NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 283 Big score 41, that's it?The new MVP?

"Squeaky-!"

The referee's hurried whistle sounded, causing Green to turn his head and look at the other side very irritablely.

"Why did I foul just now?"

Seeing that the referee looked bad, the other Warriors players quickly pulled the furious Green away.

Since the league introduced the zero-tolerance policy, the referee has become an unambiguous authority. Players can communicate with the referee, but they must not question it, especially because the penalty attacks the referee, otherwise they must be prepared to be blown off the court.

The Warriors have already had a Bogut expelled from the game. If Green is added, this game will not have to be played.

In fact, even now, the possibility of the Warriors wanting to win this game is slim.

A large number of fouls in the first quarter led to the score being pulled away. In the second quarter, Curry was targeted in singles after a pick-and-roll, which consumed a lot of energy. As a result, the Rockets had a 20-point lead in the third quarter.

Whether facing Leonard's Thompson or facing Whiteside's Cousins, the offensive efficiency is greatly reduced without the support of Curry's three-pointer. Thanks to Iguodala, who came off the bench, this game feels good. , and scored three three-pointers, otherwise the point difference will become even bigger.

The team is in a backward stage, which inevitably makes Green impetuous, and the defensive moves can't help but start to become bigger, and various small moves emerge in endlessly.

The foul just now was a malicious foul by Green who became angry because he failed to trap Whiteside when he was grabbing a rebound, and was taken off the offensive rebound by the opponent.

Counting this foul, Green has already committed 4 fouls, and the fourth quarter has not yet started. In such a situation, the Warriors have no way to recover.

Cole also understands this truth. This is not a game to determine the outcome. The entire series will have 7 games. Even if you lose a game at the opponent's home court, it is not the end of the world.

Therefore, after the end of the third quarter, seeing that the team had no hope of making a comeback, Cole chose to replace the entire main lineup, preserve his strength, and start preparing for the next game.

When Curry sat off the court, his clothes were already wet with sweat, his head was covered with a towel, and he couldn't stop panting.

Before this match, he had no idea that his opponent could still fight like this?When Curry was on the court, he doubted his life for a while. Why is everyone targeting himself?Even a soy sauce player like Middleton will not hesitate to play singles with the ball without hesitation when facing himself.

After the three quarters, Curry felt more tired than playing a full game plus two overtimes. The result of hard work has not been able to limit the opponent's scoring, and the frustration of defensive failure is also affecting Curry's mentality.

As the NBA's new MVP, Curry was in high spirits before the game. Although the results of the selection were a bit of a secret operation by the league, he didn't want Wang Chao to easily win the six-game regular season MVP and completely monopolize this era. Only with a certain ability to compete with Wang Chao for this MVP can he finally have a chance to be selected.

In the past five years, even if the league has such an idea, it has not been able to find any player comparable to Wang Chao, not even James during the Heat period.

This regular season MVP gave Curry a lot of confidence, but this confidence was severely shattered in this game.

112: 94.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets won the series for the first time by 18 points.

The new MVP was targeted infinitely in this game. The defensive end was too exhausted, which made it difficult to do anything offensively. The audience only made 21 of 5 shots, especially 12 of 2 three-pointers, only 15 points and 5 points. Assists 6 turnovers accounted for.

Another member of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson performed slightly better than Curry, but under Leonard's full coverage, he was actually not much better.

16投6中，三分球9中3，得到20分。

Cousins ​​scored the most points for the Warriors. Even though it was hard for Whiteside to defend him, Cousins ​​is an All-Star center with outstanding offensive ability. He scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 24 assists on 8 of 4 shots.

It's just that the three players with the strongest personal abilities in the Warriors team only performed like this, and losing is naturally a matter of course.

Losing the game is actually not a big deal. There is no team in this league that has never lost a game, but what makes the Warriors feel bad is that even after the game is over, they still haven't figured out how to deal with the Rockets' unlimited pick-and-roll military training. method.

If it is Butler with a low shooting percentage from outside the three-point line or Middleton with a little lack of personal ability, the Warriors can take the risk of going around the pick-and-roll to prevent Curry from being singled out and stared at.

But if it was just Wang Chao doing this move, it would be impossible for the Warriors to allow Wang Chao after the pick-and-roll to make an open shot from the three-point line.

This is almost an unsolvable dead end, unless Curry can qualitatively improve his defensive ability, can effectively reduce the opponent's offensive efficiency, and at the same time retain enough physical strength on the offensive end, otherwise there will be no solution.

No way, who told you that Curry is the core of the team, and it doesn't matter if you score in singles on the defensive end, but you can't do it without you on the offensive end?

Two days later, until the start of Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors failed to figure out a solution.

The result was that in the second game, Curry continued to be singled out for frequent military training.

Wang Chao's singles with the ball should not be too simple for Curry, and he doesn't even need other offensive skills. It's just a dry pull-up shot from the outside, and Curry can't do anything about it.

Although Curry, who is 1 meters tall, has the nickname "Golden State LaVine" and has "amazing" jumping ability, even if he takes off with all his strength, he still can't reach Wang Chao's shot.

But Wang Chao did not use the pull-up too much. For him, no matter who is defending against the Warriors, scoring is easy and simple. The main purpose of switching to Curry in the pick-and-roll is to consume his physical strength on the defensive end. , Let it do nothing on the offensive end.

Under this goal, it is a relief for Curry to make a dry shot from the outside, because he only needs to follow Wang Chao's defense, a symbolic defense, and it will not be too tiring.

Therefore, Wang Chao seldom makes shots, and in most cases he will choose the breakthrough with the ball that consumes the most energy.

Wang Chao is not afraid of being tired. Wang Chao, who has already reached the full value of 99 physical strength, plus the physical blessing of the upgraded version of the long-distance runner talent, is a hunk who can easily fill the audience. It's completely different.

Even if there is Bogut inside, Green and others can help him defend and defend, but Wang Chaochao's super strength often squeezes him around and staggers.

It's not that the Warriors have tried to rescue Curry.

When the Rockets perform a pick-and-roll to form a dislocation, Green will cooperate with Curry to double-team Wang Chao directly, trying to force Wang Chao to make a pass error, but the tactic failed.

Faced with two double-teams, Wang Chao passed the ball calmly.

It is not so easy to double-team Wang Chao, at least it has to be James, and Green's level of defensive players can come with two talents. The combination of Green + Curry is not enough to block Wang Chao's passing route .

In this game, Bogut was no longer whistled for a malicious foul. Protecting the rim at the basket was of great help to the overall defensive improvement of the Warriors. Some strength caused the Warriors to lose again.

107:99, a big score of 2:0.

Curry continued his poor performance in this game, scoring only 20 points on 6 of 17 shots.

After the two games, the entire league was disappointed with the Warriors and Curry, the new MVP.

"I originally thought that the Warriors, whose record was only one game behind the Rockets during the regular season, might become a long-lost rival for the Warriors in the playoffs. I didn't expect the gap in strength between the two teams to be so large."

"With the same lineup structure, the same running and bombing tactics and small ball lineup, the Rockets are not only more accurate than the Warriors on the perimeter, but also ahead of the Warriors in defensive ability and athletic ability. The scoring rate, and even the second offense, the Rockets are more dominant, it's not a close matchup at all."

"The most disappointing thing is undoubtedly the star of the Warriors, the new MVP Stephen Curry. People have high hopes for him this season. After all, he broke Wang Chao's five-year monopoly on the regular season MVP. He is the new MVP. The only rising star in the NBA in this era who has a chance to challenge Wang Chao."

"But what about the result? In the Rockets' infinite pick-and-roll misplacement, Curry was completely shattered by Wang Chao on the defensive end, and he did nothing on the offensive end he is best at. I am afraid that Wang Chao, who is facing him, will be very disappointed. , That's it? Are you worthy of stealing my MVP?"

"The Warriors have no way to solve the Rockets' tactics against them. Even if they return to the home court, it will be difficult to do anything. This is the gap in the strength of the core players of the two teams, and there is no way to smooth it out. The players are only stronger than the Warriors, so how could they lose?"

On May 5, in the third game of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors, who returned to their home court, finally played a big game. To be exact, it was Klay Thompson who was silent for two games, and finally came a Buddha's light .

In this game, Thompson's touch was extremely hot. Even in the face of Leonard's defense, his shooting percentage was still astonishingly high. He made 19 of 12 shots, 9 of 7 three-pointers, and 10 of 9 free throws. Scoring 40 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, coupled with Cousins' 24 points and 10 rebounds, finally won the game with 115:109.

Curry's game remained the same, scoring 15 points on 6 of 16 shots, but thanks to Thompson's performance, he finally won a victory, chasing the big score to 1:2, at least there is still a glimmer of hope left.

It's just that this hope is also a fleeting dream.

Because two days later, in the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals on May 5, the Rockets were in full bloom. While six players scored in double figures, Wang Chao, Leonard, and Butler all scored more than 25 points. In the first quarter of the game, he scored a super high score of 6 points.

On the other hand, for the Warriors, Curry finally recovered slightly, scoring 18 points and 8 assists on 23 of 4 shots. However, Thompson, who was illuminated by Buddha in the last game, entered the big recruiting period in this game, and only 13 points were recorded on 6 of 15 shots. , The team scored only 106 points in total.

When the game progressed to the fourth quarter, the Warriors fans all held their heads in despair.

Losing this game, the score of 3:1 will mean that the Warriors have almost no chance of a comeback, especially when the fifth series will go to Houston, the home of the Rockets, to take the lead to win?
I originally thought that the matchup between the Rockets and the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals would be a fierce battle, but I didn’t expect the situation to be so one-sided. The Warriors were completely beaten by the Rockets by pulling their hair and hitting their faces. There is no way to fight back.

"This Rockets team is really too strong. The most frightening thing is that they are not only strong by Wang Chao alone, but other players are also very strong. Leonard, who was selected to the best second team and defensive first team, put Thompson in the entire series. The suppression was almost impossible to hold up, and the performance of the three-team player Butler in the series was not inferior to Leonard, and the average scoring of the two players in the series was around 20 points, which ensured the offensive firepower of the Rockets."

After the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, the entire league believed that the Warriors had no hope. Now, only the Cleveland Cavaliers can prevent the Rockets from creating a dynasty for three consecutive championships.

The matchup in the Western Conference Finals was almost one-sided crushing, while the crushing in the Eastern Conference Finals was even more thorough.

After four games, the Cavaliers directly sent the Eagles a clean 4:0, sweeping their opponents and advancing to the finals first.

Although the regular season record is mediocre, since entering the playoffs, the state of the Cavaliers has gradually improved. In the first round, the second round, and the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers all defeated their opponents by a large score. It is not only James, Irving, and Er Beed, Gasol and others have all performed well, which makes people sigh, and it is indeed the team with the most luxurious lineup in the league.

Now that the Warriors have been completely defeated by the Rockets, people who don't want the "Big Devil" Rockets to win the final championship can only expect that the Cavaliers can defeat the Rockets in the finals and crush the Devil's conspiracy.

On May 5, Game 27 of the Western Conference Finals.

The Rockets ushered in the Warriors at home.

In this game, the offensive efficiency of the two teams was not high. The Warriors did everything they could to avoid being eliminated. Green and Bogut both left the field with 6 fouls. Cousins ​​and Igor Dara also had 5 fouls.

But this kind of tough battle, the Rockets have experienced many times in the past, and the most important thing is that Wang Chao will not give the Warriors any chance to comeback. He is not the Thunder team led by Durant next year. The Warriors came back after falling behind 1:3 in 3 consecutive sets.

When the other players felt bad, Wang Chao made 26 of 15 shots and 11 of 8 three-pointers. Counting free throws, he scored 45 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He single-handedly led the Rockets to defeat the Warriors 104:97. Defeated the Warriors with a big score of 4:1 and reached the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year!
(End of this chapter)