On the evening of May 4, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Lakers 107-100 at home, knocking out the defending champion in the first round in the tie-break.

The Lakers led by six points into the final quarter, and Michael Finley, one of the Mavericks' tridents, played abnormally, but unfortunately the Lakers could not maintain the advantage until the end.

Nowitzki played 46 minutes, did not drop the chain at critical moments, and cut down 31 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, shooting 57.1% from the field.

Nash beat Fisher, scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field.

The Mavericks' key figure was backup guard "Maniac" Van Exel, who scored 12 points in the final quarter and dealt a fatal blow to his old club. He finished with 26 points, three rebounds and three assists on 10-of-15 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.

Lakers power forward Robert Horry was beaten by Nowitzki throughout the series, and the other forwards also played poorly.

In this game, in order to strengthen the offense, Phil Jackson reused Medvidenko, who played 17 minutes off the bench, shooting 5-of-6 and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, scoring 13 points and 4 rebounds.

Bryant played the entire game, shooting 15-of-31, 5-of-11 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 36 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. He was already playing at a super level outside the three-point line, to no avail.

O'Neal played 40 minutes, but he didn't shoot much when he had an obvious advantage inside, shooting 8-of-14 and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line, scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

Only three of the Lakers scored in double figures, and their teammates did not give enough support to the OK combination. Devin George was the worst performer, shooting 0-of-7 from the field in 25 minutes, scoring 2 points and 1 rebound from the free-throw line, and now management feels that signing him to a mid-level contract is a loss.

Horry, who won't get a contract extension at the end of the season, was a disappointing performance as he shot 3-of-10 from the field and 0-of-6 from three-point range, four of which came from open positions.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, Horry was not called "Mr. Key" in the first two seasons, and the Lakers did not have key shots for him to shoot.

The No. 1 position is the Achilles' heel of the Lakers, Fisher's style of play is very reasonable, the shooting percentage is not low, the combination can't go off the court at all, and the Mavericks will bloom more as soon as they get off the court, pressing the Lakers to the ground and rubbing them.

The Mavericks' two guards played more easily against veterans Brian Shaw and Pargo, the former was old and had no speed, and it was easy to be passed, and the cameo point guard was only left with O'Neal to drop the ball, and he couldn't catch the ball and shoot. The latter was an inexperienced bench, and the Lakers had no one available to make him play.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss felt his face swollen, although Guo Xu was kind when he left, never targeted anyone, and repeatedly thanked the Lakers, but he knew very well that he had done something stupid enough to regret his life.

Kobe averaged 30+ per game in the regular season, and in the first round of the playoffs, he played 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.3 steals, but the Lakers gave up their dominance, and the weakness is a fact that cannot be concealed.

Guo Xu has become one of the best players in the league, as long as the Lakers renew his contract, it is conservatively estimated that they will have a superstar point guard for at least 10 years, and Guo Xu will only be 30 years old after 10 years.

Pau Gasol, who Kobe Bryant was able to exchange back then, also led the team to the playoffs and was one of the Grizzlies' twin towers, an all-round power forward.

With the two of them, the Lakers sent Kobe Bryant and O'Neal away are also Western powerhouses, and the old Buss's thought made the team miss the opportunity to build a super dynasty.

At the post-game press conference, the faces of everyone in the Lakers were ugly.

"Zen Master" Jackson did not blame the players, expressing satisfaction with their performance, believing that the loss was because the Mavericks performed better, the offense was so strong that people couldn't prevent it, and the Mavericks had the strength to compete for the championship.

This is a fact, in Guo Xu's previous life, the Mavericks reached the Western Conference finals in 2003 and were eliminated by the Spurs 2-4. The reason for their loss was that Nowitzki was injured and missed the last three games, and the lineup was not complete, even if the core was missing, the Mavericks still won the Spurs by 12 points in the sixth game, and the difference between the two games lost was not large.

As long as Nowitzki is healthy, the outcome of the two sides is unpredictable, the Mavericks beat the Spurs to be the champion, and the Nets are in the fun.

The Suns became the second-place player in the regular season, triggering a butterfly effect, and the Lakers should have easily advanced against the Timberwolves in fifth place, but the Timberwolves have not been able to pass the first round until they formed a super lineup.

Lakers players were interviewed, and O'Neal angrily scolded Kobe Bryant for being too alone at the press conference. "He's only going to trust his teammates in the first two quarters, as long as his teammates don't play well, he won't pass the ball anymore, and we've been very focused all season, which has never happened in the previous two seasons, how can you win a championship with just two people scoring?"

The reporter asked: "Are you saying that being eliminated is Kobe's responsibility?" ”

"He's averaging nearly 10 more baskets per game than me, shooting just 45 percent, don't you think he's responsible?"

In the series, Bryant averaged 26.4 shots per game, and O'Neal averaged 40 minutes per game, 27 points, 14.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.8 blocks, shooting 55.8% from the field, only 18.2 shots, and 11 free throws per game.

There is no doubt that O'Neal's efficiency is much higher than Kobe's, but Kobe Bryant can go to the low post again and again with a 45% shooting rate to show his back singles, and let the person with a high shooting rate grab the frontcourt rebounds.

Except for the OK combination, only Fisher scored double-doubles, averaging 11.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Although he shot very well from the field and exceeded 50% of his three-point range, he played a limited role, passing the ball in the half, and Kobe Bryant was the real playmaker of the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant tends to organize for a while and shoots......

The reporter asked O'Neal: "Which team do you like to win in the next series, the Suns and the Mavericks?" ”

"Of course it's the Suns, because the Suns have Jason to organize the offense, even if it's a group of rookies on the team, as long as Jason is there, the team can become very united, playing like the Lakers did in the first two seasons. I don't think there's anything big about the Mavericks, and if the Lakers play like they did in the previous two years, it would have been us who won, but it doesn't make sense to say that now. ”

Kobe Bryant was also very unhappy and went toe-to-toe with O'Neal. "Shackel should have done better on the defensive end, the Mavericks' center Lafrentz always pulls out to cover, catches and shoots, they do that every game, Nowitzki also shoots from the outside, but Shackle has been shrinking around the box to defend, and the defense is very inactive, and I think that's the main reason for the loss."

The two tore up at the press conference, and the behavior of the open and secret fight seriously damaged the interests of the team, and the Lakers dynasty collapsed in just one season.

Guo Xu watched the game at home and also watched the press conference.

He felt that O'Neal was right, because in the Lakers' defensive system, the "Zen Master" allowed O'Neal not to pounce and defend the pick-and-roll, which was the case in the first two seasons. Ao Fat is active near the penalty area, and the opponent can only shoot from a long distance, unable to score the basket, and rely on rotation to interfere with the shooting on the periphery to reduce the opponent's shooting rate as much as possible.

The difference is that in the first two years, the Lakers could defeat their opponents with a better offense, and after Guo Xu left, the Lakers' offense became worse.

Kobe Bryant's current style of play can't be said to be wrong, so coach Jackson didn't criticize anyone.

The combination of inside and outside is king, the Lakers are left with Kobe Bryant as a strong ball-holding offensive point, O'Neal is frequently caught in the low post, and when the ball is divided, who will Kobe not shoot?

In any case, as soon as the two openly complained to each other, the OK group was not far from breaking up. (https:)

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