Chapter 362 The Cavaliers dominate in the East, and the Lakers are careful

Although Cao Jian's point is a complete victory.

But when it came to the bench lineup, the Cavaliers were depressed.

Although the Lakers have gathered the Big Four this season, the lineup can be called luxurious, such a luxurious lineup, because the league has a salary cap limit, presumably the Lakers bench will be extremely weak.

Actually, this is very understandable.

Players play for you, then you have to pay people's salaries, there is no money in this world, but no one will do it.

At this time, it is fitting to compare a player to a commodity. And the better the player, the higher the quality of the product, and the higher the price.

The Lakers' main force is so strong, so the total amount of salary caps occupied will be higher, and the more money will be given to the bench within the salary cap, and naturally there will be no too good substitutes.

However, this is not the case.

Although the Lakers have gathered the Big Four this season, only Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are the real spenders of the Big Four.

Malone and Payton voluntarily took a pay cut to join the Lakers for the championship.

Because of this, the Lakers not only have a luxurious main lineup, but also a bench lineup, even if you look at the whole league, they are also very competitive.

The Lakers bench lineup has Xiaoyu Fisher and others, and the Cavaliers bench has also been completely blown up, and there is no advantage at all.

This article published by the "Associated Press" can be said to be to the point, and the disadvantages and disadvantages of the Cavaliers vs. the Lakers are also in the article. However, the game of basketball is by no means a simple contest of positions. However, the Lakers have some of these advantages. The probability of winning in the finals will also increase.

In addition to the lineup comparison, the Cavaliers have a lot of problems, and in other places, the Cavaliers also have a lot of problems.

Whether it's a Cavaliers victory or a Pistons victory, in fact, the Lakers don't care much, as long as it's not the Pacers.

Because in this case, as long as it is not against the Pacers, the Lakers will play against the Cavaliers or the Pistons. They will have home advantage in the Grand Finals.

The benefits of playing at home don't need to be repeated here.

And what has to be mentioned here is the Lakers' fancy for the home court.

It has been proven that the Lakers' home court is the most unbreakable home court in the playoffs, and note that there is no one.

Why?

Because this season, the Lakers have not lost at home, whether it is against the Rockets, the Spurs, or the Timberwolves, they have also created a myth of undefeated at home.

And compared to the knights. Their performance at home is much more vulnerable.

In the first two games of the first round, they lost to the Heat at home, and they lost to the Pacers in the second round, so the Cavaliers can not do well at home.

However. The Cavaliers, who are not as strong as the Lakers, have no advantage in this comparison.

Crucially, the Grand Finals will be played in a 2-3-2 format. If the Cavaliers can't keep their home court, then they won't be able to play with the Lakers. That's what the Timberwolves did for the Lakers. Not only that, but the Cavaliers will have to find a way to win their first two road games. That's how you can play. If the Lakers succeed in winning the first two home courts, then the Lakers can solve the problem in a maximum of 6 games.

Or even less.

The Lakers dominated the Cavaliers completely.

In addition to the home court advantage, there is also a greater advantage on the Lakers' side than the home court advantage is that the Lakers have enough experience, and the Lakers' main players all have major tournament experience, finals experience, and the Lakers have more stability points.

Phil. Jackson has nine NBA championship rings in his hands, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal also have three, and Malone and Payton don't, but they both have Finals experience. Therefore, the Lakers, who have "F4", are the most experienced team in the league.

The playoffs, especially the finals, are not only about muscle, tonnage, and technology, but also about experience.

This point is undoubtedly highlighted in the previous game of the Lakers, who fell behind in the first and second quarters in front, however, the Lakers can repeatedly play in the third quarter and the fourth quarter, and can pull the score away, and now this Lakers team is a bit like the Bulls under the leadership of Jordan the Great in the past.

The most classic case is this season's playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Rockets extremely hard, after that, the Lakers fell behind the Spurs 0-2, however, the Lakers broke out a reversal, and in the Western Conference Finals, although the Timberwolves performed extremely hard, however, because of lack of experience, they ultimately lost.

As a result, after the Lakers won the Western Conference championship, the Los Angeles Times also commented that the experienced Lakers are the well-deserved bosses of the West.

This is very arrogant, however, people have to deny that it is true.

In addition to this, the Lakers also have a terrible advantage, which is that the Lakers are a terrible team that is good both offensively and defensively.

In the regular season, their defense was not very good, and the Lakers, who gathered the Big Four, only finished in third place in the West, which is inevitably related to the fact that some of their veteran players do not like to play in the regular season.

But after the playoffs, the Lakers suddenly made a force, the Rockets Van Gundy coached the defense well, and the champion Spurs who defended it were also very good, however, it was these two teams that they were defended to death in the playoffs.

The defense is strong, and the offensive Lakers are even more invincible.

Star players, Kobe, Malone, O'Neal, Payton can't score, and they still have an unsolvable 'triangle offense' system, and offense is naturally not much of a problem for the Lakers.

In comparison, except for Cao Jian, who can stabilize the output on the Cavaliers' side, the others are far from him, and the only one who can take the shot is James.

That's what's scary about the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and Fat both average more than 20 points in the playoffs, and with these two main scoring points, plus a bunch of powerful players like Malone, it's hard for the Cavaliers to defend.

There is also an issue that the Cavaliers have to face, bench depth.

The Lakers bench this season, although there were no over-eye-catching performances in the regular season. However, when it comes to the playoffs, their performance is eye-catching. Fisher, Rush, Wharton, and Medvedenko have all had good performances.

What's even more terrifying is the Lakers' bench. They've basically won championships, they also have experience in the finals, and they've seen the wind and waves as a substitute.

And on the Cavaliers' side, don't say that the substitutes don't have much experience in the finals, even if they are the main players of the Cavaliers, they are all chicks, and Cao Jian, the core soul of the team, has no experience in the so-called finals.

Not only Cao Jian, but also the other four Cavaliers did not start.

This problem is also extremely serious for the knights.

From such a heavy analysis. In the finals, the Cavaliers vs. the Lakers seem to have only one way to die.

There is no room for victory.

Many experts even played the slogan that the Lakers would sweep the Cavaliers.

Many people also know that it is not easy for the Cavaliers to enter the Finals, however, considering that the Cavaliers are playing against the Lakers, who have gathered the Big Four, the Cavaliers have no chance of winning.

Many people also gave such an evaluation.

The famous bookmaker "Bovada" also gives odds.

In the odds given by Bovada, the Lakers are only 6 to 5, which means that if you bet $1 on the Lakers to win the championship. If they succeed, you'll get $1.2 in profit.

The odds of the knight winning the championship are as high as 1 with 22, which is quite high, and the implication is that if the knight wins the championship. Invest $1 and get $22, which almost means it's an impossible event.

Knights were generally looked down upon.

However, in the midst of so many people who look down on the knights. Carlisle, however, is extremely optimistic about the Cavaliers winning the championship.

Carlisle Pacers coach, now. He has become a Cavaliers fan. Although, at the time of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pacers were extremely sad to be defeated by the Cavaliers, although they lost, but Carlisle did not lose his mind because of this, but faced his own failure, and praised the Cavaliers, who defeated his opponent.

"They have a great chance to win a championship right now," Carlisle Cavaliers were confident when asked to predict the Finals, "A lot of people may not think they (the Cavaliers) can do it, but I believe in it." ”

Carlisle is not just talking, according to people familiar with the matter, in the Finals matchup between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, Carlisle also pressed his new Land Rover Range Rover to bet that the Cavaliers can win.

He also said: "Before the Cavaliers fought us, a lot of people said the same, and many people thought that the Cavaliers couldn't beat us, and even said that they would be swept by us, but as you can see, we lost. It's not just us, it's the Heat and the Pistons. So, I have summed up a rule, no matter what opponent the Cavaliers are playing against, you can't underestimate it, oh no, as long as the team with Cao is a strong team. ”

It's not just Carlisle who said this, as Carlisle's old rival, the Cavaliers once had a defeated player, Pistons coach Larry. Brown agreed with Carlisle that although the Cavaliers also beat the Pistons, who lost by a very narrow margin, they all share a common desire on any team in the East:

Break the monopoly of Western Conference teams on championships.

"As much as I don't like them, I believe they can do wonders."

Although the Pistons lost in an extremely aggrieved way, after the game, Larry. Brown also lost the demeanor of a famous coach, however, when asked these questions again, Larry Brown. Brown also showed good demeanor.

To that end, they also emphasized the Pistons, "Detroit is a team of a lot of great players. ”

At this point, Larry. Brown took another turn, "The Cavaliers can beat the Pistons, so the Lakers are naturally out of the question." ”

Larry. When Brown said this, he just forced a smile and tears and pretended to be happy, no matter who it was, he put in the effort, but in the end, it was a failure, and no one felt good, Larry. Brown was able to stand up and speak for the Knights, which was already remarkable, and he gave the Knights all the praise and blessings he could.

"The defeat did hurt me, but now is not the time for us to get to the top." After praising the opponent, Larry. Brown didn't have the heart to sit in front of the TV and wait for the Finals to be broadcast, preferring to summarize for the Pistons, "We've learned a lot this season, we know where we are, and we realize there's a lot to improve. I'm very proud of my players, they showed a positive attitude, near-perfect technique. We are really disappointed that this summer we will forget about the pain......"

In addition to the coach, the Heat, who was once defeated by the Cavaliers, Wade of the Heat team also praised the Cavaliers' achievements in an interview, and like Carlisle, they also made similar remarks,

"He's strong, and, he's coming, the Cavaliers dominate the East, and the Lakers have to be careful."

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Although, there are many people in the East who stand up to speak for the Cavaliers, but this time the Cavaliers and the Lakers met in the Finals.

The Lakers, who mainly have a luxury lineup, look down on the Cavaliers who are mostly "blue-collar workers", and O'Neal even said that he would swallow the Cavaliers in one bite and sweep them out, claiming that the Lakers' broom is already unbearable.

Is the knight ready?

"Big Shark" O'Neal also claimed before the game, "Since Jordan withdrew, the East has never won a championship, do you think we can make the East win the championship?" Only a fool would do that! If we lose, it must be something wrong with everyone, including me. We won't have problems, so we won't lose. ”

In order to stir up trouble and create highlights, media reporters also specifically mentioned this point to him, saying, "Some people say that in the finals, the Cavaliers will use Big Z and Boozer to deal with it, I don't know if you mind?" ”

For the reporter's question, or the 'big shark' O'Neill was extremely disdainful of the two people in the reporter's mouth, opened his mouth, grinned, and said, "Hmph." Just by them? Let them go home and practice and come back. ”

"I know they're fighting hard in the East, they're playing hard, and maybe a lot of people are afraid of them, but I'll tell them that when they meet Shaq, they're only going to have a dumb fire, and I'm going to teach them a lesson with a block."

Probably thinking that this was not enough, 'Big Shark' O'Neill continued: "Know what my nickname is? ”

"Big sharks?"

"Wrong. My favorite nickname is 'Big Diesel'. ”

"Do you know what a big diesel engine represents? It represents great energy. As long as I play to my full strength, no team can play against me, and I've never met anyone who can defend me, and I used to be, and I still am. ”

O'Neal is so crazy, the reporter also gave O'Neal a question that he didn't want to face, "Who is the boss between you and Kobe?" ”

Don't look at O'Neill so crazy, however, this guy seems to be big and coarse, but his heart is thinner than anyone else, and his brain is smarter than anyone else, and at the same time, he also knows that he looks down on his opponent on the surface, but in fact, he should pay attention to it, and he must pay attention to it, if you want to win, if you want to win, the whole team must work together, so he said: "Now let's not say who is the boss and who is the second, we must be unanimous to the outside world, and don't consume our own combat effectiveness." ”

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