The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

The regular season of the 12-13 season has also officially ended, but a rare scene appeared in the selection of major awards after the end of the season.

There is no doubt that the mvp was won by James, but there was a very weird scene in the selection of the best defensive player.

The best defensive team has six players, but there is no best defensive player Gasol Jr., which is quite explosive in history.

Gasol Jr., who is the protagonist, is even more blunt

"Today's NBA selection mechanism is simply a mess. Voting depends on personal preference."

LeBron James later liked the comment.

The reason is naturally well known.

James almost became the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. If the reporter from New York hadn't voted for Anthony, then James would have become the first unanimous MVP in NBA.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Anthony is bad. This year's Anthony is definitely worth a vote, but at this juncture, his vote is particularly dazzling.

Xu Xiao was not idle either. Normally at such moments, he would always stand up and criticize him. After all, this year's Timberwolves ranked second in the league, but he didn't have a first team, only a second team and a third team, which made him very angry. accurate.

"I think it is necessary for the league to conduct regular assessments on those who participate in the selection, and when selecting awards, it is not just to move your fingers, throw down a vote and leave. unfair."

James then liked the comment.

Of course, the selection of these awards is only a part of the long season, what Xu Xiao really wants is the championship.

The opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the old friend the Lakers again.

Today's Lakers can be said to be precarious. Without the backbone of Kobe, the remaining Garnett, although not seriously injured in his previous life, is still quite old, and Howard is at his peak.

But he doesn't look like he wants to play for the Lakers.

It was better when there was Kobe before, at least he was more active on the court. Now there is only one Garnett left. The relationship between the two was not good at first, but now it is even more delicate.

In the first game, the Timberwolves beat the Lakers 121 to 88, which made the internal contradictions of the Lakers more intense.

"I don't know what tactics we have now. Obviously, I am the strongest point in the team. The ball should be given to me instead of making me do nothing."

This is Howard's speech to the media after the game.

"That's just immaturity."

When Xu Xiao saw the post-match interview, he burst out laughing.

No matter what kind of conflicts there are in the team, they should not be made public. This is the reason why the so-called family ugliness should not be publicized.

"All of you are different individuals. I can't ask you to follow my ideas. I know that some of you will have your own ideas, but I hope that no matter what ideas you have or what contradictions you have, I will agree with you. Be the first to know.

I don't want the media to be the first to know about our conflicts, and I don't want us to be like enemies. After all, we have fought and worked hard together. "

Xu Xiao also clarified his meaning at the team meeting, and after Xu Xiao said his meaning, he also got everyone's support. After all, there are not many bosses like Xu Xiao who can get along with everyone and be generous up.

In the second game, perhaps affected by Howard's remarks in the last game, the whole team started to play for him from the beginning of the game.

Garnett also continued his high-post support and gave Howard a lob at the beginning of the game. After receiving the ball, Howard turned around and easily put the ball in.

"That's right, that's it."

After the goal, Howard clapped his hands and said with a smile, he didn't feel the smell of gunpowder between the Lakers and the Timberwolves at all.

Garnett just gave him a simple high-five, and then immediately threw himself into the defense.

"Sure enough, it was affected by the remarks in the last game. Neither D'Antoni nor the Los Angeles Lakers can bear the influence of such public opinion. This game will focus on Howard, which is tantamount to playing against us. If we can't win this game, then we can resign."

Xu Xiaoyun said calmly to his bishops.

In fact, Xu Xiao had expected it before the game. Howard's remarks in the last game almost told everyone that our tactics will be in the next game.

After the first ball, the Timberwolves immediately changed their defensive formation. Although Garnett was still standing high, Howard was no longer able to catch the ball inside.

Although Oden's physical fitness, confrontation ability, and even movement speed are no worse than Howard's, but just to be on the safe side, Xu Xiao still arranged the tactics of shrinking the inside line.

As long as Garnett stands at the free throw line, the opposing defender must be Josh, and Ibaka will be responsible for free sweeps, preventing Howard from receiving the ball in the three-second zone.

In this way, Howard can only receive the ball by leaving the three-second zone, but Howard's power is greatly reduced when he leaves the basket.

Moreover, Howard's physical hardware is not as good as Oden's, whether it is body or height, it is inferior to Oden, so Howard usually relies on his excellent speed and explosive power when facing this kind of center. .

This also requires sufficient space, so the Magic back then had a star-studded lineup to maximize the speed advantage of Warcraft.

But now, it is obvious that he is not given this opportunity.

As soon as Howard received the ball, Ibaka was already in the defensive position. Howard wanted to use his own speed to break away from Oden, and then completed a layup, but unexpectedly, he was slapped by Ibaka next to him with a big cap. .

With the same tactic, Howard just didn't believe in evil and wanted to move to complete the layup, but this time he was sent by him, and his good friend Josh slapped him away.

Westbrook got the basketball, switched offense and defense directly, and completed the fast break alone.

As far as the Lakers' guards can't stop Westbrook at all, Shannon Brown, the only one who can face Westbrook, will be directly taught by Westbrook in the next round.

The matchup was intercepted and the defense sent a foul. After Westbrook completed a 2+1 again, Garnett couldn't sit still.

Directly ignoring Howard's request for the ball, he called Nash to come over and play the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he chose to complete the finish by himself.

Fortunately, scoring two points helped the Lakers control the decline.

But the current situation is obviously not something that Garnett can solve. Besides, even Garnett at his peak is not good at solving such problems. You can click directly.

In the first quarter alone, the Lakers almost fell into a collapsed situation. With the Timberwolves barely making a three-pointer, they were already 14 points behind 34 to 20. If the Timberwolves are regaining the three-point touch......

From this point of view, the loss will be even worse than the previous one, and it may even surpass 58 and become a classic, thus remaining on the pillar of shame in history.

At this time, a 183-year-old man couldn't even take care of his own game, and kept watching the live broadcast of the game