After the Heat took the lead in advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals...

The next day, in the West, the Mavericks also swept the Trail Blazers with a score of 4-0.

Chris Paul, who publicly stated after Game 2 that Davis's tactics were nothing special, perfectly avoided the "58" meme in this life.

Because now, even if you want to make fun of Chris Paul...

You have to change it to the "61" meme.

At the Rose Garden Arena, in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers, under the close defense of peak Kidd and Tyson Chandler...

The young Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett, who was still wondering whether to change his registration position to center next season, successfully helped the Heat fans, who were planning to open champagne early to celebrate the championship, to completely calm down.

In this game, the Mavericks, with Howard, Terry, and others on the outside, not only showed the world their powerful offensive firepower...

And after further cooperation during the regular season, the Mavericks' increasingly tacit teamwork also allowed the Trail Blazers' vaunted Wolf-Paul defense to personally experience...

What despair is.

On the court, after three quarters, the score of Game 3 between the two teams had already reached 104 to 51.

In the final quarter, when the close-up lens was given to the Trail Blazers' bench...

Paul and Garnett's dull, sluggish eyes at the time...

Just looking at it made people feel sorry for them.

And what made the Trail Blazers' fans even more heartbroken was...

On the court, with a lead of as much as 53 points, the Mavericks' substitutes were still frantically expanding the Mavericks' lead.

TNT station.

Although Barkley did not say it directly, from the subtle hints of this flying pig...

It wasn't difficult to hear what he wanted to express at the time.

"When I played for the Raptors...

John often told me that he never cared what people thought of him.

But as far as I know...

He's not the kind of coach who doesn't read post-game comments at all."

In the end, after the Pistons were hammered with the "58" massacre by the Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals...

In the West, on this night, the Mavericks also showed their "championship potential" to the world with a 134-73 slaughter.

And on the 16th, after winning against the Trail Blazers again with a score of 117-94...

The Mavericks also advanced to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive rounds with an overwhelming advantage.

In Miami, after watching the Mavericks' performance in this year's playoffs from the perspective of an outsider, Su Feng was very soberly aware of the strength of this Mavericks team.

Compared with the regular season games against the Heat, under the training of Mavericks' first assistant coach Mike Brown, this Mavericks team not only learned how to hide Nowitzki on the defensive end, but also the growth of Nowitzki, Howard and others on the offensive end cannot be ignored.

Although in Su Feng's view, Paul's previous evaluation of Davis was not wrong...

But...

If you look at it from another angle...

Then isn't Davis a genius coach?

Because for this Mavericks team, where do they need overly complex and profound tactics?

As long as they can unleash their offensive potential on the offensive end, they are one of the best teams in this league.

Just like when cooking, the more high-end ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods to cook...

On the surface, Davis's tactics seem unremarkable.

But in reality...

It is this unremarkable set of tactics that has caused a qualitative change in this Mavericks team in an invisible way.

On this day, after exchanging their views on this Mavericks team with Riley, Su Feng and Riley unanimously agreed that if the Heat's opponent in the Finals this year is the Mavericks...

Then the Heat must prepare in advance to play seven full games with this Mavericks team.

"If Dirk can keep his touch like this...

Then I would prefer you to return to the outside at that time.

Because in the case of definitely not being able to limit Dirk, continuing to put you in the power forward position will only make you waste your physical energy in vain."

In the Heat's general manager's office, Riley said to Su Feng on this day.

This season, with Nowitzki's great progress in back-up offense, it has become difficult for Su Feng to bully him like he did at the 2002 World Championships.

Therefore, nodding his head, Su Feng did not refuse Riley's suggestion.

"In addition to how to defend Dirk, Pat...

I think we will have to give more full play to Shaq's dominance in the paint at that time."

In Su Feng's view, the only good news for the Heat to play against the Mavericks in the Finals is...

Chandler, who stands out from the crowd in the Western Conference's paint, will hardly be able to perform as well as he does now when facing O'Neal.

And once the Mavericks are forced to replace the meat shield to confront O'Neal, then at that time...

It will be when Su Feng, as a super raider, gives this Mavericks team a fatal blow.

In short, compared with the previous two rounds of series that were like playing house...

In Su Feng's eyes, the next two rounds of the series are the real nightmare difficulty.

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On the 20th, the Warriors successfully eliminated the Suns with a score of 4-2, and became the third team to successfully get tickets to the division finals.

In the last two games against the Suns, Old Nelson changed his previous mindless run-and-gun style and took the initiative to choose to slow down.

As a result, the Suns, who could not crack the pick-and-roll between Stoudemire and Nash in positional warfare, lost their Game 5 and Game 6 against the Warriors in a row.

This season, under D'Antoni's desperate play, where is there a drop of oil left in the tanks of McGrady and Hill, who were already exhausted?

And relying on Marion alone...

The Suns can't stop the other players on this Warriors team.

With the energy of many main players running out, D'Antoni's stubborn insistence on using a six-man rotation is the main reason why this Suns team can't go to the end this year.

On the other side, this century war between the Celtics and the Sixers went to Game 7.

Since the Eastern Conference officially entered the "Big Three" era, Su Feng found that the "Big Three's" regular season record has become the key to determining who among the Heat, Celtics, and Sixers can have the last laugh.

Because what contrasts sharply with last year is...

This feeling of watching others consume each other crazily...

It's just too cool.

Although Su Feng has always liked to challenge the highest difficulty...

But that doesn't mean he likes to force himself to create difficulty.

From the comparison of the strength of the lineups, the Eastern Conference Big Three are basically 50-50 no matter who plays against whom.

Therefore, in the case that the Celtics and Sixers have to consume each other in the first round, Su Feng is very clear that the balance of victory will inevitably tilt towards the Heat in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals.

According to the schedule, the Celtics and Sixers will play Game 7 in Philadelphia on the 23rd.

In Miami, while eating melon seeds, Su Feng patiently became an audience member on this night.

On the court, after the players of the two teams finished warming up, the big screen at the Zhongzhou Stadium immediately gave the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's Game 7.

Celtics: Randolph, Duncan, Tony Allen, Ray Allen, Parker.

Sixers: Yao Ming, Ratliff, Christie, Iverson, Snow.

In the center of the court, Yao Ming defeated Duncan in the jump ball, and the Sixers attacked first.

And on TNT station, while commentating, Barkley also mentioned the current injury situation of the Sixers and Celtics.

Because in the first six games between the two teams, five games went into overtime, so eight of the ten starting players of the two teams tonight are playing with injuries.

On the court, the Sixers' first attack, Yao Ming, who is in the best physical condition tonight, scored in the low post with a back-up offense against Duncan.

0 to 2.

Thanks to Carlisle's protective use of Yao Ming on weekdays, coupled with the fact that this Yao Ming has 5 kilograms less weight that crushes his knees, in Su Feng's view, in this life, this Yao Ming will have no problem even if he plays until he is 35 years old.

And back, on the court, Parker also easily broke through Snow's defense on the outside with the help of Duncan's screen.

As the other player who is not playing with an injury tonight, Parker's good physical condition is mainly due to Carter's crotch pull last season.

Because he was eliminated early with the Raptors last year, coupled with getting plenty of rest in the summer, Parker's physical energy has been very outstanding in the new season.

In the restricted area, after flashing past Ratliff, Parker hit a layup.

2 to 2.

At this time, on the court, when Iverson was responsible for dribbling the ball across the half court, the close-up lens on the scene also focused on his knee.

According to local media in Philadelphia, Iverson could only take painkillers to participate in the team's daily training before the start of this Game 7.

In Su Feng's eyes, whether in his previous life or in this life, Iverson's tenacious fighting spirit on the court is worthy of respect.

However, in the case that Iverson's engine cannot be started at full power...

The Sixers' next offense was obviously affected more than the Celtics.

With the development of modern basketball, under the continuous weakening of the rules, the living environment of outside players and inside players on the court has long been different.

Take tonight's Yao Ming and Parker as an example...

Although Duncan had varying degrees of injury problems in his knees and ankles before the start of this game...

But at least, when Yao Ming entered the low post, Duncan could still use his experience to confront Yao Ming.

But...

Because he sprained his ankle in the two teams' sixth game...

Therefore, even if the Sixers fans on TV and on the scene are angry, it is difficult for Snow to stop Parker from breaking through on the court like before.

And what is obvious is...

Bird and Miller Karl's tactical idea tonight is to take advantage of your illness to kill you.

On the court, in the first quarter alone, Parker contributed 12 points for the Celtics.

In the second quarter, in order to stop Parker from breaking through unscrupulously on the court...

On the Sixers side, Carlisle had no choice but to choose to shrink the penalty area in order to increase the difficulty for Parker to break through.

However...

Under the premise of spraining his shoulder before the game, Ray Allen's gentleman's sword...

But it's killing people without seeing blood.

In the second quarter, Ray Allen hit three valuable three-pointers for the Celtics on the outside.

After halftime, relying on Parker and Ray Allen's outstanding performance, the Celtics, who were playing away, led by 54 to 45.

And in the third quarter...

In the case that Iverson failed to find his touch for a long time, the task of scoring for the Sixers had to fall on Yao Ming's shoulders.

And although Yao Ming was very helpful and got 16 points for the Sixers in this quarter...

But in the final quarter, on the Celtics side, at the desperate moment...

Ray Allen continued his firepower.

In the end, in the Zhongzhou Stadium...

In this Game 7, the Celtics had the last laugh with 97 to 91.

And so far, the four teams participating in this year's Eastern and Western Conference Finals have all been produced.

In front of the TV, when Su Feng saw Yao Ming and Iverson's sad expressions through the TV...

Su Feng couldn't help but think of himself at this time last year.

No way.

Competitive sports are so cruel.

Yesterday's king may become someone else's stepping stone tomorrow.

This season, in Su Feng's view, the most successful thing the Heat have done is never how many games they have won before.

But...

O'Neal, Mourning, Payton and others have got a lot of rest time in the regular season.

As a team sport, no matter how strong Su Feng is, in this kind of strong dialogue, as long as there are loopholes in your team on the court, then you will hardly be able to compete against those teams whose overall strength is far above you.

Because miracles cannot happen every night.

And in front of the TV, after thinking about how to call Yao Ming and Iverson to comfort them later...

At this moment, Su Feng also turned his attention to Duncan, who was sitting on the bench panting heavily in the TV picture.

Okay...

How many times is this that Su Feng and Duncan have faced off?

Since entering the NBA, except for a few seasons...

Almost every season, Duncan will become the gatekeeper boss in the East and appear in front of Su Feng.

Although...

From the current state, after this tragic fight with the Sixers, the Celtics now have only half their lives left.

But Su Feng will not forget the maxim that he wrote in his notebook as early as the Raptors era...

The maxim that was exchanged for painful lessons.

That is...

When dealing with opponents like the Celtics...

Unless you eliminate them, don't confidently think that you can have the last laugh.

According to the schedule, the Eastern Conference Finals between the Heat and the Celtics will officially start on May 26.

The Heat are home first, then away.

On the 24th, in order to avoid the Heat team having any underestimation of the enemy in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals, Su Feng temporarily held a team meeting in which only players participated.

At this meeting, in addition to naming and criticizing some Heat players who have been slightly lax in their attitude recently, Commissar Su also made a specific analysis of the current comparison of strength between the enemy and us.

"Guys, the season has reached this point, you wouldn't tell me that you don't want to be championship players, would you?" At the end of the meeting, looking at the Heat players, Su Feng said word by word.

And hearing this...

O'Neal, who was originally planning to have an extra meal after training, suddenly lost his appetite.

In addition, the expressions of Mourning and Payton and others immediately became serious.

For this group of veterans who have never tasted the taste of the championship...

The lethality of Su Feng's words is tantamount to you telling a Lsp that you threw a silly bunny girl at his disposal on his bed.

And for young players like Ariza...

The temptation of the championship is also above everything else.

In Su Feng's view, in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals, since the Heat occupy the right time, the right place, and the right people...

Then the Heat must prepare to sweep and never play another game with this Celtics team.

As the saying goes, a chance not to be missed is lost forever.

Before the unknown tomorrow comes...

Only those who constantly grasp today can master their own destiny!

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