O'Neal helped the Pacers to beat the Celtics and was in a good mood. He called Guo Xu for more than half an hour. Of course, he was not talking about his feelings about winning, but about the movie he wanted to make in the summer.

This guy's mind is no longer on the basketball court, and it is a surprise to be able to advance.

The Pacers' lineup is not strong. O'Neal has already begun to decline. He averaged 30 minutes per game in the regular season, scored 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists, and shot a 60.3% shooting percentage. Physical strength is a weakness and cannot play for a long time.

The team's number one scorer is Caron Butler, who averaged 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage is 45.6%.

The team's third scoring point is the double-seater Jared Jack who played with the Spurs. Unlike the point guard, who averaged 13 points and 4 assists per game. The others are ordinary role players, mainly defense.

Jalvis Hayes, Marquez Daniels, and Morris Evans are not very strong players, they can only catch and shoot and defend. There is a substitute at No. 1, Kenyon Dulin, who can organize offense and shoot three-pointers.

But the Pacers won because their lineup restrained the Celtics and their defense in the penalty area was excellent.

The Celtics are a slow-paced team, and Garnett became slower after reimbursement of the season. The "big baby" Glen Davis, who entered the lineup, is a big fat man with a height of 206cm and a weight of 131 kilograms, and Kendrick Perkins is a second fat man with a height of 208cm and a weight of 122 kilograms.

All three fat guys can withstand the opponent. O'Neal has rich experience in offensively and can play pick-and-roll, and can attack with a low post. Perkins can do nothing if he can't enter the penalty area. Davis performs a little better off on the offensive end, and has a mid-range shot that is not very accurate. He can pull out the pick-and-roll, but cannot play O'Neal at a low post.

The Pacers are not just O'Neal who can resist. Substitute center Roy Hibert is a high center forward with a height of 218cm and a weight of 122kg. Defending near the penalty area by height, the wingspan can interfere with shooting.

The Pacers are weaker in the No. 4 position, Jeff Foster and Cardinal, who is not tall and can shoot three-pointers.

The Celtics' scoring mainly depends on Pierce and Ray Allen. They have two teammates who can free themselves, which is really a scam.

The two teams slowly fought against the trend and fought against the position, and they were very anxious in each game, with only one game exceeding 10 points.

In the tiebreak match, Ray Allen felt awful, making 2 of 11 shots, 0 of 7 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and only scored 5 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. This is not the first time that Ray Allen has performed poorly in a key game. Last year's playoff performance in tiebreak was also very poor.

The abnormality of the inside and outside stars caused the Celtics to be unable to break the joint defense at all, and they only scored 75 points in the whole game. Although they had good defense and the Pacers only scored 80 points, they reached the second round with a 5-point advantage.

Funny thing is that after the game, a group of "Rondo Blows" appeared, saying that he was a star point guard and was seriously underestimated. Because he averaged 16.7 points, 10 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game in seven games in the series, almost hitting a triple-double.

However, this is the score he got when he averaged 15.9 shots per game, with a shooting percentage of 41%, 25% of three-pointers and 65.7% of free throws. Free Air completed the defensive task well in this series, interfering with Rondo's shooting.

There are also ball blinds who say that Rondo is a pure point guard and a traditional point guard in the league. So the question is, in which era the NBA tradition is that players are placed two meters away from each field and shooting various shots?

O'Neal, Butler performed well, and Ellis of the Lakers and Bogut performed well, causing a person to be innocently shot online, that is Kobe.

There are many fans on the Internet saying that he has abolished his teammates, which is unfair. In fact, his teammates have never been abolished. It’s just that he didn’t have that much ball right when he was a teammate with Kobe. Isn’t it natural for the coach to give the boss unlimited shots?

On May 4, the first game between the Suns and the Lakers began.

The atmosphere of the interview before the game was very harmonious, and the two sides praised each other. Guo Xu praised Joe Johnson, Ellis, Bogut, and the Lakers team praised the strength of the Big Three of the Suns together. This is not a tense series, but more like a friendly match.

Because the Lakers knew that they were at a disadvantage, it was almost impossible to eliminate the Suns and advance. The whole team knew it and placed themselves in the position of challenger.

Guo Xu has been teammates with Joe Johnson, and also chatted with Bogut on the weekends. The two of them also went to see Guo Xu's concert together. In addition, Guo Xu praised Ellis. Now that Ellis has achieved his level, he has no reason to become unsupervised.

"Zen Master" Jackson changed the lineup, Ellis, Joe Johnson, Artest, Odom, and Bogut.

This is because everyone knows that Fisher can't defend against Guo Xu. Guo Xu can easily break through with a change of speed when fighting him. As soon as he comes, the Lakers must closely double-team Guo Xu outside the three-point line, and are in a huge passive position.

Fisher in this life is an ordinary role player. Without the 0.4-second finale, fans can't say that he has a big heart, and no one else is bragging about him as the perfect championship puzzle.

Someone really said this in his previous life, but the reason was that there was no O'Neal, Kobe won two championships, no Gasol, Kobe won three championships, no Fisher, and no Kobe won six championships.

He is a heavy defender with slower movements and is often bounced by speed guards. He can play because he has a three-pointer and is familiar with the Lakers' triangular offensive system. He is not strong.

Five Suns: Guo Xu, Morrow, Roy, Stardameier, and Gasol Jr.

In the regular season, he did not play small ball tactics against the Lakers and Suns. Gasol Jr. has 18 games in the regular season, and this is the first time in the playoffs. He has a very good defensive effect against Bogut, and he can withdraw the penalty area on the offensive end, and the screening effect is better than Millsap.

With the help of Haslem, Gasol controlled his diet and underwent some high-intensity training, and the weight loss effect was very significant. In half a year, he lost 30 pounds, and at this time he had lost 120 kilograms.

In terms of diet, Gasol eliminates high-calorie foods and even begins to reduce drinking soda.

His muscle lines are still not obvious, and his movement speed is also the slowest in the Suns, but it is much better than when he first came, at least he doesn't look like a fat man anymore.

Gasol also cut off his long hair, his capable flat head and deliberately raised beard, which immediately looked much more mature, full of masculine flavor, and better than plastic surgery.

He made rapid progress because there were too many supermen in the Suns, which was so exciting that he didn't want to be the worst one.

Needless to say, the four dunk kings are often dunked during training. In such an environment, if he does not lose weight, he will appear out of place with the collective.

After the game started, Guo Xu did not use the ball to challenge Ellis, but passed the ball to Roy to challenge Artest. He and Morro were on both sides, and the baseline relied on the inside players to find offensive opportunities for offensive opportunities.

This is a target for the Lakers' lineup as soon as he plays, Arte is the main defender of Roy, and Joe Johnson has to run with Morrow. Even if he defends Morrow, the defensive end will consume a lot of energy.

On the offensive end, Joe Johnson is the core, and it doesn't matter if Morrow is beaten by him. Teammates can get back from other positions, but Joe Johnson's energy consumed cannot be compensated. Once his scoring efficiency decreases, the Lakers will be very passive, and Bathir, the substitute, is one level of offensive ability.

In the regular season, the Suns have adopted this strategy twice, and team basketball made the Lakers feel helpless. Ellis also has difficulty breaking through the Suns' defense line. They are a joint defense system, and four people protect the penalty area.
Chapter completed!