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Chapter 1479 I am the world champion, you are just NBA champions

The first thousand and 490 chapters I am the world champion, you are just the NBA champion

A lot of unexpected things happened in the 2001 NBA playoffs.

Most unexpected was the Lakers' implosion.

In the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers won by double digits and took a 2-0 lead.

In the third scene, the situation changed suddenly.

Don Nelson suddenly focused his attack on the most powerful part of the Lakers-the inside.

The Lakers' interior line is definitely the league's number one strength.

Starting with Kevin Garnett and Ben Wallace, this inside combination ensures suffocating defensive pressure.

Also on the bench are Karl Malone, Rashard Lewis and Brad Miller.

No matter what style of big man they encounter, they can find players to match it.

Coupled with the fact that Kobe and Artest are both strong defensive players, the Lakers became the only strong defensive team in the regular season.

Although many people are not optimistic about their trip to the playoffs, they are undoubtedly the team that best fits the version.

What the Lakers didn't expect was that they suddenly changed their style of play and found a way out by attacking the long Mavericks with short shots.

Nowitzki scored 42 points and 10 rebounds in a single game and beat Garnett, who claimed to be the number one in the world.

Bodi Loga and Nash called infinitely on the left and right, and they played the Lakers inside.

When things are going well, it's easy to stick together.

But if there is a predicament like tonight, it's hard to say.

Behind the fact that the Lakers rank first in the league in thickness inside is the fact that most people are dissatisfied with their tactical status.

Garnett is the only one who is content with the status quo.

Malone felt that he was here to assist Garnett and Kobe, but he was placed on the bench?

The demands of Miller and Lewis are more direct. This year is their contract year, so it’s fine to play as a substitute, and they have not yet had their turn to start. They even picked up a giant like Malone from the free market and came back to further reduce their playing time.

Regular season victories can cover up the darkness in people's hearts, but the playoffs are the easiest place to spark conflicts.

A failure will allow some people to find opportunities.

Malone said euphemistically: "The pursuit of the ultimate defense will put us in the predicament of playing less offensively."

When the Mavericks tied the big score, Larry Bird took Ben from the starting lineup, put Garnett at the five and Malone in the starting lineup.

Malone, who can take into account both defense and comprehensive offensive skills, helped the Lakers win Tianwangshan.

In Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, Kobe missed a key shot that killed the game, and the series entered the tiebreaker.

"I can't wait to go to the Finals and tell Tim he stole my MVP."

Bodi Loga told reporters before Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.

Not long ago, the MVP was revealed.

Those who participated in the voting did not believe that Kobe and Garnett had MVP-level strength, and Duncan was elected the MVP of this season with a super high vote rate.

Duncan's election as MVP means that the Miracle Generation has harvested all the top honors that can be harvested this year.

Except for Nash, the other four were all selected for the first team, and Nash himself was selected for the third team.

Except for Nash and Bodi Loga, the other three were all selected for the first defense.

Now, Duncan won the MVP trophy again.

He became the second member of the Generation of Miracles to be elected MVP after Bodi Loga.

Louis' previous prophecies are being fulfilled one by one.

Duncan, who was elected MVP, led the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Obviously the Knicks have an excellent lineup, but lost in five games.

"The Lakers team that swept everything didn't disappear," Knicks coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "They just got brought to Miami by Tim Duncan."

The Heat, who advanced early, were able to sit on the sidelines and wait for this year's king to be born in the West.

In the tiebreaker, the Lakers proved one thing.

Maybe they're not ready, but it's the right thing to stick to the principle of defense first.

Their defense allowed the Mavericks to play below average, and Bodi Loga's 35-point triple-double didn't help.

The Lakers have an overwhelming lead in rebounds, steals, blocks and other data.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Mavericks by 16 points and advanced to the finals 4-3.

After passing the Mavericks level, the audience who advocated the Lakers began to increase, and the media wanted to see them win five consecutive championships.

Judging from the book lineup, the Heat are obviously weaker than the Lakers.

This is why Louis never cared about outside public opinion.

Judging from the book lineup, how could the 11 Heat lose to the 11 Mavericks?
But it just happens, doesn't it?
Card strength is only a part of competitive sports, and there are many factors that determine success or failure that are far outside the competition itself.

Compared with the Lakers, the Heat's maturity and stability are too good.

In the first game of the finals, the Heat won with stability.

Blindly speeding up and betting on the defensive end, the Lakers, who tried to beat the Heat with a lot of defensive counterattacks, encountered a perfect game from the Heat.

The perfect game is a concept coined by Billy Donovan.

This season, the NBA averaged 14 turnovers per game.

Since the introduction of the turnover statistic, the NBA has averaged only 16 turnovers per game in one season.

Donovan's so-called perfect game concept is that if a team plays an above-average offensive performance with less than 5 turnovers in a single game, it can be called a perfect game.

Tonight, the Heat scored 118 points and made only 4 turnovers.

After that, the Lakers won two of the first four games of the finals by virtue of the absolute strength of the book lineup.

Although the two sides are tied 2-2 after four games, the Heat seem to be the better team.The games they win always have a double-digit advantage, and the Lakers won the two games without a difference of more than 4 points.

In the fifth game of the most dramatic 3, the suspense of the game was maintained until the last 0.6 seconds.

The two sides tied and the Heat had the ball. Liu Yuqing missed a three-pointer and bounced a long rebound. Under Duncan's fight, the rebound flew to Liu Yuqing's position.

In the last 0.6 seconds, Liu Yuqing received the ball and shot the ball in one go, as fast as lightning, the light was red, the ball scored, and the buzzer beat the Lakers, helping the Heat win the battle of Tianwangshan, leading 3-2.

At this moment, all the Americans watching the game remembered how the Chinese killed them in the Olympics.

"If one day I have to choose someone to save my life by shooting, I will choose this person without hesitation!" Lambiel exclaimed excitedly, "He is so cold that he is not human. The buzzer has no pressure on him. Look at his face. There is no expression. How terrible! Smile, Jiang Duo, for God's sake, smile!"

Louis sneaked in and watched Game [-] between the Heat and the Lakers.

In the last 0.6 seconds, when Duncan turned the ball to Liu Yuqing's position, he felt that the Lakers were about to be killed.

Whether it was the cold-blooded shooter in the Lakers era, or the oriental lunatic who personally extinguished the 0.6 stars of the United States in the Olympics, or tonight's killer who can adjust his body to the best condition within [-] seconds without changing his face after the last goal, Liu Yuqing will always bring a sense of peace of mind to his supporters.

How strong is that sense of security?
As long as he catches the ball at the critical moment, everyone can rest assured.

He is just so dependable!
Seeing the debauched appearance of the Lakers, Miller, Lewis and others were still accusing each other, Louis thought, it's over.

The Lakers have the strongest lineup on the board, but the position distribution is too deformed. For a novice coach like Bird, this problem is too difficult.

If their opponent is not a team with perfect chemistry like the Heat, maybe they can win with hard power.

Two days later, the Heat, whose state and morale were at the top, won the cup at home.

Moreover, an interesting thing happened in the Heat.

When the Heat players returned to the locker room and found that the tactical board had written "Welcome back, World Champion!", Liu Yuqing went up and erased "World Champion" and changed it to "NBA Championship".

"Jiang Duo, what are you doing?"

Duncan asked cheerfully.

Liu Yuqing snorted softly, "I am the world champion, and you are just NBA champions."

(End of this chapter)