On April 20, 2008, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially kicked off.

The Lakers and the Nuggets, the first match between the West, were eighth in the West, and the first round of the series was collected for Kobe, Anthony, Iverson, Weisha, Gasol, Kenyon Martin, and Marcus Camby.

The Nuggets' strength and lineup strength are there, and there are many reasons for the poor record.

Last year, Iverson first arrived in Denver. Anthony and J.R were suspended after just after the competition with others. Camby was injured and had a free sign. Denver led General Creza, Pioneer Diavala, Anthony Carter and the water dispenser guard, NBDL superstar and the bus to pull down and wait for a group of "elite soldiers" to score 9 wins and 9 losses. It is a miracle.

Later, Anthony and J.R returned to the team one after another, and successfully entered the playoffs with 9 wins and 1 loss at the end of the season. However, they owe too much money to face the season's champion Spurs, and they quickly surrendered their weapons and fished smoothly. If there is no impact on the fight, they should be able to improve several rankings, and then face the Jazz and Rockets. Who can win or lose?

Now that I have encountered the strongest team in the West again, the Nuggets are about to go to the first round again, just like they are destined.

Iverson and Anthony worked together and were determined to create a spark.

The Lakers then lowered their defensive intensity and played against the Nuggets with great fun.

Before the game started, the Denverians' idea was to let Anthony and Kobe run the money and let Iverson beat Wei Xia.

The idea is correct. With Anthony's ability, even if the difference between defense and Kobe is like the difference between Hatano Yui and Lin Chi-ling before the teeth, they have both offensive skills that reach the upper-middle level and are in a state, which is enough to attack Kobe.

Who is Iverson? His career shooting percentage is indeed a bit chilling, and his real hit percentage of 52% is not that gorgeous, but the environment at the peak of 01-02 was very different from now. It is not easy to get that average score and hit percentage with Iverson's figure.

Starting from the 2004-05 outside protection policy, body hair fouls surfaced. In those two seasons, Kobe, AI, and McGrady had a big data blowout like the Chinese New Year. The reason was not that the sudden opening of Ren and Super League was the three flowers, but that the whistle was meticulous, considerate and thoughtful for the high-quality outside line, so that every time Bowen defended in the later period, he had to diet on an empty stomach, clamp the anus and lift the buttocks, breathe on the dead screen, and sink his qi into the dantian, for fear of farting, and then whistle would be sounded;

Secondly, at the beginning of this century, the league advocated defense. Each team averaged around 90 points per game, and even scored points, it would have to lose its skin. In the future, the offense was recommended, with a fast pace and a low defense. Even if it was the same as 30, its value was not the same. Don’t say that it was favored by the past and the present. Those who have really watched the game in that era look at the present, and the confrontation was no longer on the same level;

Third, the current three-second joint defense and defense greatly limit the ability of inside players to assist in defense, and more inside players who can attack outside easily pull the opponent's inside line, resulting in greater room for outside players to cut in. Even in this case, Iverson steadily outputs 30 with a real hit rate of more than 50%, which is not the same level of magnitude compared to the group of efficiency kings who can hit 60% at a shooting rate of 20 points per game in later generations.

Moreover, among the current players who are under pressure on the offensive end at the peak, Kobe is probably the only active player in the past two years. He has been rough for about 43 minutes per game (think about the impact of physical strength on shooting). Facing the opponent's most powerful man's turnaround (the impact of defense on shooting), when he can't open the situation, he can only shoot alone (his shooting choice is similar to Kobe).

Someone wants to say, then don’t shoot, share the ball right reasonably, strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, and have a bright future for the Republic of China!

Not to mention that Iverson's original style of play is like this. Even if he plays reasonably, he should pass it to the three-second zone basket color blindness Tyrone Hill? To the unknown butter hand lubricant spokesperson Dalem Porter? To the bankrupt version of the Big Bird Van Horn (45.7% of the power forward) to fly a kite? To the 11-year career Snow, who has not learned three-pointers? Please consider the above options carefully. If this ball does not go in, it is very likely to be regarded as a critical moment and dare not take responsibility.

Therefore, when fans look at Iverson's data, they will look at the hit rate and hum in disdain, but they will not consider the factors of the times and team factors. This is unfair.

You know, if Iverson was just an inefficient cancer, he would not have become an idol of a generation, a cultural symbol, and would not have come to China to make gold after so many troubles, and still some fans are willing to buy it.

Therefore, letting Iverson fight Wei Xia is completely defeated, nothing to say!

The result is exactly the opposite of what Denverians expected.

It's completely reversed!

Kobe and Wei Xia got each other's script.

Let’s talk about the result first. In this offensive battle, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 124-118.

As for scoring, it depends on who can score better. The Lakers are obviously better than the Nuggets in scoring.

The performance of core players can explain some issues.

Kobe, who fought with Anthony, made 9 of 26 shots in the game, with a shooting percentage of less than 35%. Fortunately, he hit the penalty area many times. He scored 15 free throws, with a poor shooting percentage, and his personal score still exceeded 30.

Overall, his performance can only be said to be worse than expected, with an ugly hit rate but it played a role.

However, Anthony on the opposite side scored 33 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists with a shooting percentage of 7 percentage points higher. Compared with Kobe, who only had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, he was not considered a complete defeat and was defeated, so he was defeated, so he was defeated.

Kobe got the script that Denverites set for Wei Xia.

Then there is the showdown between Wei Xia and Iverson.

Wei Xia will not forget the misaligned trolley that Iverson showed him to the basket three years ago when he first went to Philadelphia to play. He studied repeatedly and eventually turned it into his own killer move.

Three years have passed, Philadelphia changed its flag and Iverson was sent to the Nuggets, and in its peak period in the last few years, he always struggled in the first round.

Tonight, Wei Xia, with his height, good back-playing feeling and a little trick of being better than others, made 14 of 20 shots, scored 35 points with a 70% shooting percentage, and also scored 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He was the best that night.

Iverson's performance is not bad, scoring 33 points with a 45% shooting percentage, but he is slightly inferior to Wei Xia. The core players of both sides have contributed 30, and the winner lies with the others.

Paul Gasol maintained his good form after his return in the regular season, with 17 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, and a "smarttest Lakers" magic weapon with 18 points from the sky.

The performance of these people allowed the Lakers to defeat the Nuggets and achieve a good start in the playoffs.

Many people scored 30 points, Wei Xia was the best among the crowd.

The media put the microphone in front of him and asked him to talk about his thoughts on winning.

"We are very happy to win the game." Wei Xia became more and more accustomed to saying less, "This is great."

As long as it is a media person, there is no wonder what kind of hot spots he has been involved in recently. Therefore, those media with good intentions will avoid all sensitive areas, and those with malicious intentions will also raise questions that are full of maliciousness.

"A few days ago, Hollywood has set off a wave of opposition to Beijing's hosting of the Olympics. Many entertainment stars have signed their names on the protest letter. What do you think of this phenomenon?"

Wei Xia smiled sarcastically and did not answer.

"Don't you want to say something?"

Wei Xia smiled again, the sarcasm was more than before.

Then, another reporter jumped out: "Recently, another player in the league has boycotted players from participating in the Beijing Olympics. Do you have anything to say to them?"

"Sir," Kobe interrupted, "Wish is the best player we performed tonight. Can you ask some questions about the game? He has no political background, he is just a pure player, why do you always ask things that he has difficulty answering?"

Kobe was in a state of fire.

The media took the opportunity to put the problem on him: "What do you think about the recent trend of boycotting the Beijing Olympics?"

"I..."

Kobe has always said everything and learned to bend: "I have always been less sensitive to politics, so I may need to know more details before I can make a judgment."

Every press conference is like a war without seeing the smoke of gunpowder.

The media must let the players express their opinions. Let Kobe express his opinions today is a signal.

Perhaps soon, the only one who speaks to boycott the Beijing Olympics will no longer be the nameless person like Newber who no one cares about, but the superstars who are familiar to fans.

Once a person with such status speaks out, the influence and linkage they bring will be carried away by endless public opinion to force everyone to express their opinions.

In the English-speaking world, unless you are interested in exploring the truth of the matter, everyone will believe in media reports and threaten to boycott the Beijing Olympics as guided by public opinion.

This is the huge crisis hidden behind it.

Sports should not be involved in politics, but some black hands insist on forcing the two fields to border.

The many crises behind it have made Wei Xia not feel happy in the game for a long time.

For the first time, he discovered that as a player playing in a big city, he had to face so much pressure.

Internal pressure and external pressure, even if he performs well, there will still be bad-willed media dig holes to make him jump.

He was patient, but his patience was always exhausted. There were countless words in his heart that wanted to burst out. Who would light him up? Maybe it was the next reporter, maybe it would never.
Chapter completed!