This Forward is Not Serious

But after realizing this, he relaxed.

Because what he said when communicating with Paul before was: If you can guard Durant, I can limit Lin.

Now that Paul can't guard Durant, he doesn't have to worry about how to guard Lin Ying.

After all, who wants to guard against Lin Ying!

You see, nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you think openly.

The tone of the game has been set since the start.

Paul's vision was wonderful, but Durant was too targeted and his defense simply couldn't work.

After playing for a while, he himself was forced to give up.

What made him even more annoyed was that Anthony had said well before, but actually didn't try to guard against Lin Ying during the game.

The result was that neither Durant nor Lin Ying could guard them in the end.

Then it wasn't Jokic's turn to play at all, and the Nets had already won the game.

Compared to G1, G2 won much easier. By the end of the third quarter, they had already beaten the game into garbage time.

The fighting spirit displayed by the Knicks in the game is not at the same level as G1.

Then, slightly ironically, in the garbage time of the fourth quarter, it was the Knicks' substitutes who dared to play hard and once reduced the score to less than 15 points.

This also allowed the Knicks to finally replace their main players.

However, with Rose's consecutive scoring at the last moment, the Nets defeated the Knicks 112-99.

After the game, Paul kicked the bench when he came off the field. It was obvious that he was not convinced by the loss.

But that doesn't change anything.

Trailing 0-2 with a big score, and the Knicks having no good way to limit the performance of the Geminis, the outcome of this series has been decided.

Two days later, Game 3 of the series moved to Madison Square Garden, home of the Knicks.

The Knicks' morale has dropped a lot compared to the previous two games, but they were lucky after returning home.

On the Nets side, Lin Ying rarely had a bad touch, and his scoring was more concentrated at the basket, which made their shrinking defense very effective.

In the first half, the Nets relied on Durant to play evenly with the Knicks.

Then in the second half, Lin Ying's touch had not recovered yet, and Durant's touch also declined.

Just when the Knicks fans at home felt that the Knicks had an opportunity, Jokic came online.

After adapting to high-intensity competition for a season, he played less in the playoffs, which actually made the little fat man a bit exhausted.

No, they all greeted Noah in the face.

First, there were continuous facial shots from the outside. After attracting Noah, he then used various show-footed attacks to get to the basket and go straight to Huanglong.

After the Knicks' defensive formation was forced to expand, he went to the low post to eat Noah alive.

Noah, the center who was almost elected as the best defensive player, was suddenly taught by Jokic.

One is that Noah's own ability has obviously deteriorated due to injuries. The other is that Jokic is now, except for being relatively restrained like Alphabet, there is not much he can do when encountering him.

As a result, after Jokic posted a triple-double of 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, the Knicks lost again 93-109.

After this game, they were already 0-3 behind in the big score, and were only one step away from being eliminated and swept.

And an interesting thing is that in the three games, the Knicks lost by 10 points, 13 points, and 16 points respectively. The total of the three games was 39 points, and it was still an arithmetic sequence!

Two days later, the two sides faced off in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

There was no suspense about the outcome of the game, even though Paul tried again and again to inspire his teammates and tried his best on the court.

But he also deeply understood what "a bad boy can't hold up the wall". No matter how hard he tried, his teammates couldn't feel the slightest fighting spirit.

In the end, he could only sit on the sidelines alone, his expression very much like that 58-point night.

In the end, the Nets defeated the Knicks 106-87 on the road and directly swept their opponents.

Compared with the New York Derby a few years ago, this year's situation was basically one-sided except for the suspense in the first game.

But this is also expected. The Nets have been overwhelming in the first two rounds. They are not only strong but also in good shape this season. As long as there is no problem with themselves, it is too difficult to beat them.

Then what is still interesting is that the Nets beat the Knicks by 19 points in the last game.

10/13/16/19, this really wins an arithmetic sequence.

And the most interesting thing is that in these four games combined, the Nets defeated the Knicks by a total of 58 points.

It started with the Geminis scoring 58 points together in G1 and ended with a 58-point win. Sometimes it's really not a coincidence, but this is really a magical number.

After defeating the Knicks, the Nets also successfully advanced to the finals.

This is their third time in the finals in five years.

They are also expected to complete a second consecutive championship in five years. If they can do it, it will be another definition of a dynasty.

Of course, the premise is that they can win against the Warriors.

Only on the second day, the curtain of the Western Conference Finals fell quickly.

As many fans thought, after Leonard was injured, the Spurs were no match for the Warriors and were directly swept out.

In this case, the second season of Yongwang Battle that fans are looking forward to is about to come.

All the grievances and entanglements in last year's playoffs are still fresh in our minds. Coupled with the topicality of the battle between the two teams in the regular season, there is no doubt that this is the finals that fans want to watch most.

Compared with last year, the biggest change for the Nets this year is that several role players have been replaced by Rose, while for the Warriors, Barnes has been upgraded to James.

The Warriors are much better on paper, and Green has found his touch again in the second half of the season.

But in terms of on-court performance, the Nets have 74 wins in the regular season and have still not lost a single game since entering the playoffs.

The collision between these two teams this year will definitely be like Mars hitting the Earth.

In fact, major media have also used greater publicity than last year.

To put it in the most direct way, basketball fans are not the only ones who know about this finals.

If you are in China, CCTV 5 will have game previews from time to time, and CCTV 13 will occasionally post one.

If it is in North America, many pay TV commercials will also have game previews.

The NBA not only wants to make this year's finals something similar to the "Spring Festival Gala", but also wants to use it as a promotion opportunity.

After all, both in terms of popularity and stardom, this is the highest in the history of the NBA.

To some extent, it was already an All-Star game.

The All-Star Game that many people imagine will take place this year, and will last a full series.

Isn't this what you want to see female celebrities in person, lining up to show you one by one?

This is an unprecedented feast for basketball fans, and for non-basketball fans, when they are crazy about popular science from basketball fans around them, they will also go and take a look, and then they will find that the basketball game is so enjoyable. Sex, maybe you will fall into a trap.

All in all, this is definitely an opportunity for the NBA to increase its influence in North America and the world.

At such a moment, TNT will naturally not be idle.

In the latest episode of the program, they talked about the latest and final batch of awards announced by the league, the best team.

In this batch of awards, a large number of players were selected from the two teams in the finals.

*All-Defensive Team of the Season:

Defensive first team: Paul, Leonard, Lin Ying, Green, Gobert;

Defensive second team: Bradley, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis;

Best lineup:

Best team: Westbrook, Harden, Leonard, Lin Ying, James;

Best Second Team: Kemba Walker, Curry, Durant, Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis;

Best third team: Paul, Kobe, Paul George, Draymond Green, Jokic;

Three players from each team were selected to the All-NBA Team, and both teams were selected to the All-Defensive Team.

When several people in the commentary box were chatting about this list, the audience could have a deeper understanding of the stars of this finals.

Real All-Star Finals!

"Now that we all know how unprecedented this Finals will be, it's time to place our bets, Warriors,

Or the Nets. "

Buckley said, bringing the conversation back to what interested him most.

"You choose first."

O'Neill on the side turned his head and said.

"warrior."

Buckley barely hesitated.

Several other people nodded in approval after hearing this.

Barkley's choice was completely unexpected.

"Because I really can't imagine what it would be like when LeBron and Steph team up but fail to win the championship."

Barkley's next words made several people who were pretending to be calm burst into laughter.

They thought of many other reasons that Barkley would say, but they never expected that Barkley would finally say this.

But this reason is indeed irrefutable.

"This is really the hardest road."

Maddie on the side blurted out a summary.

Although he is not as crazy as Durant, he usually uses social media. The fans’ teasing at the time is still fresh in his memory.

Although he quickly realized that it seemed inappropriate to say this, many inappropriate words were said subconsciously.

"There is indeed a big risk, but I think the Warriors have a better chance than the Nets this year. Draymond was their weakness before, but now the situation is different. I can't imagine this Warriors team losing. scene.”

O'Neill expressed his opinion.

Although he and Barkley support the Warriors, as before, he and Barkley mean two things.

"But how can you imagine a 74-win team not winning a championship?"

McGrady went on to say, obviously, he has expressed his opinion in two consecutive sentences, and he is more optimistic about the Nets.

"But wasn't there a 73-win team last year that didn't win the championship?"

O'Neill then retorted.

After saying this, Buckley couldn't help laughing.

This time it wasn't just Barkley, Smith and McGrady also laughed.

Is O'Neal supporting the Warriors? Are you still hurting the Warriors here?

"Kenny, what's your opinion?"

O'Neal was not angry and looked at Smith with a smile.

"I am more optimistic about the Nets. On paper, they are no worse than the Warriors. In terms of condition, they are better."

Smith has always been the more practical of the four.

This statement is also very convincing.

Although the Warriors' lineup is exaggerated, the Nets have the twin stars to support them, plus the self-trained Jokic and the resurgent Rose, they are not inferior to the Warriors even on paper, not to mention the status problem.

Nets fans watching this wave of programs are very comfortable.

Although in terms of numbers, there are two people who are optimistic about the Nets and the Warriors, but in fact, Barkley and O'Neal, who are optimistic about the Warriors, are somewhat insincere and feel that they are for the effect of the program.

On social media, the fierce confrontation that many people expected did not happen, because the fans who spoke out rarely unanimously supported the Nets.

There is no other reason than the Western Conference Finals.

The way the Warriors defeated the Spurs was overwhelming.

This makes them who were originally supposed to be "Avengers" now become out-and-out "villains".

This is not because the Warriors have no fans, but because they dare to stand out under the mainstream voice.

So it seems that the strange effect in the TNT program can be understood.

Although I can't say it clearly, this time, the Nets are the "force of justice."

Of course, no matter how the outside world looks at it, the game is all about the final result.

The saying that history is written by the winners also applies to the NBA.

This is true whether it is the previous Spurs, the previous Big Three of the Knicks, or the Bucks who will appear in history.

If the Warriors really win the championship, the focus of fans' discussion may shift from Leonard's stepping-stone to the Nets' 74-win overall runner-up finish.

Just like in history, Green's suspension in the Warriors' finals led to the Warriors' comeback, but what fans discussed more was the 73-win runner-up and James' self-proclaimed "best champion in history."

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The war is imminent, and all preparations have been completed.

How could Green be missing at this time?

Before the finals started, Green expressed his determination to compete in an interview with reporters.

"We will definitely win this championship because we have nothing to lose."

What Green means by this is that they have endured huge pressure from the outside world as a team. They didn't even care about the criticism back then, and they certainly won't care about it now.

This is actually understandable, if he is not trying to pretend to be more transparent.

And because it was unclear what he said, someone quickly translated his words on social media:

Green said that they will definitely win the championship, because the experience of the Western Conference Finals tells everyone that they are ashamed.

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