basketball pope

Chapter 874 [Single wave, take five consecutive championships]

In the Western Conference finals, when Curry continued to truce, the Clippers still won two games in a row, leading 2-0.

Zach LaVine served as the starting point guard, and Devin Booker came off the bench. Both of them have good dribbling abilities. All they have to do is dribble the ball to the frontcourt to pass teammates, then pull away and run to find opportunities.

The Clippers are responsible for organizing Gasol, Draymond, Jokic, and Antetokounmpo, and the ball still runs smoothly.

The inside strategy is Yang Rui's signature tactic. He only focuses on the point guard organization when Paul is there. Pulling out the inside can create dislocation opportunities, and relying on the height advantage to pass the ball is not easy to be disturbed.

The Thunder returned to the home court and moved back to a game. Durant and Westbrook scored 30+ points each, and shot more than 50% from the field. Five people on the team scored in double figures.

In the playoffs, the shooting percentage of the second and second juniors was very low, with an average of 22.6 and 21.8 shots per game. It did not seem like they were going to win the game, but were fighting for the ball. good words.

Some experts believe that the key to this Thunder win lies in center Adams, who withstood the impact of the Clippers inside.

Adams is very good defensively. He can always make opponents feel uncomfortable. He keeps making small movements. Sometimes his arms lock joints and make opponents scream in pain. Giving people an elbow in secret, slapping people in the face when blocking caps, etc.

Yes, Adams didn't play very cleanly. In this life, he once again angered Draymond Green, who had a lot of small moves. In the fourth game, Draymond made him understand what it means to "send a swollen chicken"!
In the second quarter, Draymond's breakthrough with the ball was blocked by Adams, and the two collided. At first, the referee ruled that Adams fouled, but Adams threw himself on the street, so the referee went to watch the video together.

It can be clearly seen from the video of the game that when Draymond got up, his hands were obviously swung up, and his feet were kicking up, hitting Adams in the crotch, and the latter fell to the ground in pain. .After a video replay, the referee called Draymond a flagrant foul.

Yang Rui immediately replaced Draymond for ideological education. Although the wicked have their own grind, the "chasing eggs" is too limitless, and he doesn't want to see it again in the future.

The two sides stalemate until the last 2 minutes. LaVine and Middleton's chasing three-pointers opened the point difference to 7 points.

The next game, Curry came back, and the Clippers didn't give the Thunder another chance. They won 106-88 at home and advanced to the finals 4-1.

最后一战杜兰特发挥不错，19投10中，三分球7中3，罚球4中4，得到27分7篮板3助攻。

维斯布鲁克太差了，21投7中，三分球6中2，罚球4中3，得到19分7篮板13助攻。

Roberson and Waiters are also outrageous, and the Thunder team's shooting percentage is only 38.2%.

At the press conference, Durant looked gloomy. He had decided to leave the Thunder in the summer. He has won four scoring titles since he entered the league, and he has not won the MVP or the finals.He doubts that if he renews his contract with the Thunder with a high salary, he will never want to win the championship in his life.

Durant wants to form a group with other stars, and the resistance is much greater than Yang Rui's previous life, because James has always been in the Cavaliers, people will definitely compare him with "Zhan Loyalty".

Later in the Eastern Conference finals, the Wizards eliminated the Cavaliers 4-2.

The Wizards signed Tom Thibodeau as their coach last summer, taking the overall defense to a higher level.

The management signed the blue-collar insider Bismack Biyombo for 2 million in 600 years and became the most crucial signing.Biyombo is 206cm tall and has a wingspan of 235cm. Although he is a poor offensive player, he is very strong in defense. He can not only change pick-and-rolls, but also assist in blocking shots. He also has a good rebounding ability.

Biyombo faced James, and the confrontation was completely true. He even blocked James' dunk with his hands like a volleyball block once, which made the emperor very shameless.

Center Gortat is good on offense and defense, and is one of the top ten centers in the league, averaging 13.5 points and 10 rebounds per game this season.

The Wizards' perimeter lineup is also very beautiful, starting with John Wall, Klay Thompson, Chandler Parsons, and backup Raymond Sessions, Gary Neal and Jared Dudley.

The Cavaliers were ruined by a poor lineup. Mozgov and TT Thompson were both blue-collar workers. Frye was able to open up space, and the defense was too soft to protect rebounds.

Although in Yang Rui's previous life, Love joined the Cavaliers as a "guofu", but when he is gone, the Cavaliers don't even have an insider who can play inside and out, and they can't combine inside and outside.

The Cavaliers only have point guard Isiah Thomas who can share James' offensive pressure. In this series, his performance overwhelmed Wall. In the fourth game, Wall defended 23 of 8 shots, 8 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 1 free throws. , with only 18 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, the Cavaliers once tied the total score at 2 to 2.

Wall also only made 17 of 7 shots in Game [-]. Unfortunately, except for James, the Cavaliers also felt bad and failed to win.

After being eliminated, James is also desperate. Let alone winning the championship with a single core this year, there are two outstanding scorers in the team, the others are blue-collar, and the offensive end is not enough.

Even if he reaches the finals, James does not believe that the Cavaliers can beat the Clippers to win the championship. The strength gap is too obvious.

The Wizards also did not have much confidence in defeating the Clippers to win the championship. Except for Parsons, the team had no experience in the finals.The good news is that because they are at a disadvantage, there is no pressure on the Wizards players, and the media won't hold on to them if they lose.

Thibodeau said in an interview that players who play at a normal level are winning.

The major media are optimistic about the Clippers for five consecutive championships, and the fans are also one-sided in support of the Clippers. President Adam Silva has even more headaches. He does not want the league to have a dominant situation, even if there is a team that can compete with the Clippers. Competition is also good.

Fortunately, the Wizards Finals created some threats for the Clippers.

Relying on Klay Thompson's 42-point performance, the Wizards beat the Clippers in the second game and won a hard-won away victory with a total score of 1-1.

Back at home, the Wizards first lost a game. In the fourth game, Thompson stood up again. He hit 8 three-pointers, scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the Wizards to a 115-112 victory with a total score of 2-2.

In this finals, Thompson completely overshadowed Wall. He is recognized as the number one core of the Wizards. His scoring ability is very strong.

In the regular season against the Kings, Thompson scored 13 points on all 37 shots in the third quarter and scored 54 points.Now he has pulled the Wizards out of the abyss with the power of one person, and performed the single-player "God descends to the world" twice.

However, the overall strength of the Clippers is still better.After that, Yang Rui reused Middleton and Antetokounmpo in the wheel battle, and entangled Thompson in the audience, making it difficult for him to catch the ball and disrupt the rhythm of the attack. He became a blacksmith in defense.

On the offensive end, Curry and Danny Green showed their power and made three-pointers in a row.

Danny Green is really a big heart. The regular season is still Huang Armatilin. The performance in the first two rounds of the playoffs is mediocre. As soon as he enters the finals, he explodes. The three-point shooting rate is 50%. As long as the Wizards dare to double-team Curry, they will give Green was almost certain to hit, and everyone who voted for the Wizards was terrified.

It doesn't matter if Antetokounmpo, Draymond Green, LaVine and others have all become blacksmiths. The two outsiders and insiders Gasol and Whiteside played the Wizards and won the championship again 4-2.

(End of this chapter)