NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

Curry continued his crazy playoff journey, 31 points, 32 points, 31 points, 34 points, and extended his consecutive 30+ games in the playoffs to six games.

Curry showed an extraordinary desire to win in this year's playoffs. He made long three-pointers with his mouth guards on countless times, which made Rockets fans excited and crazy.

The Rockets made it to the Western Conference Finals in eight games, and their next opponent will be the Thunder.

Six days later, the Thunder and the Spurs fought for a seventh game, and the old GDP finally lost to the Thunder, which had just formed this season.

The Thunder also entered the Western Conference Finals as they wished, which will be Westbrook's first time to stand on the Western Conference Finals stage.

The East is the match between the Heat and the Pacers.

The Miami team easily defeated the Hawks 4-1 to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers relied on the new double guns of Granger and George to defeat the 75 people led by "Little AI" Iguodala 4-2 and successfully met the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

On May 19, the league announced the winners of various awards this season.

Kobe won the regular season MVP.

DPOY Rockets' Ibaka broke Howard's monopoly and won the best defensive player.

The best rookie was won by Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving without any suspense, and Klay Thompson and Leonard ranked second and third respectively.

The most improved player was won by Rockets' Jeremy Lin.

The best first team was Kobe, Westbrook, James, Yi Jianlian and Durant.

The best defense was Paul, Kobe, James, Yi Jianlian and Ibaka.

On May 20, the Western Conference Finals G1 started, and the Rockets went to Oklahoma City as a guest team to challenge the Thunder.

Thunder rookie Klay Thompson is now a solid main force, and his three-pointers have become the Thunder's outside weapon in the playoffs.

And Thompson also has good outside defense ability. Many senior league coaches and scouts all believe that this rookie has the hope of becoming a shooter like Curry in the future.

However, this is not important to Tang Yu. There will always be only one Curry. This kind of player who opens the era of change will only be chased, but will not be surpassed.

In addition to Thompson, Westbrook, Pierce, Garnett and Perkins form the starting five of the Thunder.

This lineup has excellent interior defense ability, but lacks the ability to open up space. Garnett's movement speed slows down with his age, and the decline in his mid-range shooting ability also greatly reduces his power.

This season, the Wolf King failed to average more than 10 points per game in the regular season for the first time, and in the playoffs, he fell to an embarrassing data of 6.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.

Before the game between the two teams, Thunder General Manager Presti expressed his concerns about the current situation in the league in an interview.

"Tang Yu and his team are moving towards dominating this league. As long as he calls, no one can refuse such a coach and boss. We can't stop this Rockets, but I hope the Thunder can win at least two games."

Presti still gave the team a shot of adrenaline. Although he knew that winning was slim, he had to try his best.

The horror of the Rockets lies in the fact that there are not many veterans in the team, and the main players are young players in their prime.

Moreover, Curry and Harden are rookies selected by Tang Yu himself, and both of them still have one year of child labor.

So Presti's worries are not wrong, and the league is likely to enter the Rockets era.

After the game between the two teams started, Westbrook immediately turned on his Megatron mode, and Curry's defense was slightly worse, and he was repeatedly broken by Westbrook.

The other Rockets players are trying their best to help Curry with defense, especially Ibaka. Perkins, who is facing him, has weak offensive ability, so Ibaka's defense in the interior is particularly important.

But Westbrook can score or cause damage with his super physical fitness.

Ibaka actually got two fouls in less than 6 minutes, which changed the Rockets' interior rotation.

Tang Yu pointed at Dayao. He did not send the younger Oden, but let the more experienced Dayao play to guard the interior.

Before going on the court, Tang Yu said to Yao Ming: "Hold our last position!"

Yao Ming nodded heavily. After A-Lin and Dasheng left one after another, Tang Yu left only himself, which was very touching for Yao Ming.

He understood that Tang Yu wanted him to spend the rest of his life in the Rockets and let his jersey hang up in the arena of the Dynasty Center to retire. One city for a lifetime will also be the best interpretation of Yao Ming's career.

After Yao Ming came on the court, the Rockets' inside line changed a lot. In the first round, Yao Ming sent a Shanghai hot pot to the young master.

In the offensive round, he used his Shanghai Tango to play with the two inside generals of Thunder Perkins and Garnett continuously, and caused the latter to foul and score 2+1!

Yao Ming officially blew the horn of counterattack, and the counterattack from the defending champion officially began.

Yao Ming in the inside lineThe advantages of the Thunder gradually emerged, and his height and weight gave him the upper hand in the fight for rebounds.

The Thunder were forced to change their tactics and began to rely more on outside shots, but the Rockets' defense was very tight, and Klay had no chance at all against the Rockets' sixth man, Kawhi Leonard.

At the end of the first quarter, Harden broke through and attracted the Thunder's inside defense to pass the ball to Yao Ming, who received the ball under the basket and dunked with both hands.

The Rockets set the score difference in the first quarter at 29-21!

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder obviously strengthened the impact on the inside, but the inside led by Yao Ming always guarded the Rockets' restricted area and delivered many wonderful blocks.

In a defense, after Yao Ming successfully blocked the shot, Harden quickly grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break.

He rushed all the way to the frontcourt, then threw the ball high, and Kawhi Leonard, who had already followed up, took off and completed a beautiful aerial relay dunk, which attracted cheers from the audience.

The Thunder called a timeout and tried to adjust tactics, but the Rockets' momentum was unstoppable.

As the game progressed, the Rockets gradually widened the score and eventually won the game 119-101.

After the game, Westbrook told reporters: "Houston doesn't need my brother KD at all! I will never win the championship this way, that's what I want to say!"

Faced with Westbrook's questioning from a distance, Durant did not respond, but the Rockets' teammates could not sit still and spoke up for KD.

Jeremy Lin said: "Kevin led us through a difficult period. No one can erase his contribution to the team. This kind of doubt is ridiculous!"

Curry also said: "Each of us is sacrificing something to work hard for the championship. I don't agree with Russell's criticism."

Harden responded: "It seems that I need to try my best to pass some balls to KD to let him break this ridiculous doubt. I don't think it is a good choice to anger a scoring champion!"

Anthony said: "We are a team. Stephen is in good shape now. We will do more around him, but including James, KD and me, we can do a lot for the team. Let's see what happens next!"

Tang Yu also responded to Westbrook's post-game remarks, "We have formed a super team, which makes many things simpler. Players should fight on the court, not in front of the TV!"