Many peak Cormi hearts are cool after watching the Lakers' first game, and they can only comfort themselves that they are playing well because the Warriors are too weak, and the Lakers will definitely have problems next, such as no one dares to stand up and shoot like Kobe at critical moments.

In fact, this is not a question of daring at all, Kobe Bryant shoots more because he has to shoot, otherwise he will not be in the limelight, and his key ball shooting rate is much lower than usual.

If the team is down by 1 point, Diop, who has the worst offense in the league, receives the basketball at the last second, and his choice is to throw the ball to the basket, leaving the rest to fate, and it has to do with guts?

In the next three games, the Lakers also steadily suppressed the Warriors and won without danger. Throughout the series, the Lakers averaged 128 points per game, and the statistics of important rotation players have been greatly improved compared to the regular season.

The Warriors' offensive efficiency is very high, and the score is more than 100 per game, but some details are not handled well enough, the defense is too poor, and the score difference widens unconsciously, and no matter how the offense can't catch up.

In the fourth game, Yao Ming finished Lopez with 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, leading the team to a 125-110 victory and a 4-0 sweep.

Yao Ming averaged 34 minutes per game in the series, with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 52.8% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range, completely dominating the basket.

Lopez averaged only 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and was bullied by Yao Ming, and people clearly saw the huge gap between rookies and star centers.

Conley averaged 19.7 points and 6 assists per game, which was the best performance of the Grizzlies, and the defensive end also made it difficult for Way, but he could only defend one person, and Brooks exploded, averaging 20.7 points and 4 assists per game.

Everyone in the Lakers is working hard, showing their strengths, and every game is more blossoming.

While praising the Lakers, the media also kept mentioning Kobe, believing that he did destroy the team's offensive system, and the Lakers would play more smoothly without him, but it is still unknown how far the Lakers can go.

The Lakers' opponent in the second round is the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets are the recognized dark horses of the year, with a third-place finish in the regular season that surprised many, with Billups and Anthony being selected as Western Conference All-Stars together.

Because of his performance in the regular season this season, Billups has completely reversed the evaluation and Iverson, although his attack is not top-notch, but he is not afraid of misalignment on the defensive end, and he is better at helping the team win.

The Nuggets easily eliminated the Chris Paul-led Hornets 4-1 in the first round, and they are bullish on their big numbers.

Last season, Paul played 20+10 data, the best team for a while, the second in the MVP rankings, and seven games against the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs, since then he has established himself as the first point guard.

But people were surprised to find that Paul was not obvious in the face of data, and Billups, who has always been low-key, could not take any advantage, and was even suppressed very badly, only 30+ in one game.

Throughout the series, Billups shot 48.3% from the field and 53% from three-point range, averaging 22.6 points, 4 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1 steal per game, while Paul shot 41.1% from the field and didn't miss out on three-point shooting, with 16.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.6 steals.

And in the fourth game between the two sides, the Nuggets staged a massacre at the Hornets home court 121-63, and all 7 members of the team scored double-doubles, creating the famous "58 tragedy", and since then, many people have begun to call Paul 58......

Paul played 36 minutes, shot 2-of-7 and didn't make free throws, and finished with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists; Billups played just 30 minutes, shooting 5-of-11, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points, three rebounds and eight assists.

After this series, Billups became the league's most underrated point guard, Anthony is one of the league's top scorers, and with Hamilton, an undeadly no-ball player, experts predict that the Lakers will be more than lucky.

On the Internet, a large group of "metamorphosis dense" also supported the Nuggets to kill the Lakers, and the Lakers without Kobe Bryant will undoubtedly lose, and Jerry Young must die.

The Lakers have home-court advantage, and the first game is played at Staples Center on May 3.

The arena is full again, even to the point where it is difficult to find a ticket, tickets can be sold at a high price on the Internet, the Nuggets are different from the Warriors, there are many famous stars, but no one calls the Nuggets outside trio "three shots of gold".

The Lakers started the lineup, Louis Williams, Aaron Brooks, Iguodala, Millsap, Yao Ming.

The game was broadcast live across the United States, and Jeff Van Gundy, Joan Barry, and Mike Brin arrived at the scene and were all surprised to see the two small defenders playing together.

"Jerry Young is so bold, it looks like he's not going to defend in the first quarter today," Brin said. ”

Van Gundy said: "I think it's because he knows Billups and Hamilton, both of whom have worked with him before, and the smaller back is more targeted. ”

Billups is a backcourt commander, not brutal, and he also has a strong projection ability and excellent defense; Hamilton's mid-range shots are accurate, his off-ball movement is top-notch, and both men have solid fundamentals.

In terms of body, neither of these two is outstanding, the 31-year-old Hamilton is still running well, the 33-year-old Billups has begun to decline in speed, and the Nuggets restrained the Hornets in the last round because the Hornets are three-pointers and always play positional battles, and the Nuggets use joint defense to limit Paul's breakthrough, which can reduce their offensive efficiency.

It is not a good strategy to use joint defense against the Lakers, Yao Ming is not Tyson Chandler, the boxing king must cut to the basket to attack after blocking and dismantling, Yao Ming can shoot three points. Yang Rui sent two small defenders to counterattack.

There are no changes to the Nuggets' starting lineup from the previous round. Billups, Hamilton, Anthony, Kreza, Nene.

Yao Ming jumped the ball and the game began.

Lowe controlled the ball and observed the situation outside the three-point line, and the Nuggets were in a 32-defensive position, with Anthony and Nene on the baseline, Billups in the middle, and Kreza and Hamilton on both sides.

Yao Ming pulled outside the three-point line to cover for Love, who didn't break through, brought out a little space and passed to Brooks outside the three-point line on the left, and then ran away to the right.

There was an immediate serious misalignment on the court, with Brooks singleing out Kreza.

Kreza is 203cm tall, weighs 111kg, and mainly plays the third and fourth positions, and moves slowly when defending the outside line. In the last round, he had no problem defending against Rasu Butler and Stojakovic, but the two were also slow, and now he was a little confused when he looked at Xiaobu.

Brooks received the ball and shook it, changed direction to break through, forced past Creza with speed, and scored a 50-degree pullup jump shot inside the three-point line. 2 to 0.

The Nuggets attack, the Lakers are also joint defense, and the position is not with others.

Billups dribbled the ball across the half court and passed to Anthony on the right, who faced Brooks, caught the ball and pulled out three points, Xiaobu knew that it was useless to jump, but he just raised his right hand and barely interfered.

Anthony is in great shape this year, shooting a career-high 37.1% from three-point range in the regular season and 36.9% in the playoffs. 2 to 3.

Yang Rui does not blame the players for their unfavorable defense, which is all expected by him, after he adjusts the lineup, the two sides are mutually restrained, and like the last round of the series, he has to fight to attack, give full play to the attack power of the players of his team, and defeat the opponent with a better attack.

Lu Wei dribbled the ball through the half court and passed to Xiaobu on the left, no one to cover, and directly heads-up.

This time, Kreiza was worried about being overcome, and the distance was a little farther, Xiaobu ran to catch the ball 70 degrees and pulled three points, shot extremely fast, and did not hesitate. As a striker, Kreza's best thing is strength, poor explosiveness, slow speed, and it is too late to step forward and block after putting two steps away.

The ball makes a perfect arc, hollows into the net, and returns one. 5 to 3.

Xiaobu feels hot, and the more he plays in the playoffs, the more confident he becomes!