The older superstars of the NBA

Before the game between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks, the situation in the Western Conference is gradually coming out.

In the first round of the playoffs, the No. 1 Golden State Warriors faced the No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies.

The match between the two sides ended after only 4 games.

It's not that the Grizzlies have no strength at all. The competition in the Western Conference is much more intense than that in the Eastern Conference. Even if they are just hovering on the edge of the playoffs, the Grizzlies still have certain abilities.

However, in the face of the terrifying strength of the Warriors, everything is meaningless.

The Warriors are so strong!

In the first game, the Warriors had a 19-point deficit.

LeBron James and Stephen Curry performed very well in the first quarter. The two scored 61 points together. Klay Thompson took fewer shots, but still managed to score 16 points.

The strength of the three core players allowed the Warriors to successfully take the lead after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Warriors put on the bench, and the Grizzlies tried to seize this opportunity to recover the point difference.

But not long after the game, the Warriors replaced LeBron.

After LeBron came up, the Grizzlies' idea of ​​chasing points was completely shattered. They simply can't find anyone who can limit LeBron.

After finally surviving the third quarter, the Grizzlies had a 9-1 spurt. The players thought they could take advantage of this to narrow the score gap, but unexpectedly Curry's touch came again.

LeBron personally screened Curry this time to help Curry share the pressure, which allowed Curry to better find shooting opportunities.

The score difference got wider and wider, and the Grizzlies simply gave up resistance in the last quarter. So they lost the first game of their series.

After the first game, the Grizzlies still looked forward to the following games with the idea of ​​counterattack.

But not long after the arrival of the second game, the Grizzlies' dream was completely shattered. The entire Warriors team performed well in this game, with 5 players scoring in double figures.

The best performer was Curry, who scored 25 points alone. LeBron was the second-highest scorer on the team, with 21 points.

The Grizzlies lost this game by 16 points.

It’s not much better than the last one!

Two consecutive one-sided games also made the Grizzlies understand that there is no point in continuing to persist. As a result, the Warriors easily won the next two games without much fighting, and finally entered the next round with a sweep.

The second-ranked Los Angeles Clippers face the seventh-ranked Portland Trail Blazers.

After Damian Lillard left, the Trail Blazers are no longer what they once were.

Despite this, the Trail Blazers still won 2 games at the hands of the Clippers. It took both sides 6 games to end the entire series.

Although the Trail Blazers eventually lost, fans also discovered through observation that the Clippers were not as strong as they imagined. It can even be said that the state displayed by the Clippers did not look like a team capable of competing for the championship. team.

The Phoenix Suns, ranked third in the Western Conference, met the Dallas Mavericks, ranked sixth in the Western Conference, in the first round.

The Mavericks' performance was very impressive at the beginning, especially in the first game between the two sides. The Mavericks actually won the opponent with Luka Doncic's buzzer-beater at the last moment.

During the first half, the Suns continued to score under the leadership of Chris Paul. Because of his presence, the Suns have been suppressing the Mavericks, even Doncic's performance in the first two quarters was not stable enough.

This league veteran has indeed injected new vitality into the Suns since he came to the Suns. The Suns were the last team in the Western Conference last season, but they have transformed this season, making it all the way to the playoffs and finishing third in the Western Conference.

Although we cannot fully attribute it to him, we have to say that Paul's existence is still very important.

As the engine of the Suns, he gave the team hope again.

After the second half, the Suns players gradually relaxed, and everyone's touch gradually became worse.

On the other hand, for the Mavericks, Porzingis in the paint is getting hotter and hotter. After scoring several consecutive offenses, he also began to cooperate with Doncic, and the two continued to help the Mavericks narrow the score gap.

Finally, the score was tied before the end of the game.

At the last moment, Doncic threw a winning three-pointer against Paul in a single. His buzzer-beater also helped the Mavericks win their first victory in the series.

After the first game, the Mavericks planned to win another game.

However, the Suns have recovered.

In the second game, Chris Paul sent out 13 assists and scored 16 points. The team's core, Devin Booker, scored 31 points.

With the cooperation of one old and one young, the Suns firmly controlled the point difference to 7 points at the last moment. It was these 7 points that made the Mavericks unable to recover.

The big score was thus tied at 1-1, and the two sides returned to the starting line.

After that, both sides won another game in the crucial third and fourth games, with the score tied at 2-2.

In the match point battle, Booker once again scored 34 points for the Suns. Paul also sent out 11 assists and threw in two key three-pointers to help the team successfully win the match point.

The Mavericks continued to concentrate the ball in the hands of Doncic, who scored 27 points, but failed to help the team win the game.

Porzingis scored 21 points and 13 rebounds, but unfortunately he could only watch the team lose a crucial game.

After the game ended, many New York fans who were watching the game also ran to Porzingis' personal social media account to leave messages.

"Kristaps, what a pity! If you had not left New York, our strength would only be stronger now, and you would have followed us to win the championship..."

"Man, I understand that you want to be the core of another team, but in fact, you are not the number one person in the Mavericks. The core of the team is Luka. This is something you cannot deny... .If you hadn’t left, you could have become the Knicks’ No. 2..."

"Maybe you don't care about the championship! As a New York fan, I still feel sorry for you..."

Porzingis did not respond to fans' messages.

It wasn't until a few days later that in the sixth game between the two sides, the Suns defeated the Mavericks 117-110 and achieved the final victory.

After losing by a big score of 2-4, Porzingis finally responded to the fans' comments.

"There are many choices in life. If I could go back in time, I would definitely not choose to leave again... But now that I have come to Dallas, I will only pay attention to everything here... .”

"Whether I win the championship or not, this is my career and the life I am experiencing..."