The NBA is a very realistic place, winning blows and loses.

In the first two rounds, the Lakers went smoothly and swept all the way into the Western Finals, while the Thunder stumbled a little.

So before the Western Conference finals, ESPN experts, 7 out of 8 predicted that the Lakers would solve the Thunder in 6 games to enter the Finals.

As a result, the first game of the Thunder gave the Lakers a dismount and knocked out the regular season MVP.

At this time, the basketball world exploded again, saying that the Thunder were underestimated, and the aging Lakers were difficult to continue their smooth offense in front of the young Thunder.

Nash, who played well in the first two rounds, had a very average performance in the first game of the Western Conference finals.

He couldn't have kept Westbrook on the defensive end, and the offensive end was just as bad.

In the face of the Thunder's quicker and tougher defense, Nash lost his crosshairs.

He finished with just eight points, three assists and four turnovers on 3-of-10 shooting.

Without Nash's threading and firepower support, the Lakers would not be able to play an efficient positional offense.

Criticism that Nash was too old naturally followed.

Westbrook on the opposite side had 21 points and 7 assists, and his powerful impact and vigor of running all over the court made Nash look old.

In just one game, predictions for this round of the series were completely reversed.

Many people believe that the Lakers, like the Spurs last year, will not be able to cross the Thunder, the new hegemon in the West.

Last year, too, the Spurs swept the first two rounds, and with the regular season, they ended the season on a 20-game winning streak.

As a result, with a 2:0 lead, the Thunder pulled four big reversals in a row.

The Lakers are good now, they can't even take a 2-0 lead, they were breached on their first home court and lost their home-court advantage.

So it's no wonder that the wallgrasses don't like them.

The next day, the Lakers began closed training, no media open day, and went all out to prepare for the second game of the Western Conference finals.

Meanwhile, in the East, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers also began.

The game between the two sides was surprisingly intense, with the Pacers trailing the Heat by three points with 11.3 seconds left in regular time.

Paul George caught a long-range three-pointer from beyond the three-point line to tie the score and drag it into overtime.

When he hit the ball, there were only three seconds left.

The Heat missed the final attack, and the two sides went into overtime.

In the final minute of overtime, Paul George made another three-point foul and hit three free throws from the free throw line to put the score up by one point.

There are only 2.2 seconds left for the Heat, who look to be on their way to losing the first upset like the Lakers.

At this time, James stood up, he received the ball and directly broke through the tank to the basket, and made a layup with his left hand, and the last 0.3 seconds were killed!

103:102, the Heat won the game in the first game relying on James' layup.

The series took a 1-0 lead.

Now the controversy over James and Kobe Bryant's regular season MVP is even greater.

James' fans have said that this is the performance of the regular season MVP.

Kobe Bryant's fans believe that this is a playoff game and has nothing to do with regular season performance.

James fans also said that Kobe Bryant was not as good as James in the regular season.

Kobe fans said, anyway, the league gave Kobe Bryant the MVP, do you have the ability to write a letter?

It's endless bickering on both sides, and it doesn't really make any sense.

James was rejoicing in the first win while mentally preparing for the next.

Obviously, the Pacers are quite strong, and their tough defense, balanced roster configuration, and strong interior line will cause big problems for the Heat.

Kobe Bryant has put aside the joy of winning the MVP and is preparing for Game 2 with all his might.

In the first scene, he was really beaten to the ground, and he was scolded by Li Liang, and he really couldn't hang it on his face.

During training that day, Kobe Bryant didn't speak the whole time, and kept a tiger face.

And Li Liang, like no one, continued to beep during training, and also discussed with Mike Brown how to play in the second game.

Mike Brown has his own ideas, starting with a change in the use of the second team.

Also, the offensive efficiency of the starters should be raised again, and Kobe Bryant's point should be opened as soon as possible.

But as for whether Kobe Bryant will pass the ball, it's not up to Mike Brown to control.

This kind of thing can only get rid of Li Liang to talk to Kobe.

Li Liang directly threw Brown a roll of his eyes, "Are you a coach or am I a coach?" I didn't bother to tell him that if he didn't pass the ball, I wouldn't pass it to him. ”

Brown said: "The players can't play with confidence, we're a team. ”

Brown said a few kind words, and Li Liang agreed to communicate with Kobe.

In fact, Li conscience knows in his heart that Kobe Bryant will definitely pass the ball in the second game.

Li Liang still understands his temper, if the whole world says "you can't pass the ball", Kobe Bryant will definitely deliberately pass a lot of balls, and he is not even willing to shoot.

So what Li Liang has to do is to throw Kobe's pass in.

Of course, Kobe Bryant must also improve his efficiency, fight the Thunder's defense, and take the initiative into his own hands.

Mike Brown was worried about Kobe Bryant and Li Liang on the one hand, and on the other hand, he found Howard and communicated with Howard.

Brown believes that Howard should put some pressure on the Thunder on the offensive end.

In the first two rounds, Howard was completely blue-collar on offense.

No more than three low singles per game, the rest are assisted.

He focused on defense, basket protection, and rebounding.

In the first game against the Thunder, the Thunder's offense was mainly projection, and the basket was all fast-break counterattacks.

Perkins didn't have offensive ability, and Ibaka's main scoring came from mid-to-long-range jumpers.

So Howard didn't play enough on the defensive end, and he didn't let him play on the offensive end, wasting his playing time in vain.

Howard seemed very unpresenceless.

Brown felt that Howard could no longer be made so non-existent.

He should put enough pressure on the Thunder on offense to alleviate the rotation pressure on the Lakers' perimeter.

But it's all an idea, and to achieve such an effect, you still need the players to play on the field.

As for defense, Mike Brown decided to return Li Liang to the small forward position in Game 2.

Facing Durant from the start, let Ci Shiping defend Ibaka.

Anyway, Ibaka is mainly a fixed-point jumper who catches the ball on the outside, and it is enough for Ci Shiping to play against him.

Durant needs to be in control from the start.

With everything in place, Brown held an all-hands meeting before training and gave tactical instructions to the players for Game 2.

In the second game, they had to win.

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On the night of May 23, the Lakers and Thunder had a rematch.

Before the game, the Lakers kept as quiet as possible, and the players only briefly chatted about the game before the game and said some official words.

There was only one person whose mouth was not closed, of course it was Li Liang.

When passing through the players' tunnel, Li Liang said directly to all reporters: "We will definitely win the second game, definitely!" If you don't win, our boss will eat the basketball! ”

After speaking, he entered the locker room in a chic manner.

The reporters were confused, and they swore that it was okay, but why did Kobe Bryant eat the ball?

Now Kobe Bryant doesn't know that Li Liang is swearing at him again, and he is preparing for the game in the locker room.

Even if someone knew about it, he wouldn't dare to talk to Kobe Bryant now, he was in a very bad mood and would explode at any time.

The game was played at 7 p.m. sharp, which is the time when the players are used to playing.

The Thunder players look relaxed and will return to Ohio City with home-court advantage even if they lose Game 2.

Before the game began, Kobe Bryant was still very generous and hugged the Thunder players.

But when the game started, it was a different story.

The middle circle jumps the ball, Howard dials the ball, and Kobe Bryant gets the ball directly.

"Kobe Bryant held the ball, he dribbled to the low post, hit Durant hard, rolled over and jumped back! Bang！ ”

Tonight's game commentary is ESPN's Play by paly commentator Mike Brin.

When he commented on Kobe's game, he contributed a lot of classic quotes.

But he didn't expect Kobe's offense to come so quickly and so early.

And this shot, he hit.

"Looks like Kobe Bryant is going to kill tonight." Brin's partner, Jeff Van Gundy, said.

The black technology system of the ball master

The black technology system of the ball master