Compared to the intense collision of the eastern comet and the meteorite, the western final does not seem to be so attractive.

The Trail Blazers, who finished first in the Western Conference regular season, played against the Clippers, who finished second.

These two teams are also old rivals.

Because of Wang Xiao, there is no Wang Chaoyong in the West, Leonard is not in the Spurs, and there is no Harden in the Rockets, and several teams that should be strong have sunk one after another, making the West much less competitive, and the Trail Blazers have reached the finals for several consecutive years, but unfortunately they have lost to Wang Xiao's Wizards team several times without suspense.

Basically, in the eyes of the majority of NBA commentators and melon-eating people, the victory or defeat of the Western Conference is not important, because whether it is the Trail Blazers or the Clippers, the chances of winning against the two behemoths in the East are very small.

In other words, as long as the Wizards and the Cavaliers split the winners and losers in the Eastern Conference finals, the championship will basically be secure.

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Although the Bucks were eliminated, this season has little to do with Wang Xiao, but Wang Xiao still left for Washington, D.C., ready to watch the Wizards and Cavaliers play live.

After all, this is an epic confrontation between the Wizards and the Cavaliers, and it must be very exciting to think about it on your toes, and it will be extremely rare, after all, neither the Wizards nor the Cavaliers can afford the salaries of so many stars all year round.

The Eastern Conference Finals officially began on May 20.

In Washington, D.C., the home of the Wizards, the first game of the series between the two sides began.

As soon as the first game came up, the Wizards gave the Cavaliers a dismount at home, and under the leadership of Curry, in the first three minutes, the Wizards used a sharp and inexplicable offense to beat the Cavaliers a 12-0, forcing the Cavaliers to call two timeouts in a row.

Later, even if the Cavaliers found their rhythm and began to regain their scoring efficiency, the Wizards continued to dominate the game.

In the second quarter of the game, James, with his excellent individual ability, continuously inflicted huge damage on the Wizards' defense and once equalized the score.

However, Curry quickly stepped up and hit two key three-pointers in a row to open up the gap again, and as the third quarter of the game and the fourth quarter of the game progressed, the Cavaliers' players inevitably fell into a physical crisis.

The luxury roster of the Big Four is not something that comes out of nowhere, and in order to have four stars at the same time, the Cavaliers' salary can be described as shocking, and the Cavaliers' total salary this season has been at the top of the league, which also makes the Cavaliers not have enough salary space to sign more role players.

This is where the difference becomes apparent.

In another world, the Cavaliers are also among the league's highest-paid teams, but while maintaining the Big Three, the Cavaliers can also have multiple excellent role players at once, such as blue-collar player Tristan. Thompson, J.R. Smith, Korver, Shambaught, et al.

But in this world, the Cavaliers' salary space makes them have to use the veteran base salary to sign some players who are no longer strong.

In contrast, although the Wizards also have the same problem, they are better than the strong family foundation left by Wang Xiao.

Needless to say, the starting lineup is not weaker than the Cavaliers, but the Wizards still have Jimmy on the bench. Butler & Drummond. Green, these two guys are fierce and vicious.

In order to counter the Wizards' more reasonable rotation and tactics, the Cavaliers can only be forced to let the Big Four play more time to ensure that the point difference will not be stretched to an unbearable level.

However, as the game progressed, the excessive playing time also correspondingly caused the players' physical energy to be consumed, and their form began to decline gradually.

When James dwindles a little less with the ball and shoots more from the outside, the Cavaliers' offense inevitably begins to stalemate.

The Wizards seized this opportunity and played several counterattacks in a row to pull away again.

In the end, when the game was over, the Wizards won the game with a score of 116-93 and won the opener.

In the whole game, James scored a game-high 33 points, while also having 6 rebounds and 8 assists, showing all-round and powerful, and the shooting rate was close to 50%.

But apart from him, Irving, the Cavaliers' second-highest scorer, scored just 18 points in the game.

Howard had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Love had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Three of the Big Four have been very disappointing.

In contrast, several of the Wizards' stars have been extremely impressive.

Curry had 25 points, George 22, Leonard 21 and Thompson 18.

The starting four combined for 86 points, seven more than the Cavaliers' Big Four combined.

Meanwhile, Butler and Green also scored 13 and 9 points off the bench, respectively.

While the starting lineup scored less than their opponents, they also lost in terms of bench scores.

Cavaliers fans are desperate to find that what is happening now does not seem to be any different from last year.

Even if this team does not have Wang Xiao, the offense is still sharp, and the defense is still so strong.

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"In this game, we couldn't prevent the opponent from scoring, especially when the shot was missed or there was a turnover, the opponent always seized the opportunity to play the fast break, and in the next game, we will try to reduce the turnovers and speed up the replay to limit the Wizards' fast break ......."

In the post-game press conference, Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue babbled at length, and seemed to have found the key to victory, and was very confident of winning the next game.

But Wang Xiao felt that this guy was afraid that he would panic in his heart.

The gap between the Wizards and the Cavaliers is completely reflected in the strength of the players, and no matter how powerful the tactics are, they can't make up for the gap in the strength of the players.

During the game, the venue camera filmed Wang Xiao watching the game on the sidelines more than once, and after the game, some reporters blocked Wang Xiao and interviewed him about his views on the game.

'It was a fantastic game, the players played at the level they deserved, and it was a beautiful game.

The reporter was slightly dissatisfied with Wang Xiao's answer, and after thinking about it, the reporter asked: "Then which of these two teams do you think will win the final victory and enter the finals?" ”

"Of course it's a wizard."

Wang Xiao replied without thinking, and at the same time, he didn't wait for the reporter to continue to ask questions and said to himself: "First of all, as the former head coach of the Wizards, I support them to win from a personal aspect, and secondly, from the depth of the team's lineup, the personal ability of the players and the advancement of tactics and other factors, the Wizards have the absolute upper hand, as long as there are no accidents, the Wizards will inevitably eliminate the Cavaliers and enter the finals." ”

As long as there are no surprises?

The reporter raised his eyebrows slightly: "What do you mean by accident......"

"That's a lot, such as natural disasters or man-made disasters, or player injury factors, etc.......," Wang Xiao smiled: "Who knows this kind of thing?" ”