Chapter 1360 Stopping the Western Conference Finals?

When the whistle sounded, the eyes of the fans were full of despair.

The eyes of the Lakers players were also full of disappointment.

James trembled even more.

It's okay to lose to Tang Tian, ​​but he actually lost to Durant!

This is really crazy!

But he quickly adjusted his emotions. At his age, if he really loses, he loses.

And this time his 35+ triple-double, plus the previous 40+ triple-double, he really tried his best.

The Lakers fans at the scene began to applaud their players, especially James, which was mixed with a lot of roars of "LeBron".

But on the other side of the field, the Pelicans were already celebrating.

They were underrated, but they did it in the end!

Durant was even lifted up by his teammates and thrown directly into the sky.

In this round of the series, Durant averaged 36 points per game, which is the team's well-deserved number one contributor to the promotion.

It is no exaggeration to say that they have the feeling of playing next to Tang Tian in this series!

The Pelicans celebrated for a while, and after shaking hands with the Lakers, they went back to the locker room to celebrate.

Tang Tian greeted Curry at this time, and was about to go to the locker room.

But as soon as he walked into the player tunnel, he was stopped by reporters.

All the members of the Pelicans ran to the locker room to celebrate. They couldn't interview anyone, which happened to block Tang Tian.

There was no other way, Tang Tian could only answer the questions on behalf of the team members.

"How do you rate Durant's performance?"

The first question the reporter asked was Durant.

As the data shows, Durant is the most critical factor for the Pelicans to win the series.

"He conquered his destiny."

Tang Tian summed it up in very simple words.

This answer also satisfied the reporter.

Durant said in an interview before, "My friend said this is my destiny." Tang Tian's answer now is tantamount to confirming once again that the friend Durant talks about is him.

"If you were to rate Durant's performance in the series, how would you rate it? Out of 10 points."

Reporters seem to like to ask scoring questions.

"11 points, one more point doesn't make him proud."

Tang Tian also answered directly, making the other reporters laugh immediately.

"We know that the Spurs are now leading the Clippers 3-2, and the next game will be played in Los Angeles. Who do you want the Pelicans to play next round?"

After asking some routine questions, the reporter then started to ask about the following games.

"Anyone is fine. I believe that after such a series, no matter who the opponent is in the next game, they will have the courage to defeat them."

Tang Tian's answer was the same as before, full of confidence in the Pelicans.

After answering the reporter's question, Tang Tian went to the locker room. Durant was already drenched in water by his teammates.

It's not that there is no champagne at home, but looking at this move, they are really as excited as winning the championship.

The Pelicans won the Lakers. Except for the Spurs and Clippers who hadn't finished playing because they started a day later, three of the four groups have ended.

In the East, the Bucks continued to sweep the Pistons 4-0 strongly, advancing strongly to the duel.

Their opponents have also been determined. The Celtics beat the Pacers 4-1 and successfully joined the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the West, after the Pelicans end the series, they are waiting for the winner between the Spurs and the Clippers.

Stevens did not arrange for the players to watch the live broadcast of the game, he just pulled the coaching staff to watch it together.

In the end, despite the away game, the Spurs didn't give the Clippers many chances, winning 103-88 and approaching the Western Conference Finals 4-2.

The Clippers' previous two wins were all narrow victories. In addition to strength, luck is also very good.

However, it is incredible that the Clippers can play until now and win two games under the Spurs.

You must know that this is Doncic's second season, this magical boy from Europe is really amazing.

After watching the game, Stevens and the coaching staff felt that they were right not to let the players watch the live broadcast.

The Spurs look stronger than last year.

Now that the team does not have Tang Tian, ​​it is really too difficult to beat them.

Although they don't want to say that they are self-defeating, they all know that the Pelicans are likely to stop in the Western Conference Finals.

Two days later, the Eastern Conference finals took the lead.

Antetokounmpo is almost invincible after he has a shot. Coupled with Irving, Hayward, and Lopez opening up space, the Bucks showed absolute dominance.

The Celtics were beaten a little bit lost.

Although Tang Tian hoped that Walker could win, the strength gap between the two teams was a bit big.

In the end, the Bucks beat the Celtics 113 to 93 and won the first victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Tang Tian sent a text message to Walker to comfort him. The latter did not feel depressed. As the core of the Eastern Conference finals, he has realized his self-worth.

After the Eastern Conference Finals, the second Western Conference Finals kicked off.

This time the Pelicans have to start on the road.

Tang Tian also went to San Antonio with the team in the first game.

He also knows very well that the Pelicans are not as good as the Spurs in terms of strength. Not to mention the playoffs, the regular season record between the two teams is also 1 to 3.

From the perspective of an objective fan, Tang Tian felt that the Spurs had at least a 70% chance of winning.

Of course, the series is long and anything can happen.

Just like the Pelicans were not expected to eliminate the Lakers before, they finally did.

If you can do it once, you will naturally have the opportunity to do it twice.

But to do it, just like playing the Lakers before, the first game will be critical.

The ATT Arena was packed that night, and the enthusiasm of the Spurs fans was the highest since the GDP era.

The reason for this is naturally Leonard.

Leonard ushered in the real peak of his career this season. Although the statistics are not as dazzling as Durant and Antetokounmpo, it is more because the Spurs still have stars like George and Aldridge.

The quality he displayed on both ends of the court is very oppressive.

The game started quickly, and Durant encountered the George + Leonard defensive treatment he deserved in the opening game.

This makes him very uncomfortable, especially in the playoffs, the defensive intensity is stronger than the regular season.

Moreover, Leonard's help defense reached a terrifying speed, even if Durant gave the ball to Davis in time, Leonard's help defense made Davis uncomfortable.

101 to 81, 102 to 92.

Here are the final scores from the first two games of the series.

With a super-high-pressure defense, the Spurs held the Pelicans to less than 100 points in both games.

Although Durant averaged nearly 30 points per game in the two games, his shooting percentage dropped from 50% to about 40%.

A very intuitive reality is that without Tang Tian, ​​this Pelicans team is obviously not the opponent of this Spurs team.

Stopping in the Western Conference Finals may be the end of the Pelicans' season.