The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

LeBron saw these articles, feeling quite frustrated, and he really wanted to shout at the Miami media:

Will you die if you don't mention me for one day?

And also...

It's all losses, does it really matter if the reason is on me?

The most important thing, isn't my stats good?

With such good stats, why is the responsibility for losing on me?

LeBron James really couldn't understand the mindset of these people.

If he produces such numbers and still has to take the blame, then what about those teammates of his?

Can't help him on the court, can't share the media pressure off the court, so what does he need those teammates for?

Wouldn't it be fine if he was the only one on a team?

Miami media attacking him over these matters repeatedly, it's unreasonable!

But he doesn't really have a say in this now.

Whether he agrees with Miami media's views or not, the Heat are currently playing in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This is a height the team didn't reach in the previous two seasons when he was still with the Heat!

Now that he's gone, the team has reached this height instead...

Doesn't it just prove that he's not as good as Kevin Love and Holiday?

Now the outside world is once again belittling his abilities, at this moment, where would he dare to speak up.

But what's more frustrating for him is...

"Dwight, um, okay, buddy, I got it, I'll be on time at your place, let's have some fun!"

Hmm...

This is what's even more frustrating!

The Heat guys are fighting in the Eastern Conference Finals, and he has to comfort Howard, this "giant baby"!

Damn it...

It's a pain!

After the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the teams for the Western Conference Finals were also determined, they are:

The Lakers and the Thunder!

The Clippers made it to the second round of the playoffs, meeting up with the Thunder.

The inside player Little Si suffered from an injury, missing two games.

Griffin had to bear the team's inside responsibility on his own, but when facing Ibaka and Perkins, he was a bit overmatched.

Speaking of Carmelo Anthony, as a representative of the league's top "scorer," he was suppressed when matched against the new "super scorer" representative Kevin Durant.

As for Deron Williams...

He couldn't withstand Westbrook's impact at all.

Ultimately, the Clippers managed to hold on in 2 of the small games, but eventually exited with a 2-4 score.

Kevin Durant averaged 33.5 points per game in this series.

Many media believed he matured from last year's finals defeat, and this game proved it!

When questioned about this matter, Kevin Durant straightforwardly said: "We now have a lot of desire, this is the reason for our continuous progress! And this is just the beginning."

The Lakers' path to advancement was much easier compared to the Thunder, after sweeping their opponent 4-0 in the first round, they eliminated their opponent again in the second round with a score of 4-1.

Kobe returned to the stage of the Western Conference Finals after two years, and this year he was already 35 years old...

As a Lakers fan put it: "In the past two years, we thought the era belonging to Kobe was over!"

But Kobe was back at the highest mountain peak in the West, and was trying to reach the finals again, it's worth mentioning that if he makes it to the finals this year, it would be his 9th finals trip in his career...

This number would tie him with "Magic" Johnson.

Back in the day, Johnson went to the finals 9 times, securing 5 championships, becoming a member of "President Mountain." If he hadn't fallen ill and if Michael Jordan hadn't appeared, he might have become the "first-gen GOAT"!

Now Kobe hopes to replicate his 9 finals appearances record...

Los Angeles media asked Kobe: "What's the probability of the Lakers making it to the finals this year?"

Kobe said: "To me, it doesn't matter whether it's a 100% probability or a 0% probability, my target is the finals, without a doubt, so I won't think about how likely it is for us to make it to the finals!"

What is "Mamba Spirit," this is it...

Kobe's mindset, never thinking about the difficulty of doing something, only thinking about how to achieve it...

That's why he says even if he misses the first 9 shots, he'll still keep shooting; that's why he says, if 10 years after retirement, the greatest achievement is still what I've accomplished on the basketball court, then that would undoubtedly be my failure!

To sum it up in four words:

Just do it!

After a day off from the Thunder, the Western Conference Finals kicked off.

The league announced the "Regular Season MVP" at this time!

Kevin Durant won this award.

This year's Regular Season MVP race was quite competitive.

Even though Su Wan, who had won the Regular Season MVP five times, didn't have a reason to claim the MVP in these past two years.

But the Lakers' return to strength brought Kobe back into the Regular Season MVP contest; Chris Bosh's leadership skills were also impressive.

Kevin Durant eventually defeated them with a 31.4% vote rate...

The margin wasn't significant!

Kobe was second in the Regular Season MVP rankings, with a 27.4% vote rate;

Chris Bosh finished fourth, with a 19.7% vote rate;

The third wasn't someone else, it was Su Wan... with a 20.5% vote rate!

It was basically just a few "first-place votes" difference.

The main reason Kevin Durant could win was inseparable from James Harden.