Chapter 155: NBA Playoffs

Because of the addition of Dawn, the Los Angeles Lakers seem to have changed as a person, and they are alive and well in the later games, one can play more than one another, and, for some reason, Kobe Bryant also came back, and finally unexpectedly, the Lakers ranked first in the Atlantic Division at the end of the season and third in the West. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 InfoFinally, the Lakers are back to a bit of their peak feel.

(In front of the Lakers are the Warriors and Spurs, followed by the Thunder, Grizzlies, Clippers, Mavericks, and Rockets.) )

For this reason, the Lakers also deliberately gave Dawn a close-up on the largest billboard in Los Angeles, and for a time Dawn was glorious. What's even more unexpected is that Liming actually pressed LeBron James, the MVP winner of the previous season, down this season, and got the first player in history to win the regular season MVP in his rookie period. Then, when he was in a two-way battle with Curry, Dawn pressed Curry down by one vote and became a member of the best team. So the two got married.

Because it is the third place, the Lakers' opponent is the city-rival Clippers. Don't look at the Lakers this year, it seems to be very powerful, but those experts are not optimistic about the Lakers, even if Kobe Bryant is there, not to mention that Kobe is old and can't start anymore, in fact, he is also a substitute in the team, so that the main players in the team are all young people, with little experience, whether they can compare with the Clippers, a team that is a playoff every year, the most important thing is Coach Wharton, except for the Warriors who have shown some abilities, there seems to be no ability to show them, Therefore, the American journalists maintained a very skeptical attitude, and gave the situation of five to five.

Dawn didn't care about this, on this day, Dawn came over early in the morning, he was very excited, because it was his first time participating in the playoffs, it was inevitable that he was a little excited, but then he calmed down and played basketball to promote his hand.

However, the Lakers surprised everyone from the start, and in Game 3 at home, the Lakers started with a furious offense. The fierce and domineering offense slashed the head and face, so that the Clippers could not find North. The Clippers took consecutive timeouts to adjust their tactics, and the results were very limited. It wasn't until the second quarter that the Clippers found their rhythm. But by this time, the Lakers had extended their lead to 20 points. With a 20-point lead in the first quarter, it's hard to believe this is the third round of the playoffs.

The Clippers fought back wildly in the ensuing game, but the Lakers came together and maintained the advantage until the end. In this way, with a hard beating at the beginning and a random punch to kill the master, the Lakers, a rookie in the playoffs, won their first home victory.

How can such a result convince the Clippers, and the Clippers chief at the press conference said: "We were sneak attacked, and they won't have that chance in the next game." ā€

The second game was held in Los Angeles, after all, both teams were in the same city and in the same stadium. Walton was named Coach of the Season just before the game began, and the Lakers congratulated the coach on their laurels. Wharton's face was full of red light, and from time to time he thanked the congratulators for making a Chinese-style gesture.

Just kidding, the coach just won the best head coach award, and he can't smear his old man's face. After this one more reason, the Lakers have become even more imposing.

This time, the Clippers were well prepared and played steadily from the beginning of the game to not give the Lakers a chance. However, as Dawn said before the playoffs, all the rules have not changed, and the game is still a game between two teams after all. It's still a competition between the players on the field. Even though the Clippers were well prepared, the Lakers' offense was still that strong. Amid the tsunami cheers of the home fans, the Lakers were like a rainbow attack, and they crushed the Clippers again with their best offense. In the second game of the third round of the playoffs, the Lakers won again, with a big score of 2:0!

The Lakers, who have won two consecutive home games, are in a good situation, but it cannot be said that they have one foot in the next round. It is not uncommon in the history of the NBA playoffs to have a 2-0 lead and then be overturned.

With two consecutive wins in the playoffs, there is inevitably a feeling of pride and underestimation within the team. This is almost always unavoidable in young teams and young players. But this time, the young leader of the team, who has always been good-natured, was angry. He first taught the group of teammates one by one on the training field, from guard to center, and then reprimanded each of them with unprecedented harsh words: "Do you think we are going to play the Bobcats in the third round? This is the Clippers, and this is the home of our mortal enemy. Who do you think you can easily go back here with victory? It's a playoff game, and our opponent is the Clippers, who have been in the playoffs for many years in a row. You guys have only entered the playoffs and played a few games, do you really think that you are the third king? Do you really have to let them kick your ass hard to know that the sky is high and the earth is thick? Bastard! After the reprimand, Dawn glared at these teammates fiercely, and when his cold gaze swept over these players, he could clearly see their bodies trembling slightly. The so-called silence should be so.

Many years later, when these players recalled that they had been crowned the leader of the ball, they sighed one by one: "Dawn is easy not to be angry, but once he is angry, no one in the team is silent." Dawn is terrifying when he's angry, and that cold gaze sweeping over you makes you shudder. He's such a horrible guy -- I should say he's such a horrible guy when he's angry. Ninety-nine percent of the time, he was still the gentle, good-natured leader. Everyone in the team obeys him and respects him. All of us Lakers veterans know that when you get angry at dawn, you don't have to argue with anything, just do it. ā€

Honestly, these are the reactions of the Lakers players after the dawn reprimand. This was followed by a later race. The Lakers uplifted their attitudes and approached the game with the utmost seriousness and caution. But the Clippers' outburst of combat power on the Clippers' home court caught the Lakers off guard. Throughout the game, both offensively and defensively, the Clippers played a very different game than they did when they were in Los Angeles, as if they were two teams entirely.

In Game 3 of the Clippers, the Lakers lost by 15 points and lost!

It was only at this point that the Lakers players truly experienced the brutality of the playoffs and the difference between the playoffs and the regular season. The Lakers scored just 90 points in the game. It was even their lowest score of the season, and they allowed their opponents to score 105 points. It's not that their offense has gotten worse, it's that the opponent's defense has become stronger. Although the Lakers had a good enough attitude before the game, the Lakers still lacked sufficient means to deal with the opponent's wolf-like impact. There was a huge tsunami-like cheer and thunderous applause from the sidelines that did not stop from the beginning of the game. Lakers fans at home in Los Angeles will create the same atmosphere, but on the road, it's even more annoying than noise. The opposing fans will never cheer you on. There are often loud boos.

The big loss in the third game on the road made the Lakers' ground players hang their heads one by one like frosted eggplants. Dawn, the leader who had reprimanded them before the game for getting carried away, was on his feet again. He's not showing off to the players how prescient he is. His gaze swept over his teammates. The players felt it - gentle. He said lightly: "I didn't lose this game, the key is mine." Our attack suffered a setback in this game and I have a responsibility as playmaker. In the third game, we were caught off guard, and in this game we were caught off guard. You have to believe that we are above them in terms of the overall strength of the team. Otherwise, we wouldn't have finished third in the league in the regular season. Leave the rest to our coach, and trust Coach Wharton to lead us to victory. As long as we work hard enough, we can win the next game. His gaze swept over all the players again, "I promise you!" ā€

"I assure you" is enough for this sentence. As the leader of the team, Dawn promises that there is never a time when he fails to deliver. When the team suffered eight consecutive defeats, Liming only said lightly: "This is the end of the losing streak, I promise you!" As a result, he led the losing streak to the top team with 81 points in the third game. And let the team that has not made the playoffs in this decade advance into the playoffs as the third in the league.

Just believe in the dawn! The Lakers' slump and decadence were swept away, and the team quickly regained its high momentum. That's the role of leadership. I don't know what the leaders of other teams do, but Dawn's approach is clearly the best fit for the Lakers.

Wharton was struggling to restore the team's morale, but the next day he was relieved to see the players appear on the training pitch in good spirits. After a little thought, he knew why. Dawn has done what he has to do, and the rest is his coaching job. Wharton picked himself up and began directing his team to practice for the next game.

In the second game of the Clippers, the Clippers' home audience unexpectedly saw a Lakers team with even higher momentum and morale. Immediately after the start of the game, the Lakers taught the Clippers playing at home their determination to revenge and their belief in victory. The offense is fierce and the defense is tough. From the very beginning, the players on the court of the Lakers rushed up to fight with the momentum of sacrificing themselves to block the gun's hole. Rebounds, steals, scrums, every offensive opportunity.

Dawn, the young king of the Lakers, a young powerhouse. Quickly took over the game with an intense and dazzling performance, dominating the entire game. Dawn, who is in the playoffs for the third time so far, has been doing quite well, but this game seems to be what he really wants to show NBA fans that he really has as a top star. Three-point shots, mid-range shots, pull-up jump shots, step-back shots, throws, layups, dunks; Fantastic breakaways, sky-like passes. Incredible goal. Steals, rebounds, and even blocks, Dawn acts like an all-powerful Iron Warrior on the court. The lead was quickly established at the beginning. The Clippers quickly fought to catch up, but the Lakers showed considerable tenacity and composure and never gave their opponents a chance. In the second quarter, the Clippers raided with the Lakers' ace players to replace the break. The all-main lineup once closed the gap to five points. But after Wharton made a quick decision to replace Dawn, the situation immediately stabilized the Lakers. The Clippers refound the rhythm of the last game after the second half, and the offense and defense were superb, but the Lakers refused to visit today, and they were Super Dawn, Iron Warrior Dawn and Omnipotent Dawn. The Lakers did not let their opponents overtake from start to finish, and the lead continued to expand, and when the whistle blew, the Lakers also gave the opponent a 15-point disparity.

At 113:98, the Lakers won. The aggregate score is 3:1.

In this game, Dawn scored 53 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Definitely one of the most luxurious stats in playoff history. After this game, the media exclaimed that Super Dawn was starting to go crazy.

The next game is on the home court of the Lakers. The light of day for advancing to the second round of the Western Conference has already risen in the sky. In front of reporters and media, the Lakers leader made no secret of his confidence: "The next home game we will end this round, and the Lakers will enter the second round of the Western Conference with a total score of 4:1." There is no doubt about it. ā€

Dawn's words became a reality before his arrogant voice fell, and the Lakers returned to their home court to beat their opponents again. The playoffs advanced to the second round with their heads held high. Dawn continues to be voted the best player of the game in this game - five playoff games for the Lakers so far. With the exception of the loss to the Clippers, Dawn has been voted Man of the Match four times. As a result, viewers even suggested that the NBA should not only have regular season MVPs and Finals MVPs. A playoff MVP should be added. Even if the Lakers can't win the championship, it shouldn't erase the brilliant performance of the last dawn.

With a score of 4:1, the Lakers took the lead in the second round and quietly waited for the opponent to be produced. The other semifinal opponent in the West, the Warriors and the Rockets, are currently tied 3-2, and the Warriors, who have the home court advantage, have won all three home courts, but have lost two games in a row on the road. The next game is the home of the Rockets. Fans and pundits alike are confident in the resilience of the Rockets, an established powerhouse that has reached the second round of the Western Conference five times in a row — except for the Warriors fans.

And Dawn, the young king of the Lakers, said bluntly before the sixth game between the Warriors and the Rockets: "The seniors of the Rockets are too tired. The Warriors will win this series. Get ready for a clash with the Warriors, who will face us in the finals. "With a playoff rookie team in the second round of the West, who would dare to think that the young leaders of the Lakers are too high. Dawn is now in full swing in the NBA, and his influence is not inferior to that of any star. What he said was immediately quoted by all the media and believed by all his fans.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Dawn's words had a huge impact within the Alliance. The Warriors are very excited about the prediction of this Chinese basketball demon. And the fans of the Rockets are very unhappy. But the sixth game of the semi-finals that followed proved Dawn's vision once again. The aging Rockets lost the crucial game on their home court and lost their chance to the finals. The Warriors advanced to the second round of the Western Conference with their heads held high.

In the second round of the West, the Lakers led by Dawn and the Warriors led by Curry met. This is the beginning of more than a dozen meetings between two men with the strongest titles in the NBA playoffs.

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May 20th. Game 3 of the Lakers and Warriors' finals began. The Lakers were third in the league during the regular season. The third game naturally started in Los Angeles.

Although Dawn had supported the Warriors in the first round, Curry did not show the slightest mercy in the game. The two rivals who sympathized with each other were very sympathetic to each other before the game, but as soon as the game began, the two immediately turned their faces and bombarded each other's baskets with their strongest attack power.

In the NBA, Dawn and Curry represent the same level of existence, the ultimate powerhouse among professional players. These two people are both strong in their own right and good at reading the game. It's all pretty much the same. In this crucial final, both men invariably smell the importance of taking the lead. As soon as the game began, the two superstars of the younger generation of players invariably chose to use themselves as arrows and bombard each other's baskets with straightforwardness.

Dawn is one of the league's best playmakers, but he's also one of the league's strongest attackers, and he trusts his attacking power more when it matters. Passing, controlling the tempo of the game, planning the attack, everything seems to be the same as a normal game, but today's dawn will choose to finish the attack on its own.

The sound of ......basketball holes piercing through the basket again and again shows the results of these shots at dawn.

And Curry, he was born to be a pure guard player. Scoring goals is what his basketball is all about. The way he leads the team is to constantly break through the opponent's defense with his strong attack power and send the basketball into the opponent's basket. And he did the same in today's game. In the regular season scoring list, Curry is second only to Dawn. His scoring ability is unquestionable. "Brush it! Rumble! "Curry's scoring is no slower than Dawn. It's just that the two have very different styles in terms of how they score. One is light, the other is swift; One is elegant, the other is strong.

The scores of the two teams are soaring, and the scores of both teams are soaring. The score went up alternately. The situation is like a battle between two leaders, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. The Warriors are more mature than the Lakers, and they've been making the playoffs for years in a row. The Warriors have lived up to their name as a playoff powerhouse. When their aces are high, they have a very mature tactical system that can lead the whole team to play the whole attack. Curry's scoring is based on the fact that the offense of the entire team can be fully exploited.

Similarly, the Lakers have yet to develop a mature system — when dawn becomes the team's attacking arrow. Most of the time they just rely on Dawn Superman's coordination abilities. The Lakers' league-leading offense makes them simply disdainful of this kind of problem. Always Wharton also believes that as long as Dawn plays 80% of the offensive power, the Lakers are enough to beat their opponents.

However, the strongest attack power in the league does not mean the strongest offensive efficiency in the league. Especially when facing a strong defense, the young Lakers often have a collective inability to find the basket, such as losing twice to the Spurs and twice to the Clippers in the regular season. When opponents are strong enough to rebound and maintain the same offensive opportunities as the Lakers, a lack of offensive efficiency will be the source of the Lakers' failure.

As a playoff powerhouse, the Warriors' defense has reached the level of a defensive powerhouse in the playoffs. So in this game, Dawn spared no effort to put himself into the attack.

The question now is, who will share the task of organizing the defenders while Dawn is in full swing on the attack?

The game was raging on the pitch. The situation is inseparable, and the score is alternating upwards.

Who will make up for the responsibility of the organizational defenders left by Dawn is not answered at this time. He is still the playmaker on the pitch, and he is still the one who still orchestrates the team's offense most of the time. While maintaining his strongest offensive firepower, he still completed the task of organizing the offense perfectly, and the offensive scoring and planning organization seemed to him to be completely incompatible.

Is that really the case? Of course not.

The Lakers are already a powerhouse, a fact that even the most die-hard pundits have to admit. Since it is a strong team, the Lakers' tactical system will always have commendable uniqueness. Dawn, the king of the Lakers, is their biggest reliance and the most vital presence in their tactical system. And because of his presence, the rest of the Lakers' players also learned to pass as if they were infected. The Lakers are no longer just a dawn of passing assists, the young team now averages the most assists per game of any team in the league. In addition to the part of Dawn's contribution, the role of the other players in the team is also obvious. It's impossible for a team to be the best offensive team in the league with just one player. (To be continued.) )