On the second day, Wang Yi had completed 200 one-on-one tackling training, and next was the 200 on-the-go tackling training.
When the coach and teammates arrived at 10 o'clock, Wang Yi said to the personal trainer next to him:
"Brother, you can rest now. Next, I plan to practice stealing while marching."
The personal trainer let out a sigh of relief.
It was numb, but I finally got over it.
Wang Yi's training volume in the past two days has almost doubled compared to before.
Even he, who trains frequently, can hardly stand it.
Wang Yi found Vogel and communicated with him.
"Coach, I want to practice stealing while on the move. Can you ask three teammates to help me."
Vogel frowned slightly.
Generally speaking, coaches who focus on defense are not willing to let their players take risks to steal.
Because if you want to steal, it means you lose your defensive position.
As long as the steal is unsuccessful, the player you are defending can easily break through or shoot.
But James next to him nodded:
"Coach, let Wang try it. His training is always purposeful, and after his training is over, the training effect can often be reflected immediately on the court. Think about it, in the next game, if Wang can
A few more steals will be of great help to the team."
Vogel then nodded: "Okay, Tucker, Caruso, Schroeder, you practice stealing with Wang."
Although Schroeder has always been jealous of Wang Yi.
But now that the first round of the playoffs has ended, Wang Yi's performance has exceeded imagination.
As the gap between him and Wang Yi has widened.
He has let go of his grudge.
It's like if you earn 3,000 a month, you might be jealous of someone who earns 3,500.
But are you jealous of those billionaires?
…
In the next two days, the other groups in the Western Conference have decided the winners.
The No. 1 Suns eliminated the No. 8 Jazz in the Western Conference.
The second-ranked Warriors eliminated the seventh-ranked Trail Blazers.
The third-place Nuggets eliminated the Mavericks.
In the entire Western Conference, only the fifth-ranked Lakers defeated the fourth-ranked Clippers.
Second round showdown.
By Suns vs Lakers.
Warriors vs Nuggets.
This second round was uneventful.
In the first game of the Suns, their engine Paul was injured and was unable to play for the rest of the game.
Paul also memorized words.
There is no good luck in this life.
He gets injured at every critical moment.
Without Paul, Booker alone cannot lead the Suns.
The Lakers scored another 4-1, and the gentlemen swept the Suns.
Thus advancing to the Western Conference Finals.
Only in the fifth game, Nongmei suffered a torn ligament injury.
This casts a shadow over the future of the Lakers.
Although they advanced to the Western Conference Finals, no one on the Lakers was excited.
Especially James. After his thick eyebrow was injured, he used to be funny, but he didn't smile at all in the past two days.
He desperately wants to get his fifth championship ring.
Although it may be impossible to become a super god, with the addition of one more championship ring, his number of championship rings will be the same as Kobe's. His historical status will be more stable.
But now he is 38 years old.
The situation is getting worse year by year.
With Wang Yi here again this year, it was the Lakers' best chance to win the championship.
Now that thick eyebrows are injured, there are big variables.
The Splash Brothers of the Warriors, plus Chasing Green, and Wiggins who eat, sleep and beat James.
This is very difficult to do.
Even if we eventually eliminate the Warriors and enter the Finals, our opponents will either be the Bucks or the Big Three of the Nets.
So without thick eyebrows, if the Lakers want to win the championship this year, they have to put in 200% of their efforts.
In the past few days waiting for the start of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have been practicing Wang Yi and James' pick-and-roll tactics.
Without the thick eyebrows, the pick-and-roll between the two of them will be the Lakers' main offensive method.
Of course, there is also Wang Yi’s three-point strategy.
Head coach Vogel requires everyone on the Lakers team to be familiar with Wang Yi's three-point tactics.
Each set of three-point tactics has a specialized gesture.
The initiator only needs to make a gesture, and the others will immediately know how to move and how to cover.
At this point, all the Lakers' talents have truly felt Wang Yi's tactical position in the team.
Now that he no longer has thick eyebrows, Wang Yi is already the second tactical core of the Lakers.
the other side.
The Splash Brothers of the Warriors also showed their prowess, and their three-pointers in the second round were extremely accurate.
Especially Buddha Thompson, in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, he made 11 of 13 three-pointers. The three-point rain turned the Nuggets into a drowned rat.
In the end, they defeated the Nuggets 4-2.
The Western Conference Finals between the two teams will begin on May 15th.
The first two games are both home games for the Warriors.
On May 13, the Lakers arrived in Golden State ahead of schedule.
The Golden State is, in fact, California.
Because when the grass in the hills of central California wilts in the fall, it looks like gold all over the land from a distance.
Therefore it is also called Jinzhou.
The Warriors have now bid farewell to the Oracle Arena in Oakland, which served for 47 years, and moved to the Chase Center Arena in San Francisco across the water.
When the Lakers came out of the airport, they got on the bus and were on their way to the hotel near the Chase Center Arena.
You can see that themes and slogans about the Western Conference Finals appear on many road signs.
For example: The Warriors must win, the Lakers go home, the King is old, the splash is high...
When they were about to arrive at the hotel, they saw a huge Western Conference Finals poster more than 50 meters high hanging on the wall of a building.
On the poster, the Warriors are portrayed as an army with blood at the corners of their mouths.
The Lakers were portrayed as a poor rabbit, trembling in front of this ferocious army.
What is home field advantage?
From the first second you arrive in this city, you will feel full of hostility.
It seems like the whole world is against your team.
This is home field advantage in the playoffs.
James patted Wang Yi's seat and asked: "How is it? How do you feel?"
It seems that James has recovered from the blow of his thick eyebrow injury.
Wang Yi said: "The whole world is against us. Well, that's how it feels."
James said: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning. Have you seen "2012"?"
Wang Yi nodded: "Of course."
James looked at the huge poster outside the car window and said: "On game day, when you walk on the streets of San Francisco, there will be abuse and taunts. When you go to buy something, the store clerks will talk coldly to you. You can clearly feel it.
All the waiters in the hotel will treat you with malice."
"At that time, you will feel just like in 2012, there is no place for you in the world."
"If you can't withstand this huge pressure, then you can only be regarded as a star at best, and you will never become a superstar."
All the teammates in the car looked solemn.
Some of them have experienced playoff road trips.
They still have fresh memories of the previous away trip.
What James said was exactly what they felt at the beginning.
And the faces of the rookies who have never played away games in the playoffs all look more solemn.
Some people are even so nervous that they want to go to the toilet to urinate immediately.
After all, this is an away game in the Western Conference finals, not the kind of kids' house games they played in high school and college.
But at this time, Wang Yi's eyes were shining.
Like a wolf that has seen its prey, the whole body is filled with excitement.
"Really!? Great! This is so exciting!"
James rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Okay, it's no use talking to this guy.
The other teammates and coaches shrugged helplessly.
"There is really no comparison between man and freak."
"alien."
"I said before that I would take him to the laboratory for autopsy after the game. Why was he released again?"
Laughter suddenly overflowed from the bus window, causing the birds on the trees outside the window to jump away in fright.
Chapter completed!