Chapter 1316 Western Conference Finals Opponent-Dark Horse Nuggets!

The Lakers eliminated the Rockets and advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4-1. Although this series is considered by many to be a regrettable series, because judging from the Rockets' performance in the first three games, if Dayao was not injured, Maybe it can be even more exciting.

However, the promotion of the Lakers is uncontroversial. Although a small number of extreme Rockets fans accused Kobe of deliberately breaking Dayao's knee, thus causing Dayao's injury, in fact, everyone who understands can see that Dayao's knee was injured. The collision was just a hard injury. Dayao's knees were still very healthy. Moreover, at such a fast moving speed, it would take such great martial arts to be able to hit the numb tendons on other people's knees so accurately.

Putting this aside, stress fractures are different from ordinary acute fractures. This is a long-term accumulation process, and the reasons are many. From Ji Feng's point of view, Dayao played too long this season, and forced Returning to compete in the Olympics and being overweight were the main reasons for this injury.

And even if Dayao is on the court, the Lakers have a greater chance of winning. After all, the Lakers have performed really well in these games, scoring more points and having a better bench, especially Ji Feng, who has been the best and most stable in the playoffs. player of.

Therefore, most people focus on the fact that Dayao is likely to be more exciting when he is on the court, but there is almost no chance of eliminating the Lakers. The Lakers are still too strong. Although the Rockets have caused some difficulties for them, the Lakers are still strong. Less.

After winning the game, the Lakers players naturally became the targets of the media, and the ones who asked the most questions were of course their next opponents.

Ji Feng was naturally the first to bear the brunt. During his morning jog, he was caught by a reporter who had been squatting on the street for who knows how long. To be honest, Ji Feng would have just left if this happened normally, but looking at the ragged appearance of this reporter, , Ji Feng still answered his question.

"Man, who do you think we will meet next in the Western Conference Finals?" the reporter asked directly, ignoring Ji Feng's retarded expression.

"Uh... Nuggets." Ji Feng was really too lazy to answer, and ran away immediately after speaking.

To be honest, some reporters really need to go back to their old ways. This kind of question can be asked. Now fans all over the world know it, okay? You might as well ask me what I think about the Eastern Conference Finals. This is still a bit suspenseful. .

"Haha, that's it." The reporter who got the interview video was overjoyed. He felt that he had grasped the key point. "Ji Feng is more optimistic about the Nuggets than the Mavericks." Isn't this explosive news?

Then when he arrived at the newspaper office, he was scolded by the editor. After finally catching Ji Feng, you asked this question. It was really touching...

The reasons for the failure were revealed that night. The Nuggets defeated the visiting Mavericks 124-110 at their home court without any blood. They also defeated their opponents with a big score of 4-1 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals!

To be honest, it speaks volumes when leading 3-1. The Nuggets win by an average of 11.5 points per game, which proves that the Mavericks are no match at all. Although they fought hard in the fourth game, the old driver scored 35 points. , but was still defeated by the Nuggets by 8 points.

Under such circumstances, you still ask Ji Feng who he is optimistic about. His intelligence is really touching...

At the end of the game, Anthony danced excitedly and gave head coach George Karl a Gatorade bath. His excitement was understandable. This was the first time he led the team to the conference finals. In his fifth season, he finally touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

This is also the first time in 24 years that the Nuggets have advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and Anthony has become the most successful star in the history of the Nuggets.

This game is still a typical Nuggets-style victory. The Nuggets are worthy of being the biggest dark horse this season. Billups is really the most suitable point guard for Anthony. The chemical reaction between the two can make most of the league win. The team found it difficult to deal with.

The Mavericks started the same as the previous two games, starting 10-2. However, they were quickly tied by the Nuggets who had stabilized their position. Billups' 10 points in a single quarter allowed the team to complete the lead. After Billups' After the explosion, the Nuggets team began to exert their strength. Nene scored two goals and dunked successfully. The Nuggets began to control the game. The point difference between the two sides once opened to double digits. At the end of the quarter, Nowitzki and Barea Each scored one goal, and the Mavericks ended the first quarter trailing by 7 points, 27-34.

The second quarter belonged to Smith. The Nuggets scored 13 points in a single quarter to lead the Nuggets to a 14-point advantage at halftime.

In the second half, Anthony began to take over the game, and three consecutive three-pointers made the Mavericks' dream of chasing points come to nothing.

This ending is similar to what everyone predicted. The Nuggets have long been the Lakers' predicted opponent in the Western Conference Finals. The gap between him and the Mavericks is all-round.

As Nuggets head coach George Karl said, although the Mavericks beat the Spurs, they actually have a big problem.

In Karl's view, the Mavericks have two major weaknesses, which are the key to their success in the playoffs. The two major weaknesses are inside strength and free throws. This season, the Mavericks' inside scoring ranks 28th in the league. Ranked 26th in the league in free throw attempts.

"I think their strength is their weakness," Carr said. "A lot of their offense is done through jump shots. They are the best jump shooting team in the league. Carlisle is a very good offensive coach. He can make players They get open jump shots. They're very unselfish and find open teammates easily."

"But jump shots are not as easy to make as scoring inside, and what I want to say is, I can only wish the Mavericks can score more points inside in the playoffs and then get more opportunities at the free throw line."

Sure enough, I hit the nail on the head. In the playoffs, the Mavericks only averaged an astonishing 14 points per game in the paint and less than 7 points per game in the free throw field. All the rest came from outside shots. This is terrible.

This is not because they encountered a black whistle, but because they really couldn't hit the inside. Under the defense of the Nuggets' four inside lines, Martin, Kleiza and Anderson, the Mavericks' weakness in the inside was fully exposed, and Dampier was beaten. The third grandson, Dirk and Terry, can't break through at all. Anderson's average of 3 blocks per game in 5 games leads the league, 0.1 more than Howard, all of which are provided by Mavericks players.

Dirk's dream of winning the playoffs has been shattered again, and old Kidd has to keep waiting. The old cowboy, the Mavericks, doesn't know if they will have a chance to touch the O'Brien Cup. This lineup alone will definitely not do it. They have to do it. There is still a lot of work to do.

In the Western Conference Finals, the long-awaited ultimate PK of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the Western Conference will really take place.

On the night of May 18th, the Lakers will face the Nuggets at home!

As for the Eastern Conference, after 5 games, the two sides are still playing fiercely and are inseparable. After the Green Army tied 1-1 at home, the Magic also tied 1-1 at home, and the two sides came to the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

In the most critical fifth game, Warcraft was lost on the road, and Big Baby Davis became the hero. He started and faced Howard and scored a career playoff high of 22 points, 7 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 50%, 8 of 16 shots, and the most important thing is that he guarded Howard, allowing Howard to only score 12 points, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls.

Two minutes after losing Howard, the Magic lost their last chance to chase points. 92-88, the Green Army won Tianwang Mountain, leading 3-2.

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