Chapter 838: Promotion
During the regular season, the Lakers almost overtook the Warriors at the beginning and finished first in the West.
It was only in the middle and late stages that it was overtaken by the more consistent Warriors.
But in terms of lineup analysis, the two teams are actually half-hearted, but when the Lakers entered the playoffs, Bynum was injured, and the young center, who was plagued by injuries, directly missed the entire playoffs.
This has discounted the strength of the Lakers' roster, and when facing the Warriors, it is also lacking in confidence.
finally won the first game, but was beaten back to reality by the Warriors' two big wins in a row, Kobe Bryant is not superb, and the Lakers will lose the game.
At the end of the day, Garnett's team can't beat a full-fledged warrior without strong teammates.
As a result, the Lakers lost to the Warriors by 18 points at home, which surprised a group of expert media.
After the game, the Warriors were very low-key, but Montgomery instead sucked up the Lakers: "They still have a strong tactical literacy, their strength is there, we just feel better in this game, we are a team of several levels, who wins and who loses is difficult to define." ”
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics and Pistons tied 2-2.
This is the third consecutive Eastern Conference Finals for the Pistons, having previously lost to the Heat and Cavaliers, and if they lose to the Celtics again this year and fail to reach the Finals, it will undoubtedly put a huge question mark on the rumor board of the Pistons' previous turmoil.
Previously, there were rumors that the Pistons might rebuild and fail to win the championship again.
The Celtics stumbled, but the more they played, the better they were, and the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals did not have the experience of entering the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, and even the Pistons defeated the Pistons 94-80 at home and were able to eat a tough battle.
The whole world is paying attention to the Celtics and the Lakers, can these two rising giants face off again on the Finals stage in the 21-year reincarnation?
The league must also have such planning recommendations, but in the game, it is still the players who can finally decide the result.
Two days later, the two sides fought a G4 battle.
It's still in the star-studded Staples Arena, and the big-name Hollywood stars are still sitting on the sidelines.
The Lakers took the lead and started the game with a 12-3 lead, and the Warriors entered the game in a different state than the previous game, becoming a little sluggish.
But as the game progressed, the Warriors slowly found their groove, and Ray Allen hit back-to-back 3-pointers to stop the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant's defensive Ray Allen, in the previous games, Ray Allen had no chance at all, and his average points per game were about to fall into single digits, and his personal regression was very obvious.
But today was very different, and the shot after getting the open spot was very firm, showing the good qualities of a pitcher.
The Lakers led the Warriors by two points at 25-23 in the first quarter.
The Warriors had the advantage on the bench, but fortunately, the Lakers were still superstars, and the game did not collapse, but the Warriors overtook the score after the second quarter, and Kobe Bryant returned to the court after less than 3 minutes of rest.
In the second half of the second quarter, Yang Di scored consecutive points to kill the Lakers' inside, and at halftime, the Warriors outscored the Lakers by one point 51-50.
The Lakers scored 25 points in both quarters, and the pace of the game was tepid.
In this round of the series, Yang Di's number of assist-defensive blocks has decreased significantly, he can't block Garnett, and he can't find many opportunities to block Kobe, Fisher also occasionally breaks through the inside, and the other Radmanovic has never entered the three-point line.
The largest number of Jandy cap brushes were actually on Fisher and Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown is an interior blue-collar with very few offensive opportunities, and Youngdy averages less than 2 blocks per game, which is also a lot less than in previous games.
The Lakers avoided the heavy and light, dodging Yang Di's strong defense, which also reflected the overall tactical core idea.
In the third quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant went all out, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers bit the score to the death, and the two sides experienced the same anxious game as the first game.
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points in the third quarter, and in a good state, Ariza's defense didn't work.
In the final minute of the 48-minute game, Young made Kwame Brown's sixth foul and hit both free throws to give the Warriors a 101-99 lead over the Lakers.
Bryant hit a key two-point jumper to tie the game at 101.
Then the last wave of the Warriors' attack, Yang Di singled out Garnett in the low post and turned around to go to the bottom line, and encountered the crazy encirclement of the new inside line Mbenga, Yang Di missed the half-throw shot, and the two sides entered overtime.
At the beginning of overtime, Yang Di hit a two-point jumper from the outside to make up for the last missed shot.
On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant missed the baseline jumper, and Yang Di grabbed the key rebound.
Yang Di broke through to Tyson Chandler, Chandler hit a dunk, the Warriors led the Lakers 105-101, and Chandler, who was holding the basket, roared into the sky and vented the pent-up emotions in his heart.
In overtime, the balance of victory was clearly tilted in favor of the Warriors.
With the Warriors' next few waves of ultra-high success rate offense, the Warriors eventually defeated the Lakers 114-105.
Through a wave of small highs in overtime, Kobe Bryant scored 43 points on 15-of-29 shooting, a game-high against the Lakers, who were short of major generals in overtime.
Yang Di didn't score 29 points, but grabbed 22 rebounds and helped the team in other ways.
After losing an opening game, the Warriors actually won three games in a row and led the Lakers 3-1.
As a result, the Lakers didn't even hold on to their own home court, and the series total score was in jeopardy, and they could go home fishing if they took a step back.
Game 5 was still on the Warriors' home court, and the Lakers were unlucky.
All the winds have been reversed at this time, and the probability of the Lakers finally advancing has dropped from 80 percent to 0.5 percent, and winning has become a distant thing.
When the Celtics won the battle of Kings Mountain, they led the Pistons 3-2.
The G5 match of the series between the Warriors and the Lakers was held as scheduled, and the Warriors defeated the Lakers 99-91 at home to advance to the Finals again.
The Lakers' team framework is there, but because of the trade of Garnett, too much survival has been hollowed out, and the bench depth and team depth of the entire team need to be strengthened.
The Warriors have entered the Finals for three consecutive years, and Yang Di is only one step away from realizing his dream of a dynasty.
In the Eastern Conference G6, the Celtics won 89-81 at the Pistons' home court.
The day after the game, the Pistons announced that they had fired the team's head coach Saunders.