Chapter 8: Playoff Grouping

The Mavericks rank ninth in the league in offense and fourth in defense so far this season. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

They are the quintessential team that has both offense and defence.

Before the game began, Little Tiger told the players in the locker room: "The most important task tonight is to observe, observe the Dallasians' playing habits, find their holes, and then beat them in the playoffs." ”

The Black Mamba didn't feel that the little tiger was overstepping.

He's not good at communicating with role players, he's the core of not smiling. Little Tiger, on the other hand, prefers to act as a locker room leader who jokes with the players.

"Actually, it's a ridiculous thing. Winter said to Finel Jackson more than once, "Our locker room leader turned out to be a sophomore, and Kobe Bryant didn't have any problem with him." ”

Phil Jackson doesn't care where the locker room belongs, he cares about the little tiger's remarks...... He probably guessed Little Tiger's thoughts.

Now the Lakers have a chance to finish seventh in the West.

But rushing to the seventh place in the West, the opponent is most likely the San Antonio Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs are an established powerhouse, and their system is much smoother than the Dallas Mavericks, making it relatively harder to beat them.

So... His inner thoughts are also to keep the Lakers in the eighth place in the West. Then fight the calf to the death.

It's just that he hasn't observed any obvious holes in the Mavericks so far...... Aside from Coach Johnson's admiration for singles tactics, there is simply no place to talk about it.

The game started quickly.

Nowitzki, the only 180 club interior player this season (shooting over 180 from two-point range plus three-point range and free throw shooting), has easily dominated the Lakers' power forward position.

Nowitzki is over seven feet tall, but he is a solid SG style of play, whether it is a jumper or a breakaway, he has left opponents with no choice. (Novitsky in '07 has not yet developed...) Back-to-back singles and the iconic Golden Rooster independent jumper)

With Nowitzki's back-to-back successes, Jason Terry and Josh Howard also played twice.

With the strong play of the offense, the defense was also driven, and the Lakers rarely achieved under the tough defense.

And the most important reason for this is ...... Little Tiger continued to sleepwalk, he was completely out of shape throughout the game, and even passed the basketball directly out of bounds.

Phil Jackson always put him on the court and let his turnovers stack.

After three quarters, the score lost its suspense.

The Mavericks dominated the game.

The gap between the two sides is obvious.

Mavericks coach Johnson replaced all of his main players after three minutes of play in the fourth quarter, and he looked bored, and such an opponent made him drowsy.

The Zen master quickly replaced the black mamba, but still let the little tiger sleepwalk on the court.

Little Tiger still couldn't lift his spirits, and his whole soul seemed to be out of the game.

"The Dallas Mavericks have always had a way of dealing with point guards, and all point guards who are good at breaking through will be out of shape when they face Dallas. San Antonio's Tony Parker, Denver Nuggets' Allen Iverson, New Orleans' Chris Paul... They have all verified this. The Little Tiger from Los Angeles is certainly not an exception. ”

The commentator of the local Texas TV station was particularly excited: "If our first-round opponent is the Lakers, then... Mavericks fans can now prepare champagne for the upcoming sweep. ”

115:90。

The Dallas Mavericks slaughtered the Lakers by 25 points at home.

Speaking after the game, Coach Johnson said: "It's normal for young players to have ups and downs, and Little Tiger is a very potential player. He can definitely become the league's top point guard in the future. ”

He was personable and empathetic.

No matter how gentle the words spoken by the superior are, they are actually a kind of condescending scrutiny, a kind of disapproving judgment.

Little Tiger doesn't like to be judged, but he didn't respond to Johnson's comments.

He just told the players in the locker room: "The Mavericks aren't really tough to play against. ”

His words surprised the players...... It's all been beaten like this by the Mavericks, isn't it difficult to deal with?

Little Tiger firmly told them: "We can definitely eliminate them." ”

The Lakers players don't get along with the Tiger Cub for long, and they're going to be skeptical.

"Are you sure we can win?"

Kobe Bryant asked in a whisper.

"Hmm. Zhou Zheng nodded: "It will be a pyrrhic victory." ”

The Black Mamba believed in Little Tiger's judgment, and he quickly prepared to fight to the end.

Back in Los Angeles, all sorts of playoff analysis has come to mind. While the Lakers still have five regular season games left,... Everyone has assumed that the Lakers will meet the Dallas Mavericks, the regular season champions, in the first round.

Lakers fans didn't expect much from making it to the first round of the playoffs, and the team's heavy loss in Dallas made them realize the gap between the two teams. Although they are a little frustrated, they are still full of hope in their hearts, and they firmly believe that the future must belong to the Lakers, and once the little tiger grows up, the Lakers' wings will be completely full. With two more big players this offseason, we may be able to reach the Western Conference Finals next year... Someday, the championship will be in your pocket.

"Adidas is ready to shoot a new commercial for you. ”

Lin Wanwan told Little Tiger on the phone: "Merkel said, this is your first time in the playoffs, and Adidas attaches great importance to it. They'll be launching a playoff version of their sneaker, and then use the opportunity to add a new persona for you. ”

"Huh?"

"They say that the playoffs are a completely different battleground from the regular season, where the battle is more intense, and they want to inject more iron-clad colors into your shoe design. ”

Zhou Zheng pouted: "There is no lower limit for Adidas to make money." ”

Lin Wanwan was noncommittal.

Immediately, she asked, "Are you doing well at Kobe's house?"

"Every day was fulfilling. Zhou Zheng told her: "I feel that I have improved a lot recently. ”

"I finally don't have anything to do with those tiger girls. ”

Lin Wanwan muttered, and after chatting a few words, he hung up the phone.

Since the All-Star Game, Tiger Cub has only come home to live a handful of times, hanging out with Kobe Bryant every day, and there have been many nights when Black Mamba even slept with Tiger Cub instead of Vanessa.

To be honest, Vanessa was really jealous.

So, on Sunday night, she threw a big party at her house. She brought all the tiger girls, including Lindsay Lohan, who had just come out of the rehab center.

Meanwhile, the Little Tigers and the Black Mamba are playing the final regular season game of the 06-07 season in Stamps.

The opponent is... Houston Rockets.

It's another hateful Chinese derby.

The outcome of this game has little effect, the Rockets have fixed their ranking at fifth in the West, and the Lakers' ranking has also been hammered into the eighth seat in the West.

If... The Lakers eliminated the Mavericks in the first round, while the Rockets eliminated the Utah Jazz in the first round, and they are likely to meet in the second round.

"But... It's impossible. ”

Before the start of the game, during the handshake between the players of the two sides, Tracy Maddy put his arm around Kobe Bryant and laughed heartily: "However, I will avenge you." We're going to kick the Dallas guys in the ass!"

Tracy is confident.

He didn't think Utah Sir was worth mentioning.

"This time, I'm not just going to touch the floor of the second round of the playoffs, I'm going to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals, I'm going to touch the floor of the Finals, and finally stuff the O'Brien Cup into my bathroom. ”

Tracy Maddy, who has never made it past the first round of the playoffs, made it clear to Kobe Bryant: "Yao and I will be the strongest inside and outside combination in this era." ”

Since the separation of the OK group, Kobe Bryant has stopped paying attention to this issue.

He just raised an eyebrow: "You'd better not poke these words into the media." ”

Kobe Bryant was thinking about his friends, and he didn't want Maddie to be off the stage.

…… (To be continued.) )