Chapter 177: Second Round Battle Spurs
After eliminating the Hornets, the Lakers have a new break and will not be able to start the second round until all the first round games are over. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After waiting for the day, the East and West competitions fell into the dust one by one. Eastern Cavaliers vs. Pistons, Cavaliers also won all four games and took the lead in advancing to the second round.
The Celtics played seven games against the 76ers, and the Celtics won by luck.
The Magic played against the Bulls, and the two teams fought to the sixth game, and the Magic won 4:2.
The Hawks played against the Heat, and the two teams also played seven games, and Wade, who was single-handed, finally lost one game and came to a round of play.
The Western Rockets played against the Jazz, and the two teams fought to the sixth game, and the Jazz were finally cut down by the Rockets.
The Nuggets played against the Mavericks, the Mavericks lost to the Nuggets 1:4, and Nowitzki once again played in one round.
The Spurs played against the Trail Blazers, and the two teams battled for seven games, and in the end, the veteran Spurs came up with the best skills and sent the Trail Blazers home.
As a result, the Lakers had eight days off and didn't get a game until May 5.
On April 26, the NBA officially promulgated the spirit of sportsmanship, and the winner was Chauncey Billups.
On April 29, the Most Progressive Award was announced, and this award was won by Wu Di. Today, the only one who has improved the fastest is Wu Di, who has directly changed from a role player to a superstar, and his data has doubled, and this award Wu Di is well-deserved.
But it's a pity that this award didn't bring Wu Di the title. It seems that not every one of these honors set by the NBA can be recognized by the system.
On the same day, the Best Coach Award was also handed out, and the winner was Zen master Phil Jackson. The Zen master led the Lakers to break the Bulls' 72-win record and the Lakers' 33-game winning streak. To accomplish such a great feat in one season, the best coach is simply a certainty, and if you don't award it, it will be shady.
On May 2, the Rookie of the Year award was announced, and the winner was Derrick Rose. Rose is averaging 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season.
The data is much worse than last year's Durant, and the score is not as good as this year's Tanhua OJ Mayodore. But as soon as Rose joined the Bulls, he led the team to the playoffs, and although he stopped in the first round, he still played a lot more role than OJ Mayo.
On the 5th, the first game of the Lakers vs. Spurs was played on this day.
The GDP trio is not very mentally good, after all, they have just gambled on the Trail Blazers, and they have a day off to play the second round against the recuperated Lakers.
It's not very fair to the Spurs, but that's the rule of the NBA, and they complain that they didn't finish well in the regular season and had an opponent who was about the same level as the team.
The Spurs now have an incomplete roster, and Ginobili was reimbursed for the season when he was in the regular season, and he only played 47 games in the regular season. Therefore, the first round of playing the Trail Blazers will not be determined until the seventh game, and if Ginobili is here, he will play one or two games less, giving the Spurs some time to rest.
As a playoff regular, the Spurs have a lot of playoff experience, otherwise it would be difficult to beat the Trail Blazers without being sidelined.
But the Spurs' luck also came to an end, as their opponents were replaced by the Lakers, who are the first in the league. Now this Lakers lineup is almost comparable to the strongest Lakers in history.
If players are graded according to the four levels of S, A, B, and C, then the Lakers have 3 S-level players, Gasol, Wu Di and Kobe. There is one A-level player, and that is Bynum. A group of B-level players, Pekovic, Sun Yue, Fisher, Brad Miller, Ariza. The rest are all C-level players, Luke Wharton, Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, Bobby Jackson.
Such a lineup can be said to be unique in the current NBA. Generally, the team doesn't want to say that it has three S-level players, but the three A-level players are already good.
S-rated players are the equivalent of giants and can hold up a playoff team on their own. Such a player is rated as S-level, otherwise, no matter how strong the strength is, it is only A-level. The B division is an important rotation player, an indispensable cornerstone for no team, and can have stable playing time. The C-level is generally a fringe player, but they all have a skill, and they are not named on the water cooler caretaker or injury list.
Now the Lakers' powerful soy milk B level is being used as C, and C level is being used as a water cooler keeper. As long as the Lakers are not short of lineups, there are basically not many teams that dare to say that they are sure to win against the Lakers. With 36 straight wins and 73 wins out there, the Lakers are now recognized as No. 1 in the NBA.
As soon as the game began, the Spurs were in crisis. Duncan and Parker are not very physical because of the back-to-back games. Parker's delay in getting rid of Fisher's defense is a rare occurrence for a French trot known for its speed.
Unable to get close to the basket, Parker's offensive ability is half less, and his three-point shooting is not accurate. Duncan still kept his touch, but alas, his physical strength couldn't keep up.
Under Gasol's repeated interference, Duncan's shot kept deflecting and even being blocked. Popovich is also depressed, one of the generals is injured, and the remaining two generals are difficult to support the current situation.
After thinking about it for a long time, Popovich made a big decision and he gave up the game. Anyway, even if you try hard, you can't win, so it's better to surrender and admit defeat directly! After the first quarter, Popovich pinned Duncan and Parker to the bench and let the role players play.
The game was lost without incident, but after the game, Popovich angrily told reporters: "If they don't play well, I won't let them play."
Popovich did confuse a lot of people, but some people who knew Popovich well knew immediately that he was acting. Because the NBA officials do not allow stars to take turns or play less time, but Popovich has done this more than once, and he has received a lot of fines. There were too many penalties, and Popovich couldn't stand it, so he began to act all kinds of tricks to let the main force rest, all of which were routines.
On May 6, the NBA officially issued the Kennedy Citizen Award, and the winner was Uncle Mu of the Rockets. It's not the first time Uncle Mu has won this award, he won it back in 01, and he is the first player to win this award for the second time.
On May 7, the biggest prize of the regular season was finally announced. It was Kobe Bryant who won the MVP of the regular season, and Kobe Bryant deserved this award, with 36 consecutive wins and 73 wins already dooming the Lakers to be the biggest winner this season. All three awards in the regular season went to the Lakers, which is the best recognition of the Lakers' continuous history this season.
won the regular season MVP, Kobe Bryant is even more motivated, he wants to enter the Finals as soon as possible, and then get the Finals MVP in his hands and make up his first three MVP honors.
So in the second game against the Spurs, Kobe Bryant broke out and directly exploded Roger Mason, who was defending him, and the Spurs had no power to fight back.