Chapter 174 Jiang Dongbing's Perfect Plan
In the second round of the playoffs, the game on the court has started.
The situation is obviously extremely beneficial to the Trail Blazers. The Spurs' lineup is still the same problem, and the aging is too serious.
This is not the kind of joking aging, but the real age, especially the admiral, who can play a role on the court now is less than one-third of the time he is at his peak.
Big Ben played a crucial role tonight. He was indeed unable to defend O'Neal alone, but facing Duncan, who was much smaller than O'Neal, his single defense ability played a big role.
In addition, David Robinson is in poor condition, Rashid can also help Da Ben to assist in defense from time to time, so Duncan on the field is also extremely uncomfortable.
The Spurs' outside lineup is undoubtedly quite old.
Elliot, who was traded to the Trail Blazers, must have returned to Popovich's arms and become the starting small forward of the Spurs.
Smith, who bought from the Trail Blazers, and the young general who fainted by Artest last season.
The ages of these three veterans must be at least one hundred years old together...
It can be seen how outrageous the Spurs' lineup is, and there is nothing we can do about it. Even if the Spurs have some financial resources, they will definitely not create such a deformed lineup.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Payton, who was on the outside of the Trail Blazers, made two consecutive three-pointers, directly widening the gap between the two sides to more than ten.
Popovich on the sidelines could only sigh secretly. He actually knew that the Spurs had almost no hope for the championship in the current lineup, but he must be lucky.
But now that he has seen the powerful combat power of the Trail Blazer, his original luck has disappeared.
This is just the Trail Blazers. You should know that the Grizzlies and the Lakers, who are recognized as stronger than the Trail Blazers, aren't that even more difficult to deal with?
In the second round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers won four consecutive games, eliminated the Spurs and got the ticket to the Western Conference Finals directly.
The Spurs were swept and eliminated, which was actually beyond the expectations of many people.
In the eyes of people from all walks of life, although the Trail Blazers are strong, they are not as strong as this outrageous.
After careful investigation of the Trail Blazers’ operations this year, experts found that since Payton arrived, Trail Blazers have directly triggered qualitative changes.
Payton's joining has indeed improved the Trail Blazers' strength to a higher level, and Jiang Dongbing knows this more than anyone else.
If it weren't for Payton, it would probably be not that easy for them to play against the Spurs.
Of course, you can still win, but it is absolutely impossible to sweep.
Payton is really too strong, especially the extra exquisite three-pointer, which makes the opponent unable to defend.
At the post-match press conference, Jiang Dongbing smiled.
Now that they have passed the Spurs level, they are actually infinitely close to the championship, and it can even be said that they have won the championship.
The only variable is probably the Lakers. If they can defeat the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers' road to championship will have more variables.
However, this situation is obviously unlikely. No matter how stupid Mike Dunleavy is, he will not lose to the Lakers in a lineup like the Grizzlies.
The Lakers' combat power this year is actually not as good as last season. The main reason is that Glenn Rice in their team ran away, and there is a weak point on the forward and guard line, so their strength will naturally decline.
"Coach Jiang, congratulations on getting the ticket to the Western Conference Finals."
"Are you confident of winning this season?" A reporter got the opportunity to ask a question.
Jiang Dongbing and Zheng pointed at it, "Of course, since I came to the Trail Blazers, my only purpose is to win the championship."
"I have plenty of confidence to win the championship this season. No matter who the opponent is, the final champion will definitely be our Trail Blazers."
"What if it is a grizzly bear? Do you have the confidence to defeat the grizzly bear you created with one hand?" the reporter asked curiously.
Because in their opinion, the Grizzlies created by Jiang Dongbing is a team that no one can defeat.
Although the Trail Blazers are in a very strong state, they are obviously still far from invincible.
"Of course, the Grizzlies are a team I built."
"I know the weakness of the Grizzlies better than anyone else. If the opponent encountered by the Western Conference Finals is the Grizzlies, I think the final winner will definitely be us!" Jiang Dongbing said confidently.
These words made the headlines of the day, and the former coach said he would definitely beat his old club, which made Dunleavy, who was determined to win the championship this season, very dissatisfied.
In his opinion, the Grizzlies were indeed created by Jiang Dongbing, but now the Grizzlies are his own team. The Grizzlies have no weaknesses in his eyes. The Trail Blazers are definitely not the Grizzlies' opponent!
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In the game against the Lakers, the Grizzlies won the game without any danger and eliminated the Lakers with a big score of 4:1.
For teams like the Lakers, no one knows what will happen after O'Neal and Kobe are showing off.
Jiang Dongbing was overjoyed. He could even announce to the outside world that the championship was won!
In the Western Conference Finals, this first game was Vancouver's home court.
During the regular season, Jiang Dongbing also led the Trail Blazers to the Grizzlies twice at home, and each time he was warmly welcomed by the fans on the scene.
Of course this time is no exception.
Even though Jiang Dongbing left the Grizzlies, fans still did not forget the glory that Jiang Dongbing brought to them.
Not only fans, but also after the players from both sides entered the court, the Grizzlies also ran to Jiang Dongbing excitedly and started chatting.
"Coach, at the press conference two days ago, you said you were very confident in killing us."
"Is it true?" Jackson asked with a smile.
Jiang Dongbing nodded, "Of course it's true. I created your team. Does anyone know you better than me?"
"This is definitely true, coach, but do you really think that our Grizzlies still have weaknesses?" Jackson continued to ask without believing in the evil.
In Jackson's opinion, the Grizzlies are completely a flawless team without any shortcomings. How could they have any weaknesses?
"Let's wait and see, you young people are still too arrogant."
"This round of series may allow you to reexamine yourself." Jiang Dongbing said with a serious face.
Mike Dunleavy sat on the bench with a look a little embarrassed because all his core players are now running to the opponent's head coach.
This made him, the head coach, look like a commander who was naked, and had no sense of existence at all.
After coming to the Grizzlies, Grizzlies fans did not agree with him as their new coach.
So Dunleavy has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He wants to kill Jiang Dongbing in the playoffs and prove that he can still achieve an invincible record with a lineup like the Grizzlies.
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The game on the field has begun. Jiang Dongbing calls out the system and directly initializes Xiao Ao's attributes.
The reason why he targeted Xiao Ao was because Jiang Dongbing actually wanted Xiao Ao to play for him.
Now O's contract with the team has a maximum salary. If the performance of this series is extremely poor, and the performance is poor at the start of next season, the Grizzlies are likely to trade it.
If Jiang Dongbing held Rashid to trade Xiao Ao, there was no reason for the Grizzlies to refuse the deal.
Chapter completed!