In the absence of Da Yao, Wang Chao was able to lead the team to win the game at the home of the Thunder team with a single core, which really surprised everyone, and his efficient scoring performance of 66 points in the whole game was also eye-opening, and once again proved that Wang Chao is the strongest scorer in this era.

Compared with Wang Chao, Durant, who scored 35 points in the whole game, was overshadowed.

With a score of 3:1, the two sides returned to the home court of the Rockets for Game 5.

Even if the Rockets win a game at the Thunder's home court to get the first match point, there are still more people who favor the Thunder to win, and ESPN also gives the probability that the two teams will eventually win the Western Conference.

In the fifth game, the probability of the Rockets winning and entering the finals is 57%, and the Thunder team is 43%, which is obviously the upper hand, but if the game is dragged to the sixth game, the winning rate of the two sides will be directly reversed, and the Thunder team will have a 65% probability of winning, and the probability of the Rockets advancing to the finals is only 35%.

And when the game reaches Game 7, the probability of the Thunder advancing will be as high as 93%, and the Rockets will only have 7% left.

This is a final conclusion reached by ESPN after a network-wide vote in the all-meter range, which is in line with the views of the vast majority of fans.

In other words, if the Rockets want to beat the Thunder and reach the Finals, this game at home will be the best and probably the only chance.

Of course, Wang Chao also knows this truth, so in this game at home, including him, the Rockets will play extremely hard, the game is extremely stale, the game has been carried out until the last moment and there is no winner, the two sides tied into overtime, and finally in overtime only relied on Leonard's winning three-point at a critical moment to lock up the victory.

This game won very lucky, after the experience of being slashed by Wang Chao 66 points in the last game, the Thunder team's defense against Wang Chao in this game is particularly tight, and the Thunder three less play are very good, if it is not for Durant's physical overdraft in the overtime stage, and Westbrook has failed to score several consecutive breakthroughs with the ball, the outcome is really unknown.

As strong as Wang Chao, he also sat on the floor after this game, only feeling exhausted.

He played a full 50 minutes in regular time plus overtime throughout the game, but whenever he was on the court, he would be meticulously "taken care of" by the Thunder players, even when he didn't receive the ball, there would be a player who was always close to him, consuming his physical strength and energy.

But fortunately, with a physical strength value of 99 and the physical fitness bonus of long-distance runner talent, Wang Chao survived.

At 127:125, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Thunder by 2 points, won the game, and officially defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, the opponent in the Western Conference with a score of 4:1, and officially advanced to the finals.

When the full-time whistle blew, Durant was dumbfounded.

Can't win this? What the heck?

Durant can be said to have gone all out in this game...... No, it should be a small life.

He played 44 minutes and finished with 39 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 15-of-26 shooting, 4-of-8 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws.

But he still couldn't win the game.

Westbrook once again became an undercover agent under the Rockets' defense, scoring 17 points, 6 assists and 4 turnovers on 7-of-19 shooting, while Harden was also picked up by Leonard, hitting only 2 of 6 shots in 39 minutes and barely scoring 11 points on 7-of-7 free throws.

On the Rockets' side, Wang Chao was additionally targeted by the Thunder, and other players got a lot of opportunities to shoot outside, and at the critical moment, Leonard, Korver and other outside shooters showed their big hearts, especially Leonard, in the absence of Da Yao, shouldered the heavy responsibility of the team's second scoring point, got 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 of 6 three-pointers, including the winning three points after receiving Wang Chao's pass and assist at the last moment of overtime, which is the second contributor to the team's ability to win the game!

Of course, the Rockets can win, and Wang Chao's credit is definitely the greatest.

Played 50 minutes, under the opponent's high-intensity encirclement and interception, Wang Chao shot 12 of 22, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws, and got a big triple-double of 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.

In the entire 5 games of the Western Finals series, Wang Chao's performance in the first three games was only mediocre, with an average of only 30+ points per game, but in the two games after Da Yao's injury, his scoring soared, and finally the average points per game in the Western Finals series was fixed at an average triple-double of 40.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game, which was higher than Durant's average of 32.6 points, 6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

The Black Feet failed to win the game, and the Thunder's defeat in the Western Conference Finals will undoubtedly be set on the shame column, and the results of the Western Conference may directly affect Harden's contract extension, failing to reach the Finals, and in the case that the performance of the Western Conference Final series was suppressed by Leonard is very ordinary, it is really hard to say whether Harden will still negotiate with the Thunder for $5 million and leave the country.

That's all for later.

The Rockets reached the Finals, and the happiest must be Houston fans, although Da Yao was unable to play due to injury, but this is the first time that the Rockets have entered the Finals since 1995, and even if they can't win the championship, it is enough to make Rockets fans happy.

And the second happiest is undoubtedly the fans of the Heat.

Before the start of the regular season, the Heat were the biggest favorites to win the championship, while the Rockets, who got Wang Chao, couldn't even rank in the top five in the power rankings.

However, after 66 regular season games, the Rockets have become the team with the highest odds to win the championship with the first record in the regular season, and they are also recognized as the strongest opponent in the playoffs by all teams.

The Heat have also been struggling with how to deal with the Rockets, and like the Thunder, the Rockets also lack a strong interior line, and they are even inferior to the Thunder, after all, the Thunder still have Ibaka and Perkins on the inside.

The Heat's interior line, only Bosh, Joel. Anthony and Haslem.

Bosh, as a player who plays on the rim, has a style of play that is biased towards the outside, and has averaged 20+10 double-doubles per game in the season with the Raptors, but don't expect it defensively.

Haslem and Joel. Anthony is a blue-collar player, but his standard is obviously worse than Perkins, who is also a blue-collar insider, and more importantly, Haslem is 2.03 meters. Anthony is 2.06 meters, and it is simply impossible for them to defend Da Yao.

The Heat are even ready to let Bosh bite the bullet and defend Da Yao in the Finals.

And now, Da Yao has a sprained ankle and will miss all the rest of the season, and the Heat team is suddenly missing a big enemy that they need to work hard or maybe can't prevent, which is like pie in the sky.

Wang Chao, who led the team with a single core, is of course very scary, but their Heat has the league's top triumvirate combination, and it is also the three British vs. Lu Bu, the Heat triumvirate is not the Thunder Three Less, and they will be taken away by Wang Chao so easily.

And in terms of defending Wang Chao, the Heat team is obviously more experienced than the Thunder team, James + Battier take turns to play, and the defensive effect on Wang Chao is definitely stronger than the combination of Thunder Ibaka + Durant.

As long as the Finals face the Rockets, the probability of the Heat winning the championship will skyrocket.

It's just that in addition to being happy, the fans of the Heat are still in a cold sweat for the fierce situation in the Eastern Conference Finals.

originally thought that the old Big Three would not have much combat effectiveness, but I didn't expect the Eastern Conference Finals with the Celtics to be so stalemate, the two teams won their respective two home courts, and the battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to be held.

The day after the Rockets eliminated the Thunder, the crucial battle of Kings Mountain in the Eastern Conference Finals was played at the home of the Miami Heat.

The result of the game was that the Celtics defeated the Heat 94-90 and took the lead in the match point 3-2.

Heat fans are stupid, it won't be that the Heat Big Three will fall on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, right?

The day before, they were still happy that the Rockets who broke into the Finals were a remnant team, and they were going to be happy and sad in the blink of an eye!

Fortunately, under high pressure, James is really anxious.

Wang Chao, who joined the league later than him, has already won four championships and three MVPs, if he can't even get a championship for a long time, how will he continue to mix in the league in the future?

Thinking of the terrible consequences that the defeat might bring, James completely exploded in the sixth game of the series, slashing 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the Heat to defeat the Celtics 98-79 and tie the overall score 3-3.

Subsequently, in the Heat's home game of the seven-tiebreaker, James cut a quasi-triple-double of 31 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, won the tie-break, and defeated the Celtics 4-3 with difficulty, and the Heat Big Three finally successfully entered the finals.

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The NBA Finals, in fact, there is nothing to say, the results are clear at a glance.

No matter how strong Wang Chao is, it is impossible to lead Leonard and other rookies and role players to defeat the Heat Big Three.

After all, James is at the peak of his career and is at his strongest competitive state, and Wade is not as serious as the decline in competitive form in the next two seasons, plus a Bosh who can attack with a frame and open up the interior space.

The Rockets were completely unable to contain the Heat's offense.

Leonard can limit Harden, which can effectively reduce Kobe's shooting percentage, but it is obviously not enough to look at James.

On the other hand, James and Battier's defensive strategy against Wang Chao was very successful.

The Heat team has fought hard to limit Wang Chao, if you have the ability to pass the ball, then pass it, anyway, I just want to wrap you, even if you don't hold the ball, run to the bottom corner as a fixed-point shooter, you have to arrange one person to defend closely, and the other is on standby not far away.

No matter how strong Wang Chao's offensive ability is, the shooting rate of forcing the shooting against the defense of two people at the same time will not be particularly high, and more often than not, he will not even have a chance to shoot.

After the start of the finals, the Rockets won one game with home-court advantage, but then lost three games in a row, and in the fifth game, they relied on Wang Chao's 11-of-18 shooting from outside the three-point line, and finally scored 53 points to finally win another game, but then lost the game in the sixth game of the series, and the total score was fixed at 4:2.

After winning the championship, James cried with joy, it was too difficult, it was really too difficult, his career was simply hellish difficulty, and even this championship could be won so easily, thanks to the black-footed Perkins of the Thunder.

James really can't imagine what the consequences will be if he hasn't won a championship in the past few years since he joined the Heat, when he left his hometown, brought his talent to the South Coast, and played brother basketball, but he didn't win the championship, then his career will be completely reduced to a laughing stock, and he will not even be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, God still favors him!

Losing the game, Wang Chao didn't look too disappointed, but he didn't have the generosity to the point of running to congratulate James and others.

In this Finals, any Rockets player or even a fan has only one thought, and that is disobedience.

If Da Yao can play, those guys on the inside of the Heat team are all piles of toys that can be kneaded casually, and Wang Chao will not be targeted by the other party like that, and it is really not certain who wins and who loses...... No, they will have a better chance of winning the Grand Final.

In 6 games, Wang Chao averaged 37 points, 13 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game, 50+ in one game, 40+ in one game, and scored more than 30 points in the remaining four games.

This also means that even James and Battier's top defenders in the front line can't completely limit Wang Chao's scoring, just a little bit, as long as Da Yao is healthy, he will definitely win.

Looking at James, who was roaring in the sky and releasing the pressure in his heart, and the Heat players who rushed up to celebrate wildly, Wang Chao turned around and patted Leonard and other teammates with unwilling expressions on his face.

"It's okay, if you're not convinced, just win it back next year, as long as you remember this day and keep this unwilling feeling in your heart, you will definitely get stronger next season."

Since the incident has happened, Wang Chao will not be distressed or angry about it, as he said, a championship is just a championship, and there are many opportunities to get it later.

James: They are happy right now, but they can never imagine how terrifying the Rockets they will face next year.

Leonard, Butler, Parsons and several rookies have been trained by this season's game experience and sparring potions, and if they work hard next season, they should be able to reach the level of the third season of their careers in the playoffs.

Leonard and Butler are both players who can contribute 14+5 steadily in the third season of their careers, and they are still not the team's main scoring points. Parsons averaged 16.6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game in his third season with the Rockets, and the duo's performance on the offensive end can be expected a little more.

And in the original history, Leonard and Butler were both selected to the All-Defensive Second Team in their third season, and they really became the top outside defenders!

With two outside partners who integrate offense and defense, Wang Chao will not fall into a situation of being extremely targeted by the Heat like in this finals...... No, strictly speaking, the Rockets are more than capable of letting James experience what it feels like to be in the Finals next year.

By the way, Thomas Jr.'s third season of his career, that is, in the 13-14 season of the Kings, averaged 20.3 points and 6.3 assists per game, shooting 45% from the field.

After all, he is also the top rookie in the class of 2011. The first player outside of Irving to average more than 20 points per game.

(Da Yao is injured, I actually hesitated for a long time about the plot of the Heat team winning the championship, because I can imagine how many readers will spray poison when this plot is written, but there is no way, the protagonist has four championships so far, if he wins the championship this year, Leonard Butler will not lose the championship when he grows up, four rookie contracts and four championships, and the rise of the Warriors in less than 15 years, the protagonist will have eight championships in hand, and there will really be nothing to write about at that time, so please forgive me.) ）

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