NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After the game, Phil Jackson, the Zen Master, announced at the press conference that he would retire and never coach again.

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar, and both Stoudemire and Paul said that they would look for a new team this summer.

Kobe did not speak out at the first time. As the flag and soul of the Lakers, he chose to remain silent. No one knew what he was thinking.

Kobe was exhausted by being eliminated by the same team for three consecutive years. The 34-year-old Black Mamba is also considering his future-whether to stick to it or seek change!

The Lakers F4 lineup collapsed overnight. As mercenaries, Stoudemire and Paul will find teammates to compete for the championship again.

Kobe and Gasol have not yet expressed their opinions, but the departure of the Zen Master is destined to make it impossible for the Lakers to continue to be a championship contender.

The media is even more exaggerated, and overwhelming reports swept in.

[TS Sports: Rockets broke up the Purple and Gold Army in three years! ]

[ESPN: Aiming at the dynasty, Houston completed the easiest black eight miracle! ]

[FOX: The unstoppable space city, who can become the Rockets blocker? 】

For a time, the news that the Rockets would easily win the championship was all over the media. The Houston team had no rivals in the West. The only one who could compete with the Rockets besides the Lakers was the self-important little emperor.

Tang Yu publicly told the media and fans, "Stephen's outbreak makes us fearless of anyone. He has turned on his own day mode!"

Curry averaged 37.5 points in 4 playoff games and made 7.9 three-pointers. This data can be said to be rare in a century.

In the other three groups of matches in the West, the Spurs also easily swept the Dallas Mavericks 4-0.

Nowitzki was eliminated early in his first season back in Dallas and enjoyed his vacation.

In addition, the Nuggets were swept by the Thunder 1-4 in 4 games after winning the first game.

In 5 games, A-League averaged 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.8 blocks.

This data is also MVP-level, but he had too few helpers and could only lose to the Thunder with the Big Three.

The last game was between the Clippers and the Grizzlies. The two teams fought to a tiebreaker, and the Clippers won the crucial game at home.

Clippers owner Jordan was very excited after the game. Although they will play against the Rockets in the next round, it has been a long time since the Clippers have been able to break through the first round of the playoffs.

The Miami Heat in the East easily defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The most surprising situation also occurred. The "Windy City Rose" Derrick Rose was injured for the season, and the Bulls lost 2-4 to the 75ers, who ranked seventh in the West, and missed the second round.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the rebuilding Boston Celtics 4-2.

The Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic fought for seven games, and the Hawks relied on team performance to successfully advance to the next round.

The opponents of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals have also been determined, the Houston Rockets against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Oklahoma Thunder against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Miami Heat in the East against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Philadelphia 75ers against the Indiana Pacers.

On May 6, the Western Conference semifinals between the Rockets and the Clippers kicked off at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Rockets came to this arena again to play against another Los Angeles team. This time, the home stadium was a sea of ​​white, and there was no more purple and gold.

The Rockets still sent out their super starting five, Curry, Harden, Durant, Anthony and Ibaka.

The Clippers' starting lineup was point guard Rondo, shooting guard Butler, small forward Marion, power forward Griffin, and center Vucevic.

Jordan also took the initiative to find Tang Yu before the game. The two had a good chat and Jordan did not have too many requirements for victory.

If they can win a game in the series, it will be the greatest comfort to the God of Basketball.

The large-scale brawl that broke out between the two sides in the regular season matchup is still vivid, and this game has also received a lot of attention.

None of the five Rockets starters appeared in that conflict at the time, which is also less topical.

However, after the game started, the Clippers' momentum at home was still very brave. The young and invincible lineup played well through the organization of Coach Long.

In tonight's game, the Clippers also learned from the Lakers' lessons and did not use the tactic of double-teaming Rockets players. Everyone played one-on-one.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets entered the second quarter with a one-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Rockets' substitute lineup began to exert its strength. Ray Allen and Xiaoka hit three-pointers in succession to open the score.

The Clippers relied on Griffin and Vucevic's inside attack to keep the score close.

At the end of the half, the Rockets led by seven points.

After the change of sides, Harden started his personalHe was in the scoring mode, hitting three-pointers with a step-back, and the Clippers' defense was useless in front of him.

After three quarters, the Rockets had expanded their lead to 15 points.

In the last quarter, the Clippers launched a crazy counterattack, but they were helpless because they dug too big a hole in front of them.

The Rockets defeated the Clippers 115-99 away from home and won the series.

After the game, Curry said in an interview that this was just an ordinary victory and their goal was the championship.

Curry continued his highlight performance and scored the highest score of 31 points in the team.

Durant contributed 22 points and 6 rebounds. Durant was just strolling in the garden in this game and played very easily.

Although Anthony did not take advantage of Griffin's matchup, neither of them could defend each other. Melon scored a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds.

Ibaka scored 8 points and 13 rebounds and sent out a game-high 4 blocks. With Ibaka, the Rockets' inside line is as stable as an old dog.

Harden also easily scored 18 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds, a near triple-double. In this game, Harden played mismatched singles many times. Whether facing a center or a guard, he could easily complete the scoring.

For the Clippers, Griffin scored a game-high 34 points and got 10 rebounds at the same time, but he was helpless to become the king of empty cuts.

Coach Long sent 15 assists but failed to help the Clippers win a victory.

In the end, the Rockets took away another victory in the Staples Arena.

The Rockets are now completely in the rhythm of killing gods. In the next game, the Rockets will once again sweep the Los Angeles team with a crushing momentum.

In the G2 game between the two teams, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Clippers 108-104. The Clippers suffered from inexperience in the last two minutes when they were leading by 1 point.

Durant and Curry hit two unreasonable three-pointers in succession to completely defeat the Clippers players.

The Rockets returned to their home court and did not leave any chance for the Clippers at the Dynasty Center.

In G3, the Rockets beat the Clippers by 19 points, 127-108.

In G4, the Rockets beat the Clippers by 42 points, 137-95.

At the end of the third quarter of G4, the Rockets were leading by 47 points. When Curry left the court, he made a sleeping gesture to the fans, which meant that everyone could go home and take a shower!

Sweep!

The Rockets once again swept the Los Angeles team!

The Houston team became a nightmare for Los Angeles people that night!