If he had a choice, Tang Tian didn't want to face the Lakers in the first round, especially if Kobe Bryant didn't have the same season reimbursement as in his previous life.

But since he has no choice, all he can do is defeat his opponent.

"Age is the biggest weakness of this Lakers team, but experience is also their biggest strength, and I think we can use the speed to break down the opponent, like Don did with the Rockets and the Cavaliers, but at the same time we have to do a good job of controlling turnovers, otherwise we will fall into passivity."

Stevens has also been in the NBA for a season, and it is very interesting to say that in addition to his own understanding of basketball, he will also study the tactical systems of other coaches, among which Tang Tian has studied, or learned the most, and he moved out directly at the regular meeting.

The assistant coaches, including Wharton, nodded one after another, and there was nothing wrong with what Stevens said.

Tang Tian found that he had nothing to add, and he realized that if Stevens became the head coach, he would do even better than in his previous life.

At the end of the regular meeting, Tang Tian pulled the players to make the final mobilization before the game.

"Forget what happened between us and our opponents in the regular season, and put all our attention on the next games, our opponents will be more strong, more resilient, and more difficult than we thought, and we will face the last Nash, even the last Kobe, they will not throw in the towel as easily as other opponents, they will give everything to win the game, but ......

So do we.

We got to the finals last year, we were one step away from the championship, now we are stronger, we are more resilient, we are aiming for the championship, that's the only goal, no matter who we face in the end, who we will face in the end, we will beat them. ”

“OKC。”

After Tang Tian finished speaking, he stretched out his hand.

"Champion!"

The players of the Thunder team are young, and the effect bonus of chicken soup is also 200%, and the effect is doubled if this needle goes down.

On April 21, the playoffs of the 2012~2013 season officially kicked off.

The Cavaliers and Hawks in the East, the Pacers and Nets, the Clippers and Grizzlies, Nuggets and Warriors in the West are the first to play.

The Cavaliers eventually beat the Hawks 108-83, and their only opponent in the East would be the Heat.

The Pacers and Clippers also won their first home games against their opponents.

The only upset in the four-group series was the Warriors, although they were sixth in the West, but in the face of the civilian Nuggets, they played more points, and finally defeated their opponents 131-117, and it is very likely to complete the "Black Six".

The first day of competition came to an end, and the Thunder finally ushered in the season opener on the second day.

This set of first-round matchups with the most highlights has naturally attracted unlimited attention from the media.

In ESPN's series predictions, 40 percent of fans believe the Lakers will win the series, the second-most likely of all matchups, behind the Warriors at 55 percent.

Before the game, the reporter also interviewed the core players of both sides one by one, and hyped the heat of the game to the maximum.

"We don't care about predictions, we don't care about anything off the field, our focus is only on the field, and we only have one goal, to win this series." As the core of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant made a final statement in front of reporters.

Nash is faltering, Gasol is old, and without Tang Tian opening his eyes like this, Kobe can feel that this is likely to be the last playoff game of his career.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena was packed, and the fans wore blue T-shirts distributed by the stadium, pushing the atmosphere of the entire stadium to a climax.

Tang Tian had felt the madness of this small city stadium as a challenger before, and now as the coach of the home team, he felt it even more intensely.

This is definitely a 120% bonus effect for the young Thunder.

In the earth-shattering cheers of the fans at the scene, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Lakers' side, Nash, Kobe, Gasol, and Howard all started the game, plus an Artest.

On the Thunder's side, Tang Tian still let Harden play the bench, and the starting five Tigers were Westbrook, Kidd, Durant, Dio and Ibaka.

Howard jumped to win against Ibaka, giving the Lakers the chance to take the lead.

Nash carried the ball to the front court and then handed the ball to Gasol in high office.

As the season deepens and run-in, the biggest change for the Lakers is the change in organizational focus, from Nash to Gasol.

Gasol's high post response, Kobe and Nash began to borrow Howard and Artest's blocking to cut and run back, playing without the ball.

Kobe Bryant came out, Gasol passed the ball very tacitly, and Kobe Bryant took the ball and shot directly.

"Huh!"

Bryant's first shot landed firmly in the pocket.

You can tell from the running and the pace of his shots that he has prepared a lot for the series and it feels great on the court.

"Russell, watch out for the pick-and-roll." Tang Tian got up and reminded Westbrook.

The players on the Lakers' court, except for Gasol, the quality of the others are relatively average, and the Thunder's strategy of blocking and dismantling is not changed, and Kobe Bryant is opposite Westbrook, compared to the current Harden and Durant, his ability on the defensive end is obviously stronger.

The Thunder's frontcourt offense, Kidd's organization, and Durant's counter-run to get a chance, but the first shot after receiving the ball was a little off.

Howard grabbed the defensive rebound, Nash carried the ball to the frontcourt, and then handed the ball to Gasol for the organization.

With the same tactic, Westbrook successfully squeezed past Kobe Bryant this time, and Kobe Bryant didn't have a direct chance to catch the ball again, and the ball without the ball became a ball.

Nash wanted to go over and answer, but was motioned by Kobe to go back.

Kobe Bryant sank his center of gravity and directly chose to hit Westbrook with his back.

Westbrook has good physical fitness and is against Kobe, but after Kobe Bryant hit twice, he turned around and walked directly to the baseline, and when he saw that Durant was going to help defend him, he went directly to the bottom line and threw a shot.

Westbrook pounced on the interference, his hand almost covering his face.

"Huh!"

Bryant's leaning back still threw the ball into the basket.

There was a stirring at the scene.

In the opening game, he hit two shots in a row, this is Kobe Bryant, who is about to be 35 years old!

It seems that what he said before the game must have been more than just words.

The Thunder's offense advanced to the frontcourt, and Westbrook came out to pick up Kidd's mid-range pull-up to open the pot for the home team.

Looking back, Kobe Bryant played with his feelings, didn't run without the ball in the frontcourt, and asked Nash for the ball directly, and when his teammates pulled away, he changed direction and squeezed Westbrook at full speed to the basket.

Westbrook accelerated to keep up, using his speed to regain defensive position.

Bryant made a sharp stop to the basket a meter away, Westbrook jumped, and the two fought physically in the air.

Bryant leaned back and folded his hand after the confrontation.

"Huh!"

"Toot!"

The ball went in, and the referee's whistle sounded.

It's still a 2+1!

Bryant reached out and clenched his fist after landing on the ground.

There was a commotion among the fans at the scene, is Kobe still that Kobe.

Minced meat big eggplant said

Shopping at the mall and picking up 100 yuan.

I shouted in my heart: whose money fell?

As a result, no one paid attention to me, so I had to silently put the money in my pocket.

I think if this were an ordinary person, he would definitely pick it up and leave without asking, it was really unqualified.