The strongest champion puzzle

Easy sweep
Whether the Pacers can win the game depends not on the performance of Paul George, but on the performance of Lowry and DeRozan.

The two cores of the Raptors were like shit, so the Pacers won the fourth game, and the score between the two sides became 2:2.

The Pacers adjusted their starting lineup this time, and Myles Turner won the starting lineup. They can finally play the familiar double inside line, but this is definitely not the main reason for winning. The garbage brothers are well-deserved.

In the fourth game between the Thunder and the Mavericks, Deron was injured in less than a minute, and then the Mavericks were blown inside and outside. The gap in strength was really big.

To be honest, the gap between the top eight in the West is wider than that in the East.

What everyone is most concerned about in this game is that Durant moved too much when defending Justin Anderson after there was no suspense in the game, and was ejected for a level 2 malicious foul.

Of course, the Thunder successfully won the match point.

After the game, Donovan talked about the topic of Durant's expulsion. He said, "From my point of view, this is just an ordinary foul. Where it was played. We all know what kind of a guy he is, he's kind, he's humble, he doesn't mean to. And he's tried to apologize to the opposing player before he exits the game."

He may not believe such words himself, but he has to say so.

Durant may not have done it on purpose, but he can be kind on the court.

For the Mavericks, coach Carlisle affirmed the team's fighting spirit, but he was also very helpless about the gap in strength between the two sides and the constant injuries in the team, "Deron will not play again this season, Barea is not 100 per cent fit, Mejri has a strain, it's not clear yet."

On April 4, the fourth battle between the Warriors and the Rockets began, and Curry also started.

Curry rested for two games and his touch needs to be adjusted, but Zhang Xiaotian, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all feel good.

After Curry missed a trial shot, Zhang Xiaotian and Klay Thompson hit one after another.

As for the rocket on the edge of the cliff, the attack was not very decisive.

So although Curry didn't drive, the Warriors still firmly suppressed the Rockets.

During the rotation period, Harden still stayed on the court without rest, and the Rockets had no other way.

Unexpectedly, Beasley played a surprise role at this time. He scored 7 points in a row and Harden's three-pointer at the last moment. The Rockets tied the score with these 10 points in the last minute.

After tying the score, the Rockets rekindled their confidence. At the beginning of the second quarter, Howard dominated the basket, grabbed offensive rebounds and dunks in a row, and got a double-double in the half, as if returning to the peak moment.

The Warriors did not panic, and the 12 players played slowly according to their own rhythm.

Is doing this in the playoffs playing with fire? The Warriors said that being strong is willful.

Although Howard broke out and Beasley was outnumbered, the Rockets still have no substantial threat to the Rockets.

After the main force came on the field, Zhang Xiaotian played two consecutive games and added an assist to help the team equalize the score by the way.

The Rockets this season are still too weak to catch them even if given a chance.

Beasley still played well after playing again, and the referees began to sympathize with the weak. With more than twice the number of free throws, the Rockets still saved face in the first half and barely tied with the Warriors.

The confrontation was not too intense, but problems arose on both sides.

In the last second of the first half, Curry slipped while defending and injured his knee.

During the warm-up at halftime, Curry still felt that something was wrong, and he could not play again after scoring 6 points in the first half.

Logically speaking, Curry has a relatively heavy weight, but the Rockets would not be able to beat the Rockets without Curry, let alone lose a starter.

At the beginning of the second half, the Warriors hit consecutive three-pointers, forcibly expanding the score advantage.

Zhang Xiaotian, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green all scored in double figures in a single quarter.

The Rockets actually have a lot of opportunities, because they are concerned about their inside, and the Warriors have shrunk their defense. Unfortunately, they hit three-pointers in a row.

With the ebb and flow, the Warriors led by 20 points at once.

This time, the substitute players failed to save the Rockets. Under the pressure of going home after losing, the Rockets collapsed directly.

Sweeping 4:0, even though Curry had a small problem, the Warriors still swept their opponents. This is the strength of the league's number one record in the regular season.

This time Zhang Xiaotian clocked out of get off work early, but he also got the data of 22+5+5.

In the playoffs, he was clearly stronger than in the regular season.

Regarding the promotion, the Warriors are very calm, it can only be said that they played normally.

After the game, when talking about Curry's situation, Coach Cole was also extremely cautious.He said that Curry's right knee needs to be reviewed by MRI. It is not easy to say whether the injury is serious. After Curry went off the court, our players felt like we need to be more united, we are one and we need to support each other."

"I slipped, I fell, and I got hurt. My team is so good, that's it." Curry was reluctant to say more in an interview.

He must have been a little uncomfortable with consecutive injuries in the playoffs.

Lie Ying is not bad, but he is a very proud man.

"For us, poor defense cost the team the series, our focus on the court was so poor, and when we needed to focus in the game, people suddenly lost it all, our focus Not as good as them, it’s as simple as that.” After losing the game, the head coach of the Rockets could only leave angry words.

He understood that he, the acting head coach, was doomed to fail to become a regular.

However, on the same day, three unlucky teams were swept.

The game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies was the least suspenseful in the series. They still won a big victory and settled the battle in three quarters. Leonard was completely unstoppable.

This game is also the 245th playoff game in Duncan's career. "Stone Buddha" also successfully surpassed Robert Horry's 244 games and rose to the second place in history. Zhang Xiaotian also sent a text message to congratulate.

And the Cavaliers swept the Pistons, as everyone expected.

The Pistons did not admit defeat as early as the previous two teams. They persisted until the last second, but their skills were inferior and they lost by 2 points.

If the Pistons want to go further in the playoffs, they need to find a system that is more suitable for the team.

Drummond sat on the bench for the last 6 minutes of the last game, and this is still the case.

All-star insiders can only watch their teammates lose because of free throw problems. The players must do better, but there must be problems with the team's tactics. If you abandon the strongest point, how can you win.

(End of this chapter)