267. Step into the finals
The second game of the series is still played at the Wizards' home court.
Learning from the lessons from the last game, Nets head coach Carlesimo changed the starting lineup of this game.
Among them, Carlesimo won Gerald Wallace as a power forward, and then used Bogans, who was 1.96 meters tall and 215 pounds, to play as a small forward.
Although Bogans, 33, is no longer young, his outstanding defensive ability still makes Bogans a good 3D player.
This season, Bogans can only contribute 4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1 assist while averaging 19 minutes per game.
Judging from the data alone, Bogans is an extremely marginal player, but Bogans has many functions that cannot be reflected in the data, such as the fighting spirit on the field and the experience on the defensive end.
Bogans' three-point shooting percentage this season has reached 34.3%. Although Bogans' role on the court is relatively single, Bogans is still worthy of the trust of the head coach on a stage like the playoffs.
Throughout the game, it is obvious that the Nets are aggressive on the offensive end. Whether it is Joe Johnson, who performed poorly in the last game, or Lopez, the two played very toughly in the game.
Even if the offensive efficiency is average, he still cannot get rid of the defensive suppression brought by Paul George and Gasol Jr., but in terms of mental outlook, the two of them are already trying their best.
Throughout the first half, the Nets were suppressed by the Wizards, and in more cases they still played the role of a score-chasing player.
There is no way. After entering the playoffs, the Wizards' defensive ability has been further improved. Whether it is Paul George, Gasol Jr. or Bathir, these three are the top defensive blockers in the league.
Coupled with the excellent team cooperation of the Wizards, it makes it difficult for the Nets to break through the Wizards' defense.
After returning from the second half, Kalesimo, who had been lagging behind, kept adjusting the lineup, and it seemed that he wanted to find a glimmer of hope in the dead game.
However, the Wizards' performance in the playoffs is too stable, and both on the offense and defense brings people a deep sense of oppression.
If the three Heat giants give people a sense of fear, then the Wizards give people a feeling of unfathomableness.
No one knows whether the Wizards have given their all, and no one knows whether the Wizards can get better next.
In the end, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals series, the Wizards once again beat the Nets by 13 points, rewriting the total score of the series to 2 : 0.
In this game, "Buddhist" Thompson ushered in an explosion, especially in the third quarter, Thompson made five three-pointers in a single quarter, and nine three-pointers in the game basically shot through the Nets' outside defense.
Thompson's data of 36 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists has also become the biggest contributor to the Wizards' winning in this game.
In addition, John Wall, who was completely suppressed by Deron Williams in the first game of the series, found some things in this game.
Facing Deron Williams, Wall made an outside shot in this game, and his 24-point, 6 rebounds and 8 assists were equal to Deron. He deeply proved to the outside fans how bad is he than Deron Williams?
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In the Eastern Conference Finals series, the Wizards already scored 2: �
And this is also the second consecutive year that the Spurs and the Thunder have met in the Western Conference Finals, but the Thunder is no longer the King's Team that year.
On the other hand, the Spurs are becoming more and more experienced, and the playoff experience of the three-legged coach is becoming more and more sufficient. The rising star Leonard also began to shoulder the banner of offense, which also made the Spurs the league's new Western Conference overlord in recent years.
Currently, the Spurs are also 2 in the series in the Western Conference Finals: 0 leads the Thunder. If nothing unexpected happens, the Spurs will still reach the threshold of the finals today.
As for whether the Wizards will still be the Wizards in the Finals, it is still hard to say.
In terms of probability, the chances of the Spurs and Wizards in the Finals are very high, but the playoffs have always changed rapidly. Before the series really ends, no one dares to pat their chests to ensure that they can advance.
All Yang Fan can do is to counterattack him by chance. After every adjustment to his playing style, Nets head coach Carlesimo tried his best to find the Nets' flaws.
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In the third game of the series, Calesimo once again changed the lineup.
This time, Carlesimo directly took Thomas Jr. to start, allowing Deron Williams to play the second position and Joe Johnson to play the third position. It seems that he wants to increase the offensive ball holding points on the court to share the Wizards' defensive pressure.
It has to be said that Calesimo's adjustment is really useful. When Thomas Jr. came on the court, all the five players on the Nets currently have independent offensive capabilities.
And except for Gerald Wallace, the other four people have sufficient offensive firepower, which makes the Wizards dare not double-team easily, otherwise the others will make the Wizards pay a very painful price.
Although Thomas is only 1.75 meters tall, Yang Fan takes this out as much as possible against it on the defensive end.
However, Thomas Jr.'s touch was very popular in this game. He scored 22 points in the first half, helping the Nets establish a double-digit lead and suppressed the Wizards from the beginning.
This is also the first time since the start of this round of series, the Nets have been leading the way at the end of the half.
After returning from the second half, Yang Fan brought Thompson and Yao Ming back to the starter, intending to compete with the Nets on the offensive end.
Otherwise, according to the current playing style, it is indeed a relatively difficult thing for the Wizards to quickly smooth the score.
However, the Nets' touch was excellent in this game, especially the strongest surface, 1.75 meters, and the offensive feel in the second half was still hot, and even made some unreasonable fairy balls more than once.
At the end of the game, Thomas Jr. scored 38 points in a personal score, the Wizards had no choice but to lose the game of G3, and watched the Nets tie the total score of the series to 1 �
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In the next two games, the Nets head coach seemed to have tasted some sweetness and still chose to use Thomas Jr. to play the starting lineup. It seems that he wanted to compete with the Wizards in this way of offense.
But the reason why the surprise is called the surprise is because it appears too suddenly.
When Yang Fan led the coaching staff to summarize the reasons for the third game of losing, the Wizards did not give the Nets any chance to win.
In the end, the Wizards won the two games of G4 and G5 in a row, thus eliminating the Nets with a big score of 4 �
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After Dongdae defeated the Nets, the outside world has currently reported overwhelming reports on this round of the series.
The outside media did not show much surprise about the Wizards' promotion, because the Wizards had the upper hand in this round of the series, and the Wizards' chance of advancing to the finals has always been much higher than that of the Nets.
But the Wizards eliminated the Nets in just five games, which was unexpected.
You know, the Nets eliminated the Heat, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but when facing the Wizards in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Nets seemed so small.
It seems that the Wizards are not on the same level at all, and the match between the two sides in this round of the series is not like the Eastern Conference Finals, but more like the first round of the playoffs.
Or in other words, the Wizards have become stronger this season, although from the paper strength, there is still some gap between the Wizards and the Thunder that year.
But if you start with references from both offense and defense, people will find that this wizard has basically no flaws.
Whether on the offensive or defensive end, you can produce at least two top players in the league.
This is something that the thunder back then did not have. Although the thunder back then was considered to be starry, there were very serious deviations on both sides of the offense and defense.
If the Thunder were mainly engaged in offensive tactics back then, this Wizards were definitely a real offensive and defensive team. They could play games on the offensive end, and they could also play games on the defensive end...
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In the Western Conference, after six consecutive games, the Spurs finally used a big score of 4 �
And in the finals, he still faced his old rival, the Wizards of Washington.
In last year's finals, the Wizards scored 4: 2 eliminated the Spurs and successfully won the championship trophy for the 11-12 seasons.
In that round of the series, Yang Fan also staged an unheard of bottom line to break the joint defense, tearing the Spurs' defense line apart.
This year, the two teams met again in the finals, but the Wizards and the Spurs have undergone some changes. Both teams have become stronger than last season and become more mature on both offense and defense.
The "three troikas" are one year older this season, but their personal data has not changed much.
Strictly speaking, personal data is even better than last season.
Among them, Duncan's data this season was 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.7 blocks. Even at the age of 37, Duncan still maintains stability for ten years, perfectly defining what is the most suitable No. 1 pick.
In addition, Parker averaged 20.3 points this season, which is also the second highest in his career, and has even been reported by the media as a second spring.
Of course, Parker and Duncan's outstanding personal performance was mainly because their teammates provided them with more help.
This season, seven of the Spurs team averaged double-point scores per game, six shots were above 50%, and ten shots were above 35% from three-point shots, which is definitely a very terrifying statistic.
It is not difficult to see from this that the Spurs have basically played their team basketball to the extreme this season, and have also achieved a real balance on both offense and defense.
For example, on the defensive end, the Spurs have two excellent forward defenders, Danny Green and Leonard, and on the back line, they also have a monster like Joseph who dares to fight and fight, which makes the Spurs one of the teams that the teams don't want to meet the least.
It is worth mentioning that the Spurs have averaged 24.8 assists this season, ranking second in the league in 26.3 times after the Wizards in this data.
In other words, the Wizards and the Spurs are the two best teams among the 30 teams in the league this season.
In addition, both the Wizards and the Spurs have achieved a true balance of offense and defense. The entire team can dominate the game on the offensive end, or dominate the battlefield on the defensive end.
When Yang Fan learned that the Spurs would encounter the Wizards he led in the finals, Yang Fan was not surprised, and even thought it was reasonable.
After all, there are indeed few teams in the West that can pose a threat to the Spurs this season. If the Lakers do not have internal strife, they can actually compete with the Spurs.
But unfortunately, if it were just if, Howard and Kobe were destined to not coexist.
Or, Howard met Kobe, who was just trying to compete for the championship at the age of playing, and later, Howard met Harden, who was just trying to compete for the championship at the age of playing.
I have to say that sometimes fate likes to tease others like this. If it weren't for completing self-salvation with the Lakers later, Howard's career would have been an ethical drama.
In Yang Fan's opinion, the Wizards and the Spurs will probably compete in this round of finals, and the winning rates of both sides will be around 50%.
The Wizards' advantage is that they are younger, and they will be better than the Spurs in terms of physical strength and ability adjustment.
Moreover, the Wizards' internal configuration is also much better than the Spurs. At least the Wizards can deal with any play style adjusted by Popovich, but the Spurs may not be able to deal with the adjustments made by the Wizards.
In addition to using Duncan's method in the inside, Popovich certainly couldn't think of a better method.
The advantage of the Spurs is that they have rich experience in the playoffs. When it comes to a critical moment, the Wizards may become indecisive, but the Spurs will definitely be as solid as a rock.
Therefore, both sides have their own strengths. Who can laugh at the end of this round of series depends on the adjustment and response of the head coaches of both sides.
After all, the Spurs and the Wizards are both two teams focusing on group offense, and the tactical qualities of the two teams are better than those of other teams.
If you really want to say something is different, then the Spurs' main offensive means come from mid-range and damage to the inside.
In contrast, the Wizards' main offensive method comes from killing from outside and inside three-point line.
These two attack ratios also represent the coaching philosophy between Yang Fan and Popovich.
Popovich firmly believes in stability and seeking stability, and he only wants to hit the ball to the basket. Although he will also arrange some tactics specifically for Mills and others to run outside the three-point line, in most cases, Popovich still hates players who keep shooting three-pointers.
As for Yang Fan's firm belief, it is equivalent exchange. Although a large number of three-pointers are likely to create opportunities for the opponent, this kind of Rado's offensive round play can help the Wizards create opportunities to speed up.
So whether it is more and more you rely on the inside or more and more and more and more and more, this is not important. What is important is which method is more suitable for players to perform and which method can help the team win the championship!!
Chapter completed!