130:65What kind of concept is this? The previous record for the largest point difference in the NBA history of the playoffs was 121:63, with a point difference of 58 points, and the Hornets vs Clippers game directly refreshed this record for the largest point difference, increasing the difference to a high of 65 points.

Interestingly, the previous NBA history of the playoffs record holder of the largest point difference is the Hornets, but unfortunately, the Hornets were not on the side of the high score at that time, in fact, that game was the Hornets and the Nuggets playoff battle, 09 Nuggets under the leadership of Carmelo Anthony directly slaughtered the Hornets, but also let the Hornets set a humiliating historical maximum score difference of 58 points.

Since then, Hornets fans have been reluctant to discuss the biggest point difference, and it is only today that Hornets fans can finally happily discuss this record, which is still held by the Hornets, but the position of the Hornets has been completely reversed.

As soon as the game was over, Harden immediately left the court, and there was no ** person who was interviewed, at this moment, he just wanted to find a crack in the ground to stuff his head into, and the rest of the things had been completely ignored by him.

At the press conference, a red-faced Monty gave his personal opinion on the match.

"Obviously, it was a very beautiful and classic game, we and the Clippers players gave it their all to play this game, and we were able to finally put our eyes on the second round, and we knew that the Lakers and Grizzlies were at an end 4-1, and obviously our opponents in the second round were going to be the Lakers, and really, it was hard for us to meet two Los Angeles teams in a row." Saying that, Monty also smiled, "We went to Staples Arena in the first round, but we have to go to Staples Arena in the second round, but fortunately, when the Western Conference Finals come, we will definitely not go to Staples Arena again." ”

"Head Coach Monty, listen to you, do the Hornets have absolute confidence to eliminate the Lakers and advance to the finals?" A reporter asked.

"I didn't say that, it's still time to judge." Monty smiled profoundly, but did not answer the reporter's question directly. Still, many journalists wrote the following in his notebook.

"The new best head coach is talking wildly, and he will eliminate the Lakers and advance to the Western Conference Finals."

"The head coach of the Hornets is aiming for the championship, and all the opponents before the game are paper tigers."

I don't know what Monty would have thought if he saw these words.

However, the big score victory over the Clippers also made the Hornets' generals breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, the first round of the playoffs in the East and West of the league is almost coming to an end. As the league's No. 1 Hornets encountered a little trouble with the Clippers, but finally eliminated the Clippers 4:2 and successfully advanced to the second round, the Hornets' opponent in the second round will be the fourth Lakers in the West, the Lakers' opponent in the first round is the Grizzlies, who are ranked fifth in the West, the Grizzlies' strength is very good, the starting lineup tends to be perfect, in the middle of the season, the Grizzlies made a deal that many people can't understand, they traded their team's core player Rudy Gay out, and the Pistons and Raptors made a three-way trade and finally got Prince and Austin. Daye. This also makes the Grizzlies' outside firepower a notch. In the confrontation with the Lakers, the Grizzlies have a slight advantage inside, after all, no matter how strong Howard is, he can't beat four hands with two fists, and Kenyon Martin and Jamison are not enough to provide Howard with help on the inside.

However, on the outside, the Lakers are completely dominant, Paul, Kobe Bryant and Ci Shiping's three outside combinations completely shot through the Grizzlies' defense, which is also the most important reason why the Grizzlies lost the series.

Next, the Hornets' opponent in the second round is the Lakers.

The Lakers have always been one of the most important teams for the Hornets, and they have always been the strongest and most championship-contendering team in the league.

Not to mention, since the introduction of Gasol in 07, the Lakers have reached the Finals for 5 consecutive years and won the championship 3 times, this record alone can completely explode most teams in the league.

It is said that the Spurs are stable, but in the past ten years, have the Spurs reached the finals 5 times in a row?

Although the Lakers did not compete for Boston's Big Three that year, the Lakers relied on the partnership of Gasol and Kobe Bryant to win two consecutive championships, and then in the third year, they were lucky to sign Wang Meng, and then won three consecutive championships, creating the second dynasty of the Lakers in the 20th century.

After creating a dynasty, the general manager of the Lakers immediately began to trade, trading many of the team's building heroes, including Wang Meng Gasol, and finally exchanged for Paul and Howard, forming the most terrifying super three in the league.

Although the first year of the Super Big Three regretted that they hated the Finals and lost to the Heat, who were also the Big Three, this season, basically most people believe that the possibility of the Lakers winning the championship again is very high.

Therefore, in the eyes of most fans, the possibility of the Lakers winning is slightly higher than that of the Hornets, although the Hornets have a fantastic performance in the regular season, but the combination of Lakers Paul + Kobe + Howard is still more convincing.

The Lakers-Hornets series was also the most high-profile of the league's second-round playoffs, and fans paid more attention to it than the rest of the NBA combined, including the Spurs and Thunder, two Western powerhouses.

The first game between the two sides, naturally, was the home of the Hornets. No way, the Hornets' regular season record is too rebellious, and the NBA playoffs are arranged according to the team's wins.

Before the game started, Kobe Bryant came over to greet Wang Mengga Soul Fisher, this is already Kobe's habit, when the new comes, he will always miss the old, whether it is a person or a thing, Kobe Bryant After partnering with Paul Howard, he also has a feeling of nostalgia for Wang Mengga Soul's old teammates.

"I've watched your last game with the Clippers, and you really don't save any face for them." Kobe Bryant shook his head with a smile and said: "Harden and Griffin, as long as there are no accidents, they will definitely be players like me in the league in the future, and you offended them so early, I'm afraid it's not good." ”

"If it were you, would you be merciful?" Wang Meng asked rhetorically.

Kobe Bryant shook his head and said categorically: "Impossible, why should I show mercy?" ”

"Isn't that enough?" Wang Meng continued: "You may have your reasons, but I also have my insistence, so you don't have to say these words, because there will be a fight between us in a while, a very cruel fight." ”

"Well, let's see who's more capable." Seeing Wang Meng say this, Kobe's fighting spirit was also provoked, and in the regular season, Kobe was surpassed by Wang Meng in all aspects, Kobe did not forget, although he had to serve the old, but now, Kobe Bryant has to fight. ”

At the start of the game, players from both sides stand on the halfway line and wait for the jump ball.

The starting lineups of the two sides are not particularly different from the regular season.

Hornets point guard Wang Meng, point guard Tony Allen, small forward Wallace, power forward Gasol, center Oden.

Lakers point guard Paul, point guard Kobe, small forward Ci Shiping, power forward Kenyon Martin, center Howard.

This jump ball, unexpectedly, Oden actually jumped to win, which made Wang Meng somewhat surprised, the Hornets and Lakers had 4 games in the regular season, Oden and Howard jumped four times without winning, but I didn't expect to win Howard once in the playoffs.

The jump ball is not a particularly important thing, this is just a way to distribute the opening ball, which side of the jump win is equivalent to getting the opening and closing of the ball, although the side that loses the jump ball is not particularly big in comparison, but sometimes the basketball game does not have to score directly to be the most effective, jump to win the jump ball, for the momentum of the whole team is also a big encouragement.

Wang Meng was ready to take the hot iron, so after he received the jump ball, he rushed directly towards the Lakers' interior line.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly greeted him when he saw this, after a regular season experience, the Lakers now let go of Wang Meng and basically gave up letting Paul come, most of the time it is Kobe Bryant who is the first choice to defend Wang Meng, even so, every time he plays against the Hornets, the Lakers will always let Wang Meng cut a high score.

As for the Lakers' other defensive warrior Ci Shiping, when defending Wang Meng, Ci Shiping is equivalent to an ornament, and now Ci Shiping no longer has the strong shadow of the year, although he is now stronger than before in terms of strength, but in terms of speed and dexterity, Ci Shiping is much worse than when he was young. In defending a player with outstanding speed like Wang Meng, Ci Shiping can be said to be less useful than the Lakers' backup point guard.

In the face of Kobe Bryant's defense, Wang Meng was not in a hurry, a very fast butterfly through the flower step, and immediately shook off a little gap, with this gap, Wang Meng immediately wiped it in and launched an impact towards the Lakers' basket.

Because he had just finished jumping the ball, Howard was not able to return to the interior defense for the first time, and Wang Meng rushed into the Lakers' interior like this, and no one could have time to make up for the defense. Seeing this, Wang Meng took advantage of the situation to open the instant burst, and used the super bounce ability provided by the instant burst to jump high, and dunk the basketball into the basket with both hands.

Wang Meng, who had completed the dunk, looked up and saw that the timer had only gone for 4 seconds.

The audience immediately boiled, "Wang Meng! You are the strongest in the universe! Beat Kobe! Words like that filled the entire arena.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to the second round of the NBA playoffs broadcast live by EPSN for everyone, and I don't need to introduce who I am. In front of the TV, O'Neill followed Barkley's example and said to the audience. That's right, I'm your good friend O'Neill! You've missed me! What the? Do you miss Buckley? Don't mention that fat guy to me, he and Smith went to San Antonio to talk about the Thunder-Spurs game. As he spoke, a lewd smile appeared on O'Neill's chubby face: "So, the commentary of today's game, only me and you in front of the TV, how about it, be happy!" ”

"Ahem." At this time, O'Neill's coughing interrupted O'Neill's Italian silver. "Man, I think you forgot about me."

As soon as O'Neill looked up, he saw an old face of Elvin Johnson, and suddenly, O'Neal's face collapsed, "Damn! I forgot, today's commentary is still with you. ”

"No way, who is more famous than us Lakers?" Johnson smiled, "Isn't it more meaningful for this crucial game for the Lakers to be narrated by two of our players who have helped the Lakers win championships?" ”

"Perhaps." O'Neal muttered quietly, "Still, this is for a veteran Lakers fan like you." I'm not a Lakers fan."

"What did you say?" Although Elvin Johnson is a little older, his ears are still very useful.

"Nothing!" O'Neill was taken aback, he didn't expect Erwin to be a rabbit, so he quickly denied it, "I mean, today's game will definitely be a battle of dragons and tigers." ”

"That's right." As soon as Ervin talked about the game, there was a trace of worry on his face, "Hornets and Lakers, these two teams are against each other, from my personal point of view, I am more inclined to the Lakers, but from the overall configuration of the team and the tacit understanding of the players, I think the Hornets, who have a 36-game winning streak in the regular season, may be better." ”

Saying that, Elvin Johnson suddenly coughed a few times, O'Neill suddenly leaned back silently, Magic Johnson's AIDS is a household name, although it is a miracle that this girl is still alive now, but O'Neill does not feel like he has experienced the feeling of becoming a miracle himself.

"If the Lakers want to win this game, the strength of the three superstars must be fully exerted, and these three superstars must drive the implementation of the entire team's tactical system, and only then can they defeat the Hornets." Elvin Johnson said: "Phil Jackson is a very smart guy, he knows very well how to deal with what players should do on the court, when he was with the Bulls, he was able to easily handle the relationship between Jordan and Pippen, when the Lakers won three consecutive championships in '02, he was also very smart to deal with the ball between you and Kobe, and now, he is also very good at handling Kobe and Paul Howard. ”

O'Neal listened on the sidelines, and when he heard Johnson talk about the distribution of the ball between himself and Kobe, he immediately pouted in disdain. Is that also called clever handling? It's just that he feints on the inside, and then welcomes the bag and passes the ball to Kobe Bryant to let Kobe attack, at that time, he was at his peak, and when paired with any star, he may not be worse than Kobe. Now listening to Johnson say this, it seems that it is completely because of Phil Jackson's overall planning that he and Kobe Bryant won three consecutive championships?

(To be continued)