Chapter 189: Jokic
No one expected the Trail Blazers to lose to the Lakers again.
I thought that the Trail Blazers' win over the Lakers in the last game was just the beginning, but I could think that this was already the end.
Lillard's eyes flashed with a touch of helplessness, and he didn't expect to be eliminated by the Lakers this time.
I was also very uncomfortable, and it was hard to get such a good ranking, and all the Trail Blazers players wanted to advance to the next round of the game.
Who would have thought that a Laker would come out halfway and eliminate them directly.
"You guys wait for me, I'll let you Lakers remember this moment next season!"
Lillard's eyes were full of anger and a hint of determination.
When he goes back this time, he will have to train his three-pointers and his own breakthroughs.
There are a lot of problems that have arisen this time, but in Lillard's opinion, the biggest reason is due to himself.
Whenever the Trail Blazers' offense was not smooth, even if Liddad stepped up, it didn't help the Trail Blazers.
This is also where Lillard feels self-reproachful, and I have to admit that the Lakers are really strong this season.
Strong outrageous.
Live room...
"I really didn't expect the Lakers to win the Trail Blazers directly 4-1, to be honest, it's not very difficult for them to beat the Trail Blazers!"
In the first three games, the Lakers played the Trail Blazers 3-0 directly.
It has almost made the Trail Blazers players doubt their lives.
They all feel like they won't play anymore, and those players from the Lakers, each group has a certain amount of scoring ability.
Even if James doesn't score, there are Subei, McGee and Ball, and they will stand up and score.
This also makes Coach Wharton not worried about their offensive ability, because in his opinion, the Lakers' offense is already very comprehensive.
The most important thing now is their defense, especially in Game 4, when the Trail Blazers' three-pointer directly tore apart the Lakers' defense.
It's unexpected.
However, they finally won the Trail Blazers in Game 5.
To the delight of Coach Wharton.
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In the Trail Blazers' locker room, the head coach sat down and whispered to everyone.
"We lost the playoffs, but we also found some problems!"
"There are some regrets this season, but I hope everyone can train better next season and don't have such regrets!"
The head coach of the Trail Blazers looked at everyone's disappointed looks, and a touch of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
But they have to accept the reality that if they lose, they lose, and that sports competition is so cruel.
"I'm not going anywhere this season, I'm just going to be in the stadium all the time!"
Lillard raised his head slightly, his eyes full of determination.
He didn't want to fail like this, and one day he would come back.
The other players also nodded and said:
"I'm going to keep training too!"
"Fight for next season, my three points will be a little stronger!"
“......”
The players also expressed their positions, and the head coach of the Trail Blazers nodded, looking at the determined eyes of these players, and a flash of joy flashed in his heart.
He also wants these players to not just talk the talk, but to prove themselves with deeds.
As long as they have such an action, the head coach of the Trail Blazers is already content.
.......
The media from all walks of life in the outside world also made an uproar in Los Angeles.
Who would have thought that this year's Lakers would actually break into the playoffs and successfully beat the Trail Blazers.
It's hard to imagine where the Lakers' limits are.
Even Fliggy Barkley couldn't help but admire:
"This is already the strongest Lakers team I've ever seen other than Kobe Bryant!!"
"Especially the passes of James and Subei, this is for me to see that the Lakers are hopeful to be able to score!"
"But they still have the Warriors and the Rockets here, and the Lakers still have a long way to go if they want to really win the NBA championship!"
"No, no, no, I don't think the Lakers can go far!!"
Smith shook his head, his eyes a little disdainful, last year was the Rockets and Warriors playing the Western Conference finals.
And this year's Rockets have also strengthened their lineup, which is clearly to prepare for the NBA championship.
"And this time the Rockets are really prepared, although the Lakers have advanced to this round, but the next round is really not so easy!"
"In my opinion, even if the Lakers have James, if they play against the Warriors or the Rockets, there is a high probability that they will be eliminated!!"
Smith speculates that the Warriors have almost dominated the entire West in recent years.
If you can't beat the Warriors, you won't have a chance to make the playoffs at all.
As a result, the Lakers didn't have any chances at all, and now it's actually his best result.
Fliggy Barkley nodded slightly, also agreeing with Smith's statement.
I have to sigh that the Lakers are in the West, and the competitive pressure is particularly great.
Flylu Barkley remembered the Lakers' 4-1 win over the Trail Blazers.
In fact, he also saw the Lakers' lineup, which generally has no flaws.
But compared to the Warriors, they were crushed by the Warriors' players at different positions.
Except for James......
On the guard line, there are Curry and Thompson, two top shooters.
And the three-point stability here in northern Jiangsu is not as good as Curry's, let alone Rondo.
There are Green and Durant on the inside, and they can at least compete with James.
But off the bench, the Warriors almost completely crushed them.
It's not just Smith, they don't think the Lakers will advance to the next round.
And even the rest of the media frantically boasted that the Lakers could win the game by luck alone.
Because in these games, the Lakers players also scored three points.
Who would have thought that such a three-point brush shot would go in!!
It was really caught off guard by the pioneers, and a wave directly sent the pioneers back to their hometown.
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On the other side, the Lakers players are adjusting to their rest.
At this time, they also saw the news from the outside media.
Caruso's eyes changed slightly.
"Stepping on a horse, now these media are really talking nonsense, they don't understand anything, and they are still there to force Lai Lai!!"
"Look at what these media say, saying that our Lakers can't do anything, and playing the Trail Blazers is completely a matter of luck......"
"I really want to slap the people who wrote this news, these people don't understand basketball, and they are talking nonsense here!"
"I'm so!"
McGee next to him scratched his head, "Don't be so angry, there's no need, they're just here to make money." ”
"But they've gone too far."
"How can we Lakers win games by luck, if it really depends on luck, then why can't those people win???"
Su Bei smiled lightly and ignored it completely.
The same will happen to those in the media, because they don't have any contradictions anymore.
"Hopefully, other teams really think that our Lakers won by luck..."
Su Bei muttered to himself, his eyes were very calm.
If the other teams think they're really lucky to win.
That means those teams will definitely look down on them Lakers.
James, who heard this, showed a touch of surprise on his face.
"Su Bei, you are really ruthless with this trick???"
"Do you want to catch them off guard again?"
James smiled slightly, and once again got acquainted with Subei.
Ruthless.
The kid is definitely a ruthless person.
Su Bei hurriedly waved his hand, showing that he didn't understand anything.
"I'm not a ruthless person, it's those media who think that our team really won by luck, and maybe it can also affect other teams' perception of the Lakers!"
If you really think that the Lakers won by luck, then those teams have already lost in the first place.
James took a deep look at Subei, and was very glad in his heart, fortunately, he didn't become Subei's enemy.
Otherwise, even James himself feels that it is really difficult to win against Subei.
But James never imagined that that day would come sooner or later......
It's at the World Cup.
At that time, Subei was the real most dazzling player.
"We won against the Trail Blazers, but the Warriors have swept their opponents!"
"It was a direct 4-0 victory, and their opponent was the Spurs!"
Su Bei said slowly to James, this year's Spurs are indeed not good.
But it's not going to be 4-0 directly, clean sheets!!
This shows from the side that the Warriors are really strong.
In Subei's original memory, Durant will be injured in the playoffs, but now Durant is still fighting for the Warriors.
There were no injuries.
This made Subei feel that the butterfly effect was coming, and maybe what they really had to face was a complete warrior.
It's hard to imagine that if they really run into the Warriors, do they Lakers still have a chance?
"In the next game, I guess we'll play against the Nuggets......"
James looked at the rest of the training players and were now actively preparing for the next round of games.
Nuggets???
Subei was the first to think of the Nuggets' center, Nikola Jokic.
Jokic is a new generation of center, Jokic's low-post singles ability is very good, and the most terrifying thing is that his midline distance is suddenly very accurate.
Extremely terrifying.
Su Bei still remembers that he also has a lot of rebounds, and he plays very calmly.
Such an opponent can be considered a formidable opponent, and his talent is much more than that.
Back then, he was able to play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and that kind of skillful dribbling, coupled with accurate assists, could also lead the whole team.
The only downside is that he has some problems with his traverse, and everything else is the plus.
Jokic, just wait for us to come......
A strange smile appeared on the corner of Su Bei's mouth.