On May 8, 2011, Zen master Jackson and Bryant, the old duo, fell like a mountain on the way to the impact of the triple crown. The 36-point fiasco and 0-4 swept have left the two characters who are in the NBA in disgrace, embarrassed and sad. Opposite them was the jubilant Dallas Mavericks.
No, they should be called the Dallas "Old Bulls" team. That year, Nowitzki was 33, Marion was 33, Kidd was 38, Terry was 34, Peja was 34, Heywood was 32 and Cardinal was 34. However, it is such a team with an aging and unpromising lineup, the playoffs are like hanging up, all the way to the break, and finally defeated the Heat of the first season of james, Wade and Bosh in the finals, and Nowitzki avenged the loss of the finals 5 years ago.
In the summer of 2006, Nowitzki and his Mavericks lost four consecutive games in a good time to lead 2-0, allowing young Wade to win the championship with veterans such as O'Neal, Mourning, Payton and Walker. After 5 years, Nowitzki and the Mavericks with many veterans "revenge" heat won the championship and tasted the coveted champagne of victory.
Just this summer, the Lakers "transformed" into the Heat of the 05-06 season, becoming the Mavericks of the 10-11 season, and the aging of the lineup made the team questionable. In the current Lakers, Anthony is 37 years old, James is 36 years old, Gasol Jr. is 36 years old, Ariza is 36 years old, Howard is 35 years old, Allington is 34 years old, Bazemore is 32 years old, And Westbrook is 32 years old, and the veterans are in droves.
Such a set of veteran lineups, combined with the Lakers' performance in the playoffs last season, it is not difficult to find that the Lakers are going to give up a "fight" for the championship. This is the third time in 18 years that the Lakers have gathered veterans to "fight" for the championship.
In the summer of 2003, the Lakers, who had won three consecutive championships, lost 2-4 to the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs. After that, 40-year-old Carl Malone, 35-year-old Gary Payton, 33-year-old Brian Russell joined the Lakers, and the team also has 34-year-old Rick Fox.
In the 03-04 season, the star-studded Lakers defeated the Rockets, Spurs and Timberwolves to reach the Finals, but eventually lost 1-4 to the Detroit Pistons with the "Five Tigers". Since then, the Lakers F4 has been fragmented, and the team has entered the period when Kobe Bryant led the team alone.
In the 08-09 season and the 09-10 season, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to win the championship twice, however, the 10-11 season was swept by the Mavericks, and the Zen master sealed and faded out of the lake. In the 12-13 season, the Lakers once again blew the veteran rallying cry, when Kobe Bryant was 34, Gasol was 33, Nash was 38, Artest was 33, Jamison was 36 and Blake was 32. In addition, the team also has Dwight Howard, who is in the current year of playing.
At the time, the Lakers' goal was undoubtedly a championship. However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very bone. The Lakers in the regular season did not have the smooth sailing expected, but stumbled, and finally ranked only 8th in the West, barely making it to the playoffs. Bryant was also injured in a key battle for playoff tickets, resulting in a season reimbursement. Playoffs against the Spurs, the Lakers lack the "main heart" Kobe Bryant, Nash only played two games, the Lakers that season once again suffered a sweep, 0-4 defeat to the Spurs, hastily ended the original high hopes of the 12-13 season. After that, Howard left the team, veteran Artest and Jamison left the team, and the Lakers entered a period of loneliness that missed the playoffs for many consecutive seasons.
Today, the situation of this Lakers team is quite similar to the Lakers in the 03-04 season and the Lakers in the 12-13 season. The team experienced a defending defeat, and since then, they have brought in more than one veteran.
Anthony, 37, Ariza, 36, Howard 35, Ellington, 34, and Westbrook, 32, are part of the Lakers, all of whom have been players in the league for multiple seasons. In addition to them, James is no longer young, 36 years old, and Gasol Jr. is also 36 years old.
Because of the aging of the lineup, today's Lakers have suffered some doubts from the outside world. When talking about the outside world's concerns about the Lakers, Wei Shao believes that the team is mostly veteran, very experienced, and has the ability to educate the rising stars of the league in the game.
For today's Lakers, it is understandable that the team has assembled a bunch of veterans. As James gets older, the Lakers' top priority is to let james have energy and let go of the championship while James still has Anthony Davis.
Looking back at the past two decades, the Heat in the 05-06 season and the Heat in the 10-11 season have gathered a number of veterans and finally fulfilled their championship dreams. The Lakers in the 03-04 season and the Lakers in the 12-13 season also gathered a number of veterans, but they did not win the championship. This season, it is the third time in 18 years that the Lakers have gathered veterans to fight for the championship, and after the previous two failures and no chance to win the championship, can the Lakers and these veterans work together to successfully educate the rising stars of the league and fight for a championship?