Chapter 1250 [Winning the Championship, Invincible Record]
In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers still swept and advanced.
In the time loop of Earth Seven, Guo Xu singled out Stephen Curry to practice basketball for a while, and abused him many times on behalf of the Grizzlies.
Guo Xu is too familiar with Curry, and he can use various tricks to create space to shoot and pass Curry for layups or jumpers.
Curry still struggled to beat Guo Xu, so he could only force his shot against him, and he couldn't break through. After encountering cover, the Lakers' interior players will also help Guo Xu wrap Curry and interfere with his shooting. Curry's series shooting percentage has dropped a lot compared with the regular season, and he was ridiculed by fans on the Internet that "the shooting is due".
In other positions, Durant is better than Middleton, Booker is better than Redick, and Horford is better than Mirotic. The only position the Warriors have a slight advantage in is center Rudy Gobert, who is also a defensive blue-collar and only under-the-basket in the offensive area.
Looking at the lineup, you know that the Warriors can't eliminate the Lakers, and their goal is the same as last season, just want to win one game to end the Lakers' winning streak. Winning Guo Xu before he retires is something to be proud of.
It's a pity that the Warriors can't accomplish this goal, and the players can't prevent the Lakers' offense no matter what.
How strong have the Lakers been this season? The regular season averaged 127.3 points per game, breaking the NBA's long-standing record. According to media analysis, if it weren't for the Lakers stars who were ahead more this season, they would have been resting at the same time, and they would have averaged 130 points per game in the regular season.
With Guo Xu here, the Lakers players have a lot of confidence, they fight to attack every game, and it's okay if they lead more and have a lax defense.
Guo Xu has no record to break in the playoffs, and the scores, assists, and total records are all his. Against the Warriors, he was very flexible in his combination of points and shots, averaging 31 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals per game.
Guo Xu only played an average of 32.4 minutes per game, otherwise it would not be surprising that he averaged 50+10 per game in the series.
The Eastern Nets had a much tougher road to qualify, losing to the Wizards in the first round, and the team's box defense wasn't good enough.
The Nets swept the Raptors in the second round, and Paul outperformed Blacksmith Lillard.
Lillard averaged just 35.2 percent from the field and 30 percent from three-point range to 20 points per game in the series. Paul played efficiently, averaging 21 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the playoffs. He shot 47.8 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from three-point range, making 2.5 three-pointers.
The Bucks eliminated the 76ers and met the Nets in a 2-2 tie before the Nets won the Battle of Kings. Paul played well again, beating Bucks point guard Bledsoe.
The media began to blow Paul, thinking that he and James worked well together, and Gallinari also performed well in this playoffs, and they could beat the Lakers in the Finals and end the Lakers' winning streak.
However, the next day, the Nets officially announced that Paul had a hamstring strain, and he will miss the playoffs after that.
Although the Nets eventually defeated the Bucks 4-3 to advance to the Finals, they were missing an important point guard star, and everyone knew that the Lakers were going to win the championship again.
Paul has lost the playoffs multiple times due to injury, and the summer will be a big problem for Nets management.
If they don't re-sign Paul with a salary in the summer, the team will have to rebuild, and it will be difficult for them to keep James. There are no star partners on the team, and James is not too young, so he has every reason to leave for the sake of the championship.
Renewing Paul's contract is an adventure, he is past his prime, and there are injury risks, and it will make the Nets miserable.
On May 31, the Finals began, and the Lakers won the Nets by 38 points in the first game, leading from start to finish.
In the second game, the Lakers went crazy with their outside three-point shots, seizing the weakness of the Nets players who didn't move fast enough, and the whole team shot 22 three-pointers, of which Guo Xu himself shot 9.
The Lakers beat the Nets by 55 points 146-91 to take a 2-0 overall lead.
The Nets returned to their home court and the offense did not improve under the leadership of James, the Lakers guarded James tightly, blocked the restricted area and let other players shoot, and his teammates were not accurate enough after James divided the ball.
Gallinari's mentality has gone wrong again, and he misses many empty shots, and he is not a qualified three-man leader.
Backup point guards Tyler Ennis and Tyler Ulis were completely blown up, and Guo Xu always broke through or grabbed shots easily in counterattacks. When Guo Xu counterattacked, it was difficult for the Nets to wrap up, and he was faster after the cycle.
He scored 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, played only 30 minutes, and did not play in the final quarter.
On June 8, the last game of Guo Xu's NBA career was played on the home court of the Nets.
Nets coach Mike Brown developed a tight strategy to prevent Guo Xu from scoring before the game, and he believes that the Lakers will give him passes to create scoring opportunities, just like Kobe Bryant's last game for the Grizzlies.
As a result, Guo Xu got 5 points and 11 assists in the first quarter, attracting the ball and sharing the ball, and his teammates were very resolute in their shots, throwing the ball when they caught it, which was fundamentally different from what Brown thought.
Guo Xu didn't rest in the second quarter, and when the Nets thought he would continue to brush up on assists, he started scoring again.
Adams and Horford covered him and controlled the rebounds better than the Nets. The difference between the two sides did not widen, because the Lakers players did not defend seriously, and Guo Xu directly avoided the opponent and gave up a big vacancy for the opponent to shoot.
At halftime, the Lakers only led by 8 points, and Guo Xu played the full 24 minutes, recording a big double-double of 29 points and 15 assists. As long as a Nets player misses a shot, he will immediately counterattack and play as fast as he can.
In the second half, Durant and Booker also began to exert their power, they formed a triangle with Guo Xu, Guo Xu held the ball and singled out the point guard, which side came up to cover the bag, he took advantage of the situation to share the ball, and his teammates received the ball and shot.
Players will shoot more accurately without pressure, and they don't believe in losing. A player like Durant, once he is empty, he can't defend it, and James can't block his shot when he goes back and chases after it.
And the wing players want to block Durant unless Gallinari comes up. Guo Xu only needs to choose the weak side when he is heads-up, and Gallinari will not be able to make up for it. It is impossible for an interior player to make saves from beyond the three-point line very often, and Adams is empty in the box.
The Nets struggled to defend their shots from the perimeter, and Adams could still grab a rebound in the frontcourt. When the Nets expanded their formation, there was usually only one interior player near the box to protect backcourt rebounds, and Adams grabbed rebounds very fiercely.
The score difference gradually widened, Guo Xu also continued to play in the last quarter, and the fans of the tennis team shouted MVP neatly!
CCTV5 broadcast the game live, and Zhang reasonably commented: "Guo Xu is the first star in NBA history to really convince everyone. ”
Yu Jia said: "He was also the first person to choose to retire when he was bored of playing, and he retired twice in this way. If he doesn't retreat, no one knows how long he will rule the alliance. ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "I don't know who to watch in the NBA next season, and rookies peck each other." ”
With the last two minutes left in the final quarter, Guo Xu was sent off the court and received applause from the fans, who scored a terrifying 41 points and 30 assists, creating an invincible history.
30+ assists in the regular season is already terrifying, Guo Xu deliberately brushed assists in the second half, and wanted to play magical data for fans to discuss. When he counterattacked, he had no pressure on the point guard to break through and score, but he deliberately slowed down many times to attract the rebound ball.
His teammates didn't let him down, and his open shots were particularly solid.
142-124, the Lakers swept the Nets, and three consecutive championships established a dynasty.
The players rushed to the field to celebrate, lifted Guo Xu up and threw him into the sky and caught it again, repeating it many times.
What Guo Xu was thinking at the moment was: "If they don't catch it, I will fall to my death like this, then it will be a god in the NBA." Fans all over the world witnessed a murder ......"