Chapter 727 [Joining the finals, rejecting the national team]
Anger can make people stronger. James played 120% of his strength in the Eastern Conference Finals, swept the Hawks 4-0, leading the Cavaliers to advance to the finals first.
The Hawks played at this point and had a super-level performance. In this round, the players in the frontcourt were collectively abrupt. Only Sinrich had an accurate three-point shooting point. Average of 13.2 points and 4.2 assists per game in the playoffs was not enough to help the team win.
Hinrich's data has declined for two consecutive years, and he averaged less than 5 assists per game. The Hawks management realized that his assists were mostly because of Wang Jun's attribute of shooting when receiving the ball, not because of his strong organizational ability, and he had signed a contract and regretted it.
Joe Johnson and Josh Smith have just exceeded 40% of their shooting percentages.
Marvin Williams, as the second best player in Deron in 2005, averaged only 5 points and 1.5 rebounds in this series, and his condition was speechless.
Rookie Jeff Green's offense is eye-catching, but his defense is unreliable.
The Hawks cannot limit James' offense, and they must double-team when they rush. The Hawks' weakness happens to be insufficient protection of the basket.
Pachuria is the only big man. James is too fast and he can't keep up with the defense. The Hawks play pure small ball tactics, but it is difficult to defend against Big Z, Guden, and Vallejo.
James' playoff data is amazing, with 41.6 minutes per game, 35.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.6 steals, 51% shooting percentage, 33.3% three-point shooting percentage, and only 2.7 turnovers.
This data is even more terrifying than Wang Jun's last playoffs. There are more people who have selected the shady scenes in the league. Kobe's data is not as good as James. The only thing that is stronger is his three-point shooting percentage and his free throw shooting percentage is 88.3%.
In the first four games, the Lakers and Nuggets played 2-2, and the key fifth game was played at the Lakers' home court.
In the fourth game, Kobe made 10 of 26, 2 of 10 three-pointers, 12 of 13 free throws, and scored 34 points. The Lakers lost 101-120.
Back in Los Angeles, Jackson gave Kobe a half-hour class, calming down his mind, sharing the ball selflessly, and reducing jump shots against others.
In the fifth game, Kobe made 6 of 13 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 turnovers, the data was not very good, the advantage was that the ball was running, and the five players in the team scored in double digits.
Gasol made 5 of 8 shots, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks, completely suppressing Nene, who had only 4 points and 8 rebounds.
Odom made 7 of 15 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 19 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. The two completely beat the Nuggets' inside.
A day later, when he arrived at the Nuggets home court, Kobe continued to play selflessly with his teammates, and his shooting percentage also increased, making 12 of 20 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
Gasol made 8 of 12, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 20 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals; Odom made 7 of 12, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points and 8 rebounds.
The three led the Lakers to play against the Nuggets without any fighting back and advanced to the finals.
No matter how strong Anthony and Billups are, they cannot make up for the huge inside disadvantage and the lineup is crushed.
Nene, Martin was exposed every game. If it weren't for JR Smith's draw, the Nuggets would not have played the sixth game.
Although the Lakers advanced later, the ESPN expert team predicted that the Lakers were still optimistic about winning the championship. It would be nice if the Cavaliers could win one or two games.
Kobe's personal ability is not questionable. Mo Williams has no suspense when he beats Pavlovic. If James is allowed to defend Kobe and pass it to the inside three highs, his advantage will be obvious.
The Cavaliers' lineup is pretty good, with star guard Mo Williams, formerly a pro-star Bibi, and Ilgoskas and Szebiak who have been selected as All-Stars.
In fact, except for Xiao Mo, these people have all declined. Especially Szebiak is so in a bad state that he should retire. Pavlovic is too bad, and the Cavaliers don’t even have an orthodox No. 2 position.
From this point of view, McBrown deserves the best coach. Although the lineup is flawed, he can make up for the shortcomings with joint defense and system, making the Cavaliers a strong defensive team.
tv5 sends reporter Xu Xuejiao to interview Wang Jun, but not for the NBA, but for the triathlon that Wang Jun is going to San Francisco to participate in.
"Wang, can you tell me what you think? Why do you want to participate in this competition?"
"Because of interest, I have developed a habit of exercise and fitness over the years. I happen to be good at all these three things, so I want to try them. Anyway, I practice at home and can still play when I go out for activities." Wang Jun replied.
Xu Xuejiao asked: "You used to like triathlons?"
"No, a few months ago, I didn't know this at all. If someone asked me which three items at that time, my answer might be: discus, shot put, and hammer. I think these three items are the most iron."
Xu Xuejiao and the cameraman were both amused. Wang Jun did not show his face to the domestic reporter because of retirement, and cooperated with the interview very well.
"Is your goal really a championship?"
"Yes, my physical fitness will not lose to anyone, I have confidence. In the past, everyone called me "Bul Demon King". I hope I can get a new nickname after this game, such as "Iron King"... Anyway, I won't play basketball anymore, I'm not an iron to make a fool of myself."
Xu Xuejiao said, "Ask a sensitive topic. I heard that the Basketball Association once sent someone to communicate with you. I hope you can return to the national team. If you refuse, can you tell me why?"
Wang Jun smiled and said, "Yes, I don't want to play national team anymore. I need vacations. Is it a joke to let me go back to the national team to play Asian Championships? I will feel miserable and fall into the Ice and Fire Island."
"What does it mean?" Xu Xuejiao didn't understand.
Wang Jun explained: "The Supreme Martial Arts World, the sword slays the dragon, and the commands of the world, no one dares to refuse to obey! After this sword fell to the Ice and Fire Island, he could only kill chickens and chop wood."
Xu Xuejiao sweats wildly.
How did you come up with this weird metaphor! Is this what Asian teams are useless?
"Then when are you going to return to the court?"
"I didn't decide, I had a lot of things I wanted to do, I won the basketball game so I was in the back. I don't think I can only succeed on the basketball court, I want to try it out."
Xu Xuejiao asked: "Can you give a few examples?"
"The competition I want to participate in now is a movie. I also want to try to be a commentator. If anyone like Barkley doesn't like him, he will be so happy to laugh at him."
"..." Xu Xuejiao was completely speechless.
What a bad taste you are! And that's it!
Xu Xuejiao asked: "If you make a comeback in the future, which player do you want to partner with the most?"
Wang Jun answered without thinking: "James Percy, I want to win the championship with him."
"Ha? Why?" She couldn't figure out why it was this unpopular character player.
"He joined the Bulls to win the championship with me. He signed a two-year contract, but I stopped fighting. This guy called several times and complained that I owe him a championship. I have to prove that I am not Percy Hei." Wang Jun covered his face with one hand.
There is actually Bo Xi! Hei in this world?
Xu Xuejiao almost couldn't help but complain to the camera, and Lei's head-up pattern came out.
Taking a few deep breaths, she calmed down and asked again: "Which team do you think will win the NBA finals this time?"
"LeBron is my good friend, so... I'm sorry to him here. Of course, I'm optimistic about the Lakers winning the championship. The lineups of the two teams are not the same level at all." Wang Jun replied with a smile.
Xu Xuejiao asked: "How many games do you think the two sides will win or lose?"
"I don't know, just do whatever you want."
Chapter completed!