Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

As predicted before the start of the playoffs, the first round of the Western Conference is indeed much more exciting than the Eastern Conference. Although not every round will be full of suspense, at least every round has different content.

For example, when the Lakers played against the Thunder in the first round and eighth in the Eastern Conference, it was pure bloodbath, but in this round, the Thunder played very tenaciously.

This is the first playoff trip since the SuperSonics changed their name to the Thunder. It is also the first playoff trip for rookies such as Durant, Westbrook, Harden, and Jeff Green. They encountered the Lakers, the defending champion last season. How?

I think this is a round of competition with a huge gap.

However, they showed unparalleled vitality. Although they had no advantage at all inside, they still used their athletic ability to deal with the Lakers. After the first iron fight, both sides gradually got better and provided wonderful offensive battles.

The two sides also played from 2-0 to 2-2. In the two away games, the Lakers were slaughtered by a total of 26 points. But in the critical G6, the Thunder failed to hold on. Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and 7 rebounds on 12 of 25 shots.

He missed the quasi-winner in the last 1.8 seconds, but Gasol came up with a magic touch and hit a tip-in to kill the Thunder.

After the Thunder were eliminated, Adu couldn't help crying.

This G6 made Zuo Li very emotional. This Thunder really has unlimited potential. That is to say, if it meets the Lakers or the Spurs, it might be able to pass the test!

With talents that are visible to the naked eye, excellent athletic ability in five positions, and ability to attack and defend, it is no wonder that the upward momentum is so strange, but it is a pity that the final fate is to disband, which can only make people sigh.

After eliminating the Thunder, the Lakers also took the first step to defend their title. Their opponent in the second round was not the Nuggets who everyone predicted would be their opponent in last year's Western Conference Finals, but the Jazz led by Deron!

The decline of the Nuggets came without any warning. Before the start of the season, they were even the favorites to win the championship. At the beginning of the season, they were also the masters who blocked the gods and killed the Buddhas. How could an accident come so quickly? The departure of George Karl caused the Nuggets to lose

He lost his backbone and the only person who could suppress Anthony, plus Billups' injury.

Anthony has become an all-around warrior with improved defense and changed offensive methods from last season, and once again became the singles champion. The Nuggets had no continuity in the 6 games and just watched Anthony play in singles.

The Jazz are actually not strong enough. Their weaknesses are very obvious. Their lineup has not changed for so many years and their tactics are still single. But it is obvious that they cannot break through Sloan's defense just by relying on singles. So the Jazz eliminated the Nuggets 4-2 and became the No. 1 player in the Western Conference.

Two teams entered the semi-finals.

In this regard, Zuo Li just wanted to say: "It's over, the Jazz will be abused by the Lakers again!"

Eat, sleep and play jazz.

The Lakers are the hurdle that the Jazz can't get over.

The third place was the Phoenix Suns, who were third in the Western Conference in the regular season. They also eliminated the Trail Blazers 4-2.

However, no one ridiculed the Trail Blazers in this round, but instead had full respect for them. Because they lost Oden, lost Roy, five people are on the injured list, and the Trail Blazers rotated with seven players in 6 games, they can still fight the Suns in 6 games.

It has been very difficult.

After the game, various media also expressed regret: "Injuries have ruined this team with unlimited potential."

This is also Zuo Li's regret. He still has no way of knowing where the upper limit of this Blazer is.

In this way, three of the four semi-final teams have been determined, and the remaining one will be chosen between the "cow and horse" teams.

The rivalry between these two teams is a lot. Duncan and Nowitzki are definitely similar opponents to Olajuwon and Ewing. The feud between the two teams is longer than this novel.

Take Nowitzki for example. In his career, he has played a total of 111 games with the Spurs in the regular season and playoffs, which is more than a whole season. Among them, because both the Spurs and the Mavericks have brilliant records

Historically, the two teams often met in the playoffs. From 2001 to 2014, the two teams met 6 times in 14 years, each with its own victory or defeat.

Especially in the past two years, the two teams have all taken revenge on each other.

Last season, although Parker averaged 28.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, and Duncan also averaged 19.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists, the Spurs were still defeated by the Mavericks in the "Black Six Miracle" due to Ginobili's absence.

But this season, the results are directly reversed!

The Mavericks played very well in the regular season, as if they had finally recovered from the shadow of being beaten in 2007, ranking second in the Western Conference behind the Lakers.

The Spurs, on the other hand, experienced the pain of changing players. Their youthfulness brought about a decrease in combat effectiveness, and they ended up ranking seventh.

No. 7 in the regular season is definitely an unfamiliar ranking for the Spurs as a team and for the fans who have always supported them.

If Zuo Li remembers correctly, this should be the lowest ranking in the Duncan era.

"Can the Mavericks win this time?"

Fans thought before the series started, this is simply God helping the Mavericks.

But as a result, Mavericks suffered another tragedy.

I don’t know if ranking second inspired the Mavericks’ gene that makes them unable to play when they are ranked high. After winning the first game, the power was cut off and they couldn’t play anymore!

Bang bang bang!

The Spurs actually won three games in a row. In the fifth game, the Mavericks managed to get back a point, but in the sixth game, there was no miracle...

4-2, after the Mavericks presented the most classic black eight in history two years ago, they also presented the first black seven in the best-of-seven series.

I am a Mavericks fan and it makes me heartbroken!

This was simply extraordinary, and the Spurs fans were stunned by this goal.

After Black Eight, Black Seven...people can't always be so unlucky, right?

Otherwise, Dirk saved his career with one championship. If he just retired like this, it would be a pillar of shame.

There was an episode after the game. Cuban stayed alone in the visiting team's locker room without saying a word. After being photographed by a TNT reporter, he forcibly took the videotape away...

However, Cuban's move was still forgiven. After all, he spent more than 87 million US dollars on the Mavericks this season and had to pay 17.79 million US dollars in luxury tax. As a result, he was eliminated by seventh in the Western Conference. He was eliminated in the first round three times in the past four seasons.

, is the only tragic team that was "hacked eight times" and then "hacked seven" after the first round of the playoffs was changed to a best-of-seven game system... Thinking about this, it's good that Cuban didn't cry!

No one will be confused if I leave it alone.

The strength of the Spurs has once again been verified. They all call the Spurs the biggest dark horse, and they may even have a chance to meet the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals again. After all, in the next round, their opponent, the Suns, has not defeated them in the playoffs.

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The first round of the playoffs ended with frequent upsets in the Eastern Conference and, of course, the Western Conference. The second round of the playoffs will officially begin on May 2.

Each team has also arrived at the competition venue to prepare for the game. The Knicks will still take the lead in the second round, and the Magic have arrived in New York in the early morning of the 30th.

However, before the second round of the playoffs officially begins, the last highlight of the regular season this season - the awards season is finally about to begin!