I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 517 A Decisive Sign

Durant tried his best, but the Thunder still couldn't beat the Clippers at home.

The Thunder, trailing by 8 points at the end of the third quarter, set off a Jedi counterattack in the fourth quarter.

They once narrowed the point difference to only 3 points.

But at the critical moment, the Clippers players' hands were too hard.

Randolph once again demonstrated his true qualities, making consecutive low-post offensive hits.

The Clippers lineup is not incapable of playing traditional offensive positions.

On the contrary, if you use Randolph as the low axis and play inside-out, the critical moment will be very scary.

It's just that from the perspective of the whole game, this kind of play is too slow and the efficiency is too low, because Randolph is not O'Neal, he has a stable 20 points per game.

So, Steve Kerr kept Randolph's amount at the critical moment, when the two sides were in a tug-of-war.

In this case, it is really important for the low post to have a stable scoring point.

In addition to Randolph, Gasol can also attack in the low post.

The two became the key men in the fourth quarter, scoring 8 points in a row, helping the Clippers to re-establish their advantage.

The Thunder made two turnovers at the last critical moment. Westbrook hit a breakthrough ball on his knee and went out of bounds. Another time Durant was double-teamed and was cut off by Curry.

Curry, who succeeded in stealing the ball, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt unhurriedly, and played fast for the entire game. The Clippers slowed down this time to delay time, and forced Randolph to eat Perkins in the low post.

Perkins returned to the court at this time to single-handedly defend Randolph. The problem is that Perkins sat on the bench most of the time tonight, and he was completely out of shape.

Let him play at a critical moment, where there is still a sense of defense, and Randolph is alone.

This time Randolph turned his back, Sigma turned his face to the basket, and then pulled up directly and made a jump shot!

Randolph and Gasol scored 10 points in a row, and the Thunder had to call a timeout to make the final dying struggle.

Durant came back and used a three-pointer to rush his score to 45 points, setting his single-game scoring record in the playoffs.

可是雷霆依旧在主场105：110，5分的差距输给了快船队，大比分0：3落后！

This is a result that no one expected. The Clippers lead the Thunder 3-0.

Last season, the two teams fought seven games in the Western Conference semifinals, and their strength was evenly matched.

This season, the Thunder have already lost their game, and they are about to have their heads shaved.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Durant stood in the middle of the field with his hips akimbo for a while, and then left the field with his head drooping.

He didn't even hug Curry, Harden and others, he was so disappointed in his heart.

He has gone all out in this game, scored 45 points, and scored desperately from the first quarter.

Tonight, his shooting percentage was as high as 48%. This number of shots, this volume, and his scoring efficiency are already very good.

Westbrook also scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Gordon scored 15 points and performed well.

40 points in the regular season may be more common, but it is really not easy to score 40 points in the playoffs.

A player with a strong scoring ability like Kobe has only scored 13 points in a single game 40 times after playing in the playoffs for so many years.

Durant's performance, in the era of 80 and 90 points, must have been won.

Facing the Clippers, 40 points are useless, but they accounted for more than [-]% of the points.

For the Clippers, Curry scored 22 points, Harden 21 points, Randolph 18 points, Gasol Jr. 17 points, others like George, Leonard, Dragic, Jeremy Lin, Milicic all scored They can make good contributions on the offensive end.

The rest of the Thunder can do too little offensively, and it is very difficult to defend on the defensive end. The Clippers' starters and substitutes are indeed powerful.

Every lineup has its own style of play on the field, and the combat effectiveness of the substitute players is also very good.

The system is complete, the division of labor is clear, the morale is strong, and the willpower is also very tenacious.

It can be said that Tyronn Lue's multi-lineup training strategy in the regular season this season is definitely effective.

The 12-man roster, with various combinations, can play its own style and has its own tactical focus.

Anyone who can master the game of basketball can feel the great potential shown by this Clippers.

This kind of potential is not the kind of "the future is yours" that is taken for granted. There are a few young potential players who have performed well, and I feel that they will grow up in the future and become champions.

Division of Champions is not that easy.

The potential of the Clippers is an overall potential, a strategic and tactical thinking potential.

Rather than being so proficient in basketball games, just watching a lively fan can also feel the strength and uniqueness of this Clippers.

They are different from those strong teams in the past. They like to shoot three-pointers, pass and cut, like to play fast, like to grab points, like to rotate on a large scale, and like to use quick counterattacks to sanction opponents.

These are the labels of "regular season strong teams" in people's impression in the past, and reaching the Western Conference Finals like the Suns is the limit.

It's only the semifinals now, but the Clippers already have a faint look of winning the championship.

In comparison, the Los Angeles Lakers, who were reported with great expectations at the beginning of the season, have not been so smooth.

After the home score was 1:1, the Lakers went to Memphis to face the Grizzlies. As a result, they were attacked by the Grizzlies in Memphis in the third game.

The Grizzlies used a meat grinder-level defense, 83:81, and won the third game by 2 points!

The big score led the Lakers 2:1.

Compared with the game between the Clippers and the Thunder, the series between the Grizzlies and the Lakers is much more retro.

Slow pace, hard work on the inside, and single play ability, the offense of both sides is relatively fragmented.

At the critical moment, Kobe's finishing ability has declined slightly compared to his peak period.

The mid-range jumper that could tie the score at the last moment missed, causing the Lakers to lose the game.

Bryant made 33 of 12 shots and scored 28 points inefficiently, unable to prevent the team from losing on the road.

And Chris Paul, as a traditional point guard, was successfully shredded by the Grizzlies in the regular season.

The score of 81 points is low enough. At the critical moment, the two sides will fight for the key ball, luck, whistle, and the morale of the home and away games.

If Kobe is three years younger, there is a high probability that he will be able to close the game at the last moment, win the game smoothly and take the lead in the series.

However, with the increase of age and the decline of ability at critical moments, the Lakers lost the game and fell into crisis.

On the other side in the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers, like the Lakers, unexpectedly fell into a bitter battle.

Compared with the Cavaliers who had been upgraded last season, the original lineup faced the aging Celtics and defeated the Celtics for the first time.

As a result, the team's offense was misfired in the second game, and they were defended by the Celtics to only score 76 points, creating the lowest scoring record in the playoffs this season.

The third game came to Boston, and the two sides fought to overtime. Pierce faced James again and hit a three-pointer at a critical moment to help the Celtics win the third game!

The two favorites to win the championship are both facing the adversity of falling behind 1:2. For the Cavaliers, the Celtics are still very difficult opponents.

Compared with last season, the Celtics have not improved much in the lineup, and the Big Three are all one year older.

In the early part of the regular season, the Celtics' record was not good and they had to make adjustments.

After repeated debugging, Rivers finally accepted the new suggestion and no longer designed tactics according to the old ideas.

Kevin Garnett was promoted to the center position, the team was more free and open on the offensive end, and Rondo played a more important role.

Ray Allen and Pierce are still in excellent form, especially Ray Allen. His three-point shooting percentage this season has reached a career high, and his average number of shots per game has also reached a new high in the past three years.

With more three-pointers, a wider offensive space, and more pass and cut cooperation, the Celtics are also walking on a new path, seeking innovation and change.

This change proved to be equally effective in the playoffs, instead of the past, when it came to the playoffs, everyone was keen to defend desperately and press the rhythm.

The Cavaliers and Lakers have to respond.

Another set of matchups in the East, the Heat vs the Bulls.

Riley, the old fox, continued to take advantage of the bulls.

Derrick Rose was injured in the first round and missed the first two games of the second round.

Without Rose, the Bulls were simply unable to resist the Heat, and both home games fell.

Rose came back for Game [-] and snatched back a win in Miami.

But the Heat obviously have a lot of experience on how to play the Bulls. The backcourt composed of Wade + Chalmers and Odom at the third position will set up obstacles one after another for Rose.

In short, the drama in the Eastern Conference is almost the same as last year. It depends on whether the opponents who will eventually reach the Eastern Conference Finals will change.

For the Clippers, after taking a 3:0 lead, they can really start thinking about their opponents in the next round.

Min Congda was smoking a cigarette and watching TV in the hotel, very proud of himself, thinking: "I am indeed a basketball genius, as long as I make a plan, the opponent will be easily eliminated! Hey, what a pity, I I have a lot of talent and learning, but I can't use it. This shit system insists on assigning me a bankruptcy task, if it gives me a championship task, I will finish it sooner!"

Min Congda felt that his talents were underappreciated. After all, his basketball talent was indeed very high, as high as three or four floors.

The series can disintegrate opponents from the strategic and psychological levels, and the series that was originally thought to be a fierce confrontation like sparks hitting the earth lost suspense in three games.

Of course, Min Congda's arrangement naturally contributed a lot and played a key role, but what Min Congda didn't know was that there was also an alliance behind it.

After the game, some people in the Thunder complained that the Thunder didn't take care of the home whistle in this game.

The Clippers made slightly more free throws than the Thunder, and Durant and Westbrook were not taken care of by the referee at all.

Although fair and just penalties are taken for granted, but in terms of unspoken rules, the home team will indeed get some care.

Moreover, in order to sell more tickets in the series, games like the third game usually allow the home team to win a round.

As a result, the Thunder lost the third game, which completely ruined the hope of winning the series and left no suspense in the semifinals.

In theory, the league generally doesn't do this, but this time Silva really wants to support the Clippers.

After the Sterling incident, there was some rift between Min Congda and Adam Silva.

Silva is full of thoughts about finding a new owner for the Clippers and making Min Congda a minority shareholder.

As a result, Xie Li suddenly turned her face, the two divorced, and the court changed the sentence, and finally the matter was settled.

Silva also doubted whether Min Congda was a hindrance and the plan to change the Clippers' boss failed.

But firstly, there is no evidence, and secondly, Min Congda was often discredited by NBA-Batman in this matter.

After much deliberation, Silva decided that it was someone who had a grudge against Min Congda who interfered and destroyed the plan.

Thinking about it this way, Silva still felt a little sorry for Min Congda, that this matter was too much, and he couldn't be the boss anymore.

But the playoffs should be praised. Between Durant and the Thunder, Silva of course chose the more potential Curry-Harden-Clippers.

Although Durant looks like a superstar, he is ugly after all, and the Thunder is a small city, how can he be compared with the Clippers?
In a big city like Los Angeles, the Lakers vs. Clippers battle for hegemony is the most interesting matchup. Silva wants to create a legend within his tenure.

In a show like the NBA, only powerful legends can attract the most fans.

Veteran fans may like to watch the battle for hegemony, while ordinary fans or rookies who are new to basketball only want to watch the strongest.

When the NBA first entered China, live broadcasts began in the 90s, just in time for Michael Jordan's heyday.

The vast majority of new fans in China support Jordan, and the Jazz's Malone and Stockton have become villains.

Just like when new readers read novels, they all like to read kingly novels.

Jordan's legendary experience than the protagonist of the novel has played a huge role in promoting the expansion of the NBA's fan base.

After that, OK won three consecutive championships and played the Kings in 02. The league helped more or less, and the Lakers dynasty also attracted a lot of fans.

Now the rise of the Clippers has given Silva a chance to cast a new legend, and he certainly hopes to grasp it.

After the two sides rested for a day, the fourth game continued in Oklahoma City. The Thunder could almost be said to be fighting for honor. There was no suspense in the series.

In this game, the Thunder team is desperate, and the Clippers are also thinking about going to Los Angeles to end the series, selling a lot of tickets.

In the end, the Thunder 110:101 finally won a victory at home.

Durant scored 33 points in this game, and has exceeded 30 points in four consecutive games.

His scoring ability can be seen, but the Thunder did not really find a way to deal with the Clippers.

Two days later, in Game [-], back in Los Angeles, the Clippers gave the Thunder no hope.

The Clippers broke out from the bench, and Dragic and Jeremy Lin led the bench to set off an offensive frenzy.

The Clippers led the Thunder by 18 points at halftime, 120:104 in the game, easily defeated the Thunder by 16 points, and reached the Western Conference Finals!

The big score of 4:1 is a result that many people did not expect, it is very easy.

First, the Clippers are really strong, and second, in terms of tactics and lineup, the Clippers are indeed quite restrained against the Thunder.

Ke's dead.

The Clippers can finally wait for the start of the Western Conference Finals in Los Angeles with peace of mind.

The opponent will be between the Lakers and the Grizzlies.

In mid-to-late May, there will be another big event for those teams that have not entered the playoffs.

That's the lottery for the 2012 draft, which will take place in New York.

This lottery ceremony seems to have nothing to do with the Clippers, and the Clippers have reached the Western Conference Finals.

But in fact, the Hornets' first-round pick is in the hands of the Clippers.

And it was unprotected in the first round!

With the performance of the Hornets, the Clippers will definitely get a top four pick in the 2012 draft.

Therefore, this draft lottery will have a decisive impact on the future fate of the Clippers.

Min Congda didn't care much about this, because he had already decided to hand over the draft and other related matters to Olshey and others.

He was too unlucky, and he didn't want to care about it any more, so let's go fishing in the Pacific Ocean.

(End of this chapter)