Legend of Tomorrow

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers failed to maintain a complete victory and lost to the Kings at home in Game 2.

Weber, Bibby, Christie, and Divac showed off their power together, and the Kings also had a group of bench gangsters such as Bobby Jackson, Pollard, and Turkoglu on the bench.

After winning this game, the Kings abdicated and were defeated by the Lakers in three consecutive games, with a total score of 1-4.

This season's Kings lineup is the deepest in team history, and Gerald Wallace can only be a marginal player. Unfortunately, the team suffered injuries and fell short.

The Kings did not play the strongest lineup in this series. The team's second scorer Peja Stojakovic missed three games due to injury. Although Peja played with injury in the last two games, his performance was also very poor. Players playing through pain will affect their shooting rhythm, which is fatal for pitchers.

The Kings' weakness is also obvious. Divac moves too slowly, making it difficult to prevent defenders from breaking through after pick-and-rolls. Kobe and Guo Xu can guarantee efficiency as long as they face Divac out of position and make sudden or shooting shots.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers and Kings played extremely fiercely in the Western Conference Finals. Two games were decided by one point. There was still huge controversy in the sixth game. Many people believed that the league was cheating on the Kings in order to make money in the tiebreaker.

The Lakers made 27 free throws in the final quarter of Game 6. Kings centers Divac and Pollard, who were responsible for defending O'Neal, were both inexplicably sent off and each received a technical foul in the first half.

In the end, the Kings could only let Webber guard O'Neal. The Lakers made more free throws in one quarter than the Kings in the entire game, and the players shot very accurately. O'Neal made 13 of 17 free throws and Kobe made 11 of 11 free throws.

But from another perspective, the Kings really have no chance of winning the championship. Regardless of referee factors, as long as O'Neal's free throws are normal, the Kings will win even if they let Peja win. But in the two crucial games, O'Neal broke out at the free throw line. In the tiebreaker, O'Neal made 11 of 15 free throws.

It's not that the king is weak, it's because the fat man is too perverted. At the critical moment, he can even do the things he is least good at.

The Eastern Conference playoff teams are relatively close in strength, and there is no sweep in each series.

The 76ers were eliminated in the first round by the Hornets led by Baron Davis. Davis has improved rapidly and is currently the best point guard in the league with strong impact. He has participated in the slam dunk contest and is the No. 1 small tank on top.

The Hornets lost to the Nets in the second round. Davis is physically strong and Jason Kidd is not weak either. The defensive end can reduce his offensive efficiency. The Nets played very well in both fast breaks and positional battles. Kidd organized the team in an orderly manner, making the Nets the most unexpected dark horse.

The person who stands in stark contrast to Kidd is Marbury.

After the two swapped, the Suns, who made the playoffs last season, were only ranked tenth in the Western Conference this season, and head coach Skiles was dismissed in the middle.

In the Eastern Conference finals, the Nets eliminated the Pistons 4-1 and successfully reached the finals.

Although the Pistons are out, Jim Carrey...oh no, it's Rick Carlisle who has shown his potential as a famous coach. Under his tactical system, the lineup composed of Stackhouse, Clifford Robinson, Ben Wallace, Atkins, and Michael Curry performed well on both offense and defense.

Backup forward Collis Williams can also help the team. If it weren't for Guo Xu, Corliss would have been elected Sixth Man of the Year with his averages of 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game and a 51% shooting percentage.

The Pistons' entry into the Eastern Conference Finals was also a product of the butterfly effect. The Celtics were supposed to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. However, Antoine Walker was injured and Kenny Anderson was traded ahead of schedule. As a result, the Celtics were in disarray and ended up with only 36 points. Ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference in terms of wins, one less win than Jordan's Wizards.

The Pistons already have the prototype of a wealthy team. Their weaknesses are only the No. 1 position and poor defensive ability on the wings. Atkins is not a qualified point guard, and Michael Curry is just an ordinary role player.

This year is another finals without any suspense. Everyone knows that the Lakers will win the championship.

Although no one says that the Nets are led by a single core, the fact is that they only have one All-Star in Kidd.

Kittles, Martin, and Van Horn's statistics are mediocre, but their shooting percentages are all very low. The substitutes Richard Jefferson and Lucios Harris have certain strengths, and the gap between them and the Lakers bench gangsters is equally obvious.

Guo Xu happens to be the kind of point guard that Kidd particularly hates. He is extremely fast. Kidd is excellent in single defense and assist defense. He is very similar to Payton and has the same weakness. As a heavy defender, when they encounter a big man's screen, they are not fast enough to pursue the defense.

Kobe has an obvious advantage against Kittles. No tactics are needed. One-on-one is an opportunity. Kittles is 196cm tall and weighs only 81 kilograms, which is a very poor opponent.

Guo Xu and O'Neal were playing a pick-and-roll and faced the Nets' meat shield blue-collar center Todd Mark Lodge. He is a strong man with a height of 213cm and a weight of 127kg. He moves very slowly and his specialty is resisting people.

Mark Lodge represented the 76ers in the finals last season. After playing, he faced the same situation, which was that he couldn't guard Guo Xu due to misalignment and watched Guo Xu's outside shots or being passed. Because his speed is slower than Geiger, Larry Brown did not dare to use him, making him a marginal player for the 76ers for two seasons.

Because the Nets were so poor inside, Mark Lodge immediately became a player after joining, hitting his career peak of 9.7 points and 6.1 rebounds. However, this does not mean that his strength has improved, but Kidd is too good at feeding cakes.

As soon as Mark Lodge comes off the court, the Nets' backup center Jason Collins is even worse. He is just a rookie. Although he was known for his defense in college, he was too reluctant to deal with O'Neal.

Collins could only rely on strength to resist O'Neal and was unable to interfere with his shooting. Then, like all centers in this era, he was dunked a few times by O'Neal and then left the game with six fouls.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Collins was a well-known player, not because of his outstanding ability, but because he announced coming out in 2014. Moreover, he is also the player who most falsely reports his height in the NBA. The reported data is 213cm and weighs 116kg. In fact, he is only 203cm and is shorter than Lakers power forward Horry on the court.

What's even more sad is that Collins does not have any offensive power. When he plays, the Nets' offense will be affected, and he can be easily released outside the penalty area.

The fatal flaw in the center position doomed the Nets' fate. O'Neal showed off his power every game and scored ancient behemoth-level statistics. He shot 62.3% from the field and scored 32 points, 15.8 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.4 steals and 3.4 blocks.

Kobe shot 46.2% from the field and scored 23 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks, which was also eye-catching.

Guo Xu averaged 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 50% from the field, 45.7% from the three-point range, and 85% from the free throw line.

Two of the Big Three of the Lakers shot over 50% from the field. You can imagine the end of the Nets, although they were not as miserable as the 76ers last year, with an average point difference of 23 points per game.

Although Guo Xu missed the FMVP in this finals and his highest score was only 30 points, his data overwhelmed the Nets' core Kidd. Except for a triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the first game, Kidd's performance in the other three games was not as good as Guo Xu's.

Kidd's advantage is his comprehensiveness, but his shooting is a flaw. He averaged 18 shots per game higher than Guo Xu, shooting only 39.2% from the field, 23.5% from three-point range, and scored 18.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The Lakers easily swept the Nets 4-0 and once again won the championship trophy on the road.

So far, the Lakers have successfully completed three consecutive championships and established a dynasty.