One Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty-Seven. It’s Fun to Watch Other Teams Fight to the Death

After arriving in Los Angeles, before getting off the plane, Sun Ce and his teammates received detailed game record reports for each Lakers playoff game compiled by the staff for each player, full video of all games, and key clips judged by the editor... Taking into account each player's different points of study of opponents, the team's scouts, editors, coaching staff, and staff are no easier than the players.

When we arrived at the hotel, there was no training scheduled today. We will only start tactical training preparations for the Western Conference Finals tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the day of the Miami joint trial. This year’s team assistant coach Bickerstaff Jr. is responsible for observing trial players. During the final away game, their trial training will also be held. Not to mention the 11th pick in the first round, even the 57th pick is a hot commodity in the eyes of the participating players.

After all, as long as you get a guaranteed basic salary, your salary will be higher than playing in any league or looking for any job while guarding basketball after losing the draft.

Sun Ce made an appointment with Nash, Battier, and Tony Allen in the afternoon to study how to deal with the Lakers. These three are Kobe's old opponents. They studied together first. In the evening, they watched the first game between the Heat and the Bulls. After the game, the teammates gathered together in the evening to discuss and prepare for the tactical meeting tomorrow morning.

At 4:30 pm in Los Angeles, the first game between the Heat and the Bulls started.

Judging from the performance in the playoffs so far, the Bulls have improved a lot this season compared to last season. The key to this is inseparable from the progress of Rose and Noah.

The Heat even had the second-best record in history and advanced early in the second round, which was very helpful for Wade to adjust his state. Wade's state in the playoffs declined significantly, and he met the Celtics in the first round. The defense of Bradley Beal, Eric Bledsoe, Garnett, and Courtney Lee had a huge impact. After the first round, they met the Cavaliers, an army of role players, in the second round. .

But after four days of rest this time, Wade's condition will probably improve.

The Heat have the advantage, but the Bulls are not without a chance.

Sun Ce prepared melon seeds, drinks and peanuts... and invited Yi Jianlian and Randolph to join the melon-eating crowd. It was fun to watch others fight to the death.

After two and a half hours, the game was not over!

In the last 4 seconds, Rose made a mid-range shot from the pick-and-roll against Bosh, and the Bulls evened the score!

98 to 98, the Heat's last attack. James' score tonight was not smooth under the combination of Luol Deng + Noah, but he made 4 of 5 three-pointers. In the last attack, James chose to step back. Three points, but it's a pity that he didn't score.

The two teams played in overtime!

In overtime, Rose continued to show his strength and scored 6 points. Hinrich scored the crucial 3+1 in the last attack. With 6 seconds left, the Bulls went from 104 to 106 to 108 to 106 to overtake the Heat. Two points.

But this time James seized the opportunity. After returning from the timeout, he directly picked and rolled with Nene and rushed to the basket with a 360-degree turn and scored a layup, which caused Noah to foul. After the extra penalty was also scored, only 1.5 seconds were left. The Bulls The team did not pause, and Hinrich missed the long three-pointer after serving. The Heat narrowly defeated the Bulls 109-108 and defended their first home court!

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The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was really exciting!

Sun Ce was a little unexpected. The Bulls were stronger than he thought in the playoffs!

He also felt that the Bulls might have a chance, but he didn't expect to have such a chance. The Heat played well enough. After a few days of rest, the state they played was basically like a crazy 30-game winning streak.

But the Bulls just missed winning by one goal. If Noah had Hibbert's calm defense at the critical moment and didn't press James' layup, it would have been delayed until at least the second overtime.

At that time, both Ray Allen and Wade were unable to play.

James is also in trouble. The Bulls with better rotation of playing time will have a greater chance of winning.

But in an anxious game, details determine everything. Noah and Luol Deng relied on their impact defense to block James on the outside. James was forced to throw in three three-pointers, but in the end, Noah's passion became the Bulls' goal. The direct reason why the team failed to delay the second overtime.

Rose played 39 minutes tonight and scored 33 points, 9 assists and 4 steals on 10 of 19 shots. James played 50 minutes and made 10 of 20 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers. He scored 30 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 blocks. .

Looking at the game results and then looking at the data, James must have performed better, but looking at the process, Rose and James are actually in a state of competition with the bonus of the pick-and-roll system!

But James is still James after all. The overall pick-and-roll game tonight was not smooth. The team that is best at using pick-and-rolls is naturally very good at defending pick-and-rolls. However, with Nene blocking, it is better than last year when even Kobe and Durant could squeeze out of the way. Shika was much stronger, and James had the highest rebounds and assists in the game, as well as the second-highest score in the game.

Sun Ce estimates that if the Bulls don't collapse, they can play at least six games! The Bulls have a chance to win, but at least they won't make it easy for the Heat.

Watching this game made Sun Ce feel happy...

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After a day of rest, Sun Ce and his teammates studied and discussed the Western Conference Finals with the Lakers in two stages. On the 21st, Sun Ce followed the team to the Toyota Center, the Lakers training facility, to prepare for the game.

A one-hour tactical meeting started at 9 a.m., which was much longer than usual.

Because the opponent is really strong! In the second round, the tactical meeting for each game against the Spurs will not be less than 40 minutes, which is much longer than the discussion time against the Clippers in the first round.

On the defensive side, it is mainly the coaching staff who arranges. Sun Ce and his teammates discuss how to deal with the opponent's regular offensive cooperation in a small range based on the team's usual defensive cooperation and their own cognition for the Lakers players. The overall discussion is led by defensive assistant coach Dave Joerger.

On the offensive side, the discussion is heated. The coaching staff is only responsible for the general strategy. According to the game situation, the status of the players, the status of the opposing players, the tacit understanding of the players' cooperation, etc., personnel adjustments are made, and tactical options are provided. David Fizdale is almost a tactical expert. When the players are on the court, they often ask him how to play in any situation, and he has to come up with a tactic.

The specific details of the players' playing style must be decided by the players themselves, which tests the basic qualities of the players as basketball players.

The players who just came to the Grizzlies were not used to it at first, but the players who came to this team since Sun Ce was in the second grade have long been used to it, and those who are not used to it have left one by one.

After the morning tactical meeting and defensive training, Sun Ce and his teammates had lunch together, and there was a small-scale offensive coordination training in the afternoon.

But while eating lunch and checking the news, I saw someone committing suicide!