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After Zhandu fell, can Curry block Edwards?

2:42am, 9 May 2025Basketball

Looking back at the past decade of the NBA, when it comes to the three most successful superstars, there is no doubt that they must be James, Curry and Durant. However, even the best superstars will always come to a day when they come down, and every superstar era will come to an end.

No surprise, the three Jenkudu are still top-level star players in the league, but it must be admitted that they are far from their peak, which also makes it far less easy for them to pursue honors on the playoffs battlefield than they are as easy as the peak stage.

Behind them, many young stars have begun to emerge in the league. These juniors are gradually emerging. They are eager to try and are eager to replace the three of Zhankudu and become the king candidates in the new era of the league.

From the current perspective, among the young players in the new echelon, among the players who are most likely to become the new star in the league, although different people have different opinions, the new wolf king Anthony Edwards will definitely be among them on the nomination list of these people.

Looking at the new generation of players, many outstanding juniors at the level of successors have emerged, such as Tatum, Banchero, Halliburton, Doncic. Although Tatum has won the championship and has eliminated Durant among the three Jendoku, on the 2022 finals stage, Tatum was defeated by the Warriors led by Curry; further forward, on the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals stage, Tatum was also blocked in the East against James.

As for Edwards mentioned above, the young Wolf King led the team to sweep the Suns in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs last season. At that time, Edwards and Durant were still impressed by the scene of squirting trash talk with Durant on the court.

After the game, Edwards even bluntly stated that his idol was Durant, and being able to defeat Durant head-on was his dream.

Come to the first round of the Western Conference series this season, the Timberwolves gentlemen swept the Lakers. After leading the team to beat Durant, Edwards once again defeated James' team, the second man in Jankudu, with a huge advantage of 4-1, and defeated Doncic, who is regarded as one of the league's new future appearances like him.

What's more interesting is that after winning the key battle yesterday to defeat the Lakers, the Timberwolves took the lead in standing on the Western Conference semi-finals stage, and their opponent in the next round is likely to be the last person of Jendoubuku: Stephen Curry.

Currently in another group of matches in the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors led by Curry have gained a 3-2 advantage in the series against the Houston Rockets. They are also the side that is optimistic by many media that can eventually reverse and advance to the semi-finals.

From a personal perspective, I am naturally looking forward to Curry successfully passing the Rockets, taking over James and Durant, and standing in front of Edwards.

From a certain level, this is also the last opportunity to win the honor of the previous generation of superstars in the league.

Looking at the league's many superstar players, the only one who defeated Jenkudu and finally won the championship trophy, seems to be Kawhi Leonard, and among the new generation of young players, there is not one.

On this issue, James and Durant have fallen at Edwards' feet, and it's up to Curry now. But the premise is whether the Warriors can beat the Rockets.

If we can successfully break through the first round, the next focus will be on Edwards. It depends on whether he can fully encircle Jendoku, the three superstars who have been in the last league for ten years?

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