The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 519
The Thunder is different this time, Westbrook has been staying on the court and attacking wildly.

But by the second half of the final quarter, his shooting percentage had dropped significantly.

Zhang Xiaotian's threat is getting bigger and bigger. Some stars are more accurate at critical moments. Although Zhang Xiaotian is a cheater, he does conform to this rule.

At 3 minutes and 40 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian hit again and scored his 40 points in the field. The Spurs' lead also came to double digits.

More than three minutes, it's not that there is no time, it's just that Thunder's state is already hard to produce miracles.

A few strong points are too tired, while others have no confidence to make a move.

At the last moment, the Thunder were still desperately rushing for offensive rebounds, but they had no one to score.

Their main force played to the end in this game, but they couldn't change the end.

As the whistle sounded, the loneliness on Westbrook's face made people feel distressed, but this is competitive basketball.

The Spurs swept the Thunder 4-0, and the two teams that swept their opponents will meet in the Western Conference semifinals.

In the last game against the Thunder, Zhang Xiaotian didn't care about the statistics.

But unknowingly, he scored an explosive triple-double of 45+11+12. Westbrook will probably be even more sad. He reduced his passing but failed to win a triple-double.

On April 4, the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs began.

After returning to the home court again, the Celtics defeated the Bucks with defensive strength and won the battle of Tianwangshan.

They came up with a high-intensity defense, and the Bucks were already behind after reacting.

Then there was a difficult game, and the Celtics beat their opponents abruptly.

Their most successful is to limit Antetokounmpo very well.

In the key games of the playoffs, any weakness of the star will be magnified. If Antetokounmpo wants to become one of the most powerful competitors in the league, he still needs to improve his strength.

The gap between the two teams is not much, but the Celtics have one more home court, which may become the winner.

In the other group in the East, in the match between the 76ers and the Heat, the 76ers showed off in the third quarter, defeating their opponents with a total score of 4:1 and advancing with their heads held high.

No one in the Heat's starting lineup showed leadership when standing on the edge of a cliff.

Maybe they lost confidence in the last game. Bo Shuai let Wade play more games with a substitute lineup, but Wade is old after all.

There is no miracle, the 76ers are better, whether it is outside or inside.

After the game, Wade said in an interview: "This is the future of the league. The league is already controlled by Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. They believe in it, and you can see it in their eyes. Probably lose, you lose to a better team, that's what they are."

In the West, the Rockets did not give the Jazz a chance to counterattack. They took the game away in the final quarter and became the third team in the West to advance to the semifinals.

The Jazz showed more fighting spirit than the Heat, and they did a good job of restricting Harden this time. Unfortunately, the Rockets still have Paul. The Rockets, who are better than last season, had the last laugh.

Mitchell still exploded in the second half when he was restricted, giving Jazz fans hope, but they are obviously not the protagonists in this playoffs.

This result has long been expected by everyone. The teams that can enter the playoffs are all good, but the top three teams in the Western Conference are really another level of teams. The Jazz tried their best.

As a strong team, the Warriors did not keep everyone waiting too long.

In the fifth game between them and the Timberwolves, when the Timberwolves were biting to continue the series, they defeated their opponents in one fell swoop in the third quarter, which they were best at.

Even without Curry, the first round would be easy for them.

However, the Timberwolves are still a bit of a pity. They are not without players who can play. Curry's absence was originally an opportunity, but they did not grasp it.

Judging from their performance, the problem is not one or two people, from players to coaches, from tactics to passion, they are all lacking.

The pitch doesn't lie, you have to do better if you want to go further.

So far, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs has all ended, and it is quite straightforward.

The East is obviously more complicated. In the battle between the Raptors and the Wizards at Tianwangshan, the score was still very entangled in the last few minutes of the final quarter, but at this time someone stood up.

The Raptors are still a bit lucky, and the team's substitute players stepped forward at the critical moment.

Deron Wright scored in double figures at the end of the quarter, and even scored 9 points in a row in the last few minutes, helping the Raptors win Tianwangshan.

I have to say that the Raptors coach Casey still dared to use people. The Raptors' lineup at the last moment was not the lineup they often used, but they succeeded.

The gap between the two teams is really small, but the overall nature of the Raptors is slightly better.

But when it comes to the gap, the playoff teams in the East don't seem to have a big gap this time.

Some fans ridiculed that the frequent unreliability of Lowry and DeRozan created the big heart of the Raptors' role players.

It's a bit of an exaggeration, Lowry and DeRozan have been much better this season.

In the fifth game between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, relying on James' performance, the Cavaliers captured Tianwang Mountain.

In fact, the Pacers still took the lead in the first half, but Lao Zan performed very well on the offensive end in the third quarter. The Cavaliers' defense also improved in a convulsive manner, and the victory was reversed within a few minutes.

This game can be described as twists and turns. After the Cavaliers gained an advantage in the third quarter, they had problems in the fourth quarter.

The Pacers' rotation lineup performed well, abruptly tying the game at the last moment.

The last moment was an influence, so James stepped forward and beat the Pacers with a three-pointer at the buzzer.

James is 44+10+8, and his hit lore is infinite.

But the reality is that he needs to work hard to this extent in the first round. The Cavaliers are no longer a strong team. The difference between them and other playoffs is that they have more James.

James said after the game that the last timeout was when he announced his tactics, "Just give me the ball, give me the ball."

The three groups in the Eastern Conference are too entangled. Before the start of the second round, what the Spurs have to do is to train with peace of mind.

In Game [-] of the Celtics and Bucks, they failed to end the series.

Antetokounmpo returned home rejuvenated, leading his team to a first-half lead that they held to the end.

The Celtics still have problems on the offensive end. It looks like they can score with everyone and play well at a few points, but they are missing a key player.

Everyone's greatness sometimes means that they don't have a backbone. Many of the games they won are due to the defense, but this is also something that can't be helped.

The two generals were injured and can still maintain their current positions. They are enough to be respected.

Whether they can go on, now depends on their seventh game.

At this time, no one can predict the future, but the young coach Stevens is still full of confidence, and the fans in the East are very excited to watch.

(End of this chapter)