Basketball K God

Chapter 581 Breaking into the Western Conference Finals
This game was very exciting, more exciting than the first 5 games in the series.The potential of the two teams was forced out, and both played at an extremely high level.

The Spurs took team basketball to the extreme, while the Grizzlies took their defensive advantages and inside advantages to the extreme.

At the end of the game, at the critical moment, Xie Kai came out to harvest the game, opened the score with singles, and finally sealed the victory.

In the end, the Grizzlies narrowly beat their opponents at home and defeated the Spurs with a total score of 4:2, avenging the sweep of their opponents last season.

After the game, the ribbons of the FedEx Arena flew, and the mascot and the fans cheered and danced together to celebrate the second time in team history that they reached the Western Conference Finals.

Duncan and Xie Kai embraced, and he patted the young Chinese basketball superstar on the back and said, "The future is yours!"

Xie Kai almost laughed, looking at him suspiciously.

Of course Duncan knew the specific meaning in Xie Kai's eyes. He explained: "This time is different from LeBron's time. The future really belongs to you!"

Xie laughed and accepted Duncan's blessing. The old rookie No. 21 is indeed in good condition, but he is really a bit old. Facing the black and white bears, he really can't impress them.Perhaps, there is no fountain of youth in this world. Even Jordan, when facing Kobe when he was a Wizard, he could only lament the cruelty of Old Man Time.

At the press conference after the game, a reporter ridiculed Xie Kai: "What did Tim tell you? Did he say 'the future is yours'?"

There was joy at the scene.

Xie laughed and said, "He said he wanted me to treat him to dinner. I was afraid that he would rub off on me, so I was still hesitating! I heard that he eats a lot, and this is the main reason for my hesitation!"

Everyone laughed...

The Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals, and their opponent has come out, the Denver Athletics.

Just yesterday, the Athletic team defeated the Thunder in an away game, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4:1, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

After Westbrook was reimbursed for the season, Durant was alone and was surrounded by track and field men headed by Iguodala. His physical weaknesses were fully exposed, and he was finally out of the game with regret.

In this way, the No. 3 and No. 4 in the Western Conference in the regular season missed the Western Conference Finals, and No. 20 and No. [-] met for the first time on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.It is estimated that no one expected the script to be like this.If it is said that the Grizzlies teammates have about [-]% chance of breaking into the Western Conference Finals, then the probability of the track and field team breaking into the Western Conference Finals is not even as good as the Clippers in the eyes of many people, and it is about the same as the Warriors.

But competitive sports are like this, full of uncertainties, and injuries are the biggest uncertainty.

After the Grizzlies eliminated the Spurs, Xie Kai received a call from Westbrook.

Westbrook got straight to the point, and the first sentence was: "Brother, congratulations on making it to the Western Conference Finals!"

The second sentence is: "Help me get rid of the Denver Nuggets!"

Xie Kai naturally agreed.Even if Westbrook didn't say it, he would never allow himself to fall in the Western Conference Finals.His desire for the finals, for the championship, he does not lose to anyone.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals will be held on May 5 at FedEx Arena, home of the Grizzlies.It is estimated that few people on the Grizzlies thought that they would still have home court advantage in the Western Conference Finals.

But the reality is that they will have home court advantage, because the track and field team's regular season record is not as good as them.

Of course, the outside world overwhelmingly supports the Grizzlies. Although they are not the first favorites to win the championship, after the Thunder were eliminated and the Spurs were eliminated, they became the biggest favorites for the Western Conference championship.

Compared with them, the Denver Nuggets broke into the Western Conference finals, and luck accounted for a lot of it.If it weren't for Westbrook's reimbursement for the season, the possibility of them thinking about the Thunder is still extremely small.

The main force of the track and field team is the "flying style" of running and jumping, while the main force of the Grizzlies is the strong "floor style". The two completely different styles of play are worth looking forward to.

Of course, Barkley and Beverly supported the track and field team. Beverly even uttered wild words, saying that the Grizzlies would be swept by the track and field team, and Xie Kaihui would be taught by Iguodala.

Westbrook immediately dissed these two idiots: "If you are in a hurry, come to my house and accompany me to recover! I really need someone to take care of me!"

The Internet quickly became lively again. In this year's playoffs, although the performance of the strong teams was not satisfactory, there were more topics than in previous years.

Xie Kai naturally ignored Barkley and the others. He already regarded Barkley and Beverly as mad dogs. If a dog bites you, do you want to bite back?

The Denver Nuggets, the opponent of the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals, are not a new team. They started participating in the ABA League in the 1967-76 season and joined the NBA in 1976. ,

历史上掘金队曾在1975-76赛季打进ABA总决赛，1977-78、1984-85和2008-09赛季三度打进NBA西部决赛，从未夺得过NBA总冠军。

So this is the fourth time in the history of the Nuggets that they have reached the Western Conference Finals. Naturally, they are very eager to create team history and reach the finals.However, the Grizzlies are indeed a very strong opponent. You must know that this opponent has the strongest defense and the strongest inside line in the league, and there is also a two-time league scoring champion, which is quite difficult to deal with.

After the Nuggets reached the Western Conference finals in 2009, they have fallen in the first round of the Western Conference for three consecutive seasons. This season, with no superstars in the team, with the outstanding performance of a group of track and field men, they scored in a daze. The Western Conference Finals really excited their fans.Of course they want to go all out, get rid of the Grizzlies, and reach the finals.

The interesting thing about this matchup is that no matter who wins, it will make team history.You must know that these two teams have not reached the finals in team history.

This group of duels is not very gunpowder, and the two teams have no grievances, so this will be a series that can be called an "encounter".

In terms of the strength of the two teams on paper, the Grizzlies naturally have the upper hand.Another reason why the Nuggets are even less favored is that their main small forward Gallinari was reimbursed for the season.

On April 4, Gallinari was injured and left the game against the Mavericks. After further diagnosis, it was confirmed that his cruciate ligament was torn and he will miss all games for the rest of the season.

对掘金队来说，加里纳利是他们锋线的主要得分手，他本赛季可以看下16.2分5.2个篮板2.5次助攻0.9个抢断和0.5个封盖。

The Grizzlies are currently full of health, so the paper strength gap between the two teams has become even greater.

Of course, in competitive sports, the winner is not determined by strength on paper. Before the game has started, there is nothing to say.

Because G1 of the Western Conference Finals was held at the home court of the Grizzlies, the tickets for this game had already been sold out.Even with the scalpers, there were no extra tickets, and the only tickets were sold at sky-high prices.Who would have thought that the tickets for the Grizzlies game would be so popular, which was something that was unimaginable in the past.

(End of this chapter)