The NBA playoffs enter the second round of the series, and the divisional semifinals result is that the Nuggets lead the Suns 2-0, the Heat lead the Knicks 1-0, the 76ers lead the Celtics 1-0, and the semifinals between the Lakers and Warriors are about to begin. The Lakers have two superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the defending champion Warriors have a set of super championship teams, Curry + Klay + Wiggins + Dream + Poole + Looney, the core of the Warriors' championship team last season is all there, and the strength is definitely strong. What advantage do Lakers have against Warriors? The Warriors' ultimate team basketball and the league's most pass runs, able to run the Lakers? 56+10+4！ First in the Union! James played the Warriors the most explosively, and the thick eyebrows became a key X factor.
One is LeBron James and the other is Stephen Curry, the superstar with the most championships in the NBA, both of whom have 4 championships and have reached the most Finals in the league (both have a lot of playoff experience). James 4 championships + 4 FMVP trophies + 4 regular season MVP trophies. Curry has 4 championships + 1 FMVP trophy + 2 regular-season MVP trophies. James is the oldest star in the active NBA league, and many fans are speculating how much energy does the 38-year-old James have? Can he lead the Lakers to the Western Conference finals and the Finals in this year's playoffs?
US media released statistics, James and Curry playoff career confrontation data, James averaged 33.0 points + 11.5 rebounds + 9.3 assists + 1.7 steals + 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 48% and three-point shooting 35%; Curry averaged 25.4 points + 5.9 rebounds + 6.3 assists + 1.5 steals per game, shooting 42% from the field and 40% from three-point range. Moreover, James met the "Cosmic Warriors" that year, he had to face the Warriors' strongest defensive bag, DPOY Dream Green + peak Iguodala + peak Durant + Klay Thompson before injury, these top defensive players will defend James. You can imagine how terrifying James' explosive power was when he played the Warriors.
Last season, the 37-year-old James faced the Warriors and also slammed 56 points + 10 rebounds + 4 assists in a single game, leading the team to win. This year, the 38-year-old James is still able to blast 49 points + 8 rebounds + 9 assists quasi-triple-double data in a single game, and 48 points + 10 rebounds + 9 assists in a single game. James and the Warriors, James and Curry, are the most played teams and stars in their careers. James is particularly energetic and explosive when he fights the Warriors, perhaps this is the experience and energy accumulated over the years.
The horror of Old Jen is that when everyone thinks he is old, he can always blast 30+ or 40+ to dominate the game. For example, in this year's playoffs, James faced the Grizzlies, still easily cut a double 20+, and completed a tie or kill goal many times. James scored 6.3 points on this year's Super Fast Break and ranked first in the league, and James refused to get older. Old Jen and thick eyebrows, this year's playoffs are particularly strong in rebounding, defense and blocking, but not as many points as before, because Russell, Hachimura, Reeves and others played well in the playoffs, role players often score doubles or even 20+ or 30+.
We all know that Warriors blue-collar center Looney played well in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 15.1 rebounds per game (first in the league), stealing all the Kings' rebounds, and Sabonis Jr. was blindsided by Looney. The Lakers want to win the Warriors, thick eyebrows will become the most critical X factor, thick eyebrows have super shooting ability, his offensive scoring and rebounding ability to protect the basket, are the strongest gear in the league. In this year's playoffs, Bushy Brow averaged 13.8 rebounds per game (third in the league) and 4.3 blocks per game (first in the league). Thick eyebrows against Looney, this should be the Lakers' biggest offensive advantage, if Looney can prevent the thick eyebrows, then the Warriors will have a great chance of winning.
In his last 10 games against the Warriors, he averaged 30.1 points + 11.6 rebounds + 3.2 assists + 1.7 steals + 1.8 blocks per game. Whether it is James or the thick-eyed brother, their statistics against the Warriors are particularly gorgeous and strong. The Warriors' Looney, Dream Green and Wiggins, a super defensive combination, can they lock James and Thick Eyebrows? We'll see. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers have a defensive efficiency of 102.8 (third in the league) in the playoffs this year, much stronger than the Warriors, who have a defensive efficiency of 110.5 (eighth in the league) in the playoffs this year. Offensive efficiency comparison, Lakers 110.0 (10th in the league), Warriors 109.7 (11th in the league).
In addition, the Lakers averaged 49.7 rebounds per game (first in the league), 9.2 blocks per game (first in the league), and 19.2 points per game (first in the league) in the playoffs this year. The Warriors averaged 27.0 assists per game in this playoffs (second in the league), 65.9 assists (first in the league), and the Warriors are still the strongest in the league in terms of passing assists. The Warriors averaged 41.4 three-point shots per game (first in the league) and 13.6 three-pointers per game (sixth in the league), shooting 32.8 percent from three-point range. The Warriors have dropped a bit at their three-point level this year. The Lakers have become much better defensive, rebounding and blocking this year.