The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

The first game between the Wizards and the Bucks was in stark contrast to last year's playoffs. At that time, the Wizards were strong and strong, and even players like Butler and Green were on the bench. But after only one season, the Galaxy The Warship Wizards fell apart, leaving only the Big Three and Gobert, while the Bucks on the other side rose in just one season!

Thompson joined before the start of the regular season, and Durant defected in the middle of the season. The two generals made the Bucks instantly the top team in the league, and they fit almost perfectly with the team's original lineup.

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The Wizards are in trouble!

Over the years, the Wizards have won a large number of fans because of their outstanding record and the star effect of Curry and other stars. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the majority of the Wizards were supported.

If it is said that the Cavaliers were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals last season because there was no way for Curry to be injured accidentally, then if they were eliminated by the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals this season, there would be no excuses or reasons.

It is true that the departure of Thompson, Green, Butler and others has greatly reduced the strength of the Wizards, but even so, the Wizards still have three top stars. Curry, George, and Leonard are all All-Star players. One team and two teams, while George, Leonard and Gobert were also selected to the best defensive team.

In terms of the luxury of the lineup, no team in the entire league can match it.

This kind of thing can make a comparison.

Last season's defending champion, the Cavaliers, which claimed to have the Big Four, this season, only James and Howard were selected for the best team, and the reason why Howard was selected for the best second team is entirely due to the taller among the dwarves, and the current talent in the center position If they are lacking, can average a double-double with high efficiency, and the team has a good record, they can be selected.

The Clippers, the top team in the Western Conference, had only one player selected to the best team, and that was Chris Paul in the second team. Griffin, the other leader of the team, was completely defeated.

The only one who can compete with the Wizards on this list is the Bucks.

But compared to George Leonard's double selection to the second team, Antetokounmpo and Thompson's third team is slightly inferior, not to mention that the Bucks have no one selected to the best defensive team, and the Wizards are also selected three at a time.

These hard honors allow the Wizards to be lifted to a very high position even if their record in the regular season is inferior to the Bucks.

This kind of thing is what Wang Xiao is very happy to see, because in his opinion, the real strength of the Bucks is only stronger than that of the Wizards, not to mention anything else, just defending, regardless of the fact that the Wizards have three players selected for the best team. A good defensive lineup, but it is really stronger than the Bucks on the field than the defensive strength!

After all, the Wizards still have shortcomings like Curry and Anderson on the defensive end, while the Bucks' defensive system is quite perfect. Even Korver, who is the weakest on the defensive end, is enough to deal with George, Leonard, etc. People make trouble.

This is why the Bucks can frequently use pick-and-roll dislocations to attack the Wizards on the field, but the Wizards cannot follow the same pattern to emulate the Bucks' style of play.

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The second game of the Eastern Conference Finals is still at the home court of the Bucks.

In this game, the Wizards made adjustments to the lineup. Anderson was replaced by a blue-collar insider who mainly defended and grabbed rebounds.

However, Wang Xiao was not polite to the Wizards. Since you dare to replace Anderson, I dare to double-team you.

The Wizards took the first ball after the opening, and they were depressed to find that the blue-collar inside was unmarked inside, while Durant stood carelessly near the free throw line. Basically, whoever holds the ball and prepares to attack, he will be the first. Time to rush forward to assist in double-teaming.

Durant's footsteps and wingspan are too big, coupled with the speed of not losing to the defender, his defensive radius is extremely exaggerated.

After getting on the blue-collar inside line, the Wizards' defensive end only has Curry's one-month shortcoming. Under the care of George, Leonard and others, there are no omissions.

But on the offensive end, problems began to arise due to the lack of the long-range fire threat of Anderson.

The Bucks told the Wizards clearly that I will double-team the cores of Curry, George, and Leonard, and let the blue-collar insiders score if you have the ability.

The Wizards really tried. The Wizards blue-collar center who has been open for a long time has received passes from his teammates many times. However, as a blue-collar, his offensive ability is not outstanding. Cake, a bit like a weakened version of Capella.

His offensive efficiency at the basket is not bad, but even if he is open for a long time, it does not mean that he can easily enter the inside of the Wizards.

Once he comes to the basket and the Wizards intend to pass the ball to him, Jokic will give up defending Gobert first and get close to the opponent. In this way, the blue-collar center after receiving the ball cannot complete it smoothly. Score, when he wants to pass the ball to the open Gobert or other players, the time difference is enough for Durant to come back to defend.

As a result, the Bucks once again completed the tactical suppression of the Wizards.

In the first quarter, the Bucks led 31:26, 56:49 in the second quarter, 84:78 in the third quarter, and 106:99 in the fourth quarter.

During the game, the point difference between the two sides has never been particularly large, and basically there has been no lead of more than double digits, but the Bucks are like a majestic mountain, and no matter how the Wizards counterattack, they cannot catch up Or go-ahead score.

In this game, Durant of the Bucks once again became the player with the highest score in the game, with 28 points and a shooting percentage of 53%. Facing Paul George, who was selected for the defensive second team, Durant's scoring efficiency was not affected at all. .

The total score became 2:0. The Bucks have an absolute advantage, but it does not mean that the overall situation is settled, because the next game will be played at the home court of the Wizards. Not easy to deal with.

Sure enough, in the third battle between the two sides, Curry finally broke out.

In the first two games, Curry, who was specially taken care of by Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, played very hard. The opponent's height was too high, which made his usual three-point shooting impossible.

However, today, Curry is in a brave state, no matter how he shoots, as long as he is not blocked by Antetokounmpo, even if the line of sight is completely blocked, he can still shoot the basketball.

Throughout the game, Curry made 7 of 14 three-pointers and scored 39 points with a 50% three-point shooting rate. He led the Wizards to a victory at home and chased the total score to 2:1.

Immediately afterwards, the Wizards won the fourth game and successfully equalized the total score.