Legend of Tomorrow

The Eastern Conference Finals were the first to decide the winner. The Nets defeated the Raptors 4-2 and reached the Finals for the second consecutive year.

Against Beverley, Raptors core Damian Lillard finally broke out. In the series, he shot 46.2% from the field and 48.9% from three-point range. He averaged 3.8 three-pointers per game and scored 25.5 points and 6 rebounds. 6.3 assists.

Beverley only had 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.8 assists, shooting 38% from the field and 31.8% from the three-point range. He was completely blown away.

After joining the Nets, Beverley changed from a defensive expert to a CBA teammate and a seriously overrated player. James and his teammates often hold slaughter conferences and list his data to prove that his defensive effect is not as good as it seems, which seriously hinders James.

Judging from the regular season data, Beverley is indeed not very good. The objects he defends have to face him 9.2 times per game, and his opponents shoot 44.9%, while their season average is 44.4%. In other words, under Beverley's defense, the overall shooting percentage of his defensive targets is slightly higher than their season average.

Beverley does not defend the opponent's pick-and-roll and fixed-point shooting well, and his overall defense is suspected to be overrated. Once blocked by a big man's screen, his pursuit speed was average and it was difficult for him to pursue the defense and interfere with shooting, so Lillard exploded.

Beverley's physical fitness is not top-notch, and he is only 185cm tall. He often suffers when encountering people who are in better shape than him. He was a second-round pick in 2009. He joined the NBA a few years later because his ceiling was not high.

But Beverley's role in the Nets is still very critical. The starting lineup needs him to open up and shoot three-pointers. The reason why his shooting percentage is low in the playoffs is because Wade, Howard, and West can't shoot three-pointers, which leads to him being focused on defense.

The biggest contributor to the Nets' victory is of course James. The Raptors' wing players can't guard him one-on-one. Gay was so beaten that he lost confidence. He shot only 40% from the field and 22.2% from three-point range in the series, scoring 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Before the start of the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker, the media had already begun to promote the Nets' physical advantage in the Finals and the possibility of winning the championship under the leadership of James. Because the top two teams in the Western Conference have defensive deficiencies, and the Western Conference Finals were very intense and very exhausting.

Regardless of whether the fans believe it or not, Xiao Hua believes it. If he doesn't promote it like this, he is afraid that the ratings of the Finals will not be as high as the Western Conference Finals. The performance of the stars in the Eastern Conference is far inferior to that in the Western Conference. Why don't they create a war atmosphere?

Some James fans on the Internet also expressed their optimism about James winning the championship because James is stronger than last season. After ten years of hard work, it's his turn this year. Although his teammates are weaker, Wade and West have withered.

Whenever James' team loses,

Some of James' crazy (brainful) fans are throwing the blame on his teammates. This blame has been dumped on him for more than 10 years.

Excessive flattery and idiotic remarks have led to a large number of Zhanhei appearing on the Internet. On Earth 1, James has no championship, and the number of fanatical James is relatively low-key. In the parallel world, James's remarks are much better.

For example, after he was defeated by the Spurs and lost the championship with the Heat in 2014, he announced his decision to return to the Cavaliers. James said: Well done to James. The Cavaliers left because they were unwilling to renew James' contract. James had no choice but to join the Heat. Now, James ignores past grudges and is as loyal as a dog, Deng is a fool, and Nuo is a soft man.

James could have gone to the Clippers for honor (there is no room) and will definitely win the championship next season! But he didn't go... He returned to the Cavaliers who didn't even make the playoffs... because he just wanted to go home. Those who said hug Thighs, do you think Irving can compare with Paul? Can Love compare with Griffin? If you have been away all year round and now have the opportunity to go home, what would you choose?

The answer is of course that after Irving left and Love declined, he announced his decision to go to the Lakers. The Cavaliers would soon have no team to hold on to.

After the Cavaliers won the championship in 2016, James said: To be honest, James will have another few years of influence. Does anyone still know that No. 23 Jordan also wore it?

As long as James leads the team to win the championship and wins FMVP in 2017, he will surpass Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the legitimate second person in history. He will also sit second and threaten Jordan's number one position in history. I don't know what Jordan is thinking. .”

Here's what Jordan thought: Why are you asking me this? You know this is an ESPN question. You know this is going to be all over ESPN. If I'm at my peak, can I beat LeBron one-on-one? no doubt!

US media: James surpassing Jordan is a stupid statement!

James once said: Jordan is the kind of shameless type. James has no need to respect him.

Not only does James not need to respect Jordan, he doesn't need to stick together. When he sticks with the stars, it's called Brothers Basketball, Return of the Hero, and Expedition from Heroes! He is literally Spider-Man!

After the Cavaliers were defeated by the Warriors in 2017, James said: Who can beat the Big Four? Winning 100 championships is not valuable!

In fact, except for Durant, the Warriors are all players they trained themselves after the draft...

It’s normal for the Western Conference finals tiebreaker to have high ratings, and no matter which team wins, it will be a gimmick.

If the Warriors win, Stephen Curry's successor will be more qualified. They will have a great probability of beating James in the finals and establishing a dynasty with three consecutive championships. Although there is a big gap between Curry's personal data and Guo Xu, and he can't step on Guo Xu to the top, at least he defeated Guo Xu's team.

If the Lakers win, they have a great chance of beating James in the finals and winning the most valuable championship in history. Because the Lakers are a rebuilding team and Bosh was reimbursed, the Lakers' actual total salary is at the bottom of the league. There are only two high-paid players, and the others are either rookies or low-paid.

This game is a life and death battle, and both sides will show their full strength.

During training, Tyronn Lue focused on rehearsing several running tactics. Guo Xu's weak-side singles will not be the only routine. The players must cooperate with Guo Xu's running positions and increase the number of cuts to the basket instead of standing in front of Guo Xu. Watch the excitement from the sidelines.

In addition, the players collectively practiced three-pointers, including blue-collar outsider Robertson. As a swingman, he is always left out and misses, which hurts morale. If Robertson can hit a three-pointer, the opponent will have a headache. Tyronn Lue wants him to play a little longer and strengthen defense.

After training, Tyronn Lue spoke to boost morale. This is the first time for many people to play in the playoffs and the first tiebreaker, but you don't need to be nervous at all. If you have an open opportunity, take bold shots. It doesn't matter if you don't have the confidence to shoot. Pass the ball to Jason and let him take the shot. If there are two or three times when he is open and dare not shoot, I will replace him. As long as he performs at the normal level of training, we will definitely win.

Mark Jackson also boosted morale after practice. He said: If we guard Jason Guo, we will have a greater chance of winning. He has played super statistics in the games the Lakers won. The Lakers rely heavily on his performance. We must limit him while ensuring offensive efficiency and strive to Let the guy with the bad shot take the shot.”

Jackson didn't ask Curry to play more pick-and-rolls and run with Guo Xu to consume his energy. He had used this strategy in the past few games, and then found that Guo Xu didn't show any fatigue in the end, but Curry was very tired.

On the evening of May 30, the tiebreaker began at the Warriors’ Oracle Arena.

When arriving at the arena by bus, Guo Xu briefly accepted a reporter's interview. I don't know if I can beat the Warriors today. They are very strong, but this is the fun of the game. I don't like to win 100% of the game. Defeating the Warriors will give me a greater sense of accomplishment.

Having won too many games, Guo Xu's self-confidence has skyrocketed.