I am Really an Insider

Wayne stood at the door of Paul Allen's room with a heavy expression.

At this time, Paul's sister Judy also walked out of the room, glanced at Wayne, and forced a smile: "You see, he is an optimistic person."

"Well, he's also a brave man." Wayne shrugged.

One day ago, Paul Allen posted a message on his social media to make his illness public over the years.

Wayne found it strange because Allen's illness had not been disclosed to the public over the years, and only those around him knew about it.

After seeing this news, Wayne immediately rushed to Allen's house today. Sure enough, Wayne found that he was critically ill and the whole room was filled with medical equipment and doctors.

The purpose of his post was to prepare everyone mentally.

Allen was a little surprised when he saw Wayne coming.

After chatting with Judy, I learned that Allen's condition suddenly deteriorated half a month ago and he has been in critical condition.

But in order not to delay the team's preparations, Allen did not inform anyone on the team that he was critically ill.

After chatting with Paul for a while, Wayne walked out of the room without disturbing his rest.

This year is 2016, the end of April will soon be May.

In the original history, Allen's death occurred in 2018.

A full two years ahead of schedule.

Cancer is something that cannot be explained clearly.

Wayne's mood was a little complicated, and he really couldn't do anything about this kind of thing.

Seeing Wayne's depressed look, Judy patted Wayne on the back.

"He doesn't want you to be affected, so work hard. He didn't miss any of your games. Every game day, he would put on a Trail Blazers cap and smile like a kid.

Although he can no longer go to the scene,...

Fulfill his last wish, Wei. "

Wayne nodded, not knowing what to say.

This is the only thing he can do now.

Just now, when Wayne left Paul's side and prepared to walk out of the room, Allen also said one word to Wayne in a weak voice: "Champion."

Champion, this may be their last collaboration.

After returning from Allen's home, Wayne regained his composure and continued to prepare for the Western Conference semifinals.

For the remaining four teams in the Western Conference, everyone has a reason to win.

San Antonio's double-decker needs a championship to start a new era for the Spurs. Last season's Western Conference champion Warriors are eager to return to the finals to avenge James.

The two young men of the Thunder finally played a complete season and were very ambitious.

As for the Trail Blazers, if Wayne fails to succeed, he will become the laughing stock of the world and personally lower his historical status by a level.

This may be the most intense playoff game Wayne has ever encountered since 2011.

On April 30, in the Rose Garden, Wayne and Durant finally met again.

As soon as Durant stepped into the arena, he looked up and cursed: "Fuck, you guys are nothing!"

In the stands, a large number of fans held up signs like 22-11.

This is the score played by Durant and Wayne in this year's All-Star duel.

Although Xiaoshuai and the cheerleading girls danced happily afterwards, the punishment felt like a reward, and he even raised his little orchid fingers when he was so forgetful.

But that game was really frustrating.

This brand is not very harmful, but very humiliating.

He obviously came with great ambitions, but he was hit in the head as soon as he entered.

Durant is really convinced, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked!

Look at the fans brought out by Wayne. What do they look like?

Wayne looked at the signs raised by the fans, smiled, and then waved: Stop it!

Later, after the competition starts, I will lift it again when I ask you to lift it.

Although Wayne felt very happy about the coach's attitude before the game, Wayne knew very well that Adu would never be hindered by such trivial matters this season.

Wayne didn't know how many times he had watched the 2016 Western Conference Finals in the original history, because it was so damn exciting.

Both sides had neat lineups and neither had any special moves. They just fought hard and played seven games in a down-to-earth manner.

To be honest, if it weren't for the exaggerated 11 three-pointers in G6 Paradise Soup, the Thunder might have made it to the finals.

If the Thunder enters the finals, Adu may not leave.

Sure enough, at the beginning of today's game, the Thunder gave the Trail Blazers a great sense of oppression.

After just two rounds, Turtle and Wayne were fighting on the floor.

"Wayne caught the ball, Westbrook jumped directly on it, and the two started a fierce fight on the floor. The referee gave a scrimmage for the ball!"

The moment Westbrook heard the whistle, he lay on top of Wayne and violently waved his arms, spitting in Wayne's face.

Wayne is really convinced. If you want to celebrate, I won’t object, but at least you have to start with me first!

Gan!

Soon, Tony and Butler came up and stretched out their hands to pull Wayne up.

The first thing Wayne did after getting up was to yell at the referee: "I just called a timeout, why are you fighting for the ball!"

"I didn't hear that, Wei."

"Didn't listen." Wayne tried hard to restrain his urge to hit someone. In such a crucial game, you can tell me that you didn't listen.

But it is true that because the game was so intense today, the cheers and the voices of the players communicating with each other on the court were very loud.

This game is seriously like the playoffs!

Wayne and Turtlesbrook stood at the free throw line, ready to compete for the ball.

But before the ball started to be contested, the referee blew the whistle again.

"What do you want to do? Believe it or not, I will cut you!"

"Fuck, cut me? Don't you know that I, Big McGee, am the most ruthless person in Portland?"

Ibaka and McGee were face to face and talking trash to each other. It turned out that when Wayne and Turtle were about to fight for the ball, both of them wanted to block each other from behind when they were blocked, so their arms were entangled. Sparks burned out.

The referee stood between the two men and tried to separate them, but the two strong men refused to listen and the conflict intensified.

The referee had no choice but to resort to that move.

The old referee was so angry that he took a deep breath, relaxed his whole body, and then yelled with all his strength: "No, Wayne is here!"

"Fuck!" After Ibaka heard the cry, he stepped back to open up space and looked left and right for fear of being beaten.

Ibaka is also a famous villain in the league. He punched Lopez and kicked Griffin. Anyone who saw him had to avoid three points.

Only when he met two people, Ibaka was instantly intimidated.

One is James Johnson and the other is Wayne.

It's not a question of whether you dare to fight these two. If you really can't fight them, if you go, you will be beaten unilaterally.

The referee calmed down the conflict with a yell, leaving Wayne standing there without moving even a step, looking confused.

I didn't move at all!

Anyway, the game can continue.

Wayne and Gui Shao competed for the ball. Although Wayne had the advantage of height and wingspan, Gui Shao bounced and bounced fast enough, so Wayne did not slack off at all.

Sure enough, as soon as the referee threw the ball into the air, Mr. Turtle jumped out like a turtle with explosives tied to his legs.

You couldn't tell at all that he was a man who had been seriously injured.

The coolest thing about Agui is that every time he gets seriously injured, he gets stronger!

In the air, their bodies collided violently.

Fortunately, the heights are different, otherwise it would be fencing.

Although the turtle bounced and exploded, Wayne still managed to get the ball into Butler's hands.

After Butler got the basketball, he wanted to steal a home while the Thunder's defense was not formed, so he immediately controlled the ball and moved forward.

Durant retreated the fastest and was the first to retreat into the penalty area.

Although he is very long, he is not as hard as Jiebao.

Jiebao didn't slow down and leaned directly on Du Xiaoshuai to force him forward.

In the past, people said toughness was more important than good looks, but Wayne didn't believe it.

Today, he believed it.

Just as Jie Bao was about to fight back, Robertson rushed over, jumped up from behind, waved his long arm, and gave Butler a volleyball hat!

Robertson jumped high and had long arms, and arranged Jie Bao clearly.

The Blazers' counterattack was just gone.

Although Robertson in the 16th season was a man who could be defended by Curry alone.

But one thing to say, there is something really good on the defensive end.

Not to mention Butler who is so short, he has missed Leonard's ball several times this season.

Many people are curious as to why the famous Rachel chose a less famous player like Robertson as her boyfriend.

Isn't this something obvious?

Because Robertson is so long and hard!

This pursuit is naturally exciting, but it is also very rough.

Jiebao was knocked directly out of the baseline and fell into the crowd.

However, because Robertson caught the ball first, it was not a foul.

In just a few rounds, they experienced both sides falling to the ground to grab the ball, conflicts, rough back-ups, and scary referees.

The intensity of the competition is evident.

Butler had just pulled Wayne up, and now it was soon Wayne's turn to pull him up.

The game was very intense, and the confrontation between the two sides was also very fierce.

Wayne remembered that the last time he played against the Thunder in the playoffs, he didn't dare to defend at all.

Because it's a foul if you touch a Thunder player, Wayne still remembers the fear of being dominated by Durant's golden penalty king.

But now that Stern is in charge, the Thunder have long lost their godson status, so Wayne and the Trail Blazers have become bolder.

The physical contact between both sides was rough, and the referee acquiesced in most of the confrontations.

This caused the two teams to fight fiercely.

The game continued so fiercely that neither side could widen the gap.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Wayne faced the Thunder's heavy double-teaming and assisting defense, but he didn't score as he pleased.

Under the entanglement of Agui, Curry did not play easily.

On the other hand, it will be difficult for Durant to perform like the god of death when facing Wayne. It will also be difficult for Agui to rely on his explosive talent to attack the frame against Jibao.

Relying on the outstanding personal abilities of the core of the two teams, the offense will not be directly locked up, so they can only remain anxious.

In such a muscle battle, neither side's shooting percentage today was particularly high.

In the final moments of the game, the two teams were still deadlocked.

At this time, Neptune Adams almost became the point that changed the result.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Carlisle replaced Myles Turner, hoping that he could use his long-range shooting ability to open up space.

As a result, he missed the first open three-pointer after coming up. Although no one was guarding him, he shot very hastily.

On the defensive end, he was also beaten by Sea King Adams, and he was afraid of defense.

It can be seen that in the really fierce playoffs, Turner, as a rookie, is still a little nervous.

On the next attack, Adams simply let Turner go, guarding the basket and surrounding Wayne.

As a result, Wayne missed a layup amid rough blocks from Durant, Ibaka and Adams.

If it were the regular season, this would at least earn him a foul and two free throws.

But this is the playoffs and this level of defense is allowed.

Although Stern is facing Wayne, it is impossible for him to make a balance whistle in the first game.

For the sake of ratings, the more intense the game, the better. Walking in advance is not good for the league at all.

Unless Wayne himself is about to overturn, Stern will not easily control the situation and interfere.

Wayne was pushed to the ground by three people. This series also exposed the Blazers' weakness-too little space!

Although the team has Wayne and Curry, two three-pointers who ignore range, basically no one in the starting five can shoot three-pointers except them.

Butler can still smoke a few occasionally. Although it won't kill anyone, it can at least quench his thirst.

Tony couldn't cum at all.

Of course, there is no solution, go to Lu Wei or go to Carter.

But there is a question mark as to whether Carter can be stable in such a high-intensity game.

Lu Wei won’t talk about it anymore. Although there is room for him to hit him, it is equivalent to giving the opponent a blast.

Point, Carlisle generally does not easily increase Lu Wei's playing time until extreme moments.

Because of this, Carlisle replaced Turner.

He is the most suitable candidate, able to open up space while also ensuring defense.

Little did he know that Turner was pulled as soon as he came up, and was directly shorted by the opponent, which was equivalent to failing to achieve his goal.

The Thunder held down Wayne and quickly counterattacked. Turtle hit the ball to Adams under the basket. Adams pushed away Turner and forced a layup.

Turner just raised his arms to block, but didn't even jump.

In this way, Adams hit Turner twice in a row, directly chasing the score to only 1 point!

Carlisle quickly called a timeout and took down Turner.

In the playoffs, everything is matchup, and everything revolves around the word "target."

As long as you dare to expose a weakness, the other party will grab you and beat you to death.

Therefore, even if it was just two rounds, even if it was just a small flaw, Carlisle would immediately adjust it.

In this kind of game, you can't afford to concede even one more goal!

Although the key to the success or failure of this series lies in the confrontation between Weiku and Guidu.

But that doesn't mean that others are just decorations.

Turner was frustrated, but he also really wanted to contribute to the team and prove himself in the playoffs.

But it was the first time I experienced such a scene. The moment I went up, I was completely confused, nervous and at a loss.

Wayne shook his head and didn't blame him.

Joining a championship-contending team as a rookie in your first year is a challenge for anyone.

Turner was good, but Milicic was miserable.

Again, not everyone is like Wayne, who can directly win FMVP in his rookie season.

The two goals from Aquaman Adams directly pulled the Thunder back from the cliff. At this time, it would be better to use Tucker and let Wayne take the fifth position. Carlisle was afraid that Tucker would not be able to withstand Ibaka.

Tucker has strong lower body strength and can hit the inside line. He has no problem hitting the big boss.

But Ibaka is different, he has a handy job. Not only can he shoot accurately, but he can also hook the ball under the basket.

If Tucker guards against such a handy inside line, his height disadvantage will be fully exposed.

There is no other way, I still have to go to Daji, and I still have to rely on my great wisdom.

Although the space problem failed to be solved, at least the defense could be stable.

Sure enough, after James came on the court, Adams failed to make any more attempts in the three-second zone. After Wayne didn't have to worry about protecting the frame, he also prevented Durant's turnaround jumper, and then went over to fight Curry. Hand-to-hand cooperation allowed Curry to hit a key three-pointer.

One round later, Wayne once again challenged the Thunder's penalty area. This time, Wayne used Durant and Adams to magically score the ball and caused a foul.

While the fans were chanting MVP, Wayne took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing rate, and hit the free throw that made the Thunder generals despair.

The Trail Blazers led by 7 points and completely killed the game!

108 to 101, the Trail Blazers won hard at home.

Wayne scored 33 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and three yuan, and Curry scored 31 points.

On the other end, Durant had 28 points, Agui had 27 points and 12 assists, and Adams had 16 points.

It can be said that the two teams did not decide the winner until the last moment. It was not until Wayne's final defense against Durant and 2+1 that the game was officially killed.

The stars of both sides still dominate, but role players, such as Adams, Butler, Ibaka, McGee and others, also played a role.

This is a battle where everyone is a soldier!

In the first game, Wayne felt the brutality of this round.

You know, Curry didn't even attempt a dunk today!

As a dunker who has been practicing dunking since childhood, if even Curry doesn't dunk, it means that the competition is so fierce that he dare not mess around.

This is the strongest Thunder that Wayne has ever played, bar none. Even the Thunder in the third young period was not as strong as the Thunder in 2016.

Although he won, it was a hard-fought victory that would not make Wayne complacent.

In the next few games, the intensity remained unabated.

In Game 2 of the series, the Thunder stole a victory in the Rose Garden, and the elementary school students were given a hard lesson.

There is no way, we can't educate Wayne, we can only attack Wayne's children.

Today, under the protection of Turtles who spared no effort in physical strength, Curry made only 3 of 11 three-pointers in the game, and his three-point shooting rate was less than 30%.

If it's just a disadvantage in attack, it's not really education. After all, who hasn’t had a bad shooting season?

But the key is

Curry actually allowed Robertson to score 13 points today, 9 of which came from beyond the three-point line!

Curry still defended according to the conventional thinking today and let Robertson shoot.

As a result, Robertson's hands seemed to be really bright today. If you let him go, he can really get in.

One goal was scored in the third quarter, and two fatal goals were scored in the fourth quarter.

I don’t know if Rachel came to Portland specifically to help Robertson with ball feel training, but his shooting today was outrageous.

Curry has always been known as the best player to defend Robertson alone, but he didn't expect to overturn today.

After Robertson scored three three-pointers, Curry's expression looked wrong.

I trust you so much, yet you do this to me!

In addition to Robertson, Ibaka scored 14 points today, and Dion Waiters, who came off the bench, also scored 13 points.

Lu Wei lost to the kid Waiters during the rotation today.

Coupled with Durant's 27 points and Gui Shao's 30 points, the Thunder finally won the game and tied the series at 1-1.

Although Wayne scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, he had two consecutive triple-doubles. But facing the Thunder, which was firing across the board, it was still difficult to save the savior.

116 to 108, the Trail Blazers lost by 8 points.

If Butler hadn't performed well in the mid-range today and scored 20 points, the Trail Blazers would have been slaughtered by double digits by the Thunder.

In Game 3 of the series, the Thunder returned to Oklahoma. When we got home, Turtlesbrook was even more lawless.

He made 4 of 8 three-pointers today, and his mid-range pull-up zombie jumper even made Butler curse.

Just one step from the three-point line, he scored three consecutive goals from that position!

In the whole game, Agui scored 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, with an efficiency value of 26, the highest in the team!

When Agui plays well, he is really good.

Isn't there a saying in the martial arts world: The strongest person is a calm turtle.

The powerful Turtle almost crushed the Trail Blazers to death. Thunder fans once thought that the team would take a 2-1 lead!

But in the second half of the fourth quarter, Wayne's consecutive life-saving goals forced the Blazers to re-establish their advantage and made Thunder fans feel what it means to be the god of death.

A few rounds before the end of the game, the Thunder fell behind by 5 points, and Durant took control of the offense.

At that time, he had already scored 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Looking at the data, you can see how hard Adu worked today.

Although he gave up most of his shooting rights, he still affected the game in other places.

This is Adu now. He is no longer the scoring machine that only scored.

Now, this scoring machine is ready to step up again and play this key offense.

Just as the Thunder players were cheering, Curry, who was considered the weakest defensively and couldn't even guard Robertson, took the initiative to rush in front of Durant.

Before Durant could react, he did everything and actually knocked the ball out of Durant's hand.

Adu quickly turned around to catch up, but Curry used his thin body to block Durant, and then jumped hard to pin the ball under him.

The steal was successful!

The person who was considered the weakest defender completed the most critical defense in the game!

If I can't guard Robertson, I can't guard Durant!

"Steal, Stephen Curry, he actually stole the ball from Durant's hand, and the Thunder's key round was ruined!"

Amid the exclamations from the on-site commentary, the eyes of Thunder fans were full of despair.

It turns out that Curry's only disadvantage on the defensive end is his body.

When it comes to willpower, fighting spirit and positivity, he is as good as anyone!

After getting the basketball, Curry, who was lying on the ground, quickly found Wayne and passed the ball.

Wayne received the basketball, faced Ibaka who was crashing towards him, and calmly changed to break through.

Ibaka quickly adjusted his focus to catch up, and the rest of the Thunder immediately ran to the basket.

When everyone in the Thunder was shrinking towards the basket, Wayne retreated back to the three-point line and killed the game!

After the goal, Wayne did not celebrate, but immediately turned around and rushed to Curry, hugging him tightly in excitement.

"Well defended! Well defended Stephen!"

Curry also changed his usual funny image. After being released by Wayne, he punched his chest at the Thunder fans in the stands and yelled: "Not today! Not today!"

2 to 1? impossible things!

Today, Curry really killed the game with his defense!

With Curry's break and Wayne's attack, the Trail Blazers finally won the game with a 7-point advantage.

Wayne scored 38 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, overwhelming Agui, with three consecutive triple-doubles!

Even though Agui was beaten like this, he was still suppressed by Wayne, which fully demonstrated Wayne's dominance.

No matter how you fight, I will always be stressed!

Curry's steals are critical, but Wayne's performance is the fundamentals.

If Wayne hadn't kept up with Turtle's rhythm, Curry's final steal would have been worthless.

Curry scored the same 26 points as Durant today, but based on the key defense against Durant in the end, his evaluation today is definitely higher than Durant's.

This is the combination of first and first!

2-1, the Trail Blazers once again took a big lead.

After three games, the two teams almost never decided the winner until the last few rounds of the fourth quarter, with the point difference never exceeding 10 points.

This series has the same flavor as when the Trail Blazers played against the Lakers.

But this is only the Western Conference semifinals!

The Blazers almost faced a 1-2 deficit in the Western Conference semifinals. This was the first time.

At this time, everyone is discussing whether this series will become a protracted war.

With the strength of both sides, not to mention the tiebreaker, there will be at least six games, right?

Carlisle disagreed.

After the game, watching the panting Turtle and Durant helping each other off the court, Carlisle knew that the decisive moment had arrived!

The next game, Game 4 of the series, is the moment to decide the outcome!

That’s right, not Game 5, but Game 4.

In the past three games, just as Carlisle expected, Donovan has been using an extreme 7-man rotation.

On the bench, only Waiters and Kanter have relatively stable playing time.

It is precisely because of the tireless and unreserved high-intensity fighting of the main lineup that the Thunder can be so strong.

There was no other way, Donovan didn't dare to withdraw his main force.

Letting Agui and Durant rest for one more minute is a luxury, extremely dangerous, and they may not be able to keep up with the rhythm.

Everything has two sides. Beating the main force can indeed allow the team to ensure high-intensity firepower, but the Thunder's consumption is also huge.

Judging from the current state of Turtle and Durant, the Thunder's physical fitness should be almost over.

They may be able to make a run in the next game, but in the fifth game, they will collapse!

In the next game, if the Trail Blazers can win and turn the series score into 3-1, then the Thunder, who are both physically and mentally exhausted, will inevitably be defeated in the fifth game.

If you win the fourth game, you are 90% sure of winning the fifth game.

At that time, the battle will be resolved without six, seven, five, or five games.

The premise of all this is that the next game must be won.

Therefore, the fourth game has already come to decide the outcome.

The two sides had only exchanged a few moves, but they were already about to start killing people.

Carlisle looked at his players. In the next game, it is time to give the Thunder some fatal surprises.