After the tragic sweep, even Duncan was a little discouraged.

He said in an interview: "The Lakers' roster is too strong, at least five players have All-Star quality, if they keep this roster next season, I think there is still no suspense about the championship, and it would be good if other teams could lose a little less." ”

In Yang Rui's previous life, Duncan should have been high-spirited at this time, saying "the future is yours" to young players everywhere and deceive their feelings. Now, Duncan is emotionally frustrated and can't see the future of the Spurs.

Popovich's words are more straightforward. "I don't blame the players for not playing well to the Lakers, they did their best and we just lost to a team of All-Stars."

Now the old coach is more worthy of the title of "Bobo Zhuge Vic", because he is the loser.

From a strategic point of view, Zhuge Liang basically did not win, except for Chibi. In the later period, Zhuge failed in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in all six out of Qishan, and the only victory was seven in and seven out of Meng Shu......

The reporter interviewed and asked Yang Rui about the secret of building the team, after all, the opponents said that they were a team of all-stars.

On this topic, Yang Rui answered not a thousand times, but eight hundred times, and casually perfunctory. Anyway, the way he succeeded, others can't imitate. Who is not a reborn who can see everyone's potential so accurately?

The media reported the game the next day, and many people felt that the Lakers were already champions, and although the Eastern Conference Finals were not over, it would be difficult to beat the Lakers in an upset no matter which team broke through.

There is a significant gap between the strength of the top two in the East and the Lakers, and they were swept in the regular season, and they played without temper.

The Eastern Conference finals of the Heat vs Bulls were tied 2-2, with two home wins each, and the Lakers could sit back and watch the tiger fight.

The two teams' road to promotion was not smooth, with the Bulls beating the Wizards 4-1 in the first round and the Heat beating the Magic 4-2; In the second round, the Bulls defeated the Hawks 4-3 and the Heat defeated the Celtics 4-2, neither of which had an overwhelming advantage.

The Hawks have become the biggest dark horse in the East, showing amazing potential, and the Bosh, Harris, Joe Johnson trident and the Bulls are fighting for the offense without showing weakness. In the seven-game steal, Maddy broke out and scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, beating Joe Johnson, and the Bulls only got through with an 8-point advantage.

Devin Harris broke out in the playoffs, averaging 14.8 points and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 49.2% from the field. He and Joe Johnson don't overlap in position, and the latter can play with the ball or without the ball, catching and shooting threes.

Yang Rui predicts that the strength of the Eastern team will show an upward trend in recent years, and the Hawks and Magic are stronger than in his previous life. The Celtics are not bad, and if Garnett joins again, it will be a championship contender.

The Heat and Bulls fought fiercely, won one home court each, and entered the tie-break.

In the end, this game has become a contest of perseverance, and O'Neal and Maddie have little physical strength.

In the key battle, Artest and Brand were prevented from becoming blacksmiths. Brand finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 4-of-12 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. With O'Neal there, Brand couldn't go to the low post to attack, and the jump shot was dominated by the block, but he didn't find the crosshairs.

Artest was even worse, shooting 3-of-14 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and without the free-throw line, finishing with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition to the jump shot, Artest is only easy to play against people who are thinner than him. The Heat's small forward Caron Butler is a strong man who is not afraid of confrontation, and he plays with Atay.

Maddy's performance was also average, with 12 of 28 shooting, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, 33 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and he was already the most accurate person for the Bulls.

The Bulls shot 27-of-81 from the field with only 33.3 percent from the field, 6-of-21 from three-point range, 28.6 percent from the field, and only 75 percent from the free-throw line. How is it possible to win with such a play? 78-95 cleanly defeated.

Even if O'Neal lacked physical strength, he still beat Purzbila and Malik Allen, cutting down 28 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks, and was the number one contributor to the team's promotion, proving that the skinny shark is bigger than the salted fish.

Jason "White Chocolate" Williams had 21 points and six assists, and he was indeed better than the veteran Payton.

Walker scored 11 points and made three three-pointers.

Wade had 14 points and 10 assists, and his performance was average.

When the final whistle blew, the Heat players rushed into the stadium to celebrate the victory, and Barkley poured cold water on the Heat during the live broadcast. "They probably won't be happy for a few days because they will face the Lakers soon."

Smith is also not optimistic about the Heat: "Hopefully they can cause some problems for the Lakers, and the Finals will not be one-sided like last season." ”

At the press conference, the Heat players did not say harsh words, only said that they would try their best to fight in the finals.

Even Pat Riley, the "Golden Operator", put himself in the position of a challenger, saying: "Jerry Young is the best head coach of the 21st century, and the overall strength of the Heat is weaker than the Lakers, but we will not be timid and try to play the best game." ”

Riley is a recognized basketball legend, helping the Lakers win championships as a player in '72; As a coach, he coached the Lakers to play the so-called "shotime" exhibition game in the '80s and won championships in 1982, '85, '87, '88; In the 90s, Riley coached remarkably, leading the Knicks and Heat to the Finals.

He has five championship rings, and his results are not inferior to Yang Rui, and he showed weakness before the game to reduce the pressure on the players.

The Heat lost to the Lakers by 70 points last season, and many people label the Lakers as the "Heat Buster", and it is impossible to say that the mentality of the Heat players is completely unaffected, and they lose half of them without playing.

Although showing weakness will affect morale, at least it can make the players feel more relaxed and look down on the outcome of the game.

The next day, ESPN expert Nicholas wrote an article saying that he was not optimistic about the Heat, and that winning one game would be a success. He also analyzed the technical characteristics of the two core Heat players, and believed that O'Neal and Wade both have weaknesses and are not tacit partners, and winning mainly depends on individual ability, which is not as good as a "drug combination".

O'Neal's form has been declining year by year, and his 42.3% free-throw percentage is a career-low one, comparable to Ben Wallace.

He averaged only 20 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in the regular season, and his performance in the playoffs was also average, playing 33 minutes, only 19.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 blocks.

Many people commented on O'Neal, saying that he would be lazy in the regular season, and he usually waited until the playoffs to break out, and O'Neal couldn't break out in the playoffs this time. Yao Ming has replaced him and officially became the No. 1 center in the active league.

Wade averaged 26.4 points, 6 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 48% from the field, but he is not as good as Kobe Bryant at the moment.

He once again exposed the weakness of the three-point shooting difference, and he did not dare to shoot on the perimeter. The opponent's joint defense, even if the four people surrounded the penalty area, Wade's style of play was not adjusted, and he could only rely on speed and technology to force a breakthrough and find a bag to divide the ball.

Judging from the data, Wade is a precocious player, who played star data in the second season of his career and superstar data in the third season, but it should be noted that Wade entered the league at the age of 21 and is now 24 years old.

NBA players are at their peak at the age of 24, but the potential at this age has basically been developed, and the skills are stereotyped, and it is difficult to practice shooting well. Moreover, his offensive method of forcing breakthroughs is prone to injury, and the latter part of his career may be bleak.

Wade was indeed a bit miserable in the later stage, first he was occupied by his brother Magpie's Nest, and then the brother announced that the "decision two" flashed, leaving a mess, Wade led the team to the playoffs, and then was swept away by the Heat.

The funniest thing is that ESPN did not organize a panel of experts to predict the game this time, and everyone is optimistic about the Lakers.