Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 155 155. There are upsets every year, especially this year!
In addition, the second master Corey Maggette and the third master "Old Cat" Mobley also performed very well.

With the joint cooperation of the "poor man's version" of the Big Three, the Clippers went all the way to the promotion, defeated the Spurs and the Suns, two Western powerhouses, and will join the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.

Although fans have been mentally prepared for the possibility of the Clippers defeating the Suns, the resilience shown by the Clippers is really shocking when the Clippers have been away from home for two consecutive rounds to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

And the first round of the playoffs and the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers went down one after another, completing an unexpected upset, so the Clippers and Timberwolves this round of the Western Conference Finals attracted the attention of a large number of fans before the start of the game.

Many fans are discussing whether the Clippers can continue to be upset in the Western Conference Finals and eliminate the defending champion Timberwolves with 74 wins in the regular season.

This kind of discussion seems a bit crazy to the fans, and it is a bit reluctant to impose the heavy responsibility of eliminating the Timberwolves on the Clippers. However, considering the wonderful performance of the Clippers in the first two rounds, this year's Western Conference Finals still attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

Fans want to see if the dark horse of the Clippers can continue to perform miracles in the Western Conference Finals. If the Clippers lose in the end, the fans will not have any surprises, but once the Clippers really win the game, this year the Clippers will be completely history. leave a name!
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With the upset of the Western Conference, the Clippers and Timberwolves finally joined forces in the Western Conference finals, and some accidents also occurred in the Eastern Conference.

The biggest surprise was that the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the top-seeded Pistons in the semifinals through a tie-break, and will compete with the Heat led by "Shark" O'Neal.

The unexpected exit of the Pistons is unbelievable. This season, the Pistons have advanced by leaps and bounds under the leadership of the old head coach Saunders. Combined with the defensive system created by Larry Brown, they have become extremely strong on both ends of the offense and defense.

Just when the fans firmly believed that this year's finals would be the Timberwolves against the Pistons, the Pistons were unexpectedly eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals and were upset and eliminated by the Cavaliers led by LeBron James.

The Cavaliers' record this year is not so dazzling. The record of 50 wins and 32 losses in the regular season can only be ranked in the middle of the league.

Before the Cavaliers eliminated the Pistons in the semifinals, the name of the Cavaliers was no longer on the championship list.

Even with LeBron James having a near-perfect season, the Cavaliers' rotation depth is too poor for a championship team.

However, LeBron James, who has entered the playoffs, seems to have turned on the God of Death mode, to be precise, it should be the "Iron Man Version of God of Death"!
In the semifinals against the Pistons, LeBron James averaged 46.5 minutes per game, and James could only rest for 1.5 minutes per game.

In many cases, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown will call a timeout to provide LeBron James with a rest, and he dare not take James off the court.

Otherwise, once James is replaced, the Cavaliers will immediately be at a disadvantage and will be fully suppressed by the Pistons.

In the entire round of the series, James can still score 31.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals with such super-class playing time.

In this period, James' main offensive method is to break through, but he has also developed some fire from the outside shooting, at least much better than his classmate Wade.

The Pistons' double Wallace guarding the inside created a lot of trouble for LeBron James, and at the same time made another quasi-All-Star player Ilgauskas completely out of shape.

The entire round of the series allowed "Big Z" Ilgauskas to only average 10 points and 6 rebounds per game.

Fortunately, the team's new aids Larry Hughes and Donyell Marshall performed well, providing James with good shooting firepower. While opening up space, they can also make James play more comfortably.

Especially for the veteran player Marshall, 40% shooting from the three-point line is the key to the team's victory.

抢七大战勒布朗詹姆斯36分9篮板7助攻要立头功，但马绍尔全场投进六记三分，18分6篮板的数据同样多次压制了活塞反扑。

With the outstanding performance of Marshall and others, the Cavaliers finally eliminated the Pistons in an upset, and became a dark horse this season just like the Clippers in the West.

As for whether the Cavaliers can defeat the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, it is the first time in team history that they have advanced to the finals stage. At present, the voice of support for the Cavaliers is still very high.

Regardless of how much luck is involved in the Cavaliers' victory over the Pistons, being able to eliminate the Pistons in seven games is enough to prove the strength of the Cavaliers this season.

During the regular season, the Heat lost to the Pistons three times, without winning any of the three games, and the Cavaliers who eliminated the Pistons definitely have the strength to fight the Heat.

Considering that the current Heat team lacks two key players, "The Glove" Payton and Alonzo Mourning, the chances of the Cavaliers advancing to the finals are still very high.

As long as the role players perform stably and share some pressure for LeBron James, the Cavaliers are expected to step into the finals threshold for the first time in team history.

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On May 5, the Timberwolves and the Clippers officially kicked off the Western Conference Finals.

The popularity of this round of the series is still very high. Although the Clippers are not the main support team for Los Angeles fans, when the Lakers have been eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, there are still many fans who support the Clippers.

In particular, the Clippers have performed miracles in two consecutive rounds. If the Clippers can really eliminate the Timberwolves in this round of the series, it will definitely be the biggest news in basketball this year.

Of course, all the outside fans who are optimistic about the Clippers are because of the Clippers' performance in the first two rounds, but when the Clippers are facing the Timberwolves head-on, the Timberwolves' chances of winning are completely visible to the naked eye.

The Clippers' lineup this season is not bad. The starters are: Livingston, "Old Cat" Mobley, Corey Maggette, "Captain" Brand and Kaman.

Radmanovich, Quinton Rose and others were also sitting on the bench.

However, whether it is the number of stars or the depth of the lineup, the Clippers are far behind the Timberwolves. The only two stars that the Clippers can play are nothing more than "Captain" Brand and Corey Maggette.

In addition, "Old Cat" Mobley, Kaman and Livingston can only be regarded as icing on the cake. When the team is behind by a big score and someone needs to stand up and lead the team to chase points, these guys are very threatening. limited.

The Timberwolves are the team with the highest defensive efficiency in the league this season. When the Clippers have Brand and Corey Maggette who can pose a threat, the Clippers' offensive environment will definitely not be too good.

During the regular season, the Timberwolves defeated the Clippers twice. In those two games, Luke's tactics were to defend "Captain" Brand alone, and put all the defensive focus on others.

The Clippers have a good outside shooting ability. When the outside shooter can open up space for Branda, Brand's low post ability can be brought to the extreme.

This is why Brand averaged four assists per game this season. After all, Brand has never been a good inside passer.

Knowing this well, Luke chose to draw from the bottom of the pot against the Clippers and use Garnett to imitate Brand. Even though Garnett's tonnage defends Brand at a disadvantage, he may even be beaten blow up.

But as long as the Timberwolves can cut off the connection between Brand and other teammates, even if Brand scores 30, 40 or even 50 points, it will be difficult for the Clippers to win the game.

NBA history is not a feat in which no one person beats a team. Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game and Kobe's 81 points in a single game are all personal heroism brought to the extreme.

But the Timberwolves let Brand score a high score not helplessly, but Luke just wanted the game to develop like this.

Although Garnett faced up to Brand at a serious disadvantage in terms of tonnage, once he fell to a low position, Garnett could hardly withstand Brand's three-on-one collision.

But as an evildoer selected to the best defensive team for seven consecutive years, Garnett knows how to make up for the disadvantages.

As long as Garnett can normally limit Brand's offensive efficiency in one-on-one, the probability of the Clippers winning the game is almost zero!
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