The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 187 [The only suspense in the first round of the playoffs]

Other series in the East and West are also in progress, not as intense as the Lakers VS Clippers.

The Rockets lead the Mavericks 3-1.

After reaching the Finals and losing in 2006, the Mavericks' character seemed to be exhausted.In the fourth game, relying on Terry's two mid-range shots at the last moment, the Mavericks narrowly won a game 107 to 105, only to save their home face and not be swept out.

In order to ensure the offensive power, the Rockets let Brooks start in the second half of the regular season, and "Streetball King" Alston made a substitute.Alstom expressed dissatisfaction with this, but the Rockets did improve their attack power, and he shot too hard.Veteran Jason Kidd had a hard time defending Brooks. The veteran was not afraid of anything but his speed.Battier played shooting guard and was also successful in defending Josh Howard.Dampier was beaten by Yao Ming, disarmed and ashamed.At the small forward position, there is no suspense about Artest playing Singleton.In addition to Scola on the 4th position against Dirk Nowitzki at a disadvantage, the Rockets have an overall advantage.

On the bench, the Rockets are also sitting on a group of bench bandits such as Alston, Weaver, Hyde, Barry, Landry, Krstic, etc., and they can also guarantee their offensive power on the court.The Rockets gave up the defense of the Van Gundy period, and the offense became better and better. Not only could Yao Ming play low singles, but he often pulled up to the high post to cover for Brooks, increasing the chances of outside breakthroughs and Scola singles.

No big surprise, the Rockets will definitely break through the first round of the curse and advance to the next round.McGrady has been regarded as a broom star by Houston fans. After his absence, the team has become stronger.

The Nuggets lead the Trail Blazers 3-1.In the third game, Brandon Roy scored 42 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and used a sharp breakthrough to keep a home game.The fifth game between the two sides will be played at the home court of the Nuggets. The Nuggets Anthony and Billups cooperate with each other tacitly, and a breakthrough in the first round is in sight.

爵士3比1领先马刺，客场以103比90击败马刺队取得了赛点，第五场比赛29日仍将在圣安东尼奥进行。布泽尔得到28分11篮板，德隆.威廉姆斯得到21分7篮8次助攻，奥库得到12分11篮板，马刺的托尼.帕克得到了40分，还有5个篮板、4次抢断和4次助攻，邓肯得到25分10篮板7助攻，可马刺再没有球员得分上双。

The Spurs' loss was expected. Both Ginobili and veteran Kurt Thomas were injured. The Spurs' center was Bonner, who could only shoot three-pointers, and the outside starters were veterans Bowen and Finley, who were about to retire.You can't win with just two players.

The East played against the Cavaliers 4-0 and eliminated the Pistons to advance first.Allen Iverson played zero minutes in the playoffs. If he plays, maybe the Pistons can still fight.But the Pistons chose to train newcomers.

The Celtics and the Bulls scored 3-1.The Bulls without Rose relied on the combination of Luol Deng and Ben Gordon to still be able to deal with the defending champion and won a game.Because of Kevin. Garnett right knee injury missed the playoffs.

His injury is undisputedly ranked first in the injury list of the season.Because of his absence alone, the overall situation of the 2009 NBA playoffs was rewritten.In all fairness, Garnett has now passed the peak of his career, and his physical fitness has deteriorated significantly, but this does not mean that Garnett's role on the court has diminished.In the Celtics' team system, Garnett is the most important link, especially on the defensive end. Garnett can almost build the Celtics' rock-solid defensive system by himself.

With Garnett absent, the Celtics' power forward position can only be played by players such as "Big Baby" Davis and Scalabini. The role that Garnett can play in the center is really different, and Boston's main center Perkins has a good low-post defensive ability, but he can't defend well against pick-and-rolls.

They could still make it to the second round, but the team that had the best chance of winning died early.

The Magic lead the Philadelphia 3ers 1-76. The difference in strength between the two sides is not small. The 76ers lost Brand, who was hired with a lot of money. There is no suspense from the beginning of this round of the series.

The four or five ranked Wizards and the Heat played more intensely. Both of them are aggressive teams, and they scored high scores every game.The Wizards Arenas scored a quasi-lore in the last three seconds, narrowly winning the fourth game to win the match point.

The Wizards' advantage lies in center Kaman and small forward Butler.During the All-Star Weekend, the Heat and the Raptors reached an agreement on a four-player trade. The Raptors sent center Jermaine O'Neal and forward Moon to the Heat, and got the opponent's forward Marion and guard Banks .For the Heat, abandoning Marion is out of consideration for the future of the team. The Heat have no intention of re-signing Marion, whose contract is about to expire, hoping to free up enough salary space in the summer of 2010 to stay Under the premise of Wade, excellent players such as LeBron James, Kobe and Bosh will be included, and O'Neal's 7-year huge contract worth 1.2 million US dollars will just expire in 2010.In addition, sending Banks away will also allow the Heat to free up an additional $2010 million in salary space in 480.

But without Marion, the Heat's defense is much worse.Butler broke through for a layup and made a jumper as he pleased.Kaman also has an obvious advantage in the interior. O'Neal has long since lost his courage and only has trading value. His strength is not as good as Haslem's. Haslem has no height, and it is also very difficult to defend against Kaman.The Heat also have little hope of reaching the second round.

Now, the city battle between the Clippers and the Lakers has become the only suspenseful game in the first round of the playoffs.The fifth game will be broadcast live on ESPN, TN*T, and TV stations in many countries around the world.

With only one day off, the fifth game will be played.

The coaching staff of the two teams are the busiest. They have to study the videotapes of each other's games to find out their weaknesses in order to take the lead in the next game.

Jackson asked the players to force Ye Feng to shoot from the outside and keep him away from the basket.His low post offensive hit rate is too high, if he hits the inside, it will be difficult to defend.Jackson also emphasized that fouls should be made hard, try to interrupt his shooting touch, and let him fall to the ground as many times as possible when breaking through.

The Clippers also need to focus on taking care of Kobe. Thibodeau is ready to send Tony Allen to the 1st position to defend Kobe.Morrow's defense is poor, but he shouldn't have much problem with defending Fisher, as long as he defends his shots well.Ye Feng continued to play the 4th position, and Love was responsible for the low-post defense. He was responsible for defending pick-and-rolls and assisting in blocking shots.

In this way, the Clippers’ defense against Kobe will be more secure. They will not let Kobe get rid of it easily after the pick-and-roll. , Thibodeau dare not send Chalmers to start again, two pitchers on the offensive end are enough.

Another important issue is defending Pau Gasol.The method Thibodeau came up with was also to interrupt Gasol's shooting touch by fouling. This task was mainly carried out by Gortat and McGee, who didn't have many chances to play in the playoffs. Both of them were tall enough to interfere with Gasol. I shot, and if the Spaniard hits the basket, he will be fouled severely.

This is a game that no one can afford to lose, and the intensity of confrontation must be increased. If you don't get tough at this time, you will be out of the game.

In the key battle, the fans were also divided into two factions on the NBA forum, and the war of words intensified.

Many people questioned the Clippers' style of play, saying that their defense was too dirty, and they also made highlights of some fouls and small moves in the first four games. Barnes, Allen, Gortat and others did have a lot of defense little tricks.

But the Lakers are not clean, and they can also cut highlights.Vujacic's defense is all about small moves, using his legs to break through the first step, pushing people with his knees, pulling people's pants, and there are endless tricks.Fisher was slow to prevent a sweep from Barea, who hopped past the referee.When Ariza was defending Smith's dunk, he didn't take off. He deliberately bent over and pushed Smith with his shoulders, knocking him to the ground. Fortunately, Smith was very good at protecting himself, so he cushioned himself with his hands. If his head landed on the ground, there might be danger Possibility of breaking your neck.

Neither team showed mercy because the other team was from the same city, and they were not very clean on the defensive end.On the contrary, Ye Feng played more gentlemanly. In order to ensure the offense, he had to control fouls as much as possible.

Fans from both sides also gave advice to the Lakers and Clippers.

The fans of the Clippers hope that Thibodeau can arrange for Ye Feng to take unlimited shots throughout the game, so that Ye Feng can beat the Lakers with a record high.They feel that Ye Feng will play games with high shots. His shooting percentage is 52%, which is much higher than Love's shooting percentage as a center forward, and even better than the team's average shooting percentage. positive impact.

The opinions of fans who support the Lakers are all defensive. I hope they use various double-teams to limit Ye Feng's scoring. They must defend the outside line at the beginning. As long as the Clippers can't open the outside line, they will definitely lose.

Fans also complained about the Lakers' lineup.I think the small forward position is too weak, Ariza can only be regarded as barely qualified, Walton will become a loophole when he plays, and after Kobe is off the field, Vujacic is not good at the shooting guard position. In this series, Vujacic averaged only 5 points per game. The impression left by people is that the defense is dirty, and the three-pointers that survive are not allowed.Substitutes Shannon Brown and Farmar are not as threatening as Clippers backup Barea.

In the end, someone came to an unfortunate conclusion: the Lakers lineup is really not as good as the Clippers, Kobe still lacks helpers, except Gasol and Odom are unqualified, the Lakers management is mentally handicapped, there is no front line and guard last summer Lines are effectively reinforced.

Someone immediately followed up with a message: The Clippers lineup is really strong, including last season's Mavericks, Heat, and Magic's water dispenser administrator, this year's undrafted rookie, Celtics, Warriors' substitutes, and the slam dunk king that the Eagles don't want. The most exaggerated thing is that the Clippers have the second-ranked rookie in the team this season. This lineup is really strong and boundless.Ye Feng obviously hugged his teammate's thigh.

Whether it is strong or weak will be determined in the next game. On the 28th, the most critical fifth game between the two sides will begin.

(End of this chapter)