Although Maddie's comeback was very unpromising, the Rockets still won. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 With a clear advantage, no one doubts that the Rockets will continue to make it to the Western Conference Finals.

At this time, the city of Dallas was filled with an air of despair. Almost every player and fan remembered the final game of last season, the 40-point defeat. Last year it was 4-1, will it be 4-0 this year? Are rockets so invincible?

The fourth game on May 17 was a one-sided affair. The Mavericks players fought in this spirit and failed to put up much resistance, surrendering early. Maddy was still tepid, scoring just five points on 2-of-6 shooting, but the rest of the Rockets still showed that the Cowboys couldn't match it, and the end result was a 28-point win for the Houstonians on the road. In this way, they took the lead in locking the place in the Western Finals.

Another contest in the East also decided the winner. The Heat easily eliminated the Nets 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The Nets only recorded 45 wins in the regular season, and like the Nuggets, they relied on the overall strength of the Atlantic Region to get to the third place in the East, and the Pacers were able to pass the first round with a turbulent military mentality. Although the Pacers retired from the team in the summer, they have brought in Lithuanian king Jascovisius, and they are ambitious and want to show their strengths. Unexpectedly, Jia Tianwang was unaccustomed to the situation in the NBA and was completely unable to adapt to the rhythm of the game here. The main point guard, Tinsley, suffered consecutive elbow, tendon and ankle injuries and eventually collapsed. The Pacers' guard line completely collapsed, and as a result, the Nets picked it up. With the praying mantis catching the cicada and the yellow finch behind, the Heat passed easily in the second round without much resistance, and they just had to wait for the winner between the Pistons and the Cavaliers.

The next winner to be decided is the Western Group. The Lakers returned home to a surprise slump from Bryant, who scored just 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting, but Bryant turned to assist his teammates to score and dished out eight assists. Gasol Odom Battier and Williams each played well, and the starting five all scored double-doubles, and in the end, the Suns lost 93-101 away and lost the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

In the sixth battle, the two sides fought back to Phoenix. Kobe Bryant, who was in mediocre form in the last game, took over the game with full firepower at this time. In the final 2 minutes of the game, the Suns took advantage of Nash's two free throws to maintain a two-point lead, but Kobe Bryant was not Raja at all. Bell was able to fight against it, and he forced a three-point shot against Bell, scoring his 36th point to overtake the score.

Thomas pulled out a three-pointer and missed, and the Suns were cornered. Boris. Dio suddenly went berserk and blocked Delon's layup, but Thomas wasted another open jumper. Kobe Bryant hit a back-to-back jumper to extend the margin to 3 points. There are only 29 seconds left in the race.

The Suns handed the final crucial shot to the core Nash, but his three-pointer also popped up in the frame. At the moment of life and death, Marion beat Gasol to grab this crucial rebound, and then gave Thomas an empty corner in the corner. This time, Thomas finally didn't waste the chance, hitting a three-point shot to tie the score at 105.

In an attack in the last 6 seconds, Kobe missed a jumper, and the two sides went into overtime.

The Suns in overtime were finally physically unsustainable. D'Antoni was still a little conservative in his staff, with only eight players in the game, two of whom were substitutes and did not play for a few minutes. The remaining 6 people are already so tired that they can't breathe, and the Sun's style of play is very fast-paced, and it is very physically exhausting to fight. On the other hand, the Lakers have a lot of people on the bench. Whether it's Mim Odom on the inside or George House on the outside, the starters get plenty of rest. When the two physically fit long-to-head men Mutombo and Gasol opened the game in overtime, the Suns were doomed to defeat when they raised four long arms to block the box.

What's more, the Lakers also have a hot-form Kobe. What about Bryant?

Kobe Bryant showed his power in overtime, he scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in just 5 minutes, and contributed 50+7+5 throughout the game. In the end, the Lakers won 119-115 away, eliminated the Suns with a score of 4-2, and advanced to the Western Conference finals.

As everyone expected, the Lakers and Rockets finally met in the Western Conference Finals.

The Rockets have amassed a large number of talented young players through the fruitful draft of recent years, and they have evolved from a rebuilding team to a force to be reckoned with in the league, and today is a historic powerhouse with 73 wins, which can be compared to the dynasty teams in history.

The Lakers rebuilt at a high speed after the Sharks swam east in the summer of '04, and although the team was devastated after the F4 defeat, they ended up with superstar Kobe Bryant. Bryant carried out a textbook reconstruction work at the core. The Sharks exchanged for Odom to become a qualified helper around Kobe, and then Kupchak showed his strength in the free agent market, successively getting a number of high-quality and low-paid players such as Mo, Mutombo, House, etc., plus adding Delon through the draft. Williams, a super-defender and Pau Gasol, is an underrated superstar, and he and Battier complete the whole puzzle. The Lakers have evolved from a broken team to a league-wide team in just two years, with Los Angeles' big-ball city and the Lakers' rich heritage playing a key role. It can be said that this success is difficult to replicate.

If the two teams are not in the same era, they may each become champions or even start a dynasty. But when they meet together, one of them is destined to fall. It's a blessing for the fans, and it's a blessing for the basketball era.

Next, the Eastern ***** also divided the winners and losers. In the fifth game, the Cavaliers relied on the little emperor James to score 32 points alone, and narrowly defeated the Pistons by 2 points to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain. The Pistons showed amazing resilience in the back-to-back game, playing a rock-solid defense, and despite James slashing 32+11+5, they couldn't prevent the Cavaliers from losing by two points at home.

On May 21, the series ***** back at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, where the Pistons completely guarded other players except James. James scored 27 points on 11-of-24 shooting, but the rest of the Cavaliers scored 34 points on 9-of-41 shooting. For the first time, the sad James understood what it means to be "not afraid of a god-like opponent and afraid of a pig-like teammate". The Pistons ended the Cavaliers' playoff journey with an ugly defensive battle.

4-3, the Pistons made a difficult comeback and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

The Heat, who were waiting for work, were already gearing up at this time, and they couldn't wait to immediately report the revenge of last year's East Showdown.

On May 23, the Eastern Decisive took the lead in the battle. The Heat took the lead with a five-point win over the exhausted Pistons. And on the next 24th, the high-profile Western Finals are about to kick off. (To be continued.) )