Chapter 295 There is a difference between a head coach and a head coach

LeBron was very upset when he saw these articles. He wanted to ask the Miami media:
Will you die if you don’t mention me for one day?
and……

We’re both losing, does it really matter whether I’m the cause or not?
Most importantly, is my data bad?
I have such good stats, why should the blame for the loss be on me?

LeBron James really doesn’t understand these people’s thinking.

If he puts up numbers like that and still takes the blame on himself, then what about his teammates?
If they can’t help him on the court and can’t share the pressure of public opinion for him off the court, then what is the point of him having these teammates?
Isn’t it good for him to be on his own in a team?

The Miami media has been attacking him over and over again for this kind of thing, which is unreasonable!
But he is in no position to speak now.

Whether he agrees with the Miami media or not, the Heat are now playing in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This is a height that the team has not reached in the past two seasons when he was with the Heat!

Now that he is gone, the team has reached this height…

Didn’t he prove that he is not as good as Kevin Love and Holiday?
Now the outside world is once again belittling his abilities. At this time, how dare he speak out?

But what made him even more frustrated was…

“Dwight, um, okay, man, I got it, I’ll be at your house on time to meet you, let’s have fun!”

Ok……

This is what makes him even more frustrated!
The Heat bitches are fighting in the Eastern Conference Finals, and he needs to appease Howard, the “giant baby”!
So damn…

My balls hurt!

After the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Western Conference also confirmed the two teams that entered the Western Conference Finals, which are:
Lakers and Thunder!

The Clippers advanced to the second round of the playoffs and faced the Thunder.

Inside player Stoudemire suffered an injury and missed two games.

Griffin needs to take on the responsibility of the team’s inside line, but facing Ibaka and Perkins, he is somewhat powerless.

Speaking of Carmelo Anthony, as a representative of the league’s top “scorers”, he was also suppressed when competing against Kevin Durant, the representative of the new generation of “super scorers”.

As for Deron Williams…

He also couldn’t withstand Westbrook’s impact.

In the end, the Clippers only managed to hold out in two of the small games and were eliminated with a score of 2-2.

Kevin Durant averaged 33.5 points per game in this series.

Many media believe that he has grown from the disastrous defeat in last year’s finals, and this game is proof of that!
When Kevin Durant was asked about this, he said, “We have a lot of desire now, and this is why we keep improving! And this is just the beginning.”

The Lakers’ road to promotion was much easier than the Thunder’s. After eliminating their opponent 4-0 in the first round, they eliminated their opponent 4-1 in the second round.

Kobe returned to the Western Conference Finals after two years. He was already 35 years old this year…

In the words of Lakers fans: “In the past two years, we thought that Kobe’s era was over!”

But Kobe has returned to the highest peak in the West and is trying to reach the finals again. It is worth mentioning that if he can still reach the finals this year, it will be his ninth finals trip in his career…

This number would tie him with Magic Johnson.

Johnson became a member of the “Mount Rushmore” by reaching the finals 9 times and winning 5 championships. Even if he had not fallen ill and Michael Jordan had not appeared, he would have been very likely to become the “first generation of GOAT”!
Now Kobe is expected to repeat his record of reaching the Finals nine times…

The Los Angeles media asked Kobe: “What is the probability of the Lakers reaching the finals this year?”

Kobe said: “This is not an important thing for me. Whether it is 100% probability or 0% probability, my goal is the finals, there is no doubt about it, so I won’t think about the probability of entering the finals!”

What is the “Mamba Mentality”? This is it…

Kobe’s way of thinking has never been to think about the difficulty of this matter, but to think about how to complete this matter…

That’s why he said that even if he made 9 of his first 0 shots, he would continue to shoot; that’s why he said that if 10 years after I retire, my greatest achievement is still what I have achieved on the basketball court, then it will undoubtedly be my failure!
Four words to summarize:

Just do it!

The Western Conference Finals officially started one day after the Thunder rested.

The league announced this season’s “Regular Season MVP” at this time!
Kevin Durant won the award.

The competition for this year’s regular season MVP is still quite fierce.

Although Su Wan, who has won the regular season MVP five times, no longer has any reason to win the regular season MVP in the past two years.

But the Lakers’ resurgence has put Kobe back in the race for the regular season MVP; Chris Bosh’s leadership ability is also impressive.

Kevin Durant ultimately beat them both with 31.4% of the votes…

The advantage is not obvious!

Kobe ranked second in the regular season MVP list, with 2% of the votes;

Chris Bosh ranked fourth with 4% of the votes;

The third place is none other than Su Wan… His vote share is 20.5%!

It’s basically just a difference of a few “first votes.”

The main reason why Kevin Durant was elected is closely related to James Harden.

Harden’s performance was really outstanding after joining the Warriors.

So much so that the Thunder were still ranked first in the Western Conference after losing him, which made many people re-examine Kevin Durant and gave him more outstanding affirmation, which allowed him to successfully win this year’s regular season MVP.

There was not much controversy from the outside world about him winning this award.

Most media outlets believe that he deserves the title.

The Oklahoma media was even more delighted.

Tieling, which just had an NBA team in 09, produced a regular season MVP-level player so quickly, which is rare in NBA history.

This is enough to represent the Thunder’s uniqueness. They believe that Oklahoma has the first championship in team history in the near future.

Stephen Curry was also asked about Kevin Durant winning the regular season MVP. Curry said: “Kevin Durant’s performance this season is incredible!”

But that’s not the question the media really wants to ask.

Su Wan predicted several players who would win the regular season MVP in the future.

This includes Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry…

This is what they really want to ask…

“Stephen, do you think you will win the regular season MVP in the future as Su Wan expected?”

Stephen Curry thought for a long time, finally nodded, and said firmly: “I think so!” The Western Conference Finals started on the night when the regular season MVP was announced.

The cheers at the Thunder’s home court were deafening, and Oklahomans were more enthusiastic than usual.

Kevin Durant is also eager to prove himself.

He knew very well that the sight of holding the regular season MVP before the game would definitely stimulate Kobe.

It’s a tough battle tonight.

Even though Kevin Durant has grown a lot, when facing Kobe, he still remembers his inability to resist when he first met Kobe in his career.

There was no way around it. It was his first time, and he was trained so badly. It was hard for Kevin Durant not to be impressed…

So much so that when Kevin Durant meets Kobe now, he still feels a sense of restraint that he doesn’t have when facing other people.

This feeling of restraint can boost his fighting spirit, but at the same time, it also constantly reminds him that the guy opposite him is Kobe Bryant!

The game then officially began. As for Kevin Durant’s state at the beginning, he showed his style as the regular season MVP. Even when facing Kobe, he could continue to perform when the team needed him to score.

At the end of the first quarter, he scored 9 points in the quarter!
Facing the Lakers’ Ariza and Kobe’s rotation defense, Kevin Durant was in very good shape tonight.

But Westbrook struggled against Chris Paul.

Chris Paul’s tough and tricky defense made it difficult for Westbrook to get off to a smooth start when he broke through.

It’s like someone stuffed a rag into the exhaust pipe of a motorcycle…

Intermittent!
Westbrook is considered the top backcourt player in the Western Conference.

But facing Chris Paul, he still looks a little immature!

The Thunder is missing one of their trump cards.

If the inside players can stand out, the Thunder actually still have a big advantage.

It’s just a pity…

The Thunder’s inside players had a hard time facing Al Jefferson.

The main reason is that Perkins couldn’t handle Jefferson.

This requires Ibaka to assist…

But this will open up more space for the Lakers.

Ariza once again displayed his “rattlesnake”-like “assassin” attributes, continuously hitting three-pointers from the wing.

Kevin Durant performed well on the offensive end against Kobe, but he did not have more energy on the defensive end.

Compared to him, Kobe distributes his physical energy on the offensive and defensive ends very well.

Although the defensive efficiency against Kevin Durant was not good tonight, Kevin Durant’s restrictions did not have much impact on him.

At the end of the game, the Lakers relied on their advantages at the No. 5 and No. 109 positions to win their first game of the Western Conference Finals away from home with a score of 98 to 11, by points.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points in this game, surpassing Kobe’s 24 points.

It’s just that he beat Kobe by 11 points, but the team lost by 11 points…

Bill Walton said this: “In terms of absolute status, no player on the Lakers can be compared with Kevin Durant. But the Lakers do better than the Thunder in terms of experience!”

“simply put……”

“The Lakers know where they are weak and where they are strong.”

“They avoided their weaknesses, expanded their strengths, and finally won the first game of the series away from home!”

The Thunder didn’t expect that they still have to pay tuition even at this season!
But this time it was not a Thunder player, but the Thunder’s head coach Brooks.

In front of Phil Jackson, he is still too immature!

Barkley said: “The Thunder has its own advantages. As a head coach, you should identify the advantages of your team and then expand these advantages through tactics. This is what a head coach should do, not just a set of general tactics!”

Like the Thunder team, after Kevin Durant finishes playing, Westbrook breaks through; after Westbrook breaks through, Kevin Durant swings… Barkley thinks he can do it too!
Kenny Smith also said: “Kevin Durant’s role has not been fully developed, and the Thunder’s current use of him is not correct!”

If the Thunder does not change, then everyone in the TNT studio believes that the Thunder will never be able to make it out of the West!
Compared to the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the outside world believes that the Eastern Conference Finals is a more interesting series.

This was later proven.

In the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the home court is still the New York Knicks’ Madison Square Garden.

The two sides played fiercely in the last game, and in this game, both sides still played to their respective advantages from the beginning.

Bill Walton compared Brooks and Spoelstra in this game: “The Heat know their advantages and how to expand their advantages!”

The Heat’s lineup changes in this game can be seen. Positions one to three are now moving more on both sides of the arc, helping to open up more space in the interior, while also giving Chris Bosh near the bottom corner more space to hold the ball and observe.

Since Bosh is not a traditional power forward, his offensive style is more like that of a small forward, so…

In this game, Spoelstra opened up all the space near the bottom corner, giving him enough stage.

When Dio was defending him alone, he obviously couldn’t keep up with the rhythm.

The “French Magician” is not an excellent defender. He can only be regarded as a solid one-on-one defender and a pretty good help defender.

Facing Chris Bosh, he struggled on the defensive end.

Bosh played more and more courageously, scoring 18 points in the first half alone!
Under his leadership, and with the New York Knicks lacking momentum from beyond the three-point line tonight, the Heat entered the second half with a 52-point advantage of 45 to 7.

This score alone is enough to illustrate the effectiveness of Spoelstra’s lineup change!
Compared to European leagues, head coaches in the NBA give players more room to play.

But sometimes, just giving him room to perform is not enough.

You also have to learn to help the players set the stage!

Spoelstra’s ability in this area is exactly what Brooks lacked in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals…

At halftime, Mike Malone changed the New York Knicks’ offense for the second half.

The Heat are determined to defend the New York Knicks’ three-point shooting, but they must open up this point.

and so……

“Su Wan, and Stephen, in the second half, the two of you should cross-run more outside the three-point line to create opportunities for each other!”

Coincidentally, the New York Knicks coaching staff is also an expert at setting the stage for their players!

(End of this chapter)