Legend of Tomorrow

After the start of the conference finals, the Eastern Conference was one-sided, and the Nets swept the Pistons 4-0.

Billups was in bad shape due to injury, and his matchup against Kidd was a bit ugly. When competing at the 4th position, veteran Clifford Robinson couldn't guard the beastly Kenyon Martin.

Nets players who have already had experience in the finals performed steadily. Although they did not score high, they could always beat the Pistons with a slight advantage.

Only in the fourth game did the Nets score more than 100 points. The Pistons scored 88 points in the game with the most points. They couldn't attack the penalty area and had to rely on shooting. During the regular season, a group of people said that Ben Wallace was the spirit of the team. After entering the playoffs, everyone would find out that he was an undercover agent. As soon as he got to the free throw line, everyone who supported the Pistons became panicked.

Everyone says that O'Neal is poor in free throw shooting. In fact, O'Neal's free throw shooting rate has exceeded 50% in many seasons. Ben's free throw shooting rate in this series is 39.7%. Some outside players called blacksmiths have higher scoring efficiency than him.

The bad news for the Nets is that veteran Mutombo is injured and in sluggish form. He only played a total of 33 games in the regular season and returned early in the playoffs to help the team compete for the championship.

Mutombo, who was originally slow to move, is now walking and playing. It is impossible for him to guard Duncan. The Nets' plan to send away Van Horn to strengthen the defense in the penalty area has come to nothing.

The first four games of the Western Conference Finals were tied at 2-2, with each side losing a home game.

In this series, the points difference between the two teams was not close. There was no key goal or buzzer beater. The performance of the Suns players was unstable. The second game went smoothly. They beat the Spurs by 18 points in the away game. They returned to the home court and played the same way in the third game. I lost another 20 points after hitting the iron madly.

In the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Suns once again defeated the Spurs by 10 points in the away game and were in an extremely favorable position.

Nene was crazy in this game. He played 26 minutes off the bench, made 10 of 14 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. He completely overwhelmed Spurs veteran David Robinson, who played 24 minutes, made 1 of 3 shots, 3 of 6 free throws, and only had 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 blocks.

Parker was also outplayed by Guo Xu. He played 37 minutes and made 3 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 7 points and 6 assists.

Guo Xu scored 27 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals in 39 minutes. Although his shooting percentage was only 40% and he made 2 of 7 three-pointers, he made a sharp breakthrough in the counterattack and made all 11 free throws.

People are beginning to be optimistic about the Suns winning the championship. Guo Xu is the most popular star in the world and the topic is explosive.

The important rotations of the rebuilt Suns are all first- and second-year rookies, and they have reached this level. The success of the Nets and Suns,

Proved the value of a super point guard. I just want to ask a question now, how poisonous is Marbury?

During the Bulls dynasty, shooting guards were the strongest stars in the league. Now the era of point guards is coming.

If I could do it over again, I think the Lakers would be willing to send away both Kobe and O'Neal in order to keep Jason Guo.

With another win, Guo Xu and the Suns will create miracles.

In Game 6, the Suns' home court was packed with people. The players wore the white retro home jerseys from the 1993 Finals. The management hoped to use this method to get good luck, sharpen their sword for ten years, and then reach the finals.

Unfortunately, despite the players' best efforts, they still failed to defeat the Spurs at home. They lost 94-101 and the total score became a 3-3 tie.

The Suns rookies were desperate in the fifth game, actively running on both ends of the offense and defense, and constantly confronting each other. This state was affected. Newcomers are not good at adjusting their status. This flaw was exposed during the regular season. There were too many ups and downs in a few games.

Stoudemire is far from reaching the level of 2005, and he is at a disadvantage against Duncan. As long as there is a big man in the penalty area who can resist his interference in shooting, his shooting percentage will drop. If the air cut is blocked, he will pass the ball.

Nene has a similar style to Stoudemire. He only played one impressive game. Today, he was burdened with the pressure of wanting to win but afraid of losing. He only took 7 shots, made 4 goals, and added two free throws to score 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Guo Xu and Marion played almost the entire game, chasing points most of the time.

Guo Xu made 12 of 26 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 33 points and 8 assists; Marion made 7 of 15 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, and 3 blocks, no penalty.

Today, Guo Xu found that he couldn't lead his teammates in the first half, so he had to choose to take more shots by himself, and missed a move in the final quarter.

Unstable performance by newcomers is a must-pay tuition. In Guo Xu's previous life, the 76ers and Timberwolves selected many high-ranking rookies, but failed to make the playoffs several times. No matter how talented the young players are, they still need to accumulate game experience. Tough battles depend on the performance of the stars. Stoudemire, Nene, and Joe Johnson are all unreliable.

On the Spurs side, Duncan made 8 of 20 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Haslem and Nene actually defended well in the battle, but Duncan can still play a role and protect the Spurs very well. Lived in the Spurs penalty area.

Stephen Jackson became the key to the Spurs' victory. He was in trouble this time. He made 8 of 14 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Joe Johnson and Kirisek were unsuccessful in defending him. Marion defended for a while but it was useless.

Also suffering from convulsions was veteran guard Steve Kerr, who only played 13 minutes and made 4 of 4 shots, all three-pointers, and scored 12 points and 3 assists. Cole's four offensive plays were the same, relying on off-ball screens to escape. Duncan supported the ball in the high post. He caught the ball and threw it. If the Suns No. 2 player was slow to pursue the defense, something would happen.

The tiebreaker will be played at the Spurs' home court. Now most people are optimistic about the Spurs again, and they are still old and hot.

Even Guo Xu had an ominous premonition. In the sixth game, the rookies failed to withstand the pressure and exert their strongest strength. In the tiebreaker, can they adjust their mentality? Various little moves in the NBA are everywhere, not just on the court.

Sure enough, at the press conference, **Vicci took the initiative to start a war of words.

War of words before games is very common in the NBA, especially in key games. Whether it is a player or a head coach, it is best not to take what the opponent says before the game seriously. Some deliberately show weakness, some despise their opponents, some provoke their opponents, and some reveal wrong information. As long as they can confuse their opponents, they will do anything.

The person who has done the most thorough job on this point is Spurs coach **Vicci. Anyone familiar with **Vicci knows that when it comes to the upcoming game, what this old man says publicly has basically no credibility.

**Vicci first told the media about the tactics that the Spurs may use at the end of the game, saying that they will double-team Guo Xu and let others shoot, so that they can defeat the Suns. They rely too much on the performance of their stars.

Then he began to put pressure on the Suns' young players, listing five weaknesses of the rookies in one breath, saying that the Suns were destined to lose.

Listening to **Vitch's tone, the rookies are useless in the playoffs. They are just a drag on the field. This is obviously nonsense.

Experienced veterans can sneer and ignore these things, but the mentality of rookies will really be affected. So D'Antoni and Guo Xu were interviewed, and they all said words to boost morale, hoping they would have an effect.

D'Antoni said: San Antonio is not the Devil's home court. We have won two games there in this series, and of course we have the strength to win the third game.

Unfortunately, the newcomers failed to withstand the pressure one day later. In the tiebreaker, the Suns lost 93 to 108...