Chapter 722 Prepare for the Western Conference Finals, Draft Lottery

To talk about the mortal enemy and the strongest matchup in the West in the past ten years, it is definitely the Lakers and the Spurs. There is no need to discuss this issue. These two teams have arranged all the league championships won by the West from the 1999 season to the present.

They are the Spurs with Admiral and Shifo Duncan in 1999, the Lakers with OK combination to create a three-peat dynasty in 00-02, followed by the Spurs with GDP in 2003, the Spurs in 2005, and the Spurs in 2007.

The two seasons of 2004 and 2006 in the middle were obtained by the Eastern teams. The West is strong and the East is weak is so true.

The two teams have won 3 and 4 championships respectively in the past 10 years, and they are the two most successful teams in the entire league in a decade. There is no doubt about this.

Before 1999, the Spurs and the Lakers also had many records of playoff games, but it was a long time ago, and the people were not the current group, and 1999 was the turning point of the Spurs and the Lakers. In fact, it was the era of Duncan and Kobe. The showdown begins!

Ji Feng was 10 years old that year, the NBA had just picked up a little in China, and he watched this matchup at his home in SH.

After he came to the Lakers, he discussed previous games with Kobe and others, but he never said anything in the playoffs this year...

Because this is definitely a game that the Lakers don't want to remember, especially Kobe and Fisher, the two witnesses.

In the Western Conference semifinals in 1999, the smug OK combination easily passed the first round, and the semifinals faced the Spurs with double him. At that time, O'Neal was considered to be the only player in the league who could impact the interior of Stone Buddha and Admiral.

But the 1999 game can be said to be a huge disgrace for the Lakers...

The Lakers were swept 4-0 and went home in disarray...

In the first game, O'Neal was guarded by Crawford and had no temper at all, and he suffered a fiasco...

The Lakers had a 1-point lead with 18 seconds left in Game 2, but Bryant passed the ball in Fisher's face, and in the Spurs' last play, the Lakers even forgot to foul or double-team Duncan...

In the third game, the Lakers once again lost the lead at the last minute. The Lakers had a chance to tie, but Kobe actually kicked the ball out of bounds at the last minute...

The Lakers also lost the fourth game badly. That year's playoff contest with the Spurs is something Kobe will never forget.

The Lakers lost so badly that fans began to miss Jones, who had just been transferred, and the voices of "Eddie, Eddie" came one after another.

Slap in the face, slap the face naked, or slap the face of one's own people, the so-called official complaints are the most deadly.

Because of this, the Lakers have always held a grudge against the Spurs, especially Kobe, this is the legendary black history of Kobe!

And it's very dark...

After many times against the Spurs, Kobe was excited as long as he met the Spurs. This time, after knowing that the opponent in the Western Conference was the Spurs again, Kobe increased his training volume again.

In fact, Ji Feng felt that the Spurs took a lot of credit for Kobe becoming the current Kobe. After all, a third-year boy was really punished very hard back then, and the brutality of the playoffs allowed Kobe to mature quickly.

So within two years, in the 2001 playoffs, the more mature OK, the more mature Kobe Bryant swept the Spurs 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals.

Then they defeated the Spurs 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals of the 2002 season, and the three consecutive championships were achieved.

However, in 2003, the Spurs regained their place again, and it was the Western Conference semifinals again. The Spurs ended the Lakers defending their title...

Then in 2004, the Lakers once again met the Spurs in the semifinals. This time the winner was the Lakers, leaving a historic moment when Fisher defeated the Spurs by 0.4 seconds...

Love and kill each other!

This is how Ji Feng feels about these two teams, the grievances and grievances can write a big novel!

And this time, the Lakers and Spurs met again in the playoffs after 3 years. Ji Feng has changed from a bystander to a participant. Ji Feng wants to use his strength to add a different color to this matchup!

This will be a series with a story!

Seriously, Ji Feng couldn't wait!

Well, maybe the bunch of old guys in San Antonio have long been holding back and want to educate the newcomer Ji Feng in the playoffs.

This matchup is getting more and more exciting.

The first round of the two sides will start at the Staples Center on May 21!

The San Antonio Spurs have set off for Los Angeles, and the eyes of the world are also focused on here, where the first shot of the division finals will be fired!

But before that, the eyes of the entire NBA are focused on New Jersey, because on May 20, the NBA draft lottery ceremony is about to start!

Every team is very nervous at this time of year. History has proven countless times that a good sign can change the fate of an entire team. Transactions will be repeated again and again

Load history.

Success or failure on the court actually starts here, and here is the starting point for every team's success.

There are too many such examples, and coupled with the rookie's bird rights contract, no team will ignore it, even the Lakers who can't get any good signings this season. Kupchak has been busy recently. , the first-round pick has nothing to do with them, they are all traded out, but the second-round pick Taobao is also fun, isn't Manu a second-round pick, although the chance is not big, but always try.

Especially this year is considered to be a big year for the draft. There should not be too many talented guys. The recognized No. 1 pick Ross will not talk about it, and OJ Mayo, the No. 1 high school student in the United States that year, has a bad temper but excellent talent. Beasley, Westbrook, whose physical talent is only a little worse than Rose, white power forward Kevin Love, white big shooter Gallinari, three-pointed round-faced Gordon...

So the gang of guys this season is really too serious. After all, even if they can't get the champion, the top few will make a steady profit and not lose, and the value is even higher than that of the champion in Xiaonian.

Recently, the Lakers have been discussing this topic between training sessions. These guys talked about what happened when they were drafted, and told a lot of stories about participating in various training camps before the draft.

By the way, what about the management of the teams that went wrong in the first wave of DISS, of course, those who are the champions of parallel imports are also their talking points.

Well, Ji Feng said that it's good that you guys are happy. My buddies have never participated in it at all. I can't add this topic...

And New Jersey is too far away. Originally, the Lakers wanted to take Ji Feng to show his face, but Ji Feng still refused. It would be better to wait at home. Anyway, the Lakers are either 28, 29, or 30, so what to look forward to...

In the end, on May 20th, the dust of the draft rights was settled, and the Chicago Bulls broke out from a group of brothers and sisters and won the first draft lottery!

The Bulls manager off the field was already happy, and he seemed to see the day when the Bulls rose.

The Heat and Timberwolves won the second and third picks respectively. Wade sat off the court and expressed his satisfaction. Can you look forward to the return of the king next season?

And the worst of the season is the Grizzlies, who have the second-worst record in the league, and then only got the No. 5 pick...