Howard started all four of the next four games, and his defensive effect on Jokic did work wonders as Wang Feng said, although it was not the key to deciding the outcome of the game, but it did make the process of winning the game easier for the Lakers.

When the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets in five games, the other three divisional semifinals in the East and West were still in full swing.

The two matchups in the East are the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors.

The Celtics eliminated the 76ers in the first round, and Embiid's partnership with Simmons has a limited ceiling, and it is not even a match for the Celtics after Tatum has gone further.

However, the Celtics, who eliminated the 76ers to enter the division semifinals, are a little stretched when they meet the stronger Bucks, who are currently 2:3 behind, and have been one step ahead of the Bucks to get the match point.

On the other side, the Nets and Raptors are also in full swing.

Without Leonard, the Raptors are still a strong team in the East, while the Nets are missing Irving because of the Big Three configuration, although the combination of Durant + George is also very strong, but after all, there is something missing, and in order to partner with the Big Three combination, the Nets have almost emptied their families, and there are basically no outstanding role players around the Big Three except for Dinwiddie, so the playoffs are also quite difficult.

However, the strength of the two top star partners should not be underestimated after all, and the Nets are also likely to eliminate the Raptors to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

Compared with these two teams, the other division semifinals in the West can really be described as a bloody battle.

The division semifinals will face off against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors.

The partner of James + Leonard easily defeated the combination of Harden + Westbrook of the Rockets.

On the other hand, Paul, who led the Thunder generals all the way through the thorns, could only helplessly drink hatred when he encountered the bitter master Curry.

The old Warriors Sanying met James on the playoff stage again after a year, but Lu Bu stood next to Lu Bu, and the 1v3 game became 2v3.

The most terrible thing is that as everyone knows, the so-called Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu is actually Guan Yu Zhang Fei who took Liu Bei's oil bottle to make a reputation, if there is no Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's partner may be able to suppress Lu Bu faster.

This version of the NBA is no exception, Green is definitely more than Liu Bei, Liu Bei is able to compare a little bit when he was young, and he is also a good hand at leading the war.

Green is different, this thing is really cheating teammates, at least on the offensive end.

In the series of games with the Clippers, Green is very average in terms of defending James and Leonard, and the offensive end has been dragging his feet, Kerr has been speechless several times and wants to press Green to death on the bench, but in order to ensure the mobility of the small-ball tactics, he has to let Green protect the rebound on the court.

It's also thanks to the fact that Curry and Thompson can really play this series, which is why they have fought with the Clippers so far.

On May 9, the Western Conference finals G6, the Warriors, who were 2:3 behind, fought to the death at home, Curry scored 32 points on 11-of-23 shooting, Thompson scored 30 points on 12-of-24 shooting, and even Green finally got up again, although the score was still extremely stretching only 7 points, but grabbed 14 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds, and 8 assists.

The Warriors also took advantage of this victory over the Clippers to tie the score to 3-3, and the two sides went into a tiebreaker a day later.

The intensity and quality of the encounters between these two teams were extremely high, and they were arguably the most intense divisional semi-finals in recent years.

The Lakers, who eliminated the Nuggets early, all sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, hoping that these two teams would fight to lose both sides and reap the benefits of the fisherman when they arrived in the West.

Then, in the final tie-break, the Clippers led by James and Leonard were superior in skill and narrowly defeated the Warriors and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Western Conference Finals, Lakers vs Clippers, this is also the first time since the Clippers were founded that the two Los Angeles teams met in the Western Conference Finals.

The Clippers are tired from a big battle, while on the other side are the Lakers, who have rested for many days to get their hands on it.

However, the Clippers are the top duo after all, although the Lakers are currently a Big Three configuration, but Butler's coffee position is worse than Leonard's after all, and Ingram, who has not been selected as an All-Star, is even more incomparable, so it is difficult to say which will win or lose in the West.

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Before the start of the Eastern and Western finals, the league officially announced the best team of the season as usual.

Actually, there is not much suspense.

Wang Feng, who averaged 35.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game, was also selected as the best team and one defense, and Curry of the Warriors was selected for the best team at the same time, with an average of 31.2 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, who averaged 29.7 points, 14 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, James of the Clippers, who averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, and Doncic of the Mavericks, who averaged 28.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game.

Selected for the second team are Damian Lillard, who averages 28.9 points and 7.8 assists per game, Harden who averages 34 points and 7.3 assists, Durant who has 29.4 points, Leonard who has 27 points, and Jokic who has 24.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7 assists.

It is worth mentioning that although Harden's statistics are extremely gorgeous, and the Rockets' record is one place higher than that of the Mavericks, the completely different situation of the two teams still made Harden lose in the tie with Doncic.

Doncic led a team that had previously finished at the bottom of the league back to the playoffs, while Harden relegated the Rockets, who won the Best Courage Award two years ago, to seventh place in the West, so it's no surprise that they were left behind.

As for the Rockets' declining record, should the blame be blamed on Westbrook...... No one cares anymore.

In the five spots of the best three teams, Jimmy Butler, the Lakers' second-in-command, finally relied on 23.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists to perform and add to the team's record.

He was also selected at the same time as the Thunder's Chris. Paul, Celtic Jason. Tatum, Klay of the Warriors. Thompson and the Pelicans' Anthony Thompson. Davis.

Of the five, it's clear that the Bushy Eyebrows are the most embarrassing one, as the Pelicans are the only team that didn't make the playoffs.

Brother Thick Eyebrows' statistics this season are career highs, averaging 29 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 blocks per game, and the performance is extremely perfect on both offensive and defensive ends, but the Pelicans are only ranked tenth in the West and miss the playoffs.

Originally expected Zion. Williams can be his right-hand man when he comes to the Pelicans, but Zion missed most of the season due to injury and only played more than 20 games with the team, but by that time it was too late for the Pelicans to catch up.

Predictably, the poor record has made it unbearable for Bushy Eyebrows, and he is likely to ask to leave the team again this summer, after all, he doesn't have a few years to wait for Zion. Williams grew into a top superstar.

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After the All-Defensive Team, there is the All-Defensive Team.

Selected for the best defensive team are Wang Feng, Antetokounmpo, Davis, Rudy. Gobert and Ben. Simons.

The defensive second team is led by Leonard, Adebayo of the Heat, Black Beave of the Clippers, Smart of the Celtics and Blood Bledsoe of the Bucks.

The announcement of the best lineup, some people are happy and some are unhappy.

Just like Wizards guard Bradley, who also scored 30+ points this season and is one of only four players in the league to average 30+ players per game. Bill, he didn't even get into the best three.

Similarly, Trae Young, who averaged 29.6 points and 9.3 assists per game at the same time as Doncic, was not selected to the All-Star team in terms of statistics.

Trey. Young, as the All-Star Eastern Conference starter this season, was not selected to the All-Star team, which can be regarded as a relatively embarrassing record.

Of course, the reason why the above two people didn't make the All-Star team is simple: the team didn't make the playoffs.

Both the Wizards and the Hawks have a record of less than 40 percent, ranking 11th and 12th in the East, respectively, worse than the Pelicans, so the Thick Eyebrows were selected to the best three teams, and these two were excluded.

It is worth mentioning that Westbrook, who averages 27+8+8 per game, also believes that he is qualified to be selected for the best team...... Well, well, at least from the data point of view, Wei Shao is absolutely qualified, but just like Harden lost the best team and resigned to the best second team, Wei Shao's data combined with the team's record can only be used as a minus point, not to mention it.