Legend of Tomorrow

The Thunder did not let the Suns wait too long, eliminating the Spurs 4-2 and advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

The Spurs' overall cooperation is more tacit, and they play many subtle tactics in every game and make more achievements. However, they lost, and the fans couldn't understand why?

Thunder's newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, have high morale and are full of confidence. Sometimes winning or losing depends on aura and mentality. The Spurs are worse equipped than the Thunder, their players are not talented enough, and their aura can no longer suppress the Thunder. How can they win?

The Thunder's one-on-one tactics are very powerful, but the Spurs don't have a super scorer, and their key goals are not as good as the Thunder's.

Stone Buddha Duncan was defended like a dumb against Chandler. In the series, he averaged only 12.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 47.8% from the field.

Chandler is good at interfering close to the penalty area and preventing back-up hits. Duncan pulls out to cover and then catches the ball and makes a mid-range shot. His hit rate is not guaranteed.

Duncan's performance in the playoffs in the past two years has been very poor, shooting less than 40% from mid-range. In Guo Xu's previous life, Duncan also struggled during this period. The Spurs were eliminated by the Grizzlies in the first round, and the Grizzlies created a black eight miracle when Gay was injured and absent.

The Spurs have a fatal weakness. The team only has one orthodox small forward in Richard Jefferson. After Jefferson comes off the court, Ginobili serves as a small forward. Neither of them can guard Durant alone. They were forced to use a double-team tactic. Once Durant passed the ball, the Thunder role players could also open up.

At this time, Spurs fans hated the team's decision to give up Granger, who was the best candidate to guard Durant, and let him go in vain. Granger is now an All-Star with the Heat and has become one of the top ten small forwards in the league.

If the Thunder didn't have a gold medal undercover who shot less than 40% but dared to take more than 20 shots per game, it wouldn't be surprising that the Spurs were swept by the Thunder. In the second quarter, the Thunder were led by the talented DeRozan, and Gary Neal and George Hill couldn't guard him one-on-one.

The Thunder started the Western Conference Finals after a day off, and Westbrook lived up to expectations and continued undercover.

In the first game, he made 3 of 15 shots, 8 of 10 free throws, and scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, helping the Suns easily win 124-105 and get off to a good start.

Durant scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Horford scored 22 points and 10 rebounds to no avail. The role players were in a sluggish state.

The Thunder were beaten by the Suns in the regular season Christmas game, and the Suns knew how to deal with their singles tactics.

D'Antoni arranges a 122 zone defense, and Thunder players can only focus on mid-range shots. If they hit the low post, they will be double-teamed.

Sefolosha and Daequan Cook took the ball in the open.

Each hit two three-pointers, but they only took 6 shots in total. If they were not open, they could only move the ball.

Wei Shao performed well in the second game, making 7 of 15 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 46.7% from the field.

Horford and Durant scored 23 points and 28 points respectively, both shooting over 50%. However, the Thunder still lost 108 to 113.

The Suns' offense was stronger. Under Guo Xu's organization, five players scored in double figures, and the total score was 2-0.

Guo Xu scored 15 points in the final quarter and used three three-pointers, including a two-meter long three-pointer from the three-point line to extinguish the Thunder's counterattack momentum.

In the third game, Durant was completely out of shape. He made 7 of 22 shots and 0 of 8 three-pointers. He barely managed 24 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists by relying on 10 of 11 free throws. Wei Shao made 8 of 20 shots, 13 of 14 free throws, 30 points, 4 assists, and 7 turnovers.

This is completely unplayable. The Suns defeated the Thunder 123-97, taking a 3-0 lead.

The number of free throws between the two teams was 46 to 18. The referees tried their best to help the Thunder win a game, but Guo Xu was too accurate. He made 18 of 27 shots, 10 of 17 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 52 points and 5 assists. .

No matter how many free throws you take, it's not as clean as throwing the ball in directly.

Thunder fans also discovered a terrible truth this time. Wei Shao is very physically strong, but he really has no brains. He relied on the screen to force a breakthrough and went to the basket for a layup. He missed Guo Xu and was unable to get back. He was chased by Guo Xu and counterattacked no less than ten times.

The paradox is that if Wei Shao doesn't break through, he will be of little use on the court. The threat from mid-to-long distance is not as good as Suns backup guard Dragic.

As the Thunder fought back, Wei Shao began to dare to take responsibility again, making 11 of 28 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

It's really scary to have a point guard like this. The Thunder Trident all scored 20+ points, and Wei Shao, who took the most shots, only had a 39.3% hit rate. Both sides entered garbage time in the third quarter, and Guo Xu ended the game early.

In the end, the Suns defeated 117 to 96 by 21 points.

Guo Xu only played 28 minutes and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists; Gasol showed off his power and scored a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 32 minutes.

The Suns swept three consecutive rounds and took the lead in advancing to the finals.

After the game, Wei Shao stole Guo Xu's limelight online. Many Thunder fans said, Only Wei Shao can prevent Durant from dying! Some people also suggested that the Thunder trade with the Warriors and trade Wei Shao for Curry, so that the Thunder would have a stable three-pointer on the outside.

Wei Mi said that he is the person with the most leadership temperament in the Thunder. His teammates don't dare to hit him, so they have to do it themselves. He also has the spirit of never giving up. When the team fell behind by 27 points entering the final quarter, he still fought hard and made consecutive hits. He made 5 of 7 shots in 6 minutes and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points and once narrowed the point difference to 19 points.

In the final quarter, when Wei Shao led the team to chase points, Durant gave up early and sat off the court. When the cameraman took a close-up of Durant, he seemed to be still mumbling curse words. Is this kind of player worthy of being a core player?

Durant not only cursed people, but also wanted to hit them.

After entering the playoffs, Westbrook averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 29.2%; 3.3 mid-range shots, with a shooting percentage of 33.3%; 4.3 large two-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 34.2%; and 3.3 low-range two-pointers. points, shooting 35.1%; 6.4 shots at the basket, shooting 52.8%.

What do these magical numbers mean? Wei Shao's true shooting percentage is 49.9%, which is all driven by 8.4 free throws and a free throw shooting rate of 85.2%. Except for free throws, his shooting from all positions is inefficient.

Many people can't understand why he dares to play hard like Tie Cheng, and he ranks first on the team in the number of shots taken with 20.2, which is 0.1 more than Durant.

Wei Shao said at the press conference: I want to help the team win. He just doesn't know which team he wants to help.

The Eastern Conference decided the winner three days later, with the Cavaliers ousting the Knicks 4-1.

The Knicks eliminated the Heat 4-3 in the second round, and the weakness of their inexperience entering the Eastern Conference Finals was revealed.

Tyreke Evans was guarded by Matthews in the series and his shooting percentage was only 40%, averaging 16 points and 4 assists per game.

Matthews only averaged 13.7 points and 1 assist per game, but he is a very good 3D player, shooting 39.8% from three-point range. In this playoffs, he became the Cavaliers' third scoring point, performing better than Mo Williams, who averaged 11 points per game.

Stoudemire was also defended against Varejao, shooting only 47.3% from the field. He performed poorly as an inside player, with 25.3 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. He is already much better than Guo Xu in his previous life. He has a longer range and can shoot three-pointers from the middle. Otherwise, the Knicks would not be able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

Gallinari was at a disadvantage against James, with 13.4 shots taken and 13.4 points scored, and his shooting percentage was only 36.2%. James has 25+8+6, and his shooting percentage has dropped a bit to 45.4%, which is much better than the Knicks forward.

The biggest highlight of the Knicks was Noah's defense of Boozer, who averaged only 13 points and 9 rebounds per game and shot 43.3% from the field. The worst performer was Raymond Felton, who was completely different from the regular season, averaging only 12 points and 5 assists per game, and shooting less than 40% from the field.

The Suns and Cavaliers meet again in the Finals...