when they saw it.

How to play this?

It feels like the Lakers can't keep up with the rhythm at all!!
To be continued...