king of defenders

Chapter 1104 is not favored
Golden State, Oracle Arena.

"beep"

With the sound of the whistle at the end of the game, the tie-break came to an end. The Rockets Harden scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, Paul 19 points, Capela 20 points, Tucker 17 points, it can be said They played well, but they didn't win the game because the opponent played better.

For the Warriors, Durant scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, Curry scored 29 points, and Thompson scored 25 points. The three of them alone scored 89 points. The terrifying strength of the Big Three is undoubtedly revealed.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 110:102, with a total score of 4:3 in the series. The Warriors successfully advanced and will join the Heat in the finals.

After returning to the locker room after the game, the Warriors players were relieved. None of them thought that this series would reach the tiebreaker and it would be so difficult to win.

Fortunately, we still won.

"Next is the finals." Durant muttered, Meng Yun's figure appeared in front of his eyes, "That guy Meng Yun is not easy to deal with, he has grown too fast."

Durant had the upper hand in the finals against the Heat last season, and the team easily defeated the Heat in the end to win the championship.

But in the two regular season matches this season, Durant could feel Meng Yun's progress each time, which gave him a stronger feeling.

Now that they meet again in the finals, he feels a little heavy in his heart.

However, looking up and seeing his teammates around him, Durant relaxed again: "We will win. There are no teammates like Stephen and Clay around Meng Yun."

In the past two seasons, Durant's role in the Warriors has been reflected. At every critical moment, he is the team's most reliable point. At critical moments, the coach will ask him to give the ball to him instead of Curry and Thompson.

Durant's outstanding and comprehensive personal abilities are not possessed by Curry and Thompson. Defenders can use some targeted methods to limit Curry and Thompson, but there is no way to limit Durant's scoring, because Durant is too comprehensive , There are too many means of scoring.

However, the roles of Curry and Thompson are equally important. The Warriors relying on Durant alone will not be able to advance all the way in the highly competitive Western Conference to the present.

Just like the tiebreaker that just ended, Durant scored 30+, but if Curry and Thompson hadn't scored 20+ together, they might not have won.

Durant, Curry, Thompson, the three firepower points are intertwined, which will make the defender helpless, because you will always lose sight of the other.

Although Cousins ​​is injured and the team's inside line has always been a problem, Durant believes that as long as he, Curry and Thompson are there, everything will not be a problem.

As the finals approached, the fans' discussions became more and more heated.

"The East is the Heat, and the West is the Warriors. They have reached the Finals for two consecutive years. This is the rhythm of dominating the East and West."

"It's not going to happen. I bet there will be a lot of trades this offseason, a lot of teams will be involved, and no one wants to live in the shadow of a certain team."

"Well, it is."

"By the way, this time in the finals, which side do you think can win?"

"Warriors, although the Warriors played very difficult in the Western Conference finals, their strength is unquestionable. Durant, Curry, Clay, and Green assisted. Although Cousins ​​was injured and could not play, the five-star became a four-star. But it's still stronger than the Heat."

"The Heat's lineup is not bad. In addition to Meng Yun, there are Lu Wei, Monroe, Whiteside, and Xiang Long."

"Hey! As for the Heat, besides Meng Yun, is there an All-Star player? They have four Warriors."

On the major fan forums, fans are arguing endlessly.

Most Chinese fans support the Heat, but even they have to admit that the Warriors lineup is more gorgeous than the Heat. If the Western Conference Finals are excluded, the performance of the Warriors this season can be described as "invincible". Regardless of the game, the playoffs were swept all the way, completely ruined.

Even though they didn't play well in the Western Conference finals, they still won in the end. This is their strength. Many people still believe that they are the strongest. Such a team.

On the Heat's side, Meng Yun seems to be the only one who can do it.

In some sports media, some people also made predictions and analysis, most of them are not very optimistic about the Heat, thinking that the Heat are not the Warriors' opponents.

"Kao." Joseph Yang yelled at the phone angrily: "These people are about to blow the Warriors to the sky, what's the 'Big Four', I recognize the other three, and Green is also a giant?"

Salinger couldn't help but sneer: "I read a lot of reports in the past two days, and I don't have much confidence in us. The Western Conference Finals have just ended, and they have already forgotten how the Warriors were beaten by the Rockets. It’s ridiculous not to be in the finals.”

The topic was opened, and other people joined in, chattering.

Xiang Long asked Meng Yun, "What do you think?"

Meng Yun said indifferently: "You know, I never cared about what the media said. What they said was worthless. The victory was won by our hands, not by words." After finishing speaking, Meng Yun stood up , and shouted at everyone: "Brothers, don't care what others say, when the time comes, fight hard and kill the Warriors, and those people will keep their mouths shut. I have experience in this matter, and then you can appreciate their actions." The expression, um, is very interesting."

"Ha ha."

Everyone laughed and became full of pride.

On May 5, the first game of the 31-2017 NBA Finals kicked off.

The huge Oracle Arena was full of seats, and tens of thousands of fans came to the scene to watch the battle. The huge noise filled the entire arena and was transmitted to the outside of the arena.

At this time, the outside of the arena was also full of people. They came here under the drizzle, staring at the big screen outside the arena, listening to the hustle and bustle from the arena, and their mood was agitated.

In the locker room, the Heat's players were also in agitated moods, everyone's eyes were shining, and they were bursting with fierce fighting spirit.

"Finals, here I come." Xiang Long muttered in a low voice.

This was his first time on the stage of the finals. In fact, he never thought that he would be on the stage of the finals so early. Even though he has always been calm and introverted, it is inevitable that he will be a little excited.

Brende seemed at a loss. He knew that he might not have much playing time in such a game, and he might not even play for a minute, but he was still very nervous.

After all, this is the finals.

"Don't be nervous." Meng Yun patted Brende on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't think about anything, you'll be done when you're on the court."

Brende nodded and grinned at Meng Yun. Although Meng Yun's outrageous words were rough, they miraculously calmed him down.

(End of this chapter)