hotmtlnovel Chapter 580 1 The entire series will
Chapter 580 1 The entire series will
Chapter 580 The whole series will
The Lakers fought hard for seven games, defeated the Nuggets, reached the semifinals, and encountered the Clippers.
Since the two sides met in the first round in 2010, this is the third time the Clippers have met the Lakers in the playoffs in four seasons.
The previous record of the two sides was a tie with one win and one loss, and the victorious side won the final championship.
It is not impossible to say that the duel between the two sides is an early championship battle.
Especially in 12, the Lakers and the Clippers fought in the Western Conference Finals. If the Lakers could win the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals last year, it is entirely possible for them to defeat the Cavaliers and win the championship in the finals.
However, there is no if in history. In 13 years, the strength of the Lakers still exists. The state before the start of the playoffs is obviously not as good as last season.
The Clippers swept the Jazz in the first round, and they were well prepared from physical fitness to mental state.
In this round of the series, Min Congda paid unprecedented attention. According to his current information, there are many conflicts in the Lakers team.
The hidden conflict between Kobe and Paul, once detonated completely, is likely to lead to the disintegration of the team lineup.
Even, it may lead to turmoil in the management. In the year when the old Buss just passed away, it was the most unstable time for the Lakers.
Just like those dynasties, after the founder dies, it is the most dangerous for the second generation to take over and guard the country. If you are not careful, the second generation will die.
Even if the country is kept, the succession process is often full of conspiracy, blood and killing.
As big as a national dynasty, as small as a company team, they all follow this law.
It is easy to start a business but difficult to keep it. Successors have to face many crises, especially in the first year.
The Bass family could feel the danger, so at the critical moment after the sixth game, they chose to side with Chris Paul.
After all, Paul is younger and can maintain his combat effectiveness for the next five to six years, while Kobe's career has entered the countdown.
Of course, not all the Lakers support Paul, like Jenny Buss firmly supports Kobe.
She is different from Jim Buss. When Buss bought the Lakers in 79, Jenny Buss joined the team's operations. She has personally experienced the glory of the Lakers for decades and has great influence on the team. deep affection.
If she had been a boy, Buss Sr. would have given Jenny full control of the team.
On the contrary, although Jim Buss was a boy, he liked baseball more since he was a child, and now he wears his baseball cap everywhere.
In terms of feelings for the Lakers and love for basketball, Jim Buss is not as good as Jenny.
But Jim has the support of a group of management personnel headed by Kupchak in the team.
Jenny Buss' supporters are mainly her girlfriends and veterans like Rambis. They currently have little influence in the Lakers.
In this case, Jenny stood on Kobe's side very clearly, because she knew that Kobe is still the biggest sign of the Lakers.
But Kobe's performance was really unsatisfactory. Is it possible to expect Kobe to play against the sky in the second round and help the Lakers advance?
To be honest, Jenny Buss is not sure at all. The entire league knows how strong the Clippers are now.
If Aunt Jenny is 30 years younger, she must dedicate herself to find Min Congda, so that his Clippers can be merciful and don't make the Lakers look too ugly.
However, Min Congda now just wants to make the Lakers look ugly, so as to create civil strife in the Lakers.
During the period when the Clippers were resting and preparing for the game, Min Congda rarely participated in the Clippers training throughout the entire process.
He hasn't been on the sidelines to watch the team's training for a long time. Since he was the coach of 6 games and self-destructed, he has not paid much attention to the training and tactics of the players.
But the Clippers players all know that Min Congda has keen eyesight, clear thinking, and high sensitivity to basketball tactics. When he is watching everyone training from the sidelines, he feels very oppressive.
Because everyone is worried that Min Congda will notice their mistakes.
Like Anthony Davis, who has no previous experience, Min Congda's basketball talent has always existed only in the legends around him.
But in the past two days, Anthony Davis really experienced the general, what is the fear of being dominated by talent.
Sitting on the sidelines, Min Congda knew almost every move of the players. He could almost immediately point out whoever made a wrong move, who didn’t move actively, who missed someone, and who didn’t run out of offensive tactics. .
This caused a lot of pressure on everyone during training. They were all focused and did not dare to make mistakes. Mistakes were pointed out immediately.
Although Min Congda won't reprimand anyone, it's really embarrassing to be pointed out like this. The training atmosphere in the Clippers is like this.
Anthony Davis has been pointed many times in a row in defense, and some of his selection strategies have problems.
Of course, Min Congda is not rigidly rebelling against dogma, thinking that in some cases, it is necessary to do so.
He has a demonstration screen in his mind, and through the calculations of his eyes and brain, he can always find a relatively optimal solution.
Once the player can't reach the optimal solution calculated in his mind, he will remind him that Davis has been ordered many times, and he is a little anxious.
"Mr. Smart, do I really have so many defensive positioning problems?"
"Yes, you do have some issues with your positioning, but your wingspan and mobility make up for them. It shows that you still have a lot of room for improvement."
Anthony Davis didn't say a word, but he was a little unconvinced in his heart. After all, he graduated from the University of Kentucky, and he can be said to be the best defensive player in that class.
In his playing time this season, he has played very good statistics, averaging 11.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.
In the selection of the defensive lineup, he can even have a place.
Mr. Smart usually doesn't say anything and doesn't participate in team training.
Why did he suddenly mix in training so diligently recently, and even point fingers.
Mike Malone, the defensive coach, saw that Anthony Davis was frustrated.
During the break, he came to comfort Davis, saying: "It's okay, training is a process of accepting criticism and continuous improvement."
Anthony Davis said: "But... I feel like I am useless under his criticism."
Mike Malone said: "Who said you are useless? Didn't Mr. Smart say that your wingspan and athletic ability are very talented."
"..."
Davis was puzzled: "Then there is really a problem with my choices?"
Malone has always been a coach who is good at encouraging young players, but this time he had to say: "Anthony, I have also accompanied Mr. Smart to watch your training these two days. I want to say that every problem pointed out by Mr. Smart , are all correct. I can’t even see some problems, and I need to watch the video afterwards to find out. He pointed out those problems, not to say that you did not do well, but that Mr. Smart has high demands on you, He asks you according to the perfect standard, do you understand?"
Anthony Davis nodded. If a professional defensive coach like Mike Malone said so, it must be his own problem.
And Mike Malone was also amazed that Smart Min's sensitivity to tactics was so high that his mind was like a sand table for simulation and deduction.
He thought to himself, it really is the playoffs, and Mr. Smart has stricter requirements on everyone.
In fact, Min Congda did this because he was worried that everyone would have a rest, and the first game would be overturned like the first round against the Jazz.
In order to prevent everyone from overturning, he must maintain a tense atmosphere in the team, and instructed Tyronn Lue to fight the Lakers in the second round and go all out!
Tyronn Lue doesn't quite understand why the Lakers must be beaten hard in the second round. In fact, playing normally, the Lakers will not be the opponent of the Clippers this year.
Min Congda said to Tyronn Lu: "This year will be an important turning point. The Clippers will surpass the Lakers and become the most popular team node in Los Angeles. Therefore, meeting the Lakers in the semifinals is an excellent opportunity for the Clippers. .There's nothing like completely crushing opponents in a series, creating a strong contrast, and surpassing each other."
Although Min Congda only told half the truth, his real purpose was to break the current rule of the Bass family of the Lakers and create conditions for the rebirth of the Lakers, but from the current point of view, from the perspective of the Clippers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement.
Suppose the Lakers did not enter the playoffs, but just entered a cyclical trough, such as Gasol leaving, Kobe getting old, the Lakers entering the lottery zone, and starting a new round of cycle.
Then there will still be many diehard fans who are willing to follow the Lakers through this low period, willing to watch the Lakers start from the draft, re-train superstars a little bit, and form a championship team.
This is the attraction of the NBA game, slipping from the top, starting from scratch, returning to the top, and then repeating itself.
But the arrival of Paul made the Lakers linger, and even gave the fans hope of winning the championship.
As a result, facing the rising upstarts and being defeated one after another, the feeling is completely different.
Nothing shakes the balance of a fan's mind more than a straight win over an opponent in a series.
Tyronn Lue quickly understood Min Congda's intentions. The Clippers wanted to use a hearty round of victories without any suspense to prove who is the real king of Los Angeles!
On May 5th, Los Angeles, Staples Center, the first game of the playoffs semifinals, the Clippers at home, the Clippers vs. the Lakers.
The Lakers, who had only rested for two days, dragged their tired bodies and started their journey to the semifinals.
Of course, the Lakers still let go of their words before the game, and they will do their best to win this round.
Chris Paul said, "Physical fitness is not a problem. It is commonplace in the NBA to enter the next round after the tiebreaker. In the playoffs, we must adapt to the intensity of the playoffs, and continuous combat will help us maintain our state. "
What Paul said is correct. The playoffs are often prone to long breaks. Resting too long is sometimes not a good thing.
But Paul didn't know that during the preparations for this round of the series, the Clippers had already made a series of targeted arrangements for Paul.
Min Congda didn't just mobilize before the game and put some pressure on everyone. He rarely seriously participated in the team's tactical arrangements.
The Clippers coaching staff also felt Min Congda's unprecedented seriousness. Even Min Congda didn't bother to care about it in the finals last year.
The coaching staff agreed that Mr. Smart must have foreseen the strategic significance of this round of the series. Everyone must win, and they must win beautifully.
After discussing the routine, the basic strategy given by the Clippers is that the defensive system will fully target Paul and carry out a comprehensive defensive encirclement and suppression of him.
At the same time, in the offense, aiming at Paul's disadvantage in height, targeted big and small blows, damaging the important point of the Lakers from both physical and mental aspects.
As for Kobe, Min Congda believes that with Kobe's current state, normal defense is enough. Kobe can no longer kill a team by himself like he did in his peak period.
The game started on time at [-]:[-] p.m., and the starters of the two sides were the same as in the regular season. The Los Angeles Derby three rounds started.
With a jump ball at the start, the Clippers took the lead, and Gaso gave the ball to Curry to launch the first offense in the series.
The Clippers' offensive routine at the beginning was quite cautious, with a high pick-and-roll starter, Gasol Jr. cut outside to receive the ball, and played pass and cut cooperation.
In the absence of Harden in the starting lineup, the Clippers' pass cuts are much less imaginative and rich than before, and they emphasize Randolph's role in the low post.
Randolph blocked the ball in the low post, the Lakers' defense moved in, and Gasol gave it to Leonard.
Leonard stopped holding the ball, walked in, and then gave it to George, who passed the ball to Curry.
Curry used the gap to get into the three-second zone, and finally made a throw, but missed under Paul's interference.
It can be seen from this offense that without one organizational point, the Clippers' offense is much more sluggish.
But after missing the shot, the Clippers retreated very quickly, completely denying Paul a chance to counterattack quickly.
Paul held the ball across the half, and just past the midfield line, Curry began to lead the defense and made an aggressive attack.
The ball in Paul's hands is certainly not that easy to grab, but Curry's defense is not that bad either.
The problem with Curry's defense is that one is not enough lateral movement, the other is that the prediction is very general, and then as a point guard, the versatility of defense on the field is naturally limited.
After all, dunking is more difficult for him, let alone defending and blocking shots.
But if it's just about defending dogfights with enthusiasm, Curry won't be too bad.
Curry was already very excited about playing against Paul. Since Mr. Smart asked to bite Paul, Curry would certainly not let it go.
Moreover, Curry dared to actively grab, and even gave up his defensive position, desperately oppressing.
Because he has a strong defensive team behind him to cover him.
Paul was very uncomfortable being defended by Curry, and almost made a mistake in the offense.
In the end, the ball went out of bounds, and the Lakers still had the ball.
"FxxK, you have the ability to guard me like this the whole game, kid."
While waiting for the serve from the sidelines, Paul muttered, obviously dissatisfied with Curry's mad dog defense from the beginning.
But Curry said: "Not the whole game, but the whole series I will guard you like this, Paul."
(End of this chapter)