Chapter 309 Military Detroit
The boss in the West has fallen, which is a warning to the latecomers. Do not think that a good record in the regular season can represent everything. In the fierce fight of the playoffs, everything must start from scratch.
After a round of fierce battle, the Nuggets were eliminated, the Mavericks were killed, and the Rockets lingered with the Jazz until the seventh game. The result proved that even if Houston leads the opponent by 2:0, this is not stable.
Even if they led the opponent 3:2, they failed to stage the final battle. As a result, they were forced to draw, and then they collapsed.
Although they only lost 4 points at 99:103 in the last game, the whole process is controlled by the Jazz. No matter how the Rockets look at it, it seems to be in the final dying struggle.
Nemesis? Maybe the Jazz has a psychological advantage when they encounter the Rockets, but the collapse at the last moment is definitely that the Rockets' fragile psychological defense has been completely worn out by the opponent's tenacity.
Anyway, after struggling for seven games, the Rockets still failed to reach the first round. The spell of this round has to stay with YAO Ming and Madd for a season.
And after losing the game against the Jazz, the Rockets' head coach Van Gundy, exhausted the patience of the Rockets management. He failed to break through the first round with two trump cards. The Rockets' boss couldn't stand this ending.
Leslie Alexander is really under a lot of pressure now. The Rockets' market value is going up, but this damn first round of the playoffs can't be broken.
No wonder after the Rockets were killed by the Jazz, this guy made a decision without hesitation to fire Van Gundy, who had been coaching for several seasons, and decided to choose another coach for the Rockets.
In fact, the main reason is also the stubborn temper of little Van Gundy, not only in the rigid tactical choice, but also as always unyed in terms of life.
Other teams are all polishing stars. This guy just takes a frame and plays with the stars according to his own ideas. The pace of the game is slow and not beautiful enough, and the key games often crash.
Especially in the playoff confrontation, these guys have not broken through for several years, and with McGrady and YAO Ming's two trump cards in hand, Alexander's tolerance is also limited.
Dismissal, no discussion. As for who to choose to take over, that is a matter for the Rockets themselves to consider. The only thing that can be sure is that the little Van Gundy with Mediterranean hairstyle is sure to leave.
The West only dragged this game to the decisive game. The confrontation between the Lakers and the Suns is no different from that of the Spurs, but the Lakers won one game after returning to the Staples Arena.
But this still can't change their fate of being killed by 4:1. Kobe's average score of 30+ per game still can't save the Lakers. They are defeated in the Suns' devastating attack.
It is difficult for the Suns to score more than 100 points per game. Even if Kobe can score extremely toughly, he still can't beat the Phoenix's collective fire.
This is like a submachine gun. When his bullets are always fired, no one on the other side may have more firepower than him, but they have at least seven or eight desert eagles, and they can kill you no matter how they hit them.
Phil Jackson is not in danger of being fired like Van Gundy Jr. Anyway, he is a champion coach. He is not afraid of not finding a job in the NBA, and the Lakers will not let him go so easily.
Even if it is a little romantic matter between the old man and the daughter of the Lakers boss, just based on his personal ability, as long as it is a team with a problem, it will not throw such an old monster to competitors.
New York, the Bulls, the teams in these places are all staring at Phil Jackson's movements. They urgently need to win the championship to prove their little emperor, and they also want to learn from the old Zen master Joe's original champion.
So, Phil Jackson doesn't have to worry about having a team, but two consecutive seasons in the first round of the playoffs, which makes the old Zen master, who has always been calm like water, also a little vaguely annoyed.
Otherwise, the old man would not have left the court without being interviewed by the media after losing to the Suns.
In fact, except for Phil Jackson himself being killed by the Suns twice in a row, this is also the old Zen master expressing dissatisfaction with the management of the Lakers. The current Lakers are so weak.
Although there is a guy like Kobe Bryant, what about him? Only Bynum and Odom can take it out to make use of the supporting roles of Smash Parker, but they are all temporary to catch strong men.
That is, because the gap between the lineup and the opponent is too big, I was able to stick to the seventh game against the opponent last season, but this season I directly lost an embarrassing score of 1:4.
The level of players is low. Even a psychological warrior like a Zen master can't adjust everyone to first-class. No one can change the talent, and even Phil Jackson doesn't work.
Losing to the Suns is to lose to the players. Your personal ability is not good. Your good tactics and coach are also useless. Phil Jackson's silence and emotional exposure are putting pressure on the management of the Lakers.
Phil Jackson is not used to this continuous failure, so he needs good players for his own use.
But compared with this old guy, Kobe's reaction may be more direct. After losing the confrontation with the Sun, he didn't even accept anyone's interview request, so he left the field and turned off his mobile phone.
Although I don't know what this guy is thinking, according to the insiders of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant has issued an ultimatum to the management of the Lakers.
If he can't get a suitable partner during the summer transfer period, he will make a transaction request. If it starts now, it will only take three or four months for the management of the Lakers.
Although this news has not been recognized by Kobe Bryant himself or the Lakers, it has explained a lot of problems.
Kobe Bryant fell in the playoffs twice in a row. This guy who hated the extreme failure has been completely angry, especially after O'Neal won the championship last season, he had to prove his ability.
But there are few guys around him who can help, so he needs a strong partner. You know, there was a Pippen beside Joe at the beginning, and Kobe had to have such a role around him.
As for whether the Lakers can keep this god, it is still unknown. Maybe they are really going to look through the books and see who else their salary space can seduce.
If Kobe's request can't be met, the future of Staples Arena may be destined to have nothing to do with the 81-pointer, which is a loss that the Lakers can't afford.
It's okay without O'Neill, who is getting old, but without Kobe's signature, how many fans can be left on the sidelines of the Staples Arena? How many more stars can stop? No one dares to think about this easily.
But that's all the Lakers management has to worry about this summer. As for this season, for the Lakers, their Zijin Dynasty has to take a break and be an audience.
Kobe Bryant, who has always had the ambition to surpass Master Qiao, and the only thing he can do now is self-cultivation.
At least he still has a few months to think about where to go in the future. Whether to go or stay, maybe it depends on what the management of the Lakers can do. After all, the attraction of Los Angeles is still quite strong.
Maybe there will be some big fish in the summer transfer period. Seeing the rise of the Celtics, an old enemy, it is estimated that Old Bass will not be able to sit still and feel uncomfortable to be trampled on his head by an old enemy.
In the West, the Jazz and the Rockets fought to the seventh game, but the East side fought happily. The Bulls and the Heat also entangled until the end. The Cavaliers also won the Nets in the last game.
Old Kidd's team is no longer at the peak, but for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the experience of the New Jersey Nets has the upper hand. In the face-to-face confrontation, they can always find the Cavaliers' defensive loopholes.
If it hadn't been for the little emperor's ability to charge against the sky, I guess these guys would have knelt down, especially in the first two quarters of the seventh game. The Nets once widened the score gap to double digits.
But in the third quarter against the impact of the little emperor, Jefferson and Collins suffered consecutive fouls, and the Nets' strong defense also began to collapse in this quarter.
As Kidd's physical fitness declined, they lost the hope of advancing to the next round in the last quarter, but the final score of 100:95 can also explain a lot of problems. In fact, it is not easy for the Cavaliers to win.
The Heat also relied on experience to survive to the seventh game, but when they dragged on to the last life-and-death battle, Wade had withdrawn from the game due to injury, and O'Neal was exempted from the game in the sixth game.
With the support of the two main cores, even if Pat Riley is the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, I guess this old guy can't calculate it, and the Bulls' home court has become his Wuzhangyuan.
108: In the defeat of 90, the Bulls crushed the hope of defending the title of the last championship with their young feet.
Although the game is over, the mess left for Pat Riley is estimated to make this guy not in the mood to go on any summer vacation. The veteran is bound to face a purge. Whoever leaves and stays is a problem.
Anyway, that's what the "divine operator" has to consider. For the top four in the east, from now on, it is their own war. The bulls and knights have to fight to see whose offensive firepower is stronger.
For the Celtics, the expedition to Detroit will face a group of opponents who are more terrible than the regular season. Detroit's strong style will also be revealed when the playoffs comes.
Both Rivers and Siberdeau know that what awaits them will be an extremely fierce battle.
However, the group of Boston's unstingy guys are probably the kind of challenge they are most eager for.
Just like what Chen Feng said to Murphy before boarding the plane, "We won't think about what to do if we lose before we fight. If we are really afraid of losing, we won't go. If we go, we will be fearless!"
Rivers didn't say anything to the reporter, but Chen Feng's words already represented the whole team. What if he met the eastern boss head-on? It's time to beat them, they will be ruthless!
Soldiers to Detroit, let the guys in Auto City see if the blade from Boston can make a scar on this group of tough guys!
(I'm so busy today that I can't make it. I won't be back until after 8 o'clock, and I'll update it tomorrow)