The Rest, Only Noise

The NBA playoffs in the 2002-03 season can be called the most intense year in two decades.

Due to the absence of Garnett due to injury, the defending champion Lakers are no longer favored.

They stumbled into the Western Conference Finals, showing weakness against the scrappy Dallas Mavericks.

After three games, the Lakers trailed 1-2.

When can Garnett return? This is something fans are desperate to know.

The Lakers are also anxious about this, but Garnett's re-examination results are not satisfactory.

The team doctor believes that if Garnett makes a forced comeback, it may lead to more serious consequences.

Just when Garnett was determined to take a risk like an old-school player, Bird stopped him.

"Don't think this team can't do it without you, we still have Bean, we all believe in him, and you have to believe in him too!"

From that day on, Kobe's offensive firepower was completely unblocked.

Starting from Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Kobe averaged 45 points per game, and scored a season-saving three-pointer in the last 0.8 seconds of Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.

But in Game 7, all that lost its meaning. Without Garnett, the Mavericks' offensive will be unstoppable.

Nowitzki used 40 points and 15 rebounds in a single game to defeat the Lakers who wanted to complete consecutive championships, and then won the first ticket to the finals in team history. 4 to 3

"Mark Cuban can finally pay the luxury tax with a smile!" On the other hand, the East is even more tragic.

This year, the pattern in the East has changed somewhat.

The New York Knicks, which has been ranked among the top three in the Eastern Conference for many years, caused a collapse of the defensive system due to Ewing's departure, and Zach Randolph's dissatisfaction with playing time led to a series of harmful incidents in the locker room. Lost games in a row at the end.

The Celtics and the Knicks are not at the same level of team at all, but they can create considerable difficulties for them in the series, which is enough to make people reflect.

Then, in the conference semifinals, the Knicks met the Philadelphia 76ers for the second consecutive year.

They won last year, and they can win this year.

Everyone in the Knicks thought so. As a result, O'Neal scored 46 points and 18 rebounds in the first game.

The Knicks came to their senses and began to limit O'Neal with double-teams and shark-slashing tactics.

As a result, the 36-year-old Benjamin Wilson showed his prowess and scored a season-high 51 points and 8 rebounds, making Philadelphia capture the Knicks' two home games in a row.

There's nothing worse in the playoffs than losing two home games in a row.

"Patrick Ewing not only took away his inside presence, but also took away the Knicks' iron bones. I don't see any fighting spirit in this group of people!"

Die-hard Knicks celebrity fan Spike Lee yelled at the camera.

Sometimes it's hard for fans to understand what breaks a team. They never imagined that just a few people who were dissatisfied with playing time could mess up the Knicks.

In the third game of the series, McGrady and Hill scored 60 points together, Webber scored a triple-double, and the Knicks pulled back a victory.

But when Game 4 came around, the Knicks fell apart from the inside out. No one knew what was holding them back.

Everyone is abnormal except McGrady. McGrady alone can't stop Philadelphia. 3 to 1

Veterans such as Stockton and Miller couldn't hold back the field. McGrady and Hill didn't have the leadership of the boss. Webber, an outsider, never integrated into the Knicks. season finale.

117 to 101

The 76ers beat the Knicks by 16 points, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals again after 20 years.

This is also the first time the Philadelphia 76ers have reached the Eastern Conference finals in the O era.

Before the playoffs, Wilson has announced through his agent that he will test the free market in the summer, which will be the last season of the O combination.

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For fans, this is also their last hope.

If the team can win the championship, then Benj may be able to play in Philadelphia until his retirement.

However, if the 76ers want their dreams to come true, they still have to look at the face next door. The Miami Heat have played seven games with the Indiana Pacers, the No. 1 defensive team this season.

In terms of style, the Pacers are the most restrained team in the East and West semifinals.

They need offense and defense, rhythm and defense, and tactics and defense. In their eyes, everything can be solved with defense.

The team gathered three members of the All-Defensive Team and the Defensive Player of the Year.

They allowed Duncan to shoot 43% of his field goals per game, and Liu Yuqing was inaccurate for the entire series.

However, in the seventh game of the series, the offensive weakness limited them from going further.

The Heat entered the Eastern Conference Finals with Duncan's dominant performance of 25+20+7+7.

Before the start of the Eastern Conference finals, the league announced the candidate for this season's MVP. Kevin Garnett, considered the MVP favorite, narrowly lost to Tim Duncan.

Duncan won his second MVP trophy. Although this matter has caused a lot of controversy in the media circle, the main point of controversy is whether Garnett is worthy of MVP, not whether Duncan deserves it.

For Duncan, everyone has no opinion, but he performed well in transition to play center, but Garnett, who was out due to injury, was a bit cruel.

In the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat and the 76ers set off the atmosphere to the extreme. The score difference in each game does not exceed 4 points at most, there have been 5 overtimes, and two lore.

Wilson, who gave everything he had, finally showed his GOAT spirit in Philadelphia, averaging 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the series.

In the tiebreaker, Wilson played the entire game and scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. O'Neal also had 30 points and 20 rebounds. In the last 0.4 seconds of the game, the two sides tied. Then, in a moment full of controversy, Liu Yuqing picked up a rebound from the outside and made a quick shot, killing the 76ers at the buzzer.

The reason why that moment is controversial is because from the perspective of time, Liu Yuqing didn't have time to complete the shot after picking up the rebound.

But he completed the shot and it was ruled valid.

This recorded three-pointer created the greatest moment of Liu Yuqing's NBA career, but for the Philadelphians, it was as disgusting as Maradona's hand of God was for the British.

Heat coach Billy Donovan concluded: "I hope the fans don't blame the referees. The situation was messy and they couldn't make a correct judgment. We should appreciate Jiang Duo's ball. Was it overtime? Maybe, This is an accident of history, and a small capriciousness of Lady Luck."

It's not the first time Donovan has mentioned luck.

When they acquired Kang Chengbiao from the Cavaliers almost empty-handed, Donovan was saying they were lucky.

During the season, Duncan played with a high load, but he was not injured like Garnett, which is also lucky.

Liu Yuqing's 0.4-second lore~www.wuxiaspot.com~ was also lucky.

Lady Luck's favor for the Miami people is not over yet. In the finals, the Mavericks' inside core Dirk Nowitzki suffered a knee injury during the third game.

The German wanted to play with injuries, but coach Nelson forcibly stopped him. Without Nowitzki and Duncan involved in the paint, the Mavericks can only count on the outside if they want to win the championship.

Bodi Loga averaged 34 points per game in a triple-double, but Nash failed to show his true level under endless defensive pressure.

Nash's misfire exacerbated the Mavericks' collapse.

In Game 6 of the series, the Destined Heat defeated the Mavericks by a big score and won the third championship in team history.

Duncan averaged 32 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks per game and was elected the Most Valuable Player of the Finals without any suspense.

This championship is of great significance to Duncan. He became another player who won MVP and FMVP in a single season after Bodi Loga.

The honor bonus of the season grand slam, plus the honors of 2MVP and 3FMVP, make

He's officially the best power forward of all time.

Only, there is a problem.

“Tim Duncan is the GOAT at power forward, but the best power forward of all time has played center most of his time since entering the NBA. So, is he really a power forward? Really on earth. Is there a power forward who can post up Shaquille O'Neal and average 32 points per game?"