The Godfather of Basketball

The Nets eliminated the Cavaliers for the second consecutive year and met the Warriors in the Finals for the second consecutive year.

This is also the pinnacle matchup between team basketball and superstar basketball.

The first game of the finals was played at the Oracle Center in Oakland.

The Nets obviously made sufficient preparations before the game, restricting Durant from receiving the ball and restricting splash shots. They did a very good job in the first half, only trailing the Warriors by 5 points 52 to 57 in the half.

Even in the third quarter, relying on the tenacious efforts of the Nets, they still had an even match with the Warriors, and they were only 9 points behind at the end of the third quarter.

However, the reason why this Warriors team is abnormal in the playoffs is not just the Big Four.

It can even be said that because of the high-intensity defense of the Nets, the firepower of the Warriors' Big Four can also be suppressed. After all, no matter how many people there are, there is only one ball.

The real abnormality of the Warriors is that because there are four giants, they can let the dual-core lead the team in the transition from the bench.

For example, at this moment, Green and Durant lead the team, plus two or three engineer substitutes, the strength is stronger than the Nets' luxury substitute group, and it is much stronger.

Durant took everything in the transition period from the bench, found that the touch was unstoppable, and the point difference quickly ran to 20 points.

The Nets resisted for three quarters, and finally lost 100 to 121 in the away game.

The Warriors' Big Four, the top three MVP lineups are really a bit shameless.

The second game was exactly the same as the first game. The Nets did better in details, and even they played at a super level on the offensive end. The overall shooting rate exceeded 50%, but Durant and Curry Both scored 35+, still allowing the Warriors to accept the game 125 to 118.

Falling behind 0 to 2, the Nets returned to the home court to adjust their state and played a super high-pressure defense encouraged by the home fans. They narrowly beat the Warriors 113 to 110 in the home opener to get back a victory. Curry and Durant played abnormally , neither of them scored more than 25.

However, there will obviously not be too many such games. After adjusting their status in the following games, the Warriors scored high points in a row and eliminated the Nets with a big score of 4 to 2. They won the championship for the second time in three years trophy.

This time, the team basketball finally lost to the giant basketball.

Durant won the FMVP trophy with an average of 30.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

He chose to take the most difficult road, and now he has succeeded in the first year of this road.

And this also seems to prove that he was right to choose to join the Warriors. He defeated the defending champion to win the championship, and his value has also been reflected.

The Warriors are celebrating their championship. Curry is a bit lonely. Two years ago, the FMVP was accidentally given to Iguodala. He lost to the Nets last year and was taken away by Durant this year. Following this momentum, He probably won't get it for his entire career.

But that's the choice, and Durant foresaw it when he was recruited.

The Warriors won their second championship in three years, but this time the fans' response was a little different from two years ago.

At that time, the Warriors played an incredible season under Cole's leadership, and finally won the championship, which became a good story for the fans.

At that time, their core was Curry, Thompson and Green, all of whom were superstars selected and cultivated by themselves.

But this year, both Iguodala and Durant were recruited from defeating their opponents, especially Durant, as the top three super giants in the league, joined the team that defeated him with 73 wins, it feels like Like playing tricks.

So this time winning the championship, in addition to the cheers of the Warriors fans, more people are complaining and disdainful.

2 Super Giants, 3 All-Stars, all in their prime. This is really my grandma leading the team to win the championship.

And to make matters worse, this core lineup will last for many years.

Durant's choice can be said to have caused the league to lose its balance and a lot of uncertainty.

After the finals were over, Tang Tian also brought the Nets back to Brooklyn.

The performance of the Nets in the finals can no longer ask them too much, even with a score of 2 to 4, they have to do better than the previous Cavaliers.

But still haven't played the Warriors.

This is not a question of skills and tactics or performance, it is really a gap in overall strength.

In order to really shake the Warriors, the Nets must make changes in the next summer.

And there is also an opportunity.

Deron's big contract expires this summer.

Based on his performance in the past two years, a big contract is definitely impossible to escape. Even at the age of 33, he just meets the 38-year-old rule and can sign a 5-year maximum salary contract with the Nets at most.

But the Nets don't see this as Plan A.

There are also a lot of big fish this summer. Although Curry and Durant will stay on the team when their contracts expire, in addition, Paul who can jump out of the contract, Griffin, Millsap and Hayward whose contracts expire, They are all options that can allow the Nets to get reinforcements.

This summer, Tang Tian will be very busy.

The Warriors' championship parade caused quite a stir in Oakland.

What is very interesting is that Cole said something similar to what Tang Tian said before in his final speech: "This is just the beginning, we will create an unprecedented dynasty."

Last year's loss to the Nets broke the Warriors' three consecutive championships. Cole was more or less concerned about it, but the past has passed, and he can't change it. What he can do now is to build a dynasty in the future and sit on the young At its core, it is a dynasty that surpasses Tang Tian.

After all, although Tang Tian has 7 consecutive matches, he can do it with one team in three different teams.

The finals are over, and the draft will begin immediately.

Tang Tian will make big moves in the free market, but he is not willing to be lonely in this year's draft.

The 2017 draft is a well-known draft year, and the Nets have the most draft picks in recent years.

Will Barton was traded for the Nuggets' 2017 first-round pick.

Jonathan Simmons was traded for the Spurs' 2017 first-round pick.

The Nets' own 2017 first-round pick. (The Celtics have the right to swap, but the Nets are the 28th pick in the first round, so it is impossible to change.)

The Bucks' 2017 second-round pick that Kidd traded for.

Last year, the No. 18 pick in the draft was replaced by the No. 25 pick, with the 76ers' second-round pick.

Traded Tyler Johnson for the second-round pick he got from the Heat in last year's draft.

The Nets' own second-round pick.

With full play and full calculation, the Nets have a total of 3 first rounds and 4 second rounds in this year's draft!

Compare Tang Tian's predicament of not having a draft pick in the first few years when he came to the Nets. Let alone the improvement in strength, the draft picks have undergone qualitative changes.