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Chapter 216 The Best Grizzly
After the Lakers beat the Warriors, the opponent in the Western Conference Finals will be the winner between the Thunder and the Grizzlies.

When everyone thought that the Thunder would win, Westbrook was injured. He was bruised and left the game with a knee injury in the game against the Houston Rockets. After that, he never returned. The season was reimbursed. become dimmed.Although the Thunder eliminated the Rockets 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs, facing the Grizzlies with a very reasonable configuration, the two big iron gates of the "black and white bears" on the inside, Prince and Tony Allen on the outside First-class defenders, as well as the rise of Conley, the Thunder team short of major generals, without Harden, without Westbrook, only Durant was alone, and was eventually eliminated by the Grizzlies with a total score of 1-4.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers who returned to the Western Conference Finals met the best Grizzlies.

Before the start of this series, many people supported the Lakers to advance to the Finals. The long-awaited 23VS24 will finally be staged.However, more voices support the Grizzlies and the Heat for the final championship. The main reasons are as follows: First, compared with the Lakers who are balanced inside and outside, the Grizzlies are more dominant in the interior, and their style of play is more defensive. It is almost facing the Heat's door; secondly, the Clippers and Thunder, which the Grizzlies killed in the first two rounds, have excellent regular season records and seem to be the nemesis of strong teams; finally, the Lakers once again hit the finals with the "F4" lineup, The last loss to the Pistons was too sudden, so that the outside world did not dare to support them with certainty.

常规赛湖人和灰熊交锋4场，双方战成2-2平，且其中3场的分差在4分以内。但这些场次都不太能反映两队的真实水平：前3次交手都是在1月份以前，当时灰熊还没有把鲁迪·盖伊送走，出手分配完全是不同的情况；第4战灰熊险胜湖人2分。

Judging from the 4 battles, the Grizzlies and the Lakers have their own strengths in sports warfare, but neither of them is sure to fully utilize their advantages.During the regular season, the Lakers ranked fourth in the league in three-point shooting percentage, and the Grizzlies ranked second in restricting opponents' three-point shooting percentage. Is the bear's free throw ratio the best in the league?The Lakers are also the strongest in limiting the proportion of opponents' free throws.

So what are the key factors for winning?First was Kobe, followed by Chu Xiao.

In the middle of the season, after the Grizzlies sent the team's top scorer Rudy Gay to the Raptors and got "Little Prince" Prince from the Pistons, the team's offensive efficiency has been significantly improved.The regular season ended with the best record in team history of 56 wins and 26 losses, and then fell behind 0:2 in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. They defeated the Clippers 4:2 and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.Facing the Thunder without Westbrook, Mike Conley, who did not lose to Paul in the first round of the series, made the Thunder's No. 4 position helpless. Kendrick Perkins, Ibaka, and Collison looked at Randolph and Garrison. Sol raged inside but could do nothing... The Grizzlies eliminated the Thunder with a big score of 1:[-] in the series, advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in team history.

The Grizzlies' starters are: Conley, Prince, Tony Allen, Gasol Jr., Randolph.

The Lakers' starters are: Chu Xiao, Kobe Bryant, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

In the matchup between the two teams, the Grizzlies' black and white bears and the Lakers' twin towers have their own advantages and disadvantages. When they play stably, they are [-]-[-].

Tony Allen and Artest are both outside defensive gates, but Allen is better than young and has better defensive ability.

Kobe and Prince are old rivals. In the 2004 Finals, Prince, who is 6 feet 9 inches tall and has a full 84-inch wingspan, entangled Kobe with his long arms. He once summed up a set of defensive Kobe The secret, "When defending Kobe, don't let him stand on his unsolvable point, don't let him play singles in a comfortable place, you have to know that he has too many offensive skills, such as triangle offense, footwork, etc. Once Kobe got the ball where he was comfortable, and you just had to pray."

Chu Xiao and Conley, Conley can perfectly play the role of point guard and connect the whole team, but the problem is that the team lacks a stable scoring point. When the opponent hits a few three-pointers at critical moments, the Grizzlies Can't answer here.

Therefore, in the battle against the Grizzlies, the winner still depends on Chu Xiao, because the Grizzlies are not afraid of anything but accurate shots.

However, under the targeting of Zen Master and the coaching staff, besides Chu Xiao, the Lakers also have a magic weapon, which is to control the Grizzlies "black and white bears". In the G1 game, Randolph made 8 of 1 shots and Gasol Jr. made 16 of 7 shots , The two scored 17 points and 14 rebounds in total, and the Lakers won by 22 points.

G2战，兰多夫18中6，小加索尔12中4，两人合计得到27分、32个篮板，湖人小胜4分。

G3战，“黑白双熊”合计32中12，得到30分、29个篮板，湖人大胜11分。

G4战，“黑白双熊”合计25投9中，得到27分、13个篮板，湖人小胜7分。

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers unexpectedly completed a sweep.

It can be seen that throughout the series, the Grizzlies' "black and white bears" never showed their offensive power in the first two rounds. The Lakers used Gasol, Warcraft Howard and Odom to completely limit Randolph and Gasol. Sol, especially the defense against Randolph, went forward and flanked him, causing him to lose his mentality, completely lose his power, and become a cancer of the Grizzlies.

The second magic weapon for the Lakers to sweep the Grizzlies is Chu Xiao + long-range shooting. 60% of their offense is initiated by the pick-and-roll. The most terrifying thing is not the individual offense of the pick-and-roll ball holder, but the pass after the pick-and-roll, follow-up offense and long-range shooting .

Throughout the series, the Grizzlies have never restricted Chu Xiao, because the "Black and White Bears" fought with Warcraft and Gasol in the paint, and Tony Allen and Prince took turns pestering Kobe, so the whole series became One-on-one between Chu Xiao and Kang Li.

Chu Xiao, who is 1.98 meters, and Kang Li, who is 1.85 meters, Chu Xiao went crazy.

If the Grizzlies restricted Chu Xiao from outside shooting, then he sent 2 assists in G18 and restricted his passing. Chu Xiao scored 4 points in G37, including 9 of 7 three-pointers.

Don't forget Kobe, in G2 and G3, when the game entered overtime, it was always Kobe who stood up and took the initiative for the Lakers to reverse the situation.

In the start of overtime in G2, Kobe staged a triple hit and scored 6 points in a row.

In the start of overtime in G3, Kobe scored 5 points in a row, and scored 7 points and 1 assist in the entire overtime.

In the playoffs this season, the Lakers went smoothly all the way and did not encounter too many challenges. They only lost 13 game in the first 1 games. In the past 46 years in the NBA, there have been less than 1 teams that have lost only one game after playing at least two rounds before the finals. The Lakers did better than this last time.In the 10 playoffs, the Zijin Army went all the way, sweeping the Trail Blazers 2001-3, the Kings 0-4 and the Spurs 0-4.It wasn't until the first game of the finals that the Lakers met the 0ers led by Iverson, and they suffered their first loss in the playoffs that year, but in the end they won 76 games in a row and won the championship trophy that year.

During the Lakers' three consecutive championships, the 2001 Lakers team was the best. At that time, the playoff record of 15 wins and 1 loss was difficult for any team to surpass.

Unless, this time the Lakers can win 4 consecutive games with zero opponents in the finals.

But a little unrealistic, because their opponent is the Heat.

东部季后赛首轮，热火4-0雄鹿、公牛4-3篮网、步行者4-2老鹰、尼克斯4-2凯尔特人。

In the second round, the Heat 4-1 the Bulls and the Pacers 4-2 the Knicks.

In the final, the Heat 4-3 Pacers.

On June 2013, 6, the Lakers finally waited for their opponent in the finals-the Heat.

Kobe and James, No. 24 finally met No. 23 in the finals.

Kobe and Wade, the battle of the first shooting guard and the second shooting guard.

Howard and Bosh, Warcraft and Dragon King.

Nash, Tracy McGrady and Arenas finally ushered in their finals debut.

McGrady not only tasted the finals for the first time, but also broke his "first-round curse".

Chu Xiao, the first Asian player to reach the finals as the core of the team.

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Before the Lakers and the Heat start playing, you might as well recall the Lakers' promotion path, and you may find that the real playoffs have just begun.

Here's the Lakers' road to the playoffs:
Swept the old Spurs in the first round.

In the first game, the Spurs couldn't stop the Lakers twin towers. Howard scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 20 blocks on 15 of 2 shots. Gasol contributed 16 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. Sturdy, made 15 of 10 three-pointers, no one scored 20 for the Spurs, and the Lakers won 91-79.

This rhythm continued to the second game, because Chu Xiao and Kobe teamed up to block the outside of the Spurs. The Spurs basically only had Duncan who could perform normally, and the other players were only Leonard who occasionally performed amazingly. The Lakers easily won by 11 points at home.

Throughout the series, the Lakers seemed to be fighting against an NBDL-level team. In G3, Chu Xiao and Kobe scored 30 and 34 points respectively. The Lakers won 120-89.

In the fourth game, Chu Xiao and Kobe continued to kill the Spurs, and easily won 21 points in the away game, sweeping the promotion.

In the second round, the warriors sniped powerfully.

In the second round, the Lakers encountered a powerful sniper from the Warriors. In the first two games against this shooting team, although the Lakers responded with Chu Xiao, they did not see much advantage, and they still had the last laugh with their experience.

In the first game, relying on Chu Xiao's 22 points in the third quarter and Kobe's 16 points in the fourth quarter, the Lakers launched an 18-2 offensive climax and ended the game early.

In G2, the Warriors still couldn't prevent Chu Xiao's shot, but the Lakers couldn't suppress Curry's runaway. After Curry got an injection to suppress the pain, he played a masterpiece of his career. He scored 34 points and 14 rebounds. The Lakers were at home Lose, lost home court advantage.But the confrontation between Chu Xiao and Curry made this one of the classic battles this year.

However, starting from G3, the Lakers found a way to limit Curry and Thompson. In G3, Curry made 17 of 5 shots and Thompson made 20 of 7 shots. The two scored only 33 points in total, while Chu Xiao continued to be strong, scoring 25 points in the half and 32 points in the game.

In G4, Chu Xiao and Kobe teamed up to show off on the perimeter, limiting Curry and Thompson to 22 of 6 shots, and only scored 13 points, completely blocking the Warriors' double shots in the backcourt, and the Lakers basically controlled the initiative. In the end, it was 4-1 promotion.

The last is to control the "black and white bears" and sweep the Grizzlies.

(End of this chapter)