But just when everyone thought that this year's Eastern and Western Conference finals would follow the script, in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Carmelo Anthony almost tore up the script!

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points in a single game in this game, showing his top scoring ability that was praised by all media people.

It's just that when he scored 39 points, Kobe Bryant on the Lakers team was even more fierce, scoring 40 points by himself, which was 1 point more than him.

The Lakers also relied on his ferocious firepower to defuse the attack of Carmelo Anthony who was holding a "Gatling".

In the end, in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers and Nuggets played out according to the script.

However, after this game, the fans finally knew why Caron Mayanthoni was called "a mature candidate" by so many media this season...

This melon is really ripe!

The kind that Honglei would be familiar with even if he came to ask!

This also makes fans more excited about the remaining games of the Western Conference Finals. They all want to see what kind of trouble this Nuggets team can bring to the Lakers who are aiming to win the championship...

In the West, Anthony almost tore up the script, while in the East, Howard tore up the script directly.

What finals 23vs24!

What LeBron James vs Kobe Bryant!

What kind of transfer of power between the first players in the alliance!

I'm here, please slow down and shout these slogans!

28 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single game...

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Dwight Howard directly contributed the kind of data that could only be obtained by insiders in the 1990s.

With his performance, the Magic defeated the Cavaliers 108-105.

LeBron James performed brilliantly, scoring 42 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, but he still had no choice but to become the backdrop!

In this game, Dwight Howard perfectly interpreted the wise saying in basketball that is regarded as truth by many head coaches: "Defense wins games"!

With his presence in the Magic's interior, it was as if they were really blocked. Any guy trying to get close to the basket was blocked.

"Knights, don't think you are safe!"

The media in Orlando wrote this after the Magic won the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Obviously, winning this battle will greatly improve Orlando's morale!

It's also because the Magic took the next step first, and the Eastern Conference Finals is just like the Western Conference Finals, with a lot more suspense, and even more suspense than the Western Conference Finals.

After all, the Magic won in the end, while the Nuggets fell short. Whether this will have a positive or negative impact on their morale is still unknown!

However, there is no doubt that these two series have attracted more fans' attention since the first game. This is for sure.

It is worth mentioning that Howard's victory over the Cavaliers also had a certain impact on Lin Ri, who was training.

"The Sun, you can watch Dwight Howard play more. Some of his defensive practices should be helpful to you!"

This is what Gentry said specifically to Lin Ri after the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In fact, he had wanted to say it for a long time... He hoped that Lin Ri could watch more Dwight Howard games.

Dwight Howard just won his "Defensive Player of the Year Award" two days ago. This is the first time in his career that he has won this trophy, which is as valuable to a defensive player as the regular season MVP.

This represents recognition of his dominance on the defensive end.

Just considering that Dwight Howard will encounter the "wheel battle" of the Cavaliers' interior group in the Eastern Conference finals, he originally thought that Dwight Howard would be exhausted, so this reference value is not great. After all, "a tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves".

Very normal thing.

Unexpectedly, the "Tiger" was not consumed by the "pack of wolves". Instead, he defeated the entire Cavaliers' inside group by himself, and continued to show his dominance on the defensive end.

Then this game is a classic!

Lin Ri will definitely learn a lot if he reads more.

After all, Howard also has the physical advantage on the defensive end.

Lin Ri said nothing: "I understand, coach."

He agreed.

In fact, even if Gentry didn't say anything, he would still watch it. He finished watching the first game.

He not only watched the Magic play the Cavaliers, he also watched the Nuggets play the Lakers. The Lakers also have very good inside players, and there are things he can learn from.

Sandeck originally asked him and James Harden to watch the video of Salt Lake City's "New Utah Double Shame", and their pick-and-roll abilities improved rapidly during that period.

Lin Ri realized at that time that this was a good habit!

Of course, good habits should always be adhered to.

"Dwight often blocks Big Z behind him on the defensive end. The latter is so much taller than him. If the Cavaliers miss a shot, wouldn't it be difficult for him to get defensive rebounds when he defends like this?"

No, the next day he discussed some of Howard's defensive habits at the basket with his defensive coach.

Even though Dwight Howard defeated the Cavaliers' interior group by himself, there were some moves he made that Lin Ri couldn't understand.

The defensive coach couldn't explain it clearly in a sentence or two, so he rewatched the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals with him.

The two men studied Dwight Howard carefully for a long time.

The interest got high, and when we had lunch together, we pulled out the video of the game between the Lakers and the Nuggets and discussed the Lakers Twin Towers for a long time...

In the following days, as the Eastern and Western Conference finals were played one after another, this interest continued.

As Lin Ri studied with his defensive coach, the Eastern and Western Conference finals gradually progressed to the fourth, fifth, and sixth games...

I have to say that the excitement of these two series really exceeded the expectations of many fans. The Cavaliers and Lakers, who were originally thought to be "walks", did not have such a big advantage, but were considered to be just "kills".

The Magic and Nuggets are not as weak as everyone thinks.

Especially the Magic. After an upset in the first game, they returned to their home court and won two games in a row. Before the fifth game of the Eastern Conference finals, they led the Cavaliers 3-1.

, in the first four games, they only lost once at the Cavaliers' home court.

This strong momentum made everyone pay attention.

So even if they failed to defeat the Cavaliers in Game 5, outsiders didn't think the Cavaliers could win.

Because in Game 6, the Magic will return to their home court!

The Cavaliers have yet to win at the Magic's home court in this series!

Facts have also proved that the Cavaliers are indeed no match for the Magic this year. The Cavaliers lost in Game 6...

Moreover, what is slightly different from the previous five games is that LeBron James is also a little lost in this game!

In the first five games of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James averaged 33.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8 assists per game, scoring 35+ points in 5 consecutive games. It can be said that he has achieved the ultimate in both offense and defense.

It's a pity that his performance in this game was not very good. He only scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and was unable to lead the team to continue to strengthen.

Well... The reason why LeBron James didn't perform very well is because Dwight Howard scored 40 points and 14 rebounds in this crucial battle... If Dwight Howard had already beaten the Cavaliers inside,

So in this game, he directly crushed the Cavaliers' inside line.

The Cavaliers inside line collapsed in front of him!

"Warcraft" single-handedly ended the "Little Emperor"'s desire to enter the finals again and replaced him with a spot in this year's finals!

At the same time, the whole of Orlando was boiling. This was the second time the Magic had reached the Finals since the 1994-95 season, and the overall runner-up was also the Magic's best result in team history!

For Orlando fans, the Magic have achieved a renaissance this year!

It's just that their opponent in the Finals makes them a little desperate - their opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers.

After the Nuggets lost to the Lakers in the first game, although they still had the momentum to defeat the Lakers, they slowly lost two consecutive games in the third and fourth games and were defeated by the Lakers.

After the score reached 3-1, their performance was more like "if we win one more game, we will make money"... In short, compared to the surprise that the first game brought to all the fans, the next five games were obviously not that exciting.

, it feels like it starts at the beginning but ends at the end.

Many fans even sighed after watching the Western Conference Finals: "The second round game between the Lakers and Rockets is not as interesting as it is!"

The Lakers played seven games against the Rockets in the second round.

The Rockets, who were inspired by Yao Ming's season-ending finger injury, perfectly interpreted what it means to be the "Texas Immortal"! They used all means to drag the Lakers to the seventh game of the series.

It can be said that he is the only loser this year who can walk off the stage with his head held high.

The Nuggets' battle with the Lakers in the first game of the Western Conference Finals allowed fans to see the possibility of them catching up with the Rockets in the excitement of the game, but unfortunately they did not continue the momentum from the first game.

"Oh? These two groups of insiders are about to meet. Coach, who do you think will win?"

Lin Ri gained a lot from observing these two rounds of the Eastern and Western Conference finals, as well as from research and discussions with the defensive coaches.

Now that the two groups of subjects he studied were about to meet, he was even more looking forward to it. He wanted to see what kind of responses these two groups of high-quality inside partners would come up with when they met each other!

However, the outside world is not optimistic about this matchup as Lin Rijian returns to Lin Rijian.

In the eyes of many media, the Lakers are stronger than the Magic in every aspect. Moreover, the Lakers' "three towers" are not a patchwork like the Cavaliers. The old and small inside teams can be compared.

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There are many rumors circulating that David Stern is very dissatisfied with the Magic's final appearance in the Finals. He thinks it will be a bad finals round.

It shows how unfavorable he is towards the Magic!
To be continued...