On May 5, 2013, the Clippers VS Grizzlies G1 kicked off.

The Clippers, who adjusted three starting lineups in the first round, returned to regular starting lineups in the second round:

C DeAndre Jordan

PF Nguyen Er Niu

SF Kawhi Leonard

SG JJ Reddick

PG Chris Paul

The Grizzlies' starting line was more stable:

C Mark Gasol

PF Zach Randolph

SF Tyshawn Prince

SG Tony Allen

PG Mike Conley

Jordan Jr. outplayed Gasol Jr. in the jump ball session, and the ball went to Paul.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Paul held the ball in the high post, and under the change of defense by Tony Allen, he sent the ball to Redick, who ran away with the help of two bulls.

Redick made a three-pointer in an open position.

"Brush!"

Ball in!

Grizzlies possessed the ball, Conley held the ball to advance to the halfcourt, and after several transmissions, the ball went to the hands of Gasol Jr. in the low post, Gasol Jr. used his footsteps to eat Jordan Jr., and after leaning on the space, he chose to step back and shoot a jumper.

"Bang!"

Jordan Jr.'s defense has improved significantly, and he hasn't lost his position.

Erniu carried Randolph to protect the backcourt rebound, and immediately dialed the ball to Paul, CP3 quickly held the ball forward, and sent the ball to the middle as he went.

Kawaii stepped in the back row, shook off Prince to get the basketball, and dunked the ball into the basket with one arm held high.

The Grizzlies can play back and forth against the Nuggets, but they play very twisted against the Clippers.

In the top arena, the gap in talent is often the most difficult thing to be smoothed.

Whenever it comes to talent, for most Celestial Empire students, it seems that Edison has to be mentioned.

Because Thomas Edison once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." ”

Of course, there was a saying on the Internet that Edison still had the second half of the sentence untranslated: "But the 1% of inspiration is the most important, even more important than the 99% of sweat." ”

However, it was later refuted that Edison did not say the second half of the sentence, at least the lack of a stone hammer in the original English text.

Of course, there is an even more shocking truth, some researchers believe that even the first half of the famous sentence is made up by later generations.

For in Edison's personal notes in 1915, he wrote: "They say these things to me, but I don't remember saying them." ”

Do you feel familiar?

That's right, Mr. Lu Xun once said: "The above is not what I said, but I think it makes sense." ”

Well, it could also come from the famous critic Wozki Schoad.

Famous quotes seem to be unreliable, but the game is fought one after another.

Before the game, many people were optimistic that the Grizzlies' tenacious defense would cause a lot of trouble for the Clippers.

The interior of the black and white bears, combined with the outside defense of Prince and Tony Allen, will greatly limit the Clippers' offense.

But the fact is that the Clippers played smoothly from the beginning of the first quarter, and at halftime, they had already led their opponents by 20 points.

In an interview at halftime, Nguyen Er Niu said with a smile: "We got a few days of rest, but fortunately we didn't lose our focus. ”

The Grizzlies worked hard to get to the second round by killing the Nuggets, but when they reached the Western Conference semifinals, they were still blown up.

In the second half of the game, the Grizzlies also tried to set off a wave of counterattacks.

But the Clippers are also not soft on the offensive end, and the Clippers, who have multiple scoring points, are really not a Grizzlies.

Thomas Jr., in particular, was quite active in bench time this game, and in just a few rounds, he blew up Grizzlies backup point guard Jerry Bayless, even against Mike Conley.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, the game had already entered garbage time, 83:123, the Clippers slaughtered the opponent by a huge advantage of 40 points, and won the second round G1 smoothly.

G2 and G1 were much the same, and the Grizzlies played aggressively at certain moments of the game, but the whole game was always under the control of the Clippers.

The Pickle Girls combined to score 63 points, 21 rebounds, and 22 assists, helping the team beat the Grizzlies again with a 15+ advantage, leading the opponent with a total score of 2:0, ending the first two home games.

The G3 teams will move to Memphis, which is undoubtedly a back-to-back battle for the Grizzlies.

In the crucial game, the Grizzlies played a top-level defensive ability, allowing the Clippers to score only 14 points in the first quarter, while the Grizzlies relied on multi-point flowering, scoring 29 points in a single quarter, of which the highest score was actually Tony Allen.

Such a fantastic start once gave the Grizzlies hope of an equalizer, but the Clippers' ability to adjust was equally amazing.

In the second quarter of the game, Ray Allen first blew the horn of the counterattack, first hitting a wing three-pointer on the offensive end, then stealing Conley's pass in defense, and then striding straight to the basket to complete an explosive dunk.

Ray Allen grew old and opened up the game for the Clippers, and the entire quarter of the game after that belonged to Paul's individual show time.

First of all, on the defensive end, the three guns taught Mike Conley to be a man, and the Grizzlies shot 0 of 6 in the second quarter and didn't even score a point.

Paul himself shot 4 of 4, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, scored 10 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to a wave of 16:0 attacks.

The two teams played 29:15 in the second quarter, and at halftime, the Los Angelesers, who trailed by 15 points in the first quarter, had chased the score to only one point.

The third quarter was the battle that decided the trend of the game, and Ruan Erniu became the core offensive point of the Clippers.

In this quarter, Manniu shot 5 of 7, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scored 16 points, and double-doubled data of 12 boards in a single quarter, helping the team reverse the game with a single-quarter score of 32:21.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 75:65, and the Clippers who were playing away had surpassed by 10 points, which was actually the smallest score difference between the Grizzlies in the first three quarters of the series.

In the final quarter of the game, the two sides carried out the defensive battle to the end, and the ugly sound of iron was carried out throughout the court, and the Grizzlies did not replace a main force until the last moment, and they were tenacious to the extreme.

But the end result will not change.

At 98:86, the Clippers won G3 and also got the match point in the Western Conference semifinals.

Losing to the Grizzlies in G3 is equivalent to saying goodbye to the playoffs early, and from the current history, no team has been able to complete the comeback with a large score of 3-0.

G4 is a standard battle of honor for the Grizzlies, who just want to save their last face and don't want to go home fishing in a swept manner.

However, the pickle girl combination obviously doesn't have this patience.

The two bulls and three guns scored 75 points in G4 together, giving the Grizzlies a desperate blow.

Throughout the game, the Grizzlies didn't think for a moment of counterattacking, but the Clippers were always on the side that held the lead.

The Memphis, who are extreme on the defensive end, just don't have a way to form the confrontation with the Clippers on the offensive end.

The importance of balance between offense and defense is once again on display, and a team that only has to defend wants to win a championship?

Ask Billups on the bench for the Clippers or Prince for the Grizzlies, did Billups and Hamilton, who played as a backcourt duo in the Pistons, average 20+ points per game in the series?

After the game, the players of both sides remained friendly and said goodbye to each other.

Billups and Prince, the two Pistons feats, have embraced each other for a long time.

Billups' career is in the late stages, and Prince is also a league veteran, and if he wants to meet on a stage like the playoffs, I am afraid there are not many opportunities.

After Erniu was interviewed, he happened to see the two Pistons in the player's tunnel who had just finished talking.

After another high-five hug with Prince, he also turned around and gave Billups a hug.

"I promise you'll get another ring this year!" FMVP said to FMVP.

FMVP grinned and said to FMVP: "I'm going to continue to win anyway, and I'll wear a suit to get the ring next season." ”

Erniu frowned slightly, and then came to his senses and said, "It's decided?"

Billups laughed: "Isaiah is good enough to get two rings in the last two years of his career, and I have no regrets." ”

……

The Clippers eliminated the Grizzlies to advance to the Western Conference finals, and the other three divisional semifinals were also confirmed.

First of all, looking at the East, the Miami Heat defeated the Bulls with a total score of 4-1 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, but the eliminated Bulls were not without gains.

Their sophomore Jimmy Butler played well, averaging 15.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game, shooting 43.1% from the field, but shooting 42.1% from three-point range, plus free throw data, Butler's true shooting percentage exceeded 50%.

Another wonder for the Bulls was Nate Robinson, who played the most classic series of his career.

He averaged 15.2 points, 5.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, the third-highest scoring average for both teams, along with James and Butler in first and second.

Judging from the data, a large part of the reason why the Heat was able to advance with a total score of 4:1 was that James, who averaged 23.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, was too strong.

With both Wade and Bosh in form slipping significantly, the Heat had to put more of the blame on James.

ESPN's press corps has said more than once that if it weren't for Kraft Nguyen, LBJ would have been the first person to be on active duty.

In addition, there is another Heat promotion hero that should not be forgotten, that is, he averaged only 23 minutes per game, shot 69% from the field, and efficiently cut down Norris Kerr, who averaged 11 points per game.

He's the X-factor for the Heat.

When everyone's attention is on the Heat Big Three, even starting point guard Mario Chalmers, the guy who really delivered the fatal blow to the Chicagoans is a short point guard who is only 188cm tall.

The top half of the East used five games to split the winner, while the bottom half of the East used one more game to determine the winner.

The Pacers eliminated the Knicks with a total score of 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they will battle the Heat for a Finals spot.

Carmelo Anthony won the stats and lost the game.

Paul George's points per game, rebounds, and offensive efficiency are not as good as Anthony's, and only the number of assists is slightly better than that of melons.

Unfortunately, the game was never played alone, and with the excellent performances of Eric Bledsoe, David West and others, it was the stronger Pacers who had the last laugh.

Stoudamire has completely degenerated into a pure substitute, and the little bully can no longer have endless fun.

Xidi is still carrying a contract with an annual salary of 19.95 million at this time, and there are two seasons of 20 million-level contracts to be executed.

The general manager of the Knicks has always been a position with a high turnover rate, and James Dolan has money anyway, and big contracts are signed one by one.

The second-place place in the East that current general manager Glenn Wall smashed out with money looks beautiful, but unfortunately in the playoffs, everything is as it is.

It seems that this summer, it's time for the Knicks to change management again, well, that's also the daily routine of the Knicks.

It is worth mentioning that in this round of the series, Roy Hibbert showed the highlight moment of his career.

He averaged 13+10 per game, beating Tyson Chandler, who averaged only 6+6 per game.

Gao Yuanyuan, who has just completed the renewal of his annual salary of 10 million yuan this season, looks very vigorous.

In the current era when the center is withering, even Hibbert can turn into a steel orangutan from time to time, from this point of view, what is wrong with little Jordan getting an annual salary of 10 million?

Turning their gaze from the East back to the West, the Clippers' next opponent in the Western Conference Finals also solved the opponent in a sweeping way and successfully advanced.

That's right, the San Antonio Spurs, who have a more complete lineup, defeated the Thunder, who had no power.

4:0, very simply resolved the battle.

Durant, who averaged 28.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, tried his best, but the game was never his own.

When Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Ginobili, Danny Green, and George Hill averaged double-doubles per game, and when Boris Dior, a dick, added to the Thunder's interior with P-shares from time to time, the Oklahomians finally fell in the second round of the playoffs.

Facts have proved that without Wei Shao, it is impossible for Du Shao to lead the team to the Western Finals alone.

Kevin Martin is not a low scorer, but it is impossible to replace Harden's tactical role, especially when it comes to impacting the basket.

When Erniu saw the Thunder trade Harden, he understood that the team's business model was still conservative.

There's no way they're going to trouble the Clippers again anytime soon, and even if they don't get hurt, they're going to have a hard time getting past the Spurs.

Durant has three seasons left on his contract, and Thunder management still has a lot of time to rebuild the roster so that the Thunder have the strength to challenge for a championship.

Spurs-based Sam Presti is quite good at drafting, but if the team wants to trade a championship-level superstar, it needs a nod from the owner who picks the door.

You know, not every team has a chance to have Kaf Nguyen, or Popovich.

The former has its own championship system, while the latter can always use various methods to form a team with championship strength.

On top of that, the two will meet in the 12-13 season.

The old and strong spurs are here again!

During the intra-team meeting, the Los Angeles Clippers agreed on the following issues:

For the Spurs, no regular-season record can be counted, because the Spurs in the playoffs are already another team.