Chapter 285: Playoffs Round 1 (2)
Western Conference Matchups.
Lakers vs Kings. Jazz vs SuperSonics. Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves. Spurs vs Suns.
The situation is as follows.
Lakers vs. Kings, triangle offense vs. Princeton.
The pride of the Lakers was ready to repair the Spurs in the playoffs, only to meet the Kings, who won two games in a row at home and two games on the road.
"King" Chris Webb, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, big shooter Peja Stojakovic, former swingman veteran Nick Anderson, "fake fall fairy" Divac, and other players, took O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in circles, playing sneak attacks and fake falls.
As long as O'Neill catches the ball, Divac can fall out of tricks even if he is a foot away from O'Neal, ah, ah, Divac's scream, as if he was beaten by O'Neal using the legendary "Bull Boxing across the Mountain".
O'Neal finally put down the boss's shelf, focused on hard work such as defense and strategy, and kept assisting Kobe, and finally won the battle of Tianwang Mountain with difficulty.
Jazz vs. SuperSonics, Jazz Audio-Technica vs. Supersonic steal combination.
The Jazz Iron Triangle of "Postman" Karl Malone, "General" John Stockton, and "Death Gun" Jeff Hornacek, and the steal combination of "Glove" Gary Peyton, "White Man Can Fly" Brent Barry, and "Mr. Supersonic" Nate and McMillan are inextricably linked in the mid-range area.
The SuperSonics were blown up by Karl Malone because of their weak interior offensive ability, and the game was a foregone conclusion.
Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves, group beating Garnett.
The Trailblazers' luxurious lineup, "Flying Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire, "Marksman" Steve Smith, "Batman" Scott Pippen, "Roaring Celestial" Rashid Wallace, 2.23 meters of Avidas - Sabonis Sabonis, and the sixth man "Braid" Brian Grant, teamed up to beat the "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett.
Garnett, with only one helper at his side, Joe Smith, barely managed to win a game at his own doorstep, and then reluctantly went to the Minnesota forest with a shotgun to hunt rabbits.
Spurs vs Suns, a war between shields and spears, is also a battle of sickness.
This season, Scott Skels, the former NBA's first-class passer and assistant coach with the Suns for more than two years, took over the coaching whip from Danny Ainge and led the Suns all the way to the playoffs with scars.
Spurs boss Tim "Stone Buddha" Duncan missed the playoffs due to a torn meniscus, David Robinson was struggling to support himself, and the Spurs' mid-range area was broken by the Suns, but the San Antonio fan team is still optimistic that we will be back next year!
The Suns are even worse, the "assist king" Jason Kidd, the "glasses" Tom Gogliotta, and the scoring guard Rex Chapman, the three main players are still recovering from injuries.
In the final showdown, Jason Kidd staged the return of the king, teaming up with Hardaway and Marion to regain the majesty of the "super backcourt" and eliminate the Spurs.
"Penny" Anfernee Hardaway made a playoff triple-double and came back from the final game to collide with David Robinson on a dunk, causing the cartilage in his left knee to shatter again.
Suns fans could only tear down their eyes and cheer.
The first round is over.
The Western Conference record is as follows.
Lakers vs. Kings, 3:2, win.
Jazz vs SuperSonics, 3:2, win.
Trail Blazers vs. Timberwolves, 3:1, win.
Spurs vs. Suns, 1:3, defeated.
The Eastern Conference record is as follows.
Pacers vs. Bucks, 3:2, win.
Heat vs. Pistons, 3:0, win.
Knicks vs Raptors, 3:0, win.
Hornets vs. 76ers, 1:3, defeated.
The results of the media's predictions are miraculous, the outcome of the first round is almost 100% fulfilled, and the predictions for the second round have already begun, waiting for the actual battle to come true.
The schedule of the Western Conference semifinals is as follows: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns, Polish Trail Blazers vs. Jewish Jazz.
The Eastern Conference semifinals schedule is as follows: New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
The results of the mainstream predictions are as follows.
The sick Suns have no one on the inside and are destined to be swept by the OK combination. Jason Kidd struggled at most.
The Iron Triangle, which focuses on blocking and dismantling, meets the Trailblazers with a luxurious lineup, and it will be a battle of dragons and tigers, which is expected to be 6 big battles.
The Knicks and the Heat, a pair of old enemies, collided with a volcano again, needless to say, it must be a tie-breaker. Ewing and Alonzo-Mourning have met N times in the playoffs, and Ewing has always won.
Some say that Ewing is Mournin's curse. Miami fans, seeing this news, are also drunk!
Between the 76ers and the Pacers, the prediction is 6 big games, defeated.
The Pacers are a standard interior and exterior offensive team, the interior defense is very solid, and the outside three-point rain sneak attack, which is unguardable, although the score is not high, but it can always have the last laugh.
The 76ers are a standard mid-range shooting team, with a non-existent perimeter defense, and Iverson makes a frantic cut and passes on the offensive end to create one shot after another.
The 76ers have been in the news this season with the addition of Alston, Tony Kukoc, Mutombo, and Ross Barkley, and they look like they are shining with stars, but they always feel like something is missing. ENPS pointed out through data analysis that the 76ers' scoring is basically based on mid-range shooting after the breakthrough, and the overall three-point shooting rate is ridiculously low, basically the first in the league. It dawned on everyone.
The 76ers are not short of three-point shooters, but I don't know why, they played well when they came off the bench, but when they were replaced by starters, they immediately became helpless. In the final analysis, Iverson's fast-paced sudden pass into the paint area left his teammates with very short time to handle the ball, disrupting the shooting rhythm that his teammates are used to, and the shooting rate is always swinging up and down, unable to stabilize.
Although no one in the NBA dares to say that they can stop Iverson's breakthrough, it is still no problem to block Iverson's teammates. Therefore, the 76ers' offensive routine is very simple, that is, Iverson alone singles out a group of opponents, and if the opponent can't hold it and changes the formation, he will basically win most of the time.
The problem now is that the Pacers have never liked to change formations, and a set of tactics has been played for N seasons, which happens to be Iverson's shooting nemesis. (To be continued.) )