king of defenders

Chapter 1545 The Arrangement of Fate

A few days later, the first round of the playoffs began.

The teams in the East that entered the playoffs are the Nets, Heat, Bucks, Knicks, 76ers, Raptors, Celtics, and Pacers.

The Nets ushered in the challenge of the Pacers, but the strength gap between the two sides is relatively large. The point difference in the first game of the series has reached more than [-] points after the first half.

"Sure enough, the gap is huge."

"There is no suspense, the Pacers trailed by 21 points at halftime."

"No matter which aspect you look at, the Pacers are much worse than the Nets."

In the auditorium, people talked a lot.

All kinds of voices came to the Pacers players' ears, and their faces became ugly, but there was nothing they could do. The gap in strength was too great, and it couldn't be made up by a burst of anger.

Entering the second half, the Pacers tried to counterattack, but the results were in vain. The gap in strength was there, and it was impossible for them to reverse.

Until the end of the game, the Pacers were always behind.

In the end, the Nets beat the Pacers 130:113 and won the first victory of the series.

"The gap is really big."

"This is the Nets. The defending champions are terrible. The 68 wins in the regular season are really not covered. It is estimated that they will sweep all the way in this playoffs. There are not many teams that can pose a threat to them."

"Well, at least not the Pacers."

"This series is hopeless, it is absolutely sweeping."

The strength of the Nets shocked people. The defending champion seemed to be even stronger than last season. Playing against the Pacers was like playing. Even Meng Yun didn't explode. He only scored 23 points in the first game. Points, but incidentally harvested 13 assists.

The Pacers were depressed.

After finally reaching the playoffs in the fiercely competitive Eastern Conference, their confidence almost collapsed after one game.

A day later, the second game of the series between the Nets and Pacers started.

This time the Pacers are even more desperate, they desperately want to win the next game, even if they still lose in the final series, but as long as they can win the next game, it is somewhat of a consolation.

It's a pity that the Nets didn't let them get what they wanted.

There is no suspense in this series. The Pacers have long lost their fighting spirit and failed to cause any trouble for the Nets. They lost four games in a row and were easily swept by the Nets.

In this series, Meng Yun averaged 24.0 points, 12.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and his shooting percentage was as high as 64.2%.His scoring average has improved a bit compared to the regular season. After all, he has entered the playoffs, and Meng Yun has also begun to adjust his state.

The second round of the playoffs started, the Nets vs. Knicks.

The Knicks formed the "Big Three" of Durant, Irving, and George this season, which is a bit like the Lakers last season.

But after all, it is a newly formed team, and they have the same problems as the Lakers last year. In order to form the Big Three lineup, the Knicks frantically cleared the salary space, either through trades, or directly choose to let people go. The original team was almost emptied.

So the Knicks are just a replica of the Lakers.

And after all, they have just been formed. The combination of Durant, George, and Irving is actually three points inferior to the combination of James + Davis + George of the Lakers.

When the two sides played against each other, the Knicks did cause some troubles for the Nets, but as Meng Yun gradually started the playoff mode, no longer had reservations, and broke out with all his strength, the Knicks were a little overwhelmed.

After three games in the series, the score was 2:1, and the Nets led by one game.

Immediately after the fourth game, Meng Yun scored 37 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds. Zhuang Shen, Harrell and others also performed their own performances. Finally, under the leadership of Meng Yun, the Nets defeated the Knicks again Rewrite the series score to 3:1.

"The Knicks are not their opponents. Although their lineup is very good, they are actually similar to last year's Lakers. Last year's Lakers lost to the Nets. One can imagine the end of the Knicks."

"Meng Yun and the Nets have dealt a hard blow to the atmosphere of superstar cliques, letting them know that cliques may not be useful, and they can actually win the championship without cliques."

"The grouping of superstars has advantages and disadvantages. Unless they are all willing to cut their salaries to free up salary space to recruit more high-quality players. Otherwise, the grouping of superstars may not be able to beat a team like the Nets."

"I'm afraid the Knicks are hopeless in this round of the series."

A few days later, the comments from the outside world were verified.

The Knicks are indeed not the opponents of the Nets. The two sides fought six games. In the end, the Nets defeated the Knicks 4:2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The opponent of the Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Bucks.

In the second round of the playoffs, the Bucks played against the Heat. In the end, the Bucks defeated the Heat 4:3, advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and joined forces with the Nets.

The Bucks and the Nets can be said to be old enemies.

The Bucks have always wanted to avenge the Nets, so the Bucks played very aggressively in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, which caught the Nets, who had been winning and advancing all the way, by surprise.

As a result, the Nets lost to the Bucks in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, the Nets quickly adjusted their status. Under the leadership of Meng Yun, they played better and better. First, they defeated the Bucks in the second game and rewritten the big score to one-to-one. Win consecutively and get the match point first.

In the fifth game, Antetokounmpo broke out in desperation. He scored 40 points alone, leading the Bucks to overtake the score at the last minute and regained a game. The two sides fought 3:2.

But in the sixth game, all members of the Nets broke out, and Meng Yun even scored 42 points and 11 assists in a double-double, leading the Nets to defeat the Bucks.

4: 2.

The Bucks lost to the Nets again.

At the same time, the Western Conference Finals also came to an end.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers and the Warriors fought seven games. In the end, the Lakers eliminated the Warriors 4:3 and advanced to the finals.

The Nets and the Lakers once again met in the finals. As if fate arranged, Meng Yun also ushered in another duel with James in the finals.

Only one season has passed, and Meng Yun can clearly feel that James' physical condition has declined greatly. Although James still averaged 24.5 points, plus 9 assists and 7 rebounds per game this season, compared to the previous two years Significantly shrunk a lot.

The Lakers disbanded the Big Three last summer, George left, and then the Lakers freed up salary space to recruit some good blue-collar players, reinforcing the depth of the team's lineup.

(End of this chapter)