In the field of basketball, the first thing to compete is the strength of the team, but the situation on the court changes rapidly, and each player will also have his own performance affected by various situations, so just having strength may not necessarily lead to defeating the opponent.
Just like the G2 game between the Kings and the Clippers, Webb, Peja, Bibby and others lost to Wang Dalin and his teammates again at home, and this time they lost even more completely.
? 121:100No one can accept such a score, let alone Rick Adelman, who has a sky-high ambition?
At the post-game press conference, the famous coach who promoted the "Princeton Style" in the NBA was rarely angry¡ª¡ª
"I don't know what happened to Chris, Mike and Peja. They had huge problems in executing their tactics and they didn't achieve the results I hoped for at all!"
"Darling King is very powerful. He destroyed our entire inside line by himself. Brad and Verratti both committed six fouls and left the game because of him. This was the fundamental reason why we collapsed early in the middle of the fourth quarter! "
"Darling-Wang also has strong organizational skills. He sent 12 assists today, each time causing huge trouble for our defense!"
"AlsoI have repeatedly emphasized the importance of rebounding to the players, but it is obvious that they did not pay attention to this issue today! Tonight, the Clippers players grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, but we only grabbed 7. No team can win in this situation!"
"Finally, I have to congratulate the Clippers. They played a wonderful game and humiliated us However, when we get to the Staples Center in two days, I will definitely lead the Kings from them. You can find this place with your body!"
Adelman¡¯s last sentence was very resounding, but he failed to fulfill his promise On April 24, the G3 battle between the two sides started at the "Staples Center" in Los Angeles, and the Kings still lost.
The score is 110:114, they only lost by 4 points!
In this game, both Weber and Peja showed their normal state, and they were even slightly better than their usual state.
But the Kings have never been able to solve the defensive problem inside. They still couldn't guard Wang Dalin, Brad Miller and Verratti Divac both committed 5 fouls If Adelman hadn't arranged for Webber in time Switching positions with the player at position 5, the two of them have probably committed six fouls and left the field.
After three games, Wang Dalin averaged 15.5 free throws per game, far exceeding his regular season average of 9.8 free throws per game.
He did not commit fouls like the "bearded second generation" James Harden in later generations. These fouls were all made by him under the basket with his opponents with real swords and guns!
Especially in the G3 game, Brad Miller's defensive actions have been very fierce, even beyond the scope of normal basketball actions To put it bluntly, this guy has already done something wrong to Wang Dalin!
But Wang Dalin had the "Copper Skin and Iron Bone Badge" to protect his body. He simply ignored his increasingly fierce defensive moves and continued to make trouble at the basket.
In these three games, Wang Dalin showed his super dominance under the basket. Even Barkley on the live broadcast couldn't help but admire his hitting¡ª¡ª
"The style of play in the entire league is getting softer and softer now. Every player is like a soft-footed shrimp. It is far worse than what we had back then! But obviously Darling-Wang plays very tough. I believe that even if he is thrown away In our era, he can still become the most dazzling superstar!"
As if to prove what Barkley said, Wang Dalin performed very well in the G4 game on April 26, even better than his previous three games.
In this game, he made 12 of 19 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers and 15 of 16 free throws. He scored 4, 2 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, leading the team to defeat the Kings again.
Just the day before, that is, on the night of April 25, the Pacers had swept the Celtics 4:0 Under the leadership of Carlisle, this team was invincible in the Eastern Conference and could be said to have no opponents at all!
On the evening of April 25, the Nets also swept the Knicks, and the Clippers became the third team to sweep their opponents to advance.
On the other side, the Timberwolves currently lead the Grizzlies with a big score of 2:1. The G4 game between them will be held on April 27.
Even if the Timberwolves can defeat the Grizzlies 4:1, this series will not end until April 30 at the earliest, so the Clippers players will have plenty of rest time.
Although the rest time was long, Old Dunleavy did not give the players a holiday. Instead, he convened everyone every day for some light group confrontation training.
It is certainly gratifying to sweep the opponent 4:0 to advance, but if they are idle for too long, the players will relax too completely. Once they encounter a strong opponent, they are likely to suffer.?Here, in addition to O'Neal's 28 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Kobe also contributed 28 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, as well as Malone's 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block and Payton's 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 blocks. Assists and 2 stealshow can the Warriors win?
So it was no surprise that the Lakers easily defeated the Warriors 109:92, sweeping their opponents with a big score of 4:1 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Last year, the Warriors and Lakers lost in 7 games. A year later, they lost in only 5 games. This result is of course hard to accept.
The Warriors are undoubtedly stronger than last year, but the Lakers are obviously stronger than last year Kobe was not troubled by the "Eagle County Incident", and Malone did not have conflicts with Kobe because of Vanessa. The Lakers are obviously better than last year. It turned out to be much stronger in history!
On April 29, the Pistons defeated the Bucks 91:77. They also swept their opponents and advanced to the second round.
After losing Wang Dalin, the Pistons' strength has declined compared to last season, but they are the defending champion after all. Elton Brand can have an advantage whether he faces Joe Smith or Keith Van Horn and the Pistons The team's overall defense was so strong that the Bucks had no chance!
After 5 games, the Pistons averaged 98.2 points, 45.2 rebounds, 24 assists, 9.6 steals and 8.2 blocks per game, while the Bucks only averaged 85.6 points, 39.2 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game. The gap between the two sides is really huge.
Although the Pistons shot only 36.8% in this series, they limited the Bucks to 32.4% Larry Brown, an old boy, doesn't believe anything else, but he does have a way of training defense!
And now that he has a Dpoy-level super defensive player like Ben under his command, how easy is it to build the team's defensive system?
The Pistons' offensive power has indeed dropped a lot compared to last season, but their defense has indeed reached a new level.
It's not that Wang Dalin's defense is not as good as Brand's. The main reason is that last season the team's head coach was Carlisle, who paid attention to the balance of offense and defense Under the "temptation" of Wang Dalin's super offensive power, Carlisle even preferred to play offensive basketball. .
On April 30, the G5 game between the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies that Wang Dalin was most concerned about finally started.
Garnett's performance in this game was even more exciting than in previous games. He made 9 of 16 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 13 of 15 free throws. He scored 32 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. .
With Garnett playing so strong, how can the Grizzlies resist?
In the end, the Timberwolves easily defeated the Grizzlies 102:91, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals in a gentleman sweep.
There will be no games on May 1st, so all teams can take this opportunity to have a day off.
It doesn¡¯t matter to teams that have already advanced or been eliminated, but the series between the Heat and the Hornets has just finished the fifth game, and the Heat currently lead 3:2.
On May 2, the G6 game between the Heat and the Hornets began.
After this battle, the two sides fought to a score of 3:3, and a tiebreaker was required to determine the winner.
At the same time, the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and Spurs started first.
The Spurs also swept the Mavericks 4:1. The main reason was that Mavericks starting forward Antoine Walker was absent due to injury.
Without "Fat Toutuo", the Mavericks are like walking without a leg Although the "veteran driver" scored 24+10+3 per game, Nash also averaged 17.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game. The Mavericks still find it difficult to withstand the strong bombing of the Spurs' "gdp" combination.
In this series, Duncan's average playing time was only 33.4 minutes per game, and he did not go all out at all.
However, after facing the Lakers, Bobo immediately felt huge pressure. This game allowed Duncan to play a full 42 minutes on the court, but he still couldn't withstand the full performance of the Lakers' "f4" combination.
This was the best game the Lakers played since the start of this year's playoffs. Kobe, O'Neal, Malone and Payton combined to score 94 points, 36 rebounds, 21 assists, 8 steals and 7 blocks It was definitely a man-blocking kill. Buddha!
On May 3, the Eastern Conference semifinals finally started, and the Pistons easily defeated the Nets 78:56.
You read that rightthe final score of this game was 78:56. Just looking at the score, you can imagine the suffocating defensive intensity played by the Pistons!
On May 4, the Heat defeated the Hornets 85:77 and finally advanced to the second round of the playoffs.
At the same time, the Western Conference semifinals between the Timberwolves and the Clippers will also begin.
In the last round of the series, Garnett averaged 25.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting 49.8% from the field and 82.3% from the free throw line. His performance was even better than in the regular season. Even better.
Moreover, Sam Cassel averaged 20.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and Latrell Sprewell averaged 20.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game The Timberwolves' " The power of the three-headed monster combination is truly terrifying!
If they still perform like this in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable Wang Dalin and Artest can only deal with two of them, what about the remaining one?
Wang Dalin¡¯s answer is ¨C since this is the case, can¡¯t I just do one more thing? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Damn itthe Timberwolves' "three-headed monster" combination is truly terrifying!
If they still perform like this in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable Wang Dalin and Artest can only deal with two of them, what about the remaining one?
Wang Dalin¡¯s answer is ¨C since this is the case, can¡¯t I just do one more thing? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com