ATPnovel Chapter 497 The storm is coming!
Chapter 497 The storm is coming!
Chapter 497 The storm is coming!
Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals will be played at Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors, on May 14.
In the Western Conference Finals, most people bet that the Warriors will win. Of course, it's not because they have home court advantage. In the eyes of fans, the Golden State Warriors have an overwhelming advantage in strength.
There are seven games in the Western Conference finals, the first two games are in Oakland, three or four games are in Los Angeles, and then there is a rotation.
According to the Warriors fans, they will sweep the Lakers and kick the home team out in Los Angeles in Game [-], which is very enjoyable to think about.
Some Warriors fans threw the topic to the official NBA website, and were immediately counterattacked by fans of the other 29 teams, especially the teams eliminated by the Warriors this year and the 60 billion Lakers fans.
Lakers fans are discussing how to get past the Warriors in their home community. They are not very pessimistic.
Yuan Qingshan vs. Curry, Jamal Murray vs. Klay Thompson, Paul George vs. Kevin Durant, Towns vs. Dreaming Green, Whiteside vs. Pachulia.
From the starting point of view, at least the Lakers are at an advantage in positions four and five.
In terms of substitutes, the Lakers have Korver, Beverly, Channing Frye, Nick Young, and Jeff Green who has returned from injury. Only this set of substitutes can beat some weak teams.
The Warriors' bench is led by Andre Iguodala, with Livingston, David West, Clark and McGee.
From this point of view, the Warriors' bench lineup is also terrible.
In the words of the special guest commentator, the famous Lakers Shaquille O'Neal: This round of the series is indeed sparks hitting the earth. Both sides seem to have the possibility of advancing. There is no way to say which side will definitely win.
For the Lakers, if they can grit their teeth and win a victory at the Warriors' home court, it will be much easier later.
On the other hand, if the Warriors fail to win one of their two home games, the pressure on the next two home games in Los Angeles will be very high. If they lose one, the Warriors will easily get the match point.
Except for last year's Cleveland Cavaliers, no team in history has come back from a 1-3 situation.
Therefore, in the first four games, each game is a game of life and death, and both teams must fight for it with all their strength.
The Lakers Warriors, Cavaliers and Heat, this year's East and West finals are full of gimmicks, NBA President Adam Silver must be overjoyed at this time, and a lot of money is ready to line up and drill into his pockets.
Before the start of the first game, seniors from Kentucky called Yuan Qingshan one after another, and Anthony Davis chatted with him for nearly an hour, telling him about his experience in playing the Warriors.
Cousins' phone call was relatively short, with only a few sentences, and finally ended with "If you can't beat the Warriors, you will never go back to Kentucky!"
To Yuan Qingshan's surprise, LeBron James found time to contact him again and analyzed the Warriors up and down with Yuan Qingshan.
Yuan Qingshan said you just want me to enter the finals?Is this an underestimation of the Lakers' performance?
James hurriedly complained to himself, and was eager to clarify that he did not have the confidence to easily pass Wade.
Yuan Qingshan couldn't help laughing on the phone. It seems that James has learned his lesson from last time, so he doesn't dare to make fun of Wade anymore.
James' suggestion is very useful. He told Yuan Qingshan that the Lakers should switch defenses as much as possible and force the Warriors to play singles. Regardless of how many All-Stars they have and how many superstars they have, as long as they fall into endless singles, the Lakers still have hope.
The so-called infinite change of defense means that when facing the ball holder and his teammates pick and roll, the player who originally defended the ball holder does not have to chase and defend the ball holder too much, but the player who is facing the pick and roll to defend the ball holder.
In simpler terms, keep the defender always in front of the ballhandler.
This kind of defense is very effective, and it can greatly destroy the opponent's pick-and-roll offensive system, so that the ball holder has to deal with the basketball under the premise of defense.
The Warriors are a team with extremely high offensive efficiency. They have a lot of air cuts and off-ball runs, and they use the pick-and-rolls of their teammates.
Therefore, playing the Warriors must destroy their cooperation.
However, how easy is it to switch defenses infinitely?
Unlimited defense changes require that there are no obvious defensive loopholes in the team, and all five players must have strong defensive capabilities.
Because the weakness of the defense will become the target of being targeted, not only will not be able to switch defenses infinitely, but will also be chased by the opponent in rotation.
In the last round of the series, Walton had actually vaguely thought of a way to crack the Warriors, so he kept emphasizing that Murray should exercise his defensive ability.
Wharton is not worried about Yuan Qingshan, Paul George and Whiteside. In terms of defense, he is most worried about Murray, followed by Towns.
Wharton was worried that Towns would suffer a disadvantage when facing Green, so he planned to move Whiteside to the fourth position. Of course, this is another story.
Walton spends almost every day with Murray, huddled in the office and watching Warriors game tape, with an emphasis on Klay Thompson.
The more detailed the analysis, the more pressure Murray feels. Klay Thompson's style of play is different from that of Chris Paul and James Harden. This is another brand new challenge.
In the past few days of the holiday, Yuan Qingshan was relatively busy. Apart from regular training and tactical lectures, he spent most of his time with Rachel.
The NBA Eastern and Western Conference finals started, and NBA2K finally agreed to call reporter Rachel back from Europe, but the hateful thing is that Rachel will be sent to Cleveland again, and her task is to interview the Cleveland Cavaliers with the team.
Two days before the match, at 9:[-] pm, in Yuan Qingshan's room in Zijin Villa.
Rachel was lying on her side, her smooth and fair back facing Yuan Qingshan, against the backdrop of the moonlight, it seemed to emit a faint halo.
Yuan Qingshan wrapped his arms around Rachel's waist, pressed his body tightly against it, and suddenly felt a burst of warmth all over his body.
He complained in Rachel's ear: "Should I talk to your president, why are you sent to visit the Cavaliers every time there is an important game? Doesn't he know about our relationship?"
Rachel turned her head slightly, just at the angle where she could kiss Yuan Qingshan's cheek, and said with a smile: "He knows our relationship, so he wants to avoid suspicion."
Yuan Qingshan put her earlobe in his mouth, and said vaguely: "He should use our relationship to get more interviews for 2K. I really don't understand."
Rachel turned around, and Chiguo's body faced Yuan Qingshan: "Finals, when the finals come, I will definitely interview the Lakers."
Yuan Qingshan lowered his head, his lips just pressed against her collarbone, Rachel couldn't help moaning...
Only Yuan Qingshan lived alone on the third floor of the Zijin Villa, and faint voices came from the corridor.
In the lobby on the first floor, Murray was so tired that he spread out on the sofa, his mind was full of the tasks assigned to him by Coach Wharton.
(End of this chapter)