"With the end of the last regular season game, the 2011-2012 NBA playoffs have been completely released!"

At the end of the regular season and before the playoffs begin, there is still a day or two to recuperate.

The Sacramento Kings generals, under Westfale's arrangement, did not practice heavy weight, but did recovery exercises for two consecutive days, trying to accumulate as much energy as possible for the next hellish trip.

“PLAYOFF，HERE-COMES-THE-KING！！！”

The playoff slogan given by the Kings' external publicity agency is quite concise and powerful. Although from the perspective of third-party fans, the Kings are indeed a bit too arrogant to claim to be the king in the playoffs. But in the competitive sports circle, if a team doesn't even have the mentality of "doing things", it is better to withdraw from the competition as soon as possible and go fishing.

Playoffs, the King is coming!

Countless Kings fans were also excited on the Internet, and for about five minutes after the Kings won the final game of the regular season, posts and tweets about how the Kings might play in the playoffs were endless.

Most fans believe that the overall strength of the Kings is actually not weak, as evidenced by the fact that they can get 50 wins in the West. But to really do something, you can't rely on the current lineup alone.

And the craze began to subside about five minutes after the Kings game ended and the final whistle blew for another game.

Even the atmosphere on the Internet changed in an instant, and Kings fans didn't dare to say anything, but could only look at the fans of their opponent teams, arrogantly began to imagine the prospects of the second round, the third round, and even the finals.

"There's no way, the talent can't be compared, and the technology doesn't have an advantage."

A simple phrase that sums up the real predicament of the Kings.

There are many attackers, rich scoring areas, the team's offensive level is three-dimensional, there are good passers in multiple positions, and the passes of these passers can be caught by many finishers to complete the offense.

After the bombardment of this entire regular season season, no one will question the strength of the Kings' offensive firepower.

There are two main issues that could really affect the Kings' playoff prospects.

"Number one, we have a big defensive problem."

After two days of recovery practice, Westphaal left the players in the center of the team, and after dinner, they faced the whiteboard in the preparation room and began to analyze the things to do in the playoffs.

"Of course, it has to do with the overall tactical tone of the team that I have set, we focus on attacking, attacking and defending quickly, and when we are in the half-time, we are also trying to cut, move, cover and find opportunities to score. Ninety percent of our energy is on the offensive end, fighting with the opponent's firepower, so it's normal for the defensive end to slip a little bit. ”

The old coach said with a serious face: "But the playoffs are different from the regular season, there are not many of us who have played in the playoffs here, and everyone may not be able to understand this gap too much." The defense in the playoffs is at least two or three steps up from the regular season, and our offense is not going to be as smooth as it was in the regular season. ”

"Another problem is that when we fight bayonets at critical moments, our bayonets are not hard enough and not sharp enough."

Speaking of this, the old man immediately glanced back at Gu Yu, and sure enough, he saw that Gu Yu's eyes lit up, and he was already about to speak, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Gu Yu's words with a smile, and continued: "Yes, I know, little ghost, you are indeed one of the few key killers in the alliance, and I also trust your singles ability, knowing that you have the strength to defeat most of the enemies and take the head of the enemy general from the army." ”

"But the enemy we face this time is very different......!"

Enemy?

What kind of enemy can silence the Kings fans en masse?

What kind of enemy can make Westfaal, who has always trusted Gu Yu the most, smile bitterly?

Back in time to the day the league-wide regular season ended.

In the preparation room, the Kings players were sitting on their knees, staring at the TV one by one with serious expressions.

"First of all, let's look at the Eastern Standings!"

As the host spoke, the Eastern Conference playoff playoff table appeared on the TV screen.

Most of the standings are not too much of a suspense, and the teams that can make the Eastern Conference playoffs are almost the same as what everyone speculated before the season began.

"In the lower half of the East, the New York Knicks, who have gambled a lot of money this summer, will enter the playoff squad and rank eighth in the East under the leadership of the 'loofah' combination. This result is unacceptable for New York, which has been full of ambition this season. ”

With Stoudemire, the league's No. 1 offensive power forward, and Anthony, an offensive kaleidoscope at the small forward position and a scoring champion-level super scorer, New York should be able to play an unstoppable offensive frenzy.

However, the successive injuries of the two superstars, the unreasonable lineup of the team, and the key moment of the season, "Lin Crazy" Jeremy Lin, who burst into the ranks in February 12, was also accidentally injured after a scramble.

These unfavorable factors caused New York's third offensive dominance point to disappear in an instant, making New York fall behind in the final wave of competition, and had no choice but to settle for eighth place in the division.

"To add insult to injury, New York will face no one else in the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers, who swept them in the regular season and have been one of their biggest headaches for nearly a decade."

Philadelphia!

Before the start of the season, Philadelphia was thought to be on a downward spiral.

The main players left one by one, and Yao Ming, the super sixth man who was finally brought in last offseason, also chose to retire after getting a championship ring. Philadelphia has struggled this season, with a mediocre start to the season, which has made people criticize.

However, in the middle of the season, after a period of running-in, Philadelphia found their sense again and regained their kingly spirit.

"Speaking of Philadelphia, we have to mention the current trident combination of the Philadelphia 76ers!"

One of the mainstays of Philadelphia over the years, since the Iverson era, the man who has worked hard for Philadelphia to support the burden of outside defense, offensive deployment, individual assault and so on, Andre Iguodala, has become the modern Pippen of Philadelphia.

TERRIFYING DEFENSE, AMAZING PHYSICAL FITNESS, TERRIFYING JUDGMENT, AND EVEN A SWORD AT A CRITICAL MOMENT TO SEAL HIS THROAT, IGUODALA IS LIKE A MAN WHO HAS A LOT OF SKILL POINTS ON THE ROAD TO BASKETBALL, BUT HE HAS NOT REACHED THE FULL LEVEL, ONLY A PURE HEART LEVEL-MAX, AND THE BLOOD IS BOILING.

"This guy's defense is really strong!"

Looking at the host talking about the situation in Philadelphia, Kings small forward Garcia was quite touched: "As long as he sticks up, I don't even dare to dribble too much, a little flaw, he will definitely be able to catch it, this kind of judgment is too IMBA!" ”

"Be content!"

Gu Yu smiled beside him: "When Marcus and I have a good hand, it's all Iguodala who comes to defend the two of us, do you know how difficult his kraft candy defense is for a singlesman?" ”

In addition to Iguodala, another important reason for Philadelphia's take-off in the second half of the year was the rise of a baby-faced assassin.

"Stephen Curry has played a career-high stats this season. The average data of 22+4+6 per game is quite comprehensive, and this data cannot absolutely show his involvement on the field. ”

Accurate outside three-pointers, 100 steps through Yang's unique skills, dribbling, passing, and vision are all excellent choices, Curry's ball sense has finally brought him a qualitative improvement in his career.

"I remember in the beginning, he was just a three-point shooter, and he was able to push and distribute the ball once in a while."

Evans frowned, "How did you get so powerful now??" ”

", when we played Philadelphia, did you pay attention to Stephen's pre-game warm-up?"

Gu Yu looked back at Evans.

"Hmm...... To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to it, and I went to see Chen. ”

Evans told the truth.

"Next time you watch their game live, pay attention."

Gu Yu said: "This guy's pre-game warm-up, when he shoots three points, he doesn't shoot from the three-point line, he throws three points from the super distance, his hand shape doesn't change at all, he shoots fast to death, and he basically throws it away from the three-point line when he is still a big step away." I think ......"

Curry wants to use this kind of ultra-long three-point as his conventional weapon.

In the second half of the sentence, Gu Yu didn't say it, but his teammates knew it very well in their hearts.

At present, Curry's role on the court is becoming more and more obvious, every choice in the game is very strange and exquisite, and under the seemingly reasonable choice, a little "wave" energy can be faintly seen.

But in the future, if he can really add the ultra-long three points to his regular arsenal......

The future of Philadelphia and the rule of the Union may be longer than people think.

"The last and most critical thing is naturally the first person in the alliance, Chen!"

The host continued, Chen Mu's season data appeared on the screen, and everyone gasped just by looking at it, and they didn't know what to do with their expressions at all.

Averaging 34 points and 19 rebounds per game this season, as well as 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1.7 steals, Chen has proved that he is still the absolute choice of the first person in the league with his super strength. Although some harsh critics believe that Chen has reached his ceiling, it will be difficult to make any qualitative breakthroughs in statistics and court performance in the future. But to be able to get such data and lead the team to the first place in the East again, Chen has definitely written his name into the history of the NBA! ”

At the last moment, he overtook the Bulls and won the first place in the East again, and there was a lot of talk about Chen Mu winning the MVP award again.

Derrick Rose is very good, and the Bulls are really unexpected. But Chen Mu's data is really terrible.

But these are not the point, for the king, the most important thing is their enemies. [.]