Chapter 885 [This is dominance]
In the fifth game, the Thunder failed to withstand the King's attack at home.
Just like last season's loss, the Thunder led the first three quarters and was reversed in the last quarter. The five starting players were able to fight against the Kings, but the substitutes were unable to go on the bench, and something happened as soon as they got on.
The Thunder substitute is too bad. Reggie Jackson is just a rookie. He has good personal abilities. If he doesn't cooperate with his teammates, he will be busy.
Collison is a defensive player, his style is very similar to Tygibson and his scoring ability is average. Bai Ade has strength, his lateral movement speed is too slow, and he can't defend well. Cook and Fisher have no sense of existence.
McGrady and Whiteside don’t play, and the Kings have 11 players who can rotate. There are only 8 people who rotate the Thunder, and the others will be loopholes if they get on.
In the last quarter, Westbrook was hot-headed and strengthened his breakthrough. He threw himself into the basket several times, but he couldn't quickly return to defense after falling to the ground. His style of play was extremely brave, but it might not be beneficial. Once he didn't make the shot, he might be hit and counterattacked.
Curry made four three-pointers in the last quarter, made 7 of 9 three-pointers in the game, scoring 31 points and 5 assists, and won the first wave.
Sina Live, the commentator joked like crosstalk throughout the whole show.
Ke Fan described Curry at the end of the game: "He became the last brace to crush the Ninja Turtles"
In the entire series, Westbrook, who was laughed at by Chinese fans as "Raphael", performed too badly. His shooting percentage had just reached 40% and his three-point shooting percentage was 287. However, he was the one with the most shots in the team, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was an undercover agent.
Many Thunder fans were dissatisfied and proposed to trade him, changing to a point guard who could organize it.
Westbrook changed from No. 2 to No. 1. Judging by the dimensions of classic No. 1 positions such as Steve Nash, Magician, Kidd, etc., his shortcomings and shortcomings are fully exposed.
The functional standards of the orthodox No. 1 position can be defined by organization, control rhythm and support. The upper limit is "comprehensive coordination" and the lower limit is "team awareness".
To put it bluntly, I have to lead the whole team to play. For example, what Nash shows is "You focus on defending the stars, I will run and pass and cut in the whole team to connect the team to your regional joint defense, and I will support you to target or long shots and you will be able to keep the game in check." He has countless ways to break through the opponent's defense, and the opponent will never know what his next step is.
Entering the 21st century, there are two point guards in the league that are very alternative, namely Rose and Wei Shao. They play style and game thinking are almost the same as classic point guards. They have strong attack power, which directly destroys the defense to change the game situation.
They only have one way to play basketball, and everyone knows what he is going to do next.
If you face someone who is inferior to them, your opponent will be powerless.
When they faced stars who were stronger than them, such as Wang Jun, James, and Wei Shao cried.
Because single block cover, sudden points, empty cuts, and rapid advancement are his only weapons, he cannot control the rhythm and plays without the ball. When he is a three-pointer, he can only be restrained.
4-1, the Kings advanced to the finals first.
Everyone in the Kings had the confidence to defend their title successfully, and many people breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed much easier to play the Eastern Conference team.
However, they did not make a declaration of victory and were all low-key.
Wang Jun said plainly: "The two Eastern teams are not as weak as some people say. They have stars and excellent tactical cooperation. Wade and Paul are all superstars. Randolph, Bosh, and Bogut are not bad either. We cannot be careless at all, and we must prepare for the battle with 12 points."
After the game, Adam Xiaohua, vice president of the league, called Kings Manager Petri and asked him to notify the coaching staff and several players attending the press conference, asking them to praise the Eastern Conference team and keep a low profile.
In order to ensure the ratings of the finals, league officials fought hard.
Sherry Swallow prefers to make money and tries to turn it into a more commercial league. Doing so will at least keep fans expecting the finals.
If the king doesn’t take his opponent seriously, the media will add fuel to the fire, and there will definitely be fewer people paying attention to it.
James has a high emotional intelligence and is willing to praise his opponents, especially Paul, Wade and others have a good relationship with him. Wang Jun also won’t fight against the league, that’s what he’s full and has no benefit.
Even so, online comments tend to be kings.
"Wang Jun must be winning the championship again. It's too easy to win, and there's no meaning at all. The Spurs are a little startled. If you want to stop the King, the best way is not to form a star team, but to separate James and Wang Jun."
"Since Wang Jun entered, I don't believe that the insider won the world. The insider around him has never been stronger. It's best that Chandler and David Li combined. Since he left the Bulls, those two have never won."
"In the free market in the summer, as long as there are veteran centers willing to cut their salaries and join the Kings, who can beat them next season? It's too easy to win three consecutive championships."
"Wade, Bosh reminded me of Malone and Stockton, and Wang Jun, James in the same era, and they were simply too unfortunate."
In the East, the Heat won the match point at home, leading 3-2.
Both sides fought fiercely in each game, and the third game took two overtimes to decide the outcome.
Bogans and Stevenson could not defend Wade, which was the Heat's biggest advantage. Paul played against Chalmos and Cole easily. After pick-and-roll, he could also pass the inside and send out a subtle pass.
The two core cores have their own strengths and are evenly matched.
In the inside competition, the Heat failed to get a advantage, Bosh was better than Humphries, and Randolph beat Bogut.
Randolph began a variety of offensive performances, able to catch the ball and shoot outside after pick-and-roll, and play singles with the ball on his back. He turned to the bottom line with two strokes and relied on the tonnage to take Bosh.
No matter who is the one who is in charge of the defense, the fat man has a way to score, which makes the Heat very troubled.
Although Randolph is short on the defensive end, he can withstand people and protect backcourt rebounds. He is more like an All-Star than Bosh.
The Nets mainly rely on Paul and Randolph. Morrow and Famal gave some help, and they can shoot three-pointers and break through. Everyone else is defensive blue-collar. It is already very good to win two games with such a lineup.
In the sixth game, Bogut finally played once, scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Wade scored 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and pitcher Korver scored 5 three-pointers, becoming the third firepower point.
The Heat eliminated the Nets 4-2 and entered the Finals for two consecutive years.
In an interview, Wade said: "The Kings' lineup is super strong, we can only work hard to win. Even if we lose, we have to use all our strength."
Bosh and Bogut didn't mention winnings, and they were stimulated last season.
In both regular season games, the Heat lost in a relatively ugly way.
The lineup is poor, the Kings win in the finals experience, and the Heat have no home advantage yet. No matter how you look at it, the situation will be unfavorable to them.
Online fans voted to predict the victory or defeat, and 93 fans were optimistic about the Kings' defending their title, setting a record of support for the finals.
The expert group is generally optimistic about the Kings, and only two people think that the Heat has the possibility of winning the championship, but there is only hope.
The bookmakers are even more optimistic about the king and they are simply not allowed to bet.
David Stern is quite helpless about this. It is useless for Kings players to be low-key. No one thinks that the two teams are on the same level.
This is dominance, which not only ruled the stadium, but also ruled the fans' thoughts.
To be continued.
Chapter completed!