Guoshu basketball

Chapter 115 Advancement, Situation in the West

The third game between the Lakers and the Suns will be held at the home court of the Suns on April 4, leaving little time for both sides to rest.But the Lakers are relatively relaxed. After all, the big score is 26 to 2, and Nash was beaten to death by Lee Duke. It will be difficult for the Suns to come back!

The only thing that is not easy among the Lakers is Kobe, because the regular season MVP will be announced on April 4.This season can be described as Kobe's personal peak season. He won the scoring title this season with an average of 25 points per game, and his efficiency is extremely high. He scored more than 31.6 points in a game, and under his leadership, the Lakers also achieved fourth place in the Western Conference this season.

In the official NBA MVP list before the start of the playoffs, Bryant ranked third.Ranked first is LeBron James, and second is Dirk Nowitzki.In terms of team record, James led the Cavaliers to the third place in the East, and Nowitzki led the Mavericks to the best record in the league!
Theoretically, James, Nowitzki and Kobe are all likely to be elected as the MVP of the regular season. Kobe has also worked hard this season. He has never won the MVP of the regular season. This award itself is a must for Kobe in his career. one of the awards.

On April 4, the NBA announced the MVP winner of the regular season this season, and the winner is Nowitzki!In fact, according to the team's record and contribution to the team, Nowitzki deserves this MVP.However, Kobe was not convinced!
The result of Kobe's dissatisfaction was that in the third game between the Lakers and the Suns on April 4, Kobe scored wildly like a puff, no matter how the Suns defended him, it was useless.Kobe scored 26 points, 46 rebounds and 6 assists in this game.

The boss went crazy, Li Du and Odom naturally followed closely behind.Odom scored a large double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Although Li Du didn't score much, he once again limited Nash to only 4 points and 2 assists.Before the game, Li Du greeted Nash: "Senior, our boss is very upset today. If you want to vent your anger on the sun, I think it's better for you to stay away!"

Nash smiled wryly. He didn’t want to hide. Li Du followed him like a shadow. If he was a little negligent, he would steal the ball. Besides, Nash didn’t want to fight Li Du anymore. Now Li Du is a ghost. Not bad, once he becomes a demon, it will be a disaster for the sun!It is very difficult for the sun to concentrate on dealing with Kobe now, and if Li Du is added, there is no other way!

In the end, under the double explosion of Kobe and Odom, the Lakers successfully won another game, leading by a big score of 3-0.The Lakers eliminated the Suns, and their entry into the second round of the playoffs is basically a certainty.

The Suns fans were very disappointed. They had expected the Suns to tie the game and even eliminate the Lakers after returning home.Unfortunately, under Li Du's restrictions, the weakness of the Sun's over-reliance on Nash has been fully exposed. Once Nash is frozen, the entire Sun basically has no power to fight back!
Sure enough, in the fourth game the next day, the Lakers made another victory and swept the Suns 4-0!Successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

At this time, the Lakers finally have time to watch other teams' games.

The playoffs in the Western Conference were very intense. Although the Lakers swept the Suns, the process was by no means easy.Similar to the situation of the Lakers is the Spurs. They are now leading the Nuggets 3-1. If there is no accident, they are very likely to eliminate the Nuggets in the next game and play the second round with the Lakers, but the Nuggets sit With the golden double guns in the backcourt composed of Carmelo Anthony and Iverson, their counterattack momentum is fierce, and the Spurs still have a tough battle to fight.

In the other two matchups, the Rockets and the Jazz continued their iron-blooded war, and the two sides reached a 2-2 tie.The most surprising thing is that the Mavericks, with the league's first record and Dirk Nowitzki, who beat James and Kobe to win the regular season MVP, played against the Warriors, who almost couldn't make the playoffs, and even tied 2-2!
After watching the game between the Mavericks and the Warriors, Kobe once sighed loudly. Nowitzki won the MVP, but he may be killed by his coach and won by the Warriors!
Li Du is more concerned about the Rockets. After all, they are both Chinese and also working hard in the NBA. He very much hopes that Yao Ming can successfully advance to the second round of the playoffs.But after discussing with Kobe, Li Du felt a little worried.The overall defense and offense of the Jazz are very good, especially their killing and consumption of Yao Ming is very targeted. Yao Ming is a rare dominant center in the NBA for many years, but his huge body also brings him a heavy burden. , physical strength and movement speed are his weaknesses.The Jazz is aiming at this point, and they will do everything they can to deal with Yao Ming!Once Yao Ming consumes too much energy, or is troubled by fouls, the Rockets will lose their advantage.

"What about... Tracy?" Li Du was puzzled by Kobe's analysis. McGrady is also one of the Rockets' core players, and judging by his role on the field, he seems to be more important than Yao Ming!Why did Kobe only analyze Yao Ming but not McGrady?
Mentioning McGrady, Kobe’s expression was a bit complicated. He was silent for a long time before he let out a long sigh and said, “Tracey is extremely talented, and it’s not an exaggeration to describe him as amazing. Because of this, he and I are friends. It’s another opponent. But it’s a pity that he has experienced too many tragic things, which makes him not cruel enough at times, and against a team like the Jazz, he suffers a lot!”

After listening to Kobe's analysis, Li Du immediately called Yao Ming and reminded him, "Brother Yao, you have to be careful, the Jazz guys are not good people!"

Yao Ming sincerely thanked Li Du for his concern, but in the end he was very helpless: "Xiao Li, why don't I understand what you said, but as professional players, sometimes we have nothing to do. Don't worry, I will try my best." Keep yourself healthy!"

At the end, Yao Ming also reminded Li Du: "You should be fighting the Spurs in the future. Their tactical system is completely different from that of the Suns. You must be mentally prepared!"

"Brother Yao, I understand!" Li Du understood what Yao Ming said. The Spurs' tactical system is very complicated, not as obvious as the Suns. As long as Nash is restricted, they can win.Facing the Spurs, it is useless for Li Du to limit any player to death. The Spurs' system where each player has two or three sets of tactics, Li Du's role will be minimized!
After hanging up the phone, Li Du plunged into the training room again. It is useless to say anything now, the only way is to improve himself.According to the current situation, the Lakers will face the Spurs next, which is a team that is so stable that it is outrageous!
The Lakers and the Spurs have played three games this season, with one win and two losses. The win was not because the Lakers found a way to deal with the Spurs, but because the Spurs were not in good shape collectively, and they missed many open shots.It can be said that the Spurs completely defeated themselves that time, and had nothing to do with the Lakers!

(End of this chapter)