I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the Warriors were knocked out of the Western Conference Finals by the Lakers, there wasn't much frustration within the Warriors.

In the past five years, the Warriors have won four championships. Let's put it this way, except for Chen Xiao and the two rookies this year, most of the players on the team are actually more pressured than hungry in their pursuit of the championship.

Teams that want to win three consecutive championships will be overwhelmed by the pressure.

This is five consecutive championships. Players, coaches, management, and staff have all been emotionally charged for five consecutive years. You can imagine the pressure this puts on a person.

It is definitely regrettable to be eliminated from the Western Conference Finals this time, but it also made many Warriors players relieved.

Chen Xiao also knew this.

So after being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals, Chen Xiao didn't say much. He just said to let his teammates have a good rest. They have worked hard in the past few years.

Yes, for these players and teammates of the Warriors who have won many championships, they can follow Chen Xiao to compete for championships. This is their affection, not their duty.

They want championships and money. At this time, they can completely enjoy life.

Will a Warriors championship increase Klay's place in history? Will it increase the historical status of thick eyebrows? In fact, it doesn’t increase much.

If the Warriors succeed or win the championship, Chen Xiao will actually benefit the most, followed by Wade and Luo Ge. The others will not actually benefit much.

In this case, you are lucky to have a group of teammates who are willing to fight with you. How can you ask them to achieve a certain goal?

They have no such obligation and no such responsibility.

If Chen Xiao turns on the hair dryer after being eliminated from the playoffs because he did not win the championship or failed to achieve his goals, you will not get the support of your teammates, you will only make them feel disappointed.

Co-author: We have won so many championships for you before, but if you don’t praise us, you will complain when we fail. So, have our previous contributions been wiped out and fed to the dog?

And this is also the biggest dilemma for championship teams with many championship players.

The team is all famous heroes. These heroes have contributed to the team and the boss. Now they are willing to work hard because of love. You cannot and should not criticize whether they are doing well or not.

Last season, Thick Eyebrow and Klay became so fat that Chen Xiao only tried to calm them down and appease them. He never said harsh words to avoid making his teammates think they were mean and unkind.

Yes, Boss Qiao just makes his teammates think he is mean, unkind and unkind.

You are the first person in history to be created by us.

If we didn't play well, you would either spray or hit us.

Why? !

And this is because after Boss Qiao retired, few of his former teammates agreed with him.

Boss Qiao has his best interests at heart, so of course Chen Xiao will not make Boss Qiao's mistakes.

After comforting and thanking his teammates, coaches, and staff, Chen Xiao flew to Milwaukee with Wade on May 28.

Chen Xiao, Wade and Luo Ge will definitely attend this finals.

Because the leading players of these two teams are inextricably related to them.

Durant and Curry are their juniors, the second-generation Marquette Three Eagles.

Paul George, Leonard and Jokic are students and younger brothers of the three of them.

So much so that before the finals started, during a warm-up of the TNT Finals, Barkley said with a smile: "A ghost, a ghost of the Marquette Three Eagles is wandering over the finals!"

Yes, this finals is the second time in the NBA's seventeen years that any one of Chen Xiao, Wade and Luo Ge will not participate in the finals.

But there were traces of the three of them everywhere in the finals.

It can be said that Chen Xiao and the three of them are the godfathers of the NBA in this era. That is not an exaggeration at all.

After two days of playing at the University of Milwaukee, on May 30th, G1 of the Finals between the Lakers and Bucks officially started.

At Bradley Arena, when Chen Xiao, Wade, and Luo Ge appeared here, the Bucks fans at the scene gave out huge cheers.

Although the three of them have never played for the Bucks, there is no doubt that the three of them created the era of Marquette basketball and are the pride of the entire Milwaukee.

It is also the pride of Bradley Arena.

The bronze statues of Chen Xiao, Wade, and Luo Ge are now outside Bradley Arena.

Even before this Finals, the whole of Milwaukee was discussing that if the Bucks won the championship, bronze statues of Durant and Curry would also be added outside Bradley Arena.

At the same time, Bradley Arena will be renamed Golden Eagle Arena.

This discussion also received support from the entire Milwaukee community.

For the Milwaukee basketball community, the Golden Eagles have always been unavoidable over the years and are the greatest presence in Milwaukee sports history.

It can be said that before the finals began, Milwaukee fans were truly united.

Of course, on the other side, the Bucks players also have the same mentality.

This is the Bucks' fourth Finals appearance in the past six years.

The previous three times, I won runner-up.

And this fourth time, Curry, Durant, and these Bucks players have no intention of finishing second again.

The current mentality of the Bucks players can be described as all-or-nothing, which is not an exaggeration at all.

Originally, the Bucks were stronger than the Lakers.

Then the mentality of the Bucks players is so decisive now.

In this case, before the finals, the predictions about this finals can be imagined.

Most experts are more optimistic that the Bucks will eventually win the championship, and even predict the score that the problem can be solved within 6 games.

This season's predictions, most of the predictions made by most experts, are not that accurate.

So will the predictions of these experts be biased in this finals?

In G1 of the Finals, the Lakers played away from home. Under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, everyone was on the same page and defeated the Bucks 118-1115 on the road.

The Lakers played very well in this game.

Siakam, who was playing in the Finals for the first time, even shot 14 of 17, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, totaling 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

So much so that after G1 of the Finals, Siakam's Finals FMVP odds directly reached the top position.

There is no doubt that Siakam was the best Lakers player in this game.

After Siakam, the most outstanding player is Jokic who made 6 of 10 shots, scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Jokic was very uncomfortable being guarded by Dream Green. Although he is tall, Dream Green is very tough and can steal. His defensive skills are also very good, so although his efficiency is high, he doesn't have that many chances to take shots, nor does he take that many shots.

In addition to these two people, Leonard made 5 of 14, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 12 free throws, and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Paul George made 6 of 16, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 16 points.

Lowry made 2 of 9 shots and scored 7 points and 9 assists.

It can be seen from the performance of the Lakers' perimeter players in this game that facing the Bucks' terrifying striker, the Lakers' dominant striker against the Warriors became very uncomfortable when attacking.

After all, any forward facing forwards like Dream Green, Antetokounmpo, Durant, Iguodala, and Ariza will feel numb.

In this game, the Bucks actually took the initiative throughout the game. The reason why they lost was because Siakam inexplicably failed.

Siakam is very strong, but to be so terrifyingly strong, no matter how hard he shoots, it must be an accident.

Even Kobe and Siakam themselves said after the game that their performance in this game was unbelievable: "Thanks to Nikola for containing me, and thanks to Paul, Kawhi, and Lowry for their passes, I seized the opportunity! "

Yes, in this game, Siakam used Antetokounmpo to help defend the perimeter and the gap between Jokic and seized almost every opportunity.

Obviously, although the Bucks already attach great importance to Siakam, they still don't pay enough attention.

Otherwise, Antetokounmpo's main task in this game will be to help defend both inside and outside, rather than to defend Siakam full-time.

Obviously, after the Bucks lost in G1, Ray Allen also discovered this problem, so in G2, Antetokounmpo stopped helping to defend.

When Lowry faces Curry, let Lowry play one-on-one.

When Jokic plays against Dream Green, let Jokic play, casually one-on-one.

The Bucks' defense in this game instantly became the defensive mode used by the Warriors and Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, which was zone control and allowing the Lakers to play in isolation.

In the final game of G2, the Bucks defeated the Lakers 129-110 at home.

Siakam, who was superb in the last game, faced Antetokounmpo's serious single defense in this game. He made 5 of 18 in the game and only scored 12 points.

Against Durant, Leonard still played very restrictedly, making 8 of 20 shots, 2 of 9 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws, scoring 28 points.

Paul George made 7 of 17 and 2 of 8 against Iguodala, scoring 17 points.

However, the singles between Jokic and Lowry, which made Ray Allen a little worried, did not come out in this game. Against Curry, Lowry only made 4 of 11 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. Scored 13 points.

To be honest, Lowry didn't show the same ability to fight and shoot when facing Curry as he faced Devin Booker.

The reason is that Curry's defense is really good now. What's more important is that Curry is really working hard. He will immediately post up when he is down. Even if he can't resist, he will fight with all his strength. After following Chen Xiao for so many years, Curry's defensive skills In fact, it is very good and basically does not lose its place.

At this point, Devin Booker is much worse.

At the same time, Jokic, who could beat Green alone in this game, made 5 of 14 shots and scored 14 points, and his performance was average.

This is actually normal. Lowry did not defeat Curry, which gave Antetokounmpo a lot of time and space to help defend Jokic while defending Siakam alone.

As long as Lowry is stronger against Curry and Siakam is stronger against Antetokounmpo, Jokic will not have to work so hard.

But obviously, just like the Lakers playing against the Warriors, their own forwards take advantage and therefore have the upper hand.

When the Bucks faced the Lakers, they were the team with the upper hand. Naturally, the Bucks had the advantage in the game.

The finals came to the crucial G3. It was Ko's turn to make adjustments in this game. This game is known as Little Heavenly King Mountain and is extremely important to the trend of the entire training match. If the Bucks lose G3, they will fall behind 1-2 in the three home games. , there is the worry of not coming back.

Therefore, the Lakers must win this game.

When they are not as strong as the Bucks, what they need to win the championship is to win key games.

G3 is a key game that the Lakers must grab.

So in this game, the Lakers rotated all 7 players, and even the starting five played more than 40 minutes.

At the same time, in this game, Kobe obviously made Jokic and Lowry attack more resolutely.

In the end, Leonard made 9 of 17, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 10 of 11 free throws, scoring 30 points.

Lowry made 8 of 16 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 23 points and 9 assists.

Paul George made 10 of 19, 9 of 16 three-pointers, and scored 29 points.

Siakam made 8 of 16 shots and scored 18 points.

Jokic made 6 of 12, 4 of 4 free throws, 16 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

To be fair, Boss Ke really almost won with this desperate move.

The performance of the Lakers' five starters was almost perfect.

But you are perfect, and the opponent is also perfect. In this game, Curry made 14 of 31, 6 of 14 three-pointers, and 13 of 14 free throws. He scored 47 points.

At the same time, Durant made 12 of 20 in this game, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 39 points.

The two scored 86 points together in this game!

Coupled with Antetokounmpo's 28 points, the Bucks' Big Three scored 114 points in this game. How can anyone beat this?

In the end, the Bucks defeated the Lakers 130-123 at home, making the score 2-1.

Losing Xiaotianwangshan will be very detrimental to the weaker Lakers.

However, in G4, the Lakers, who returned to their home court, relied on Nick Young's crazy performance of 9 of 12 on the bench and 20 points in the game. In addition, Leonard made 11 of 22 in this game, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and free throws. 9 of 9, 36 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals, defeated the Warriors 131-128 at home.

The most exciting thing about this game was the soaring scores of Leonard and Durant.

In this game, Durant made 18 of 31, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, 51 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. It was like a god descending from heaven, especially at the end of the fourth quarter, facing Leonard. Defensively, he hit a super magical buzzer-beater.

Unfortunately, with Durant in overtime, Leonard was unable to attack due to physical problems. For the Bucks, Curry never played well throughout the game, and Antetokounmpo was unable to make a breakthrough at critical moments. The problem never changed, but Siakam on the opposite side scored 7 points in overtime and finally led the Lakers to win.

After this game, Curry fell from being tied with Durant on the FMVP odds list, falling to third.

Durant is temporarily first and Leonard is second.

Curry performed very well in the previous three games, but in G4, 9 of 24 in the game were indeed below the standard.

Fortunately, in G5, Curry made 10 of 23, 5 of 14 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 31 points in the game, which can be regarded as regaining some form.

But Durant of the Bucks is still the most eye-catching in this game.

In the first quarter of this game, Durant focused most of his energy on defending Leonard. On the offensive end, he did not hold the ball or break through. He was like a person with an Achilles tendon injury, standing there as a fixed point. shooter.

What's the result?

In the first quarter, Durant, who completely gave up his independent offense, shot 4 of 5, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 14 points in a single quarter.

Leonard, on the other hand, made 2 of 6 and 2 of 3 free throws. He only scored 6 points and made 3 turnovers.

In the end, the Bucks won a very valuable victory 116-105 on the road, and also tied the score to 3-2 and got the match point.

What makes the Lakers and Kobe even more desperate than victory is that the Bucks seem to have found a way to deal with the Lakers.

Just like G5, Durant gave up his independent offense and handed over all possession of the ball to Curry. He concentrated on defending Leonard alone and acted like Nowitzki offensively. This was extremely damaging to the Lakers.

In G5, Leonard made 9 of 24, 26 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 5 turnovers. The data was good, but not up to standard.

Just as Kobe was worried about, in G6, the Bucks repeated their old tricks. Although Kobe increased the offensive weight of other Lakers players.

Paul George scored 26 points, Lowry scored 26 points, Jokic scored 22 points, and Siakam scored 15 points. However, Leonard made 7 of 16 and 1 of 5 three-pointers. His performance was still not very good, with only 22 points.

Especially at the critical moment of the game, when Paul George repeatedly misses and Leonard needs to step up.

Durant made 6 of 6 against Leonard in the last quarter and scored 12 points in a single quarter, all of which were mid-range singles against Leonard.

In the last quarter, Leonard was 0 of 4, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 3 points.

This performance was definitely substandard, and in the end, the Lakers lost to the Bucks 115-122 at Bradley Arena.

When they defeated the Lakers to win the championship, as soon as the game ended, Durant and Curry all cried.

And Ray Allen.

This is the fourth finals between Durant and Curry, and they finally won the championship!

At the same time, this is also Ray Allen's first championship. Although he won it as a head coach, he still won it.

Seeing Durant holding his mother in pain, Chen Xiao was actually quite moved.

Durant was his apprentice jointly taught by Jordan.

He is the only three S-level players in the current NBA.

Now there are only three S-level players left in the entire league: Durant, Chen Xiao, and James.

To be honest, it is not easy for Durant to stick to Milwaukee, a place in the north, for 12 years.

I persisted from the age of 19 to the age of 31, and finally got my wish.

The finals are over, and finally, this year's FMVP was also awarded to Durant.

In this series, Durant averaged 35.2 points, 9 rebounds, 6.4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 55% and a three-point shooting percentage of 58%. He achieved what Barkley and Maizi said was comparable to Chen Xiaohe. Jordan's epic Finals.

The key is that in these six games, Durant performed well in every game, and there was no crotch strain in any of them.

This is better than Curry and Leonard.

Leonard's average of 28.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in this finals is actually very good, but his shooting percentage is relatively only 44%, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 35%.

Although Curry averaged 30.5 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, his shooting percentage was only 42% and his three-point shooting percentage was only 39%.

Therefore, Durant deserves the FMVP in this year's finals.

Without his stability in every game and his performance at critical moments, the Bucks might not be able to defeat the Lakers.

Even if Durant is replaced by any A-level small forward in the league, the Bucks may not be able to win.

In this year's finals, Leonard is really strong. Without S-level, he can't suppress him at all, not even ordinary S-level.

We need a small forward like Durant who has longer hands, longer feet, taller and faster.

In short, the new king of the NBA was born.