Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

After driving away O'Neal, the All-Star game began immediately, and because Li Shengli did not participate, the Western Conference center was Divac, who played for the Kings.

To be honest, the Kings really stole the show this season.

In the dunk contest, Kings rookie Gerald Wallace almost won the championship.

In the three-point shooting contest, Peja came out on top and won the three-point shooting contest.

As for the All-Star game...not only Divac, but also Webb starting and Peja coming on the bench, both of them were also selected for the Western All-Stars. Even this time, even the Western Conference head coach is the Kings coach Adelman, and combined with the Kings record With the pressure on the Lakers and Spurs, two veteran teams, it is no exaggeration to say that this is the most glorious year for the Kings.

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Wait until the game starts.

Li Shengli sat on the sidelines and watched. You must know that the Western Conference is led by Adelman, so even if it is a temporary team, it will have a little bit of the Princeton system. After the first quarter, there was not much difference between the two sides, but as Diva The king trio of Ci, Weber, and Peja joined forces, and the game became one-sided.

Logically speaking, the All-Stars have nothing to offer.

It is impossible to widen the point difference in a performance game, but the problem is that the head coach of the Western Conference is Adelman, and three of the five players present are from the Kings, so he is happy to promote his tactical system, and the subsequent results are It's also top-notch.

You know, the Princeton system requires the ability to pass the ball in all five positions.

Most of the All-Star players are comprehensive, especially the temporary combination of two guards, Payton and Nash, which made the West's offense extremely smooth. At the end of the second quarter, the West led by 15 points. More importantly, they played the entire game. What the Western Conference won was the 15 points they scored in the second quarter, winning 135:120.

In the end, the MVP did not go to the Kings, but was won by Kobe Bryant with 31 points from the Lakers, achieving the second consecutive championship.

Whether it was the peak matchup between Kobe and Jordan, or Yao's rookie performance, or McGrady's self-throwing and dunking show, the quality of this All-Star Game was good, and after the game, Li Shengli stayed I came down and got together with a few guys, and the next day I went back to Los Angeles with Kobe to prepare for the next game, because both brothers felt the threat from the Kings.

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In fact, watching Adelman's tactics from the sidelines is completely different from watching game videos.

This year, the strength of the East and West in the first, third and fourth quarters is equal. No matter who performs better or worse, the three quarters are overall tied, but the real problem occurs in the second quarter... That is what Adelman and his Kings three core did. dominant situation.

As for Payton and Nash, who were temporarily teaming up with the Kings?

You know, the old and the new are all capable of passing, playing and running, so they are more like players specially selected by Adelman to play in the Princeton system, and this effect is to help the West win this All-Star Game .

The Princeton system the Kings play?

Or the Lakers' triangle offense?

Speaking of which, both are derivatives of pick-and-cut tactics, but Adelman has a bigger heart, fixing the center in the high post to provide support, and the other four people run to look for opportunities. Compared with what Phil Jackson played in the Lakers, In terms of thinking, Adelman's delineated offensive range is larger and there are more scoring points.

If he really wants to fight against the king again.

First of all, it is difficult for the Lakers to defend, because Divac has a mid-range shot, can pull Li Shengli's defensive position, has the ability to pass the ball, and has enough vision to support high positions, so many times... the Kings' small-scale cooperation is easy to defeat , maybe a counter-run can find a shot opportunity.

Even leaving aside the versatile Webber.

But the Kings still have Peja, not to mention a master of running without the ball, but the speed of going around the bottom to shake off the defense and catch the ball is too fast. Unlike many people who have some extra actions after catching the ball, Peja had almost no pause and no defense.

If they really encounter the Kings, the Lakers may have to fight on the offensive end.

It's just that it's different from the balance that the Princeton system emphasizes on full bloom. The Lakers' triangle offense more often relies on the two cores of Li Shengli and Kobe to form the strongest triangle.

Of course, essentially...

The biggest factor that affects the efficiency of the Lakers is the dual-core. When they perform well, they hold all the teams in check, but when they perform poorly, they are mediocre. The absolute difference between the upper limit and the lower limit is relatively large, while the Kings' core affects offensive efficiency. The proportion is much lower. Anyone can play, and it doesn't all depend on one player. Therefore, the absolute difference between the upper and lower limits is also smaller, which means the performance is more stable.

Originally, the Lakers didn't have to worry.

If we had played such a king in the previous seasons, we wouldn't have had to worry.

But the problem is that the Lakers have a lot of minor injuries this season. It doesn’t matter even if the Kings injure one Webber, but it won’t work if the Lakers Li Shengli and Kobe get injured. This is because Li Shengli has not played in the All-Stars and needs to recover as soon as possible. s reason.

So no matter what...the Kings are Cheng Yaojin who jumped out of the Western Conference this time, and the threat to the Lakers is gradually increasing. After the All-Star League, the league has entered March, and the half-way schedule has accelerated again.

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According to the original regular season plan.

The best result for the Lakers is of course to rush to the first place in the Western Conference, but in fact, the situation in March was not very good. After the main lineup returned, several main substitutes also began to report injuries one after another, and it stands to reason that every team Everyone will encounter this situation more or less, but it is still too terrible to be stuck at the threshold of the Lakers' impact on the Western Conference rankings.

So, the whole month of March was played.

The top four positions in the Western Conference have not even moved. They are still the Kings, Spurs, Lakers, and Mavericks. And entering April, there are only about ten games left in the regular season, which will not have much impact on the final ranking. big.

Until April 17th.

After the last match day, the rankings remained unchanged.

The Kings are 63/19, the Spurs are 59/23, the Lakers are 58/24, and the Mavericks are 57/25. The four teams are ranked in the top four. Although this result is not a good result for the Lakers in recent years, it is generally acceptable. of.

There's not a lot of pressure to play the Trail Blazers in the first round.

They may play the Spurs in the second round, and the chances of winning are still greater than their opponents.

If they really reach the Western Conference finals, it is a high probability that the Kings will survive this round. This is also the hardest bone for the Lakers to crack. But in fact, Phil Jackson, Li Shengli, and Kobe are not afraid of it. No one is good anyway. Defense is better than offense.

As for which team in the Eastern Conference will advance after the Western Conference Finals... It's really hard to say, because the Eastern Conference has been really miserable this season, and if the Lakers have a new challenge, then the Celtics It was simply a situation of being surrounded from all sides.