This Forward is Not Serious

Lin Ying and Durant watched the live broadcast of this game together.

Before this, Lin Ying was full of interest in this group of conference finals in the Western Conference.

Then their expressions, like everyone else's, were shocked.

The clip about Hayward's serious injury is this: It was Green completing a steal from Davis, and the Warriors played their signature fast break.

However, the Lakers retreated very quickly, and the Warriors' first wave of fast breaks did not work.

And James had already retreated to the basket at this time, and his defense covered the entire penalty area.

At this time, unless a big man comes in from the inside, it will be very difficult to break through his defense.

But their opponent is the Warriors.

After the first wave of fast breaks failed, their second wave of fast breaks was already in place.

Green's cut in from the middle successfully attracted James' defensive attention, and then he threw the ball directly into the air.

Hayward, who followed up on the weak side, was led into the air by Green's pass.

This looked like a beautiful fast break alley-oop, but at this moment, James showed an incredible reaction speed, turned around,

Then he pushed Hayward in the air.

You can't say he did it completely on purpose, because like so many times in the past, it was just a subconscious thing on his part.

But after all, Hayward did not have the best aerial balance ability like Jordan Lin Ying. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.

And the most frightening thing is that his landing posture was very poor, and his leg directly suffered a 90° fracture similar to Livingston's.

The picture is hard to look at.

James didn't know what happened at first. After seeing the referee blow the whistle, he spread his hands as usual and complained. After seeing the referee ignore it, he smiled sarcastically and walked towards the bench.

But at this moment, the referee's whistle sounded again, and James looked back and discovered Hayward's condition.

After seeing Hayward's tragic situation, he was not sure it was his fault at first. After looking up at the replay, he immediately held his head in disbelief.

Then, with sadness mixed with some fear and self-blame, I sat on the bench.

Even in the live broadcast, Lin Ying could tell that James' expression was not fake.

Because unlike the situations that have occurred many times in the past, this time James' team did not fall behind by a big score, and the game had just begun.

In this case, James has no reason to do this.

So it was really just an "accident."

When Hayward was fixed on his feet and put on a stretcher, James also adjusted his mood and stepped forward to say a lot of encouraging words.

Fans also gave encouraging applause at the scene, and everything seemed peaceful.

But after the game, social media went viral.

Some fans couldn't help but brought up all the things that happened to James in the past few times, and directly defined James' behavior as intentional as before;

Moreover, some fans edited the scene of James mocking the referee into a snickering action after causing trouble, which was seamlessly connected;

There are even fans who feel ashamed of James' behavior. After all, when James was with the Warriors last year, he defeated the Spurs in this way.

Although it was not James' fault that time, when a team with one player wins in this way many times, it no longer matters.

The most terrible thing is that the Warriors actually won the game at the end!

After losing Hayward, the Warriors played in chaos in the first half and trailed the Lakers by 15 points at halftime.

If a team suddenly loses a core, it will be difficult to continue to maintain a high level.

Just when everyone thought that the Warriors would definitely lose tonight, in the second half, the Warriors turned into a "sad army" and staged a "sorrowful army must win."

They played a pressing style in the second half and continued to hit three-pointers from the outside.

It was a bit like when the Suns played the Lakers, "sacrifice" a Caron Butler/Gordon Hayward, and ultimately won the game.

It is precisely because of this that fans find it even more difficult to accept such a result.

The Warriors without Hayward defeated this seemingly invincible Lakers, but what about the Warriors with Hayward?

The NBA happens every year, and there are many games. Fans have seen the outcome of too many games. Not to mention the strong teams defeating the weak teams, even the weak teams have seen a lot of upsets.

Therefore, no matter what the result of the game is, most fans can accept it. Even if they cannot accept it for a while, it will be diluted by time before long.

But only, only in this situation, when a team wins in this way, it will make people feel uncomfortable.

People who watch football basically do so because they love it, and naturally they like to see pure basketball.

This is also why fans react so strongly every year when a black whistle occurs.

But this time, especially what happened to James again, even if he was "unintentional", after all, it was James' push that caused the current situation.

So it is reasonable for the fans to react so strongly.

"So do you think the Warriors still have a chance?"

After the training session the next day, Durant took Lin Ying and talked about the situation of the Western Conference Finals.

"What do you think?"

Lin Ying asked with a smile.

"I think……"

Durant's words were on his lips but he didn't say them out.

Clearly, he knew he had too many flags on his back.

"I think the Warriors have a chance, but not a big chance."

In the end, it was Lin Ying, the octopus Paul, who made the decision.

This is also a very objective judgment.

Although this time it was an "accident", the topic of balance will always apply in a close duel.

The Warriors suddenly lost a big weight. They may be able to win a game based on morale, but the chance of winning the series is very small.

After all, the Universe team that was as strong as Curry and Durant in history was quickly defeated by the Raptors after Durant fell.

"Then it seems we have to be more careful."

Lin Ying's intuition was basically trustworthy, and Durant also said something meaningful at this moment.

Lin Ying smiled after hearing this and nodded.

Although it's a bit of a joke, if you really face the Lakers in the finals, you really have to be wary of this.

Especially if the Nets play relatively smoothly, given James' current situation, it is "unintentional" this time, but it may not be the case next time.

Being prepared means this is the possible matchup.

The conference finals game continues.

The game between the Nets and the Hornets was exactly the same as G1.

The Hornets showed toughness in the last game, and they showed resilience in this one.

These two Butler tags now belong to the Hornets.

They did not lose confidence because of the defeat in the last game and still maintained high fighting spirit.

Although, they still failed to win the game in the end.

The one who broke out tonight was Durant. He had a hot touch from the outside. He made 8 three-pointers in a single game and scored 41 points.

Driven by his outstanding performance and Lin Ying's triple-double, the Nets defeated the Hornets for two consecutive games, taking a 2-0 lead.

Well, while the game is tougher, it doesn't seem to make a difference for the Nets.

It can even be said that facing the Hornets is a good thing for them, because such an opponent can allow them to get out of shape before entering the finals.

It can be said that everything is stable in the Eastern Conference Finals, but in the Western Conference Finals, something unexpected happened, once again.

No, it's probably not an accident to be more accurate.

Before G2 started, the outside world's opinions were almost the same as Lin Ying's.

They feel that the Lakers will not be able to win, but they will be the final winner in the end.

So after the Warriors started G2, they played very aggressively.

The scale of the confrontation on the field was very large. Even if the referee consciously tightened his whistle, people on the field still fell on their backs from time to time.

In this kind of confrontation, someone on the Lakers team was injured this time.

The injured person, well, yes, it was Davis.

Davis is more or less glassy.

This won't be too obvious during the regular season, but once you enter the playoffs, especially the playoffs with this level of competition, this attribute will be activated.

This time, the balance of victory fell directly to the Warriors.

And the rest of the game also showed that not every team has the resilience of the Warriors, especially for a temporary team like the Lakers.

After losing Davis, the Lakers' interior completely collapsed.

To put it in a very realistic way, the Lakers originally had a huge advantage inside when they beat the Warriors, but now, they have lost this biggest advantage.

In the end, the Warriors easily defeated the Lakers and turned the score into 2-0.

A result that even Lin Ying could not predict.

But this should probably be expected.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, no matter which two countries are at war, the battle will be fierce.

Especially between Wu and Shu, either Guan Yu was defeated, or Liu Bei was directly GG.

It seems that the end of this game is likely to be in Baidi City.

Of course, although it was beyond Lin Ying's expectation and different from what most people thought, this result is absolutely good news for the Nets.

Because this is no longer a fierce fight, but a tragic one!

The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, and this net can just sit and harvest the game.

Of course, the premise is that they can stay healthy.

But this is exactly what the Nets are best at. It can be seen from their rotation of Kobe Bryant that compared to the outcome of a game, they are more concerned about the players being able to play in full.

then……

A week later.

All the results of the Eastern and Western finals are out.

In the East, although the Hornets were very close to winning the game in G3.

How close was it, they were probably just one goal away.

However, Lin Ying's long-lost key shot still allowed the Nets to maintain their record of victory in the playoffs.

After losing G3, the Hornets were completely defeated, and the Nets finally won G4 easily.

4-0, another 4-0, the third 4-0.

The Nets are still undefeated in the first three rounds!

This is a perfect explanation of what invincibility is.

On the other side, the competition between the two remaining teams of the Warriors and Lakers seems more intense.

Davis is injured, but the injury situation is much better than Hayward. He only needs to rest for about a week before he may be able to play.

For the Lakers, their biggest goal is naturally to delay the game until Davis returns.

After all, not having Davis has a huge impact on them.

It's just that there is always a gap between reality and ideals, and nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory.

In the end, the Lakers failed to do that, 4-2. After experiencing big scores of 2-0 and 3-1, the Warriors finally eliminated the Lakers.

If you don't watch the game process and just look at the result, this is another upset.

After all, it can be seen from the league schedule that the encounter between the Nets and Lakers is the kind of topic that will attract a lot of attention. If they meet in the finals, it will be absolutely explosive.

But basketball is not football after all, and arranging a series is not that easy.

Nets VS Warriors, again.

For some new fans, this is definitely another exciting matchup.

After all, this is the third consecutive year of online battle.

Like the cavalry battles in history, this has become a sentiment.

Of course, judging from the previous performances of the two teams, the Nets are obviously the one with a greater chance of winning this year.

"Sometimes it's really funny. LeBron failed again and stopped early."

In the Barclays Center training hall, Durant was already smiling from ear to ear.

This summer's formation of the Super Three was still lonely in the end!

Lin Ying drank water with a smile on his face.

"So, how do you think we'll win?"

After the matchup in the finals was determined, Durant's mood became quite relaxed, and even the way he talked to Lin Ying changed.

Lin Ying looked at Durant and was about to speak.

"I know we can never underestimate our opponents, especially opponents of the Warriors' caliber, but we need momentum, right?"

Durant said before he could.

Lin Ying smiled.

Durant has learned dialectics very well.

But he still didn't speak, because this Warriors team had given them enough surprises without James last year.

Losing Hayward now, in a sense, the loss is even smaller, which cannot be underestimated.

"4-0? What do you think of us having another sweep? The first team in NBA history to win the championship with a sweep?"

Durant then spoke.

When he said this, his mouth was almost watering.

Lin Ying also fell into thinking this time.

Because this thing is indeed quite tempting.

In the history of the NBA, there has never been a sweep of all teams in the playoffs.

The 1983 76ers and the 2001 Lakers were the closest teams, both losing only one playoff game.

Now that the Warriors are remnant, the Nets do have this opportunity.

"That will definitely be a very glorious thing and will be engraved in our playing career forever."

Durant's eyes were shining with longing.

"Well, I know it's wrong to think that, especially since I said it."

But after he finished admiring, Durant immediately spoke again.

He knew that he was an old general, but he really couldn't control his fantasies.

Lin Ying couldn't help but smile at this time.

Under Durant's curious gaze, he said with a relaxed expression:

"Then, give it a try?"