The Eastern Conference Finals were decided first, and the Nets easily eliminated the Pacers 4-1 to reach the Finals for the second year in a row.

It wasn't the Pacers' infighting that caused the players to play abnormally, and they couldn't beat the Nets with all their might, and the lineup gap was doomed to the end of the Pacers.

Yao Ming almost completely defended Hibbert, and what he had to do was very simple, just stick Hibbert outside the box and use his height to interfere with the shot. In the second game, Hibbert only scored 2 points and 3 rebounds, and in the fourth game, he had 0 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

On the other hand, Hibbert can't defend against Yao Ming, and he doesn't even have much chance to play against Yao Ming on the defensive end. Yao Ming pulled out again and again to block and cover his teammates, helped Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and others misplace Hibbert, and then waited for the ball in the middle to shoot three points to respond to the attack.

Almost all of the players on the Nets have range, and they all have shots on the inside, and Hibbert has to defend them. Yao Ming can stay near the penalty area to defend, and Hibbert goes out to block and dismantle, relying on joint defense to limit the opponent's breakthrough, and can enlarge the size of the shot.

In 2012, Hibbert could occasionally show off his high-pitched jump shots, but in recent years, not only did he not increase his range, but his mid-range shot also degraded, and he hesitated when he got out of the vacancy, and his shot was also iron.

No one on the Internet said that Hibbert was "Black Yao Ming", even if Yao Ming was already a veteran, there was no pressure to abuse Hibbert.

The Pacers' starting quarterback Lance Stevenson's rating was lowered again, he was not accurate on three-point shooting, and he was also the target of the shot, the Nets' main defense broke through and shrank near the restricted area, and Stevenson hit most of the iron from mid-range and long-range.

David West singled out Favors with difficulty, and even the core Paul George, after being taken care of by Jimmy Butler, his shooting percentage dropped a lot.

The Pacers will win a game on defense, and this summer, they will start to rebuild.

The Clippers and Spurs played fiercely, but the Nets easily advanced, and the number of fans who are optimistic about them winning the championship this season has skyrocketed, especially Chinese fans, many of whom regard the Nets as the Chinese home team and support them to win the championship.

Even if Yao Ming's current strength can't compete for the finals MVP, the five championships in his career will raise his historical status a little more.

In fact, Yao Ming's current record and honor are already the top three centers in the league, and he cannot surpass Russell and Abdul-Jabbar, and if he wins one more championship, his historical status will not change.

After the Eastern Finals, all the fans' attention was focused on the Western Finals. The number of fans online who support the Spurs to advance has surpassed that of Clippers fans. There are discussion and voting posts on the Internet, and many people hope that the Spurs will win because of their feelings, and the battle between Duncan and Yao Ming in the finals will be very exciting.

Although the Nets also have two star veterans, they have very short playing time and are coming in with a one-year salary, which is not as attractive as the GDP combination that has been playing for the Spurs.

As long as it comes to the combination of stars, the first thing that comes to people's minds must be GDP, they are all All-Stars cultivated by the Spurs, and the background is by no means comparable to the Big Three of the Nets and the Big Three of the Heat. When it comes to the number of appearances made by the trio combined, only Larry Bird, McHale and Robert Parish, the Celtics' "Big Three" back then, can be compared.

It's tenacity and perseverance that make GDP the greatest trio in NBA history, and in the eyes of Spurs fans, the GDP combination is a symbol of San Antonio's "Alamo" spirit. As the most classic battle of the American Revolutionary War, the "Battle of Alamo" showed the courage and sacrifice of free will. And this is the core soul of the Spurs.

This season, relying on selfless team basketball, GDP staged a "legend of immortality".

Things seem to be a little bad for the Clippers, and both pundits and fans feel that no matter what the final outcome of the season is, the Clippers will have to rebuild in the summer, with a lot of people leaving, and their roster has weaknesses.

After Paul, the Clippers' outside strength declined, Chandler's defensive ability was not as good as before, and the Clippers failed to strengthen the team, and the players introduced were of average strength and couldn't help the team too much, Livingston was the best recruit last summer, and he didn't average 10 points per game.

In fact, the Spurs and the Clippers have the same embarrassment, both teams are mainly rotated with 9 players, and they dare not be careless.

The regular season is all about squad depth, with 82 games, and it is necessary to strictly control the playing time of the stars and reduce the physical exertion of the players to avoid serious injuries.

The playoffs are all about star ability, and teams will no longer have reservations, and the playing time of role players will naturally be reduced.

Yang Rui doesn't dare to use veterans now, Nash is a defensive loophole when he plays, and if he doesn't do it well, he will be taken away by the opponent in waves. Brand's offense has deteriorated, and he only has a bit of a role to resist on the defensive end, and his pick-and-roll defense is not as reliable as Draymond Green, so he is naturally abandoned.

Wesley Johnson, who was at his prime, couldn't be used, he only played for a while in the second quarter and couldn't defend Ginobili, and he was often passed by one step, which made Yang Rui feel helpless.

Wesley is a really strange guy and sometimes you see in him the potential to be Leonard, but not more than three times a season. He is extremely unstable at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the shooting arc is too flat, the time is not effective, the shooting rate is only about 40%, he will defend well at a certain time, or he can't find a rhythm throughout the game.

Yang Rui thinks that the best ceiling template for this person is probably the famous homeless swingman Matt Barnes, who has no potential to dig up, and will definitely have to leave after the end of this season.

Of course, the Clippers still have an advantage, the core of the team is young, the physical strength is stronger, and the tie-break is a home game, Yang Rui is confident that he will lead the team to advance.

Moreover, Yang Rui was very excited, the team won so easily in the first two years that he forgot the passion for winning. Today, he finally felt the pressure and the desire to win after a long time.

On June 1, the tiebreaker was held at the Staples Center.

Yang Rui simply boosted morale in the locker room. "I'll just say two things, the first is that I believe we will definitely advance today, and the second is that you are very strong."

Tactics Yang Rui has emphasized during training yesterday, he does not put any pressure on the players, dare to fight, it is easier to have a good performance, and the coach who puts pressure on the players is often counterproductive. ”

Yang Rui believes in the player, although the Spurs are experienced, but the last time they won the championship was a long time ago, the Clippers are the defending champions, and winning this year is a third consecutive championship, and the pressure must be on the side of the Spurs.

Interestingly, when Popovich boosted morale, he said similar things to Yang Rui, and also focused on relieving pressure on the players. He would never say anything like "if you don't win the championship, you'll be old, and you won't have a chance in the future", even if it is a fact that the GDP mix is getting older year by year.

As the players warmed up, the commentator talked about some tidbits.

The game has not yet started, and the high-priced tickets and-for-tat words have already made the game hot.

Tickets for this match have even become as precious as gold. Tickets for the game, which range from $230 to $2,150, were sold out after just five minutes of official pricing. Die-hard fans had no choice but to buy tickets in the hands of "scalpers".

According to the grapevine, a fan bought two front-row tickets on scalpers for $47,000 to watch the game, and the authenticity is unknown. What is certain is that before the jump ball, the game's ratings rushed to the highest point of the season.

Clippers starters: Curry, Danny Green, Gay, Parsons, Griffin.

Spurs starters: Parker, Fournier, Leonard, Dior, Duncan.

Both sides adjusted their starters, and they had to fight for the attack at the beginning!