Chapter 456: Where is Durant

At this time, O'Neal was replaced by Mourning.
The big shark's face was full of smiles.
As he showed when chatting with Sun Hao, playing the Warriors, the Sharks refused at first, and what he fears most after getting fat is to run back and forth.
But after half a quarter, he entered the "physical honesty" stage.
The inside configuration of the Warriors is to find him a sense of game experience!
Mourning came off the bench, and the Lakers still maintained their advantage on the field.
The difference between Sun Hao and Kobe is also evident at this stage.
Kobe uses one way to convince you, Sun Hao uses the most correct way to defeat you.
After O'Neal came off the field, he didn't take shots from the outside, all of them went to the basket.
The purpose of this is also very clear, not to give the Warriors a chance to grab long rebounds.
The Warriors didn't have a long rebound, and they still couldn't fight back!
Some people may ask, the Lakers are so resolute at the rim, why don't the Warriors shrink their defense?
You can't fight back because you shrink the defense!
The Warriors are fast, but they are also human. If you want him to fly from the three-second zone to the three-point line, they can't do it.
This point will be very clear if you have played 2K. The fastest way to complete a fast break is to turn around and run to the front court after the opponent takes a shot, wait for the backcourt teammate to grab a rebound and give a long pass.
And if you want to increase the success rate, it is best for your teammates to grab long rebounds, so that long passes are not easily disturbed and destroyed.
Now that the most critical link of the fast break is cut off, it is naturally difficult to fight back.
Old Nelson reached out and rubbed his forehead on the sidelines.
It was also against a former lover, but Sun Hao put more pressure on him than Nowitzki.
Moreover, Sun Hao now has no technical shortcomings on the offensive end, nor can he target it like Nowitzki.
One word, difficult!
When the game was playing, the Warriors lost their temper.
With the Warriors, anyone can play with excitement.
But having been under such pressure, the momentum soon disappeared, and the crash was faster than most teams.
Before the end of the three quarters, the Lakers had already established a 20-point lead, and the game ended early.
In the end, the Lakers beat the Warriors 103-83 at home and won their first victory in the semifinal opener.
O'Neal only played 22 minutes and easily scored a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds.
This result is in sharp contrast to the first round of the Warriors and Lone Ranger series, and it also sparked heated discussions among fans in the forum.
"Thank you Lakers, I finally know where the problems of our team are, and how far Johnson can go!"
"There is no harm if there is no comparison. We should really change the head coach, otherwise we are wasting the peak of Kobe and Dirk!"
"Should we go and invite old Nelson back? He will be black when he comes back, and he is familiar with the team, there is no more suitable candidate than him!"
"At the beginning, I angered people, but now they are invited back? Really, really old Nelson is alive?"
"Hey! This tells us that many times when we are humans, we can't be arrogant. No one knows what will happen in the future. We have to stay in the line!
"It's cheaper for the Lakers. This is going to the Western Conference Finals lying down!"
"To be honest, I think even if we win the Warriors, it's hard to beat the Lakers..."
"Agree, I don't know if it's my illusion. I feel that the Lakers are still in a semi-paddling state. Sun and Shaq didn't exert much effort."
"It's not an illusion, it's true. The veterans of the Lakers have come out. The Lakers are going to defend their title!"
"The only thing that can stop the Lakers is the Wizards."
"Where is the sun?"
"Nash will be battered by Sun's again... Isn't it the way it was with the Warriors before?"
"I don't think it is necessarily. The overall defensive ability of the Suns is much better than the Warriors. I think the Suns and the Lakers are at least four or six, or even fifty-five."
"No need to discuss, we will see it soon!"
...
When the fans were discussing in the forum, another semifinal in the Western Conference, the Suns and the Nuggets were playing.
And the reason why fans will make the statement that "the Lakers will play the Suns soon" is because the Nuggets were hanged by the Suns...
In the future, fans will often compare the 73-win Warriors with the Suns in history. In fact, they do have a lot in common.
Gorgeous and fierce offense, and defense that is easily overlooked by fans because of offense.
Many people may say that the Suns are often hit by opponents for 110 or even 120 points. How can the defense be considered good?
This is where the data deceives people.
In the future of the small ball era, the game will be 120 or even 130 points at every turn.
In addition to the body hair whistle, a bigger reason is that the second attack was reduced from the original 24 seconds to 14 seconds.
The direct result of this is that there are many more offensive rounds in the game, and the score will naturally go up.
This is also the reason why this Suns team is often hit by opponents to 110+ or ​​even 120+.
Because of D'Antoni's 7-second offense, the purpose is to increase the number of rounds, and then fight to score bursts.
So don't be fooled by the data. Look at the Suns' games and you will find that their defensive strength is among the best in the league.
One of the most direct evidence is that the Suns rank fifth in the league in defensive efficiency this season.
The immature Nuggets played against such an offensive and defensive team, and the results can be imagined.
LeBron’s performance is fairly normal, after all, what can really limit his performance is the super inside.
But other people's performance was obviously diving under high-intensity defense, which also caused the Nuggets to lose by a big score.
After the game, the Nuggets fans began a new round of calls, asking for a strong helper for James.
Some fans even hope to use such a voice to wake up the fighting spirit of other Nuggets players.
It's just that in the face of the powerful Suns, whether this method will work or not is a big question mark.
Easily won the first game of the semifinals, the atmosphere in the Lakers team was relaxed, and Sun Hao was in a pretty good mood.
On this day of the game, after training, Sun Haozheng and O'Neal were chatting in the training hall, and suddenly found a familiar head poking out of the door.
After a fixed glance, he realized that it was Durant.
"How did you get in?"
Sun Hao walked over in surprise.
A place like the training hall is not easy to enter and exit, even journalists must get permission to enter.
"The security guard at the door knew me, he said he remembered you gave me sneakers."
Sun Hao was taken aback after listening, and then laughed.
Durant, this is a related household, and he has gone through the back door.
"Shaq, come and introduce you to the superstars of the future."
Sun Hao turned to greet O'Neill.
This is not the first time Durant has come to Staples Center. On the night of 81 minutes, he gave the original sneakers to Durant;
This is not the first time Durant and O'Neal appear in the same place. When Sun Hao got married before, he and O'Neal were both on the scene;
But they had never met before, so Sun Hao happened to introduce it.
"I know you, Sun often mentions you, the superstar of the future."
O'Neill reached out to Durant.
Sun Hao was a little surprised, he didn't mention Durant to O'Neill.
But this is also what a high emotional intelligence person like O'Neill would say.
"is it?"
Durant flushed slightly embarrassed.
But his reaction, well, this emotional intelligence is just the opposite of O'Neill.
O'Neal didn't care, and shook hands with Durant, and then went back to the locker room.
Sun Hao and Durant sat down and talked.
Durant came to watch the game, because he didn't buy a ticket, this is to ask Sun Hao for the ticket.
Sun Hao smiled and nodded. This is what Durant would do in his last life.
Sun Hao asked about his draft by the way.
When the first round of the playoffs was still in play, the draft draw was over, and the rankings were:
No. 1 pick, Raptors;
Second overall, Cavaliers;
The third overall pick, the Bobcats;
Fourth overall, Trail Blazers;
The fifth overall pick, Houston;
The sixth overall pick, the Eagles;
Seventh overall, Grizzlies;
Eighth overall, Timberwolves;
...
With the lottery coming out, trial training followed.
Sun Hao asked about Durant's trial training.
"Rich didn't arrange a lot of trial training for me."
"Rich?"
At first glance, Sun Hao thought it was Rich Paul.
"Rich Kleiman, the agent I looked for, he is very famous in New York."
After Durant explained it, Sun Hao remembered.
Durant's emotional intelligence is relatively low, but he is a very good, good person. He can reflect one or two in the agent. He is rarely seen in the league.
"Which teams did he arrange for you to try out?"
"Toronto and Cleveland."
"Gone?"
"Just these two now."
First and second.
Although the quantity is small, the quality is the best.
It seems that Kleiman is very optimistic about Durant's draft prospects this year.
"How are you doing?"
"I messed up Toronto. They told me to push the 84kg bench press. I couldn't do it once. The weather there was a bit cold and I felt my body was not fully moved."
Durant looked a little upset when he said this.
This is also understandable, after all, the Raptors are holding the No. 1 pick.
Sun Hao paused when he heard this. Durant participated in the draft one year earlier than in history, but the bench press happened.
"But I did very well in Cleveland."
But Durant's conversation turned, and his mood looked beautiful again.
"Their boss is Daniel Gilbert. He talked a lot with me and I can feel that he is interested in me."
After Sun Hao listened, he felt a flash of light in his head.
In history, James went to the Cavaliers and became the "little emperor" of Cleveland.
Now history has changed. James went to the Denver Nuggets, so he switched to Durant?
If the script is that James becomes Nowitzki, then Durant becomes James...
That's really interesting!
But it doesn't seem right, Durant has no brothers to play basketball.
Sun Hao thought a little far away, and Durant called him twice before he pulled his thoughts back.
But from what I heard, Durant's draft pick this year will not be low.
After the two talked, Sun Hao had dinner with him, and by the way, the ticket was settled, and then they went back to the Staples Center together.
The second game of the semi-finals will continue here.
The first win was so easy, the fans were also very relaxed, including the photographers.
In addition to shooting live warm-up images, he was shooting some of the audience present, including Scarlett, Nicholson, and then Durant.
When Durant appeared on the large LED screen, the picture was a bit awkward, and even many audience members couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Because Durant is eating there...the little raccoon just crispy noodles.
Sun Hao was also happy when he saw it, Durant, this migrant worker temperament.
But besides laughing, there are still some fans discussing.
In any case, Durant is a hot rookie in this year's draft.
Old Nelson looked up and saw Durant, but he frowned slightly and didn't know what he was thinking about.
After the warm-up, the game started soon.
In this game, old Nelson put both Dunleavy and Murphy back in the starting lineup.
This kind of adjustment also defaults to the failure of the last game change, and it needs to use the team's most familiar lineup.
However, after the game started, the situation on the field did not change much from the previous one.
O'Neal is still experiencing the game, and Sun Hao sits on the court more often drinking wolfberry tea.
After the final four quarters, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 115-97, rewriting the big score to 2-0.
There is no easier way to play this game.
And at this time, it was basically confirmed that the Warriors were transporting the Lakers to the Western Conference finals.
...
Time is fast, and the second round of the game is over in a blink of an eye.
Four groups of matches can be described by an idiom: polarization.
Two sweeps and two fierce battles.
In addition to the expected Lakers who completed the sweep, there were also the Wizards who were "unexpected and reasonable".
In addition to Howard and Yao Ming were embarrassed in the matchup, Arenas was also educated by McGrady.
In the epitome of the series, Tracy McGrady shook his iconic three-pointer outside the three-point line, and Arenas showed helpless expression on his face.
The other two groups are fighting fiercely.
The Nets and the Pistons played until the sixth game before they could decide the victory or defeat. It was Anthony who completed the lore in G5 Tianwangshan and won the G6 Pistons in one go.
Throughout the series, Anthony averaged 27 points per game and performed quite well. He also won a lot of calls for the upcoming MVP selection.
Another group that was slightly unexpected was the match between the Suns and the Nuggets.
After losing the first game by a big score, James began to become more "selfish", and facts proved that his selfishness was right.
He averaged 33 points per game throughout the series, leading the first round in scoring.
His strong performance also allowed the Nuggets to play from 1 to 3 to 2 to 3, and it was regrettable that they were defeated in the sixth game.
Like Anthony ~EbookFREE.me~, his performance has won him a lot of MVP calls.
By this time, the final list of the East and West Division has finally been released.
The Wizards VS Pistons in the East, and the Lakers VS Suns in the West.
Although the process was a bit tortuous, this result was not much different from what fans expected before the start of the playoffs.
And it is also foreseeable that the two divisions of the regional finals will not appear one-sided in the semi-finals.
Either you die or I die, it was completely foreseeable before it even started.
Mountains and rain are about to be full of wind, just when fans are eager to see the two division finals, the league announced the third batch of awards of the season.
This time there is only one award, but it is the most interesting.
MVP of the regular season.
ps: There is a bit of Carvin today, and I will continue 2 more tomorrow.