In terms of attention, the two play-off games on the first day are undoubtedly real "traffic wars", but James and Curry, Lakers and Warriors finally ushered in different endings.
Once upon a time, Janku was the symbol of the Finals, but now both are battling it out for a playoff spot.
Are they old? Yes, aren't we?
Since entering the league in 2003, it seems that no player has been able to knock James off in a head-to-head matchup. And if it weren't for the sudden injury hit, "Fat Tiger" Zion and his Pelicans might really be able to turn the tide of the game and eliminate the Lakers.
However, the Lakers are indeed the stronger side in terms of overall strength at present, especially in a win-lose game, and it is really possible to believe the Lakers and James.
Although it is difficult to enter the playoffs but will meet the defending champion Nuggets, the first round meeting is likely to be better than the subsequent meeting, and Lakers fans are looking forward to a comeback battle for the Purple and Gold.
Of course, it's hard, but Lakers coach Darvin Ham said that everyone on the team is looking forward to this challenge. It is precisely because of the difficulty that there is the motivation to work hard to achieve it.
How to limit Murray and Jokic is a problem that the Lakers must solve, and the two "cards" of Vincent + Dinwiddie have come into play.
In addition to being crowned the champion of the "Mid-Season Tournament", the Lakers also received a new nickname "The King of the Playoffs."
Since the 2021 play-off restructuring, the Lakers have won all three play-off games, while the Warriors have lost all three, becoming the first team in NBA history to lose three games in the play-offs.
After the "expected" loss to the Kings, the Warriors missed the playoffs again after three years, and the salary was the highest in the league but they received such an ending, which can be described as spending the most money and being beaten the most.
Thompson's disastrous performance of scoring 0 points in 10 points made many fans sigh that "no one is a teenager anymore"! You must know that the record 37 points in a single quarter that year was against the king.
He is no longer the Klay who "looks at the soup god in a desperate situation", and in recent Warriors games, Thompson's performance has been extremely dismal, and this time he scored 0 goals in a single game for the first time since his rookie season.
Klay is on the verge of becoming a free agent this summer, and whether this will be the final game of his Warriors career is unknown.
Paul missed the playoffs for the first time in nearly 14 years (no championship in 19 years), and Curry is no longer the one who scored 50 points in the playoffs.
Many fans said that the Warriors are very similar to a club team in China, playing "sophisticated" basketball, the veterans are in poor condition, and the newcomers can't play......
The last time the Warriors missed the playoffs, the next season they came back and won the championship, so what about this time?
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