After playing two games, the morale of the Golden State Warriors has been almost exhausted.
Not only because Iguodala won't return until next season, but also because Shen Huan's condition is as good as ever, and the Lakers' two veterans are also starting to explode, as if they are back to the state at the beginning of the season.
The Golden State Warriors lost the first game of the season against the Lakers.
Although there were factors that were not yet in form at that time, you can also see how powerful a Kobe who is in good form and physical strength, plus the same Iverson, can be.
At this time, they finally understood why Kobe and Iverson were neither outstanding nor outstanding in the previous two rounds and eight playoff games.
It turns out that it is all about storing strength and preparing to use it at the most critical moment!
Seeing reporters constantly praising the two veterans, the morale of the Golden State Warriors visibly dissipated.
This game is really unplayable!
You can also rely on skill, performance, and luck to defeat others.
But against the Lakers, as long as they have Shen Huan here, their two elder brothers in good condition, and Howard's defensive ability at the basket, there's no way they can beat them!
Speaking of Howard, it's not a thing either.
You obviously have the ability to attack, you are obviously a monster, but you shamelessly stay at the basket and don't go anywhere else.
This sharply reduces the Golden State Warriors' opportunities to play fast breaks, and Durant's offense is greatly reduced.
Durant is certainly great, but Howard, who is devoted to defense, is not a vegetarian. At only 31 years old, he is fully capable of competing with the 28-year-old Durant.
If Durant's strong attack on the basket is unsuccessful, then Curry and Thompson will certainly not attack the basket too much.
With their small bodies, they were just delivering food to Howard.
So most of the time they shoot three-pointers or connect with Durant.
Almost half of Durant's 30 points per game come from this.
If there weren't two people to pick and roll him, Howard could grind him to death by himself.
In a true one-on-one situation, Durant will never be afraid of Howard.
But the problem is that he has been repeatedly tortured by Shen Huan on the defensive end, and has already spent almost one-third of his energy.
If the remaining energy is invested in offense, it will definitely not be fully utilized.
This piece of shit Howard doesn't even take a single step in the offense. At best, he just stands near his own center line, and most of the time he is at the basket.
In this way, his energy is extremely high, and he is not afraid of entanglement at the basket.
It stands to reason that if Howard doesn't get out of the basket, he won't be able to guard Curry and Thompson's three-pointers.
Once no one is defending closely, Curry and Thompson's three-pointers can kill their opponents suddenly.
But Shen Huan will definitely grab Curry on the offensive end.
Not long after the start of the fourth quarter of both games, Curry was fouled 6 times and left the game.
In the end, when he needed to fight hard, he wasn't there.
Thompson alone cannot support the entire three-point counterattack.
Curry tried to reverse the situation in the second game, but was sent off 1 minute earlier than in the first game.
Shen Huan's ability to draw fouls was fully demonstrated in this Western Conference Finals.
In the past, everyone thought that Shen Huan had no other skills besides cruelty and outstanding abilities.
At least he's a good boy.
He won't deliberately trick people on the court, he will only fight back after being violated.
As a result, everyone now understands that it's not that Shen Huan doesn't know how to do it, but that he hasn't thought about it before.
In two consecutive games, he defeated the two main players of the Golden State Warriors cleanly. This kind of foul-drawing ability is definitely top-notch in the NBA.
Shen Huan was already unstoppable, but now he has gone too far and started to trick people. This makes the Golden State Warriors even more lamentable about their inability to do anything.
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In fact, this was also the case in the third game.
The Lakers did not relax their vigilance just because it was 2:0.
They still play according to the previous game mode.
Shen Huan, Kobe, Iverson, and Ingram worked hard on the offensive end, and Howard, Shen Huan, and Ingram played energetic extreme defense on the defensive end, making the Golden State Warriors very uncomfortable.
However, in the third game, Thompson performed better than Curry, scoring 35 points in the third quarter.
Although it is far behind Shen Huan's 52 points, Thompson made 9 three-pointers, which is indeed second only to Shen Huan.
Under such circumstances, Shen Huan beat Thompson hard at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Even though Shen Huan failed to score in three consecutive attacks, he also committed three consecutive fouls on Thompson.
Now Thompson was scared.
He originally had two fouls in the first three quarters, plus the three now. As long as he commits one foul, he will have to leave the game.
There are now eight minutes left until the end of the game.
The score is 95:121.
Although it seems that there is little hope of recovery, it is not completely hopeless.
But if he is beaten, there is no hope for Curry and Durant alone.
After all, Draymond Green is used to being beaten. Without him, the Golden State Warriors will only have one leg to walk on.
So Thompson has to stay on the court.
Since you want to stay on the court, you must not foul.
With such a scruple, Thompson's performance was naturally timid and greatly compromised.
When defending, he didn't dare to press closely. When there was a reasonable collision, he would actively get out of the way to avoid being tricked again.
But even so, he didn't last long.
Just one minute later, Thompson picked up his sixth foul on Shen Huan and ended the game with honor.
Without Thompson, as expected, the Golden State Warriors' crazy point-chasing momentum took a turn for the worse.
The Lakers caught the bench player who replaced him and beat him so hard that he almost cried.
The final outcome was 117:150.
The Lakers easily won the battle of Tianwangshan with a 33-point advantage.
"After this game, the Lakers can already prepare for the next Finals!
Facts have proved that the style and characteristics of the Golden State Warriors are useless when facing Shen Huan.
We still say the same thing, unless you have four superstars hugging each other for warmth, there is no chance of defeating Shen Huan! "
In the post-game summary, ESPN's ace commentator Kenny Smith said this seriously.
What he said is also a fact that almost everyone knows.
This time the Golden State Warriors are not hanging in the balance, but finished!
It was definitely their misfortune to meet Shen Huan twice in a row when they were at their peak and strongest!
Especially Durant, who came to the Golden State Warriors from the head of the Thunder just to get himself a championship ring.
As a result, it now looks like there is no hope for this season! !