After six hard-fought games, the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference finals. Jackson was interviewed and talked about his thoughts on the next round opponent.

In Phil. According to Jackson, the team's health is always a concern, saying: "My biggest concern is definitely health, it's hard to avoid injuries in the playoffs, and the best news after eliminating the Hornets is that we have three days off so the starting lineup can rest and the role players have to stay fit, so it's great for us not to drag the game to Game 7." ”

Dunleavy Sr. said: "We've had too long a break, and once the players are completely relaxed, it may take longer to get back into the game. The Lakers have just the right time to advance, and they can rest for two or three days to recover and keep their form going, so the first game is going to be tough for us. ”

The Los Angeles Times commented on the Lakers' table this season. Bundan wrote: The Lakers have quietly changed a lot this season, even after Paul. Before Gasol joined, this change was also there, and the core driving force of the change was Kobe.

Maybe it was last summer's trade turmoil that woke Kobe Bryant up, or maybe it was Kobe Bryant himself who realized a deeper level of team spirit. Since the beginning of this season, we can ☆☆~ obviously feel that Kobe Bryant has matured, and he has changed his past style of play and no longer blindly emphasizes the individual.

Luke. Wharton attributed the changes to the role of a mysterious force, arguing that the Lakers are now more of a complete team. Wharton's reference to "mystical power" is undoubtedly referring to team spirit, saying: "In previous seasons, when we only relied on Kobe. We can't play at our best. Although sometimes the team can still win. But the rest of the team wants a chance to contribute to the Lakers. "And Kobe Bryant is doing now. It's about giving the opportunity to your teammates.

Of course, Rome wasn't built in a day, and Kobe Bryant couldn't have changed it all overnight. But from the record, we can clearly see the difference between the "two" Kobe. This season, the Lakers have won 6-9 in games where Kobe Bryant has taken 25 or more shots, and 2-5 in games where Kobe has made 30 or more shots, both of which are less than half the winning percentage. And it can be seen that the more Kobe Bryant shots, the greater the chance of the Lakers losing. So what about Bryant's games where he took fewer shots? The answer is: 47-13. The gap is clear at a glance.

After reading this article, old Dunleavy's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have discovered something?

Bill. Wharton's son, Luke. Wharton is an important member of the Lakers' rotation list, as an inside Hall of Fame and ESPN commentator, the elder Wharton wrote before the game: After entering the second round, the focus of the NBA playoffs has fundamentally shifted, with the four super point guards out one after another, and now it is the turn of the all-round "Big Six" to the forefront.

Kevin. Garnett, Paul. Gasol, the twin brothers, and Elton. Brand and Rashid. Wallace, these six are the core of the basic tactics of the remaining four top teams. Each of these four teams has more than one tactical core. But in the playoff semi-finals, each team has at least one all-around big man who is both inside and out. This phenomenon has been unique in the past 20 years. Sometimes you have to sigh that the NBA has developed a lot in the past 20 years, and the interior position has become more and more blurred. Riley's ideal basketball world, at least in part, has become a reality.

Bill. Wharton believes that the search for a super, dominating center on the inside has never stopped for 20 years. But a truly dominant center, like oil deposits, is getting harder and harder to find. There's no shortage of top-tier point guards and attackers on the perimeter, but a height-based sport can't be great if it lacks talent on the inside.

The great point guards Paul and Delon in the future are still young, and the once great Kidd and Nash are entering an advanced age, and the lack of green and yellow in this position makes it impossible to find a top point guard in this year's Final Four matchup, which adds to the weight of the big man on the inside. One thing is the same, they must be tall enough, agile enough, smart enough, broad enough vision, and good enough technique -- including key position skills on the inside, projection skills on the perimeter, and top-notch passing skills. When their skills are already indistinguishable, then there is one more thing that can be distinguished, and that is a strong defense.

The pace of history has propelled these six all-around big men to the top at the same time, and the teams they play for will also depend on their performances in the playoffs.

Although the Clippers claim to have the "Big Four", there are only two real tactical cores now, the twins and Billups, and Artest is only the end of the offensive strategy. With the twins' high-and-low attacks and plays, Billups' breakaways, and Billups' pick-and-rolls with the twins, the Clippers have evolved enough offensive routines. Billups and Artest have been up against strong outside attackers such as James and Delon. Williams and others, the twins became the winning point; Instead, when the twins meet Duncan, Garnett, Billups and Artest, and even the old cat Mobley becomes the winning point. However, in comparison, the core role of twins is more basic.

The Lakers' situation is both similar and different. Kobe Bryant's role is the same as that of Billups and Artest, but for the role of the whole team, Kobe Bryant is more important. Once Gasol has enough opportunities and space to play his role, the Lakers' overall offensive power is stronger than the Clippers, depending on the opponent's defense. So, in a certain way, Gasol's performance in the Western Conference Finals can make or break the Lakers, and you can't expect Kobe Bryant to beat the opponent alone.

And then...... Old Dunleavy's eyes lit up again as he got from Bill. What does Wharton's article seem to find?

The Clippers made history by reaching the Western Conference Finals, and Dunleavy Sr. could swear to the lights, which was something he never had the luxury of expecting from beginning to end, and the magic is that it has now become a reality! The old Dunleavy is very self-aware, the Clippers rarely enter the playoffs, so he, the head coach, naturally doesn't have much playoff experience, so the old Dunleavy is not pretentious at all. Bundan and Bill. Wharton's articles were combined to conclude that there were three keys to victory.

First, divide the Lakers' internal and external connections. Increase Kobe Bryant's number of shots. Force Peter Pan to go it alone. The Los Angeles Times didn't say Kobe Bryant took more than 25 shots. Are the Lakers less than half the chance to win? Then let Kobe Bryant shoot 30 times and see if the Lakers will be finished because of this?

Second, the twins entertained the Spaniards with the intensity of dealing with Duncan and blocked the core of the Lakers' interior line. Bill. Didn't Wharton say that Kobe Bryant alone couldn't win? Then let Kobe Bryant play alone, let him shoot 40 times, and see if the Lakers will play eggs because of this?

Third, it is still rebounding and defense, the twins' rebounding and interior defense advantages will help the Clippers to victory!

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Time flies. Ji Guoyan opened his eyes, it was already the morning of May 16th, and today was the day of the first game of the Western Conference Finals with the Lakers.

Ji Guozhi is not woken up by the alarm clock, he likes to sleep until he wakes up naturally, just now he was awakened by Taylor. Swift woke up with a scream.

Taylor. Swift has been looking at the thing like a ring box these days, wanting to open it but not daring, these days he has fallen into hesitation, struggling in his heart for a long time, just finally mustered up the courage to open the box, ready to wear the ring that is said to be very expensive. What caught my eye was a red car key!

"Has there been a burglar in the house? What is it called in the morning, nasty! "Ji Guoyan likes to sleep lazy. A normal person's 8 hours of sleep is too little for him.

Taylor. Swift walked into the room with his car keys and asked with an unkind face, "Fox, what is this?" ”

Ji Guoyi glanced at it, yawned, and said lazily: "Slut, I want to sleep for a while, don't ask me such boring questions, go make breakfast, I'll get up in an hour." ”

"You go to die!" Taylor. Swift rushed up and punched him up.

Two hours later, Ji Guoyi yawned and saw his brother panda in the training hall.

"Are you having insomnia?"

"Insomnia fart, let me ask you, can Kristen and Bigmouth Lori cook?"

Ji Guoqiu was very strange and replied, "Yes, why are you asking?" ”

Ji Guo looked up to the sky and sighed: "Divide me, I'll use Taylor, who can't cook. Swift swaps with you. ”

"Excuse me, girl who can't cook, you better keep it for yourself."

Old Dunleavy called the players together at this time, took out a newspaper and said to Ji Guoyi: "Little fox, why didn't you wake up, come over and read the report on it first?" ”

Ji Guozhi yawned again, walked over to pick up the newspaper, and found that it was the annoying Los Angeles Times.

"Damn, you don't need to read this newspaper, it definitely won't say good things about us!" Ji Guoyi glanced at the name of the newspaper and immediately said, and then said according to the old Dunleavy: In China, which NBA star sells the most jerseys? The answer is not Yao Ming, nor is it a Chinese twin, according to the latest official statistics, Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Bryant's jersey sales are the highest in China and Europe; And in Latin America, Bryant's jersey sales are also among the top three. Not only Kobe, but the official survey of the NBA marketing department shows that in the world, the Lakers are the NBA team with the most attention this season.

This season, the Lakers' official homepage has been visited 51 million times. Among them, Kobe Bryant's player homepage is the most clicked in the entire NBA, reaching 2.9 million times; Gasol, who joined midway through the season, has the third-highest number of visits by any international player in the league, with 1.4 million visits.

If you look at the Clippers, they only have 22 million visits to their official homepage, less than half of the Lakers, and half of the clicks are from Asia. Even the twins' player homepage, the two of them are 1.6 million and 1.5 million, and they can only be compared to Kobe. Bryant confronted.

'By our many measures, the Lakers have been one of the most popular NBA teams,' said Heidi, the league's president of global marketing. According to reports, 94% of the Lakers' games this season have been broadcast live across the ocean, and the Clippers' number is 85%.

"There are many reasons why the Lakers are so popular, but the main factor is their excellent performance on the court, from 'Magic' to 'Big Shark', from Karim to Kobe, they always have players who are watched all over the world," said Xiao Hua, vice president of the league. Let's take a look at the championships they've won...... I think that's the beauty of the Lakers. ”

Ji Guoyi glanced at old Dunleavy, then at Ji Guoqiu, and asked, "Which of us is 1.6 million?" ”

The whole Clippers laughed, and the elder Dunleavy kicked him in the ass, grabbed the newspaper and said, "Are you angry after reading this report?" ”

Ji Guoyi rubbed his buttocks and shouted loudly: "Of course I'm angry, this article is early, I want to see if the number of clicks will be so high after they are eliminated?" ”

Dunleavy Sr. used enemy newspapers to motivate his teammates, Lakers' Phil. Jackson was very low-key, and in an interview, the Zen master did not make any predictions about the outcome of the game, and the Zen master only said before the game: "It's a very exciting thing to be able to play against the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals, and the playoffs have come to this point, and we finally have the Clippers, in fact, we have been preparing for this for a long time, but until we really advance, we will respect our opponents at that time." ”

The Zen master's demeanor looks much better than that of Dunleavy Sr., and the time will soon come to 4 p.m., facing the upcoming Western Conference Finals, against both sides, Lakers and Clippers fans are full of expectations, and the league's only pair of the same city will be the most anticipated matchup this season.

With only an hour left before the game, the Clippers players are attending the pregame press conference, and the media focus today is whether Billups will play. Because so far, they haven't gotten any specific news from the Clippers, and it's obviously a little trick by Dunleavy Sr.

Ji Guoyan spoke outright at the pre-game press conference and bluntly talked about the MVP candidate in his mind, saying: "Kobe Bryant is not the first, like O'Neal said, he is just a scorer and can do everything in scoring, but he can't lead the team to win the championship." Personally, I think LeBron. James is more qualified for the MVP this season, and the second choice is Chris. Paul, I think he's playing at superstar level this year. Apart from the two of them, there are no other players who have caught my special attention. ”

A reporter immediately asked: What about Kobe Bryant and Garnett of the Celtics?

Ji Guoyi shook his head: "Before mentioning their names, I have to talk about our people first. That's right, I'm talking about me and my brother, I think the NBA Defensive Player of the Year should be given to my brother, the Clippers have become one of the best defensive teams in the league this season, and my brother has to be better than Garnett, and of course he deserves the Defensive Player of the Year award. ”

This dead fox is very smart, he doesn't dare to say these words before he advances to the Western Conference Finals, he will be sprayed to death!

But now he is not afraid, the achievements of the two of them now can make him speak out in front of the media casually, and everyone will slander it in their hearts at most, because it is not an exaggeration to say that the two of them are quasi-superstars in the playoffs, and they can reach this point in the first season, there are no black spots at all, and the two of them are qualified to be arrogant.

Ji continued: "We came to the Clippers, the team has a new look, my brother has changed the defensive climate of our team, we have set the best record in the history of the regular season, and we have also set the best record in the playoffs of the Zào team, I think that is enough to explain it. ”

The arrogance of the dead fox made many media angry, but they just couldn't find a reason to refute it.

So, does this fox have anything to say about himself?

Ji Guoyan was really not modest at all, and suddenly showed a smug smile, boasting: "I think I should be the rookie with the strongest offensive ability in the history of the league, I don't remember who was in the first season, the team record and individual numbers in the playoffs were better than me, what Kobe Bryant was like in his first season, I don't think I need to say more." ”

The reporters on the scene were speechless, looking at the triumphant fox brother, and said in his heart that you are the best, we have nothing to say, we can only wish you, a slut, to be eliminated as soon as possible! (To be continued......)