Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

time flies.

In a blink of an eye, the second round of the playoffs is already halfway through.

People are talking about the playoff matchups, talking about the Warriors, the Lakers, the Spurs, and also talking about teams like the Celtics and the Cavaliers.

Each group of matches was presented in front of the fans like a big drama, which made the fans watch with gusto and feel excited.

"The Warriors are still the best! They swept the Grizzlies in the first round, and they look like they will sweep the Rockets in the second round. They are really too strong."

"With the Warriors' lineup, no team can compete with them."

"It's not completely impossible, at least the Cavaliers can do it, right?"

"Oh, it seems that only the Cavaliers are there."

"What about the Lakers? Have you forgotten about the Lakers? The Lakers are also very strong, even stronger than the Spurs."

"The Lakers are very strong, I admit that, but I don't think they can compete with the Warriors. Although the Spurs' lineup seems good, everyone knows that their players are aging. Parker, Gasol, and Ginobili were all All-Stars, but not now. The Warriors' All-Stars are in their prime, so there is no comparison between the two sides."

"If the Spurs meet the Warriors, do you believe it? It will only take five games at most. No, it won't take five games at all. There is a high probability that they will be swept 4:0 by the Warriors..."

In fan bars, on online forums, around the world, and more, fans are talking about the NBA playoffs.

The Warriors are undoubtedly the most watched team.

At this time, the Warriors and Rockets have already finished three games in the series, with the Warriors leading the Rockets 3:0 and taking the match point first. Many people think that this will be another sweep, and the Rockets have no chance of winning the fourth game, which is likely to be the last one.

At the same time, the Lakers and Spurs have played four games. After the Lakers returned to their home court, they won two games in a row, and the score between the two sides became 3:1.

The Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference are leading the Raptors 3:0. The game between the Celtics and Wizards is more tense and is currently tied at 2:2.

Just as the fans were discussing, the game between the Warriors and the Rockets came to an end.

In the end, as expected, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 129:115, swept their opponents 4:0, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals first.

And the very next day, the fourth game of the series between the Cavaliers and the Raptors kicked off. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 109:102, also sweeping their opponents 4:0 and advancing first.

These two teams are also the only two teams that have maintained an undefeated record in the playoffs so far.

On May 5, the fifth game of the series between the Lakers and the Spurs began.

The game came to the Spurs' home court.

After returning to their home court, the Spurs played very well, but not on the defensive end, but on the offensive end.

They played well, Leonard scored 22 points and 15 rebounds, a double-double. Aldridge also scored 18 points and 14 rebounds, also a double-double. Gasol only scored 6 points, but Danny Green scored 16 points.

In addition, Parker retired due to injury after playing for only three minutes in the first quarter, and Mills, who replaced him, became the Spurs' cavalry. He played 43 minutes, the most playing time for the Spurs, and scored 20 points, 1 rebound, and 4 assists.

In addition, Jonathan Simmons from the bench also scored 12 points.

Although Parker only played for three minutes, five Spurs players scored in double digits, two of whom got double-doubles, and played an excellent team offense. They eventually defeated the Lakers 110:107, changing the series score between the two sides to 2:3.

The Lakers' performance in this game was actually not bad.

Zhuang Yu scored 33 points, Lopez scored 20 points, and Clarkson also scored 19 points. All three performed well.

It's just that the Spurs played better.

In the case of a big score of 1:3 behind in the series, the Spurs did not get discouraged but burst out with strong fighting power. The Spurs grabbed a total of 55 rebounds in the whole game, while the Lakers only had 47. The Spurs took 103 shots in the whole game, while the Lakers only took 86 shots - this is why the Spurs were able to win this game.

......

Two days later, on May 5th.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles for Game 6 of the series at Staples Center.

There were a lot of fans present today, and the auditorium was almost full. Kobe also came to the scene again to cheer for the Lakers.

Zhuang Yu's agent, Tyron, also came to the sidelines, bringing with him Zhuang Yu's personal assistant Anna, and the two sat near the Lakers' bench.

At this time, the game is about to begin, and the players from both sides have completed warm-up and returned to the sidelines.

Here, the Lakers players surrounded Coach Scott, who held a tactical board in his hand. He first made some arrangements, then handed the tactical board to assistant coach Madsen. He clapped his hands vigorously, his eyes were sharp, and he said to the players with a murderous look: "Listen to me, we must win this game. We must not let the series drag on to a seventh game. We must eliminate the Spurs today, understand?"

"clear."

Everyone responded in unison.

This is a crucial game, not only for the Spurs, but also for the Lakers.

If the Spurs lose this game, they will be eliminated directly.

If the Lakers lose this game, the series will be dragged into a seventh game, and the outcome will be hard to predict.

So they must win this game and must not let the Spurs be dragged into a game seven. They must completely crush the Spurs' hopes and defeat their opponent today.

Soon, players from both teams came onto the field.

Game start.

The Lakers got the offensive ball first. After reaching the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu took the initiative to ask for it, and then directly singled out Leonard, which was very resolute and decisive.

He made a series of crossover steps and then lowered his center of gravity to break through. Leonard reacted quickly and quickly retreated to block the attack. However, this time Zhuang Yu did not choose to use skills to end the attack. Instead, he held the ball and actively sought confrontation, pushing Leonard away, and then threw the ball into the goal with one hand.

Leonard subconsciously rubbed his chest with his hand and frowned slightly. He was a little overwhelmed by the confrontation that Zhuang Yu had given him just now.

The Spurs attack.

After coming to the frontcourt, the ball was given to Leonard. Just as Leonard was about to play, he saw Aldridge blocking with one hand and asking with the other hand in the low post. Anderson was still defending him. Leonard thought about it and passed the ball to him.

After all, he doesn't have an advantage against Zhuang Yu, and Aldridge is obviously at an advantage against Anderson.

After Aldridge got the ball, he decisively played one-on-one, ignoring the Lakers' help defense. He took a step back and made a turnaround jump shot.

The ball goes in.

From the beginning of the game, both sides played very determinedly, showing their determination to win the game.

......

Minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

The Lakers made the first substitution, replacing Deron with Clarkson.

After that, the Lakers' offense became faster and faster, and on the defensive end they continued to create physical confrontations for the Spurs and launched an oppressive defense.

The Spurs players were very experienced and patient, and they were not thrown off by the Lakers' fierce defense. But under this kind of defense, the Spurs players would have to expend more energy than before to score.

This is Coach Scott's goal.

"beep!"

"boom!"

On the court, the referee blew the whistle and called a defensive foul on Lopez, while Gasol was knocked to the ground and lay there without getting up.

Several Spurs players came to Gasol and reached out to pull him up.

Thor lay on the ground gasping for a while before he stretched out his hand and was pulled up by his teammates. He was not able to score the ball, but he was able to stand on the free throw line and take two free throws.

Standing on the free throw line, Gasol took a deep breath, adjusted his rhythm, and breathed for a few seconds before starting to shoot free throws. He only made one of two free throws.

"It's a pity that only one penalty was scored."

"Lopez's fierce foul obviously had an impact on Gasol. Gasol's physical condition seemed to be a little bad."

"I don't think it was because of Lopez's foul, but because Sol's physical fitness couldn't keep up after the sixth game."

There were many Spurs fans in the audience, and even they noticed something was wrong. Gasol's physical condition was obviously not very good. His steps seemed a little slow, and he was a little weak during the confrontation. Otherwise, the ball just now would not have been just a foul, but should have been a 2+1.

This is actually understandable, after all, Gasol is already 37 years old.

The Spurs spent a lot of energy against the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

In this round, the two sides have played five games. Since the third game, Gasol has been the focus of the Lakers, and they have been constantly exhausting him. Because the twin towers formed by Gasol and Aldridge are extremely threatening, but as long as one of the twin towers has problems, the Spurs' inside power will definitely be greatly reduced.

So in the third, fourth, and fifth games, the Lakers were consciously trying to consume Gasol.

In the past few minutes, the Lakers have also been constantly consuming Gasol.

Lopez kept wrestling with Gasol and engaging in physical confrontation with him. Given Gasol's current physical condition and fitness, he was already a little out of breath after a few minutes.

Coach Popovich noticed, too.

He quickly called a timeout and replaced Gasol and Parker with Bertans and Mills.

But it is obvious that Gasol's position cannot be replaced by a rookie like Bertans.

Bertans was a second-round pick in 2011, but after being selected by the team, he did not go to the NBA, but continued to play in the European league.

It wasn't until last year that he officially entered the NBA, and this was his first NBA season.

He is 208cm tall and plays as a forward. When coach Popovich sent him to play at the power forward position, he naturally played like a power forward. However, his playing style is actually more like a high turret at the power forward position.

Even if Bertans can adapt to the power forward position, Aldridge will have to be pushed to the power forward position, which is not Aldridge's favorite position.

So the effect of this substitution was not good.

Coach Popovich could only shake his head helplessly and made substitutions again, replacing the main players with substitutes.

Because Mills performed very well in the last game, and although Parker's injury was not serious, it still had some impact on his condition, so coach Popovich intended to let Mills play longer in this game.

But this will leave a vacancy in the bench lineup.

Coach Popovich sent out guard Dejounte Murray, who was selected by the team with the 29th pick in the first round last year, intending to give him more playing time to replace Mills.

Just like Bertans, Murray is just a rookie. Although he has talent, he lacks the experience or strength to cope with the playoffs.

The result was that he failed to play the role he should have, but instead made some unnecessary mistakes, causing the Spurs to fall into a disadvantage and the score gap to be further widened.