After the game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, rumors spread that there was internal strife in the Trail Blazers locker room. Rasheed Wallace, the roaring king, was extremely dissatisfied with Pippen's performance in this series, and conflicts broke out between the old and new stars of the team.

This is a headache that almost every team encounters.

Pippen's performance in this series is indeed bad enough. He averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game, which doesn't look very bad, but he only shot 40% from the field and 25% from the three-point range. No matter what,

Whether compared to Kobe or Glenn Rice, they are far inferior.

It seems that nine rebounds is a lot of data. After all, it is very good for a small forward to get nine rebounds, but only 1.1 of these nine rebounds are offensive rebounds, and the remaining 7.9 are all defensive rebounds.

Offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds have completely different meanings. Defensive rebounds can be brushed, and many times the biggest competitor is your teammates, while offensive rebounds represent real rebounding strength.

Like Rasheed Wallace, he averaged only 7 rebounds per game in this series, but he had 2.3 offensive rebounds. It's no wonder Rasheed is unhappy with Pippen.

Jiang Dongbing is not surprised by the internal strife in the Trail Blazers locker room. After Pippen left the Bulls, he was completely regarded as a cancer player. If other players in the team were soft-tempered, it would not be a big problem, but Rasheed -

Wallace is not a vegetarian, so it would be strange if the two of them didn't have some conflicts.

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"Coach Jiang, congratulations on entering the Western Conference Finals."

"The Lakers swept their opponent Trail Blazers with a big score of 4:0. How do you evaluate the strength of the Trail Blazers? If you meet the Trail Blazers, can you sweep the Trail Blazers like the Lakers did." A reporter said at the pre-game press conference.

Asked questions about Jiang Dongbing.

This issue is undoubtedly another source of controversy among the media, but now that Jiang Dongbing is in the alliance, he doesn't care much about such arguments, as he won't lose his job just because he said something wrong.

Even this kind of provocation has some benefits for himself, at least it can continue to increase his exposure.

"Of course they can sweep the Trail Blazers. What I have to admit is that the Trail Blazers actually have a very good lineup. They have a group of outstanding players."

"Unfortunately, maybe because there was no chemical reaction between the players, they did not perform as well as they should have." Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.

This is not because Jiang Dongbing is complimenting the Trail Blazers, but because the Trail Blazers really have a very good lineup. It can no longer be described as good, but should be said to be excellent!

Last offseason, the Trail Blazers introduced not only Pippen, but also Steve Smith, a super guard who was nominated for the Hall of Fame.

In addition, the lineup also includes the roaring king Rasheed Wallace, the roof of the world Old Sabonis, the little flying squirrel Damon Stoudemire, the stick Wells, the German anti-aircraft gun Schrempf, Brian -

With Grant and other tough players, such a lineup looks like a championship.

It is worth mentioning that Brian Grant was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when he was thirty-seven years old...

But now that the Western Conference semifinals are over, no one will be embarrassed to say that the Trail Blazers have championship prospects. Paul Allen spent countless dollars on the lineup and was actually swept.

You must know that the Trail Blazers' total salary this year is as high as 73.53 million U.S. dollars, while the Lakers, who have always been known as rich and wealthy, only have 55.02 million U.S. dollars. Like the Spurs? How much less? Only 42 million U.S. dollars.

But in terms of salary, the Grizzlies are definitely No. 1 in the league. Their salary is actually less than the Spurs? Only 37.44 million? This is equivalent to half of the Trail Blazers' total salary.

From this, it can be seen that Paul Allen is called a fool and a rich man who takes advantage of him? It is not unreasonable. He spends more money than the Lakers and Knicks every year. As a result, he cannot win the championship, even the finals.

Can't get in.

This also better reflects the value of Jiang Dongbing. He only has half the salary of the Trail Blazers? However, he was able to achieve a record that the Trail Blazers could not surpass in eight lifetimes.

"Coach Jiang? This time against the Lakers, you are currently short of major generals. Do the Grizzlies still have the confidence to defeat the Lakers? Or even sweep the Lakers?" Another reporter asked.

"Who knows what has not happened? Not to mention such arrogant words as sweeping, at least I am confident of defeating the Lakers." Jiang Dongbing said with a gentle smile.

After starting in the lineup, the effect is quite good? And Rodman's condition is also maintained well. The Grizzlies' combat power is definitely not as good as when the lineup is full, but it is not bad. At least they still have a good chance of winning against the Lakers.

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Pre-match press conferences are usually very brief. After Jiang Dongbing answered two more innocuous questions, he returned to the locker room to prepare tactics.

If you play against the Jazz and against the Lakers, you definitely can't use the same layout. At least Big Ben can no longer play the fourth position.

"Ben, this time I have to give you a difficult task. This time you will be responsible for defending O'Neal."

"Can it be done?" Jiang Dongbing looked at Daben and asked.

Daben's expression management is still very good. Even if he is happy in his heart, he still has a serious expression on his face.

He has already shown his worth in the last game. If he can lock down O'Neal in this round of the game against the Lakers, or just limit O'Neal, then his worth will continue to increase, and there will definitely be a lot of teams interested in him.

Extend an olive branch.

In fact, Ben also has a deep understanding of the current situation of the Grizzlies. He knows that it is absolutely impossible for the Grizzlies to renew his contract. Even if he renews his contract, the contract offered will definitely not be higher than the annual salary of 2 million.

Under such circumstances, there is definitely no reason for Ben to stay with the Grizzlies. Other teams can offer him an annual salary of seven to eight million, so only a fool would stay with the Grizzlies.

"Yes!" Daben answered Jiang Dongbing simply and firmly.

"Very good, show off your momentum. Shaq is not as scary as you think. Ben, I believe you can restrain him!" Jiang Dongbing said with confidence.

The reason why he has such confidence is not blind confidence. Under normal circumstances, Ben can indeed restrict O'Neal.

Not talking about the regular season, just look at the playoffs. Ben and O'Neal have played against each other for 22 games in total. In terms of rebounds per game, Ben is better than O'Neal. In terms of scoring, Ben is definitely not comparable to O'Neal.

Sex, but O'Neal only averaged 21.9 points per game despite his big budget.

It seems that this score of nearly 22 points is a lot, but what kind of player is O'Neal? Even counting the two playoff games in which he averaged 1 point per game in the Greencaps at the end of his career, plus the Suns

And in those playoff games played by the Cavaliers, O'Neal still averaged 24.3 points per game in the playoffs!

It can be clearly seen that Big Ben has a very obvious limiting effect on O'Neal, and this data can be truly reflected.

Now Jiang Dongbing doesn't expect that Big Ben can really limit O'Neal's scoring in this series to 22 points. As long as O'Neal doesn't score more than 30 points in every game, how can the Lakers beat themselves?!

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On May 20, the first game of the Western Conference Finals started. The Grizzlies home arena was packed with people, and countless fans came to cheer for the home team, the Grizzlies.

After the players from both sides entered the court, Jiang Dongbing took a look at the Lakers' lineup. In fact, what Jiang Dongbing feared the most on the Lakers was not O'Neal, Kobe Bryant or Glen Rice, and it was certainly not Fisher or Grandpa Lu.

It's Robert Horry who has been playing as a substitute during the regular season!

During the regular season, the Lakers have always used AC Green as their starting power forward, but after the playoffs, Jackson may have had an idea and directly promoted Horry to the starting position. As a result, the effect was huge.

The young Horry is better than the aging AC Green in terms of physical fitness and defensive efficiency. In addition, he has a three-point advantage that Green does not have at all.

Although Horry's three-point shooting is not very good, and his shooting percentage in the regular season this season is just over 30%, it is impossible to leave him open to shoot three-pointers. Ou will probably be pulled out by then, leaving Ben alone.

Facing O'Neal's situation.

This is why Jiang Dongbing is afraid of Horry. This player is very likely to become the Lakers' surprise player and determine the direction of this series.

Players on both sides are full of confidence. The Lakers players feel that the Grizzlies are no match for them because they are short of major generals, while the Grizzlies feel that they swept the Lakers in the regular season. Even if they are now short of major generals, the Lakers still can't beat them.

If the Grizzlies have a complete lineup, then there is actually no suspense in this series, and no one would think that the Lakers have any hope of winning.

"Beep!" the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Ben, O'Brien, Jackson, AK47 and Billups appeared on the stage, arousing crazy screams from the Grizzlies fans at the scene.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is O'Neal, Horry, Glen Rice, Kobe and Ron Harper!

Seeing the Lakers' lineup, Jiang Dongbing is actually most fortunate to have signed Rodman in the first half of the season. If Rodman was signed to the Lakers by Zen Master, then the current situation of the Grizzlies is really not optimistic.

But if Jiang Dongbing thinks about it carefully, it seems that the relationship between Rodman and Jackson is not very harmonious. Even if the Grizzlies don't sign Rodman, the Lakers may not have any interest in Rodman.

In addition, Rodman had an affair with Jeanie Buss, the daughter of the owner of the Lakers. Now that Jackson has arrived at the Lakers, it is said that he also slept with Jeanie Buss. It would be strange to think that Jackson can sign Rodman. Then we meet

How embarrassing.

O'Brien and Ou walked up to the midfield line to execute the jump ball. Since David was absent, the Grizzlies' jump ball must be executed by Ou, who is taller. Although Ou's jumping is very good, he is still too tall.

Shorter.

As a result, O'Brien failed to make the jump ball, and the Lakers got the offensive ball.

The old fish Fisher pushed forward with the ball. Now Fisher should be called a small fish. Not only is he young, he also has the status of a small fish and a shrimp in the league.

Although not very strong, Fisher won with a steady hand and did not give Billups any chance to steal the ball during the advancement process.

After the ball reached the frontcourt, O'Neal and Ben were already fighting hand-to-hand under the basket.

Even though he seemed to be much smaller than O'Neal, Ben still firmly occupied the basket and did not let O'Neal squeeze him out of the penalty area.

Fisher passed the ball to Glen Rice, who missed a three-point shot. Facing the upcoming rebound, the fight between Ben and O'Neal became more intense.

Both of them were working hard, their faces turned red, trying to compete for the most advantageous rebound spot.

As a result, O'Brien on one side rushed out of the air and took the rebound over the two of them.

Although Horry is a big threat on the offensive end, his strength on the rebounding end is quite average. Even if he senses that O'Neill is going to sneak attack on this rebound, he is powerless.

O'Neal was so angry that both he and O'Neal were named O'Neal. Some fans would even think that these two were brothers, after all, O'Neal and O'Neal.

O'Neal used to have a good impression of O'Neal, but recently he has become more and more disgusted with O'Neal. As a young junior, he cheated and attacked his senior when he was grabbing rebounds. Young people have no martial ethics.

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It was the Grizzlies' turn to attack. Jackson made a three-pointer and hit the ball steadily, giving the Grizzlies a good start.

Turning around, Kobe responded with a three-pointer, and the two sides scored evenly.

It is worth mentioning that in the last round of the series, Kobe's three-point shooting rate was a bit scary, as high as 52.2%, which is likely to be the highest value in a playoff series in his entire career.

Kobe has always given people the impression of being a blacksmith, and this impression is not too biased. After all, his shooting percentage is indeed not high, but once it comes to the playoffs, Kobe's shooting percentage will be much higher than in the regular season.

Careful fans analyze Kobe's playoff data and find that in most seasons his shooting percentage in the playoffs is better than in the regular season.

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The offense and defense on the court change back and forth. The Lakers' Glenn Rice has basically become an outside fixed-point shooter. The real offensive players are O'Neal and Ben.

Horry indeed stretched out beyond the three-point line. O'Neal had no choice but to chase Horry, but in this way, only Ben was left to defend O'Neal under the basket. This also led to O'Neal's offensive efficiency tonight.

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At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies were still trailing by three points.

Such a situation is undoubtedly very unfavorable for the Grizzlies. During the halftime break, the players looked solemn.

Jiang Dongbing clapped his hands and began to encourage the generals.

"Cheer up, we haven't lost yet, why do we all look so dejected after losing the game?!"

"Jermaine, let go of Horry and ignore him. Just focus on helping to defend Shaq. Andre, harass Horry from time to time. If he shoots an outside three-pointer, go for it if you have the chance."

Under harassment, Stephen and Chauncey, and so are you two."

Jiang Dongbing rearranged his tactics. It was difficult for Ben to restrain O'Neal alone, so O'Neal was still needed to help defend.

Jiang Dongbing simply ignored Horry and let other players act accordingly.
Chapter completed!