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After the Warriors advanced to the finals, the Warriors waited for the other group in the Western Conference semifinals.

In this matchup between the Clippers and the Spurs, many people thought at the beginning that it would be a very close matchup.

However, when the series started, these people's predictions became ridiculous.

The current Spurs are really completely different from the Spurs that were eliminated by the Clippers last season.

And the biggest difference is Leonard's evolution.

Against Granger's defense last season, Leonard's performance was almost disastrous.

And this playoffs, also facing the Clippers, also facing Granger, in the Clippers' home, in G1, Leonard took Granger to run the whole court, using his youth and running without the ball The advantage in position, the constant running on both ends of offense and defense led Granger.

In the first half alone, Leonard scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, 4 of which were offensive rebounds.

Don't play stand-up singles with Granger on the offensive end, look for the advantage of dislocation in running, and look for opportunities to fight for offensive rebounds. After all, the Spurs have Howard and Big Gasol in the interior. Better than Chandler and Stoudemire's Clippers inside combination.

This made Granger very uncomfortable.

Granger is a player who returned from a serious injury. Facing such a Leonard, he is really difficult to deal with.

And even if he keeps up, Leonard's one-on-one jam-style Joe's back is more accurate and efficient.

Therefore, in G1 of this series, the home court of the Clippers, the Spurs gave the Clippers a 62-42 halftime victory by 20 points as soon as they came up.

In the end, the Spurs also successfully ended the Clippers' home game with a 10-point advantage on the road.

After taking away the Clippers' home court, the Spurs did not give the Clippers another chance.

After winning all of his home games in the first four games, the big score of the series was 3-1.

And in the most crucial game of G5, it was the home court of the Clippers.

In this defensive battle, the Clippers and Spurs finally staged a superstar quality battle at a critical moment.

In this G5 game, the two teams were anxious from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, and finally the two teams scored overtime.

And in overtime, when both teams were running out of ammunition, when everyone's expectations were placed on Leonard and Paul, the leaders of the two teams.

In the end, Paul handed over 4 of 1,3 points in overtime.

On the other hand, Leonard went 2 for 3, 1 for 2 three-pointers, 2 for 4 free throws, and scored 7 points in overtime.

Leonard scored four more points than Paul in overtime.

In the end, the Spurs also beat the Clippers by 4 points, 110-106.

In the end, the Spurs unexpectedly eliminated the powerful second-place Clippers in the Western Conference with a 4-1 score in the Western Conference semifinals.

Of course, although the big score is 4 to 1, except for G1, basically every game is played very anxiously, so the difference in strength between the two teams is definitely not as big as 4 to 1.

But anyway, in this matchup, the big score between the two teams is 4-1.

Therefore, after the Spurs were disbanded by the Clippers last year, this year's playoffs successfully completed the revenge on the Clippers.

Leonard, who was in this group of playoffs last year, also faced the Clippers in this year's playoffs to complete his revenge.

Leonard averaged 28 points per game in this series, the highest score in the playoff series of his career, not only scoring a new high, but also hitting 56% from the field and 54% from three-pointers. Efficiency is equally terrifying.

So after the Spurs successfully defeated the Clippers, media pundits throughout the NBA were full of praise for Leonard.

After Oden successfully found himself in front of Milicic in the first round of the playoffs, Leonard also successfully completed his revenge in front of the Clippers and Granger.

Oden and Leonard, the two leading players on the U.S. team at the 2016 Olympics, both ultimately redeemed themselves in the playoffs.

After last year's playoffs, many people said that Leonard was a fake superstar, and even Granger, an old superstar with a broken leg, couldn't handle it.

And now, after playing against the Clippers this time, although not everyone thinks that Leonard is a superstar, it is clear that Leonard's reputation has indeed improved, not at all.

As for why not everyone thinks Leonard is a superstar.

It can only be said that it is not so easy for a star with less athletic ability to gain recognition from others.

Leonard is not the first, nor is Leonard the last.

Of course, when Leonard was honored for leading the team to the conference finals, he must have been very, very depressed at this time.

I thought I could join Chen Xiao in the division finals this year, but unexpectedly, I was eliminated by the Spurs.

And the way the Clippers got out of the game made him greatly criticized.

After all, four of the five games in this series came to the end, but the Clippers only won one game in the end.

In the last four games between him and Leonard, Leonard won 3 games, and he only won 1 game.

Seriously, as an old-school superstar who became famous early in the league, it's hard not to feel uncomfortable and criticized by being defeated by such a young man.

It can only be said that for basketball, although speed and explosive skills are very important, height and arm length are more important things.

In these four matchups, apart from the G5 overtime, which really lacked physical strength and performed poorly, the performance of the other three small guns was very good, with good hit rate and score.

But Leonard is better than him.

Leonard's size makes him always easier to get offensive opportunities in the final moments than Paul.

On the same day that the Clippers and the Spurs divided the game, the Bucks and the Celtics also came out in the East. In the end, the Bucks defeated the Celtics 4-1.

The Celtics basically did not show too much resistance in front of the Bucks.

The Celtics' center is Noah. Is Noah's strength strong?

Definitely strong.

However, the Bucks are not afraid of Noah, an all-around center who is not so tall and not so capable.

When you play against the Bucks, if your inside line is not dominant, the outside line cannot be dominant, so you can only be the slaughtered existence of the Bucks.

The same is true for the Celtics. If it hadn't won a game with a magical three-pointer at home, this series would have been more suitable for sweeping.

It is precisely because of this reason that after the end of this series, there was news and news of the Celtics trading Noah.

If the Celtics want to go further, Noah is really not for them.

In the news, the Celtics want to trade with Noah is Jokic of the Warriors.

This caught the warriors by surprise.

Jokic's rookie contract expires this year and will be renewed this summer.

Now the Warriors have Chen Xiao, Wade, Klay and Nongmei, four max contracts, plus the contracts of Roger and Curry are not small.

Let’s just put it this way, the Warriors have a hard time offering Jokic a max contract.

And many other NBA teams will offer Jokic a max contract.

In this case, all the Warriors can do is sign and trade Jokic.

So, Jokic won't stay on the team next season. This Warriors team is clear, and Jokic himself is very clear.

What I didn't expect was that the news of Jokic's departure from the Warriors came out so early.

In response, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge approached Warriors consultant Jerry West to apologize as soon as the news came out and said that the news was not released by them.

Jerry West is willing to believe this.

After all, in the entire league, there are not many first-class center candidates that can be acquired by the Celtics, and Jokic may be the only one.

As long as you know a little common sense in the NBA, you have the ability to link Noah and Jokic together.

So, I really don't need Danny Ainge to reveal anything.

Of course, judging from Danny Ainge's kneeling attitude, he really really wants Jokic.

It's just that the Warriors are still competing in the playoffs and preparing for a three-peat dynasty, so Danny Ainge can only let go of his desires.

Continue to return to the NBA playoffs.

After the Warriors, Spurs and Bucks advanced to the final conference finals.

The Cavaliers and Bobcats were left in the four groups of the conference semifinals.

The series between the Cavaliers and Bobcats was really fun.

On the Cavaliers side, because Oden was rescued by James, the morale of the entire team was high, and the Cavaliers seemed to be bloodied.

On the Bobcats side, the team's strength is extremely strong. From the starter to the substitute, and even to the end of the bench, there are players with star-level strength.

After Chen Xiao left for so many years, the Bobcats lineup is still strong, and the foundation Chen Xiao left has not been exhausted.

So, both sides have their own advantages.

However, if this is the only case, in fact, the lineup is thicker and the Bobcats with stronger team strength still have the upper hand.

However, this year's playoffs are a bit special.

That is, the Bobcats had some internal problems.

It is rumored that the current second-in-command of the Bobcats, Chen Xiao's junior Jimmy Butler, is extremely dissatisfied with Cousins.

As a second-in-command, you always pretend to be a leader and criticize teammates who don't work hard enough during training or games. This is actually a problem. What do you think of the team's real boss and leader, Ross?

So many people are saying that there is a split within the Bobcats and a crack in the relationship between Jimmy Butler and Ross.

And it's not just a whim, a close friend of Jimmy Butler even revealed it to the press.

"The Bobcats locker room has had problems since God left, and I certainly wouldn't say that the conflict between Jimmy and Rose and Cousins ​​only appeared this season. In fact, Jimmy was very dissatisfied with the team's enthusiasm for winning after God left. The attitude of the Bobcats, after God left, the Bobcats have not entered even one finals, for a team like the Bobcats, this is extremely inappropriate.

Jimmy hated it all, it was a fact. "

"Jimmy told me that he didn't like what you reporters reported, and you all said he was like a 'attention-hungry actress' doing things to get attention, and Jimmy told me that he wasn't like that. Man, he doesn't care if he gets the attention or not, his desire to win does offend some people, he knows it, but it's not about getting attention or being a team leader, he just wants to win, if it's for Winning is also wrong, so he can't help it, he won't apologize to his teammates who were offended by him."

"And Jimmy has repeatedly confirmed to me that he will continue to work hard, whether people like it or not. People can say whatever they want, and Jimmy doesn't think there is any problem with him. I believe you understand Jimmy's intention, and Jimmy wants everyone to It's good, the team is good, but the team needs to win."

Jimmy Butler is just so stubborn, so there are reports that Cousins ​​and Ross are tired of Butler because they think Butler's self-proclaimed leader is too much.

And Butler's close friend does not deny this. From these words of Butler's close friend, it is obvious that Butler feels that his actions are fine, and he is not only dissatisfied with Cousins, but also for some lying in the team. The slack attitude of the Bobcats veteran on the merit book is very dissatisfied. After all, the Bobcats have not made the finals once in the years since Chen Xiao left, and it is definitely not Cousins ​​alone.

Of course, after Butler's close friend came out to speak, Ross quickly came forward, and then refuted the rumors and said that he had no problem with Butler. Not only did he not quarrel with Butler, he even bought a The $15,000 watch was given to Butler as a gift, a testament to their camaraderie.

"No matter what they say in the media, I like Butler very much. I never had any problems with Jimmy. There was no confrontation between us, no splits or any bickering."

Interestingly, after Ross came out to refute the rumor, the close friend of Jimmy Butler also came out to refute the rumor: "I never said that Jimmy hated Ross, and I never said that Ross hated Jimmy. In fact, Ross is also Jimmy's favorite Bobcats teammate, But Rose needs to be tougher not just on the court, but even harder off the court."

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What's more interesting is that Ross came out, his close friend came out, but Butler never came out.

It was not until the Bobcats made the final three-pointer of Jimmy Butler in the tiebreaker and the Cavaliers advanced, Butler said calmly when he came out for an interview: "I'm not a coward, I'm not a conspirator, I know the team When all it takes is one voice, Rose's voice is the voice of all of us, and I know very well that my teammates don't hurt my feelings, I don't have that rich feeling in basketball. I think everyone thinks To be successful, to be the best, and I hope my teammates have the same goals."

And what Butler said next quickly aroused strong resonance and uproar throughout the NBA.

"Am I being too harsh on them? Yes, that's who I am.

I am not the most talented person on the team, who is the most talented player? It's Cousins.

Who is the most favored player by God? It's Ross.

Who is the hardest player? it's me!

I play very hard and put my body on the court every day, whether in training or competition.

This is my passion for basketball.

I just want everyone to feel my existence! "

This man is too tough!

Hard on the field, hard off the field!

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