The Lakers swept their opponents 4-0 in two consecutive rounds.

After beating the Clippers, they began to fall into waiting again.

Because the Thunder and Spurs are inseparable.

In Game 4, Westbrook and Durant combined for 65 points to walk away with a win in San Antonio.

The two sides were the same as last year, the first four games were a 2:2 draw, and the fifth game was Tianwangshan to grab the match point.

Now the Lakers are comfortable, and they can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

It's really good to get the first place in the West, avoiding the Spurs and Thunder in advance, and the first two opponents are honestly average in strength.

And then let the Spurs and Thunder consume each other in the semifinals, this first place is too worthwhile.

The Lakers have at least five days off.

The Lakers did not take a vacation during these five days, but maintained a low-intensity training session.

The Lakers as a whole are in a good state.

If the five-star Lakers were noisy when they were first formed in the summer, the Lakers, who swept their opponents in two rounds in the playoffs, are now quiet.

Kobe, Nash, Howard and others basically did not make any remarks.

If the reporter asks the official cliché, "We still have a long way to go... Only semi-finals...... The team is in good form...... The weather was good......"

And so on and so forth.

So, many reporters wanted to interview Li Liang, this guy talked a lot and was exciting enough.

As a result, Li Liang also remained silent, and he couldn't see anyone on weekdays, just training and going home for dinner.

This makes the Lakers, who have always been lively and will break all kinds of news, make everyone very unaccustomed.

Even Mike Brown turned down the TV talk show for five days and concentrated on pre-match preparations.

The Lakers' royal reporter He Kaiwen also posted an article for this, "The current Lakers are as calm as an ice cellar, you must know that there was news here all the time in the past, and now they seem to have only one goal, which is victory and championship." ”

Even whether Kobe Bryant can win the MVP, the Lakers have not talked much about it.

The results will be available before the end of each semi-final.

Whether Kobe Bryant can win the second regular season MVP depends on the willingness of the judges.

In short, among the fan base, Kobe Bryant's call for MVP is very high.

But James is really good in terms of record and statistics, and the two sides are arguing.

After the Lakers eliminated the Clippers, the Heat narrowly defeated the Bulls 94-91 in Game 5, and eliminated the Bulls 4-1.

The Bulls have played very tenaciously in all five games, but unfortunately without Rose, they have lost the qualification of the Heat to wrestle wrists.

In the other set of matchups in the East, the Indiana Pacers unexpectedly led the New York Knicks by a large score of 3:1.

The Knicks are old when they face the young, energetic Pacers.

Rasheed Wallace announced his retirement in April due to injuries and many other factors.

Kidd played well for half a season, and then fell seriously due to injuries.

When it comes to the playoffs, the Pacers, who play strong defense, Kidd's statistics in the first four games are, 0 points and 1 assist, 0 points and 4 assists, 0 points and 1 assist, and 0 points and 3 assists.

It should be said that Kidd's performance is still very stable, but the score is a little less.

This has increased the pressure on Anthony's shoulders, and as long as Anthony can't score more than 30 points, the Knicks have no hope of winning.

Comparatively, the Lakers were very lucky.

Although Nash is also 38 years old, he is in great shape and is getting better and better.

The team suffered injuries during the regular season and is fully healthy so far in the playoffs.

There is a stark contrast between the two big cities.

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Li Liang has lived a very comfortable life in the past two days, fulfilled his promise, and was greatly relieved.

For five days, Li Liang thought that he still had to do a task to improve himself.

In the West, whether it is against the Spurs or the Thunder, it will obviously not be as easy as the first two rounds.

The regular season was a win-loss affair between the two teams, and the two teams had completely different styles.

Spurs are calm and steady, with a well-developed tactical system and experienced players.

The Thunder are fierce and tough, they are extremely talented, and the players are very capable individually.

Both teams are not easy to deal with.

In comparison, Li Liang felt in his heart that it might be better to fight the Thunder.

It's not because the Thunder is weak, but in terms of playing style, Li Liang prefers to deal with the "rushing" of the Thunder.

Li Liang is very experienced and wise in this regard.

And the Spurs are more annoying, Popovich has a lot of ghost ideas, and the tactical method of containing Li Liang was invented by Popovich.

It is still Li Liang's most hated defensive strategy.

However, Li Liang really wanted to meet Leonard's facial paralysis for a while to see if this person was really facial paralysis.

Of course, this is just Li Liang's own thoughts.

If it were Kobe Bryant, he would definitely want to play the Spurs.

The name of the Spurs killer is not for nothing, Kobe Bryant has faced the Spurs in the playoffs five times in his career, averaging 29.4 points per game, a maximum of 45 points in a single game, and a record of 18-8.

Basically, Kobe Bryant is the outside attacker that the Spurs and Popovich fear the most.

Although Kobe Bryant is 34 years old, he is also in good shape on the offensive end, and when he plays the Spurs, he will definitely explode again.

So on the whole, no matter who you play, the Lakers can play.

Li Liang thought about it for a while, what aspect of himself still needs to be improved and strengthened?

The City of Angels book fights Jordan's mission, and he doesn't want to touch it for the time being.

I watched the video of the game seven or eight times carefully, and the more I watched it, the more I felt that I couldn't beat it.

The 1991 Bulls, with full of anger and the will to win the championship, swept the defending champion Pistons in the Eastern Finals, which can be said to be the strongest Bull in Jordan's six crowns after 1996.

If Li Liang parachutes into the Lakers, with his more modern style of play, it is still possible to help the Lakers win.

But there is only one chance for the task, and if he is not sure enough, Li Liang will not try.

Judging from the current strength comparison, one Li Liang cannot change the difference in strength between the Lakers and the Bulls.

Li Liang not only has to defend, he must have the ability to change the whole situation on offense.

At this point, Li Liang thinks that he does not have such an ability at present.

And after getting the [City of Angels Book (Part II) Preface], Li Liang realized that he didn't have to complete all the tasks in the previous part before he could start the next part, or other prop tasks.

There is no conflict between each other, so Li Liang is naturally not in a hurry.

He still has to put improving his personal ability first, and it is best to make a greater contribution in the next round.

Li Liang thought about it carefully, picked it up in the system, and decided to take a defensive class.

In order to improve his tactical literacy, Li Liang has taken Bob Knight's open run course, Don Huggins's bag clipping course, and John Wooden's pick-and-roll cover course.

The harvest of each course is good, and the course is not very difficult, there are no hard indicators, the main thing is to attend the class.

Although my brain almost blew up when I took the Bob Knight class, I also gained a hair dryer.

This time, Li Liang decided to take another defensive tactics class, he had learned Don Huggins's bag and clip course before, this time he opened the interface of [Tactical Literacy] and selected [Man Marking] under [Basic Defensive Tactics].

Earlier, I learned [Bag Clip] to deal with Duncan in the system mission.

This time, I learned [Man Marking] to deal with Durant.

Between the Spurs and the Thunder, Li Liang is still more optimistic about the Thunder.

Of course, if you play Spurs, then it is used to greet Leonard.

[Personal Basic Defense] ability training is defensive skills, and [Basic Defensive Tactics] literacy is to cultivate defensive awareness.

Click through the task:

[Mission: Coach Adolf Rup's man-marking training course, task content: Complete 5 class hours of man-marking training sessions, task reward: man-marking awareness and ability +15, and get a special item.] Difficulty: Normal】

Li Liang looked at this name, Adolf Rupp, this name seems to be a little familiar?

After thinking about it carefully, Li Liang remembered that he had seen it in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Kentucky.

Isn't this the grandfather of Kentucky basketball?