Legend of Tomorrow

Another series in the Western Conference was the Spurs vs. the Kings. In the first round, the two teams eliminated the Trail Blazers and Suns with a total score of 3 to 1 respectively.

The Spurs cleanly eliminated the Kings 4-1. Unfortunately, their second-leading scorer and starting shooting guard Derek Anderson, who averaged 15.5 points per game, ended his playoff journey early due to injury and could only challenge the Lakers with a residual lineup. .

They are also a team with the core inside, and the Spurs' twin towers are slightly better than the Kings' combination of Webber and Divac.

The key to the outcome of both sides lies in the starting position at No. 1. The famous White Chocolate Jason Williams faced the Spurs' low-key role player Antonio Daniels, and was at a disadvantage every game.

Williams can't play if he doesn't perform. He averaged 24 minutes per game in the playoffs, scoring 8.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, with a shooting percentage of 42.6. It's hard to tell from the data that he is a point guard.

Williams can only live in highlights and cannot fight tough battles. Although the fans like him very much, the Kings boss has given a death order and must trade him away in the summer.

Since the schedule of the Eastern and Western finals cannot be too different, the Spurs and Lakers still have to wait for the four teams in the Eastern Conference.

Two games were played on May 18. Both series in the Eastern Conference were tied at 3-3, entering a brutal tiebreaker.

In this game, Raptors Vince Carter scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Iverson made only 6 of 24 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

In both the fifth and second games, Iverson broke out, scoring 52 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, and 54 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the past few days, a group of Aimi people have challenged Guo Xu on the Internet, asking him to take a closer look at what the real core is. Guo Xu did not respond, and on the 18th, this group of people became silent.

Iverson is an extremely unstable scorer and can easily slap his own fans in the face. If he scores 50 points in one game, he may score 20 in the next game. Iverson played in 71 games during the regular season, with a field goal percentage below 40 in 29 games and over 50 in only 7 games.

On the 19th, the first game between the Lakers and Spurs started at the Staples Center.

The Spurs have always started the 193cm big point guard Daniels in the playoffs, and the Lakers have also adjusted their lineup. Fisher and OK started together, and Guo Xu came off the bench as the sixth man.

The two sides launched a defensive battle in the first quarter. Fisher's defense against Daniels was very successful. Kobe also easily defended veteran Tribert. Except for the Twin Towers, no one from the Spurs scored.

Popovich replaced Avery Johnson in the final three minutes.

The Spurs need someone to break through with the ball. Jackson also immediately replaced Kobe and replaced him with Guo Xu.

Guo Xu quickly turned the little general into a little pawn in a duel with the ball. Now Johnson is scared to see him.

The Lakers led 29 to 17 in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Guo Xu and Kobe came on the bench together, and the other three were Bowen, George, and Horry. The Lakers accelerated the pace of offense and defense transitions and counterattacked whenever they had the opportunity. Soon the Spurs substitutes were defeated and the point difference widened to more than 20 points.

The Spurs' strongest lineup couldn't beat the Lakers in the regular season, and now it's even more hopeless. Popovich can only reuse Daniels on the outside. The latter shows what it means to be a pass-first point guard, giving him unlimited options. He doesn't take action even if he has the right to take action.

The score difference between the two sides continued to widen in the second half. The Lakers led by 28 points in the third quarter and entered garbage time.

Popovich was helpless on the sidelines and could not prevent the Lakers' offense. The Spurs' twin towers are good at defending the penalty area, and their mobility on the field is too poor. It was already very difficult for Duncan to defend O'Neal alone. Kobe and Guo Xu used pick-and-roll breakthroughs, and mismatching Robinson was an opportunity. He attracted help from defense and could score the ball and assist his teammates.

At the end of the game, 113-86, the Lakers defeated the Spurs and got a good start in the Western Conference Finals.

Zen Master Phil Jackson smiled from ear to ear when shaking hands with Popovich. He felt that he was unlucky.

Guo Xu came to him on his own. The Lakers signed an All-Star with a minimum salary. He obviously sat on the sidelines and won the game without doing anything. He also won the best coach award. Popovich was jumping up and down on the sideline, yelling after the timeout to no avail.

There's no way around it. The Spurs' twin towers can limit O'Neal's singles, but it's impossible to guard Guo Xu and Kobe from the outside.

Guo Xu pushed Johnson and Daniels to the floor and scored 26 points and 6 assists in 27 minutes of play; Kobe scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 35 minutes.

After the first game, experts predicted that the Spurs would be swept by the Lakers. No team could stop the Lakers from winning the championship. Guo Xu's declaration at the press conference was not arrogant, but the truth.

The Western Conference teams can't beat the Lakers, let alone the Eastern Conference teams. The playoffs in the Eastern Conference are very fierce. The stars are soaring in points because they have too few scoring points, the lineup is not strong, and the ball rights are concentrated on the stars.

The 76ers can achieve 56 wins this year. The key reason is not their strength, but that there are too many weak teams in the East. Except for the top eight, they are all in bad shape. They play four games a season against many bad teams, and they are still the team that is highly praised by the league.

Another highly touted team, the Heat, Mourning was reimbursed and Hardaway lost 50 wins and ranked third in the Eastern Conference. This is evident.

The Pacers entered the playoffs with only 40 wins, and were only ranked 11th in the Western Conference with 40 wins. The Rockets were blocked from the playoffs with 45 wins.

On the 20th, the Bucks, led by the Three Musketeers Jun Zijian, Big Dog, and et Alien, defeated the Hornets with difficulty and won the tiebreaker to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

If you only look at the number of stars, the Bucks are the strongest in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, their insides are all blue-collar, none of them can score, and their defense is not very good. Moreover, their lineup is not deep enough. There is a big gap between the strength of the starting lineup and the substitutes. The scoring mainly depends on four people.

The Bucks are a team that cannot develop, and the league will never support them. Who allowed the team to be built in Milwaukee?

Sam Cassel suffered a big loss in this regard. He played All-Star numbers for many consecutive seasons with the Bucks, but was never selected as an Eastern All-Star. It was not until he was traded to the Timberwolves that he finally gained exposure...

Another game between the 76ers and the Raptors was more intense, with the two sides fighting until the last moment to decide the winner.

With a 6-point lead, the 76ers failed to score a point in the last three minutes. The Raptors had a chance to take the lead, but Vince Carter missed the final buzzer-beating shot. The Raptors lost by one point on the road 87-88.

This series has extremely high ratings and can be called a classic. Few players can score 50 in the playoffs, but Iverson and Carter scored 50 three times in total. Together, they contributed perhaps the most exciting star scoring surge in NBA history. Performance.

Carter scored 50 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks in the third game. Unfortunately, he was invisible in the final quarter of the tiebreaker. He made 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 4 points and 5 assists. After the game, many people criticized him online. There are too many passes and too few shots. When fighting for the bayonet in the final quarter, passing is not what the core should do.

In Guo Xu's previous life, this was Carter's best series in his life.

As a very popular star, Carter has never even entered the finals. He has not even entered the Eastern Conference Finals as a core player. He only entered the Eastern Conference Finals once with the Magic in 2010. He has been in 6 teams, and each team has been competitive, giving people the illusion that Carter has reached the finals or even Carter has won the championship.

Unfortunately, this is really all an illusion.

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