Chapter 375 CCTV rebroadcast, Lakers vs Clippers in the Western Conference Finals
The Western Conference Finals became the Los Angeles Derby, which was actually expected by many people before the start of the season.
The Clippers, with James and Leonard, definitely have the strength to win the championship. Last season's defending champion Lakers basically have the entire team this season, but they have left some role players. The decline in overall strength is not very obvious. The two teams join hands.
The possibility of reaching the Western Conference Finals is extremely high.
But when these two teams meet in the Western Conference Finals, not many people can tell who will win. Currently, people generally agree that it is a 50-50 tie. It is not surprising which side of the two teams will eventually reach the finals.
The overall lineup of the Lakers is more complete. Wang Feng leads the team as a top star, assisted by outstanding players such as Butler and Ingram, and has a high fault tolerance rate.
The Clippers have the best combination of James + Leonard. Although Leonard lost to the Lakers in the Toronto Raptors last season and failed to win the championship and FMVP, this only concerns his historical status.
It has no impact on Leonard's own strength.
At this time, Leonard can definitely be ranked among the top ten in the league in terms of strength, while James can be ranked among the top five or even the top three.
This is definitely a more intense matchup than the Bucks VS Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals!
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On May 14th, in Los Angeles, at the Staples Center, the home court shared by the Lakers and Clippers, the G1 series of the Western Conference Finals began!
This battle, which has attracted much attention, has also attracted live broadcasts by many media, including but not limited to TNT, ESPN and other TV stations.
The most noteworthy one is the live broadcast of this game on Huaguo Sports Channel.
Since the Mo Gou incident, Huaguo Sports Channel has urgently stopped all NBA live broadcasts, with an extremely tough attitude. Unknowingly, more than half a year has passed.
During this period, the NBA could only be disseminated in China through some sports portals, and the impact was not the slightest.
This sudden announcement of Huaguo Sports’ live broadcast surprised many Huaguo fans, but Wang Feng was not among them.
As a time traveler, he knows very well that in another time and space, the Huaguo Sports Channel also chose to broadcast two NBA games live in 2020. Both games were the NBA Finals, that is, the Lakers VS Heat series.
However, after that, Huaguo Sports continued to stop broadcasting all NBA games, and it was not until a year later that it gradually opened up.
Although the time period is slightly different from another time and space, after all, this is the Lakers led by Wang Feng in the Western Conference Finals. Even insignificant finals such as Lakers VS Heat were broadcast by Huaguo Sports. How could Wang Feng not be given this
What’s the face of Hua Guo’s basketball card?
"Hello, viewers, welcome to the first game of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. I am the guest commentator for this game, Guidance..."
The familiar opening remarks made many viewers in front of the TV feel nostalgic.
Whether it's the picture in front of the TV or the long-lost voice of the commentator, most fans haven't seen or heard it for more than half a year.
As long as the Chinese fans do not support the decision of China Sports Channel to stop broadcasting the NBA, after all, the country's interests come first and everything must be put aside.
But now that Huaguo Sports has announced the resumption of broadcasts, it would be great for everyone to get together and watch Wang Feng's playoffs, and by the way, they can also scold rat shit and not dog, which is great.
"The players from both sides are now warming up on the court. We can see that the Staples Center is already a golden ocean, and all the fans are wearing golden T-shirts to support their home team, the Los Angeles Lakers..."
On the court, during the warm-up, Wang Feng and James greeted each other.
"I didn't expect that after last season, we would meet again in the playoffs."
James looked at Wang Feng and shook his head: "I still vividly remember the scene when I was eliminated by you in the first round last season. It was really a not-so-good experience."
In the 18-19 season, James first arrived with the Clippers and led the team into the playoffs with the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Then they were eliminated by the Lakers in the first round. This was the first time James missed the NBA Finals since the 2010-2011 season.
The myth of reaching the finals for eight consecutive years has ended.
But this can't be blamed on Wang Feng. Even if the Clippers don't meet the Lakers in the first round, it will be difficult for them to go far in the playoffs.
They can't beat any of the strong teams such as the Warriors, Rockets, and Trail Blazers.
The Clippers, led by James as a single-core team, have limited strength. They didn't even make it to the playoffs like when the Lakers came to the Lakers in another time and space. It's already considered good.
"Don't worry, this time will make your memory even more profound."
Wang Feng chuckled and said calmly.
James was choked by Wang Feng and was stunned. He didn't know how to respond for a while.
Wang Feng is not a well-rounded person like James. He can make trouble for you in the front, but he can talk and laugh with you like a brother later.
Although such people can actually get along in society, a real man must be able to bend and stretch. There are no permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests, but Wang Feng just can't do it.
He still remembers the time during the All-Star Game when James deliberately caused trouble and played for Davis, the thick-browed brother, to induce the opponent to compete with him for the All-Star MVP.
Wang Feng, who has always been cautious, has no intention of being a brother-in-law with James. Since you provoked me, don't blame me for being ruthless.
He is also planning to take advantage of this Western Conference Finals to avenge his grudges from last time!
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After Wang Feng choked back James' words, the latter didn't say anything more. Wang Feng had already been chatting with him to death, what else is there to say? I'll see Zhenzhang under my command.
During the regular season, the two teams met 4 times and both had a neck-and-neck record of 2 wins and 2 losses. However, the Lakers lost one game without Butler, so overall they still had a slight advantage.
However, the regular season record can only be used as a reference in the playoffs. This kind of game with a surge in defensive intensity relies on the performance of the stars.
The Clippers have two top stars and are theoretically the more dominant side.
"Okay, the starting players from both sides have begun to appear. The Lakers' starting lineup is not much different from the previous rounds. It is still the starting combination of Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez."
"Some fans may not be aware that in the last round of the playoffs, the Lakers replaced Lopez as their starting center with Howard in order to limit the Nuggets' All-Star center Nikola Jokic.
The defense against Jokic was very good, and it successfully helped the Lakers eliminate the Nuggets 4:1 and get a long rest."
"However, Howard is not good at shooting after all. Lopez, whose range reaches beyond the three-point line, is more suitable for today's league where small ball tactics are popular."
"On the other side, the Clippers' starting lineup is Beverley, Landry Shamet, Leonard, James and DeAndre Jordan."
"Compared purely with the starting lineup, the Clippers are obviously inferior to the Lakers. However, the Clippers have the best sixth man Lou Williams on the bench who averages 18 points and 5.7 assists per game and 16.7 points and 7 rebounds.
Montrezl Harrell, this is their advantage."
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There is no suspense in the scrimmage stage. Even if Jordan is getting older and his bounce and explosiveness have declined, he can definitely crush Lopez.
After the Clippers gained the ball, the basketball was handed over to James, and Wang Feng responded directly to him in a cooperative manner.
In the game against the Clippers, the Lakers had already formulated a defensive strategy in advance. Wang Feng continued to guard James according to his old rules, while Leonard was left to Butler, Ingram and others to take turns dealing with him.
James obviously doesn't want to go head-to-head with Wang Feng, the Lakers' strongest defensive point. Although James, who is nearly 36 years old, still maintains a good competitive state, he is still the same as the one who casually played the whole game a few years ago, playing both offense and defense.
Thanos Zhan, who dominated the game, was far behind. He didn't want to waste his limited physical energy on competing with Wang Feng.
Moreover, James has watched many of Wang Feng's games this season and knows very well that there are currently very few players in the league who can outlast Wang Feng in one-on-one situations.
The purple powerful terminator badge is really not given for free.
Therefore, James stood in the top arc with the ball and called the pick-and-roll screen without hesitation.
DeAndre Jordan pulled out from the inside to screen for James. The moment he stood next to Wang Feng, Wang Feng seemed to know it in advance and quickly bypassed DeAndre Jordan and blocked James again.
Also a purple Hall of Fame level, pick-and-roll dodger badge.
"really……"
This was also expected by James. Wang Feng's ability to defend pick-and-rolls is also quite outstanding and he is definitely among the top in the league.
Looking directly at Wang Feng, James flicked his wrist and threw the basketball towards the basket.
On the other side, Leonard, who was standing in the bottom corner of the three-point line, had quickly cut inside, jumped high to receive a pass from James, then bent down to avoid Butler's block, and pulled the lever for a layup.
The basket hit gave the Clippers the lead, 2:0.
Wang Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at James.
"What? Don't you dare to touch me 1v1?"
James ignored Wang Feng's provocation and returned to the backcourt.
James, who has been in the league for more than ten seasons and has never seen any big waves, how could he be angered by Wang Feng's provocation? And it's not that he really can't beat Wang Feng alone, he just doesn't want to spend too much energy on Wang Feng.
This season, James' average assists per game in the regular season is the highest in his career. He has maintained an average of double figures per game for a long time, and only declined slightly later on. But even so, he still has 9.8 assists. Choosing assists is the most energy-saving tactic and method.
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Anyway, the current Clippers are not supported by James alone. Although Leonard's offensive methods are relatively retro, mainly cutting to the basket and shooting from mid-range, his efficiency and scoring ability are definitely capable of competing for the scoring title.
, is also the strongest player James has partnered with so far, slightly better than Wade.