freeallnovels Chapter 834 The Curtain of the Playoffs Begins
Chapter 834 The Curtain of the Playoffs Begins
Chapter 834 The Curtain of the Playoffs Begins
The next day, Li Shengli and Kobe set off for Washington.
The schedule of the All-Star Game was late, Li Shengli and Kobe first contacted Jordan, and Jordan, who had suffered inexplicably some time ago, was in good spirits these days. The day-to-day has been improved, and even the pre-work is going very well.
The trade deadline of each season is probably around the All-Star Game.
Prior to this, the Wizards had already completed a deal with the Mavericks. Sure enough, Laettner and several teammates were packaged, and together with Juwan Howard, they switched to a new club. Under Jordan's operation... the Wizards entered the lineup reconstruction period. Waiting for a core to complete the reorganization, the goal is to point to the next season.
However, the trading plan between the Lakers and Wizards has not yet been carried out.
Because Li Shengli had communicated with West, West felt that there was no need to go too early, so he continued to play with the original lineup this season, but he sought a few small deals on the original basis, and a few veterans who were about to retire came. , including former Bulls defensive back Ron Harper.
The operation of the past few years, it is not enough to say that it is a nursing home in Los Angeles.
But the problem is that the career lifespan of the selection is really not short, and what West considers is...Compared with the rookies, the veterans are more stable, and when the core of the Lakers is all determined, there is no need to bet on the rookies who have a fluctuating performance. , Just choose a slightly healthier veteran.
As for the deal with the Wizards.
West wanted to delay for a while. After all, the effect of Grant's integration was not bad, and he planned to 'squeeze out' the remaining value of Grant before selling it. However, this matter has been decided for the time being, and the All-Star game will follow.
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The center in the East is having a hard time.
But to be honest, Mutombo and Big Ben played better, because Garnett, Iverson, Carter, Marbury, Ray Allen, and McGrady are all offensive players, but the number of shots taken by the All-Stars is still huge. Many, Mutombo and Big Ben gave up a lot of possessions.
What's more embarrassing is that the increased shots did not let the East lead.
雷-阿伦的三分7中1，第一次打全明星的麦迪21分钟内4中1，数据为2分1板，卡特18中7完全打不进内线，尤其是李胜利和邓肯组合的巅峰内线。
Compared with the East, the first three quarters of the West are simply ravaging the East.
Malone played as a substitute this time, and he also told Li Shengli that he came to show his face to help Stockton, who didn't come this time, and only scored 4 points, so Duncan had plenty of time, and Robinson was similar. Only 2 minutes were played in the third quarter, and most of the time was in the final quarter.
Li Shengli and Duncan work together? !
After playing for a full 30 minutes, the East was disgusted for a full 30 minutes, and Duncan played so well, he peeked at Robinson from time to time, which made Robinson very embarrassed... What do you mean, your eyes are stepping Ma wants to clean up and elope with Li Shengli?
In fact, Li Shengli really didn't pass Duncan a few balls, but Duncan was cool.
Because both Mutombo and Daben rushed to Li Shengli, which was something that Robinson, who had a twilight relationship with himself, could not do when he encountered these two defensive centers outside, and he was comfortable scoring and grabbing rebounds.
Li Shengli still takes care of Kobe more.
Compared with the sluggish offensive player on the opposite side, Kobe is in a much better situation. After three quarters, he missed a free throw. In the All-Star Game with a lot of performances, no one wanted to touch Kobe after watching Li Shengli. Some time ago, Jaylen Rose, who was under Kobe's black feet, did not end well.
Until the end of the third quarter.
The West led by 20 points, and this time the Western Conference head coach is Rick Adelman of the Kings, who started to make substitutions, replacing Robinson with Li Shengli.
The problem is at the end.
After the inside defense was downshifted, Iverson and Marbury went crazy.
Marbury's hand feeling was not bad before, but not too many people gave him the ball; Iverson couldn't say that he had a bad hand feel, but he was uncomfortable and hindered by Li Shengli + Duncan's internal defense, but he was obviously much more comfortable in the final quarter, and Marbury rushed all the way, coupled with Mutombo and Big Ben's defensive shifts, the point difference immediately retracted.
According to the data of the West.
As long as the West can win, Kobe with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists must be the MVP, but now the East is chasing points too fiercely, so Li Shengli can only ask Rick Adelman for more time, and by the way, he also needs some for Duncan. After all, he O'Neal and Garnett may not be able to withstand the power of combining with Duncan.
Adelman agreed, but the allocation of time could not be more, so Li Shengli and Duncan only appeared in the middle of the final quarter, played for 3 minutes, and stabilized the situation. In the last 3 minutes...the West still led by 8 points , Adelman once again played for other players who didn't play much to balance it out.
Only in these 3 minutes, Iverson and Marbury made a comeback again.
Fighting until the last goal has been scored 110:111, the West temporarily leads by 1 point, the bad news is that the ball is in the hands of the East, and Li Shengli can only sit and watch the East arrange the final lore, Iverson out of hand.
According to the top-notch statistics of Iverson and Kobe on both sides...
Iverson scored in Iverson, but Iverson couldn't score in Kobe.
However, it was a pity for Iverson who took the initiative. He knocked down Finley and missed a shot. The East lost by 1 point. Kobe just took away the MVP of this All-Star Game, and after the All-Star Game... the regular season There is not much left. After everyone returned to the team, they immediately put all their energy on the remaining games, including the upcoming playoffs.
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Unlike usual, the second half of this year's regular season lasted until the final stage.
The Hukai two teams, which originally dominated the east and west, had some minor problems in the second half of the game...
The Big Three on the Celtics side suffered minor injuries one after another, and they never got together in the final game. Although they were still very strong, the No. It's been 76 years since the last East summit in '76.
The Lakers’ Li Shengli’s problem is not too big, and Kobe’s recovery is fine. If you really want to say that the injury is troubled, it’s not as big as the Celtics’ side, but the serious game is not as high as the Spurs’ winning rate, and I don’t know about the Spurs. What's the situation? In the second half of the game, they played several consecutive victories, rose together with the 76ers, and separated the east and west. Instead, they squeezed Hu Kai out.
Of course, the gap between the first and second places in the East and West is not that big.
It's just that the rise of the 76ers and the Spurs has made the entire league see a third color besides yellow and green, and as soon as the last game day of the regular season is over... the entire playoff pattern is different from the previous seasons.
On the west side alone...
The Spurs first, the Lakers second, the originally strong Jazz slipped to fifth, and the third was won by the Kings led by Webber.
From eighth last season to third this season.
The king's improvement is quite large, and in addition to Webber, Peja Stojakovic, an atypical big outsider, has contributed a lot. He is 206 tall and accurate for three-pointers. Last season, he averaged 11.9 points per game. The season reached 20.4 points, in addition to other data growth, so the eighth to third leap king, Peja Stojakovic made great contributions.
Also making the leap this year is the Mavericks, who jumped from ninth last season to fourth this season.
Cuban brought new changes to the team. After that... Nowitzki has improved a lot, and Nash is even more so. His performance in leading the Wizards was not good, but he is also a strong insider with 18+7 in the Mavericks. Even Dazhi's time and statistics have been greatly improved. His average of 7 points and 4 rebounds per game is not much, but he is enough to be a role player.
The strong teams in the West began to change their blood, and the East is actually the same.
The 76ers climbed to the top, the Celtics retreated to the second line, the Bucks, who were eighth last season, rushed to third, and the Heat, who were second before, slipped to fourth, so the top four also changed two seats, and Lake Kai's dominant position They have all been challenged, regardless of what the outside world says... After such a long time, the Lakers are ready for the playoffs, playing the seventh-ranked Trail Blazers in the Western Conference in the first round.
(End of this chapter)