I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 202 202. Sweep!East Champions!The strongest showdown!Battle of the pinnacle!

At present, outside fans are discussing the Eagles vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Condors vs. Sharks, as if the two teams' entry into the finals is already a certainty, and they don't care about the feelings of the Pacers and Timberwolves.

Facts have proved that there is indeed not much suspense in the Western Conference Finals.

5月21日，湖人客场92：85击败森林狼，大比分4：1晋级总决赛。

科比-布莱恩特是这场比赛表现最出色的球员，全场出战41分钟，24投10中，三分球8中2，罚球10中9，砍下31分8篮板4助攻1抢断和1次封盖。

"Shark" O'Neal only took 10 shots, but also handed over 19 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks.

森林狼球星“狂人”斯普雷维尔全场18投仅有4中，得到12分5篮板4助攻，惨遭科比打爆。

Center Irvin Johnson also couldn't withstand the ravages of the Sharks. The 2 points and 3 rebounds in the game looked like a joke. It was hard to believe that this guy turned out to be the starting center for the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. .

The Timberwolves only caused a little trouble for the Lakers in the first game of the series. In that game, the Timberwolves won the Lakers by 2 points, and the other four games were lost to the Lakers.

The worst thing was the third game of the series. The Timberwolves only scored 71 points, and they were pushed to the ground by the Lakers and frantically rubbed against each other.

The most amazing thing in this series is the matchup between "Sugar Man" Olowokandi and O'Neal.

Olowokandi successfully restricted the "big shark" in the third game. He couldn't defend him from the front, but he could use some other means to consume O'Neal and reduce his shooting percentage.

In that game, O'Neal played 40 minutes, 10 of 4 shots, 14 of 6 free throws, 14 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and the most 6 turnovers in the game. "Shark" O'Neal shot only 40% , this kind of thing is rare.

In this round of the series, the three-headed monsters of the Timberwolves did not perform satisfactorily. The reason why they can achieve the first record in the Western Conference in the regular season is because they are better at playing downwind. There has been a Waterloo-style decline in performance.

With the addition of "Glove" Payton and Karl Malone this season, the "Alien" Cassell's No. [-] advantage is not so great.

Moreover, Kassel only played for more than a minute in the third game of the series, and missed all the next games due to a ligament strain. The Timberwolves lacked an important rotation player at the No. The two games ushered in a collapse.

“狂人”斯普雷维尔的投篮命中率不高，系列赛场均出手21.2次只能得到23分4篮板4助攻1抢断。

On the surface, Sprewell's data is not much worse than Kobe's, but in fact, Kobe's average number of shots per game is only 18.6, and his scoring efficiency is much higher than that of Madman.

Sprewell's shooting percentage in the Western Conference Finals was only 36.4%. He didn't take advantage of Kobe's face-to-face confrontation. He only played a phenomenal performance occasionally, but most of the time he was defeated by Kobe's excellent Defensive ability is locked.

Garnett averaged 24 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.7%.This is definitely a very luxurious set of personal data. Unfortunately, Garnett is not good at scoring, especially the ability to kill the game at critical moments. He is not a star behind Kobe and O'Neal.

This also led to the fact that when the two teams fell into anxiety in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves could only let the "Madman" Sprewell face Kobe's defense and shoot endlessly by himself. Garnett at most contributed some mid-range shots on both sides. , and the high position plays the role of a second transfer station after receiving a pass from a teammate.

Before the "Alien" Cassel was injured, the Timberwolves still had three people who could use their personal abilities to score on the court, but with Cassel's injury, the Timberwolves' offensive burden was all transferred to Garnett and Sprewell .

Szczerbiak was like an undercover agent in the Western Conference Finals series. As a striker with a height of more than two meters, his shooting percentage was only 34.8%, which is not as good as the "madman" Sprewell who was targeted , this performance is somewhat unacceptable.

Many Timberwolves fans blamed Szczerbiak for the loss. It hurts morale to always fail to make open shots. Even the Lakers' role player Devin George is more reliable than him. The field goal percentage was 43.6%.

The Timberwolves also thought about letting Devin George shoot from the outside, and then let the extra players pinch the star, but it failed in the end.

No matter how strong Devin George is, he will always be more reliable than Szczerbiak in this round of the series. The Timberwolves really don't dare to be tough with the Lakers.

The Lakers players were interviewed after the game, and "Shark" O'Neal commented on Souter. "I am ready to meet his challenge. If he wants to be the ultimate winner, he must pass me. Self-confidence is a good thing for young people, but blind self-confidence will only harm themselves."

The league has begun to hype the duel between "the strongest favorite to win the championship and the strongest dark horse to win the championship". Both the Lakers and the Eagles have many players who can score on the court. The lineup background of the two teams is very good. The finals will be very exciting.

The Eagles won't keep the Lakers waiting, no one cares about the Pacers anymore.

5月22日，老鹰系列赛第四场113：90击败步行者，4：0横扫对手顺利进入总决赛。

The Pacers fought for face, but the morale of the players was very low. On the other hand, the morale of the Eagles was strong. The players played without pressure. This also made the role players attack more decisively. The game was spent in less than three quarters. Contest.

Leading the opponent with a big score of 3:0, it doesn't matter if you lose this game, you can still advance when you return to the home court, and the fault tolerance rate in this round of the series is extremely high.

Players are more daring to score without pressure. Everyone is Michael Jordan, so the Hawks swept their opponents 4:0. It has long been a foregone conclusion.

Suter also played in the way agreed before the game. He never forced a shot when the opportunity was not too good. After getting the ball, he was mainly responsible for attracting the defense to organize the attack.Steve Nash took more shots, taking care of cuts and catch-and-shoots, and occasionally one-on-one with the ball on Jamal Tinsley.

So did head coach Mike Woodson, who encouraged Nash to take more shots in Game [-] of the series because he believed Nash had a big personal advantage over Jamal Tinsley.

One of these two is a player who was selected as an All-Star in the East this year, and the other is a defensive blue-collar who can't even sit firmly in the starting lineup. If Nash can't play a personal advantage, I'm really sorry for his current worth of tens of millions.

The Pacers' defensive system is notoriously tough, good at dragging opponents into their game rhythm to play together, and then defeating opponents with rich game experience.

The two biggest advantages of the Eagles in this round of the series are Nash and Rasheed Wallace. It is difficult for Suter to get an easy shot. Take turns guarding against him. At most, the Pacers had three players double-team Souter, allowing Souter to experience the treatment of a peak Kobe.

Suter is responsible for organizing the pass to attract the defensive center of gravity and pass the ball to open players. He could not do this job well before, but with the continuous improvement of his personal strength, Suter is now perfectly qualified for this position.

The Hawks were Nash, Stephen Jackson and Rasheed Wallace, with Souter and Derek Anderson making occasional shots.

系列赛第四场史蒂夫-纳什出场32分钟，个人18投11中，三分球7中4，罚球4中4，砍下30分3篮板8助攻还有2次抢断。

苏特10投6中，三分球2中1，罚球6中4，得到17分11篮板7助攻3封盖。

斯蒂芬-杰克逊14投7中，三分球4中1，罚球2中1，得到16分7篮板5助攻1抢断。

拉希德-华莱士则用超过75%的投篮命中率砍下17分8篮板3助攻1封盖。

The four stars played a lot of wonderful offensive cooperation. Even if only four of the Hawks scored in double figures, the Pacers couldn't stand this wave of offensive at all.

The Pacers also scored in double figures with four players, but veteran Reggie Miller was not included.

雷吉-米勒的表现比上场比赛还要差劲，全场出战36分钟，进攻方面10投仅1中，三分球7中0，罚球2中2，只得到4分2篮板3助攻和1次抢断。

Many fans have sighed after watching the game. Reggie Miller is really unable to move this year. Once the Eagles' defensive intensity against him increases, his offensive efficiency will immediately decline visible to the naked eye. It is not easy to come up with opportunities for the catch and shoot that he is good at.

After all, an old Reggie Miller can't run other people, and can't hit his opponent. Basically, every shot is a pull-up jumper against the defender.When he was young, Miller might still be able to play a little bit, but now, when Reggie Miller faces high-intensity defense, he can only occasionally hit a few three-pointers by picking up leaks.

Many people think that Reggie Miller is seriously overrated, and he lacks the personal honor and record that he can show.Of course, in fact, he has also been brilliant, and the data of the previous few seasons proves this, especially his contribution in three-pointers.

阿泰斯特的表现要好一些，全场20投10中，罚球12中6，得到26分8篮板4助攻2抢断2封盖，阿泰斯特是空砍，但罚球命中率同样只有50%。

The Eagles have become a super dark horse this season. The team reached the finals again after decades. Suter casually said a few words in the interview, and he was the one who felt the least among the Eagles players.

Many reporters found this inconceivable. Although Suter said with a smile that he was very happy, everyone could see that his heart was calm, as if he hadn't become extremely excited because of winning the Eastern Conference championship. It is indeed a bit abnormal to put it on a rookie player.

Reaching the finals has long been within Suter's personal expectations. After the first game against the Pacers, he has already made mental preparations in advance. The biggest challenge has not yet begun. How could Suter be like everyone else? excited.

Although the Lakers have had some infighting this season, compared with teams like the Pacers and Knicks, the threat brought by the Lakers is definitely a challenge that the Eagles have never encountered this season.

Unexpectedly, Suter's indifferent appearance was self-defeating, making him the most aggressive person at the press conference, and he appeared more confident when standing with other teammates, just like a basketball comic. The boy in white.

In an interview, Suter emphasized this matter with a serious face. "We have to win the finals this year. I know it will be very difficult, but if we lose in the finals, this summer will definitely become very sad. I worked hard all season and fell in the last round of the series. I can't imagine how much this kind of thing will affect the players."

He said these words not only for himself, but also for his teammates around him. Next, everyone must work hard together, show all their strengths, and have no reservations.

Although a star's overall runner-up can also improve his historical status, after all, the other [-] or so teams have not even been contaminated by the championship, but Suter does not want to experience this feeling at all.

He has to be like Michael Jordan, or die before the finals, go home early to fish, and wait until next year to make a comeback.Either maintain a god-like performance in the finals and make all the opponents who meet him frightened, instead of daring to shout at himself before the finals.

The reporter asked: "After entering the finals, what do you think is the advantage of the Eagles?"

"I think the biggest advantage of the Eagles is the desire for a championship, and our lineup is younger. Once the game falls into anxiety, it will definitely have the upper hand in terms of physical strength."

"I know some people will say that all the Lakers players have more experience than us. Payton, Malone, Kobe, O'Neal, these people have led the team to the finals, but I think hard work is more important than experience, O'Neal They have already won three championships with Kobe, and this season they have had some internal conflicts because of their tactical status, and they are not in harmony with each other, so their era has passed, and it is our turn next." Su Te replied with a smile on his face.

Many reporters couldn't help laughing when they heard this. What a straightforward answer.He even bluntly said that their era has passed, and his era is next. Does he think that the Lakers, who have already reached the finals, will be willing to hand over the championship to others?

Even though the Lakers do have many internal conflicts, at this stage of the game, winning the championship is more important than all conflicts.

Suter is using this method to cheer for his teammates. He mentioned the number of championships of Kobe and O'Neal, as well as the conflicts that have occurred within the Lakers, all in order to tell his teammates not to underestimate the enemy. Strong, but this Lakers team is by no means invincible as people imagined.

After the game, the media generally gave the Eagles players a super high personal evaluation.

"Although the Vulture failed to score 30 points in two consecutive games, he can always play a double-double or even a triple-double. No matter what role the team needs him to play, he can complete the task very well. He is the new The most incomprehensible all-around fighter in the Alliance of the Ages."

"The Hawks have re-entered the Finals after decades. The Vultures are still calm in the face of the media. He is definitely a terrifying rookie and an ambitious star. In his rookie season, he wanted to stand At the top of the league, we have reason to believe that the future belongs to him."

"Rashed Wallace is shooting so much in the playoffs this year, he finally proved himself and proved that his contract is not a garbage contract. After partnering with the Vultures inside, Wallace can get There are a lot of easy shots, and there is no need to worry about being bandaged, and their tacit offensive cooperation is the key to the Eagles' ability to sweep their opponents for three consecutive rounds."

"Steve Nash is not only a creative passer, he also showed his offensive fangs in this year's playoffs. In the finals, he will start with the famous "Glove" Payton The most direct matchup, in this group of spear and shield confrontation, Nash, who reached the finals for the first time in his career, may bring surprises to fans."

"Stephen Jackson must become firm and increase his desire to shoot. As long as he can do it, he will be the most advantageous player for the Eagles in the finals. The only small forward position in the Lakers starting lineup is a role player Devin- George, if he can beat George, the Hawks will have a great chance to win the championship."

With the outside world reporting on the Hawks' starters, the media habitually ignored another starter, Derek Anderson.

Even though his performance in this year's playoffs is also very good, compared with the other four stars in the Hawks' starting lineup, Derek - Anderson does have a little less "presence".

(End of this chapter)