The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 374
In the sixth game between the Heat and the Hornets, the Hornets returned home but failed to win the game.

Wade confronted the young Kemba Walker at a critical moment, allowing Walker to score 37 points.

The two teams fought extremely fiercely throughout the game. Although the Heat took a 9-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the Hornets narrowed the gap, especially Walker's 7-0 attack wave in the final stage, narrowing the gap Only 2 points left.In the stage of life and death, Wade, as the soul of the Heat team, sent a key ball, which established the world. The Heat finally defeated the Hornets 97-90, and the total score was tied at 3-3.

Jeremy Lin did not perform efficiently this time, and no more people stood up, which is the reason for the Hornets' failure.

The first-round matchup in the Eastern Conference is not over yet, and the Western Conference semifinals have already begun.

The Spurs and Thunder, who had advanced early, started the first game at the Spurs' home court.

The paper strength of the two teams is already very close, but the progress of the game is surprising.

The Spurs led by 23 points in the first quarter and 33 points at halftime, turning the entire second half into garbage time.

Zhang Xiaotian is very concerned about this game, it has nothing to do with his old club, but the front line duel between Leonard and Durant, he will definitely face one of them in the next round.

The two of them, apart from James, should be the most difficult guy for Zhang Xiaotian to deal with in the third position.

It's a pity that Leonard and Aldridge were in great form at the beginning, and Leonard almost completely beat Durant, but Zhang Xiaotian knew that this game was not accurate, and Durant was even more difficult to deal with in terms of previous experience.

We need to watch a few more games to see what methods the two take against each other.

It's better not to pay so much attention, after all, the main energy now is to deal with the Blazers.

After this game, many reporters brought up the topic of Adelaide joining the Spurs last year after the game. Now it seems that this is definitely a very wise decision.

In this regard, Popovich pretended to be a comparison, "Last summer, we didn't lobby him at all. We did meet with him, but he is an adult. He judges what will happen in the future based on his own judgment. It's the most important thing that makes the final decision... he doesn't need those candle cakes or something, I think that's kind of silly."

"It did take some time for Adelaide to adapt to this system and his teammates. After all, he needs to understand the specific abilities of each person and the position in which they are most comfortable to play. His performance today is after he is familiar with these things. Steadily improving results."

For the Thunder, after the game, when a reporter asked Durant how he was feeling, Du Shao directly chose to refuse to answer: "I won't tell you."

"This is over, we will forget about these, and then get better, we have to think about where we can do better next." Durant added later.

Westbrook also believes, "This is what the whole series is about. We'll go back and watch the tape, see what mistakes we made, and get ready for Game [-]."

Thunder coach Donovan believes, "Our players are very competitive, and they will respond. When we come back tomorrow, we will correct problems in training and improve ourselves."

Come May, the Warriors are finally going to continue the war, and Curry is not in a hurry to come back.

But in terms of lineup, the Warriors are still stronger.

The Blazers' player functions are too single, and the offensive end basically relies on the feel of the two guns. The defense of the role players is good, but the defense of the two guns is very average.

Compared with the Warriors, the Blazers have more obvious advantages and disadvantages.

But the offensive power from outside, the Warriors are afraid of anyone.

It was Livingston who replaced Curry in the starting lineup. Livingston's offense and defense were only at the bench level, but his height gave him more opportunities in the team.

It is a useful patch to bully short guards when advancing, and to change defensive players when retreating.

Even if he can't handle Lillard in this game, he can let Klay Thompson and Iguodala go. Zhang Xiaotian only needs to attack, because the Blazers don't have a third point.

If the opponent forcibly pops out a third, there is also Draymond Green.

The Warriors are strong because they have so many players on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Klay Thompson and Zhang Xiaotian's offensive and defensive players allow the team to adapt to multiple modes.

To put it simply, it can kill opponents on both the offensive and defensive ends.

That's what they did in this game. Zhang Xiaotian and Thompson both scored in double figures in the first quarter, helping the team beat the Blazers by a full 20 points.

During the rotation period, the Blazers' substitutes showed resilience and helped the team recover a few points.

But after the main force returned to the field, it was the Warriors' world again.

The Trail Blazers are also accustomed to pulling out to shoot inside, and it is difficult to tear through the Warriors' defense without enough damage in the penalty area.

On the outside, to be honest, Lillard and CJ McCrum are a little bit lower.

The Blazers' tactical style is obvious, and it can't be changed. During the halftime break, the Warriors just corrected some details to prevent the opponent from chasing points.

In the third quarter, they continued to guard against death with double guns. The Blazers were desperate to recover the score, but the point difference widened instead. If this is the case, it will be garbage time next.

The opponent did not give up. Lillard finally scored a lot of points in the fourth quarter when the Warriors didn't take care of him so closely, but it was similar to the garbage time.

In the first game of the second round, Curry sat on the sidelines in a suit, and the Warriors still won so easily, perhaps even more easily than the Rockets.

The rebounds can beat the Clippers' Trail Blazers, and this time they are not even the Warriors' opponents in rebounds.

Zhang Xiaotian scored a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and also had 6 assists. He played very easily.

The opponents in the second round were the Trail Blazers. Their luck was good. It wasn't that they underestimated the Trail Blazers. There was already a gap in strength between the two sides.

As long as the Warriors don't mess around, they can definitely enter the Western Conference Finals.

On this basis, Zhang Xiaotian still needs to pay attention to another matchup in the Western Conference. After all, his defensive task in this series will not be too heavy.

"We did a lot of preparatory work before the game. Everyone did a good job during the game. The game entered our rhythm, so we won." Zhang Xiaotian also seemed very calm in the interview.

While they were enjoying the second round of the playoffs, two groups were struggling.

Of course, desperate play does not necessarily mean entanglement. The Heat defeated the Hornets in three quarters at home and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Kemba Walker didn't score in double figures in this game.

The young core of the Hornets couldn't withstand the pressure of the tie-break. They didn't win the sixth game. Many people had already expected this ending.

In fact, there is nothing to say. There is indeed a gap between the lineups of the two sides. The Hornets have already performed exceptionally by being able to reach the seventh game. Only a stronger team can go further in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)