NBA bench saves national team

East side.

James led the Cavaliers to a devastating sweep of the Hawks and easily advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In another set of matchups, the Heat and Raptors fought for seven games. In the end, the Heat were slightly better, winning the tiebreaker and eliminating the Raptors.

As such.

James will meet his old club in the Eastern Conference Finals and will also face off with Wade in the playoffs.

This is the first time in James' career that he has met Wade in the playoffs.

For a time, the topic and popularity of the duel between the two was very high.

After all, the two have worked together with the Heat for four years and have a very deep friendship, and the James-Williams connection back then was a beautiful sight in the NBA.

Now the Eastern Conference is about falling in love and killing each other, which is full of excitement.

It can be said that in terms of pure popularity and gimmicks, the Eastern Conference Finals is no worse than the Western Conference Finals.

It's just that there is still a very obvious gap in the strength of the two teams in the Eastern Conference Finals.

James's Cavaliers are strong and are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, while the Heat are stumbling in the playoffs, and their core player is still the aging Wade.

Therefore, in terms of predictions for the series, the Cavaliers will eliminate the Heat 4:2 and advance to the finals.

In the spotlight.

The Western Conference Finals took the lead.

This game can be said to have attracted great attention from all over the world, and even sold out.

The Staples Center Arena, the center of the stage, was even more crowded by fans.

Two hours before the game, the arena was already packed with people and every seat was packed.

The fans outside the arena were also crowded.

Many fans who couldn't buy tickets came to the square outside the arena to watch the game.

Sports media from all over the world rushed into the Staples Center like crazy. According to news reports, more than 300 press cards were issued.

The related stores outside the arena were even sold out by enthusiastic fans.

It can be said that from all aspects, it can be seen that the fans' attention to this game is phenomenal and unprecedented!

In the arena.

After the players from both sides completed their pre-match interviews, they came to the court for warm-up training.

The atmosphere in the arena also became tense and exciting.

beep!

A whistle sounded.

The starters of both sides came on stage.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Qin Feng, Kobe, Lowry;

The starting lineup of the Warriors is Bogut, Green, Barnes, Thompson, Curry;

The lineups of both sides are very luxurious.

In the first two rounds of the playoffs, starting center Jokic performed mediocrely. After all, he was a rookie and failed to adapt to the confrontation in the playoffs.

But Lakers head coach Steve Kerr still puts Jokic in the starting position. After all, he has shown outstanding talent in the regular season and is a player worth cultivating.

Jokic and Bogut jump ball.

The former took the basketball out, and the Lakers took the lead in attacking.

After Lowry dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the basketball to Qin Feng, who passed it to Jokic who ran to the top of the key.

Jokic observed the movement of his teammates and gave the basketball to Lowry who ran out of the space.

Lowry raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.

bang.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

Green grabbed the rebound, then quickly advanced across half court and passed the basketball to Curry, who raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a perfect arc.

Swish.

Hollow into the network!

Lakers offense.

After Lowry dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the ball to Kobe, who forced a three-pointer.

bang.

Strike the iron again.

The Warriors counterattacked again.

Thompson stopped outside the three-point line. After receiving the pass from Curry, he shot a three-pointer without any hesitation.

Swish.

Hollow into the network!

The Splash Brothers both made three-pointers in the opening game.

This gave the Warriors a surge of momentum.

next few minutes.

The Lakers fell into an offensive drought, while the Warriors attacked wildly and quickly established an 8-point lead.

beep.

Lakers head coach Steve Kerr was forced to take the lead in calling a timeout to make adjustments.

"Alas! Although the Lakers' starting lineup was invincible in the regular season, their offensive performance in the playoffs was still poor, mainly because they were unable to open up space."

"Jokic's three-point shooting is unstable, Antetokounmpo does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers, and Kobe's three-point shooting ability is also declining rapidly. In the current starting lineup of the Lakers, the only player with stable three-point shooting ability is Qin Feng and Luo Rui."

"And Lowry is notoriously inconsistent with his shooting in the playoffs."

"So, we can only look forward to Qin Feng!"

Barkley, the on-site commentator, shook his head helplessly.

"Yes! And the three-point shooting of those players on the bench is not very stable, so the Lakers have degenerated from a three-point team in recent years."

O'Neill also said.

Pause back.

The Lakers took the lead in attacking.

Qin Feng dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, faced Barnes' defense, made two shaking fake moves, and stopped immediately to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a perfect arc.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

The Lakers finally made a three-pointer.

Warriors attack.

Green passed the ball to Barnes, who was open for a three-pointer.

bang.

strike iron.

The Lakers fought back.

It was Qin Feng who broke through to the penalty area and completed a layup.

The audience cheered.

Qin Feng started to break out and scored consecutively!

With his strong performance, the Lakers gradually caught up with the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter.

The Warriors hit another offensive climax and once again widened the point difference.

"Alas, the Lakers' defense also has problems!"

"Although Jokic is versatile, he moves too slowly and has been targeted by the Warriors. Even with Qin Feng and Giannis Antetokounmpo, two best defensive players, the defense of Jokic and Kobe is still poor."

Barkley said again.

"For a super offensive team like the Warriors, it is enough for the Lakers to have these two defensive holes!"

O'Neill said, his expression becoming solemn.

In this comparison, the Warriors' overall offensive and defensive capabilities seem to be a little stronger than the Lakers.

If it weren't for Qin Feng, a very powerful superstar, the Lakers might not be able to compete with the Warriors.

Judging from the current situation, the Lakers with Qin Feng can only be tied [-]-[-] with the Warriors.

"The main reason is that Kobe's fighting performance has been greatly reduced. If Kobe can still have the strength of his peak period, then the Lakers can easily handle the Warriors now."

Buckley said.

on the field.

The Lakers finally changed their strategy and no longer focused on three-point offense. Instead, they began to use their own advantages to play from the penalty area.

Jokic and Antetokounmpo began to take turns attacking the penalty area, making the Warriors miserable.

Fortunately, the Splash Brothers performed well, otherwise they would have been a bit unbearable.

The first quarter is over.

32: 30.

The Lakers are still 2 point behind.