Chapter 135: Western Champion

Another sweep? The latest news from the league, the third game between the Lakers and the Nuggets After 48 minutes of fierce battle, the Los Angeles once again won the victory, so far, they also lead the opponent 3-0 in the big score, and the Nuggets' hope of advancing is undoubtedly very slim.

With 11 games so far in the playoffs, he is one of the two teams with the fewest appearances. The other is James' Cavaliers, who have also only played 11 games after sweeping their opponents in the first two rounds. However, compared to the Lakers' undefeated golden body, their 10-1 record is inevitably due to disadvantage.

The day before the Lakers' victory, the Cavaliers lost their first playoff game in Orlando at 2-1 by the Magic. In that key victory, Mr. Lewis played an integral role.

7-of-11 three-pointers, hundreds of millions of dollars garbage contracts are no longer garbage because of such performances, and the Cavaliers watched their opponents magically turn around and win, and they couldn't do anything about it.

Not to mention the gloom on the Cavaliers' side, the Los Angeles people have been very happy lately, and the team's domineering display in the playoffs has made people cheer. Against the Jazz and Cavaliers, the Lakers swept their opponents with just a regular lineup, and against a strong team like the Nuggets, the big man tactics sacrificed by the old monk also made them look impeccable.

There are all kinds of signs that this series is likely to end with the Lakers sweeping their opponents again. With a 3-0 lead, they only need one more win to reach the Finals again, and the highly anticipated defending champion Celtics is already out, and the O'Brien Cup is close for the Lakers.

The fourth meeting between the two teams finally took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, and the Nuggets had long since lost the momentum they had had at the time, and the results of the previous three games had already been told, and no matter what George Karl did, the Lakers always seemed to be holding the victory in their hands.

Melon's smile has also disappeared, and the tragic performance of this series has led people to put all the finger on Anthony, except that his recent form has not been as strong as before, and the criticism of his playing alone and defensive attitude has once again rampant in the pages of major newspapers, and the Denver people dislike Melon for not doing well enough.

Anthony also seemed a little negative about this kind of statement, and it is true that a large part of what people say is the truth, and he cannot hide his own faults. If it was the team's victory, people might have ignored it, but in the face of a poor result of 3:0, the melon, which is the heart of the team, inevitably became the target of Qianfu.

It is impossible to reverse, the Nuggets have a big gap with the current Lakers in terms of innate strength, maybe they can play a beautiful offense, but if you want to prevent the Lakers' offense, this possibility is almost zero.

"Cameron, how's it going?" Li Chen, a topic in the newspapers recently, has also paid attention, and he expressed great disdain for those remarks that put all the blame on Anthony.

Losing the game is everyone's business, and the responsibility cannot be blamed on one person, although Anthony's defense has problems, but his contribution on the offensive end is not mentioned, not to mention that the reason why the Nuggets lost is not because of Anthony's defense at all, and the inability to find a sense of presence on the inside is the main reason why the Denver people have lost three games in a row.

Compared to the Lakers' twin-tower combination, the Nuggets' Martin Gane's combination can be almost ignored. In the first three games, the Lakers' two starting interior players averaged 35 points and 26 rebounds per game, while their opponents only got 17 points and 19 rebounds.

"What do you say?" Melon raised his eyes and glanced at Li Chen, "I'm not like you, you are a hero in Los Angeles, and I'm about to become a sinner in Denver now!" ”

Anthony's dissatisfaction was directly on his face, and since people thought it was like that, then he didn't have to quibble. "Those damn media, when you win, they want to shoot you to the sky, and when you lose, they want to kick you to hell!"

Li Chen smiled, "It's not the first day you joined the NBA, you should have known this kind of thing a long time ago, those people are just a bunch of bastards, nothing else!" ”

"That's right," Melon agreed, "I know it too, but it's disgusting to do it every time!" Looking at Li Chen's snickering appearance, Anthony was very unhappy, "Don't laugh, wait for next season to watch, the media in New York is not much more merciful than this, bastards are bastards wherever they go!" ”

Forehead! Li Chen knocked on his head, "Next season is still far away, enjoying it is the most important thing now, friendly reminder, you are about to be swept away!" ”

"Whatever!" Anthony said with a little self-deprecation, "Anyway, if you lose three games, it's not bad to lose one more!" Rest assured, I will protect your victory, with my defense! ”

That being said, Anthony didn't perform as he said in the game, after all, he is still a professional player, and the work ethic is the most important thing. If anyone in the NBA dares to take out his anger with the game, then I believe he doesn't have to mix it up anymore, and the 33 teams in the league will never accept such a player, even if he has the talent of a star player.

With 23 points at halftime, Anthony's stats were extraordinary, and since people were questioning his defense, he put all his energy on offense.

However, the game was not for one person, although the melon on 8-of-14 shooting scored the highest individual score in the half, but the Nuggets were still in a backward position as always, the Lakers were still the same, but this is the same set, the Nuggets spent 3 games and did not find a way to restrain themselves, and now, they have come to the brink of collapse.

"Is there really no way"? Billups asked himself secretly, if he hadn't believed it before, there was no doubt about it now. Whether it's the sad look on George Carr's face or the indifference of Anthony, the team's core who scored the highest score in the half, these phenomena are telling Billups that the dream of touching the O'Brien Cup again is out of reach.

The Nuggets' second half was a bit casual, and the team's big score deficit had completely lost their patience, and given that this was the last game, the enthusiastic players played extra relaxed one by one, because it was about to be the offseason, and they felt the need to enjoy this last game time!

The Lakers also saw the opponent's thoughts, and they were close to victory, and they got each other's wishes, and in the following game, the two sides launched a real battle against each other, which was so exciting that people couldn't help but think of it as an exhibition game.

Confused for the entire series, Nene briefly regained his form, and a powerful slam dunk after turning swept away his inner grievances. It was coming to an end soon, and the next few months were free of rebuke and no game worries, and all that awaited him was the ever-bright sunshine of Brazil.

The opponent's big show made the opposing Bynum a little red-eyed, "Cruz, give me a beautiful one, I want to dunk too!" An Zhu looked at Li Chen very flatteringly, he knew that if the other party really wanted to do it, it would not be difficult to make an empty connection.

Indeed, passing the ball is far simpler for Li Chen than scoring, throwing the ball directly on the free throw line, but because of the long-lasting tacit understanding with An Zhu, the empty catch is still completed without danger.

Acting is never the preserve of a few people, and for Nuggets players, it is easy to pull off a beautiful goal, and they are proving it with their performances.

Perhaps in response to the cooperation of Li Chen and Bynum just now, Billups and the former high-altitude bandit Kenyon Martin also completed a wonderful air catch.

Billups holds the ball from the outside, and Martin pulls it out to cover it. Billups, who controlled the ball after the misalignment, quickly burst into the interior, and at the same time, Martin, who had finished covering, also followed the footsteps of his teammates and cut back into the Lakers' three-second zone.

The two went head-to-head to make the Lakers' already loose defense suddenly full of holes, Billups sent the ball diagonally behind without looking back, Martin, who had already seen the opportunity, jumped up and dunked with both hands, and the inclination of the basket made people have to worry about whether it will be dragged down.

Ariza was not to be left behind, and he had been concentrating on defense until now, and he finally seized a rare offensive opportunity because the team had abandoned defense at this time. The success of the empty cut to the baseline won him the attention of the Big Apple, and his teammate's well-timed pass made his backhand dunk!

Everyone is hurrying to perform, and there's no reason why JR should miss out on this offensive feast. The Nerve Knife completed the show with the convulsive player he relied on to make a name for himself, and he made a pull-up jump shot from the three-point line, and if he could do that with every ball, then I believe the Nuggets would not lose so badly.

Three points is Li Chen's forte, and J.R. Smith's emergency stop three points are just pediatrics in front of him, and Big Apple, who loves to perform, decided to make a difficult point.

Drift Shot! Li Chen used this method that objectively belonged to indiscriminate throwing, of course, he was indeed indiscriminately throwing, but since the opponent didn't defend much, the hit rate could still be guaranteed. The ultra-low arc goal looks like Maddie's dry pull, and the flowing posture looks even more handsome than the number one's dry pull.

Billups also scored and while he was always playing the role of playmaker, that doesn't mean he won't take the initiative. With his excellent dribbling skills, Billups shuttled through the Lakers' interior line, and Bynum was like a telephone pole in front of him, circling Ann Pig's body, and Billups hit a small hook shot!

As the core of both teams, when everyone is putting on a show, there is no reason why Kobe Bryant and Anthony should be calm.

Holding the ball with his back outside the penalty area, Melon used his trump card to kill, turned around and quickly advanced along the baseline, facing Gasol is a slam dunk. My sister-in-law didn't expect that Melon would be so simple and violent, and he inevitably became a supporting role.

Seeing his good friend being humiliated like this, Kobe Bryant seemed very angry, and the consequences of making the boss angry were very serious, and the Nuggets' interior became Anthony's scapegoat.

Kobe's purpose is very obvious, he is going to the Nuggets' inside line. The already fragile defense simply couldn't withstand the boss's advance, and Nene and Martin had to face Kobe's offense.

Even though they have jumped up to separate Kobe Bryant's body from the basket, it doesn't do much to the boss's offense.

The right hand with the ball passed through the gap between the two, and then stepped forward and poured the ball into the basket with the help of Kobe. Compared with Anthony's dunk just now, the boss's dunk is not inferior at all. Melon ignores the existence of his sister-in-law, and the boss completely ignores Nene and Martin, at least in terms of numbers, the boss is better!

The crowd was the happiest group for the crazy offensive rhythm on the court, and although the Nuggets were always the behind, for a 3-0 series, the result was no longer important, as long as the game was exciting.

138-127, no overtime, and the fact that both teams scored such a high number of points in regular time alone is a testament to the madness of the game.

Melon was the top scorer with 23 points in the first half and 21 in the second, and with 44 points in the final game of the season, he lived up to expectations.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant won the MVP of this game with 36 points and 4 assists, and Li Chen's statistics are also excellent, with 24 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds, which still continues the legend of a quasi-triple-double.

4:0, which also means that the Lakers got the ticket to the Finals. At the moment, they are champions, although they are only Western, but I believe that it will not be too long for them to eliminate this prefix! (To be continued.) )