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The battle between the Lakers and the Clippers at Tianwangshan reached a new high in ratings.

No one seems to care about the situation in the east.

After all, there is a clear gap between the strength of the two teams in the Eastern Conference Finals and the Lakers and Clippers.

This sentence is not the Heat and Celtics in the Black East.

Although the Celtics lost to the Heat in the first game, they quickly found a way to deal with the Heat.

Hit the inside of the Heat.

After all, Bosh was sidelined due to injury, and there was no place for Battier to top Bosh.

The Heat's inside line was so weak that it exploded.

The Celtics, who found the Heat's goal, performed very well. After falling behind by one game, they pulled three games in a row.

So at present, the Celtics have led the Heat 3:1 in the Eastern Conference Finals.

And Bosh has been determined not to play in Game [-].

The Celtics have basically secured a spot in the Finals.

This Celtics team is actually not much different from the Celtics team in the Finals in 10.

The main force is still the Big Three + Rondo, but the role players have changed a lot.

The key is that the current Big Three Celtics are no longer as strong as they were two years ago.

The Celtics two years ago were already the last glory of the Big Three.

The current Celtics, whether they meet the Lakers or the Clippers, will be helpless.

It is precisely because of this that the probability of the championship winner predicted by various media this year is roughly the same:

The Heat are less than [-]%, and the Celtics are only more than [-]%.

The Clippers have more than 40.00%, and the Lakers have more than 30.00%.

This further highlights the importance of today's Tianwang Mountain.

Whoever can win this game is not just as simple as advancing to the finals.

Basically, it will be the winner of this year's championship.

The Lakers team is really amazing. They were swept out of the playoffs last year.

And this year, they quickly regrouped and matched the defending champion Clippers.

Let’s take a look at today’s starting lineups:

Center: Serge Ibaka vs. Andrew Bynum

Power Forward: Shane Battier vs Pau Gasol

Small Forward: Paul George vs. Matt Barnes

Shooting Guard: Manu Ginobili vs Kobe Bryant

Point Guard: Stephen Curry vs Chris Paul

The Clippers made a relatively large starting adjustment today, removing Millsap and Harden.

Replaced by Shane Battier and Ginobili.

The idea of ​​putting Battier in the starting line-up was also inspired by the previous Heat.

In G2013 of the 7 finals, at the last critical moment.

Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs got a chance to play Battier up front.

Facing Batty's defense, Duncan first failed to hit a hook, and then made a tip and missed the basket.

The last rebound was accepted by Battier and a successful defense was carried out.

Duncan, who returned to the backcourt, hammered the floor directly with his hands in annoyance.

This is one of the few gaffes in Duncan's career.

And the creator of this classic picture is Sean Battier.

Facing Duncan in 13 years, Battier can complete the defensive task well.

So now, facing Gasol for 12 years, Battier should have no problem at all.

He can top the starting lineup today, which is of great significance.

In this way, Millsap can be liberated from the starting lineup and take the second team with all his strength to play against the Lakers.