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Ding! !Congratulations to the host for entering the second round of the playoffs and rewarding 5000 system coins.

System currency balance: 21000, system point balance: 26

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The second round of the playoffs is out:

East: Celtics vs Cavaliers, Pistons vs Magic

West: Lakers vs Rockets, Hornets vs Spurs

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At the Lakers training ground, everyone's morale was high, and they did some training for the Rockets. The coaching staff was hesitating whether to put Odom in the starting lineup, and played a small lineup during the rotation stage, with Li Kang playing the center of the small lineup.

Only Yao Ming can attack on his own inside the Rockets. Uncle Mu and Hayes have limited offensive capabilities and are not a big threat. Li Kang has a clear advantage in the rotation stage.

If Gasol played center and supported the ball, Yao Ming couldn't get back to the basket, otherwise Gasol would shoot, and the mid-range shot was quite stable.

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Zen master: "Lee, in this round of the series, you will play a small lineup point center for a long time, because Gasol will put a lot of energy on the defensive end against Yao Ming."

Li Kang: "Okay, I accept the challenge!"

The Lakers coaching staff finally decided to put Odom into the starting lineup, replacing DJ-Mbenga.

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On the other side, the Rockets coaching staff is also studying how to line up and challenge the stronger Lakers.

It is very troublesome to defend Kobe and Li Kang. The Rockets only have Shane Battier and McGrady on the front line. Battier can indeed defend, but he can only match up with one of them. McGrady can match in height, but he has bad defensive habits and often Missing people.

The rest are small guards, whose height and confrontation are not at the same level at all, and they can't defend against the attacks of Li Kang and Kobe at all.

The only advantage the Rockets have is Yao Ming, so this round of the series will focus on the interior, and Yao Ming and Scola will continue to attack the Lakers interior.

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On May 2008, 5, the Lakers played against the Rockets at home, the first game of the second round of the series, the long-awaited playoff derby of Huaxia fans finally arrived, and the whole process was broadcast live on Huaxia Sports Station.

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Director Zhang: "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Li Kang and Yao Ming finally met in the playoffs and staged the China Derby."

Guidance Xu: "The Lakers still clearly have the upper hand. It depends on how the Rockets adjust."

Teacher Yang: "Currently, the approval ratings of the two domestic teams are evenly divided, and Huaxia fans are very conflicted. Everyone wants to see Yao Ming and Li Kang face off in the playoffs, but at the same time they don't want Huaxia players to be eliminated."

Fan a: "The combination of Yao and Mai has finally entered the second round of the playoffs. This moment brought tears to my eyes!"

Fan b: "China Derby in the playoffs, come on Yao Ming! Come on Li Kang!"

Fan c: "The Lakers are more powerful. Kobe and Li Kang will blow up the Rockets' front line, and Yao Ming will blow up the Lakers inside!"

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The Staples Center was packed and the stars were shining.

Rockets starting: Alstom (pg), Tracy McGrady (sg), Battier (sf), Scola (pf), Yao Ming (c).

Lakers starting: Fisher (pg), Bryant (sg), Lee Kang (sf), Odom (pf), Gasol (c).

Yao Ming and Gasol jump the ball in the middle circle, the Rockets get the ball first, Alston pushes forward with the ball, and signals to his teammates to press the time, Yao Ming takes a position at the basket, Alstom hits the ground and makes a pass, Yao Ming singles Gasol Well, Yao made a hook shot and hit it steadily. The Rockets took the lead and scored the goal 2:0.

The Lakers attacked, Lao Yu advanced with the ball, and passed it to Gasol at the top of the arc, Gasol responded at the free throw line with the ball, Yao Ming was attracted, Kobe and Li Kang ran without the ball, Odom Li Kang had no ball to cover, Li Kang ran back to throw off the defense, and came out from the bottom line to catch the ball. Gasol immediately passed to Li Kang who was open. Li Kang raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. The ball went into the net, 2 :3, the Lakers responded strongly with a three-pointer.

The Rockets attacked, McGrady advanced with the ball, hit the ground and passed to Yao Ming under the basket, Yao Ming dunked with both hands under the basket, 4:3, the Rockets overtook the score.

Kobe continued to push forward with the ball, Gasol came up to cover at the top of the arc, Battier was blocked behind, Kobe accelerated and threw off the defense, Yao Ming came up to change defense, and Gasol cut inside to the basket, Kobe saw this and made a pass Gasol dunked successfully, 4:5, and the Lakers overtook the score again.

The Rockets attack, Alston advances with the ball, advances to the free throw line, and passes it to Yao Ming in the low post. Yao Ming catches the ball and plays Gasol with a back single. 6 point.

Yao Ming scored 6 points in a row. Facing Gasol's defense, the offense asked for it. Foul it, Yao Ming's free throw percentage is still very high.

Zen Master whistled off the court, signaling Odom to double-team Yao Ming and let go of Scola's shot.

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This is the strategy of the Lakers before the game. Let Gasol defend Yao Ming first and see how it works.

Kobe, Li Kang and Lao Yu are not allowed to double-team Yao Ming, because Alston, Tracy McGrady and Battier all have good three-point capabilities, and it is unacceptable for Zen Master to let them shoot.

Scola doesn't have a stable shot, so he can let it go. His offensive feature is the basket, and he uses his footsteps to attack the basket. Shooting is not his specialty. Even if he makes a few shots, Zen Master can accept it.

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The Lakers have the ball, Kobe quickly advances with the ball, marches to the free throw line and singles Shane Battier, takes a tentative step, changes direction and speeds up the dribble, makes an emergency stop, pulls back and steps back and makes a jump shot, Battier closes his eyes to defend, the ball Hollow into the net, 6:7, the Lakers overtook the score again.

The Rockets attacked, and McGrady pushed forward with the ball and signaled his teammates to press time. Yao Ming asked for the ball in the low post, and McGrady passed it to him. Odom immediately stepped forward to double-team Yao Ming. La, Scola hesitated to catch the ball, made a mid-range shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, and Li Kang received the rebound.

Li Kang quickly served and counterattacked, Gasol, Kobe, and Lao Yu quickly stepped off, and the Lakers made a fast break. Gasol stood under the basket, Kobe stood at the left bottom corner, and Lao Yu stood at the right bottom corner.

McGrady closely followed Li Kang's footsteps to prevent him from taking ultra-long three-pointers. Li Kang watched the defense and his teammates position while advancing, and immediately gave the ball to Gasol. Yao Ming recovered the basket. Battier defended Kobe. Gasol Seeing this, Er passed to Lao Yu who was open in the right bottom corner. After receiving the ball and raising his hand, he scored a three-pointer and made a steady hit. At 6:10, the Lakers led by 4 points.

Adelman asked for a timeout. There were 5 minutes and 10 seconds left in the first quarter. The Lakers hit a three-point counterattack, which he could not accept.

The Lakers' counterattack three-pointer is a routine tactic. Once the momentum starts, the three-pointer will come in a series, and no one can stand it.