Chapter 48.9: There's no need to expect him
Hu Dong talked about basketball, far away in the United States, some changes are changing the situation in the NBA.
In the past few seasons, the strongest ones are of course the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Of course, the Raptors, Thunder, Pacers, Spurs, etc., still maintain a very high standard.
Only the former kings, including the Celtics, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, are still sinking.
Especially the Lakers and Bulls, those are simply two tragedies.
The Bulls haven't had any playoff status since Rose Rose was scrapped.
The Lakers are even worse, and as long as Kobe Bryant is not working, then they have no hope of making the playoffs either.
But this year is different.
After two consecutive years of serious injuries, Kobe Bryant is back.
In 52 games so far, Bryant has averaged 35 minutes per game, shooting 52 percent from the field, averaging 28 points, five rebounds, six assists and five blocks per game.
This statistic is second only to the little emperor LeBron James, and higher than LeBron James's good friend Drew Uncle Kyrie Irving.
When Kobe Bryant was in good shape, it wasn't amazing to get such statistics.
But what is even more surprising is that in 52 games, Kobe Bryant has played in every game, unless it is garbage time, otherwise he will be on the court.
A few injuries have never affected his state, nor have they let him rest, he is simply an iron man!
Judging from his injury status in the past two years, this season is like Kobe Bryant burning his life and playing.
Kobe Bryant forgot it.
The most shocking and surprising thing is the former NBA superstar Allen Iverson, who has been retired for two years and has reached the age of 40.
After the Lakers' tryout, Allen Iverson was offered a one-year contract of $5 million at Kobe's urging.
Originally, everyone thought that if Iverson could play 40 games in a season and play more than 20 minutes on average, then the $5 million salary would be worth it.
But what I didn't expect was that Iverson has played 45 games so far, with an average playing time of more than 30 minutes.
Iverson, who was born a scorer, is shooting 47 percent from the field this season, averaging 22 points, three rebounds, nine assists and two blocks per game.
It's no surprise that this result is played by star players in the NBA.
But if you were a 40-year-old like Iverson, it would be a different story.
Boss Qiao made a comeback for the second time, and he couldn't beat him in this state!
And Iverson and Kobe Bryant combined, with an average of 50 points per game, greatly shocked the opponent.
In fact, at the beginning of the season, the two were in better shape, but after all, they are almost 80 years old, and after playing for a long time, their state will naturally decline a lot.
They are second in the West and third in the Conference so far, behind the Cavaliers in the East and the Warriors in the West.
With 30 games left in the regular season of the league, making the playoffs is almost a certainty.
People are very surprised by the resurgence of the Lakers this season.
But no one can say why Kobe and Iverson are so fierce.
All kinds of inspections have been checked, but they still haven't found anything forbidden, which can only be attributed to the fact that they take good care of their bodies and are gifted.
Fortunately, by the time it came to the sprint, Kobe and Iverson were no longer as crazy as they were at the beginning, and they were also starting to hold back their strength, as if they wanted to perform well in the playoffs.
But everyone knows that the intensity and pressure of each of the seven games in each round of the playoffs are far from comparable to the regular season.
In the face of younger and more impactful opponents, how much strength Kobe Bryant and Iverson can play, and whether the intensity of the confrontation is still so strong, there must be a question mark.
ESPN and TNT experts have made a special assessment of their two Lakers teams.
At present, the Spurs are full of stamina, and the more they play, the more tenacious they become, and they have only won 2 fewer games than the Lakers.
Judging from the opponents in the next 30 games, the possibility of the Spurs surpassing the Lakers and ranking second in the West is extremely high.
If they enter the playoffs in third place, they will most likely face the Dallas Mavericks, led by German tankers Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Chandler.
This is very bad for the Lakers.
The Dallas Mavericks want veterans and veterans, young and young, and they are very tenacious, far from being comparable to the Lakers supported by Kobe and Iverson.
Even if they get past the Dallas Mavericks, they will most likely face the Spurs.
The Spurs have always been very restrained against the Lakers.
Duncan, Parker and Ginobili are enough to drag down Kobe and Iverson.
In this season's direct battle between the two, the Lakers won the first game of the Spurs and lost the next three games.
So, to sum up, everyone thinks that the Lakers can reach the semifinals of the Eastern Conference at most, stopping at the second round.
This kind of result is already very good compared to the Lakers in the previous two years.
Even everyone thinks that Allen Iverson is very worthy of the Lakers to give him another year of 10 million contract with his performance this year.
Kobe Bryant's words, as long as he wants, there is no problem with renewing the contract for another 2 years.
Not only the experts, but also the fans think so.
Lakers fans are very satisfied with the team's performance this season and feel that it is acceptable.
In the midst of all the talk, few mentioned that the Lakers still have a player in China who will only appear in the playoffs.
As the season progresses, more and more people think about the game itself.
The two games in the preseason were more just shows in the eyes of many people, so Shen Huan was gradually ignored.
Even the fans of the Lakers, most of them have forgotten the existence of Shen Huan.
Or think that even if he comes to play, it will not bring much advantage to the Lakers.
After all, even the god-like Boss Joe and the little emperor James, the results of the rookie's first season were not good.
Shen Huan didn't even play in the regular season of the NBA, he didn't have any state, and he didn't accept the intensity test of the real game, how can people trust him?
In particular, he started up with the toughest playoffs, which is completely hellish for a newcomer.
For people in the NBA, Shen Huan is just a gimmick for the Lakers to develop the Chinese market.
There is no need to expect such a player.
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