Kobe Bryant's overtures to Yang Di are also due to the Lakers' poor interior performance this season. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Grant, who was traded from the Heat, has declined too significantly this season, averaging only 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, losing his status in the head coach's mind and even being relegated to the bench.

Although Chris Meem is a young player, he has excellent height, weight, and arm span, and can resist people on the inside, but he surpassed Grant and sat firmly in the Lakers' starting line in the second half of the season. Odom is another interior player for the Lakers, and he is the second point of attack when Kobe Bryant is heavily guarded.

Callon Butler's position is the most awkward.

Among many Heat veterans, he and Kobe's offensive options overlap a little, on the one hand, he also likes mid-range jump shots, and the offense is mostly based on holding the ball with his back or receiving the ball and direct jump shots, on the other hand, his current three-point shooting rate is not high, and he can't open up space for Kobe Bryant.

So the Lakers' record is very bad, and they are even overtaken by the Clippers who once had to look up to them in the same city.

The top spot in the West is still firmly dominated by the Suns, who have improved so much this season that it is as if the Phoenix people have won the lottery and suddenly take off.

But how well the solar are playing in the playoffs will still be a big question mark.

Among the teams chasing the top eight in the West, the Warriors, Nuggets, Grizzlies and Timberwolves have similar records. Second in the West is the Spurs, and the Spurs have proven their consistent performance in recent years, so no one wants to touch such a hard bone in the playoffs, so seventh in the West is actually not as attractive as eighth in the West.

The Warriors are reluctant to become sixth in the West, because if they are sixth in the West, they are likely to play the SuperSonics or the Mavericks.

Although they just won against the Mavericks not long ago, the outside projection ability of these two teams is too strong, and a team like the Warriors with average outside defense is basically unlucky when they encounter such a convulsive team. In addition, the rebounds from the outside projection bounce farther, and it is generally difficult for Yang Di to protect the backcourt rebounds, and it is difficult to play his biggest advantage.

So, deep down, Montgomery hopes that the Warriors would rather enter the playoffs as the eighth in the West, even if it's against the top spot.

But he just thought about it, and when the Grizzlies and Timberwolves were chasing fiercely, he didn't dare to give up any game easily.

On April 3, the NCAA Finals came to an end.

The North Carolina Four led the NCAA to the NCAA National Championship, and after this game, all four of them rushed into the top 14 of the draft prediction network and then announced their participation in this year's draft.

So this year's draft is even more popular than last year, and it is called the big year of the draft.

Marvin Williams, who is very physical, is likely to become the top pick in the NBA '05 draft, and it will be interesting to see what kind of players the team will need when he gets the top pick, in short, with his current achievements, ability, and reputation, he will definitely not fall out of the top three.

The NBA deliberately suspended the day and did not play a single game to make way for the NCAA Finals.

The regular season of the 04-05 season ended on April 20, with less than two weeks to go before the end date, and the Warriors faced the Trail Blazers on April 8.

The Trail Blazers are in terrible shape, with a 25-53 record so far this season, fifth from bottom in the league, and a little better in the West than the Jazz and Hornets.

The Warriors easily defeated the Trail Blazers 110-97, and Yang Di had 19 points and 14 rebounds.

On April 10, the Warriors flew to Cleveland in the East and won away against the Cavaliers.

James scored a game-high 33 points and dished out eight assists, while Yang Di had 12 points and 18 rebounds.

"I feel like I can't make the playoffs again!"

After the game, James invited Yang Di out for supper, and then complained to him that the Cavaliers had recently lost several games in a row, and his record fell to ninth in the East, and he was under a lot of pressure.

"There's hope." Yang Di could only comfort James.

The situation of the Cavaliers and the Warriors is similar, but even after the Warriors exchanged for Davis, they only lost the airport run-in game slightly, and the rest of the games returned to a normal winning rate, and the record was still stable in the top eight, while the Cavaliers were inexplicably a little out of touch and were overtaken by the Wizards, 76ers and other teams.

"The key is still the Philadelphia 76ers."

James said, "After the exchange for Chris Webber, the overall strength of the 76ers has obviously increased a lot, the partnership between Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, two offensive superstars, the 76ers' offensive fluency is at least much better than the original." ”

Yang Di said with a smile: "Your knight's interior defense is too poor, although Big Z is very tall, but the effect of blocking and dismantling is not good." Nowadays, the interior line in the league is getting faster and faster, stronger and more able to jump, and the mobility is not good, and it is difficult for small-ball tactics to keep up with others. ”

"I want to play inside when you say that." James laughed and jokingly said, "If only I could grow another five centimeters taller." ”

"There's nothing wrong with your power hitting the inside."

"Forget it, the inside line is too tired. It's better to go outside, and if you attack inside, you have to master the skills of the back, my back ability is average, and I'm the best at breaking through the frame, and playing the inside line is equivalent to abolishing the skills I do best. ”

James has a high basketball IQ, and he analyzes his strengths and weaknesses and has a particularly clear mind.

He also helped Yang Di analyze where Yang Di should improve personally.

"It's supposed to be the passing ability of the bag. You now occasionally act as a distribution point for the Warriors' interior line, and when you attack, you also like to cheat the opponent out of position through dribbling and feints, but when you encounter a trap, it is difficult to pass the ball to the most favorable player position on the court in time, and if there is a pass, it is even more difficult for the opponent to defend. ”

"There is also dribbling and shooting, I see that your mid-range jumper is already very stable, if you can master dribbling shooting, step-back shooting, or turning over jumper, which is a relatively high-tech shot, then your face frame offensive means are very comprehensive, and there will definitely be no problem with an average of 20+ per game."

James calculated, Yang Di is simply promising, and there are many places that can be quickly improved through targeted exercise.

Yang Di listened carefully to James's suggestion, and also threw out his long-standing troubles, "LeBron, what do you think of me playing outside?" ”

"Hit the outside?" James was taken aback, looked at Yang Di, I don't know why Yang Di suddenly had such an idea, if it spreads, everyone will definitely go crazy, this is the NBA's rebounding king today!

"Because my weight is too light, and in order to maintain mobility, it is difficult for me to gain weight, and there will be some injury problems in the long-term confrontation on the one hand, and on the other hand, because I feel that I can fully expand my offensive area, but I can't play on the outside, and it is definitely okay to play a No. 4 position like Garnett."

"You want to be like Garnett?"

"No, I don't want to imitate him playing, I'm still thinking about it, I want to learn more skills, and your suggestion just makes sense, passing and more advanced shooting skills."

"That's right." James nodded and said with a smile: "Defense wins championships, defense leads offense." ”