Chapter 260 The promotion is too fast
On May 9, 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets played the fourth match in the Western Conference semi-finals, and the Lakers temporarily led by 2:1.
Before the game, news of Kobe's back spasm was heard, and the Hornets were immediately full of morale and confidence, and they vowed to win the fourth game.
The Lakers encountered the troubles the Rockets had encountered, and health was a big problem for them. Kobe may be the only player in this series who can win four games by his personal ability. However, his back limits his performance, and he will definitely be in the fourth game, but based on the injury history of Bird and McGrady's back, it is difficult for Kobe to play a great game.
The Los Angeles Times even joked that Kobe Bryant's back injury is now the focus of attention throughout Los Angeles, California, and even the United States. Back pain is a common disease. 8 out of 10 people have encountered back pain, but most people do not have the same influence as Kobe.
Pan said that the spasm of his back affected his jumping, and his back felt pain and stiffness. Kobe is currently receiving all-weather treatment, including electrotherapy, ice compress, hot compress, massage and stretching. Kobe now wears an electrotherapy device with him and even stays away when sleeping. The electrotherapy device is worth $2,700 and looks like an old-fashioned police scanner, which can speed up blood circulation and reduce pain.
What is the degree of Mr. MVP's back injury? A spinal surgeon expert at the UCLA Medical Center said that the back injury can be large or small, it may be a slight muscle strain or a deep soft tissue injury. In his opinion, Kobe's back injury is not a big problem. Because he can also play games.
Ji Guomo was posting a gangster on Kobe's forum. His 10th small account was posted before being permanently sealed, thinking that someone was pretending to be injured again, but he just signaled that a big problem that could recover after a day or two could be made into the focus of attention across the United States. It was shameless!
Back to the game, the showdown between Kobe and Paul has always been the biggest highlight of this round of the series. Kobe had the upper hand in the first two games. But after returning to home, Paul gradually regained his feelings. In the fourth game, the two almost scored points, and assisted against assists, making it difficult to distinguish between the two.
The two of them fought together at the beginning of the game. Kobe was not injured or affected at all. He scored 11 points in the first quarter and Paul also scored 8 points. The Lakers started with 8:4 and then led the way. With 2 minutes and 29 seconds left in this quarter, they expanded their advantage with 22:16.
Odom made a three-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, and Walton Jr. also scored a three-pointer. The Lakers started the quarter with a 17:4 wave, and the outstanding outside shooter group allowed the Lakers to open the gap with 41:26 in one fell swoop.
The Hornets have since failed to narrow the gap to single digits and trailed 42:55 in the first half.
Chris Paul scored first after the start of the third quarter, but since then the Lakers' defense has caused them to make frequent mistakes. The Purple and Gold Army scored a 9:0 wave and achieved a 20-point advantage with 64:44. Halfway through this quarter, Paterson and Pago made three-pointers, and the Hornets tied the score to 56:73. However, Kobe immediately returned a three-pointer when the Hornets launched a counterattack, and the Lakers opened the score again.
After three quarters, the Hornets fell 24 points behind with 61:85.
The huge 24-point gap made the Hornets give up their resistance and failed to play the starter in the last quarter. The Lakers also let the main players rest and prepare for the next fierce battle.
Kobe scored 23 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds, Gasol scored 16 points and 9 rebounds, Odom scored 13 points and 8 rebounds, Walton scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Bynum scored 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Fisher scored 10 points.
Chris Paul scored 21 points and 8 assists, Peja Stoyakovic scored 15 points and 8 rebounds, David West scored 16 points and 8 rebounds, and Tyson Chandler scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lakers won two away games in a row, and their strong overall ability made the New Orleans unable to withstand it. The Purple and Gold Legion successfully won the match point after the fourth game, and did not let the mortal enemy Clippers be beautiful in front of others.
Phil Jackson said in a post-match press conference: "I won two away games in a row because of excellent defense. If you want to continue to win, we must ensure that the team's defense is consistent. We understand that the opponent may become more aggressive and if you don't want to lose, you must stick to everything you are doing now."
After winning the game, Kobe was very satisfied with the team's performance and also mentioned the Clippers: "They advanced 4:0 yesterday, which made us feel tremendous pressure, but it was also motivation. Today we are harder at the basket, our rotation is faster, and our role players can stand up because we want to tell Los Angeles fans that there is no need to worry, purple and gold will still dominate here."
Ji Guomo was immediately unhappy when he knew Kobe's remarks the next day, but he had no time to talk to Kobe again. The Clippers advanced too early. Aston Martin wanted to finish the advertisement while this time. Anyway, there was only 30 seconds of advertisement, and it was going well in one day. Emma Watson was also in the United States, so he simply got things done.
On May 10, Ji Guomeng took half a day to shoot advertisements. Aston Martin had no right to let Ji Guomeng shoot advertisements in advance, so they had to pay enough. Ji Guomeng took the opportunity to grab a luxury sports car worth 600,000 US dollars for his girlfriend, and was preparing to find an opportunity to give it to Taylor Swift.
On the same day, the first four games of the second round of the East and West were also completed.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz — 4:0, the Clippers swept the Jazz, creating the team's best record in the playoff history.
Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Hornets - 3:1, the Purple and Gold Army won the match point.
Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - 2:2, the Little Emperor gave his opponent Black for three minutes, and equalized the score at home.
Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic - 3:1, Prince staged a final victory, and Motor City won the match point.
In this year's playoffs, the three Celtics have been stumbling all the way. In the second round, they once again scored two games at home and were tied by the Cavaliers at home.
This is very similar to the first round against the Atlanta Hawks, but experts dare not comment on whether they can eliminate the Cavaliers like the first round eliminate the Hawks. LeBron James' performance in the playoffs is too amazing. He can still score high scores in every game. This gorilla is indeed no less than any superstar in terms of personal ability and team leadership.
Ray Allen encountered trouble in the playoffs. The Celtics Big Three saw two, and the other one was unknown. Boston fans have begun to complain that a certain giant is a cancer of the playoffs.
The Celtics give people a feeling this season, they often have this situation: they first take the playoffs lead, and then they play the game of cat and mouse, and they always seem to be in control. But sometimes the mouse may really run away. For example, under the leadership of LeBron James, the Cavaliers led by LeBron James, under the leadership of the Little Emperor, the Big Rat, even if other Cavaliers players are average, they can even call them a group of CBA teammates, but under the leadership of the Invincible Gorilla, the Cleveland Cavaliers still have the opportunity to reverse and advance after losing the first two games.
Los Angeles Times is too lazy to care about so much. They focus on the Lakers. It is too early to pay attention to the East. After the Hornets lost the fourth game, Da Bendan did not think that the Hornets still have a chance to turn the tables. Andrew Bynum's injury has basically recovered. The Sharks' performance is getting better and better. His talent and skills are the advantages of the Lakers. The quality of Bynum's performance will directly determine how far the Lakers can go in the playoffs. However, sometimes Bynum is not very devoted to the game, and he will seem to have no desire to win at some time. These are hidden dangers for the Lakers.
Espn reported that the most relaxed Clippers at this moment, they only have one hope after advancing, that is, Chauncey Billups, who was injured before the fourth game, could return to the field early.
The Clippers' main point guard Billups missed the fourth game against the Jazz due to a sprained right foot. Although the Clippers still won this game, it must be seen that once there is no key man in the game, the Clippers' advantage in the field is no longer great. If the Jazz had also had a wounded Boozer, they might not have been able to sweep their opponents smoothly.
Dunleavy, the old man, did not forget to put out smoke bombs in an interview: "We have the best trainer in the world, and hope he can come back soon. We don't know what will happen yet, but we hope he can compete in the first game of the Western Conference Finals."
Billups did not attend the post-match press conference after the fourth game, but his teammates said he could walk freely in the locker room, and at midfield moment Billups specifically told everyone that his injury was not serious.
Ji Guomo didn't know that old Dunleavy wanted to conceal Billups' injury, so he directly demolished the station. He told reporters: "Everyone went over to greet him before the fourth game against the Jazz to make sure he was okay. I saw that he could walk freely, so I don't think it was too serious. Changxi will have to rest well during the next period of time, and he should have nothing to do."
Espn's columnist Lauby believes that the impact of the organizational guard's injury in the game is fatal to the team. For example, the Houston Rockets' point guard Alstom was injured in the first round. They lost two games in a row. Then Alstom changed the format of the series after returning, but he was injured again in the midfield of the Sixth Games, leaving the Rockets were defeated.
If Billups cannot come back in the Western Conference Finals, there are too few players that the Clippers can choose. Sean Livingston has been on the injury list for two consecutive seasons and he cannot play. In fact, only Brevin Knight is available in the Clippers. In the last game, Old Dunleavy could only use Mobley to play point guard for a while. Old Cats have outstanding singles ability, but the effect of playing in any number is not good.
Of course, Blessing Knight was the starting point guard of the Clippers in the first half of the regular season. He did a good job at that time. He could replace Billups in organization, but his shortcomings on the offensive and defensive ends were too big. Once he faced the Lakers in the division final, his opponent would definitely choose to shrink his defense because Blessing Knight did not have the ability to make three-pointers, which would make the twin brothers unable to get support in the inside and fall into double-teaming.
Among the six remaining teams in the league, the least suspense of promotion may be the confrontation between the Pistons and the Magic. In this round of the series, the Auto City used Brand to defend Howard alone; Roaring Tianzun defended Mr. Rashad Lewis alone alone. The latter was only 38% under the defense of Rashid Wallace in the first four games, and the three-point shooting percentage was only a pitiful 29%, which was completely restricted by Rashid Wallace. The Magic are still insisting on it and relying entirely on Tkoglu's performance, but Prince can have a great impact on Mr. Agents. The Turks also declined compared to the regular season.
The Magic are in a bit like the Jazz now. Orlando's lineup is limited by the automobile factory in all aspects. Except for their point guard, the Pistons have no Billups now, and the young Starkey was blown up by Nelson. However, this impact is not too great for the Pistons. In the playoffs, they will win the world by winning the inside. The Magic rely solely on their limited advantages in the No. 1 position, and not being swept is already their limit.
On May 12, Ji Guomeng took two days to secretly shoot the advertisement, and said goodbye to Emma Watson with a red car key, preparing to show his attentiveness to Taylor Swift.
Emma Watson began to be busy dealing with his study abroad in the United States. Ji Guomeng shot advertisements in the past two days and thought this little British bitch...is not right. It should be a British girl who seems to be a little interested in him.
Chapter completed!