Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler watched intently.

The two had already played O'Neal three times during the regular season, and there should have been four, but the guy missed one game.

And in these three matchups, although the supersonic interior line was blown up by the opponent three times, but to Chandler and Sakuragi Hanamichi, the feeling is that the gap between himself and O'Neal is narrowing, especially the last meeting about a month and a half ago, the two who have experienced most of the season's training feel that they can already create some trouble and restrictions for O'Neill when they work together.

But now I look carefully at these games between the Lakers and the Kings, look at all the details, and watch the real play and power of the big sharks on the inside.

Both Sakuragi Hanamichi and Chandler swallowed involuntarily.

What Chandler was thinking, Sakuragi didn't know very well, but he had been using Mori Shigekan, who he had defeated in a big disadvantage, to compare various NBA centers to improve and motivate his fighting spirit, and to tell himself that nothing is impossible.

But at this moment, O'Neal, who is in the playoff state in the video, makes Sakuragi feel a feeling of 'incomparable' for the first time.

It's not a question of how big the gap is, if O'Neill is the king of the gods standing on Mount Olympus, then Mori Shigekuan? Maybe he can only be regarded as a mediocre person among all living beings in the mortal world...... They don't belong to the same species at all, and there is no room for analogy.

O'Neill's terrifying impact in the video, once activated, feels like destruction.

The 216-centimeter, 110-kilogram quasi-All-Star center Verratti Diva is almost the same physical condition as Chandler, but he is more experienced and has more solid ball skills, but he is like paper paste in front of O'Neal, fragile and vulnerable......

What's worse is that this Lakers team doesn't just have one O'Neal.

G1 scored 28 points, 36 points in the second game, 31 points in the third game, 44 points in the fourth game, and the worst shooting percentage was above 55%!

Kobe Bryant illustrated his playoff power with a terrifying offense, even in the face of the Kings' other newly selected All-Star player, Peja Stojakovic, who is known as Serbia's best swingman at the guard, who is completely unable to form an effective match for Kobe Bryant on both offensive and defensive ends.

Compared with last year's three consecutive championships, Kobe Bryant seems more mature and sophisticated, and more stable, and the four games feel like he is at ease, compared with the four regular season games he has played with the SuperSonics before, his control has risen by at least two notches.

"This guy's state feels like it's almost comparable to Jordan in '96......" Payton said this sentence for a long time, and the implication is that he may not be able to prevent such Kobe Bryant now.

"When did you start getting old?" McMillan smiled and said, "He's still a little worse than the peak Jordan, I think you can do it." ”

"I'll trade with you." Lin Dong saw Peyton's subconscious touch of his knee, and he knew that what Peyton said was not just because he was worried about age.

"No, you have another mission." "Your physicality can't be wasted defending Kobe Bryant, and Payton will do that," McMillan said. ”

"This playoff Lakers team is unlike any team we've played before, and it's impossible to win just by running and shooting to score."

"The absolute disadvantage of the inside line, let us be in a very passive situation, we are afraid that it will be difficult to control the initiative of the second attack, purely just hope that the feel and play will not be able to gnaw any tough battle, so ......"

"O'Neal and Kobe are the sharpest weapons of the Lakers, and the league has centers that do not lose to O'Neal, such as Yao, who covered O'Neal's three caps in the finals last year, and Duncan, who is competing with Lin Dong for MVP...... There are also quarterbacks who do not lose to Kobe, such as Maddie of the Magic, such as Jordan, who is still old and strong. ”

"But the problem is that when these two are combined, they have a natural harmony and complementarity, which makes them one of the strongest combinations the league has ever seen, and as long as the two of them are on the court at the same time, no team in the league can say they can beat them."

McMillan's gaze swept over Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Chandler one by one: "So, compared to defeating the OK combination, splitting and hitting is the best means, and our better way to win is to give the Lakers an operation first, and at all costs, we must also extract one of their strongest teeth first." ”

As he spoke, he pointed his finger to O'Neal, who was hanging from the basket in the camera: "And Shaq is the one we are targeting!" ”

"Sakuragi, Chandler, don't try to go head-to-head, go and fight Shaq, your battlefield is on the defensive end, use fouls to stop him from scoring."

The shark cutting tactic has long been no stranger to this alliance, and the old Nelson used this trick to deal with O'Neal when he was in the Mavericks, which was quite effective.

"But it's not enough, you also have to control the number of fouls, just spend on some key points, and just limit Shaq to score, which is not enough to form a real effective kill for the Lakers, because for our running bomb, the more important thing is not to limit the opponent's scoring, but to ensure our own scoring, to ensure the second offense, to ensure rebounding! So," McMillan looked at Lin Dong: "There is only one person who can really kill O'Neill, and that is Lin Dong." ”

"Put all your energy into attacking the inside line, be careful, it's not easy against that beast, there's a risk of injury, but if you want to win, it's the best way to do it, and it's only possible for you to do it now!"

"Rest assured to hand over Kobe to Payton, your target is Shaq, go inside to create real damage, tease Shaq's fragile nerves, keep Shaq angry, make him foul, and let him leave the court!"

"Maybe Shaq will be able to come back to his second game...... "but no matter what, winning the first game first is our goal now!" ”

………………

The first round of the playoffs was quickly over.

There is no black eight, no following grams.

This year, the strength and weakness of the teams in the East and West are too obvious.

On the Western side, the Lakers and the SuperSonics both completed a 4:0 sweep, and the Spurs vs. Jazz, although the Jazz have a new combination of Stockton and Postman Malone, which is also a powerful combination that was generally favored before the game and did not show absolute strength in the regular season, but in front of the GDP combination that the Spurs only built this year, it is still overshadowed after all.

The Jazz only won the G4 home court, and then were swept out of the game by the Spurs who returned to the home court with a 4:1 sweep.

However, the Mavericks and the Timberwolves played more inseparable, although they have a gorgeous three-musketeer lineup, but the wolf king Garnett, who is at his peak, played the most brilliant performance of his career, which made this round of the series twists and turns.

The Wolf King, who averaged 35.6 points and 16 rebounds per game, almost became a god in a battle, and fought with the Mavericks until Game 7, only to lose 102:105, a three-point difference, and became the most exciting pair in this round of the series.

The next semifinals will be the Spurs vs. Mavericks and the Lakers vs. the SuperSonics.

In the east, there are three more exaggerated 4:0s.

The Cavaliers swept the Bucks 4:0, with the integration and adaptation of most of the season, LeBron has secured the Cavaliers' starting small forward position, with an average of 22.5 points per game in the regular season and a double-double of 28.2 points and 11 rebounds per game in the series, becoming the most eye-catching new star this year in addition to Lindon, Wade, Anthony and Bosh. also beat the Bucks' veterans to a disgraceful face.

As soon as the series ended, the Bucks broke out in a trade turmoil, and the Bucks executives believed that Ray Allen had no potential to lead the team, and it was likely that they would send Ray Allen away after the summer trade market opened, in exchange for an All-Star center and a first-round pick to rebuild the team, which also made all teams in the league interested in Junzi Ray have made calculations.

The Pistons swept the Celtics 4:0, was stabbed 11 times but could be discharged from the hospital in only 3 days, this time failed to continue the miracle he once created in the hospital, facing the Pistons' iron-blooded defense, although Paul Pierce has played the best playoff data of his career, averaging 28.6 points per game, but when his teammates only Walker scored double-doubles, he was still powerless to recover and lost without suspense.

The Wizards defeated the 76ers 4-0 and Iverson, known as the strongest champion, failed to make any more waves in the face of the combination of the old rascals and Yao Ming.

Throughout the series, Yao Ming averaged 31 points and 16 rebounds per game, becoming the highest for both teams.

And the old rascal has a big plan, in the case of Yao Ming, who is already an All-Star level, he focuses more on the blockade of Iverson, and averages 2.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game, and all these data are brushed on Iverson alone, and Iverson, the league's best scorer, is limited to less than 25 points per game, with a shooting rate of less than 40% ......

The terrifying sense of defensive oppression has made the entire league witness the true state of the old hooligans who have hidden it after a season.

Giving Yao Ming the offensive end, it can be seen that Jordan is still hiding, and he is still saving the fuel that may not be left in his tank.

Now the whole league can see that this old guy has only one goal, and that is to win the championship!

In contrast, the Nets-Pacers game was lackluster, and although the 4-2 score showed that the two teams were quite competitive with each other, there was neither talk nor bright spots, drowning the Nets' victory into the Internet with a lot of buzz about other teams.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers played against the Nets and the Wizards played against the Pistons.

The former is seen as a new round of slaughter, and the second one, where the old rascals meet the former rival team, is also the most interesting and topical round at the moment.

In addition, the voting results for the MVP of the regular season have finally been released.

(End of chapter)