Public opinion believes that the Trail Blazers team is far less powerful than last season and relies solely on stars. Maurice Cheeks heard this statement and found it very reasonable. He was determined not to imitate George Karl's arrogant tactics, so he thought it was

Just maximize your advantageous points.

Their advantages - two styles of defense + the personal abilities of the three major stars!

The Trail Blazers were amazing offensively in this quarter!

Liu Xiu scored 13 points on 6 of 10 shots, Ray Allen had 4 points, and Randolph had 5 points. The three of them scored 22 points together. The Trail Blazers only scored 22 points... but they defended the Lakers.

Got only 17 points!

Only three players from the Trail Blazers scored, as did the Lakers. Kobe had 4 points, Deron had 6 points, and Odom had 7 points.

After three quarters, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to two points. In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 30 to 21 in a single quarter to complete the reversal.

Kobe had a violent performance tonight, shooting 18 of 35 from the field, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 45 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Deron's performance was also okay. Kobe added a full 7 assists by catching the ball and directly throwing it in. He had 16 points and 11 assists in a single game.

Odom performed well, with 19 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

But the best performance among the rest of the Lakers was Wang Zhizhi, who scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.

For the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, Ray Allen had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Randolph had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Kwame Brown had 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 steals.

Block shot...

105 to 98, the Trail Blazers reversed the Lakers and made the score 2-0!

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The big score of 2-0 did not make the Trail Blazers feel at ease.

In the first round, they met the two-gun gangster, and in the second round, they met the master. When Liu Xiu and Randolph were chatting, they both complained about their memorization.

How great it would be to play the Mavericks in the second round! The current Silver Horn King is easy to bully...

After G2, they had two days of rest. On the afternoon of the first rest day, the Trail Blazers left Portland and came to Los Angeles to prepare for the game.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the NBA officially held a lottery meeting.

The Celtics, who ranked last in the league with 19 wins and 63 losses, failed to win the No. 1 pick. The Timberwolves, who ranked 11th in the Western Conference with 35 wins and 47 losses in the regular season, won the lottery with a probability of 2.8%.

Number one pick!

What Liu Xiu thought when he heard the news - the Timberwolves are about to wake up!

We have the core defenders, we have the core forwards, and now we have a core center... But Oden is really fragile. I don’t know what the Timberwolves can do. I remember that if he was selected, he would be reimbursed for one year.

Liu Xiu took a look at this year's lottery drawings.

The Grizzlies, who are last in the Western Conference and second in the league, didn’t get the No. 1 pick, and the Celtics and Grizzlies didn’t even get the top three picks!

The No. 1 pick was won by the Timberwolves, the No. 2 pick was won by the SuperSonics, the No. 3 pick was won by the Hawks, the Celtics took the No. 4 pick, the Grizzlies took the No. 5 pick, the Hornets took the No. 6 pick, and the Bucks

7th pick, Bobcats 8th pick, Bulls 9th pick, Kings 10th pick, 76ers 11th pick, Clippers 12th pick, Rockets 13th pick, Magic 14th pick.

The Bulls' No. 9 pick was the reward for sending Eddie Curry to the Knicks, and it can be exchanged for this year's draft picks.

Judging from the situation of the two teams at the time of the trade, Liu Xiu estimated that the Bulls did not expect the Knicks to get a lottery pick this year, and executed the pick swap at the end of the regular season.

Unfortunately, the happiness in the lottery belongs to others. They, the Trail Blazers, only have the 27th pick.

But this year is another big year for the draft, and there are many people available for pick No. 27...

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At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 13th, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Lakers started at the Staples Center.

The two teams started the blast mode in the first quarter!

Liu Xiu scored 12 points in a single quarter, Randolph scored 11 points in a single quarter, Ray Allen scored 8 points in a single quarter...the Trail Blazers scored 40 points in the first quarter!

Kobe was even stronger, with 16 points in a single quarter, plus Deron's 9 points, Wang Zhizhi's 10 points... the Lakers scored 42 points in the first quarter!

After scoring 16 points in the first quarter, Kobe started to play as a secondary point guard and became Deron's helper and transition point, providing containment and necessary shooting strikes.

Kobe's style of play is very new to opponents who are familiar with Kobe!

The Lakers gradually gained the advantage. In the second quarter, the two teams tied at 27. In the third quarter, the Lakers scored 31-26, widening the point difference to 7 points. In the final quarter, the score was 28-26. At the end of the game, the Lakers

The lead is locked at 9 points!

Randolph had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Liu Xiu had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Ray Allen had 27 points, Raheem had 15 points, Blake had 12 points and 9 assists... we still lost.

Kobe had 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Deron had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, Odom had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Wang Zhizhi had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Derek Anderson had 12 points, Radmanovic had

11 points…

Six Lakers players scored in double figures, defeating the Trail Blazers 128-119 and rejecting 0-3!

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50 wins, this record is not the full strength of the Lakers.

Deron was injured, and after recovering from the injury, Kobe gave up the ball and shot rights to help Deron quickly regain his form... Without these things, the Lakers should have the strength to win 55 games.

This is another pre-game meeting by the Trail Blazers to judge the strength of the Lakers after three games.

The 50-win Lakers defeated the 60-win Mavericks, which was considered an upset.

But the 55-win Lakers defeating the 60-win Mavericks is not an upset.

The time came to May 15th, at 8 p.m., at the Staples Center, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Lakers began again.

This time the Trail Blazers chose to play defense, winning 23-24 in the first quarter, which was okay.

But he couldn't control it in the second quarter and was beaten 33-28 by the Lakers in a single quarter!

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers 31-28, narrowing the deficit to 3 points. However, in the final quarter, the Lakers outscored the Lakers 29-25, locking the final score difference at 7 points.

Liu Xiu made 13 of 20 shots tonight, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 37 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Randolph had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Ray Allen had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, Blake had 13 points and 8 assists, and Outlaws had 15 points and 4 rebounds...

For the Lakers, Kobe had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Deron had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Odom had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Wang Zhizhi had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Radmanovic had 11 points, Derrick -

Anderson 10 points...

The Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers again 114-107, holding on to both home games and tying the score!

After the final whistle sounded, Liu Xiu felt huge pressure!

The last time I had such pressure was in the Western Conference Finals the year before last, when I played against the Spurs.

However, such a series is not without its benefits.

Liu Xiu looked at the system prompts after the game. He didn't expect that this technique he had practiced for so long would break through...
Chapter completed!