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Chapter 313 The finals are in hand, the old 1.5 wants to grab the FMVP?Chao Wang: Hehe.

The strength shown by the San Antonio Spurs in this playoffs has surprised many people.

I originally thought that after Duncan retired, without the team spirit, only with Butler + Howard, and the aging GP combination, the Spurs might not be able to do anything in the playoffs.

But who would have thought that the Spurs would go all the way through the playoffs, defeating their rival Rockets in the conference semifinals and entering the Western Conference finals, and then playing against the Warriors, who won 66 wins in the regular season, would not be at a disadvantage. Two home games, when the score came to a 2:2 tie, the Spurs even won the crucial fifth game of Tianwangshan, taking the lead in winning the match point 3:2.

Fortunately, in the G6 game, Curry bottomed out and rebounded from desperation, scoring 45 points in a single game to turn the tide, which prevented the Warriors from being defeated 4:2.

In the final tiebreaker, the two teams staged a rather tragic battle. In the end, the Warriors, with a higher number and quality of stars, had the last laugh, beating the Spurs 106:102 and successfully breaking into the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. finals.

The strength of the Spurs and Warriors can indeed be described as a trade-off.

Compared with the same period, the combination of Butler + Howard has a higher fault tolerance rate than Leonard + Aldridge, especially Howard, who has been trained by Popovich, is really a bit like Duncan in the basket. Cousins ​​​​is miserable, with only 15 points and 8 rebounds in the entire series, and his shooting percentage is less than 40%.

Butler, the toughest man in the league, has also emerged during this period. Although he averaged only 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the entire series, he stepped forward many times at critical moments in the final quarter and scored consecutively to help the Spurs Win two crucial games.

But unfortunately, the gap in lineup strength still made them fall short and failed to defeat the Warriors.

The strength of the Spurs is stronger than that of another time and space in the same period, while the Warriors are obviously worse than the same period.

After all, Cousins ​​and Durant are not stars of the same dimension at all. The strength of the two is very different, and Cousins' own style of play is also slightly in conflict with the Warriors, which are good at small ball tactics. The existence of Cousins ​​​​can help the Warriors switch freely between fast breaks and positional warfare, but at the same time it will inevitably reduce the offensive firepower of the dead five.

And when Cousins ​​is at a disadvantage in the interior duel, his tasteless feeling is even more obvious.

The Warriors management and coaching staff are aware of this problem, but this problem is not so easy to solve. If Cousins ​​is traded, can he get an equivalent powerful striker?The possibility is not great, so the Warriors can only hope that Cousins ​​​​will become stronger in the follow-up and become the league's number one center in the true sense.

Considering that Cousins, who was born in 1990, is only 27 years old, the possibility of further growth and strength is still very high.

As far as the Spurs are concerned, although the failure of the Western Conference Finals is disappointing, both the Spurs management and the fans are very satisfied with the team's current results.

When Duncan chose to retire last summer, San Antonio fell into a panic. Without Duncan, the soul of the Spurs for more than ten years, can they still rank among the Western Conference?

Now it seems that it is obviously possible.

Butler gave them too many surprises. This seemingly unobtrusive player is very reliable at critical moments. It is very suitable for the unpretentious style of the Spurs and can be cultivated as the cornerstone of the team.

Howard, as the former No. 32 center in the league, although his current strength can no longer support this title, and he is already [-] years old, and there is not much left in his peak period, but at least in the next two to three years, he can completely serve as the leader of the Spurs. The gate of the inside line builds the strongest line of defense for the team.

Focusing on these two cores of one inside and one outside, the Spurs can continue to improve the team's strength through trades, signings and other reinforcement methods to hit the championship! ——
In this way, the matchup in the finals is the matchup between the Brooklyn Nets in the east and the Golden State Warriors in the west.

The two teams are the teams with the best records in the East and West respectively, and the meeting in the finals has long been expected by most fans in the league.

For this finals matchup, most people are more optimistic about the Nets winning.

There is no way, the Nets' lineup is too buggy, Wang Chao + Durant's partner simply does not give other teams in the league a chance to survive.

The defending champion Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals was beaten up against the Nets. Everyone can still vividly remember. Are the Warriors stronger than the Cavaliers?The answer is definitely no.

The gold content of the three champions is much higher than the original 2.0 Big Three of the Cavaliers, not to mention Paul Gasol. Although the record performance during the regular season is average, more fans still think that the Cavaliers are stronger than the Warriors. .

Even the Cavaliers were beaten by the Nets, and the Warriors, who played a tiebreaker with the Spurs, how could they be the opponents of the Nets?

"It seems that there is no suspense for this year's championship. It must be the Nets. Wang Chao's eighth career championship is close at hand."

"When these two teams play against each other, it is completely impossible to see that the Warriors have a point of winning. From the outside to the inside and then to the bench, the Warriors are almost at a disadvantage in almost all aspects except Cousins, who is at the center position. And it is still a huge disadvantage, even as long as Wang Chao and Durant are not injured due to accidents during the game, and other main players will be reimbursed for one or two casually, the Warriors have no chance at all."

If the fans bad-mouthed the Warriors before the game, they just made judgments based on the difference in strength between the two teams, then on June 6, after the two teams officially played against each other in the G1 finals, the fans could not even analyze rationally. no need.

"The first game was won, and the Nets beat the Warriors 121:113 to go first."

"Close scores, no intense game process, although the Warriors only lost 8 points in the away game, it seems that the gap is not big, but in fact, the audience who have watched the whole game process know that the strength of the two teams is huge. gap."

"From the beginning of the game, the Nets relied on Wang Chao and Durant's offense to take the initiative in the game, and always maintained a lead of more than double digits. The difference between the three quarters was more than 20 points, and the Warriors relied on the last quarter. With the performance of the substitute players to catch up with some point difference, the final score looks a little better."

"Curry on the Warriors' side was marked by Wang Chao alone, and only 16 points were scored in the entire game. Cousins, the inside pillar who was placed high on the Warriors' high hopes, still failed to occupy an absolute advantage in the matchup with Jokic. The double-double data of 26 points and 11 rebounds in a game seems good, but the shooting percentage is only 44%, which can't help the Warriors catch up with the point difference at all."

"On the defensive end, the Warriors, like the Cavaliers, have nothing to do with Wang Chao and Durant. Green and Iguodala, who are the most defensive in the team, are responsible for marking Wang Chao and Durant respectively in the game, but they can't do anything about it. No restriction effect, Wang Chao and Durant both scored 30+ points in this game, easily overwhelming the opposing players."

"The result of one game can tell the trend of the entire series. The Nets are bound to win the championship. The only suspense may be whether the Warriors can avoid being swept."

The media's analysis of G1 of the finals has been in place, and they can't find any faults. The Warriors fans watching are deeply desperate.

But what's the point of being desperate?It's such a bug that it doesn't make sense for two top five top superstar partners in the league to join forces.

On June 6, the second game of the finals, the Warriors regrouped in this game and tried to win an away game, but this possibility naturally does not exist.

127:109, this time the Warriors lost even worse, with a difference of 18 points, a full 10 points more than the previous game.

While the Nets ushered in another hearty victory, during the game, Wang Chao also noticed something was wrong.

In this game, Durant's desire to shoot was very strong, and his efficiency was indeed very high. He made 24 of 14 shots and scored 37 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, the highest score in the game.

In many cases, Durant's shot selection is a bit abnormal compared with the past.

Seeing this situation, Wang Chao could guess what Durant wanted to do with his toes.

You old 1.5 is pretty dark, it's only the second game of the finals, and you already want to grab the FMVP?
It is normal for Durant to have such thoughts. Although they are all championships, whether there is an FMVP or not is really a crucial factor.

As a personal honor, FMVP is an honor second only to MVP in gold content, which is an indisputable fact.

Considering that FMVP is a personal honor, there must be a team honor ceiling and a championship. Usually, the gold content is higher than that of MVP.

Of course, the highest honor in a single season in the NBA must be MVP+FMVP, which means that a player has won the highest individual honor award and team honor in a season, and is the undisputed best player.

Jordan has won this honor four times, James has won it twice, Olajuwon, Duncan, O'Neal, Magic Johnson and other players have also won it at least once, which means that they have at least been in a single season. Not one of the best players in the league.

The topic may be a bit far away, back to the topic.

Although many fans of Curry cited various examples to try to prove that the value of FMVP is not so high, the indisputable fact is that Durant relied on the FMVP of the two season finals of 16-17 and 17-18 to win the Warriors. The team's 1.5 status is higher than Curry's three-time crown in the league's historical ranking.

Now that Durant is close to the championship in the Nets, his desire to compete for FMVP is unprecedentedly high, which is completely understandable.

It is understandable to understand, but it is another matter to disagree.

You ran to the Nets and hugged my thigh to win a championship. Now that your wish is about to come true, turn your face and prepare to grab the biggest fruit of the championship, the FMVP?Doesn't this mean that I, the No.1 in the history of the league, don't take it seriously?

Wang Chao didn't intend to spoil Durant.

You are willing to lower your profile and come to be my second child, which is no problem, but since you are the second child, you are not qualified to walk in front of the boss, and those who don't know think you are the boss.

As for scrambling data to grab FMVP, if Wang Chao considers himself second, no one in the entire league dares to recognize the first.

Since Durant wants to grab the FMVP, everyone depends on their ability.

After the G2 game, the Nets can clearly feel a little tension in the team.

Although Wang Chao and Durant didn't seem to react or make any movement on the surface, they were already fighting each other.

Durant really thought very clearly.

So far, Wang Chao's attitude has been very clear. As long as the Nets win the championship, he will choose to leave without the slightest nostalgia.

Since the two will not continue to play on the same team next season, there is no need to pretend. In Durant's view, it is absolutely necessary to grab this FMVP. As long as you get it, it is the best evidence to prove that he This season, the Nets are not Wang Chao's vassals. The two of them can win the championship with dual cores at most. Durant is not the second child, at least he is 1.5!

On June 6, in the third game of the finals, the venue was changed to the Oracle Arena of the Warriors.

Within 2 minutes of the start of the game, the Warriors noticed something was wrong, and the Nets were a little strange. Wang Chao and Durant were completely on their own on the court, with almost no cooperation, and there was very little on the court. The interaction seems to be a contradiction.

In the first quarter of the game, Wang Chao almost monopolized the ball. He never passed the ball to Durant on the court. He made 14 shots and hit 8 goals in a single quarter, scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Without the ball, only 4 points were scored on 2 of 5 shots.

In the second quarter, the situation remained unchanged. As the point guard, Wang Chao didn't pass the ball to Durant at all. Halfway through the game, Durant's face was livid.

Durant had thought that Wang Chao would make a difference in this game after he took a lot of shots in G2, but he really didn't expect that Wang Chao would do such a great job and not pass the ball to himself at all. Could it be this guy? Aren't you afraid of capsizing the boat in the gutter and losing the game?

Sorry, Wang Chao is really not afraid.

Regardless of whether Durant can receive the ball or not, as long as he stands on the court, the Warriors must invest in defensive strength to mark, and dare not neglect in the slightest.

In this case, Wang Chao can use Durant as a tool to attract defense.

With the current lineup strength of the Nets, Durant is still not inferior to the Warriors when he is a tool man. After all, they still have Booker and Bogdanovic on the outside. They are not vegetarians. The most important thing is firepower. Wang Chao's offensive ability has reached an exaggerated level when he is fully open.

18 points in the first quarter, 12 points in the second quarter, and another 15 points in the third quarter. After the third quarter, Wang Chao's personal data has reached 45 points. In contrast, Durant only scored 16 points in the three quarters.

Even without the support of Durant's scoring, the Nets still led the Warriors by more than 10 points after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Warriors, who had finally begun to figure out their taste, began to strengthen their defense against Wang Chao and strategically gave up defending Durant. The bet was that Wang Chao would still not pass the ball to Durant under such circumstances.

They made the right bet. Even in the face of double-teaming, Wang Chao still didn't pass the ball to Durant, and his head was quite iron.

But the Warriors still failed to please Wang Chao. With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll cover and his outnumbered talent, Wang Chao still scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, scoring 55 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists in the game. , almost single-handedly led the team to defeat the Warriors 118:114, rewriting the total score to 3:0.

The 4-point difference was the smallest difference between the two teams in the three-game series, but regardless of the process, the final game was won, and the score of 3:0 also meant that the Warriors completely lost hope of a comeback.

The Nets won the game, with four match points in hand, and the victory is already in hand.

但全场比赛10投5中，得到19分3篮板1助攻的杜兰特脸上却没有多少笑容。

"This shit, Wang Chao, you are too stupid, aren't you?"

(End of this chapter)