Big Zhi and Kobe's Lakers Dynasty

Chapter 189 Playoff Match

In the West, the Utah Jazz ranked first in the West with 64 wins and 18 losses. The Houston Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics ranked second and third with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. The Los Angeles Lakers ranked third behind the two teams by three wins. Four.

The situation in the West is relatively clear. The Utah Jazz are thriving, and the Houston Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers are neck and neck.

In fifth place, the first-round opponent of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers have less than 50 wins.

As for the position of 50.00, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers have not reached a [-]% winning rate. This era is still a situation where the east is strong and the west is weak.

Since the Phoenix Suns traded with the Los Angeles Lakers, their competitiveness has suddenly increased. The swap of Cedric Ceballos and Robert Horry can be described as a win-win deal.

It's just that Wang Dazhi couldn't figure out the strategy of the Suns. He made it to the playoffs?It can be seen that the situation of poor performance this year is indeed severe!
The overall record of the Eastern Conference is much better than that of the Upper Western Conference. The Chicago Bulls lead the league with 69 wins and 13 losses!

The No.2 Miami Heat have also achieved 60+ wins, and the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Charlotte Hornets are all 50. Many victories, even the Orlando Magic and the Washington Bullets in the seventh and eighth positions have also achieved 45 and 44 victories respectively.

At the end of the regular season, various honors were given to everyone. Kobe and Wang Dazhi were selected to the All-Rookie Second Team at the same time, and Shaquille O'Neal was selected for a team without any dispute.

The first-round contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers will adopt a 2-2-1 best-of-five game system.

The first confrontation between the two teams was on April 1997, 4. The Los Angeles Lakers will have two consecutive home games.

Taking advantage of the last few games of the regular season, the core players of both teams have been fully rested.

Everyone is looking forward to being able to shine on the stage of the playoffs, but there are very few people who can really stand out in such a high-intensity stranglehold in the playoffs.

When the playoffs were approaching, Shaquille O'Neal, who was usually very loose, also began to lead by example, and his training attitude was much more correct than before.

Shaquille O'Neal also put forward a lot of opinions on the formulation of the team's skills and tactics. With the continuous adjustment at the end of the regular season, Shaq believes that playing with Wang Dazhi and Robert Horry is in a better state.

Playing together with these two high fortresses who can pull beyond the three-point line, Shaquille O'Neal can enjoy the ultimate space. If the opponent's big man double-teams himself, then Wang Dazhi and Robert Horry will be left and right. Punish opponents with precise threes.

When Wang Dazhi and Robert Horry are on the court together, the two can swing freely according to the situation on the court, and Kobe can also return to his more suitable second position. Under the strong recommendation of Shaquille O'Neal, Wang Dazhi will be the starting forward in the playoffs!
The hard-working and conscientious Elden Campbell doesn't have much opinion on this, as long as the team can go further, he is willing to make any sacrifices.

According to common sense, the match between the fourth and fifth place in the playoffs is the most suspenseful, because the strength of the two is the closest.

The Los Angeles Lakers have made sufficient preparations for the first round of the playoffs. From the technical and tactical preparations, as well as the adjustment of the players' status, everyone in the team is ready to hit the highest goal.

The Portland Trail Blazers are also strong. They all believe that the reason why the Los Angeles Lakers can rank higher than themselves is entirely because the league takes care of this giant team and makes it enjoy too much sweet schedule.

A confident and individual player like Rasheed Wallace even uttered harsh words to keep the flashy Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round.

Players from both teams spoke out against the camera, but no matter who is more trash-talking, they will see the truth on the field in the end.

On April 4th, the No.25 Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference playoffs played against the No.4 Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Stadium as scheduled!

On the first game day yesterday, the Utah Jazz, No. 20 in the Western Conference, swept the Los Angeles Clippers with a [-]-point advantage, and the Houston Rockets, second in the Western Conference, also took the Minnesota Timberwolves lightly.

In the East, the 61-win Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic by 35 points. Such a carnage gave Shaquille O'Neal a good night's sleep, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets by [-] points.

The TNT Los Angeles team has already taken their seats at the commentary table, and Magic Johnson, Skyhook Kareem, and Wilt Chamberlain are talking freely.

During the regular season, the commentators were mostly laughing, but in the real playoffs, the style of the commentators was much more serious.

Magic Johnson: "I have brought the starting rosters of the two teams from the technical table, and the Lakers Wang Dazhi and Robert Horry will serve as the starting forwards together.

For most of the regular season, Wang Dazhi played as a substitute. Now coach Delmar Harris has mentioned DZ as the starter. What do you think of this change? "

The players are shooting drills, and Magic Johnson naturally needs to analyze the changes in the starting lineup.

Wilt Chamberlain: "The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the few teams in the entire league that has an inside height advantage against the Lakers.

The Portland Trail Blazers' interior size will put a lot of pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers' interior offense and defense. Eldon Campbell's leg injury is a big concern. If the Lakers want to go far, staying healthy will be a problem. An important issue, the coaching staff of the Lakers must use him appropriately, so I think it is a good choice to put Wang Dazhi in the starting lineup. "

As Wilt Chamberlain said, the playoffs are cruel and long, and only teams that can avoid injuries can go to the end.

Just like the Golden State Warriors in the 2014-2015 season, the opponents continued to suffer injuries, but their own team was safe and sound. With such excellent injury management, the Golden State Warriors had the last laugh. The rise kicked off.

At the end of the regular season, the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Lakers protected Shaquille O’Neal and Eldon Campbell very well. No one can replace Shaq’s role, and the younger and more energetic Wang Dazhi can do more. Good job for Eldon Campbell.

(End of this chapter)