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In the evening game, LeBron James was really in good shape. In addition to still having eight rebounds and eleven assists, he also scored 34 points. Basically, the game was included in the rhythm of the Cleveland Cavaliers from the beginning. Orlando The Magic had no good way to face LeBron James, who was in such a violent state. The game entered the rhythm of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and their three-pointers were not so accurate. They lost the game without fighting back. It became a two-to-two tie.

After watching the fourth game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, Stephen looked down on the strength of these two teams. Although LeBron James said that he performed well, this performance alone can make the Orlando Magic The team did nothing to fight back. It seems that the Orlando Magic has no ability. Stan Van Gundy can only roar in panic when the team is behind, and can't come up with any effective countermeasures. Dwight Howard played hard, but he couldn't even catch the ball at the basket, what else could he do.

However, LeBron James can win this game like this. It is impossible for every game to be like this. Although after the two-to-two tie, who will enter the finals is even more confusing, but no matter which of the two teams enters the finals , Stephen believes that it is impossible to cause too much threat to the Sonics.

It seems that the biggest enemy blocking his team's road to the championship is the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, no matter which of the two teams enters the finals, facing the Eastern Conference champions, they all have a strength advantage, because the Sonics The situation is basically the same as the Lakers. The lineup is balanced inside and outside, and there is a super scorer on the outside. Although the thickness of the bench is slightly inferior to the Lakers, they are stronger than the two teams in the East. The Lakers also have the advantage of the head coach.

The opponent in the finals is not necessarily the strongest opponent. Take the two championships Stephen won with the San Antonio Spurs as an example. The first one went from the first round to the finals. The Heat played very difficult games, but Stephen still felt that the series with the Dallas Mavericks was the most difficult to deal with, and the opponents in the finals, the Phoenix Suns, were basically at the same level as the Miami Heat. The most difficult playoffs I've ever played. [

When it came to the second finals, on the one hand, Stephen had made great progress in strength, on the other hand, the biggest opponent, the Dallas Mavericks, was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors, and the Phoenix Suns were not as strong as before. As for the final The opponents in the game, the Houston Rockets, were not even as good as the Phoenix Suns. The Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals were no different from the current Cleveland Cavaliers. The Spurs won the championship easily, keeping up with their opponent in the finals Compared with the Miami Heat, it is almost two orders of magnitude worse.

Stephen has a strong confidence in entering the finals and winning the championship. This confidence is not groundless. Compared with last season, the Sonics team has become much more proficient in cooperation this season, and the lineup has also been strengthened. Upgrade, from Coupard, Chris Wilcox and two veterans to Yao Ming, Coupard, Serge Ibaka, especially the arrival of Yao Ming, which greatly strengthened the team's inside line The attack power of the attack can be regarded as a balance between the inside and the outside.

On the perimeter, after a season of training, Kevin Durant has made great progress in terms of mind, technology, and body, and the team's point guard position has changed from a loophole to a strong point. Talented players have been recruited for many years, and the team's bench lineup has also been enhanced.

Last season, Stephen believed that even if he could defeat the San Antonio Spurs, he would not be the opponent of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Moreover, even if he could defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, he would not be able to defeat the team with solidarity, cooperation and momentum in the finals. For the Boston Celtics like Hong, those old guys' desire for a championship has reached an extreme level, especially their defense, which is simply not something the immature Supersonics can break.

But this season, the strength of the San Antonio Spurs has not improved much, and other strong teams in the West have also declined. Only the sudden appearance of the Denver Nuggets has caused some troubles for the Sonics, but Stephen has been in the game since the beginning. It is determined that only the Los Angeles Lakers are the Sonics' big problem, because the Los Angeles Lakers were already very strong last season. If they hadn't encountered a Boston Celtics team in better condition, maybe they would have been in trouble last season. Got the championship.

After one season, the Los Angeles Lakers lineup not only has no major changes, but has been strengthened, especially the return of Andrew Bynum's health, which directly raised the Los Angeles Lakers' internal confrontation to a level. In terms of performance, it is not as good as Yao Ming's effect on the Sonics, but facing the already strong Los Angeles Lakers, such a reinforcement is very scary.

In addition, after a season of running-in, the triangle offensive tactics with Pau Gasol as the core of the organization has become more proficient, so Stephen has attached great importance to the Los Angeles Lakers from the beginning, but this does not mean that Stephen is afraid of Los Angeles. For the Lakers, facing any opponent, Stephen has the confidence to win. This is a firm belief. Although it comes from strength, it does not rely entirely on strength. Stephen believes that as long as the Sonics enter the winning mode, then the winner It must be the Sonics, as several games have proven.

The Sonics' winning model is to hand the ball to Stephen to handle. In the games where Stephen scored high, the Sonics won all games. This is a strong proof that Stephen's high score is higher than hand-to-ball The team is beneficial, not a kind of harm, this is the winning mode of the Sonics.

On the contrary, the Supersonics basically lost in Stephen's poor form, and no one else stood up to lead the team to victory. No one can challenge Stephen's team core, even if the Supersonics trail behind by one to two For the Los Angeles Lakers, Stephen thinks so too.

Without Earl Watson's injury, Carlesimo's unnecessary support for Russell Westbrook, the team will not necessarily lose the second or third game, this is a problem with the team, It's not that the opponent's strength is higher than his own, but after the team fell behind, Stephen quickly adjusted his mental state, found his true self, and immediately used an epic victory to equalize the total score. The true strength of the team is also the true strength of Stephen.

Now the two sides have relocated to Seattle to compete for the Battle of Tianwangshan. Although many media are cautious and dare not make any predictions about the game, there are still many people who privately believe that Stephen will definitely enter a battle after the outbreak of the last game. The low stage, and the Los Angeles Lakers will inevitably usher in a counterattack after experiencing a loss, so although this game is held at the home court of the Sonics, there are not a few people who saw the Los Angeles Lakers.

After a day's rest, the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals began in the Key Center Arena. This is a battle of Tianwangshan. Both sides of the game attach great importance to this game and are fully prepared.

In order to better defend Stephen, the Los Angeles Lakers even made adjustments to the lineup. Not only was Trevor Ariza arranged to defend Stephen at every step, but Lamar Odom was also arranged in the starting lineup, replacing Andrew Bai Na, because in the last game, Lamar Odom was the one who did the best defense against Stephen.

Pau Gasol is still on the court because he is the center point of the triangle offense. Although he has a height of seven feet, Pau Gasol is not a tough inside player. His confrontation has been tainted by many people. , So from the beginning of the game, Stephen passed the ball to Yao Ming under the basket as much as possible, and asked him to beat Pau Gasol.

Pau Gasol's first two defenses were considered successful. After all, he has height and wingspan, and his skills and awareness are top-notch, but Yao Ming also adapted quickly. Offset with the wingspan, but this does not mean that Yao Ming has no other means of attack.

Yao Ming began to continuously hit the basket, trying to dribble the ball into the penalty area. This is the zone where muscles collide, where there is a direct confrontation of strength, and this is also a tough speech area. Although Pau Gasol is very active and hardworking, but His natural personality and physical characteristics made him gradually start to shrink back.