Chapter 873 [Single Wave, Winning Five Consecutive Championships]

In the Western Conference finals, when Curry continued to be suspended, the Clippers still won two games in a row and led 2-0.

Zach LaVine was the starting point guard, and Devin Booker came off the bench to make a cameo, both of whom had good dribbling ability, and all they had to do was dribble to the front court and pass to their teammates, then pull away and run for opportunities.

The Clippers are in charge of Gasol, Draymond, Jokic, Antetokounmpo, and the ball is still running smoothly.

Inside strategy is Yang Rui's signature tactic, he only focuses on the point guard organization when Paul is there, and pulling out the inside line can not only create misalignment opportunities, but also rely on the height advantage to pass the ball is not easy to be interfered with, killing multiple birds with one stone.

The Thunder returned to the home court to move back to the first game, Durant and Westbrook each scored 30+ and shot over 50% from the field, and all five players on the team scored double-doubles.

In the playoffs, the shooting percentage of the two less shots was very low, averaging 22.6 and 21.8 shots per game, respectively, and it didn't look like they were trying to win, but fighting for the ball.

Some experts believe that the key to the Thunder's victory lies in center Adams, who withstood the impact of the Clippers on the inside.

Adams is very good on the defensive end, he can always make opponents feel uncomfortable, he is constantly making small movements, and sometimes his arms lock the joints and make the opponents scream in pain; Grab rebounds sometimes don't get stuck, he will deliberately ride on people's backs; Secretly elbow people when blocking and dismantling, slap people in the face when they block hats, and so on.

Yes, Adams didn't play very cleanly, and in this life he once again angered Draymond Green, who also had a lot of small movements, and in the fourth game, Draymond made him understand what it means to "send a swollen chicken"!

In the second quarter, Draymond broke through with the ball and was blocked by Adams, and the two collided together, and the referee initially ruled that Adams had fouled, but Adams threw himself into the street, so the referee went to watch the video together.

It can be clearly seen from the game video that when Draymond got up, his hands obviously slammed upward, and his feet kicked upward, hitting Adams's crotch, who immediately fell to the ground in pain. After a video replay, the referee blew for a first-degree foul on Draymond.

Yang Rui immediately replaced Draymond for ideological education, although the wicked have their own wicked grinding, but the "chasing eggs" is too limitless, and he doesn't want to see it again in the future.

The two sides were deadlocked until the last two minutes, LaVine and Middleton's chasing three-pointers stretched the difference to 7 points, and the Thunder played iron on the periphery in a row, and finally could only use foul tactics, and Gasol made all four free throws to seal the victory.

Curry came back in the next game, and the Clippers didn't give the Thunder a chance again, winning 106-88 at home and advancing to the Finals 4-1.

In the final game, Durant played well, shooting 10-of-19, 3-of-7 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws, scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Westbrook was so bad that he finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and 13 assists on 7-of-21 shooting, 2-of-6 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.

Robertson and Waiters are also outrageous, and the Thunder team shot only 38.2% from the field.

At the press conference, Durant's face was gloomy, he had decided to leave the Thunder in the summer, and since entering the league, he has won four scoring titles, has not won the MVP, and has not played in the Finals. He doubted that if he renewed his contract with the Thunder with a high salary, he would never want to win the championship in his life.

Durant wants to team up with other stars, and the resistance is much greater than that of Yang Rui in his previous life, because James has been in the Cavaliers, and people will definitely compare him with "Zhan loyalty".

The Eastern Conference Finals were decided later, with the Wizards eliminating the Cavaliers 4-2.

The Wizards signed Tom Thibodeau as head coach last summer and improved their overall defense.

The management signed blue-collar interior Bismarck Biyombo for 6 million in 2 years, which became the most critical reinforcement. Biyongbo is 206CM tall, with an arm span of 235CM, although the offense is very poor and he is a rough brother, but his defense is super strong, he can not only change the defense of blocking, but also help defend the block, and have a good rebounding ability.

Biyombo faced James, and the confrontation was completely false, and even once blocked James's dunk with both hands like playing volleyball and blocking the net, which made the emperor very faceless.

Center Gortat is good both offensively and defensively, and is one of the top 10 centers in the league, averaging 13.5 points and 10 rebounds per game this season.

The Wizards also have a beautiful outside lineup, starting John Wall, Klay Thompson, Chandler Parsons, and coming off the bench with Raymond Sessions, Gary Neil, and Jarred Dudley.

The Cavaliers are ruined by the poor lineup, Mozgov and TT Thompson are both blue-collar, Frye can open up space, and the defensive end is too soft to protect rebounds.

Although in Yang Rui's previous life, Lefu was only a "pot blessing" after joining the Cavaliers, but he was not there, and the Cavaliers didn't even have an inside player who could be inside and out, and he couldn't play a combination of inside and outside.

The Cavaliers only point guard Isaiah Thomas can share the offensive pressure of James, and his performance in this series overwhelmed Wall, who shot 8-of-23 from the field, 1-of-8 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line in the fourth game, scoring only 18 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Cavaliers once tied the total at 2-2.

In the fifth game, Wall only shot 7 of 17, but unfortunately, except for James, the Cavaliers players also felt terrible and couldn't win.

After being eliminated, James was also desperate, not to mention winning the single-core championship this year, there are two outstanding scorers in the team, the others are blue-collar, and the offensive end is not enough.

Even if he reaches the finals, James doesn't believe that the Cavaliers can beat the Clippers to win the championship, and the difference in strength is too obvious.

The Wizards also don't have much confidence in beating the Clippers to win the championship, and none of the team has Finals experience except for Parsons. The good news is that because they are at a disadvantage, the Wizards players are not under pressure, and the media will not hold them if they lose.

Thibodeau said in an interview that the players playing at a normal level are victories.

The major media are overwhelmingly optimistic about the Clippers' fifth consecutive championship, and the fans are also overwhelmingly supporting the Clippers, and President Adam Silva has even more headaches, he doesn't want the league to have a monopoly situation, even if one team can compete with the Clippers.

Thankfully, the Wizards Finals created some threats for the Clippers.

Relying on Klay Thompson's 42-point performance, the Wizards defeated the Clippers in the second game and scored a hard-won away victory, and the overall score was 1-1.

Back at home, the Wizards lost one game first, and in the fourth game, Thompson stepped up, hit 8 three-pointers, cut 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and led the Wizards to a narrow victory of 115-112, with a total score of 2-2.

In this Finals, Thompson completely overshadowed Wall, and was recognized as the No. 1 core of the Wizards, his scoring ability is very strong, once he finds his unstoppable touch, he can shoot in front of people, and he can also break through with the ball.

In the regular season, Thompson scored 37 points on 13-of-13 shooting in the third quarter and scored 54 points in the game. Now he has pulled the wizards out of the abyss with the power of one person, and twice staged a single wave of "God descends to earth".

However, the Clippers still have the overall strength to win. After that, Yang Rui reused Middleton and Brother Alphabet to fight in wheels, pestering Thompson all over the court, making it difficult for him to catch the ball, disrupting the rhythm of the offense, and he became a blacksmith in defense.

On the offensive end, Curry and Danny Green hit three-pointers.

Danny Green is really a big heart, the regular season is still Real Ama Tielin, the first two rounds of the playoffs are average, as soon as they enter the finals, they exploded, the three-point shooting rate is 50%, as long as the Wizards dare to wrap Curry, they will almost hit Green when they are assigned to it, and the Wizards who shoot are terrified.

It doesn't matter if Brother Alphabet, Draymond Green, LaVine and others have become blacksmiths, the outside two and the inside Gasol and Whiteside played to handle the Wizards, winning the championship again 4-2.