The Prey That Slowly Matures

Aside from the Boston Celtics' series, the other three series had each completed two games as well.

The Oklahoma City Thunder had overwhelmed the Memphis Grizzlies, taking a 2-0 lead. In this clash between spear and shield, the spear clearly held the advantage. Led by the Thunder Big Three, the Thunder had proven too much to handle even though Zach Randolph of the Memphis Grizzlies averaged a monstrous 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game in the paint.

Yao Ming, probably back in China right now, must have been grinning from ear to ear.

Yao Ming: Finally, someone understood how he felt.

In the first round of the playoffs, Yao Ming's Houston Rockets had been eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder led by the Thunder Big Three.

Yao Ming had been just as helpless then—two fists could not fight six hands.

However, the other Western Conference series had produced an unexpected result.

No one had expected the San Antonio Spurs to be pushed into such a situation by the Golden State Warriors. The series was currently tied 1-1.

And the Golden State Warriors, led by the Splash Brothers, had indeed posed an enormous challenge to the San Antonio Spurs.

First, in Game 1 of the series, despite Klay Thompson being plagued by foul trouble, Stephen Curry had carried the team all by himself. He played a full 58 minutes, shooting 14-of-35 from the field, 6-of-14 from three, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, putting up a massive double-double of 44 points, 4 rebounds, and 11 assists.

He had stubbornly led the team through two full overtime periods in a grueling battle against the San Antonio Spurs.

In the end, they had regretfully lost 127-129, falling short by only two points.

In the postgame interview, Gregg Popovich had given