Chapter 249 [Overwhelm the core, build a dynasty]
In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers failed to maintain a complete victory and lost to the Kings at home in the second game.
Webber, Bibby, Christie, and Divac showed their strength together, the Kings substitutes, Bobby Jackson, Pollard, Tekglu and other groups of bench bandits.
After winning this game, the Kings "abdicated" and were scored three consecutive games by the Lakers, and were eliminated 1-4 in total.
The Kings' lineup depth this season is the strongest in team history. Gerald Wallace can only be a marginal player, but unfortunately the team suffered an injury and failed.
The Kings are not the strongest lineup in this series. The team's second scorer, Peja Stojakovic, missed three games due to injury. Although Peja played with injuries in the last two games, his performance was also very bad. Players endured the pain and played the ball with the shooting rhythm, which was fatal to the pitcher.
The King's weakness is also obvious. Divac's movement speed is too slow, and it is difficult to defend the defender's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll. As long as Kobe and Guo Xu face Divac in a misaligned manner, they can ensure efficiency either by breaking or shooting.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers and the Kings played extremely fiercely in the Western Conference Finals. In two games, they decided the winner by one point. There was still huge controversy in the sixth game. Many people believe that the league made money to make money in the tiebreak.
The Lakers won 27 free throws in the final quarter of the Sixth Games. Kings centers Divac and Pollard, who were responsible for defending O'Neal, were both sent off for no reason and each received a technical foul in the first half.
In the end, the Kings could only let Weber defend O'Neal. The Lakers had more free throws in one quarter than the Kings in the whole game, and the players shot very accurately. O'Neal made 13 of 17 free throws in the whole game, and Kobe made 11 of 11 free throws.
However, from another perspective, the Kings really have no chance of a champion. Putting aside the referee factor, as long as O'Neal's free throw is normal, the Kings will also win one Peja. However, in the two key games, O'Neal broke out on the free throw line, and O'Pang made 11 free throws in the tiebreaker.
It’s not that the king is weak, it’s all because the fat man is too perverted. At the critical moment, he even did the things he was not good at.
The strength of the Eastern Conference playoff teams is relatively close, and there is no sweep in every series.
The 76ers were eliminated by the Hornets led by Byron Davis in the first round. Davis made rapid progress and is currently the best point guard in the league with a strong impact. He has participated in the dunk contest and is a small tank on the No. 1 position.
The Hornets lost to the Nets in the second round. Davis was in good health and Jason Kidd was not weak either. The defensive end could reduce his offensive efficiency. The Nets played very beautifully in both fast attack and positional battles. Kidd organized the team in an orderly manner, making the Nets the most unexpected dark horse.
The person in sharp contrast with Kidd is Marbury. After the two switched, the Suns, who entered the playoffs last season, ranked tenth in the West this season, and head coach Skeles was also dismissed in the mid-term.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Nets eliminated the Pistons 4-1 and successfully reached the finals.
Although the Pistons were eliminated, Jim Carrey... Oh no, it was Rick Carlisle who had shown the potential of a famous coach. Under his tactical system, the starting lineup composed of Starkhouse, Criverd Robinson, Ben Wallace, Atkins, and Michael Curry performed well on both ends of the offense and defense.
Substitute forward Collis Williams could also help the team. If it weren't for Guo Xu, Collis would have been the best sixth man with averaging 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game and a 51% shooting percentage.
The Pistons' entry into the Eastern Conference Finals is also a product of the butterfly effect. Originally, the Celtics should have entered the Eastern Conference Finals, but Antoine Walker was injured and Kenny Anderson was traded in advance, causing the Celtics to become a mess. In the end, they only won 36 wins and ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference, one less win than the Wizards where Jordan was.
The Pistons have already had the prototype of a giant, with only the No. 1 position and poor wing defense ability. Atkins is not a qualified starting point guard, and Michael Curry is just an ordinary role player.
This year is another final without any suspense, and everyone knows that the Lakers will win the championship.
Although no one said that the Nets are led by a single core team, in fact, they are only one All-Star.
Kittles, Martin, and Van Horn have a good data, and their shooting percentages are all very low. Richard Jefferson and Rucios Harris, who are substitutes, have a certain strength, and the gap between them is also obvious with the Lakers' bench bandits.
Guo Xu happens to be the kind of point guard that Kidd hates, and he is very fast. Kidd is excellent in single defense and assisting defense. He is very similar to Payton and has the same weaknesses. As heavy guards, when they encounter big men's cover, they are not chasing and defending fast enough.
Kobe has obvious advantages against Kitels, no tactics is needed, and a one-on-one challenge is a chance. Kitels is 196cm tall and weighs only 81 kilograms, which is extremely poor in the face.
Guo Xu and O'Neal will face the Nets' meat shield blue-collar center Todd Mark Rocky, a strong man with a height of 213cm and a weight of 127 kilograms, who moves very slowly, and his specialty is to resist people.
Mark Rocky participated in the Finals last season for the 76ers. The situation he faced was the same after he came on the court, that was, he could not defend Guo Xu from misplaced. Seeing Guo Xu's outside shot or being passed. Because his speed was slower than Geiger, Larry Brown did not dare to use him, so he made him a marginal man in the 76ers for two seasons.
Because the inside of the Nets was too poor, Mark Rocky became the starter after joining, scoring 9.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in his peak career data, but this does not mean that his strength has improved, but Kidd is too good at "feeding cakes".
Mark Rocky's game, and Nets' substitute center Jason Collins was even worse. He was just a rookie. Although he was known for his defense in college, he was too forced to deal with O'Neal.
Collins can only rely on his strength to fight O'Neal and cannot interfere with his shooting. Then, just like all centers in this era, he was dunked by O'Pang several times and then left the court with 6 fouls.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Collins was a well-known player, not because he was outstanding, but because he announced his "coming out" in 2014. Moreover, he was also the most powerful player in the NBA falsely reported height. The data reported was 213cm and weighed 116 kilograms. In fact, he was only 203cm, which was shorter than Lakers' power forward Horry on the field.
What's even more sad is that Collins has no attack power. His attack on the Nets will be affected and he will be free from the penalty area.
The fatal flaw in the center position destined the Nets to end. O'Neal showed his power every game and scored data at the Ancient Behemoth level. His shooting percentage was 62.3%, scoring 32 points, 15.8 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.4 steals, and 3.4 blocks.
Kobe's shooting percentage was 46.2%, scoring 23 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.8 blocks, which was also eye-catching.
Guo Xu averaged 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 50%, a three-point shooting percentage of 45.7%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 85%.
Two of the Lakers' Big Three shots have more than 50% shooting percentage. The Nets' outcome can be imagined. Although they are not as bad as the 76ers lost last year, the average score difference is 23 points.
Although Guo Xu missed FMVP again in this finals and scored only 30 points, his data overwhelmed the Nets core Kidd. Except for the triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the first game, Kidd was not as good as Guo Xu in the other three games.
Kidd's advantage is that his shooting is a big flaw. He averaged 18 shots per game, with a shooting percentage of only 39.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 23.5%, scoring 18.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Lakers easily swept the Nets 4-0 and once again won the championship trophy away.
Chapter completed!