Chapter 1264 The Playoff Flames Rise

After a day off, the NBA has temporarily entered the offseason before the playoffs, but fans are still not idle. Everyone is discussing various awards this season and the final selection of the best team.

The entire Lakers team regrouped at Staples on April 17. Fans who are familiar with the operations of the Lakers know that the most important thing today is not training, but the last comprehensive physical examination and rehabilitation before the playoffs. train.

Needless to say, this will play a role in the upcoming playoffs. Everyone knows that the playoffs are a real battlefield. The intensity of the competition there is not the same as that in the regular season, so it is important to make preparations before the playoffs begin. It is particularly important, after all, injuries in the playoffs are an absolute disaster for any team.

The Lakers have already made sufficient preparations. After all, in terms of playoff experience, few teams in the league can match the Lakers. So when Ji Feng came to the medical center near Staples, he discovered that the Lakers The medical support team for the playoffs is already in place, and not far away, Staples, masseurs, chefs and other professionals are also making preparations in advance.

"Morning, Brother Feng!"

Ji Feng arrived at the medical center at 10 o'clock in the morning. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Sun Yue who had just undergone an examination and greeted him with a cheerful face. He and other substitutes were the first batch to come for examination.

There is certainly a reason for Sun Yue to be so happy, because he squeezed into the Lakers' 12-man playoff roster at the last moment, becoming the third player to participate in the playoffs this season besides Ji Feng and Dayao!

Oh, by the way, the Lakers submitted the final 12-man roster to the league at 3 pm yesterday. They are:

Point guard: Fisher, Farmar.

Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant, Sun Yue, Walton.

Small forward: Ji Feng, Ariza, Vujacic.

Power forward: Gasol, Radmanovic.

Center: Bynum, Powell.

Injury active list: Morrison.

13 people in total!

Sun Yue replaced Morrison on the substitute list at the last moment, because Zen Master hopes to deepen the depth of the back line, and Sun Yue's defensive ability is also what he hopes to see.

But generally speaking, it is difficult for Sun Yue to get playing time. It is the same for every team. In the playoffs, it is almost a basic rotation of 7-8 people, and an amazing 9-man rotation. There are not so many surprise players, and some players even They will be abandoned throughout the whole process, which is not uncommon in any team.

"Good morning, buddy, how's the checkup going?" Ji Feng greeted.

"Everything is OK, just a little muscle strain. Now go back to training. I made an appointment for a massage at noon. I will leave first. See you at the training hall." Sun Yue said with a hint of envy.

Some people may be surprised that Sun Yue played 19 games in one season, and only played a few minutes per game on average. Why did he suffer from muscle strain?

This is of course because although he played less, he participated in training a lot. Players like him who have just entered the NBA must train very hard if they want to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA. Sun Yue has been almost perfect this year. Soaking in the training ground.

This is how many injuries to stars in China and other places come from, most of which are accumulated on the training ground.

However, even so, the Lakers trainers and coaches were not very satisfied with his training results and believed that he adapted too slowly.

Sun Yue couldn't help it. He had worked very hard, but talent could not be compensated by hard work. Only when he came here did he understand that the biggest lie in the world is that hard work can make up for failure. This sentence is not for ordinary people at first glance.

So he admired Ji Feng even more. After this year, in Sun Yue's heart, Ji Feng was a monster. Counting competitions, 10-12 hours of training every day was nothing to Ji Feng. Ji Feng never had muscles. When you are injured, this is really enviable.

Okay, let’s go a little further. The scene returns to the physical examination center. Ji Feng naturally completed the physical examination successfully, and then started new training with his four trainers to prepare for the playoffs!

On the 18th, the Lakers began tactical training and began ball training for the Jazz.

Two days passed like this, and on April 19th, the NBA playoffs finally started. There were a total of 4 duels between the East and West today. !

On the evening of the 19th, the NBA playoffs took the lead in the Eastern Conference. In the opening game, the Cavaliers, the No. 1 player in the Eastern Conference, faced off against the down-and-out Pistons at home.

If this matchup was placed two seasons ago, you would think it might be the Eastern Conference semifinals or finals, but this year it is just the Eastern Conference No. 1 versus the Eastern Conference No. 8 team.

According to the win difference and ranking of the two teams, the strength gap between the two teams is very obvious. Regardless of whether Iverson is present or not, the Pistons have little chance.

This is also true. The inner five tigers composed of Prince, Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, McDyess and Stuckey are not working hard. From the first quarter, they have tried their best to play their own rhythm. .

On the defensive end, they also tried their best, especially Prince. James, who is taller and stronger than himself, has been using tight defense and almost never left. He didn't take a single shot in the first three quarters, and finally made 1 of 3 shots, plus free throws. After scoring 4 points, he focused all his energy on the defensive end. Anyone who sees this kind of hard work must praise him.

However, hard work sometimes doesn't solve the problem. Prince really couldn't guard James. James opened up in the first quarter and scored consecutive points on the offensive end. Prince couldn't guard him at all, and finally had to use a foul to stop him. However, it was still of no use.

James made 13 of 20 shots and 11 of 14 free throws. He scored 38 points and had 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He had only one foul and no mistakes.

Under the leadership of James, four Cavaliers scored in double figures, Delonte West had 12 points, Mo Mo had 13 points, Big Z had 12 points, and Gibson had 11 points.

The Pistons tried their best and still lost 85-102 in the away game. I wonder what Ben, who is on the Cavaliers bench, will think when he sees the Pistons today.

The game started around the same time with the Celtics playing the Bulls. This was considered to be no suspense before the game. Although Garnett was reimbursed, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Bulls, a bunch of rookies, It's hard to threaten them.

Then the first upset of the playoffs was born...

The Bulls defeated the Celtics 103-105 on the road, with a two-point advantage in overtime!

"No, here we go again..." In the locker room, Ji Feng grinned as he watched Rose celebrating crazily on the TV. The rookie's first playoff victory came magically. Maybe he himself felt that It's very fantasy.

This scene is so similar to last season's playoffs, so the Celtics are really a magical team. It can always surprise you when you think it is going to win, and vice versa.

However, Ji Feng feels that the Celtics will win in the end, just think they are playing snake games.

Then there are two focus matchups in the Western Conference.