Chapter 718 ESPN's Ethics
After the first round of the playoffs, the media's favorite dark horse was not able to appear. The league that has been reshuffled this season has become a huge gap in strength. For example, there are many fewer incidents of the following crimes that happened frequently last year. Most of the strong teams with absolute strength have successfully gotten a good start.
1 Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers 0
1 Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets 0
1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies 0
0 New Orleans Hornets vs San Antonio Spurs 1
Eastern Conference Table
1 New Jersey Nets vs Indian Pacers 0
1 Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks 0
0 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 1
1 Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic 0
The only ones that lost at home between the 16 teams in the east and west were the Hornets and Knicks, and other teams with home advantage all successfully got the lead.
The Hornets lost in the inside, Bynum lived up to his regular season courage in the playoffs, and his performance was sluggish, which made Paul fall into a lonely battle again. The Spurs, as usual, kicked off in the playoffs, Ginobili scored 18 points and 8 assists, Randolph scored 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs' changes ushered in a harvest, but we need to see how far they can go.
The Knicks lost was purely a suicide. They led the Celtics by 15 points in the first three quarters, but only scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and were staged by their opponents.
The tragedy of New Yorkers is probably only one of the main reasons, that is, Anthony and Stanley play too many singles.
Although D'Antoni established Delon's control of the ball, there was another dispute over the position of the team's second-place. Anthony and Sir's style of play and roles also conflicted. The conflict between the two became more and more intense as time went by. Now, as long as the two were on the court at the same time, the Knicks could not play smoothly. The skills and tactics were so simple that even the fans felt monotonous.
Such Knicks have gradually become a team that relies too much on the singles and feel of the stars. Once their shooting loses the sight of the goal, they will fall into an embarrassment like this game.
Other giant teams have basically solved their problems at this moment. The Mavericks easily beat the Rockets at home. The two major international insiders of the Dallas made the Rockets unable to resist. Yao Ming and Nowitzki's combination of internal and external chemistry was good. Even if the two retained some strength, David Lee and Scola could not defend their attack.
The Thunder and the Grizzlies' competition was the most intense group in this round. The two teams decided the winner after two overtimes.
Westbrook and Du Shao dragged the two white bears of Memphis to death in the second overtime. Griffin and Gasol Jr. could no longer run until the second overtime. The Thunder's deep bench and better athletic ability determine the outcome of the game. Moreover, the physical strength of the inside players has always been inferior to that of the outside players. It is easy to stop when playing overtime, let alone two overtimes.
The Bulls and Hawks also played in overtime. The two Eagles, both inside and outside, began to break out in the playoffs. In this battle, Joe Johnson scored 36 points and formed a mutual explosion with Kobe. Josh Smith gave 8 big hats and made Ross look dirty.
The Hawks are at the peak of Josh Smith, who has a huge defense range in the inside. If he can be taller, he may be qualified to compete with the Animal Brothers and Warcraft for the throne of the best defensive player.
This game is somewhat similar to the Thunder vs. Grizzlies. Kobe relied on the bonus of the Suns at four or five in the morning to finally show his might in overtime. He scored 8 points by himself and led the team to defeat the Hawks.
Joe Johnson did not go to see the Suns at four or five o'clock every day. After fighting Kobe for the whole game, he fell into a physical crisis in overtime. He didn't score a single point in overtime, so the Hawks lost the game.
Although the Heat defeated the Magic, they did not come up with a tactic against Howard in the playoffs. This victory was completely defeated by James's outbreak.
The Gorilla scored 35 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and Wade's 25 points, 5 assists, the Big Three used their number advantage to kill the single-powered Warcraft.
The Miami people have no choice. The only center they can use now is Milicic and half a big z. Moreover, Milicic is really a problem with his personality. Spoelstra is willing to use Uncle Huo Er, but he is not willing to use him.
Many fans always complain about Milicic, saying that he was not satisfied with his talent, but he never played. The Serbian was delayed by the Pistons and Larry Brown for a lifetime. But he didn't think about it. In the Pistons and Magic, Larry Brown and Van Gundy didn't like him, maybe because he was not satisfied with his talent. However, in the Heat, Spoelstra didn't like him either. Even the Serbian national team coach chose to ignore him. This must be his own problem. We can't everyone have a blind eye, right?
On April 19, the Clippers beat the Lakers again at home. This time, the main Clippers only played three quarters and killed the suspense of the game. In the first game, Ray Allen, who made 2 of 7 three-pointers, made an average three-pointer shooting percentage of 6 of 8 shots today, and threw 4 three-pointers in a single quarter in the third quarter, defeating the already shaky Lakers in one fell swoop.
It is worth mentioning that Mike Brown was unemployed last year and then came to the Lakers. He wanted to join Kobe and fight again, but he never thought that he would not even see anyone who joined him. The Lakers became a rebuilding team without draft picks.
The Lakers are now behind 0:2, which is expected. However, Brother Black Bread has once again become a scapegoat and was scolded by Purple Gold fans around the world. The title of "waste coach" has now been confirmed.
On April 20, the Nets will fight the Pacers again.
The Pacers performed normally in this game. Collison and Granger who broke out in the previous game were much more normal today. As the team's main scorers, the two only scored 38 points in the second game. It's not that such performance is not good, but these scores are not enough to make the Pacers compete with the Nets.
The Nets and Clippers pitchers adjusted in the second game of the playoffs. Korver made 3 of 6 shots and there was no problem with his performance. Matthews made 4 of 5 shots and was a bit awesome. Tony Allen, who had never made a three-pointer, made one. The Nets made 16 of 28 three-pointers today. The Pacers were blown up by air strikes and were completely beaten. They also only persisted in three quarters before surrendering.
Espn made a special analysis of the outstanding three-pointers in the second game between the Clippers and the Nets. They took out the regular season three-pointers shots of the two teams as a basis. They believed that the main choices of these two teams on the offensive end were three-pointers and basket attacks. The two brothers used to be better at mid-range shooting, but they did not shoot much.
This season's regular season, the Clippers' total three-point shooting number reached 50 times, hitting 905 of them, with a shooting percentage of 38.5%, surpassing the Suns in the 2005-06 season, setting a new record of NBA's historical three-point shooting.
The Nets are not as crazy as the Clippers in three-point shooting. Their total three-point shooting was 2,180, and they hit 850 of them, with a shooting percentage of 39.0%. Although the Nets are not as many three-point shootings as the Clippers, their three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league.
The crazy obsession with three-pointers this season is astonishing. According to the shooting areas of the two teams, the shootings of these two teams are either outside the three-point line or near the paint area. They rarely choose mid-range shootings that were popular in the 190s. The two teams ranked behind the league in the 16-22-foot area.
Both teams are more obsessed with three-pointers this season, and Ji Guohuo set an unprecedented record. He broke his own three-pointer record this season and increased it to 305, eventually becoming the first player in NBA history to hit more than 300 three-pointers in a single season.
Espn finally stopped his brother Black Foxes this time. They believe that the NBA has entered the era of "giants' decline", and the three-pointers have turned to dominate the league. The rise of the shooter must be accompanied by the decline of the center.
Nowadays, looking at the Eastern and Western Conference quarterfinals that have entered the playoffs, the Magic team is the only team with pure center as the core. Although Yao Ming is in the Mavericks, the core of this team is by no means Yao Ming. Moreover, in the past decade, there has been no championship in the team with pure center as the core. In fact, since the new century, only O'Neal has led the team to the finals. Not only that, in the past 20 years, only O'Neal has played in the scoring champion, mvp or mvp.
After the end of the four center eras, the NBA teams with pure center as the core not only failed to achieve results, but also were not as good-looking as teams with new-age interiors.
Now fans only watch the Fox brother play, and they will have a wonderful feeling: whether the Fox is double-teamed by three people, or is pulled out by a sudden stop, or even kneel or lying down, as long as he makes a move, the ball will pass through the Nets hollow. This season, Ji Guomeng's unreasonable three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41.2%, and the average number of shots per game (4.51 times, which refers to forced shots when someone is defending, not the total number of shots) and hits (1.86 times) are both the top in the league.
Ji Guomeng finally gave a thumbs up for espn's report the next day. These guys haven't praised him for a long time. A few days ago, Ji Guomeng arranged his agency and sent someone to buy some advertisements from espn, preparing to promote the cathut tablet that will be launched in May. The effect was immediate. The espn report was specially posted on the official website and its newspapers. On the homepage of the magazine, Ji Guomeng secretly said that the money was worth spending.
On April 21, the Clippers, the easiest playoff team, came to Staples Stadium again today for the third game of the first round, but this time it was away.
Lakers fans have no hope for their team's playoff journey from the beginning, so many tickets were bought by Clippers fans. Among the 20,000 fans present today, at least half of them were Clippers fans.
Bus Jr. also knew that this would happen, so he simply gave up and raised the price of home tickets to a level of 50% more expensive than the Knicks. The purpose was not to slaughter Lakers fans, but to slaughter Clippers fans.
But he was still a little crazy and didn't need to think about it carefully. Even if the Lakers fans are few, they will be as large as tens of thousands. Moreover, the fans who came to support the Lakers at this time must be surrounded by the most loyal purple gold. Buss Jr. What Bus did really disappoint these fans.
However, Clippers fans said it doesn't matter. If the tickets are more expensive, it's more expensive. Anyway, it's only two games.
Nowadays, the fans who support the Clippers are not all blue-collar. In the past two years, many Lakers fans have become Clippers fans. This city is not as old as Milan fans in the football world. The NBA does not have the same atmosphere as European football teams. Instead, it is a Los Angeles team, making it easier for these fans to change their flags and flags. This is determined by the different fan cultures.
Los Angeles media survey shows that the Lakers' approval rating in Los Angeles has dropped to the lowest 56% since Bus Jr. and Kobe left this season, while the Clippers' approval rating has risen to 44%. In just four years, the Clippers' approval rating has more than doubled.
In such a away atmosphere, the Clippers players' combat effectiveness is not only unscathed, but has improved.
However, Lakers players felt a deep gap in front of nearly half of Clippers fans wearing white jerseys in the stadium.
Can such a home court still be called a home court?
As the mentality of the players of the two teams grows and falls, the state they show in the game is also completely different.
Ji Guomeng took a provocative look at Nicholson who was stern on the sidelines before the game. The dead fox was very revenge. His expression meant: he would definitely do something later.
After the game started, Ji Guomo really made Nicholson want to leave Staples directly. The Fox brother threw 6 three-pointers on the Lakers' head in the first quarter, and seemed to be responding to the ESPN report. He was just as arrogant as it was written in the article. Keep praising me.
The Clippers threw a total of 10 three-pointers in the first quarter, tying the team's three-pointer record in a single quarter, and Ji Guomomori also tied his own three-pointer record in a single quarter.
Under the carpet-style bombing of the Clippers, the Lakers fell by 17 points in the first quarter at 41:24, and the suspense of the game disappeared from the beginning.
Ji Guomeng also discovered in the first quarter that Lakers players' resistance was not high. Even Gasol just did his best to do his job. He only wanted to make a contribution on the defensive end, but he was a little serious on the offensive end, but he only ensured that his data would not be too bad, so as not to take the blame for the team after the game.
Well, what Gasol was thinking in his heart? Of course, Ji Guomo is not aware of it. The above are just his personal guesses. It can be said that he is completely judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain. However, Ji Guomo believes that there must be not so many gentlemen in this world. Most people think the same as him, and the Spanish are probably no exception.
Ji Guomo is frantically scoring points, and his villain is even more clear. Just based on the Lakers players' resistance today, the Clippers may not be able to end the battle in the first half, so he doesn't quickly score more points. Once old Dunleavy is not exclusive to play in the second half, his data will be ugly.
With such a mentality, the Fox brother made a sudden shot from outside in the first half, and he almost broke his playoff half-time scoring record by accident. He handed in 34 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists in two quarters.
"It's so fucking!" The commentators from all over the country were complaining about the Dead Fox's ability to score points, but they shamelessly touched him in the sky. Otherwise, the Dead Fox fans should greet their ancestors at this moment. Good commentators all know when to hold and when to talk.
The Clippers led the Lakers by 25 points in the first half. As expected, Old Dunleavy did not rank at the second half of the team's veterans. The game entered garbage time after the first half.
Lakers fans also began to leave the game after the half-time. Today, they were all Lakers fans, so they could see how the battle from their home teams were. They also knew that if the Clippers didn’t show mercy in the second half, they might be another “Century Massacre” today!
Losing is not scary in these fans. If Lakers players are not discouraged, even if they are 30 or 40 behind, these fans will still stay on the scene to support their team. But if even the team itself doesn't want to win, then why are they still staying here?
Chapter completed!