Chapter 249 [Overwhelm the Core and Establish 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.
Webb, Bibby, Christie, and Divac came together, and the Kings benched Bobby Jackson, Pollard, Turkglou and a bunch of bench bandits.
After winning this game, the king "abdicated" and was pulled three games in a row by the Lakers, with a total score of 1-4.
This season's Kings have the strongest depth in team history, and Gerard Wallace can only be a fringe man, but unfortunately the team suffered injuries and fell short.
The Kings weren't the strongest team in the series, with the team's second-scorer Peja Stojakovic missing three games due to injury, although Peja played the last two games with injuries and had a terrible performance. Players playing with injuries can affect the pace of their shots and can be fatal to pitchers.
The King's weakness is also obvious, Divac moves too slowly, and it is difficult for defenders to break through after blocking. Kobe Bryant and Guo Xu can ensure efficiency as long as they are misplaced in the face of Divac, either sudden or shot.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers and the Kings fought extremely fiercely, with two games being decided by 1 point, and there was still a huge controversy in the sixth game, and many people thought that the league hacked the King in order to make money by playing seven games.
In Game 6, the Lakers made 27 free throws in the final quarter, and Kings centers Divac and Pollard, who were responsible for defending O'Neal, were both inexplicably fouled and each received a technical foul in the first half.
In the end, the Kings could only let Webb defend O'Neal, and the Lakers made more free throws in the first quarter than the Kings in the whole game, and the players shot accurately, O'Neal made 13 of 17 free throws and Kobe Bryant made 11 of 11 free throws.
But from another point of view, the Kings really don't have a championship life, aside from the referee factor, as long as O'Neal's free throws are at a normal level, the Kings let a Peja also win. In the two key games, O'Neal exploded at the free throw line, making 11 of 15 free throws in the seventh game.
It's not that the king is weak, it's all because the fat man is too perverted, and at the critical moment, he even did what he was not good at.
The Eastern Conference playoff teams are all relatively close, with no sweeps in every series.
The 76ers were eliminated in the first round by the Hornets led by Byron Davis, Davis has improved quickly, is currently the best physical point guard in the league, has a super impact, participated in the dunk contest, and is a small tank at the No. 1 position.
The Hornets lost to the Nets in the second round, Davis is physically strong, Jason Kidd is not weak, and the defensive end can reduce its offensive efficiency. The Nets played very beautifully both on the fast break and in positional battles, and Kidd organized the team in an orderly manner, making the Nets the most unexpected dark horse.
In stark contrast to Kidd is Marbury, and after the two swapped, the Suns, who made the playoffs last season, finished in 10th place in the West this season, and head coach Skels was sacked in the middle of the game.
In the Eastern Conference finals, the Nets eliminated the Pistons 4-1 and successfully reached the Finals.
Although the Pistons are out, Jim Carrey ...... Oh no, it's Rick Carlisle who has shown the potential to be a big coach. Under his tactical system, the starting lineup consisting of Stackhouse, Clifford Robinson, Ben Wallace, Atkins, and Michael Curry performed well on both ends of the floor.
Backup striker Collis Williams can also help the team. If it weren't for Guo Xu, Colis would have been elected the best sixth man with an average of 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, and a 51% shooting rate.
The Pistons' entry into the Eastern Conference finals is also a product of the butterfly effect, and it was supposed to be the Celtics who entered the Eastern Conference finals, but Antoine Walker was injured, and Kenny Anderson was traded early, resulting in the Green Army becoming a set of loose sand, and finally only scored 36 wins and ranked 11th in the East, one less win than Jordan's Wizards.
The Pistons have a big team, the only weaknesses are the No. 1 position and poor wing defense, Atkins is not a good starting point guard, and Michael Curry is just an average role player.
This year is another unsuspenseful Finals, and everyone knows that the Lakers will win the championship.
Although no one is saying that the Nets are a single-core independent team, in fact, they only have Kidd as an All-Star.
Kittels, Martin, and Van Horn are all very low in terms of shooting percentage. Richard Jefferson and Rousios Harris on the bench have some strength, and the gap with the Lakers bench bandits is also obvious.
Guo Xu happens to be the kind of point guard that Kidd particularly hates, and he is extremely fast. Kidd is very good in both individual defense and help defense, he is very similar to Payton, and his weaknesses are the same, as a heavy guard, they are not fast enough to chase when they encounter big man cover.
Kobe Bryant has a clear advantage over Kitels, no need for tactics, heads-up is an opportunity. KITTELS IS 196CM TALL AND WEIGHS ONLY 81 KILOGRAMS.
Guo Xu and O'Neal will face the Nets' blue-collar center Todd Makloch, a strong man with a height of 213CM and a weight of 127 kg, who moves very slowly and is strong in his specialty.
Mark Loach represented the 76ers in the Finals last season, and he faced the same situation after playing the court, that is, he couldn't prevent Guo Xu from being misplaced, and watching Guo Xu shoot or be passed away. Because he was slower than Geiger, Larry Brown didn't dare to use him, making him a fringe man for two seasons with the 76ers.
Because the Nets are too poor inside, Mark Loach became a starter directly after he joined, and played a career-high of 9.7 points and 6.1 rebounds, but this does not mean that his strength has improved, but Kidd is too good at "feeding cakes".
When Makloche came off the court, the Nets' backup center Jason Collins was even worse, he was just a rookie and although he was known for his defense in college, he was too reluctant to deal with O'Neal.
Collins could only rely on his strength to resist O'Neal and couldn't interfere with his shooting, and then he, like all centers in this era, was left with six fouls after a few dunks by O'Fat.
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. AND HE IS ALSO THE MOST POWERFUL PLAYER IN THE NBA WHO FALSELY REPORTED HIS HEIGHT, REPORTING A DATA OF 213CM AND WEIGHING 116 KILOGRAMS, BUT IN FACT HE IS ONLY 203CM, AND HE IS SHORTER THAN THE LAKERS POWER FORWARD HORRY.
What's even more tragic is that Collins doesn't have any attacking power, and his appearance in the Nets will be affected offensively, and he will be free outside the box.
The fatal flaw in the center position doomed the Nets to the end, and O'Neal played a powerful game and cut down the ancient monster-level statistics. He shot 62.3 percent from the field and finished with 32 points, 15.8 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.4 steals and 3.4 blocks.
Bryant shot 46.2% from the field, scored 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, shooting 50% from the field, 45.7% from three-point range, and 85% from the free throw line.
With two of the Lakers' Big Three shooting more than 50 percent from the field, the Nets' fate is predictable, although they are not as bad as the 76ers lost last year, and the difference in points per game is also 23 points per game.
Although Guo Xu missed the FMVP in this finals, and his highest score was only 30 points, his data overwhelmed Kidd, the core of the Nets. In addition to Kidd's triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the first game, the other three games were not as good as Guo Xu's.
Kidd's strength is that he is all-round, and his shooting is a hard injury. He averaged 18 shots per game higher than Guo Xu, shooting only 39.2% from the field and 23.5% from three-point range, and scored 18.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Lakers easily swept the Nets 4-0 and once again lifted the championship trophy on the road.
So far, the Lakers have successfully completed the feat of three consecutive championships and established a dynasty.