playoffs is over, and the process is a little thrilling, but most of the endings are not unexpected. Only the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Suns led by Paul and Booker, which was a bit of an upset. Although the Suns were five places higher than the Lakers in the regular season, few felt the Suns beat the Lakers in the first-round series. This year is the first time the Suns have entered the playoffs in nearly 10 years. Paul, who only joined this season, has some experience in the playoffs, but he has never stood in the finals. The team's star German -Booker has never played in the playoffs, the team they face is the championship last season, James + thick eyebrow , two active top 10 players.
However, the configuration of the Lakers' lineup is indeed not perfect. The two cores are plagued by injuries. James' age and physical function are not as good as before, and the Lakers' dream of defending the title has been shattered. Los Angeles fans can only pin their hopes on another team, the Clippers. Like the Lakers, the Clippers, as the biggest favorite to win this season, are one of the most powerful teams in the Western theater. However, they are not very confident in their own abilities, and they have to choose the opponent , which seems to be relatively weak, by acting. The Lone Ranger became their target. Of course, the primary purpose of the Clippers is not to pick the Mavericks, but to avoid the Lakers.
In the face of the Thunder and Rockets, the second-to-last and last-to-last in the West, the Clippers released water all the way, not to mention Leonard and George, and the main players disappeared. In the final round of the regular season game between the Clippers and the Thunder, even Tyronn Lue disappeared. However, as soon as they entered the playoffs, the Clippers paid a painful price for their scheming comeback. It doesn't matter if they lose to the Mavericks at home for two consecutive home games, and it doesn't matter that they are behind 0-2. The key is to face the overwhelming doubts from the outside world.If they lose to their opponents in the series and suffer a round of tour , then the Clippers can really lose both the game and the others.
Fortunately, the Clippers withstood two rounds of pressure, one was from a big score of 0-2 to a 2-2 draw, and the other was 2-3 when the opponent took the match point first, winning two consecutive games and directly qualifying. Leonard is undoubtedly the key factor for the Clippers to win, averaging 32.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 24.6 assists per game in 7 games, and the shooting percentage has remained above 60%. Leonard even shot over 72 percent in each of the Mavs' first 3 losses. In addition, in addition to the small card, the Clippers at least have a superstar Paul-George . However, the Lone Ranger is not so lucky. Doncic is struggling alone. The second leader, Porgizins, is completely unable to adapt to the intensity of the playoffs due to injuries, and the junior who has had explosive performances in the regular season. Hardaway , Richardson , Finney Smith continued to slump in the playoffs, and no one could stand up to help Doncic. In the end, the Lone Ranger regretted being reversed and out.
The lucky Clippers finally made it to the Western Conference semifinals after seven games. All the urgency they encountered before was cleared, and the new round of the series restarted 0-0 on both sides. Tyronn Lu almost overturned and , which almost brought shame to his coaching career. Of course, escaping the catastrophe does not mean escaping forever. I believe that the Clippers will not underestimate the enemy in the future. With this ability, why should you be afraid of the strong? Besides, this year's Lakers are not too strong!
