Chapter 865 Western Storm

The game between the Lakers and Kings is currently underway.

Because the arrangements for the Eastern and Western finals are divided, the game between the Nets and Celtics will be postponed for one day, so both teams are watching the Western Conference play, and halfway through the first quarter...the Lakers' ferocity, regardless of Both O'Neal and Kidd were about to fall into coma.

But to be honest, the Celtics are okay, because Hukai has been tit-for-tat in recent years. It's not surprising that the Lakers play any rhythm. They can play too, and everyone knows everything.

The Nets on the other side didn't look calm.

You must know that this is the most promising season for the Nets, and you must also know... The most outstanding troika this season are the Wizards, Nets and Kings. However, among the three teams, the Kings are the most popular and strongest. And when the Kings met the Lakers, they were like this.

What if the Nets encounter the Celtics, who are rated about the same as the Lakers?

Kidd thinks about the difficulty of the upcoming game. The most important thing is that even if they can surpass the Celtics, there are still Lakers waiting behind.

What if the Lakers and Nets really advance?

Kidd didn't even dare to think whether he would play the most boring and least suspenseful finals in history, because in the 1995-96 season when he and Li Shengli teamed up with the Mavericks as the second child, he really knew this very well. The boss's ability.

His own ability is to organize and amplify the aggressiveness of the other four teammates.

But the problem is that it’s hard to make a fool of yourself because of the small base of teammates. Kenyon Martin, the team’s leading scorer, only scored less than 15 points this season. No matter how much these teammates are enlarged, they are unlikely to have a huge effect. , In the end, Li Shengli could not cross the threshold of the championship.

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"Jason, this...the king can't be beaten, right?"

The Nets' training ended that day. Kenyon Martin and his boss Kidd did not get off work. Instead, they were watching the Western Conference game in the conference room of the training hall. It was considered overtime. When Martin asked, Kidd didn't know what to say. good.

Are you saying that the king is dead?

But the king is no less powerful than them!

Are you talking about the king still having a fight?

But the Lakers were playing like this for half a quarter, and Kidd himself didn't believe it when the Kings were still playing.

"I don't know, but if... I say if we really meet the Lakers, you have to be careful. Don't imitate Divac, otherwise you will be miserable. Look, look at that guy. What a beating." Kidd sighed to his younger brother. Although he didn't know what Divac did, he was definitely educated, and Martin could also see this.

"Damn, you think I'd be as stupid as him?"

"Then...I hope from the bottom of my heart that you won't do it!"

"Come on, I know my own strength, and I'm not strong enough to challenge Boss Li! The key is that the King's play style and tactics are very strong, and I have to rely on your passing to still perform well. "Martin couldn't help but flatter Kidd, but in fact this is also the truth.

He has good physical fitness and outstanding lateral movement, but his offensive ability is not strong and his skills are not refined enough. What he needs most when standing on the court is the help of an excellent point guard to maximize his performance. Obviously Kidd is such a big brother who determines his upper limit. , I can’t do it without licking.

It's just that someone was unhappy with what he said, and that person is the current head coach of the Nets, Byron Scott.

What does it mean that the King’s play style and tactics are so strong?

What do you mean you can only rely on Kidd's passing to perform?

Damn it, do we have no tactics or something, or am I better than Adelman?

There is no doubt that Martin flattered Kidd, but he also slipped down and slapped Scott's balls. Scott, who was also in the conference room at this moment, glared at Martin with an ugly expression, and then looked at Martin again. Kidd.

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Byron Scott retired in 1996 and coached the Nets last year.

Even though he is a newcomer to the coaching world, he was actually a main player when he was playing for the Lakers, and was even an important member of the showtime era. He was an old teammate with Magic, Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Maybe he plays guard by himself and joins forces with Magic.

After Scott took office, he paid great attention to the training of guards. He sent away Marbury, who he couldn't stand, and exchanged him for Kidd, who he thought was a weakened scoring version of Magic. With the Kings and Adelman's Princeton system Different, he is more like reviving the Lakers' luxurious showtime era style of play.

This is the system he is most familiar with.

Kidd, who has a weakened scoring version of Magic as the core of the organization, has improved tremendously this season, so even though the Lakers, his old club, have changed, he still feels like he has not woken up from the dream. He feels that the old Lakers system he is replicating is better than Phil - The system Jackson brought is stronger.

As for Kenyon Martin?

Saying that the Lakers are strong and that the Kings are also strong, in Scott's opinion, is tantamount to boosting other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige, so he glared at Martin in displeasure and cursed: "Kenyon, after all, you are also the first pick in the draft. , I beg you if you can have some ambition."

"What...did I say wrong?"

"What do you think?" Scott rolled his eyes and said: "I admit that the two remaining teams in the West are indeed good, but we are not bad either. You have to believe in your teammates and me."

"You have to know that I have played with the greatest point guard in NBA history and been part of the greatest team in history, so I understand how much a strong and good point guard can improve us, and more importantly, , my experience on the field is beyond what you young people can imagine."

"It's experience, do you understand experience?"

"According to my speculation and game experience, the Lakers do have a better chance of winning, but the Kings are not without a chance. Just talking about this game, after such a big first quarter point difference, Adelman will definitely make some moves. So I'm sure... the king will catch up soon, because Li is not as invincible as you think, compared to his teacher Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he is still far behind us."

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Although the past is different from the present, Scott's very confident look infected Martin this time.

As for this...Kidd didn't believe it, but Martin did. He believed that Scott was an empirical bishop.

However, in this game in Sacramento, the slap-in-the-face news came quickly.

After the timeout, the Kings did make a substitution. The center was replaced by the substitute, 2.11 meter Scott Pollard, but Pollard almost hated Divac because Li Shengli, whom Divac provoked, seemed to have not vented his anger. Well, I grabbed him and beat him in various postures. In the first round of defense, he was knocked over and sat on his face for a dunk.

As for the overall situation of the king.

Mental adjustment cannot be effective in a short time. In the first half of the quarter, the King's hands were shaking after being beaten, and the second half was not much better. From 24:8 to 42:19, they lost by 23 points in the first quarter. It's far from what Scott said on the Nets' side and the King's counterattack.

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Awkward!

What an embarrassment!

Looking at Martin's doubtful eyes, Scott's face turned red. He never expected that Li Shengli would not spare any effort. In the entire first quarter, the Lakers scored 42 points, and Li Shengli scored 30 points by himself, plus 5 rebounds and 5 rebounds. Assisted 5 steals.

"cough……"

"This is normal, and this is not a mistake based on experience!"

"Believe me, just watch. The King should be much better in the second quarter. After all, I have too much experience!"