There will be several games today, several in the Eastern Conference and several in the Western Conference, and the Lakers are one of them.
Tonight, the Staples Center was brightly lit. Everyone was waiting to see how the Lakers would defeat the Trail Blazers and easily advance to the next round. The entire Lakers team also went into battle lightly, without too much emotion or burden.
Nick Young even said with a smile that they had to win this game by as many points as they could not lose to the Golden State Warriors.
After all, we are the first in the league, and they are only the second in the league.
After all, we are the defending champions, they are just challengers.
right?
This is also the general trend. The competitive culture in the United States is like this. There is no sympathy for the weak. That is the way in society, and it is put in competitive sports... Hehe, that is the original sin. If you lose, you are weak, don't beep, old man
Just keep getting stronger and keep getting beaten. If you are not convinced, just beat him back after you level up. Just redeem yourself. If you can't do that, you'd better say goodbye. The circle here has no sympathy for the weak.
No one sympathizes with the weak.
If you are weak, you will be beaten, sprayed, and scolded.
The game started. The Lakers are obviously different from before. They are no longer challengers. They are now a defending champion team and a team of kings. So the momentum is undoubtedly amazing. 74 wins and 8 losses, nba
The most powerful regular season win record in history is now set by them. Therefore, when the two sides come up, it is the same as the comparison between characters with 18+++ dark gold equipment and 1+ bronze equipment. It is a very strong feeling.
"The Lakers have such a strong aura. They are really... amazing. They deserve to be a team with 74 wins." As soon as the Trail Blazers came up, someone murmured in a low voice. Don't blame them, it's just their strength.
The gap is too big. If the Trail Blazers want to win, it looks like a fantasy on paper.
Even Nick Young, the sixth man of the Lakers, has a bullish look on his face, which cannot be concealed.
Only Lillard, the Trail Blazers' starting No. 1, practiced shooting without saying a word, shooting farther and farther. He felt that the shooting touch tonight seemed to be very smooth. Lillard did the same.
A player with great personality, at least in this era, he seems to be very rare. Why do you say that? His talent is not too outstanding. This can be seen from the initial scouting report. When he came to the Trail Blazers
The team is here to play with the boss Aldridge.
In Lillard's own words, when he first entered the league, no one guided him, including team boss Aldridge. He did not get a word of support from the team bosses when he needed support the most.
and encouragement. Even if it is a simple sentence, you will succeed. That doesn't matter. He is also very unlucky. When he finally joined hands with the boss to lead the team to the playoffs and made a certain breakthrough, he thought that
The All-Star insider who was needed to assist suddenly... left.
Lillard himself felt a little dazed after leaving.
Forget it, the teammates behind him left one by one, and he was the only one left, still holding on in the city of tearing. And at such a young age, he also said a very powerful word: I will not stick together.
, even if there is no championship in this life, I will not join a team. Unless something happens that I cannot resist, such as a team trade. If I can control it myself, then I will never join a team.
Later he also said, I will not form a super team.
Then, he said, I choose loyalty.
Then, when answering the question, this guy said:
NBA players are under a lot of pressure? What does that mean to ordinary people? It’s an insult!
In addition, he also made many comments about why he should not rely on referees to win games, etc. This is really...
Damn...he is simply the star of positive energy in the NBA! This guy's outlook on life is a bit too positive. Although it is only 2017, he has already said that he will not take the initiative to form a group. So,
Tang Qian actually quite admires this guy. This league needs people like this to support him. This is called the backbone of old-school players.
However, appreciation is appreciation. You said that Tang Qian would take him seriously in this match. That is also funny.
Although Lillard is not bad, compared with a star of Tang Qian's level, he is far behind. Even in this series, Tang Qian told the truth and did not worry too much about him. The Trail Blazers are not worried about him.
It seems...a little weak.
Let alone black 8, even if you win one game, it will probably be difficult.
At 7:30 pm, the game started, and the starting players of the Lakers and Trail Blazers all appeared on the stage. The Lakers' lineup was still the same, center Tang Qian, power forward Randle, small forward Ariza, and shooting guard Butler.
, point guard Rondo. The Trail Blazers have put together a lineup of Lillard + McCrum + Evan Turner + Maurice Harkless + Noah Vonleh.
Basically, except for McCrum + Lillard, the rest of this lineup are just ordinary role players. They are not that bad but not that good. Some of them can only be used as substitutes in their prime years. Especially
They were so courageous in this game that... they didn't even play a single center! The tallest striker was Noah Vonleh, who was 208cm tall. The tallest among the others was Maurice Harkless who was 203cm tall.
This combination is actually a bit strange, and even makes people feel like giving up.
After all, please, please, take a look. The opponent's team has Tyrant Tang No. 29. The league's number one center is there. How many teams want to use a big head to block it? It's better for you to go directly.
Such a "small lineup"? Do you think you are the Golden State Warriors? Playing five small teams???
Or was it the Miami Heat back then, playing one senior and four juniors?
Don't forget, our Lakers' No. 29 is...a monster who can completely keep up with the speed of the ball.
After all, you are going to have a 216cm Meyers Leonard, he has the height and tonnage after all. Isn’t this a bit funny? Are you afraid that we can’t beat you??? The Lakers’ home commentator
, Bill MacDonald also had a look of ridicule on his face, feeling that such an arrangement was really a bit ridiculous.
Do you really think of yourself as the Golden State Warriors???
How is your defense? Can it be at the same level? Is your offensive ability at the same level???
Therefore, the Lakers' offense was a little careless at the beginning, with an easy pass from the top arc, and then rushed in from the middle. Ariza made a layup with an air cut. The Lakers are also playing this style very smoothly now. Rondo is in the Lakers.
Complete control of the ball allowed him to give full play to himself. The more he played, the better and more comfortable he became. In the end, this is how Rondo should use it. If you don't give him the ball, basically all his martial arts skills will be wasted.
Half of it. But the Lakers center team building, there is no such conflict at all.
Rondo came to the Lakers and led the Lakers in assists for two consecutive years, which is the best proof. He is also suitable for a slow pace. All of this makes him keep saying that this is his peak moment. He is no longer the green man of the past.
Although the competition for the All-Star spot in the Western Conference is really fierce, this honor does not have much appeal to him, because it is not that he has never entered the All-Star, he still wants more solid honors. For example, the assists king,
For example, defensive formation, best lineup, core championship rings, etc. Even if the boss can't get the ring, he will accept it, but can he get a few more core rings? That way life will be complete.
But the Trail Blazers didn't seem angry. They turned around and saw a pick-and-roll screen + mid-range shot. The hit was still a 2-pointer. This was basically a microcosm of the first quarter. The Trail Blazers had various pick-and-rolls.
They were well prepared for shooting and were very decisive in pick-and-rolls and shots, so the Lakers' scoring did not have a big impact on them.
What to say next, the Lakers made a lot of mistakes in the first quarter, a total of 7 times, five of which occurred in the pass. And as you know, the Lakers made the most passes in the league.
Especially in the past two months or so, this number and proportion of the team has been rising sharply. It is even bigger than before. As a result, the Blazers made targeted arrangements tonight.
Why use an all-mobile lineup? They either don’t have big men, or it’s because the big men can’t perfectly coordinate with the whole team to do this. Which point? It’s this point right now, actively interfering with and blocking the Lakers’ passing routes inside and outside.
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Big guys are still too bulky and not as flexible and free as shorter players.
In the first quarter tonight, the Blazers were allowed to defend like this, and it had a certain effect.
In addition, the scale of confrontation in the playoffs will be greatly increased, so the difficulty of passing the ball to the inside will also increase. Even if Rondo does this deliberately, he will often be seen through. To put it simply, it is the way the offense is launched, too
Too simple. This is also a habitual problem that the Lakers have developed during this period. It is said that a habit can be formed in 21 days. The Lakers have been doing this for several months, so they were suddenly taken advantage of by the Trail Blazers.
arrive.
This kind of situation is not unknown in history. Many teams whose playing style is too simple and who rely too much on one person will encounter similar strong attacks when they enter the playoffs. The playoffs are the playoffs. Use
It will definitely not work to do the same thing in the regular season. Otherwise, why is it said that the playoffs are the real battlefield of the NBA?
Back then, Jordan and Olajuwon were also targeted in this way.
The Lakers still underestimated the Trail Blazers' aggressiveness tonight.
ps: This is to make up for what happened yesterday, and today will be counted again, so our side, the playoffs, have also begun.