NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 451

On April 4, the playoffs begin.

There were four games on the first day, and the matchup between the Mavericks and the Lakers was just one of them. The Lakers played first, and the Mavericks had already arrived in Los Angeles to prepare for the game.

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Curry and Kidd did not mention the bad things about Magic Johnson again, while Gordon said a few words in the locker room and set today's starting lineup... Li Shengli, Kidd, Garnett, Curry plus the transfer Small forward McLeod.

As for the Lakers, the starting lineup is center Vlad Divac, power forward Elson Campbell, small forward Cedric Ceballos, point guard Nick Van Exel, shooting guard Eddie Jones, Magic Johnson did not appear in the starting list.

To be honest, since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, and James Worthy retired, the "show time" era of the Lakers has come to an end, and the core of the current lineup reconstruction is three...Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Cedric Ceballos.

The three are the backbone of the Lakers.

Nick is nicknamed 'Fast Nick'. His fast shooting and speed are his labels. He averaged 15 points and 7 assists per game in the regular season; Ceballos was the Lakers' scoring leader and All-Star player last season, and the blindfolded dunk leader in 92 , is also the main scorer of the Lakers; as for Eddie Jones... also because he is a second-year rookie, the current statistics are a bit worse than the first two, but he is still good at defense and steals.

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That's roughly the case with the Lakers.

The old ones are all retired, and the young ones can't hold the field. Only Ceballos is the backbone of the team, and such a lineup without a super giant meets the Mavericks. The pressure is still quite high. After all, the Mavericks have Li Shengli to lead the team The youth version of the Big Three is really not comparable to the Lakers at present.

After the debut ceremony, the two sides began to warm up.

The magician played as a substitute, moved a little and sat next to the head coach Del Harris, and in his position, no one dared to compete with him.

"Dell, let's feel Lee in the playoffs."

"Hmph, what do you need to feel? Maybe he will be in our hands next season! To be honest, thinking about this, I really can't bear to do it."

"You came up with the idea, and you say you can't do it now? Okay, it's the same when we recruited O'Neill. But..." The magician glanced at the direction of Mavericks who was warming up, "The relationship between these two boys, Li and O'Neal, is very good. Well, you need to tell Divac not to go too far, otherwise Lee won’t be able to get it, and if O’Neal has some resistance, it will be a big loss.”

"Resistance? Dude, who do you think will struggle with a big contract? As long as the money is in place, friendship is vulnerable and completely unreliable. There are too many examples to bother to mention." Del chuckled.

"You are really a philistine. Fine, you can do whatever you want, but if it is not necessary, I still hope that there will be no extra trouble."

"Of course, if you look at the current league, who the hell wants to offend this guy? That unlucky Ryder of the Timberwolves... God, we haven't made a move yet, what has he been tortured to?" Thinking of Ryder , Del felt concerned, "But then again, do you think Divac is not afraid? When I talked to him about tactics, this guy almost turned against me. He always felt that I was sacrificing the life of his career." , but the problem is... if we want to beat Mavericks, we have to beat Li!"

"Okay, Del, let's not talk about this, Divac is a smart man, he knows how to deal with and protect himself!"

"Hopefully, I also hope that the first game will not be too difficult."

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The two chatted for a while, and the game was about to start.

Li Shengli and Divac were standing in the midfield waiting for the jump ball, and Divac had a strange expression on his face, and he took the lead in saying hello, "Hey, Li, how are you resting these days?"

How was my rest?

Is this a routine pre-match taunt?

Li Shengli glanced at Divac, "What? What do you think about me?"

Fuck, big brother, can you stop talking to me like that, scaring me to death, Divac's old face turned black and his heart was bitter, "Don't, don't get me wrong, Li, I have no malicious intentions, I just want to say hello to you .”

"that's it?"

"that's it!"

"Okay, thank you for your concern, I'm resting well."

"Cough, actually, I actually want to say... It's normal for the game to have some bumps in the game. You must not treat me like you did to Ryder!"

"What are you talking about? Did I target Ryder?" Li Shengli was annoyed when he heard Ryder's name, but Divac's old face was completely dark this time...

That's right, it's not you, Li Shengli, who are targeting him, but the key point is that you don't want to see how Ryder was beaten up by your group. They are all beaten up, and the Shuangsha on the Jazz side is still letting go. Will continue to play him next season.

How could this be a human thing?

"What do you think of me as a bad guy? I have never done anything bad. Okay, can we still play the ball today?" Li Shengli beckoned to the referee to hurry up and throw the ball. Give Li Shengli a T, because this trick of "whitewashing on the spot" is too ridiculous, not to mention the player circle, even the referee circle is afraid of Li Shengli's signature fatal big hat.

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beep!

Finally the game started.

Li Shengli succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Mavericks executed the first attack of the game.

What Lakers center Divac said at the beginning was a bit of a sign of weakness, but in defense, he went around the front and fought hard, and Kidd suddenly scored Garnett, and Garnett turned to Curry on the outside.

Because of Li Shengli's running position and Garnett's shot missed, the Lakers' defense inside was empty, and Curry went straight in, leaped and dunked vigorously.

Boom!

A muffled sound.

Li Shengli, Kidd, and Garnett blushed with embarrassment, and Ceballos, the blindfolded dunk king of the Lakers, was shocked by Curry's amazing bounce...

Blocked?

Curry was blocked by the basket!

The top ten shots in the first week of the playoffs, steady!

Fortunately, the ball collapsed out of bounds, and the Lakers couldn't play a fast break, but the opening scene was very embarrassing.

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"Damn it, aren't you a shooter? Why dunk!" Kidd cried.

"Fart, the opportunity is so good, shooting inside must be more stable than shooting outside!" Curry said very reasonable, but in fact he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Then it's over if you layup? Brother, you... this is too reluctant. Really, if you dunk again, I will be the first to break up with you, Kevin!" Garnett scolded while running.

"Stop arguing! This is the playoffs, Curry, you should play less tricks, Stephen and Seth are watching from below, you should set a good example, don't waste your time." Li Shengli also convinced Curry , I really want to yell to the two eldest nephews in the audience, I can't follow your father's embarrassing way of buckling, it's so embarrassing!

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The game continues, the offense and defense change sides.

The starting point of the Lakers' offense, no surprise, is the point guard Nick, and the nickname of "Quick Nick" is too short and concise. Campbell pulled him out to pick and roll him, and shot immediately when he caught the opportunity, from stopping, to raising his hand, to the final shot , The speed of the whole process is quite fast, the Mavericks... the nearest Curry has no time to make up, let alone Kidd being blocked.

Swish!

Nick scored a goal neatly, followed by his right hand stuck to his ear, as if he was listening to the cheers at the scene, and after all, it was the home court. The fans also cooperated with Nick's arrogance and shouted Nick's name.

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"This guy is a bit arrogant?" Curry pouted.

"Nonsense, if you dunked in just now, you must be more arrogant than him." Kidd cursed with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, come on, give them back!" Li Shengli cut off the nonsense chatter of the two brothers, and took the lead in charging, but Nick was indeed a little arrogant just now, wandering around the Mavericks' players with his ears stuck.

Kidd advances to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time Divac's defense is still desperately moving forward, so Kidd did not force Li Shengli. Instead, he played a pick-and-roll with the high-post Garnett. After the pick-and-roll, Kidd directly sent it to Shunxia Garnett, with Divac chasing after Li Shengli, dunked and dunked, fulfilling Curry's dream of barely dunking with a bang.

Dunk, fight back!

Garnett was very excited to play in the playoffs for the first time.

So I followed suit, just like Nick, with his right hand stuck to his ear to collect cheers, and no one paid attention to him at home, but it didn't matter... He was just for Nick to see, and Kidd and Curry put on the same pose, Hand in hand, they turned around Nick twice, which made Nick very angry.

(End of this chapter)