anthony edwardsHe had already established himself as a top-notch NBA star and stood tall. kevin durant, that idol who smashes night after night and scores a dunk and the final dagger with two minutes remaining, no one knows whether he will begin to bury an era or not.fired steph curry During the play-ins, LeBron was on the verge of being eliminated in the first round against Denver (3-1). minnesota timberwolves Anthony Edwards scored 40 points and an attractive 4-0, certified 116-122 at the Footprint Center, sent off the Phoenix Suns and Durantula in the first change. The Timberwolves will be the first team to qualify for the second round, and the Suns will be the first team to go home.

Of course, despite the fact that in 20 years something unprecedented is about to happen.durant, curry and lebron Lost in the first round – the end of such a monumental and generational event cannot be taken for granted. big 3 However, it can be said that the Suns have no horizon or hope.

An Arizona franchise that the uncompromising billionaire eagerly acquired a little more than a year ago. Matt Ishbia replace poison robert serverthe rich poor man in the star-studded NBA with a fancy trident. Kevin Durant – Devin Booker – Bradley Beal On the outside is an arrogant poster of the organization, but on the inside are a number of dire banknotes and small letters that threaten its future.

And without the Ring, Phoenix has the assets but no liquidity to continue Pharaoh’s projects in the desert. pick from draft 2030, They are powerless in this Game 4 because they are flush with salary and have no interesting players to offer to improve the team other than their star players. 49 points 33 for Booker and Durant.

After wanting to announce his arrival in a big way, he made a big deal with the transfer. kevin durant Ishbia, a typical reaction of an impatient person billionairereacting to their first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets by abruptly firing the coach who touched a ring in the 2021 Finals less than 48 hours later. monty williamsGive your summer an extra boost by incorporating bradley beer meanwhile. As far as he’s concerned, the kind of guy who’s a championship-winning coach is; frank vogel The chosen one was. The beer was just the image of disappointment. He had nine points on 4-of-13 shooting, was ejected for six fouls, and had a team-worst plus-minus of 12.

chris paulDespite his injury history in the playoffs, the point guard was a bargaining chip for Beal as he fit in perfectly with two big-time scorers like Booker and Durant.

On the other hand, the annotation imbalance between Book And KD and the rest of the team perfectly represent the characteristics of the team with the following combinations. 82 points Between both stars 34 remaining.And the Suns kicked things off in the summer, filling salary space to pay a handful of stars and filling the roster with several players low cost.

on the other hand, Timberwolves They represent the opposite: patience and order, diligence and intelligence in the process of building a champion team. Of course, they’re still light years away from making it to the Finals, but especially if they play the Nuggets. conference semifinals– However, the complex was removed by passing the first round 20 years later. The last precedent is the 2004 Conference Finals. kevin garnettwithout it minnie I might be able to translate the refreshing air of ~ ricky rubio At the beginning of the last 10 years of success.

Minnesota has a distinct identity with an explosive combination of size, speed and talent, starting on defense with a special duo in the Twin Towers. Rudy Gobert – Karl Anthony– Valuable complementary parts of towns, etc. jayden mcdaniels -18 points-, and nickel alexander walker Life has become extremely difficult for the deadly outside duo of Booker, Durant and Grizzlies manager Mike Conley, the 37-year-old manager of the Grizzlies. grit and grind of marc gasol-, and Edwards’ hunger and quality, plus Towns’ 28 points and 40 points.

Conley works with such passion that it almost injures his coach. chris finchwith gaming anecdotes.

Having had trouble finding an organized point guard with a sustainable playstyle and meaning to their midcourt attack, the Suns have been forced to play as much of the court as possible in individual battles with Durant and Booker to have a chance at winning. Force a fifth game at the cost of size in limited time where they needed to space out and be as aggressive as possible. Jusuf Nurkic -20-, agree small ball. Creativity and passing game, just barely 20 assistsits absence was once again conspicuous on Vogel’s set, looking in despair at how Edwards was able to read into all his forms of extreme surveillance by finding a freed comrade.

It has become clear that the ambitious project that Phoenix, the 2021 NBA finalist, has been working on is slowly receding. dollar They bounced back from a 2-0 deficit, but were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the Mavericks and Nuggets in 2022 and 2023, and in the first round in 2024.

And for all these kevin durant He will have to continue to live with the shadow of his success with the Warriors, and the constant debate that he is incapable of reaching the sky as a shining main star: Since leaving the Bay in 2019, he has not even made it to the conference semifinals. Until the Nets and Suns, who are not progressing, suffer again. 3 sweeps They were 4-0 against the Raptors in the first round in 2020, 4-0 against the Celtics in 2022, and 4-0 against the Timberwolves.

KD’s season is far from showing that. 35 yearsthe 2014 MVP is in decline, less injured and ready to go into battle. team usa At the Olympics.But expressing his talent and ambition was like preaching in the desert, the Phoenix desert where the sun left A desolate site.