NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 139 Wang Chong was selected for the best second team, and by the way, James was pushed into the third team.

After the Mavericks returned to their home court, they indeed showed extremely tenacious combat effectiveness. In desperate circumstances, they won the fifth game 103:100, chasing the big score to 3:2.

But that's all.

The Lakers did not give the Mavericks a chance to tie the score and play a tiebreaker. After all, if it really got to that point, it would be very disadvantageous for the Lakers to have a tiebreaker at the Mavericks' home court.

王崇和科比分别在第六场比赛砍下29分和33分，率领湖人101：94击败小牛，也将比分彻底定格在4:2上。

The Lakers, fifth in the Western Conference, defeated the Mavericks, fourth in the Western Conference, 4:2, achieving the following victory, but this result is not surprising.

At the beginning of the season, the Lakers' record was far ahead of the Mavericks. Even when Kobe was out for only a month after his injury in January, the Lakers' record was better than the Mavericks, that is, after the All-Star Game. The conflict between Kobe and Wang Chong caused the team's record to plummet, giving the Mavericks a chance to catch up.

Moreover, even if this is the case, the Mavericks' final regular season record is only one game ahead of the Lakers, which is not an advantage at all.

Once the conflict between Kobe Bryant and Wang Chong on the Lakers side is resolved, the Mavericks, led by Nowitzki alone, will certainly not be their opponent.

As for other Mavericks players such as Michael Finley and Jason Terry, although they are also relatively outstanding players, they are definitely not the core players, at least not at this stage.

The Mavericks' playoff journey is over, and the Lakers successfully advanced to the second round by eliminating the Mavericks, and will compete with the Suns, who swept the Denver Nuggets 4:0 in the second round of the playoffs. .

The showdown between the Suns and the Nuggets is a battle between the No. 1 team in the Western Conference and the No. 8 team in the West. The gap in strength is far greater than that between the Lakers and Mavericks.

Anthony's second playoff trip, like last season, was almost inexperienced.

And even facing the Suns, who have MAX offense and are at the bottom of the league in defensive ability, Anthony failed to produce a luxurious personal performance, because he faced off against Shawn Marion throughout the game, and was very uncomfortable being restricted by the opponent. He played 4 games. He averaged only 19.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and shot 42.2% from the field.

But no matter what, at least Anthony has played in the playoffs, which is better than some people who have already started fishing and watched others gallop in the playoffs.

James: "...You might as well give me your ID number!"

Therefore, even though he was swept out, Anthony felt at ease with the loss. He did not show any unwillingness when being interviewed by reporters. Instead, he sincerely promised that next season he will perform better and stronger than now.

Anthony can do what he says, because as expected, in the third season of his career, which is the 05-06 season, Anthony's personal data will also explode. In the regular season, he averaged 26.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Among the top ten in the league in scoring, the Nuggets' regular season record is also ranked third in the Western Conference. Although they occupy the light of the division, the fourth-placed Mavericks, fifth-placed Grizzlies and even sixth-placed Clippers have better records than the Nuggets. , but third is third.

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The first matchup in the Western Conference is the Suns vs. the Lakers, and the other set of matchups is the Spurs vs. the SuperSonics.

The Spurs eliminated the Kings 4:1 in the first round, and the SuperSonics encountered some trouble when facing the Rockets.

姚麦组合的搭档实力不是盖的，麦迪首轮场均能砍下30+7+7的全能数据，大姚也有21+10的两双。

It's just that they met the super god Ray Allen.

In this series, Ray Allen averaged 32.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 45.2%. He averaged close to 4 three-pointers per game. His offensive firepower even suppressed the scoring in two games. McGrady Wang.

The Rockets' Yao-Mai combination is very powerful, but only the Yao-Mai combination is powerful.

In terms of the overall strength of the team, there is a big gap between the Rockets and the SuperSonics. As a result, after 7 fierce battles between the two teams, the SuperSonics defeated the Rockets 4:3 and advanced to the second round with great difficulty.

The seven-game battle between the two teams can be called the most exciting group of the eight Eastern and Western Conferences in the first round of the playoffs, especially the scoring battle between two outside players, Ray Allen and Tracy McGrady, which can be called the most exciting in recent years. outside duel.

In the past few years, fans have been looking forward to this kind of matchup between the two top guards Iverson and Kobe. Unfortunately, since the Lakers and 00ers met in the finals of the 01-76 season, the two teams have never competed in the season. In the playoffs, to be precise, they should successfully meet in the finals.

The Suns vs. the Lakers and the Spurs vs. the SuperSonics are the matchups for the second round of the Western Conference.

As for the eastern side, there is no change at all from the original historical process.

The Heat swept the Nets 4:0 to advance, and their opponent in the second round was the Wizards, who eliminated the Bulls 4:2.

活塞则4:1淘汰76人，场均31.2分10助攻的艾弗森惨遭首轮游，所在的76人就像王小二过年一年不如一年。

The Pistons, who eliminated the 76ers, faced the Pacers in the second round, who defeated the Celtics in a 4:3 tiebreaker.

All four groups of matchups in the second round have been announced, and we only have to wait for the start of the second round in a few days.

During this period, the league, like previous years, began to announce major awards for the season.

The first thing to be announced is naturally the best team and the best defensive team.

This year's best lineup has many fresh faces.

First of all, the five players on the best team are Steve Nash of the Suns, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Tim Duncan of the Spurs and Shaquille O'Neal of the Heat.

The above five people are all well-founded for being selected for the best team. Their personal data are impeccable, and the team's record is at least 55 wins.

Kobe is probably the most unstable among the five. His averages per game are 28 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.4 assists. There is nothing wrong with him. However, he missed more than ten games due to injury during the regular season. Kobe only played in a total of 66 games during the regular season. In 55 games, the Lakers achieved a record of wins, which has a lot to do with Wang Chong leading the team to a higher winning rate during Kobe's absence.

But even so, Kobe is still the best at the shooting guard position. His competitors are mainly Wade of the Heat and Iverson of the 76ers. The former is inferior to Kobe in terms of statistics, and the latter has a slightly higher score than Kobe. 2 points higher, but the team's record is far different.

Therefore, it was Kobe who was finally selected to the first team.

As for the list of the best second team, it is more interesting.

The Suns' Stoudemire successfully grabbed a spot with his regular season averages of 26 points and 8.9 rebounds per game and the Suns' 60-win record.

Although Kevin Garnett's Timberwolves failed to enter the playoffs, he still had a place in the second team with his all-around statistics of 22+13.5+5.7.

Although Iverson, who averaged 30.7 points, 4 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, could not compete with Kobe, he had no problem being selected for the second team.

As for the remaining two second-team positions, the league gave them to Wade of the Heat and Wang Chong of the Lakers respectively.

<divclass="contentadv">Two second-year newcomers respectively occupy two spots in the best second team, which is both unexpected and reasonable.

Wade averaged 24+5+7 per game in the regular season. While performing well in terms of statistics, the Heat are also the No. team in the Eastern Conference.

Wang Chong's average of 28.8+8+3 per game can even compete with the first-team players in terms of performance alone. The Lakers' 55-win record is also enough to compete.

It's just that Kobe is already in the first team. In the final analysis, Wang Chong is only the second player in the Lakers, and his qualifications have not reached the level of Kobe who was in the double first team during the OK team period. Being selected for the second team is enough respect for his performance.

Having said that, it should have been James who was selected for the best second team in the 04-05 season.

But now with Wang Chong, James can't hold down Wang Chong in terms of personal data. At the same time, the team record is even worse. In terms of qualifications, there is no way to compare with Garnett, who also failed to enter the playoffs. .

The result was that he fell from the second team to the third team and was paired with Arenas, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Ben Wallace and others.

Obviously, James lost another game in the competition among his peers.

As the No. 03 pick in , James was not only one step ahead of Wang Chong, but even Wade was ahead of him. It would be a lie to say it was not embarrassing.

What's even more irritating is that Wang Chong and Wade have both entered the second round and continue to compete in the playoffs, but he can only go on vacation early to fish and watch them play. This kind of crisis is constantly being distanced. It made James feel extremely anxious, and he couldn't help but call the general manager.

"We must bring in strong enough players this offseason. I can no longer tolerate the feeling of being blocked from the playoffs!"

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His eyes returned to Wang Chong.

Being selected for the All-NBA Team was within Wang Chong's expectation, but pushing James into the third team was a little bit beyond Wang Chong's expectation. He thought the league would put James, him and Wade together in order to promote James. Being included in the best second team will move Garnett, who also did not enter the playoffs and whose statistical performance is only about the same as James, to the third team.

However, honors such as the best team are only the cumulative effect of a player's influence and historical status, and have no particularly important practical significance.

And compared with important honors such as MVP, championship and FMVP, the fragmentary honors of the best team are only slightly useful to ordinary second-rate stars.

In Wang Chong's view, the value of this thing is not as real as the hundreds of points awarded by the system.

After defeating the Mavericks in the first round, Wang Chong has completed the first level of rewards for system tasks, which is 1000 points and a bronze-level badge.

However, the system did not issue rewards immediately because the series of tasks has not yet ended. If the Lakers can eliminate the Suns in the second round, then the second level of task rewards will be achieved, and the rewards will be upgraded to 2000 points and a silver badge.

But the premise is that the Lakers can defeat the Suns and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The Suns are obviously stronger than the Mavericks. If it weren't for Wang Chong, the Suns would have achieved a record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the regular season this season, and three people were selected to the All-NBA Team, namely Nash in the first team and Star in the second team. Demyer and Marion in the third team.

After passing all the playoffs and entering the Western Conference Finals, they lost to the Spurs and stopped in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers' only chance to win against the Suns is the targeted small-ball lineup they used against the Suns in the regular season.

But even the small-ball lineup specifically for the Suns actually only puts the two teams on the same platform to compete. The competition is which side of the two teams has the stronger scoring ability!

May 5, Phoenix, American Airlines Center.

The first game of the second round of the playoffs.

The Chinese fans were already sitting in front of the TV early, eagerly looking forward to the start of the game.

After Dayao's Rockets lost to the SuperSonics in the first round, they began to support Wang Chong's Lakers.

If the Lakers can win another championship this season, it will be two consecutive championships!

Although more sensible fans know that this possibility is extremely low, what if it happens?

If the Lakers can defeat the Western Conference's number one Suns in the second round and enter the Western Conference Finals, then the possibility of winning the championship will be greatly increased.

On the field, players from both teams have already begun to appear, and the director also inserted the starting lineups of the two teams for this game at the right time.

The Suns started with point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Quentin Richardson, small forward Joe Johnson, power forward Shawn Marion, and center Amar'e Stoudemire.

The Lakers started with point guard Atkins, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Wang Chong, and center Lamar Odom.

On the Suns bench, when D'Antoni saw the Lakers' starting lineup, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Although he had been mentally prepared before the game, when he saw the Lakers fielding a lineup that imitated the Suns during the regular season, he still had some admiration for Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

"As expected of a legendary coach with ten championship rings, he is full of courage."

This is the playoffs, not the regular season where you can test the lineup casually.

During the regular season, the Lakers' lineup only achieved relatively good results against the Suns and Heat. After that, the Lakers also tried to use small-ball lineups to deal with top insiders such as the Rockets and Spurs. team, but ended up being beaten unilaterally.

This is enough to prove that the Lakers' small ball lineup is untenable. After all, they do not have a top organizational passing master like Nash who can control the situation in frequent fast breaks. More often, they can only use Kobe and Wang Chong. Their outstanding personal abilities may work well when the two of them feel good, but once they feel bad, without Nash's organizational connection, the fast break rhythm will collapse in an instant.

On the other hand, Odom can be compared with Stoudemire in terms of mobility, but he is not Stoudemire after all. His confrontation ability and offensive ability in the penalty area are far inferior to his opponent, and there is no way to replicate the performance of the little bully. The way the Suns play.

To sum up, the Lakers simply cannot run and attack like the Suns, nor do they have the depth and fault tolerance of the Suns.

Even if it worked wonders against the Suns during the regular season, it will still be a risky tactic in the playoffs when the two sides have to play against each other many times.

At least D'Antoni doesn't believe it at all. The Lakers can really compete with the Suns in terms of offensive firepower just relying on the touch of Kobe and Wang Chong.