The first two rounds of the playoffs swept the opponent with a score of 4-0, and the Lakers' momentum reached its peak, and it felt quite invincible, which also made it gain more attention.

Before the Western Conference Finals, people realized that maybe they would be able to see Kobe Bryant in the last 8 or 9 games of the NBA, after all, with the Lakers' state, it is not too difficult to easily defeat opponents.

As long as the Lakers will not be on the road to defending the title, the vast majority of media and fans agree that this is unlikely, even the San Francisco media, the Lakers' Western Conference final opponent Warriors, is not optimistic about the prospects of the Warriors.

Speaking of which, the Warriors are also a very sad team, when they rise in a magical pattern and win a championship, only to meet an even more amazing Lakers.

Last season, the Warriors went 73-9 and broke the Bulls' previous record of 772 wins, but its shine was overshadowed by the Lakers' even more impressive 77 wins. The defending champion Warriors were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by the Lakers 4-0, which made Curry and others extremely bitter.

This season, the Warriors' performance hasn't dropped much at all, with the likes of Curry, Thompson and Green playing well to lead the team to a 70-win record. But no media or fans have ever looked at them as favorites because all eyes are on the Lakers.

In particular, Kobe Bryant announced that he would retire after the end of the season, and the focus of the entire league was on Kobe, and as for the efforts of other teams in the regular season, only their loyal fans would notice.

This season, the Warriors reached the Western Conference Finals for the third time in a row, but before the start of the season, most people were not optimistic about the Warriors, and even the San Francisco media used the term "tragic outing" to describe the Warriors' away game against the Lakers.

May 18th. Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals kicked off first, with the Warriors taking on the defending champion Lakers at Staples Arena, marking the second consecutive year that the two teams have met in the Western Conference Finals.

Since the regular season last season, the Warriors have lost 12 games in a row to the Lakers in the regular season and playoffs.

In fact. It's also quite normal, and the Warriors' biggest weapon in the league is the 'Splash Brothers', a golden backcourt duo with amazing scoring abilities that can often tear through opponents' defenses with ease. For two consecutive seasons, the 'Splash Brothers' collectively made nearly 700 three-pointers in the regular season, and the terrifying three-point rain was really irresistible.

In the just-concluded regular season, Curry made 400 three-pointers for two consecutive seasons, and Thompson was not to be outdone, and his 300 three-pointers were also quite impressive.

If they face other teams, the Warriors only need to rely on the unparalleled shooting skills of the 'Splash Brothers' to crush their opponents. But when the 'Splash Brothers' met the Lakers' golden twin guns, it was a bit of a blind touch.

Aside from Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng's scoring ability, Kobe Bryant has been selected to the NBA's regular season No. 1 defensive team 11 times, and even he became the 'best defensive player' last season.

In the face of such two backcourts with super defensive ability. There is no team in the entire NBA that can play well in the backcourt, and they don't need to be wrapped up to be able to watch the opposing team's main guard to death.

In the last 12 games: The dumb fire of the 'Splash Brothers' is the root cause of the Warriors' consecutive losses, but even if the situation is discovered, the Warriors are powerless to change it!

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With 20,000 passionate fans coming to Staples from all over the world, tickets to the Western Conference Finals have exceeded many people's imagination, with tickets for the worst seats reaching a staggering $1,200, as for front-row tickets. It's already impossible to buy it with money.

The Lakers have reserved the best tickets for the front row to many entertainment superstars, corporate celebrities, political bigwigs, etc., and these big names will become an important means for the Lakers to attract fans.

There are only a handful of scenes where people can see Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng fighting side by side at Staples Arena, and many fans have paid a month's salary to come here to watch their idol's final performance.

Some overseas fans even quit their jobs and came to Los Angeles to watch Kobe play. In order to commemorate Kobe, but also to commemorate his youth that will never return.

After the game started, it was the same as the previous games between the Lakers and the Warriors, and the 'Splash Brothers' were closely defended by Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng as soon as they came on the court, and it was a little difficult to connect the ball, let alone easily get a shooting opportunity.

Without the backcourt support of the 'Splash Brothers', the Warriors' interior line was collectively suppressed by Mark, UAE and Towns, and the score gradually opened up.

By halftime, the Lakers had a 16-point lead, which was quite close to the limit, and a 20-point lead would be enough to break the opponent's mind.

In the second half, Curry and Thompson's efforts paid off, and they led the team to a certain counterattack, but Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng's revenge came faster and more violently.

In this way, Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng combined to score 70 points and led the team to a 129-118 victory over the Warriors and get off to a good start in the Western Conference Finals.

This game is also the ninth consecutive game in which Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng have combined to cut 70+ performances, and the backcourt double guns composed of the two superstars are even more terrifying than the golden pair of Jordan and Pippen back then!

Under the leadership of the two superstars, the Lakers are united, and although everyone does not score much, they win more points to ensure the team's victory.

The second game is simply a remake of the previous game, the 'Splash Brothers' are powerless to struggle in the defensive net woven by Kobe and Xiao Feng, but on the defensive end, they can't suppress Xiao Feng and Kobe Bryant at their peak.

In this way, on May 20, the Lakers once again easily defeated the Warriors, leading 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals series, and basically entered the Finals with one foot.

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Losing two games in a row made the San Francisco media wail, although Warriors head coach Kerr and star Curry were interviewed by the media. I also believe that the team has the courage and ability to fight the enemy to the end, but everyone knows in their hearts that this is just a gesture.

Two days later, the two sides returned to Oracle Arena for Game 3, and the Warriors deliberately reduced their outside offense and stepped up their interior offense. But they still couldn't find a way to suppress the Lakers.

You must know that although Mark, UAE and Randle in the Lakers' starters are overshadowed by the light of Xiao Feng and Kobe, and even their shots are pitiful, and their scores are not ranked high in the league, they are all strong players!

The Warriors' interior line couldn't suppress Mark and others, and when they lost the frontcourt rebounds, people could see Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng's fast break, and the Lakers started running!

Throughout the game, Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng dunked or made a staggering 20 dunks. This also means that the Warriors' inside-based shooting has not only been able to help, but has turned the Lakers' running into a performance, and the home fans were conquered by Xiao Feng and Kobe Bryant's various tricks and dunks, and then defected!

The 3-0 score has basically crushed the Warriors' desire to win, and even head coaches Kerr and Curry have become confused about their future in the playoffs.

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever come back from 3-0 down, with the closest three being the Knicks in 1951, the Nuggets in 1994 and the Trail Blazers in 2003, who managed to pull the game into a tiebreaker. In the end, it still fell short!

In the face of an almost impossible task, the Warriors showed enough fighting spirit and confidence in front of the media. But that doesn't change the course of the game.

The desperation soon became evident in Game 4, when the Lakers needed only half a game to seal the victory, with Bryant and Xiao Feng watching Jeremy Lin lead the bench to hold the win until the end of the second half.

At 4:0, the Lakers still swept the three playoff opponents in the West like last season, waiting for the finals opponents to be released several days in advance!

The Warriors were extremely depressed by the Lakers, but considering that Kobe Bryant would retire next season. Maybe the Lakers won't be so strong by then!

For athletes in competitive sports, it is undoubtedly ironic that the feeling of powerlessness in the face of a desperate opponent has turned into a mentality of expecting the opponent to become weaker!

The current Warriors can only hope for next season, and only by overthrowing the Lakers dynasty will the team in the West have a chance to emerge. Otherwise, everyone would just be fighting for second place. In competitive sports, second place is never remembered, people only remember the name of the champion, and rarely remember the other team in the finals.

If that's the case in the Finals, reaching the Western Conference Finals is even more insignificant, and perhaps in a month everyone will forget that it was the Warriors and Lakers who played the Western Conference Finals.

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When the Lakers sat in Los Angeles for a long time and waited for the finals opponent to be released, the Eastern Conference Finals were in full swing, and the score of 2:2 showed that there was not much difference in the strength and on-court performance of the two sides.

James held his breath in the playoffs, leading the team to sweep the opponent with a score of 4-0 in the first two rounds, showing the strength of the first place in the East.

However, when the Cavaliers meet the Raptors, who are ranked second in the East, in the Eastern Conference Finals, it will not be able to achieve the strength of the crush, and every game is full of sparks and extremely difficult!

After winning two consecutive home games and leading 2:0, the Cavaliers suddenly lost their crosshairs on the road, and were pulled twice in a row by the Raptors, and the 2:2 score brought the two sides back to the same running line!

At this time, the Lakers have already broken into the Finals, how can this not make James angry?

Back in Cleveland, James took over the game in Game 5 and played tougher and more selfish, and as the boss of the team, he had to step up at this time and couldn't wait for his teammates!

James' outburst was quite timely, his triple-double of 40 points, 12 assists and 13 rebounds was shocking, and his 12 points in the final quarter also made the media and fans think a lot about him!

Prior to this, James's 'fourth-quarter chain syndrome' has almost become a striking label on him, even if his final pass seems reasonable, but the public still prefers Kobe's last-minute three-no-stick!

Both Jordan and Kobe Bryant have big hearts for winning shots, and whether they succeed or fail, the public clearly prefers this attitude of courage. With these two paranoids as role models, any NBA backer who wants to win the approval of the media and fans will have to learn from both of them in key moments, which is a serious challenge for James.

In last year's Finals, James has changed a lot and is willing to take on more responsibility, and his performance in the final quarter of this season has also improved significantly, and Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals is a concentrated outburst!

James' outstanding performance in Game 5 was undoubtedly a huge boost to the other players of the Cavaliers, who did their best in Game 6 to defeat the Raptors on the road and reach the NBA Finals for the third year in a row!

In addition to the Cavaliers, LeBron also led the Miami Heat to the Finals for four consecutive years in the previous four years, which made James the best in NBA history in a certain statistic.

The Celtics had a record of eight consecutive Finals appearances in the '60s, but as an individual player, LeBron's performance undoubtedly proved his 'Finals attributes'. In a sense, LeBron is indeed a dominant player, after all, leading both teams to the Finals for 7 consecutive years is enough to say a lot.

However, what embarrassed LeBron is that he only won 2 championships in his previous six Finals trips, in stark contrast to him, Jordan won all six Finals and Kobe Bryant won 6 Finals championships 8 times!

This year may be LeBron's best chance to prove that he is the best player of the second decade of the NBA 21st century, and his last chance to beat Kobe Bryant head-on, if he loses again in the Finals, LeBron will never be able to surpass Kobe!

The final matchup between the two legendary stars, Kobe Bryant's curtain call, and the possibility of surpassing Jordan, these headlines quickly became the focus of the world's major media coverage of the 206-17 NBA Finals, and various factors mixed together made more than 700 reporters from more than 500 media outlets around the world choose to follow and cover this year's Finals.

The sheer media coverage team will also mean that this year's Grand Finals will receive more attention, with more countries and regions choosing to broadcast live, and at least 1 billion fans around the world will watch the Grand Finals on TV and online.

In the anticipation of global fans, the two teams have entered the final adjustment stage, and they will start the finals on June 2nd.

The Great War is imminent! (To be continued.) )

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