Chapter 1139: Rockets are not to be feared
Usually in the grand final, the third game is called the Battle of Tennoyama.
Once you win, you will get the advantage of Tianwang Mountain.
It means that you have reached the edge of victory, touched the trophy of victory.
With a score of 3:0 in the playoffs, it is unprecedented in the history of the NBA to turn the tables in the end.
So the Thunder's confidence also completely disappeared, and they easily lost to the Lakers in Game 4, ending their playoff journey.
But Westbrook didn't give up, and he still surged in the final game, scoring 40 points in one go, becoming the top scorer of the game.
Although he did not receive the best player award because of Shen Huan's absolute dominance and deterrence, Westbrook also won the respect of Lakers fans.
Even Shen Huan exchanged his jersey for him after the game.
That's the reward for Westbrook.
As for Westbrook not daring to fight against Shen Huan, that is also normal.
It is impossible for anyone with a normal head in the NBA to compete with Shen Huan.
Not only does that mean that your stats will be terrible, but it will definitely not help the team, but it will put the team in trouble.
When Westbrook was holding Shen Huan's jersey, the whole person actually cried, which really attracted a lot of camera shots.
But the loss of the Thunder team still can't be changed.
The Lakers easily swept their quarter-final opponents 4-0 and awaited the winner of the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.
Now the two teams have played the same 4 games, but the score is very anxious 2:2.
The Houston Rockets have a big advantage, but the Utah Jazz's tenacity is amazing, and it just delays the pace of the Rockets.
In response, many of the Rockets' celebrities scolded the Utah Jazz.
"You're going too far! Obviously you don't have the strength, why are you doing so hard?"
"What did the Lakers do you do?"
"Now, damn it, are we going to fight 7 fights?!"
Naturally, the Utah Jazz celebrities are not vegetarians.
"Hehe, I'm wondering, why did everyone get into the top 8, why should we let you?"
"Who said the Jazz would definitely lose? ”
"Kill Team Rocket!" Win us, and you'll not be happy!"
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Look!
Before the Final 4 games started here, the Rockets and Jazz were not in the right shape.
If the two teams are fighting desperately, then when they face the powerful Lakers, they will basically not have to fight. - The two teams that have done their best, where is the slightest room for struggle?
In fact, the Lakers have never treated these two teams as rivals.
Their next target is the Golden State Warriors, who are bound to reach the Western Conference Finals.
Because, the Golden State Warriors have also defeated the Grizzlies 4-0 and sent them home a round of tours.
If there are no major surprises, the Golden State Warriors' final four opponent is the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs have suffered a "heavy blow" this season.
Although Popovich is still there, the most reliable stone Buddha has announced his retirement.
The Spurs with Duncan and the Spurs without Duncan are completely different concepts.
Even though Duncan is 40 years old, he can still contribute on the court and still lead the Spurs forward.
If they hadn't faced the Lakers last season, they could have made it to the Western Conference Finals again.
But this time, the Spurs were completely out of hope.
If you want to meet a Duncan again, I'm afraid I don't know when I will go.
Putting that aside.
The Lakers played their fourth game on April 22.
If you look at the current game between the Rockets and the Utah Jazz, the Lakers have at least a week of rest.
Byron Scott didn't dare to herd the sheep and let the players rest open.
After just a day's rest after the game, he brought his players back to the training ground and began to prepare actively.
This also reveals Byron Scott's caution.
It stands to reason that with Shen Huan, the following games are not a problem, but Byron Scott still wants to reject all the extra factors and let the Lakers win the championship smoothly.
And he himself will eventually win a second championship and truly become a championship coach.
Even if others say that he can win consecutive championships by hugging his big legs, he is not angry at all.
That's how I am, are you envious, jealous and hateful?
If you have the ability, you can also find a Shen Huan!
In fact, the Lakers are not as relaxed as Byron Scott imagined.
The reason is that Shen Huan, Kobe, Iverson and Howard, even on the day when everyone rested, they all insisted on training seriously and did not relax at all.
Even the four superstars in the team are like this, do you think other players will be under pressure?
When they came to the training ground and got into that atmosphere, no one was lazy.
said that the Lakers didn't look down on the Rockets, but in fact, Kobe Bryant still didn't completely despise the Rockets.
"The 27-year-old Harden is about the same age as Westbrook, and the statistics such as points, assists and rebounds are all similar, but the two have completely different styles of play. Howard, who just transferred from the Rockets, introduced the star of the Rockets to Shen Huan, "Westbrook plays very decently, a bit like Kobe, very dead-eyed.
But James Harden is different, he plays very flexibly and very smartly. Regularly make fouls on opposing players, especially the opponent's number one star! If you don't pay attention, you will eat a few fouls on him. ”
Shen Huan bowed his head and said, "That means, he's very smart?"
Kobe Bryant said seriously: "On the court, this is called smart, not clever." ”
Iverson next to him couldn't help but want to laugh.
Why?
Because Kobe Bryant himself is the kind of player who likes to foul on the court, as he gets older, he will use these small tricks more and more.
Of course, in the NBA, these defensive methods are also quite normal.
Even Kobe Bryant is often cleaned up by Bowen.
Not to mention the ancient god general Stockton - it is Karl Malone's golden partner, and his yin tricks can make Boss Joe want to cry.
It's just that no one dares to do this to Shen Huan.
Well, it's not that no one has done it, for example, last season, Shen Huan repeatedly encountered other people's elbow skills, but every time Shen Huan made them fail.
Later, when he saw Shen Huan's innate divine power and domineering ability to smash the basket, no one dared to use small actions against Shen Huan anymore.
They were afraid that they would be slapped to death by Shen Huan.
James Harden of the Rockets is another strange star representative who makes fouls, I don't know if he dares to use it against Shen Huan at that time?