Chapter 826 [The inside line is complete, and the second round is swept away]
In other series, the Thunder and Warriors battled to a 2-2 draw.
Westbrook's comeback has strengthened the Thunder's outside strength, but the Warriors, who have Zach Randolph and Brook Lopez, have the Thunder's interior strength.
Kendrick Perkins is still the starting center for the Thunder this year, and he is the worst starting interior player in the league. He averaged only 3.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 blocks per game in the regular season, and was also a frequent visitor to TNT's Big Five.
This season, Perkins' annual salary has reached 8.9 million, and the Thunder of the pit is too miserable. There are second-class disease fans who speak for Perkins, people will always get old, and people are not allowed to decline? Then I checked the age on the Internet, I went, this product turned out to be only 29 years old, how long and retired for several years?
Entering the playoffs, Perkins can still only resist people, has no data, and is beaten up by Lopez.
The Warriors don't have any players with particularly outstanding stats this year, and the best Conley has 17.2 points and 6 assists, so no one has been selected as an All-Star, but that doesn't mean they don't have the strength.
The Spurs lead the Suns 3-1 and the Mavericks lead the Rockets 3-1 and are about to advance.
The Eastern Nets swept the Heat, the Pacers swept the Magic, and the Cavaliers swept the Hornets. The pattern of strong in the West and weak in the East is becoming more and more obvious, only the 4th and 5th games have a little suspense, and the Wizards have a 3-1 lead with a flawed lineup and a poor outside shooting Pistons.
Soon, the three teams advanced with a total score of 4-1, and the Thunder defeated the Warriors 4-2 to face the Clippers in the second round.
Before the start of the game, the entertainment media first broke a news about Yang Rui, and he was going to have a child again.
"Avengers 2" is being filmed, Scarlett Johansson was revealed to be pregnant a few days ago, and Marvel also announced that it will adjust the filming plan of the movie, bringing the role of Black Widow to shoot first, and it is rumored that the film with Black Widow as the protagonist may die as a result.
Although Scarlett's lower abdomen did not have an obvious bulge, it was difficult for her to shoot the scene, and the crew used three stuntmen to help. Because these three stand-ins look very similar to Scarlett herself, the actors in the crew all said that it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
Chris Evans, who plays "Captain America," said that he once chatted with one of them for a long time before suddenly realizing that he was talking to "fake Scarlett."
Scarlett said happily: "We both like children, so it happened, I hope this time it's a boy, of course the girl is good, if it's a dragon and phoenix fetus, it's even better." ”
As soon as the news came out, Thunder leader Kevin Durant was devastated, and his goddess was immediately the mother of two children, and the father of the children was still someone he hated.
I can't bear it! Durant vowed to lead the team to defeat the Clippers.
Then, the Thunder lost the first game 100-122.
To deal with the Thunder, teams across the league know what to do, strictly guard against Westbrook and Durant, defend themselves on the perimeter, wrap around the restricted area, and put Perkins, Sefrosa, Collison and others to shoot.
The Thunder lineup has too many flaws, one is that there are few scoring points, the second is the lack of three-point shooters, and the third is that the bench strength is too poor.
They can beat the Warriors because the Warriors rely on the trident, and the bench strength is also poor, and the fighting star Thunder is slightly better. Now when encountering a team like the Clippers with a strong bench, the second less will not be able to withstand it.
The second game was almost a copy of the first game, and the Thunder bench was beaten to a crush.
Reggie Jackson started 36 games in the regular season due to Westbrook's injury, averaging 28.5 minutes per game, 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists, but his shooting rate was only 44%, 33.9% three-pointers, and his efficiency was average.
Entering the playoffs, Jackson and veteran Fisher took the bench together, and the cameo at the No. 2 position was 191CM tall, and the breakthrough would be trapped in the joint defense.
Fisher is even worse, 185CM height defense 201CM Livingston, he can only defend now, Livingston is not afraid of this kind of player, as soon as he arrives near the penalty area, he turns his back and turns around to make Fisher helpless.
At 114-94, the Clippers led 2-0 in the overall score.
Livingston played 27 minutes, shooting 8-of-10 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. The bench has played like this, and it's not surprising that the Thunder lost by 20 points.
The Thunder played steadily, scoring 59 points together but couldn't bring a group of blue-collar teammates, especially Sefrosa and Perkins, who couldn't shoot the ball in the open space.
Sefrosa is in a slump, averaging only 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game heading into the playoffs, while Perkins has 3.7 points and 5 rebounds, and as long as they are on the floor, there are people outside the box who can be released. Jeremy Lamb, who was traded from the Rockets, was not as good as Sefrossa, with a low shooting percentage and poor defense.
Back at home in Game 3, Durant led the team to more blossoms in the first half, leading the Clippers by 8 points.
In the final quarter, Durant ran out of energy, and the Clippers gradually overtook the score, and the second half became Westbrook's show time, relying on forced breakthroughs to make foul free throws to bite the score.
In the last minute, the Thunder defended Curry, Griffin, and Guy, but were fatally hit by Danny Green.
Griffin drew the ball and split the ball, Green received the ball and made a three-point shot against Jackson, and relied on his height advantage to dodge the block and hit it, widening the difference to 4 points.
Time was running out, and the Thunder could only bet on three points, Durant's pull-up shot hit the iron, and the rebound was grabbed by Gay. The Thunder could only use foul tactics, and Gay hit both free throws to seal the win.
The Clippers led 3-0 at 113-107 in the final game.
Durant shot accurately in the first half and completely lost in the second half, playing 46 minutes, shooting 12-of-25, 2-of-8 three-pointers, and 5-of-7 free throws, finishing with 31 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, and a game-high seven turnovers.
Wei Shao played 44 minutes, shooting 8-of-23, 1-of-6 three-pointers, 17-of-18 free throws, and finished with 34 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 turnovers.
The Clippers won on the inside, with Griffin, Farid, Parsons, and Chandler scoring in double figures. The Thunder's interior players are all blue-collar except for Ibaka, who is good at catching and shooting.
The Clippers outside Curry, Gay, and Green scored double-doubles.
Curry was in terrible form, finishing with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 9-of-24 shooting, 2-of-8 three-pointers and 4-of-7 free throws. Fortunately, the Clippers scored more points, and the Thunder couldn't guard against it, otherwise this would be dangerous.
After the game, Yang Rui gave Curry a thought lesson, he made a bad choice in this series, the Thunder's strict defense was on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to beat Wei Shao.
Because of his two championships, Curry's popularity soared, and he became very popular in China, becoming the star game ticket king for two consecutive years. But there are also many people who are not convinced, thinking that Curry's personal ability is not top-notch, and many guards can beat him alone.
Curry wants to prove that he is also very strong in heads-up ability, but this is not necessary at all, Yang Rui told him to play according to tactics, reduce the number of shots against people, and avoid random passes.
"You have to play aggressively to win, it's not a beautiful game, in the playoffs you have to play every round as if it were the last one, focus on the little details, you are the core of the team, you have to lead by example, understand?"
The boss reprimanded, how dare Curry refute? In the fourth, he cut down on forced shots and conceded some possession to his teammates on the inside.
Griffin, Chandler, and Farid hit the basket again and again, scored, and rebounded the Thunder inside.
Griffin shot 10-of-17 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line for 24 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists, while Chandler also scored 12 points and 8 rebounds, plus Faried's 11 rebounds, the three of them outscored the Thunder as a team.
The 53 points of the two young ones are also a drop in the bucket, and they can't withstand the Clippers' more flowering offense.
At 114-101 in the final game, the Clippers won again away and swept 4-0 to advance.