The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 273 Establishment of a Dynasty
"Li, long time no see."

While Li Xun was chatting with Durant, Harden came over.

When Li Xun played the Thunder before, Harden didn't talk much.

The main reason may be that he feels that he is not qualified to mix in the conversation between Li Xun and Durant.

As a result, he played quite explosive numbers in this year's playoffs, and his self-confidence has improved a lot. After seeing Li Xun, he can also muster up the courage to come up and have a chat.

In Harden's heart, he is the player in this league who is most similar to Li Xun.

They have the league's top step-back ability.

"James, your performance in the Western Conference Finals was impressive."

"But we are not that easy to deal with. We have a defensive lineup that is far superior to the Spurs."

"So, be prepared to misfire."

Li Xun looked at Harden and smiled.

Harden grinned shyly, feeling a little happy in his heart. To get such a high evaluation from Li Xun, it seemed that he had indeed paid off his worth.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew his whistle, and the starters of both sides began to appear on the field.

Howard got the jump ball and the Pistons started to attack.

In the first offensive round, Li Xun took the knife and made a three-pointer from the outside.

Although he failed to hit, Howard at the basket still grabbed the offensive rebound and played a second offense.

It's the Thunder's offensive round.

Durant also made a three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, but unfortunately he failed to hit it.

They don't have a super center like Howard under the basket, so they haven't been able to grab rebounds.

Li Xun was relieved when he saw that Durant missed his shot for the first time.

What he was most worried about was not only the three of Wang Zha showing their power at the same time, but also Durant's feeling of being too hot.

Some players are like that, and the only ones who can guard them are themselves.

Nowitzki is like this.

So is Durant.

Even Beasley actually counts as half.

Although the defense is not completely without impact on them, the impact will certainly not be particularly large.

As long as they feel good enough, they can completely ignore any defense.

And those smaller players can't do it.

For example, the little assassins, once the defensive intensity comes up, it will be difficult for them to play an efficient offensive performance.

In addition, because they are too short and unable to defend, their role on the court may only be passing the ball.

Even passing the ball is because of poor vision, it is difficult to pass too wonderful the ball.

So this is why small players have not been able to perform at the top.

Iverson is definitely an accident.

It's a pity that there is only one Iverson after all, and his speed and height are much better than the little assassin.

"Shh!"

In the second offensive round, Curry ran away from Westbrook without the ball and easily scored a three-pointer.

Durant looked a little ugly, but he was not the kind of boss who would dictate to his teammates, so he could only sulk in his heart.

Westbrook's defense can't be said to be bad, after all, his physical fitness is there.

But Westbrook has a fatal defensive flaw, that is, his poor marking ability.

When defending without the ball, Westbrook is easy to miss. This is reflected in the game video or data.

Not only is it not good to defend against off-ball, but also to defend against tampering, Westbrook also depends on his mood.

If you are in a good mood, you will be very active around the pick-and-roll.

If you are in a bad mood, you will hardly go around, and you can pick and roll whatever your opponent does.

This is not Westbrook's fault alone, many stars in the league have this fault.

For example, two James, one Harden, and one LeBron all have this kind of defensive problem.

It is because of their outstanding performance in other aspects that these problems have not been brought up.

If it's really just a role player, if you dare to play like this, you may have to sit on the bench the next day.

Seeing Westbrook leaking people, Li Xun immediately relaxed a lot.

Originally, he thought that the Thunder had a [-]% chance of winning against the Pistons, but now it feels less than a half chance.

Li Xun ignored the defensive end of Westbrook and Harden before.

Neither of them can defend off the ball, and both often miss people.

But the Pistons are good at playing off the ball.

Not only Curry and Clay, but even Li Xun is actually a good player off the ball.

After the first quarter, the Pistons have already led by 9 points.

The Thunder's offensive efficiency in the first quarter was mediocre, while the Pistons relied on off-ball movement to achieve an astonishing offensive efficiency.

库里首节三分球5中3，克莱则是3中2，李勋这边虽说三分只有3中1，但是两分球神准无比，直接来了个3中3。

Relying on these three super perimeter offenses, it is not uncommon for the Thunder to lose nine points in the first quarter.

During the break between festivals, Brooks patiently communicated with Westbrook, wanting him to do a good job of off-ball defense.

Harden is actually not good at defending, but Clay's shots are few after all, and the biggest threats to the Thunder are Li Xun and Curry.

Li Xun can't do anything about this, but Curry has to be locked up no matter what.

With Westbrook's defensive performance in the first quarter, in a team like the Spurs, it is estimated that Popovich has already stood on the sidelines and yelled.

Fortunately, although Westbrook's defense in the first quarter was not very good, his offensive efficiency was not bad.

中投4中2，罚球2中2，也拿到了6分进账。

If the offense doesn't work, I'm afraid Brooks can put Westbrook on the bench.

Durant remained silent.

In a sense, Durant is not actually a qualified boss.

Because the qualified boss, it is absolutely impossible to keep silent at this time, or to pour chicken soup on Westbrook and tell him that as long as he can guard Curry, the championship will be their Thunder.

Or directly catch Westbrook and scold him.

You have to do something anyway, not play dead.

Brooks' words still have some effect.

In the second quarter of the game, Westbrook obviously became more active in defending off the ball.

Curry did suffer a bit.

But the multi-core lineup of the Pistons has affected Curry, and there are others who can stand up.

And at the beginning of the second quarter, the Pistons took the initiative to play inside.

With the help of Howard and Li Xun's tyrannical insider combination, they overwhelmed the insider, making the Thunder completely unstoppable.

By the end of the first half, the Pistons had a [-]-point advantage.

It seems that the Thunder are no better than the Heat.

In this way, after the first two Pistons played at home, the Thunder lost both games, and the situation is already in jeopardy.

In the next third game, as the saying goes, who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

The Thunder just ate dumplings in this game.

杜兰特31投22中，其中三分球12中7，罚球10中9，直接砍下了恐怖的60分。

In just 31 shots, he scored 60 points. This offensive efficiency makes Li Xun feel ashamed.

It's a pity that this kind of neurotic outburst can't happen every game.

To have one show up is considered a stroke of luck.

Not only did Durant play superbly, although Harden was restricted from taking few shots, his offensive efficiency was also good, scoring 21 points.

Westbrook's offensive efficiency is still not good, but he took few shots, only 9 shots, and scored 11 points.

The three giants worked together to score 92 points, perfectly showing the power of Wang Zha.

When Durant played this level of performance, Li Xun did nothing.

I can only watch Durant snatch a win from the Pistons.

This victory also directly strengthened the confidence of the Thunder. As Durant said, if any team in this league can end the dominance of the Pistons, it can only be their Thunder.

After G4, Li Xun was speechless.

This time the Thunder Third Young Master showed his power again.

Durant continued to maintain an amazing performance, taking 21 shots and scoring 33 points.

If only Durant is just such a statistic, then it is impossible for him to lead the team to win.

The key is that Westbrook broke out.

Li Xun didn't expect that Westbrook could break out on their Pistons.

Westbrook's offensive explosions in the playoffs are even rarer than diamonds. Who would have thought that they would happen to the Pistons.

He made 27 shots and scored 16 of them, including 9 of 7 three-pointers and 11 of 8 free throws. Westbrook scored 47 points in this game.

The 47 points have also become Westbrook's highest score in a single playoff game so far in his career.

In fact, Westbrook also broke out against the Heat under normal circumstances, scoring 43 points in a single game.

It's a pity that the Thunder lost that game.

Harden should be responsible for the blame. He scored 10 out of 2, which made Westbrook miserable.

After finally playing a good game, the result has not been able to win.

Harden at this point in time is somewhat similar to the North Carolina Blackhawk Barris in the Warriors championship lineup later.

When it is strong, there is indeed something.

But when it's iron, it's really iron, and it's not too much to call him the North Carolina Iron Eagle.

Fortunately, although Harden failed to make a contribution in tonight's game, he did not commit a crime.

他全场6中3，外带罚球2中1，拿下了7分。

There is no sense of presence, but it doesn't hold back the team.

In this way, the Pistons were even tied by the Thunder.

This was definitely something no one expected before the game.

Most people think that the Thunder will be swept out by the Pistons.

A small number of people are also aware of the characteristics of the Thunder team, and think that if the Thunder play well, they may be able to grab a victory from the Pistons.

As a result, they are now in a 2:2 draw.

No matter how optimistic Thunder fans are, they would not have thought of this situation.

Li Xun could only sigh, this time he really encountered a hard problem.

The lineup of the Thunder's three young masters is actually a shit stick. When they play well, they do have the ability to challenge any championship lineup in history.

But they just don't play well most of the time.

Maybe the team's head coach Scott Brooks has to bear a large part of the responsibility. This head coach is really not good.

When he was a player, he was a homeless man. He played for 10 years and changed six teams. After retiring, he started to work as a coach.

He gave Li Xun the feeling of a poor man's version of a Zen master.

Just like to go to the kind of talented team.

Now he coaches the third young master of the Thunder, and after the Thunder collapsed, he went to coach the third young man of the Wizards.

Two Wall and Bill, plus an Otto Porter.

Unfortunately, nothing came of it.

In terms of coaching ability, compared with the later Warriors coach Cole, he is really a heaven and a hell, definitely not at the same level.

With the Thunder's lineup, he can't play any system.

Even with the later three Wizards, the team still has strong insiders such as Markieff Morris and Polish Hammer Gortat.

So this Brooks is really not good.

It's a pity that at this juncture, it is impossible to change coaches.

In the fifth game of the finals, this time it was the home court of the Pistons.

The Thunder won the first two games, on the one hand, they played really well, and on the other hand, they had the home whistle.

Now at the home court of the Pistons, they don't have so many whistles.

After playing three quarters, the Pistons already hold a 17-point lead. It seems that the Thunder's game is going to be cold.

Winning the Pistons will be 3:2, taking the lead in winning the match point.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Westbrook started to get sick again.

Not only did the defensive end start to miss people, but the offensive end also started to shoot indiscriminately, and even shot a non-stick air ball.

Brooks paced back and forth anxiously on the sidelines.

He can't wait to put Westbrook on the bench, but if Westbrook is pressed, at this moment, is it possible to bring the old fisher Fisher on the field?

That's right, now Lao Yu has joined the Thunder.

Westbrook is leaking people. If Lao Yu is on the court, it is not a problem of leaking people. He can't do anything about people shooting in front of him.

At the end of the game, the Thunder swallowed a big defeat.

The Pistons got the winning point.

In Game [-], this time it was the Thunder's home court.

It seems that the more Westbrook reaches this moment, the easier it is to get ahead.

This was a moment of life and death for Thunderclap, but Westbrook still took action on his own.

In the last game, the Thunder were directly sent away by the Pistons.

Although the Thunder lost, the score of 4:2 has actually far exceeded the expectations of many fans. Such a result is not unacceptable.

The Pistons fans had a false alarm. They thought the Thunder were going to perform a miracle.

It's a pity that miracles are not so easy to create.

Dynasty emerged.

Li Xun created his own dynasty in the Pistons.

At present, Li Xun has played for four seasons in total, and as a result, he entered the finals four times and won the championship three times.

In the history of the NBA, there is absolutely no player who can be more successful than Li Xun in the same period.

Whether it's personal data, or team record, or team honor, Li Xun has done the best.

If it is not perfect, there are still several Chamberlain's records that have not been broken by Li Xun.

But everyone knows that it will happen sooner or later.

Now just wait for which team doesn't open their eyes to offend Li Xun, maybe they can see Li Xun kill the killer, and then break a record by the way.

The previous two championships were won at home.

This time it's an away game.

Thunder fans gave Li Xun due respect at the scene, and stood up and applauded during the awards ceremony.

The relationship between Li Xun and Lei Ting got along well. On many occasions, Li Xun praised Lei Ting's three young masters.

Although they lost to the Pistons now, the Pistons did not use any disgraceful means.

This is aboveboard hard power to win.

Thunder fans of course have to respect that.

On the podium, Stern looked sad.

What he is most worried about now is what will happen to the Pistons next season, will they have another four consecutive championships?
Since the end of the Green Kai Dynasty, the NBA has never had four consecutive championships.

It is definitely not a good thing for a team to win too many consecutive championships and make the game lose suspense.

Take this year's finals as an example, the ratings have already dropped significantly, far inferior to Li Xun's previous finals against the Lakers.

In fact, when he played the Mavericks last season, the ratings dropped.

The reason for this is that on the one hand, the popularity of the Mavericks and Thunder must be far inferior to the Lakers.

On the other hand, there is no suspense in the game, and no matter how optimistic the fans are, they will not think that the Pistons will lose.

Since the Pistons won 100% of the championship, does the game still need attention?
(End of this chapter)