super small forward

Chapter 524 524. Waiting for the Second Round
The Lakers players expressed their sadness.

The first round of the Lakers' playoffs ended in two or three strokes. On April 4, in just eight days, the first round of the Lakers ended.

On the 22nd, the Lakers won their second home game. On the 25th, after two days of rest in New Orleans, the Lakers also won the third game without bloodshed. On the 27th, the Pelicans struggled a little, but they also won Without stopping the strength of the Lakers, the Lakers easily swept the Pelicans 4-0 to advance to the second round.

Of course, this is expected. The difference between the two teams in the regular season is more than 20 games. There is almost no suspense.

D'Antoni was very happy to end the first round early. In this round, Kobe and Gasol both played about 20 minutes per game, did not consume much physical energy, and the two continued to maintain the high efficiency of the regular season. Four games averaged 19 points, Gasol averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The two are in good condition and the rest time is long, which makes D'Antoni very relieved. After all, the two players who are in the playoffs are in good condition.

But at the same time, D'Antoni began to worry again. Their series was over, but their opponents in the second round became confusing. No one could predict who it was, even Liu Ren felt it was hard to say.

The Clippers and Spurs each defended their home courts and tied 2-2, and the combined score gap between the two teams in the 4 games was only 4 points!The total score of the Clippers in the four games is only 4 points ahead of the Spurs. The gap can be said to be very small, which means that it is very likely to play seven games.

换句话说就是湖人队首轮结束后有一周休息时间，因为季后赛主客场调换的时候要休息两天，季后赛除总决赛之外的赛程是2+2+1+1+1……主主、客客、主、客、主……

D'Antoni, who was still happy that the veteran had a rest time, couldn't be happy all of a sudden. The young players have to play for a week!
Nick Young, Jeremy Lin, LaVine, Thackeray, Green, Henry... plus Nash and Korver, two old men who are not repairing, these are all careless masters, nightclub prodigal sons...

However, several of these people are the main members of the team. Nick Young, Jeremy Lin, and Korver are the main scorers in the bench lineup. Green is the core of the entire lineup. Thackeray is the third center of the team. If these people play off the second round and want to play the Clippers or the Spurs, there will be a real problem.

In addition, the Spurs and Clippers are two teams with completely different styles of play. When they don't know who will be their opponents in the second round, there is no way to organize players to practice playoff tactics.

Speaking of which, the Clippers have home court advantage. In such a close situation, the Clippers take the initiative, but no one can tell!What if the simulated object of training is the Clippers, and then the Spurs win?

So D'Antoni simply simulated the two teams together. Anyway, the Spurs and the Warriors play the same way, so D'Antoni arranges tactical simulation training for the players against the Clippers every morning, and arranges against the Spurs in the afternoon. Tactical simulation training.

Now the Lakers players are about to collapse. In the morning, they are still performing a tactical simulation of cutting off the connection between the opponent's point guard and power forward and other players, and forcing the opponent to give the ball to the power forward. In the second half, they began to press the defense on the inside The training of the Spurs, that is, the training of forcing the Spurs to shoot three-pointers, we all know that the Spurs' number one sharpshooter "Huang Ama" Danny Green is a match this year, and other people have also been affected, so the training against the Spurs is Squeeze the inside line, prevent Duncan from playing, and defend everyone except Danny Green from the outside line. If Danny Green can make a shot, he is very good...

Since during the playoffs, D'Antoni could not arrange a lot of training to maintain the players' physical fitness and avoid injuries and fatigue, so four tactical training sessions were arranged every day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

The completely different training in the first half and the second half made the young Lakers players dizzy and tired. The key is that their IQs are suppressed!Accidentally ran out of another training defensive position.

"I can't take it anymore! I'm going to fight my coach! Don't let anyone stop me!" Nick Young, who was so funny, roared as if he was dying.

After yelling at Nick Yang, he was about to go to the office on the second floor, but he found that no one was stopping him.

Nick Young stopped in his tracks. Things were different from what he had imagined!

"Who...is anyone going with me?" Nick Yang asked awkwardly.

"Oh? I won't go, thank you, swaggy-p, just express your opinion for me, come on!" Henry expressed his encouragement.

"That's right, swaggy-p, you are a hero!" Jeremy Lin laughed.

"Finally someone is going to stand up and speak for us, swaggy-p, thank you!" Thackeray said, "I like you."

"That's right, go ahead, Nick, I support you mentally!" Liu Ren gave a thumbs up.

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Everyone on the Lakers was encouraging Nick Young to go up quickly, and now Nick Young was even more embarrassed. He was just putting on airs, thinking that the group of teammates would pull him and try to persuade him.

Although it doesn't make sense to do so, at least it relieves the pressure of hard training every day, doesn't it?

But Nick Young really doesn't plan to go!After finally sitting firmly as the first scorer on the bench, he didn't want to touch D'Antoni's brow.

"Ah ha ha, forget it, I found that training is quite interesting, we want to win the championship, of course we have to train well..." Nick Young decisively chose to admit defeat.

"Cut...hahahahahaha..."

The rest of the Lakers started laughing.

On the second floor, D'Antoni's head coach's office, watching the players get together after training and joking in the slightest, he was much less worried. He didn't want to cause problems in the team because of training Contradictory, but you have to train.

"I said Bernie, I thought at first that the Clippers and the Spurs would be good for us when they met and fought to the death, but now it seems that it is not all good! I really want them to quickly decide the outcome, we can target training." D'Antoni smiled wryly.

D'Antoni is an irritable person, and the more he thinks about something that doesn't go his way, the more he thinks it's not a good thing, even if he thinks it's not bad at first.

Bickerstaff comforted: "There are advantages and disadvantages to being promoted first. Now it is a headache, but in the second round, whether it is physical fitness or tactical preparation, we will have an advantage! It is impossible for everything to be perfect."

"we can only do this."

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The playoffs are in full swing, and some awards for the regular season have also begun to be announced.

Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins won the Rookie of the Year award with an average of 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. The Bucks' Jabari Parker was injured for a long time, and the Lakers' Clarkson averaged only 11 points per game. 4 assists, Noel averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per game is very good, the defensive end has a strong potential, Randall averaged 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game is also very good, but the best rookie is mainly based on scoring, Wiggins This year's Rookie of the Year road is basically unrivaled.

Clarkson was a little disappointed that he didn't get the best rookie, but the subsequent best rookie team made him feel better.

Wiggins led the first team of the best rookie, the other four were Clarkson of the Lakers, Noel of the 76ers, Randall of the Warriors, and Elfrid Payton of the Magic.

The second team of the All-Rookie Team was led by Langston Javeiro, an undrafted pick of the Knicks. The other four were Joseph Nurkic of the Nuggets, Smart of the Celtics, and Michelle of the Bulls. Rotic, Bojan Bogdanovic of the Nets.

If you didn't get the best rookie, you didn't get it!Clarkson only ranks fourth in the best rookie rankings in scoring. Wiggins, Noel, and Randall have better data, and it is not bad to be selected for the first team of the best rookie team.

Clarkson found some solace in the boring practice, and D'Antoni found solace in the anxious waiting.

On April 4, the best coach and best manager of the 30-2014 season were announced.

Warriors general manager Bob Myers won the best manager of the season.

Lakers coach D'Antoni won the best coach again after a lapse of ten years!
This time D'Antoni's face finally smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, um, it's not very good-looking, what's so good about a bad old man's smile.

But the Lakers players just think D'Antoni is so handsome now, because he will hold a press conference in the afternoon after he won the best coach trophy at noon, so the afternoon is off!
On May 5, after the glorious Labor Day, two more awards were announced.

This time it was Whiteside's turn to be surprised. He averaged 9 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game to win the best sixth man with an absolute advantage!

The center won the best sixth man, only twice in the entire NBA history before this!
They are Bill Walton of the Celtics in the 1985-1986 season, Kukoc of the Bulls in the 1995-1996 season...

These two teams, like the Lakers, had a record that surpassed the entire league that year, and most of the awards that year were won by their teams.

Nick Young is starting to feel depressed again. He is known as the Lakers' Super Six, but the Best Sixth Man award has nothing to do with him...

But Nick Young is an optimist, and he quickly went to "rob" Whiteside, who "robbed" him of the best sixth man, to treat the team to dinner.

Whiteside is now an extremely stingy guy. Although he signed a 7-year 2800 million endorsement with Nike under the operation of the chick, he has a lot of money compared to last season, but he can save as much as he can, right?

"Hassan, you have to treat me! Otherwise, I won't let you go today!" Nick Young led a group of younger brothers around Whiteside.

"I won't do it if I'm beaten to death! If you want money, you won't die!" Whiteside showed a posture that he was not afraid of boiling water.

"Oh! You are still so tough, and you still use the Chinese words you learned from the boss to show your toughness, brothers, then let's beat him to death!"

Said that under the leadership of Nick Young, LaVine, Clarkson, McCollum, Antetokounmpo, Green, Thackeray and others began to besiege Whiteside.

"Stop, stop, stop... I was wrong, can I please...Damn! My eyes! My handsome face! You bastards, I said please!" Whiteside begged for mercy miserably...

The group of Lakers was really badass. In order to avoid hurting their teammates, some hit their buttocks, some greeted their faces, and almost got a nosebleed, and then Whiteside was punched by someone in the eye. Anyway, everyone No one admits that they hit it themselves.

"Swaggy-p, where are we going to play at night? By the way, will the coach promise us a day off tomorrow?" Antetokounmpo, a good boy, asked uncertainly.

"It will definitely be. Didn't you see that the coach bought us drinks after the two days of training? He is happy now!"

"Right."

"Then shall we go to the playhouse tonight?"

"Cool! The women there are the hottest, I want two tonight!" Thackeray's spicy means big ass and big bust...

"Haha, anyway, Hassan paid for it, so I want two!" Nick Yang responded.

"Swaggy-p, if you want two, then I want three!" The handsome Henry came out to express that he was very strong.

"You want three? Can you eat it? Be careful not to get sucked dry!"

"Hmph, does Iggy know that you won't hack you if you want two?" Henry resolutely countered.

"Iggy is very busy, she is a big star, she has a concert in Europe these days, no problem!"

"To be honest, Iggy looks like an ascetic, I'm convinced that you can be with her for so long..."

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Whiteside watched his teammates discussing how much they want for the night, and felt sad. Those Los Angeles models spent at least [-] to [-] dollars for overnight stays!If you go down this night, you will have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in it...

Fortunately, there is the best sixth man to comfort Whiteside's injured heart and eyes.

Gasol, Kobe, and Nash will naturally not participate in this kind of thing. Kobe is currently in Vanessa's crackdown, and he dare not go out to fool around in Los Angeles. Nash and Gasol must maintain their state and not go fooling around. .

In addition, there are two other people who did not participate. These two "good boys" are Lavin and Liu Ren.

When everyone else was discussing how many nights they wanted, Lavin came to Liu Ren and asked, "Boss, are you going at night?"

"Of course! I am loyal to my family Mary!" Liu Ren acted like I was a good man at home.

"Fuck you... You are a good man, I will believe it is a ghost, I think you have Ajiali and Abby in your family who don't like those skinny bones! That's great! Do you know that Diana takes care of me? How strict it is! If I don't go back on time at night, she will have to read all night!"

"Yo, not bad! I got them all back home. Speaking of which, Diana has a great figure, happy little devil."

"You are the brat, how much older are you than me...Damn it! Don't you have thoughts about my Diana! Boss! My Diana is a brat like me..."

"go to hell!"

"Ha ha……"

As for Ajiali Liu Ren who has already settled in Beverly Hills and often finds chicks to go shopping with, there is no other way. I can’t drive them away, no, they have bought their houses, so there are two more Liu Ren’s family guessed by the media. Women don't have the heart to explain at all, everyone thinks so, these two women don't explain now, especially Ajiali still looks like she is enjoying it, so Liu Ren decides to break the jar Bar!
As for things like going to nightclubs, Liu Ren didn't refuse. He tossed the chick every night, making the chick pitiful, and he couldn't bear it... He always had to find an excuse to mess around!
But Liu Ren felt that he was not a boar, and he didn't like every woman he saw.

And from the eyes of this group of Americans, Liu Ren would describe hot and beautiful women as bloated, just look at the Kardashian family they are following...

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Sure enough, D'Antoni gave the Lakers a day off, because the 3rd is the day of the tiebreaker between the Clippers and the Spurs, just for the players to take a rest. After the opponents in the second round are determined, the 4th and 5th two days The rest period is targeted for training.

Speaking of which, the Lakers had the upper hand at this time. Although it was half and half of the training before, the players practiced with headaches, but they got used to it after a long time. Afterwards, it will undoubtedly be much smoother when they come out to practice alone, while the Spurs and the Fast The winner between the boats only has two days of training. If the Spurs win, they have to find a place to train in Los Angeles, and only some local universities in Los Angeles are expected to lend them arenas. Other commercial basketball arenas It is estimated that they will be kicked out. Just kidding. Although the Lakers fans seem a little loose, they would rather not make the money when the opponent rents the arena from them. Maybe it will attract more Lakers fans to play with them. What will happen then? All earned back.

Moreover, the Lakers also have fans who will harass their opponents, especially local college fans. If the Spurs want to rent an arena at a local university, they will inevitably be attacked by noise.

The so-called home field advantage in the playoffs is probably about these.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, the Lakers players who spent the night last night were still supplementing their nutrition and physical fitness at home. Kobe, Liu Ren, Gasol and others came to the Staples Center to watch the tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Clippers war.

In the first six games, the Spurs and Clippers kept their home courts, and the last game returned to Los Angeles.

At the end of the six games, the point difference between the two teams not only did not increase, but even shrunk to two points!
The total score difference between the two teams in six games is only two points!It can be seen how fierce the two teams played!
The game between the Spurs and the Clippers is one of the last two games left in the first round. Except for another series between the Cavaliers and Celtics in the Eastern Conference that reached the tie-breaker, the other series have ended, and the Warriors have already played against the Celtics. The Blazers started the first game of the second round.

The Blazers and the Rockets played five games, which was not much different from last season's playoffs. After the Blazers gained experience, they beat the Rockets 4-1 with ease.

The most critical point of the Rockets' loss was that they couldn't defend against Aldridge, and even the offense couldn't penetrate the inside defense of Aldridge and Lopez Jr.

The best inside player of the Rockets is Howard, who was shot crazy by Aldridge. Although he has lost his previous explosive power, he can still jump, but he is no longer the invincible monster inside. 33 points and 14 rebounds.

Howard was overwhelmed by Aldridge without any suspense, but he had to defend Aldridge. If the Rockets were to defend against other insiders, it is estimated that Aldridge would average more than 40 points per game...

The Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 4-2. It has to be said that the Grizzlies are a terribly hard bone. If they can't win, they will make their opponents peel off. The Warriors try their best every game. It was a 2-2 tie. Fortunately, Cole had an idea. Anyway, he kept running to slow down the rhythm. The small ball tactics were played to the extreme. Randall went to play center. Finally, in the first four games, the Grizzlies were beaten inside. The Bears exhausted their stamina, grabbed Tianwangshan, and defeated the Grizzlies away in Game [-] to advance to the second round.

Now the Warriors have started the first game of the second round with the Trail Blazers, just after the Spurs and Clippers game.

In the East, the Eagles defeated the Bulls 4-1, and the slow two teams played a series that most people paid no attention to.

In the same city derby between the Knicks and the Nets, the stronger Knicks won 4-2.

The "evenly matched" game between the Raptors and the Wizards, but they didn't play much. The Raptors eliminated the Wizards 4-1. It's not because of the gap between the Wizards and the Raptors, but because the Raptors are an international team full of pitchers. , And this round of the series feels very good, the Wizards have always been bad at three-pointers, and the Raptors directly killed the Wizards with three-pointers.

The most anxious thing in the East is the series between the Cavaliers and the Celtics. The two teams tied 3-3.

It's really not that James wants to procrastinate, but that Love is reimbursed for the injured season!Only Tristan Thompson and Mozgov are left inside!
Then James and Irving started to fight against the Celtics' wretched defensive combination outside, and it was difficult to hit the tiebreaker...

(End of this chapter)