Chapter 824: Western Conference Finals

“MVP,MVP.....”

The moment Kevin Durant walked out of the players' tunnel, the live audience at the Chesapeake Energy Arena was instantly boiling, and nearly 20,000 spectators shouted MVP slogans in unison, and there is no doubt that these slogans were given to Kevin Durant, because in the hearts of all Thunder fans, Kevin Durant is the MVP.

In this season's regular season MVP selection, Kevin Durant once again ranked second, not only that, but in the selection of the best team, Kevin Durant also failed to enter the team, which made the fans who supported Durant very unhappy, Durant's performance this season, and the Thunder's record in the regular season, are fully worthy of MVP and a team, but Durant lost in the MVP and the best team selection.

Although Durant was not crowned MVP, every time the Thunder plays at home, when Durant walks out of the tunnel or walks to the free throw line, the audience at the Chesapeake Energy Arena will cheer for Durant as MVP.

Russell Westbrook, who had walked out of the players' tunnel before Durant, watched the audience stand up collectively and chant MVP in unison, and he was also envious.

As a very young team, the Thunder have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons, which is undoubtedly very proud, and what makes Thunder fans even more proud is that the two leading players of their team, and the main lineup are very young, if nothing else, at least in the next ten years, they will be a pivotal force in the West, As long as they can win a few championships, the Thunder will complete the transformation from a rookie to a giant, or even a giant, so these Thunder fans on the scene are always full of enthusiasm, because they see hope and future brilliance in this young team.

"In today's game, the starting lineups of the Spurs and the Thunder have not changed much, they are both maintaining the starting lineups in the last round of games, and it seems that they are very happy with the performance of their respective starting lineups, or it can be said that all the teams have no secrets and back-ups in the playoffs so far, and it also means that their opportunities for adjustment are very small."

"That's true, until the playoffs, all the teams have used all their tricks, and all their hole cards, and it is actually very unwise to rashly make adjustments to the main lineup at this time."

When the starters of the Thunder and Spurs began to warm up, several on-site commentators in the commentary box also gave up commenting on the game and began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides to the audience on the scene and in front of the TV.

"The Thunder's starting lineup today is center Kendrick Perkins, power forward Serge Ibaka, small forward Kevin Durant, scoring guard Sapo Soflosa, and playmaking guard Russell Westbrook.

"The Spurs' starting lineup today is still center Tim Duncan, power forward Berners Dior, small forward Meng Xu, scoring guard Kawhi Leonard, and playmaking guard Tony Parker.

"The tactical core of the Thunder is Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, two outside players, so their offense has always been on the outside, so they don't actually have much room to change on the offensive end, and the Spurs are different, the Spurs are a team with a very balanced inside and outside, they have both super inside and outside like Tim Duncan, and dominant outside like Meng Xu, so the Spurs' tactical selection is undoubtedly more flexible, so although the Spurs' main lineup has not changed, But the tactics and style of play they will use once they come on the pitch are unpredictable. ”

"No matter how you fight today, the final winner will definitely be us." After watching Tim Duncan and Serge Ibaka, who had already warmed up and jumped on behalf of both sides, walked into the center circle one after another, Scott Brooks turned his head to look at Popovich not far away, and looked at Popovich, who was sitting on the bench as steady as a mountain, Scott Brooks frowned and whispered.

is completely different from Popovich, who always stood on the sidelines and kept yelling at the court in the playoffs last season, this season's Popovich made Scott Brooks think that this guy did not exchange bodies with Phil Jackson, whether in the regular season or in the playoffs, Popovich sat firmly on the bench most of the time, and even sat on the bench for the entire half, without even moving his butt.

"Tim Duncan's judgment of where the ball landed was excellent, and although he didn't jump as high as Serge Ibaka, he touched the basketball before Serge Ibaka and moved it towards the Spurs' half."

After Tim Duncan won the jump ball almost without any suspense, Charles Barkley on the sideline commentary box also had an appreciative expression, for a 37-year-old veteran, it is quite difficult to easily defeat a young man who is more than a decade younger than himself when jumping the ball.

After Tim Duncan won the jump ball, the basketball that Duncan toddled to the backcourt appeared in Tony Parker's hands, and the rest of the Spurs players also began to advance to the front court after the jump ball was over, but Meng Xu, who was not far from Duncan's side, was taken care of by the Thunder's focus, Meng Xu had not passed the center circle, and Sapo Soflosa was stuck up like a dog skin plaster.

Seeing the defensive treatment that Meng Xu received, Tony Parker, who was dribbling, was also obviously stunned, because this means that Meng Xu's defensive intensity today is far greater than the series with the Warriors, the Thunder is not the kind of team of the Warriors who is strong in attack and weak in their bones, and the Thunder's outside defense is very strong.

However, after passing through the middle circle, Tony Parker still passed the basketball to Meng Xu at the moment when Meng Xu squeezed Sapo Soflosa, and Meng Xu was caught by the Thunder the moment he received the pass, but Meng Xu did not hold the ball for a long time under the Thunder's bag defense this time, but after the Thunder's bag was formed, he passed the basketball back to Tony Parker, and Tony Parker, who got the ball again, directly made a long pass and found the unguarded Burrece Dior.

"A beautiful pass, a Burrece Dior jumper to open the scoring for the Spurs."

In the first round after the start, the Spurs showed some differences from the previous round of the series, although in this attack after the opening, the Spurs' organizational core still seemed to be Meng Xu, but in the entire offensive process, Meng Xu only had one touch of the ball, so Meng Xu's point felt more like a feint, which was used to attract the attention of the Thunder defense.

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