The Clippers are in the Finals again, and this time it means something completely different.

The Clippers are poised to become the first dynasty team of the 21st century!

The collapse of the OK combination in the West Finals also announced the end of a short but glorious era in the eyes of fans.

In this Western Showdown, the OK combination has made some subtle changes.

The Big Shark is still the strongest center, and it is likely that it will still be in the next few years.

But the years are cruel, and this time in the West, the big sharks can no longer dominate the entire offensive and defensive ends of the entire basket by themselves as they have done in the past four years.

The current big sharks need a more dynamic power forward who can defend and shoot, and it is not the same as before, and the big forward position is the strongest twin towers to stand with O'Neal.

Clifford Robinson is very good, he is full in the regular season, excellent in help defense, and individual defense is okay, but in the playoffs, when the confrontation reaches the highest level in history, he is okay except for catching and shooting, and everything else seems to be good.

When O'Neal goes down to rest, Spider-Man can even go to the low post and sit on his back to beat Clifford Robinson, Matt Harprin just runs and cuts in, Clifford Robinson doesn't dare to easily make up for the help of others, and must follow to contain Matt Halprin and give the whole basket and close defensive pressure to the big sharks.

The 37-year-old Clifford Robinson has dropped to a pitiful 100 kilograms in order to maintain his flexibility, not to mention Spider-Man and the Clippers captain, and after the third-year Gerard Wallace cuts into the frame, he can crush Clifford Robinson into the basket and cause damage to the big sharks.

The reason for the decline in the black mamba's physical strength this season has long been thoroughly analyzed by the media - in order to carry the forwards who are a lap older than him, he chose to gain weight to be heavier than the team's starting power forward, which made him who has become an iron man in the past two seasons start to suffer injuries again, and the continuous plummeting.

In this Western Finals, after the Black Mamba played more than 40 minutes, the defense was invisible.

Spider-Man can still have space to shoot after receiving the ball when he is tired of becoming a dog, just because the Black Mamba defense can't keep up.

Black Mamba can score no matter how tired he is, but defense is different, defense is a fight for physical strength.

The gloves are excellent, and the 35-year-old has maintained a top-notch defensive efficiency of 3.8 after playing 32 minutes.

But the point-guard's glove didn't work at all when the Lakers met Spider-Man.

This is not the 90s, and today's NBA has a group of small forwards with physical monsters.

Spider-Man, Anthony, Artest, James, Marion, ...... This group of people is a large circle larger than the glove, and the strength is completely crushed, and the speed is faster than the glove.

The Black Mamba needs a helper who can carry that herd of animals up front, so he can get that damn weight down, get back to his health, and turn back into the physical monster who can break through dunks in double overtime.

The reason for this is that the big sharks have seen a very obvious decline, from the strongest super center in history to the super center in the league today.

The negative impact of the decline of the big shark is greater than the positive impact of the improvement of the strength of the black mamba!

When the OK combination begins to have such and such requirements for the strength of the helper, they are no longer the OK combination that was the 'best in the world'.

If it is replaced by last season's OK combination, Gentry will definitely not dare to fight the Lakers all the way when Jordan and Bibby are gone.

The Clippers' performance in the Finals this time is shocking, and their performance in the Western Conference playoffs in the past three years is destined to go down in NBA history.

When the OK group was at its peak, Spider-Man led the Clippers to a brazen victory, ending the Lakers' quasi-dynasty in full swing.

And in the next two seasons, in the three years at the peak of the OK combination, the OK combination continued to be suppressed, and the three kills ended the peak of the OK combination!

After this Western Showdown, in the eyes of the people, the OK combination has completely become a thing of the past, and it is time for the Purple and Gold Army to start a new chapter.

This combination will be remembered for a long time by the people of the future, and the people of the future will also deeply remember the new duo who killed this combination.

The era of KILL of Kidd + Li Ao is being hyped by the media led by ESPN is coming!

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At 8:40 p.m. on June 13, at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena in Detroit, the live boos seemed to pierce the ceiling, and the Clippers who were playing away entered first.

Despite the home-court advantage, the Pistons fans are beating drums in their hearts.

Twice in the regular season against the Clippers, both were hammered.

During the Western Conference Finals, Pistons fans collectively incarnated as old Lakers fans for 15 years, cheering for the Lakers while reminiscing about the wonderful time when they swept the Lakers in the Finals 15 years ago.

They would prefer to meet the Lakers, who have more depth but more veterans, than the Clippers, whose oldest players in the core roster are Kidd and everyone else is around 25.

However, the fact that the Clippers are younger is secondary, and the Pistons fans are most afraid of Kidd!

The foundation of the Pistons' ability to break through from the East is the stability of Ray Allen, the defense of Artest, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Milicic, Tyshawn Prince and others, and the key point is that Billups, who averaged 24.7 points per game with a 47% shooting rate!

In this Eastern Conference final, Billups played the performance of the first guard in the East, and with a middle-class contract, he looked better than Carter and Maddie in the big game.

Perhaps in the East today, Iverson is the only one who can be better than Billups in the playoffs, but Iverson did not make the playoffs this year, and Billups is the No. 1 guard in the East in this playoffs.

Billups meets Kidd......

After the game began at 9 p.m., the fears of Pistons fans became reality.

Billups shot 0 of 2 in the first quarter, got 0 points, 1 board, 1 assist and 2 turnovers!

The Pistons have relied heavily on Billups, Ray Allen, and Artest for scoring this season.

Among them, Billups is the most critical, although he was the lowest scoring among the three outside stars in the regular season, his rhythm control and key ball performance are indispensable for the Pistons.

This was especially true in the playoffs, when opponents defended Ray Allen's shots and Artest's cut-and-go shots, and Billups' mid-range and long-range singles were the Pistons' scoring pillar.

Billups played like this, and the Pistons' already bad offense collapsed!

Ao Lee, Gerard Wallace, and Matt Harprin confidently handed over the top arc area to Kidd alone.

Matt Harprin went to chase Ray Allen to catch the ball, Gerald Wallace went to fight Artest hand-to-hand, and Li Ao went to defend in tandem on the strong side, and shot after cutting and covering without the ball.

If Artest and Ray Allen go to the weak side, then Gerard Wallace and Matt Harprin will do the trick alone.

The difference between the strong side and the weak side is that the weak side can only respond purely to play off-ball cover, block and dismantle passes, and divide the ball in the high and low positions...... The side of the tactics is called the strong side.

The Pistons' offense was so bad in the first half of the quarter, but the defense was still very good.

Especially anti-counterattack.

Billups' main outside offense was not completely useless, Kidd went to the top of the arc, and there was no condition to grab the board at the first time, and the Clippers' counterattack encountered the first gear limit.

Ben Wallace, Artest, and Billups' retreat, and Kidd's three-line counterattacks of Li Ao, Gerard Wallace, and Matt Harprin can follow up one by one.

In this half quarter, the Clippers did not play a single successful counterattack.

But even so, the start was extremely unfavorable for the Pistons at home.

The Clippers went 9-5 in the first half of the first quarter and took a four-point lead in the first quarter!

After the official timeout, Carlisle opted to let Ray Allen and Artest attack.

The effect of this offensive adjustment is obvious, the Pistons scored 9 points in the second half of the quarter, which is still very poor, but not as ugly as the first half.

It's just that this adjustment allows Kidd to return to the wing, have a chance to grab the board, and have better conditions to launch a counterattack, and the Clippers only scored 6 points in the second half of the quarter, but they also scored 6 points by counterattacking.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Pistons by 7 points, 21-14!

It's not just Pistons fans who are very jealous of the Clippers, two days ago, almost all the Pistons players watched the live broadcast, and they were also trembling when they saw the Clippers knock down the Lakers.

At the beginning of the game, they also had images in their minds of being defeated by the Clippers in two regular season meetings.

Now that the first quarter of the Finals is being pressed by the Clippers, the confidence of the Pistons players has suffered a heavy blow.

Billups is well aware of how poor he is against Kidd and has spent the last two days trying to figure out how to make a difference and how to break down Kidd's defence.

But the preparation of such hard work was easily dealt with by the experienced Kidd...... Billups had a problem with his mentality, which in turn affected the whole team.

Not only the offense, but also the defense.

Billups' wing support performance has declined, which has had a great impact on the Pistons' interior defense.

Seeing that the opponent was in chaos, Kidd issued an order - fight with all your might!

The Clippers played with offense and defense in the second quarter, scoring 26 points in a single quarter while defending the Pistons to only 13 points.

At halftime, the Clippers led the Pistons by 20 points, 47-27!

Billups' mental conditioning was quite strong, and after a breakdown in the second quarter, he picked himself up after halftime.

Even after trailing by 20 points at halftime, he still didn't give up.

After three seasons with the Pistons, Billups has gone from being a parallel trader and a homeless man to a trusted leader for his teammates.

His mentality collapsed and his teammates were greatly affected.

He picked himself up again, and his teammates followed suit.

On the offensive end, when Kidd couldn't play, Billups stopped attacking and focused on defense as he did in the second half of the first quarter.

Ray Allen, who was in his prime, and Artest, who was on the rise, took on the offensive load.

On the Clippers' side, they fought too hard in the second quarter, and they were weak in the third quarter.

The Pistons went 25-16 in the third quarter to narrow the gap to 11 points heading into the fourth quarter.

This kind of chasing momentum is very ferocious, but for a 20-point difference, it is somewhat insufficient.

In the final quarter, Li Ao, who had rested for half a quarter in the second half of the third quarter, returned to the court, relying on the passes of Kidd and Odom, Gerald Wallace's cut-in compression defense, and O'Neal Jr.'s basket containment, Li Ao scored 8 points on 3-of-6 shots and 2-of-3 free throws in the final quarter!

Under the leadership of Li Ao, the Clippers scored 19 points in the final quarter, and at the same time suppressed the Pistons' ferocious offense in the third quarter to only 22 points!

Li Ao made 11 of 23 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, plus 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 30 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

Kidd only scored five points tonight, and only had eight assists, which was just 10 rebounds.

But while he organized the offense to ensure the team's basic score, he only scored 4 points, 2 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers on 1-of-10 shooting!

Ray Allen had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Artest had 20 points, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Ben Wallace had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks, Tianzun had 7 points, 10 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, and Milicic had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks...... The other main players of the Pistons are okay, but they can't stand Billups meeting Kidd!

82-74, the Clippers defeated the Pistons strongly, leading 1-0 on the road!

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The first game of the finals was as one-sided as the media and fans expected.

The Pistons were chasing points in the second half, showing the strength of their star group.

But the difference in strength is very obvious, mainly because of the gap between the point guards of the two teams.

The forward line combination of Ray Allen and Artest performed slightly better than the forward line combination of Li Ao and Gerard Wallace.

But Billups and Kidd were in opposition, and Billups was completely abused.

Fans who watched the live broadcast may be able to see the shining points of Billups' game.

But the ratings of this game were quite poor, and the number of paid ratings did not exceed 10 million at the beginning of the game.

In fact, many fans choose to wait, look at the score after the first quarter or the first half, and then choose whether to spend this money.

Result: The Pistons scored 27 points at halftime...... Eagle Sauce, except for basketball fans in the greater Los Angeles area and the Detroit City Circle, not many people watched the live broadcast of this game.

In previous years, there were many passerby sports fans watching the live broadcast, but this year's playoffs have played the title of "the ugliest playoffs in history".

By the end of the game, the number of paid viewers will exceed 10 million, less than half of last season's Finals ratings.

Stern hanged himself with all his heart.

The only good news is that the ratings on the flower planter's side have risen instead of falling.

But the local market is at the heart of the NBA.

There were fewer people watching, and most people only saw stats that couldn't be worse than Loops.

Billups made his first appearance on the finals stage and was scolded for not being able to ......

However, being sprayed with this kind of thing, as a draft year of the 97th Tanhua show but the early stage of his career was extremely poor, Billups has been immune.

After a day of rest, on the 15th, the Pistons hosted the second game of the Finals against the Clippers.

After the start of the game, Billups firmly played - pure defense + waiting for Kidd's defensive flaws to shoot the basket.

Kidd, who reached the finals for the first time in his 30s, didn't give Billups a chance to catch a flaw and continued to lock Billups to death.

However, the defense led by Billups was much stronger than the previous game.

The Pistons scored just 13 points in the first quarter, and they also scored 15 points against the Clippers.

The Pistons and Clippers were tied 17-18 in the second quarter, and the difference was only stretched by one point, and they trailed the Clippers by three points at halftime, 30-33, and looked promising.

Fans in the stadium were expecting the Pistons to go on a rampage in the second half like they did in the last game.

But it was the Clippers who went wild in the third quarter!

The Clippers went into the final quarter with a 22-11 lead, 55-41, and the Clippers led the Pistons by 14 points.

In terms of defensive continuity in the Iron and Blood War, the Pistons, who are well-staffed in the frontcourt, are even stronger than the Pacers.

Billups went on a rampage in the Eastern Conference finals, which was the winning weapon for the Pistons to win the Eastern Conference finals, and their ability to rely on defensive continuity to stifle the Pacers' scoring throughout the game was the foundation.

In the third quarter, the Clippers went on a limited rampage, scoring only 22 points, and in the final quarter, the Pistons pulled the Clippers' score down again, allowing the Clippers to score only 17 points.

However, although the defensive continuity of the Clippers is not as good as that of the Pistons, it will not be bad enough to be chased by the Pistons for 14 points in a single quarter, and the G1 Pistons are so fierce in the third quarter that they only narrowed the gap by 11 points.

The Pistons scored 23 points in the final quarter to narrow the gap by 6 points...... Lose better.

Li Ao had 21 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Kidd had 13 points, 9 boards and 5 assists, and Gerald Wallace had 16 points and 8 boards...... 72-64, the Clippers scored another game, leading 2-0 on the road!

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After the first two games of the finals, the gap between the two sides is obvious.

It's not that the Pistons weren't strong enough, it's that they were unlucky enough to run into the Clippers who restrained them the most.

The Pistons did a better job of defending the Clippers than the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, and it was difficult for the Clippers to score 90+ in a single game.

But their strongest single point in the playoffs was completely locked in by Kidd, and they couldn't struggle at all on the offensive end.

G2 Billups took just 8 shots, 2-of-8 shooting, including 3 three-point shots, and went on 2-of-2 free throws to finish with six points, seven rebounds and five assists.

With such a performance, even Pistons fans can't think of how to win.

The Clippers only need Li Ao, Kidd, and Gerald Wallace on the offensive end, and the others can focus on defense, and they don't need to fight for luck like the Lakers.

On June 18, the Clippers ushered in the third game of the finals with the Pistons at home.

With a 2-0 lead on the road, the Clippers players are in full swing with a clear goal – not to return to Detroit in the Finals.

The Clippers continued their strong run in the first two games, 22-16 in the first quarter and 22-21 in the second quarter, leading the Pistons by 7 points at halftime 44-37!

However, although the Clippers led by more points than G2 in the first half, the Pistons felt that they played better than G2 in the first half.

The Pistons' offense has changed a lot from the first two games.

In G2, although Billups didn't shoot much, he was the one who attacked with the ball.

Tonight, the Pistons let Ray Allen hold the ball in the first quarter, and the effect was obvious, and the Pistons scored more than 15 points in the first quarter and more than 20 points in the second quarter for the first time in the finals.

From the perspective of the Clippers, the Clippers scored 22 points in the second quarter to suppress the rebound of the Pistons, who scored 21 points.

And from the perspective of the Pistons - they branched out in the second quarter, biting the point difference and not allowing the Clippers to further stretch the point difference.

And when the Clippers scored 20 points in the second quarter in a row, they still bit the score!

Ray Allen has been putting aside his meaningless face since Christmas this season and focusing on playing without the ball.

But in just a few months, his offensive ability with the ball has not deteriorated, and the manager asked him to pick it up again, and he played as a top star!

5 of 11 shots in the half, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, got 13 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal!

Ben Wallace also contributed to the half-time bite, he played 18 minutes in the half and grabbed 13 rebounds, seven of which were offensive rebounds, and although he couldn't score on offensive rebounds, he handed out 3 assists!

In the third quarter, the Clippers played very cautiously, playing steadily on the offensive end and cautious on the defensive end...... Still couldn't suppress the Pistons' upward momentum.

Ben Wallace's offensive rebounding performance in the first half gave Ray Allen and Billups a lot of confidence, Billups was still playing iron, but Ben Wallace was able to grab an offensive rebound and throw it to Ray Allen as an assist.

Ray Allen made 3 of 4 three-pointers in the first half of the third quarter, scored 9 points in the first half of the quarter, and led the team to an 18-10 half-quarter score, and the Pistons overtook the Clippers by 1 point at 55-54!

Ben Wallace's personal assist count has increased to 6, setting a new record for his playoff personal assists per game!

Entering the official timeout, Gentry was at a loss.

This kind of orgasm that is purely based on personal ability is the most difficult to deal with.

At this time, Gentry's lover quietly suggested that he use that routine.

Gentry felt dirty when he heard it, and he used it......

After returning from an official timeout, Gentry sent Robert Traylor on.

Carlisle's eyes focused on the tractor, what is the trick of the opposite coach to send this bench player?

After a while, Carlisle went numb.

The opposite side actually started the shark slashing tactic against Ben Wallace!

This move quickly contained the offensive momentum of the Pistons.

But the Clippers' smooth offense, which averaged 20+ per quarter in front, was also interrupted as a result.

The shark slashing tactic has always been a very good tactic to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, and the NBA doesn't shoot too many insides, and every team's main interior has players who don't shoot good free throws.

But the shark slashing tactic did not become a mainstream tactic.

Because the shark slashing tactic destroys not only the opponent's attack, but also your own offensive rhythm.

And you can't guarantee that a player who shoots 50 percent from the free-throw line will only shoot like that tonight.

This is a tactic that injures 800 enemies and does not know how much self-inflicted damage.

However, when used at the right time and at a critical moment, it can occasionally work wonders.

The Clippers got it right tonight with this trick!

Ben Wallace, who made 1 of 2 free throws in the first half, came back from an official timeout and walked to the free throw line in a row, making 1 of 6 free throws!

During this period, although the Clippers' offensive rhythm was also lost, they have a player who is good at shooting unreasonable goals - Spider-Man!

Li Ao once faced the catch of Artest's defense and turned to shoot in the middle of the shot, and once turned around with a back hit and burst into a close-range stride hook to score.

58-56, the Clippers overtook the Pistons by two points!

In the remaining 4 minutes, the two teams started an ugly iron feast, and after the third quarter, the score was 62-60, and the Clippers held on to their slight lead!

In the final quarter, the two teams, whose offensive rhythm had collapsed, continued to play iron.

In such a game, Li Ao chose to throw wildly, shooting 3 of 9, no three-point shots, no free throws, and scored 6 points in a single quarter.

Combined with Kidd's bottom corner three-pointer, Gerald Wallace's second offense causing a foul and making one of two free throws, and O'Neal Jr. receiving the ball in the low post and turning back to score two points from close range, the Clippers scored 12 points in the final quarter.

It was a low score, too low to look at, but the Pistons had just eight points in the first 11 minutes and 52 seconds......

On the final shot, Ray Allen hit a three-point shot from two meters away from the top of the arc to push the Pistons to double digits in the final quarter, but it didn't affect the outcome of the game.

Li Ao had 23 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and Kidd had 12 points, 10 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals...... 74-71, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Pistons by 3 points, and the big score was 3-0 and they got the match point!

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On June 20th, the fourth game of the finals continued at the Staples Center.

Trailing 0-3, the Pistons still did not give up, and they firmly believed that as long as they were not eliminated, they still had the possibility of winning the championship.

They continued their G3 offensive performance tonight, with Ray Allen shooting 11-of-24, including 4-of-7 three-pointers, and 4-of-5 free throws to score 30 points.

Ben Wallace had 12 points, 16 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and Billups was also a rare 'efficient' tonight, shooting 3-of-6, including 2-of-4 three-pointers, plus 2-of-2 free throws, to get 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Coupled with Artest's 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, the Pistons defeated the Clippers 81-75 and refused to be swept!

Li Ao had 23 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and Kidd had 15 points, 8 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals, but they still failed to complete the sweep.

The Pistons played no different from G3 tonight, and they were a little more efficient than G3.

Under such extremely unfavorable conditions, Carlisle was stunned to come up with an effective strain.

Gentry didn't try to cut the shark again tonight, and his lover didn't suggest it.

The last win was too thrilling, Ray Allen's three-point touch in these two games, and the last game where Ray Allen really threw two three-pointers in the center circle is possible.

It's not that the Clippers don't have the ability to win normally, and Carlisle's contingency strategy only creates an opportunity for the Pistons, and this opportunity can only appear when Ray Allen feels hot, and the Pistons can win tonight, relying on Billups' offensive performance.

On June 22, the finals ushered in the fifth game.

The Pistons scored 80+ points in a single game in the last game, and they ran out of touch.

Ray Allen scored just 19 points tonight on 6-of-20 shooting, including 3-of-12 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws.

Artest had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and did his best.

Ben Wallace's 13 points and 17 boards couldn't have been better.

On the other side, Li Ao made 13 of 27 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 34 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.

Kidd shot 7-of-13, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and one steal.

Plus Gerald Wallace's 13 points, Odom's 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and O'Neal Jr.'s 6 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks......

88-75, the Clippers cleanly defeated the Pistons, 4-1, to win the championship!

After the final whistle blew, the scene fell into a carnival.

Kidd looked at the big score on the big screen and the words 'NBA champion' next to his team's logo, he patted his face, still a little incredulous.

Last summer, he hesitated for a long time about whether to leave the Nets and where to go.

When Stockton approached him, he refused without hesitation, he initially thought that Stockton wanted him to go to Salt Lake City, and when the other party said that he wanted to help him go to the Clippers, he did not immediately agree, but hesitated for a long time.

It was because of his hesitation that the Clippers missed the stage that could be strengthened after the trade, and this season has been so hard.

Because he didn't know what the end result would be if he came to a team that had been so successful for the past two years.

The Clippers have to pay a lot to get him, and the situation after the trade is not necessarily better than the Rockets at that time.

And once the Clippers fail to win three consecutive championships, the pot will have to be buckled on him, the newcomer.

Now, Kidd is incredibly grateful to Stockton for his persistence!

The celebration was over, and Stern came up to present the awards.

Li Ao, Ballmer, and Kidd lifted the championship trophy together!

Then, Li Ao walked up to Stern alone and picked up another trophy.

Li Ao averaged 26.2 points, 6.8 boards, 2.6 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per game in 5 games, beating Kidd, who averaged 12.2 points, 9.6 boards, 7.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, and won the Finals MVP for the third consecutive year!

A new dynasty in Angel City is born!

(End of chapter)