Leewan's words are undoubtedly an inspiration for Mike Conley and Greg Oden......

Okay, okay!

That's Boom!

Commonly known as "face tanning"!

If the Trail Blazers don't make it to the finals in the end, then he can already imagine what kind of expression Li Wan will have and what kind of words he will say.

must be shaking his head while making a "tsk" sound in his mouth, and he said in a rhetorical tone:

"Okay, I can only avenge you, anyway, this is not the first time......"

Listen, it makes people feel cold when they hear it!

In this finals, they have to enter!

And the Warriors, hearing Li Wan's words, were also so angry.

How?

You have a sense of expectation when your brother enters the finals, and we enter the finals, which can't arouse your interest at all, right?

Okay, we'll see!

Let's see if the Trail Blazers can make it to the finals in the end!

Kevin Durant, in particular, had an unusually strong desire to attack in Game 2.

Li Wan's words made him extremely angry, he really didn't expect that he couldn't be regarded as an opponent for Li Wan now!

However, although his desire to attack is strong, he is facing Leonard after all, and a pair of big hands are always looming in front of his eyes, making it very difficult for him to get rid of.

At this time, his strong desire to attack made his attack a little more impatient.

In the first quarter, his offense was inefficient, shooting only 3-of-8 and shooting less than 40 percent from the field!

Such a hit rate is absolutely unqualified.

Steve Kerr, who was on the sidelines, looked as usual and did not have any dissatisfaction because of Kevin Durant's inefficiency.

His performance was not good, but he did make Leonard unable to take care of others.

The "Splash Brothers" came quickly from beyond the three-point line.

Six minutes into the first quarter, the two hit one three-pointer one after another.

Then the first quarter ended, and the two men made a total of four three-pointers.

Relying on the "three-point rain" of the two of them, even if Kevin Durant was inefficient, the Warriors were 33-32, barely leading by 1 point!

The first game of the series proved that in this series, the gap between the two sides is not big, it can almost be said that it is just a millimeter.

To be able to lead by 1 point is already a good game.

The Trail Blazers began to attack the interior frequently in the second quarter, focusing on efficiency and secondary offense.

They also know exactly where their strengths lie.

Before the game began, the head coach of the Trail Blazers also thought about limiting the three-point shot of either Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson from the offensive end, as long as he could limit one of them, then the Warriors' "offensive wave" could be calmed down a lot.

Because......

The head coach of the Trail Blazers believes in Leonard's defensive ability and can definitely limit Kevin Durant.

In the current alliance, the only thing that Leonard can't limit may be the pervert Li Wan!

Leonard didn't disappoint the head coach either, and he did a good job of limiting Kevin Durant.

But alas, the "Splash Brothers" were in very good form tonight and failed to limit it.

In such a situation, the head coach of the Trail Blazers no longer continued to put pressure on these two people, but took the initiative to change his thinking and find a way back on the offensive end.

The Trail Blazers have their own strengths.

Their "inside twin towers" can definitely achieve "rank suppression" against the Warriors' interior line.

No, Aldridge hit Green with his back on the first attack and completed the goal with his trademark "turnaround jumper".

Green opened his hands and looked helpless, he was already pushing the top, and there were a lot of small movements, but he really had no way to "turn over and jump" with this hand, and he couldn't even pick his eyes if he wanted to.

Aldridge is 2.11 meters tall, which is too tall for him!

There's only one way......

It's to destroy his center of gravity even more when he turns.

To put it more simply, it's "dirty"!

What can be done?

He also wants to be a good person, but who made him so tall......

Fortunately, this alliance is not a short man who does this.

Rodman, Chris Paul, but anyone who is short and called a "defensive giant" doesn't have a dirty move.

He Green, a "junior"!

It's just to follow the footsteps of the predecessors all the way!

"Bang dang!"

This trick works well, it's just ......

The interior of the Trail Blazers, in addition to Aldridge, also has Oden.

Aldridge can't score goals, and he has to make up for them.

"Phew!"

One-handed split!

Although Auden did not eventually grow to his original template level......

A combination of David Robinson and Tim Duncan.

But dealing with a Pachuriana is still a matter of hand.

After gaining the advantage under the basket, the Trail Blazers confidently spread their entire defensive formation outward.

The "Splash Brothers" are in a very good state tonight, but they are not bad, no matter how good they are, it is impossible to force a three-point shot under the opponent's tight defense?

They had to make more breaks, or pull up jumpers from mid-range.

It's just that in this way, the advantage of their "magic ball" style of play cannot be reflected.

No matter how good the middle distance is, it is still two points, and at this time, the comparison is who has a higher shooting percentage.

And that iron law:

Whoever is closer to the basket will have a higher shooting percentage!

At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers' lead was eight points.

One of the worst points of the Warriors is that Kevin Durant, as the team's "strongest attacker", is limited by Leonard at the moment.

It was also at this time that the reporters on the sidelines, as well as the Warriors fans at the scene, finally clearly understood the horror of this Trail Blazers.

Excellent basket ability, and one of the few in the league that can limit Kevin Durant's one-man defensive machine.

There are all the elements to defeat Cosmic Warrior.

In the second half, Steve Kerr still decided to stick to his heart and use a three-pointer to fight to the death.

According to the "magic ball law", two three-pointers can score the same number of points as three two-pointers, which means that there is more room for trial and error in three-point shots.

But the "magic ball theory" actually has a premise, that is......

When the number of shots on both sides is the same.

The current situation is that the Trail Blazers' side has a very clear advantage under the basket.

The more rebounds they have, including offensive rebounds, they have more offenses.

A three-pointer who shot 40 percent from the field and made 12 shots to score 14.4 points. Of course, compared to a two-point shot with a 40% shooting rate, you can get more points with the same number of shots. But the current situation is that the Trail Blazers have made 18 shots, or even 20 times, even if they still only shoot 40% from the field, the points they can get are enough to equal, or even surpass!

What's more, the Trail Blazers are not just shooting two-point shots, they also have three-point shooting ability, and they have good ability!

The "Splash Brothers" made a "wave" at the end of the third quarter, but on the Grizzlies' side, Mike Conley and Leonard successfully responded to their three-pointers.

In the end, the game was over, and the Trail Blazers went on the next leg with 119-107, 12 points.

The big score came to 2-0!

After this loss, the voice of the optimistic Trail Blazers burned completely.

Some media even shouted "The Trail Blazers are likely to sweep the Warriors 4-0!" ”

Because the next two home games are for the Trail Blazers.

I can't beat the Trail Blazers in Golden State, and if I go to Rose Garden, isn't that even more going to be pinned to the ground?

The Trail Blazers are on the rise.

But the Warriors, as the main force of the "anti-Lee" in the past, have shown their resilience and explosiveness in the face of disadvantage.

In the third game of the series, the "Splash Brothers" made 10 three-pointers together, and Kevin Durant, who was limited by Leonard in the first two games, adjusted his hot hand in this game.

Even Leonard couldn't limit his play this time, allowing him to score 35 points in the game!

The "Splash Brothers" exploded, and Kevin Durant was powerful, equal to ......

The Warriors win!

This is the "New Warrior Formula"!

They managed to pull a game back for the team.

The big score is 2 to 1!

The fourth game of the series saw the most intense grappling of the series.

Kevin Durant continued his good form in the last game, and Leonard found that he couldn't limit him at all, so he simply followed the opposite and took out the stable firepower of his "robot".

Just the confrontation between these two people is already very playoffs-like.

But the fierce fighting spirit of this game is much more than that.

The "Splash Brothers" once again threw away from the opening, but Aldridge's mid-range on the Trail Blazers' side suddenly looked like the 10-year-old "Nuo Tianwang" possessed, pointing to where to play.

Mike Conley also found the account password of "Tim Hardaway", and broke through one by one, poking Stephen Curry into "a thousand holes" and directly turning him into a loophole.

This is a complete "battle against Biao".

In the last 15 seconds of the game, the difference between the two teams was only one point.

The ball went to Stephen Curry.

Oden was also pulled to the top of the arc by him.

In the next ten seconds, Stephen Curry showed his superb dribbling skills, all kinds of skillful dribbling, and made Oden in front of him swing all kinds of ways.

But Oden, who incarnated as a "swing guest", was stunned to let himself be in front of Curry all the time, so that he had no room to shoot at all.

"Ball!"

Kevin Durant quickly stepped up and took two strides from the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.

The moment the ball is shot, the red light on the rebound comes on.

Whistle Ball......

Enter!

The boos died down the moment the ball was thrown, and the audience became dead silent after the ball went to the basket.

Silence is the Rose Garden tonight!

2-2 draw!

With Kevin Durant's killer shot, the Warriors equalized the score.

I don't know, I really don't know now!

Are there "away bugs" on both sides, or do the fans on both sides do something wrong, and they want to give them a little punishment and not let them have fun in their own homes?

You just like to play with remote control, right?

In this way, the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" has become the key among the keys.

Before the match, another heavyweight spectator appeared in the sideline audience. - Li Wan!

The moment he walked out of the fan tunnel, the stadium was booed.

Looking at the red faces of the Golden State people, it was obvious that this was a reaction. It can be seen how important Li Wan occupies in their hearts. Also, if it weren't for this guy, Golden State would have won their fourth championship trophy long ago!

Such a configuration, but in a different era, a proper "dynasty team"!

As a result, because he was in the same era as Li Wan, he became the "strongest supporting role".

This view is not only circulating in Golden State fan circles, but also in many media.

And from the perspective of Li Wan, a traverser, this point of view is extremely correct.

You must know that the original Warriors team is "three crowns in four years", if it is not the biggest black whistle in the finals, I am afraid that it will be "four championships in four years", a proper big boss!

It's a pity......

You've met me!

Every time I think about it, Li Wan's heart will always swell a little.

Speaking of which, it was also thought that such a "behemoth" had become his foil, and the idea in Li Wan's heart became stronger and stronger.

Because as far as he knows the future, there is no such "behemoth" waiting to challenge him.

The heart of the strong climbs because they can see higher peaks when they look up.

If not......

It's time for this story to come to an end.

Mike Conley and Oden noticed the movement on the sidelines, and when they saw Li Wan, the two of them looked in pain.

This girl has gone up to a new level, and she actually ran to the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in the Western Finals to provoke!

This Nima ......

But brothers are a lifelong thing, even if they don't want to see Li Wan's pretend, they still have to come forward to say hello.

"Can you hurry up, buddies are sleepy! Is that all you have to do? ”

Then Li Wan's disgust was full of natural pretenses, which made them very angry at the moment.

This evil fire cannot be vented on Li Wan's body. - In terms of bickering, the two of them together are not Li Wan's opponents alone.

They can only vent on this game that is about to start.

And it's not just them who are "encouraged", when the Warriors who are playing at home come out, they habitually glance at the spectators on the sidelines, and then ......

Kevin Durant rubbed his eyes, could it be that he watched too much Twitter last night and his eyes were dizzy?

Who is Li Wan?

By the time he realized that he had read correctly, his face darkened.

No......

This is too much to see, right?

actually came directly to the Warriors' home court to show off their might?

No one in the NBA can control him, right?

Okay, wait!

When I make it to the finals, I'll clean you up!

Kevin Durant thinks about what this guy said in front of the media a few days ago, and then looks at the appearance of this guy at this moment, it can really be said that anger rises from the heart, and evil grows to the guts.

Trail Blazers, suffer death!

Well......

He could only vent his frustration on his opponent tonight.

Stephen Curry greeted Levan from afar.

The presence of this man who made him feel the height of Mount Everest in the three-point field was undoubtedly a fierce one for him.

He must play well tonight and then go to the finals for revenge!

The atmosphere has entered the white-hot from the beginning, and the momentum on both sides is full. So that the state of both sides is not very good, but the confrontation is very fierce. Judging from the attitude of the referee on the sidelines who didn't blow a whistle for half a day, there is no "GOAT" in this team, and the confrontation in the game will indeed be greater.

The first to wake up was Kevin Durant.

He finished with his trademark "double direction" and then waved his arm hard to lift the fighting spirit of the entire Warriors.

The "Splash Brothers" hit three-pointers one after another.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led by five points.

The Trail Blazers began to look for opportunities from the interior again in the second quarter.

Aldridge hit Green with the ball on his back, leaving the Warriors' interior without a guy who was intimidating enough. This is a point that the Warriors can't solve no matter how much they change the lineup. Green's defense of Aldridge depends entirely on Aldridge's own state. As long as he is in good enough shape, then Green's big moves don't interfere too much with him.

Players with the ability to play on the back are basically getting more and more demonic!

Including Aldridge, if it weren't for heart problems, he would have had a much longer career.

Aldridge was in great shape tonight, opening up the Trail Blazers' wing defense from mid-range, forcing the Warriors to spend more time on his catch.

This gives Mike Conley and Leonard more opportunities to play with the ball.

"The Trail Blazers' offensive routine is very simple, they just score through the individual singles of the stars!"

It's kind of a "triangle offense".

It's actually a bit of an inverted version.

Because in this era, most of the offense has always been a team combination, using passing and movement to find space to shoot.

But the Trail Blazers' interior advantage, as well as their "four strong points" lineup, make the "triangle tactic" into an enhanced version of the "four corner tactics", plus they all have the awareness of taking the initiative to pass, which also allows them to give the ball to the person who is most suitable for singles to play singles.

Let's just say that Jackson has never coached such a reasonable "triangle tactic".

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Warriors can't easily wrap up, because these guys have very good shooting skills. And Aldridge, Leonard and Mike Conley's catch-and-shoot skills are above the league's top level. As long as you dare to wrap up, they dare to catch and shoot.

The Warriors' advantage is gradually being eroded.

At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led by six points.

Entering the fourth quarter, Li Wan also understood that if the Warriors want to win now, they must rely on the outburst of the "Splash Brothers" and Kevin Durant, which is the fundamental reason why the Warriors won the first two series.

But this game was very fierce from the beginning, and when the time came to the fourth quarter, the physical fitness of both sides began to have problems one after another, and both sides had a "scoring drought" of 3~4 minutes.

During this time, the managers on both sides continued to make adjustments, but they did not work well, which also proved that there was indeed a problem with the fitness of both sides.

In any problem, physical fitness is fundamental.

Without physical fitness, no matter how well the tactics are arranged, it will not be able to play.

The Warriors exposed a key shot for them, relying too much on tactical movement and having to give the ball to Kevin Durant at such a critical juncture when it came to physical strength.

Kevin Durant is holding back his strength tonight.

Every time he made a shot, the same sentence came out of his head:

Li Wan is watching!

This made him full of motivation, but it also made him a little more impatient.

Especially when the ball didn't go in.

He always felt that the corners of Li Wan's mouth would be a sneer of "heh".

It made him desperate to get back on the field.

Let's put it this way, Kevin Durant wasn't in his normal rhythm tonight.

He's getting tired a little faster than usual.

As a result, when it was time for him to log on to the "Grim Reaper" account tonight, he ......

It's dropped!

"Bang Bang" is two strikes of iron.

With the game time falling below the final three minutes, the Trail Blazers stretched the margin to more than eight points.

Just when many commentators thought that the big orange had been decided, the "Splash Brothers" fired one after another at this time, and two three-pointers quickly narrowed the difference to 2 points.

The Warriors' "Death Five" ability to chase points at critical moments is simply amazing.

Li Wan on the sidelines also shook his head slightly, with a sigh in his eyes.

Among his n opponents, the Warriors should be the most capable opponent in the final moments.

However, the Warriors have the "Splash Brothers" and the Trail Blazers have "robots", and Leonard suddenly changed his style of play, using a feigned shot, turning to break through the offensive frame, and winning himself two free throw opportunities.

Steady hit!

The difference is back to 4 points!

Stephen Curry took the ball again and shook Oden in quick succession.

In the previous game, Stephen Curry shook Oden at a critical moment, but the scene of being firmly limited by him is still in front of him. Oden himself is also very confident, but this time, Stephen Curry no longer cares about the distance between the person in front of him and him, and after adjusting his shooting rhythm, he immediately shot, Oden didn't expect his shot to be so decisive, and hurriedly pounced, and the result was ......

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blows.

Then the ball falls into the frame.

This is......

3 plus 1!

The cheers of the scene were overwhelming.

Stephen Curry swung his fist hard and stretched out his fingers one by one, until he stretched out four fingers, which means "four-point shot"!

He took a deep breath and walked to the free throw line.

Frustrated, Auden threw himself into the next grab.

But for Stephen Curry, who is shooting more than 90 percent from the free-throw line, it's really not that hard.

He easily hit the penalty.

The score is tied!

Auden's expression was extremely serious.

If this game is overtaken because of this, he must not forgive himself.

Leonard's shot missed, and Kevin Durant kept in front of him, keeping him from shooting.

Oden completed the redemption and almost cried the moment he held the frontcourt rebound in his arms.

No, it's not over yet!

He made a gesture of going to single, appealed to the Warriors' defense, and then quickly passed the ball to Conley on the perimeter and then to Leonard.

There are just over 5 o'clock left in the clock.

The last chance to attack is again given to the "robot".

Kevin Durant was shrouded in the whole body, and he attacked the basket, but the moment he was close to the basket, he made a turnaround jumper from mid-range.

The whole rhythm changed quickly, but Kevin Durant kept up.

The hand was very rightly shrouded in front of Leonard.

Leonard had to move his fingers faster to make sure his shot could get past Durant's hand.

This makes his shot much more curvacant than usual.

But the ball was on the right track, and it flew towards the basket.

"Phew!"

Bumped in!

Bounce!

"Boom!"

Again!

"Boom!"

Second time!

The whole world seemed to stand still, whether it was Leonard or Kevin Durant on the ground, or the audience on the sidelines, all eyes were on the ball dancing on the basket.

Including Li Wan!

When the ball bounces up a second time and falls again, the red light on the rebound comes on.

This means that the regular time of this game is over, and this goal will determine whether the two teams go to extra time or decide the winner outright......

Enter!

Enter!

Enter!

Don't enter!

Don't enter!

Don't enter!

The two voices converged and rushed together to the basketball dancing on the basket.

The ball looked like it was about to roll out of the basket, but it spun into the basket by spinning force.

Entered!

116 to 114!

With a 2-point difference, relying on Leonard's killer goal, the Trail Blazers won again on the road, and won the crucial "Battle of Tianwang Mountain"!

Big score 3-2!

Kenny Smith said: "This is one of the few Western Conference Finals where five games have been played without either team winning at home!" ”

He really wanted to ask again, is there really no one you care about in this home field?

Mike Conley, as well as Oden, as well as other Trail Blazers players, rushed toward Leonard with his hands up as soon as the ball was scored, hugging him excitedly.

Lewan got up and prepared to leave, he was sure that Mike Conley and Oden definitely had something to say to him, and as good brothers, he definitely couldn't easily give these two guys such a chance.

Sure enough, as soon as he turned around, Mike Conley chased after him in embarrassment, stopped in front of him, and said ruthlessly: "See you in Portland, you can come to Portland and wait for us in advance!" ”

Winning this game, and more importantly, Leonard hit the killer shot, which made everyone in the Trail Blazers feel like God was helping them.

When a team has belief, their strength will go to the next level.

This game can be said to have made the Trail Blazers complete the metamorphosis again.

It's just that......

The "last stand" Warriors are not so easy to be trampled underfoot.

Game 6 of the series, although it was the home court of the Trail Blazers, G6 Tang "arrived late" and showed his hot hand from the beginning, constantly throwing in one three-pointer after another.

In the first six minutes of the first quarter alone, he hit four three-pointers.

Over the course of the game, he made a total of 11 three-pointers.

In this era when three-point shooting makes Li Wan play badly, this is still a very scary number.

Kevin Durant also performed very well in this game, scoring 40 points in a single game!

Plus Stephen Curry's 27 points......

The Warriors managed to hold on to Game 6 of the series, and when both the "Splash Brothers" and Kevin Durant exploded, the Warriors' must-win rule continued.

Golden State media and fans are looking at such a strong "trio" and are looking forward to the final game of the series.

At the same time, major reporters are also optimistic about the Warriors again.

Unfortunately, judging from the final result, everything in this world follows the "law of conservation of character".

Even the Trail Blazers thought they were going to fight a tough game, but the result was ......

The Warriors' own form was sluggish, and the Trail Blazers took a 10-point lead in the first quarter alone.

There were several times when that opportunity came out, but the ball couldn't get into the basket......

The Warriors gradually lost hope of winning in the "slump", and they fell behind by almost 18 points at the end of the third quarter.

When they came back to their senses in the fourth quarter and started chasing points, it was too late, after all, the "Big Four" of the Trailblazers opposite was not a mud doll, and they were left to their disposal.

121-105, the Trail Blazers won Game 7 of the series without much effort, reaching the Finals for the first time since Paul Allen bought the team!

Oden and Aldridge's status in team history has suddenly increased.

From 07 to 19 years, a certain GOAT has been running around for 12 years, and the two of them have told a story of "perseverance"!

Now the story has also ushered in a beautiful "climax"!

They're in the finals!

You know, after LeBron James left the Cavaliers, he has been in the Finals so far...... But as far as the latter's current reputation is concerned, you really can't say, who earned it!

Well, it's LeBron James who loses.

Because, there have been no Cavaliers in this league for a long time!

Streamers floated down the sky, Oden and Aldridge hugged each other and cried, and hugged their college brother Mike Conley, this day, they had waited too long, and finally arrived!

"It's exciting!"

Watching the Trail Blazers lift the Western Conference championship trophy, many commentators are already imagining the upcoming Finals.

It's definitely a story-filled series.

The beginning of the story begins with four 19-year-old youths, who lifted the NCAA championship trophy together, which is a story of youth.

Then they were drafted by NBA teams together, and the league had its ups and downs.

Now they are standing together on the stage of the finals......

As an opponent!

Who would have thought 12 years ago that something like this would happen 12 years later......

Here's the story of "Ohio"!

For a while, the entire media was reporting the story of the "Ohio Four" that year, as well as the last shot that has been talked about since Li Wan's debut.

A lot of media thought it was the "beginning of a legend"!

Just like Michael Jordan back then.

Of course, now Li Wan has surpassed Jordan.

But the story of the saga is all the same.

As for Noah, he thought that Li Wan was a balloon back then, but now whenever he tells that story, he will pretend to be mysterious and interrupt the narrator: "Do you know who was the person who defended Li Wan at that time? ”

Then he pointed to himself: "That's right, it's me, it's hard for you to imagine how far I was defended at the time, I'm sure he couldn't see the basket at all, but he just shot the ball......"

The appearance of the painting has become the two best classic explanations, just like the clip of "Magic" Johnson talking about Michael Jordan's "change of hands in the air".

The first game of the finals was played in Columbus.

Li Wan was asked by reporters if he would get together with Mike Conley and Oden before the game, he smiled and shook his head: "No, no, we all know that we are opponents now, this is the round of finals I am looking forward to, no one will meet their college teammates on the stage of the finals, especially on the finals stage in 12 years, I have to focus all my attention on preparing for the game." ”

To sum up:

I'm going to hit a heavy hand!

Mike Conley and Oden's attitude is similar to that of Li Wan, and he also said in an interview with reporters that he will focus all his attention on the game, and see you in the arena with Li Wan!

In fact, there is another highlight of this round of the finals, that is, Leonard VS Li Wan.

When he was still in the Spurs, Leonard and Li Wan had a rivalry in the Finals.

But at that time, the Spurs still had Big Brother Tim Duncan there.

Now he is the undisputed "thigh" of the team.

The Trail Blazers' ability to beat the Warriors in seven games has a lot to do with him limiting Kevin Durant.

It is also inseparable from his "lucky ball lore".

It is worth mentioning that his "lucky kill" is very similar to Li Wan's "lucky kill" with a super long three-point shot, so many media have compared it.

Of course, it is mainly focused on the last few jumps, too......

If you really start from the front, Li Wan's domineering gesture of refusing to be answered by his teammates directly raised the force by a few notches.

But how many people in this league can guard against Kevin Durant?

It is also for this reason that the showdown between Leonard and Li Wan is also full of highlights.

This round of the series was naturally a New Year's treat for Columbus's team, and the whole Columbus was in a festive revelry from two days before the start of the finals.

They see this year's finals as the "Ohio Spring Festival Gala"!

What?

You ask how they found out about the Spring Festival Gala?

Hey, as Li Wan's people, what's so strange about knowing some things about his hometown?

On June 3, in the midst of the great anticipation of Columbus fans, the first game of the finals arrived.

Kenny Smith sat in the commentary box and watched the Trail Blazers enter the arena with curiosity in his eyes.

They were just discussing whether Mike Conley and Oden would be cheered on when they came in.

Both of these are famous places at Ohio State University, but this is the grand final......

No matter how you think about it, this is a very tangled situation.

As a result, there were cheers and then boos.

Obviously here, life is bigger than basketball.

Barkley suddenly thought that LeBron James was also born in this state, and Stephen Curry, the "three-point shooter" who drove the NBA process, was also born in this state.

After a long time, these 12 years turned out to be the "Ohio Civil War"!

In any case, after this era has passed, "Ohio Basketball" will inevitably leave their own faction in this league......

In this era, it is a group of people from this state who deduce a heart-wrenching story!

Well?

Barkley suddenly found that he had begun to refer to the years that belonged to Li Wan as an era.

He's only 31 years old, but it feels like he's been playing in this league for years.

But if you think about it, since entering the league in 07, Li Wan's worst result so far has been the Eastern Conference Finals.

After winning the championship in 09, from 11 to 14 years, Li Wan, who was only 26 years old, successfully created the second "4 consecutive championships" in NBA history.

After 15 years of precipitation, this year, he has won another "three consecutive championships", and it is currently his fourth consecutive Finals appearance, if he wins this year's championship, then he will become the first player in NBA history to play two "four consecutive championships".

Seriously, even if it is "nomadic", this can be regarded as a "nomadic dynasty", right?

Li Wan is aiming for his ninth crown......

From 11 years to the current 19 years, in 9 years, he has entered the finals 8 times, and only missed one year!

You can see him every year, and it's no wonder that it feels like he's been playing for a long time......

In these 12 years, he has been able to do what other people who call themselves "GOAT" have not been able to accomplish for 20 years!

On the other hand, Bill Wharton and Drexler are analyzing the upcoming Game 1 of the Finals, and the Trail Blazers' performance in the Western Conference Finals has convinced them that this round of the Finals will definitely not be a one-sided game.

Both sides have their own advantages.

The advantage of the Explorers is naturally Li Wan, who is so crazy this season that even Chamberlain is eclipsed!

The Trail Blazers are the "Big Four" that even the Warriors are pinching!

The time for the game is fast coming.

The starting line-ups on both sides were:

"Explorers: No. 1 Levan, No. 2 Wiggins, No. 3 Carmelo Anthony, No. 4 Sabonis Jr., No. 5 Adams;

Trail Blazers: No. 1 Mike Conley, No. 2 C.J. McCum, No. 3 Leonard, No. 4 Aldridge, No. 5 Oden; ”

Mike Conley, who was standing on the field, looked at Li Wan who was directly opposite him and unconsciously took a deep breath.

He's a little nervous.

Although he had already expected to meet Li Wan on the stage of the finals, if this moment really came, he still couldn't help but feel nervous and couldn't suppress it.

Oden was actually the same, and this was reflected in the jump ball with Adams, who was noticeably half a beat slower at the referee's whistle.

The first strike belongs to the Explorers.

Li Wan held the ball past half the court, and Leonard was already waiting expressionlessly.

The head coach of the Trail Blazers watched nervously from the sidelines.

Whether the Trail Blazers can win the Finals depends on how well Leonard can limit Leewan.

If he can make an impact, then with the help of his teammates, he can cause more trouble to Li Wan, and it can also put the entire explorer team in trouble.

This team of explorers is more reliant on Li Wan than ever.

Because that's how they play this season!

Li Wan's lawlessness made them gradually more inclined to give the ball to Li Wan when they were in tactical coordination.

Of course, this is also a very normal thing.

A player who averages 60 plus per game in the regular season, and you don't give him the ball, that's the real sin.

Li Wan didn't mean to play alone in the face of Leonard, called Adams' block, took a step outside the three-point line, and shot when he pulled up.

When Oden came out, he didn't hesitate at all, and pounced straight towards Li Wan, but he was still a step slower, and watched Li Wan shoot this three-point shot.

The ball landed in the frame and fell into the basket.

3-0！

It started with such an unreasonable goal.

The audience cheered.

The camera swept over Oden, a little helpless.

This brother's perversion never stands still, but grows day by day.

But......

You can't be so perverted, right?

Is it such a difficult operation in the first place?

Although Lee Wan averaged 60 points per game in the regular season this season, it was really not surprising to score such a goal.

The "logo" of the center circle is his signature move, is there anything surprising about such a goal?

The question is......

This is just the beginning!

Can there be a little bit of respect?

It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, and Oden could only clean up his mood first.

Mike Conley is not facing Leewan, but Wiggins at the second position.

But although Wiggins is a frontline player, his coordination and agility are full in all aspects. It's not easy for Mike Conley to get rid of him, after all, he's this age, his explosiveness has declined when he was young, and he mainly relies on rhythm and experience to play during this period!

This is the biggest reason why the scoring ability of small players on the perimeter weakens as they get older.

Without speed and explosiveness, they tend to play more rhythmically.

There's really nothing too good about a player like Wiggins.

So after arriving at the Trail Blazers, Mike Conley's catch-and-shoot ability is on the rise. He himself realizes that this is one of the means by which he wants to continue to ensure that his attack is threatening.

There were no good offensive opportunities, and Conley was not reluctant to transfer the ball to Leonard's hands.

As soon as the "robot" got the ball, Li Wan stepped forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with him as soon as possible.

The Explorers' arrangement is to use Li Wan to defend Leonard.

This setup is actually not surprising, because Leonard is the key to the Trail Blazers can make the Western Conference Finals!

In fact, in the eyes of the outside media, in this round of the finals, how far the Trail Blazers can go depends mainly on Leonard's performance......

At the same time that Li Wan stepped forward to cling closer, Leonard felt the intensity of the confrontation, and he wanted to force Li Wan back through the action of swinging the ball.

But Li Wan dodged his foul making action well and re-posted it.

The "Best Defensive Player Award" is not for nothing!

Leonard could only force a step forward, and then a "diagonal step" towards the free throw line, forcing the offensive space.

It's just that in this way, it's really difficult to get rid of Li Wan completely.

When he made a move, Li Wan's big hand also covered his face, forming a good interference.

"Bang dang!"

Missed!

Under the basket, Oden against Adams couldn't squeeze away.

Aldridge had the upper hand in the confrontation with Sabonis Jr.

But before he could jump, Wiggins on the outside rushed to grab the rebound and protected the ball well.

"This kind of all-forward outside configuration is really advantageous in terms of rushing for rebounds!"

Li Wan 2.04m, Wiggins 2.01m, Anthony 2.03m......

As long as the inside line is in a safe position, then you can give full play to the mobility advantage of these forward players!

Li Wan took the ball from Wiggins and slowly dribbled to the frontcourt, and by the time he got to the frontcourt, the entire Explorers team had completely opened up the lineup and made room for singles.

Now the Explorers' tactic is really simple, which is to give the ball to Li Wan and let him play unlimited singles.

Leonard faced Li Wan face to face again, but Li Wan was still the same as before, resolutely not playing a single with him, and Wiggins on the wing stepped forward to block and dismantle for the first time. Leonard was careful to deal with the pick-and-roll from the flank.

But while he wanted to squeeze past Wiggins, Li Wan pretended to break through to Wiggins' side, but suddenly a "Sam Gold" burst through from the other side.

Leonard was frozen, Li Wan faced Oden and gave the ball behind him, "Aquaman" raised his hand to split the dunk, and easily scored 2 points!

Li Wan landed, patted Oden's waist, and silently signaled:

You'll have to keep trying!

This action made Auden laugh angrily.

Back on the defensive end, Levan once again confronted Leonard.

This time, Oden took the initiative to step forward to do the pick-and-roll.

On the Explorers' side, they immediately changed their defenses, and Anthony next to him switched to Leonard.

Li Wan also squeezed past Auden's block at this time, stepped forward directly, and the two of them forced to grab at the same time.

This action forced Leonard to quickly retreat and scramble to find the receiver.

Leonard's passing ability isn't great.

His current passing ability has been honed in the Spurs' teamwork.

In the pressing, all he could see was Oden who was in a high position.

The ball goes to Oden in the high post.

Leaving the basket, Oden, who had little offensive ability, hurriedly hit the iron, and the ball was taken by the Explorers again.

As soon as Adams took the ball in his hand, he watched Li Wan quickly take it from his hand and push the rhythm all the way to attack.

"Phew!"

The sound of a slam dunk rang out in the Trail Blazers' defense zone.

The Explorers scored another goal.

7-0！

The Explorers' opening advantage forced the Trail Blazers to call a timeout.

At this time, in the TNT studio, the target of the Explorers team tonight has been basically seen: "They used Li Wan to defend Leonard, but they didn't let Li Wan play Leonard alone, as long as Leonard came up to defend himself, Li Wan would immediately call for blocking!" ”

In the case of blocking and dismantling, Li Wan has a lot of tricks!

Even Leonard would be unguardable!

Well......

The main thing is that Li Wan, a "technician", knows too much!

"The Trail Blazers need to change their lineup!" Kenny Smith raised the immediate urgency, but there was a bit of doubt in his eyes.

Because even he doesn't know how the Trail Blazers can change formations!

The Trail Blazers have been underestimated this season, and the reason is very simple, the "chemistry" that these four people have run in together has exceeded everyone's expectations.

But all the tactics of this team come from these four people!

Leonard, in particular, has raised the ceiling for this team.

His play is crucial.

But now, as the most important person in this team, Leonard is very limited by Li Wan.

Li Wan's close defense against him forced him to change his offensive mode.

He's not a pick-and-roll player.

He prefers to use his static talent to suppress opponents through position.

This was an invincible move, but unfortunately, he met Li Wan.

The static talent on the other side is really better than him.

He had to change his style of play and attack with pick-and-rolls.

Don't think any ball handler can play a better role in pick-and-roll.

This is actually true. But only if you have had a lot of pick-and-roll practice.

For an NBA scorer, more important than opening up space is the pace of his shots and whether he is the best offensive style.

Leonard's unaccustomed play on pick-and-rolls has led to him not being as decisive as usual when making shot selections.

The offensive end is not as well-rounded as Leewan, which is Leonard's first problem.

The second problem is that Li Wan is not obsessed with playing alone with Leonard on the offensive end, and from the beginning of the game, he has constantly used blocking and dismantling to change defensive objects for himself.

Leonard needs to face not only Li Wan's singles, but also blockers who don't know where to come out at any time.

This makes more than half of Leonard's limiting ability on the defensive end wasted!

In short, looking at the opening less than 1 minute, Leonard didn't play the role he did when he played the Warriors.

Of course......

Barkley said: "That's why the Trail Blazers are calling a timeout now!" ”

But there's nothing wrong with Kenny Smith's concerns.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers didn't make any changes.

It's still this starting lineup, or the way it started the game.

Let Leonard guarantee their ceiling.

But in the confrontation with Li Wan, Leonard was suppressed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Drexler smiled helplessly: "It's a pity, but ...... Again, this couldn't be more normal...... I have to admit that Leonard is great, he's one of the best 5 players in this league, but he's up against the best players in this league and in the world! ”

What this means is that Leonard is strong, but he is not strong enough compared to Li Wan! (End of chapter)