In this year's playoffs, Alexander, Edwards of the Timberwolves, Doncic of the Mavericks, Brunson of the Knicks, Banchero of the Magic, Maxey of the 76ers and other supernovas dare to fight. At the same time, Curry, Durant, James and other older generation of stars have the intention to kill the enemy but have no power to return to the sky, you also have to sigh: veterans do not die, but veterans will eventually wither! This is the most real NBA world: the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves will always be slapped to death on the beach by the back waves!
The Suns went out 0-4 in shame, and Durant was in a dilemma
Before the Suns vs. Timberwolves series began, the world was recalling the Suns' three kills to the Timberwolves in the regular season and imagining that the Suns would be able to win below the playoffs. On the one hand, the Suns have the Big Three: Durant, Booker, and Beal, and the indiscriminate jumper style of play is a huge challenge to the Timberwolves' three-high lineup; on the other hand, the Timberwolves have never taken off the hat of a pseudo-strong team after many years of silence in the West, and the new wolf Wang Huazi is too young and immature, and his name and experience naturally cannot be compared with Durant! But what is the result? The Timberwolves are the enemy of the whole world and eliminated the Suns in only four games! The Timberwolves are the first team to advance to the division semifinals in the playoffs this season, and the Suns are the only team to be swept in the playoffs this season!
At best, Durant played an average of 42 minutes per game, contributing 26.8 points + 6.5 rebounds + 3.3 assists + 1.5 blocks + 1.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 55.2%, 41.7% and 82.4% respectively. To put it mildly, Durant's influence and dominance over the game is no longer comparable to that of his prime. According to statistics, since the playoffs, Durant's cumulative plus/minus is -71, ranking first from the bottom of the league! What's even more difficult is that the Suns Big Three are getting together according to Durant's ideas, and the boss has paid a huge luxury tax and sent away draft picks for many years to come, but he has been beaten the most, who can stand this? The Suns Big Three's salary next season will exceed 150 million US dollars, and there is almost no room for reinforcements, and Durant is in a dilemma again- Staying in the Suns will not see the hope of competing for the championship, and leaving the Suns will be infamous as a team dismantling expert!
The Lakers were helpless to go out 0-4, and Lao Zhan was happy
The way the Suns got out of the game was outrageous, but the way the Lakers got out of the game won more or less respect! In the playoffs last season, the Lakers were swept by the Nuggets and stopped in the Western Finals; in this year's play-offs, the Lakers had a chance to avoid the Nuggets, but the Lakers knew that there were tigers in the mountains, and they favored the tigers, and chose the defending champion as the first-round opponent as the seventh seed in the West! When the whole world was not optimistic that the Lakers would be able to overthrow the defending champion, the Lakers did not believe in evil and forced the Nuggets into a dangerous situation in every game. G1, the Lakers led by up to 12 points and collapsed in the third quarter; G2, the Lakers led by up to 20 points and were killed by Murray; G3, the Lakers led by up to 12 points and collapsed in the third quarter; G4, the Lakers led by up to 19 points, won the game strongly, and refused to sweep; G5, the Lakers fought with the Nuggets to the last attack, and were killed by Murray!
The Lakers were out 0-4, but in the final analysis, the defending champions were too strong! In the words of the NBA teacher Su Qun, the Lakers have actually found some ways to beat the Nuggets, but the Lakers' lineup reserves are not enough to support the Lakers and the Nuggets to fight hard for 48 minutes! If you want to trace back to the source, the key is that Lao Zhan is no longer young! After 5 games, Lao Zhan played an average of 40 minutes per game, averaging 27.8 points + 6.8 rebounds + 8.8 assists + 2.4 steals + 1 block + per gameTwo three-pointers, the shooting rate is as high as 56.6%, and the three-point shooting rate is 38.5% (No. 1 in the team)! Lao Zhan allocates the time to exert his strength very scientifically, but the plan can't catch up with the changes, and he is afraid that he will be less strong! Lao Zhan is still glorious despite defeat! On the one hand, according to NBA celebrity Shams, the Lakers are willing to provide Lao Zhan with a three-year contract extension of $164 million; on the other hand, the Lakers are willing to directly select Bronny to fulfill the dream of Lao Zhan's father and son competing on the same stage!
Curry recruited NBA kings, and Harden had to change his life
I don't know how NBA kings Lao Zhan and Durant will decide their future, but one thing is for sure, Durant and Lao Zhan are both models of fearless years and winds, and they are also believers in "my fate is up to me", and they will try their best to get up from where they fell. According to the American media, Curry intends to recruit NBA kings in the offseason and during the preparation of the US men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics, in order to make a comeback!
From Curry's failure to miss the playoffs, to Durant's tragic sweep in the first round of the playoffs, and then to the first round of the playoffs by Lao Zhan, according to statistics, this is the first time in the NBA in nearly 20 years that there has been no Zhan and no Du in the second round of the playoffs! Looking at today's league, among the MVP-level stars of the older generation, only Harden and Wei Shao still lead the remnants of the Clippers to stay on the stage of the playoffs! In the case of Xiaoka's injury, Wei Shao is still the hot-blooded god of war full of fighting spirit, and Harden is even more Carry, leading the Clippers to ride the wind and waves in a different way, and change his life against the sky! Unlike Jankudu, who has multiple championships, Harden Wei Shao is still fighting for the first championship in his career, and I hope that Harden Wei Shao will not bow to the years and fate, and wish Harden Wei Shao can realize his championship dream as soon as possible! Fans and friends, what do you think about this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.