Soon, Xiao Han will meet Kobe, tomorrow.

Five days have passed. After returning to home, the Lakers failed to knock the Nuggets down as imagined by the outside world. In desperation, they flew to the Denver Plateau again. Finally, in the sixth game, relying on the joint performance of Kobe and Gasol, they won the series away and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

At the same time, the Cavaliers were still waiting. The Celtics were about to fight the Magic in the seventh game of life and death. The old three giants did not allow Howard and his team to pass the level easily, but acted as a stumbling blocker. This undoubtedly cast a shadow on the Magic's great opportunity to reach the finals once in a thousand years. Tie seven, any situation could happen.

Xiao Han arrived in Los Angeles a few days ago with the team. This time, not only Gu Han came, but also Luo Hao and Qi Feng also went to the away game with their family.

There is no shortage of tickets, and there is no need to spend money to buy them. Xiao Han called Kobe in advance, and the current league boss is also generous. Without saying a word, he left him with a few tickets for the VIP seats with excellent positions. Xiao Han expressed his deep gratitude for this.

However, friends off the court became enemies when they came on the court. Given the old age of "Old Fish" Fisher, Phil Jackson ordered that Kobe would personally defend Xiao Han in this round of the series.

Once this decision is made, it means that even if you reach the seventh game, it will not be easy to change, and Phil's decision is easily impossible to change.

Before the game, both the Lakers and the Rockets believed that this would be their most difficult series this year. The winners will have the greatest hope of winning, even greater than before the start of the series.

A strong opponent is the greatest help for self-improvement. This is true for individuals, and the same is true for teams.

No one made any comments to the media, and both sides were quietly waiting for this most important decisive battle and the final baptism.

Under the premise that both sides even had the same regular season record, no one dared to say that they could defeat the opponent. At this time, some analysts' chance to make trouble came again. They jumped out and claimed that the Rockets could not last at most six games. Is the reason? Of course, in the regular season encounters, the Rockets were all in three games.

There is no need to admire these people's courage to speak out. They make a living by relying on this. Before each round of the series, especially in such a critical encounter, if they do not give their own judgment, they will not be far from losing their jobs. Therefore, you can just listen to these remarks without taking them seriously.

The day the Rockets arrived at Staples Center, the Lakers were not in Los Angeles, and they were still in Denver and didn't have time to fly back. Of course, the game result had already come out, otherwise the Rockets would not be so presumptuous. But the series was over, and the Lakers, with a strong aristocratic atmosphere, had to rest on the spot for one night. In contrast, the Rockets were a little impatient.

It is impossible to occupy the magpie's nest, but it is still possible to go to the game field to have a free early training. The Lakers are indeed very generous. Even the home team's training hall is opened to the away team, because some Rockets players need to perform some separate special training under the guidance of trainers.

Although the days without competitions are tense, they are still relaxed overall. Xiao Han even has time to accompany Luo Hao and the others to visit Hollywood, but this matter is not very meaningful. The studio cannot enter as soon as you want. Well-known movie stars and directors will not stroll around the streets. After all, they are just entertaining themselves.

Xiao Han has a completely different view of Los Angeles and the Lakers. He likes the Lakers and can even be regarded as a loyal Lakers fan. However, an international metropolis like Los Angeles are not popular with him. He is still willing to live in a small place like Gao Yang, with beautiful mountains and rivers and no inconvenience in life, which is the best.

So when a reporter suddenly asked Xiao Han at a press conference before the game whether he was willing to come to Los Angeles to play, he really didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to say ambiguously that there was no such plan yet.

Regardless of whether Old Bass intends to join Xiao Han's battle this summer, Xiao Han is still the Lakers fans and even the number one public enemy in Los Angeles. Although people here have liked him and may still like him, they will never say that.

A team's home court must have the momentum of home court. Even if local fans love a star to death, they will never show their love directly when he visits.

The playoffs are the playoffs, and the division finals are also the finals.

Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Paul Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Phil Jackson did not change his starting lineup even if he had a single finger.

The Rockets' recent starter is a bit strange. Landry and Brooks reappeared in the starting lineup. With Yao Ming, Xiao Han and Artest, the changes all point directly to the Lakers' weaknesses.

Fisher is too slow and Gasol is too soft. The reason why Xiao Han didn't return to the No. 1 position is because Adelman doesn't think he needs to use his best player when dealing with Fisher. One Brooks is enough. No matter what position Xiao Han plays, the team will not use him to defend Kobe. That is Artest's full-time job.

Judging from the lineup, the two sides should be said to be comparable. In addition, the team has the best sixth man, Lamar Odom. As the team in the league with the closest lineup to the Rockets, the Lakers are indeed well-known.

When the two sides face off, the Lakers' question is whether their backcourt can keep up with the Rockets' speed. In other words, can they do a good job of defense? The Rockets' question is whether Brooks can sort out the team's offense and act as Xiao Han's assistant like Lowry? Or is it an illusion that the Rockets use Xiao Han to play second, and Brooks' first is simply an illusion? Is the real organizer of the team still Xiao Han? If this is true, is their second position slightly weak and unstable? Why doesn't Adelman use Bathirl?

In comparison, the biggest highlight of the Rockets' lineup arrangement is that Xiao Han ran to defend Ariza, which is not even considered a defensive task, while Kobe's defensive target is Xiao Han. In this case, will the Lakers repeat the tragedy between the Mavericks and Nowitzki?

Everything will be revealed in the next second.

At the kickoff, the Lakers had the first wave of offensive players, Xiao Han's position, the Liberty.

The reason for saying this is because Xiao Han did not devote himself to the defense with a serious attitude. He was two or three meters away from Ariza. He didn't even look at Ariza, but stared at Fisher who was far away from him. If Fisher was defending, he could not neglect his duties like this.

There are disadvantages hidden in leisure. With Ariza's ability and position in the Lakers, he will not get much chance to take the ball and attack, so he usually hides far away from the ball, waiting for the appearance of open positions and dodges. The main way is to avoid his own point guard, so Xiao Han was taken to a position far away from Fisher.

The deviation of position brings about the difference in perspective. Xiao Han no longer has the accurate method to judge how Fisher will organize. Brooks has no experience and ability in this regard. In other words, the so-called Brooks suppression of Fisher's characteristics is just to limit his score, and he cannot stop the "Old Fish"'s pass.

In fact, if Brooks hadn't been unable to defend Ariza, Adelman might not have let Xiao Han change to the second position, because Fisher actually didn't have much effort to defend. Of course, this is just the first game of the series. How to change after today depends on how Adelman decides.
Chapter completed!