So I am the god of basketball?

However, even though Ray Allen is the best player on the Timberwolves,...

This is not the version that relies on Shooter C!
And Ray Allen's good condition is relative.

He is the best player on the Timberwolves, but compared to players on the Lakers, he is not at that level.

At least Meng Lang's condition was better than his. He beat Bob Hurley with ease. He didn't care about his classmates at all and pressed Bob to the ground and rubbed him.

Dull eyes!

Meng Lang's current strength shocked him deeply.

He is worthy of being the man who has amazed him since he was in the sparring group in college. The height he has reached now is still something people can look up to.

he……

It has become a mountain!
In addition, Ben Wallace gradually figured out Ray Allen's running habits and the pick-and-roll screens set up for him by the Timberwolves. When Kobe really couldn't keep up, he could step forward to provide defensive interference.

Whenever he saw this scene, Bill Walton couldn't help but say, "It's a pity for Ben Wallace that he encountered the African mountain that transferred to Philadelphia this season!"

Even Mutombo last season cannot be said to have an advantage in competing for the "Best Defensive Player Award" compared to Ben Wallace this season.

But many times, the selection of such awards mainly depends on the efficacy of the treatment.

Take the year when Derrick Rose became the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history. Were his statistics really so outstanding that no one could compete with him?

The most important thing is that under his leadership, the Bulls went from eighth in the Eastern Conference last season to first in the league!

The same is true now. After Mutombo arrived, Philadelphia's record went from fifth in the Eastern Conference to second in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the entire league, and it also had the lowest average points allowed per game in the league. These made it no surprise that Mutombo won this year's "Best Defensive Player Award."

What a pity, what a pity!
Fortunately, Ben Wallace is not too old, he is only about 27 years old now, and is entering his prime. His era has just begun, so he will not be afraid of not having the opportunity to win honors in the future.

Ray Allen was locked up, and the Timberwolves' entire offensive system collapsed even more. At the end of the game, the Lakers easily defeated the Timberwolves by 107 points with a score of 91 to 16 at their home court.

You know, this is a game between the fourth and fifth teams in the Western Conference.

If you don’t know, you might think it’s the No. 13 team in the Western Conference playing against the No. team in the Western Conference. No, it’s the No. team in the Western Conference!
There is no easier matchup than this.

Throughout the game, the Lakers were always in the lead and the Timberwolves were unable to form an effective offense.

This is not just the case for this game. The next two games in the series are almost a replay of the first game.

3-0, winning 15 points in each game.

The Lakers played with the dominance they had during their peak lineup period.

"It would be great if we could play against the Timberwolves every year!"

This is what the Los Angeles media felt after the fourth game.

They also became addicted to it.

I wish I could play the Timberwolves every day.

Now that we have defeated them 3-0, I feel reluctant to let them go.

Ray Allen greeted Meng Lang and left with his head down.

After 3 games, he averaged 17.3 points and 2.3 three-pointers per game, performing very well.

Whether it's scoring or three-pointers, he has the most on the team.

凯文-加内特3场比赛，场均只有16分8.3篮板4.3助攻2盖帽1.3抢断。

He looks very comprehensive, but when the team needs him to step up and score, he is always invisible.

Moreover, it is a bit unreasonable for him to only deliver such a statistic with a contract of 1400 million this year. After all, his salary will start at 20 to million in years.

If Anthony Davis only produced such statistics on the Lakers, he would no longer be LeBron's brother.

Ray Allen is in a similar mood now. He entered the league in 96 and next season is his contract year. However, this season is over and the Timberwolves management has not mentioned any contract extension to him.

This is a kind of disregard.

Normally, for a player like him, the issue of contract renewal should have been discussed at this time last year.

So when the reporter asked Ray Allen, "How much do you think your contract extension will satisfy you?", he thought about it and answered, "I think I can get a number that satisfies me. As for how much that number is, my performance has given the answer."

With this attitude, I think even if it is less than Kevin Garnett, it can't be much less.

But the Timberwolves' salary space is not enough to offer Ray Allen that much money.

The Timberwolves' disintegration is imminent.

湖人队这边，孟浪场均33.3分7.3篮板12.6助攻2盖帽暴打鲍勃。科比在防守雷-阿伦这件事情上虽然没有做好，但他个人的数据也很好，场均20.3分5篮板4助攻，这还是他职业生涯第一次单赛季系列赛场均得分过20分。

It was also after this series that many media believed that Kobe already had the ability of an All-Star player.

Ben Wallace averaged less than 5 points per game, but he averaged 13.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.

Kevin Garnett's defense made him very uncomfortable, but at the same time, his defense also made Kevin Garnett suffer many setbacks under the basket.

He was also unable to score at the basket, which is why Kevin Garnett's score was so low.

To put it bluntly, although Kevin Garnett has some strong skills under the basket, his physical weight is sometimes not enough to keep up, which leads to his playing style being more like an outside player.

Eat according to the weather!

And he was unable to cause damage under the basket, which allowed the Lakers to expand their defense outwards.

Ray Allen could have played better, but because there was no one under the basket to help him attract defense, he encountered very strong support defense.

That "Afro" guy always manages to make up for the defense in time.

One more reason why Ray Allen is so angry!

Divac played at a normal level in this series, averaging 15+7+4.3 points per game. Whether he was defending or assisting, he played at the level he should have.

The performance of these four players is the foundation of the Lakers, and the others are icing on the cake.

There were some icing on the cake in the first round, such as Horry.

He can make 3 3-pointers per game, and he is often the last straw that breaks the camel's back when the score difference is more than 10 points. The Timberwolves often show a decadent performance at that time.

Horry had only one feeling after the first round of the series:
Is this the charm of being on the same team with Dream?
This should be the easiest series he has ever played in. He felt like he just shot two three-pointers and then the game entered "garbage time"...

This……

Tell me earlier!
I should have come to the Lakers earlier!

Is there anything easier than sneaking in a three-point shot?
The Lakers became the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the second round.

In other series, including the SuperSonics, they currently only have a 2-1 lead.

A big part of the reason is that the busy schedule of the "shortened season" has caused some teams to fluctuate greatly. Another point is that if it were a normal season, it would have just been mid-to-late January, when the veterans are physically tired, so anything could happen.

On the contrary, young teams have plenty of physical strength and are less affected by physical conditions.

Like the Lakers.

However, just as Meng Lang thought, the "black eight" that was supposed to happen this year did not happen.

The well-armed Heat eliminated the New York Knicks 3-0.

After the game, news spread within New York that Ewing might be traded.

Some reporters also deliberately asked Ewing in the post-game interview with the New York Knicks: "Do you think you can still play in a New York jersey next season?"

Ewing was silent for a while, and finally did not say anything to refute.

In fact, he is not sure whether he can still be with the New York Knicks next season.

The Knicks' ambiguous attitude made it difficult for him to confidently say that he would spend the rest of his life in New York.

At this stage in his career, he is actually in a passive position.

When seeing the news about Ewing, Meng Lang felt that as a player he could be more like LeBron James, at least he wouldn't suffer any loss.

But if you turn yourself into a "sophisticated egoist" and turn basketball into the "hardest road" just to avoid being at a disadvantage, and skip the necessary process, then it seems to be meaningless.

After thinking for a long time, Meng Lang finally came to a conclusion:
Choices that jeopardize your career can be considered from your own perspective.

But as a player and as the top star of a city, he should also shoulder his responsibilities.

Don't leave this city at its most critical moment, such as when the team's salary explodes, the lineup is aging, and it's waiting for a new life... It takes time to guard and wait for the "critical moment". As the "son of the city", you should shoulder this heavy but glorious mission.

This is the best way to bind the city to yourself.

Just winning a championship is enough to repay everything.

You should also think about whether you are asking for more.

Glory is achieved through mutual achievement. A team does not strive so hard for the championship simply to repay its own team.

That's part of the historical status.

With this in mind, he sent a text message to LeBron James:
LeBron, you know, the greatest charm of basketball is always the process of self-transformation and glory. You can't just pursue glory and lose your self-transformation.

LeBron, who graduated from junior high school this summer, will become a high school student and is choosing his own school.

Because of Meng Lang, he is now famous much faster than his peers, and many high schools have sent him invitations. This decision-making process was a difficult one for the 14-year-old LeBron.

However, LeBron James understood Meng Lang's words very well:

I'm going to take the hardest path!
Join a weak high school and then lead the high school team to unprecedented heights.

St. Mary's High School, it's you!

However, since it is the most difficult road, there should be no problem if I bring my brother with me, right?

LeBron had a few good friends in junior high school, and they often played together. When he played with them, LeBron James always felt comfortable. So he liked the feeling of playing with them.

LeBron did not tell Meng Lang about this.

He felt that he could not trouble his "godfather" with everything.

In this way, LeBron James returned to his original path.

It was just that Meng Lang didn't know about this matter, otherwise he would have laughed out of anger.

Can this really be brought back to "Brother Basketball"?
LeBron, you are worthy of it!
During this period, the league announced the "Most Improved Player Award" and "Best Sixth Man Award".

The "Most Improved Player Award" unexpectedly fell on Kobe.

Of course, his improvement is indeed great, from 13.2 points per game to 22 points per game, which is almost 10 points. He deserves this award!
It’s this award that had a bit of a “curse” in the 00s.

01年的得主麦迪巅峰大伤；02年得主小奥尼尔巅峰大伤；03年得主阿里纳斯巅峰大伤加拔枪；05年得主鲍比-西蒙斯拿完这个奖项不久就出现了伤病；09年得主格兰杰巅峰大伤……

If Meng Lang didn't know Kobe's durability, he would be really afraid that this guy would suffer a serious injury at his peak!

"Best Sixth Man" belongs to Darrell Armstrong. He also won the "Most Improved Player Award" this season, becoming one of the few players in NBA history to win these two awards in the same season.

Although……

This is not such a great achievement!
But honor is honor!

The final results of the 8 groups of duels are:
The Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Pistons, and Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals; the SuperSonics, Warriors, Trail Blazers, and Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

From the final semi-final list, we can also see that the league's pattern has gradually changed.

The East is not obvious yet, with only one "new face" - the Philadelphia 76ers.

There are two teams in the Western Conference, the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, which are the first time in recent years that they have climbed to such a high position in the regular season.

Of course, the clash between the two teams will determine who is the darkest dark horse in the West this year!

Prior to this, the league announced this year's best lineup:
“First Team: Meng Lang, Tim Hardaway, Grant Hill, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal;
Second Team: Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan, 'Madman', Chris Webber, Alonso Mourning;
The best third team: Kobe, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, Mutombo;"

If the changes in the lineup do not reflect the trend of the new era.

Then the "best lineup" perfectly reflects this point.

Michael Jordan fell out of the "Best First Team" for the first time, which means that his end is getting closer.

In addition, the addition of new faces such as Allen Iverson, Kobe, and Rasheed Wallace also filled the league with fresh blood. (End of this chapter)