This year's NBA season started late, the Eastern Conference Finals ended on June 6, and the Bulls will have a three-day rest, and the first game between the two sides will be played in Los Angeles on the 9th, with a schedule of 232. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Being eliminated is not necessarily a bad thing for "Big Shark" O'Neal, at least he doesn't have to bear huge psychological pressure. Playing in Los Angeles, he will definitely be booed by the home fans, and the Heat are still the underdogs, which will make his choice even more stupid.

At the press conference, the reporter asked Thibodeau to evaluate the Lakers, and he chose to show weakness, saying that the Bulls are just a challenger.

Several of the Bulls' stars also didn't mention the wins or losses, only saying that they tried their best to make trouble for the Lakers. The goal is just to cause trouble for the opponent, and they can't be more low-key, and if they are low-key, they have to kneel on the ground and sing "Conquest".

"Jerry Coach Finals", "Master and Apprentice Showdown", many media use such headlines to attract fans.

The 13-member expert team composed of ESPN predicted the outcome and was optimistic about the Lakers winning the championship, only two guessed that the two sides would play six games, 5 people chose to sweep, and others believed that it was 5 games to end the battle, not to mention that they were optimistic about the Bulls winning the championship, and there was not even one who was optimistic about the two sides to win the seven.

On the Internet, except for the Chicagoans, no one supported the Bulls to win the championship, and their popularity was far from the Lakers.

This is a headache for David Stern, the ratings of the Finals will definitely not be very high, he can't change this, he can't deliberately weaken the Lakers in order to create opponents, right?

The league can only try its best to exaggerate the competition between stars, but no matter how it is promoted, fans discuss the game, and it is generally believed that the highlight of the finals is that the Lakers stars soar high scores and win more points.

On the morning of the 9th, Kobe Bryant practiced shooting, and at the end of the training, Yang Rui went to the arena and asked him to have breakfast together.

I went to the breakfast shop near the stadium and ordered bacon omelette and so on, and the two chatted about the game in the evening.

Yang Rui said: "Kobe, in the first game, I hope the team will get a big victory, you need to break through the organization and pass, reduce the middle and long-range shooting, you have to be more selfless than ever." ”

"Oh?" Kobe Bryant waited for his next. He practiced shooting because he wanted to shoot a lot of shots at night.

Yang Rui said unhurriedly: "I can roughly guess the defensive tactics of the Bulls, Thibodeau and I have worked together for many years, and we have played the Lakers together twice in the Raptors, and he will try to cut off the connection between you and your teammates." Artest is a great perimeter defender, Maddie and you know each other well, they are two of them, and it will be difficult for you to score. ”

"I can blow them up." Bryant snorted.

Yang Rui smiled: "Yes, but it's easier for Yao to shoot the basket in the air, or Rashid to shoot three points in the open position on the perimeter, and blow up the Bulls." You're going heads-up, and the Bulls are going to be happy. When I was against you, I was very happy with your performances in those two finals. ”

Kobe Bryant was a little upset. "Are you sarcastic about me?"

"No, I'm just saying the fact that when you play Spurs, the team needs you to go it alone, because Spurs are very strong defensively as a whole, and it's easier for you to score heads-up. If you can score 25 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists and shoot 50% from the field, you will definitely get a higher evaluation than the series average of 30 points and 40% shooting. In the first way, we win easily, and in the second way, we can probably win, but the scene will not be so pretty. ”

Bryant replied without even thinking about it: "I'll choose the first one." ”

It's not that he likes the first one, but he wants to have a good relationship with Yang Rui.

In the previous two finals against the Raptors, after the game, the media said that it was a laggard, and the data was not bad, but the shooting rate was too low. If the hit rate is low again this time, the media will definitely not say anything good about him.

Today he came to the arena early in the morning to practice, and it is also related to the fact that he didn't sleep well last night, Yao Ming's shooting rate is stable at more than 50%, the Bulls' interior line is not strong, and the center is two blue-collar workers, if Yao Ming plays beautiful data, FMVP may not be anyone's.

Kobe Bryant knows very well that at this point, the Lakers have undergone earth-shaking changes, which are inseparable from Yang Ruilai's coaching. Yang Rui told him to have more assists, so it should be easier to win MVP with a selfless style of play.

The current Kobe Bryant is not as stubborn as Yang Rui in his previous life, he only won one championship in 2001, even if he has the regular season MVP now, he is not very confident.

Yang Rui nodded: "Jordan scored a quasi-triple-double in the 2003 finals and won the MVP, your ability is much stronger than the 40-year-old Jordan, you must be able to play an efficient MVP, work hard, when you play the inside line in a misplaced position, you will mainly attack personally, and pass the ball when you meet Artest and Maddie." ”

Kobe Bryant laughed, if the Bulls didn't use joint defense, it would not be difficult for him to hit Purzbilla after blocking and picking.

He is determined to win the MVP of the finals, and as long as he gets it, this year will be a Grand Slam. In the NBA, if you can win these two honors and scoring titles in a single season, even if you don't win the championship in the future, people will remember his name forever.

On the evening of the 9th, the finals began.

The Lakers' appearance ceremony was grand and shocking. Jeribas, Kupchak and other management personnel were present to watch the game and received applause from the fans.

They also went to the dressing room before the game to encourage the players and let them play well.

It's been a perfect season for the old Bass, with players playing well, no serious injuries, a lot of fans and a lot of money for the team.

Kupchak is also beautiful, Yang Rui did not rob him of his job, selected people, traded Yang Rui only made suggestions, and in terms of publicity, Yang Rui would not point fingers. The clear division of labor made Kupchak firmly in the team, and he was also elected General Manager of the Year.

Kupchak has only been in the Lakers' general manager for five years since he took over in 2000 and is about to bring the team a second championship, which he is very proud of.

Yang Rui and Thibodeau greeted each other, just hugged each other and didn't say anything.

As an opponent, there was really nothing to say before the game started, and Thibodeau didn't dare to talk to Yang Rui more, for fear that the other party would say something like "Tom can't defeat Jerry", which would make him feel uncomfortable.

Lakers five: Mo Williams, Kobe, Iguodala, Rashid, Yao Ming.

Bulls five: Duhon, Maddy, Artest, Brand, Purzbilla.

Yao Ming jumped the ball and the game began.

Kobe Bryant received the ball and protected it, the main defender was Artest, his teammates pulled away, and Yao Ming played a block with him in the middle. Similar to the first three rounds of play, Bryant got rid of the interior defense and pulled away.

The previous three teams had super interior lines, and it was still uncomfortable to encounter the Lakers' blocking, Brand was very good in the East and was the most stable power forward, with 20+10 all year round, but he was slightly inferior to Duncan, Garnett, O'Neal Jr. and others.

Thibodeau arranged for people to mark people, and did not dare to let Brand defend and dismantle, Yao Ming would be enough for him if he played the low post, he was only 203CM tall, although he was heavy, it was difficult to interfere with Yao Ming's shooting.

Purzbilla is the main defense against Yao Ming, and how to defend Kobe Bryant after changing positions is a big problem. This is the reason why Yang Rui asked Kobe Bryant to be selfless and break through, as long as he is willing to pass the ball, the Bulls' defensive holes are obvious.

Kobe Bryant reached the 45-degree frame, attracted Artest to chase the defense, distributed the ball to the middle, Yao Ming received the ball and shot a three-point shot, and the slow-moving Pulzbila pounced to interfere with the shot, and before he could jump, the ball flew to the basket.

The opportunity came out, Yao Ming was a little excited to enter the NBA Finals for the first time, he used a little more force, the ball was off, and Maddie grabbed the rebound.