Chapter Seventy-Two: Do a big vote
9 May 2007. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The second game day between the Lakers and the Jazz.
In the morning, the draft draw was released, and Pritchard won the top pick by virtue of his second-to-last regular season record.
When the results came out, Portland was in a state of flux, and sports media outlets such as ESPN sang praises.
"We didn't make any wrong choices. Pritchard patted his chest and faced the camera, beaming.
During this time, he was very depressed, and after trading away from Little Tiger, the whole world was denying his operation, thinking that he had made the stupidest decision in the world. Especially after Little Tiger and Black Mamba joined hands with Black Ba, this kind of criticism and abuse became even crazier.
And now, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Because he got the No. 1 pick, and the end of the No. 1 pick was tied to Greg Oden, who is known as a super center in 50 years, and now the media has touted him to incredible heights, and his super performance in the NCAA makes people think that he will be a combination of Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal. Some people even made it clear that his worst is Russell's level.
This made Bill Russell, who won an unprecedented eleven championship rings, look very shameless, but in front of the camera, he still had to keep smiling and said very gracefully: "He has a lot of potential." ”
The news quickly reached the Lakers.
Luke Wharton's big mouth quickly told Zhou Zheng the news, and Zhou Zheng just smiled slightly: Congratulations to them.
He was not at all interested in Pritchard's remarks that he had equated himself with Greg Oden.
"We didn't trade with them with the top pick. On the cusp of the storm, Kupchak sarcastically said: "It all stems from the efforts of the whole Trail Blazers team." ”
"And, for us, the little tiger doesn't have to be bad with Greg Oden at all. ”
If Kupchak only said the previous sentence, it would undoubtedly be a perfect counterattack.
But the second half of his sentence pierced the hornet's nest.
Little Tiger is no worse than Greg Oden?
Even T-NT, who is closest to Tiger Cub, finds it incredible, and that's a clear fact. Greg Oden couldn't be worse than Tiger, he's a center, he's the next center to dominate the league, he's the kind of superstar you know at a glance he's going to walk into the Hall of Fame and give a speech twenty years later.
Little Tiger is indeed not bad, and he is a rare point guard. But... The truth on the basketball court is that those who control the restricted area have a greater say.
So, now... The Trailblazers are in the limelight.
Pritchard held three press conferences in one day, and he made no secret of saying that he would never look at other players, and also promised that he would never invite Kevin Durant to Portland for a tryout.
"Our goal is clear, Greg Oden. He's the only answer!"
Pritchard didn't even forget to sarcastically mock Little Tiger: "It's a pity that after getting Greg, we don't have a chance to Black Eight again." You know, we're going to be in the top half all the time. ”
Pritchard, who raised his eyebrows, had the flavor of a villain.
Some time ago, Little Tiger's fans gave him too many critical hits, and now he feels that it is time to fight back one by one.
He kept pulling Greg Audon out and putting up the banner, in his opinion, his time has come, and the Rose Garden Arena is about to reign in the world.
When he was on his toes and the media was screaming wolf.
The Lakers' second Western Conference semifinals are officially here.
The Utah were prepared for anything, they had everything they could do to defend the Devils' home court, and Coach Sloan locked himself in his room and watched the game highlights for 16 hours straight, and he lowered the field to 17 feet.
He thinks this place will be the burial place of the Lakers.
The Lakers released a new strategy in the locker room, and the Little Tigers, Black Mamba, and the coaching staff discussed and decided that their focus tonight would be on the paint and beyond the three-point line...... This is a natural contrast to jazz. The Utah are looking to win at mid-range, but the Lakers are betting on both poles.
Drip!
As the whistle blew, Kwame Brown immediately slapped the basketball at the little tiger at a palm-high level.
The little tiger controlled the ball and strode into the penalty area, Memetoku tried to block it, and the little tiger had passed the basketball to the black mamba who arrived at the horse, and the black mamba licked his poisonous tongue, and the basketball fell into the nets freehand...... Swish!
The Lakers easily scored their first goal with the cooperation of the purple and gold guns.
Energy Solutions Arena was booed, and a big part of Salt Lake City's nickname to the Devils' home stadium was that they were extremely unfriendly to the visiting players. People here will even greet the women of your family when you hit a jumper;
Coach Sloan stood on the sidelines with a blank expression, and after 16 hours of watching the video repeatedly, he accepted the designation...... When the league's top 3 breakaways and the world's No. 1 scoring guard are so close to the box that you're going to be able to stop them.
Back in the half, Kwame Brown and veteran Ratliff quickly made a quick change, and the more agile Kwame Brown caught up with Carlos Boozer, while the tough old block king stopped at the Turk's side.
This is a precise adjustment made by the Zen master.
After Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer completed the pick-and-roll, they found that the ball could not be passed, and Kwame Brown's defensive footwork was not bad, as long as he didn't need to use the work at hand, he did it well.
Deron could only take the ball to the penalty area, then split the ball and handed it to Cory Brewer, who struggled to move an inch under the Black Mamba's defense, and Kirilenko quickly ran over to take possession.
He faced Radmanovich.
He is not good at breaking through, so he can only play hard, and Radmanovic's defense is even worse than expected...... Like a hospitable golden retriever, he took Kirilenko from beyond the three-point line to the free-throw line, and finally took a step back under the Russian's unsavvy shaking skills and allowed him to jump shots...... Swish!
"If Myers is still on the court, the Jazz don't have a chance at all. ”
McBlin said objectively.
Darius Miles thought so too, his head shaking like a rattle, and he looked down on people.
But Coach Winter quickly poured cold water on him: "Radmanovic will at least shoot three points, what about you?"
He gave Winter an angry look.
Swish!
Radmanovic hit a textbook open three-pointer from the bottom corner of the three-point line.
The biggest contributor to this ball should be counted on the little tiger and the black mamba, the two completed a tacit understanding of the breakthrough of the connection, the little tiger hit the free throw line and encountered Delong for Coribrewer's joint block, quickly handed the ball to Kobe, Kobe like a high dive into the penalty area, Kirilenko hurriedly made up for the past... As the Russians raced into the box, Radmanovic seized the opportunity to run away.
Bryant went deep into the box and passed the ball back to the moon, and Radmanovic got up and down, and a three-pointer was put into the data column.
The Lakers were the first to attack, and they completed the goals on the tactical board, and the restricted area and beyond the three-point line became the battlefield for their killing.
At the same time, the Jazz are still blocking and pick-and-roll.
The pick-and-roll didn't work very well, and the Lakers played a man-to-man defense...... Little Tiger's ability to go around the block and dismantle is too strong, and he can catch up with Delong in half a beat at most.
"Jazz needs to change. ”
When Reggie Miller said that, the Lakers' lead was six points.
Only 5 minutes into the game.
Drip!
The ad pause sounds.
Both sides walked to the bench.
"The Los Angeles have taken the lead and the Jazz seem to be on the way. If they can't take advantage of this home game, the next two games will be particularly difficult, and their away record is not as good as they could be. McBlin said worriedly.
"Do you think the Lakers can sweep the Jazz?"
Magic Johnson asked in surprise.
As a Lakers celebrity, he thinks the idea is so amazing that to put it bluntly, it's a bit ridiculous.
For him, it was already a miracle that the Lakers were able to reach the Western Conference semifinals, and it was simply ... Miracles.
And he didn't know that at this time, what Little Tiger and Black Mamba were thinking about was sweeping, and they had already established a plan. And also to slaughter the spurs.
They want to win this year!
The two bigots have made up their minds to do it with a bang!
…… (To be continued.) )