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Chapter 175 The Second Round against the Spurs
After eliminating the Hornets, the Lakers ushered in a new rest period. The second round can only be started after all the first round games are over.

After waiting for days, the Eastern and Western games fell into the dust one by one.The Eastern Cavaliers played against the Pistons. The Cavaliers also won all four games and advanced to the second round first.

The Celtics played against the 76ers in seven games, and the Celtics won by luck.

The Magic played against the Bulls, the two teams fought to the sixth game, and the Magic won 4:2.

The Hawks played against the Heat, and the two teams also fought fiercely for seven games. Wade, who was single-handedly, lost in the end and was eliminated in the first round.

The Western Rockets played against the Jazz. The two teams fought to the sixth game, and the Jazz was finally beaten by the Rockets.

The Nuggets played against the Mavericks, and the Mavericks lost to the Nuggets 1:4. Nowitzki had another round trip.

The Spurs played against the Blazers, and the two teams fought seven games. In the end, the seasoned Spurs were superior and sent the Blazers home.

In this way, the Lakers have 8 days of rest, and they will not get a game until May 5.

On April 4, the NBA officially announced the spirit of sportsmanship, and the winner is Chauncey Billups.

The Most Improved Award was announced on April 4, and this award was won by Wu Di.The only one who has made the most progress today is Wu Di. He has gone from a role player to a superstar, with his statistics doubling. Wu Di deserves this award.

But it is a pity that this award did not bring Wu Di a title.It seems that not all of these honors set by the NBA can be recognized by the system.

On the same day, the Best Coach Award was also announced, and the winner was Phil Jackson.Jackson led the Lakers to break the Bulls' 72-win record and the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.After accomplishing such a great feat in one season, it is certain that the best coach is the best coach. If he is not awarded the award, it would be a shady matter.

5月2日，颁布了最佳新秀奖，获得者是状元德里克罗斯。罗斯本赛季场均16.8分3.9篮板6.8助攻。

The data is much worse than last year's Durant, and the score is not as good as this year's No. [-] OJ Mayodo.But Rose just joined the Bulls and led the team into the playoffs. Although he stopped in the first round, he still played a much greater role than OJ Mayo.

On the 5th, the first game between the Lakers and the Spurs was played on this day.

The GDP trio were not in good spirits. After all, they had just fought against the Trail Blazers, and they had just one day of rest to play the second round against the Lakers, who were recharging their energy.

This is not very fair to the Spurs, but this is the rule of the NBA. They only blame them for their poor regular season rankings and encountered an opponent similar to the team.

The Spurs are now in a disorganized lineup. Ginobili was reimbursed for the season during the regular season, and he only played 47 games in the regular season.That's why playing against the Trail Blazers in the first round dragged on until the seventh game to decide the winner. If Ginobili was there, at least one or two games would be missed, giving the Spurs some rest time.

As regulars in the playoffs, the Spurs have a lot of playoff experience, otherwise it would be difficult to defeat the Trail Blazers in the absence of the game.

But the Spurs' luck also came to an end, because their opponent replaced the league's No. [-] Lakers.Now this Lakers lineup is almost comparable to the strongest Lakers in history.

If the players are graded according to the four grades of S, A, B, and C, then the Lakers have 3 S-grade players, Gasol, Wu Di and Kobe. There is one A-level player, and that is Bynum. A group of B-level players, Pekovic, Sun Yue, Fisher, Brad Miller, Ariza.The rest are all C-level players, Luke Walton, Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, Bobby Jackson.

Such a lineup can be said to be unique in the current NBA.Generally speaking, teams don't say they have three S-level players, even three A-level players are already good.

S-level players are equivalent to giants and can support a playoff team by themselves.Such players are rated as S-level. Otherwise, no matter how strong they are, they will only be rated as A-level.Class B is an important rotation player, an indispensable cornerstone for every team, and can have stable playing time. Class C players are generally fringe players, but they are all talented players, not water cooler keepers or people on the injury list.

Now the powerful B-level soy milk of the Lakers is being used as a C, and the C-level is being used as a water dispenser watchman.As long as the Lakers' lineup is not lacking, basically not many teams dare to say that they are sure to win the Lakers. With 36 consecutive victories and 73 wins, the Lakers are now recognized as No.1 in the NBA.

From the start of the game, the Spurs were in crisis.Duncan and Parker are not very physically strong because of continuous games.Parker was unable to get rid of Fisher's defense for a long time. This kind of situation happened to the French trot who is known for his speed, which is really rare.

Without being able to get close to the basket, Parker's offensive ability is halved, and his three-pointers are not accurate.Duncan still maintains his touch, but unfortunately, his physical strength can't keep up.

Under Gasol's repeated interference, Duncan's shots continued to miss and were even blocked.Popovich is also very depressed, one of the generals is injured, and it is difficult for the remaining two generals to support the current situation.

After thinking for a long time, Popovich made a big decision, and he gave up the game.Anyway, even if you can't win even if you try your best, it's better to just surrender and admit defeat!After the first quarter, Popovich put Duncan and Parker on the bench and let the role players play.

The game was lost without accident, but after the game Popovich was still very angry and said to reporters: "If they don't play well, I won't let them play."

Popovich did confuse many people, but some people who knew Popovich knew immediately that he was acting.Because the NBA officially does not allow stars to take turns or play less time, but Popovich has done this more than once, and he has been fined a lot.There were too many penalties, and Popovich couldn't stand it, so he started acting in various ways to let the main players rest, all of which were routines.

On May 5, the NBA officially announced the Kennedy Citizen Award, and the winner was Uncle Mu of the Rockets.It is not the first time that Uncle Mu has won this award. He has won this award as early as 6. He is the first player to win this award for the second time.

On May 5, the biggest prize of the regular season was finally announced.It was Kobe who won the MVP of the regular season. Kobe deserved this award. 7 consecutive victories and 36 wins have already determined that the Lakers are the biggest winners this season.The three major awards in the regular season all settled in the Lakers, which is the best recognition for the Lakers' continuous history creation this season.

Having won the MVP of the regular season, Kobe is even more motivated. He wants to enter the finals as soon as possible, and then get the MVP of the finals to collect his first three MVP honors.

So when he played against the Spurs in the second game, Kobe broke out and directly hit Roger Mason who was guarding him, leaving the Spurs unable to fight back.

(End of this chapter)