The Heat's performance is almost impeccable, and those who don't want them to be good can only curse them for coming out of shape too early, shouting that the East is too weak, and they will definitely be killed by the team in the West in the end.

The teams that have not been eliminated in the East are innocently lying down, and the Eastern Conference championship has not yet come out, so can't they kill the Heat?

The Heat swept the Nets, but the Spurs didn't take out the Trail Blazers, who looked vulnerable before.

The Spurs' spirit in this game was completely different, completely different from the Heat's determination to sweep the opponent, and Popovich didn't let the main players play for so long when he saw that the team was behind.

The Trail Blazers are as desperate as the Nets, and the results can be imagined.

'We don't have anything to lose tonight, so there's no pressure on everybody, win or out.' "That's why we play with that mentality. ”

"Everybody's not very motivated today," Parker said, "you have to have a lot of respect for the Trail Blazers, they played great. I felt like Batum was pretty good today, and his performance stimulated the Trail Blazers a lot. ”

When Parker was touting his fellow countryman, Wall, who didn't make a brave shot in the last game, finally broke out and led the Wizards to win another game.

In this game, the Wizards defended the Pacers into slag, and Hibbert was lost again and was blown into slag by Gortat.

"We don't have anything left to lose, we're fighting to the death, and the worst is another one. We have to cherish every minute and see it as the last minute of the season. Gortat said.

Wall was in a good mood today and he enjoyed the win. Speaking to reporters, Wall said: "I played aggressively on both ends of the floor and the opponent couldn't stop me, but the biggest reason we won was that we played the right way to win in the third quarter. In the previous four games, they won in the third quarter and we had about 40 points, so the performance in the third quarter was very important for us. ”

In the battle between the Thunder and the Clippers, the Clippers led 104-97 with about 49 seconds left, and the situation seemed to be under control.

With 6.4 seconds left in the game, Westbrook drew a foul on Paul and hit all three free throws to complete the comeback. However, in the opinion of Clippers head coach Doug Rivers, Westbrook should not have had this opportunity.

Controversial or not, it was the Thunder who seized the opportunity.

Because before that, Durant first hit a three-pointer, and then took advantage of Crawford's missed shot to score two more points on a fast break. Wei Shao completed the steal, and with 11.3 seconds left in the game, an out-of-bounds ball was awarded to the Thunder, which led to Wei Shao's three free throws.

If the Clippers had stabilized themselves, they would not have had a final situation.

"I think when you get a win like that, it's a lot closer to each other." "It makes you understand that you don't waste time, you need to take every opportunity, every round, to win in the end." ”

"I've never seen us play like that," Durant said, "and it shows that you're never going to break us, and no matter what happens, we're going to fight until the very end." We persevered against all odds. ”

'We've been putting together all season long and when we get back at home we'll be ready for the next game. It hurt us, but if we were ready, it wouldn't have happened. We'll be ready for that. "Rivers was depressed.

Paul was also uncomfortable, "It was probably the hardest moment I've ever had in my basketball career, everything that happened in the last moments was because of me and it was a bad game. ”

In the other semifinal of the West, the Spurs did not give the Trail Blazers any more chance.

The suppression from start to finish was the same as in the previous three games.

With GDP in trouble, Leonard has shown the strength of a first-class forward line, which is eye-catching, and the Spurs have a successor.

"We wanted to play the best team of them," Leonard, who had 22 points, seven rebounds and five steals, said after the game when asked which team he wanted to play against in the Western Conference Finals. ”

"I'm just about keeping a positive mindset on the offensive end," Leonard said with a rare dominance, "and even though Toney is out injured, his aggressiveness and spirit have been ingrained into our system and we have to maintain the attacking system." We have to play our attack, move the ball quickly and try to be more aggressive. We just want to end the series tonight and not give the Portlanders a chance to go home and play Game 6. ”

The Heat players watched the other teams play at home, and now it seems that the dark horse is impossible or anything, and the final battle will be the best teams.

The next day, the Pacers defeated the Wizards and became the Heat's Eastern Conference Finals opponent.

In this game, the Pacers did not give the opponent any chance from the beginning, and although the score gap was not very large, they kept limiting the opponent.

'We played badly in Game 5 and the players were very depressed, but they stood up today and expressed their anger. Pacers head coach Vogel understated the domineering of the king.

In the final matchup, the Clippers were once again reversed in the final quarter, allowing the Thunder to enter the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

It can only be said that no matter how strong Paul is, there are natural limitations, Griffin is unreliable at critical moments, and they are not fierce people who can kill seven in and seven out in the playoffs.

'The experience has helped us a lot and the team-mates have been working together with each other for a long time. Durant said, "We still have a long way to go, and we can definitely get better." We were on the edge of a cliff in this series and it was very bad, but we came together and got through. ”

"We're very good at playing as a team, and Durant is able to get the ball to the right place when he faces defenders, which makes our offense more efficient," Willis said. ”

After trailing by 13 points in the final quarter of the previous game, the Thunder won again after trailing by 16 points at one point, and they deserved to win.

At this point, the four strongest teams have emerged, and they are also the teams with the best regular season records.

The Heat still have two days to rest, the players are already in shape, and they still have plenty of time to practice various tactics.

The Pacers have been their rivals since the beginning of the season, and the Eastern Conference Finals are arguably very good opponents, otherwise their targeted tactics would have been wasted.

On May 18, the battle for the pinnacle of the East began.