In fact, it was not only Green who was slapped in the face, but many experts were also slapped in the face. After the first game of the Western Conference Finals, there are not a few media who think that the Western Conference Finals have ended, but the result is that the Trail Blazers have proved with practical actions that those who can go to the Western Conference Finals have some ability.

What, you say that some teams are 8-5 in the West, or are they swept?

Then he's 8 to 5, what strength do you tell him about?

You have to be glad that there is only one hard enough team in the West, otherwise he can reach the finals with 8 to 5, and that is the most disgusting picture!

However, although the Trail Blazers won the second game, the outside world is more optimistic about the Warriors, and some media even said that this defeat came at a timely time, which allows the Warriors to clearly understand the situation they are facing at the moment: "After this game, it should be clear that they only won one, not three, or have won four!" ”

The "awakened" Warriors are the more dominant side in their eyes even if they will face two away games next.

Well......

To put it bluntly, it is still the strength on paper.

But all big media like to use data to speak, especially ESPN, so the original ESPN's favorite player is LeBron James, how much do you like it?

Let's put it this way!

Westbrook has averaged a "triple-double" per game for several consecutive seasons to prove that he is several times better than LeBron James, and then they changed some algorithms of high-level data to save LeBron James's dignity and prove that he is still the strongest with data!

It is also because of superstitious data that many times, the media is slapped in the face, especially the "poisonous milk" in "poisoned milk".

But there's no denying that data is sometimes deceptive, but more often than not, it does make sense. Compared with the time of "poisoned milk", it is still data that occupies most of the period.

Take the third game of this Western Conference Showdown, losing the second game at home, Steve Kerr stopped pretending and spent all his time studying the Trail Blazers, and the state of the entire Warriors was re-tightened.

In this way, the Warriors dominated again in Game 3 of the series.

Steve Kerr's idea in this game is very clear, that is, to completely increase the speed, force the opposite side to shoot faster, and pull up the whole speed, Aldridge belongs to a more traditional interior play, likes to get the ball in the position, and waits for his teammates to pull away for a single, and when the Warriors don't give him a chance to play alone, he asks him to play the offense, his presence on the offensive end is a lot weaker.

Although in this way, Oden was liberated......

As the No. 5 position known for his athleticism, "Auden the Great" can calmly rely on his tonnage and physical fitness advantage to find opportunities to attack the frame when he pulls the rhythm and finds an open space under the basket.

It can be said that it is extremely aggressive!

But he's a player who can play both offense and defense, but he can't reach the top level in any way, and without Aldridge, just relying on his two-point shots one after another, helping the team steal points, Portland's scoring rate tonight has been a little slower.

Especially when the Warriors' "Splash Brothers" shot tonight, it seems that Portland is full of constipation on the offensive end tonight.

In the end, the Warriors won the game 119-101, 18 points.

Winning this game, Green started again.

Not to mention, reporters still love to see him with a big mouth and then be slapped in the face, crazy "repeatedly jumping sideways". This alliance needs "fun people"!

Green seems to be aware of this, too, and he has revealed to reporters that he is preparing a podcast to give people a better understanding of what kind of person he is.

At the same time, the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals also came as scheduled.

Here, the Columbus Explorers won their second home game safely, and the big score was rewritten to 2-0.

The whole process of the second game was not much different from the first game, and Li Wan's attack alone collapsed the Raptors. Columbus beat the Raptors by 115-99, 16 points.

Once again, Paul George had a big breakdown because of his defensive Lee Wan.

However, after the game this time, the reporter asked Tyronn Lue a question: "In this game, except for Li Wan, the Columbus Explorers are not in good shape, and this is not the first time this season has appeared in the playoffs, will you worry that this situation will continue and become a problem for the Columbus Explorers?" ”

Without hesitation, Tyronn Lue said, "No, I'm not worried about these situations, I'm sure what you're worried about will never happen. I'm sure all the players, there's no problem with their form, and if you think there's a problem, it's probably because you don't know much about the current Columbus Explorers! ”

What does this mean......

If you feel that there is a problem, then you have a problem!

However, this issue caused a lot of discussion in the media the next day.

The local media in Toronto even suggested that Casey could try it and put pressure on Li Wan's teammates.

Before the game, Casey was asked by reporters about this matter: "Will you force Li Wan to reduce his shots in this game?" ”

Casey didn't give a clear answer, but before the evening's game began, he did respond to the reporters' questions with practical actions: "Hmm! Yes, that's what I'm going to do! ”

There were no changes to the starting lineups on either side.

But Li Wan held the ball in his hand, and the opposite side immediately took out the bag clip.

Li Wan continued to get rid of the ball, but it was clear from the Raptors' continued desperate bag that they were determined to let the rest of the Columbus Explorers make more shots tonight.

Carmelo Anthony ran to catch it and quickly transferred the ball to Wiggins, who ran out on the other side.

The Raptors wrapped up Li Wan, and the entire defensive formation was completely pulled.

The result of the pull was that Wiggins' run was completely empty.

Raising his hand is a three-point shot, and the ball pops off the frame and misses!

Adams protected the rebound, looked left and right and made several passes, but failed to throw the ball out, but the Raptors defenders who were originally defending next to him subconsciously pounced on others under his moves, and he was let go.

The ball was thrown into the basket by him.

2-0！

Wiggins hurried to find Adams and high-five.

If this goal is not scored in the end, his sin will be great.

However, Casey watched the Columbus Explorers in the first round of Li Wan's non-shooting, and finally relied on the second attack to score, and felt that this set of defensive tactics was playful!

As for the final leakage of Adams, it was purely a lack of communication!

After the communication in the next round, isn't there no such thing?

The Raptors counterattacked, Lowry held the ball in front of Li Wan, did not take the initiative to attack, but crossed with Paul George and gave the ball to his hands.

Li Wan simply switched positions with Anthony and got stuck in front of Paul George.

"Maddy" tried a single, mid-range pull-up jumper, but couldn't score.

He is already a relatively tall wing player, but in the face of Li Wan's long-arm interference, there is still a feeling of being shrouded.

This actually has nothing to do with physical data, it is purely the person who stopped in front, his name is Li Wan!

Ibaka "old man chats about juvenile madness" and protected the rebound, but the second offense was covered by Li Wanyi, who rushed into the basket!

Ibaka, whose explosive power has been sharply reduced, is really much worse at the second jump rate now.

It was the turn of the Columbus Explorers to attack again, Li Wan noticed that the opposite side was determined not to let him hold the ball to attack, this time the ball was faster, the ball went to the hands of Sabonis Jr., and then quickly transferred to Wiggins's hands, this time Wiggins's position was at a 45-degree angle on the right side, a feigned three-point projection, deceived DeRozan in front of him to jump, he rushed directly to the basket, Ibaka couldn't stop it, Valanciunas was weak, and the two watched Wiggins complete the frame.

4-0！

Lowry continued to cross the line with Paul George, but this time Levan still made a switch, and he didn't hesitate to hold the ball and play fast, holding the ball behind Anthony.

It's a pass that doesn't look at people, but the ball goes to ...... The DeRozans have also arrived!

The "Trash Brothers" show the tacit understanding between them.

Ibaka gave DeRozan a corner pick-and-roll, allowing DeRozan to have an open shot.

But at the moment when DeRozan jumped up, a black shadow next to him came out, so fast, with the sound of the wind, that he instinctively sped up the speed of the pick, and the ball hit the basket and flew out.

It's Li Wan......

"The speed of this defense is really!"

Bill Wharton has been paying attention to Li Wan's movements, this ball is really impossible for ordinary people to pounce, and Li Wan's instantaneous explosiveness has followed, and it is still a interference without fouls!

The two "Best Defensive Players" really didn't have any problems at all.

Sabonis Jr. grabbed a rare defensive rebound.

The ball was a bit of a dribble, with both Ibaka and Valanciunas misjudging the way the ball bounced.

After Li Wan got the ball in the backcourt, seeing that the Raptors were still going to target him, he gave the ball to Carmelo Anthony on the wing, and then ran quickly without the ball.

Paul George followed behind him, and it was DeRozan who faced Anthony.

"Melon" staged a "back play teaching", and successfully topped a comfortable shooting position with excellent strength and forward tonnage, and then easily completed the goal.

6-0！

Casey called a timeout in desperation!

From a tactical point of view, the Raptors completed their tactical purpose as soon as they opened today, and in the first minute and a half, Li Wan did not make a single shot, but the Columbus Explorers still got off to a 6-0 start.

Bill Wharton, who was a bystander, explained the reason: "After Li Wan saw that the Raptors didn't want him to hold the ball, he focused more on the defensive end!" ”

The Columbus Explorers didn't start the game very well tonight, and Wiggins' first three-point shot was the same as in previous games, all off the box.

The first three scores of the Columbus Explorers in this game can be said to be atypical scores......

Adams had a bit of luck in the first attack, Wiggins in the second and Carmelo Anthony on the flank in the third...... All three rounds were for the Columbus Explorers to attack for more than 15 seconds.

It is an offensive that belongs to the "partial position".

Such offensive firepower is not fierce.

But they still went on a 6-0 scoring run!

The reason is ......

The Raptors' offense was successfully limited by them.

The defensive system of the Columbus Explorers with Li Wan as the core made the Raptors suffer from very strong interference in these shots.

Barkley did not explain today's game between the Columbus Explorers and the Raptors, but at this time, he still updated his Twitter: "This is Li Wan, this is Li Wan, if you think he is just using offense to drive the team, then now, he will tell you with practical actions that there are many ways he can lead the team, scoring is just one of them, when you want to limit his scoring, he will use defense to tell you that he has another way to win!" ”

It's only been a little over a minute into the game, but Barkley has already blown it!

Just look at the way he looks, you can know that he is not afraid of overturning at all......

Barkley: What do you mean by "No. 1 Blow"?

Are you afraid of overturning or "the first Li blow"?

Moreover, he believes that Li Wan will never overturn!

Li Wan also used his next performance to tell everyone why Barkley could lick him like this.

After the timeout, the Columbus Explorers continued to play defensive tactics with Lee Wan at the core.

The Raptors were known for their offense during the regular season, finishing fourth in the league.

But after the first quarter of the game, they only scored 20 points......

The problem that the "garbage brothers" and Valanciunas are better at "icing on the cake" is clearly exposed, and the Columbus Explorers' defense makes it impossible for the Raptors to play a fluid offense.

And Paul George, as the "thigh" of the Raptors, averaged 26.5 points per game in the first two games at the home of the Columbus Explorers, but only scored 5 points in this quarter......

Because of this game, he is facing Li Wan's defense!

He can't play well, let alone the others......

So the Columbus Explorers scored only 29 points in the first quarter, but they still led by 9 points...... In an era of increasing emphasis on offense, the Columbus Explorers proved with a team defense like this that defense is still a very viable way to win.

Of course......

As Tyronn Lue said in front of reporters at the end of the first quarter of the game:

First of all, you have to have a player named Li Wan, and then you can safely use your defense to beat your opponent...... Even if they're the fourth-best team in the league in points per game in the regular season!

Casey began to target the offensive end in the second quarter.

Use plenty of cover to create opportunities for Paul George to play against the others.

But the Columbus Explorers are not only on the outside, they also have Wiggins, and even Carmelo Anthony, who can't keep up with Paul George in order to avoid moving explosiveness, is opposite Paul George, and Tyronn Lue also took Rajon Rondo early.

Of course, he also knows that the game against the Raptors must guarantee rebounds, so he didn't win all Adams, sometimes it was Rajon Rondo.

The attacking tempo tonight was slow, mostly positional attacks, and it was very important to pay attention to the "dealing" ability of the ball carrier and the ability to control the tempo of the game.

And in these areas, Rajon Rondo is clearly doing much better than Sabonis Jr.

Sabonis Jr. is even more powerful as a high position!

In this way, the Columbus Explorers played more securely, and at the same time there was security in the interior height, and more importantly, Rajon Rondo and Lewan and Wiggins, whether it was against Paul George, would not be shaken off by the opponent at the first time, which bought time for Levan to make up for the defense.

The effect of the supplementary defense is closely related to the degree of entanglement of the first line of defense, and when the two of them can give Paul George enough entanglement, Li Wan also shows his ability as a super defensive player!

The Raptors started from 3:45 to 5:12 in the second quarter, almost a minute and a half, and didn't score a point.

DeRozan finally hardened up at such a critical moment and completed the score, but the speed of his goal is really a drop in the bucket compared to the "water source" that the Raptors need.

The result was halftime, with the Raptors trailing by 11 points at 48-59 on their home court!

In the second half, the Raptors still couldn't find a good way to break down the defense of the Columbus Explorers, and finally the game ended at full-time, and the Columbus Explorers won 101-85, 16 points over the Raptors.

After winning this game, the big score came to 3-0!

There is only one game left until the Columbus Explorers sweep the Raptors.

Casey looked at the stats from the Columbus Explorers:

Li Wan played 36 minutes and scored "only" 28 points, in addition to 14 rebounds and 8 assists, this data is much less than usual, and there are one or two more assists!

If you analyze from these three data, it can be said that their tactics against Li Wan tonight were very successful.

But......

Li Wan also got 6 steals and 3 blocks tonight!

This defensive stat can no longer be described as just excellent!

It's just ......

Perverted!

This is the stage for the Eastern Conference Finals!

turned out to be a defensive show by Li Wan!

In addition to him, among the other players of the Columbus Explorers, Carmelo Anthony got 19 points and 10 rebounds, he appeared on the rebounding end for a long time tonight, not to mention, with the help of Adams, he really became a "rebounding maniac", one rebound after another, you know, the last time he rebounded double-double, it was last time!

This game can also show how strong Carmelo Anthony is on the defensive end at the moment, and he is no longer the guy who only contributes on the offensive end.

Now he is just as he thinks he is......

For the sake of the championship, let him do whatever he wants!

"The melon is ripe"!

It's a little late, but it's not completely late......

Wiggins scored 22 points in this game!

He was the highest scorer on the team except for Li Wan, and the Columbus Explorers in this game focused on positional offense, and instead activated Wiggins in terms of play.

This guy belongs to a "small arsenal".

All kinds of offensive means can be used, and in this game he used a variety of close-range small hooks close to the basket to punish Ibaka and Valanciunas who did not dare to come forward.

On the Raptors' side, in the face of the Columbus Explorers' tough offense, their efficiency in this game was very low, and the entire team shot more than 42%.

The "garbage brothers" even shot less than 40% from the field, and another shot at 35% from the field......

However, this is in line with the impression that the "garbage brothers" have given others in the playoffs, and the two brothers really have no consistent way to score under the high-intensity confrontation.

Especially DeRozan, when there is no high-intensity confrontation, his mid-range really gives people a feeling of "Michael Jordan II", nothing else, just stability. But once he gets the intensity, he becomes a representative of "inefficiency".

Of course, Paul George also pulled his hip in this game, mainly in the ......

One man no man!

Paul George, who gave Lee Wan a taste of his defensive strength in the first two games, swapped roles with Lee Wan in this game, and then Lee Wan successfully taught him what pain is.

Paul George, who was able to stand up at critical moments in the first two games, also thinned out this game at the most critical moment......

Casey faced the reporter after the game, and his face was unhappy, especially the reporter who gave him the idea to target Li Wan and not let him attack with the ball, which made him feel furious.

It's no wonder that he has this attitude, originally after the first two games, although the Raptors lost, but they still played their own style on the offensive end, and in the face of the Columbus Explorers, there are not many teams that can play style.

As a result, because of targeting Li Wan, he made him exert his strength on the defensive end, which instead made the Raptors fall into greater passivity.

Of course, on the ESPN commentary seat, Bill Wharton said bluntly in his concluding speech after the game: "The teams that enter the Finals in the West will definitely thank the Raptors, because they forced out another form of the Columbus Explorers, which can be said to be a hole card for the Columbus Explorers, which is really critical for the next team that will play against the Columbus Explorers!" ”

After listening to him, Duolun Multimedia felt Cao Dan even more, because it seemed to have a feeling of giving others free thunder.

Jie Nima ......

As for the rest of the media, it is now clear why Tyronn Lue is not in the slightest worried that the team's form is not as good as before.

At first, they thought Tyronn Lue was confident because he believed the team could adjust quickly.

It's no wonder they think so, after all, this is the defending champion, and adjusting the state is not a matter of holding the handle?

But now it seems that Tyronn Lue simply thinks that "it doesn't matter if you can find the form on the offensive end or not", because ...... They can win the game with their defensive power!

This kind of team that can do the best on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is really ......

Horror!

Is this what a championship team is all about?

The press showed the expression of the first acquaintance of the Columbus Explorers, and at the same time, the old question came to their minds:

This Columbus Explorers don't have any hole cards yet, and if so, what will it be?

Originally, this was a tricky question, but after the Columbus Explorers pulled out their "defensive killer moves", the problem suddenly became terrifying.

If this mentality is not the last hole card, then this Columbus Explorers ......

It's scary!

ESPN conducted a survey to find out which team you think is the most pressing team in NBA history.

Among them, this season's Columbus Explorers are in first place.

This is of course cheap, but at the same time, it can also see the other side of the Columbus Explorers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which really scared a lot of fans!

How can such a terrible team not be the most pressing team in history?

The news of the Columbus Explorers' 3-0 run reached the Warriors' side, and Steve Kerr said to the Warriors in the locker room: "Guys, Columbus has one game to go to the Finals, and if we can't win tonight, then they need to get at least four days of rest!" ”

Give the Columbus Explorers a 40-day break, and you might be able to bet on their bad hand!

It's 4 days off now, and there's only one result to get in exchange......

The Columbus Explorers are in better shape!

Naturally, this is something that everyone on the Warriors doesn't want to see.

No, when Steve Kerr said this, everyone, including LeBron James, changed their faces.

Steve Cole looked at the battle intent on everyone's faces, and secretly said in his heart:

That's a good thing!

Facing the Columbus Explorers in the finals is definitely a headache for any manager, but before they meet, this team is definitely the best "catalyst" for the fighting spirit, and just a few words about them can easily make the whole team full of fighting spirit......

The fighting spirit has improved, and the Warriors have come up tonight and the overall state is obviously excellent.

Before the Trail Blazers could react, they were sent on a 9-1 run to score.

The head coach of the Trail Blazers quickly called a timeout.

It's just that among the Warriors' 9 points, two three-pointers came from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson...... "Splash Brothers" hit two three-pointers at the beginning, and at this moment, a continuous prompt suddenly popped up in the minds of the Trail Blazers players:

Danger, danger, danger!

Sure enough, this timeout didn't make them cause any trouble for the Warriors in the future, although the stalemate lasted until 4 minutes and 34 seconds in the second quarter, but it was also at this time that the Warriors played another wave of scoring, and the first half was not over, and the margin had reached double digits.

If the Warriors have a double-digit margin this season, they have an N-0 record.

This game was no exception, after the Warriors opened up a double-digit difference in the first half, they easily laughed to the end, and the big score also came to 3-1!

They will then return to their home court, and in the eyes of all the media, the Trail Blazers' season will also end in that game.

However, the Eastern Conference Finals are over before the Western Conference Finals are over!

The Raptors changed their strategy in their last game, and instead it turned out to be a different form for the Columbus Explorers.

Losing this game was not only a strategic mistake, but also put the Raptors in a dilemma.

They didn't know whether to let Li Wan attack or not let Li Wan attack......

Let him attack, he alone is really capable of killing the Raptors; If he doesn't let him attack, he can also exert his strength on the defensive end and prevent the Raptors from death!

In the end, in this dilemma, the Raptors were beaten by the Columbus Explorers by 30 points, losing the fourth game of the series by a huge 78-108 disadvantage.

They have officially ended all their campaign for the season......

Although the final game was a bit miserable, Toronto fans thanked the Raptors players after the game.

Thank you to them for bringing such a wonderful season, and thank you to them for breaking the embarrassing historical record and bringing the Raptors to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals. This is a big step in history, even if it does not continue to move forward, but this is a hope!

After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, will the Western Conference Finals be far away?

What's more, the Raptors' current main lineup is very reasonable, and they are all in their prime, so they can be upgraded in the summer, and they may be able to break out of the East and enter the Finals......

Well, that's a good wish!

And they're not 8-5, even if they're swept out of the game 4-0, they can leave the stage with their heads held high.

It is worth mentioning that after they were swept away, the Milwaukee media instead had something to say, and the reason is simple......

The Columbus Explorers played three rounds, facing the Celtics in the first round, easily eliminating the latter 4-0; Facing the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals, they also played 4 games and sent them home to fish.

Only against them Milwaukee Bucks, it was a full 5 games!

What does this mean?

This shows that the biggest pressure on the Columbus Explorers in this year's playoffs is their Milwaukee Bucks!

The future of the Bucks is promising!

Their efficiency also drew a variety of cheers from Bucks fans......

Of course, this is pure self-esteem, because ...... No one cares about them at all!

With the Eastern Conference Finals over and the Columbus Explorers reaching the finals for the second straight season, Steve Kerr repeated what he said before the start of Game 4 of the series before the start of the game back on the Warriors' home court: "If we lose tonight, then the Columbus Explorers will have at least four days off!" ”

For Saint Seiya, the same move will not work if it is used once.

But for the Warriors, the Columbus Explorers are their eternal impulsive!

It's not ......

As soon as the 5th game of the series came up, they were very motivated, the Trail Blazers' loss was almost the same as the previous game, the "Splash Brothers" found their hot hand from the beginning of the game, and then used the containment outside the three-point line, LeBron James frequently broke through the basket, so that everyone saw what is called "Little Emperor's Middle Eastern breakthrough", the explosive power is simply ......

Thai pants spicy!

The final statistics of the "Little Emperor" in this game are also very eye-catching, 36 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, with the strong play of all members, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 117-106, 11 points, 4-1 victory over the Trail Blazers, and completed the gentleman's sweep.

At the moment of advancing to the finals, LeBron James had only one sentence:

"I can feel that we are at our best!"

(End of chapter)