Chapter 977 [Facts that everyone knows]
Guo Xu didn't even have any chance to defend Paul, but he still had nothing to do with the best defensive lineup.
The best defensive player was obtained by Celtics center Tyson Chandler. The Thunder management did not renew Chandler because both Al Horford and Durant renewed their contracts with high salaries, and they could not meet the average annual salary that Chandler wanted.
Chandler's defense became weaker as soon as he left the Thunder, and the substitute Perkins could only be a meat shield, and the offensive end was useless.
Best defensive team: Chris Paul, Tony Allen, James, Ibaka, Chandler.
Allen deals with the opponent's super scorer every game. Many outside stars are convinced by him. The coaches are impressed by him and finally no longer ignore him.
Defensive second team: Rajon Rondo, Kobe, Paul George, Garnett, Jokin Noah.
The defensive lineup is controversial every year. Roll Deng is responsible for defending the outside scorer at home, while Kobe is selected for the best defensive lineup under the premise of defending the targeted pitcher at home.
Wade, who had a clear advantage in defensive data, was not selected, and Thunder's outside defensive core Seifrosa was not selected.
Guo Xu even beat all point guards. 6 billion Guomi said that he couldn't understand Rondo. Why did Paul get higher defensive evaluations than he received? Maybe his playing time was not long enough?
The best rookie is Kerry Irving of the Hornets, averaging 18.6 points and 5.5 assists per game. It doesn’t matter if the team is at the bottom of the West. The selection of the best rookie mainly depends on the data. Thompson and Thomas Jr. were selected for the first and second teams of the best rookie, respectively, and scored in double digits.
The sixth man in the best is DeRozan of the Thunder, averaging 16 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and a shooting percentage of 46.7%. After Horford was injured, he obtained a lot of shooting rights.
The fastest-progress player award was awarded by the Bucks' Paul George, who changed from a role player to an All-Star, well deserved.
Spurs' **Vic was elected as the best coach, which is the third time he won the award in his career. D'Antoni already has seven championship rings, but there is no advantage in the award. Most of the judges believe that the Suns are strong in the players, not the coach.
Guo Xu held a press conference and delivered an arrogant MVP award speech.
"This award is an inspiration for me. I will do my best in every game next. I want to finish the NBA finals as soon as possible to prepare for the Olympics. I hope to win medals in the Olympics."
The reporter asked: "Do you really want to participate in archery and taekwondo competitions? Why not join the Dream Team to London?"
"I hope it will be a little challenging for the basketball game. NBA is too unchallenging for me. I don't know what impact it will have, but this is a fact that everyone knows."
This argument was not first proposed by Guo Xu, but the fans. It was not Guomi, but the Cavaliers fans. The Cavaliers were swept by the Sun four times, not only the players' mentality was affected, but the fans also lost confidence in the little emperor.
Cavaliers fans all hope that Guo Xu can leave the Suns to play in a weak team without good teammates. Someone else proposed online that the league would introduce a new clause that stars who win seven or above must force the team to go to the weak team, which is fair to other players.
In the third game between Suns and Clippers, Guo Xu continued to beat Paul away. Paul, who was defending, made 5 of 17 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 12 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.
Paul's shooting percentage is only 29.4%. He cannot get rid of Guo Xu's entanglement on the outside. When relying on screen to break through, Ibaka's ability to switch to pick-and-roll is the top in the league. Paul's moves were all due to serious interference.
He doesn't shoot much, but he can't do it. The Clippers lack strong scoring points. Only Paul and Griffin are reliable, and Artest is also a blacksmith.
Guo Xu's offensive performance in this game was average, making 5 of 13 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scoring 19 points and 10 assists. However, the Suns' other positions had obvious advantages, and they easily won 22 points.
Roy scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, completely defeating Clippers scoring guard Randy Foye. Gasol Jr. also beat blue-collar center Delham Porter.
The fourth game was even one-sided. Guo Xu felt excellent and hit a shooting percentage of 70%. He scored 37 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists in three quarters, leading the Suns to 33 points ahead of the Clippers and entered garbage time early.
Interference in shooting has always been Paul's weakness. Guo Xu is in a good position when he feels good, and the Clippers must double-team.
In the final quarter, both sides sent substitutes, Thomas Jr., Jeremy Lin, Jason Richardson, Gott and Haslem continued to attack wildly, without giving face to the home team at all.
In the end, the Suns beat the Clippers 141-83 with 58 points.
How terrifying is the depth of the Suns lineup? Whiteside, Jimmy Butler, as a marginal man, has no chance to play, at most, he will go on the court and practice for garbage time.
D'Antoni wanted to use a big victory to boost the morale of the team to prepare for the Western Conference Finals, but they didn't use them in the last game. And power forward Novak, who had accurate three-pointers, was not even selected for the Suns' playoff roster due to his poor defense.
The Clippers couldn't stand it in one game, and the Suns in the playoffs were stronger than in the regular season.
The core members of the Suns rotated a lot of health basketball, except Guo Xu, played within 30 minutes. Entering the playoffs, Roy, Thompson and Gasol Jr.'s playing time increased, and only Ibaka also shared playing time with Haslem like the regular season.
The healthy Haslem has a very strong defensive ability, and is also good at defending pick-and-roll and has the ability to shoot in the middle. He is just shorter than Ibaka and has a slightly inferior physical fitness. It would be a waste if he doesn't play.
Paul played for 32 minutes and finally performed well, making 9 of 18 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
However, Paul's teammates were lost again. Artest's performance of 1 of 10 shots was a mess. The undercover only scored one three-pointer and scored 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Moreover, Ate's defense has also become weaker. It is easy to get over to defend Roy. It is easy to prevent Thompson from being taken away by running. The speed of chasing is not fast enough. He is now only suitable for forwards with slower defense speed. He can only play against Pierce and Anthony.
Griffin made 9 of 20 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and only him and Paul scored in double digits in the team.
The Suns' defensive strategy is to resolutely defend against single players and strictly prevent role players, which caused the Clippers to fail to shoot outside, and only scored 4 goals in 20 three-point shots.
On the other hand, the Suns made 20 of 44 three-pointers, and more than half of the shots were still very good outside the three-point line. When Guo Xu and Thompson were in a dilemma, no team could withstand it.
There was no upset in the East. The Knicks eliminated the Bucks 4-1, the Cavaliers eliminated the Nets 4-2, and met in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Spurs defeated the Thunder 4-3 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and the overall tactics are very rich. The Thunder relies on talent. They take turns to play singles in every game, and even rarely play pick-and-roll tactics.
Tony Parker was completely confident of being abused against Guo Xu, but against Westbrook, he was half a dozen, and his shooting percentage was slightly higher. Parker was the youngest in the GDP combination, and the other two suffered physical losses and could win the series due to team cooperation and experience.
Horford's injury hit the Thunder very hard. Both inside players lacked range and could not open up space. They could not break the Spurs' joint defense. Their ability to win three games was Durant's super god performance. In the second game, he scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer and reversed the game.
Durant was in good shape in the tiebreak match, making 9 of 18 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Chapter completed!