Chapter 290: The Sorrowful Kings
When people think of the Kings, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the 2002 Western Conference Finals. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Lakers dynasty won the third championship in three consecutive championships, and met the powerful Kings in the Western Conference Finals.
That year, the Kings had a 61-21 record in the regular season, finishing first in the West over the second-place Lakers.
And the results of the playoffs, as expected, are the first and second in the West to meet in the Western Conference Finals.
Winning an NBA championship is never easy, even for the Lakers led by the "OK" group.
And every championship of the Lakers' three consecutive championships has left classic memories.
In 2000, they faced the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, with seven games. In the last game, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, there was a 15-point deficit, but with the outbursts of Kobe and O'Neal, the most classic playoff reversal in NBA history was played.
The most classic goal is that Kobe Bryant broke through Pippen and passed the ball to O'Neal, O'Neal made an empty dunk, and the Lakers reversed the lead.
The most talked about championship in 2001 was, of course, the unprecedented 15-1 playoff game, and that 1 loss made the most classic scene of Iverson's career - a step-and-back pull-up jump shot under the crotch, and then stepped over Tyronn Lue, who fell to the ground.
And in 2002, the Lakers' third championship in three consecutive championships, the most memorable is the seven big battles with the Kings.
The Kings also reached the first round in 2000, the second round in 2001, and finally reached the Western Conference Finals in 2002.
But the reality is often more dramatic than Hollywood movies, and for three consecutive years, the Kings have met the Lakers in the playoffs, and they have made the Lakers have the last laugh.
Even in 2002, arguably the Kings' strongest season and the closest they came to a championship, they lost to the Lakers after seven games.
Of course, the most unconvincing thing for the Kings was not only the seventh game, which led 3-2 at one point, but the seventh game also went to overtime, and their main center Divac left the game full of fouls.
Therefore, there has always been a saying that the Lakers relied on the referee to defeat the Kings.
Some of the NBA teams are recognized sworn enemies, such as the Bulls and Pistons in the Jordan era, such as the "yellow-green dispute" throughout the entire history of the NBA.
In this era, the Lakers are undoubtedly the sworn enemies in the eyes of the Kings.
In the playoffs for three consecutive years, being eliminated by the same opponent, how much hatred is this, how much hatred is this?
What's more, O'Neal once clamored to let the Kings team change to the queen team!
Therefore, every time they face the Lakers, the Kings players play the regular season as a playoff game and the playoffs as a Finals.
Of course, as the exporter of damage, the Lakers' side definitely does not have this attitude towards the Kings, a defeated player.
But even so, in the regular season of the first two seasons, the two teams met 8 times, and the Kings only had a slight advantage, winning 5 times, and one of them was because Kobe Bryant and O'Neal did not play.
"One will make ten thousand bones dry", Jordan's god-like record, with Ewing, Barkley, Malone, Stockton and Payton under his feet.
And O'Neal swept the league, Kobe Bryant rose strongly, and the worst trampled on was the Kings.
finally waited for the "OK" combination to disintegrate, O'Neal traveled east, and the Kings seemed to see hope for revenge, but without O'Neal's Lakers, they became the biggest dark horse in the new season.
And the Kings started the new season with a wave of three consecutive defeats.
This is also related to the aging and adjustment of their lineup, the main guard Christie is 34 years old, the team boss Webber is also over 30 years old, just recovered from injury, I am afraid it will be difficult to return to the peak, and last season's main center Divac simply left the Kings and replaced Brad Miller, who is at his peak.
Fortunately, when they adjusted, they immediately ushered in a six-game winning streak, which is one of the reasons why many people think the Kings will end the Lakers' winning streak.
Another reason, of course, is because of the way both teams play.
The Lakers' interior line has a congenital weakness, of course, it is dominated by the outside line.
And the coach of the Kings is the famous Adelman, and their tactics are the famous "Princeton Tactics", the two most important points, which are just the opposite of the Lakers, but they are two interior lines.
Whether it's Webber or Miller, it's a big problem for the Lakers on the defensive end.
In other words, some experts believe that the Kings' style of play is somewhat restrained by the Lakers, and they have a stronger desire to win when they play the Lakers.
So, this game became the battle of the spotlight.
This kind of strong dialogue coincided with Friday night (perhaps this was also specially arranged by the league), and the national live broadcast was certain, and the scene was still as full as ever.
In fact, since Lu Xiaofeng arrived in the NBA, there has been no time when the Lakers' home court is not full, even if it is a bad team like the Bulls, it is difficult to get a ticket, let alone play the Kings?
However, "hard to find a ticket" is talking about ordinary fans, as an insider, Lu Xiaofeng wants a ticket for the home stadium, of course, it is very simple.
He fulfilled his promise to Zhang Xiaoyu, and now she is sitting on the seat opposite the technical table, and next to her, it is Chen Yuhan, who is a head taller.
That's right, it was not He Xiaoyi who was sitting with Zhang Xiaoyu, but Chen Yuhan.
He Xiaoyi is busy with her work in the media seat!
Zhang Xiaoyu's matter, Lu Xiaofeng didn't mean to hide it from Chen Yuhan at all, and he couldn't hide it if he wanted to.
Several girls know his heart, since they are willing to accept it, why should Lu Xiaofeng hide it?
Zhang Xiaoyu's innocence and cuteness left a good impression on Chen Yuhan at first sight, although Chen Yuhan felt a little awkward in his heart, he only said a few sour words, and then acquiesced, and then obediently made arrangements according to Lu Xiaofeng's instructions.
However, when Zhang Xiaoyu saw Chen Yuhan for the first time, he was not only a little embarrassed, but even a little inferior.
Chen Yuhan is so tall, she is born to give people pressure, plus she has been by Lu Xiaofeng's side for so long, she has been exposed to it, and that kind of generous and capable temperament is completely an existence to look up to Zhang Xiaoyu.
"Hello sister!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xiaoyu directly called "sister", and in fact, she was a little older than Chen Yuhan.
Zhang Xiaoyu's deferential performance made Chen Yuhan's impression of her a little better, and he felt that she was well-behaved, obedient, and not threatening.
One is low and small, the other is generous and accepting, and the two girls of the same age soon have a common language.
When Lu Xiaofeng appeared on the stage, what he saw was a picture of the two girls talking and laughing.