The Western Conference Finals are also underway.

In the first game, the Spurs defeated the Clippers by a big score at home. Split stalked Griffin, Duncan defended Jordan Jr., compressed the defense as a whole, and forced the Clippers to shoot on the perimeter, and Paul and others felt average.

The Spurs played well on the pick-and-roll offense, with Parker chipped in 21 points and 12 assists, and Green made 4 of 5 three-pointers.

The Clippers had a chance to chase the points, but the Spurs used a shark-cutting tactic, and Jordan Jr.'s free throws were terrible, burying the team's offensive momentum. Popovich is one of the coaches who is most fond of "slashing sharks".

In the second game, the Clippers were mainly anti-guest.

Rivers was a great coach, and immediately after the loss, he made changes to the lineup, bringing Redick off the bench and Barnes coming into the starting line-up for the high pick-and-roll.

Barnes switched to Duncan after the misplacement and did not chase Parker, and Battier was responsible for the defense under the basket to break through and also added a three-point shooting point. The role of the veterans in the playoffs is starting to show, and Battier is slow but experienced enough to know how to reduce the efficiency of his opponents and disrupt the tempo.

Griffin was responsible for defending the side on the defensive end and disrupting Bamot's shot. Split can be released directly when he goes out to cover. Due to Split's poor offensive ability, the Spurs fell into passivity from the start.

Duncan doesn't seem to have dropped his stats, and his style has developed to the outside. After blocking and dismantling, he can jump shots, he can cut in the air, and rely on this to ensure efficiency. Attacking from the low post is no longer his forte, and Jordan Jr. can interfere with him from outside the box.

Redick came off the bench, the other two outside players were Collison and Crawford, and the Clippers played small-ball tactics in the second quarter, with Granger making a cameo at the No. 4 position, and only "Big Baby" Davis was left on the inside.

Davis is too slow to play power forward, and he is okay with playing center, and he can be able to resist people under the basket and withdraw on the offensive end.

Spurs came off the bench with Mills, Ginobili, Belinelli, Harris and Dio. It is also a small-ball tactic, and the two teams are half-pounded.

If it was Dior, who was in the Sun back then, and was about the same size as Marion, he would definitely not be able to carry Davis. Now Dior has changed from a "French magician" to a "nimble dead fat man". He can play well as a center and make the Clippers very depressed.

He has the body of a power forward, but he does the work of organizing defenders, attracting defenders and passing the ball. If Davis is allowed to defend, he can break through with the ball again.

When Dio was traded by the Suns and abandoned by a weak team like the Bobcats, it was the bottom of his life, and people thought he was no longer good, only Popovich had a unique vision and immediately picked up this baby.

The Spurs' defensive weakness is Mills, and Davis can also squeeze him out of the air to cut inside after pulling to the perimeter, or jump straight in the high post. Granger also played a role, with his height and excellent defensive experience, limiting Harris and hitting a three-pointer from the perimeter.

The Clippers led by five points at halftime, and Paul stepped up again in the second half.

Paul played well in the regular season, but after entering the playoffs, he was questioned, and he didn't take advantage of Conley and Westbrook, and more and more people said that his selection to the All-Defensive Team was all due to steal statistics.

This year, the steal king was taken away by Zhou Xuan, and it was almost time for Paul to rest. His one-on-one defense is acceptable, and the dislocation defense of the big man is basically easily squeezed away, and he can only chase the defender again. If the opponent can shoot in the process, the Clippers will be unlucky.

Paulo broke that doubt today, as he defended against Ginobili on the flank, and although he was at a height disadvantage, he could rely on his speed and agility to keep the Argentine from even receiving the ball.

On the offensive end, Paul made two three-pointers from the perimeter in addition to organizing passes.

Crawford singled out Ginobili to make a pull-up jumper to ensure his shooting percentage, and the margin quickly widened to double digits.

The Spurs at home were a bit out of rhythm in the final quarter. Parker was entangled by Barnes and couldn't break through, so he burst in and faced Battier, who had a similar style. Rivers ruthlessly reduced Jordan Jr.'s playing time and let Griffin play center and play small-ball tactics, which just stabbed the Spurs' soft underbelly.

The Spurs don't work in the low post either, and Griffin can play against Duncan. Being a big forward Griffin is questionable defensively, but defensive center, he is strong, fast, and effective, which is very similar to Stoudeyer. Duncan's turnaround wipe didn't hit the board well with his interference.

Griffin was alone under the basket, the Clippers guarded the outside, and Green and Belinelli didn't shoot as well as they wanted to play. The Clippers held the advantage until the end, winning a game 107-98.

Paul had 25 points and 10 assists, and Griffin also had 30 points and eight rebounds. The pressure was on the side of the Spurs, who lost home-court advantage.

To that end, Adam Silva called a meeting of the crowd to study the situation in both series.

There has been a lot of change in NBA management this season. Not only has the president retired, but NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson, known as the "black-faced judge", has also left. His replacement is Rodthorne, who serves as the NBA's head of basketball operations.

As a league manager, Thorne helped the Bulls draft Jordan in 1984, which became the highlight of his career. In addition, during his tenure as president of the Nets, Thorne also brought Yi Jianlian from the Bucks to the Nets. During this period, Yi Jianlian's performance was up and down, but Thorne always supported him very much, and he was Yi Jianlian's Bole.

Thorne was the league's executive vice president of basketball operations from 1986-2000, and this time it's a return to his old role. The reason why he was invited back was because he was a good person who was good at spotting business opportunities.

In the last time I took office, the NBA was never watched, there was no media broadcast, and some people would rather be "street fighters" than play in the NBA, and it has developed to a salary that exceeds that of football and baseball leagues.

The alliance has not changed much since 2000, and it is almost finalized. Silva hopes that he and Thorne can bring the value of the NBA one step closer, and only then can he be rated higher than Stern, and his ambitions are big enough.

"As things stand, the Spurs may not be able to prevent the Clippers from reaching the Finals, so the Clippers will definitely sell for the summer," Silva said. I'd like to ask you for your opinions, if Los Angeles' home field advantage is fully exploited, will they beat the Spurs as well? ”

The meeting was closed, the secretary didn't come in to serve tea and pour water, and the content would not be transmitted, and it was all confidential. To put it bluntly, it's this group of people figuring out what to do to get rid of the Clippers.

Although the NBA has punished Clippers owner Raheem Sterling, the Sterling racism incident still has a big impact. This negative impact may make it difficult for the Clippers to enter the free agent market in the future. According to a report from Sports News, multiple agents have revealed that if Sterling does not leave the Clippers, then the players will refuse to be traded to the Clippers, even if they are completely free agents, and are not willing to sign with the Clippers.

Speaking of Sterling, people will call him a miser, a **** maniac, a racist, and a rogue clown...... A lot of people feel it's long overdue to kick him out of the NBA. But there is another side to Sterling that is less well known, and that is that many bosses see him as the big brother in the lead, and tough people like Stern have not been able to shake Sterling's position over the past 30 years. The league hated him so much that this time they finally seized the opportunity to get him out of the NBA, and Silva didn't want him to make any money.

Now the Spurs also hate Sterling, and Duncan said in an interview about racial discrimination: "Clippers fans should boycott Sterling and refuse to be there to watch the next game." (Don't trust this man, he's definitely not for racial discrimination!) ）

Vice President Grannick thought it was okay to control the Clippers at the whistle and not let them gain home-court advantage, and Thorne, who had just taken office, immediately objected.

"I think the Spurs and Clippers series should be treated fairly." Thorne said: "As long as you go online, you will know that the fans are already very dissatisfied with some of the previous decisions, and if you do this again, more people will question the referee and question the league." Because of Zhou Xuan, people have forgotten about the Donahi case for the time being. But the 2011 finals were still a lot of people shouting black whistles. Can't get people's attention to the clippers anymore. ”

Silva asked, "So what do you mean by nothing?" ”

"Yes, the series between the Knicks and the Nets, the battle in the same city is very attractive, and it stimulates the New York economy, and the Chinese market. If the Knicks sweep all the way to the championship, fans will find it boring, so I suggest that the Nets enjoy more of the home whistle in the next two games. Thorne laughed.

Grannick smiled: "You just said that you want to be fair, and this is going to be the home whistle of the Nets?" What will the fans say? ”

"The Nets won, and fans will feel like the Knicks aren't getting preferential treatment. In the regular season, many fans said that the league praised the Knicks and Zhou Xuan, allowing him to break records in a row. If the Nets had made more free throws than the Knicks, fans would have changed their minds. And the more they play, the more money they can make. Thorne smiled: "Also, let the Nets see hope, their owners will be happy to continue to spend money on people to win championships." On the contrary, in the summer, the Nets management felt that they could not compete with the Knicks in New York and had no chance of winning the championship, and the Nets owners would not bring in new big names after the expiration of the contracts of the two veterans, and the league would have a lot less luxury tax. ”

Silva asked: "What about the Clippers selling the team?" ”

"Let's keep the price down in other ways, I don't think it matters if Sterling makes some money, he doesn't make the league's money anyway. The Clippers are bound to win, and if they reach the finals, the matchup between Paul and Zhou Xuan, Bosh and Griffin may be rumored to be a good story. They will get to the finals with higher ratings and more exciting. Fans will also be more focused on the NBA next season. In the long run, there's nothing wrong with the Clippers playing well. Thorne talked.

Silva pondered for a moment and decided to do so. If things are done too obviously, the media will definitely make news, don't make Sterling look like a good guy when the time comes, and the league will be a villain. That would be a failure.

Then they talked about some details, and Thorne thought he could think of a new NBA slogan that would highlight the cleanliness of the league and stay away from drugs, court violence, black whistles, and so on. The goal is for fans to watch the game and believe in the authenticity of the game, not for whoever the league wants to win.

Because of this meeting, the Knicks will definitely make it more difficult to win in the next game.