Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, the basketball penetrated the net.

Suddenly, the whole stadium was boiling.

This was a buzzer-beating three-pointer, which widened the score difference from 1 point to 4 points, and the Rockets had less than ten seconds left.

In ten seconds, it is possible to make up for a 3-point or 2-point difference, but it would take a miracle like a 4+3 to make up for a 1-point difference.

"Well done."

"Zhuang Yu is really great."

"What is a superstar? This is a superstar. They can always stand up at the critical moment, ignore defense, ignore rules, and dominate the game."

In the audience stands, the home fans shouted and jumped excitedly.

The Lakers' bench was also boiling with excitement. A group of players all jumped up, including assistant coach Madsen and other assistant coaches, who shouted excitedly.

Coach Scott, as the head coach of the team, was more stable and not as excited as others. However, he could not hide the joy and happiness on his face and he smiled unconsciously.

As for the Rockets players, they were collectively silent.

The game was basically over for them.

If we lose this game, the series is over.

After a season of hard work, they had an extremely outstanding regular season record, ranked first in the Western Conference and the league, and reached the Western Conference Finals.

But they finally fell.

They fell to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, missed the finals, and were unable to compete for the championship.

At this moment, their emotions were extremely low, their moods were gloomy, and they even had the urge to escape. This was not the result they wanted.

But the game isn't over yet.

"Hey......"

Coach D'Antoni sighed inwardly and called the last timeout. There was nothing much to arrange, so he shot a three-pointer and then used the foul tactic.

In fact, even this is too tight for the Rockets.

When the timeout ended, the Rockets passed the ball to Harden again. Harden took the ball and shot immediately, just to save time.

However, the ball was too hasty.

Moreover, the Lakers also consciously defended Harden. Zhuang Yu and Kyle Anderson rushed towards Harden together, almost blocking all of Harden's shooting space. Harden could only raise the arc and shoot the ball with an exaggerated arc.

No, to be precise, it should be thrown out.

Because he couldn't shoot, there was no shooting space at all, he couldn't even see the basket, and could only throw the ball based on his feeling.

boom!

The ball didn't go in and bounced out of the frame.

"Hey......"

Rockets fans lamented that no one blamed Harden. In this situation, he could only rely on luck and a miracle to make the shot.

Unfortunately, luck was not on the Rockets' side.

The basketball bounced out of the hoop and fell into Korver's hands. Korver held the basketball tightly and the Rockets could only foul.

However, a sharpshooter like Korver is very accurate in free throws.

When Korver stepped up to the free throw line and made both free throws, the game completely lost its suspense.

With less than 5 seconds left, the Rockets could only throw one more shot, which missed. However, it no longer mattered whether it went in or not.

6 points difference.

Even if he made a long three-pointer, there was no time left.

"drop......"

The whistle sounded to signal the end of the game, and the final score was 113:107. The Lakers defeated the Rockets by 6 points, won Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, and eliminated the Rockets with a big score of 4:2, successfully advancing to the finals.

it's over!

The Western Conference Finals came to an end, but this result was obviously not what the Rockets wanted, and a group of Rockets players left in dejection.

At this moment, the Staples Center was immersed in jubilation.

However, this has nothing to do with the Rockets. Happiness belongs to others, and only sadness is left to oneself.

Are you unwilling?

Of course not willingly.

They thought they had a chance to compete for the championship this season, and even had a great chance to win the championship trophy and achieve a perfect season.

However......

"The championship, why is it so close to me but always out of my reach." Paul looked back at the court, his eyes full of loneliness.

From the Hornets to the Clippers, he has always been chasing the championship. When he was with the Clippers, they were a regular in the playoffs, but they were always a little short of the championship. So he chose to leave the Clippers and join the Rockets, hoping to get closer to the championship.

I thought that this season I would finally have a chance to lift the championship trophy and get the first championship ring in my life, which would make me have no regrets.

Unfortunately, fate always plays tricks on him.

In the playoffs, they are always ruthlessly eliminated either due to injuries or other reasons.

This time they had no injuries and no other reasons, and it can even be said that they played very well.

But the opponent is too strong.

If it were in the Eastern Conference, the Rockets might still have a great chance of winning the Eastern Conference championship. However, they are in the Western Conference, surrounded by strong opponents, each one stronger than the other.

"Damn it."

"I thought the Warriors were strong enough, but I didn't expect..."

The other Rockets players were also in a very bad mood. Some kicked over the warning signs in the player channel, some angrily smashed the wall, and some sighed and felt hopeless.

The Warriors team is strong enough, but the Lakers are even stronger. They are just trying to kill us.

Alas, there is no hope!

No one is talking about starting over next season because they see no hope. Even if they don't meet the Lakers, don't they still have the Warriors?

Apart from the Lakers and Warriors, is the Thunder easy to deal with?

And the Spurs, if Kawhi Leonard hadn't been out for the season, the Spurs wouldn't have been easy to deal with either...

It's hellish difficulty in the West.

......

China.

The fans were celebrating excitedly.

Celebrating the Lakers' victory in this series and winning the Western Conference championship, we are also looking forward to the finals and hoping that the Lakers can win the championship.

"The Lakers have played really well this season."

"The key is Zhuang Yu. He was already so strong in the regular season, but I didn't expect him to be even stronger in the playoffs."

"Haha, don't forget that Zhuang Yu was able to gain the upper hand against Durant in the second round of the playoffs."

"Why do I feel like Zhuang Yu is a bit unstoppable now? He has height, wingspan, excellent jumping ability and speed, and can drive, shoot and pass. He is simply the guard version of LeBron James. No, his shooting is much better than James, but he is not as tall and strong as James."

"I won't mention anything else, but in these two series, Zhuang Yu's three-pointers are indeed a bit unsolvable, just like Curry, totally unreasonable..."

After two rounds of series, Zhuang Yu's performance was extremely outstanding and the best in the Western Conference.

The reason why we say we are the champions of the Western Conference instead of the entire league is because LeBron James' performance in the Eastern Conference is also very explosive.

He led the team to a comeback in the first round with a seven-game series, and swept the Raptors, who were ranked first in the Eastern Conference, in the second round, making Lowry and DeRozan lose their expression.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, he led the team to drag the series into a seventh game despite being trailing 0:2. He scored 40+ points more than once, and even had a triple-double of 40+10+10, which was extremely terrifying.

Now the outside world no longer calls him postseason James.

This performance is like a god descending to earth!

However, the Eastern Conference Finals have not yet ended. It is still uncertain whether James can win the seventh game and whether the Cavaliers can advance to the finals.

"If the Cavaliers lose and the Celtics advance to the finals, then the Lakers are probably halfway to winning the championship."

"It's hard to say if Irving hadn't been injured, but now without Irving, even if the Celtics can advance to the finals, they are definitely no match for the Lakers."

"I want to watch the Lakers vs. Cavaliers. It would be great if the Cavaliers advance to the finals. To be honest, James' performance in this playoffs is too explosive. If he can advance to the finals, it will be the ultimate personal heroism. If the finals are the Lakers vs. Cavaliers, Zhuang Yu vs. James will definitely be a super drama. Just thinking about it is exciting..."

The Western Conference Finals have come to an end, and now only the Eastern Conference Finals remain.

Some people hope that the Celtics win because it will be much easier for the Lakers to win the championship.

Some people also hope that the Cavaliers will win, because then they can see James and Zhuang Yu collide in the finals.

For a while, in addition to discussing the just-concluded Western Conference Finals with great interest, people also paid more and more attention to the Eastern Conference Finals Game 7.

......

Soon, the seventh game of the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off.

Not only countless fans are paying attention to this game, but the entire Lakers organization is also paying attention to this game.

Coach Scott gathered everyone in the video analysis room to watch the seventh game together.

This was a life-and-death battle for both sides, so the intensity of the game was high from the beginning.

The Celtics played well in the first quarter, scoring 1 points, and the scoring was relatively balanced. Tatum, Horford, and Brown all played well, especially Jayson Tatum. As a first-year rookie, his performance in the playoffs can even be described as amazing.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 1:26, with the Celtics leading by 18 points.

This is because the performance of everyone on the Cavaliers, except James, was somewhat poor.

There is a reason for this. In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Love was injured and did not attend the seventh game.

This is not just a matter of missing a core player. Love's injury has dealt a huge blow to the Cavaliers' morale, making the already difficult situation even worse.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the players are not in good shape.

However, LeBron James' performance was still outstanding. He scored 1 points in the first quarter, plus 12 rebounds, but he didn't have a single assist because his teammates were too weak.

"Given the Cavaliers' current state, it will be difficult for them to win."

"Yeah, it would be fine if Love wasn't injured, but now that Love is injured and other role players are out of shape, it's too difficult to rely on James alone."

In the video analysis room, the Lakers players were also discussing.

They have to admit that LeBron James is really strong.

In the past two years, there has been a lot of debate about who is the best player in the league. There was a time when LeBron James was the undisputed best player in the league.

But later, with the rise of the Warriors, Curry's performance became better and better every year, and some people began to question whether James was still the best player in the league?

Some even say that James is old and is no longer the best player in the league.

If you have to choose the best player in the league, it might be Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant.

However, after three rounds of playoffs this year, those questioning voices began to silence, because James' performance was so outstanding that he almost single-handedly led the Cavaliers into the Eastern Conference Finals and played to a seventh game.

Of course, this won't shut everyone up.

Unless he can lead the Cavaliers to win this game today.