Chapter 471: The battle between the best lineups
The suspense of the second round match between the Bucks and the Nets is still not very large, and Jeremy Lin is not Jordan, even if Jordan faces this Bucks team, it will not help.
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Unlike the first round, the Nets, under the leadership of Jeremy Lin, can occasionally launch a counterattack, and they still play back and forth on the court, and they are not ruthlessly beaten like the Pacers.
But no matter what the scene is, the result is still the same.
4:0, the Bucks swept the Nets and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
A total of eight games were played in the first round and the second round, and the Bucks' players performed extremely well, Durant as the team's scoring champion, averaging 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, while Brother Alphabet also averaged rebounds and 5 assists per game, Thompson, Embiid and Jokic also scored double-doubles.
Every starter is consistent, efficient, like a sophisticated machine, just like the Wizards of a few years ago.
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While the Bucks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Wizards and Cavaliers were still battling it out.
The script is pretty much the same as last year.
The slight difference is that last year, the Wizards and the Cavaliers fought seven bloody games, and in the end, the Wizards won the Finals against the Bucks.
And this year, the score of the two teams is 4:1, and the Cavaliers only hold on for one game before collapsing across the board.
There is no way, the Wizards' Big Three plus Gobert are all in the prime of life and getting stronger and stronger, and on the Cavaliers' side, Howard's state has declined seriously, and Love has been unable to grow into a qualified giant, Irving has excellent offensive ability but has obvious shortcomings, and James is actually the only one in the entire Cavaliers team.
fell in the second round for two consecutive years, which seems to announce the collapse of the Cavaliers' Big Four.
Although the Big Four won a championship trophy for the Cavaliers, the price paid was too great, and the Cavaliers topped the salary list for several years in a row, paid a hefty luxury tax, and only won one championship.
It is foreseeable that next season, Howard, Love and other players may not be able to escape the fate of being traded, as for James and Irving, the Cavaliers naturally want to stay as much as possible, but it is difficult to say whether James is willing to stay with the Cavaliers.
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The Wizards eliminated the Cavaliers and successfully met the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Last year, the two teams also had an extremely fierce battle in order to enter the Finals, and in the end the Bucks came out on top.
This year, the Wizards have not made many additions to the roster, and even due to salary restrictions, the team has further shrunk the roster.
On the other hand, the Bucks not only have one more Embiid in the starting position, but the level of Antetokounmpo and Jokic has also improved more significantly than last year.
With this happening, the vast majority of fans are generally optimistic that the Bucks will continue to beat the Wizards? Advance to the finals and defend your title.
The first match between the two teams was extremely intense.
Curry on the Wizards' side was bursting with hands, hitting six three-pointers in the first quarter? Lead the team to the upper hand on the road.
But in terms of lineup, the Bucks are obviously more solid, especially on the inside, Embiid and Jokic together? Gobert alone was simply struggling to parry, and the Wizards' starting blue-collar power forward couldn't help.
Soon, the Bucks relied on the advantage of the interior to move back to the score and overtake.
Whether it's a starting lineup or a substitute lineup? Are the Bucks better than the Wizards? Even if it's about superstar heads-up ability? The Bucks, who have Durant and Antetokounmpo, are also not worthy of the Wizards.
In this game? Brother Alphabet became the protagonist? Under Leonard's defense? Brother Alphabet's play didn't have any effect at all? The breakthrough is so overwhelming that even Leonard, the best defensive player, is completely unstoppable one-on-one.
Rounds of bombing the inside line? Let Gobert put a lot of pressure on him, and soon had to go off the court because of the accumulation of fouls? And with the Wizards' Dinghai Shen Needle Gobert off the court, the situation is even worse.
How quickly did the Bucks establish an advantage? And in the fourth quarter of the game, he withstood the Wizards' counterattack and won the first game.
What is the final score of both teams? The Bucks scored 14 points at home, rebounded and had 3 assists, and almost single-handedly turned the Wizards' interior upside down.
Of course, the reason why Brother Alphabet can make such a seemingly fearful breakthrough is because of the firepower support of the outside players.
Durant 24 points, Thompson 19 points, Embiid 18 points, the three players, including Embiid, are extremely accurate outside projection, so that the Wizards do not dare to empty them at all, must send someone to keep an eye on them at all times, so that no one helps Leonard to help defend, and naturally activates Brother Alphabet.
In the second game two days later, the Bucks won again, and in this game Thompson was full of hands, and actually soared with Curry for three points, and finally Curry scored 34 points on 7 of 16 three-pointers, and Thompson scored 31 points on 6 of 12 three-pointers.
When the team's first core and the opponent's team can only play third in the game one for one, it's no surprise that the Wizards lost.
At the end of the two games, the Bucks led 2-0.
Major sports media can't help but lament that in the battle between the All-NBA teams, it is clear that the Bucks are superior.
The best team is not an exaggeration.
Because of this season's best team, the Bucks and Wizards each occupy half of the sky.
On the Bucks' side, Durant and Antetokounmpo were selected for the best team, Thompson and Jokic were selected for the best three teams, and Embiid was selected for the best team because of his low attendance.
On the Wizards' side, Curry was named to the All-Defensive Second Team, Leonard was named to the All-Second Team, George was named to the All-Defensive Second Team, and Gobert was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
The Bucks and Wizards combined have a full 7 All-NBA players, and there are only 15 All-NBA players in a season!
And in the best defensive team, there are also Brother Alphabet, Leonard, Gobert and others.
It would be no exaggeration to say that two teams occupy half of the NBA.
And whenever people think that these two teams were created by Wang Xiao, they sincerely feel admiration.
Throughout the history of the NBA, there are countless famous coaches, but there is probably only one head coach like Wang Xiao who can build two super teams, and that is Phil Jackson, who established the Bulls' six-crown dynasty and the Lakers' five-crown dynasty.
In terms of honors, Wang Xiao can't be compared with Phil Jackson now, because counting the championships won by the Wizards, Wang Xiao only has four championship rings.
But you must know that Wang Xiao is still very young, his coaching career is still very long, and Wang Xiao has one thing that Phil Jackson is completely incomparable, that is, the amazing draft vision.
Whether it is the Wizards or the Bucks, the stars in the team are all personally excavated and cultivated by Wang Xiao.
And although Phil Jackson has won many championships, he is still often brought to the title of only relying on stars to win championships.
Jordan Pippen during the Bulls and O'Neal Kobe Bryant during the Lakers, the growth of these players has nothing to do with Phil Jackson.
A coach who can constantly tap stars, or a coach who is good at using stars to win, which one is more loved by team owners is naturally self-evident.