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Chapter 462 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals

The Mavericks beat the Sonics to win Game [-] of the second round.

To be honest, this match was too easy, Li Shengli's performance was too amazing, and the off-court media released an interesting statistic after the match...

Just for the West.

Based on the results of nearly 10 seasons, 20 second-round matchups, and 40 opposing teams, any team that wins the first game has a high probability of advancing, even exaggerated, because The promotion team has a record of 38 wins and 2 losses in the first game, which means that if they win the first game, they have a 95% promotion rate.

It is hard to say that there are too few samples from the West, but what is surprising is that the East also has the same 38/2, 95% promotion rate.

Although it is not appropriate to use probability to explain things, and the outcome of the game cannot be interpreted by probability, but in the final analysis, this statistic can still prove the strength to a certain extent, and with the Mavericks winning the first game, the Supersonics are impatient. .

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In the first game, Li Shengli penetrated the Supersonics inside from the beginning to the end, and also hit a quasi-quadruple-double data. Karl was determined to defend the inside, so in the second game of the Supersonics, when the meat shield was useless, Kemp was directly assigned to the center position to face Li Shengli.

But there was still a problem with the Sonics in the second game.

Camp's hardening of Li Shengli has indeed gained something, but it only reduced the number of Li Shengli's shots, not the shooting percentage at the basket, and this part of the shots was naturally transferred to Garnett.

Counting Curry and the Mavericks, there is no lack of firepower, and if Kidd and Crotty are counted, the Mavericks also have no lack of organization and defense, so the game still presents an overwhelming advantage, even if the lead in each quarter is not as large as the first game, But he couldn't stand it and took the lead steadily, and finally won another game with 111:102.

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Let’s talk about Kemp, Kemp is really not good, it can be said that he is a first-tier power forward in the league, the average data per game in the regular season reached 19.6+11.4, and these two main data Barkley is 23.2+11.6, although Kemp The average score of the team is nearly 4 points less, but it must also be considered that the Sonics have more shots than other teams, which is inferior but not necessarily inferior to an exaggerated degree.

But the problem is that after playing as a center forward at the fifth position, Kemp's offensive ability was infinitely suppressed by Li Shengli, leaving only defensive confrontation, and the Supersonic's offensive system also lost a link, and its vigor was greatly reduced, which is equivalent to cutting offense and guarding against defense , on this point... On the contrary, the Mavericks are both offensive and defensive.

It is true that Li Shengli reduced his shots, but he still scored 25 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks; Kidd scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists; and Garnett had a good time and became a small player. Niu's first favorite, he can eat Li Shengli's pass inside, and there is Kidd sending cakes outside, hitting 37+10 data.

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The two Sonics played at home.

The battlefield of the second round of the battle moved to Dallas, and since the first round of the playoffs last time, Dallas fans finally broke out their long-awaited enthusiasm, using home court advantage to turn the Reunion Arena into a roaring ocean, turning the Supersonic Almost drowned in Dallas.

After the end of the second game.

The fans in Seattle became increasingly dissatisfied with George Karl, pointing to Kemp's substitution at the fifth position in the second game.

But George Karl was also wronged. After all, there is no suitable person on the team roster who can win the victory against Lee. The 7 substitutes were all sent to the inside line on the field to build a wall, and the nine inside lines were used to beat one of Li Shengli.

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Fortunately, in the third game that followed, Kemp returned to the fourth position, and Li Shengli led the team to cleanse George Karl, proving that there was nothing wrong with his substitution in the second game, and that Kemp was not good in any position. Fight, and the Mavericks' game rhythm is... Li Shengli fights, Li Shengli fights, Li Shengli fights Garnett.

If the Supersonics did a good job defending inside, then Kidd will play a wonderful pass with Curry on the outside, and in Game 99, the Mavericks beat the Supersonics again, winning the match point 106:30, and Li Shengli again It is 15+5+3+[-] data.

As for the fourth game, the defeated Supersonics had no way to break the game. They were beaten 0:4 alive and became the first team to lose the game in the second round of the East and West.

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At the same time, the battle between the Spurs and the Rockets in the second round of the Western Conference was in full swing. On the contrary, the two teams advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference. Unsurprisingly... the Bulls and the Magic were sent away with a big score of 4:1 Opponents Knicks, Eagles.

Among the six major centers, Ewing was the second out.

Following the end of the second round in the Eastern Conference, followed by the Western Conference... The Spurs and the Rockets were the last to end the battle. The Spurs sent the Rockets away 4:3, Olajuwon was out, and Robinson advanced.

To be honest, the performances of Olajuwon and Robinson in the second round were indistinguishable. Although the Rockets traded power forward Thorpe, the Spurs also sent Rodman away. It is said that the Spurs were more tenacious and survived to the end.

As for Ewing of the Knicks... that was really beaten by the Bulls.

Jordan scored 5, 44, 33, 46, and 31 in 35 games, averaging 37.8 points per game. No one can stop him at all. A cool shot, plus a functional Rodman escorting the rebound... The contribution value of the combination of Ewing and Oakley's inside line was greatly reduced, and it was completely overwhelmed.

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So far, three of the six major centers have gone.

The Mavericks play the Spurs in the west, and the Magic play the Bulls in the east. Obviously... at least one super center will stand under the spotlight of the finals, because there must be one in the west, and it is not certain that the east will not come out.

O'Neill is panicking now, very panicked.

After all, this finals is a super center duel, or a super center duel No.1 in the league. The Magic led by O'Neal played a crucial role. On the contrary, Li Shengli's side is much easier, because the Spurs are not abnormal this season. For the Bulls, there is nothing too worrying about Li Shengli playing Robinson.

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The first game of the Western Conference Finals is scheduled for May 5.

The Mavericks are always short of a home court advantage due to the ranking problem in the regular season, and the first two games were other people's home courts, so after a few days of recuperation, they set off for San Antonio again to play against the piano artist, the good old man of the league, and the Navy. General, David Robinson led the Spurs.

It's just... After the Spurs kicked out the stabbing Rodman, the fourth position returned to a stretched situation. Originally, Robinson lost when he beat Li Shengli, and the main power forward Charles Smith also lost when he met the flexible Garnett. Lost, but the outside line can't make much money.

(End of this chapter)