lakers championship

Chapter 434 Finally waiting for you! ! !
While the four teams in the West are in full swing for the semi-finals, the competition between the four teams in the East is also in a heated stage, and the trend of the game is quite surprising, which is quite different from the predictions of ESPN experts.

Among them, the fourth-ranked Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference won two consecutive games against the Raptors, who have home-court advantage and are the No. 76 in the Eastern Conference.

Such a trend surprised the fans and the media!
LeBron has been the pain of the Raptors' trash brothers" Lowry and DeRozan, but it's not possible to lose two games in a row. On the morning of the 5th, Kobe Bryant made a detailed analysis after watching the video, and then told the Lakers.

"The Raptors lost at the tactical level. Against LeBron, they must not be too greedy."

"He is an all-around superstar who can drive his teammates or himself. If he wants to limit the scoring of the Cavaliers and LeBron in terms of tactical arrangements, there will definitely be loopholes. The Raptors made such a mistake, let LeBron mobilize the entire Cavaliers team, and even TT, JR and others played better than the first round."

"So, the best way to deal with LeBron's team is to let him block other people."

"In the past, he had Wade, Bosh, and Irving by his side, but now there is only Love by his side. If we face the Cavaliers in the finals, we must always defend him alone and never double-team."

"He scores whatever he wants, even if he scores 100 points, there is no need to worry."

When the Lakers heard the words, they all nodded to express their reason. Nick Young also recorded Kobe's passionate analysis.

After getting Bryant's permission, Nick Young posted the video on Twitter.

Soon, fans started discussing it.

"Corvo, 666, is already preparing for the 23VS24 finals!"

"I have regretted it for many years, but this year I hope to achieve it!"

"Forget it! The Lakers still need to cross the Warriors to advance to the finals, and the Cavaliers may lose to the Raptors. Even if they beat the Raptors, they have a high chance of losing to the Celtics. 23VS24 is really difficult to achieve."

"You guys are mistaken. The real final is the Lakers against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals."

"As a Rockets fan, I see you're offended by saying that!"

On the afternoon of the 5th, the TNT roundtable commented on the fans' comments.

Isaiah Thomas: "Yes, even if the Warriors' core player Iguodala is injured, the Rockets are still a challenger. The fans, like us, are more optimistic about the Warriors winning the series at the end."

Webber: "I'd rather see the Rockets play against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, otherwise it might be the same two teams in the finals this year, and it would be too fun."

Hill: "That depends on whether the Rockets can maintain a high three-point shooting percentage."

...

On the 6th, the fourth game of the Lakers-Jazz series started.

Slightly different from what the fans and the media imagined, the Jazz did not put on a desperate posture when they came up. They still followed their usual tactics and played as they wanted, as if they had resigned themselves to their fate.

In view of this, Walton started to use the second unit more in the second half.

Even so, the Jazz did not go crazy chasing points.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 100 to 87, and among the 8 teams in the East and West, they took the lead in advancing to the conference finals.

After the game, FOX on-site reporters interviewed Jazz head coach Snyder about this question.

"No, we are not accepting fate, but accepting reality, because at present, the Lakers are indeed a better team, we are still very young, we still have a chance, and we believe in the process."

"Uselessly desperate, there is nothing but an increase in the risk of injury."

"We will continue to work hard and continue to challenge the Lakers next year."

...

On the 7th, the entire Lakers team returned to Los Angeles to begin preparations for the Western Conference Finals.

But this time was set a bit early, and the impact of Iguodala's absence was further highlighted. The Warriors and Rockets tied 2-2, and the series will take at least a week to decide the winner. Big loss.

In the end, the Lakers decided internally to wait patiently according to the rhythm of the regular season.

During this period, in order to ensure his physical condition, Wharton specifically asked the team to increase the intensity of physical contact in the team competition.

On the 8th, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors again and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a big score of 4-0.

The Celtics allowed the 76ers to pull back a victory, and the big score became 3 to 1, which seemed a little anxious.But on the 9th, the Rockets won Tianwangshan and led the Warriors by a big score of 3 to 2, but its core player Paul was injured at the last moment, which directly raised the anxiety of the game to the highest level.

After learning that Paul was injured and unable to play in the sixth game, Kobe immediately suggested how to start preparing for the Warriors. According to him, only the Harden Rockets, even if they beat the Warriors, were vulnerable to the Lakers. Last year's 4-0 was The best proof.

Wharton adopted this suggestion, and the coaching staff and video team began to act one after another.

Sure enough, on the 10th, the Warriors returned to the Oracle Center and defeated the Rockets 115-86, turning the series into a 3-3 tie, keeping the suspense until the last moment.

On the same day, the Celtics returned to the North Shore Garden. After 48 minutes of hard fighting, they won 114-112 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 4-1 series.

...

On the 12th, the last divisional semi-final game started at the Toyota Center.

The Rockets started very fiercely, leading by as many as 12 points at one point, but the Warriors made mistakes again and again.

But no one expected that when the game entered the second half, the Warriors suddenly began to show off their power, while the Rockets suddenly lost power and hit consecutive three-pointers. They watched the Warriors tie and overtake the score.

In the fourth quarter, Harden finally came to his senses and scored consecutive breakthroughs, but it was too late. The Warriors had regained their touch and strengthened their defense. It was still difficult for the Rockets to score.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 101 to 92 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

After the results were confirmed, the official Twitter of the Lakers immediately updated and wrote: "Finally waiting for you!!!@布士官方"

The Warriors official also responded immediately: "Don't worry, the next one will eliminate you!"

Official bickering is the deadliest!
Fans of the two teams quickly joined the battle, but this time neither Green, Durant, nor Tianyang made a statement.

Regarding this phenomenon, many media have uniformly speculated that both sides are holding back big moves.

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According to the schedule, the first game between the Lakers and the Warriors will start on the 14th.

On the morning of the 13th, ESPN's official Twitter updated the prediction results of 21 experts for the series.

有10位专家认为，湖人4比3获胜；有10位专家认为，勇士4比3获胜。

Such a result is quite normal, after all, both sides are strong, everything is possible.

Only Kevin Arnolds is special. He believes that the Lakers will beat the Warriors 4-0.

This result caught the attention of all fans!

Some fans say that he is grandstanding; some fans think that he is a reverse "poisonous milk" Lakers, after all, his previous predictions about the Lakers are all wrong;

In this regard, Kevin Arnolds gave his reasons.

"The Warriors lose Iguodala, who can defend Tianyang?"

"If no one can guard Tianyang, then the miracle of last year's playoffs will happen every game!"

"Unless Iguodala comes back, bet on his career!!!"

(End of this chapter)