Doon's personal data and record are unique, but the storm of sharing the best rookie with James has not subsided.

At this time, it was reported that Doon was temporarily undergoing a urine test because of his outstanding performance in G1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

Naturally, the Los Angeles media paid a lot of attention to this and rushed to report on it.

However, unlike the foreign media, even if the urine test results have not yet been released, the Los Angeles media basically defends Doon everywhere and then questions the impartiality of the NBA officials.

Coincidentally, the New York media on the East Coast, which has always been at odds with the Los Angeles media, has now abandoned their previous grievances and shared the same hatred, helping to create an atmosphere in which the alliance is unfair and Doon is the victim.

Of course, the main purpose of the New York media is to use its power to reduce the negative impact of the New York Knicks being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

By showing solidarity with Doon, they also created the image of Anthony as a tragic hero.

By the time Doane's negative urine test results were announced, fans in Los Angeles and New York followed.

For a while, Nike won hemp, Doon, Anthony, and James all ate a lot of traffic, and the sales of sneakers of all three of them increased to varying degrees.

If it weren't for Doon's time to digest Larry Johnson's template, Nike would have been ready to discuss with the Lakers, take up some of Doon's training time, and shoot a few sets of commercials while the iron is hot.

It was also Doon himself who replied to Nike's top management, the king's strength is very strong, and he needs to go all out, and he has been training to maintain his condition recently, so he can't spare much time.

After mutual negotiation between the two parties, it was finally decided to wait for the Lakers to advance to the Western Conference Finals, or be eliminated from the Western Conference Semifinals, and then shoot a new advertisement.

As for now, it can only release some shooting drills that are usually recorded, as well as wonderful dunks that were not shown in the slam dunk contest.

As time went on, the sales of Doon 1 sneakers skyrocketed further.

The Western Conference Semifinals G2 are also on the horizon.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of G2 in the Western Conference semifinals, the league announced the MVP winners of this season's regular season.

Kevin Garnett, the second-best Timberwolves star in the West, defeated Tim Duncan, the third-ranked Spurs star in the West, to win the regular season MVP for the first time.

Duncan was already a two-time regular season MVP before that, and the two leading stars of the Lakers, the No. 1 player in the West, missed a lot of games.

Although the Pacers' record is good, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the league is now a strong West and a weak East, and the Pacers' record is still a little watery.

As a result, O'Neal Jr. is only third on the regular season MVP list.

Garnett won the regular season MVP in one fell swoop after the Timberwolves kept the clouds open and saw the moon, and was assisted by Cassel and the madmen, which is the result of years of accumulation.

Of course, as the No. 1 team in the West, three Lakers players also squeezed into the top 10 of the regular season MVP list.

Bryant was fourth, O'Neal was sixth, and Doon was seventh.

Although Doon only received 3 second votes and 5 third votes, it also shows that Doon only took one season to gain media recognition.

Nike will help Doon with the PR awards, but Doon is clearly not qualified to hit the regular season MVP right now.

Without Nike's intervention, Doon was able to get 8 votes, which does say something.

Judging from the current list of regular season MVPs, Doon still has a chance to be selected to the best team.

It's just that it is unknown whether the NBA official is willing to give it, after all, Doon is too young!

This year, the four big forwards alone have occupied the best lineup in many forward positions.

Garnett and Duncan were the top two MVPs in the regular season, and they basically ran away for a while.

Webb, who was out for a while with an injury, also led the team to fourth place in the West, and Nowitzki also led the Mavericks to fifth place in the West.

O'Neal Jr., who is third on the regular season MVP list, is also bound to be in the best team, after all, he doesn't know who his opponent is in the East.

Then there is one position left, which is basically Peja, Artest, Roaring Tianzun and Doon competing together.

Doon and Peja have better stats, but in terms of records, Doon and Artest are better.

Roar Tianzun is a veteran star, who was the boss of the Trail Blazers before, and after going to the Pistons, he also provided great help to the Pistons on both offensive and defensive ends.

There are even many fans who believe that the boss of the Pistons has changed from Big Ben to Roaring Tianzun.

On the whole, compared to others, Doon still has some advantages in competing for the best team.

The problem is that everyone else is basically the second, and Doon can only be regarded as the third in the Lakers super team, which is a disadvantage in the awards.

Due to the league's official protection of the best team list, Nike has not helped Doane find out the news, so Doon can only be patient and continue to prepare for the Western Conference semifinals.

On May 8, the Lakers and Kings played the Western Conference semifinals G2 again.

After four days of repeated discussions and studies with the coaching staff, Rick Adelman, who had learned the hard way, still took a bit of a risk to adjust the Kings' defensive tactics.

The Kings used three-two defense to limit the Lakers, focusing on defending Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's two offensive strengths.

At first, the Lakers' side didn't pay attention, and Doon drew the defense by playing a pick-and-roll with Payton and passed the ball to O'Neal, who singled Divac one-on-one.

No, Bibby immediately retracted to the basket, and after O'Neal got the ball, he turned his back and slipped to the bottom of the basket as usual, but saw Webb let go of Malone and wrapped it over.

O'Neal was surrounded by two big men, Divac and Webb, under the basket, because of his average passing ability, he couldn't pass the ball from the crowd to Malone, who had already been emptied.

O'Neal could only turn back to the flank and pass the ball to Doon and Bryant on the perimeter.

Who would have thought, as soon as he turned around, Bibi suddenly appeared in front of him.

O'Neal dribbled too high and had to lift the ball high when he encountered a steal from the small man.

Doon and Payton stepped forward to answer, but O'Neal was surrounded by three men and could only barely jump up to pass the ball, only to be intercepted by Webb jumping up in the air.

Seeing this, Doon and others immediately returned to defense, but they were still beaten more and less by the Kings in the frontcourt, and Bibby cut to the basket to score 2 points.

Soon, Payton dribbled past half court, and Doon took the ball again to find an opportunity for O'Neal to single.

This time, O'Neal was a little alert, tried to slip to the bottom of the basket after taking the ball, found Webb wrapping up again, and immediately turned around and passed the ball to Doane outside the three-point line.

After Doon got the ball, he didn't rush to shoot, but motioned for Malone to come out from the inside to block with him high.

With Webber also coming out of the inside, Doon faked a breakthrough and attracted Webb's big delay in the middle, but actually gave the ball to O'Neal to play alone.

It's not that Doon can't attack with the ball on his own, but O'Neal is the most expensive player on the court, and Doon must give the ball to O'Neal first, so that he can complete his scoring task in the limited playing time.

If the Lakers only let O'Neal run back and forth on the court and don't let O'Neal participate in the offense, then O'Neal will be a pure negative effect in the King's defensive counterattack.

No team has the luxury of buying an undercover agent with the league's second-highest salary, and Doon lets O'Neal play alone, and can also use O'Neal's offense to drain Divac and Brad Miller's physical strength.

Otherwise, once O'Neal goes down first because he can't run, Divac still has the physical strength to participate in the next offense, and the Lakers will also be in a disadvantageous situation because of the loss of the inside.

Boom –

O'Neal did not disappoint Doon, and it was with Doon's help that O'Neal finally did not get caught by the three, smashed the ball into the basket, and also got a free throw.

Although Bibi helped defend it, he needed someone to step forward to prevent O'Neal and reduce the speed of O'Neal's attack.

O'Neal also relied on his own nimble footwork to pass Divac in one turn, and then Bibby tried to limit O'Neal's scoring, even if he paid for a foul, it didn't help.

In other words, hanging one or two people on his arm to dunk is already O'Neal's basic operation.

This season, it was also the rise of Doon that made O'Neal more comfortable, so that he did not suffer such inhuman treatment so often.

Duang——

However, in the playoffs, O'Neal's free throws still need more snacks.

It was also because O'Neal missed a free throw that the Lakers missed the opportunity to overtake the score.

And because O'Neal executed free throws, the Lakers had no other powerful rebounders by relying on Malone alone, and the Kings easily controlled the ball.

In the blink of an eye, Peja hit the first three-pointer of the game from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side with the help of Divac's blocking, and the Lakers fell behind the Kings again.

In the Lakers' offensive round, Doane repeated his old tricks, playing blocking and dismantling with Malone to attract Webb's defense.

However, O'Neill's luck was not so good this time.

I saw that after O'Neal received the ball, he just hit the basket, except for Doug Christie who switched to Kobe Bryant and Webb who stopped in front of Doon, the rest of the Kings shrank to the basket, and the three of them wrapped O'Neal.

O'Neal saw that Bibby and Peja were in front of him, and he was also heartbroken, holding the ball and jumping to the basket.

Bibi and Peja knew that they couldn't defend against O'Neal, so they decisively hugged O'Neal's arm, which was to sabotage O'Neal's attack.

At the same time, Divac, who was slow but turned to catch up, did not show mercy to O'Neal, and directly jumped up and grabbed one of O'Neill's arms in mid-air.

O'Neal was defeated by a stacked Arhat style defense, and naturally failed to put the ball in the basket.

Standing on the free throw line again, O'Neal, whose eyes were full of anger, had the intention of eating Divac and the others one by one.

But there was no way, the physical confrontation was quite intense as soon as it came up, and the physical consumption was also very obvious, and O'Neill's arm had just hung three more people.

At this time, O'Neal, who had no hand at all, could only stubbornly hold on to a large piece of cold sweat on his forehead and execute two free throws.

Duang——

Duang——

Hearing the sound of striking iron, O'Neal almost had the heart to die!

It's so tiring to play, but it wastes the team's offensive opportunities!

O'Neal wanted to help the Lakers get the rebound back, but as soon as he ran to the rebound spot, the Kings got the ball and started a transition offense.

In the blink of an eye, Webb helped the Kings establish a two-point advantage with a mid-range one.

At this time, as the commander of the Lakers, how can Doon not know the King's defensive strategy?

O'Neal was temporarily strangled to death, so let Kobe Bryant play a dozen first, and let Kobe break the deadlock through his personal ability!

Doon still started with Malone to block in the high position, and at this time Bibby was leaning towards O'Neal's side, but saw Doon suddenly pass to Kobe Bryant on the weak side.

So, Bibby turned to flank Kobe Bryant.

After Kobe Bryant got the ball, he found that there was only one Doug Christie in front of him, so he just shook it, pulled it up, and made a three-point jumper.

Brush –

Ball in!

Kobe Bryant just used a three-pointer to help the Lakers alleviate the scoring drought, and he didn't want Bibby and Webb to pass Kobe and Doon respectively and rush directly to the frontcourt.

When Kobe Bryant and Doon fought to catch up, they saw Divac snatch the ball and make a long pass to Doug Christie in the midfield, who took the ball and made a long pass to Peja.

Doon and Kobe's attention was still on Webb and Bibby's side, and although Payton defended Peja, the jump interference did not have an effect because of the obvious difference in height.

Brush –

It's also a three-pointer!

Kobe Bryant had just scored a three-pointer, and it was only a few seconds before Peja responded with a three-pointer.

At this time, O'Neal, who was belated, was sweating profusely, and then came to the backcourt.

Obviously, the King's defensive adjustment and game rhythm are very bad for the Lakers!

As the commander of the Lakers, Doon has faced a great test, and he must find a way as soon as possible!

If you don't have the ability to lead the team to chase points, then you can only go down to listen to the Zen master's arrangement after the Zen master shouts a timeout......

However, although Doon agrees with the Zen master's coaching philosophy, he prefers that the team will win the game under his combing.

Unwilling to just listen to the coach's arrangement, Doon wants to prove his ability to lead the team and let the Zen master continue to sit in meditation on the sidelines.

"It's time to show the real technology!"

Previously, Doon had been picking up the gaps in the OK combo and giving them a hand.

Brush assists, bring substitutes, and play some simple balls with the help of the opponent's physical exhaustion.

If Doon plays like this, it will be easier for him personally, the statistics will be good, and it will be easier for the Lakers to win.

However, this style of play is only suitable for games where the OK team can lead the team to win.

Obviously, tonight's game will be different.

The OK combination has been targeted to a certain extent, but Doon's side is basically one-on-one.

In a triangle offensive system, Doon is the axis and is responsible for passing, and that's true.

However, Doon is also the third point of attack in the triangle offense, the third superstar of the superteam Lakers!

Therefore, as Kobe's teammate, Doon should sometimes have to accept Kobe's basketball philosophy.

When it comes to the playoffs, it's impossible to play simple ball all the time!

Stars are here to solve complex problems and solve difficult balls!

Compared with the two-person bag clip and the three-person bag clip, the singles are indeed equivalent to a big vacancy!

Today's Doon can not only shoot three-pointers, shoot mid-range, and even go to the low post and try to hit one or two.

However, you still need to hide a hand of hole cards.

Doon was ready to start from the three-point line.

After all, the three-point shot is the most effective way to break the joint defense!

And the three-point shot is what Doon is best at doing on the offensive end.

(End of chapter)