Usually in the finals, the third game is called the Battle of Tianwangshan.
Once you win, you will gain the advantage of Tianwang Mountain.
It means that you have reached the edge of victory and touched the victory trophy.
A 3-0 score in the playoffs and a comeback in the end is unprecedented in today's NBA history.
Therefore, the Thunder's confidence completely disappeared, and they easily lost to the Lakers in the fourth game, ending their playoff journey.
But Westbrook did not give up. He still rushed and played hard in the last game, scoring 40 points in one breath, becoming the player with the most points in the game.
Although he did not win the best player award because of Shen Huan's absolute dominance, Westbrook also gained the respect of Lakers fans.
Shen Huan even exchanged her jersey with him after the game.
This is Westbrook's reward.
As for Westbrook not daring to compete with Shen Huan, that's normal.
No one with a right mind in the NBA would be able to compete with Shen Huan.
Not only does that mean that his data will be very bad, but he will definitely not be able to help the team, but will actually put the team into trouble.
When Westbrook held Shen Huan's jersey, he burst into tears, which really attracted a lot of camera shots.
But there is still no way to change the Thunder's defeat.
The Lakers easily swept their quarterfinal opponents 4-0, waiting for the winner of the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.
Now the two teams have played the same 4 games, but the score is a very anxious 2:2.
The Houston Rockets have a relatively large advantage, but the Utah Jazz's amazing tenacity just delayed the Rockets.
In response, many Rockets stars cursed the Utah Jazz.
"You guys are going too far! Why are you still working so hard when you clearly have no strength?"
"What benefits have the Lakers given you?"
"It's better now, damn guy! Do we have to play 7 games?!"
The famous players of the Utah Jazz are naturally not vegetarians.
"Haha, I'm just surprised. Why are you all in the top 8? Why should we let you?"
"Who said the Jazz will definitely lose? Maybe we can meet Shen Huan."
"Kill Team Rocket! Even if you beat us, it won't be easy for you!"
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Look!
The semi-finals haven't started yet, and the Rockets and Jazz are in bad shape.
If the two teams fight desperately, then when they face the extremely powerful Lakers, they basically won't have to fight. —The two teams have already tried their best, how can there be any room for struggle
In fact, the Lakers have never regarded these two teams as opponents.
Their next target is the Golden State Warriors, who are bound to reach the Western Conference Finals.
Because the Golden State Warriors have also defeated the Grizzlies 4-0 and sent them home in the first round.
If there are no major surprises, the top four opponent the Golden State Warriors will play is the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs have suffered a "heavy hit" this season.
Although Popovich is still here, the most reliable stone Buddha has announced his retirement.
The Spurs with Duncan and the Spurs without Duncan are completely different concepts.
Even though Duncan is 40 years old, he can still contribute his strength on the court and can still lead the Spurs forward.
If they hadn't met the Lakers last season, they could have reached the Western Conference Finals again.
But this time, the Spurs completely lost hope.
I don’t know when I want to meet a Duncan again.
Leave this aside.
The Lakers finished their fourth game on April 22.
If we look at the current game between the Rockets and Utah Jazz, the Lakers will have at least a week's rest.
Byron Scott didn't dare to let the sheep go and let the players rest.
After just one day of rest after the game, he gathered the players on the training ground and started active preparations.
This also reveals Byron Scott’s caution.
It stands to reason that with Shen Huan, the subsequent games will not be a problem, but Byron Scott still wants to reject all additional factors so that the Lakers can successfully win the championship.
And he himself will eventually win his second championship and truly become a championship coach.
Even if others say that he relies on his support to win consecutive championships, he is not angry at all.
That’s how I am, are you envious, jealous, and hateful
If you have the ability, go find Shen Huanlai!
In fact, the Lakers are not as relaxed as Byron Scott imagined.
The reason is that Shen Huan, Kobe, Iverson and Howard, even on the day when everyone had a rest, they continued to train seriously without relaxing at all.
Even the four superstars in the team are like this. Do you think other players will feel pressure
When they arrived at the training ground and integrated into the atmosphere, no one was lazy anymore.
It is said that the Lakers look down on the Rockets, but in fact, Kobe and the others still do not completely despise the Rockets.
"The 27-year-old Harden is about the same age as Westbrook. Their scoring, assists, rebounds and other statistics are similar, but their playing styles are completely different." Howard, who had just transferred from the Rockets, and Shen Huan introduced the Rockets' star, "Westbrook plays very decently, a bit like Kobe, very stubborn.
But James Harden is different. He plays very flexible and smart. Frequently causes fouls on opposing players, especially the opposing top star! If you don't pay attention, you will get a few fouls on him. "
Shen Huan nodded and said, "That means he is very clever?"
Kobe said seriously: "On the court, this is called cleverness, not cleverness."
Next to him, Iverson couldn't help but want to laugh.
Why
Because Kobe himself is a player who likes to foul on the court, as he gets older, he will use these little tricks more and more.
Of course, in the NBA, these defensive methods are also normal.
Even Kobe Bryant was often dealt with by Bowen.
Not to mention the ancient god Stockton - Karl Malone's golden partner, his dirty tricks can make Boss Joe want to cry.
But no one dared to do this to Shen Huan.
Well, it's not that no one has done it. For example, last season, Shen Huan repeatedly encountered other people's elbow tricks, but every time Shen Huan failed.
Later, after seeing Shen Huan's natural power and his domineering ability to smash the basket, no one dared to use small tricks on Shen Huan anymore.
They were afraid of being slapped to death by Shen Huan.
James Harden of the Rockets is another weird star representative who draws fouls. I wonder if he will dare to use it on Shen Huan when the time comes