The Trail Blazers and Warriors have advanced to the Western Conference Finals one after another, and the time for the Western Conference Finals has been announced, set for May 15th.
In other words, in two days, the Trail Blazers will face the Warriors in the first game of the Western Conference Finals at the Rose Garden Arena at home.
Another day passed, at 19:30 on the evening of May 14th, in the East, the Raptors, who returned to the north in Toronto, narrowly defeated the Bulls 101:97, tying the score!
DeRozan performed very well with 32 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in a single game.
Especially in the last 30 seconds, the Raptors held a two-point advantage and had an offensive opportunity.
If they score, the balance of victory will completely tip to them.
If he fails to score, he may be dragged into overtime by the Bulls.
In a crucial attack, DeRozan defied two defenders and scored a difficult two-point drift from mid-range, almost killing the suspense of the game.
In the last 7 seconds, Rose made a three-pointer and the Raptors collected the rebound. When time ran out, the Bulls lost by four points.
After watching the game video, Wang Zelin felt that there was nothing wrong with the Bulls' defensive choices at the last moment, it was just DeRozan who made the shot.
After watching the game all day and having a good night's rest, the Trail Blazers held a tactical meeting on the morning of the 15th to discuss the afternoon training and evening game.
The Trail Blazers and Warriors meet again after a year!
The former has eight wins from eight games, while the latter has eight wins and one loss. These two teams also illustrate what true dominance is!
On game day, the intense battle atmosphere of the Western Conference finals once again enveloped the entire league, so much so that the G6 battle between the Eastern Cavaliers and the Heat was ignored...
at the same time.
All members of the Warriors arrived in Portland yesterday, ready to continue last year's battle.
After finishing the morning training, Curry closed the door to the room and went downstairs to gather with the team.
I have finally waited for this day!
This year, we must win back the championship we lost last year!
In terms of regular season record and MVP competition, he lost to Wang Zelin. Since you like to pursue perfection so much, I won't let you get what you want.
This time, Curry will never let Wang Zelin step on the corpses of himself and the Warriors to embark on the journey to the finals.
This year, he will be the final winner!
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At 17:00, when they entered the gate of the Rose Garden Arena again and looked at the 2014~2015 NBA championship flag flying over the arena, the eyes of the Warriors players immediately turned red.
That should have been ours!
The Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers last year. It can be said that the whole team was holding their breath. In addition, they easily passed the first two rounds and defeated the Grizzlies and Spurs successively. Their morale was like a rainbow!
Considering the importance of this game, Warriors owner Joe Lacob and his girlfriend came to watch the game today.
During the tactical meeting in the afternoon, Lacob immediately found Cole and asked him how his tactical considerations were going and how confident he was of reaching the finals.
"Qiao, judging from the Trail Blazers' experience in the first two rounds, they settled the battle on the inside, and both the Mosaics and Lakers fell to Wang Zelin's strong penalty area dominance.
To be honest, our inside strength is not as good as that of the Trail Blazers, so we will definitely not be able to defeat them by attacking inside. We still have to rely on outside offense. Cole said.
"I don't understand this. I just want to know how sure you are?" Lacob asked, staring at Cole.
Cole fell into silence. Although he did not say anything, Lacob's expression could not hide his disappointment, because this attitude meant that Cole was not sure of victory.
But fortunately, Lacob is not an unreasonable person, and he is not a Yun fan. Naturally, he is aware of the terrifying influence the Trail Blazers have had in the league in the past few seasons.
"Play well! I believe that under the leadership of you and Stephen, the Warriors will win the trophy again sooner or later."
Lacob patted Cole on the shoulder and left the meeting room with his girlfriend.
At 19:00 in the evening, the G1 game of the Western Conference Finals started.
Before the game, the media predicted that the Trail Blazers would have a higher winning rate because the Trail Blazers played two series and had many games in three quarters or even halftime. Their strong fighting power is self-evident.
After all, the impact of two rounds of 4-0 sweeps is far from comparable to the Warriors' 8:1.
Before the game, both sides announced their starting lineup.
Visiting team Golden State Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, BoGt.
Home team Portland Trail Blazers: Lillard, Barton, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.
After receiving the list, Barkley analyzed: "In the past few seasons, the inside combination of Wang and LaMarcus has proven their dominance at the basket. They are the strongest inside combination in the league! I believe that the two of them An interior combination that can defeat the Warriors."
Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The Warriors' interior combination is also quite strong. BoGt is a high-quality blue-collar man who can also handle people in the interior;
Draymond Green averages a near triple-double of 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. He also has a good defensive performance of 1.6 steals and 1.8 blocks. He can definitely be regarded as one of the best power forwards currently active. One...but such a combination cannot beat the combination of Wang + LaMarcus! "
What the two are thinking about is exactly what Warriors coach Cole is worried about.
During the live broadcast of Tianchao's Chaotingtai Sports Channel, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Judging from the two-round series between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors, Zelin has ushered in a new round of evolution in the playoffs. He has changed on the offensive end. He was so violent that he often dunked or even rode into the opponent's paint, and there were many dunks and breakthroughs after knocking over people."
Yu Jia also said: "This style of play is obviously not something BoGt can handle. The King has proven more than once before that BoGt is just a piece of cake in front of him. This will undoubtedly affect the quality of the Warriors' internal defense."
Xu Jicheng continued: "Draymond Green has the best defense, and he is not slow in switching defenses. He also has the support ability that may be second only to the king among active inside players. This is enough for him to deal with 99% of the inside players in the league. .It’s a pity that his opponent tonight just met the last 1%!”
At this time, the two teams met at the exit.
"Hey, the injury healed so quickly. It seems like your bones are still pretty strong."
From a distance, Wang Zelin immediately shouted after seeing BoG.
BoGt's face instantly became gloomy, and when he was about to reply, he accidentally touched the recess of his chest, and painful memories immediately came to his mind.
"snort!"
Considering the difference in combat power between the two, BoGt still chose to follow his heart and quickly turned his head, just not wanting to see that hateful face.
Seeing that his main center was eliminated without a fight, Curry was helpless. If he couldn't beat him, he couldn't beat him. He was embarrassed to blame BoGt too much.
Curry's unique charm is undoubtedly his optimistic personality, magnanimity, and kindness to others, but sometimes such a personality can also restrict his own development.
Everything that happens in the future proves this point. If Curry can be tougher and learn from other super giants to put pressure on the management, there will be no need to accompany a bunch of rookies to level up during their peak period, wasting years in vain.
Seeing that BoG didn't dare to respond, Wang Zelin's interest immediately dropped, and he didn't bother to mock the opponent anymore.
Some people are already dead pigs and are not afraid of boiling water. Verbal ridicule has no meaning to them. Only real fights with swords and guns will let them know the pain.
Players from both sides came on stage one after another, and the response was intense.
And when Wang Zelin came on the stage for the last time, the cheers of the entire Rose Garden Arena nearly shattered the ceiling.
Before taking the field, Wang Zelin's roar rang out in front of the Trail Blazers' bench.
"Fight the warrior! Fight the warrior! Fight the warrior..." Under his leadership, the whole audience roared.
The team's dominance in the playoffs is obviously stronger than in the regular season. All Trail Blazers fans are looking forward to the early arrival of the dynasty's title defense. They are extremely excited. The home atmosphere in the Rose Garden Arena is like an outpouring of passion. Like the Yang, with boundless enthusiasm and vitality, it seems as if it wants to devour its opponent.
The Warriors players, including the coaching staff, courtside boss Lacob and his little girlfriend, couldn't help but swallow dryly in this atmosphere.
Beep~~~
As the referee's whistle sounded, both teams entered the starting lineup.
In the 2015-16 season, the climax of the Western Conference playoffs is about to begin.
(End of chapter)
