US media commented on the best Western Conference team in the playoffs: two Thunders, Jokic deserves it, and the Clippers alone

As the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves to enter the finals, the playoffs in some western regions have all ended. It can be said that the competition in the West this year is still fierce, and there are many situations below. The Nuggets also fought in two consecutive rounds and fell to the gate of the Western Conference Finals. The US media also selected the best team in the Western Conference playoffs. Let's see which 5 players are on the list.

Alexander

As the absolute core of the Western Conference champion Thunder, Alexander also deservedly won the Western Conference Final MVP. He did not perform much in the first round of the playoffs, after all, the strength gap between the two teams is still very different; in the second round, facing the Nuggets led by Jokic, the two MVP candidates started a head-on showdown, fighting for 7 games. Alexander scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, respectively, eliminating the opponent.

Faced with the Timberwolves, who entered the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive year, Alexander also showed absolute dominance. Faced with Huazi's inaction at a critical moment, Alexander relied on his personal ability to push the game to one side, and his outstanding personal injury withstands the opponent's counterattack. This season's playoffs averaged 29.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 47%, which is worthy of the regular season MVP. Although Edwards has not performed well in the last two key battles of the Western Conference Finals, his performance in the entire playoffs was still very good. He led the team to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, he first defeated the Third Lakers in the Western Conference led by East Zhan. In the second round, facing the Warriors who scored from the playoffs and eliminated the Rockets in the first round, the Timberwolves still swept the opponent and cut off the former MVP one after another.

But facing 40-year-old James and Wu Kuyong, Edwards was also questioned. Facing the complete Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, Edwards lost the super temperament of the playoffs last year. His choice at critical moments is still somewhat different from the star temperament and Alexander's competition. This season's playoffs averaged 25.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 45% and 35.4% of three-pointers, which is still an improvement.

Jewe

Jewe has become the best second in the league in the regular season. She still performs very stably in the playoffs and is indispensable to the team. Her contributions on the defensive end have been ignored by many people. She has strong defensive ability, can defend multiple positions alone, and can also take on the focal point of the team's offense after Alexander's rematch. She is never ruthless in key battles.

In the tiebreak with the Nuggets, Jewe scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal; G4 with the Timberwolves led 3-1 or 2-2 to grab Tianwang Mountain. Jewe scored 34 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in the whole game, and sent the Timberwolves to the edge of the cliff. So far in the playoffs, Jewe has averaged 20.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 45.7%, and the data cannot fully reflect his value.

Jokic

Even if Jokic wins the regular season MVP this year, there will be no controversy. The first non-guard player averages triple-double per game. After the playoffs began, the Nuggets, who had insufficient lineup depth, were not sure of winning against the Clippers, but Teacher Yo dragged the series into a tiebreak with his own strength and successfully advanced, and also played a tiebreak with the Western Conference champion Thunder. The bench strength is indeed too poor.

Jokic led the Nuggets to a height they shouldn't have reached with the absolute dominance of the world's number one player. He averaged 26.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 0.9 blocks in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 49%, three-pointers and 38%. He also had many highlights in the playoffs, with 44 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 42 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists, 36 points, 21 rebounds, and 8 assists in a single game. His performance was very violent.

Leonard

Leonard's list is the most surprising. Unexpectedly, there will be players selected in the Clippers. After all, they only played in the first round, but Leonard did play more efficiently in the first round, with averaging 25 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 53.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.5%. All scored in the tiebreak in the first round, with a stable performance.

Leonard has also been questioned a lot in the past few years. He has no way to guarantee his attendance and cannot return to his peak state when facing high-intensity defense. However, this year's series proves that he is still the top fifteen superstar in the league and is one of the best players in both offense and defense.