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Chapter 254 254. Western Conference Finals 9
115 is better than 100!

The Lakers beat the Spurs in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, winning 9 consecutive playoffs!

Originally, people thought that the game where Kobe picked the Spurs turned into a match between Liu Ren and Dior. Liu Ren scored 44 points and 7 rebounds in the game, while Kobe silently carried the team during Liu Ren's rest time, and scored 27 points in silence. Points and 8 assists.

It went so well!
Since the Spurs were messed up by Diaw on both offensive and defensive ends, every player on the Lakers played their own characteristics. Whiteside scored 11 points and 15 rebounds, Gasol scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Kumbo has 4 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and McCollum has 9 points... Except for Thackeray, who did not get too much playing time due to tactical changes, other players on the active list have scored.

The Spurs are actually not particularly bad even if Dior plays blindly. If it is an ordinary playoff team, the Spurs have a good chance of winning, but the Lakers are not an ordinary playoff team. They have strength Take the championship!
9 consecutive victories in the playoffs!The away game will grab the home advantage!The Lakers are all over the top!

The Lakers were all very excited, singing and celebrating in the hotel they booked.

But Kobe still frowned, called Liu Ren aside and said, "Liu, don't be careless, I don't think the Spurs only have this level of strength!"

Liu Ren also recovered his stern expression and said: "Ah, that's right, I think so too, the whole game went too smoothly, Popovich didn't make any changes, just waiting to lose, I think he must be Want to use the loss to increase the cohesion of the team! It seems that the off-court strategy of our two infighting will be useless in the next game."

Kobe once again looked at Liu Ren differently. Putting aside the matter of tactical idiots, Liu Ren gave Kobe a perfect impression!
Hardworking, talented, calm, scheming, and sensitive to big strategies, he is the embryo of a superstar!

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As Bryant and Liu Ren expected, Popovich did not let the players leave the ATT Center after the game, but called an emergency meeting.

The Spurs players all lowered their heads, waiting tremblingly for Popovich to get angry. Popovich has a temper. These people have experienced countless times. The training is not perfect, scolding, movement deviation, scolding, buying drinks If you buy too much sugar, scold...

But Popovich did not expose himself because of the loss today, but asked calmly: "What do you think about today's loss?"

"It's all my fault. I underestimated them. I was irritated by that Chinese kid and ruined the rhythm of the team." Although Dior was crazy, he dared to admit his mistakes and took the responsibility for the loss.

Popovich nodded in relief. If Diaw was like Stephen Jackson last season, he always played blindly and didn't think he was wrong. No matter how talented and capable Diao is, he would not reuse him like this.

Stephen Jackson's ability is quite good, and he can still have the ability of an All-Star in his 30s, but he was cut by Popovich because he was too proud, too conceited and had no self-awareness.

Popovich said with a serious expression: "Boris, you are right, but it is not the most important point. The point is that you were all deceived by the rumors of internal strife between Kobe and Liu! I thought their strength would be greatly reduced because of this, I thought We can easily defeat them!"

"Is their internal strife fake? No, they didn't say a word today, and they didn't cooperate even once!" Dio retorted.

"They didn't cooperate?" Popovich turned on the projector with a chuckle, and released the prepared video clip: "Look here, although Liu and Kobe seem to be fighting on their own, but here, Gasol , and Green here, they all formed a triangle at the position where Kobe and Liu Ren were! Convergence, one person opened the defense, one person attacked! This is how our defense was torn apart by them!"

"They... are too boring!" Parker was speechless, making up such a big news outside the court to fabricate internal strife?If people like myself are not fooled, wouldn't it be a joke for nothing?
"No, I didn't say that their infighting was fake, I just denied that Kobe and Liu didn't cooperate because of infighting!" Popovich shook his head and continued, "What I want to tell you is that our current opponents are not like before. It’s a really strong team like in the two rounds! Even if they have internal strife and conflicts, they will definitely not be weakened because of this, but it may become a motivation for them to compete with each other and want to perform better! Tim, Tony, you also and The OK team has played against each other, you should know Kobe's characteristics, he will never affect the cooperation of the two because of off-court reasons!"

Popovich has never paid too much attention to the infighting between Kobe and Liu Ren, because he knows that no matter whether there is real infighting between the two, it will not have a negative impact on the performance of the two on the field. I know Kobe Bryant too well!

Duncan, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Both Liu and Kobe are terrible opponents, but you don't have to worry, just play your own game well, we are stronger, as long as we don't play so carelessly in this game, we will definitely win! "

Duncan is like a pinnacle, he dissipated the anxiety and fear of everyone in the Spurs with one sentence!

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The Lakers defeated the Spurs, showing their determination to compete for the championship. The fans shouted that this year's playoffs will be fun!No longer a unique show of the Heat!

The Heat have entered the playoffs for three consecutive years and won two championships. Except for Heat fans, other fans want to see a team that can break the Heat's dominance.

In the regular season this year, two teams in the Western Conference won the Heat!These two teams happen to be the Lakers and Spurs in the Western Conference Finals!

If the Spurs reach the finals, the attention will not be low. The finals between the Spurs and the Heat last year left too many topics and regrets. Fans are looking forward to the two teams facing off again on the biggest stage of the finals.

But if the Lakers reach the finals, the attention will be even greater!
Kobe and James have been occupying a position in the Eastern and Western Finals since the 07 finals, but they have never played against each other. Although 23VS24 has become 6vs24, the topic will not become less because of this!

It is difficult for James to enter the Finals again this year. The Knicks' performance in the playoffs was too eye-catching. As the No.8, they defeated the Wizards in the second round without bloodshed, and entered the Eastern Conference Finals with great momentum. The heat is on the horse.

The Knicks have a good chance of winning against the Heat. Stoudemire, who averaged 22 points and 8 rebounds per game in this year's playoffs, and Chandler, who averaged 8 points and 12 rebounds per game on the bench, have a huge advantage over the Heat. Enough ability to beat the Heat.

(End of this chapter)