Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 339 Meeting in a narrow road

Chapter 339 Meeting in a narrow road

The Lakers ended their 82 regular season games one day ahead of schedule, and their opponents had already been determined. The whole team took a chartered flight to Dallas early.

The games of other teams are not over yet. On the last day of the regular season, the teams on the brink of the playoffs launched a final attack for tickets to the playoffs.

The Grizzlies were upset in the last game, relying on Jason Williams' lore to narrowly beat the mighty Spurs by 2 points.The Nuggets encountered the Suns in a life-and-death battle. Although Carmelo Anthony tried his best and scored 37 points and 12 rebounds, Kenyon Martin and Andre Miller also played well, the Nuggets still failed. Can block the indiscriminate bombing of the Suns, Joe Johnson hit 7 three-pointers and scored 32 points alone, 5 of the 4 starting Suns scored more than 20 points, Nash scored 14 points and 19 assists, the Suns beat the Nuggets 133 to 119 at home, also Killed their last hope of entering the playoffs.

The Grizzlies briefly came to the eighth place in the West, but two hours later, the Timberwolves, who had fallen seriously this season, defeated the Supersonics tenaciously in overtime, allowing the Grizzlies to return to the ninth place in the West.

With the end of the regular season, the final matchup of the playoffs has also been released.

In the West, the Timberwolves overwhelmed the Nuggets and Grizzlies, and took the last train of the playoffs. They will face the Suns, whose record has improved by leaps and bounds this year and swept the league with a bombardment storm.

The second-ranked Spurs are still as stable as Mount Tai. With the improvement of the outside trio this season, the Spurs have gradually transformed into a team with almost no flaws. Their opponent is the Houston Rockets, also from Texas. During the season, McGrady once The miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes was played on the head of the Spurs. On the other side of the ocean, many people firmly believed that the Rockets could beat the Spurs and advance to the second round.

Although the record of the Sonics is not as good as that of the Mavericks and the Lakers, thanks to the rules, the leader of the division can be ranked in the top three in the region. The Jazz and Trail Blazers, the traditional strong teams in the Northwest Division, have completely sunk. Although the Sonics drove high and low, they also kept their rankings, and their opponents were the Kings, which had undergone a major change and had changed beyond recognition.

The Mavericks and the Lakers will fight each other in the first round. Considering the years of grievances between the two sides from top to bottom, the topicality of this duel may not be inferior to that of the Western Conference Finals in previous years.

In the East, the Pistons topped the list, while the Pacers, who are also in the Central Division, can only rank fourth, which means that the two top players in the East will likely meet in the second round of the East.

The Nets and Heat rank second and third respectively as the leaders of the Atlantic Division and the Southeast Division, but their record in the West is barely similar to that of the Timberwolves and Grizzlies.

The remaining four teams are the Celtics, 76ers, Bulls and Cavaliers. Although the Magic and Wizards have the same number of wins as the Cavaliers, they are unfortunately out because of the outcome.

The pattern of strong west and weak east is very serious. Except for the Pistons and Pacers in the East, other teams are recognized as only one round trip in the West, and several teams in the lower half can only rank around 12 in the West. .

"Dwyane Wade can't come back in time. Although David West has been put on the active list, the Lakers coaching staff will obviously not rashly disrupt the rotation at the critical moment of the playoffs. Fortunately, Nei Ding performed well during the starting period. As for the Mavericks, the lineup is neat and the morale is high. Mark Cuban and his team are looking forward to revenge against the Lakers all the time. Interesting." Before the match, some experts analyzed the match between the two teams.

Obviously, the Mavericks are determined to win the first game of the playoffs. With blue and white fan T-shirts and a pair of inflatable sticks in their hands, Mark Cuban set up a goal line in his league's most luxurious home court, waiting for the Lakers to come to challenge.

Jim did not, as experts expected, continue to use Nene and Garnett's starting inside combination, but sent Haslem.

This idea is one of the few tricks that was learned from Jeff Van Gundy. Jim remembers that when Van Gundy led the Rockets against the Mavericks, he ingeniously sent Ryan Bowen to guard Nowitzki. Physical strength, and then sent McGrady to match up. This move really caught the Mavericks by surprise.

And among the Lakers, Haslem is the most bulldog-like player.

"Udonis, your mission is very simple. Every second you are on the court, you must stay close to Dirk Nowitzki. When you are on the offensive, if you get an open mid-range shot, make a decisive shot. Hit them."

After the opening game, Haslem completely ignored the other Mavericks players and focused on pestering Nowitzki. Compared with Nene, his physical fitness and talent are indeed inferior, but his defensive awareness and hard work are better. Novitzki Ski wants to score, he can, but he has to work harder.

In the same way, the Mavericks also made key deployments for Bryant, Dampier stayed inside to protect the basket, and Josh Howard guarded the whole time.

Nowitzki's defense of Garnett is also the way to prevent sudden shots. As for Haslem, he has become the one who was emptied.

After the opening game, Haslem got a lot of open mid-range shots. His years of hard training were not in vain. He made 5 of 3 shots in half a quarter, helping the Lakers temporarily take the lead.

In addition to Nowitzki, Terry is also a very scary point for the Mavericks. Now the Jets, who are young and full of nerve attributes, have already taken over from Finley, who has been smoothed by injuries and years. The title of Niu's No. [-] Musketeer outside the line has saved the Mavericks from fire and water many times in the past season, especially in the final game of the regular season. His three-pointers are like sharp arrows, which made the Lakers fans feel cold.

People are not afraid of making mistakes, what they are afraid of is knowing their mistakes and not correcting them.

To be on the safe side, Jim didn't dare to put Blake on the field for a long time as a wooden dummy for Terry. Billups took on heavier tasks on both ends of the offense and defense, with the purpose of consuming Terry's X factor. .

When Nowitzki and Terry's offense is blocked, Finley and Josh Howard will try some shots, but Finley has passed his peak, and Howard is still immature. Below, the efficiency is not high.

Old Nelson also tried to put Stackhouse on the field, replacing Dampier, and put on a strong offensive formation led by Nowitzki, but Jim responded quickly, and Battier replaced Hassler Mu, one-to-one correspondence with the Mavericks' formation.

"The Lakers started the playoffs with an away game for the first time in many years. Before the game, the whole team received a lot of criticism under the head coach Jim Buss. It can be seen that the players also valued this victory. If we can fight for a win and regain the home court advantage, it will be very beneficial to the following schedule."

In the first half, the Lakers were united and took the lead 54-46.

(End of this chapter)

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