Legend of Tomorrow

In the second round, the Lakers cleanly swept the Pelicans 4-0. The process was not much more difficult than sweeping the Thunder.

The Pelicans coaching staff racked their brains but couldn't find a way to limit the performance of Durant and Guo Xu. On the defensive end, the Lakers have a way to limit the three All-Stars of the Pelicans, just man-to-man.

Lakers coach Tyronn Lue and female assistant Becky Hammon once again showed their abilities. They are not pure puppet coaches and can occasionally come up with some suitable and good ideas.

It is also a man-to-man defensive tactic, and a little change can work. The coaching staff asked Adams to defend Anthony Davis and Horford to defend Cousins, which reduced the efficiency of the two.

Davis is a power forward who likes to attack in the low post. He takes a large proportion of his shots near the basket and almost never shoots three-pointers. Adams can resist him and ensure that he interferes with shots in front of him. As long as Adams controls his hit rate to around 50%, the task will be completed. Below 50% is a surprise.

Cousins ​​is nominally a center, but he actually likes to pull out to face the frame to attack and shoot from mid-to-long range. In the regular season, he averaged 5.6 three-point attempts per game, hit 2.1 goals, and hit 37.5%. Both the number of three-point attempts and the number of hits hit career highs.

When Cousins ​​takes the ball from the outside, Horford is more mobile and can interfere. When Cousins ​​hits the basket, Adams and Horford will retreat together to double-team, allowing Davis to shoot and stabilize the defense in the penalty area.

If the Pelicans focus on attacking the penalty area, Durant will also retreat, and the three big men will defend the penalty area together, forcing the Pelicans to pull out inside and take more shots in inefficient areas.

With a successful defensive strategy and the suppression of outside stars, the Pelicans have almost no chance of winning unless the Lakers players collectively miss their outside shots.

The Warriors eliminated the Spurs 4-1 and met the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

There were many people who supported the Warriors last year, but this year they were rejected by many fans because Pachulia and Green became villains. Some people even dislike Stephen Curry, saying that Curry spits out his braces and holds them in his mouth, which is disgusting.

The second round of the Eastern Conference has not yet decided the winner. The battle was very fierce. Both series were tied 3 to 2, with the Bucks and 76ers leading respectively. Experts predict that there are likely to be two more tie-breaks in the Eastern Conference. The four teams are close in strength and none has an absolute advantage.

The two top players in the Western Conference got a lot of rest time. Guo Xu was bored at home coaxing his children and couldn't go out.

Usually at this time, all regular season awards should be announced, but this year Xiao Hua has adjusted the award time. After the draft, a regular season awards ceremony will be held on June 27.

Silver's original intention was probably that the regular season MVP should not be hastily awarded during the playoffs in May, but should be more elegant, like the Oscars. He wants to whiten the NBA, a sports league in which blacks make up an overwhelming majority, so that it can be embraced by the middle class and sports fans around the world.

He wanted to use a big show to prove to people that black players don't just talk about Schette and Fake. They can also be elegant, and they can also be accepted by more elite people.

Unfortunately, delayed justice is not justice, and belated awards are not awards. Because fans all know how award-winning stars perform in the playoffs. They have seen the finale and cannot regard the loser as the strong one.

The previous process was like making a summary for the regular season.

Winning players can use this to boost team morale. What now? After the finals mvp was announced, the biggest winner of the season was clear at a glance. Who cares who had the best performance in the regular season two and a half months ago?

At that time, everyone started to pay attention to the draft, then signings in the offseason, and waiting to see the summer league. Xiao Hua looked very mysterious. Everyone, please pay attention. Please look back at the regular season awards. We have major awards to announce!

Guo Xu's feelings are very similar to Stephen Chow in The God of Cookery. The NBA awards ceremony was like putting a tofu-carved gold-threaded Buddhist robe in front of him. This vegetarian dish has a rich variety of ingredients, delicate knife skills, and outstanding shapes. Even the most difficult to carve tofu can be carved very delicately.

How long did it take to carve?

It took a whole day to carve.

Then you really smell bad. It stinks. Can you smell it?

The stupid Silver didn't realize how stinky the award ceremony he organized was, nor did he consider how the award presenter would be feeling. The stars who were eliminated in the playoffs probably didn't even bother to attend this damn award ceremony.

Only when the results are unknown and the playoffs are still in progress, can the players give high-spirited acceptance speeches when receiving their awards.

For example, in a parallel world in 2008, Kobe Bryant won the regular season MVP and gave an excited speech. However, he was defeated by the Celtics led by Pierce in the finals. The game was obviously a little more exciting. The media will publish news that Pierce defeated the best player and won the FMVP despite injury, which is wonderful!

Following Silver's approach, the legendary topic that could have appeared disappeared. Silver won't ask players, fans, or media for their opinions. He thinks his own ideas are the best.

Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, reporters interviewed players from both sides. The Warriors players don't have the slightest confidence to eliminate the Lakers. Their goal is just to defeat the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, prevent them from achieving a complete victory in the season, and create a historical record that can never be broken.

As long as they win one game, the Warriors can also leave their name in history. At least they have defeated the strongest team led by the strongest star in the NBA this season.

During the break, the Warriors coaching staff carefully studied every detail of the Lakers' tactics and tried to find weaknesses. The players are training very hard and strive to be in the best condition for the Western Conference Finals.

The Eastern Conference's two series were decided later.

The 76ers eliminated the Wizards 4-2.

Kemba Walker and John Wall did nothing, shooting less than 40% from the field and performing poorly. When the media reported the game, they compared them with Guo Xu, thinking that these point guards were not like stars.

The reason the Wizards lost was due to inaccurate outside shots. Bill's three-point shooting percentage in the series was only 28.7%, which was not as good as Wall. Only Kevin Love on the team has a reliable three-point shooting percentage, as high as 45%, averaging 2.8 goals per game.

However, because Love is an inside man, his overall shooting percentage is only 43.6%, which is far inferior to Nurkic, who mainly plays two-pointers. Another group of fans said after the Wizards were eliminated that Love is an undercover. Love is going to leave this summer, and he's had enough.

The best performer of the 76ers is center Jokic. He is like a big point guard pulling out to play pick-and-rolls and organize offenses. He shoots very steadily and can occasionally score three-pointers.

DeAndre Jordan is lying on his back, and no one thinks he is a star center anymore. Last season, he was a blue-collar guy who suppressed real stars and only knew how to grab rebounds.

The Bucks eliminated the Raptors 4-3.

Lillard made 10 of 23 shots in the tiebreaker, 4 of 13 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 31 points and 4 assists. His shooting percentage in the entire series just reached 40%. Bucks point guard Bledsoe only had 13.3 points and 4 assists in the series, and was blown away by fans because he shot 45% from the field.

Robertson, who was traded from the Lakers, was also very successful in guarding George. In three games, George's shooting percentage was below 40%. Although his statistics are terrible, he should get a good contract in the summer.

Experts are generally optimistic that the 76ers will break through the Eastern Conference and reach the finals because Jokic is better than Joel Embiid.

Embiid averaged 21.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the playoffs. His shooting percentage dropped to 43.5%, his three-point shooting percentage dropped to 27.6%, and his free throw shooting rate was only 70.5%. His efficiency dropped significantly.

Jokic looks like a fat man, but his tactical role is obvious, and he can lead the team's offense.