Before this year's NBA finals began, major media were surprisingly quiet, and they didn't know how to hype this undisputed final.

Espn in previous years will ask an expert team to analyze the lineups of the two teams and predict the game's victory or defeat. This year, this event is gone. Everyone knows that the Lakers will win the championship, so how can experts predict it?

The media has not launched related votes online, and everyone will vote for the Lakers to win the championship. How can a team with 56 wins in the regular season defeat a team with a total victory?

Only two of the 76ers have experience in the finals, Millsap and Garlinari. When they reached the finals, they were not the core of the team, but just role players.

The only suspense of the game is whether the Lakers can maintain their winning record, and the media is not good at using this as a gimmick for publicity. This will only make fans feel that the strength gap between the two sides is too lazy to watch the game. Just pay attention to the news after the game.

On June 1, the first match between the two sides started at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The result was as expected, and the Lakers took the lead at the opening, easily defeating 76ers.

The Lakers' arrangements are very targeted, with Guo Xu, Booker, Durant, Tucker and Horford starting.

Adams plays as a substitute because 76ers' inside players rarely attack the basket. They like to pull out to help offensive defenders break through and win by combining the inside and outside.

Adams is more uncomfortable against Jokic in the regular season. Jokic can shoot and cut freely, so he has to send someone with strong mobility to defend him. Horford is the most suitable. Jokic is a skilled player with insufficient explosive power and can withstand the attack on Horford at low posts.

Horford and Tucker's pick-and-roll defense ability is much stronger than Adams. Kemba Walker, Will Barton and Russell are not so easy to break through in dislocation when looking for cover.

On the offensive end, all five Lakers starters can make three-pointers, and the formation is very wide. No matter who doubles the 76ers doubles Guo Xu, there will be a gap. If they don't doubles, Guo Xu can singles against Walker in positional battles and counterattacks.

Walker is 185cm tall and weighs 83 kilograms. He is a player with strong offense and weak defense. He has very good physical fitness, fast speed, and can break through and shoot. On the defensive end, he always runs tirelessly and is full of fighting spirit.

Walker's defensive ability is medium-length, and he performed well against Lillard, Wall, and Bredso. But it is not enough to defend Guo Xu by relying solely on fighting spirit. Guo Xu is stronger and shoots more accurately. There are many unreasonable goals in single-handed fights.

Walker's close body effect is poor. Guo Xu can break free and force a breakthrough. Although the two of them weigh about the same, Guo Xu's strength is obviously better. He will dribble the ball towards Walker, and the elbows are opened or the dribble behind the back changes direction. Walker can't stop him from breaking through after a slight retreat.

If Walker is far away from Guo Xu to defend and break through, Guo Xu will dribble under the crotch outside the three-point line and then step back and hit the person, and you can make a three-pointer, and you will eat all over the world with one move.

Walker will also use these technologies, but it is not very powerful to Guo Xu, or it is not powerful.

He was so hiding that he couldn't push Guo Xu away from his elbow. Guo Xu was not afraid of pain and would keep his center of gravity. He became accustomed to practicing fighting. If Walker increased the elbow force, Guo Xu would stumble when the referee stumbled.

The first player in the league can elbow Walker, an ordinary star, and Walker elbow Guo Xu is just a foul. Don’t underestimate this kind of star whistle. Use small moves in breakthroughs, accumulate small amounts and make more, and stars may score 5-10 more points per game.

It is much harder for people without whistles to break through. Kobe's shooting rate is getting lower and lower. Age is only one thing, but the other is that the league no longer praises him. Kobe, who leads the elbow, and Kobe who fouls the elbow, has a huge gap, with only 70% of his strength left at most.

Walker can also shoot against Guo Xu. The two are about the same height, and it is difficult to block the other side as long as they grasp the rhythm. But Walker's shooting percentage is far inferior, and he belongs to the poor version of Guo Xu.

The two of them fought one-on-one, and the 76ers were definitely the ones who suffered losses. Walker's organizational ability is not as good as Guo Xu. He is a point guard with a main score, with an average passing awareness, similar to Lillard.

Guo Xu used two styles of single-team in the middle and single-team in the side, and he used double-team to pass the ball. The 76ers were not good at defending the whole game.

Last season, Carter and Guo Xu were responsible for receiving and shooting on one side and swept the Nets. Now Durant has no weaknesses. His open shots are more accurate, and someone defends him can play singles, and his mid-range shooting percentage remains steadily at around 50%.

If the 76ers strictly guard against two stars, the role players will inevitably be vacant. Tucker and Booker have high shooting percentages.

Horford's characteristic is that his performance is stable, his data are similar in every game and his playing style is reasonable. He can combine breakthrough points and shots, and he looks like a big small forward.

Of course, the outside world said that the Lakers were invincible in the past two seasons because Horford was a super giant. He lacked the main attack ability and had no tricks. He would definitely not be able to lead the team as the boss.

The Lakers won 135-104 in the first game and scored 31 points, Guo Xu scored a large double-double with 30 points and 21 assists.

Guo Xu didn't make many shots, his shooting percentage exceeded 70%, and he made 10 free throws and made amazing efficiency. He broke through and helped him, and six players in the Lakers team scored in double digits.

In the second game, the 76ers fought against the Lakers in the offensive battle, and the defensive end was aimed at winning by relying on offensive efficiency. This is a dream.

After playing for three quarters, everyone regretted it. Guo Xu scored 61 points and 4 assists, and made 10 three-pointers. The 76ers failed to limit the Lakers' overall offense. The two stars took turns to singles to ensure offensive efficiency, and the Lakers led by 25 points.

In the No. 1 Walker, Russell was abused by Guo Xu in turn. The "Young Coach" did not consider letting Spanish veteran Rodriguez play. The man who was even more unpredictable when he came on the game and could only be a pure marginal person.

In the final quarter, Guo Xu played more than 4 minutes, scored 70 points and 5 assists to rest, and won the NBA Finals' personal single-game scoring record. The Lakers defeated the 76ers 131-107, leading 2-0 in the total score.

After the game, no one said that Guo Xu had made data. Elgin Baylor didn't rest at all when he set a single-game scoring record, and the Lakers never won the championship under his leadership.

The 76ers could not make up for the gap in strength between the two sides when they returned to home. They fought with the Lakers in one game in the regular season and played very well. Now they can't find that state.

It was just a regular season game. Young players did not have the pressure to play and did not have to consider the consequences of losing. Now it is the finals, and they are all suffering from the mentality of wanting to win and afraid of losing.

Young players' mentality is prone to problems and they cannot play their normal strength. They don't know how to adjust, and everyone, including Jokic, has been affected.

They read the news online and learned one thing. Once the 76ers are swept, they will be recorded in history with the Lakers. 100 years later, someone will say, "The Lakers swept the 76ers in 2017 and won the championship."

Thinking of this, it seems that it is not a good thing to reach the finals. As Kobe said, the runner-up is the biggest loser.

Guo Xu will not be polite to the 76ers. He is as relaxed as usual in the finals, and he is fully exerting his skills and will not be under any psychological pressure. He has won the championship too many times, just one more honor, what is there to worry about?

Durant tried his best, and he had been waiting for the finals for too long. He entered the league in 2007, which was his 10th season in his career. It took ten years to sharpen his sword and it was time to win the championship.

Two superstars led the team to continue to beat the team composed of several ordinary stars, and the Lakers won 52 points in the third game.

In the fourth game, the 76ers players were all desperate. The shooting percentage was not high and they could not pose any threat to the Lakers. They lost 43 points and were swept.
Chapter completed!