On Li Ao's side, he was really thinking about the opponent in the next round early, although he didn't have time to watch the live broadcast, but he read the battle report.

I don't know why, even if he saw the Trail Blazers leading 2-1, he didn't think the OK combination would be out in the first round.

After a day off, the new month has arrived.

On May 1st, the Clippers gathered at 9:30 a.m., and Gentry arranged the training content of the basic skills training today.

Very targeted training, Big Q's running and receiving three-pointers, Matt Harprin's long two-pointer, Li Ao's back-to-back connection technique, Jordan's off-ball running shooting......

At the end of the morning training, Li Ao took a shower and changed back into casual clothes and returned to the training ground, just in time to meet Jordan who came out of the lounge.

"Hey, MVP No. 3...... You take a shower after every training session, aren't you tired? Jordan's tone went from teasing to complaining.

Li Ao responded: "Sweaty, sticky and uncomfortable, what MVP is the third?" ”

"You, the news just reported that Duncan won the MVP and Wallace won the DPOY...... This kid. ”

Before Jordan finished speaking, Li Ao ran to the lounge.

Isn't it just the third MVP, and it doesn't really win the MVP, and even if it does win the MVP, it's not a big deal, right? He had three in his home in Chicago, one in Charlotte's house, and one in Los Angeles and in his living room display case.

Li Ao went to the lounge and checked the news with a notebook.

Duncan received 75 of the 115 votes, accounting for 31.13% of the total scores, and won the regular season MVP by a landslide.

Kidd received 31 first-place votes, accounting for 20.19% of the total score, ranking second.

He is third with 9.39% of the total scores.

After a little excitement, he quickly calmed down.

Although he has a high total score, he does not have a single vote in the first place, and the gap between him and the top two is huge, and he is completely unable to pose a threat.

He was pleasantly surprised that he won the vote for the best defensive player.

Only 5 people received votes for this award, and the one-vote selection system was made.

Ben Wallace received 52 votes, beating Duncan to win the best defensive player with 39 votes.

Duncan almost lost MVP+DPOY, has a defensive master on the outside, and Hores Grant is a helper, Duncan's defensive performance is better than when he was with the Spurs.

The third vote is Spider-Man!

Although there are only 9 votes......

Garnett was fourth with eight votes, and Kobe Bryant was fifth with seven votes.

A little happy, Li Ao put this matter aside, the two awards have nothing to do with their team.

He arrives at the dining room, where Jack prepares a nutritious meal and waits.

After thanking him and taking the plate, he went to the table where Gentry and Jordan were shared.

glanced at Jordan's plate, high-quality protein, high-quality carbs, and vegetable juice...... Spider-Man eats healthier than him.

After all, he is 39 years old, and if you want to ensure your competitive state at this age, you must pay attention to your diet.

Gentry and Jordan are discussing their opponents for the next round.

"Hopefully the Trail Blazers can finish the Lakers in one go tonight," Gentry said. ”

Jordan responded: "I don't think they can do it, the championship is not so easy to fall. ”

Li Ao interjected: "We started preparing for the playoffs last month, we know these two teams very well, who advances from these two teams, we don't have to worry about not being fully prepared, they play the best to tie five, Michael, you can rest for two more days." ”

Jordan liked this, not arrogant, nor cowardly, he asked, "Spider-Man, who do you want to hit more?" ”

Hearing this, Gentry also looked at his disciple curiously.

Li Ao thought for a while: "I hope the Trail Blazers can win, but I want to play the Lakers." ”

Jordan laughed when he heard this, and said to Gentry, "Look, isn't it the same as I guessed?" ”

Gentry smiled bitterly, but he had already guessed the answer.

The two lovers will not be a big deal at all, so they want to pick the biggest one.

…

In the evening, Li Ao stayed in front of the TV with his father and Vivian, watching the G4 live broadcast of the Lakers and the Trail Blazers.

After the start of the game, the OK combination directly offered the 'Western Customs Clearance Killer'.

Bryant threw 39 shots in the game, 36 of which were successful, 18-of-36 shooting, including 6-of-11 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws to score 46 points.

O'Neal played less singles tonight, mainly responsible for protecting the frame, defending rebounding positions, and rushing for offensive rebounds.

He shot low from the field tonight but mostly rebounded offensively, grabbing 22 rebounds in 45 minutes, 14 of which were offensive rebounds.

He shot 7-of-20 from the field and made an astonishing 8-of-10 free throws to finish with 22 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks.

The OK duo, who combined for 68 points, 30 rebounds and 10 assists, led the Lakers to a 101-86 tiebreaker to tie-break.

After watching the game, Li Ao's father dragged the English accent of Los Angeles and said, "OK combination, this is flipping the table!" ”

Vivien wondered, "What do you mean?" ”

How to explain it? Li Ao's father felt a little complicated and looked at his son.

Li Ao's head suddenly became big, did he want to take Vivian to see the old boy? Daddy is really, why do you watch that kind of movie if you have nothing to do...... What are you staring at me for! I didn't say I couldn't translate!

He moved the cerebellum...... With: "Probably went to the casino to gamble, and if you were going to lose, you directly pulled out a gun and killed the other party, snatched the money, and lifted the table." ”

"Isn't there security at the casino? Don't the police care? ”

"Well, underground casinos, the rules are whoever has the biggest fist and who has the final say."

"Oh......"

Vivian heard it in a fog, Li Weidong was speechless, and he knew that it was better to translate English to English.

The Lakers equalized the big score, and when Li Ao watched the news before going to bed, he saw that the direction of public opinion had changed again.

In the afternoon, they were still hyping that the Lakers' two-game winning streak was coming to an end, and now they are shouting 'OK combination is the best in the world'.

However, there are more and more fans who support the Trail Blazers, and Li Ao took a look, and their team's fans are the most active.

In the next three days, Li Ao and his teammates' training was mainly based on basic skills, focusing on the part of responding.

In addition to training, Li Ao paid attention to the situation of other series.

It wasn't them who made the first cut, it was the Magic.

No one on the Pacers can blow up, Miller is old, Jalen Rose has a lower ceiling, and everyone else is a role player or a mid-range playmaker who has no way to fight back against TT.

The Mavericks beat the SuperSonics 3-1 and entered the playoffs in the first half, and the first round of the Wind Son and the Silver Horn King is still no problem.

The Nets, who lost one game first, stabilized in the last three games, Iverson scored more than 30 points per game and failed to make waves, and Kidd led the team to a 3-1 reversal to advance to the second round.

The other 4 group series, one after another, have reached the tie-break, and will play the tiebreaker on the 3rd and 4th.

The Pistons and Hornets played extremely anxiously, just like the Heat team last season, the Pistons had a huge advantage on the defensive end, but they couldn't score goals, they could completely lock the opposite side, they won, and if they missed one or two points, they were upset.

The Celtics and the Raptors are evenly matched, Carter and the twin stars are crazy about scoring, the Raptors have a more complete lineup, and the Celtics have one more star.

In the series between the Kings and the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves were able to survive Game 5 and were called 'the miracle created by the Wolves'.

Garnett averaged 27 points, 15.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game in the first four games, and while shooting 51% from the field, he limited Webb to only 43%.

On the night of the 4th, the Raptors and Kings both advanced to the second round.

Although the Celtics twin stars are strong, the role players are too stretched, and they have all been reduced to replacing the bench with talented rookies, especially the center position, which was blown out by the aging Olajuwon.

may have seen the irritable performance of the two guards in the same class, and the big dream of retirement state exploded, averaging 13.2 points, 7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocks per game in 5 games, and Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams pressed the Celtics inside hammer.

The Kings won 115-92 in the fifth game, Garnett didn't stand up this time, and the Timberwolves were gone.

On the afternoon of the 5th, the Pistons narrowly defeated the Hornets 81-77 and advanced to the second round with a score of 3-2.

The winning Pistons averaged 77.4 points per game, and the losing Hornets averaged 82.6 points per game.

Good guys, every time the Pistons win, they win by three or five points, and the two games they lose lose by more than a dozen points, it depends on whether Baron Davis, Margloyle and others can explode.

Barang Davis mentioned Mashburn after the elimination, saying that if the All-Star caliber small forward is there, they can definitely get off the score.

In the evening, after a day's training, Li Ao did not go home, but went to the Staples Center with his father and Vivian to watch the next round of the opponent's tie-break.

Jordan, Bibby, O'Neal Jr., Odom, and Big Q also came.

Big Q also brought a female companion! That black female singer Brandi was really soaked by him!

Big Q and Snake have become like-minded!

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game began, and the whole process was very intense.

The Trail Blazers' defense was very targeted tonight, making it difficult to defend O'Neal from shooting alone, and only grabbed 4 offensive rebounds in the game, shooting 5 of 11 from the field.

However, O'Neal made outrageous free throws tonight, making 11 of 16 free throws, and the Trail Blazers tried to cut the Sharks after the foul count was up, tried two quarters, and gave up in the second half.

The Trail Blazers' defensive strategy of blocking the basket made it difficult for O'Neal to attack the frame and grab offensive rebounds, but it gave O'Neal a good opportunity to catch the ball and pass again, with 7 assists in a single game!

Fisher shot away with O'Neal's help, shooting 6-of-10, including 3-of-7 three-pointers, plus 1-of-2 free throws, to score 16 points and help the high-post Kobe Bryant contain the wing defense.

Kobe Bryant made dozens of wild shots tonight, 15 of 34 shots, and the shooting rate was not as good as the last game, but 7 of 15 three-pointers! Add 6-of-8 free throws to score 43 points!

At 10:24 p.m., Kobe Bryant faked a three-point shot to break through the retreat and turn around, helping the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 93-92, with a big score of 3-2 and a reversal to advance!

Kobe Bryant had 43 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, O'Neal had 21 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks, and Fisher had 16 points and 4 assists.

The onlookers of the Clippers were also stunned, and the smart Odom said: "OK is amazing, no one on our side can win like them, right?" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Odom felt two murderous looks.

Li Ao said: "I play the Trail Blazers, and it is impossible for the Trail Blazers to survive to the fourth game. ”

Jordan's murderous anger was transferred to the big spider: This time you can actually mention me.

Soon, though, the murderous aura of both of them shifted to the person who came to them.

Kobe ignored a certain No. 0 player, played 5 games to advance, and asked this guy to provoke, he estimated that he was the one who was angry in the end.

He turned to Jordan and said, "After all these years, you're finally going to taste what it's like to lose the playoffs." ”

Jordan countered: "You're still early, your number of rings has been fixed at two." ”

The two looked at each other, and there seemed to be electric sparks flashing in the air.

The people around also entered the atmosphere of Jordan VS Jordan successor is about to start the big battle, and the cameraman pointed the camera at the two and recorded this picture, which will definitely become a classic picture...... At this point, a voice shattered the atmosphere.

"Fight, fight! Michael, come on, it's time for you to limit one-for-one again, you get rid of the black mamba, and we're going to win! ”

Kobe Bryant + Jordan: (〃 dish') q

Onlookers: -_-||

…

The second round of the eight teams were all released, the Magic and the Raptors, the Kings and the Mavericks two series started on the 6th, and the Nets and Pistons, Clippers and Lakers two series started on the 7th.

On the morning of the 5th, the Clippers began preparations for the Lakers.

In the first round, there are multiple series that have reached a win-or-lose tiebreaker, and there is still such a loose preparation time, and it will not be possible until next season.

Li Ao saw the news, David Stern said in a press conference after the first round: "The league and the owners of various teams are discussing adding playoff games and adjusting the playoff schedule rules, and we hope that there will be more possibilities in the first round, like this year's Timberwolves, Hornets, Celtics, and Trail Blazers, if they are given two more games, they may be able to bring us a bigger surprise." ”

Li Ao translated Stern's words - the tickets were not sold enough.

The first round of the series is scorching, and the fare is more expensive the later you go.

When preparing for the second round with the Lakers, Li Ao always thought about the regret of not being able to play against the Trail Blazers, not to avoid the Lakers, but to see the picture of Jordan and Pippen playing against each other in the playoffs.

Of course, the opponent was the Lakers, and he was very excited.

It's OK to face it, and he's a little scared, but he feels excited.

Soon, the time came on May 6, and the first match day of the second round arrived.

In the afternoon, the series between the Magic and Raptors kicked off first, with cousins facing off for the second year in a row.

This time, Carter failed to make waves in the first fight.

Duncan had 30 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Maddy had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and Mike Miller had 26 points.

Carter shot 7-of-22, including 1-of-7 three-pointers, plus 5-of-6 free throws, to finish with just 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

96-84, the Magic easily won the game and led 1-0.

In the evening, the Kings beat the Mavericks 108-91.

Nowitzki finished with 22 points on 8-of-24 shooting and Nash had 20 points and five assists on 8-of-19 shooting.

Li Ao didn't watch the live broadcast, and got up the next morning to read the battle report.

The gap between the two sets of series is even bigger than he thought!

Both the Magic and Kings played with ease than in the first round.

However, he was just curious about the performance of his cousins, the Children of the Wind, and the Silver Horn King, and he didn't go into depth.

His attention now is all focused on tonight's game.

The days of playing the playoffs against the Lakers, the defending two-time champions, are finally here!

…

The L.A. derby is here!

65 wins in the regular season championship, only Jordan in the first round of the playoffs, easily swept the Jazz to advance to the second round, and the two major awards of the star MVP and DPOY voted over the two superstars next door...... Clippers fans never thought they would be where they are today.

Jordan thinks their fans are like nouveau riche, and it's really not a delusion.

After the regular season, Clippers fans were all over the place, showing off everywhere, and frantically pulling hatred...... This proves that most of the Clippers fans of the Hawks are also from the greater Los Angeles area.

Most of the team's fans put up with it, and the Kings fans, who were second in the regular season, chose to be patient, after all, they still pointed to the Clippers to deal with the Lakers.

Don't ask, ask is that the Clippers fans are right, the Clippers are invincible, punch OK, kick the Lakers, the new king of Angel City.

But Lakers fans couldn't stand it and went around playing against Clippers fans.

Now that the two teams will face each other directly, the Clippers fans and Lakers fans are arguing even more.

Lakers fan said: "We beat you 2-1 when the OK combinations were in the regular season. ”

Clippers fans said: "It's just the regular season, if we play the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, our players don't have to bring clothes for the third day to Portland, and the first round actually played Game 5, are you embarrassed to blow?" ”

Jordan's Xiaomi threw out her suitcase and more clothes was exposed, in the words of Cuban girl Xiaomi, she was photographed by a reporter, and the reporter asked her, she was very panicked and told her about it.

Jordan didn't care what the situation was.

Anyway, in this wave, Jordan pretended to be successful, and a certain No. 0 player hid his merits and fame.

During the lunch break in the afternoon, at the Staples Center, in the away team's lounge, Kobe Bryant used two-finger Zen to search basketball forums, brush posts, and accumulate anger.

Looking at the arrogant rhetoric of Clippers fans, Kobe Bryant felt humiliated.

Isn't the shipwreck next door just getting Spider-Man? What's the big deal.

He! No! Envy! Admire!

The difference between Kobe Bryant and Li Ao's personalities is reflected here.

Li Ao didn't like to watch the news before the game to reduce the interference caused by external information.

Kobe Bryant likes to watch the news, watch the media and fans, and most of all, watch the comments of those who look down on him and his team to increase motivation......

The day's preparation time passed quickly, and the much-anticipated Los Angeles derby was about to begin.

At 7:40 p.m., the Staples Center, the Lakers and Clippers entered the court.

When Li Ao entered, the boos he heard were not much lower than the cheers, but they were still louder.

In the playoffs, Lakers fans are also active in grabbing tickets.

He heard Da Q say that the fans of their team are preparing to grab tickets to the Lakers' home court in an organized and premeditated manner, and he just wants to say - dear fans, come on! Seize the away game!

After the lights are turned on, God and the big shark come to the field to spew trash talk.

It's friendly, the two have played each other twice in the playoffs, winning once each, and both sides are immensely appreciative of each other's strength.

The main reason is that O'Neal sees the god of basketball, and he is more modest in his words and sentences, unlike when he fights Rick Schmitz, Mutombo and others, and treats each other as a traitor.

Li Ao's side, looking for Snake, the other party actually stayed on the bench to practice the feeling of ball control.

Excessively! Ruthless! I don't want to have a friendly exchange before the game.

He opens the player evaluation report.

"Shaq O'Neill, 30 years old, 216 cm, 146 kg, overall rating 103 (peak, dominant) ......"

The playoff Sharks are 1 point higher than last season's 102 rating in the second half of the regular season.

However, in the face of such a terrifying opponent, Li Ao did not have any feeling of fear, but more excitement.

He looked at O'Neal Jr., Jeron Collins, Campbell, Kevin Willis, who were put on the activation list together tonight...... The expressions of these teammates were also more nervous than afraid.

In this series, he has to point to these brothers.

He had discussed shark-cutting tactics with Gentry, but after seeing O'Neal's free throws in the last two games of the first round, not to mention the impact of shark-cutting tactics on their Clippers' offensive tempo, O'Neal's 19-of-26 free throws shot 73% from the field...... Let's rely on these brothers.

Snake is not close to people, and he doesn't say a word in the playoffs, so Li Ao can only turn off the system screen and practice shooting.

Practice and practice, the task hint is coming!

"Operation Stranded Sharks:

The goal: to eliminate the Lakers.

Reward: Develop a skill shark level 5 skill upgrade card, if you advance within 7 games, for every 1 less game, you will be rewarded with 1 additional strength basic attribute point, up to a maximum of 3. ”

Li Ao looked at this task and was heartbroken, at the beginning, he only needed to win the Lakers in the regular season to get this skill upgrade card, and now he wants to win the next series!

The same reward, I didn't get it once, and the difficulty skyrocketed the second time.

"Jordan's successor? ：

Target: Kobe Bryant.

Goal 1: Average more points per game than the opponent in the series.

Goal 2: The highest score in a single game in the series is higher than that of the opponent.

Goal 3: The series averages more three-point shots per game than the opponent.

Goal 4: The highest single-game three-point shooting in the series is higher than that of the opponent.

Reward: 3000 achievement points per goal, if you complete all goals, the base reward will be doubled, and an additional skill booster level 4 skill upgrade card will be rewarded. ”

In addition to the Shark and Snake quest, there is another quest.

"Dynasty Dream Break:

Goal: End the Lakers' two-game winning streak.

Reward: Level 1 Residual Health.

Completing this quest will open the quest: Glory to Angel City. ”

Seeing the name of the skill 'residual blood', Li Ao thought of them and the Jazz G1 in the second quarter, Jordan was tired of being a dog, but he soared 12 points in the second half of the quarter, thinking of the Lakers and the Trail Blazers a few days ago, Kobe Bryant was tired of holding the jersey, but at the last moment he retreated to collect the ball and turned around for a three-point kill......

…

At the end of the pre-match preparation time, the two teams started on the field.

Lakers starters: Fisher, Kobe, Devin George, Samaki Walker, O'Neal.

Clippers starters: Bibby, Ao Lee, Jordan, Matt Harprin, O'Neal Jr.

Li Ao came to the middle line, looked at Kobe Bryant opposite, turned his head to look at the other side of the middle circle, and the one standing opposite Jordan was Devin George.

23rd pick in the first round of the 99th session, 203 cm tall, 100 kg, comprehensive evaluation 68...... Athleticism is average, but flexibility and speed are good, basic skills and technique, what you want, but it can also be said that you want nothing.

In the first-round series with the Trail Blazers, he shot 36% from the field and 25% from three-point range.

But this player has a strength, he is good at defending against technical players, and he defended Rasheed Wallace very well in the last two games of the first round, averaging 28 points per game in the first three games, and only scored 14 and 17 points in the last two games.

This platoon is arranged, and the opposite style of play tonight is ready to come out.

At 8 p.m., the game begins!

O'Neal defeated O'Neal Jr. to win the jump ball, and the Lakers attacked first.

Pushing point guard Fisher dribbled the ball to the front court and passed to Kobe Bryant and pulled away to the bottom corner.

Kobe Bryant passed to O'Neal, O'Neal just received the ball, and Jordan clamped it directly into place.

O'Neal turned and forced the two to carry the two away, and saw that Matt Harprin had already pounced back, and he was held by O'Neal Jr. and Jordan to distribute the ball to Devin George.

Lakers fans have closed their eyes, Devin George lives up to expectations, and hits the iron in the middle of the shot!

But...... Samaki Walker scored on the bottom line, took advantage of the opponent's three frontcourt to block O'Neal's offensive rebound, jumped high and pressed the ball back into the frame, and made up for the dunk!

Jordan saw Samaki Walker rushing in and started to move, but he was still slow, the 96 generation of parallel No. 9 pick, the strength is physicality and defense, the kind that can jump up with all his strength and hit the board.

Obviously, the opposing side expected them to defend O'Neal and Devin George like this, and arranged such an offensive mission for Samaki Walker.

Jordan picks up the ball and sends it to Bibby, and the Clippers attack.

Jordan ran to the front court and pulled away, opening the first offense, and he trusted Spider-Man more than himself.

In the first round, Spider-Man's first attack hit 100%!

Li Ao leaned on Kobe Bryant to catch the ball in a high position, and both of them are now very excited.

Li Ao feigned to rely on fighting, but after Kobe lowered his center of gravity, Li Ao did not lean on it and suddenly turned around.

Kobe Bryant reacted quickly and posted it in time, not giving the other party a chance to pull out.

When Li Ao turned around, he had already switched the ball to his left hand, and at the moment he was touched, he dribbled the ball behind and pulled a step, and Kobe Bryant moved into place and followed him.

Li Ao expected this and forcibly jumped, and Kobe Bryant also jumped off to interfere as soon as possible......

Countless sparring sessions, both of them know each other's offensive and defensive habits very well!

Although the rhythm of picking up the ball was not good, Li Ao relied on the horizontal pull, and the jump was not very restricted, and he leaned back sharply in the face of Kobe's block......

Bryant watched the big spider almost lie in the air and throw the ball, there was nothing he could do about it, he had done it to the extreme.

Bryant, who was in the air, shifted his gaze with the ball, and when he landed, he saw the ball plunge into the basket......

In the cheers of the tens of thousands of Clippers fans at the scene, Kobe Bryant turned his head to look at the outstretched hand of the big spider who fell on the floor, he didn't want to bother, turned his head, bent down and stretched out his hand to pull it, and then turned around and ran to the front court.

This scene made the impression of Clippers fans on the lonely snake next door a big change...... This does not prevent them from continuing to boo this neighbor.

Old Bass, Zen Master, and Kupchak on the Lakers bench were dripping blood in their hearts.

They once comforted themselves that Black Mamba and Spider-Man are both highly egoistic people, and they may have many contradictions in a team, and they will never be able to play together...... Seeing this scene, they broke their defenses.

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I wish you all a happy, safe and healthy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Today's 7,000 words are short and concise, and I just returned to my hometown in the afternoon, I was a little busy, chatting with my grandmother and helping to make dinner...... Later, make up for today's 3000 words ~ the last 1 day, ask for a monthly pass! Thank you!

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