Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The Western Conference Finals are over in just five games.

But the Eastern Conference is not there yet, because compared to the Western Conference's unsuspecting promotion, the Nets and Celtics are more anxious...

Originally, the Lakers and Celtics were established overlords, while the Nets and Kings were new and powerful teams.

But according to the results of the Eastern and Western Conference finals, it is obvious that the Celtics do not have the suppression power of the Lakers, nor can they restrain their opponents as much as the Lakers' lineup, and they continued to play until the seventh game... The only suppression shown was the Celtics' three In each of the three wins, the Nets led by 11 points, winning every game. The Nets led by an average of 2 points in the three wins, narrowly winning every time.

No one expected Celtic to be stuck in the quagmire of promotion.

No one expected that the Nets would drag the Celtics into the tiebreaker.

So the Eastern Conference Finals has become the most interesting game in recent days. Of course, except for this round... there are no other games in the entire league's east and west. Everyone is waiting for the promoted team to meet the Lakers in the finals, and Li Shengli Of course I was watching it, even a little confused.

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To be honest, the Celtics' Big Three lineup is too luxurious, and if it really comes down to it, Li Shengli feels that the Nets are no match.

But this crucial game...

The Celtics couldn't guard against the Nets' offense?

It wouldn't be a big problem if it were ordinary offense and defense, but Kidd does have two skills in organization and court control. Not to mention that O'Neal and Garnett can't guess. If they didn't get along well on weekdays, even Kidd's teammates might not be able to figure it out. He is unable to catch a large number of weird passes with excellent opportunities.

What's even more exaggerated is that after one game, Kidd's data turned out to be 23 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals. In a whole round of seven games, he averaged a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. This kind of data is estimated to be only Magic can play, but the difference between Kidd and Magic in terms of statistics may only be their scoring ability.

Offense is Kidd's shortcoming.

In fact, even if Kidd doesn't attack, he has to attack in this game. O'Neal and others also understand that it is safe to let Kidd attack, so the entire Celtics defense rarely cares about Kidd's shots, and Kidd's shots are ignored. Germany's offensive efficiency in this game was indeed not very good. In 18 shots, he failed to hit 40%.

However... the Celtics deliberately missed Kidd, and the Nets also thought about it before the game. As soon as the game got anxious, they immediately started a crazy shark-cutting tactic, which is recognized as the strongest defensive tactic.

Take a look at these seven games.

Although O'Neal ranks first in free throws per game every year, the problem is that 17 free throws per game in this round is still exaggerated, and in Game 7 with the Nets, it even reached 20 free throws... What's even more terrifying is O'Neal only scored 6 of 20 free throws, 30% in a single game, which was far lower than the regular season average of 51.3%.

What if O'Neal hadn't been so bad at free throws?

Taking the average of 5.9 out of 13.1 per game this season, even based on 70% shooting, he should have scored 9.2. This means that this guy's scoring average is about 3.3 points less per game because of poor free throws.

Of course, this is still on the surface.

If the game really gets tense, no one will dare to give him the ball, which will also affect his scoring growth. If he encounters the shark-cutting tactics and gives up some of his shots, this part will be considered too small, and he will lose one or two points per game. This proves that O'Neal's points are "shrinking" every season. He is good at free throws. 30+ points every year is nothing.

But this is what if, O'Neal's free throws are terrible, and he even wonders... is this shortcoming preventing him from catching up with Li Shengli, averaging four or five points per game, and it is even worse in the playoffs? This is not the case at all. Not possible.

But O'Neal couldn't care less about that, because in the tiebreaker with the Nets... he was severely restricted for part of the time, and could only rely on the shots of Garnett and Pierce.

But the two younger brothers were not good enough at the critical moment, resulting in a weak offense and a defense that couldn't watch Kidd's pass. In the end, they lost the qualification for the finals by 2 points. This season, the finalists were The Nets in the East and the Lakers in the West.

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After reaching this point, the major awards in the regular season have been released one after another.

The MVP is Duncan, with a vote rate of 29.12%, and Kidd also reached 27.38% in this regard, which is similar.

There is also the fact that the best defensive player was won by Big Ben, and this big prize was the best. As an inspirational example of the league, the vote rate was as high as 96.67%. This is the most exaggerated vote rate in the history of DPOY.

The best coach is Nets coach Scott. Perhaps the Nets' counterattack was too fierce and more sudden than the Kings.

As for other awards, Li Shengli has entered the best team and the best defensive team, but there is no suspense, and what he cares most about is the best rookie.

The only one who can really compete with Dayao in this category is Pau Gasol, and both are foreign players with similar statistics and leading the same level. So this year... Dayao and Gasol share the Rookie of the Year award.

this……

What can I say?

Li Shengli felt very broken because he did not have such luck. He was unhappy and won several championships, but lost the Rookie of the Year award. But this time... After Kidd and Hill shared the Rookie of the Year Award, the official There was a shared award, but the result was good for both Dayao and Gasol.

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As soon as several awards were announced, Li Shengli congratulated the winners one by one.

As for the upcoming finals...

This season, the Lakers have not had much home court advantage except for the first round, so the same goes for the finals. The first two home courts belong to the Nets, and the middle three home courts belong to the Lakers. After learning that the opponent in the finals is the Nets ... West and Magic met with the entire team to make sure the battle ends before Game 5 at Staples Arena.

Five closing fights?

Does this mean that we can only lose one game at most?

The game hasn't started yet. Although there is a big chance of winning, Phil Jackson doesn't dare to guarantee a 4:1 or 4:0 sweep. So in order to achieve the goal as soon as possible... the Lakers will rush to East Rutherford, New Jersey, non-stop. , the Nets’ home base, the Continental Airlines Arena, is preparing for the game.

Although he was very active in preparing for the game, Phil Jackson and the whole team were not too nervous.

The Nets were able to eliminate the Celtics. Although there was a certain amount of luck, the big reason was that they restricted O'Neal well. But the Lakers are not the Celtics, and the same defensive tactics will not take effect in Los Angeles. So the Lakers' offense is no problem.

As for how to defend?

The Celtics lost the Eastern Conference Finals, but it wasn't because the Celtics' defense was wrong.

On the contrary... there is nothing wrong with a partial, proactive attack that leaves Kidd open, and puts the defensive power on the other four positions. Phil Jackson also thinks so, and the offense is not hindered, the defense is good, and the addition of Due to the gap in their physical strength, Staples, who West and Magic clamored to set the last game in Los Angeles, were confident.