NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 175 Seconds, real seconds!

The Kings in this timeline were obviously led astray by some unknown force.

The Kings in the original timeline were obsessed with attacking the basket and mid-to-long-range shooting, and had no strong outside forwards and guards. They averaged only 14.4 shots from beyond the three-point line per game, not as good as the Lakers' 20.7.

It has to be said that because of O'Neal's strong containment, the Lakers got a lot of open three-point shooting opportunities from the outside.

By the way, the third-ranked series with the most three-pointers in the 01-02 playoffs was the Lakers versus the Kings, with the Lakers taking 20.7 three-pointers.

Ranked second was the Mavericks' series against the Timberwolves, with the Mavericks taking 23 shots.

After all, the Mavericks are a shooting team, so it's not surprising that they averaged 23 three-pointers in this game.

But do you know who is number one?

I don’t think you can guess it no matter how you do it!
It's the Detroit Pistons!
Yes, that's the Detroit Pistons, known for their iron-blooded defense. In their series with the Celtics, they averaged 26.4 three-pointers per game, hitting 9 of them, with a shooting percentage of 34.1%!

Paul Pierce's 4.6 shots per game and Antoine Walker's 5.4 shots per game are simply not enough compared to Jerry Stackhouse's 6.6 shots per game and Clifford Robinson's 6.8 shots per game!

It's strange. The NBA in my impression is completely different from the NBA in history. Maybe this is memory bias.

In this timeline, in the first 5 games of the Kings, the Kings averaged 22.7 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, hitting 9.1 of them, with a shooting percentage of 40.1%!

The main source of the terrifying three-point shooting rate is the three-pointers from the two corners in the fast break. Almost every shot is unmarked.

The terrifying three-point shooting rate has also made the Kings' tactics closer to the most efficient magic ball.

But this efficiency was targeted in the fourth quarter of Game of the series.

The Lakers gave up the fight for offensive rebounds and used O'Neal's early positioning in exchange for strengthening the defensive end. It also prevented the Kings' fast break from using the attack to the basket to create opportunities outside the three-point line.

The biggest problem encountered by Magic Ball in the playoffs is that in the face of targeted defensive strategies and suddenly increased defensive intensity, the tactics lack flexibility, it is difficult to score inside, and the outside is focused on marking.

Whether it’s the Kings in this timeline or the game in Lu Yuanzhi’s timeline, without adding a certain amount of mid-range shots and destroying the established defensive formation, the magic ball will be a joke.

Knowing that your players can only shoot three-pointers and attack the basket, isn't it easy for me to defend?

During the regular season, everyone clocks out and just shoots three-pointers.

But in the playoffs, everyone has turned up the intensity and fought bloody battles, so how can they let you easily shoot three-pointers?

Before the emergence of super scorers like Curry and Lillard who could "Pull Up" off the dribble, in an era when almost everyone could only catch and shoot three-pointers, the Magic Ball was indeed a bit acclimated in the playoffs.

The inability to steadily increase points is a problem that Magic Ball cannot overcome now!
Fortunately, in the crucial Battle of Tianwangshan, the Kings took advantage of O'Neal's unwillingness to defend, reopened mid-range shots, and enriched the offensive level.

The opening of mid-range shooting has fed back the offense beyond the three-point line and the basket.

More importantly, during the stalemate stage, the Kings had a stable source of scoring.

Just when the Kings generals felt they had found their version of the answer, and were confidently preparing for Game of the Western Conference Finals and preparing to win the division championship trophy at Staples Arena, the league's top executives once again discussed the third game in an office at the headquarters. Penalty issues in six games.

"I still have that opinion. We must not sit back and watch the Lakers lose in Game . Based on the current ratings, this will cause the league to suffer huge economic losses."

"Why do you think the Lakers will lose? In the next Lakers home game, it is very likely that they will come back."

"Stop joking, okay? We made a mistake in our judgment before and thought the Kings were the weaker side, so we gave them some penalty help."

"But after so many games, we have to admit that the Kings are the dominant team."

"Even if you don't understand basketball, you should know that with the help of the referees, the Lakers still lost the battle at Tianwang Mountain!" "So, if we don't help the Lakers in the sixth game, they will be defeated!"

"It's passed! The Lakers still have O'Neal and Kobe, and next is a home game. Their morale is high. They will win the game at home!"

"And our penalty in the last game attracted national attention. If this game continues to favor the Lakers, it will cause a chain reaction!"

"With one less game, the league will lose a lot of revenue, do you understand?"

This sentence is a must-have, because there is another half sentence that has not been said, that is, you will also lose a large amount of bonuses and dividends.

No one can live with their own income.

"Okay, no more discussion, let's vote by a show of hands!" Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, Stern finally proposed a vote.

"Guarantee that the Lakers win this game and let the Western Conference finals enter the tiebreaker. If you agree, please raise your hands."

Everyone raised their hands in unison.

When it comes to one's own interests, no one will be foolish.

"Very good. This one passes. The next one passes. If you agree with the decision to tilt the penalty from the beginning, please raise your hands."

This time, only a few raised their hands.

"Very good, this article does not pass, we will give them a fair competition! The vote is over!"

After speaking, Stern glanced at the vice president in charge of refereeing, then stood up and left the conference room.

The vice president in charge of refereeing cursed in his mind, "What are you pretending to be, Stern?"

We have to ensure that the Lakers win the sixth game, but they are also not allowed to slant the penalties from the beginning. I don’t know what you have in mind?

Isn’t it just sitting on the fence to see the trend of the game?
If the Lakers lead all the way, then the referee will not take action, and you Stern will still be the "fair" leader of the league.

If the Lakers fall behind at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, let the referees take action and affect the trend of the game.

At that time, if the situation is under control, you can also promote this referee to show that the league's top management has not forgotten the referee's efforts.

If the crowd gets excited, throw the referee out, or even throw me out, the vice president in charge of the referee, for the fans to vent their anger.

You are still the "just" leader of the alliance.

The abacus is still really loud!
No, I have to save myself, I have to think of a way!

Immediately, a figure entered the vision of the league vice president.

Bavetta!
Yes, it’s Bavetta!
The "iron referee" who once blew O'Neal off the game!
The vice president of the league knows very well that Bavetta, who is under the "iron mask", is a "real" professional. There is no "justice" in his words, it is all about money!money!money!
All it takes is a little nudge to keep the game going in the designated direction.

What's even better is that this guy also has the reputation of "sending off O'Neal". Even if the reckoning comes, the league office will not be blamed.

After all, I have sent out "iron-faced referees" and I have sent out referees who "will never favor the Lakers"!

In the end, the referee made a crazy decision. What does it have to do with the league?
Who would have thought he would do this!
second!
What a second!

(End of this chapter)