The divisional semifinals in the East are obviously not as interesting as the divisional semifinals in the West.

The Warriors won one game first, and then the Grizzlies won two consecutive games, and the situation reversed; the battle between the Rockets and the Clippers was even more amazingly dramatic. The Clippers are worthy of being a cursed team. In the sixth game of the match point, they had all the elements of promotion. The Rockets were internally discord, and Harden was diarrhea in life and death, forcing McHale to press Harden to the bench in the fourth quarter.

Then, high energy attacked, and Josh Smith and Cory Brewer were like magic weapons from heaven, leading the team to achieve a 13-point reversal while the star was sitting off the court and watching the scenery.

Compared with the stormy battles in the west, in the east, the 76ers swept the Celtics, and the Cavaliers wiped out the second-place Hawks in the east in four games.

It has to be said that even in this era of weak competitiveness, the fact that the west is strong and the east is weak is unquestionable.

There are only two top teams in the East, and even if Durant is reimbursed due to injury, he can still find three or four strong teams in the West.

The final division final is a strong showdown.

The 76ers fight against the Cavaliers and Warriors against the Rockets.

Weisha, James, Irving, Curry, Wall, Thompson, Harden.

The gods in the 1990s have withdrawn from the big stage, and now is a new era.

The focus of the division finals is in the East.

Wei Xia and James are the two most talked about in recent years.

Their rule began in 2010.

Although Kobe's Lakers won the championship that year, James won the MVP of that year.

Since that year, from 2010 to 2015, James and Wei Xia have won 5 out of 6 MVPs and 3 out of 6 championships - this year is still open.

They began to have an animosity similar to the sharks and stone Buddhas back then.

And in some aspects, Weisha and James also repeated the scripts of O'Neal and Duncan back then.

At the beginning, Shark and Stone Buddha were both heroes in the West. From 1999 to 2007, except for a group of grassroots who picked peaches in 2004, all the champions of other years were won by these two people.

If O'Neal and Duncan were one in the East and the other in the West at that time, then there would be no doubt that the 21st century version of Chamberlain vs. Russell.

Unfortunately, they were all divided into one class, so the peak duel was always staged in advance. Whoever won the duel would go to the finals to hit the Eastern Conference team. From this point of view, Duncan ended up in 2004.

Among the recent historical rankings of espn publishing, four active players made it to the top 15 in history.

They are Kobe, who ranks eighth in history, Duncan, who ranks seventh in history, James, who ranks ninth in history, and Wei Xia, who ranks eleventh in history.

Bill Simmons called the first 13 people in history the "Pandemic" level.

But as the league's history grows longer, it is obvious that more and more people will meet this level.

Wei Xia and James both reached this level in their early 30s, and it was a blessing for contemporary fans to take turns to play in the playoffs.

Moreover, this is also the four consecutive years that Wei Xia and James met in the playoffs.

James won twice before three times, and now he met for the fourth time, Wei Xia had the chance to "equalize" the score.

Before the finals of the Eastern Conference began, although the 76ers won more than a dozen more regular season games than the Cavaliers, authoritative media still believed that this was a 55-5 series.

Because, as long as Wei Xia cannot defend the champion, James will still be the emperor in the eyes of the media and is the veritable number one person in the league. Wade, who is no longer dragged his legs around him, faces Bosh, who often scored 1 rebound in the whole game.

Instead, it was replaced by the younger and more aggressive Irving, and Kevin Lof, who created the first player in 3030 in modern basketball.

For the 76ers, they have better personnel reserves, a more complete tactical system, a deeper substitute lineup, and a more harmonious core player.

Although Wei Xia missed the great honor of three consecutive DPOYs this year, she still won the double first round.

This is his fourth consecutive double team, and this is his peak Kobe and Jordan-level offensive and defensive dominance.

At the same time, among his teammates, Cousins, who was elected for two consecutive years.

Hayward is also an underestimated point.

The book lineup and athletic talent of both teams are significantly stronger than other teams in the East. Therefore, in the first game, the Eastern Conference Civil War was at the highest level.

James had a big triple-double, and although Cousins ​​was affected by a foul, Hayward's 30-point output filled his vacancy.

The game 1 of the 76ers and the Cavaliers cannot be considered a encounter, strictly speaking, because they have played several games in the regular season, but they have not tried their best.

Therefore, when you encounter it again in the playoffs, it is easy to feel like you are playing against other opponents.

The 76ers showed why they were able to win 71 wins in the regular season for two consecutive years.

The lineup is stronger than the Cavaliers, and Wei Xia and Hayward are both performing at high standards.

The 76ers won by 6 points.

James was very unwilling to lose the first game.

The data between him and Wei Xia clearly pointed out the difference between the two.

James' influence radiated the whole game, with 35 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists, and without him, even with Irving and Loeff, the Cavaliers are just a team that can barely play in the playoffs - this is already a very, very optimistic assumption.

And with James, the Cavaliers are the real favorites to win the championship.

If James is the player with the greatest impact on his team among all the super giants in the Pantheon, there should be no problem.

Before James, it was hard to see any championship team playing like a bottom player who wanted to compete for the No. 1 pick after leaving the star.

All teams with James will suffer from James' dependence.

Wei Xia’s data is much more “rustic”.

With 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, his data is far less than James' comprehensive. James' supporters can also come to ** with "Is it better than the gap of only 5 points with 12 rebounds and 7 assists?". This is very reasonable.

Wei Xia's data is also very comprehensive, but it is not as dazzling as James.

Moreover, the performance of 4 steals and 3 blocks on the defensive end was underestimated by everyone.

The first game that lost to the Sixers was the second game that the Cavaliers lost in the playoffs.

So James would say, "When we lose game1, the series really begins."

Wei Xia never pretended to be profound in this way.

He can only play one game and watch one game, adjust if there is any problem, and be prepared for danger if there is no problem.

The Eastern Conference Finals are in the third game.

Although James threatened to lose the first game and the series really began, in the second game, they had almost no resistance and were slaughtered by 76ers.

Kevin Love's defense was ordered continuously by Wei Xia using pick-and-roll tactics.

Media across the United States are criticizing Lof's defense, and almost no one will lead the war to James. The team suffered a crushing defeat, but his data is as gorgeous as if he has won a big victory; 32 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists.

He averaged the most rebounds per game in two teams, and Cousins ​​was not as good as him.

The average assists per game is second only to Rondo.

The average score per game is second only to Wei Xia.

Comprehensive or comprehensive.

However, the core reason why Lov was ordered by Wei Xia was that the Cavaliers never let their strongest defender go against Wei Xia.

The 76ers never worry about whether Wei Xia will be beaten by James, because no one can beat him at the level of 1      v                                          

But the Cavaliers are worried that James will repeat the tragedy last year.

Wei Xia's one-sided defensive end is against James, and the offensive end is called the pick-and-roll to force the Cavaliers to let James replace the defense. If the Cavaliers don't come, Love or other players with poor defense will be responsible for blocking the gun.

But Wei Xia is not a kind man and a trustworthy woman. If you rush up like this, you will naturally have to use your defense to exert force and blow it up.

game3 is a game that laid the foundation for the series.

In order to defend the home court, all the Cavaliers performed well.

James led the Royal Salute to score the majesty of Cleveland. Lov scored 9 three-pointers in a single game and scored 32 points in the game.

The problem lies with Lof.

When the overall situation is decided, Loeff fights hand-to-hand with the 76ers' substitute center Ryan Hollins.

They all want a rebound. For no reason, Loeff is determined to take action from behind when the rebound is firmly grasped by Hollins.

In an instant, Hollins grabbed Lov's arm and naturally used an anti-joint grapple technique, causing the latter to howl on the spot.

The referee whistled, and the angry Clevelanders were almost about to drown Hollins with their boo.

Hollins, who had long confirmed the name of contemporary Ranbir, claimed the penalty without changing his face.
Chapter completed!