lakers championship

Chapter 273 Don't forget the original intention
Ever since Durant joined the Warriors, all NBA fans and media have paid attention to it, and they all agree that there is no suspense for the 2017 championship, even the Cavaliers, who won the championship in 16, cannot stop it.

The outside world agrees that if LeBron cannot continue to win the championship in the Cavaliers, he will choose to leave. After all, he has fulfilled the promise he made to Cleveland when he returned in 14 years and won the first championship.

In the 16 offseason, LeBron jumped out of his original contract and signed a new three-year $3 million contract with the Cavaliers. Although there is no player option at the end of the 1th season, he can trade.

During the All-Star Weekend, Tianyang and LeBron had cooperated. Rich Paul specially called the magician to express LeBron’s approval of Tianyang. Jim Buss took this as an opportunity to envision Cousins ​​as the The main body, traded with the Cavaliers to get LeBron.

However, as the magician said, as long as this year's championship is the Cavaliers or the Lakers, LeBron will not choose to leave. In the former case, he must stay in the Cavaliers to pursue three consecutive championships. Join a championship team. After all, although he has formed the Big Three, he never embraces others.

Although winning is above all else, the NBA is also a business league, but we must not forget our original intention, otherwise we will choose to join if we can’t beat the game. What is the competitive nature of basketball games?

The meeting of Jim and the others ended here, and it was decided to consider the plan to trade Cousins ​​​​first during the off-season.

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After the third game between the Lakers and the Warriors, the voices of the Lakers on the social network reappeared.

Especially ESPN, a few days ago was still bragging about letting the Lakers choose the overall runner-up, and turned around and mocked that the Lakers would take a 05-2 away lead like the Rockets in 0 and the Bulls this year, but they ended up coming back tragically.

Other media are a little better, but they are self-assertive to help the Lakers make suggestions and give advice on how the Lakers can defeat the Warriors.

At 12:9 am on the [-]th, before the Lakers team training, review the third game as usual.

After watching the video of the whole game, the Lakers players became more silent than each other.

It can be said that there is no problem in offense. After Tianyang and Cousins ​​pick and roll, whether it is breakthrough or scoring, the efficiency is very high. Nick Young, Casspi, Brewer and others all hit the three-pointers that should be hit.

It’s just that in terms of defense, the defense of forward players such as Nick Young, Casspi, and Brewer is basically nothing to Durant. If it weren’t for Ingram and Tianyang’s occasional restrictions, Durant’s hits could reach 90%. .

This is like the Seven Injury Boxing, which kills 1000 enemies and damages 990, but it has to be used. It is impossible for Tianyang to score 60+ points in every game. The impact of Randall's absence is completely exposed.

In the end, Wharton said, continue to attack, make the details better, and see who scores more ruthlessly.

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At 13 pm on the 8th, the Lakers started the fourth game against the Warriors.

Staples Center is still full of celebrities, the pain of losing the last game has been diluted, and stars from all walks of life continue to cheer for the Lakers in different ways.

The Lakers have not changed, Calderon is still playing point guard, and McGee is the starting center.

In the first quarter, the Warriors showed the strongest defensive strength directly. Calderon and Nick Young were very annoyed by the entanglement of Curry and Iguodala. The Lakers also became difficult to deal with. Tianyang ran a lot without the ball. The team's shooting percentage is not high. Fortunately, only Durant played well on the offensive end of the Warriors. The Lakers are 23 points behind 27 to 4.

In the second quarter of the game, Curry felt hot. He hit 3 consecutive three-pointers in the first 4 minutes. The Warriors played a wave of offensive climax. Fortunately, even if Wharton made adjustments, Tianyang and Cousins ​​were arranged to play the pick-and-roll, and the two scored consecutively. , Helped the Lakers stabilize the situation and scored 52 points at halftime, only 6 points behind the Warriors.

In the third quarter of the game, Iguodala teamed up with Clay and Durant to exert high-intensity pressure on the outside of the Lakers. Brewer and Calderon made many mistakes. They could only rely on Tianyang to break through and play hard, but the Warriors had a comprehensive offense. Blooming, Durant and Curry hit difficult three-pointers one after another, the morale of the Lakers was severely impacted, after three quarters, the lagging expanded by 15 points.

In the fourth quarter, in the first few minutes, Wharton arranged for Tianyang and Cousins ​​to play a pick-and-roll to slowly chase points, and the effect was not bad. However, the Warriors' whole team seemed to be on stimulants. The shooting rate remained high and the point difference was always maintained. It was around 10 points, but the more this happened, the more patient the Lakers were, and they still played steadily until the last minute, when the point difference narrowed to 1 points.

At the last moment, Wharton asked the whole team to cover for Tianyang.

Tianyang lived up to expectations and hit 2 consecutive three-pointers. On the Warriors side, only Curry hit one three-pointer, but Durant got a key offensive rebound and made a tip-up. The Lakers fell short.

In the end, the Lakers lost to the Warriors 109 to 113, and the series between the two teams was tied 2-2.

In this game, it can be said that the Lakers did not make any mistakes. Brewer, Nick Young, Casspi and others really had no way to defend. If the defense is good, it will not be so easy for the Lakers to gather together.

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After the fourth game, there were more voices looking down on the Lakers. Although there were differences in details, the core point of view was very unified: "The Lakers can win two games, it is entirely because the three rookies are very talented, and the Warriors are stunned." , Now the Warriors have slowed down and suppressed in all aspects in terms of experience and substitutes. The Lakers have not lost unjustly, and the future is very bright. They will fight again after strengthening the bench lineup during the off-season."

This kind of argument is not only widely spread on social networks, but also frantically discussed offline.

Even Kobe was on the talk show "Saturday Late Show", and the host Corden read it to him. Kobe was so angry that he left the show and stopped the recording, saying that he would never appear on that show again.

The matter of Kobe’s strike-out has aroused the attention of many fans. The host Corden received a lot of comments on Twitter, demanding an apology to Kobe, but Corden said: “It’s understandable that Kobe can’t accept it, but the fifth game will explain everything.”

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At 15 pm on the 8th, the fifth game of the Lakers-Warriors series started at the Oracle Center.

In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors, who had won two games in a row, were in full swing. Durant, Curry, and Thompson hit three-pointers one after another, while the Lakers were limited everywhere and could only rely on Tianyang and Ingram to score.

After the first quarter, the Lakers only scored 21 points, while the Warriors scored 35 points.

In the second quarter of the game, Cousins ​​fell into Green's provocation and got a technical foul. In addition, he lost control of his emotions a little and got 2 fouls in a row.

After halftime, the Lakers were still 12 points behind.

In the third quarter, the Lakers, who were seriously lacking in confidence, failed to withstand the wave of the Warriors. With 5 minutes left, the lag expanded to 22 points, and the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Lakers lost to the Warriors in a three-game losing streak, and the big score became the lagging side.

Tianyang's personal performance was not outstanding either. He made 25 of 10 shots and only scored 22 points and 7 assists.

On the social network after the game, those sunspots who had endured for a long time jumped out, ridiculing the Lakers and Tianyang overwhelmingly, analyzing every mistake made by Tianyang frame by frame, wishing to demote Tianyang to nothing value.

Tianyang naturally ignored it, but he asked Walton for leave before the Lakers returned to Los Angeles.

Losing three games in a row made Tianyang stand on the brink of elimination for the first time, and he was a little confused.

He was at a loss as to what choice he should make between the individual and the collective.

He called coach Johnny Dawkins and was going back to Stanford University's Maples Arena, where he decided to be an NBA player, to find out.

(End of this chapter)