After a few rounds of fighting with Butler, Wang Chao probably guessed the other party's thoughts.

This strategy is simple and straightforward, but in many cases, the simplest is often the most effective.

Originally, when the Rockets were at their strongest, they were able to create a lot of trouble for the Warriors, relying on Harden's infinite blocking and dismantling of Curry's military training to maximize Curry's physical strength on the defensive end, so that he did not have enough physical strength to do things on the offensive end.

There is no problem with the Spurs' strategy itself, according to normal people's thinking, an older player like Wang Chao must be a big problem in the park game with a tight schedule.

Even if it doesn't show up in the game, the extra physical exertion will eventually show its feet.

Take this as a goal and give it a go, maybe there is really hope for a comeback.

But it's a pity that Wang Chao is not an ordinary person.

The steel and iron bones give him a longer peak period than ordinary people, and the physical strength potion of the store module can ensure that after each race, Wang Chao's physical fitness can recover as quickly as possible, coupled with the talent effect of long-distance runner talent that can directly restore physical fitness on the field.

Although Wang Chao is 37 years old, as long as he wants, it is not difficult to play a full 48 minutes in a game.

Butler's current behavior, far from being the way he wanted, will exacerbate the Spurs' rout.

You can see it from the trend of the game.

Butler is not Wang Chao's opponent at all in one-on-one, not to mention that the offense is guarded down by various defenses, and there is no way to take Wang Chao's offense on the defensive end.

In the first quarter of the game, Wang Chao scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and Butler scored only 5 points on 2-of-7 shooting.

In the second quarter of the game, Wang Chao scored 11 points again in a single quarter, and Butler only had 2 points.

Butler, who was already completely suppressed in the first half, played even more difficult in the second half.

Because of the tough Wang Chao at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the first half of the game, Butler's physical consumption was serious, far beyond his expectations.

As a result, in the third quarter of the game, Butler was physically exhausted and his steps were vain.

But what he couldn't accept the most was that he was obviously so tired, but Wang Chao was still alive and well, running back and forth on the field as if he was completely tireless.

Wang Chao at his peak is the strongest physical monster in the league, which Butler is clear, but this is all in 2020, Wang Chao is still physically better than him at the age when ordinary players are ready to retire, which is somewhat unacceptable to him.

Seeing this scene, Popovich on the sidelines also knew that their plan had failed, Wang Chao was so unreasonable, so consumed at all costs, he couldn't let his physical strength bottom out.

It's just that in this way, the Spurs really don't even have the slightest hope of turning the tables.

In the first game, the Clippers won easily 118-92.

Wang Chao scored 26 points in the half, 48 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, although he did not average a triple-double per game, but his personal score of nearly 50 points tore the Spurs' defense to pieces.

As for Butler, who was very fierce in the first half of the fight with Wang Chao, his performance was a little crotch-pulling.

He shot just 38.8% from the field on 7-of-18 shooting, and finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers.

Although the courage to challenge Wang Chao is commendable, the gap in strength cannot be smoothed by perseverance.

To make matters worse, even with such a poor performance, Butler was the team-leading scorer for the Spurs.

Vucevic was taken care of by Da Lo and Howard in this game, and played very hard, with only 15 points and 7 rebounds in the game.

After this game, the entire Spurs team fell silent.

The lowest is obviously Butler, who was suppressed and beaten by Wang Chao throughout the whole process.

He didn't expect that he had been obscene for so long, and finally went out in six god suits, and wanted to stiffen Wang Chao head-on, but found that his six god costumes were actually just six Dolan, and they were not vulnerable to breaking at all.

Of course, this is only the first game of the series, and although we know that there is a huge gap in quality, now is far from the time to give up.

Two days later, in Game 2 of the series, the Spurs regained their strength and continued to launch a comeback against the Clippers.

With the experience of the last game, the Spurs can be said to have intensified this time, Butler can't consume Wang Chao alone, then unlimited double package, don't believe you Wang Chao's physical fitness is unlimited!

Wang Chao's physical strength is indeed not unlimited, but in the face of the bag, there are too many ways for him to deal with it.

With the talent of being outnumbered, it can help him break through the bag.

The combination of a clever passer and God's perspective talent allows Wang Chao to easily find a teammate who is in an open position and successfully pass the ball.

Even if Wang Chao doesn't rely on himself and relies on his teammates on the Clippers, he can also solve the problem of bag clipping.

The Clippers are not players without the ball, and the best sixth man, Luis. Williams is a point guard himself, and Alexander, who is at the shooting guard position, also has the ability to attack with the ball.

If he doesn't want to be caught for a long time, Wang Chao can pass the ball directly to them and play a dozen without the ball for the time being.

No matter how frustrated the Spurs are, they can't still resolutely cover Wang Chao without the ball, so they are simply not ready to win.

As a result, in the second game, under the Spurs' large number of packages, Wang Chao did not score 48 points like in the first game, but got 27 points, 14 rebounds and 18 assists, which was not much different from G1.

The Clippers made another 124-108 beat, and the big score had come to 2:0.

The difference in strength between the two teams is not as big as that of the Clippers and Grizzlies in the first round, but there is still a big gap.

In the comparison of the core ace main players, Wang Chao has completely defeated Butler, and the rest of the other main players, the Spurs do not have an advantage at all.

The Clippers have a bunch of good players such as Gallinari, Loewe, Lopez, Alexander, Harrell, etc., but the Spurs don't have many players who can handle them.

In the next game, the Clippers did not give the Spurs a chance, and won two more games neatly, swept the Spurs with a total score of 4:0, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference finals.

Two 4-0 sweeps in two rounds, the Clippers' dominance on the court can be seen.

In the entire series of the Spurs, no one scored more than 20+ points, not even Jimmy. Butler averaged 19.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in four games, shooting only 43% from the field.

But he can't be blamed, after all, he is Wang Chao.

Looking at the entire league, there are very few players who can still play normally under Wang Chao's defense, except for a few top MVP-level stars such as James and Durant, no one else can do it.

Although Butler is not strong enough and is widely praised in the league, there is obviously still a big gap between the strength of the above players.

Therefore, the requirements for Butler, whether it is the fans or the public media, will not be so high.

On the contrary, the media also praised Butler for his courage to challenge Wang Chao without fear of Wang Chao's fame.

But in any case, defeat is defeat.

The Spurs, who were swept 0:4, will leave the park and start the holiday early.

The Clippers, on the other hand, advanced to the Western Conference finals and waited for the winner of the Warriors and Lakers on the other side.

Compared to the Clippers, who easily qualified, the Warriors and Lakers had a much more intense matchup, after all, it was a matchup between two teams with arguably the best teams in the league.

Everyone expected that this would be a wonderful matchup, but no one expected that the competition between the two teams would be so fierce.

In the first game, the Lakers relied on the absolute advantage of the two towers on the inside, plus James threaded the needle and attacked the frame with the ball, won a large number of free throws, and defeated the Warriors, who had an outside three-point shooting rate of nearly 50%, to win the first game.

Immediately following the second game, the Lakers once again dominated as soon as they came up, and the Warriors' small-ball lineup was indeed a bit of a trick against the Lakers' interior twin towers.

The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and during the game, Thompson accidentally sprained his ankle during a knockdown save and could not continue the game.

was already at a disadvantage, and there was one less big general, which made the Warriors even worse, and they couldn't fight anymore at all, losing the second game, and the score came to 2:0.

After the game, Thompson was examined and found that although the injury was not serious, he would miss at least a week of games, which also meant that against the Lakers, the Warriors would have to compete with the Lakers without one of the Splash Brothers.

At this time, almost no one is optimistic about the Warriors.

But who would have thought that the game would be so dramatic.

In the third game of the series, facing the Warriors who lacked a big man, the Lakers failed to win the game, Thompson's injury seemed to inspire the Warriors, and the whole team was full of feelings, especially Curry, who shot 9 of 14 from beyond the three-point line, with a shooting rate of 64%! scored 44 points in the whole game, and led the Warriors to carry this game with difficulty.

In the fourth game of the series, the accident happened again.

Following the unexpected injury to Thompson of the Warriors, there were also injuries on the Lakers' side, and they were no less important than Thompson was to the Warriors.

The injured player is named Cousins.

Thompson just sprained his ankle, which wasn't serious, but Cousins was different.

In the fourth game, the Lakers lost the game due to Cousins' injury in the middle of the game, and the score returned to 2:2, and then Cousins went to the hospital for an MRI, and it was found that he had a torn Achilles tendon in his left foot, and the season was reimbursed.

A torn Achilles tendon is a big injury, the kind that can affect your career.

Considering that Cousins is currently almost 30 years old, suffering such an injury can almost declare the end of his career early.

As soon as this news came out, the Lakers were stunned.

This TM is also OK, huh?

Obviously, this year, the Lakers are strong and strong, and the Clippers have the best chance to defeat Wang Chao and win the championship.

After the calf, the slogan of the Lakers championship looks like it will not be until next season...... No, considering Cousins' serious injuries in his career, it's uncertain when we'll be able to shout slogans again.

Wang Chao didn't expect that Thompson and Cousins, two guys who were supposed to experience major injuries but had not been injured because of the butterfly effect, actually suffered injuries at the same time this year.

Thompson was slightly better, only with a slight sprain, and Cousins was unlucky, suffering the exact same injury as the original plane.

Considering that Cousins later stumbled in his career in another time and space, even if he joined the Warriors with a broken can, he failed to win the championship, and he could only play soy sauce as a substitute role player in the following years, and this injury is afraid that it really ended his career as an NBA star.

Without Cousins' Lakers, the advantage of the interior line is gone, after all, Towns alone cannot dominate the interior of the Warriors, and Green's single defense alone can limit Downs' play very well. ，

In the fifth game of the series, the two sides staged a big battle when they each lacked an All-Star level player, and in the end, the Warriors had a slight advantage and won the key battle of Tianwang Mountain, and the score came to 3:2.

The Warriors got the match point, and under the desperate situation of the Lakers, James bottomed out and rebounded in the G6 game, playing 44 minutes, and scored a big triple-double of 42 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

The final tie-break battle is completely a battle between James and Curry, the leaders of their respective teams, no one wants to lose, especially the Warriors, they are different from the Lakers, as long as they survive this game, Thompson will be able to return from injury when the West finals, and he still has the strength to fight.

On the other hand, the Lakers are different, without Cousins, even the Warriors' interior line cannot have the upper hand, and it is completely conceivable that when it comes to the Western Conference finals against the Clippers, the Lakers basically have no chance of winning.

But in the seventh game, the Warriors' outside hand felt collectively cold, and at the same time, Towns finally stood up again, playing exceptionally tough on the inside, frequently eating Green on the inside, and forcing Green to play less than 6 fouls in the third quarter of the game and was sent out.

The final result was that the Lakers defeated the Warriors 4-3, but it can be regarded as a lose-lose.

The Warriors obviously waited two more days for Thompson to return to the court and return to the full lineup, but they lost the game directly and were eliminated in the two days.

Although the Lakers defeated the Warriors to enter the Western Conference finals, they lacked the main player Cousins, and at the same time faced the Clippers led by Wang Chao, and the chances of winning were slim.

The only ones who are happy are the Clippers fans.

The Western Conference Finals became a Los Angeles derby between the Clippers and Lakers, and the opponent was missing Cousins.

This lie win is really inexplicable, they didn't do anything at all, but the opponent has already fought to the death, and in the end can only play them with a remnant, and the possibility of the Clippers losing the game is very small.

The Western Conference Finals playup has been scored, and the same is true for the East.

The Bucks defeated the Nets 4-2, and the Raptors narrowly defeated the Hornets 4-3.

Needless to say, the game between the Bucks and the Nets, although the combination of Jokic and Booker is very strong, it is obvious that the Bucks led by Brother Alphabet in the East are still a little unsightly, at least Jokic, who has not yet reached his true peak, does not have the ability to compete with Brother Alphabet.

As for the Raptors and Hornets, it is the same as the Warriors vs Lakers, it is a close battle.

(End of chapter)