The Clippers, who suffer from severe "Paul dependency", almost "deserved" to lose in Game 2.

It's not just that judging by the performance on the court, the Clippers deserve to lose.

But in the minds of the Clippers players, losing doesn't seem to be something unacceptable.

This is very difficult to do.

"After these turning points, the Clippers came to Game 3, returned to the home court, and faced the main team, and the opponent opposite was missing two important players, and no matter what point of view, the Clippers must win."

The catwalk special is still going on, but the Kings players are ready to move on.

"Whew......!"

Finally finished the last set of strength exercises, Gu Yu's whole body seemed to fall apart, and his whole body was sore.

As the first team to advance to the second round, the Kings naturally have a big advantage over other teams in terms of rest time. Originally, according to the plan of the Kings, the players had to slowly recover from the fatigue after the fierce battle, first for two to three days of recovery exercises, and then on the fourth day to start the intensity, practice for two days, and on the last day to start lifting the spirit, soothing the body and mind, and accepting the challenge.

After all, the opponent they are about to face will be produced between the Spurs and the Lakers, and it stands to reason that this round of the series cannot end too early.

Admittedly, in the final moments of the regular season, Kobe Bryant, the main core of the Lakers and the spiritual leader of the team, suffered a torn ligament. After throwing in those two free throws that made people cry in retrospect and excited, Kobe Bryant went down, and the Lakers' strength was greatly damaged.

And judging from the situation in the regular season, the Lakers' new version of the F4 lineup is not easy to use at all. It's even a big step away from the old F4 that has failed.

When Payton and Malone came to vote, the Lakers still locked the playoff spots during the regular season, and there was no suspense. It's just that in the playoffs, Payton's aging performance, and Malone's injuries and infighting at critical moments followed. Coupled with the fact that the Pistons on the opposite side were united and simply played every game as if it were the last game in their lives, the Lakers finally lost.

But now, with two-time MVP Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, known as Kobe's best partner, and Dwight Howard, the league's No. 1 center for many years, the Lakers' lineup seems to be extremely strong, and it seems that it is about to sweep the league. However, they did not perform well in the regular season, and in the end they will only catch the last train of the playoffs, and the eighth place in the West will stumble into the playoffs.

Before the start of the season, many experts predicted that the Lakers might not be able to get the results everyone expected. AFTER ALL, NASH IS OLD, GASOL IS NOT A CARRY TYPE OF STAR, AND THERE IS A QUESTION MARK OVER WHETHER HOWARD AND KOBE CAN BE COMPATIBLE, AND THE LAKERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SWEEP THE LEAGUE.

But in the end, the Lakers only got such a record, which is still a big surprise.

Injuries that kept going on during the regular season, the players who looked beautiful but could barely coexist, the coaching staff's overall rotation confusion, Kobe Bryant's conflict with Howard, Nash's defensive problems, and so on...... All of these factors combined led to the Lakers being in such an embarrassing situation.

But

"These four players are all players who have proven themselves in the playoffs and in the battle of life and death. Gasol has had a wonderful life-and-death performance, Nash has always been a big heart killer, Howard rarely drops the chain in key battles, and Kobe Bryant is synonymous with a modern court killer. This combination will definitely transform into the playoffs! ”

This argument has been recognized by many fans and experts, and everyone generally believes that even if the Lakers do not play well in the regular season, they will always usher in changes in the playoffs.

Kobe's injury completely dashed the Lakers' hopes of hitting the championship, but relying on Howard, Gasol, and Nash, the Lakers' combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

The Spurs, the team against the Lakers, have been up and down since 2007 and have never been able to touch the most fatal championship trophy.

Duncan is old, Manu is old, Parker is fighting, but there is no qualified helper by his side. The new generation of Leonard looks like another treasure that the Spurs have found in the draft, but expect him to become a superstar, take Duncan's class, and become one of the league's hegemons?

It's like a fool's dream.

(Of course, these opinions were the general opinions of fans and experts at that time.) Even in the Spurs forum on the Internet, not many people are optimistic that Leonard will become one of the top stars in the league. At first, everyone said that he would be able to take over Old Bowen's class! It's just that not long after, this facial paralysis monster slapped everyone in the face with his unreasonable progress speed. ）

Such a Spurs team has played well every year in the regular season, but in the eyes of more people, the credit for the Spurs' regular season record should be attributed to the clever old drunkard.

"Zhuge Vic is like a life-hanging potion, made with many years of wild ginseng, when the ghost of the Spurs is about to die completely, let them hang their lives again and again, and they can still take a breath, scare and scare people, that's all."

On the Internet, many writers believe that since being black-eight by the Grizzlies, the Spurs have completely embarked on the road of decline. No matter how good the record in the regular season is, in the playoffs, this moment when the bayonets are fighting superstars, the Spurs' current lineup is really a little too shabby.

In such a comparison, the Lakers do not seem to have as much disparity in strength as imagined or reflected in their records. Most people are optimistic about the Lakers, who can play six games with the Spurs, and finally the Spurs advance 4-2, which is a more reasonable result.

The Kings' training plan was also developed along this line of thought at the beginning.

"At the end of Game 4, we all thought that although the Spurs were 3-0 up, the Lakers should be able to win the second home court and steal the next win on the road. At that point, we'll have a long break. ”

At the end of the day, Westphaal gathered the players together for the final mental build-up.

"But I didn't expect that the Spurs would be so ruthless, so strong, so strong that the Lakers' three stars led the team, and they didn't have the slightest chance. Don't think that the 4-0 sweep is that the Spurs took advantage of Kobe Bryant's last-minute injury and the Lakers' confusion. Be clear about ......"

His eyes sank, and Westphall said with a straight face: "Spurs, there is really such a strong ...... as the data shows!" ”

They are all coaches, and now they are all leading the team to transform, biasing towards an offensive style of play, when Westphaal watched the Spurs game, when he watched the old drunkard's scheduling, tactical arrangement, personnel rotation, and on-the-spot change, deep in his heart

It's scary.

THIS OLD GUY WITH A ROSACEA, A CROOKED SMILE ON THE CORNER OF HIS MOUTH EVERY DAY, OR A "I-ANNA-PLAY-A-GAME" HOMICIDAL EXPRESSION, IS LIKE A MACHINE THAT HAS EXHAUSTED ALL THE MYSTERIES OF BASKETBALL TACTICS, AND HIS TEAM OF UNSMILING COMBAT SOLDIERS WHO HAVE NO EXPRESSION AT ALL ON THE COURT ARE INVINCIBLE.

I don't know why, Westphal, who doesn't watch modern fantasy works, saw the Spurs complete wonderful offense and defense again and again, and win the game, but the players didn't say much, just waved their hands indifferently and said something to the fans, and then walked out of the stadium with a blank face

In Lao Shuai's mind, he can't help but think of the Demon Legion from hell in those magic movies.

Regardless of offense and defense, the Spurs' sense of pressure is too strong and too strong, so strong that the Lakers' three stars are overshadowed. In four games, the Lakers have not even seen the glimmer of victory for even a minute, and have been struggling in the deepest depths of the abyss of pain, begging the opponent to end their lives quickly and settle down.

"This opponent is really strong, and to be honest, I'm a little bit unconfident."

At this time, it would be too fake to say chicken soup such as "we are the strongest" and "we will win". Westphaal took a deep breath and said, "So I think we can brainstorm and think of a way together, and everyone can talk about their own ideas, what should we do if we want to beat the Spurs?" ”

Long.

The players in front of the old coach were silent.

…… Alas.

sighed deep in his heart, Lao Shuai also knew that this result was normal, this was a desperate war, and no one could think of any good way at this time.

When the gap in strength has reached an irreparable level, any tactics are useless.

"So we ......"

"Our offense is stronger than theirs."

Just as Westphal was about to move on, to talk about his thoughts, and finally pour chicken soup.

Gu Yu spoke.

“…… Well? ”

The old man was excited in his heart, Gu Yu can always give special advice at some special moments, and looked at Ai Jiang excitedly: "Go on?" And then what? What are our tactics?? ”

“…… That's it. ”

Who knows, Gu Yu shook his head blankly, looked at the bewildered teammates around him, and then looked at the old handsome who was also a little confused, and repeated his words: "Our offense is stronger than theirs, don't you understand??" ”

…… If you understand, you will be a ghost!

The players rolled their eyes.

"That...... Little ghost, can you be a little more detailed?? ”

Westphaal asked tentatively.

"Uh...... Do you know what I was proud of when I just said this? ”

Gu Yu didn't answer Lao Shuai's question directly, but thought for a while, and said: "I'll say it again, listen well: our attack is stronger than horses and spurs." ”

Offensive...... Better than Spurs......??

"There are only four teams in the entire league that can do that."

Gu Yu added.

Everyone, suddenly, as if they had thought of something, was in high spirits.

"There are many aspects to basketball, but at the end of the day, it's about who can put the ball in the basket more times, isn't it?"

Gu Yu's body leaned back, there was no nervousness on his face, and he shrugged his shoulders and said, "So I said, our offense is stronger than the Spurs, and that's enough." ”