Basketball: Start with the Neuroknife

Li Wan took a look at the statistics of Kevin Durant in this round of the Western Conference Finals.

In the 5 games he has played, he averaged 34.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 51.4% from the field, 42.3% from the three-point range, and 88.5% from the free throw line. Enter the city, devils enter the village."

Leonard's defensive ability is very strong, but from the data point of view, the limiting effect he played against Kevin Durant in his career is not very obvious.

Adu has never been irritable or anxious because of him playing.

He is really hard to guard against.

It also couldn't solve this point, which made the Spurs lose the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".

Because of the just-concluded Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs lost to Kevin Durant. "Xiaoshuai" scored 40 points in a single game in this game, in addition to 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

At the last moment of the game, when the Thunder led by 5 points, Tim Duncan stepped forward and once narrowed the difference to 3 points. As a result, Kevin Durant made a fast break counterattack after stealing, and Manu Ginobili, who came over from the defense, made a top three-pointer, widening the point difference to 6 points and successfully securing the victory.

His confident pursuit of the three-pointer became the headlines of the media the next day.

All the media are saying that Kevin Durant has truly transformed this season!

In fact, at this time, Kevin Durant's reputation has almost reached his peak. The only point of controversy is that he has not yet won the championship trophy.

In other respects, except for the phrase "Scarlett, I want to drink your bath water", which is a bit of a dick, there are not many controversial points.

After all, "Lonely hero", "One person, one city", "Sticks of small cities"...

All the "personal heroism" elements you want to see in the nba can be seen in him.

Almost equal to the one in 2009!

If you take another step forward, you will be able to "win the world".

Unexpectedly, two years later, he made the most difficult choice!

On May 24, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals series also officially started.

Returning to their home court, the New York Knicks easily defeated the Bulls without much effort, 116 to 101. After this game, the New York Knicks successfully eliminated the Bulls with 41.

Became the NBA's Eastern Conference champions for the fourth consecutive year.

The cheers at the scene were loud, but the eyes of the New York fans were complicated.

For New Yorkers living in the present, they rarely have such a moment, but thinking about it, this will be the last glory of the New York Knicks, and they can't help but feel a little more heavy in their hearts.

Li Wan, the man who made life difficult for New Yorkers!

Immediately after the game ended, Li Wan hugged Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, and Noah respectively.

The performances of these three people in this round of the series are as follows:

Derrick Rose averaged 25.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game; Jimmy Butler averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game; Noah averaged 13.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game;

Except for Jimmy Butler, the other two played above the standard line.

So after Li Wan hugged Jimmy Butler, he chatted with him a few more words.

"Dude, if I had to rate you, at least 70 points..."

This number is not very high.

But Jimmy Butler looked much better after listening.

He thought that after these 5 games, Li Wan was already disappointed with him, but he did not expect that he still achieved a passing score or above. This immediately restored some of his confidence.

However, 70 points is obviously difficult to satisfy himself. After regaining his confidence, he is already thinking about how to torture himself this summer.

To say that this Jimmy Butler designation has something to do with Michael Jordan.

After all, it doesn't matter if they look similar, and the level of tolerance can catch up with Michael Jordan. It can't be said that everyone with his appearance is "weird tolerance", right?

In short, puzzling, very puzzling!

Except Derrick Rose and Noah.

On the side of the Bulls, there are two other people with good statistics. The Englishman Ruel Deng averaged 19.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game; Boozer also averaged 15.6 points per game...

Just looking at the data of these people, it can be seen that the Bulls are really not weak. Even... if they hadn't met this year's New York Knicks, they could have achieved greater achievements.

Of course, there is no need to be sorry. Rose has not suffered injuries yet, and the entire team has entered the real peak period one after another. Coupled with the growth of Jimmy Butler next year, it can be said that the Chicago Bulls in the "Ross era" are still the same. Full of prospects, great potential!

Subsequently, Li Wan held the Eastern Conference Finals champion amidst the cheers of 23,000 fans at the Madison Arena.

It is worth mentioning that although the New York Knicks have won the Eastern Conference finals for 4 consecutive years, because their opponents lost too quickly in the first three times, they had no chance to return to the home court to end the battle.

Therefore, the Eastern Conference championship awards have always been held away.

This is the first time the New York Knicks have won the Eastern Conference Finals trophy at their home court.

The atmosphere is obviously much better than the previous few times.

In this way, the Eastern Conference spot for the finals was officially determined, or the New York Knicks, and the Western Conference. The sixth game of the series also officially started a day later.

The desperate Popovich returned to the home court and made a big move: turn off the air conditioner!

This move was originally a strange move that would only be used in this season's finals, and the effect was very good. The opponent's absolute core suffered leg cramps at the end. The Spurs successfully won the game and established the initiative. They successfully avenged the Heat with a big score of 41 and won the championship trophy.

And now, Popovich, who was forced to do nothing by the Thunder, came up with this move in advance.

Needless to say, the effect is still very good.

It can only be said that it is really difficult for people who have never played in that environment to adapt, and Kevin Durant is originally a "super giant representative" with "poor physical fitness".

In this battle, the Spurs had the last laugh with a score of 98 to 91.

The big score returned to a 3-3 tie.

It's a pity that the sequelae of this style of play are too obvious, especially for the old people of the Spurs.

In Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the scene was not tense. The Thunder took the initiative from the very beginning. At the last moment, they took advantage of the Spurs' lack of physical fitness and played fast breaks one after another, scoring a wave of 113 points. , thus establishing the victory.

109 to 99, Kevin Durant looked at the scorer with resolute eyes on his sweaty face.

The New York Knicks, and Li Wan...

After two years, Lao Tzu came back again!

this time…

I must take revenge!

Early the next morning, reports that the Thunder had advanced to the finals were also spread across the media across the United States.

The finals are therefore full of topics.

You know, the "07 duo" has been the main theme of the league for the past two years, and its momentum has caught up with the "23vs24" in previous years... Judging from the results, this happened naturally, and it is indeed more logical than the hard-hitting .

ESPN specially held a "round table meeting" to discuss the final results of this round of finals.

There are a total of 7 experts, 5 of whom believe that this year's winners are still Li Wan and the New York Knicks, and 2 experts think that this year's winners are Kevin Durant and the Thunder.

And these five experts who believe that the New York Knicks will win this year's finals, the predictions given by the big score are basically 6 games, and there are even those who think they will play 7 games...

To sum it up, the Thunder have more possibilities to win against the New York Knicks. Although the New York Knicks are the side that has a greater chance of winning now, in the eyes of experts who support them, it is not easy to win. easy.

The reason is also very simple:

After going through the experience of both sides, this Thunder team is really no longer just a talented "youth army"!

In the past period of time, they played one finals, one Western Conference finals, and now they reached the finals again.

If it is said that they have no experience in 12 years, then the current Thunder team has not only cashed in talent, but also has experience.

Besides the composition of this team, Yin Baka is one of the players with the best ability to protect the frame among the inside players, and he is also the representative of this year's "Best Defensive Team".

Needless to say, Kevin Durant, the top three players in the league are not necessarily just the third.

The key Westbrook and James Harden have also achieved greater growth.

In Westbrook's 7 Western Conference Finals games, he averaged 25 plus 5 plus 5 per game, and James Harden could also score 20 points plus 4 plus 3.

On the bench, they also have self-developed bench fighters like Reggie Jackson.

No matter from which point of view, they really have the strength and background of being a championship team.

Kevin Durant knows this and is confident because of it, if someone asked him at this time...

"Kevin, when will the Thunder be number one in the league!"

He would reply confidently: "It's now!"

On June 1, as the heated discussion of the finals became louder and louder, the first match day of the series finally arrived.

This time even Li Wan, who has seen countless big scenes, was a little nervous, not because the opponent was the Thunder. As the overlord of the "three consecutive championships", no matter who the opponent was, he was confident and calm.

But it was his "last dance" with the Knicks.

When there is no possibility of a comeback, and there are expectations on his body, and he wants to give a satisfactory result and thank the fans, anyone will be a little nervous.

Li Wan appeared amidst the cheers of the audience.

Adjusting the breathing, I secretly said in my heart:

Come on, dance this "last dance"!

And when Li Wan appeared on the stage, the cheers suddenly grew louder.

All eyes were fixed on him. They also knew that this was Li Wan's last round of the New York Knicks. They were also looking forward to Li Wan's "last dance"!

The big screen at the scene gave the lineups of both sides when the game was about to start:

"New York Knicks: No. 1 Beverly, No. 2 Danny Green, No. 3 Li Wan, No. 4 Chris Bosh, No. 5 Tyson Chandler;

Thunder: Westbrook at No. 1, Sefolosha at No. 2, Kevin Durant at No. 3, Yin Baka at No. 4, Perkins at No. 5;”

Just looking at the Thunder's lineup, all fans will be in a daze. Isn't this really a replay of the 2012 Finals?

After seeing Kevin Durant's more handsome face on the big screen, they immediately realized that it's not a replay, it's not a replay!

Kevin Durant: My temperament is better and stronger!

Seeing Li Wan play, Kevin Durant's eyes were filled with desire.

You have been sitting on the throne of "No. 1 in the league" for so long, should you change to someone else?

There is also Westbrook who is also suffocating anger in his heart.

Come, come, little "mad dog", see if you can stand my "vigorous sprint" now!

"Big Brother" and "Second Brother" are gearing up, and Yin Baka has done his best to help the Thunder win the "first strike".

Kevin Durant widened the space on the flanks and gave Westbrook enough room under the basket to allow him to break through the inside.

Chris Bosh and Tyson Chandler "closed the door" early to force Westbrook to pass the ball. This strategy was very effective. Westbrook's pass flew straight to Brooks on the sidelines.

Brooks: …

The first goal of the first game of the Thunder's "revenge" ended with Westbrook's bizarre mistake.

Barkley was amused: "O'Neill's grandma came to pass the ball, it wouldn't be so outrageous!"

Kenny Smith said with emotion: "This is Westbrook, if you expect him to give a surprise, then you must allow him to have such a problem..."

Of course, even Kenny Smith felt a bit outrageous about this ball.

It was the turn of the New York Knicks to attack. Li Wan faced Kevin Durant on the flank. After handing over the ball, he took it again. In the posture of falling backwards, he dribbled on the spot and made a move to prepare to shoot with the ball. When Kevin Durant was tricked forward, he immediately lowered his center of gravity and directly broke through with the ball.

If you still face Jimmy Butler.

He might just pull up and shoot this ball, but he knows very well that Kevin Durant's physical condition is here. If he stops suddenly now, Kevin Durant will definitely be able to make up again.

This is the convenience brought by physical talent.

Li Wan rushed all the way to the basket, Yin Baka waited for Li Wan to cross the free throw line, and immediately made up for it. Li Wan didn't even look to the left, and directly threw the ball towards the corner.

Chris Bosh caught and shot.

Successfully completed the goal!

This is the most common offensive routine of the New York Knicks. Once the opponent's fourth position is double-teamed, Chris Bosh's first reaction is not to follow up, but to retreat to the bottom corner.

In three years with the Heat, if anything, Chris Bosh is better than before.

That must be his corner three.

"Shua!"

30!

Before Westbrook held the ball for halftime, Brooks motioned to him in advance and asked him to give the ball to Kevin Durant.

Westbrook, who just left the big spectrum just now, was very obedient this time. Just after halftime, he threw the ball to the wing, then ran to the other side silently, playing the small game of "123 wooden men", his eyes kept paying attention Following Kevin Durant's movements, ready to cut in at any time.

Kevin Durant holds the ball in his hands, and only Li Wan and the basket are left in his eyes.

Li Wan pushed forward when he performed the early disguise for the first time.

Don't give Kevin Durant a second chance to change direction.

Although in this way, the distance between him and Kevin Durant has been shortened, giving him a chance to break through the basket.

but…

Li Wan's early positioning allowed Chris Bosh behind him to accurately judge, knowing that this guy was breaking through along the right side, and helping to block in time.

His every move was watched by Durant. He was approaching the free throw line. Go the other way, and shoot in a weird but league-famous stance.

yes…

"Golden Rooster Independence"!

"Shua!"

With his whole body leaning to one side, Kevin Durant snatched the shot and sent the ball to the basket before Chris Bosh could make up.

twenty three!

An extremely beautiful goal stunned the audience.

The three well-informed commentators in the ESPN commentary booth looked at each other in blank dismay.

This CIC should not have caused such a big reaction from them.

But Kevin Durant did it.

No way, just his height, the coordination shown in the breakthrough, and his use of these techniques...

They wanted to find a word to describe Kevin Durant, and finally the same word flashed in their minds:

Scoring machine!

This word is used on Kevin Durant, and it is perfect.

It was the turn of the New York Knicks to attack again. Li Wan just easily shook Kevin Durant's center of gravity.

Seeing that Li Wan hadn't moved yet, Kevin Durant somehow felt humiliated.

He decided to take the initiative.

Li Wan has been paying attention to Kevin Durant's reaction. As soon as he jumped forward, he quickly took a big step to the right with the ball, pulled out a jumper and hit it easily.

52!

"Here we come!" Director Zhang yelled, and the ball fell into the basket with his shouts. His face showed a bit of satisfaction, and he looked at Director Su and Yang Yi next to him, "This is Li Great at everything!"

In fact, he still had something to say in his heart.

He felt that Li Wan was looking more and more like that man now!

Speaking of which, this really wasn't Director Zhang's illusion.

Under the influence of the badge of "classical mid-range shooting art", Li Wan's mid-range shooting itself is very similar to the "God of Basketball".

Only in some subtleties, there are differences due to the lack of strength.

Now as Li Wan's strength is getting stronger and his movements are becoming more and more stable, the similarities and subtleties of the completed movements are naturally gradually made up for!

"Kevin is a good scorer, but really not a good defender!"

Seeing Li Wan score calmly, Barkley couldn't help saying something.

As soon as his voice fell, the Thunder counterattacked, and Kevin Durant once again scored a goal with his own score.

Li Wan's defense was perfectly fine, not to mention he didn't lose his position at all, and he put his hand in front of Kevin Durant, but the latter was able to send the ball into the basket.

This is a three-pointer.

When the goal is scored, the score is tied for both sides.

Kevin Durant clenched his fist hard.

Barkley praised: "There is no doubt that Li Wan is one of the best perimeter defenders, but he can't stop Kevin from scoring..."

Kenny Smith shook his head and said: "No way, Kevin Durant is the type of scorer that this league has never had before..."

He is obviously the height of an inside player, but he can hold the ball and score like an outside player. Such a person can guard against him. To be honest, it may only be his touch...

"It's soaring!"

Yu Jia shouted, and Director Zhang's expression became brighter:

"This game looks good!"

Director Zhang is a fan first and foremost than commentary!

Especially the confrontation between Li Wan and Kevin Durant, two of the best scorers in the league, is even more exciting for Director Zhang to watch.

These two people are also in good condition tonight. They scored goals when they came up, and then they scored consecutively.

Since both are scorers with well-stocked arsenals, the scene is pretty good.

How wonderful is it?

In the words of Bill Wharton: "The editing of the offense and defense of these two people in the past few rounds is enough for many scorers to learn for a long time."

Finally, at the end of the first quarter, Li Wan scored 11 points, and Kevin Durant was even more crazy, he scored 13 points.

However, in this game, while Li Wan scored himself, he also took care of passing the ball to his teammates.

He sent out 3 assists in the first quarter alone.

Barkley also spotted a problem: "Kevin looks so tired!"

It was only after the first quarter, and Kevin Durant's chest heaving was obviously much worse than he usually finished the first quarter.

Kenny Smith pointed out the reason: "It's because Li Wan's defense is too strong!"

Although Kevin Durant scored, and every goal was beautiful.

But every attack of his is too extreme.

Extreme moves, extreme shots, such an offensive method will undoubtedly consume Kevin Durant's physical energy faster than usual.

The ESPN commentary seat also discovered this situation, and Chris Webber suddenly realized: "No wonder Kevin Durant's offense is so smooth tonight, and the New York Knicks have not changed their defensive methods."

Throughout the first quarter, Li Wan single-handedly defended, and Chris Bosh waited for an opportunity to help make up the defense.

The effect of this, in terms of Kevin Durant's scoring efficiency, is not good. Kevin Durant made 5 of 9 shots, including 2 3-pointers. ".

But judging from Kevin Durant's physical fitness...

The New York Knicks still achieved what they wanted to achieve.

In the second quarter, the main attacker of the New York Knicks became Chris Bosh and other scorers. With the help of Li Wan in the first quarter, they had found their form and soon scored goals one after another. The scoring momentum of the New York Knicks continued unabated.

Compared with the New York Knicks, although Brooks put all the "Thunder Three" on the court, Kevin Durant, as the main attacker in the first quarter, gave others limited opportunities to make shots.

In fact, Kevin Durant noticed Li Wan's "sudden shot combination" in the first quarter, and he also wanted to use his own offense to drive the offense of his teammates. Unfortunately, he has never been able to use the "button" of passing the ball well.

Coupled with his excellent state, he didn't think much, and continued to devote himself to his personal offense.

But in the current situation, he also realized that his physical energy was consumed faster than usual, and he needed his teammates to stand up... He suddenly regretted that he didn't restrain his teammates in the first quarter and let them try to play two more rounds up!

He also forgot that last year he didn't have a firm idea on the two options of "passing the ball" or "self-attacking". He always wanted to take care of both ends, but he failed at both ends.

Brooks also noticed Kevin Durant's hesitation, he wanted to call a timeout immediately, and confirmed Kevin Durant's thoughts: "The biggest help you can give to the Thunder is to use your offense to destroy the opponent's Defensive line, whether it's against other teams, or the New York Knicks!"

Fortunately, at this time, James Harden stood up, dribbled the ball continuously to adjust the distance between himself and Danny Green, and then suddenly broke through to the inside.

James Harden's explosive power is definitely underestimated in the league, especially Danny Green, who has experienced it personally at this moment. Before he can retreat, James Harden has already bullied him. It is too late for Danny Green to retreat at this time , if he goes back, James Harden can easily reach the basket.

He had no choice but to reach out to stop it, but what he didn't know was that James Harden was waiting for this moment, holding the ball with both hands, and slammed it into Danny Green's hand.

"All!"

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Danny Green made a defensive foul and James Harden made two free throws.

this…

Danny Green spread his hands speechlessly. Does this make me a foul?

He didn't understand, and the huge boos at the scene also showed that the fans of the New York Knicks also didn't understand.

Li Wan was not surprised. As the famous "man who played club until 4:00 in the morning and then went home to study the rules" in the league, everyone knew that defending James Harden was absolutely unacceptable.

If you reach out, you will be fouled.

Just like Danny Green now.

This is not a question of whether the defense is good or not, but a question of understanding the rules of the league.

In this regard, James Harden has long been in the atmosphere, and looking at the confused Danny Green at the moment, needless to say, this is obviously still in the first and second layers.

There was a lot of booing at the scene, but James Harden's free throw ability can be ranked first in the entire history of the NBA. As a famous "one-point man", if you want to ask James Harden what is the most stable scoring method, it must be It's his free throw.

"Shua!"

"Shua!"

Two points hit.

James Harden turned his head and glanced at Kevin Durant. He didn't say anything, but he seemed to say everything: Dude, don't worry, just take it easy, we're here to support you!

The hesitation in Kevin Durant's heart, as well as the sense of urgency caused by this hesitation, were instantly swept away.

yes!

I now have a brother too!

I don't need to be tense all the time, I can take a breath when I need it.

Just two rounds after James Harden stood up and completed the scoring, Westbrook also suddenly found his way back on track, with a signature forced breakthrough, pushing Beverley directly away and completing a layup.

Beverly rubbed his chest, but he couldn't support it with force.

After the wrestling so far in this game, he can clearly feel that Westbrook's overall strength and explosive power have improved. Although he can "gnaw" and "bite", his physique is indeed small. His height is only He is 1.85 meters tall, and he is not a stocky defender. In terms of confrontation, once he fails to gain a foothold in advance, it is really too difficult to intercept Westbrook's breakthrough.

Relying on the strength of the "second brother" and "third brother", the Thunder's offense gradually became smoother, and the momentum of the New York Knicks slowly widening the point difference stagnated. During this time, the point difference has been at 4 points and 6 points floating in between.

Of course, in terms of rhythm, the New York Knicks are still the one taking the initiative.

If the Thunder relied on Westbrook and James Harden taking turns, then the New York Knicks relied on Chris Bosh's suppression of Yin Baka.

To say that Yin Baka can run and jump is supposed to be enough to deal with Chris Bosh alone, but in the end he was suppressed...

In the face of Chris Bosh's outside style, Yin Baka obviously didn't adapt very well.

No wonder, as the possession of the ball began to shift to the outside line, the current fourth position inside, who can hold the ball and play singles, is still the same name, and the one who can step on the three-point line to attack is even more so. Less and less.

Chris Bosh, who just recovered the "Dragon King" account, is such a "rare thing".

It is worth mentioning that in the fifth game of the original 2012 Finals, Chris Bosh suddenly broke out in the third quarter, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in a single quarter, which led to a wave of offensive climax, allowing the Heat to Opening up the point difference, UU reading www.uukanshu. com finally defeated the Thunder with a big score of 41 and successfully won the championship.

At this moment, Chris Bosh has a much higher tactical status than when he was in the Heat. After a season of continuous holding the ball, he has long since regained the feeling of "Dragon King of the North".

Therefore, facing Yin Baka, after adapting in the first quarter, his firepower quickly became fierce at the beginning of the second quarter. However, Yin Baka faced his outside ball-holding breakthrough, which was obviously a little more difficult. adapt.

Trying to solve the problem by bouncing, the result is that Chris Bosh repeatedly knocked him over.

At the end of the second quarter, Chris Bosh scored 11 points in a single game.

It's almost the sum of Westbrook and James Harden's points. The two of them scored 13 points together.

"After Chris came to the New York Knicks, he really regained his former state!" Bill Walton watched the replay of the second quarter of the game. It was almost Chris Bosh vs. James Harden and Westbrook. Those three scored at least 50 percent or more of the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was fixed at 58 to 56.

The New York Knicks barely lead by 2 points.

After reading the statistics of the main players on both sides in the first half, Kenny Smith said: "It seems that the first game of the finals can only be decided at the last moment!"

his predictions...

Really accurate!

The second half was almost a replay of the first half. The two sides have always been in a situation of "you sing and I will come on stage". Someone keeps standing up and someone can give a response.

Until the last 2 minutes, the lead of the New York Knicks was only 3 points.

"All!"

It was the Thunder's turn to attack, and Brooks called a timeout at this time to make arrangements for the last two minutes of the game...