Chapter 578 O'Neal's Free Throw(1/2)
After the Western Conference semi-finals with the Jazz, the Lakers were relieved.
After crossing the Jazz's hurdle, the Lakers found that the two remaining opponents in the West, whether they were the Supersonics or the Rockets, seemed to be less difficult.
In the playoffs, all teams use their strength points more in a targeted manner. If the opponent has a strength point that they cannot solve, it will be really uncomfortable.
The Lakers' overall strength is above the Jazz, but because of Malone, a strong point that cannot be completely solved, the Lakers' play are very awkward.
After the series ended, Rodman had not been to the nightclub for a long time, but was actually practicing more.
However, for those media, the Jazz's 0-to-4 defeat would not make them feel that the Jazz has really caused much trouble to the Lakers.
At most, Malone caused trouble for the Lakers!
So, after this round of series, these American media began to report on the topic of who will end the Lakers' winning streak in the playoffs.
Or will the Lakers win all the way this year?
This cannot be blamed on these media for having such ideas.
It's really the focus match between the Lakers and the Jazz, and the 4-0 score is really amazing!
Before the start of this series, the Jazz were considered perhaps the strongest team besides the Lakers and the Bulls!
The Jazz's record in the second half of the regular season is second only to the Lakers and Bulls, and is stronger than the Magic Supersonics and Rockets!
In addition, the United States has now ranked Ma Long in the third place in the active player strength list.
In addition, the Jazz's lineup is deep enough, and the team's chemistry is also excellent.
Just like this, the Lakers led by Lin Han scored a 4-0 score in the playoffs!
This year's Lakers are really powerful and terrifying!
Compared with last year, the Lakers, who have more Mutombo, Choudumas and other powerful players this year, really have no shortcomings.
In contrast, Lakers' opponents, whether it is the Bulls, Magic, Rockets, or Supersonics, have a lot of problems of their own.
For example, the battle between the Eastern Conference champion Bulls and the Eastern Conference Fourth Knicks.
The Knicks are certainly not a match for the Bulls.
The Bulls' strength is indeed the only team in the league that can challenge the Lakers.
But in the second round of the Eastern Conference, Jordan was still using his three-pointers with a lot of steps back!
Jordan actually came to the playoffs and was still developing his three-point shooting skill!
What does this mean?
This represents an imperfect sense of urgency for his own strength!
Many players develop skills in the playoffs, and there is no problem with this.
The problem is, the energy used to develop skills!
And the goal of developing skills to what level!
Looking at this round of series between Jordan and the Knicks, even if he loses, he will have to develop his three-pointer step back to the extreme.
Jordan is preparing to face Magic or Pacers in the next round, so he has to do this!
However, if Jordan does this again, can he pass the test if he faces Magic or Pacers?
Perhaps, the Bulls, who pose the greatest threat to the Lakers, will be killed by Jordan Lang at the hands of the Magic!
This is the Bull's crisis!
However, the Bulls still fully support Jordan's behavior in improving himself.
There is no way to keep the media experts who support the Bulls and the Bulls fans.
"I took the Bulls to the Finals to face Lin Han, but I just lost. If I really lost to the Magic or Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, I would also lose."
"Lin Han said something very right. The runner-up is the biggest loser. I don't want to be a loser, let alone the biggest loser!"
This is what Jordan said in an interview after leading the Bulls to eliminate the Knicks 4-2.
Compared with the strength of the Bulls and the Knicks, the Bulls do not need six games to eliminate the Knicks.
According to many people, the Bulls' strength can only sweep the Knicks out in only five games at most.
Especially after Lin Han in the West took the Lakers to sweep the stronger Jazz 4-0, Jordan would look particularly conspicuous when he eliminated the Knicks with a score of 4-2.
However, Jordan doesn't seem to care about these public opinion.
Lin Han has always been in contact with Jordan. After entering the playoffs, he really had a lot of fun against the Heat and the Knicks.
Lin Han could also feel that Jordan's three-pointer skill that took the ball with a step back may have been upgraded from lv1 to lv2!
In terms of difficulty, those three-pointers who retreated step by step are definitely not inferior to those of his three-pointers.
It is impossible for ordinary people to have a stable hit rate!
Even a player can’t take 10 such difficult three-pointers in a season!
But what about Jordan?
He hit 10 such steps in his sixth game against the Knicks in one game!
When Jordan was able to hit 10 such incredible three-pointers in the game, he combined with his purple-level ball control and purple-level mid-range.
The entire court, from the inside out, really did not have any blind spots in his attack!
It's so terrifying!
It's even more terrifying than his attack!
If he paired his 55-5 schoolbag with a three-pointer, then his Kobe-like back-turning shot from mid-range is just a matter of looking at the weather.
If he turned his backpack with Kobe-style and leaned back, then his efforts would be to pay attention to the weather.
Don't look at him as if he had no blind spots in the attack.
But in fact, there are still dead corners!
After all, his strength improvement method and Jordan's difference has led to a different style from that of him and Jordan.
He admitted that after Jordan developed a purple-gold level retreat three-pointer and improved this skill to lv2, Jordan's offense was already the best in the league!
However, although Jordan's offense has regained the league's first place, Lin Han thinks he is still stronger than Jordan if he compares the strength of both sides.
If Jordan's purple-gold three-point skill is improved to LV3 and further improves purple-gold to purple, then he will really not be able to suppress Jordan.
However, this is very difficult, and a purple skill is not that easy to achieve!
Purple Skills - Purple Gold Skills with Purple Characters - Purple Gold Skills
Three levels are like a natural barrier!
The game between the Bulls and the Knicks made many American media experts who support the Bulls very dissatisfied.
I think Jordan is joking in the playoffs.
But no matter what, the Bulls eliminated the Knicks 4-2 without any risk, becoming the second team to enter the division finals.
Compared with the Lakers and Bulls who have all advanced, the Magic and Pacers, Rockets and Supersonics all entered the tiebreak battle.
The magic led by Hardaway and O'Neal faced the Pacers. Most people originally thought that magic should not be so difficult.
After all, the Pacers lost Dale Davis, the defensive core that claims to be able to withstand O'Neal.
Now there is no one in the Pacers who can match O'Neal Point.
In addition to Magic and Hardaway and other strong men, the Pacers took off after joining Barkley in the second half of the regular season.
However, Larry Brown's style of leading the team is defense. No one has the bottom of the bottom of the team that will lead an offensive team to play in the playoffs.
Therefore, most people think that the Magic should be able to defeat the Pacers within six or even five games.
There is really no one who can do O'Neal, but there is no one who can do Magic Barkley!
As for whether Larry Brown would do a trick to reduce the Pacers' strength.
Larry Brown wanted to do it, but Barkley and Reggie Miller, who was led by Barkley, didn't listen to him at all!
It should be said that I listened off the court, but I will never change it on the court!
This style is exactly the same as the general manager of the Pacers. He listens to Larry Brown, but he just doesn't change it.
Larry Brown could only watch on the side with his hands on his hips, just to see what kind of game Barkley and Reggie Miller would play with these offensive Pacers.
The final result is that he did not meet Lin Han and completely liberated his Barkley. That was really strong!
In the first game between the Pacers and the Magic, Barkley and the Pacers almost killed the Magic.
In the first game, Barkley made 12 of 22 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 10 of 13 free throws, scoring 37 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.
Added to 11 of 18 shots and scored 28 points.
Magic was really scared and sweated.
In the end, the Magic killed the Pacers with two overtimes!
In the second game between the two sides, the Magic finally lost at home.
To be continued...