The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

The second game against the Thunder also went on as scheduled, and the Thunder took the initiative to change formation.

Millsap was removed from the starting lineup, and the Thunder's team spirit Collison was replaced, and he was asked to face Oden and fight with Oden.

In the last game, I originally wanted to use Horford's shooting ability to pull Oden out to give Rose a breakthrough space, but Xu Xiao used one move to let the Thunder understand that the real strength of the Timberwolves is not only Oden, but the strong forward movement Ability and frame protection ability.

So this time the thunder also wanted to open up, and the inside line went to fight and strangle.

Let Harden lead the offense, and Millsap went to the bench, which can also increase the firepower of the bench.

The Thunder's starters in this game are Rose, Harden, Battier (because the Thunder has enough salary space this season, they directly signed the Pakistani team), Horford and Collison.

The Timberwolves are still a regular starter.

Before the game, Horford prayed in his heart, hoping that Collison can resist Oden for him like Noah did, so that he can punish Oden on the offensive end.

But what he didn't expect was that the Ibaka he would be facing was a strong contender for this year's DPOY. Millsap, who was facing him in the last game, knew it best.

Of course Xu Xiao also knows that Ibaka is afraid of those who have height, weight and skills, such as Nowitzki, Alder or Randolph, but this does not include Horford.

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder handed over the offense to Harden, and Rose became the Raider.

"It's a bit like Harden Owen." Xu Xiao, who was off the court, watched this scene and triggered the memory of his previous life.

But Harden at this time is not a master level, at best he is a good second-year rookie.

During this period, the Thunder was still dominated by Rose, and the Thunder's lineup was also matched for Rose. These young insiders Millsap, Horford, and Frye on the bench all focused on shooting, opening up space for Rose. Yes, in this era when the inside is king, their offensive ability in the inside can only be said to be ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the league.

For this Thunder team, as long as Rose doesn't play this well, it won't help no matter how well the others play. This is the gap between Brooks and Thibodeau. To build a defensive system for the team, his defensive system is in line with the current concept of "defense wins the championship".

In this game, Rose, as the core attacker of the team, faced the powerful strikers of the Timberwolves. Although he fought back hard and scored 16 points and 9 assists on 25 of 7 shots, anyone who watched the game knows that all of Rose's goals Balls are super hard.

A game will not be all fairy balls. It is even more difficult to win the game with such balls. Compared with Westbrook, he made 12 of 9 shots, 22 points and 11 assists. He played very easily. The Thunder These insiders couldn't stop the young master's attack at all.

Timberwolves win again.

The third game came to Oklahoma, the home court with the best atmosphere in the league. In a deep blue ocean, Rose broke out completely. He made 21 of 12 shots in the game, and even the least good at three-pointers, he had 7 of 3. Performance, scored 36 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and sent a key block before the end to lead the Thunder to an overtime battle, narrowly beating the Timberwolves 123 to 122, and pulling back a round.

But this game was not won by Rose alone. Harden also stood up and played his organizational skills to the fullest, scoring 25 points and 12 assists efficiently.It can be said that Rose can have such a performance inseparable from Harden's organization.

More importantly, this game brought Thunder fans unlimited hope and reverie, which is what they want to see the most. Harden organizes and assists, and Rose goes all out to attack. The two work together to drive the team to play.

It is not easy to win a game against the Timberwolves. You must know that this Timberwolves team cannot be defeated by the Lakers + referees.

For the Timberwolves, returning to the Thunder's home court seems to be a bonus. Westbrook changed his image of playing tactics with peace of mind in the first two games, and went up against Rose, scoring 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists in a triple-double.

It's a pity that at the end of overtime, Westbrook's lore layup was blocked by Rose and missed the chance of lore.

This ball was also made into a poster and appeared in every corner of Oklahoma.

But this did not stop the Timberwolves from advancing. In the fourth game, Harden started to lose, with 14 points and 12 assists but 8 turnovers.

"The Timberwolves adjusted in a timely manner. We didn't respond. Harden should not be blamed for this game. There is a problem with my tactics. We will make changes in the next game."

Coach Brooks said this to the media after the game.

It is true that the Timberwolves changed their previous tactics in this game. Josh no longer confronted Battier and took the initiative to defend Harden. Facing the strongest defensive player in the league, the second-year Harden obviously did not do well. Prepare.

Before the game, Xu Xiao also specifically analyzed Harden's passing route. Almost all the Timberwolves' players were on Harden's passing route, preventing him from connecting with Rose.

Harden was in a slump, and Rose couldn't save the savior. In the fourth game, despite the loud voices of the home fans, the Thunder still suffered another defeat.

The Thunder is a team with three tricks, and right now, Horford and Harder are immature and can't support too many tactics. If they encounter a talent that is not as good as their own, they will kill them directly, but when they encounter the Timberwolves with explosive talents ,Then there's no way.

In the fifth game, the Timberwolves also took advantage of the trend and easily won the Thunder at their home court.

"You are really strong, and I hope to play against you again next year." After the game, Xu Xiao and Brooks exchanged cordially.

"Remember what I said, I don't want you to fall so soon, you have to hang up the dunk, stay away from Kardashian." Xu Xiao told Rose and Harden to them.

"Congratulations, take that damn champion."

The Timberwolves won the Western Conference Finals and created their own team history. In the finals, their opponents will be the winners of the Celtics and the Heat.

Of course Xu Xiao knew that they would definitely win the series in the end.

Although there are some changes in the lineups of the two sides, the Heat did not have their main point guard, Chalmers, who won the championship. Instead, they were replaced by the former main point guard of Duke University and the beloved disciple of Coach K, Chris Duhon.

Duhon once played his peak in the Knicks and under D'Antoni. He also averaged 11+7 per game in the Knicks. However, compared with Chalmers in his previous life, Duhon's shooting level is too average, averaging 11+[-] per game. Points are already his limit, and there is a gap between him and Chalmers in terms of shooting level and ball control level.

Fortunately, his defense is good, and he is an academic, with high tactical literacy, and can have a place in the league. In addition, although the point guard has been weakened, they have strengthened the inside line, and in exchange for Okafor, the second place in 04, he is also good at Projected Hawes.

Okafor is an insider with a solid foundation. Although he is affected by injuries and his offensive ability is not as good as before, he is still very good on the defensive end. He is a good blue-collar player. He can still average 10+8+1 blocks per game beside the Big Three. , During the period when Bosh was injured, he successfully covered the emptiness inside the Heat, and performed well on both ends of the offense and defense.

Although the Celtics do not have Garnett, they have Gasol. Gasol's offensive level at this stage is still better than Garnett at the same time. After all, at this time in the previous life, Garnett's offense was injured. Influence, almost abolished.

Defensively, although Gasol is not as good as Garnett, but relying on his youth, health and dexterity, he can still stand up, and now the Celtics have robbed Noah from the 76ers, and now Noah has already become the Celtics. The defensive core of the Walters.

On the whole, the Celtics are younger and stronger than before.

But Xu Xiao believes that the final winner must be the Heat.

Not for anything else, because of James.

Although Xu Xiao doesn't like James, he is not a messy person. He still admits James' strength during this period. The Heat James is really not kidding.

In particular, James in Game [-] of this year's Eastern Conference Finals was a turning point in his career. In this game, James completely broke through himself.

If it is said that James has always had a way out, but at the moment of losing the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, there is no way out. He chose to form a group to form the Big Three. There is really no reason. If they fall in the Eastern Conference Finals like this, the Big Three of the Heat will be completely reduced to a laughing stock, and it is possible for the Heat to disband.

Now Xu Xiao wants to see with his own eyes how the Celtics will defend James and how James will respond.

Because the Celtics lineup is somewhat similar to the Timberwolves. They are mainly attacking from the outside, and the inside has height and speed. This kind of twin towers was originally the biggest headache for James. After all, James’ famous stunt is to break through to the inside to kill. Or pass the outside three-pointer.

Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals was staged in Miami, and Xu Xiao came here to watch the game in person.

Before the game, many reporters discovered Xu Xiao, hoping to reveal some useful information from Xu Xiao, but Xu Xiao refused.

After all, this time Xu Xiao came here to inquire about information, so how could it be possible for them to come up with something.

Xu Xiao's behavior also aroused some dissatisfaction among some local reporters in Miami. Some reporters have already started to provoke the war, accusing Xu Xiao of playing big names and being arrogant.

"It's just a bunch of clowns. When the time comes, you'll look good when you lose." Xu Xiao didn't care about this kind of behavior at all.

He watched the Eastern Conference Finals game seriously.

And record in detail James' shooting points, as well as his offensive methods, where is his sweet spot, and which method of defense will have forced defense.

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