The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 228 The Birth of the Top Four
The Heat's performance is almost impeccable. Those who don't want them to be good can only curse them for being too early, clamoring that the East is too weak, and they will definitely be killed by the teams in the West in the end.

The teams in the Eastern Conference that have not been eliminated are innocent, and the Eastern Conference champions have not yet come out. Couldn't they kill the Heat?

The Heat swept the Nets, but the Spurs failed to kill the Blazers, who looked vulnerable before.

The spirit of the Spurs is different in this game. It is completely different from the determination of the Heat to sweep the opponent. Popovich did not let the main players play for such a long time when he saw that the team was behind.

The Blazers are as desperate as the Nets, and the result can be imagined.

"We had nothing to lose tonight, so there was no pressure for everyone to either win or go out," Batum said, "so we played with that mentality."

"Everyone's motivation is not enough today," Parker said, "You have to have enough respect for the Blazers, they played great. I think Batum's performance today is very good, his performance greatly stimulated pioneer."

When Parker was bragging about his fellow players, Wall, who hadn't made a brave shot in the last game, finally broke out and led the Wizards, who had fought their last stand, to win another game.

In this game, the Wizards defended the Pacers into scum, Hibbert lost again, and was blasted into slag by Gortat.

"We have nothing to lose. We fight to the death. The worst result is to lose another game. We must cherish every minute and regard it as the last minute of this season." Gortat said.

Wall is also in a good mood today, and he enjoys this victory very much.In an interview with reporters, Wall said: "I played aggressively on both ends of the offense and defense, and the opponent couldn't stop me, but the biggest reason for our victory is that we played the right way to win in the third quarter. In the previous 3 games, they won us by about 4 points in the third quarter, so the performance in the third quarter is very important to us."

In the Tianwangshan battle between the Thunder and the Clippers, the Clippers led 49-104 with about 97 seconds left, and the situation seemed to be under control. Unexpectedly, they lost the game in the end and were eliminated in the face of another loss situation.

With 6.4 seconds left in the game, Westbrook fouled Paul and made 3 free throws to complete the reversal.But according to Clippers coach Doc Rivers, Westbrook shouldn't have had this opportunity.

Controversial or not, it was the Thunder who seized the opportunity.

Because before that, Durant first hit a three-pointer, and then took advantage of Crawford's missed shot to fast break and scored 2 points.Westbrook completed the steal, and with 11.3 seconds left in the game, an out-of-bounds ball was awarded to the Thunder, which led to Westbrook's 3 free throws.

If the Clippers had stabilized themselves, there would have been no final situation.

"I think when you win a victory like this, the relationship between each other is closer." Westbrook said, "It makes you understand that you don't waste time, you need to seize every opportunity, every round, go Win the final victory."

"I've never seen us play like that," Durant said. "It just goes to show that you can never break us, and no matter what happens, we're going to fight until the end. We overcame everything, Persevered."

"We've been putting together all season and when we get home we'll be ready for the next game. The ball hurt us, but it wouldn't have happened if we'd been ready. We'll be ready next. Okay." Rivers was very depressed.

Paul was also very uncomfortable, "This may be the most unacceptable moment I have ever experienced in my basketball career. Everything that happened at the last moment was because of me. This is a bad game."

In another semifinal game in the Western Conference, the Spurs did not give the Blazers any chance.

The suppression from beginning to end was the same as the previous three games.

With GDP troubled, Leonard showed the strength of a first-class striker, which made people's eyes shine. The Spurs have a successor.

"We want to play the best team of them," Leonard, who had 22 points, seven rebounds and five steals, said after the game when asked which team he wanted to play in the Western Conference Finals. "This will better prepare the Spurs for the Finals."

"I just want to maintain a positive attitude on the offensive end," Leonard showed a rare overbearing, "Although Tony left the game due to injury, his aggressiveness and spirit have penetrated into our team system. Gotta keep our offense going. Gotta play our offense, move the ball around, try to be more aggressive. We just want to end the series tonight and not give the Portlanders home for Game [-] Opportunity."

The Heat players watched the games of other teams at home. Now it seems that dark horses are impossible, and the final decisive battle will be the best teams.

The next day, the Pacers defeated the Wizards and became the Heat's opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers didn't give the opponent any chance from the beginning of this game. Although the score gap was not very big, they kept restricting their opponents.

"We played poorly in the fifth game. The players were very depressed, but they stood up today and expressed their anger." Pacers coach Vogel understated, showing the king's arrogance.

In the last set of matchups, the Clippers were reversed again in the last quarter, allowing the Thunder to enter the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

It can only be said that no matter how strong Paul is, there are natural limitations. Griffin is unreliable at critical moments. Neither of them is a fierce player who can kill seven in and seven out in the playoffs.

"Experience has helped us a lot, and teammates have cooperated with each other for a long time." Durant said, "We still have a long way to go, and we can definitely get better. This series We were on the edge of a precipice, the situation was very unfavorable, but we came together and made it through."

Westbrook said: "We are very good at team combat. When Durant faces the defender, he can pass the ball to the correct position and make our offense more efficient."

Following a major reversal after falling behind by 13 points in the final quarter of the previous game, the Thunder won again today when they fell behind by 16 points. They deserved the victory.

So far, the four strongest teams have appeared, and they are also the team with the best record in the regular season.

The Heat can still rest for two days. The players have adjusted their condition, and they still have enough time to practice various tactics.

The Pacers have been their archenemy since the beginning of the season. They met a very good opponent in the Eastern Conference finals, otherwise their targeted tactics would be wasted.

On May 5, the battle for the peak of the Eastern Conference began.

(End of this chapter)