Chapter 188: Very Unbalanced
"Are we really going to be swept by the Lakers?"
"Can't we win a game on our home turf?"
"The season is over, right?"
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The Spurs players looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines that recorded that they were 14 points behind, and the desire to fight soon ran out of steam. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Before the game, they wanted not to be swept in the playoffs, but the results didn't work out of their will. They have tried their best, but the result is still the same, just like when the Clippers were swept by them in the last round, they always have to pay back.
Before the start of the fourth quarter, Zike Hearn said: "Have you ever seen a small forward who is 6 feet 9 inches tall and can score, play, defend and block? I don't know if I'll ever see a guy like Lyon in the future, but his game was really nice to watch. Just think about his dazzling stats, as well as his prowess on the court, including his ability to attack from the back as an outside lineman, and you'll think he's unmatched. ”
The fourth quarter began quickly, with Zhang and David Robinson still on the court.
Zhang Qi didn't rest today, and David Robinson didn't rest either, but the former, as an outside lineman, if his physical condition is not as good as that of an inside lineman, then he can really go home and sell sweet potatoes.
So after the start of the game, attentive fans can notice that David Robinson has become less mobile on the field, and it seems that he can no longer run.
This is normal, even Zhang Zhu will feel fatigued, and the "general" who has been in a headwind state must feel worse, he is the hope of the whole Spurs village, and his physical consumption is more than Zhang Zhu, and he can still insist on staying on the field, which is already amazing.
At this time, David Robinson was in a state of being most vulnerable to injury, but fortunately, he failed to succeed in three consecutive attacks after the opening due to the decline in physical strength, and the Lakers took the opportunity to widen the difference to 18 points, ending the suspense of the game early, which allowed David Robinson not to continue to drag his tired body to charge, otherwise the "general" in this state may really be tragic and suffer a serious injury in advance.
At 8 minutes and 44 seconds in the fourth quarter, Bob Hill had no choice but to replace David Robinson and let him come down for a short rest.
David Robinson's three missed shots meant that even forcing him to stay on the court would be of little use.
The Lakers also replaced Zhang Zhu who had never rested at this time, although Zhang Zhu, who was more physically fit, could still play a role on the court, but when David Robinson was already off the court, Harris didn't want to be complained about his abuse of the little pot friend after the game.
It's not garbage time, but if the score gap doesn't close, the two will definitely not play again, and then it will become real garbage time.
But it is obvious that whether the Spurs can eat meat or drink soup this season basically depends on David Robinson's play, so once this backbone is gone, the Spurs will not even eat meat, and it will be difficult to even drink soup now.
In fact, the game was over the moment David Robinson came off the court.
The final score was 120-104, after David Robinson went off the court, the Spurs were no longer able to recover, even if they returned to the home court, they still lost without temper, even if the "Admiral" only took a little more than three quarters to cut 35 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, but for the Spurs, these contributions were still not enough for them to beat the Lakers.
Zhang Qi scored 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Magic contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Sebalos 20 points and 6 rebounds, Van Exel 19 points and 6 assists, and Campbell 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers' five main players combined for 97 points today, which is close to catching up with the Spurs' entire score.
Strictly speaking, the Spurs didn't defend anyone, and the Lakers' starting five performed above their average data per game, which means that they all played beyond the normal level, and the Spurs could still win in this situation, which is abnormal.
"There's no reason for us to let an opponent score more than 120 points in a playoff game, it's the responsibility of the coach, it's the responsibility of the players, we didn't play tenacious, it's like a team that has lost its soul," Bob Hill said in his post-game press conference. If we're going to stop being swept away, we're going to have to get back the fighting spirit and the winning feeling. ”
When the reporter in San Antonio heard such painless words, he actually felt a little pity for this coach who was destined to take the blame for his strength.
I guess he has nothing to say, the Spurs' loss has nothing to do with the fighting spirit of the players, they haven't lost any soul, they are completely inferior in strength, and the opponent has not made a faint move, this is actually a very normal ending, just like the Bulls also got 3:0, when your strength is not as good as others, and the opponent does not make mistakes, you really can't help it.
The Bulls beat the Knicks again on the road in the afternoon to take a 3-0 lead ahead of the Lakers, and the Spurs are not alone.
San Antonio and New Yorkers are now brothers and sisters, and the Spurs are no longer a shame compared to the Knicks, who are more comprehensive.
Ewing also has several helpers who are in their prime, and their interior strength is even a little overflowing, but David Robinson is surrounded by old, weak, sick and disabled people with various flaws, and it is really not a shame for the Spurs to lose to the powerful Lakers.
The history of the NBA is not without examples of weak defeating the strong, but it is basically the head coach of the stronger side who makes a mistake in the formation of the lineup, or the core of the team is too inflated. If the strong side does not make mistakes and does not give a chance, it is unlikely that the weak side wants to cause an upset.
Not to mention the Zen master's strategy, Harris, an old fox, is also witty, these two will never give their opponents a chance when they have an advantage, so unless they are evenly matched, otherwise in the face of this kind of coach, the weaker side usually will not have much chance.
Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy is also an excellent coach, but he was also crushed by the Zen master, and the Knicks lost all three games in the same place - offense!
The New Yorkers have such a flaw, but it is precisely because of this flaw that the Bulls have held on to three games in a row.
These reporters secretly pity Bob Hill, but they know that no matter how good the head coach is, he can't make the team's offense suddenly go up a notch, so he can only accept the fate of losing.
The Spurs players have to accept the fate of being eliminated after 3:0, and everyone knows that after playing this score, the only suspense is "can the Spurs return to Los Angeles to disgust the Lakers"? Avoiding being swept is the only thing they can do now, and it's impossible to turn the tables around.
The Lakers players didn't start celebrating as early as they expected, as neither of the team's two big brothers was too excited.
The CCTV camera crew filmed the performance of the Lakers players after the win, and it can be seen that everyone's mood is very calm.
After the game, the Lakers players returned to the small visiting locker room, but no one took out champagne from the closet to celebrate.
Then, Zhang Yi took the phone to take a shower, so no one could know about his next phone call to his little girlfriend and a lot of young sisters.
"There are too many young ladies, just calling TM will take a year!"
Zhang Qi now realizes more and more that the young lady has too much trouble, no matter whether she loses or wins in every game, it takes more than half an hour to call after the game. In particular, there are a few young ladies who are too strong in oral work, and they can talk to Zhang Mao in the middle of the night when they chat, so those young ladies who are too good in oral work are all lined up by him until the last call, and then he has to "attend the post-game press conference as an excuse" to let them make a long story short.
An hour later, Zhang Fu came to the post-game press conference, and he said with some modesty: "At the beginning of this season, my goal is to lead the Lakers to the playoffs...... When he said this, everyone thought he really wanted to be modest, but then they heard him change his words, "and ...... I was poured a bucket of cold water on the head by many people, who thought that the Lakers' task in the past two years was to try to select a few rookies who could take on big responsibilities after the mess, or choose a champion who could really serve as the core of the team. ”
When Zhang Qi said this, the little expression that was stunned made many people in the audience angry and wanted to laugh!
No way, who made him a child.
In the first season, it looks like I'm going to reach the division finals, and it's understandable to be embarrassed at this time, many All-Stars can't reach this level in their lifetime, and people do it before the age of 19, and it's normal to swell a little!
Of course, if they knew how many American ladies this so-called child had secretly snapped, they should never be able to laugh again.
The Los Angeles Times reported on the second day: strength is the capital of pride!
We all know that the stable Spurs have rarely been beaten so badly by other teams in recent years.
But yesterday's game gave us a glimpse of the strongest Lakers, especially looking back at the years when the Magic retired without a leader, we can see a team with leaders to play the strongest.
Fifteen years ago, the Lakers built around the Magic, and the rest of his teammates, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, selflessly supported Johnson, so we built our own offensive and defensive system and created the ShowTime dynasty.
Fifteen years later, we built the team around Lyon, and the rest of our teammates, including the Magic, selflessly supported the new team flag, so we built a new offensive and defensive system and started to create a new dynasty.
This shows that a team is the most feared team if it builds its offensive and defensive system around a real core.
A team must not have two saviors, it must be divided into priorities.
But it won't be easy to do, and it will require the rest of the Lakers' teammates to selflessly support the new king like the Magic.
Lyon did not live up to that trust, and the Lakers were ready to take on the challenge before they came to San Antonio, but Lyon continued to lead the team forward with his terrifying consistency and individual performance, and the Lakers did not have too much trouble on the road.
In the three games of the second round, the most consistent performance is undoubtedly Lyon, no matter how the Spurs deal with him, we can see that the new emperor easily defused all the targets against himself, and he let us see the dominance shown by the Lakers on the road, as well as the strong strength of the new emperor, and his infinite potential.
It's clear that the San Antonios can't pull any new tricks, they've run out of tricks, and the Lakers' final game will follow.
In these three games, Lyon did well enough, 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists, which is what Lyon brought to the Lakers in this game, and no one can ask too much of him. As long as the interior can play normally, we don't have to worry about the Lakers' outside line, Lyon has been a nightmare for other teams this season.
Next, as long as teammates can continue to be selfless and can do their duty, the Lakers will be a formidable championship team.
"Selflessness", this is the most important point, the Lakers need to continue to play selfless, only in this way, we can defeat stronger enemies.
The Los Angeles Times ended by mentioning the stronger enemy, so who is the stronger enemy?
Of course, it's the Seattle SuperSonics, which are also considered the most likely teams to beat the Bulls, and the biggest favorites to win the Western Conference.
The Lakers have a better outlook on their prospects in the series against the Spurs, but the biggest favorites for the Western Conference title are still the Seattle SuperSonics, as they didn't give the Jazz much of a chance in their first two games, at least until No. 11......
The Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs respectively on Friday, and the two teams won 3-0 and are on the verge of completing the task of sweeping the qualification.
The Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic also face the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks, respectively, on Saturday.
However, the SuperSonics did not have the strength they had before at home, but were suppressed by the Jazz on the road, and finally suffered a big defeat 76-96, finally telling fans what is the correct away posture.
Gary Payton, who is in his prime, still scored 25 points in this big defeat, and let Stockton shoot 2 of 9 from the field, with only 7 points and 6 assists, which shows that he can not only play an All-Star performance on the offensive end, but also block the opponent's All-Star on this basis.
But the problem is that the SuperSonics are a far cry from where they were at home, proving once again that without enough athleticism in the playoffs, it's hard to be consistent, especially on the road.
The best physicals on the SuperSonics were Kemp and Payton, and the rest of the team didn't score too much in this category.
However, Kemp's inaccurate performance today had nothing to do with his physicality, as he was in another foul crisis, playing only 28 minutes of the game, and most importantly, Seattle fans couldn't see their interior core on the court in many key periods.
This also shows that the referee can indeed have a certain impact on the game, but most of Kemp's fouls today are not misjudgments, but more of his own problems, in the face of the experienced and cunning Malone, Kemp still seems too much, or he is a little too stupid.
The Lakers should take out a small notebook at this time to write down this point, once Kemp fouls too much, the defensive intensity of the Supersonic will immediately drop a notch. At this time, the supersonic speed is not much stronger than the Spurs in terms of overall strength, so whether there is a supersonic speed with or without Camp is completely a two-grade team.
Well, even if this statement is a bit exaggerated, "how many fouls Camp fouls" is definitely the key to winning or losing.
The SuperSonics overturned on the road, and the Magic almost became a tragedy on the road, for a similar reason to the SuperSonics, and O'Neal also suffered a foul problem in the game.
This was not a normal foul, O'Neal only played 34 minutes in this game, and was eventually sent off for six fouls.
But even neutral fans were upset with O'Neal, and at least three of the fat man's six fouls were too far-fetched, so it was a contest where too many referees dominated the game.
But there is no way, the inside star is not good at this, if the referee wants to trouble you, there are too many defensive actions that can be judged or not judged can be awarded for a foul.
This is also one of the biggest weaknesses of the inside superstars, if the referee tries to do something on you, it is really difficult for you to escape, unless you become timid, but it is better to be punished.
O'Neal didn't escape today, even if he shot 11-of-15 in the whole game, but as the first point of attack with an average of 23 shots per game in this year's playoffs, the problem of missing 8 shots is already very serious, and only 34 minutes of playing time in the whole game, plus being sent off the court in the final match, these are the keys to making the Magic enough to lose the game, and the referee's appearance is obviously not good-looking.
But let's make Atlanta the Hawks win the game, even if the referee himself went into the field to help them shoot.
Hardaway once again stole the limelight from O'Neal, the pride of Orlando, who scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, and scored 12 points in the final quarter to help the Magic get through the road in danger.
Although O'Neal was happy that the team won the game after the game, when he saw that the media in Orlando and even the whole United States were praising Hardaway's rescue in danger, but ignoring his performance, the fat man's heart began to feel bad again.
He hates this feeling of being ignored the most, especially when all the statistics have shown that he is the player who has contributed the most to the Magic playoffs and performed the best, but the media, fans, and team executives praise him far less than Hardaway, so how can he balance it in his heart?
Especially when O'Neill saw Zhang Qi in the west, the whole of Los Angeles was about to regard him as a savior, the city's doting on this bastard was almost breaking through the sky, it was never his responsibility to lose, he was always in the limelight when he won, and when O'Neill compared the two treatments, the unhappiness in his heart began to churn......