Because of Thompson's injury, the odds for the Clippers to break out of the West are much lower at the moment.

It's unbelievable that G5 fans in the Western Conference finals saw Thompson make a direct comeback.

It stands to reason that such an injury, even if it is not serious, will definitely have to be suspended for one or two games, but Thompson seems to be completely unaffected.

Four consecutive hard battles have made the Clippers, a new melon egg team, encounter unprecedented difficulties, and the G5 Clippers in the Western Conference Finals were overtaken by the Spurs in the second half when they were overtaken by the Spurs in the second half, and finally lost to the Spurs by four points.

The Spurs got the match point, which is definitely not good news for the Clippers, knowing that the next game is the home court of the Spurs, and the Spurs are likely to end the series on their home court.

……

In the Western Conference G6, when Sun Yue strained his thigh in the third quarter, Richard already knew that their Clippers' schedule this year was completely over.

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and players from both sides began to leave the field.

The Clippers lost to the Spurs by 11 points in this game, and they missed the opportunity to enter the Finals by being eliminated by the Spurs, so the young people in the Clippers looked frustrated.

"Cheer up, we'll come back next year."

"You've all been outstanding this season, and in my heart, you're all MVP-caliber players!" Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Richard still cheered up and encouraged the young players under him.

"That's right, if we come back next year, the Spurs will only get weaker and weaker, and our Clippers will inevitably get stronger and stronger." Big Ben on the side said excitedly.

Whether he won the championship this year or not, in fact, it really doesn't matter to Big Ben, he has so many championships in hand, so many DPOY, rebounding kings and defensive teams, even if he doesn't win a championship before retiring, it will not affect his historical status.

Even if he wins the championship before retiring, this will not improve the historical status of Big Ben much, after all, Big Ben is no longer the main force of the team.

There is nothing wrong with Big Ben's words, the Spurs will only get weaker and weaker, and the Clippers will get stronger and stronger.

The Spurs' GDP mix is gradually aging, which will greatly affect the Spurs' combat power, and the Clippers are all some new generation players, and after another season of tempering, coupled with the experience of this Western Conference finals, their strength will improve a lot.

If Richard has a big win in the next draft, then the Clippers will definitely surpass the Spurs next season, and if they meet the Spurs in the playoffs, it will definitely not be a problem to kill the other party.

Of course, the premise is that the Spurs don't gain anything in the next draft, or if they don't gain much, otherwise, it's really hard to say what the situation will be next season.

In the past two years, Popovich has acquired Jimmy Butler, Middleton and Kemba Walker, which has made Richard feel a little shadowy......

……

The head coaches of both sides walked onto the pitch and shook hands.

"Congratulations, Greg, and I wish you all the best of luck this year." Richard smiled and shook Popovich's hand, quite atmospheric, after so many years in the league, this is the only round of the division semifinals that Richard has lost, and it can be regarded as breaking Richard's own record.

However, Richard didn't care too much about it, there are no undefeated generals in the world, and if you lose, you will lose, and you can't win for a lifetime.

And this year's Western Conference finals have actually made Richard quite satisfied.

"It's not that easy, the Hornets you made are too strong, and the new Heat Big Three should not be underestimated, no matter who these two teams meet, it is enough for us Spurs to have a headache for these old guys." Popovich said distressedly.

At present, the Hornets and the Heat have played a 3-3 draw, and it is really hard to say who will get the ticket to the Finals.

However, with either of these two teams reaching the Finals, Richard feels that the winner may not be them, but the Spurs.

The Spurs' current roster is quite scary in terms of depth and depth, and maybe the Hornets or the Heat will cause them some problems, but the final winner will definitely be the Spurs.

"I'll take the players back to Los Angeles first, Grig, and we'll see you next year."

Richard said confidently that meeting again next year will definitely not be the ending tonight.

"Okay, we'll see you next year." Popovich nodded and smiled.

……

After leading the team back to Los Angeles, the players went back to their homes and looked for their mothers, and Richard began his offseason work.

In last year's draft, the Clippers themselves did not have draft picks, and this year's draft, the situation has changed a lot.

Last season, the Clippers finished fourth in the league, ahead of the Hornets, Trail Blazers and Heat.

So the Clippers themselves have a 27th pick this season.

Normally, the 27th pick in the 2013 draft would have been Rudy Gobert, a top-notch traditional interior player on par with Jordan Jr.

Although the offensive and defensive system that Richard is using now does not need a player like Gobert, but it is impossible for Richard to miss if he can get this kind of player with the 27th pick, which is cost-effective.

But Gobert is certainly not the ultimate goal of Richard's draft, the quality of this draft is good, especially the letter brother who appeared with the fifteenth pick, he must be a player that Richard must get.

In addition to Brother Alphabet, there are also many outstanding newcomers this year, who suffered a useless loss against the Spurs, and Richard is ready to plan well this time to try to improve the intensity of the bench as much as possible.

……

Because there are too few draft picks on hand, Richard can only trade them in exchange for some draft picks.

The results of the Eastern Conference finals were released, and what broke Jordan's collapse was that their Pirates' record of reaching the Finals for six consecutive years was broken......

The Heat relied on the excellent performance of the Big Three to finally get a ticket to the Finals.

James and Bosh reached the Finals for the first time in their careers, which was undoubtedly a historic breakthrough for them.

But in the next Finals, they failed to go further, and in the face of the old and spicy Popovich, the Heat were finally eliminated in six games.

The Spurs won the championship and won the championship as the fourth in the West, and the finale of this season really made fans never expect.

Originally, they thought that at least this year in the West would be the world of the upstart Trail Blazers or Clippers, but no one expected that the old Spurs would survive wave after wave with extremely amazing resilience.

Seven in the Western Conference semifinals, six in the Western Conference finals, and six in the finals, the Spurs have come and gone through many difficulties, but the final result is worthy of their efforts and won the championship trophy.

What surprised fans even more was that this year's Finals MVP was won by the 36-year-old Duncan.

In the six series, Duncan averaged 18.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, although it is not a luxury, but because of his sitting, the Heat basket is not such a good opponent and does not score too many points under the basket.

In addition to Duncan, the performance of other Spurs players is also outstanding, and there are six players in the entire Spurs team who average double-doubles per game in the series.