There are many regular season games, when the two teams meet, they may put some water because of fatigue and other reasons, but the playoff games are related to the final results of a season, whether it is a player or a team, they are 100% hard, there will be no slack, they are all out, such two teams meet, often collide with a fierce spark, the game will be very good, this article will take stock of the most wonderful playoff showdowns in the ten groups of the new century.
Tenth: 14 Eastern Conference first round Nets vs Raptors
In the first round of the 14-year Eastern Conference playoffs, the Nets and the Raptors met, the Nets' lineup is very luxurious, Garnett, Pierce, Delong are players who have already played a reputational status, and the Raptors, Lowry and DeRozan, although they have just played a reputation, are young and strong, and the strength is very strong.
The Nets' lineup is luxurious, but the age is relatively old, the athletic ability is not as good as the Raptors, but the experience is rich, the Raptors are young and strong, but lack of playoff experience, in the handling of key moments, there is a big problem, the two sides fought fiercely to the seventh game, the last moment of the game, Pierce covered Lowry, the Nets narrowly won, with a big score of 4-3 to advance to the next round.
Ninth: 15-year Western Conference first round Clippers vs Spurs
Spurs in the 14th year finals with team basketball to beat the Heat, let people see the Spurs this gang of old boys united, but also the championship team, the first round of the 15-year playoffs, spurs and Clippers met, this Clippers is called "air connection city", in terms of running and jumping ability, the Clippers are absolutely stronger than the Spurs.
After the series began, the two sides were magical, the Spurs played a very good team basketball, and the Clippers showed their talent to the extreme, although the Clippers are much younger than the Spurs, but after six games, the Clippers still can't get the Spurs, the series entered the grab seven, grab the seven, the two sides 16 times to draw, in the end, the Clippers with Paul's throw to take the victory away, eliminated the defending champion.
Eighth: '18 Western Conference Finals, Warriors vs Rockets
After the Warriors played small balls, each team began to study the Warriors' playing style, and according to their own situation, imitating the Warriors' playing style, the Rockets are the most prominent of many imitators, they have a lineup that can compete with the Warriors, and in the 18 years of the Western Conference Finals launched a fierce competition.
The Rockets, under the leadership of Paul and Harden, played their own style, first played 2-2 with the powerful Warriors, in the battle of Tianwangshan, the Rockets narrowly won and got the match point, but who knew that Paul was suddenly injured, so that the Rockets lost the opportunity to end the series in the sixth game, played to the seventh game, the seventh game the two sides played very anxiously, but the Rockets felt cold in the last moment, 27 consecutive shots were missed, eliminated by the Warriors, and did not qualify for the Finals.
Seventh: 19 Eastern Conference Semifinals Raptors vs 76ers
After James announced that he would join the Lakers, all the eastern teams were gearing up and preparing to do a big game, the Raptors traded Leonard, the strength increased greatly, and the 76ers under the leadership of Simmons, Embiid, into the playoffs, the two sides met in the Eastern Conference semifinals, both want to make a breakthrough in the opponent.
The strength gap between the two sides is not large, and in terms of experience, the playoff experience of the two teams is not much, the performance has ups and downs, after achieving a big score advantage, they have not kept, and the opponent has equalized the big score, after six games, the big score is 3-3, grabbing seven, the two sides are deadlocked to the end, Leonard performs the final attack, he dribbles to the bottom line, throws a difficult jump shot, kills the 76ers, sends the Raptors to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Sixth: '12 Eastern Conference Finals Heat vs Celtics
The Celtics are James' bitter masters, in the Cavaliers, James lost to the Celtics many times in the playoffs, after coming to the Heat, the Celtics are still a problem in front of James, 12 years of playoffs, the Heat and Celtics met in the Eastern Conference Finals, James to win the championship, you must cross the Celtics.
The Heat made the opening goal first and won the second game, but the Celtics were full of resilience, they tied the score, and in the Battle of King Mountain, they played very well, took the victory, won the match point, and in the sixth game, James standing on the edge of the cliff broke out, leaving the classic picture of "Death's Pupil", leading the Heat to equalize, in the scramble seven, the Heat Fire Celtics, got the victory and entered the Finals.
Fifth: 02 Western Conference Finals Lakers vs Kings
Entering the new century, the Lakers stood out among the various teams and became the strongest one, while other teams are not far behind, have strengthened and grown, in the West, there is a team that has risen, that is, the King, the King's style of play is gorgeous, has its own set of systems, and from the strength, and the Lakers are not divided, the two teams met in the 02 Western Conference Finals.
In the first game of the series, the Lakers won the first game, but the King immediately counterattacked, won two consecutive games, forced the Lakers to the edge of the cliff, in the fourth game, the Kings still led for a long time, but in the last moment, Horry threw a magical kill three points, saved the Lakers' life, after that, the Lakers will equalize the big game, grab seven, the Lakers continue to cause injuries, win free throws, the King's hard pursuit of points failed, the Lakers narrowly won, and reached the Finals.
Fourth: '13 Finals Heat vs Spurs
After 12 years of winning the championship, the Heat reached a new peak, they became the championship team again, in the 13 years of the Finals, spurs and heat met, the Heat is the defending champion, the momentum is very strong, the Spurs are challengers, trying to push the Heat off the throne, the two teams play their respective advantages, launched an impact on the championship.
Although the Heat are the defending champions, but facing the Spurs, can not find a way to suppress the opponent, after 5 games, the Heat 2-3 behind, they must win the sixth game, the sixth game, the Spurs steady, in the last moment still leading, but in these last few minutes, the Spurs were caught up by the Heat, Ray Allen shot the famous "absolute draw three points" and lost the sixth game. In the seventh, the Heat turned passive into active, won the victory, and successfully won the championship.
Third: 2010 Finals Lakers vs Celtics
In the 08 finals, the Celtics defeated the Lakers, but also ended the finals with a big victory, making the Lakers face dull, the Lakers very much want to take revenge, but who knows in the 09 finals, the Lakers did not meet the Celtics, who won the championship, but this vendetta did not repay, 10 years of the finals, the two sides met, the Lakers got the opportunity to avenge.
The Lakers won the first game, but the Celtics won the second game, after that, the two sides won another game, the Battle of Tianwangshan, the Celtics won, the Lakers' lives were hanging on the line, fortunately they won the sixth game, dragged the series into the rush seven, grabbed the seventh, the Lakers' Ci Shiping broke out, helped the Lakers bite the score, and hit the decisive three points in the final moment, the Lakers completed the revenge and achieved two consecutive championships.
Second: '16 Western Conference Finals Thunder vs Warriors
After the start of the playoffs in 2016, the Warriors, who won 73 games in the regular season, were considered the favorites to win the championship, they went all the way to the Western Conference Finals, and the Thunder, after a few years of silence, once again launched a general attack on the championship, they also stepped into the stage of the Western Conference Finals, a team to defend the title, a team to make history, a pin-to-point showdown began.
After the series began, instead of playing as people thought, the Thunder won three games and rewrote the big score to 3-1, and the Warriors stood on the edge of the cliff and began to fight back. The Warriors first got the fifth game and changed their breath, and in the sixth game, the Thunder played a very good performance, Thompson staged a Buddha-light moment, taking the victory away, grabbing seven, the Warriors took advantage of the situation, completed a 1-3 reversal, and advanced to the Finals.
First: '16 Finals Cavaliers vs Warriors
In the playoffs in 16 years, the Warriors reached their best state in both mentality and strength after narrowly defeating the Thunder, while the Cavaliers played more smoothly in the East, and after the two teams met in the Finals, the Cavaliers faced the Warriors' fierce attack, and they were blinded, after 4 games, the Cavaliers fell behind 1-3, and the Warriors took such a big lead that people felt that they would soon be awarded.
The Cavaliers fell into a desperate situation, but they did not panic, James played his role as a leader, reinvigorating the confidence of his teammates, and the Cavaliers also made changes to the Warriors' roster, and they began a desperate counterattack. They won the fifth game, and then won the sixth game, from the momentum, the Cavaliers have not been a warrior, grab seven, James and Irving both broke out, the Warriors did not give a strong enough response, they lost the grab seven, became the Cavaliers' background board, the Cavaliers became the first team in the NBA to reverse the success of the 1-3 finals.