You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 492 The Dark Tide Is Surging

On April 2008, 4, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially started.

The Lakers and the Nuggets, No. [-] in the Western Conference vs. No. [-] in the Western Conference. Kobe, Anthony, Iverson, Wesha, Gasol, Kenyon Martin, and Marcus Camby were assembled in the first round of the series.

The strength and lineup strength of the Nuggets is there. There are many reasons for the poor record.

Iverson first arrived in Denver last year. Anthony and JR were suspended just after a martial arts match with others. Camby was exempted from the game due to injury.

Later, Anthony and JR returned to the team one after another. At the end of the season, a wave of 9 wins and 1 loss successfully reached the playoffs.But the regular season owed too much money, directly facing the season's champion Spurs, quickly disarmed, and fished smoothly.If there is no impact of the fight incident, they should be able to improve a few rankings, and then face the Jazz Rockets and the like, who will be able to close the coffin?

Now meeting the strongest team in the Western Conference again, the Nuggets are about to play in the first round again, as if they were destined.

Iverson and Anthony worked together, determined to hit some sparks.

The Lakers then lowered their defensive intensity and played against the Nuggets offensively.

Before the start of the game, the Denver people's idea was to let Anthony and Kobe run a run, and let Iverson beat Wecha.

The idea is correct. With Anthony's ability, even if the gap between defense and Kobe is like the gap between Yui Hatano and Lin Chiling before teeth restoration, both of them have reached the upper-middle level of offensive skills, and their performance is enough to fight against Kobe.

What kind of character is Iverson?The career shooting rate of 42.6% is indeed a bit chilling, and the true shooting rate of 52% is not so gorgeous, but the environment at the peak of 01-02 is very different from the current one. With Iverson's body, it is not easy to get the average points per game and shooting rate.

From the outside protection policy in the 2004-05 season, body hair fouls surfaced.In those two seasons, Kobe, AI, and Tracy McGrady ushered in a big data blowout like the New Year. The reason was not because of the sudden appointment of the governor and the gathering of three flowers, but because the whistle was meticulous, considerate and thoughtful for high-quality outsiders, so that every time Bowen defended in the later stage, he had to go on a diet and empty stomach, pinch his anus and lift his buttocks, hold his breath, and sink his dantian, for fear that he would blow the whistle if he farted;

Secondly, at the beginning of this century, the league advocated defense, and each team averaged around 90 points per game. Even if they scored, they would lose their skin. On the other hand, the future advocates offense, with a fast pace and low defense.

Third, the current zone defense and defensive three seconds greatly limit the ability of inside players to help defend, and more inside players who can attack from the outside can easily empty the opponent's inside, resulting in more room for outside players to cut in.Even in this case, Iverson has a stable output of 50+ with a true shooting rate of more than 30%. Compared with the efficiency kings of later generations who shoot 60% and average 20 points per game in difficulty, it is not an order of magnitude.

What's more, Iverson's offensive pressure in his peak period is estimated to be only Kobe Bryant in the past two years among the active players. He died for about 43 minutes per game (think about the impact of physical strength on shooting), facing the opponent's strongest man in turn (defense's impact on shooting).

Someone wants to say, then don't vote, share the ball reasonably, strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, and have a bright future for the harmonious alliance!

Not to mention that Iverson's original style of play is like this, even if the so-called reasonable play, should it be passed to Tyrone Hill, a colorblind patient in the three-second zone?To the unknown Butter Hand Lubricant spokesperson Dalembert?Flying a kite for the bankrupt version of Birdie Van Horn (45.7% of power forwards) to fly the ball beyond the three-point line?Pass it to Snow who hasn't learned three-pointers in his 11-year career?Please consider the above options carefully. If you fail to score this goal, it is very likely that you will not dare to take it at a critical moment.

Therefore, it is unfair for ordinary fans to look at Iverson's data, take a glance at the shooting percentage and snort contemptuously, but do not consider the factors of the times and the team.

You know, if Iverson is just an inefficient cancer, he will not become the idol of a generation, he will not become a cultural symbol, and he will not come to China to seek gold after so many bad things, and there are still fans who are willing to buy it.

Therefore, let Iverson play Wei Xia, and it's over, there is nothing to say!

The result was exactly the opposite of what Denver expected.

Completely reversed!

Kobe and Wei Xia got each other's script.

Let me talk about the results first. In this offensive battle, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 124 to 118.

For scoring, it depends on who can score better. The Lakers are obviously better than the Nuggets in scoring.

The performance of the core players can explain some problems.

Kobe, who was dead against Anthony, made 26 of 9 shots in the game, and his shooting percentage was less than 35%.Fortunately, he hit the penalty area many times.Made 15 free throws, the shooting rate was dismal, and his personal score still exceeded 30+.

On the whole, his performance can only be said to be not as good as expected, and his shooting percentage is ugly but it has played a role.

However, Anthony on the opposite side scored 7 points, 33 rebounds and 12 assists with a shooting percentage higher than 3 percentage points. Compared with Kobe, who only had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, it is not a complete explosion.

Kobe took the script that the Denver people had ordered for Wesha.

Then there is the duel between Wei Xia and Iverson.

Wei Xia will not forget the misplaced drawbar that Iverson showed him when he first played in Philadelphia three years ago.He learned it repeatedly, and finally turned it into his ultimate move.

Three years later, Philadelphia changed its flag and Iverson was sent to the Nuggets. In the last few years at his peak, he struggled in the first round.

Tonight, Wei Xia relied on his height, good back-up feeling and the little tricks that are out of the blue, 20 of 14, scored 70 points with a 35% shooting rate, and scored 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He was the best of the night.

Iverson's performance was not bad, scoring 45 points with a 33% shooting rate, but he was slightly inferior to Wei Xia. The core players on both sides had contributions of 30+, and the outcome was up to others.

Pau Gasol maintained his good form after his comeback in the regular season, with 17 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, and "the smartest Lakers" scored 18 points.

The performance of these people allowed the Lakers to defeat the Nuggets and get a good start to the playoffs.

Many people scored 30 points, and Wei Xia was the best among them.

The media put the microphone in front of him and asked him to talk about his feelings about winning.

"We are very happy to have won the game." Wei Xia became more and more used to speaking less, "It's good."

As long as he is a media person, there is no one who does not know what kind of hot spots he has been involved in recently. Therefore, those media with good intentions will avoid all sensitive areas, and those with malicious intentions, the questions they ask are also full of malicious intent.

"A few days ago, there was a wave of opposition in Hollywood against Beijing's hosting of the Olympic Games. Many entertainment stars signed their names on the protest letter. What do you think of this phenomenon?"

Wei Xia smiled sarcastically and did not answer.

"Don't you want to say something?"

Wei Xia laughed again, more sarcastic than before.

Then, another reporter jumped out: "Recently, some players in the league jointly boycotted players from participating in the Beijing Olympics. Do you have anything to say to them?"

"Sir," Kobe interrupted the question, "Wish is our best player tonight, can you ask some questions related to the game? He doesn't have any political background, he is just a pure player, why do you keep asking him things that are difficult for him to answer?"

Kobe got burned.

The media took advantage of the opportunity to put the question on him: "What do you think of the recent trend of boycotting the Beijing Olympics?"

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Kobe has always said everything, and he has also learned nine twists and eighteen bends: "I have always been insensitive to politics, so I may need to know more details before I can make a judgment."

Every press conference is like an invisible war.

The media must allow the players to express their views. Letting Kobe express his views today is a signal.

Perhaps in the near future, it will no longer be just a nobody like Newbell who doesn't care about the Beijing Olympics, but the superstars who are familiar to the fans.

Once people with that kind of status speak out, the influence they bring and the momentum of linkage will force everyone to express their views with endless public opinion.

In the English-speaking world, unless one has the heart to explore the truth of the matter, everyone will believe the media reports, and then threaten to boycott the Beijing Olympics as the public opinion guides them.

This is the huge crisis lurking behind.

Sports should not be contaminated with politics, but some black hands want to forcibly connect the two fields.

The many crises behind it made Wei Xia feel happy in the game for a long time.

For the first time, he discovered that as a player playing in a big city, he needs to deal with so much pressure.

Internal pressure, external pressure, even if he performs well, there will still be bad-hearted media digging holes for him to jump.

He is patient, but there is always a moment when his patience is exhausted. There are countless words in his heart that he wants to spew out. Who will explode him?Maybe the next reporter, maybe never.

He can keep some ugly words in his heart forever, but if he is pushed, he will be more ferocious than those biting rabbits.

(End of this chapter)