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Although last season ended with the Lakers championship, because the offseason is the shortest in history, many people still link the two seasons and make some assumptions. One of the assumptions is, if the Clippers are not reversed to replace the Nuggets and enter the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers, will they be able to challenge James? First of all, the Clippers' loss to the Nuggets is definitely not as strong as their opponents. They have a stronger lineup, but there is no leader to restrain the uncertainty, so the combat effectiveness has declined. Therefore, even if the Clippers have another wild card game, they are likely to lose to the Nuggets, and this time Jokic and Murray may not need to go through an extreme operation such as a 1 to 3 reversal to win the Clippers.
From this perspective, even if the Clippers get into the Western Conference Finals by chance, they are not an opponent of James and the Lakers. Leadership, cohesion, and maximizing the shortcomings of the lineup, these advantages that can lead to wins and championships, are firmly grasped by the Lakers. Leonard wants to be a leader but cannot be a leader. George can assume the leader but cannot be a leader according to his position in the team. Lu Wei, Harrell and Beverley want the right to speak but are not strong enough to be a leader, even The news pointed out that several old employees of LV, Harrell and Beverly complained that Leonard was obsessed with load management and engaged in privileges. Whether the news is true or not, it is certain that the Clippers have no cohesion.
So, the Clippers can't solve the Nuggets anyway, and they won't win more than a game against the Lakers. The Clippers won the Lakers' two regular season games last season. They were the opening game and the Christmas game. At that time, the Lakers hadn't fully adjusted in, and it was normal to lose. In the two regular seasons before the lockout and after the rematch, the Lakers firmly suppressed the Clippers, and the degree was upgraded. The most important person was James.
In the game before the lockout, James had just suppressed Antetokounmpo to reactivate the regular season MVP discussion, and then led the Lakers to deflate Leonard's Clippers. After the rematch, the Lakers still suppressed the Clippers. James was both offensive and defensive at the last minute. On the offensive end, James staged a self-drop and self-recovery in the Clippers penalty area while the four players were waiting for rebounds. He died on the defensive end until Leonard had to dump the pot, and then took care of George himself. Let the Clippers, who were in a very good state of the game, take the lead. Therefore, the Lakers already have a way to suppress the Clippers, but it is a pity that the Clippers themselves were not able to do their best and were eliminated by the Nuggets. The Clippers really can't help the Lakers who eliminated the Nuggets.
From the game, the Lakers and Clippers do have more topics than last season's Western Conference Finals. Leonard has not heard from the off-season so far, George is not enough, Davis is relatively low-key, and only James has huge traffic. But James vs. Leonard, James and Davis vs. Leonard and George, it's really exciting. The Lakers are more inclined to study the Clippers when their opponents in the Western Conference Finals are uncertain, as one of the participants of the Lakers player Dudley said.
On November 8, Lakers guard Green also talked about the Clippers. Green said that last season, the Lakers were the despised team. The media has been hyping the Clippers championship, stronger than the Lakers. Green means that the Lakers don't mind being looked down upon. Green finally said that if he can choose, the Lakers are more willing to play the Clippers. Of course, this is not disrespect for the Nuggets, but personally stifling the dreams and projects of old opponents, which is also very meaningful. But since the Clippers can't even pass the Nuggets, they are not qualified to compare with the championship Lakers. The same goes for the Bucks in the Eastern Conference that were eliminated by the Heat.
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