After the semifinals, it will be the conference finals.
On May 14, 2017, the Warriors ushered in the challenge of the Spurs at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors rank first in the Western Conference and the Spurs rank second in the Western Conference. It is normal for these two teams to meet in the Western Conference Finals.
The Warriors swept their opponents 4:0 in the first two rounds, winning very easily. The Spurs were different. They fought hard against the Grizzlies in six games in the first round, and then fought against the Rockets in six games in the second round. Parker was retired for the season due to injury, and the team's veterans were also injured.
Fewer, obviously at a disadvantage physically.
In fact, it is somewhat surprising that the Spurs were able to eliminate the Rockets and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
You must know that Parker was retired for the season after the second game of the series against the Rockets, and Leonard also did not play in the sixth game. This is very beneficial to the Rockets.
For the Spurs, Parker is the most reliable person on their back line: Murray is a rookie, too young, has good athletic talent, but is not good at basketball, has average organizational skills, and has much less experience. Mills is a shooter with no
How much independent offensive capabilities and organizational capabilities are approaching zero.
The most important thing in the league now is defenders, and the Spurs' lack of Parker will have a great impact on them.
Not to mention Leonard, he is the current leader of the Spurs and the most important person.
So after Parker was reimbursed, many people were optimistic about the Rockets' counterattack.
After the news came out that Leonard would not be able to play in Game 6, the media became even more optimistic about the Rockets.
But no one expected that the Spurs were not affected much after Parker was injured. In the sixth game when Leonard was absent, the Spurs actually won the game by a huge score!
This result can only illustrate two points. One is that the Spurs are indeed a well-trained team, and the other is that the Rockets are really stretched and Harden is hopeless.
The Spurs rested for three days after eliminating the Rockets, and Leonard's foot injury has almost recovered.
This is excellent news for the Spurs.
You may not win with Leonard, but you definitely can't win without Leonard!
Warriors starting lineup: Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Zaza Pachulia, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson.
This game attracted quite a lot of attention and was also one of the most controversial in history.
The reason for the controversy was that there was an accident during the game and Pachulia injured Leonard.
This is a game that most Spurs fans are worried about.
This game has had many twists and turns in history and has been quite controversial:
At the beginning, Gasol completed a 2+1 attack under the basket, and then Curry made a foul from the outside and made 3 free throws. The Spurs led 11-10. At this time, the Warriors suddenly lost their way on both ends of the offense and defense. Aldridge scored consecutively, and the Spurs
Played a 19-6 attack wave and led by 10+.
After the first quarter, the Spurs led the Warriors 30-16. Aldridge scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, after Ginobili hit a three-pointer, he completed a 2+1 offense with a steal and layup. Then Leonard fouled from outside and made all three free throws. The Spurs launched a 14-3 attack wave to lead by 25 points! Durant
With Curry standing up, the Warriors fell behind 32-46 with a 13-2 attack wave. The Warriors did not protect the backcourt rebounds well. The Spurs grabbed 3 offensive rebounds in one offensive round, and Aldridge made a layup.
Score.
At the end of the first half, the Spurs led the Warriors 62-42. Leonard scored 14 points in a single quarter.
At 3 minutes and 15 seconds into the third quarter, Curry scored three three-pointers in a row, but the Warriors were still 20 points behind.
With 9 minutes and 47 seconds left in the third quarter, Leonard hit an open three-pointer from the baseline. When returning to defense, he stepped on the foot of a teammate on the bench with his left foot. He stuttered and Mills received a tactical foul.
After knocking Curry down fiercely, Leonard limped to the frontcourt, moved a bit, and re-tied his shoelaces.
Obviously, there is something wrong with Leonard's foot, but he seems fine and can continue.
At 7 minutes and 57 seconds of the third quarter, the score became 76:55, with the Spurs leading by 21 points.
The Spurs attacked, Leonard and Aldridge set up a 45-degree pick-and-roll on the left, and there was very little offensive time left. Leonard chose to step back and shoot. Pachulia, who came over from defense, saw Leonard about to shoot.
, immediately rushed forward, and when Leonard landed, he just stepped on Pashulia's foot, which happened to be his left foot!
Leonard suddenly fell to the ground, the referee blew the whistle and looked back at the video.
The video shows that Pachulia took two steps forward and put his foot under Leonard. Leonard stepped on Pachulia's foot, lost his balance, and fell to the ground injured.
The referee gave Pachulia a foul. After Leonard made two free throws, the Spurs fouled him. Leonard walked back to the locker room.
The game continued, the Warriors attacked, Curry scored three consecutive points, the score became 63-78, the Warriors fell behind by 15 points.
The Warriors rebounded from the outside, and the Splash Brothers each made three-pointers. The Warriors narrowed the point difference to 5 points!
Ginobili stepped up to help the Spurs lead by 9 points.
After three quarters, the Spurs led the Warriors 90-81. Curry made 4 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 19 points.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Simmons and Clark each scored three-pointers, and then Aldridge scored a layup and drew a foul. The Spurs led by 9 points.
Durant scored 10 points in a row, and the Warriors fell behind 95-98.
Livingston made a one-handed dunk, Durant scored a layup, and the Warriors took the lead 101-100.
Aldridge scored 4 points in a row, followed by Curry's seventh three-pointer, and the two teams tied at 106.
1 minute and 15 seconds before the end of the game, Thompson assisted Green to score at the basket and drew a foul. Durant assisted Curry to score a layup, and the Spurs fell behind by 5 points.
After Ginobili dunked with his left hand, Mills stole and drew a foul and made two free throws. With 31.9 seconds left in the game, the Warriors led by 1 point.
9.5 seconds before the end of the game, Curry hit a floater. Aldridge missed a three-pointer from the left corner. Mills grabbed the offensive rebound and drew a foul. After making the first free throw, he deliberately missed the second free throw, but the Spurs
Didn't complete the tip-in.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Spurs 113:111 at home, completing a 25-point reversal.
For the Spurs, Ade had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Leonard made 11 free throws and made 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Ginobili had 17 points and 3 steals, and Simmons had 12 points.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 7 three-pointers, 40 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Durant had 34 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Pachulia had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, and Green had 9 points and 7 rebounds.
With 7 assists, Thompson made only 2 of 11 shots, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
News came after the game that Leonard was out for the season.
This game has been quite controversial in history and is a game that Spurs fans hold grudges about.
There are two main things that Spurs fans can’t let go of:
1. Pachulia is too dirty and will do anything to win the championship. He stepped on Leonard on purpose!
2. Pachulia's stepping in this time directly changed the ownership of the championship. If it hadn't been for this stepping in, the Spurs would probably have won the championship this season!
Deng Fang remembers this game very clearly and has played against many Spurs fans:
1. Pachulia's move to injure Leonard was inappropriate, but there is no evidence that Pachulia did it intentionally.
2. Even if Pachulia did not hurt Leonard, even if they lost this game, the Warriors could still defeat the Spurs with their absolute strength and finally win the championship this season!
