Vol 6 Chapter 22: Into the playoffs

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"You all see it. The Spurs lineup doesn't want us to make the playoffs!" D'Antoni took a deep breath and said, "Think of what we have experienced in the first half of the season? Injuries...Everyone thinks that the Lakers are over, everyone knows that the Lakers cannot enter the playoffs! But now, one of our feet has reached the threshold of the playoffs!"
"But they have to close the doors to the playoffs! They don't want us to go in!" D'Antoni pointed to the Spurs opposite him, and then roared loudly: "Are you willing? Can you be reconciled? Do you want to be like this? Is it humiliating that you are locked out of the playoffs? Do you have to watch and watch, did all your previous efforts go in vain at this moment?"
"No! We can't let anyone slaughter!" D'Antoni replied himself, his voice burst into excitement, and even his expression became grim.
"The more they don't want us to enter the playoffs, the more we want to enter the playoffs! I used to be only 16 wins and 32 losses, we were sentenced to death by everyone! But now, we have survived Now, we have to tell the world that we will create a miracle! An unprecedented miracle!"
At this moment, the Lakers' emotions were completely mobilized.
Not only D'Antoni, every player on the team, especially those who have experienced the first half of the season, are very excited. They recall that they suffered a series of painful failures in the first half of the season, and now they are going to do their best. However, he encountered a roadblock like the Spurs.
"Kill San Antonio!"
"We will win!" The Lakers' morale suddenly soared.
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Memphis, Mavericks and Grizzlies entered the first official timeout.
"Boys, I have good news for you. In San Antonio, the Spurs have sent all the main players! They are going to die with the Lakers!" Grizzlies coach Dave George said.
Hearing this news, on the Grizzlies bench, both the players who are resting and those substitutes who have no chance to play, all have their eyes on. The Grizzlies were most worried about the Spurs going to the Lakers. After all, the Spurs The team is now firmly seated in the No. 1 position in the West. They and the Lakers are desperately unable to improve their rankings. Moreover, the main force of the Spurs has entered the state of a round of rest as early as half a month ago.
Now, the Spurs have sent the main lineup, which shows that they are not ready to put the Lakers.
"The Spurs have all the main lineups and the Lakers will lose!" Coach Jorge continued: "Our opportunity is here! With this game, we will have a chance to enter the playoffs!"
Needless to say coach Georg, the Grizzlies players already know what to do.
For the Grizzlies, their only chance to enter the playoffs is that the Lakers lose to the Spurs, and they beat the Mavericks in front of them!
At the same time, on the bench on the other side, the Mavericks have also heard the same news.
"The Spurs sent their strongest lineup, which means they don't plan to let the Lakers lose in the last game of the regular season. Once the Lakers and we lose at the same time, the Grizzlies across from us will become the seventh in the West. And we will fall to the eighth in the west." Coach Carlisle continued: "Popovich certainly knows this too. They think it's easier to beat us in the playoffs than the Lakers."
Coach Carlisle said while looking at his players. Nowitzki, Monta Ellis, Marion, Calderon, Carter and others have become dignified. Obviously they didn't want to encounter the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. To be precise, no team in the league wants to meet the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
"You shouldn't want to meet our old friend in the first round of the playoffs!" Coach Carlisle said.
As the same team in Texas, but also a playoff team, Spurs and Mavericks are really a pair of old friends. Since Duncan and Nowitzki both entered the NBA, the two have almost battled the rest of their careers. Needless to say in the regular season, just playing history in the playoffs is enough to make an NBA blockbuster.
In the 2001 playoffs, the first round of the playoffs was still a five-game three-win game, and the second round only played seven games and four wins. At that time, David Robinson led the young Duncan, defeating 4 to 1. Nowitzki, Nash and Finley formed the Mavericks troika, that was the first time Duncan and Nowitzki played in the playoffs.
In the 2003 playoffs, the Mavericks troika's most prosperous period, they met the Spurs in the Western Conference finals. At that time, the Spurs, Parker was a sophomore, and Ginobili is a rookie, but this is not yet The formed "GDP" combination killed the Mavericks 4-2.
In 2006, the Mavericks troika had long been disintegrated, but the Spurs' GDP portfolio gradually entered the golden age, and the Spurs were the defending champions. However, in the second round of the playoffs that year, the Mavericks struggled seven games, and finally eliminated the Spurs at the Spurs' home. In this series of playoffs, Duncan averaged 32 points and 11 rebounds per game. Nowitzki field With an average of 27 points and 13 rebounds, this is a peak match between Nowitzki and Duncan.
In 2009, the Mavericks and Spurs met in the first round of the playoffs. This is perhaps the most unsustainable matchup between the "cow horses". Injuries have affected the Spurs. The Mavericks beat the Spurs 4-1.
In 2010, the two teams met again in the first round of the playoffs. In this round, the Spurs successfully revenge 4-2.
Without the appearance of Zhang Guan, this year's Mavericks will be the eighth in the West, meet the Spurs again, and will be the only team in the playoffs this year with the Spurs in the seventh team.
After more than a decade of fighting, Nowitzki knows how difficult it is for the Spurs and how difficult it is for Duncan.
"I don't want to encounter the Spurs in the first round! Our destiny must be in the palm of our own hands!" Nowitzki clenched his fists.
In this game, if the Mavericks can beat the Grizzlies, the Mavericks can avoid the Spurs regardless of the outcome between the Lakers and the Spurs.
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San Antonio.
Gasol's stern face, he faced Duncan with his arms up high and jumped directly to hit the basket from the front.
Duncan was depressed. In his impression, Gasol rarely attacked this way.
"What's wrong with Paul today? Playing so tough, he used to shoot when he played with me. How did he change the front and play today? This is a bit different from his usual style. Was it his brother? Possessed!" Duncan thought to himself.
The basketball hit the basket, circled around and then bounced out.
"Rebounds!" Duncan yelled, and Split leaned back sharply, trying to get stuck and stopping Kaman behind.
However, a powerful force came from behind Split. Split did not stand firm, but instead lost his position, made a big step forward, and lost a good position.
Kaman jumped high, grabbed a rebound from Split's hands, and took a hook.
"Kaman! This old guy can jump so high!" Split was slightly surprised.
In fact, Kaman was born in 1982, two years younger than Dayao, and only 32 years old this year, and Split is already 29. They are all athletes before 1980 and 2005, and they are considered the same generation. It's just that Kaman has been blessed in the past two years, people will look fatter, and they still have a big beard, plus some gratitude on the head, the surface looks like a man in his forties, saying it is fifty Some people may believe.
Kaman scored this goal, the Lakers came immediately from the bench with a loud cheer, although Thackeray has been cut, but White side inherited Thackelet's work very well, he waved The towel looks more passionate than Pizzaret. White Edge has some ADHD, and is still a narcissist. This person's skill in grabbing the lens is definitely the best. All kinds of towel-waving skills are better than Thackeray.
Coach Popovich frowned.
The Spurs' tactics are carried out without any problems, and the players play very seriously, but Popovich feels that this game is difficult to win. The Lakers on the opposite side are fighting fiercely. Gasol and Kaman, who are in their thirties, are playing like young men in their twenties, and those young people in their twenties are all one by one. Beverly possessed his own opponents like crazy dogs.
"I expected the Lakers to be desperate, but I didn't expect them to be so desperate!" Popovich suddenly felt a trace of regret in his heart, but the Spurs are already riding a tiger.
If the Spurs just sent a group of replacements, it doesn't matter if they lost. But the Spurs sent the main lineup in this game. If they still lose, it means that they will also lose to the Lakers in the playoffs. This is a confidence for the team. Not a small blow.
Popovich finally realized that he used a double-edged sword, which could hurt the enemy and more likely to hurt himself.
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"Zhang Guan, 3-pointer, score!"
"Zhang Guan, break the ball, stop the jumper, and enter!"
"Zhang Guan, steal Parker, break fast, score the goal! Although Parker caught up, he didn't dare to foul!"
Parker stuck his waist, and his face looked depressed. This was his fourth mistake today.
"Let me defend him!" Leonard handed the ball to Parker, and then found Zhang Guan.
Leonard is an athlete who started by defense. This season Leonard has grown into a top defender. Some people even compare him to Tony Allen. But in fact, Leonard's one-on-one defensive level is still above Tony Allen. Compared with Tony Allen, Leonard has a higher height and arm length, which also has an advantage in defense.
When Zhang Guan held the ball, Leonard did not hesitate to sacrifice the set of "death coils" that he was good at.
"Zhang Guan, was broken!" In the exclamation of the audience, Leonard rushed to the Lakers' half and then layup!
"Swoosh!" A figure suddenly flew from behind, but grabbed the basketball in the air.
"What?" Leonard raised his head in surprise, but saw that Zhang Guan had landed.
"You can jump so high! I still look down on Zhang Guan!" Leonard calmed down. He knew that if he was changed to another person, his goal must have been scored, but Zhang Guan's physical fitness was too Excellent, so I won the ball again.
At the same time, Zhang Guan is also reflecting.
"Leonard deserves to be the king of steals, and an inattentive one was even snatched by him. I should be more careful!"
Zhang Guan thought of this, but the movement on his feet was a little faster. The next second, the other person flicked, clinging to Leonard and rushing past.
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"Leonard can't keep up with the rhythm of the crown. If even Leonard can't limit the crown, then he can only rely on the defensive strategy of double-teaming." Popovich's eyes narrowed slightly.
Leonard was originally a weapon prepared by Popovich for James, but now it seems that if you want to meet James, you have to pass the level of Zhang Guan first.
"Are we going to expose our defensive tactics now? That is for LeBron James. If it is used now, it may not work when the Heat is played. But if it is not used now, season The Lakers will play in the playoffs. When faced with Zhang Guan, he still needs to use that set of defensive tactics." Popovich was caught in a contradiction. He hesitated and called the assistant coach.
"Go and find out the score between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies." Popovich said.
Soon after, the head coach returned the news, the Mavericks and Grizzlies scored 73, the two sides are on par.
"The Grizzlies are likely to lose. If the Grizzlies lose, even if we beat the Lakers, the Lakers can still enter the playoffs, and they will still encounter us in the first round of the playoffs. Should we expose the tactics in advance?" Popovich struggled a bit, weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to replace the main player.
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"The Spurs made substitutions ahead of time! Duncan came off, Parker came off, Leonard came off, Green came off, Split also came off! Five-for-five, is this Popovich's new tactic?" The commentator said Said.
"No, this is not a new tactic. The Spurs gave up!" Another narrator continued: "The Spurs are currently 8 points behind. This is the third quarter. It's not time to give up. Is it too early?"
"Popovich shouldn't want to expose too many tactics. After all, this is only a regular season, and for the Spurs, the biggest challenge comes from the playoffs!"
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"113 to 110, congratulations to the Lakers for their victory. At the last minute of the regular season, they got tickets for the playoffs! Two months ago, who could have thought that it was the Lakers who finally entered the playoffs! 16 wins The record of 32 losses is close to the bottom of the West and will be destined to be blocked outside the playoffs! However, in the next game, they have scored 33 wins and 1 loss!"
"When Zhang Guan joined the NBA, when he said he would lead the Lakers into the playoffs, we all thought Zhang Guan was telling a joke, but he really did it! He really created a miracle! Thinking about this time, Barkley is afraid to kiss his again!"
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In ESPN's studio, Barkley looked embarrassed.
"What's going on? This will allow the Lakers to play in the playoffs, and I have to kiss the ass again! In the future, everything about Chinese players must never be more talkative!"
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The game of Memphis, Grizzlies and Mavericks has entered the overtime stage, and the news that the Lakers beat the Spurs 113 to 100 has also reached the ears of coach Joe Georg.
"Lost, we still lost!" Jorge looked at the desperate young guys on the field and lowered his head. The Lakers beat the Spurs, and the Grizzlies' fight has become meaningless.
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In a mansion in Los Angeles, Bryant walked out of the bathroom. He looked at the score displayed on the TV, but his heart was boiling.
"Won, really in the playoffs!" Bryant took a deep breath, a glimmer of heat flashed in his eyes.
"I should come back too!"