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In the middle of the second quarter, Rashard Lewis began to play his role as the second scoring point and also told the Lakers why he was selected as this season's Western Conference All-Star.

Although Butler tried his best to defend and despite the help of his teammates, Lewis still relied on his excellent shooting ability to score six points, helping the Sonics to hold on to the Lakers.

Butler once again watched helplessly as Lewis turned over for a jumper from the baseline. With a soft touch, he sent the ball into the basket again (42:45). Here, Ke Yan couldn't sit still and replaced him with Odom.

With Butler, Barnes returned to the small forward position.

"Look, how Matt fought against Rashard Lewis!" Ke Yan said to Butler off the court, "You can't always count on Matt to help you solve problems throughout the series!"

Odom also conveyed Ke Yan's words to Barnes the first time he came on the stage, "Put me on Rashard Lewis's bottom plate. When he doesn't move, stick to his core. When he moves, hit me repeatedly. Who cares?"

What are you going to do? Even if you want to go to the toilet, you have to block his path. Even if there is a pick-and-roll, another defensive player can even throw away his opponent and at least have to support him. I want Lewis to be at the free throw line and the baseline.

You don’t even have a chance to stand firm!”

This strategy of Ke Yan is actually the strategy used by the Celtics to defend Durant in the 22-year playoffs in history. In that series, the Celtics relied on this defensive strategy to restrict Durant and directly

Sweeping the Nets led by Durant. Lewis, a bankrupt version of Durant, will inevitably suffer from this move. After all, the Lakers' forward strength is here, and Barnes, Butler and even Kobe can all match it.

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The Lakers served, Odom dribbled the ball across half court, and Kobe and Atkins were separated. Facing Radmanovic's defense, Odom forced his way in.

Radmanovic moved to block it, and Jerome James behind him also came to defend. At this time, Kobe and Atkins, who were slowly pressing behind Odom, accelerated like two long knives.

He rushed in from both sides. Odom tried to pass the ball to Kobe, but the ball in his hand suddenly flew past Jerome James's ear. Odom made a "no look pass" and passed the ball from behind.

The ball was given to Anderson who reversed into the penalty area, and the latter scored an easy layup.

"It's so beautiful!" Even the home commentator had to cheer for this cooperation. (42:47)

The Sonics attacked without making any more attempts without the ball. Lewis directly pulled to the three-point line to receive the ball. Kobe and Barnes immediately stepped forward to attack. Lewis did not release the ball in time. When the ball came to Ray Allen's hands,

Kobe's defense is back in place.

Jerome James pulled out a pick-and-roll, and Anderson resolutely expanded his defense and cooperated with Kobe to double-attack Ray Allen. Due to the attack time, Ray Allen forced his shot and was blocked, and the attack time had reached 24 seconds.

Although the score difference between the two sides is not large, the problem of the Sonics is more obvious. The team has the strongest outside offensive threat in the NBA, but it has never been able to put the ball into the penalty area to create a threat. It lacks a fulcrum inside that can score.

The team's outside line also lacks the ability to kill inside, and has always relied on short passing and receiving cooperation, which is a bit monotonous, and the Lakers seem to have found a way to deal with it.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe suddenly accelerated under the cover of two teammates, once again shook off the SuperSonics' perimeter defense, and scored a lowhand layup.

After Ke Yan's adjustment, the point difference between the two sides widened again. Lewis was entangled by Barnes, and the timely flanking attack just caught him. There was no advantage at all inside, and the SuperSonics' offense could only rely on Ridnour.

There was a back and forth between him and Ray Allen. As the team's top star, Ray Allen felt tremendous pressure from Kobe!

On the defensive end, Ray Allen's heart was getting colder and colder. Using pick-and-roll tactics, Kobe moved and dodged in the Sonics penalty area with ease like a fish swimming in water.

After a 17:6 climax, the score reached 48:66, and the Lakers ended the half with an 18-point lead.

The Key Arena, which was still bustling with people in the first half, died down and entered the playoffs as the "third place" in the Western Conference. SuperSonics fans have great hopes for the team's playoff journey. In their view,

The Sonics have two All-Stars, while the Lakers have only one. In terms of strength, the Sonics should have the upper hand. At the same time, they also have home court advantage, which is of great significance in the playoffs.

However, this idea itself is wrong. The SuperSonics are only one game ahead of the Lakers in the regular season. This is based on the fact that the Lakers had a rest in the last three games. If we start with the winning rate after Ke Yan took office, the Lakers are even higher.

.As for the number of All-Stars being 2 to 1, this is even more nonsense. The Spurs only have one All-Star!

In the second half of the game, with a considerable lead, Ke Yan took the initiative to slow down the tempo and began to "boil the frogs in warm water." The scene of the game declined, but it avoided the Sonics' passive skill "Fire of Ten Thousand Arrows" to the greatest extent.

Possibly, the more intense intensity of the confrontation will also help the Lakers disrupt the shooting rhythm of the Sonics players.

The SuperSonics struggled several times, but were still unable to narrow the point difference to single digits. They could only watch with a trace of unwillingness, and faced a bad start to the playoffs at home.

The final score was fixed at 99:115, and the Lakers won the away game by 16 points.

In the whole game, Kobe scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Although he did not score 30 points, he sent 8 assists and led the team's offense.

Kobe was willing to play the pick-and-roll, and the biggest beneficiary was Anderson. He scored a double-double of 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks in this game, a perfect playoff debut. This blue-collar insider is the Lakers' biggest discovery this season, maintaining

With this situation, Anderson is very hopeful to win a mid-level contract in the offseason.

Five Lakers players scored in double figures. In addition to Kobe and Anderson, Butler had 13 points and 3 rebounds, Odom had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Finley hit 3 three-pointers in the game and scored 11 points.

Players from both sides shook hands on the field. McMillan congratulated Ke Yan, but there was no smile on his face.

The team lost at home and might be "defeated". It was normal for McMillan to be in a bad mood, and Ke Yan understood it. But the underlying reason he didn't know was McMillan's selfishness.

Unlike Ke Yan who maintains respect for the Lakers and has not contacted other teams so far, McMillan, who has also decided to leave the team after the end of this season, has contacted other teams. The Portland Trail Blazers, whose owner is rich, has already approached

McMillan offered a big salary contract, and he officially signed the contract at the end of the season. However, recently, the Blazers' enthusiasm for McMillan has declined. Rumor has it that they are eyeing Ke Yan and want to take another look.

Ke Yan is not considering changing the court now. He is not like McMillan who gets his eyes straight when he sees the numbers on the contract. In addition to money, the rights that the team can give him, the potential of the lineup, the reputation of the management, and the city

The living environment and other factors he needs to consider are all factors that need to be negotiated slowly. Right now, leading the team to prepare for war is the most important thing.

Two days later, on April 27, the second matchup between the SuperSonics and the Lakers also started.

McMillan, who was determined to prove that he was better than Ke Yan, had not been idle these two days. He arranged a tactic of hitting the basket and causing damage. He seemed to realize that his strategy might be useful in the regular season, but now

The risk in the playoffs is indeed too high. You may win one or two games, but it is too difficult to win the entire series, especially the opponent is the Lakers, and the Sonics are completely restrained.

If they lose two home games in a row, the Sonics can basically surrender!

There is a saying that goes, "If you grind your guns in the field, you will lose everything if you are not happy." It is suitable to describe the Sonics in the first quarter of G1. Jerome James, who has focused on the defensive end all season, suddenly enjoyed unprecedented offensive resources.

, as long as there is an opportunity inside, the outside players will distribute the ball in time, allowing Jerome James to either score directly, or make a big foul and go to the free throw line, helping the team once achieve an 11:4 lead.

However, it is difficult to expect a blue-collar insider to provide sustained and stable output in the playoffs. The Lakers maintained the general direction of switching defenses after the pick-and-roll with Ridnour and Ray Allen, and reduced the need for Lewis.

The ball's double attack freed up more resources to supplement the inside line, which immediately restricted the very active point of the Sonics' opening game.

On the offensive end, Odom has assumed more responsibilities. Against Radmanovic, Odom should have been the Lakers' biggest advantage. In the first game, Odom had little desire to attack.

He was pushed by Ke Yan for two days, and he showed his strength on the offensive end. The Sonics had to switch defenses and let Lewis, who was more athletic, face Odom.

Lewis' energy is dispersed on the defensive end, and the Lakers' defensive pressure is further reduced!

"Offense is the best defense!" Ke Yan's idea of ​​​​solving the problem also gave Monty Williams an idea. It also opened up the situation on the court. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers had gone ahead by 4 points at 30:26.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides rotated their lineups, but the Sonics still couldn't take advantage.

McMillan's style is similar to a weakened version of Jerry Sloan. He is good at building a team and good at pre-match preparations, but he always lacks on-the-spot adjustments and is very stubborn. It's like two people competing in the ring. You can't kill your opponent with one punch.

, just punch him again, and if he still can't be killed, punch him again. The strength and speed of each punch may be different, but he doesn't consider kicking, hitting with elbows, pushing with knees, or even using joint locks.

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At halftime, the Sonics were already 12 points behind the Lakers. They looked slightly better than the previous game, but the fans were still listless and no one liked the rhythm of the game being controlled by the away team.

In the second half of the game, McMillan replaced the more athletic power forward Wilcox, who swung to the center position of Jerome James. Compared with Jerome James, he received the pass from the outside.

Can hit the basket more directly and quickly.

Facts have proved that this adjustment is not straightforward enough. McMillan would have better results if he replaced "Jerome" in front of James with "LeBron".

Treating Wilcox as a water cooler all season long, hoping that he will come in handy at critical moments is obviously a bit of a fantasy. On the offensive end, the Lakers attacked Wilcox with a poor sense of position, and on the defensive end, they decisively faced off against the threat.

Elcox adopted foul tactics and sent him to the free throw line. The latter's performance of one of four free throws was worthy of Ke Yan's expectations.

The offensive end failed to break the Lakers' defense, but the Lakers took advantage of the flaw on the defensive end. McMillan's gamble failed, and the Sonics collapsed in the third quarter, eventually losing to the Lakers 105:123 by 19 points.

After losing two home games, the series reached the edge of a cliff.

The team with the home court advantage lost two home games in a row, and was defeated by the Lakers without any resistance. This was not only embarrassing for the Sonics, but also a critical blow to the league's "division championship locking up the top three".

Regulation.

"The top three Sonics are just products of the rules!"

"At the end of the regular season, fans of the fifth-ranked Rockets are devastated, but fans of the sixth-ranked Lakers are overjoyed, which is outrageous!"

"Teams that perform better deserve better rankings, and the league should not affect the fairness of the competition system for the sake of business."

"Actually, this season just sacrificed the Mavericks. The most terrifying result I can foresee is that the Spurs will be first, the Mavericks will be second, and then the two teams will meet in the second round of the playoffs..."

After losing two home games in a row, the Sonics' regular season results were negated and even ridiculed.

But that’s how competitive sports are, the winner takes all, and the loser just deserves to be laughed at. The same goes for Ke Yan.

In the eyes of some fan groups, Ke Yan who wins is a baby coach from China, a scientist, a gorgeous playing style, and a master of offensive tactics; if he loses, he changes his mind to a charlatan from China, a charlatan who has nothing to say but can't do anything well.

, blindly pursue offense and ignore the head.

Fortunately, the SuperSonics are not alone. In this season's playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks have the home court advantage but have lost two home games in a row. Compared to the SuperSonics, who were completely manipulated by the Lakers, the Mavericks lost unjustly. In total, the two games

They lost by 10 points, all on key goals. Faced with the defense of Bowen and Tracy McGrady, the team's core Nowitzki's level dropped sharply. The average points per game dropped from 27.7 points in the regular season to 21.5 points, and the shooting percentage

It also dropped significantly.

The team was on the verge of being eliminated, which also made boss Cuban very dissatisfied. While scolding the referee for ignoring Yao Ming's mobile pick-and-roll, he put pressure on Avery Johnson within the team. Basically, if it really goes to the first round,

Avery Johnson's dismissal is safe.

In the other two sets of matchups in the Western Conference, the Spurs defended the two home games without any suspense, and Anthony was firmly controlled by the Spurs. The Grizzlies were also bombarded by D'Antoni against the Suns. The league

The two point guards with the most flamboyant style of play have a direct dialogue. Only White Chocolate made more mistakes than Nash.