Chapter 291 The first battle of the Western Finals (2)
The Eastern and Western Conference semifinals are over, and the two remaining matchups are the Lakers and Warriors, and the Cavaliers and Magic.
These two matchups are perfect for the league.
First up, there’s the defending champion!
Defending the championship at any time means something to watch and talk about!
What's more, the defending champion is the Purple and Gold Lakers!
Likewise, the Magic are a very good candidate.
We reached the finals last year, can we go further this year?
As the only player in the league who only replaces James, can Howard Howard evolve?
Furthermore, the Cavaliers are also the ones that the Alliance most hopes to stay.
That's the Cavaliers with a little emperor!
23VS24, this is the matchup that the league has been looking forward to in recent years!
And last year's Eastern Conference Finals was a duel between the Cavaliers and the Magic. In the end, the Cavaliers were defeated by the Magic.
Can the Cavaliers get revenge this year?
When will little Emperor James' first championship come?
Can Howard still replace James alone?
This series is also exciting.
Finally, the Warriors have more to watch!
The Lakers, Magic and Cavaliers have all been strong teams in the league in the past two years. Will everyone get tired of watching them?
The Warriors are a newly emerging team!
The team that has been playing fishy for many years suddenly emerges and dazzles everyone’s attention!
Not only did they perform well, but the Warriors also ranked first in the league!
With such a big change, everyone wants to take a second look.
In addition, the Warriors also have this year's MVP - Curry!
Curry is just a rookie!
Kobe - James - Curry, will the power of the league be handed over like this?
No, James has never taken over the power of the league. Will Curry overtake him in a corner?
At least the MVP trophy has been snatched away by Curry!
Where is the FMVP trophy?
Or is it for this newbie?
Wouldn’t that be comparable to the ancient mythical beasts!
Also, when will Deng Fang, who speaks arrogantly, be slapped in the face?
These are all highlights.
Even more people follow the Warriors than the other three teams!
Topics about the Warriors are also popping up on forums and in the media.
Deng Fang didn't take these things seriously.
As an NBA head coach, you still need to have some determination.
For Deng Fang and the Warriors, the most important thing right now is to get past the Lakers.
The Lakers are not having it so easy!
Kobe is not Deron!
Gasol is not Boozer either!
The Lakers' bench is much better than the Jazz's, and there are more people they can use!
Therefore, Deng Fang has been studying countermeasures with the coaching team in the past two days and seizing time to train with the players.
There was no game on May 16, but the Lakers flew to San Francisco early.
The Lakers did this to get familiar with the court early, and also to treat Kobe's illness.
Kobe has been playing with injuries. He has many old injuries. The most recent injury was his finger.
On December 12, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves at home and won their first 11-game winning streak in five years.
But there was bad news in this game, that is, Kobe Bryant's right index finger was fractured.
This amazing scene happened at the end of the first quarter. Kobe rushed forward desperately to intercept the pass from Timberwolves player Gomez. As a result, after hitting the ball, Feixia suddenly stopped holding his right hand and looked very painful.
The Lakers quickly requested a timeout and the injured Kobe left the game.
After coming back, Kobe's right finger was wrapped with a bandage. He showed everyone that he had no big problem with a three-pointer and two layups.
But after the game, Lakers officials revealed that Kobe's injury was not that simple. His right index finger suffered a fracture of the interarticular protuberance, and a small fragment appeared in the bone at the first joint ligament of the index finger. The Lakers team doctor urgently used a bandage to treat Kobe's injury.
The injured finger was fixed, allowing Kobe to continue playing.
Afterward, Kobe claimed that he couldn't even hold the ball at the time: "I couldn't hold the ball at the time. It felt a little frustrating, but it's OK now."
On March 12, 2010, during the Lakers' away game against the Phoenix Suns, Kobe tried to dunk in the third quarter, but was blocked by Stoudemire, which also caused his injured finger to twist again.
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Deng Fang clearly remembers that before the start of the 2010 Finals, Kobe did not undergo surgery, because if he chose surgery, it would most likely result in season reimbursement and the team would not be able to win the championship. In the end, Kobe persisted. In the Finals
He led the team to a narrow tiebreaker victory over the Celtics and helped the team complete two consecutive championships.
Can Kobe Bryant play basketball if his finger injury is not cured?
able!
History has proven that there is no problem.
Will Kobe's finger injury affect his performance?
Definitely an impact!
No matter who you are, shooting and dribbling will be affected if your fingers are injured!
Kobe didn't pay much attention to the injury to his finger before. Firstly, it had little impact, and secondly, there was nothing the doctor could do.
Want to be cured?
Then just do the surgery and rest, and you'll be fine in a month or two!
But how can Kobe take a break!
In order to catch up with the Warriors' record in the regular season, the Lakers must work hard to win every game.
As the team leader, whether Kobe is in the Lakers or not, there are two different teams!
It wasn't until the last few games that the Lakers lost all hope of catching up with the Warriors, so Kobe was allowed to rest for two games.
It’s even more impossible to let Kobe rest in the playoffs!
The opponent Thunder in the first round had a strong impact, which made the Lakers very uncomfortable. In the end, the Lakers had to fight in 6 games to get through.
The opponent Suns in the second round was also difficult to deal with. It was thanks to Kobe's outstanding performance that it took them 6 games to eliminate the opponent.
Without Kobe, the Lakers probably wouldn't even get past the first round!
Now that it's the Western Conference Finals, it's even more impossible for Kobe to rest!
The Lakers lost all four regular season games against the Warriors!
After four duels, they were swept in the regular season. This record is not pleasant for anyone.
In the last game, it didn't matter whether the Lakers or the Warriors were the same. Kobe and Curry had a huge scoring battle, but the Lakers still lost.
Although the intensity of the regular season and the playoffs are completely different, the wins and losses in the regular season can still explain a lot of problems.
Even if you just look at their playoff performance, the Warriors are much better than the Lakers.
The Lakers won both rounds 4:2 with difficulty, the Warriors swept the Spurs 4:0 in the first round, and the Jazz swept the Jazz 4:1 in the second round.
You can say that the Thunder and Suns are better, but who knows if it's because the Warriors are better?
The Spurs and Jazz must be easy to deal with?
Can the Lakers perform like the Warriors against the Spurs and Jazz?
Maybe not.
So Kobe still can't rest.
Kobe's finger injury has a certain impact on him, but he can still persist.
The lack of treatment before was mainly due to the lack of legal treatment, and no doctor could cure it without surgery.
Kobe was tempted when he heard about Okur's medical treatment some time ago.
After James was cured, Kobe made up his mind to seek treatment from Deng Fang.
So the Lakers came to San Francisco one day early.
