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When the Clippers and the Lone Ranger played 3:0, the score between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was still 1:2. The Rockets pulled back a victory after returning home in the third game.

Seeing that the Lone Ranger is going to die, Houston took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of carrying the flag for Texas, thinking about a big reversal of the Blazers, and joining forces with the Clippers in the semifinals.

Although the big score is behind, the Rockets are so confident.

That confidence was shattered in Game 4.

I thought that with the strength of the home court, the Rockets could regain another victory. As a result, the Rockets led the game and were reversed by the Blazers again.

This is already the third reversal in four games.

As long as the Rockets lead into the fourth quarter, they never win in the end.

On the contrary, it was the third game. After falling behind in the first three quarters, they overtook them in one fell swoop in the fourth quarter and won the game.

Where are you going to reason?

Judging from the lineup alone, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers should be on par.

After all, there is only one win gap, and Harden is the best in this series in terms of strength, fame, and experience.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly low-key Blazers completely saw through the Rockets and Harden in terms of lineup, tactical arrangements and personnel alignment.

Stotts controlled Harden with only one Matthews, causing Harden's efficiency in the playoffs to decline sharply.

At the same time, the Rockets couldn't withstand the bombardment of Aldridge and Lillard when it came to a critical moment.

The Rockets are a team with a long tradition of centers, and they have historically suffered a lot from point guard-power forward opponents.

The Jazz and Supersonics in the 1990s, and the Jazz in 2007 and 2008 have all become opponents to eliminate the Rockets.

This year's Trail Blazers are no exception. The Rockets have been unable to solve the problem of power forwards since the Yao Ming era.

Every off-season, the media and fans start talking about defensive power forward and blue-collar coolie.

As a result, this position is not good every year, and every year in the playoffs, teams with strong power forwards will be blown away.

Is the league so short of defensive power forwards?

To put it bluntly, it is still picky, always wanting to use a penny to do a job that costs two cents, and then earn a dollar back.

Howard was not brought in until last summer, and Jefferson and Smith were used to fool him.

As a result, Jefferson was not good at defense, Smith was not good at offense, and Smith was of average height and wingspan as a power forward, and his scalp was numb when Aldridge was shot by Aldridge's straight-arm turnaround jumper.

McHale naively chose to use Terrence Jones to defend Alder one-on-one in the first game, but he was beaten until his mother didn't even know him.

With a big score of 1:3 behind, the Rockets realized from top to bottom that they were really on the edge of a cliff.

Harden also knew the pressure was on his side.

Game 5 came to Portland, where the Rockets were dying.

Like the previous games, the Rockets are always able to take the lead at the start.

The Blazers are always slow to catch up, slowly catching up when they fall behind.

This time the two sides fought extremely fiercely, with physical confrontation and tactical confrontation reaching the peak of the series.

In the fourth quarter, the Rockets, who were leading by about 5 points in the first three quarters, were once again equalized by the Blazers.

This time it was Lillard who made the shot. He made a strong three-pointer from the outside and a breakthrough layup brought the two sides back to the same starting line.

Jeremy Lin showed his unstable side in the playoffs. Several key mistakes made the Blazers gain the upper hand again.

At this time, Harden finally stood up, first made a counter-attack three-pointer, then blocked Matthews in defense, and then counter-attacked and made a foul to the free throw line.

Then, the Blazers missed the offense, and Harden made another foul on the counterattack and went to the free throw line.

It rained this minute, making people feel that the Blazers are going to be cold.

After all, this is Adam Silva's first year as NBA commissioner, the first playoffs, so it should be more intense, right?

In the other two series in the Western Conference, the Clippers have already 4-0 the Lone Ranger and are waiting for the semifinals.

There is also the Spurs, who also unceremoniously sent the Grizzlies home 4:0. It is really a gentleman's revenge, and it is not too late every year.

This year's report is not enough, and I will do it again next year.

Really hold a grudge.

Now, only the Rockets vs. Trail Blazers and Warriors vs. Thunder are left in the West.

The Rockets were 1:3 behind, and it seemed that they were going to die. On the Warriors and Thunder, the first four games were tied 2:2.

The Rockets still wanted to linger on for a while. With more than 30 seconds left before the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets 101:99, leading the Blazers by 2 points.

The two sides entered the most intense competition, and at this time the Rockets' defense made great contributions again.

In the entire series, the Rockets' defense was to lose the chain at critical moments. The Blazers only need to play a cover tactic and run two or three back and forth, and they will definitely have a chance.

Lillard hit a two-point pull-up jumper at the top of the key to tie the game.

The Rockets called a timeout, the timeout came back, and the ball was given to Harden again-there is only one tactic McHale has at critical moments this season, to Harden.

And Harden's first thought when he got the ball was to make a foul.

If you can't make a foul, then the opponent must be dodging. Once you dodge, Harden will be able to shoot.

Of course, there are times when you can't hide even if you want to.

This time, Matthews, who was defending Harden, really escaped, but Harden missed a jumper.

But Perkins at the basket stole an offensive rebound and made a tip-in!

This offensive rebound is really worth a thousand dollars. The Rockets not only took the lead, but only gave 0.9 seconds.

In less than a second, the Rockets almost brought the game back to Houston.

Game 6 will be played in Houston, and if the Rockets win, they will be able to drag the series into the tiebreaker.

If that's the case, the final result will be hard to say.

But the excitement of Perkins and the Rockets only lasted for a timeout.

After the timeout ended, the Blazers ran a simple screen with 0.9 seconds left.

Lillard caught the ball one step outside the three-point line, and no one was in front of him. As a result, Lillard directly pulled up a three-pointer and hit the buzzer!

Lore!

Lillard beat the Rockets in the last 0.9 seconds at home, helping the Blazers eliminate the Rockets 4:1 and enter the Western Conference semifinals!

It was a thrilling goal, reminiscent of the scene when Roy was also at home, near the midfield, catching the ball in 0.8 seconds to kill the Rockets.

Rocket died twice in front of similar miracles, so he had to think about what was wrong with him.

Such a sudden death made the Rockets unacceptable, and Harden, Parsons and others sat on the bench completely blinded.

While the Blazers fans at home fell into a frenzy, Lillard looked indifferent and pretended to be aggressive.

But he is indeed very good. Like Li Liang, he is also a second-year rookie, and he has already been able to play a star-level performance in the playoffs.

The No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft didn't even make the playoffs. These two unremarkable guys in the draft have already shined in the playoffs and will meet in the semifinals.

As for the Rockets, their great offseason has begun again.

After all, in the offseason, no team can beat the Rockets.

You can earn blood, and the Rockets will never lose money-they have nothing to lose anyway.

After the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers, the next day, the battle between the Thunder and the Warriors began.

The battle between the two sides was also very fierce. As a result, in the third quarter of the game, Westbrook hit his knee on Draymond Green, who was marking him, and was injured and left the field.

Westbrook's sudden injury was fatal to the Thunder.

Although under the leadership of Durant, the Thunder and the Warriors fought at home in two overtimes, the Warriors still relied on Thompson's key three-pointer to defeat the Thunder!

The Warriors lead 3:2!

The Thunder, which was originally one of the favorites to win the championship, suddenly stood on the verge of being eliminated in the first round.

After the game, Westbrook's knee injury examination results were not good, and he announced that he would be reimbursed for the season.

This result means that the Thunder's door to win this season has been closed early, and a season's efforts have been in vain.

Sure enough, Game 6 was moved to the Oracle Arena in Oakland. The Thunder resisted for half the game, but fell apart in the second half.

The Warriors blossomed with three-pointers and completely shot through the demoralized Thunder.

In the end, 118:103, a 15-point advantage over the Thunder, which had lost its soul, with a big score of 4:2, knocked out the Thunder and entered the Western Conference semifinals.

Disappointment was written all over Durant's face after the game.

After losing to the Heat in 2012, he thought that the time for the West to belong to him and the Thunder had arrived.

Unexpectedly, they failed for two consecutive seasons, and this season they were even eliminated in the first round.

I don't know why, what Li Liang once said to him rang in Durant's mind, ...you might as well join me, I will take you to win the championship...