"Congratulations to the San Anthony Spurs, congratulations on knocking out the Warriors and becoming the first team to advance to the division finals, congratulations!"

At 11 o'clock in the evening on June 13, 2013, when the whistle blew at the end of the game, Barkley on the sidelines of the commentary booth shouted the slogan of congratulating the Spurs on their promotion, and the entire Oracle Arena was silent, although after the loss of the third game, the Warriors were eliminated by the Spurs, but when the Warriors really lost the entire series, these spectators and fans who supported the Warriors still had no way to accept such an outcome for a while.

And the Warriors players on the court did not leave after the end of the game, Stephen Curry crossed his hands on his hips, and looked up at the dome of Oracle Arena from time to time, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green also stood beside Stephen Curry in a similar posture, for the young players of the Warriors, this season is both a success and a failure, as a fish belly team, the Warriors have not only caught the shuttle bus to the playoffs this season, They also staged a miracle in the first round of the playoffs, allowing everyone in this league to see their talent and a bright future, but for them, the result of being swept out by the Spurs is also extremely sad.

After the Spurs players on and off the court began to celebrate, Meng Xu, who had been sitting on the bench since the third quarter, got up and walked directly in the direction of Stephen Curry, the Warriors' young people performed quite well in this series, if they didn't meet the old Spurs, maybe their playoff journey would continue, so as an old-timer, I have to encourage them a little.

"Stephen, you've done a great job, your teammates are great, don't be discouraged, the future of this league will be yours!" After hugging each other with Stephen Curry, Meng Xu said a few words of encouragement to Curry, although Curry and this Warriors still have all kinds of flaws and shortcomings, but their talent, and their youth, are his greatest capital, young without failure, Meng Xu also believes that they will make a comeback.

"Klay, you've been too reserved in this series, and you're not like that in the regular season." After separating from Curry, Meng Xu came to Klay Thompson's side again, and encouraged Klay Thompson in a half-joking tone, after hearing Meng Xu's words, Klay Thompson's head drooped down a little, and the Spurs series, Thompson's performance was indeed not as good as in the previous round, Kawhi Leonard's defense made him very uncomfortable, four games, whether it was shooting percentage or points per game, Thompson was far below the level of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, If you want to find a scapegoat for the Warriors' loss, Thompson will never be able to escape.

"And you, Draymond, even though you're just a rookie, I want to say that you're doing really well." When Meng Xu came over, he lowered his head, and Draymond Green, who felt embarrassed, lowered his head after listening to Meng Xu's praise, because in Green's opinion, where Meng Xu praised himself, this is clearly the irony of Hongguoguo.

In the series with the Spurs, most of the time Green was defending Meng Xu, but in four games, Meng Xu averaged 41 points per game, and in the first three games of the series, Meng Xu created a playoff record of 45+ in three consecutive games.

"Come on, I'm looking forward to the day when you can really guard against me." After hugging Green and patting him on the shoulder, Meng Xu said another word to Green with a smile on his face.

After Meng Xu comforted Curry, Thompson, and Green, the rest of the Spurs players also walked over to them after finishing a simple celebration, the winner comforted and encouraged the loser, and the loser congratulated the winner, which is already a common thing in the current NBA, and the current NBA is not the era of more than ten years ago, where life and death are fought on the court, and there is no deal off the court.

The Spurs eliminated the Warriors to advance to the division finals first, and the remaining groups of matchups, after the end of the four-round series, the promotion situation is becoming clearer, first of all, the Heat, who have the first record in the regular season, lost three games in a row in the case of carelessly losing Jingzhou first losing a home court, and the Pacers won an away game in New York, and after returning to their home court, they also won two cities in a row, and in the case of three games in the series, they have already got the match point, if nothing else, This year's Eastern Conference Finals will also be played between the Pacers and the Heat.

After the Spurs have advanced ahead of schedule, and the promotion situation of the Heat and Pacers has gradually become clear, the Thunder, as the first in the West, is now in trouble, the first in the West against the fifth in the West, to say that the Thunder should have an advantage, but in the four games that have ended, the Thunder is extremely difficult, in the first game relying on Kevin Durant's quasi-kill victory over the Grizzlies, the Thunder lost two games in a row, and in these two games, the Thunder was suppressed by the Grizzlies throughout the whole process, and there was no hope of winning.

And the fourth battle between the two sides is like this, from the beginning of the game, the Thunder is on the weak side, the whole game is struggling to catch up, if it weren't for Westbrook scored 7 points in a row at the last moment of the game, I'm afraid the Thunder will be beaten 1-3 by the Grizzlies, although the Thunder stubbornly pulled back a game, but referring to the first four games between the two sides, the Thunder's road to promotion is destined to be extremely difficult.

"No wonder Greg deliberately lost at the end of the regular season." After watching the game of the Thunder's victory over the Grizzlies, Meng Xu suddenly realized that he finally understood why Popovich deliberately lost in the name of rotation at the end of the regular season, because the Grizzlies' ranking at that time was basically fixed, neither rushing to the top three in the West, nor falling to the sixth in the West, if the Spurs were still competing with the Thunder for the first place in the West, it was likely to meet the Grizzlies before the Western Finals, and this Grizzlies' style of play was very restrained Spurs, four matchups in the regular season, The Spurs lost three games, coupled with the painful experience of being black-eight by the Grizzlies in the previous two years, so Popovich wanted to avoid the Grizzlies in the playoffs.

Almost every period of the NBA, there will be some teams that are not inconspicuous in the regular season, but suddenly broke out in the playoffs, and the Grizzlies in recent seasons are such a team, their record in the regular season, always hovering in the bottom few places, but in the playoffs, they don't want to meet teams, last season they blacked the Spurs, last season they almost hacked the Clippers, this season the dream came true, hacked the Clippers, and entered the division semifinals, The Thunder, who are No. 1 in the West, were embarrassed, so Popovich's choice to avoid the Grizzlies in the playoffs was actually a wise move.