ace marshal

Chapter 1485 The opponent you least want to meet in the playoffs

"We lost the top scorer in the team, which is obviously unfortunate. The next game is destined to be more difficult, but I believe my players are ready to deal with difficulties ~, we will Do your best to defend the home field~!"

On the eve of the fourth game of the Clippers-Grizzlies series, Grizzlies coach Hollins said in an interview.

Indeed, Griffin's season reimbursement due to injury has indeed greatly reduced the strength of the Grizzlies.

Coupled with the fact that the team is now behind with a total score of 0:3, no matter what it is, it is completely at a disadvantage.

The progression of Game [-] also speaks volumes for that.

After the Grizzlies game, only Gasol Jr. played hard enough, and the others were a little bit determined to kill the enemy and unable to recover.

After another loss, the Grizzlies were swept out by the Clippers, sadly ending the season.

And the Clippers, who have completed the sweep, can also have more rest time and use the "wait for work" approach to face the next Western Conference semifinals.

"Guys, we won the series, 4:0, swept the opponent neatly, this result is worthy of our performance~, you deserve applause~!!!, applause for yourselves~!! "

Here, Lan Shengli is in the locker room, clapping loudly as he speaks.

"Crack, clap, clap!!!!"

The players and coaching staff immediately applauded Lan Shengli.

However, everyone's expression is still quite stern, and they don't have the kind of arrogance after winning the series.

Perhaps facing the Grizzlies without Griffin, the Clippers should have won.

Perhaps, under the leadership of Lan Shengli, the Clippers have become accustomed to winning the series in recent seasons.

So there is no feeling of being too excited.

After all, their goal is to go to a further stage and have a chance to win four games in June.

"We may have a relatively long rest period during this period, but everyone still has to get nervous. The first thing we have to do is to carefully observe the situation of our potential opponents~"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"The third game between the Lakers and the Spurs is about to begin~"

Here Harper said, and quickly took out the tablet.

Yes, the Clippers' next semifinal opponent will be between the city brothers Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs.

"The situation facing the Lakers today is the same as that of the Grizzlies tonight. If they lose at home, they will be swept out by the Spurs~"

Harper continued.

Everyone immediately gathered around and watched the live broadcast of the game.

"Ahh~, if you put it this way, it seems that we don't have much rest time~"

Upon hearing this, Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed.

It seems that Lan Shengli should have focused on preparing for the game against the Grizzlies before, and did not pay much attention to the situation of the Lakers and Spurs.

So now let's review the situation of the two teams in the previous three games.

Before looking back, it is necessary to explain the performance of the two teams in the previous regular season.

The Spurs are still very stable, and the regular season record of 50+ consecutive wins is still continuing.

The "GDP" combination is still the soul of this team. Young players like Leonard have risen rapidly, and outside shooters such as Danny Green and Gary Neal have also played steadily.

The Spurs' No.3 in the Western Conference can be said to be won without any effort.

On the other hand, the Lakers, the regular season just ended seemed a bit stumbling.

During the offseason, the team successively introduced "Warcraft" Howard and "Ball Master" Nash.

However, Howard, who came to the City of Angels, changed from "Warcraft" to "Happy Beast" due to injuries and other reasons.

Nash is also due to "advanced age", coupled with the Lakers' tactics and other reasons, has been unable to exert the ability to lead the audience as he was in the Suns.

So under such circumstances, even with the addition of Gasol, Artest and Kobe, the performance of the Lakers is still very struggling.

They were once a peripheral team in the playoffs in the middle of the regular season. Relying on Kobe's "fighting" performance after another at the end of the regular season, the Lakers entered the playoffs with the sixth place in the West. game.

But the price of making the playoffs is also high.

That is, Kobe ruptured his Achilles tendon and was reimbursed for the season.

In the case of a ruptured Achilles tendon, Kobe still completed the free throw and made the shot, which is almost a portrayal of the Lakers' entire season.

It looks so sad, so inspirational, and a little bit exciting.

Speaking of this, maybe you also understand why the Lakers are now 0:3 behind.

Without Kobe, the Lakers really look too weak.

And for the Lakers, the sadder thing is that Nash also basically bid farewell to this season because of a recurrence of his back injury.

Both absent from the starting backcourt, this game is indeed a bit difficult.

And the progress of the fourth game was indeed the same.

For the Spurs, GDP is still very active on both offense and defense, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game.

For the Lakers, Gasol's occasional dunks are rare highlights.

Most of the time, the Lakers are very passive.

Perhaps in order to give the main players enough rest and physical buffer, Popovich is also making frequent substitutions and adjustments.

The team is almost a 12-man rotation, and everyone's playing time is very average. This kind of egalitarianism is also one of the characteristics of the Spurs.

The point difference was quickly widened, and the Lakers also replaced substitute players one after another. Lakers coach Mike Brown has already "handed down his guns and surrendered".

In the end, the Spurs won the fourth game without bloodshed, also swept their opponents with a score of 4:0, and joined the Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals.

For the old strong team of the Lakers, this chaotic and infinitely longing season is over.

After all, in the eyes of the fans, the Lakers have a "plus my grandma can win the championship" lineup.

But it was such a lineup, but it turned over in the end, just like the "F4" formed by the Lakers back then, it fell down.

Where is the future of the Lakers~? ! , anyway, it must not be on these veterans.

The Spurs will continue to play against the team from Los Angeles.

"The opponent I didn't want to meet in the entire playoffs, I still met after all~"

Here Lan Shengli returned to the hotel where he was staying, looked at Popovich who was being interviewed at the post-match press conference, and sighed.

"The next game against the Clippers, what chance does the team have~?!"

"I'm the head coach, not a fortune teller~!"

(End of this chapter)