mentioned the failed giants, but in a strict sense, these are pseudo-giant combinations, such as the F4 Lakers, the Big Five Nets and so on! If wait another year or two, maybe these "giants" will even become veteran players! But after all, these players have been brilliant, so today we will take a look at some of the giant combinations that have been united for the championship but failed in the end!
1997 Rockets team: Olajuwon, Barkley, Drexler combined to stop the Western Conference Finals!
During the retirement of Jordan and , Barkley lost to the Rockets in a tie-break for two consecutive years. Therefore, at the end of his career, the Rockets became the team of choice for Barkley to win the championship! But there is one thing to say, at that time the chance of this combination was only in the 96-97 season! this year Olajuwon is 34 years old and was selected for the All-Star for the last time in his career; Barkley was selected for the All-Star in the last year of his career at the age of 34; Drexler is 35 years old and was selected for the All-Star for the last time in his career! So if the Rockets do not win this year, the chances will be even slimmer! The combination of
caused a great shock at the time. If they form a team two years earlier, maybe they really hope to bring back a trophy!
turned out to be the trio. In the regular season , they won 57 wins in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Rockets first eliminated Timberwolves 3:0, and then won the semifinals. In the Seventh World War, we defeated the team’s long-time bitter Supersonic team . As a result, this round of physical exertion was so severe that many times in the Western Conference finals there were physical exhaustion at the end of the game, especially in the crucial fifth game, Tianwangshan lost. 5 points, and the last 6th game only lost 3 points, it can be described as extremely regrettable!
only has one thing to say. Even after the Jazz, the winning percentage against the 69-win Bulls Rockets in the regular season is not very high, but after all, it didn't happen. Who can draw the conclusion? And after the peak period of this year, with age, these three giants will no longer have a chance to win!
As for Pippen's joining period, Barkley may be the only one who really has fighting spirit!
2004 Lakers F4: O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, Payton combination, stop the finals! The F4 combination of
is obviously more famous than strength, because Malone is 40 years old this year, and Payton is also 36 years old, so the Lakers this year are strictly an OK combination of dual-core team!
But a team with O'Neal and Kobe is already enough to win the championship! Z2z in the playoffs , the Lakers 4:1 Rockets, 4:2 Spurs, 4:2 Timberwolves, before the game, everyone was optimistic about the Lakers won the championship! As a result, in this round of the series due to Malone's injury and the dispute between Kobe and O'Neal for possession of the ball, the immediate chance of winning was lost in vain!
In this round of the series, O'Neal shot 63.1% from 26.6 points and only got 16.8 shots, while Kobe, who shot 38.1% from 22.6 points, shot 22.6 times! It is conceivable that this round of competition is no longer under the control of Phil Jackson! So after this finals, the OK combination fell apart! Behind
Payton got a championship ring in the Heat, so unfortunately only Malone is left!
2013 Lakers four kings: Kobe, Gasol, Nash , Howard combination, stopped the first round of the playoffs!
After a lapse of nine years, the Lakers once again got the "Four Kings" combination, but obviously this combination can only be used as a gimmick! Kobe is 35 years old, Nash is 39 years old, Gasol is 34 years old, Howard is 28 years old. This year, only Kobe and Howard were selected as All-Stars, so it is strictly a dual-core team!
As a result, Nash and Gasol were injured and stopped this year, and Kobe was also reimbursed for his injuries at the end of the regular season, so this "four kings" combination has only existed for one year and went to different things!
When the Lakers recruited Howard, he told him that after Kobe, he was the Lakers' top card!
2014 Nets five old: Deron, leatherZ2z, Garnett, Joe Johnson and Lopez combined to stop the second round of the playoffs!
First of all, I have to say that the Russian bosses are really rich. This combination alone paid more than 80 million in luxury tax. In addition to the above five, the Nets also had Jason Terry and Kirilenko. Such a veteran, this is completely an old man's team! In the All-Star game, only Joe Johnson was selected for the entire Nets team, so the Big Five is obviously not worthy of the name!
As a result, the regular season layups only scored 44 wins and sixth in the Eastern Conference. However, with their veteran experience, the Nets still ranked third in the Eastern Conference Raptors, but met the Big Three in the second round After Heat team , the gap between the authenticity of the giants is also reflected!
In the end, the Big Five of the Nets showed their true shape in front of the Big Three of the Heat!
2018 Thunder Big Three: Westbrook, George, Anthony combination, stop the first round of the playoffs!
Anthony could still get 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the last year of the Knicks, and he was only 33 years old, so there were many teams chasing Anthony . I remember that the Rockets also included Jeremy Lin’s No. 7 players Contributed!
However, these three players were the bosses of their respective teams before, so the distribution of the ball became a problem after the combination. As a result, the host Westbrook did not let go in this regard. Westbrook still averaged 21.1 shots per game throughout the season. To the triple-double data of 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 10.3 assists! Under his influence, Paul George concentrated on defense and became a second assistant like Pippen, and Anthony, who lost his possession, could only be reduced to a fixed-point pitcher!
In the end, the Thunder only won 48 wins in the regular season this season, and in the first round of the playoffs they lost to the Jazz led by rookie Mitchell, which is a complete shame! With these three players, Westbrook still has a triple-double, George still has a defensive skill, and Anthony can only become a fixed-point shooter at the greatest sacrifice!
It can be seen that the combination of the above groups of giants is either too old or unreasonable in position. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for the Green Army's Big Three to succeed in 2008! Therefore, if you want to form a multi-giant team later, you must consider the issues of internal and external line matching and the handling of the ball! In addition, players who want to team up with others must remember a truth, that is: team up early! This sentence of is given to today's Harden and Antetokounmpo, and it may be too late to follow in the footsteps of these predecessors!
