Basketball K God

Chapter 1018 Meeting in the Western Conference Finals for 4 Consecutive Years

Chapter 1018 Meeting in the Western Conference Finals for 4 Consecutive Years

Whether Durant is injured or not, the Thunder will not care. It doesn't matter whether the final opponent in the Western Conference Finals is the Warriors or the Nuggets.Even the Warriors have never won them in the playoffs in the past two seasons.They were almost swept by them last season, so they don't care about their opponents.

On May 5, G6 in the Western Conference semifinals, Thunder VS Trail Blazers.

In this game, if the Blazers lose again, the season will officially end.For them, it's almost a fight for honor and nothing else.

In this game, Coach Stotts didn't change his lineup any more. He still let Leonard start.

In this game, the Blazers' morale was obviously not as high as in the previous game. It may be because they knew that no matter how hard they tried, they could not win, so they seemed a little unspirited.

The course of the game was nothing special. The Thunder led the game and eventually defeated their opponents easily, sweeping the opponent 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive season.

On the other side, the Warriors lead the Nuggets 3:1, and advancing to the Western Conference Finals is just around the corner.Although Durant is not there, they can still play a smooth offense and a suffocating defense by virtue of the old iron triangle of splash + chasing eggs.

The Nuggets are still too young, and the teacher's talent is overflowing, as is Murray, but he is inexperienced in the playoffs, and he was teased by the old fritters, and suffered a big loss.

But for them, they shouldn't compete for the gains and losses of this city and pool. Their goal should be to look to the future.At present, even if they cross the Warriors, they have no chance to play against the Thunder.

The Thunder are going to sit back and watch the tigers fight again. It seems that the Warriors have a high probability of advancing.The Nuggets did not have the superstar strength that the Cavaliers reversed the Warriors.

The Warriors and Nuggets finally fought 4:2, and the Warriors advanced to the Western Conference Finals, facing the Thunder for the fourth consecutive season.

And Durant's comeback seems to be far away, and it seems that he can do it at any time. He has not undergone surgery, and he has not seen any targeted treatment for him.Judging from the way he walks in a suit, his injury should not be to the extent of being reimbursed for the season.

The Thunder met the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive year, Xie Kai participated in the next three years, and Westbrook participated in all of them.

There is no need to talk about the grievances and grievances between the two sides, and the two sides don't even need to make targeted preparations, because they are too familiar with each other.

The point that people are most concerned about in this Western Conference Finals is-whether Durant will play or not?

If Durant doesn't play, it will be difficult for the Warriors to beat the Thunder. You must know that this Warriors team is no longer the one that won 73 games.Chasing Egg Green is not very old, but his condition is not as good as that time. As for the veterans like Livingston, the first brother, they have degenerated seriously. Their brains can keep up, but their bodies really can't keep up.

The Thunder's core lineup is very young, the rotation is also young, there are no particularly old veterans, and the physical condition of the two teams is very different.

And the Thunder have a psychological advantage. I have defeated you twice. Last season, when all of you were healthy, I almost swept you away. Could it be that Durant is injured this season, so I can't beat you?

The Warriors have a big problem now. Their terrifying lineup was based on Curry's child labor contract and signing Chadan and Buddha before the salary cap soared. But at the end of this season, Chadan, Durant and Buddha will all be Facing contract renewal.The team simply can't keep all three of them, but if they don't keep them, it basically declares that the team's championship window is officially closed.

Many championship teams will encounter this kind of problem in the later stage. There are too many premium contracts in the team, role players have to have big contracts, and personnel are aging.

The Warriors are not considered a championship team, but they are also a strong team for many years. They have eaten contract bonuses, and now they are about to face the double dilemma of salary explosion and aging personnel.

In fact, the Thunder will also face salary issues this summer. Obviously, if Xie Kai is to stay, the team's salary will explode completely, and they will also have to pay a super luxury tax.But if you don't keep Xie Kai, relying on Westbrook and George to want to win 4 consecutive championships, the possibility is very small.

At the moment when the league's control over team salaries is becoming more and more strict, many of the Big Three teams will face the problem of salary explosions. This is inevitable and fair.Otherwise, teams in big markets can buy superstars as much as they want and build invincible battleships, then NBA games will become meaningless.

On May 5th, Western Conference Finals G12, Thunder VS Warriors.

From the news before the game, Durant will miss the game.

This game was broadcast live on Tencent, and Duan Ran and Yang Yi were responsible for the commentary.

Duan Ran said: "Judging from the news before the game, Durant will not play this game."

Yang Yi said with a smile: "He won't fight anymore. I guess he was seriously injured. Although the Warriors have always said that he injured his calf, he can touch the area immediately after the injury and present various signs. Looking at it, he probably injured his Achilles tendon."

Duan Ran said: "Injury to the Achilles tendon is troublesome. At the beginning, Kobe was injured in the Achilles tendon, but his condition declined seriously after returning."

Yang Yi said: "Durant's current situation is very troublesome. If you play with an injury, if the injury becomes more serious and affects the rest of his career, whose responsibility is it? And this is his contract year. Seriously, it will also affect the next contract. If the Warriors don’t play, it is very likely that the Warriors will not be able to beat the Thunder this season, which is obvious.”

The two sides first announced that the Thunder is the Big Three + Duck + Patterson.Durant does not play for the Warriors, Bogut returns to the starting lineup, Iron Triangle + Iguodala.

Bogut is back, but he is already a veteran. It is difficult for you to expect too much from him. He is no longer the defensive gate that he was in 73 wins.As for the first brother, it is difficult to kick the coffin cover. So far in the playoffs, his bright moments are few and far between.

In this way, there will be even fewer people who are optimistic about the Warriors. You are old, weak, sick and disabled. Although you have a solid foundation, you are facing the Thunder that just broke their record of 73 wins and 9 losses in the regular season. It has not been a defeat since.

"Pretentious God" Steve Kerr looked a bit serious, how awesome he was when the Warriors won 73 times.Smash the tactical board, all kinds of bragging, it is simply a fighter among the kings.Even Wharton, who played with the full-level account, felt that he was already a generation of famous coaches. He went to the Lakers to coach, and now he has lost all his pants.

Cole seemed quite cautious when he was interviewed before the game. He said that his team is a dog, and the opponent is a team that has won two consecutive championships, so the Warriors are the challenger.

The Thunder coach Billy Donovan said that the game has not started, and anything can happen, so we must maintain a sense of hunger and humility.

(End of this chapter)