"Squeak Squeak——!"

The referee's hurried whistle caused Green to turn his head to look at the opponent in a very irritable manner.

"Why did I get fouled just now?"

Seeing that the referee's face was not good, the other players of the Warriors hurriedly pulled the angry Green away.

Since the introduction of the league's zero-tolerance policy, referees have become the undisputed authority, and players can communicate with referees, but they must never question it, especially because of the decision to attack the referee, otherwise they have to be prepared to be blown off the field.

The Warriors already have a Bogut ejected, and if they have another Green, this game will not be played.

In fact, even now, the chances of the Warriors winning this game are slim to none.

A large number of fouls in the first quarter led to being pulled away, and in the second quarter, Curry was singled after being blocked and dismantled, and a lot of physical energy was consumed, resulting in more than half of the third quarter, and the Rockets had a 20-point lead.

Whether it is facing Leonard's Thompson or Cousins facing Whiteside, the offensive efficiency without the support of Curry's three-point shot has been greatly reduced, and it is also thanks to Iguodala, who came off the bench, had a good hand in this game, shooting three three-pointers, otherwise the point difference would have become even wider.

The team is in a backward stage, which inevitably makes Green impetuous, and the defensive moves can't help but start to get bigger, and all kinds of small actions are endless.

The foul just now was a vicious foul in which Green was annoyed and angry because he failed to jam Whiteside when grabbing a rebound.

Counting this foul, Green has already had 4 fouls on his back, and the fourth quarter of the game has not yet started.

Kerr also understands that this is not a winner-or-lose game, the entire series has to be played for seven games, and even losing one game on the opponent's home court is not the end of the world.

Therefore, after the end of the third quarter of the game, seeing that the team had no hope of turning around, Kerr chose to replace all the main lineup, save his strength, and start preparing for the next game.

When Curry sat on the sidelines, his clothes were already wet with sweat, and the towel was draped over his head, panting incessantly.

Before this game, he couldn't imagine that the opponent could still play like this? When he was on the court, Curry once doubted life, why is everyone targeting him? Even a soy sauce player like Middleton will not hesitate to resolutely hold the ball alone when facing him.

At the end of the third quarter, Curry felt more tired than playing a full game plus two overtimes, after all, he almost didn't stop on the defensive end, he kept defending, and he didn't stop defending so hard that the opponent couldn't limit the opponent's scoring, and the frustration of defensive failure was also affecting Curry's mentality.

As the NBA's new MVP, Curry can be described as high-spirited before the game, although the selection results are a bit of a league secret operation, and I don't want Wang Chao to easily get six consecutive regular season MVPs to completely monopolize this era, but in the final analysis, Curry still has a certain ability to compete with Wang Chao for this MVP, so that he can finally have a chance to be selected.

In the past five years, even if the league has such an idea, it has not been able to find any player who can compete with Wang Chao, not even James during the Heat period.

This regular season MVP gave Curry a lot of confidence, but that confidence was shattered in this game.

112:94。

In the first game of the Western Conference finals, the Rockets won the series by 18 points.

The new MVP was infinitely targeted in this game, and the physical consumption on the defensive end was too great, which made it difficult to do anything on the offensive end, with only 5 of 21 shots from the field, especially 2 of 12 three-point shots, and only 15 points, 5 assists and 6 turnovers.

Another of the Splash Brothers, Clay. Thompson's performance was slightly better than Curry's, but it wasn't actually much better under Leonard's full defense.

He scored 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 3-of-9 three-pointers.

The Warriors' top scorer is still Cousins, even if it is difficult to defend by Whiteside, but Cousins is an All-Star center after all, with outstanding offensive ability, 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-22 shooting.

It's just that the three most capable individuals on the Warriors team are only performing like this, and losing is naturally a matter of course.

Losing a game isn't a big deal, there's no team in the league that hasn't lost a game, but the Warriors don't feel good that even after the game, they still haven't figured out how to deal with the Rockets' infinite blocking and tear-down Curry.

If it's Butler, who has a low shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line, or Middleton, who is still a little lacking in individual ability, the Warriors could take the risk of blocking and dismantling to prevent Curry from being picked up and stared at.

But if it was just Wang Chao's move, it would be impossible for the Warriors to let go of the opportunity left for Wang Chao to shoot at the three-point line.

This is almost an unsolvable dead end, unless Curry can improve his defensive ability qualitatively, which can effectively reduce the opponent's offensive efficiency, and at the same time retain enough physical strength on the offensive end, otherwise there is no solution.

No way, who made Curry the core of the team, it doesn't matter if you are singled out on the defensive end, but it just can't be without you on the offensive end?

Two days later, until Game 2 of the Western Conference finals began, the Warriors couldn't figure out a way to crack it.

As a result, in the second game, Curry continued to be singled out for frequent military training.

Wang Chao is not too simple to play Curry with the ball, and he doesn't even need other offensive skills, just a dry shot from the outside, Curry has no way at all.

Although Curry, who is 1.91 meters tall, has the nickname of "Golden State LaVine" and his jumping ability is "amazing", even if he jumps with all his might, he can't reach Wang Chao's shot.

But Wang Chao didn't use dry pulls too much, for him, no matter who defended against the Warriors, scoring was easy and simple, and the main purpose of blocking and switching to Curry was to consume his physical strength on the defensive end, so that he didn't do anything on the offensive end.

Under this goal, the outside dry shooting is a relief for Curry, because his defense only needs to jump with Wang Chao, and the symbolic defense will not be too tiring.

Therefore, Wang Chao has very few shots, and in most cases, he will choose to break through with the ball that consumes the most physical strength.

Wang Chao is not afraid of being tired, Wang Chao, whose physical strength value has already reached 99, coupled with the physical blessing of the upgraded long-distance runner's talent, is a fierce man who can easily play the whole game, but a thin dog like Curry is completely different.

Even if there is Bogut on the inside, Green and others can help him defend and make up for the defense, Wang Chao's super strength still often squeezes him staggering.

It's not like the Warriors haven't tried to rescue Curry.

When the Rockets tried to form a misalignment when they were blocking, Green would cooperate with Curry to directly trap Wang Chao and try to force Wang Chao to make a passing error, but the tactics failed.

Facing the two-person bag, Wang Chao passed the ball out very calmly.

It's not so easy to wrap Wang Chao, at least it has to be James, a defensive player of Green's level can play two people, and the combination of Green + Curry is not enough to block Wang Chao's passing route.

In this game, Bogut was not blown off the court for malicious fouls, and protecting the frame under the basket helped the Warriors improve their overall defense, but on the offensive end, Curry's side was once again overconsumed and could not show the strength it should have, causing the Warriors to lose again.

107:99, the big score is 2:0.

Curry continued his poor run in this game, scoring just 17 points on 6-of-20 shooting.

After two games, the whole league was disappointed with the Warriors and Curry, the new MVP.

"I originally thought that the Warriors, who were only one win behind the Rockets during the regular season, might become a long-lost rival for the Warriors in the playoffs, but I didn't expect the difference in strength between the two teams to be so big."

"With the same lineup structure, the same run-and-gun tactics and small-ball lineup, the Rockets are not only more accurate than the Warriors on the outside, but also ahead of the other side in defense and athleticism.

"The most disappointing thing is undoubtedly the star of the Warriors, the new MVP Stephen. Curry, people have high hopes for him this season, after all, he broke Wang Chao's five-year monopoly on regular season MVP, and is the only rising star in the NBA league in the new era who has the opportunity to challenge Wang Chao. ”

"But the result? In the Rockets' infinite blocking and dislocation, Curry was blown up by Wang Chao on the defensive end, and he did nothing on the offensive end that he is best at. Do you deserve to snatch my MVP? ”

"The Warriors have no way to solve the tactics formulated by the Rockets against them, and it is difficult to do anything even if they return to their home court, this is the gap in the strength of the core main players of the two teams, and there is no way to erase it, and the players of the Rockets in other positions are only strong and not weak compared to the Warriors, how can they lose?"

On May 23, Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors, who returned to their home court, finally won a game. After two games of silence, Thompson finally had a shining show.

In this game, Thompson's hand was extremely hot, even in the face of Leonard's defense, the shooting percentage was still amazingly high, 12 of 19 shots, 7 of 9 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, 40 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, plus Cousins' 24 points and 10 rebounds, and finally won the game 115-109 with difficulty.

Curry still had a lot of noise in this game, scoring 16 points on 6-of-15 shooting, but fortunately, with Thompson's play, he finally won a victory, and the score was chased to 1:2, so there was still a glimmer of hope.

It's just that this hope is also a fleeting dream of Nanke.

Because two days later, in the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals on May 25, the Rockets blossomed across the board, and while 6 people scored double-doubles, Wang Chao, Leonard, and Butler all scored more than 20+ points, and the Rockets scored 128 points in the fourth quarter of the game.

On the other hand, on the Warriors' side, Curry's state finally warmed up slightly, with 23 points and 4 assists on 8-of-18 shooting, but the last game of Thompson, who was full of Buddha, entered the big move reading period in this game, and only 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting were recorded, and the whole team only scored 106 points in total.

When the game entered the fourth quarter, the fans at the Warriors' home court were all holding their heads in despair.

Losing this game, a 3-1 score will mean that the Warriors have little chance of a comeback, especially since the fifth series is going to Houston, the home of the Rockets, to win?

originally thought that the matchup between the Rockets and the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals would be a fierce battle between the dragons and tigers, but I didn't expect the situation to be so one-sided, and the Warriors were completely beaten by the Rockets by their hair and face, and they were beaten so that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen and they had no power to fight back.

"This Rockets team is too strong, the most terrifying thing is that they are not only strong Wang Chao, other players are also strong, Leonard, who was selected for the best second team and defensive team, suppressed Thompson almost unable to raise his head throughout the series, and the performance of Butler in the series is not inferior to Leonard, both of them average about 20 points per game in the series, ensuring the offensive firepower of the Rockets."

After Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the whole league decided that the Warriors were hopeless, and now the only one who could prevent the Rockets from winning three consecutive championships was the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The duel in the west is almost one-sided, while the crushing on the east side is even more thorough.

After four games, the Cavaliers directly sent the Hawks a crisp 4-0, sweeping the opponent to advance to the finals.

Although the regular season record is average, since entering the playoffs, the Cavaliers' state has gradually improved, the first round, the second round, the Eastern Finals, the Cavaliers all solved the opponent by big scores, and it was not only James, Irving, Embiid, Gasol and others who played well have a highlight performance, which makes people sigh that it is worthy of being the team with the most luxurious lineup in the league.

At the moment when the Warriors have been completely defeated by the Rockets, people who don't want the "Big Devil" Rockets to win the final championship can only expect this Cavaliers team to defeat the Rockets in the finals and smash the Demon King's conspiracy.

On May 27, Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.

The Rockets host a back-to-back Warriors at home.

In this game, the offensive efficiency of both teams was not high, and the Warriors also fought hard to avoid being eliminated, doing everything on the court, Green and Bogut both left the court with 6 fouls, and Cousins and Iguodala also both had 5 fouls.

However, this kind of tough battle, the Rockets have experienced many times in the past, experienced, and most importantly, Wang Chao will not give the Warriors any chance to turn around, he is not the Thunder team led by Durant next year, which can make the Warriors reverse the game in 3 sets in a row when they are 1:3 behind.

When other players were not feeling good, Wang Chao shot 15 of 26 from the field, 8 of 11 from three-point range, and scored 45 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists from free throws, leading the Rockets to defeat the Warriors 104-97 and 4-1 with a big score of 4-1, reaching the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year!

(End of chapter)