Chapter 1574: The Western Decisive Begins
The Lakers eventually swept the Rockets and directly allowed the Rockets to score less than 60 points and only 58 points.
58, it's a magic word, and I guess Paul thought so too.
The Lakers scored 108 points and 50 points in the game, which also set a record for the largest score difference of the season. Beat the Warriors' 48 points a few days ago. Tang Qian scored 25 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks in the game, which was also the worst game since the series with the Rockets. But if you look at the playing time, you can be forgiven. I've only played less than 21 minutes in total, and to be able to get this statistic is an explosion of efficiency. People can't get a good game! This data is actually the average data of Howard at the peak of the year.
However, the best in the game belongs to Gasol, Gasol was extremely powerful in this game, and in the second half, he actually blasted out an 18+10+6+2 data. Although the scoring and rebounding are not as good as Tang Qian, he still has 6 assists. It's not surprising that it was given to Gasol.
In addition to Gasol, Nick. Young also scored 11 points, Butler 13, Pierce 6, and Delon Brown. Williams' 6 points + 6 assists was also a bonus. Especially in the second half, he seized the opportunity to connect the team with Gasol inside and outside, and did an extremely successful job, which was also a key factor for the Lakers to still play the Rockets in the second half, although the main players went down.
Delong, this guy looks like he has a chance to recover, well, and he has found his former self-confidence in Paul.
Paul was too late to cry.
On the other hand, it was extremely miserable, and the three-point shot in the whole game became titanium, except for Paul and Harden who scored in double digits...... In fact, even Harden and Paul only have 10+ points. You can see what the hell this ball looks like. Only 5 of the 45 three-pointers were made in the game. The hit rate is a terrible 11%. Missed 40 three-pointers alone!
This is a historical rarity! It is also the most three-pointers conceded in a single game in a single playoff game since statistics have been available in history.
After this game, the whole Internet mountain once again set off a remark.
The pitcher team, the three-point team, can't win the championship!
Barkley is a strong supporter of this statement.
In the end, the Warriors have not won a championship in this time and space, and Barkley is not afraid of being slapped in the face.
At this time, the No. 23 of the Cavaliers also took a deep breath at home, and then bowed his head to the Golden State Warriors who appeared on the TV and muttered: "Cosmic Yong, you also have to come on." Don't let me down. ”
The official website of the Warriors also quickly released the title, Welcome to the Top of the West,!
Tang Qian's four performances in this round of the series were:
G1 - 40 points, 23 rebounds, 7 blocks.
G2 - 75 points, 29 rebounds, 11 blocks.
G3 - 59 points, 30 rebounds, 8 blocks.
G4 - 25 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks.
The series averaged 49.8 points per game! 23.8 rebounds! 7.5 capping!!
This performance is a huge step up from the previous round, and the average of 49.8 points per game is also the highest in 84 years! even almost broke the series average of 50 points per game!! Everyone said on the Internet that if the Rockets were a little more powerful in this game, Tang Qian's score would definitely break the average of 50 points per game!! It's a pity.
After this round of the series sweep, the thrilling process of the Lakers and Rockets was completely ignored, as if they were really invincible. Tang Qian was also blown to the sky because of this kind of data performance! Whether it's .t, Sports Illustrated, Los Angeles Ontology Media, Fox Sports, or ESPN, they can only sing praises, and there is no room for discredit.
It's horrible, averaging 49.8 points per game in the series! 23.8 rebounds! 7.5 blocks and sweeping the team, what else do you want to say about this performance??? What else can you say except to say strong, awesome, and hanging to the sky?
The Celtics and the Wizards played to the end, and the two teams entered the tiebreaker. Wall hit a three-pointer in the final four seconds. Helped the team go straight from 89 down by 2 points, instantly killing the Green Army, and turning the game around. dragged the series into a tie-break.
In fact, his shooting percentage in the whole game was really not good-looking, only 36%, but in the end, this three-point shot redeemed everything.
In a sense, the NBA is a league that looks at results, so Wall's lore is equivalent to a bear becoming a hero.
On May 15, U.S. time, the two sides played a tie-break at the home of the Green Army, which was also the division semifinals, and the only game to reach the seventh game. This game even the Wizards' Bradley. Beal scored 38 points and couldn't save the team, as the team's boss Wall continued to be a blacksmith, shooting 34.8 percent from the field on 8-of-23 shooting and 1-of-8 from three-point range, shooting a pitiful 12.5 percent from the field. The game was 18 points, so the Wizards lost the tiebreaker. It was a pity to stop in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In this way, all the places in the regional finals of the eastern and western parts of the two sides have been released.
The four teams are the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Boston Celtics, and the Western Conference Finals, and the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors. And a look at the polls before the start of the division finals will reveal ...... More than 8 percent of people think that they should watch the Western Conference Finals, and only 2 percent of those who are willing to watch the Eastern Conference Finals are willing to watch it. However, this is only a small survey of 5,000 people, and it does not represent all of them, but it is still a little representative. That is, American fans are far more interested in the Western Conference Finals than in the Eastern Conference Finals.
This is also normal, the Eastern Conference Finals, everyone knows the answer before it starts, it must be the Cavaliers who won. The Green Army has been able to kill so far, and it is already a bit overfulfilled in the task. But if you want to beat the Cavaliers, you still have to think too much. The Cavaliers' previous two series were swept to advance. It took only eight games. Coupled with being extremely good at fighting giant planets, the Green Army's winning chance is too small.
Therefore, everyone's expectations for the Eastern Conference Finals are naturally not high.
The slaughter is not interesting, except for Cleveland's own fans, the rest of the people are afraid that the senses are average.
In addition, the Green Army does not have any particularly big-name superstars, Thomas Jr. has performed well this season, but his time to fame is still too short, so the number of fans accumulated is not particularly large. Even some fans don't even know who the current boss of the Green Army is.
The west is much more interesting, and the two sides have all kinds of war of words at the beginning, because they are both in California, and they are also very close, and there is basically not much physical consumption problem. Therefore, both sides from the official website to the fans are directly spraying and sneering.
The United States is not domestic, there are not so many politeness, and it is common for opposing teams to fight each other. It's still basketball, and if you try the Super Bowl of football, it's even more crazy for the fans.
The Warriors are simply saying, we're going to win, and we've been preparing for this whole year, just for now.
So now anyone in front of us is a dead end!
We are the Universe Warriors, we are the strongest team this season, there is no one!
The Lakers were not polite and retorted directly:
What we did last year, what will happen this year, we are the defending champions!
If we want to pass through the west, we are the Great Demon King.
It's a shame that we Lakers are not the best team to get from George. Since the beginning of Mike's era, the goal of the season is only to win the championship, and in terms of substance, you are really bad!
Lakers fans call the Warriors nouveau riche, and Warriors fans call the Lakers dead aristocrats, and it's chaos anyway.
One of the interesting things is that in a family of four in California, dad and sister are Lakers fans, and mom and brother are Warriors fans...... Then, during the Western Conference Finals, the four decided not to speak to each other for the time being with "opposing camp fans." This incident was once a microcosm of many families in California, all in California, do you support the Los Angeles Lakers or the Golden State Warriors? This question is a difficult question to explain. California is so big, except for the two cities of Los Angeles and Oakland, there is no other choice, and the rest of the cities are likely to like any team.
On May 17, U.S. time, the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off first, and the Cavaliers unsurprisingly defeated the Boston Celtics 117-104. Among them, the Big Three scored 90 points! It directly accounts for more than 76% of the scoring ratio. Among them LeBron. James was still the best performer. 38 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, coupled with a shooting rate of nearly 60%, directly broke the opponent. As soon as James arrived in the playoffs, he really began to transform, and the more he played, the better the data, and this kind of near-perfect data was not uncommon in his playoff career. There have been several times this year. In addition, Loew also scored 32 points and Irving scored 20 points, for a total of 90 points, winning the opponent.
The Greens now know that the bigger the stage, the more superstar turf it is, and the more superstars are needed, so they lose very simply.
It's not anything Brad. Stevens can change a few tactics, this is a superstar crush, even if the Cavaliers' defense this year is rotten, the league is downstream, but it still makes the Green Army unable to catch up and win the home opener. The Cavaliers' strategy tonight also made the Green Army a little unexpected, they actually didn't focus on three-point shooting, you must know that the Cavaliers are the top teams in the three-point shooting league this season. The 3-pointer is also a big offensive project. But tonight, under the command of James, the Cavaliers directly began to frantically attack the interior, killing the basket, and the Cavaliers had to make 40 free throws, and on the other side, the Green Shirts only had 18 times. So much less, close to 20 points is gone.
How can this be fought?
Thomas Jr. was obviously stifled a lot by his opponents in the playoffs, and he could have scored 28.9 points in the regular season! can be regarded as a quasi-super scorer, but his statistics in the playoffs can be called an all-round decline. The shooting percentage has declined, and the average points per game have also dropped significantly, which has decreased dramatically. There are only 23+ points left. Dropped nearly 6 points!
What is the concept of averaging 6 points per game? It's just that the grade has dropped, which is why the Green Army played so hard in the playoffs.
In the end, the regular season is the regular season, the playoffs are the playoffs.
It's different in nature.
However, the ratings of this game are not good, because the result is not surprising, James, the Cavaliers, the Big Three, and the Eastern Conference Finals, which was originally a keyword in the past few years. It doesn't matter who the opponent is at all. Even if it's a white fan, I don't think the Cavaliers will be afraid of anyone in the East. As a fan of the Cavaliers, I am afraid that I am more concerned about the progress of the opposite West Conference.
Because the finals are the real test for the Cavaliers.
Eastern Conference Matches? We have Zhan Badong in it, what else is there to be afraid of, steady.
The Western Conference playoffs are held in Angel City Los Angeles, and what about the Warriors' 73 wins this season? Not yet under the Lakers' 74 wins? This is really the most embarrassing 73 wins in history. I can't even get home advantage.
But Warriors head coach Kerr expressed optimism because he believes the Warriors have a stronger roster and fighting power than the Lakers, so this is not a home-court advantage that can be offset.
The outside prediction is also that the Warriors will advance 4-1 or 4-2.
Look at the Warriors' lineup, it's really quite luxurious, point guard Stephen. Curry, shooting guard Klay. Thompson, small forward Kevin. Durant, power forward Zaza. Pachuria, center Drummond. Green. Get rid of one Pachuria, and the rest of the four are star players of the year! That's really ...... Some of them feel like a dream. I thought I was playing some kind of all-star team.
Four-star warriors, it's really glorious.
The lineup on the Lakers' side is, Don Qian + Randle + Ariza + Butler + Rondo. It's still the classic starting five of the season, and there hasn't been much change. In the first game, the opponent also had little change in the lineup, and it seemed to have the same idea as the Lakers.
The referee threw the ball, the two jumped up directly, and Tang Qian helped the Lakers take the lead in getting the first opportunity.
Purple Gold Army vs Cosmic Brave, the series begins.