The NBA playoffs, this year is very different from previous years. The root cause is that young people are on the rise, and the supergiants of the older generation are coming to an end. Perhaps the baton of the times has been alternated this season. From Curry's failure to be selected as a Western All-Star starter, Alexander's ascension kicked off. Later, the Kings defeated the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, and Curry became a superstar who missed the playoffs.
Not only that, in the first round of the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns, who obviously had an advantage in the position, played the Timberwolves, who lost 3-0 in the regular season, but they were defeated by Waterloo. Edwards passionately touched Durant, and the Timberwolves did not talk about the front, sweeping the Suns. Even if Durant gives everything he has, it will be difficult to find a win, which is the status quo.
The Lakers went out with a grudge
Game 5 of the Lakers vs. Nuggets series has finally arrived, and the G4 game against the Lakers ended an 11-game losing streak against the Nuggets. The reason why the Lakers were able to win the last game was largely due to the thick eyebrows playing their own style. The Lakers' strategy is to eat the inside line on the offensive end, and they can't shoot on the outside, and they all chisel inside. The second point is to protect the rebounding ball. Or let the thick eyebrows go to the opposite teacher, and change the defense when they encounter a block, no matter how accurate the teacher is on the outside, the Lakers will admit it. Thick eyebrows are to do a good job of rebounding protection.
Sitting down on these two points, the Lakers surpassed the Nuggets in rebounding for the first time, and they led the scoring inside by a wide margin. Coupled with Russell's recovery, the Lakers finally won a city. But in the G5 battle, both sides have shown the attitude they should have. But in the third quarter, Thick Eyebrow's left shoulder was injured, and the Nuggets took advantage of the situation to launch a 14-3 attack wave. Murray even played a quasi-lore at the last moment. In the end, the Lakers had no timeout and could only serve in the backcourt, and Prince was forced to shoot a three-pointer in the midcourt. The Lakers finally lost to the Nuggets 1-4 and stopped in the first round of the playoffs.
James gave everything in this game, fighting hard for 44 minutes, and after a slight injury after a broken foot, he couldn't get off the line of fire, cutting 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. On the side of thick eyebrows, due to shoulder injury restrictions, he only had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. The two of Zhan Mei combined for 47 points, 24 rebounds and 15 assists, and the series was standing to death. To be honest, if the Lakers didn't play the Nuggets in the first round, they really had a chance to make it to the next round.
Durant considers the Warriors
After the Suns were swept by the Timberwolves, the locker room environment was not too good. According to a report from A. Smith, he said Booker might consider joining the Knicks and playing in the East. Brunson + Booker + Randle will be very competitive in the East, plus there are two functional players Anunoby and DiVincenzo, and next year's Knicks will only be stronger than now.
In addition, NBC Sports' Warriors reporter Poole wrote about the possibility of Durant's return to the Warriors. He said that all of the Warriors' actions this summer are based on an extremely urgent purpose, which is to maximize Curry's championship window, in short, to bring in a plug-and-play star. Curry and Durant will be reunited as teammates on Team USA in July, with Kerr still their coach. They will have plenty of time to talk about it.
Of course, if the Suns consider trading Durant, one executive said, "There will be a few teams interested in him, and the Heat are the favorites." It is worth mentioning that when Durant wanted to leave the Nets before, the Heat was also one of his favorite next teams.