Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu defended Paul and had no chance to make an easy shot, but the best defensive team still had nothing to do with him.

The best defensive player was won by Celtics center Tyson Chandler. The Thunder management did not renew Chandler's contract because Al Horford and Durant both renewed their contracts with high salaries, and they could not satisfy Chandler's needs. The average annual salary is 15 million.

Once Chandler left, the Thunder's defense became weaker. Perkins, his replacement, could only serve as a human shield and was of little use offensively.

All-Defensive First Team: Chris Paul, Tony Allen, James, Ibaka, Chandler.

Allen faced the opponent's super scorer every game. Many outside stars admired him. The coaches were so impressed with him that they finally stopped ignoring him.

Defensive second team: Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Paul George, Garnett, Joakim Noah.

The defensive lineup is controversial every year. Luol Deng is responsible for guarding outside scorers, and Kobe is responsible for guarding spot-up shooters. However, it was Kobe who was selected to the All-Defensive Team.

Wade, whose defensive statistics are clearly superior, was not selected, and Sefolosha, the Thunder's core perimeter defender, was also not selected.

Guo Xu even beat all the point guards. 6 Billion Pot Secrets said that they couldn't understand why Rondo and Paul received higher defensive evaluations than him. Maybe he didn't play long enough?

The Rookie of the Year is Kyrie Irving of the Hornets, who averaged 186 points and 55 assists per game. It doesn't matter that the team is at the bottom of the Western Conference. Selecting the Best Rookie is mainly based on data. Thompson and Thomas were selected to the Rookie of the Year first and second teams respectively, scoring in double figures.

The best sixth man is DeRozan of the Thunder, who averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and shot 467 from the field. He got a lot of shots after Horford was injured.

The Most Improved Player Award went to Paul George of the Bucks. He has transformed from a role player to a star and is well deserved.

The Spurs' Veach was elected the best coach, winning the award for the third time in his career. D'Antoni already holds seven championship rings, but he has no advantage in the awards. Most of the judges believe that the Suns are stronger in their players, not their coaches.

Guo Xu held a press conference and delivered an extremely arrogant VP acceptance speech.

This award is an incentive for me. I will try my best in every next game. I want to finish the NBA Finals as soon as possible to prepare for the Olympics. I hope to win a medal in the Olympics.

The reporter asked: Are you really going to compete in archery and taekwondo? Why not join the dream team and go to London?

We will definitely win the basketball game.

I was hoping for a bit of a challenge. The NBA is too unchallenging for me. I don't know the impact of saying that, but it is a fact that everyone knows.

This argument was not first raised by Guo Xu, but by the fans. Not a fan, but a Cavaliers fan. The Cavaliers were swept four times by the Suns. Not only was the mentality of the players affected, but the fans also lost confidence in the little emperor.

Cavaliers fans all hope that Guo Xu can leave the Suns and play for a weak team without good teammates. Some people have proposed on the Internet that the league introduces a new clause. Stars who have won seven or more championships must be forced to change teams and play for a weak team. This will not affect other players. fair.

In the third game of the Suns vs. Clippers, Guo Xu continued to beat Paul in the away game. Paul made 5 of 17 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only had 12 points, rebounds and 11 assists.

Paul's field goal percentage was only 294. He couldn't get rid of Guo Xu's entanglement on the outside. When he relied on screens to break through, Ibaka's ability to switch to pick-and-rolls was among the best in the league. Paul's shot was under severe interference.

He can't do it if he doesn't take more shots. The Clippers lack strong scoring points. Only Paul and Griffin are reliable. Artest is also a blacksmith.

Guo Xu's offensive performance was average in this game, making 5 of 1 shots, 8 of 3-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 19 points and 10 assists. However, the Suns had obvious advantages in other positions, and they easily won by 22 points.

Roy scored 0 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, beating Clippers shooting guard Randy Foye. Gasol also defeated blue-collar center Dalembert.

The fourth game was even more one-sided. Guo Xu had an outstanding shooting percentage as high as 70. He scored 7 points, rebounds and 8 assists in three quarters, leading the Suns to lead the Clippers by points and enter garbage time early.

Interfering with shooting has always been Paul's weakness. When Guo Xu feels good, he will hit people in front of him, and the Clippers must double-team.

In the final quarter, both sides sent substitutes. Thomas Jr., Jeremy Lin, Jason Richardson, Gortat, and Haslem continued to attack wildly, without saving any face for the home team.

In the end, the Suns beat the Clippers by 58 points 141-8.

How terrible is the depth of the Suns' lineup? Whiteside and Jimmy Butler are marginal players and have no chance to play. At most, they can practice in garbage time.

D'Antoni wanted to use a big victory to boost the team's morale in preparation for the Western Conference Finals, but they were not used in the final game. And Novak, a power forward with accurate three-pointers, was not even selected for the Suns' playoff roster due to poor defense.

The Clippers couldn't stand it as soon as they got off the court, and the Suns were stronger in the playoffs than in the regular season.

During the regular season, the core players of the Suns rotated a lot to play healthy basketball. Except for Guo Xu, they all played less than 0 minutes. Entering the playoffs, Roy, Thompson, and Gasol's playing time has increased. Only Ibaka and Haslem still share playing time like in the regular season.

A healthy Haslem is also very strong defensively. He is also good at guarding pick-and-rolls and has mid-range shooting ability. He is just shorter than Ibaka and has slightly lower physical fitness. It would be a waste if he does not play.

Paul played for 2 minutes and finally performed well. He made 9 of 18 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers and free throws. He scored 2 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

However, Paul's teammates were lost again. Artest's performance of 1 of 10 shots was devastating. He only scored one three-pointer while undercover, and scored 4 points and 1 assist.

Moreover, Artest's defense has also become weaker. It is easy to get past Roy and Thompson, and he is not fast enough to catch up. He is now only suitable for defending slower forwards, and can only perform against the likes of Pierce and Anthony.

Griffin made 9 of 20 shots and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on free throws. Only he and Paul scored in double figures on the team.

The Suns' defensive strategy was to resolutely defend alone and strictly guard against role players. This caused the Clippers to be unable to shoot from the outside and only scored 4 goals in 20 three-pointers.

On the other hand, the Suns made 20 of 44 three-pointers, and more than half of the shots were from beyond the three-point line. When Guo Xu and Thompson were having trouble together, no team could withstand it.

There was no upset in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks eliminated the Bucks 4-1, and the Cavaliers eliminated the Nets 4-2 to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Spurs defeated the Thunder 4 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and the overall tactics were very rich. The Thunder rely on talent. In every game, the trident takes turns playing singles, and they rarely even use pick-and-roll tactics.

Tony Parker had no confidence against Guo Xu, but he was half-matched against Westbrook, and his shooting percentage was slightly higher. Parker is the youngest in the gdp combination. The other two suffer in terms of physical fitness. Their ability to win the series depends on teamwork and experience.

Horford's injury has dealt a huge blow to the Thunder. Both insiders lack shooting range and cannot open up space. They couldn't break the Spurs' zone defense, and they won three games thanks to Durant's superb performance. In the second game, he hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to reverse the win.

Durant was also in good form in the tiebreaker, making 9 of 18 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and scored 0 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Unfortunately, Wei Shao stood up again, making 9 of 24 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and a game-high 6 turnovers...