On May 17, the first game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers finally won easily, they did not give the Phoenix a chance for the whole game, and the Suns only completed one of the four keys to victory mentioned by Barkley before the game.

It turns out that a center like O'Neal is the last opponent that Brother Panda likes to meet, and he can use his awareness to defend against Howard this season and will not fall behind. But against Yao Ming, it is still difficult for him to succeed in single defense, even if he goes around the front, it is not very useful.

O'Neal is very similar to Yao Ming, this big shark really showed seventy percent of his peak ability in 20 minutes of playing time, using his experience and weight to cut 12 points and 6 rebounds in front of his panda brother, and the efficiency value is very high.

The elder Dunleavy said after the game: "O'Neal's appearance is very good, but this can't be said that Brother Panda has been restrained, and his attack O'Neal can't be prevented, and I think that even the peak O'Neal can't prevent the current Brother Panda." ”

Ji Guoqiu also said: "The tonnage of Yao Ming and O'Neal made it difficult for me to resist them, and I believe that the big shark would have made it difficult for me to defend when I was younger, but Duncan's Spurs have also beaten them many times, and I don't think I will be unable to do it." ”

O'Neal had a good performance today, but his interest after the game was not high, because Kobe Bryant couldn't get the fourth championship ring for a long time, O'Neal's desire for his fifth ring was not high, but when mentioning his opponent, O'Neal still complimented Ji Guoqiu, and by the way, he hacked Kobe Bryant without a trace.

"Today's fight against Brother Panda reminds me of how I felt when I played Duncan 10 years ago. He's faster and I don't want to defend against an opponent like that. They never play you in the penalty area. Instead, they will pull to the outside to shoot. Then he talked about the Zen master's evaluation of Ji Guoqiu. said: "There is no problem with Phil's opinion, Brother Panda is already a very mature superstar, even if he is not the first in the active team, he also has the strength to be on an equal footing with LeBron." There is also the fox brother, and the three of them are the top three active players in the league. The implication is that Kobe Bryant can't be in the top three, so QJF will eat.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Yao Ming came to Los Angeles to watch the two brothers play. Yao Ming, who has not suffered a major injury this year, is still a top-five center in the league, and his mental encouragement from hard work, tenacity, and technical and game reading ability has established an unshakable core position for the Rockets.

But that won't necessarily help him claim a big contract, and Yao Ming made it clear yesterday that he will jump out of his final year of contract and seek a long-term contract of more than five years. But when asked if he would like to stay with the rockets, Yao Ming said; "Yes, Houston has always been my first choice, but it will take us to work together."

Marbury missed 20 games in the regular season this year. A phrase that is often on the lips is: "Losing Yao, we are like the Autobots losing 'Optimus Prime' in "Transformers". ”

This "Optimus Prime" was said after successfully advancing to the second round of the playoffs last year. Finally accomplished the team's goal. As for himself, like any NBA player, winning a championship is his ultimate goal.

If the Rockets want to make themselves and Yao Ming complete their championship dreams together, at present, how much sincerity is undoubtedly the biggest question, how much contract do they plan to give Guy, who is expiring this year's contract? Does Yali Shanda still not want to pay luxury tax?

After the rocket was eliminated, Ji Guoyan said: "The rocket will not give Yao Ming much of a contract, you must know that the character of some people in this world is like this, and the character is usually unchangeable, everyone knows what I am talking about." ”

Yao Ming also revealed to the two brothers privately that the Rockets don't want to give him a long-term contract now, worried that he will not be able to maintain his condition for a long time, and attendance is also the most worrying point for the Rockets. So in the first negotiation, Morey only offered Yao Ming a contract of 10 million for 3 years, which was unacceptable to Yao Ming, because the Rockets gave David . Lee's first offer reached 55 million for 5 years.

The Rockets have David. After Li, the dependence on Yao Ming was no longer as strong as before, and they felt that David. Lee can grow into an All-Star level interior in the next few seasons, and if Yao Ming's contract extension is too big, it would be better to renew David. Plum.

As for the Chinese market, the Rockets now have enough fame in China, even if they don't rely on Yao Ming, they may not make much less.

If Yao Ming has to choose to leave, who should he join forces with? Next summer, many big-name players, including Yao Ming, James, Wade and others, are entering contract years. Among them, the team-up of Yao Ming and James, or the team-up with the twin brothers, has filled many people with reverie.

At this time, the teams in the league that have not made the playoffs, or have been eliminated, have begun to prepare for the next season, and private contact with big-name players is endless, and the league is actually too lazy to care so much as long as it does not receive complaints.

Including the Nets are now beginning to contact some players privately, Ji Guoqiu has revealed that he plans to play the No. 4 position next season, so the Nets are also considering pairing Panda Brother with a more mature center, such as Tyson. Chandler, Al. Jefferson, Okafor or Yao Ming, a powerful center who is good at offense or defense, Brooke. López, whether offensive or defensive, is not enough for the time being.

However, the Nets will not pay too much for this, and it is best to rob other teams. Lopes will come as a center forward, hoping that he can learn something from his Panda brother and improve some of his ability on the defensive end.

On May 18th, the second big game between the Cavaliers and the Magic, this time Lewis was slightly better, but Howard suffered a shameless hacking tactic, and today the Monster got a full 25 free throws, but he only hit 12 of them, and the free throw shooting rate was still less than 50%.

Howard's free throws are not the most deadly, what is really fatal is that the Cavaliers used such foul tactics to completely destroy the rhythm of the Magic game. Although the shooting percentages of both teams are ugly, the Cavaliers are still better than the Magic watch in the cheers of their home fans. LeBron. James' ability to cut points at critical moments also made the Magic unstoppable. The Cleveland people in an ugly way. An even more ugly victory was obtained.

Such a victory was not decent enough for the knights. But the knights now don't care so much. Their gorilla has been bent on leaving for the past two years, and if they can't achieve enough results this season to satisfy James, it will be difficult for them to keep the hope of the whole city next summer. So as long as he can win, at this time, he doesn't care if he is not decent, fill his stomach.

The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead, and the Orlando Magic had a tough game on the road, and now they have been cornered. If they can't win their two home games, they will be eliminated from the competition.

The second game of the Eastern Conference Finals is played, and the second game of the Western Conference Finals is played on May 19. The major media outlets have very synchronized predictions about the outcome of the game, and it should not be a problem for the Clippers to take a 2-0 lead. In the two series of the Clippers this season, neither the old Lakers nor the young Grizzlies have been able to win even one victory from the Clippers, and the two clean 4:0 and the average net win over opponents of 20.8 points per game have also given the Clippers incomparable confidence.

The Los Angeles Times felt that their team's victory should not come as a surprise, but they couldn't afford to do nothing, so it was easy to think of a discord.

The day before the second contest of the Western Conference Finals. Los Angeles Times: While the Suns have unexpectedly reached the Western Conference Finals this season, it is delusional that they want to go further. And when it comes to Suns center Shaq. O'neill. It still has a certain influence. The question of his stay has also been the concern of many fans, so which team is O'Neill likely to join next season?

The answer is the Clippers!

Yes, the Clippers didn't need a former Hall of Fame center in the twilight of his career, but let's not forget that our beloved Panda brother is likely to leave next season, so the Fox brother needs a partner of sufficient weight.

Jordan Jr.'s progress is good, and his performance on the defensive end is commendable, but Jordan Jr.'s offensive ability makes him not enough to play too much time, so the best thing for the Clippers is to bring in O'Neal, who can turn into a big shark for 20 minutes per game, even if he still only has 70% of the strength in his heyday.

At the same time, we believe that O'Neill will also be more than happy to return to Los Angeles, and everyone knows why. The most important thing is that O'Neal, who will be 37 years old next season, believes that his contract will not be too big, and a piece of paper should be enough to win the historic center, and the Los Angeles derby at that time will definitely look better.

Unfortunately, on May 19, in the second game of the Western Conference semifinals, the Los Angeles Times' discord plan not only did not work, but instead backfired.

O'Neal didn't know if he had also watched the news and thought it was a good idea, so he had to show the Clippers that he was still a ruthless character. So in the second game, O'Neal's table was better than the previous game, and he once again turned into a big shark for 20 minutes, rampage in the Clippers' restricted area, and let him get 10 free throws, although he only hit 5 free throws, not much better than the monster over there.

Ji Guoqiu only played five minutes in the first quarter and committed two fouls, watching O'Neal take a shark dance on the court, the panda's temper also came. In the second quarter, Ji Guoqiu responded frantically to O'Neal after coming on the court, and threw 4 three-pointers on the outside in a single quarter, which scared the little fox.

In the second quarter, the old Dunleavy let the explosive Ji Guoqiu play the whole quarter, the giant panda hit 4 three-pointers in a row, and then broke through O'Neal with a wonderful turn at the top of the arc, and staged a shocking tomahawk dunk under the basket, reproducing the style of the first Chinese dunk king in 07.

Ji Guoqiu scored 18 points in the entire second quarter, breaking his own single-quarter scoring record.

The giant panda's crazy expression made O'Neill only shake his head and smile bitterly, he can no longer play such a table as Ji Guoqiu, time has long taken away his glory, although his honor cannot be taken away, but it can make people's memories blurred. For example, some people now say, "Brother Panda is the first center in history", this is the ruthlessness of time. When O'Neill was at his peak, everyone said that he was the No. 1 center in history. At that time, the alliance was still his era, but the current alliance has entered the era of twin brothers. (To be continued......)