I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 176 Stopped in the Western Conference Semifinals

After the Warriors grabbed a victory on the road, the other three series in the second round also began one after another.

In the first game of the Cavaliers-Celtics series, the result was exactly what fans expected.

James tried his best and scored 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, leading the Cavaliers to their first victory in this series.

Although the Cavaliers won, big problems were exposed.

James' all-encompassing style of play was too hard, and other teammates gave him little help, basically relying on his own strength to lead the team to victory.

If the Cavaliers don't solve such problems, basically they won't go far.

In the series between the Lakers and the Jazz, the strength of the two teams is very different.

Kobe easily scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the Lakers to defeat the Jazz.

After the first game, it could be seen that the Jazz could not guard Kobe at all and could not find a way to limit the Lakers' triangle offense.

Not surprisingly, the Lakers have half a foot into the Western Conference Finals.

The Magic-Hawks series is one of the least interesting matchups.

The Magic team broke out collectively and beat the Hawks with a score of 114 to 71, a total of 43 points.

After this game, the fans firmly believed that the Magic would [-]% advance to the next round.

After the first game of the second round series, the situation was polarized.

The results of some series are determined, while the results of other series are confusing.

After a day off, the second game of the series between the Warriors and the Suns was held again at the American West Arena.

Not long after the start, the Suns gave the Warriors a blow.

Under Nash's organization and connection, the Suns played a smooth offense and scored consecutively to widen the point difference.

In fact, the Suns didn't make any adjustments, they just made all the shots that should have been made before. This is the true strength of the Suns.

The Warriors are in a major crisis, with problems on both offense and defense.

On the offensive end, Sun Yi, Curry and Ellis failed to open up the situation for the team.

Sun Yi was targeted by the Suns. When he attacked with the ball, he would be double-teamed and could only distribute the ball.

After the ball was passed, the Warriors still didn't get an open shot from outside.

The rotation of the Suns is very fast, guarding against the outside line of the Warriors, and occasionally letting go of Maggette and Randolph to defend Sun Yi, Curry and others.

Under such a strong defense, Sun Yi's role has dropped significantly, and he can only act as a defensive champion and make contributions on the defensive end.

Curry and Ellis couldn't run open on the outside, and could only shoot against the defender, but their touch was average, and the shooting rate was predictable, and the effect was very poor.

It can only rely on Maggette and Randolph, the two "fish that slipped through the net", to score inside.

On the defensive end, except for Sun Yi's defensive line, the defensive abilities of others are appalling.

Although Curry and Ellis are very active in defense, they are limited by their physical conditions and their defensive ability is dispensable.

Maggette's single defense is good, but his awareness of assisting defense is poor, and he cannot supplement defense for Curry, Ellis and others.

Randolph couldn't defend against a strong center. He had too little game experience and was prone to being caught in a foul crisis.

Therefore, the Warriors were unable to limit the Suns' offense.

When the third quarter was over, the score on the big screen was 80 to 96, and the Suns led by 16 points.

After the Suns fully opened up, the offensive firepower is quite terrifying, and it is not difficult to hit hundreds in three quarters.

The intermission is over and the fourth quarter begins.

As soon as it came up, the Warriors fought back vigorously, wanting to win a game and change their bicycles into motorcycles.

The Suns are a veteran team with a solid foundation, how could they be overwhelmed so easily.

Under the leadership of Nash, he played steadily, stabilized the situation on the court, and further expanded the point difference.

When the fourth quarter was played for about 6 minutes, Randolph left the field with six fouls, and the Warriors could only go to Tolliver to strengthen the outside offense and fight to the death.

This substitution adjustment did not have an effect, but instead made the Warriors' inside defense weaker.

The Suns took the opportunity to let Stoudemire hit the inside and widen the point difference again.

Seeing that the situation was over, Old Nelson replaced the main players and announced his surrender in advance.

The Suns didn't make progress either, and then replaced the main players.

As the piercing buzzer sounded, the Western Conference semifinals came to an end.

In the end, the Warriors lost to the Suns 102-124.

In terms of statistics, 4 Warriors scored in double figures.

The most outstanding player was Randolph, who scored a double-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Randolph's data can show how poorly the rest of the Warriors performed, and it also reflects how shameless the Suns' release tactics are.

孙逸的表现中规中矩，得到16分8篮板7助攻1抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

库里获得了15分3篮板6助攻1抢断的数据；艾利斯砍下19分2篮板1助攻的数据。

For the Suns, the most outstanding player is Nash.

在上场的36分钟内，砍下了18分3篮板14助攻2抢断的全面数据。

After the game, Nash smiled and patted Sun Yi and Curry on the shoulders, comforting them that they were still young and would have plenty of opportunities in the future.

Seeing Nash gloating, Sun Yi really wanted to beat him up.

At the same time, he understood that there was indeed a certain gap between the strength of the Warriors and the Suns, and it was simply impossible to win the series.

The next game can only be fought for dignity!

……

After the end of the game between the Warriors and the Suns, the other group series were divided one after another.

The experience of the Cavaliers is not exactly the same as that of the Warriors, but it is exactly the same.

Zhan Zhan was targeted by the Celtics and only performed at a normal level, scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

The other players of the Cavaliers played soy sauce again and could not help James.

The Celtics broke out collectively, and Rondo even sent 19 assists. It is conceivable that the Celtics' offense is as smooth as Dove chocolate.

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 104-86 and tied the total score at 1-1.

After this game, professionals all understood that the Cavaliers had little hope of advancing to the next round.

In the series between the Lakers and the Jazz, Kobe once again scored 30+, leading the Lakers to a huge victory over the Jazz, leading the total score 2-0.

In the series between the Magic and the Hawks, Howard scored a double-double of 29 points and 17 rebounds, leading the Magic to a 15-point victory over the Hawks.

It can be said that the Eagles did not have any power to fight back against the Magic, and they were rushing to be swept away.

……

May 5, Oakland, Oracle Arena.

Tonight, the third game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Warriors and the Suns officially kicked off.

The cheering and cheering of the home fans did not superimpose buffs on the Warriors players and failed to defeat the Suns.

The Warriors still lost on defense in this game.

Although a run-and-gun team shouldn't care about defense, a team that can only attack will definitely not go far. After all, defense can win the championship.

At this stage, the Warriors have problems with both internal and external defense, which is a problem they must solve in the offseason.

In the end, the Warriors lost to the Suns 101-115, trailing 1-2 with a total score.

In terms of statistics, Stoudemire won the honor of the best player of the game.

In 42 minutes of playing, he scored a double-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block.

For the Warriors, the player with the best performance is Sun Yi.

在上场的40分钟内，得到了24分11篮板6助攻1抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

The Suns blocked Sun Yi's passing path, preventing him from connecting the team's offense, which was equivalent to containing the Warriors' "engine."

This defensive strategy works very well, and it is the key to the Suns' victory in this game.

After losing to the Suns, the Warriors took a day's rest to adjust, and the players were once again high-spirited to face the upcoming fourth game of the series.

On May 5, the fourth game of the series between the Warriors and the Suns was again held at Oracle Arena.

The Warriors made some slight adjustments in this game, but not much.

After all, there are only a few players that the Warriors can use, and the tactics of both sides are well known, and the cards have already been played.

The Suns did not make any adjustments and felt that they could still defeat the Warriors with their previous defensive strategy.

After the game started, the situation on the court was the same as the previous two games. The Suns had a huge advantage and firmly suppressed the Warriors.

Just when everyone thought the Suns had won the game again, the Warriors suddenly broke out and reversed the situation on the court.

Curry, thinking that he was doomed to lose if he continued to play like this, thought that he might as well cast a wave to see if he could recover the point difference, and then made a bold attempt.

He dribbled the ball to a position half a meter away from the three-point line and took off directly to shoot.

Elementary school students believe that Suns players cannot defend in this position, and their shooting percentage is higher than if they are facing defenders outside the three-point line.

In fact, the final result was exactly as Curry thought, his ultra-long three-pointer accurately entered the frame.

This ultra-long three-pointer did not attract the attention of the Suns players. They still implemented the offensive and defensive tactics they had formulated before.

Unexpectedly, the baby-face hit a super long three-pointer again, which immediately attracted the attention of the Suns.

But Curry has awakened, and the Suns simply can't find a way to stop Curry from scoring.

The next game time is Curry's performance time.

The elementary school student bypassed Sun Yi's off-ball screen half a meter outside the three-point line, immediately jumped up and shot, and made another ultra-long three-pointer.

Immediately after the Suns missed the attack, the Warriors launched a defensive counterattack. Curry came to the three-point line and rushed in against Nash's defense to chase a three-pointer.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Suns coach Gentry immediately requested a timeout, trying to interrupt Curry's fiery touch.

It's a pity that his wishful thinking failed to start, and Curry still killed the Quartet.

Under the leadership of Curry, the Warriors instantly completed a 20-point reversal and overtook the score.

Afterwards, the Warriors coordinated internally and externally, Curry restrained the Suns' offense from the outside, and Sun Yi and others frantically rushed to the Suns' basket.

In this way, the Warriors kept their weak lead to the end.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Suns 128-124 and tied the total score at 2-2.

In this game, Curry scored a career high and won the honor of the best player of the game.

在上场的42分钟内，三分球15投9中，砍下37分2篮板4助攻1抢断的全面数据。

孙逸充当辅助，拿下了17分13篮板15助攻2抢断1盖帽的三双数据。

For the Suns, the most outstanding player is Nash.

在上场的40分钟内，获得了20分2篮板11助攻1抢断的两双数据。

After defeating the Suns at home, all the players of the Warriors flew to Phoenix City with high spirits to prepare for the upcoming battle of Tianwangshan.

……

On May 5, Game 11 of the series between the Warriors and Suns was held at America West Arena.

In this game, no Warriors player stepped forward to continue to act as the savior, and the ending can be imagined.

The Suns avoided long nights and tried their best to not give the Warriors any chance. They were indeed frightened by the previous game.

In the end, the Warriors lost to the Suns 101-110, trailing 2-3 with a total score.

Stoudemire won the Player of the Game honor in this game.

在上场的38分钟内，砍下22分14篮板2助攻1盖帽的两双数据。

For the Warriors, the player with the best performance is Ellis.

在上场的40分钟内，轰下29分2篮板3助攻2抢断的全面数据。

Immediately afterwards, the sixth game of the series between the Warriors and the Suns was played at Oracle Arena.

Originally, most fans predicted before the game that the Warriors would fight back with all their strength and drag the series into the tiebreaker.

But the Suns didn't give the Warriors any chance. They suppressed the Warriors throughout the game and guarded Sun Yi, Curry and others to prevent them from breaking out again and causing accidents.

Under the absolute strength of the Suns, the Warriors players couldn't make any waves and could only accept the fate of being eliminated.

In fact, it is unexpected that the Warriors can reach the second round of the playoffs. For them, this season is a successful ending.

In the end, the Suns defeated the Warriors 114-106, eliminated the Warriors with a total score of 4-2, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

So far, the Warriors have ended their journey this season and officially entered the offseason.

……

After the Warriors were eliminated, several other series were decided.

In the series between the Lakers and the Jazz.

Under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, the Lakers won consecutive games and swept the Jazz with a total score of 4-0, becoming the first to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The result of the series between the Magic and the Eagles has long been doomed.

The Magic swept the Hawks 4-0 and became the first to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although the Magic easily swept their opponents to advance in both rounds of the series, there were contradictions in the team.

Howard felt that he had not been reused in the previous two rounds of the series, so that he could not play beautiful data, and had conflicts with the head coach Van Gundy.

Van Gundy put the team's interests first, and the core of the team had to make certain sacrifices as an excuse to prevaricate Howard.

But Howard became smarter, and he didn't follow this routine, and the conflict could not be resolved.

As the conflict deepens, it may explode in the next Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cavaliers-Celtics series is very different from the Warriors-Suns series.

The Cavaliers won the third game of the series, taking a 2-1 lead with a total score and seeing hope of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

But in the next series, the Cavaliers lost three games in a row and were eliminated by the Celtics with a total score of 4-2.

After this series, James understood something.

If you want to win the championship, you can't do it alone, you must have a strong helper by your side.

After understanding this truth, the decision in his heart became more and more firm.

At this point, all the games in the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals are over, and only four teams are left to compete for the championship trophy.

(End of this chapter)