In the second round, the Western Bull and Horse Battle was fierce, and the Mavericks won 4-3.

Yang Rui watched the game with the players and concluded that the reason why the Spurs played dirty was largely due to head coach Popovich, and some malicious fouls were deliberately arranged by him.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Spurs and Suns also played fiercely in the 2007 playoffs. There was a controversial shot in the fourth game. With 18.2 seconds left, Nash picked up the ball and started quickly, running to the right sideline of the court, and a tall figure forced into the core of the Suns, it was "Mr. Key" Horry. Everybody knew Horry had to foul, but who would have thought it would be so outrageous?

When Nash wanted to break through from Horry's left side, the veteran didn't say a word, and directly elbowed and crotched at the same time, knocking Nash out of the field, if it wasn't for the billboard, it is difficult to say how far Nash would fly.

Horry's foul was the turning point of the game, as Stadamyre and Dio, who stormed the field, were suspended for one game, and Horry was suspended for two games. In this way, the Spurs only paid one Horry, allowing the Suns to miss two big players in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and took the opportunity to win the game.

Now that Horry is on the Cavaliers, Popovich has arranged for perimeter interior Oberto to do the job, knocking Jason Terry away in a scorching final quarter.

However, the Mavericks didn't let the Spurs get their way. Because the Mavericks were a bunch of pacifists, Stark House wasn't there, and there was no conflict. The Mavericks made two free throws to seal the crucial Game 5 victory and ultimately win the series.

In the Western Conference finals, the Mavericks were at a physical disadvantage against the Lakers, and the first two games were played to death by the Lakers with run-and-gun tactics.

Yao Ming was replaced and rested after playing 5 minutes in the first quarter, and came out with a bench in the second quarter, and the other four were Ellis, Jones, Capo, and Odom.

The three of them pulled away, Yao Ming and Ellis played the block and dismantled, and the Mavericks were not good at packing. Ellis is fast and can carry the ball past Dampier and Crohill. Wrapping up Ellis, he passes to Yao Ming or other teammates and can create shooting opportunities.

Back at home, the Mavericks relied on the trident of Nowitzki, Terry, and Josh Howard to pull back a game, and then lost two games in a row, and were eliminated 1-4 as they did last season.

The winner was also decided on the second day of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers eliminated the Hawks 4-2, and James entered the playoffs for the first time and went all the way to the Finals.

The league publicity has had a good effect, James has been packaged as a superstar who is not inferior to Kobe, and the ratings for the first game of this Finals are far better than last season, and fans are looking forward to the star's score.

However, this kind of thing didn't happen, and the Lakers ruthlessly beat the Cavaliers 106-76 in the first game.

James played 40 minutes and finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists on 4-of-16 shooting, 2-of-6 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws. He was completely trapped by the Lakers' defense, unable to get to the basket with the ball, and his power dropped a lot.

Iguodala, Rashid, and Odom focus on taking care of James, keeping a distance from the perimeter to prevent breakouts and shooting, and wrapping in the penalty area, forcing him to pass the ball, and relying on rotation on the outside.

Yang Rui knows Mo Williams well, and focuses on the three points of his most accurate shooting and anti-interference, forcing him to shoot in inaccurate positions.

When Xiao Mo relied on the inside side to cover the running position without the ball, the Lakers were also very active in changing defenses inside. The weakness of "Big Z" Ilgoskas is his slow pace and rarely cuts after the screen, giving the Lakers players enough time to complete the rotation.

In the second game, Yang Rui reduced Yao Ming's playing time in the first quarter, allowing him to bring a substitute in the second quarter, easily suppressing the Cavaliers, even if James did not rest, he could not prevent the dismantling.

The Lakers won 103-86 to give them a 2-0 overall lead.

After two games, the only controversy for the Lakers came from within, many people said that Yao Ming was a pseudo-starter, who snatched Kobe's MVP last season, and this year Kobe Bryant has two consecutive 30+ games, basically locking the FMVP.

Yang Rui explained in an interview: "The Cavaliers are generally on the inside of the twin towers, the speed is slow, the offense is mainly outside shooting, Yao Ming takes the bench, and the opponent will be more uncomfortable." ”

The results of the finals speak for themselves, Yao Ming played an average of 28 minutes per game, 16 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists, and the data was indeed not good-looking, but the Lakers team blossomed more, and the five averaged double-doubles per game, easily swept the Cavaliers 4-0, and won an average of 21 points per game.

The Cavaliers didn't score more than 100 points in a game, and James' performance was a mess, shooting 35.5% from the field, 20% from three-point range, 68.9% from the free-throw line, and averaging only 22 points on 22.5 shots per game......

In the final game, James shot 10 of 30, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 2 of 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Even so, James received praise from the media on the grounds that he was still young.

Kobe averaged 32 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 45.2% from the field and 38% from three-point range, and successfully won the Finals MVP.

In this finals, Yao Ming's performance cannot be compared with Kobe. Stats aren't key, and Yao doesn't have to compete for the core every season, and his goal was reached last season.

Therefore, Yao Ming was still very happy after the game, and said in an interview: "I just listened to Jerry's arrangement to play, I don't think the data is important, the key is that the Lakers swept the championship for three consecutive years and established a dynasty." As long as it's easier for the team to win with their shots, I'm happy to do that. ”

Chinese fans are not satisfied with this answer, they all hope that Yao Ming is the first core of the Lakers; At this time, there were also many Komi on the Internet who came out to sneer at Yao Ming for hugging Kobe's thigh and grabbing MVP last season.

There is also a person who said that Yang Rui hugged Kobe's thigh, his coaching level is average, and he will only rely on stars.

This kind of person is not necessarily Comy, but more deliberately provoked, the Lakers dynasty was established too easily, and there are more and more people who hope that the Lakers will disintegrate. Without disintegration, the Lakers are likely to complete four consecutive championships next season, and it is much more difficult for modern basketball to achieve four consecutive championships than the Celtics to complete eight consecutive championships among eight teams.

Yang Rui won his seventh championship ring, one step closer to "Cardinal" Auerbach.

Kobe Bryant's fourth career championship is also close to Michael Jordan, and many Komi have reached the peak of their careers, scolding all fans to prove that Kobe Bryant is the best star in the NBA, and it is a matter of time before he surpasses Jordan, and his arrogant attitude has aroused public anger.

Compared with Yang Rui's previous life, Cormi could only talk about Kobe's 81 points at this time, and it was not until 2010 that Kobe Bryant won two consecutive championships and began to be arrogant. Now that the time is advanced, Kobe Bryant also won a regular season MVP and two FMVPs, and the Komi are already unstoppable.

Two days later, there was another celebration parade in Los Angeles, and Yang Rui was no longer feeling the fun, and winning the championship became the norm for him.

When giving a speech, Yang Rui made a promise to continue to win the championship next season as usual.

When the players gave their speeches, Yang Rui focused on the attitude of several free men, all of whom had something to say, thanking the fans and teammates, but none of them said that they would stay in Los Angeles and continue to play. When the host asked about staying in the team, they all chose to be perfunctory.

Yang Rui saw the signs that these people whose contracts expired were leaving, even if the marginal Luke Wharton, as long as other teams were willing to have him, he would not stay with the Lakers.

In the Lakers, Walton really has no chance of coming out, there are players who are better than him in all positions, and he has won three consecutive championships, and the players will have higher pursuits. The Lakers still have two first-round picks this summer, and if they sign a potential newcomer, Yang Rui will not develop Wharton.

In addition, a veteran like Payton, who has no regrets about winning the championship, will definitely retire, and in the summer, the Lakers lineup will be replaced.