Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 201

The distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles along Highway 1 is 387 miles. The proud young Warriors were emotionally unstable after losing. Lenny and Verus discussed it and decided that the whole team should return to the Golden State Warriors headquarters.

The second playoff game will be played in 4 days. The Warriors took the highway back to San Francisco that night. Every player in the car was unhappy and sleepy.

Losing to the defending champion is not uncommon at all. The Warriors have been mentally prepared for it, but they didn't fight at all in the defeat. The intensity and atmosphere of the game was completely different from the regular season, which made the teenagers extremely uncomfortable.

Verus was chatting and laughing with Lanny as usual, and he was still in the mood to tease McGrady, saying: "Hey, Tracy, I made a bet with your online fans. If you get a point, I will give you a prize. Help, only got 13 points, which saved me a lot of money."

The teenager McGrady sits behind Verus and Lenny. He has always been shy and silent in front of the public. In the first away game of the playoffs, he was blocked by the Lakers Rick Fox and McGrady. He only scored 13 points 6 With 4 rebounds and [-] assists, he was fouled for the sixth time in the last quarter, which was one of the main reasons for the Warriors' collapse in the final quarter.

McGrady said softly: "The playoffs are not over yet, I will play back."

After finishing speaking, McGrady put on the huge headphones, closed his eyes and went to rest. For young players who play in the NBA, losing is absolutely unacceptable. Players such as McGrady O'Neal Jr., Hughes Billups and others are bloody in their bones. Be thoroughly excited.

The training during the playoffs mainly focuses on physical recovery and maintaining state. However, the young players of the Warriors practice very hard. They don't want to be swept out by the Lakers with zero seals as Verus said. This is too embarrassing.

According to the statistics of the whole game, the Warriors took 72 shots compared to the Lakers' 87 shots, which is a full 15 shots less. It is strange not to lose.

And the rebounds and three-pointers are far behind the Lakers. This is even more fatal for the Warriors who play small balls and fast offense and defense. The Lakers have more offensive rebounds than you, and they have more second offenses. They couldn't make any shots, and the Warriors didn't have any temper after losing this game.

The generals of the Warriors feel that there is not much difference between themselves and the Lakers in the regular season. They have met 4 times in the same division. The Warriors have 2 wins and 2 losses. They did not fall behind at all. Unexpectedly, when they meet in the playoffs, they are like two teams. Vulnerable.

Verus is also very nervous, but he is the general manager of the team and the club. No matter how bad the situation is, he must take care of it. Everyone is watching him.

神州飞人胡东上场打了13分钟，5投2中加罚篮得了8分3个篮板2助攻，表现中规中矩，要知道季后赛场上每一分每一个篮板都得拿命去拼。

Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers alone. In the playoffs, he basically played 44-45 minutes per game, and took a rest of about 3 minutes in the second quarter. He basically played the whole game and dominated the two paint areas.

The teenager Kobe is only 22 years old. Although he is young and full of fighting spirit and physical strength, his age is doomed. It is impossible for him to play every game like the peak shark. Generally speaking, NBA players are the most mature and most mature when they are around 30 years old. comprehensive time.

Verus and Lenny have always pinned the goal of defeating the Lakers on Kobe. At the peak, O'Neal has no choice but to kill the shark, but there are many things to say about beating the 22-year-old Kobe. There are too many articles to do in terms of skills, experience and mentality. up.

In the first Lakers home game, the Warriors basically didn't kill the sharks. Shaquille O'Neal's 15 free throws were basically unstoppable. As long as Shaquille turned around, it was useless. Dunks and free throws.

On April 2001, 4, the Warriors once again rushed to an away game to challenge the Lakers. This game was broadcast live across the United States, not to mention the Chinese side. The Warriors of Verus have already occupied the covers of most sports stations.

Verus quickly reported the list of appearances and said: "The Lakers have no changes in this field, and the defending champion does not need to change. Center No. 34 Shaquille O'Neal, Power Forward No. 54 Horace Grant, Small Forward No. 17 Rick O'Neal Fox, shooting guard No. 8 Kobe Bryant, um, still No. 8, point guard No. 2 fish Derek Fisher."

Speaking of the Warriors themselves, Verus changed his tone a little, and raised his voice and said: "The Warriors continue to change their lineup, Lenny has sent another lineup, center Dameng Hajim Olajuwon, power forward No. 3 Tang Yael Marshall, No. 1 Tracy McGrady at small forward, No. 20 shooting guard Larry Hughes, No. 4 point guard Chauncey Billups."

"The Warriors used an all-defensive lineup in the last game. It turned out that defense alone could not win the playoffs. This time the Warriors used an all-attack lineup. Let us wait and see how it works."

"The jump ball is still no suspense. O'Neal didn't jump much, so he passed the ball to Rick Fox. The Lakers took the ball and attacked first."

"Every Lakers fan knows that Fisher drives the ball forward, and then hands the ball to Kobe or O'Neal. The others stand on the weak side and open, and the positional battle is handed over to the OK combination."

"O'Neal encountered double-teaming again in this game. The big dream Olajuwon is no longer young. He relied on his rich experience to squeeze and block O'Neal. Marshall, who is flexible in his feet, went directly forward and did not give the Sharks a chance to get the ball with his back. , Of course he is very smart, always appearing in front of O'Neill intentionally or unintentionally, and will not challenge the referee's bottom line."

"The rules of the league have been changing every year. In principle, low-posts are not allowed to double-team before taking the ball. After the player takes the ball and dribbles, the defender is allowed to assist in the defense. But the rule is that dead people are alive, and the playoffs are blown. Not many illegal defenses."

"Nba will cancel illegal defense next season, but there will be an additional three-second rule for defense. For traditional big centers, they have to be double-teamed by multiple people and cannot stay under the basket."

"Compared to last season, the Lakers lacked Glenn Rice, Ron Harper, AC Green, and one more veteran Cobra Grant this season. First."

"But Kobe's strong rise has made up for the disadvantage of the lack of major generals. The peak O'Neal is 28 years old, which is his strongest and most unrivaled golden age. The power of the OK combination has ensured the confidence of the Lakers' defending champion."

"Kobe broke out again in this game. He shot 72.7% and scored 25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. The Sharks were still stable with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Rick Fox suddenly emerged, scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. He's the key to the Lakers winning again."

"Congratulations to the Lakers, the next game is 88:106. The Warriors trailed 0:2 in the first round of the playoffs. They have been forced to the corner. If they lose another game, they will be swept out. See you in San Francisco in the next game."

(End of this chapter)