On the 4th, the Lakers took the lead in advancing to the Finals.

In Game 4 against the Thunder, the Lakers won 125-116 on the road.

In this game, the Thunder, who had put down their mental baggage, had a chance to win.

For the first three quarters of the game, they held the lead on the court.

But in the final quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant pressed the switch button of "God descends to earth" again at the Chesapeake Energy Stadium.

Bryant has been well-rested this season, and when the Lakers really need him, the likelihood of him exploding on the court is significantly higher.

Wang Shuo's previous life, in fact, the main reason for the long-term impact on Kobe's feel is his physical fitness.

Seeing this, some people may say, isn't Kobe Bryant a famous physical monster in the NBA? How could there be a problem with his fitness?

You know, this is a black mamba who can slam on the court fifty times even at the end of his career.

Be.

Even in the NBA, a superhuman-studded league, Kobe's physical fitness is relatively explosive.

However, Kobe Bryant is not really made of steel.

As a mortal forged from flesh and blood, if Kobe Bryant doesn't feel tired on the court, that's the most incredible thing.

Wang Shuo knows very well that in terms of Kobe's character, as long as he is on the court, he will definitely be fully engaged.

Therefore, in some games, he is destined to become a little blacksmith in Los Angeles by gritting his teeth with willpower.

In addition, due to many previous Lakers games, even if Kobe Bryant does not break out, the Lakers can easily win, so many people have begun to doubt Kobe's importance to this Lakers.

But in fact......

Like Danzi back then, Kobe Bryant has always played the role of a pinnacle in this Lakers team.

In the final quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant, who shot 8 of 12 in total, including 9 of 10 free throws, scored 25 points for the Lakers in a single quarter.

In the face of Kobe's strong play, the young Thunder finally regretted missing out on the good game and could only accept the fate of being swept by the Lakers.

Of course, the Thunder's failure to take advantage of the only chance to beat the Lakers in this series is also related to Durant's physical exhaustion in the final quarter.

I have to say that Brooks' move to arrange Durant to defend Kobe Bryant from the beginning of the G3 game is indeed a failure.

Because under his arrangement, Durant was successfully prevented by him on this night.

In the final quarter of the game, Durant, who wasted all his physical energy on how to defend Kobe, only made 4 shots and hit only 1 of them.

On the court, after losing Durant's firepower support, no matter how good Harden and Rose can do, it will be difficult for the Thunder's offensive efficiency to be maintained.

After the game, on the night of leading the Lakers to the Finals for three consecutive years, Wang Shuo did not hesitate to praise Kobe Bryant, and praised him by name: "I think Kobe Bryant once again proved that he is the best outside player in the league today." ”

At the press conference, a reporter asked Wang Shuo again who was stronger than Jordan or Kobe Bryant.

In this regard, Wang Shuo smiled: "In a sense, it's Michael, because he can even lead Phil Jackson to six championships."

But if you let me choose now, I will definitely choose Kobe.

Because Kobe Bryant is more of a team and has a higher emotional intelligence. ”

Charlotte, when she learned of Wang Shuo's comment, when Jordan heard the first half of his sentence, he laughed as obscenely as he could.

But after hearing the second half of Wang Shuo's words, Jordan immediately sent Wang Shuo a big question mark through a text message.

No!

What does Kobe Bryant mean is more team and has higher emotional intelligence?

With this meaning, you scolded me for being an "old tumor"?

Obviously, Wang Shuo deliberately played with words when answering reporters' questions.

Because even Kobe Bryant in the later years of his career is not as good as Jordan who led the Bulls to play two dynasties in terms of his understanding of team basketball.

But......

Unlike the first half of the sentence, which was praising Jordan during the Bulls period, Wang Shuo's second half of the sentence at that time was obviously complaining about Jordan during the Wizards.

Because of that comeback with the Wizards, Jordan was desperate to prove that he could still play.

Therefore, this also determines that the Wizards must have someone who can stabilize Jordan, and the Wizards can go to the end.

"Kobe Bryant is recognized as your best successor.

What's wrong with me so much Kuakua Kobe?

Don't you want people to think of you when they think of Kobe Bryant in the future? On this day, Wang Shuo said to Jordan's condemnation and protest on the phone.

As a result, after careful thinking in his mind, Jordan found ......

This time, it seems that he is really small.

In this life, as the NBA's noble "cupping king", Jordan does not need to worry about Kobe Bryant surpassing him in the future.

Moreover, Kobe Bryant likes to listen to others boast that he can go to war with Jordan, and it doesn't mean that Kobe Bryant will find a way to touch Jordan through marketing.

Because of Wang Shuo's previous life, Kobe, who held five championship rings, maintained considerable respect for Jordan even until his retirement.

On the contrary, after Kobe Bryant's retirement, as Kobe's popularity declined, many fans of the new generation gradually lost their awe of Jordan.

After all, after losing Kobe Bryant's successor, no matter how much you give new fans how dominant Jordan was on the court back then, they can't understand how strong Jordan was back then.

What, there are people in the NBA who can reach the Finals six times and win the championship six times, and never steal seven in the Finals?

No way!

How could such a person exist?

Yes!

Jordan must have been able to win the championship because his teammates around him were strong!

Also, Can the NBA in the 90s compare to the NBA now?

What kind of opponent did he Jordan play back then?

Who else but Olajuwon qualifies for the all-time top 10?

You see, when facing Larry Bird early in his career, didn't Jordan lead the team to a sweep for the second year in a row?

On the other hand, our "Great Emperor Majesty", at least three of the opponents we have faced in our career are the top ten stars in history!

Before Wang Shuo crossed over, because the opponent was stronger, someone's championship was more valuable even if it was less, which had become the main point used by some of his brain-dead fans to kneel and lick him.

In this regard, Wang Shuo really can't understand the brain circuits of this group of people.

Because of a star who has never even conquered his own era......

Why did he become the GOAT of basketball?

Of course, if you want to talk about the contribution of His Majesty the Emperor to the NBA, then there is really no one who can compare with him in the 21st century.

Because in the NBA, even Jordan can't single-handedly lift all his opponents into the top 10 in history.

On the evening of the 4th, after the Lakers successfully advanced to the Finals, the pressure immediately went to the Heat and Knicks in the East next door.

In the first four games of the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat and Knicks won two home games each, and the series was tied 2-2.

Inside, the Knicks' advantage is still obvious.

After entering the playoffs, Xiao Yao averaged 27.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game for the Knicks this season.

He shot 57 percent from the field and over 40 percent from three-point range.

Duncan, on the other hand, averaged 18.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game for the Knicks.

And, of the 14.5 rebounds Duncan averaged the Knicks per game, 4.4 of them were frontcourt rebounds.

In addition, West is also averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game for the Knicks.

Plus the Knicks still have O'Neal Jr. on the bench......

In fact, even today, there is no team in the NBA that can compete against the Knicks' interior line.

But with the change of game version and the erosion of the years, it is difficult for the Knicks' interior advantage to bring them victory after victory as it did back then.

Because when Yao Ming, Duncan and West were all in their prime, in Wang Shuo's view, the Knicks' outside line only needed to defend well and grasp those three-point openings on the court.

Therefore, he chose Rondo, who was relatively easier to obtain from the Knicks, to assist the New York Three Kings.

But at the moment......

As the Knicks face more and more opponents in the playoffs......

Rondo, who was unable to give full play to the advantages of the New York Three Kings in the blocking and dismantling with the New York Three Kings, is no longer the best teammate around the New York Three Kings.

In this life, Rondo's offensive ability is much stronger than the same period in history.

Can......

What if it was Owen standing next to the Three Kings of New York at this moment......

That's true......

Even Wang Shuo doesn't know how to lead the Lakers to defeat this Knicks.

This series with the Knicks combines the classic case of the Cavaliers successfully dragging the Knicks into a tiebreaker, and Spoelstra used a lot of joint defense against the Knicks in the game.

And the Knicks' outside line is a god in this round of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Heat managed to win the two games in which the Knicks' forward line was collectively inaccurate, and it is worth mentioning that in both games, Yao Ming played well, shooting a total of 6 of 8 from beyond the three-point line.

On the contrary, in the two games won by the Knicks, Yao Ming only had 2 shots on the outside combined.

On the Internet, for this wonderful phenomenon, people can't help but start a discussion about whether it will be more beneficial for the team to pull out the big center on the basketball court to shoot three-pointers.

In fact, in Wang Shuo's view, the key to this problem is mainly whether his interior teammates can do a good job of rushing to grab frontcourt rebounds when his big center pulls out to shoot three-pointers, and whether there are outside teammates who can make up for the inside output of the big center.

In the future, the Nuggets' solution to this problem when Jokic pulls out to shoot three-pointers is to use their amazingly talented forward to endorse Jokic.

As for why when the big center pulls out to shoot threes, why does it have to be made up for by his outside teammates?

It's actually quite simple.

That's ......

Now that their big center has been pulled to the outside, whether the interior is Yao Ming or Jokic, they will definitely not be able to exert their dominance in the low post.

In addition, as the big center pulls to the outside, the opponent's defensive formation will inevitably be pulled apart......

Therefore, in this case, as long as you can shoot from the outside, your big center will not only be able to attack more effortlessly, but also help the team to complete the work of breaking down the opponent's defense without having to sit in the low post.

Before Wang Shuo crossed, due to the presence of Jamal Murray in the Nuggets, no matter how many three-pointers Jokic made on the court, as long as Murray could make up for his part of the firepower in time, the Nuggets' offense would not be affected by Jokic pulling to the outside.

Previously, when the New York Three Kings were at their peak, even without such outside players, the Knicks were able to use their super high margin for error to make Xiao Yao try more three-pointers on the court.

Because of this, in addition to saving Yao Ming's own physical fitness, it can also further raise the offensive ceiling of the Knicks on the court.

But now......

Even if the Knicks can still guarantee rebounds when Yao Ming pulls out to shoot three-pointers, as the Knicks' margin for error on the court decreases year by year, the Knicks need an offensive guard more than ever.

Yes.

Coach Lang is no longer just no longer the best teammate around the New York Three Kings.

It's that he's no longer a good fit for this Knicks.

Even if he almost handed over an average of "20+10+10" per game this year.

Wang Shuo doesn't know if the Knicks have realized that their roster needs to be overhauled.

But one thing he was sure of.

Only innovation can allow this Knicks to fully grasp the team's last two or three championship windows.

On the evening of the 7th, the battle between the Knicks and the Heat started at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

In this game, Yao Ming scored 14 points for the Knicks in the first quarter as soon as he came up.

However, the leader on the court was the Heat.

On the court, facing Atai, who is a year older, Anthony, who did not choose to gain weight in this life, took advantage of his confrontation with Artay.

Because of the Atai of this period......

It's okay for you to let him carry people.

But if you expect him to be able to run around the field like he did when he was younger......

Then you're really embarrassing the fat tiger.

Anthony's explosion in the first quarter of the game managed to hold up the situation for the Heat.

As for the Knicks, it's still an old question.

That is, as the game level increases, because Rondo's offensive ability is not enough to deter the Heat......

Ariza, Smith, Chandler and others have been unable to find their touch, so on the court, not only is it more difficult for the Knicks to score inside, but the Heat's defense on the court is becoming more and more calm.

In the second quarter of the game, after the two sides entered the rotation lineup, the Heat suddenly began to pick up speed.

On this night, the Heat's second lineup was led by Wade and Ginobili.

The guards, who have been working together for years, successfully teamed up to push the Knicks off a cliff in this quarter.

Because, West and Duncan both ate their third personal fouls of the game in this quarter.

As a sport that encourages offense, Wang Shuo is not good at evaluating whether Duncan and West's rim protection actions on the court are fouls......

But the Knicks did get bogged down with these pleasurable fouls.

At the American Airlines Arena, at halftime, the Knicks, who were playing away, fell behind 55-64.

In the third quarter, Mike Brown, who looked to have been beaten passively in the series, made a key decision.

Brown chose the latter when it came to solid defense and bold offense first, and he fielded Smith as soon as the game started in the third quarter.

Throughout the first half, JR shot 0-of-4 from the outside.

If you were a general coach, you would definitely lose confidence in Smith because of this.

But it turned out that Brown's big gamble was a success that gave the Knicks a chance to survive.

Because of the third quarter of the game, Smith, who suddenly went crazy on the court, hit 4 life-saving three-pointers for the Knicks one after another.

And as Smith found his touch on the outside, Yao Ming and Duncan, who were originally men on the inside line, finally saw the oasis like travelers traveling in the desert.

The Knicks, as long as you let them play a combination of inside and outside on the court......

Then they don't have any opponents in the NBA.

However, just when Knicks fans in front of the TV thought that the Knicks had turned the tables in sight, Ray Allen, who joined the Heat last summer, ushered in the climax of American Airlines Arena in the last quarter.

I have to say that this year's East Finals still far surpasses the West Finals in terms of the quality of the competition.

This battle of Tianwang Mountain successfully entered overtime in the battle between the Knicks and the Heat.

And, after the first extra time, the two teams were still unable to tell the winner......

As a result, the game went into the second overtime.

In the second overtime between the two teams, Duncan and West on the Knicks' side and Wade and Gortat on the Heat's side all left the court one after another because they received their sixth foul.

In terms of the importance of the six-foul graduating players on both teams, the Knicks have been significantly more affected.

But fortunately, Xiao Yao scored a game-tying goal for the Knicks that brought tears to the eyes of old New York fans at the moment of crisis, and successfully dragged the game into the third overtime.

In the third overtime between the two teams, Anthony also picked up his sixth foul of the game.

But just when the situation of the game had begun to tilt in favor of the Knicks, Ginobili suddenly went on a rampage, scoring 7 points in a row for the Heat on the court and dragging the game into the fourth overtime.

...... in front of the TV

For this extremely tragic battle of Tianwang Mountain, Wang Shuo can no longer describe it in words.

In fact, at this point in this game, whether it is the game between the coaches of the two teams or the level of players on the field, it is no longer important.

Because both the Knicks and the Heat have long run out of ammunition.

On the court, after the two teams went from fourth to fifth overtime, the Knicks hit a game-killing three-pointer for the Knicks with 3.9 seconds left in the game through Ariza, who was the least likely to make a three-pointer.

But why is this three-pointer just almost?

Because next......

In a game that left both teams in a tormenting game, Ray Allen hit a game-tying three-pointer for the Heat, making the game an incredible sixth overtime!

As of now, there has only been one six-overtime in NBA history.

Moreover, that game even dates back to 1951, when the rules of basketball were not perfect!

At that time, after six overtimes, Indianapolis defeated Rochester 76-73.

Just by looking at the score, you know that the quality and rhythm of that game can't be compared to this battle between the Knicks and the Heat.

American Airlines Arena, before the start of the sixth overtime game between the Heat and the Knicks, even if Brown's use of Yao Ming in the regular season was quite economical......

Xiao Yao's playing time has also exceeded 60 minutes.

In the end, the game destined to go down in history was won 154-149 by the Knicks on the road.

On a night that World War I made many NBA history, the New York media praised the Knicks the next day: "That's why we all love the Knicks!"

What a tenacious team! ”

The Los Angeles media also didn't skimp on their praise for the Knicks.

Because......

After the sixth overtime of this earth-shattering Eastern Conference final......

The Los Angeles media hate it, and in a legendary game like this, this Knicks team has only played so much this year.

On the Internet, after the battle of Tianwang Mountain, many sane Knicks fans became more and more pessimistic about the Knicks' prospects for winning the championship this year.

Because after this six-overtime battle......

Where will the Knicks have the physical reserves to go to the Finals to face the Lakers who are either waiting for work or recuperating this year?

……