thefictionvixens Chapter 499 Just me, Kobe Bryant
Chapter 499 Just me, Kobe Bryant
Chapter 499 Just me, Kobe Bryant
By the time the regular season progresses to the end of March, the playoff teams' spots are no longer controversial.
The record in the Western Conference is a mystery. The Sonics, which is recognized as the strongest, did not take the first place. Instead, the Spurs ranked first with a record of 61 wins and 14 losses.
Although the SuperSonics are temporarily ranked second with 60 wins and 15 losses. But in the three games against the third-ranked Lakers, there were wins and losses.
The three-point confrontation training for players throughout December, January, and February really had a great impact on the SuperSonics' outside touch, and more importantly, Lin Dong was in a state of invisibility during the game for a long time. More pressure was put on the Sonics' outside line, which further led to the deviation of the Sonics' overall results.
Anyone in the league who has some eyesight can naturally see that Lin Dong is preparing for the league's whistle in the playoffs. Most Lin fans obviously agree with this view, but for Lin Hei and many neutral fans, this is But it is the most direct manifestation that Lin Dong's dominance has begun to decline.
This undoubtedly gave many Lin Hei a reason to party, and also gave more people the confidence to challenge the Sonics.
On the contrary, it is the Lakers. Before, Kobe suddenly seized the ball like crazy and only chose to play normally when facing the SuperSonics. The Lakers' performance once even dropped to fourth in the Western Conference. However, since the All-Star break around mid-February, Kobe's style of play suddenly changed, and he turned to focus on playing the 3 position and various support. He seemed to have come out of the shadow of being defeated by Lin Dong, and the Lakers' overall lineup seemed to be rejuvenated at that moment. Immediately after that, they went on a 17-game winning streak, falling back to third place from fourth in the Western Conference, only one game behind the Sonics.
Although the Lakers once again challenged the SuperSonics away from home at the end of March, and the entire Lakers still lost the game, the Lakers' blockade of the SuperSonics perimeter throughout the game was extremely effective. In the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and Doug Christie defeated Lin Dong The restrictions were also impressive, the tactics were quite successful, and there was hope of winning several times. However, Lin Dong's magical kill shot caused the Lakers to lose by 2 points.
But this battle alone was enough for fans across the United States to see the Lakers' hope of defeating the SuperSonics, and also allowed the Lakers to return to the main force that focuses on the Three Kingdoms hegemony this year.
Except for these three teams, the Western Conference has a gap-like performance. The fourth-ranked Mavericks only got 53 wins and 22 losses, the fifth-ranked Denver Nuggets 50-25 losses, and the sixth-ranked Phoenix Suns 48-27. The seventh-place Memphis Grizzlies have 46 wins and 29 losses. The eighth-place Los Angeles Clippers and the Grizzlies also have 46 wins and 29 losses, but they are ranked behind by a small score.
Further down, the disconnection phenomenon becomes even more serious. The Kings, who are in ninth place, have less than 40 wins. Judging from the fact that there are only 7 games left, almost all tickets for the playoffs in the Western Conference have been booked, and other teams have only so many games left. One or two teams still have theoretical qualifications.
The strong ones reach the sky, the weak ones reach the sky.
In contrast, the situation in the east is similar.
At present, the Cavaliers are still the only one in the first echelon with the best record in team history of 69 wins and 6 losses, and the only one in the entire league.
Next, there are the Pistons with 56 wins, the Heat and Wizards with both 53 wins, the Philadelphia 76ers with 51 wins, the Pacers with 47 wins, and the Bulls and Bucks with both 45 wins. They are completely different from the leading Cavaliers. On a higher level.
Therefore, some Cavaliers fans have even shouted that the Cavaliers should win the remaining 7 wins and catch up with the SuperSonics' previous best record in history of 76 wins and 6 losses.
This is actually not difficult. The last few opponents on the Cavaliers' schedule are all Eastern Conference teams. Even the Pistons cannot stop the current Cavaliers at all. As long as the Cavaliers want to win, this 76-win victory is almost a certainty.
Throughout the regular season, the topic of the Cavaliers has been constant. Although they experienced doubts after being defeated by the SuperSonics at the beginning of the game, it was precisely because of that battle that the Cavaliers became extremely competitive, even in the absence of LeBron. Previously, they had only lost two games to the SuperSonics, one game each to the Spurs and the Mavericks, and also created the best 28-game winning streak in team history.
After Artest joined, the Cavaliers, who lacked the main striker position, became unstoppable again.
There was almost no defeat in the second half of the season. The two losses were due to O'Neal's habit of stretching and relaxing his hips and even missing games.
Especially their two wins against the Lakers, and the Lakers and the SuperSonics have a winning record... this is without LeBron returning to the team, which makes fans more optimistic about the Cavaliers' prospects. It is generally believed that the Lakers are slightly better than the SuperSonics. The Cavaliers defeated the Lakers.
Supported by the record, coupled with the fact that Nike spared no effort to promote LeBron's special training in Japan due to the dispute over sneakers and status, the Cavaliers' call to win has reached an unprecedented height.
After all, the Cavaliers' schedule is great.
There is no one-stop opponent for them in the Eastern Conference. The two biggest opponents are still in the Western Conference. They only need to steadily conquer the Eastern Conference, make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and then wait for the tired Western Conference winner in the Finals. That’s it.
It is now generally believed that the Western Conference finals will most likely be between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, and the Lakers seem to be slightly better than the SuperSonics. The match between the two teams will definitely be a bloody battle.
Maybe the victory is 50-50, or even 40-60, and the Sonics still have a slight advantage, but facing the Lakers' determination to win, it is not a very low probability for the Sonics to lose.
And even if the SuperSonics win, the tiebreaker with the Lakers will be enough to tire them out. Then by the time the Finals come, the Cavaliers, who have the right place, right time and people, will be waiting to work, and the championship will be guaranteed!
——This year’s championship belongs to the Cavaliers!
——Finally, we can see some hope. The SuperSonics are indeed not as dominant as they were last year this year. They have too many ups and downs on the outside.
--Pooh! It's the league whistle targeting the SuperSonics' perimeter!
——Hey, who is the league now criticizing for not having this penalty scale? Do you think you’re just going to be supersonic? Is your supersonic speed special?
——If you can’t beat it, you just can’t beat it. You’re making such nonsense. You’ve won three consecutive championships and you’re still not satisfied? Do you really think that Lin Dong is Michael Jordan?
——I seem to have seen this online name... Aren't you the guy at Gargamel's house who asked for 1,200 US dollars to get a pair of regular version of the first generation flash shoes? Hahaha, you support the Cavaliers and buy our Under Armor sneakers?
——So I buy the regular model, I don’t want the Lin Dong series! Shoes are shoes, people are people!
——Hey, hey, why are we all talking about the Cavaliers and Supersonics? We Lakers are also very strong, right? We are the champions!
——Children should not interrupt when adults are talking, just stay there!
The Lakers fans who are obviously one of the favorites to win the championship but are ignored are not just the ones online.
Snapped!
Kobe Bryant turned off his computer monitor.
The Lakers just won the last game of the regular season yesterday and ranked third in the Western Conference with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.
The playoffs will start about six days later on April 25, and the first game will be against the Phoenix Suns, who are sixth in the Western Conference.
That is obviously not a challenge to the current Lakers. The real challenge is the second round. They will meet the second-ranked SuperSonics in advance in the Western Conference semifinals.
Although these netizens on the Internet say that "the Lakers are also one of the Three Kingdoms", when it comes to the championship, they often "ignore" the Lakers, and even just regard them as helping the Cavaliers to consume the SuperSonics. thug'…
"Hey!" Kobe Bryant couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.
Not out of anger, but out of disdain.
Two years of hard training made him go astray, but Lin Dong's words brought him back on track in time.
It also has years of accumulation. Others' breakthroughs may come naturally, but my own breakthroughs are based on Lin Dong's guidance.
But no matter what, it was a breakthrough after all...
After two years of frustration, when I began to crazily enjoy the joy of basketball offense, it was as if I had used these to wash away all the dirt on my body, and also wash away the inner demons I had when facing Lin Dong. Tangled with the obsession of the past two years.
This made him feel an unprecedented state, a state in which he could maximize state 3!
Even in the final game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers in the regular season where Lin Dong defeated him, Kobe felt that he did not use 100% of his strength at all.
This would have been absolutely impossible for the former Kobe. He would fight for every victory like Michael Jordan, even if it was some inconsequential games.
But now...he really doesn't care about the outcome of that regular season game.
Compared to the outcome of a game, he would rather keep this strength until the Western Conference semi-finals and then surprise Lin Dong!
That may even determine the outcome of a game, bringing unlimited possibilities to the team!
In comparison, is it really important to win against Lin Dong in an insignificant game?
Letting go is sometimes hard, but sometimes it's easy.
Lin Dong is right. It is meaningless to focus on surpassing the other party. It is even a kind of futile internal friction.
Those comments on the Internet that say "Kobe is not as good as Lin Dong", but now when I see it again, Kobe has been able to maintain an absolute sense of normalcy.
I am me, Kobe Bryant!