It is rare to see a game with a scoreless score in a single quarter, and today such a scene happened at Oracle Arena.
If such a scene were held at the home court of other teams, it would be a historic carnival.
But in Oracle Arena, such a scene is nothing.
After a season, Warriors fans have seen quite a few games like this.
For Warriors fans, the only difference is that the celebration comes a little early, so the physical strength may not be enough, and it is not very friendly to the throat.
In the second quarter, both teams brought in substitute players, which made the Warriors' advantage even more obvious.
For many strong teams, their problem is that the starting lineup is very strong, but because the wages of the starting players are relatively high, the substitute players are often weaker.
Therefore, many strong teams win points with their starting lineup, but lose points with their substitute lineup!
But for the Warriors, the situation is different.
The Warriors' starting lineup is very strong and can often widen the point difference to 5 or 10 points. However, once the Warriors' bench lineup comes up, the point difference may reach 30 or 40 points!
There is no way, the Warriors' starting lineup is very strong, and the opponent's starting lineup will not be too weak.
However, the Warriors' bench is still very strong, while the opponent's bench is generally weaker.
The second quarter lasted for more than 5 minutes, and the Grizzlies were forced to switch to the main lineup.
Even if the main lineup is playing with the Warriors' bench, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to take advantage.
At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 40 points.
The game completely lost its suspense.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies' starters came up and played for more than two minutes before all of them were replaced.
After Curry hit a super long three-pointer, Deng Fang also replaced all the starters.
The game played very quickly, and in the end, when the referee's final whistle sounded, the score was fixed at 135:92.
The Warriors defeated by 43 points, and the series score became 2:0.
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At the same time, another matchup in the Western Conference semifinals also ended.
The Spurs started a battle with the Thunder at home, and in the end the Spurs won the game 120:111.
In this game, the Spurs performed very well on the offensive end, with 5 members of the team scoring in double figures.
The best performer for the Spurs was Tony Parker. He made 16 of 21 shots from the field, with a very high shooting percentage. He scored a game-high 34 points and had 8 assists.
The best performer for the Thunder was Durant. He made 10 of 17 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. His shooting rate was extremely high, and he scored the Thunder's highest score of 31 points.
There are also 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Although Westbrook also scored 27 points, his efficiency was not high. He made only 10 of 24 shots in the game.
Of course, Westbrook performed well in three-point shooting, making 3 of 7 shots from the field. He also sent out 8 assists, 7 rebounds, and made no mistakes.
The Thunder's second best performer was James Harden. He came off the bench and played 34 minutes. He made 10 of 13 shots and 10 of 13 free throws. He scored the team's second-highest 30 points.
At the same time, he also had 4 assists and 7 rebounds, which was extremely efficient.
In fact, looking at efficiency alone, Harden's efficiency is even higher than Durant's. He takes fewer shots and makes more free throws.
The problem for the Thunder is that, apart from the Thunder's three young players, only Fisher scored 10 points, but he took 11 shots.
In addition, only Ibaka, Perkins and Safolosha have scored points for the Thunder.
Although it was at the Spurs' home court, the Thunder relied on their better physical fitness to get more free throws than the Spurs.
Both teams also had high three-point shooting percentages. The Thunder shot 8 of 17 and the Spurs shot 11 of 26.
The Spurs can win. In addition to everyone being on the same team, the most important thing is that their offensive coordination is very tacit and the success rate is extremely high.
Facts have proved that if they focus on offense, the Thunder can't compare to the Spurs.
In this game, the Thunder performed very well on the offensive end. Even Westbrook made 3 of 7 three-pointers, but they still lost in the end.
Therefore, if they want to win, the Thunder must work hard on the defensive end and cannot compete offensively with the Spurs.
After winning this game, the series score between the two teams became 2:0, with the Spurs leading.
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In the East, the Celtics, who narrowly won the last game by one point, lost this game at home by one point.
In this game, the 76ers did a good job on the defensive end. Only three people from the Celtics team scored in double figures. The one who scored the most was Ray Allen on the bench. He only scored 17 points, but
Used up 14 shooting opportunities.
Although Holiday, who scored the most, only had 18 points for the 76ers, 4 of them scored in double figures.
The two teams fought fiercely throughout the game until the last minute.
In fact, whether it's three-pointers, the team's shooting percentage, or assists, the Celtics are doing better than the 76ers.
The 76ers were able to win on the road mainly because they took more free throws.
The 76ers made 15 of 21 free throws in the game, while the Celtics made 7 of 9 free throws. The 76ers scored 8 more points in free throws alone.
It can be seen from these two games that the strength of the 76ers is not bad. Both they and the Celtics did very well on the defensive end. After the two games, the two teams were tied on the total score and each won.
In each game, the winner only won one point!
After this game, the big score in the series became 1:1, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.
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The game between the second-placed Heat and the third-placed Pacers in the Eastern Conference was also a tough battle. Both teams worked hard on the defensive end and the scores were both low.
The Pacers' defense was quite good in this game. Only two players from the Heat were able to score in double figures. Among them, James made 10 of 22 shots and 8 of 13 free throws, scoring a game-high 28 points.
Wade also took 22 shots, made 8 of them, and made 8 of 10 free throws, scoring the team's second-highest 24 points.
In addition, no one from the Heat scored in double figures, and the most scored was only 5 points.
Although no one from the Pacers scored more than 20 points, 4 of their team scored in double figures, and two scored 8 points.
Since both teams defended very well, their respective shooting percentages were very low. The Heat's three-pointers were 1 for 16, and the Pacers were not much better, they were 3 for 15.
Although they grabbed 10 more rebounds, the Pacers also made more turnovers. In the end, they narrowly defeated the Heat with three points, 78:75.
After this game, the big score in the series became 1:1, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.
