Chapter 472: The Finals
In the third game of the East Finals, at home, the desperate Wizards finally won the game with difficulty by virtue of the play of the Big Three.
But the Wizards fans weren't happy for long, as they soon lost Game 2 at home.
The game between the two teams was also extremely intense, with the scores of the two sides extremely close, and even with the last five minutes left before the end of the game, it was still impossible to see who would win the final victory.
However, at this critical moment, Durant still stood up.
Nicknamed the Grim Reaper, he was born to kill the game in this moment.
In front of Leonard's defense, Durant hit consecutive key shots, causing the score gap between the two teams to widen, while Curry and George failed to hit consecutive outside shots and missed the opportunity to move back to the score.
3:1, although the game is not over yet, in the hearts of many people, it is actually over.
The Wizards, while strong, are often underdogs in games against the Bucks, especially against the Bucks' luxurious interior combination.
In this case, it is almost impossible for the Wizards to win three games in a row to achieve a comeback.
Sure enough, after returning to their home court, the Bucks didn't give the Wizards any chance.
Jokic partnered with Embiid and beat Gobert on the inside, and the two scored 24 and 19 points respectively, completely dominating the interior, and also making the total score of the two teams 4:1 after Game 5.
The Bucks eliminated the Wizards to reach the Finals for the second year in a row, and they will face the Lakers and Clippers in the West, who are still in full swing.
Unexpectedly, the Kings, who are second in the West, were eliminated by the Clippers 4-3 in the second round, which proved that although the combination of Harden and Cousins has a high ceiling, the lower limit is also not small.
Paul touched the floor three times, and at the same time, the Lakers and Clippers also staged a Western Conference final battle in the same city derby.
In the end, the Lakers who had Hao Peng were even better.
Although the Clippers have Griffin on the inside, their offensive firepower cannot be compared with Hao Peng, and even because of Hao Peng, Griffin's play on the inside line is completely contained.
Prior to the Western Conference finals, Griffin averaged 21 points per game in the playoffs, the second-highest scoring point on the team, behind Paul.
But when it came to the Western Finals, although Griffin did not directly oppose Hao Peng, as an inside player, Griffin couldn't avoid Hao Peng under the basket with the ball, which led to a cliff-like shrinkage of his data, which fell directly to 16 points and 6 rebounds, and was completely exploded by Hao Peng's average of 31 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks per game.
There is such a monster on the inside, no matter how hard Paul of the Clippers is, it will not help, not to mention that Hao Peng is not alone, Butler's performance this season has also made many people's eyes shine, although his average points per game are not high, only 22 points per game, but both offensive and defensive, has been identified by Lakers fans as the most suitable team for Hao Peng.
At 4:2, the Lakers eliminated the Clippers and reached the Finals again after 7 years.
I'm afraid that when the Lakers chose Hao Peng without hesitation at the draft, not many people realized what an important draft it would be.
Leading the team to the Finals as a rookie is one of the few achievements in the history of the NBA.
Hao Peng was also selected for the best team, the best defensive team, the best rookie and an all-star, and this year's award for the best defensive player is also in the bag, and even the regular season MVP, Hao Peng has a great chance of being elected.
If he can really win all these awards, even win the finals, and win the FMVP, he may achieve an unprecedented Grand Slam.
Of course, this is too difficult, not to mention that the Bucks are a mountain that the Lakers are absolutely difficult to climb, and the regular season MVP award alone is difficult to award to Hao Peng in Wang Yong's opinion.
No way, this is a natural disadvantage as a Chinese player, the regular season MVP award is voted for by sports reporters and TV commentators from the United States and Canada, and the vast majority of media people will probably vote for local players.
This kind of selfish behavior is very normal, just like if this vote is put in Huaxia, it is one thing that the vast majority of people will vote for Huaxia players.
What's more, this season is a season of data explosion, Westbrook's big triple-double, and Harden's big double are the most favorable contenders for the regular season MVP.
Wang Yong thinks that this season's regular season MVP will most likely be given to Westbrook, although the Thunder's record is not good, and they can only rank fifth in the West, but Da Weishao's personal data is really a bit explosive, with an average of 30+10+10 data per game, which is a miracle that only Big O has ever done, and now it has been reproduced by Westbrook.
Even if there is a suspicion of brushing data, not many people will care, after all, many people can't even do such a thing.
Sure enough.
Not long after the East-West finals, the voting results for the season's major awards were announced.
The regular season MVP award went to Westbrook, who averaged a big triple-double per game, and Hao Peng won the best defensive player and best rookie award.
Hao Peng's brilliant performance but failed to be elected as the MVP of the regular season caused a fierce response in the Chinese region, and many people were unhappy for Hao Peng.
Either way, the finals of the NBA2016-17 season officially began with the two teams from the East and West coming to the fore.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers.
Most people's predictions for this game are leaning towards the Bucks.
Even if Hao Peng's strength on the inside line is already at the fixed point in the whole league, it is still not enough to face the Bucks team with a luxurious lineup and one of the few in history.
In China, there are many people who support Hao Peng's Lakers, hoping to have the first Chinese Finals MVP in history, and there are many people who support Wang Yong's Bucks team to win the championship, after all, Wang Yong is the first NBA champion coach among the Chinese people, and every championship also represents a new milestone and history.
On June 1, 2017, the NBA Finals officially began.
Before the game, as Wang Yong's former disciples, Hao Peng and Butler both came to greet Wang Yong.
Hao Peng naturally doesn't need to say much, Butler is also extremely grateful to Wang Yong.
At the beginning, as a rookie at the end of the first round, not many people were optimistic about him, but after Wang Yong selected him, he directly told him that he would definitely become an All-Star level player.
When he was with the Wizards, Wang Yong also gave Butler guidance on not training and playing style.
Now, Butler has been successfully selected as an All-Star and won the championship in the Lakers, so he is naturally very grateful to Wang Yong.
The star of the team ran to the opponent's bench to say hello to the coach, although doing so would make the Lakers' head coach a little ugly, but neither Hao Peng nor Butler hesitated.