Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The 19th is the last game day of the regular season.

The 22nd was the first day of the playoffs, but there was no Lakers game on that day. On the 23rd... there were three days left in between, which was enough time for both sides to train specifically. At the Lakers' Staples home court, the Lakers' The first game of the playoffs finally begins.

Compared with the last regular season game, the starting lineups of both sides have not changed.

Li Shengli felt that Nelson wanted to see the Mavericks' combat effectiveness in a regular rhythm, but they only played 4 minutes in the first quarter, just 4 minutes... The Mavericks' offense and defense were completely exploded, unable to penetrate the paint and unable to guard against the Lakers' paint. Next, Nelson directly changed the lineup and took out the fast break lineup from the past few days. Da Zhi was able to play, and the core of the offense was in the hands of Nash, paired with Ceballos, Strickland, Finn profit.

The effect of the change of formation is good.

The Mavericks were beaten 2:10 in the first 4 minutes, and then 20:24 in the next 8 minutes.

At 22:34 of the first quarter, the Mavericks lost by 12 points, and the reason why it is said to be good is because they lost by 8 points in the first 4 minutes, but only lost by 4 points in the last 8 minutes. This result is really good for this change of formation. Not bad, even the tactical effect that Nelson wanted was indeed achieved, and it was reflected in Li Shengli.

Compare the same period of time.

Li Shengli scored 4 points in the first 4 minutes, 2 of 3 shots, and 2 blocks. In the last 8 minutes of the game, which was forced to speed up, although the score still increased, or even increased even more, he scored 10 in 8 minutes, but the defensive effect It's very bad. In the fastest few rounds, the Mavericks' offense was already over before anyone was in position.

Although Kobe was not given the task of playing ball in this game, Li Shengli's speed from offense to defense was still slowed down by the Mavericks. Nelson could only comfort himself... At least he saw that Li Shengli was consuming his physical energy on meaningless running.

The second quarter was still the same.

However, what Li Shengli didn't expect was that before the Lakers collapsed, the Mavericks themselves collapsed first.

Ceballos, who was injured, was the first to be unable to withstand the rhythm of the rush, so Nelson could only replace substitute defender Hubert Davis. However, Davis's touch was not good, and the offensive tasks immediately fell to other teammates. This intensified the physical exertion of the entire team.

If you change people again, the more you change, the worse it will be.

Nelson found that in addition to playing well in the last 8 minutes of the first quarter, the Mavericks beat the whole quarter to pieces in the second quarter due to the withdrawal of Ceballos. The offensive efficiency obviously went from high to low, and they could still score a goal in the first half A good 15 points, but after personnel adjustments in the second half, they only scored 7 points.

On the other hand, in the half that was partially sacrificed by the Mavericks, Li Shengli was not under much pressure, and now he is in an absolutely invincible rhythm. He repeatedly dunks without any touch at all, and the Lakers are still in the lead in the second quarter.

Li Shengli scored 16 points higher than in the first quarter. When the team only had 63 points, Li Shengli alone accounted for 30 points, while the Mavericks team only had 44 points...

Play directly to the second half.

Because Kobe didn't play much in the first half. With the Mavericks giving up inside offense and defense, Kobe gave all the ball rights to Li Shengli. In the second half, when the rhythm returned to normal, Li Shengli caught the ball and threw it to him without saying a word. Kobe, until the end of the game, the Lakers scored a total of 113 points... Li Shengli 35, Kobe 30, the two accounted for nearly 60% of the points, beating the Mavericks by 15 points, a great victory in the first game.

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There are only 5 games in the first round of the playoffs.

After the Lakers won one game first, the Mavericks made a desperate move in the second game and completely gave up on the inside of the Lakers dynasty, which had no way to attack or defend. Because they couldn't beat it no matter how hard they fought, they simply continued to speed up the game to the end.

Although the second game was not the same as the first game, Li Shengli was forced to play only 36 minutes, but the problem was that 36 minutes was enough for the Lakers to decide the victory. Li Shengli scored 46+18 and went straight off the court to rest, giving the time to Kobe, and Kobe scored 24 points in this game. The scoring ratio between the two was even more amazing than in the first game.

As for the third game.

It became a life and death battle for Mavericks again.

If you want to beat the Lakers, the chance of upset is too low and the requirements are too high. The Mavericks did not have the good luck before and were directly swept out. Li Shengli and Kobe once again scored double 30 points.

No one was surprised by this result, not even the Mavericks, but Nelson was still very happy, because including the last game of the regular season... 4 consecutive games can prove that the Mavericks' fast break system is established. , except for the slowdown caused by players' physical fitness and injuries, the Mavericks did not lose much to the Lakers during the acceleration stage.

If you insist on saying it, you can only say that the personnel lineup and tactics do not fit well, but you cannot say that the tactics are wrong. After the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks can completely find the system players that the team needs. Preparing for the new season, so to a certain extent...the Mavericks still did not lose money. They made money by being able to play in the playoffs, not to mention that they also clarified the direction of some urgently needed adjustments to their personnel.

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The Lakers swept to advance.

Li Shengli averaged an astonishing 37 points and 15 rebounds per game.

Similarly, on the same day, the Celtics also swept the Pistons, who were eighth in the Eastern Conference, and only the Lakers and Kaili teams swept through in the first round.

Maybe he was aggrieved by losing the scoring champion at the end of the regular season. O'Neal was extremely irritable in these three games, averaging 33+17 per game. Although his scoring average was 4 points behind Li Shengli, his rebounds exceeded 2. .

To be honest, 2 rebounds are less than 4 points.

But O'Neal has other statistics... Because the Pistons are not as fast as the Mavericks, Li Shengli does not participate in much defense, but O'Neal does not have this problem, so he averages 2 blocks per game than Li Shengli, and these two Data can only be said to be between equals, and no one can say that one is not a human being.

Compared to the first round, which didn’t have much suspense.

Li Shengli and O'Neal handed over two such first-round data, coupled with the 2000 new century yellow-green battle, both of them, including Hu Kai, have made the media headlines in recent days, and the second round that followed... …As predicted at the Buss family dinner a week ago, the Blazers, with the most expensive roster in history, came to Los Angeles to take a beating.

The second round is 4 wins from 7 games.

After all, it is the most expensive lineup. The Trail Blazers made it to the sixth game. But the problem is that in the five games with a big score of 3:2, the Lakers won three games with a big advantage taken away, while the Trail Blazers won two games. He was frightened, winning a game by 1 point, and winning a game by 1 point with Sabonis's free throw at the critical moment.

As for the sixth game...

The Lakers didn't give any chance. They dominated the Trail Blazers at the beginning and got off work in the third quarter. Li Shengli still averaged 30 points per game, but it was no longer comparable to the Celtics and O'Neal. , because the Celtics beat the Knicks in the second round and still swept them.

After all the second rounds of the Eastern and Western Conferences are played, there are only four teams left to compete in the Eastern and Western Conference finals.

What is certain is that Hukai has advanced, and the last two teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences were played in tiebreakers. They were the 76ers who defeated Mourning's Heat team, and the Jazz, who defeated the Western Conference playoff nailbiter. Spurs.

The 76ers' rise is astonishing. However, during the regular season, the Celtics did not take advantage of the 76ers. Therefore, before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, major media put a big question mark on it. And here in the West... the Lakers beat the Spurs. It's hard to say absolutely, after all, the Trail Blazers have reached the sixth game, and the Spurs brothers who have completed the handover between the old and the new are undoubtedly one of the strongest inside combinations in the league, only behind O'Neal + Garnett.

then……

On May 20, the Spurs, following the Mavericks and Trail Blazers, also arrived in Los Angeles.