The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

The first game between the Wizards and the Bucks was in stark contrast with last year’s playoffs. The Wizards were strong and strong, and even the bench was full of players like Butler and Green, but only one season passed, 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, Durant defected in the middle of the season, the two generals made the Bucks instantly become the league's top team, and the team's original lineup almost perfectly fit together.

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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 stars such as Curry. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the majority of players who supported the Wizards to qualify.

If the Cavaliers were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals last season because of an accidental injury to Curry, there is no way, then if the Eastern Conference Finals this season were eliminated by the Bucks, there would be no excuses and reasons.

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

Regarding the degree of luxury of the lineup, no team in the entire league can beat it.

This kind of thing can be compared.

The defending champion last season, the Cavaliers known as having 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 shorts. The position of center is now talented. Lack, can average a double-double with a higher efficiency, and the team record is good, you can be selected.

Only one of the Clippers in the Western Conference was selected for the best team, and that was Chris Paul of the second team. Griffin, the team's other leader, completely lost.

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

But compared to George Leonard both being selected to the second team, Antetokounmpo and Thompson's third team is slightly less "sexy", not to mention the Bucks are not selected to the best defensive team, and the Wizards also "sex" three people. Selected.

These hard "sex" honors allowed the Wizards to be lifted to a high position even if their record in the regular season was inferior to the Bucks.

Wang Xiao is very happy to see this kind of thing, because in his opinion, the real strength of the Bucks is only stronger than the Wizards. Let alone defensive, don’t look at the three of the Wizards who are selected the most. A good defensive lineup, it is really stronger on the court than the defensive strength or the Bucks!

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 sufficient against George, Leonard, etc. People make trouble.

This is why the Bucks can frequently use pick-and-rolls to attack the Wizards in dislocation, but the Wizards cannot follow the way the Bucks play.

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

auzw.com In this game, the Wizards made adjustments to the lineup. Anderson was replaced and replaced by a blue-collar insider who was mainly involved in defensive positions and rebounds. .

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

The Wizards’ first ball after the opening was depressed to find that the blue-collar line was unmarked on the inside, while Durant stood carelessly near the free throw line. Basically, whoever holds the ball and prepares to attack will be the first. Time rushed to help defend the double-team.

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

After being on the blue-collar inside line, the Wizards only had a short board on the defensive end of Curry this month, but under the care of George, Leonard and others, there were no omissions.

However, on the offensive end, problems began to appear due to the lack of Anderson, a long-range fire threat.

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

The Wizards really tried. The blue-collar center of the Wizards who has been open for a long time received many passes from his teammates. However, as a blue-collar, his offensive ability is not outstanding. He basically has no mid-range shooting ability. Eating cakes in the basket is a bit similar to the weakened version of Capella.

His offensive efficiency is pretty good at the basket, but even if he is in the open position 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 have the intention to pass to him, Jokic will first give up defending Gobert and get close to the opponent. As a result, the blue-collar center after receiving the ball will not be able to complete it smoothly. To score, when he wants to pass the ball to Gobert or another player in the open, the time difference is enough for Durant to return to defense.

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

In the first quarter, the Wizards 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 difference in points between the two sides has not been particularly large, and there has never been a double-digit lead, but the Bucks are like a mountain that does not move. No matter how the Wizards counterattacks, they cannot catch up. Or the go-ahead score.

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

The total score has become 2:0. The Bucks have an absolute advantage, but it does not mean that the overall situation is set, because the next game will be played at the home of the Wizards, and the three giants of Curry can be blessed at home. Not easy to deal with.

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

In the first two games, Curry, who was specifically taken care of by Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, was very uncomfortable. The opponent's height was too high, which made his usual three-pointer "shoot" simply unable to perform.

Today, however, Curry is in a state of bravery. How can he make a shot? As long as he is not blocked by Giannis, even if his 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 win back a city at home and chase the total score to 2:1.

Then the Wizards won the fourth game and successfully equalized the total score.