Five Hundred and Sixty: Inevitably Met

The NBA playoffs are still in full swing. Except for the surprising Western Conference semifinals between the Grizzlies and the Clippers, the intensity of other games is far beyond people's imagination.

At the beginning, people did think that the Grizzlies had a better chance of winning, but they didn't expect that the Clippers could not even finish a game. The gap between the fourth in the west and the first in the west seems to be a direct fault.

But it is worth mentioning that the Miami Heat were also very strong in the second round. Although they did not sweep their opponents, they still won the Bulls without Rose with a total score of 4 to 1 and advanced easily.

At 4-1, this is the largest total score gap in the conference semifinals except for the Grizzlies' 4-0.

It seems that the chances of these two powerful teams meeting in the finals seem to have improved a lot. The advertising of Link VS James has been put into every corner of the world by the NBA.

Thinking of this time last year, the entire league was hyping the 35vs6 matchup, and whenever Link turned on the TV, he would see advertisements for Durant and James.

But this year, it was Link himself who was advertising. It seems that even the league is very optimistic about the Grizzlies being able to advance to the finals. Then this year, there will definitely not be such a fucking thing as "Three Thunder Whistle".

But right now, the Grizzlies don't have the energy to think about things related to the Heat. Breaking out of the west is the most important goal at the moment.

It is also a goal that the Grizzlies have been unable to accomplish in the past two years.

On this side of the West, the Thunder and the Spurs are as inextricably linked as people imagine. The Thunder beat the Spurs by 13 points in Game 1, but in Game 2, the Spurs immediately gave the Thunder a 7-point victory.

This season, although James Harden has left Houston, the Thunder with Westbrook and Durant is still strong. Moreover, Kevin. Martin also somewhat filled the void left by Harden's departure. There is no doubt that the Thunder's goal is the championship, which is to get back what was lost last year.

The San Antonio Spurs have been salivating for the championship trophy this year after two seasons of failure. The humiliation of being eliminated by the Grizzlies two years in a row, the Spurs will not allow themselves to experience a third time.

Duncan's form has continued to improve this year, and his scoring average has reached a three-year high. Leonard has made obvious progress. He has grown from a little transparent last year to a hot potential star in the league. Danny Green is on the rise, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are all healthy...

Under such circumstances, the Spurs will not easily give up the opportunity to win the championship.

So far, the Thunder and Spurs have been tied 2-2. Compared with the Grizzlies' 4-0 sweep of the Clippers, the series between the Thunder and the Spurs is somewhat of what the Western Conference semifinals should look like.

Looking at the two teams fighting fiercely in the playoffs, Link is undoubtedly the happiest. No matter who the Spurs or the Thunder advance, they will inevitably consume a lot of energy and physical strength if they want to defeat the other. These things are undoubtedly very beneficial to the Grizzlies.

All the Grizzlies have to do now is to prepare both hands. For the Thunder and Grizzlies, Stevens has arranged special tactical training. Anyway, now the Grizzlies have some adjustment time, who made them the first team in the league to advance?

On May 16, the Grizzlies ended practice early. Link didn't stay for extra practice today, but drove home early.

Not because Link was slack, but because today was the start of Game 6 of the Thunder-Spurs series. And at this time, the Thunder have won the match point with a total score of 3 to 2.

If they win again today, the Grizzlies' opponents in the second round will also be determined!

Of course Link is very concerned about who his opponent is in the next round, and Link will spend his time studying the game between the Thunder and the Spurs. Therefore, his "additional practice" tonight must be done with eyes and mind.

Previously, the Spurs and the Thunder were tied 2-2. In the last key battle, Durant scored 36 points,

Help the Thunder get match point.

At this time, Leonard was not yet complete, but judging from Link's past experience with Leonard, the taciturn guy was still not easy to mess with.

And Durant can easily score 36 points on Leonard, which is evident.

Today was a fateful night for the Spurs. If you win, keep going, if you lose, go home. Therefore, Link believes that they will definitely bring big trouble to the Thunder.

Until now, Link also believed that the Spurs and Thunder should have a tiebreaker to decide the winner.

As a result, the grizzly bears also have more time to rest.

But at the beginning of the game, Durant went straight into a runaway state!

In the first quarter, Durant scored 12 points in a single quarter. What surprised Link was not Durant's 12 points in a single quarter, but Westbrook's timely passes time and time again!

In the playoffs this year, Westbrook seems to have begun to pay attention to organization and passing. In addition to the usual impact of the hard steel in the paint area, Westbrook has begun to control the game more like a No. 1 position. Durant's offense with the ball began to decline this year, with more off-the-ball moves and empty cuts. Mainly because the previous runs were also in vain, and the ball could hardly be passed in the hands of Westbrook or Harden. But this year, after Westbrook took the initiative to change, the Thunder's tactical execution is better than ever.

In the first quarter, with the tacit cooperation of Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder led the Spurs by 6 points.

In the second quarter, Serge Ibaka also began to play!

Serge Ibaka is in the fourth grade this year, and he has grown from a little transparent at the beginning to an out-and-out star player!

During the regular season, Ibaka averaged 13.2 points per game, a career high! At the same time, he averaged 3.0 blocks per game! In addition to winning the shot block for two consecutive seasons, he was also selected to the All-Defensive First Team last season!

Randolph, who had a bad knee last season, faced Ibaka, and it can be said that he was abused to the core.

And this year, Ibaka has performed quite well even against Duncan, one of the best power forwards in NBA history.

Ibaka even took risks in the second quarter, but Duncan put a lot of pressure on him. Ibaka's tactical status in the Thunder is actually very high. If Ibaka is missing, even if Westbrook and Durant are both present, the Thunder may not be able to pass the Spurs.

Under the active defense of Ibaka, Duncan played abnormally in the second quarter, making 0 of 3 shots and not scoring a point.

During the intermission, Link couldn't help but make up his mind. Popovich was furious, but Duncan's expressionless picture was funny.

But even so, the Spurs are only 8 points behind. The Spurs are a team-based team, and a star is misfiring, so it won't let them collapse directly. That's the thing about the Spurs and what makes them scary.

Link originally thought that in the second half, the two sides would fight fiercely. However, the Thunder's performance surprised Link.

In the second half of the game, Durant was on fire. With Martin, Cefroosa and Westbrook contained, the Spurs can't defend too closely against Durant.

Then, Durant won the matchup with Kawhi. Durant this season is simply unstoppable. Although he lost the regular season scoring title, in Link's view, Durant is stronger than before. In the playoffs, Durant's average of 30.8 points per game is enough to explain everything!

Now, Durant is the well-deserved playoff scoring leader!

His jumpers, breakthroughs and storms left Leonard at a loss. The more Link looked, the tighter his fists became.

It seems that getting Jimmy Butler et al ready is the clear choice. Because in Durant's state, he can't be prevented casually.

The Spurs, on the other hand, were unable to stand up for a man who could score consecutively. Leonard is still immature on the offensive end, and the offense of the three GDP players is also intermittent under the strong defense of the Thunder.

Danny Green made three three-pointers in a single quarter, but under Durant's powerful firepower, these three three-pointers were like stones thrown into the sea, unable to cause any waves.

In the third quarter, the Spurs were completely destroyed. What Link saw, only Durant scored again and again!

Finally, the Thunder took a 13-point lead and entered the fourth quarter! Thunder, who was eliminated early in the original history, is now driving the Spurs into a corner!

In the last 12 minutes, the Spurs still failed to organize an effective counterattack. It seems that the Spurs really can only wait for Leonard to fully grow up next year, and then start over.

This year, the Spurs got their wish and were not eliminated by the Grizzlies. But Link believes that Popovich will not be happy.

In the end, the Thunder took the Spurs lightly and advanced to the Western Conference finals with a total score of 4 to 2!

Just when everyone thought the series between the Spurs and the Thunder would continue to be anxious, the Thunder suddenly kicked the San Antonio Spurs out of the game with a two-game winning streak!

The Thunder and Grizzlies will meet in the Western Conference finals for the second consecutive year!

It's not that the enemies don't meet each other. The grievances between Link and Durant will continue to be staged in the highest level of games in the West!

After the game, Durant, who scored 42 points and 8 rebounds while shooting 52.4%, was interviewed by ESPN reporters.

"Congratulations, KD, you played a near-perfect game. Next time, when you play again, your opponent will be the Memphis Grizzlies! As we all know, the Grizzlies are unbeatable this season. There is no defeat in the playoffs yet! Link has also grown rapidly, and this year he was only 9 votes short of winning the MVP. So this year, do you still have the confidence to win?"

Link... Grizzlies... Western Conference Finals, those words don't sound good to Durant. So, despite just winning the Spurs, Durant didn't have the slightest smile on his face.

"The result will not change, our goal is the championship, and we are ready to tie all opponents. Link? He can try, but he will definitely not succeed!"

Durant stared at the camera for a few seconds after speaking, as if he could see through the camera and see through the Grizzlies players in front of the TV.

The three-time playoff battle with the black-bellied Du finally inevitably came.

Link rubbed his hands excitedly, the Thunder won today was really beautiful. But this year, he will not let the Thunder waste another chance to hit the championship!

If you can't do it, let's go instead! See you in Memphis in two days!