Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 463 Are you kidding, it's him again

On April 4, the playoffs will officially start.

The first round of the Western Conference: Warriors VS Timberwolves, Lakers VS Clippers, Rockets VS Jazz, Thunder VS Spurs.

Eastern Conference first round: Cavaliers VS Pistons, Heat VS Pacers, Celtics VS Bucks, Raptors VS Wizards.

In the matchup in the Western Conference, there is basically no suspense between the No.1 Warriors and the No.8 Timberwolves. It depends on whether the Timberwolves can steal a game from the Warriors. It is probably very suspenseful.

The No.2 Lakers vs. No.7 Clippers, if it was the Clippers at the beginning of the season, with Paul, Griffin and Jordan as the main players, the Lakers might have a bit of a hard time playing. After the trade, the Clippers did not have Griffin as an inside strength.

No.3 Rockets vs. No.6 Jazz. The Rockets and Warriors were deadly rivals in Yao Mai’s time. At that time, it was Yao Mai’s fight with Deron and Boozer.

No.4 Thunder vs. No.5 Spurs, this is the best match in the first round of the Western Conference. Westbrook vs. Leonard, who will have the last laugh?

In the Eastern Conference matchup, the No.1 Cavaliers vs. No.8 Pistons was the same as the Western Conference. No one in the Pistons could restrain LeBron James. According to experts, even if James does not play, the Cavaliers' Irving, Bill and Love, the Pistons can't handle it.

The Cavaliers with Bill are terrible, or the Cavaliers without JR Smith are terrible!

No.2 Heat vs. No.7 Pacers, if Paul George is still in the Pacers, he will definitely fight Wade in the first round. Unfortunately, since Paul George left Los Angeles, the Pacers seem to have lost their soul, and they no longer have the original tenacity.

The No.3 Celtics vs. No.6 Bucks, this is a beautiful matchup. After the Celtics traded Thomas Jr. for Conley, they played more holistically than before.

As for the Bucks, they now have the hottest supernova Antetokounmpo, who has fully demonstrated the potential of a superstar.

In the collision of personal heroism and team basketball, whether Stevens is better or Kidd can break the ice with a giant spear is still unknown.

No.4 Raptors vs. No.5 Wizards, it is reasonable to say that the Raptors have home court advantage, but the Wizards have been very strong recently, which should not be underestimated, and Lowry and DeRozan are notorious playoff garbage brothers, the pressure is all on Wall's side.

The Lakers are playing on the first day of the playoffs.

May 4, Los Angeles, Staples Center.

In the locker room of the home team, Nick Young and Whiteside shook the spray in their hands. After shaking it well, they sprayed a few times on their ankles.

The smell of medicine quickly permeated the entire locker room, but everyone has long been used to the smell, which is commonplace.

Coach Wharton watched all the clips of the Clippers' games for nearly a month before the game, and then came to a conclusion. For the Clippers, they only need to prevent Paul from dying.

So Wharton made adjustments to the lineup. He took Murray out of the starting lineup, and Beverly and Yuan Qingshan partnered in the backcourt. Beverly was the number one, and the task was to guard Paul.

What Yuan Qingshan has to face is JJ Redick.

When Coach Wharton said this adjustment, Yuan Qingshan's expression suddenly changed, and his disgust was clearly visible.

Wharton didn't understand what was going on, so he called Yuan Qingshan out alone, and asked him if there was anything wrong with such a change.

Yuan Qingshan said that the lineup adjustment is very targeted and there is no problem at all. His negative emotions come from JJ Redick, and he really hates this guy.

Coach Wharton didn't coach the Lakers last year, so he doesn't know Yuan Qingshan's relationship with JJ Redick.

After Yuan Qingshan complained a few words, he immediately expressed his opinion to Wharton that he would guard Redick well.

And I made a request: I hope I can attack him more at the beginning.

Yuan Qingshan wants to blow up JJ Redick!
Wharton rarely saw Yuan Qingshan targeting anyone like this, so he agreed to Yuan Qingshan's request after careful consideration, but he had one condition. When Yuan Qingshan had no physical strength, he had to be replaced, and he couldn't keep firing. His health was the most important thing.

Yuan Qingshan nodded and agreed, even in terms of physical strength, JJ Redick must be at a disadvantage.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game will start.

Paul greeted the familiar people on the Lakers team, and he didn’t forget to congratulate Yuan Qingshan for breaking into the MVP list. Yuan Qingshan said in his heart that I just broke into the top 10, and now I seem to have won the trophy. Don’t think about it, this season is definitely hopeless.

Scrambling for the ball, Jordan jumped higher and passed the ball to Paul.

Beverly and Paul used to be teammates, so he was polite to Paul, moved his feet to force him, and pursed his lips, which is rare.

Paul pushed forward while raising his left arm to direct his teammates to move.

JJ Redick was running all over the field, trying to throw Yuan Qingshan away.

I have to say that his off-ball ability is really strong, and Yuan Qingshan had to activate the "three-stage acceleration" skill twice to barely keep up.

"It seems that in the future, I will ask Korver to help me improve my off-ball defensive ability in training." Yuan Qingshan wiped his forehead quietly and said to himself.

squeak.

The sound of the soles of the shoes rubbing against the solid wood floor continued, and JJ Redick finally got a two-second opportunity in the 45 corner of the right wing.

Paul is worthy of being a master point guard. As long as his teammates run out of opportunities, the ball will be delivered immediately.

After JJ Redick received the ball, there was no need to adjust at all, and he shot very quickly.

Yuan Qingshan's "outside barrier" skill was activated, he jumped high to block the shot, and his fingertips barely touched the edge of the ball.

This slight contact changes the trajectory of the ball.

clang!
JJ Redick's three-pointer hit the iron.

Huh, huh.

Two black shadows jumped up one after another.

"Rebound, rebound!" Beverly and Paul stood at the top of the arc and looked towards the Lakers basket together.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, the brown Spalding basketball was firmly grasped by a pair of huge palms.

"Chris!" The Lakers yelled under the basket. Jordan swung his arms and threw the ball towards Paul, who had already started.

From the top of the arc to the bottom left corner.

Paul wants to shoot threes from the baseline?Or bypass the high-post Towns to kill the basket?

Beverly rushed forward with a sullen head, but unfortunately, speed was not his advantage, and he couldn't catch up.

Paul sprinted near the bottom corner and paused.

In the commentary seat, O'Neill covered his eyes in disappointment: "Why didn't he just shoot?"

Mark Jackson said: "This is the occupational disease of the old-school point guards. They always look for teammates with good opportunities first, and they really don't shoot by themselves."

Most of the Clippers were on the right side of the field at this time, Paul was isolated and helpless, and Beverly came over like a mad dog.

There was no other way, Paul had to do it himself.

Clang, hit the iron!

Huh, the rebound was caught by Jordan again.

"What are you kidding, it's him again!" Coach Wharton complained with his hands on the back of his head. He didn't expect Whiteside's rebounding ability to be so much weaker than Jordan's.

(End of this chapter)