The highly-anticipated East-West showdown was played in the first match, but both teams that were expected to lose the game.

The Lakers were overturned by the Clippers with a full-court lead, and Curry showed the potential of a top superstar.

And the Heat used defense to firmly suppress the Cavaliers in the first game, and James did not shoot at the critical moment, causing the Cavaliers to lose.

For the league, 23vs24 is naturally the most trafficked Finals script.

The league will expect the plot to follow the script, but it will not completely control the game, and the strength of the team will still dominate.

Like the knight in 09 playing magic, the whistle is biased towards the knight, but the magic restraint on the knight is too powerful, and the gods can't save it.

If the Finals were the Clippers playing the Heat, the gimmick wouldn't be that heavy.

But in Adam Silva's view, 23vs24 is an old topic of the old era.

As the president of the new era, it is necessary to do something new.

Therefore, in the first game of the East-West Showdown, the whistle was very fair, and neither side had any opinions.

Just fight for strength, whoever is strong and in good condition can come to the final stage.

Min Congda had to lie in a hospital bed for a few days because he injured his lower back muscles due to being knocked over by Curry.

Therefore, in the second game between the Clippers and the Lakers, he could not be on the court to support the team and could only watch TV at home.

The Clippers defeated the Lakers in the first game, and Min Congda thought to himself that he couldn't give any more advice to the team.

In the second game, the Lakers should also be on a fringe side and win a home court, right?

At the beginning of the game, as expected, the Lakers who lost the first game broke out as a team, and Kobe Bryant and Paul led the experienced veterans to comprehensively suppress the Clippers, leading by 15 points in the third quarter into the fourth quarter, and seeing victory in sight.

But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers couldn't hold it again, and this time it was not Curry who broke out with the Clippers, but Harden.

Harden dominated the game on the offensive end of the fourth quarter, with assists, three-pointers, fast breaks, and mid-range back-to-back hits to help the Clippers tie the score one minute before the end of the game, and the two sides returned to the same running line.

This is a huge blow to confidence for the Lakers.

Their efforts in three quarters were wasted in just a few minutes.

However, Kobe Bryant and Paul are worthy of top players, and Phil Jackson is also a top coach.

At the critical moment, the Lakers still withstood the pressure, and Kobe Bryant broke through to make a foul and hit a free throw.

Then Paul made a very important offensive foul on the defensive end, and Curry was blown into the ball with the ball.

Paul then hit a key jumper to give the Lakers a four-point lead over the Clippers at 100-96.

At the end of the timeout, Harden assisted Gasol Jr. to hit a three-pointer, and this unexpected goal put the game back in suspense.

The Clippers executed a foul tactic, and Bryant hit a free throw.

Curry missed a three-point shot at the whistle, and the Lakers defeated the Clippers 102:99 at home, with a 3-point advantage, and tied the score to 1:1.

Seeing the final result of the game, Min Congda breathed a sigh of relief, but the Lakers did not lose another game.

If you lose again, the Clippers will lead 2:0 and they will really enter the Finals.

But Min Congda still had great worries in his heart.

Although the Lakers won this game, the process was not good.

In the first three quarters, he took advantage of the momentum to lead, but was easily caught up by the Clippers in the fourth quarter.

It shows that the Lakers have problems in terms of physical fitness and combat effectiveness in key moments.

The physical problem is that the Lakers have an older age structure, too many veterans on the team, and a lack of fresh blood.

The so-called boxers are afraid of being less strong, especially in the face of a very young and talented team like the Clippers, the Lakers are obviously a little unable to suppress.

Min Congda put aside his position bias and can foresee that in the next few games, the Lakers are likely to not survive the fourth quarter.

This made Min Congda a little anxious, what should I do if the Clippers are going to enter the finals?

"The Lakers have just pulled their hips, and it won't be useful to give you a Paul! It's okay, besides the Lakers, isn't there James? I'm double insured. It's nothing to get to the finals, and if you don't win the championship, you should be fine. ”

Min Congda's double insurance, one is the Lakers, and the other is James and the Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers lost the first game, Min Congda believes that the Cavaliers are still stronger than the Heat.

However, Min Congda is still a little relieved, after all, the Cavaliers and Celtics fought seven games in the semifinals.

The physical consumption of the players is not small, and it is so difficult to play an aging green shirt, which shows that the overall strength of the Cavaliers is not as strong as it was in the regular season.

So, Min Congda took the initiative to call James before the second game, thinking of giving James an idea.

"Didn't you wake up in the semi-finals? Playing so well, why did you become the same again when it came to the East Finals, and you threw the last ball! ”

On the phone, Min Congda was unceremonious and didn't make excuses for James at all.

For a star of James' level, there are very few people around him who criticize him to the point.

Most of them are sycophants who will make all sorts of excuses for James, excuse him, and say good things.

But from the basketball level, James still has a lot of flaws in all aspects, and if someone can always put forward targeted suggestions for his flaws and let him do his best to correct them, James will be stronger.

It's a pity that James was commercialized too early, and became a commercial symbol too early, and the commercial symbol needs to maintain goodwill.

He didn't even go to college for fine crafting, and when he came to the NBA, he got into the Cleveland Cavaliers, a bad Ohio team, where he deserved to be the emperor, and no one corrected him.

Especially since he stayed with the Cavaliers for 10 years, he was already a basketball totem in Cleveland, and no one said he was bad.

Of course, James himself is self-disciplined, intelligent, and tenacious, and he is also very strong in following his own ideas and ideas to improve himself.

However, basketball has its own rules, and after all, there is no great master to remind you to give you a good foundation from the beginning.

Like Michael Jordan, many of the good habits when playing, as well as the technical details, were tuned by North Capel Hills Pope Dean Smith.

If James hadn't become a commodity so early, he could enter a basketball school and seriously hone his skills and tactics for one to two years, and his strength would have gone to the next level.

Unfortunately, people's experience and personality determine a person's fate, James's hardships and single-parent experience since childhood made him think more rationally about his basketball career, he commoditized himself early on, becoming a label full of value, he is extremely successful from one point of view, and he is not successful enough from another point of view.

Min Congda is obviously an exception to James, he is never polite to James, and is always a blunt critic.

But James never felt angry, because he deeply felt that Min Congda was really good for him.

As for why, James doesn't know, maybe it's fate?

"I think my teammates have better chances, that's my basketball philosophy... It's not the same as the Celtic game. ”

"Do you have to be desperate to have that kind of realization? In the face of the Heat, you are in full possession, don't think about it, attack with all your might. You and Irving, go all out and attack, and the Heat won't have a chance. Wade's form this year is not as good as last year, and you have to seize the opportunity and don't drag the Heat into a defensive battle. The superior side must attack, understand? ”

Min Congda can be described as bitter, and he can see that the Cavaliers are too hesitant to play in the first game.

Needless to say, it must be Mike Brown, a nerd-brained guy who wants to defend against the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals.

In fact, the side with the superior strength must not get into a defensive battle with the opponent, which will be pulled into the quagmire by the opponent.

You must establish an advantage on the offensive end as soon as possible to find a feeling, and use your individual ability to find a breakthrough, and the opponent will collapse.

Like the Cavaliers, they are a head above the Heat in terms of young structure and superstar appearance, so they must not be dragged into a quagmire battle.

"I know, but..."

"But what? Do you feel like you don't feel good about shooting? I know it's not going to be like the semi-finals G6 every game. You have to be more involved in offensive support, grab rebounds in the frontcourt, and go down after blocking and picking...... Don't tell me you will, you have to be richer. Don't click and cast if you feel good, and stand outside and spread around if you don't feel good, for fear of lowering your hit rate. With a fast pace, get more easy-ball scores, and you can also increase your hit rate! Also, Irving's role can be more sufficient, let Mike Brown give Irving some singles tactics, don't look down on him because he's a rookie, understand? ”

Min Congda is well aware of James' budget-conscious style of play.

Many times his high hit rate is not typed, it is calculated.

He will calculate while playing, whether he feels good tonight, if he is good, he will shoot more, and if he is not good, he will shoot less.

He is not like Kobe, Kobe is the kind of person who shoots more if he is good, and shoots more if he is not good, otherwise how can he turn better?

And shooting is originally James' shortcoming.

When he's in a good hand, combined with his body and style of play, it's really, really strong.

Once he doesn't feel good, he doesn't have a lot of awareness in offensive support other than a strong layup.

Min Congda reminded him that he should do a good job of offensive assistance, and by the way, he scored points, and the hit rate was just as good.

This remark hit James, and he repeatedly said yes on the phone, saying that what Min Congda said made sense, and he would definitely do it in the evening game.

"And one last point, playing with the Heat, you should play more at the No. 4 position, play your advantage in the low post, and play yourself as an interior player."

After saying the last point and hanging up the phone, Min Congda let out a long sigh, thinking that in order to prevent the Clippers from winning the championship, he really had to worry about it, and he started to lay out early.

As long as James learns to play in a more correct way and deal with the game, the Cavaliers still have a good chance of winning the championship this year.

In the evening, the rematch between the Cavaliers and the Heat, Min Congda watched the whole process.

The Cavaliers didn't give the Heat a chance at home, leading by five points in the first quarter, 13 points at halftime, and 20 points at the end of the third quarter.

James and rookie Irving showed strong firepower, and the Heat's outside defense was completely unstoppable.

The second game of the Cavaliers was 109:90, and the advantage of 19 points defeated the Heat, and the big score also became 1:1.

The Cavaliers won this game, Min Congda breathed a sigh of relief, and it should not be a big problem for the Cavaliers to enter the finals.

If the Heat make it to the Finals, it will be troublesome, because the Heat are restrained by the Clippers in terms of lineup and style of play.

The Heat's biggest flaw is on the inside, the weakest of the four teams at the moment.

The Heat's strength lies in their perimeter defensive pressure and bench bandits led by Odom off the bench.

Therefore, the Heat is playing the Bulls one by one, and the Bulls themselves are not good inside, and the outside offense is too dependent on Rose, so they have been targeted by the Heat for two consecutive years, and the semifinals were deliberately stared at by the Heat.

And James followed Min Congda's advice and participated in the offense as the No. 4 position, which did put huge pressure on the Heat's interior line.

Bosh simply couldn't take on the interior task of a defensive system, and the rebounds in the second game were snatched and exploded.

"Theoretically, the Cavaliers have an advantage over the Clippers in terms of lineup and style of play. But...... The Lakers have the same advantage over the Clippers, but it still seems that they can't beat it. ”

Min Congda suffered a waist injury, and he was lying at home for the past two days, thinking about the East Final, the West Final, and everything related to basketball every day.

He may not have realized that basketball has become the center of his life.

Even though he no longer interferes in the team's basketball affairs, he has never stopped thinking about the team's tactics and the direction of the league.

He has long been involved in the world of basketball, and he can't help himself.

The Clippers and Lakers had a day off, and the G3 of both sides continued in Los Angeles.

The advantage of derbies is that the players don't have to fly around anymore and both teams can face each other in 100 per cent.

The third battle was extremely intense, and with a big score of 1:1, this was undoubtedly a card battle.

The Lakers will inevitably want to regain home-court advantage, while the Clippers will have to take the initiative in the series in one go.

After two games of adaptation, a huge problem for the Lakers began to come to light: their three-point shot was really inaccurate.

The small space brought by the inaccurate three-point shot made the Lakers' offense on the court look constipated, and in the end it completely turned into a two-man Paul Bryant.

Even Bynum, who is on the inside, looks dispensable in the tight space and Gasol Jr.'s strong defense.

The Clippers, on the other hand, were fast and accurate, shooting more than 45 percent from three-point range in the half, and their firepower was extremely high.

However, they only led the Lakers by three points at halftime, because Kobe Bryant and Paul played too fiercely in the first half.

The two took turns eating alone, and the Clippers' defense didn't have much to do with them.

In the third quarter, the two sides were evenly divided, and it was difficult to solve, contributing to a very high-quality confrontation.

But in the fourth quarter, Min Congda's biggest concern really came.

Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are veterans, and their fitness in the fourth quarter began to have problems!

Even if there is no travel fatigue and no long-distance flights, the Lakers players are old after all.

Moreover, with so many balloon stars and veterans, it is very difficult to run in the triangle attack in just 60 games.

The regular season can rely on talent, rely on free play to a string of wins, and in the playoffs, discipline and chemistry are even more important.

The Lakers' patchwork luxury lineup is only Jackson in the whole league who can suppress it, but it is not as powerful as before.

And the core of the young team of the Clippers has been running in smoothly for three seasons, and the playoff power is amazing.

It can be said that the model of superstar + balloon star + base salary veteran is about to die this year.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers played an 11-0 offensive climax and established the advantage in one fell swoop.

In the end, the Clippers also won the third game 105-95, 10-point victory over the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Clippers are one step closer to the Finals.

And Min Congda also felt that an indescribable crisis was coming towards him.

(End of chapter)