In the regular season, the Mavericks are the second in the honorable West, the Thunder is only the "ordinary" and confident sixth in the West, and the Mavericks have reached the Finals a total of four times in the past five years, so before this round of the Western Conference semifinals begins, most experts are optimistic that the Mavericks can meet the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

But in fact, this season, except for the Lakers, who are outstanding, the regular season record from second to sixth in the West cannot close the gap.

The Mavericks won a total of 57 games in the regular season, while the Thunder won 51 games in total.

Of course, the Mavericks' lack of momentum in the regular season has to do with their slack this year after their dream came true last year and their desire to save their strength before the playoffs begin.

But the reason why the Thunder are only ranked sixth in the West is also related to the fact that this Young Guards team is still relieving, and there are many games that should have been won, but they lost due to lack of experience.

But as the Thunder players gradually showed their talent on the playoff stage, the team began to rampage from top to bottom as a "mud truck......

In the first round of the playoffs, they first vowed to lead the Nuggets to the Western Conference finals, and then killed Kobe Bryant in front of him in the Western finals, so as to prove to Wang Shuo how sweet Anthony was knocked unconscious......

Then, in the Western Conference semifinals, they stunned the Mavericks, who started with an average age of 32 years in Dallas.

Although after playing the first four games of the Western Conference semifinals, the Mavericks wanted to denounce the Thunder's behavior of cheating and sneaking up on the elderly if they didn't agree with each other.

But the young and vigorous Thunder proved with his strength that talent is so terrifying.

After all, in competitive sports, youth is invincible!

"Do you think the Mavericks still have any hope of turning the tables?" On this day, when studying the Lakers' next opponent in the Western Conference with Wang Shuo, Mike Malone asked curiously.

Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "I can only say that it is possible, but it is difficult. ”

After watching the footage of the first four games of the playoffs between the Mavericks and the Thunder, Wang Shuo knew very well that the Thunder could be described as extremely restrained in terms of style

The 37-year-old Kidd's current defense is in a state where all defenders except Fisher can get past each other in one step.

Therefore, in this series, facing Rose, every minute Kidd spends on the court can be described as torment.

The quarterback position is the Mavericks' only strong point against the Thunder.

However, Sephorosa finished the match with Ray Allen in the first four games.

In the first four games, Seferosa averaged only 5 points per game.

But Ray Allen also averaged only 12 points per game for the Mavericks and shot just 38% from the field overall.

Marion has no time to take care of anyone else in this series.

Because his main energy has to be used against Durant.

As for the calf's inner line barrier......

Xinke dpoY Chandler was quite uncomfortable by the iron-blooded Ibaka and Yi Jianlian.

Because these two guys are always floating on the outside, forcing him to follow him out when he is defending.

And, even if Chandler could rotate in place when Rose made the breakaway, he would find ......

In the NbA world, not all the blasting stream masters, he Chandler can deal with.

Historically, the "God Zhao Yun" who could rely on the "Lost Step" and excellent dribbling skills to kill seven in and seven out of the Maverick position was so.

The same is true of the blooming "Rose of the Russian City".

If Wang Shuo remembers correctly, even if you count the games that Rose fought against Chandler in his career after his serious injury, Chandler has no way to take Rose.

Because when he assists in front of Rose, Chandler will find out in horror like watching a horror movie......

Whenever he landed, Rose was still folded in the air.

In addition, after entering the rotation lineup, the Mavericks' bench gang may not be able to take advantage of the Thunder's second lineup led by Harden.

On the contrary, as he entered the playoffs, Brooks increased the playing time of the main players, allowing Durant and Harden to lead the second team together......

Whenever the two sides entered the rotation time, the Thunder were able to beat the Mavericks without a fight.

On the day the Lakers successfully advanced to the Western Conference finals, the Los Angeles media posted an article mocking the Mavericks: "Rick Carlisle, don't worry about us yet!"

You still have to think about how you can lead the Mavericks to complete the comeback after falling behind 1-3! ”

One thing to say, although this ridicule from the Los Angeles media is full of yin and yang, it also points out another reason why the Mavericks were dizzy by the Thunder in this round of Western Conference semifinals.

That's ......

The Mavericks did not take the two opponents of the Thunder and Nuggets to heart from the beginning.

Otherwise, with the regular season record dominating and this series having a home-to-away advantage, how could the Mavericks fall behind the Thunder 0-2 as soon as they came up?

In the West, the sudden rise of the Thunder has completely disrupted the situation of this year's Western Conference playoffs.

In the East, the Knicks are currently leading the Pacers 3-1.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks and Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers and the Heat by a score of 4-0 and 4-2 respectively.

Compared to last year, the Pacers were able to get help from the referees even after returning to their home court this year.

But with the Knicks' capture of Conseco Arena in G4, the Knicks have basically locked a spot in the Eastern Conference finals in advance.

Rely only on the normal home whistle......

The Pacers are destined to have a hard time repeating last year's Eastern Conference finals when they eliminated the Knicks.

As for the other group of Eastern Conference semifinals between the Celtics and the Wizards, the two sides are currently tied 2-2.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics and Wizards eliminated the 76ers and the Hawks by a score of 4-1 and 4-2 respectively.

After trading back to Randolph from the Heat, the interior combination of Gasol and Randolph has been a big hit in the Wizards' playoff journey this year.

With these two people to guarantee the lower limit, Margeti and Arenas are one for the breakout and the other for the pitch......

Don't say it, using the legacy left by Wang Shuo back then, the Wizards have returned to the sequence of the top teams in the East.

However, it's fine not to make comparisons.

As soon as it was compared, Suns fans were collectively depressed.

Because this year, among the three teams that Wang Shuo has coached, only the Sun has started the fishing mode in advance.

Even the media in Phoenix complained to themselves: "If you don't understand, just ask, if a team can have Amare Stoudemire, Sean Marion, Rajah Bale and Allen Iverson at the same time......

So how will they perform in this year's playoffs? ”

Tell the truth.

If Sarver doesn't mess around, the Suns will still be the top power in the West, even if Iverson struggles to replicate his prime.

Because of the little Si ...... in this life

But Xiao Si, who won the mVp in the regular season.

Not to mention Marion and Bale, both of whom still have some quality at the moment and are still some of the best wing defenders in the league today.

But now......

Phoenix fans are destined to live in the memories of the Suns in the '03/04 season.

Don't ask, ask is that Suns fans can only live with memories every day now!

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In the West, the Thunder didn't keep the Lakers waiting long.

In the G5 battle, before the Dallas people blew the horn of this round of Western Conference semifinals counterattack, under the leadership of Rose, the Thunder once again broke the Mavericks' position.

This G5 battle has no technical content at all in Wang Shuo's eyes.

Because the thunder had just passed, the calf couldn't resist it.

Previously, Wang Shuo thought that the Mavericks were too underestimated to be beaten by the Thunder in this round of the Western Conference semifinals.

Can ...... now

Wang Shuo found out that after realizing his dream last year, this Maverick was not mentally and physically prepared to defend the title this year.

On the day of the 1-4 defeat to the Thunder, Carlisle took the main responsibility for the team's loss.

But compared to the post-game split......

In Wang Shuo's view, the next thing the Mavericks need to think about is how to solve the problem of the team's squad structure being too old.

According to the schedule, the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Thunder will start on May 21, and the Lakers, who won the league first in the regular season, will have home-court advantage in this round of the series.

Before the start of the Western Finals, at the Lakers' tactical preparation meeting, Wang Shuo said to Malone and others: "In this round of the series, I want Stephen to start and put Monta on the bench. ”

Hearing this, Ma Long, who was getting more and more tacit with Wang Shuo, said with a smile: "You want to increase the pace of this game when you enter the rotation time, right?" ”

Wang Shuo nodded and said: "In the Thunder's starting lineup, Sergi Ibaka is a player with excellent defensive ability.

But once they entered the rotation, neither Nick Collison nor Nenad Kostic could stop Monta's onslaught on the court.

Therefore, Monta's playing off the bench is more conducive to us and the Thunder to play off. ”

Then, after fiddling with the tactical board, Wang Shuo continued: "Also, in this series, I want to use Kobe Bryant to defend Derek. ”

Malone thought for a while and said, "Regarding this, we discussed before, Kobe Bryant is indeed the most suitable player to defend Derrick in our lineup. ”

Wang Shuo knew very well that because the fourth and fifth positions of this Thunder team had the ability to evacuate.

Therefore, the breakthrough space that "Rose of the Russian City" can get on the field is by no means comparable to the "Rose of the Windy City" in Wang Shuo's memory.

Of course, once Rose bursts out on the court, even Kobe Bryant may not be able to keep up with him even after losing weight.

But as long as Kobe Bryant can make every breakthrough of Rose have to pay a corresponding price through his snake entanglement, in Wang Shuo's view, the Lakers can disrupt the offensive rhythm of the Thunder.

On the side, Director Lu asked curiously: "But if Kobe Bryant goes to defend Derek, then what should we do with Kevin?" ”

That's a good question.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, when facing Gallinari in his career, Durant averaged 30.2 points per game, and his shooting rate was as high as 50.2%.

Gallinari has a good defensive attitude, but limited by physical talent, when defending an outside scorer like Durant who can constantly move around without the ball, the Italian cannon really doesn't have much to do with Durant.

In fact, if the No. 1 spot on this Thunder team was my turtle and not Rose......

That is the best player for the Lakers to defend Durant......

Actually, it's Kobe Bryant.

Because of the 09/10 season in history, that's what the Lakers did at the time.

If Wang Shuo remembers correctly, in that series, under the restrictions of Kobe Bryant and other Lakers guard players, Durant's shooting rate was only 35%.

But as the saying goes, this time, that time.

Because compared with the outbreak of a single point of the Thunder, what the Lakers need to be more afraid of is that under the leadership of Rose, this Thunder team keeps playing internal and external linkage on the court.

Therefore, in the case that Kobe Bryant was unable to use the shadow clone technique, in this round of the Western showdown with the Thunder, Wang Shuo planned to suffer Odom again.

Wang Shuo knows very well that this round of the series is in terms of Durant's critical damage......

As long as Odom can just let Durant play at his normal level, then the Lakers don't need to worry, and they will lose to the Thunder in the matchup.

Wang Shuo's defensive philosophy never requires his side to be able to defend against every player on the opposing side.

No matter which opponent he faces in his coaching career, Wang Shuo's defensive strategy is to target the players who pose the greatest threat to his side.

For example, he led the Wizards to face the Lakers in the Finals.

Wang Shuo chose to defend Kobe Bryant, mainly to consume O'Neal.

Because the composition of the Lakers' lineup determines that as long as Kobe Bryant can't raise the ceiling of the Lakers, the Lakers can't beat the Wizards with O'Neal alone.

In addition, in this round of the upcoming Western Conference finals, in Wang Shuo's view, the biggest weakness of the Thunder is still their head coach Brooks.

Therefore, as long as Rose is choked as the starting point of the thunderous tactics, Wang Shuo believes that Brooks, who is extremely prone to overheating in cpU, will inevitably make frequent faint moves on the sidelines.

Admittedly, the Thunder played a number of eye-catching high-level tactics against the Mavericks.

But the key to the success of these high-level tactics is that Rose had already used the breakthrough space created for him by his teammates to kill the Mavericks' position.

Overall, in Wang Shuo's eyes, this Thunder team is a team with relatively monotonous tactical initiation, and the offensive routine is not complicated or difficult to guess.

Of course, the reason why Wang Shuo set the Lakers' main defensive focus on Rose in this series......

It also has to do with his hope that Curry can continue to occupy a strong position among the active No. 1 point guards in the NbA in the next era.

As of now, Rose is undoubtedly the leader of the league's new generation of point guards.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, except for the record of fighting Curry after Rose's serious injury, the two played a total of 5 times.

In three of those five encounters, Curry was able to gain the upper hand against Rose.

Although under the Thunder's tactical system, Rose will be more difficult to target.

If Wang Shuo still uses Curry to defend against Rose as he remembers, there is a chance that elementary school students will be blown up by Rose.

But in the case of Kobe......

Wang Shuo obviously hopes that Curry can unilaterally tear this "rose of the Russian city" to pieces like Delon in the "counterpoint" with Rose.

Wang Shuo knows very well that with the development and progress of the Internet, people will definitely only care about the "alignment" Excel between Curry and Ross in the future than the game process.

Therefore, in Wang Shuo's view, this year's Western Conference Finals is definitely an excellent opportunity to help Curry lay the foundation for becoming the No. 1 point guard in history in the future!

Just like this season, as Kobe Bryant soared "50+" in front of James, and with Kobe Bryant killing one opponent after another, more and more fans began to think that he was comparable to Bull Joe.

In the future, when Curry retires, Wang Shuo also hopes that people can say that sentence with emotion when they look up the "counterpoint" Excel of his beloved apprentice's career:

Why is Stephen Curry good at playing?

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On the evening of the 21st, at the Staples Center, the Western Conference Finals officially began.

On the field, after the appearance ceremony, the two teams were revealed.

Thunder: Ibaka, Yi Jianlian, Durant, Sephorosa, Rose.

Lakers: Jr. Plus, Odom, Gallinari, Kobe, Curry.

Ellis, who was on the bench tonight, had no complaints.

is different from Wang Shuo's memory, the Ellis who had squeezed out Curry because of the right to shoot and the ball.

In this life, Ellis has long been conquered by Curry's performance in his debut season.

In addition, it may be a lot of secret secrets to say it.

In fact, in the future, Ellis is also one of the most famous Kufu in the league.

Historically, Ellis has publicly stated many times in the future that it was an extremely wise decision for the Warriors to choose to correct Curry.

In addition, Ellis will also generously admit in an interview that he did question the Warriors' choice because of Curry's thin, thin figure than himself, and said things like "Stephen and I can't coexist".

Can......

How many people know that one of the only two former teammates he invited when Ellis gets married in the future is Stephen Curry?

In Wang Shuo's view, in the future, some extreme Kumi will catch Ellis all day long, which is also a brainless behavior.

Because Ellis's future relationship with Curry is not as bad as these extreme Kumi who know little about Curry thinks.

And these two ......

After the breakup, they did not die of old age, but cherished each other, and established a true brotherhood in various senses.

After all, Ellis never said that Stephen was just a former colleague who shot well from three-point ranges when talking about Curry in the future.

You know, every time Ellis mentions Curry, he says "my forever brother Stephen".

Of course, if it weren't for Wang Shuo's prestige and the fact that he usually really managed to convince the players, Ellis would definitely not have accepted Wang Shuo's decision to let him as a substitute in the Western Conference Finals so calmly.

Admittedly, Ellis, who is at the peak of his career at this time, is not only arrogant, but also a little difficult to use his brain.

But for Ellis, who is also a man of temperament......

As long as you can convince him.

Then all the problems that exist in him will be transformed into advantages.

Young players are arrogant, which is never a bad thing in Wang Shuo's eyes.

Because without this arrogance, how can he be fearless of strong opponents every time he takes on the court?

In the center of the court, after the jump ball, the Thunder attacked first.

On the court, just after half of the court, Rose was entangled by Kobe's snake.

The Thunder's opening horn play didn't work out as Brooks had designed, as Gallinari and Jr. stuck the pick-and-roll routes of Serge Ibaka and Yi Jianlian, respectively.

On the side, Sephorosa pulled up high from the wing to make a wall for Rose, trying to swap Curry in front of Rose.

Judging by the results, Seferrosa managed to do just that.

But unlike what he imagined, Curry and Kobe didn't want to deal with him at all, but instead teamed up to complete the flanking attack on Rose.

Historically, Sefrosa has averaged just 5.7 points per game in her career.

In addition, with the vast majority of opponents actively letting him go, his career three-point shooting percentage is only 34.9%.

Therefore, when he goes to block Rose, he can not say that he can create space for Rose......

At this moment, he is clearly the Lakers' sixth man on the court, and he is the key to helping the Lakers complete the attack on Rose.

On the court, Rose, who was caught by the Lakers, took advantage of the relatively spacious space at the top of the arc and hurriedly passed the ball to Durant on the wing after pulling up his position.

But this pass was prejudged by Odom.

After reaching out to cut off Rose's pass, Odom immediately launched a fast break, and Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' first two points of the night with a layup.

On the court, Rose, who made a mistake in the opening game, obviously blamed himself.

However, compared to the high-pressure environment that Rose has faced every night when he played in Chicago in history......

Brooks is a little bit worse at coaching, but he does a better job of motivating young players than most coaches in this league.

On the sidelines, Brooks, who noticed Rose's change in mood, immediately shouted at Rose on the court: "Derek, don't take that ball to heart!"

It's just a mistake, it's not a big deal! ”

At the same time, Harden on the Thunder bench also waved a towel while amusing Rose with his awkward dance on the sidelines.

"It's no accident that the Thunder were able to break into the West this year.

The atmosphere in this team is really good. On the Lakers bench, Wang Shuo, who saw this scene, turned his head and said to Mike Malone.

Hearing this, Malone sighed and said: "It is also the big boss of the team, and some players will blame themselves after making mistakes."

Some players will complain about the coach's tactics and the movement of their teammates after making mistakes. ”

Wang Shuo: "......"

On the court, the Thunder have the ball.

After observing Bryant's defense with the ball, Rose launched an early attack before Ibaka was raised to the top to build him a wall.

Knock, knock!

On the left side of the top arc, after pulling the ball with his right hand to make a personal change backwards, Ross caught Bryant off guard and suddenly stepped on the accelerator.

This is an advanced action.

The high level lies in the ...... In the process of accelerating the dribbling, Rose not only did not have the slightest sense of stuttering, but every detail of the action was a textbook.

Again, that's the same sentence.

Anyone can use advanced skills.

It depends on who uses it.

On the court, at the moment when Rose pierced the Lakers' defense, Xiao Jia didn't have time to help Kobe Bryant's defense, so he could only sit and watch Rose score the ball.

The "Rose of the City" was also imposed by Presti, who did not allow Rose to dunk and use the lever seal in the game as long as he could make a layup.

Such a seal would help Rose prolong his career.

After all, Rose's violent dunk is handsome.

But the price to pay is also severe.

Come back, Lakers ball possession.

Curry holds the ball and Jr. and Odom launch the horns.

Odom, who noticed that Yi Jianlian's defensive focus was on Curry, suddenly accelerated and cut into the Thunder basket in the process of fake cover.

Seeing this, Curry immediately smashed the ball into Odom's chest.

However, Ibaka also showed his formidable ability to help defend and fell back into the box at the first time.

But at this moment, a second ago, CCTV and Director Zhang just finished saying, "Odom doesn't vote for this"......

In the next second, Curry, who received Odom's return pass, used the cover of Xiao Jia to hit the first three-point shot for the Lakers tonight with no one left and right.

In Wang Shuo's memory, Rose's defense has always been criticized.

In this life, Rose's defensive attitude is better than Wang Shuo's previous life, but when defending against opponents' blocking, Rose will still miss people and lose position.

If it was Ellis, who had a shorter range, Ibaka would be able to fill in even if Rose was out of position.

But in the face of Curry, once Rose is out of position, Curry will launch a long-range strike directly on the Thunder on the outside.

On the sidelines, Brooks, who saw this scene, couldn't help but have a headache.

Because when Curry and Kobe Bryant are on the court at the same time......

Whoever Brooks asks Sephorosa to mark, the other is bound to have a lot of room to attack.

After thinking about it in his mind, at this moment, Brooks could only choose to pretend that he couldn't see the Lakers' goal just now.

Because compared to Curry......

If it's up to Rose to defend Kobe......

Even if this Rose is not Jalen Rose, it is not impossible for Kobe Bryant to soar another 81 points in this year's Western Conference Finals.

In this game, if the Thunder want to win, they still have to rely on offense.

On the wing, after receiving a cover from Yi Jianlian, Durantra received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side.

Durant hit a "mantis pull" to add two more points to the Thunder.

Odom didn't have a problem defending the ball.

In the process of Durant's run, he has forced Durant to go around one more circle before he successfully receives the ball.

On the sidelines, after giving Odom a thumbs up, Wang Shuo turned to Barnes on the Lakers bench and said, "When you play in the second half of the quarter, you have to defend Kevin like Lamar, understand?" ”

Hearing this, Barnes nodded and said, "Wrap it up on me, chief." ”

On the court, it's the Lakers' turn to attack.

Rose was out of position again on defense, and although Ibaka blocked the gap for him in time, the Lakers formed a two-on-one situation in the Thunder restricted area after Curry passed the ball to Shun Xiaojia.

A small bonus ball goes to Odom, who scores a layup.

CCTV, Director Zhang shouted for Yi Jianlian: "This kind of one defense and two, even if you change Yao Ming, Yao Ming has no problem!" ”

On the Lakers' bench, Malone asked curiously: "If you were the head coach of this Thunder team, how would you deal with the Lakers' offense tonight?" ”

Wang Shuo pondered for a while and then replied, "I think I should use Sabo to defend against Stephen." ”

Malone asked, "So what should Kobe Bryant do?" ”

Wang Shuo said: "I will consider using Kevin and Kobe Bryant to play against each other, keep a four-up, and hide Derrick when he is on defense as much as possible. ”

Malone asked, "Can Kevin stop Kobe?" ”

Wang Shuo shook his head and said: "Definitely not, but Kevin is tall and has long arms, and he is the only player in this Thunder team who can defend against Kobe Bryant except for Sabo." ”

On the side, Director Lu, who has gradually realized his enlightenment since the second half of the season, smiled: "This is what you often call resource swaps, right?"

As long as I can achieve what I want, then this defense is a successful defense. ”

Wang Shuo patted Coach Lu on the shoulder and said, "Basketball is a sport that can score more points on the court than anyone else.

Previously, wasn't the Grizzlies' defensive quality high?

But why is it so hard for the Grizzlies to beat us as long as we can calm down?

Because the Grizzlies have limited scoring ability, they can only score a little over 100 points per game, no matter how good their defense is.

So we just need to score more points than the Grizzlies at the end of the game. ”

In the first quarter of the game, after playing six and a half minutes, Wang Shuo replaced Odom with Barnes.

The Thunder pulled Durant with two and a half minutes left in the first quarter to prepare for the two teams to enter the rotation in the second quarter.

However, on the court, as soon as the Thunder removed Durant, the Lakers played a wave of 9-0 small climax on the court.

Brooks' step-by-step substitution adjustment is right in the hands of the Lakers.

Because after Durant left the court, the Lakers immediately stepped up their encirclement and suppression of Rose.

Don't look at Wang Shuo complaining about Durant's low critical damage, but when he is on the court, the Lakers really don't dare to target Rose like this.

At the Staples Center, the Thunder, who played well for most of the quarter, trailed 28-39 at the end of the first quarter.

Curry, who played well in the first two rounds of the series, scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists for the Lakers in a single quarter tonight.

tNt TV, Barkley commented: "Stephen was clearly better than Derek tonight...... Although he doesn't have many assists on the court, he is definitely the offensive engine of the Lakers. ”

On the sidelines, Smith chimed in: "Stephen proved how good he really is in the Lakers' playoff journey this year.

The Thunder are in trouble right now, because Kobe Bryant didn't make a splash tonight, and they were already trailing by double digits in the first quarter. ”

To tell the truth, even if people don't talk about Excel after the game in the future, but only watch the game process, Curry will give people the stereotype that "counterpoint" has blown up Ross in this game.

Because with Kobe's assistance, the Thunder not only couldn't target Curry's offense, but also came back, and the Thunder couldn't take advantage of Curry's defensive weaknesses.

So......

At NbA, it's not just data that deceives.

In fact, even what you see with your own eyes can often be deceptive.

With the Thunder's personnel composition, they can only start Harden if they want to exploit Curry's weaknesses in defense.

But in that case, the Thunder will face new problems.

That is, in addition to the firepower of the rotating lineup will be affected......

What is the difference between you letting Harden defend Kobe Bryant at this time and giving Kobe Bryant points?

In Wang Shuo's view, Curry can beat so many star guards all the way to the "position", and Kobe Bryant is absolutely indispensable.

Because when Kobe Bryant is willing to play support......

He is definitely the best "second leader" in this league.

Before the start of the game in the second quarter, looking at Kobe Bryant, who was sitting on the bench and talking and laughing with Curry, O'Neal always felt that Kobe had been fooled.

Because he was obviously sold by Wang Shuo, he was still counting the money for Wang Shuo!

Big brother, didn't you notice......

Curry is the boss of the Lakers in this game, and you ......

Is it just Pippen next to Curry?

At this moment, O'Neill's heart was quite tired.

Because he never expected that his unruly little brother back then would be willing to assist a rookie at this moment.

So......

How could Kobe be as witty as Jackson said?

Of course, this game is said to let Kobe assist Curry, but in fact, Wang Shuo is also deliberately letting Kobe save energy and prepare for taking away the Thunder in the second half of the game.

After all, no matter how good Kobe's physical fitness is......

With Ross in charge of defending Rose tonight, how do you ensure his scoring efficiency on the court?

In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers' on-court lineup was Jordan Jr., McRoberts, Green, DeRozan, and Ellis.

In a chaotic battle with the Thunder in the first half of the second quarter, the Lakers had the upper hand.

Ellis, who was on a staggered trip, turned into a sharp sword on the court and stabbed the Thunder in the chest again and again.

Ellis, at the peak of his career, was also a hugely underrated player.

As an all-star level assault guard, Ellis has historically been able to face most star guards in the face of the vast majority of star guards, and even counter-kill.

It's just that because the Warriors of the same period in history are busy rebuilding, Ellis has never been able to get the opportunity to prove himself on a higher stage.

The game......

Ellis, who was staggered from the off-peak, almost single-handedly overloaded Brooks in the second quarter.

As Wang Shuo predicted before the game, once cpU was overloaded, Brooks began to make frequent coma moves.

In an attempt to limit Ellis, Brooks switched to Sephorosa early in the second quarter.

But this move not only failed to limit Ellis's scoring on the court, but also increased Sefrosa's physical exertion.

Because Sephorosa, who is 201 cm tall, no matter how much he defends, he can't keep up with Ellis's speed.

In addition, in the second half of the second quarter, in order to cope with the Lakers' high-speed offense and defense, Brooks also took the initiative to adjust the lineup on the court to Ibaka, Durant, Sefrosa, Harden, and Rose.

Seeing this, Wang Shuo left Ellis on the court, replaced Curry with him, and switched to Kobe Bryant to play the No. 3 position.

In the second half of the quarter, Wang Shuo did not let Kobe Bryant defend Rose again.

Because with the Lakers building a nearly 20-point lead on the court, coupled with the guard line sent by the Thunder, the defense with Ellis and Curry can only be described as half a catty.

Therefore, Wang Shuo decisively chose to fight against Thunder.

Yes, you read that right.

Even if it is a Western Final......

Wang Shuo, who has always been good at making his team members play better-looking Excel, has not forgotten the great cause of brushing data.

In the second quarter of the game, Ellis and Kobe Bryant each played half a good quarter.

The former scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists for the Lakers in the quarter.

The latter scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists for the Lakers.

At halftime, the Thunder trailed the Lakers 57-77.

At halftime, Director Zhang commented on the Thunder's tactical arrangement tonight: "The Thunder tonight is what we often say about picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

In the first quarter of the game, Brooks should not have replaced Durant at that point in time.

And in the second quarter of the game, Brooks's several substitution adjustments are also open to discussion.

You see, the Thunder want to defend against Curry, Ellis, and Kobe.

But the result? As a result, the thunder hit the back, and no one could prevent it. ”

These sharp comments of Director Zhang are all on the key points.

After the break, in the second half of the game, as Kobe Bryant continued to exert his strength, Sephorosa, who was seriously physically exhausted in the first half, immediately became a breakthrough for the Lakers.

At this time, Director Zhang commented sharply: "Brooks should replace Sephorosa now."

Because now Sephorosa can't defend and can't shoot, he might as well let Harden come and try to close the score gap between the two teams as soon as possible through offense. ”

However, on the court, Brooks, who could not hear Zhang's commentary, did not replace Sefrosa......

In order to increase the team's defensive blocking ability, he also replaced Nico Collison, who will retire his jersey by the Thunder for loyalty in the future.

The mediocre Collison is known for his fierce defence on the field.

And this guy is also very good at creating offensive fouls for the opposing team, as well as picking positions to prevent pick-and-rolls.

But Collison is clearly not fit for tonight's game.

At least not for this point in time.

Because as Kobe Bryant plays, the Thunder have to focus on Kobe Bryant first, and Collison's advantage of relying on position selection to defend the pick-and-roll will become a disadvantage.

Why?

Because Stephen Curry is blocking the ball with the ball......

Mainly based on three points, supplemented by breakthroughs.

No matter how good Collison is at picking a position and how much he can make offensive fouls on the offensive side, his strengths will not be useful against Curry.

Instead, he will be easily traded to Curry by the Lakers because of his slow movement ability, and Curry will execute his small and big fights.

In this quarter, Kobe Bryant and Curry both broke out.

The two teamed up to play the effect of "1+1 is greater than 2" on the field.

At the end of the third quarter, 84-115, the remaining games were basically completely beaten into garbage time by the Lakers.

However, considering the Thunder's ability to chase points, Wang Shuo still let Kobe Bryant and Curry play a little longer in the final quarter.

It wasn't until Brooks took the initiative to withdraw all the main forces that Wang Shuo chose Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

In the end, the finishing score of this G1 match in the Western Conference Finals was 108-138.

The Lakers won by 30 points at home and successfully won the opening of the Western Conference finals.

Bryant combined for 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Curry had 30 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Ellis, who came off the bench, also had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists.

On the Thunder's side, Durant played steadily, scoring a total of 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists for the team.

Rose, who was targeted by the Lakers, also had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, but his shooting rate in this game was only 30%, and his scoring was mainly based on free throws.

Affected by Brooks' CPU overheating, the UAE only played 21 minutes in this game, scoring 10 points and 5 rebounds for the team.

On the go, Ibaka had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.

Harden, who played as the Thunder's super sixth man, scored a total of 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists, but like Rose, Harden shot only 30% from the field in this game.

After the G1 battle in the Western Finals, 99% of the fans who are optimistic about the Lakers advancing to the finals will be at once.

Because judging from the performance of the G1 game, fans generally believe that the Thunder are not as good as this Lakers team in terms of offense and defense, and their fairytale performance in this year's playoff journey has come to an end.

However, Wang Shuo, who is the person concerned, does not see it that way.

Because he is well aware that Brooks' cpU is easy to overload and easy to overload......

But with Brooks having plenty of time to adjust, there's still a chance that the Thunder will cause problems for the Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

In the G1 battle, the Lakers could easily defeat the Thunder, mainly because Brooks became an undercover agent on the Lakers' side.

This year, if the Lakers really want to win the championship, in Wang Shuo's view, then the Lakers must treat every next game as a life-and-death battle.

Because only in this way can the Lakers face the Finals in the best condition, and the New York Knicks, who are very likely to become the Lakers' opponents!

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