After the Lakers successfully advanced to the Finals, the league decisively focused the publicity of this year's Finals on Kobe Bryant and Curry.

The two are also teachers and friends, and since entering the league, Curry has always regarded Kobe Bryant as his idol in various public appearances.

And Kobe Bryant has expressed his love for Curry through the media more than once.

In addition, as a meritorious player of the Lakers' Purple and Gold Dynasty, whether Curry can lead the Hornets to defeat his old club Lakers in the Finals is also a major attraction in this year's Finals.

Before the competition, both ESPN and TNT organized experts to predict this year's finals.

As a result, most of the pundits at both stations were better than the Hornets were able to have the last laugh on the grounds that the Hornets had the man who had to call him God even when God came in basketball.

In this regard, Lakers head coach Vogel smiled helplessly before the start of the Finals: "I know that the team led by Wang has never lost the Finals......

But if I could, I hope that my teammates and I can put an end to his myth together. ”

As a disciple of Wang Shuo...... Vogel is well aware that the Lakers' biggest weakness in this round of the Finals lies precisely in him.

Therefore, compared to Wang Shuo, who was busy arguing with Jordan at the press conference about which street the Hornets should pass through first, Vogel's speech seemed somewhat unconfident.

But then again......

At this moment, which coach in the NBA can be neither humble nor arrogant in the face of Wang Shuo?

The obvious thing is......

As the god of coaches on this planet, Wang Shuo has already seized the opportunity for the Hornets before the finals have started this year.

In addition to his past overly brilliant record, which will definitely put huge psychological pressure on the Lakers, many players in the Hornets who participated in the Finals for the first time firmly believe that the Hornets will definitely be the last laugh in this year's Finals because of Wang Shuo's existence.

In his pre-match preview, Van Gundy Jr. said: "A lot of times the king only needs to stand on the sidelines, and the players he coaches will be full of endless fighting spirit.

His leadership has determined that the teams he coaches will be natural winners. ”

And TNT TV, Barkley once again threw out the famous remark that if his head coach was Wang Shuo, then Jordan would definitely be hammered by him into a pitiful worm without a championship.

It's a pity......

In the past two years, Jordan and Wang Shuo have gradually regained the feeling of glue back then......

Therefore, in response to Barkley's remarks, Wang Shuo retorted in a joking way before the game: "In the era of Michael Jordan, how could I choose to coach Charles Barkley?"

Isn't this a drag race on a country road with a Ferrari on the highway aside? ”

After a pause, Wang added, "If I had started my coaching career in the '90s, I would have convinced Michael Jordan to join my team, or Michael Jordan would have persuaded me to coach his team."

As for Charles Barkley?

I'm sorry, I'm a person who likes challenges, but I don't like to torture myself. ”

Shortly after Wang Shuo teased Barkley, according to an informant installed by Wang Shuo on TNT TV, the great Charles Barkley locked himself in the studio for a long time.

Facts have proved that Phil Jackson's evaluation of Wang Shuo in his autobiography, which did not sell well, called "Wang Shuo's two-sided life", does have some truth.

Because of Wang Shuojie's speed of turning his face......

It's faster than flipping through a book.

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On June 10, the Lakers and Hornets Finals G1 game was played at the Charlotte Spectrum Center.

At the appearance ceremony, the entire arena cheered for Curry with "MVP, MVP".

Curry, who previously played three games for the Hornets as a sixth man in the Eastern Conference finals, was questioned by many people before the start of this year's Finals.

Because no matter how good his performance is after coming off the bench in the Eastern Conference finals G3, G4, and G5, in the eyes of many black fans, this is strong evidence that his strength does not match his fame.

After all, in the NBA's traditional mind......

If Curry really is the big man of this Hornets, then he shouldn't play as the team's sixth man.

Fortunately, the capital behind Curry has never marketed him any "GOAT personality" in this life.

Therefore, under the PR of "Hook", Curry, who was willing to choose to sacrifice himself for the sake of the team's victory, was instead molded into a charismatic team leader by "Hook".

Perhaps, in this superman-packed league, Curry's talent is not so dazzling, but why should he be blamed by people after making such a major sacrifice for the team?

New York, NBA headquarters, looking at the Charlotte fans who spared no effort to support Curry tonight, I saw the president of the league, Mark, say with emotion: "What David said is not wrong at all...... Wang is the best director of this alliance.

Any player under him will be infinitely magnified. ”

At the scene, in the earth-shattering cheers of the home fans, after the appearance ceremony, the starting list for the G1 game of the Lakers and Hornets finals was revealed.

Lakers: Jr. Plus, Ibaka, DeRozan, Kobe, Ellis.

Hornets: Jefferson, Leonard, Butler, Klay, Curry.

Tonight, Wang Shuo adjusted the Hornets' starting line-up.

Added veteran Garnett to the bench and put Curry back on the starting lineup.

As the former coach of the Lakers, Wang Shuo is very clear that the Lakers' interior line is more responsible for the strategy than the main offense on the court.

So, swing the more mobile Leonard to the No. 4 spot and put Butler in the starting lineup......

Not only can it ensure that Curry will not be bullied by the Lakers' forward line in the game, but at the same time, when the team takes the initiative to speed up, the Hornets' small lineup tonight can also play a role in fully dispatching the Lakers' defense.

Moreover, putting Garnett on the bench can also effectively improve the frontal frame protection problem of the Hornets second lineup.

As for the interior defense after the Hornets lowered the height of their starting lineup......

In Wang Shuo's view, Jefferson can fully cope with Gasol Jr.'s inside individual attack.

"The mobility of our forward players dictates that we can limit the penetration of Lakers' perimeter players through more combo defense and rotation.

The Lakers' most accurate three-point players in the starting stage were Mark (Gasol) and Serge (Serge).

In the regular season, they shot 41.5 percent and 40.4 percent from three-point range, respectively.

We're going to give Mark and Sergi a lot of three-point chances when we're playing in the game......

But their three points weren't enough to change our defensive strategy. ”

Unlike outside players who can create shooting opportunities from beyond the three-point line......

No matter what changes Wang Shuo has brought to the NBA in this life, Xiaojia and Ibaka, who have developed three-point ability, are mainly based on shooting after receiving the ball.

Therefore, before the Finals start, in Wang Shuo's eyes, limiting the Lakers' outside scoring is the key to the Hornets' victory in the Finals.

In the center of the field, after the jumping ball, in the eyes of everyone, the prelude to this year's finals officially kicked off.

Serge Ibaka made the opening shot for the Lakers.

After Ellis quickly dribbled past half court, he just passed the ball to DeRozan opposite Curry with his front foot, and Curry completed the switch with Klay on the back foot.

In front of the TV, if there are Heat fans watching the game at the moment, they will be familiar with the defensive strategy adopted by the Hornets tonight.

Because the defensive switch between joint defense and marking is exactly what the Heat under Spoelstra is good at.

Wang Shuo knows very well that the Lakers, who know Curry well in this round of the finals, will definitely seize Curry's point and fight to the death, so even if the Hornets have to let Curry rotate in front of the opponent's offensive strength in some rounds, Wang Shuo must let this Lakers pay enough tolls that can satisfy him.

On the court, after finding Curry twice in a row through passing and failing to find it, Kobe took the initiative to go around the left side to receive the ball at a 45-degree angle and commanded Xiao Jia to stand at the free throw line.

This season, Kobe Bryant's form can no longer be compared to his peak.

But after being trained by Wang Shuo, his understanding of basketball has obviously improved to a higher level.

CCTV, Director Zhang praised Kobe's command and dispatch: "It doesn't matter what type of joint defense you are, as long as you have players who can stand on the free throw line to the top of the arc, then the opponent's joint defense will be self-defeating." ”

At the free throw line, after receiving Kobe's pass, Xiao Jia hit a "tiptoe" shot, 2-0.

On the sidelines, Wang Shuo was not dissatisfied with his own defense.

Because in his expectation, this is the score that the Hornets must give to the Lakers in order to limit the Lakers' outside line.

When the two sides are close to each other, there is no such thing as a defense that can make the opponent scoreless.

In this life, Wang Shuo's defensive philosophy has always been to let the opponent finish in the way he envisions the offense.

On the court, back and it was the Hornets' turn to attack.

Unlike playing the Heat, the Hornets will first fight for space for the outside by attacking the Heat's interior......

Facing this Lakers team with stronger interior strength, Wang Shuo handed over the main offensive task of the Hornets to Klay and Curry as soon as he came up tonight.

At a 45-degree angle on the right side, after taking the ball around with a screen, Klay missed a three-point attempt.

The Lakers took advantage of the situation to counterattack, and Ellis held the ball and advanced a dragon layup to score, 4-0.

Immediately afterwards, in the Hornets' offensive round, Curry failed to challenge Ibaka, and his outside shooting was strongly interfered with by the latter, and he knocked out of the frame.

However, after learning the lessons of the previous round, Butler managed to stop Ellis's fast break this time.

The only fly in the ointment is that after the Lakers slowed down and fell into position......

Kobe Bryant held Leonard's long arms and used his hands, which looked extremely small in front of Leonard, to draw a graceful arc for Lakers fans in the center of the spectrum.

This picturesque jump shot is somewhat unpopular in Wang Shuo's opinion.

6 to 0.

At this time, CCTV, Yu Jia, who was partnered with Director Zhang, said worriedly: "The Hornets have a bad start tonight, should Wang Shuo ask for a pause to adjust?" ”

However, before Yu Jia's words fell, after the fast serve of the baseline ball, Clay hit a long-range three-point chase for the Hornets that made no sense.

Although the Hornets' offensive options after opening tonight were irrational in the eyes of the vast majority of fans.

But in fact, all this is in Wang Shuo's control.

Before Wang Shuo's crossing, Curry and Klay hit 618 and 501 three-pointers respectively in their playoff careers, ranking first and second respectively on the NBA playoff three-point history list.

In Wang Shuo's view, this round of finals is an excellent opportunity for the "Splash Brothers" to make a name for themselves.

Because with Xiaojia and Ibaka guarding the inside line......

Even if James comes, the inside line of this Lakers team can only kneel to the sky, crying out in vain.

So this round of finals, it's not that Wang Shuo wants to bet on the outside success rate of the "Splash Brothers".

Instead, the "Splash Brothers" have to prove that they deserve the championship ring.

On the court, the Lakers attacked.

After Kobe's heavenly sound of iron, Curry also successfully opened his beard, using Jefferson to cover the top of the arc and hit a three-point shot.

6 to 6.

That's the scariest part of the Peak Splash......

That is, it doesn't matter how many points you lead, as long as they can find their touch, they can turn the tide of battle for their side in an instant.

In the center of the spectrum, Ibaka received an assist from Kobe Bryant and hit an iron-blooded shot.

The Lakers players who quickly completed the retreat obviously took the initiative to expand their defense zone when defending this time.

Seeing this, Leonard scored two points for the Hornets by reversing the air cut at the right time.

This ball, it seems that Ibaka's lack of marking when defending caused the Lakers to lose points.

But in fact, the moment Ellis failed to keep up with Curry, the Lakers' defense was already wide open.

Ibaka, who didn't dare to give Curry an easy shooting opportunity, was unfortunately the target of this defense after being sucked by Curry's own gravity.

On the court, the Lakers have the ball.

High up, Ellis managed to catch the opportunity to single Curry.

As a former teammate and the best man at Curry's wedding, I saw Ellis leave Curry behind with an acceleration.

Can......

Since Ellis didn't notice Leonard's position during the acceleration, his front foot just hit the Wasp hinterland, and the next second, Leonard used a perfect help to create his dribble hit.

At the scene, after Leonard's defense, the home audience also cheered for him with "dpoy, dpoy".

CCTV, Director Zhang, who has watched Leonard grow up all the way, sighed: "Leonard's growth this season is really incredible......

For this Hornets, he is no less important than Curry and Paul. ”

Wang Shuo's previous life, although he was only a "card frame version of Jordan......

But being able to get in touch with Jordan is enough to show Leonard's status in the minds of the majority of fans.

In this life, as long as the future Leonard's uncle does not behave ......

In Wang Shuo's view, when Curry enters the end of his career, Leonard will be the leader of this Hornets team.

On the court, the Hornets attacked.

Leonard voluntarily fell into the low post to hit Kobe Bryant with the ball back.

It's not an optimal offensive option.

But after receiving Curry's pass, Leonard completed a clean and neat "card frame Joe-style lean" in front of Kobe, no matter how Kobe stretched his fingers.

Hmmm——!

In the center of the spectrum, Leonard's rollover leaning successfully detonated the entire arena.

On the sidelines, Garnett, who was arranged by Wang Shuo to play as a substitute tonight, frantically waved a towel to cheer for Leonard: "Oh my God! Have you all seen it, Kobe Bryant can't guard against our Kehuai! ”

On the Lakers' bench, after breaking open and counting carefully, Vogel, who was about to go to the technical desk to apply for a timeout, said helplessly: "Al, Kawai, Klay, Stephen, Chris......

This wasp ......

How many stars are there? ”

Vogel, who had studied the Hornets well before the game, knew better than anyone......

This Hornet is like a galactic battleship that even the waterer keeper can be the main force of other teams.

Two years.

It only took two years.

Do you dare to believe that after the trade with the Lakers, the Hornets who were favored by people simply because of Wang Shuo's existence have grown to such a point?

At this moment, look back at the Lakers bench, which has always been known for its luxury and extravagance over the years......

Even at this moment......

The Lakers' bench is a bench gang of Danny Green, Gordon Hayward, Josh McRoberts and others......

In front of this wasp......

Vogel can only describe the Lakers tonight with a poor family!

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