Chapter 863 [Father is Useless]
The Nets advanced, and the Knicks coaching staff was in a relaxed mood, this is an old rival, and it is a battle in the same city, so you don't have to fly around.
And they know the weaknesses of the Nets, just grab the rebound and play as fast as possible. On the defensive end, the swingman was guarded against and the likes of Garnett, Delon, Evans, and Livingston were put to shoot. While they have shooting ability, they're certainly not as tough as the three star swingmen. Even if he doesn't play fast-break, Jefferson has a significant weight advantage, and the Nets can withstand it in the low post.
The Spurs eliminated the Warriors 4-1 in the Western Conference playoffs, and it was not difficult to win, without Bogut, the Warriors' interior defense had obvious holes, and O'Neal Jr. was no match for Duncan. Iguodala on the outside can't play a one-on-one defensive role, and Green and Belinelli are both the type to run and catch the ball. Anti-Parker, a pick-and-roll Parker will face David Lee. The Warriors could only fight the Spurs on offense, and won one game at home by relying on outside outbursts.
Duncan once again showed the magic of "No. 21 rookie", averaging two double-doubles per game in the series, which is not inferior to David Lee. Defensively, he was much better than David Lee.
The Thunder vs. Clippers series has yet to be decided. Many people have questioned that the Thunder have made too many free throws, and the league wants to protect the Thunder. As a result, Game 6 was controversial at the Clippers' home court.
The Clippers, who fell behind 2-3 in total, did not get the home whistle at all, and the referee once again stole the scene at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, and issued an offensive foul on Paul out of nothing, causing fans to be excited.
At that time, when there were 3 and a half minutes before the end of the game, the Clippers were 88-92 behind, Paul broke through with the ball and passed the ball under the basket, Collison jumped high to pounce, and after the two collided, the referee actually sentenced Paul on the ground to hit someone with the ball, and he was so amateur that he couldn't be more amateurish. If they don't, the Clippers can narrow the gap to just two points.
In the next round, the referee not only did not find a balance, but also blew an offensive foul on Griffin who hit people with the ball. The Clippers, who were already passive, were almost in a desperate situation, Griffin left the game with six fouls, and he was still yelling before he got off the court: "Where did I foul?" ”
When the Clippers called a timeout, angry fans began attacking the referees, and several fans threw water bottles and cups onto the court in protest, and the scene was very chaotic. The referee, Ed Malloy, who was attacked, had to call in security to kick a number of fans off the pitch, while the fans who threw water bottles were cheered on by a large crowd.
The final minute of Game 5 was very controversial, and Paul's three-point foul on Westbrook directly ended the Clippers' victory. Rivers was fined $25,000 after the game for scolding the referee for "stealing the Clippers victory", and the fans' dissatisfaction with the referee naturally climbed.
Malloy's father's whistle failed to decide the outcome of the game, only to blame the Thunder players at the last moment for having a bad hand, frequent ironing, and only relying on free throws to score 1 point, and failed to take the opportunity to increase the score.
At the last minute, it was veteran Sean Battier who stepped up to save the Clippers. He didn't score the entire game, coming on in place of Griffin in the No.4 position, and hit a 3-pointer from a pass in the bottom right corner.
Battier then cut out Ibaka's ball on the defensive end.
Ibaka thought that the opponent was Battier, who could play alone in the low post, and made a mistake after asking for the ball to give the opponent a chance. The Clippers countered, and Paul passed to Crawford. The latter walked past Sephorosa, who had a higher center of gravity, and scored a layup to equalize the score.
Durant's key offensive outside line was deflected wide by Battier's defense, and the rebound was grabbed by Jordan Jr. Paul chose to block and split the ball after the last attack, and Lance Stephenson, who came off the bench, got rid of Durant by covering without the ball at a critical moment, and took the ball and made a one-step pull-up jump shot, 6. 6 seconds to shoot the quasi-lore.
The last attack of the Thunder, Wei Shao broke through after blocking and dismantling, and the magical referee Malloy actually blew another blocking foul on Battier and sent Wei Shao to the free throw line.
Angry fans booed in unison, and some gave the middle finger to the referee, who might have been dismantled and eaten alive by the fans if it weren't for the law.
The game was almost interrupted because of this penalty, and the slow camera showed that Battier did not reach out and pull people, nor did he completely block it, and he withdrew his leg to follow from the side, and Jordan Jr. would make up for the defense on the baseline to form a trap, which was not a good opportunity at all. However, the referee upheld the original verdict.
As long as they hit all free throws, they can go to overtime, and they hit 82 free throws in the regular season. 6%, Westbrook, who had made all 10 free throws, went out of the way amid the boos of the home fans, and the second free throw missed the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Jordan Jr. and passed to Paul nearby. Sephorosa hurried forward to foul him, and time was running out.
Paul hit the first free throw, deliberately missed the second free throw, grabbed the rebound, and the game was over, and the Clippers won a hard-fought victory. 99 to 96.
The Thunder lost and lost, and Durant scored 38 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.
After the game, ESPN expert Strauss tweeted: "Referee, you can't blow like that, you could go to jail. ”
Heat reporter Skornick said: "I think Doug Rivers is ready to pay another $25,000 fine. ”
Renowned journalist Patrick O'Neal also said: "The Clippers are not offensive fouls at all, these NBA referees are completely in control of the game. Griffin was sent off and Durant was clearly still on the move, and the referee directly deprived the Clippers of four points. ”
Zhou Xuan watched the game with Chloe Moretz at home and was puzzled. Could it be that after David Stern retired, he changed to a neurotic to become president?
Almost everyone felt that the Thunder was stained with the light of the referee, and it was a bit of a guarantee to advance. Why did the alliance go on so obviously and ugly? The Thunder don't have the strength to win the championship at all.
In terms of strength, the Clippers are not inferior to the Thunder, and it is even much better to look at the bench. The Clippers had a good regular season, with Davis and Granger, who joined midway, likely to start on other teams, and the Clippers were one of several teams that were favored to contend for a championship. Their star is dim and they don't have much to do, super guards and super power forwards.
In terms of playing style, the Clippers are more beautiful than the Thunder, known as the "empty city", if it is a lifeless defensive team, such as the Spurs and Pistons, it is reasonable that the league does not want to see them advance. The Clippers averaged 108 per game in the regular season. 3 points, second in the league, excessive off-the-shelf Thunder is weird.
Compared with the market, the Clippers are located in Los Angeles, and the influence and fan market are not comparable to the small place of Goose City.
And public opinion. The Clippers have just experienced the recording gate, racist incidents, and off-court sympathy points are here with the Clippers. The league's painful killer against the Clippers in the semifinals is still so obvious, the media of good things will not let go of these, isn't this a basin on their heads?
In the end, Zhou Xuan only came to two conclusions. "I think there are two possibilities, one is that Adam Silva is a die-hard Thunder fan, and he just wants his own son Durant to advance, people block people, and Buddha blocks Buddha."
"What about the second one?" Chloe asked.
'Silva wants to give us three wins in a row. The Clippers are very strong, the Spurs may not be able to beat them, and we will be challenged when we meet in the Finals. If the Thunder make it to the finals, it's the fate of the sweep. Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
Zhou Xuan didn't take the Thunder seriously at all, and now the Thunder is relying on 4 people to attack, and Perkins is the starting point inside. In the just-concluded sixth game, Perkins had 0 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists, and he was also "Gao Yuanyuan". The darling of the "Ao Fat Five Embarrassments" program will definitely be blown into scum in the finals. With McGene out injured, Perkins' place on that funny show was unassailable.
The Thunder couldn't take advantage of this opportunity, and the league didn't want to give them any more preferential treatment.
Before the start of Game 7, the whole world was talking about the black whistle, which made Adam Silva very faceless, he just had a scandal with the president on the spot, how can people maintain confidence in the NBA in the future?
There is indeed a reason for the alliance to suppress the Clippers, and the ascension of the prince to the throne is only one of them. The other is that once the Clippers finally reach the Finals, it will be much more difficult and expensive to force Sterling to sell the Clippers. The current Clippers have an estimated value of more than a billion dollars, and if they win the championship, it will add a few hundred million. Raheem Sterling sells teams and makes money, which is something that no one wants to see.
Silva understands that the crackdown can no longer be made clear, otherwise the gains will outweigh the losses, and the entire alliance will be affected. The task of eliminating the Clippers is then left to the Spurs. Paul and Griffin have never made it past the Spurs.
In the seventh game, the referee did not favor one side, but the penalty scale was stricter. The two teams also made relatively big moves, couldn't afford to lose in the tie-break, tried their best, and won a lot of free throws.
The Clippers' disadvantage is that Jordan Jr.'s free throw shooting is too bad. And the Thunder don't dare to use shark slashing tactics, they are afraid of fouls, the difference between the strength of the starters and the bench is obvious, once the starters encounter foul trouble, the overall offense and defense of the bench will go down the floor.
Sephorosa fell victim to the fact that he struggled to defend against Redick and Crawford, and went down to rest early.
Lamb, the Thunder's swingman off the bench, was worse defensively, and he was replaced by Lao Yu or Jackson to play double guard, and he was not tall enough. Taking advantage of the problems in the Thunder's defense, the Clippers relied on the play of Paul, Griffin, and Redick to open the score in the final quarter.
Crawford successfully sentenced the Thunder to death with a counterattack and a four-point shot in the final 2 minutes and 17 seconds, and the Thunder players could only bet on three points, and Durant hit two consecutive jumpers to lose the game 85-96.
The Thunder lost unjustly in this year's playoffs, they almost had no offensive tactics, relying on the individual ability of the stars, and Durant's shooting percentage dropped significantly after entering the playoffs, especially the three-point shot, and he became a blacksmith in many games. The Clippers players were more resilient, and in addition to Game 6, they also staged a big comeback from 22 points behind.
The Western Conference Finals are confirmed, Clippers vs Spurs.
The Thunder are out, not only no one feels sorry for Durant and Wei Shao, but there are also many people who expect the Clippers to go black to the end and stop the Knicks from winning three consecutive championships. If the two teams with the strongest offense in the league make it to the finals, it will undoubtedly attract more attention than the aging Spurs to reach the finals.
This season's Spurs' lineup is not stronger than last season, and it has encountered roster upgrades, especially the Knicks, who have been promoted inside. Fans are not optimistic that the Spurs can beat the Knicks, and the Clippers' call is getting louder and louder.