Chapter 656: The 12/13 season playoffs have begun!
The Lakers have secured the top spot in the Western Conference.
The Thunder could only settle for second place, with 60 wins and 22 losses, which was still not enough.
With Harden's departure and the instability of the big and small king combination, we can only perform like this.
The Spurs are very stable, with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses, ranking third.
Leonard was absent for more than a month, intermittently, and only played 58 games, which still had a great impact on them.
Especially the GDP combination is no longer young and basically has minor injuries. Ginobili missed 22 games, Parker missed 16 games, and Duncan missed 13 games...
It has to be said that this Spurs team is extremely stable. As long as the core players are not absent and there is no rotation, the Lakers and Heat have no chance to play!
The Nuggets actually ranked fourth with 57 wins and 25 losses. The track and field style of play at the plateau home court seems to be very marketable!
The Grizzlies ranked fifth with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses.
Only focusing on defense, no offense, and playing at the same rhythm as the regular season, it is still very disadvantageous.
Coupled with the cunning move of sending away the team's scoring leader Gay, it is simply a dream to have home court advantage.
The other 6, 7, and 8 are the Rockets, Clippers, and Warriors respectively.
The Clippers lost Paul and got Billups a year late, so they couldn't build an alley-oop city.
The Rockets got Howard, but Harden and Jeremy Lin are both newly joined stars. There is a problem in running-in. In addition, due to the competition for the top spot, Harden will not retreat even if there is a championship this time.
Howard also has a superstar profile, and naturally he is not here to assist Harden. It is reasonable to get this ranking due to excessive internal consumption.
The Warriors actually have the talent to rise, but it's a pity that Bogut's serious injury caught the Warriors, who have strengthened their defense, by surprise. They have already earned a ticket to the last train in the playoffs.
Moreover, they faced the Lakers, who are the most popular team in the league. It was a huge profit!
The first-round matchup of the Western Conference playoffs is also officially announced:
Lakers VS Warriors!
Thunder VS Clippers!
Spurs VS Rockets!
Nuggets VS Grizzlies!
The league will have a two-day truce, and the first round of the playoffs will start on the 20th.
As the top half, the Lakers will have an extra day to rest and recuperate, and the game will start on the 21st.
The 12-man roster for the playoffs has also been released.
Center: Jordan Hill, Hassan Whiteside, Muhammad.
Power forward: Gasol, Jamison, Yi Jianlian.
Small forward: Su Bei, Artest.
Shooting Guards: Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady.
Point Guard: Paul, Blake.
PJ Tucker was squeezed out by Yi Jianlian. There was no way. At this time, PJ Tucker's playing style was similar to Artest's.
A veteran and a rookie. In the playoffs, the veteran must be chosen.
The Lakers' flaw is inside, and Yi Jianlian's length lies there.
Who will you choose among the handsome ones?
Many of the answers are to choose the long one!
Yi Jianlian is so handsome, and PJ Tucker is not so strong that he is indispensable, so he will naturally choose the most suitable one.
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In the first round, the first in the Western Conference versus the eighth in the Western Conference, the advantage lies with the Lakers!
As opponents in the same Pacific Division, the Warriors faced off 4 times in the regular season, and the Lakers had a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
The Warriors have been a bad team in recent years and have basically no experience in the playoffs.
Therefore, during these three days, the Lakers did not train and chose to take a vacation to recuperate.
Time flies and April 21st arrives in a blink of an eye.
The Lakers' opening game of the 2012/13 playoffs begins at the Staples Center.
During warm-ups, Kobe and Curry chatted about pennies.
At this time, with his outstanding performance, Curry has regained his qualifications as a star.
The most important thing is that he is not injured. Curry has played 78 games this season, which is different from the previous two seasons.
Paul chatted with David Lee and Bogut about being in the same class in 2005.
Jiangsu Bei joined in the fun like a businessman. After all, the best of the 2005 class are basically here, so we can't pretend that we don't know them.
At this time, the lineup of the opponent tonight was also displayed on the big screen in the arena.
The Warriors' top five, Bogut, David Lee, Harrison Barnes, Thompson, Curry.
Lakers five players, Jordan Hill, Gasol, Su Bei, Kobe, Paul.
This game will be broadcast live on TNT radio. Barkley partners with Kenny Smith and invites O'Neal and Van Gundy to form a commentary team.
“It’s better to lose less and win more!
The Warriors don't have any advantage over the Lakers. They are lagging behind the Lakers in all aspects!
The only advantage may be that the Warriors created a black eight miracle in 2007!
It's just that after so many years, the Spurs have only been hacked once.
It’s too difficult. The reason why Black Eight is called a miracle is because this kind of situation can only appear in fairy tales.”
"Indeed!
Instead of guessing the winning percentage of this game, why not guess how many games a Warriors team can last?
You said it was 4 to 0?
Or will it end 4-1?
It’s really not that I underestimate the Warriors, but that the Warriors were so bad back then that their players all looked like gangsters! They worked hard to get on the court.
Do you think Curry, the star of the Warriors, looks like a primary school student?
Look at Thompson again, in one word, young!
It’s so tender! How do you spell it!”
“Of course, basketball doesn’t need to look at faces, it also depends on the state of the players on the court.
The Warriors are on the rise, and it can only be said that the future belongs to them.
In this game, the Lakers will defeat the Warriors, what I said..."
There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. There is really nothing to talk about!
The game begins!
Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball high. Bogut defeated Gasol and won the first possession of the ball for the Warriors.
Barnes rushed to the frontcourt, and Su Bei followed closely.
Tomps was solved by Kobe.
"Curry controls the ball to the frontcourt. Next, let's see how the Warriors play their first offense?
Did Bogut and David Lee get into two corners, and the wings on both sides kept running, or was it the Spurs' offensive work?
Paul led Curry closely. Facing the pressing, Curry chose to hand over the ball and pass it to the big defender on the right.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Then, he cut into the basket without the ball... No, Curry went in, and with the help of David Lee's screen, he jumped out again.
At the same time, after blocking Paul, David Lee threw the damn basketball to Curry outside the three-point line. He caught the ball, jumped up, and raised his hand to shoot a three-point pull-up jumper..."
Paul tried his best to block the shot, but Curry was too flexible and shot too fast.
Moreover, Paul is still 183. With this goal, the Warriors can't score, two against one.
Paul is very active on defense, but you still have to bet that Curry will just hang around outside.
Swish——!
He raised the knife and dropped it.
Curry hit a three-pointer into the net.
"Going in!
A very nice three-point goal!
This is a reflection of Curry's personal shooter ability, and at the same time, it is also a reflection of the Warriors' excellent execution of tactics.
Both are indispensable!
The Warriors took the lead in scoring, with Curry hitting a three-pointer to take the lead..."
3 to 0!!
Off the court, Mark Jackson nodded.
Very satisfied with Curry's smart offense.
In a duel with the Lakers, all the advantages were lost, so we had to play some unreasonable games.
When it comes to shooting, Su Bei, Kobe and Paul, combined, can't compare to Curry's talent.
This is the key to the Warriors winning.
As long as they can shoot more accurately and have a longer range than the Lakers, the Lakers' so-called advantage is no longer an advantage.
Asking is to drag the game to the rhythm that you are good at, and then defeat your opponent with experience!
In addition to Curry's card, the Warriors also have Thompson's card.
bring it on!
The game won't go the way the Lakers want.
See how the Lakers break?
On the court, Paul saw through Curry's tactical thinking!
With this unreliable style of play, he simply did not treat them as alive.
The Lakers have obvious advantages, just play their own style.
Taking possession of the ball in the frontcourt, Paul took a step forward and chose to turn over Kobe's card.
"Beyond the three-point line on the left, Kobe received the ball and the triple threat took a step.
Thompson stepped on the death coil and broke Kobe's step.
However, Kobe hit him from behind, and sure enough, he turned around and gave him a slap in the butt, and then, step by step, hit him from behind..."
As a second-year rookie, Thompson could only fight and retreat when faced with Kobe's back-up play.
At this time, Bogut let Jordan Hill go and rushed to help defend.
However, two against one, for Kobe, there is still an open space.
Shake your shoulders, turn around, and raise your hand to shoot a fadeaway two-point jumper...
The whole shooting action is very picturesque.
The basketball draws an arc in the air.
"Beautiful shots, beautiful moves, will Kobe have a fadeaway?
Bang-dang——!
Ironclad!
It's very possible that Kobe's only starting hand is a bit cold.
The basket is not from the Lakers...
Oh, the Lakers' offense was not over yet. Bogut defended, Jordan Hill grabbed the offensive rebound, and when he saw Kobe cutting in from the air, he immediately sent the basketball over.
Kobe caught the ball in the penalty area, jumped up, pulled hair in the air, avoided David Lee's block, and made a two-handed slam dunk..."
Bang-dang——!
Kobe's entire body was hanging on the basket.
3 to 2!
Northern Jiangsu was at loggerheads on offense and defense.
Kobe's first attack is his own, which is a routine operation.
There's nothing wrong with the Lakers' offense.
Outside the court, Mike Brown immediately rushed to the court to applaud, and it was a familiar smell again.
'Bread doesn't have defense, but it has offense thanks to Kobe!'
Offensive and defensive transition, the Warriors attack.
Curry controlled the ball to the frontcourt, did not rush to attack, and continued to follow the movement of his teammates.
On the right, Thompson reversed and cut to the basket. Using Bogut's screen, he threw away Kobe and reached the 65-degree three-point line on the left. Curry pushed with both hands and sent the damn basketball away.
It's over.
"Kobe was very active in pursuing defense, but it was still too late!
Thompson caught the ball and without any adjustments, he raised his hand and shot a three-point pull-up jumper..."
Kobe knew it was too late, but he still rushed to interfere. As long as the offense is not over, his defense will not be over.
Bang-dang——!
"Missed!
The opportunity came, but Thompson's shot was useless!
Sure enough, it was still too hasty.
The Warriors' offense is still about grabbing three-pointers. This may be the Warriors' chance to win, but it is definitely not stable enough..."
Off the court, Mark Jackson shook his head.
Still anxious!
But, he wants to make progress too much!
If you want to defeat the Lakers, you can only see the scenery of winning if you work hard.
Playing steady ball with the Lakers is asking for death!
Straighten your life, straighten your life, if you don't straighten your life, there will be no way to survive?