Time flies, and the 2016-17 NBA Finals are halfway there!

Looking back on this season, it is really a combination of all kinds of slaps in the face, all kinds of surprises and all kinds of unexpected disappointments. Huo Ranwen ???.? ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? ｅ?ｎ?`ｏｒｇ

The Cavaliers and Warriors still dominate the East and West, the Spurs can still be as strong as the peak, and the Rockets have played the small ball to the extreme, and there is a great potential to surpass the Suns back then. At the same time, some widely favored teams suddenly collapsed, and they were really fed a mouthful of "poisoned milk".

This season's NBA is even more lively than last year's Warriors' 73-win and Kobe Bryant's retirement tour.

Nowadays, in this era, the popular "poisoned milk" magic attack, and the housing price stock market is a truth, when the road is bullish and smooth, even the vegetable market aunt feels that the future is very good, this matter will inevitably encounter setbacks, and even a big landslide, put it on the basketball court, it is also the same reason, when an ordinary fan can see that this team is star-studded, tactically clever, and tacit understanding, "my grandmother can win the championship as a head coach", there will be something wrong with this team.

Now the Golden State Warriors are in such a situation, being regarded as a benchmark and opponent by all the teams, and then turned into a strange team, the opening game was deflated, the start of the game was stumbling, and it was only after the first 20 games that the Warriors completely got rid of the decline and got on the right track, the Warriors have been on a rollercoaster ride this season: when you are disappointed in him, the Golden State people are back in hanging mode. When you have faith in him, he can do tricks again.

Since Durant joined in the summer, the Warriors have been roasted on a fire, and all the commentators and media have released public opinion: "If you don't win the championship, you will lose!" ”

This put a lot of pressure on the Warriors, you must know that when the Miami Heat formed the Big Three, James shouted "not1, not2, not3, not4" at the press conference...... not7", they have already been pushed to the forefront.

When the Lakers formed a new F4 in the 2010-11 season, some fans shouted: "My grandmother can lead the team to win the championship".

Therefore, they didn't go well that season, James lost the finals, and the Lakers were reimbursed by Kobe Bryant for the season and a round of the playoffs.

In fact, things are not so mysterious, what really led to their failure was not the power of "poisoned milk", but the run-in of the newly formed lineup and the unadaptability of the new superstars after joining.

The Heat Big Three lost to the Green Army three-headed monster in the opening game, and now the Warriors, who form the ultimate death five, can also lose to the old Spurs who retired Duncan in the opening game, so the pressure is high, and the superstar team at the beginning will be a little abnormal.

There was a long time between Wade and James who couldn't find the feeling of joining forces, Wade always wanted James to play more, and James was humble and didn't want to take the lead and rob Wade of the boss's position.

At the beginning of this season, the situation was generally the same in the Warriors, Durant came from afar, and naturally had to let the team boss Curry, but Curry himself has a modest personality and has no quarrel with the world, and he wanted to send Durant an MVP as a favor, so it came and went, and the tradition of superstars controlling the game at critical moments was destroyed, and the Warriors' tactical execution became hesitant.

However, as long as they defeat the demons in their hearts and figure out the main attack and support, no one will be able to stop them, after all, hard power is crushing the whole alliance.

The so-called ups and downs are all for the Warriors themselves, in fact, from the perspective of the whole league, they are still the impeccable leader.

The biggest difference between the warriors in this life and the previous life is the difference in mentality, they who successfully defended the title in this life, they are more comfortable in mentality, and Kerr has given the players more space to show themselves under Arthur's special advice.

Stephen Curry has long been regarded as the best three-point shooter in history, and everyone is looking forward to the moment when he sets the record for three-pointers in a single game. Finally, that day came, and Curry hit a new all-time record of 13 three-pointers in the Warriors' 116-106 win over the Pelicans on Nov. 8, breaking the record held by himself, Bryant and Marshall together.

But his 13 three-pointers in a single game can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket in the face of a series of individual "miracles" created by the Warriors this season.

Booker of the Suns scored 70 points at the age of 20 this season, which made many people jaw-dropping, but these 70 points are not the highest personal scoring in the NBA this season, and Klay Thompson's jewel is in front.

On December 6, the NBA regular season Warriors played against the Pacers, and Thompson scored 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the first quarter.

When Thompson hit a three-pointer with 28 seconds left before the end of the quarter, he had scored 40 points in the first half, and at halftime, the Warriors led 80-50. Thompson hit 15 goals in the half, just one less than the Pacers as a team.

After returning from the second half, the Warriors continued to make a wedding dress for Thompson, and Thompson did not stop attacking, with 4 minutes and 37 seconds left in the quarter, Thompson hit a three-pointer, scored 54 points, and set a new career scoring record, and then, Thompson hit two more three-pointers to score 60 points, and with 1 minute and 22 seconds left in the quarter, Thompson was substituted and enjoyed the applause of the audience, and the third quarter ended, and the Warriors led 116-83.

Everyone except the Pacers expected Thompson to return to the court and continue to score, and the previous Kerr swept everyone's interest, but this time he didn't, allowing Thompson to play the full fourth quarter.

Thompson also did not live up to everyone's expectations, in the final quarter when the Warriors continued to make a wedding dress for Thompson, Thompson scored 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, so that his full-court score came to 82 points, surpassing Kobe's 81 points, becoming the second highest single-game scoring record in NBA history!

As soon as the 82 points came out, Thompson became the NBA man of the year in December, and even Curry and Durant could only become his supporting roles!

On February 11, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies away today, and the outcome of this game was established very early, and the garbage time in the final quarter may be to prevent a recurrence of the last 20-point reversal by the Grizzlies, and today Coach Kerr let the Warriors continue to play for a while in the fourth quarter. With 2 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game, Green, who had performed extremely well, had already blasted.

In this case, Kerr deliberately called a timeout, and then the Warriors handed over all the shots to Green, who also lived up to expectations, scoring 7 points with 5 shots, and grabbing a rebound, winning 11 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 5 blocks.

Green became the fifth NBA-certified player to reach a quadruple-double, and the first person to break this record in nearly 23 years!

13 three-pointers per game, 82 points per game, quadruple-double...... After successfully defending the title this season, the Warriors have completely become the darling of the fans and the representative of the legend.

So no one would be surprised when the Warriors lost just two playoff games to reach the Finals.

So when the Warriors took a 3-1 lead over the Cavaliers in the first four games, most people took it for granted.

When the Warriors returned to their home court in Game 5 of the Finals, the Warriors had a big chance of winning the championship and achieving the Triple Crown, Arthur, who had just won the Champions League, finally returned to Oracle Arena and waited for his other team to bring him the same joy!

Now Arthur is completely relaxed, because he made a statement on Facebook half a month ago, announcing his official retirement, resigning from all positions, including the chairman of the Blackburn Club and the advisor to Under Armour.

Arthur said, "Just presided over the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and cast the decisive vote. New directors and supervisors were elected. They began to convene a new Board of Directors, a Supervisory Board and a new leadership and governing body. I'm finally stepping down. From the moment I walked out of the meeting hall after announcing the end of the EGM, I was free. ”

In fact, Arthur's retirement was not unexpected, but had a plan. He was reborn in 2016 from his previous life, so he no longer has "foresight" for things such as economic development in the future, knowing that he has a few pounds and a few taels, he does not want to bring wrong instructions to his company and club, and has become the richest man in the world, sitting on the world's most successful football and basketball club, he is also ready to be completely idle.

For decades afterward, Arthur's only plan for himself was to eat, drink, and be merry.

In Game 5 of the Finals between the Warriors and the Cavaliers, Arthur became the focus of the whole court before the game, and even overshadowed Curry, Durant and James.

The reason is very simple, because this time Arthur did not come to watch the battle alone, except for his bodyguards.

In the front row, Arthur and Zhao Liying quietly made the headlines before the game wearing the Warriors' blue T-shirts.

Arthur even took the initiative to hold Zhao Liying's hand. For a while, the media flocked to the top, the flash focused on the interlocking ten fingers, and the rings on the hands of the two were particularly eye-catching.

Earlier, someone on the Internet broke the news that Arthur and Zhao Liying were in a secret relationship, and said that the two would announce their relationship this year. But the scandal has not been confirmed. The confusing relationship between the two has also become the focus of attention in the global media.

Subsequently, all kinds of gossip questions came to the face.

"May I ask if you are wearing the right rings on your hands?" In the face of the bombardment of the media, Zhao Liying and Arthur always remained silent and smiling.

A reporter recognized the girl next to Zhao Liying as the daughter of the world's top luxury brand designer Paloma Picasso painter Picasso.

"Is that the jewelry you picked out for them?" The reporter turned to ask Paloma Picasso.

Facing the camera, Paloma Picasso had no choice but to speak: "I am very good friends with the Arthur family, and the couple rings on their hands are indeed designed by me for them, bless them." ”

As early as two days ago, a reporter secretly photographed Zhao Liying and Paloma Picasso meeting at a local café in Milan.

It is understood that the pair of "crossing" rings in the hands of the two is Paloma Picasso's new inspiration. The two diamonds are the same blank, which means that they are born as a pair. Like Adam and Eve, from oneness. The word "crossing" represents traveling through time and space and never separating. With such a profound meaning, I wonder if it implies the commitment of the two to each other?

During the game, Arthur and Zhao Liying bowed their heads and whispered from time to time, and Arthur even helped him straighten the hem of his T-shirt. Such an intimate action makes people feel that this exotic relationship, which is 10 years apart, is beautiful enough, and the combination of Chinese actresses and the world's richest man is also quite harmonious.

Arthur and Zhao Liying on the sidelines attracted enough attention, but that didn't mean the game on the field wasn't exciting.

At halftime, the two teams were evenly matched, and the Cavaliers, who had a back-to-back battle, dominated the opponent and led by 2 points.

At the beginning of the second half, the return of all the main forces of the Warriors was really different. Not only are they now fully staffed, but they are also playing more robustly.

The Warriors have become a slow-paced style of play, and the more patient Warriors will no longer hope to quickly open up the gap with the Cavaliers in the first half, but will play steadily.

Curry dribbled very slowly and pressed up from behind, and the current Warriors are definitely not the kind of wave battles, but use rigorous and effective offense to win the Cavaliers' city in every round, and then use tight defense to withstand the Cavaliers' offense in every round.

As a power forward, Green protected the basketball and waited quietly at the top of the arc, but the rest of the Warriors were running wildly.

This seemingly messy offense suddenly changed in a mutated way, with Durant suddenly pulling inside, and Curry running around Biyombo to form a beautiful cover run.

At the top of the arc, Green got two passes at once, and his left-handed long-hit pass to the ball got the ball into Durant's hands from the gap.

At this time, Durant received the basketball, and it was a violent dunk to fly up. Although Lefou's height and strength are very good, he has never been a good frame protector, and he was directly knocked away by Durant.

After that, the Cavaliers' offense was blocked again and again, and the Warriors still relied on smooth cooperation and outstanding strength of the players to score points one after another, and the score of the two teams suddenly stretched to double digits.

The Warriors' offense, Curry passes to Green.

Green moved back slightly, and immediately felt as if his body was being crushed by steel, and he couldn't move at all, and he realized the difficulty of this kind of offense, and immediately threw the basketball out to Curry, who ran to the bottom corner.

Curry had already disrupted the Cavaliers' defensive formation when he reached the bottom corner, and Curry, who caught the basketball, made a false turn and tricked Irving into jumping.

Then Curry turned around in a dashing way, and it was a very beautiful turnaround jumper with a three-point shot, and the basketball was sent into the Cavaliers' basket.

Defeated by the Warriors in the Finals for two consecutive years, James and his Cavaliers have a shadow, even if the Cavaliers are still fighting for every ball after that, even if it is difficult to save the throw-ins will fly to pounce, but it is difficult to pull the game closer to within four points.

In the end, even if they were 8 points behind and the game was about to end with 1 minute left, the Cavaliers did not give up the game, but James and Irving hit two three-pointers in a row to magically narrow the gap to only 4 points.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Curry's free throws were not soft, and he hit all 4 free throws, and finally the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 102-96, defeated the Cavaliers 4-1, won three consecutive championships, and achieved a new dynasty hegemony!

Warrior Dynasty!