Chapter 951 [Gold Undercover, Joining Finals]
The Thunder did not let the Suns wait too long, and eliminated the Spurs 4-2 and entered the Western Conference Finals.
The Spurs' overall cooperation is more tacit, and they play many exquisite tactics in each game, blooming more points. However, if they lose, the fans can't understand why?
The newborn calf of Thunder is not afraid of tigers, with strong morale and full of confidence. Sometimes the winner is the aura, and the mentality is the comparison. The Spurs are worse than the Thunder, the players are not talented, and the aura cannot suppress the Thunder anymore. How can they win?
The Thunder's single-handed challenge is a very powerful tactic, while the Spurs do not have a super scorer, and the key goal is not as good as the Thunder.
"Stone Buddha" Duncan was defended as "A Dai" against Chandler. He averaged only 12.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the series, and his shooting percentage was 47.8%.
Chandler is good at interfering closely near the penalty area and preventing back shots. Duncan pulled out to cover and received the ball and shot in the mid-range shot, and his shooting percentage was not guaranteed.
Duncan's performance in the playoffs in the past two years was very poor, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. Duncan also struggled during Guo Xu's previous life. The Spurs were eliminated by the Grizzlies in the first round, and the Grizzlies created the Black Eight Miracle when Guy was injured and absent.
The Spurs have a fatal weakness. The only one in the team is Richard Jefferson, an orthodox small forward. After Jefferson left the court, Ginobili played the small forward. Neither of them could defend Durant alone. They were forced to use double-team tactics. Once Durant passed the ball, the Thunder character player could also open it.
At this time, Spurs fans hated the team's decision to give up Granger, who was the best candidate to defend Durant and was let go in vain. Now Granger has been selected as the All-Star in the Heat and has become one of the top ten forwards in the league.
If the Thunder hadn't had a gold medal undercover who had a shooting percentage of less than 40% and had a per game of more than 20 shots, it wouldn't be surprising that the Spurs were swept by the Thunder. The Thunder had a talented explosion in the next quarter, led by DeRozan, who was Gary Neal and George Hill, who faced him one-on-one.
After the Thunder rested for a day, the Western Conference Finals started, and Westbrook lived up to expectations and continued to be undercover.
He made 3 of 15 shots in the first game, 8 of 10 free throws, scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, helping the Suns win easily 124-105 and get a good start.
Durant scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Horford scored 22 points and 10 rebounds to no avail. The role player was in a sluggish state.
The regular season Thunder was abused by the Suns during the Christmas game, and the Suns knew how to deal with their singles tactics.
D'Antoni arranged 122 joint defense, so Thunder players can only shoot in the middle and get double-teamed when they play to the low post.
Sefrosa and Daiquen Cook caught the ball in an open position, each hitting two three-pointers, but their shots were only 6 times in total. If they were not open, they could only do the transfer of the ball.
In the second game, Wei Shao performed well, making 7 of 15 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and shooting percentage of 46.7%.
Horford and Durant scored 23 points and 28 points respectively, with shooting percentages exceeding 50%, but the Thunder still lost 108 to 113.
The Suns' offense is stronger, with five players scoring in double digits under Guo Xu's organization, leading 2-0 in total.
Guo Xu scored 15 points in the last quarter and extinguished the Thunder's counterattack momentum with three three-pointers, including an ultra-long three-pointer two meters outside the three-point line.
Durant was in no state in the third game, making 7 of 22 shots, 0 of 8 of 3-pointers, and barely scored 24 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists by hitting the ball, Wei Shao made 8 of 20 shots, 13 of 14 free throws, scored 30 points and 4 assists, and 7 turnovers.
This is completely impossible to play. The Suns beat the Thunder 123 to 97 and led 3 to 0.
The two teams' free throws were 46-18. The referee had tried his best to help the Thunder win a game, but Guo Xu was too accurate. He made 18 of 27 shots in the game, 10 of 17 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 52 points and 5 assists.
No matter how many free throws are, it is better to throw the ball in neatly.
Thunder fans also discovered a terrible truth in this game. Wei Shao was very physically strong, but he was really brainless. He forced himself to break through and break into the basket and layup, missing Guo Xu's defense and couldn't go back. He was chased by Guo Xu and fought back no less than ten times.
Paradoxically, if Wei Shao doesn't break through, he will be useless on the court, and the threat from medium and long distances is not as good as the Suns substitute defender Dragic.
With the Thunder's back-to-back game, Wei Shao began to take responsibility again, making 11 of 28 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
It's really terrible to have a point guard like this. The Thunder Trident scored 20 points, and the most shots were Wei Shao, who had only hit a shooting percentage of 39.3%. Both sides entered garbage time in three quarters, and Guo Xu fell off early.
The Suns won 117-96 in the final game with 21 points.
Guo Xu only played 28 minutes, scoring 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists; Gasol Jr. showed his strength, and played in 32 minutes to score a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Suns swept through three consecutive rounds and advanced to the finals first.
After the game, Wei Shao once stole Guo Xu's limelight online. Many Thunder fans said, "Only Wei Shao can defend Durant"! Some people also suggested that the Thunder trade with the Warriors and exchange Wei Shao for Curry, so that the Thunder will have a stable three-pointer on the outside.
Victoria's Secret said that he is the Thunder's most "leaderly temperament" person, and that his teammates dare not beat him, so they can only play by themselves. He still has the spirit of never giving up. The team is 27 points behind and enters the final quarter. He is still fighting on the court and hits continuously, making 5 of 7 shots in 6 minutes, and 2 of 2 free throws to score 12 points, which once narrowed the gap to 19 points.
When Wei Shao led the team to catch up with points in the last quarter, Durant gave up early and sat off the court. When the cameraman gave Durant a close-up shot, he seemed to be swearing in his mouth. Is this kind of player worthy of being the core?
Durant not only cursed, but also wanted to hit people.
After entering the playoffs, Westbrook averaged 2.8 three-point shots with a shooting percentage of 29.2%; 3.3 mid-range shots with a shooting percentage of 33.3%; 4.3 large two-point shots with a shooting percentage of 34.2%; 3.3 low-level two-point shots with a shooting percentage of 35.1%; 6.4 basket shots with a shooting percentage of 52.8%.
What does these magical data mean? Wei Shao's real shooting percentage is 49.9%, all relying on 8.4 free throws, and 85.2% free throw shooting percentage is forced up. Except for free throws, he is inefficient in shooting in all positions.
Many people cannot understand why Tie Cheng dares to fight like this, and he has taken 20.2 shots, 0.1 more than Durant.
Wei Shao said at the press conference: "I want to help the team win." He just doesn't know which team he wants to help.
The Eastern Conference decided three days later, and the Cavaliers eliminated the Knicks 4-1.
The Knicks eliminated the Heat 4-3 in the second round, and their weakness of inexperience in entering the Eastern Conference Finals emerged.
Tyrek Evans was defended by Matthews in the series with only 40% shooting percentage, averaging 16 points and 4 assists per game.
Matthews averaged only 13.7 points and 1 assist per game, but he is a good 3D player with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 39.8%. This playoff, he became the Cavaliers' third scoring point, performing better than Mo Williams, who averaged 11 points per game.
Stadameier was also defended against Valaijo and became a blacksmith. His shooting percentage was only 47.3%. He performed poorly as an inside player, with 25.3 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. He is already much stronger than Guo Xu's previous life, with a longer shooting range and able to shoot three-pointers in the middle, otherwise the Knicks would not be able to play in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Garlinari was at a disadvantage against James, with 13.4 shots and scores, and his shooting percentage was only 36.2%. James 25 8 6, and his shooting percentage was also a little lower, which was much better than the Knicks forward.
The biggest highlight of the Knicks is that Noah defended Boozer, who averaged only 13 points and 9 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The worst performance was Raymond Felton, who was apart from the regular season, had only 12 points and 5 assists per game, and had a shooting percentage of less than 40%.
Chapter completed!