Legend of Tomorrow

There was no suspense in the Suns' first-round matchup, easily sweeping the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' wing defense was so poor that Guo Xu didn't exert much effort. He passed the ball after half-court to help his teammates gain confidence. This was a preseason style of play.

After Guo Xu reduced his shots, he needed someone to step up and attack with the ball. In the second game, Roy exploded and scored a career-high 43 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting over 70% from the field and three-pointers. 7-for-14 from the field.

The Grizzlies' starting shooting guard is Ronnie Brewer, a swingman who is 201cm tall and weighs 100kg. Roy was severely beaten.

Brewer played very hard and was a starter for two seasons with the Jazz. After leaving the Jazz, he declined and his lateral movement slowed down. One of his fatal weaknesses is his shooting form. He broke his arm in a horrific car accident as a child and now his right elbow still cannot fully extend, so his shooting form is weird.

Roy has an absolute advantage at position 2, averaging 27 points per game in the series. Brewer can't adapt to his rhythm, and substitute James Posey's defensive effect is even worse.

Pau Gasol is the only outstanding player for the Grizzlies, averaging 19.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Randolph's efficiency was greatly reduced by Marc Gasol, and his shooting percentage was only 41.7%.

At the end of the fight, Randolph wanted to hold a watermelon knife to Gasol's neck and shout to the other side: If you guard me again, I will kill your brother with one knife.

Randolph's main method of scoring is to hit hard in the low post, and his mid-range shot is only average. Gasol is best at guarding the low post.

He mainly defends Randolph without having to jump, he dominates the confrontation, and constantly uses his long arms to interfere with shooting, which causes Randolph more headaches than blocking shots.

After guarding the important attack points inside, Guo Xu then blocked Mike Conley's breakthrough, and the Grizzlies' tactics only left Gasol's inside support. Gasol defeated Ibaka but was unable to lead the team to win, losing by an average of 22 points per game.

After this season, the Grizzlies are ready to rebuild. The Two Bears cannot lead the team to win the championship. As they grow older, their condition will gradually decline. It is better to exchange for young and potential players while they still have trading value. Player development.

After a few days of rest, the Suns waited for their opponents in the second round.

What is surprising is that it is not the Warriors who have a better regular season record and home court advantage who advance, but the Lakers.

Judging from the reputation of the players, the Warriors are undoubtedly superior. Kobe and Bynum were both selected as this year's Western Conference All-Star starters. However, the Warriors did not cooperate well during the game. Many players had overlapping positions. Only Curry could steadily contribute three-point firepower in the starting lineup.

The Lakers used man-to-man defense and resolutely defended one-on-one. Ellis entangled Curry on the outside to interfere with his three-point shot, Battier dealt with Kobe, Joe Johnson defended Luol Deng, and Bosh faced Brand.

Bogut is recognized as an excellent human shield. He dare not say that one man can block him in the penalty area, and 90% of centers cannot beat him alone.

Bynum's good statistics for the Lakers this year are directly related to his teammates attracting defense. He usually faces single defense, relying on his physical fitness and post-up skills to produce beautiful statistics. It's not easy to play against Bogut Bynum. He can't easily squeeze into the penalty area and take shots based on his strength. When he is positioned outside, his teammates rarely pass the ball to him.

If Bynum can't do it, backup center Greg Monroe can't play better. He lacks strength and experience. He averages 16 minutes per game, 6.8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The Warriors also use single defense tactics. Little General Johnson knows how to play single defense and single defense.

The game became a competition between the two sides in terms of scoring efficiency.

Kobe played an average of 39 minutes per game in the series, shooting 44.6% from the field and 28.3% from three-point range. He averaged 30 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 25 shots per game, leading the Warriors to a 2-4 first-round exit.

Although Kobe's mid-range shooting percentage is good, his three-pointers have lowered his overall shooting percentage, averaging only 1.4 goals in 5 shots per game.

Battier used Kobe's one-on-one defense on the outside to interfere with Kobe's eyes. When Kobe broke through, Warriors players would double-team near the penalty area, allowing those with poor shooting skills to take action. Battier was blown away. Kobe's two-point play was not enough to lead the team to win.

Curry actively moves, but he often relies on screens to run out of position and cannot pass the ball. Kobe is confident that he can use the mid-range shot to deal with Battier. If the opponent does not come to double-team him, he will not pass.

On the Internet, Comey continued to exert psychological pressure on the second-year Curry, saying that he was a defensive black hole, which almost made him stupid.

After the Warriors were eliminated, Comey's argument was very simple. It was Curry's fault for losing, and he was a defensive black hole. Kobe tried his best. He averaged 30 points per game despite being double-teamed by 2 or 3 people. His personal ability was not bad.

The 33-year-old Kobe still has plenty of energy and can play for a long time, but his performance in the final quarter is always not as good as the first three quarters. 1 of 4 shots, 2 of 6 shots, 3 of 7 shots... When the Lakers need stars to step up and score in the final quarter, he basically performs like this.

In Guo Xu's previous life, in the Lakers VS Mavericks series, Kobe Bryant's singles veteran Kidd only shot 45% and his true shooting percentage was 53%, which is similar to now. The Lakers were swept out by the Mavericks.

Just looking at scoring efficiency and true shooting percentage, there is not much difference between Kobe and Ellis. Ellis also averaged 20.3 points and 3 assists per game in the series, and his shooting percentage was 43.6%. His three-point shooting percentage of 32.1% is better than Kobe's, averaging 1.4 goals per game.

The key to the Lakers' victory was mid-range shooter Bosh. He steadily had the upper hand against Brand, pulled out of the screen and then caught the ball and shot accurately. He has a wide defensive range and likes to defend against pick-and-rolls and force opponent defenders to the outside, limiting Warriors players' breakthroughs.

There are four players on a team who rely on low post and mid-range shooting, and only one three-point point. The flaws in the lineup are too obvious. Curry is the most indispensable person. But some people can firmly believe that Curry is a loser. He dragged Kobe back and caused the Warriors to lose.

Curry scored 14.7 points and 5 assists in the series, shooting 49% from the field and 45.5% from three-point range. He averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game and had a true shooting percentage of 60.5%.

However, Comey said that Curry could not help Kobe Bryant to share the offensive pressure at critical moments. He was invisible most of the time and did not dare to take action. He averaged only 11.4 shots per game in the series. What's even worse is that Curry, as a defender, hardly breaks through with the ball and doesn't break through to score.

Comey, who feels that he knows the game very well, suggested that the Warriors trade Curry in the summer for Westbrook from the Thunder. In this way, the team's breakthroughs will become very sharp, and they can fast break and positional battles. All problems will be solved for the Warriors. It will definitely hit the championship.

If such a deal were to be carried out, the five starting shooting hot spots would all be concentrated in the low post and at the basket, which would definitely scare the opponent into shivering and shrinking into the penalty area, afraid to come out.

Comey wanted the Warriors dead, and the management certainly wouldn't listen to them and do such stupid things.

Even Coach Johnson, who is seriously overrated, knows that the Warriors can't do without three-pointers, so he reduced Luol Deng's playing time and let Redick, Curry, and Kobe be on the court together for a certain period of time. When the three of them play together, the team's scoring efficiency is the most efficient.

After Redick entered the playoffs, his playing time increased to 26 minutes, averaging 10 points and 1.7 assists per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 39.7% and 1.5 field goals.

The shortcomings of playing this way are also obvious. Redick can't guard Joe Johnson. Kobe had to restrict Battier and couldn't help Redick defend. He had to focus on the offensive end.

The media generally gave Lakers players and coach Phil Jackson high praise, believing that Zen Master maximized the strengths of his disciples. Without Kobe, the Lakers can still play the triangle offense.

ESPN's argument is the most controversial. They suggested that the Warriors trade Kobe, saying that Kobe simply cannot lead the team to win...