Chapter 1585 The Beating Was so Desperate

"Ji Feng scored 28 points, 14 assists, 13 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks, Kobe Bryant had 47 points and 4 rebounds, Gasol had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Bynum had 12 points, Artest had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. The Lakers all All five starting players scored in double figures, Ji Feng scored a triple-double, and Kobe led the team to victory with a playoff-high 47 points!”

"And the Suns were stumbling. Only Stoudemire in the team scored 25 points and 8 rebounds. Nash did not perform well and only scored 13 points and 7 assists. Dragic, who played well in the last round, only had 8 points. Thanks to Grant in the end. The veteran Hill scored 19 points, otherwise the point difference would be even greater.”

"In short, let us congratulate the Lakers for winning the first victory. At the same time, we also hope that the Suns can continue to sum up and continue to give us a classic matchup in the next game!"

In the CCTV broadcast booth, Yu Jia took the time to summarize the game. As for Director Zhang, he happily joined the interview army and went to interview Ji Feng with a microphone.

Staples has become the home court for reporters at this time. Hundreds of reporters are interviewing Lakers players in various positions. There is no way, both the process and the result of this game are so worthy of special mention.

If you look at the headlines of major media outlets around the world immediately after the game, you will understand how much of a surprise this game is for everyone.

"The Lakers took the first step of revenge with 26 points!" - ESPN.

"The strongest offensive team in history changed hands today, and the Lakers used their offense to destroy the Suns!" - Los Angeles Sports News.

"Who else? Triple-doubles in 6 out of 9 playoff games, Ji Feng defines greatness with actions!" - Tencent Sports.

"Light of Asia, the Lakers are still three steps away from the finals!" - Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

"Without a solution to the starting lineup, the five Lakers are invincible!" - South Korea's MBC.

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This enthusiasm continued until the next day, May 17, because this day was the start of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Eastern Conference Finals are between the Celtics and Magic. The two teams are old acquaintances. Last season, the Magic defeated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals after seven fierce battles and reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

They met again after a year. This time the lineups of the two teams have undergone major changes. Turkoglu was replaced by Carter, Garnett returned, and Rasheed Wallace joined. The two teams will Once again fighting for a spot in the finals.

However, this time the one who is more optimistic is not the last runner-up Magic, but the Celtics who have stumbled along the way.

In ESPN's pre-game program, 17 of the 24 judges were optimistic that the Greens would eliminate the Magic, and one bold person even directly predicted that the Greens would have a chance to take the series 4-0.

This seems to be beyond the expectations of many people. After all, the Magic won 9 more games than the Celtics in the regular season, one step shy of reaching 60 wins, and they also scored 55 points in the 4 direct confrontations with the Celtics. They even defeated their opponents in the playoffs. They also played better than the Green Army in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Why is Mao not optimistic about them!

This should be a commonplace topic, and it is also a topic that has been mentioned since the Green Army was eliminated last season. That is, what is the difference between the Green Army with Garnett and the Celtics without Garnett? Two different things.

Needless to say, Garnett's importance to the Celtics is something that knowledgeable fans all over the world know very well. In Ji Feng's view, the reason for this disparity lies with the Magic itself.

The Magic's lineup is actually built around Howard, with each superman on the inside, supplemented by a group of outstanding shooters on the outside. Such a configuration is difficult to achieve against the veteran Celtics, and the Celtics do not include Pinch Howard, let Perkins or Davis defend Howard one-on-one, and others limit the Magic's three-pointers, so that the Magic cannot compete with the Ketts who have a lot of firepower.

When O'Neal was in great glory with the Magic, he had super guard Hardaway by his side, but Howard did not receive such treatment. Neither Carter, Lewis nor Nelson were as good as any of the Celtics' Big Three. Carter was too old. His form is showing a downward trend. Lewis's performance is inferior to the reputation of the Billion Dollar Man. Although Nelson is a good defender, he is still far from a superstar.

This season, the Magic gave up Turkoglu and chose Carter. They originally wanted to equip Howard with a super player, but Carter's ability is no longer what it used to be. If Carter was at his peak, he was capable enough to compete with the Big Three. He is as famous as anyone else, but now he has become an ordinary star and cannot provide much help to the team.

In this way, the only way for the Magic to win is for Howard to continue to explode.

But the first game gave us the answer. Facing the strong inside group composed of Perkins, Garnett, Big Baby Davis, and Rasheed Wallace, Howard was really hard to beat with four hands. !

During the game, there was even a famous scene where Howard fought for a rebound and elbowed the big baby Davis. The way Davis stumbled but did not fall was very similar to this series.

No matter what tricks the Magic use, it will be difficult for them to defeat the Celtics who are armed to the teeth.

Howard tried his best, but 88-92, the Magic still lost by 4 points at home and suffered a bad start. You must know that the Magic have not won at North Shore Garden all season. After losing this game, they have been very passive.

Equally passive is the sun next door.

After a short day and a half of adjustment, the Lakers and Suns G2 will be staged again at Staples on the 20th.

The starting lineups of both sides have not changed. The Lakers plan to use this lineup to fight them to the end. The Suns have not adjusted their starting lineup, but they have adjusted their defensive strategy.

In the last game, Nash was tortured by Ji Feng on both offense and defense, but this time the Suns asked Barbosa to defend Ji Feng on the defensive end, thereby liberating Nash from the defensive end.

Before the game, Barbosa also had high hopes.

At the beginning of the game, Barbosa followed Ji Feng's diligent defense, but Kobe was left alone.

In the first attack, Kobe got the ball and beat Nash cleanly with a single attack, which also shattered the Suns' illusions.

When Kobe was hanging on the basket, how many Suns fans missed Laga Bell in the sunset.

But with the Lakers in such a state, Laga Bell's presence was in vain. No one really thought he could guard Kobe Bryant one-on-one, just like Barbosa couldn't guard Ji Feng.

In the second round, Ji Feng did something cool in the air. He turned 180 degrees and then dunked with one hand, showing the majesty of the three-time slam dunk king.

All in all, JK exploded again!

In less than three quarters, the Lakers took a 20-point lead. The Suns struggled to hold on, but in the end they could not withstand the crazy offense.

124-103, the Lakers made another victory, leading 2-0.