The Clippers returned to Los Angeles with a score of 1:3. In all the next games, the defending champions were allowed to win but not lose.

Ji Guomeng gave a brief interview at the airport. He said: "It feels like being held by someone with three match points in his hand, just like being pointed at by someone with a gun."

On May 9, in the fifth game between the Spurs vs. the Clippers, Ji Guomeng led the main force to play stably. The bench bandits Dragic and Old Hill broke out today. The Clippers, who returned to their home court, defeated the Spurs 100:90, won the fifth game of the series, and rewritten the total score to 2:3.

In this way, the next away game will be the belated battle of Tianwang Mountain.

Ji Guomeng continued to fall in scoring today, playing for 43 minutes and only scored 20 points, but in addition to scoring, he also contributed 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.

The core members of the Los Angeles team seem to be trapped in a vicious circle, and often it is difficult for them to win games if they score high.

Ji Guomeng scored 20 points only the team's second place, but five steals played a key role. In the fifth game, he allowed Duncan to only score 10 points. The Spurs' passes to the inside today were always cut off by Ji Guomeng.

In this game, Dunleavy finally came up with something interesting. He actually asked Ji Guomo to go around to defend Duncan and Randolph, and he received miraculous results. He had never heard of anyone using Round to deal with a great inside lineman like Duncan.

In addition to letting Ji Guomo move around today, the Clippers also used Jordan Jr. and Ji Guomo for a long time to partner with each other.

The old Dunleavy assigned a task for Jordan Jr. Today, he was not required to worry about the opponent's fake moves. Jordan Jr. can jump as soon as he wants. But it must jump straight up and down. Never pounce. This can greatly reduce the risk of being fouled.

Duncan and Randolph fell a big shot in Jordan's assisting defense today. This guy is like he is here to compete with you for a high jump, jumping so high!

But the problem is that it is difficult for Duncan and Randolph to use Jordan's rash defense to commit fouls. They stand in the reasonable collision zone and jump vertically to block the block. This is a very clean defense.

The embarrassment of the Spurs is that although Jordan's jumping block is extremely brainless, Duncan and Randolph must wait for him to fall from the highest point before shooting. Their offense was delayed for a moment. As long as he waited for such a blink of an eye, Ji Guomother turned around and could return to the defensive position. He could use his long arms to block the block behind. Even if O'Neal was surrounded by two seven-foot inside lines at the basket, he would probably dare not say that he would definitely be able to get the basketball into the basket.

Randolph and Duncan only scored 25 points in the fifth match. The Spurs lost the output from the inside, and it was a dream to defeat the Clippers.

In this game, if the Spurs want to find an opponent they hate the most, then in addition to Ji Guomo, who contributed 5 steals, it is undoubtedly the 39-year-old Hill. This veteran who has been determined to retire after the end of the season, his competitive state is better than many players in his early thirties.

Old Hill can be seen at almost every turning point in the fifth game. In addition to the two three-pointers in the fourth quarter that were enough to make the game final. When the Spurs narrowed the score to 5 points in the third quarter, it was also an unexpected breakthrough and successful three-pointer for Old Hill, which helped the Clippers expand the advantage to 8 points again. That was also the turning point of the Spurs' failure in counterattack.

The Clippers won another game and stubbornly tied the score to 2:3. No one thought that the Spurs had already won for a while, and the two teams were just one game away now.

Three hours later, the New York Knicks faced the Chicago Bulls away, but in this battle of Kings Mountain, the Bulls won 98:92 and eliminated the New Yorker with a total score of 4:1.

In the fifth game between the Knicks and the Bulls, both sides were generally successful on the defensive end. They did not allow their opponents to score more than 30 points in a single quarter, but their own offense was affected. The Knicks even exposed the defect of their offense being too reliant on outside jump shots and weak substitutes.

In recent years, teams mainly based on outside jump shots have struggled in the playoffs, and few teams can rely on shooting to go far. Even the Knicks now have Big Three, and they cannot win the ball if they cannot create enough threats in the penalty area.

Speaking of which, the Knicks are not a pure jump shot team. All three stars in their team can break through with the ball. Unfortunately, in this game, they can only choose to frequently shoot from the outside before the Bulls' inside defense like iron walls.

In the fifth game, the Knicks were very ups and downs. They were able to lead the Bulls in the first half, but the Knicks only scored 16 points in the third quarter, and frequently made shots, but the Bulls took the opportunity to get rid of the score.

The main problem for the Knicks today is that they are not aggressive enough. They rarely make fouls at the basket. Perhaps they invest too much energy on the defensive end, which has led to their best offense becoming ordinary.

In this game, the two teams made similar shots, but the Bulls made 25 free throws 30 free throws, while the Knicks made 15 free throws, and this item alone was left in double digits.

Another fatal point for the Knicks is that they do not have one or two reliable substitutes. In the whole game, the Knicks substitute players only scored 19 points, while the Bulls had 30 points, which was too huge.

After the game on this day, another one died in the East. The Knicks' Big Three follows the footsteps of the Heat. The two teams can now form a US men's basketball team to compete for the US Championships. Anyway, they will have nothing to do in the next few months.

On May 10, the Dallas Mavericks won at home against the young Thunder.

For the Thunder, this game is a life-and-death battle, and failure means the end of the season.

The Mavericks suffered a loss in Oklahoma two days ago. In that game, the Mavericks missed 19 shots in the penalty area. The Thunder's two mobile insiders made the Mavericks' two imported insiders a little embarrassed.

"No player can always maintain a shooting percentage of more than 50%. Coach Carlisle was very open about the failure of the last game. Yao Ming made 4 of 15 shots in the fourth game, which was indeed not good, but Yao Ming made 35 of 51 shots in the first three games of the Western Conference semi-finals, which seemed even more unreasonable, so no one took Yao Ming's poor performance in one game to heart.

This life-and-death battle. The Thunder wanted to save themselves and prove themselves. The Clippers, whom they had always wanted to surpass, have already won two games in a row. They wanted to see how strong they were and whether they could survive the same adversity.

Durant's condition is still very average today. Marion's defense against him is very good. Coupled with the assisted defense from the outside and Yao Ming's penalty area, Xiao Shubao's performance in the entire series is hard to be considered qualified. However, the Thunder substitute led by Harden performed well. The bearded man made 4 three-pointers in the first half. The Mavericks were 10 points behind in the first half.

The Thunder's offense mainly relies on Westbrook and Harden. Kidd was a little embarrassed to face Westbrook. The Mavericks' defensive forces were concentrated on Durant, so they took much less attention to Westbrook. He scored 20 points in the first half.

However, in the third quarter, Westbrook's shooting percentage began to decline. It should be said that this is the case in the entire series. Westbrook usually played well in the first half, but in the third quarter or fourth quarter, his shooting percentage began to decline. However, at this time, Westbrook often does not choose to hand over the basketball to others. He will hit the basket again and again as he is already in full swing. Then he falls to the inside where the Mavericks are closely guarding.

The Thunder were counterattacked by the Mavericks again in the third quarter. Yao Ming made 5 of 6 shots in the inside in the third quarter, helping the Mavericks to overtake the score in one fell swoop.

Westbrook finally handed over the basketball to Harden in the fourth quarter, but facing the rotational attacks of Nowitzki and Terry, the young Thunder once again lost control of the game.

Kidd's dispatch of basketball makes Westbrook look up to him. The Mavericks have many offensive points. Yao Ming, Nowitzki, Terry, and Marion can all play the role of offense. Kidd will arrange the order in an orderly manner. There will be few scoring droughts in the Mavericks' games. Some of them always stand up to score, which makes the Thunder despair stable.

The Thunder made consecutive misses at the critical moment in the fourth quarter and failed to make a shot within 5 minutes. The Mavericks made a layup while the iron was hot. Terry made a layup with 2 minutes left in the game. The Mavericks gained a double-digit advantage with 96:86. The Thunder still failed to find any feeling and had to surrender.

On May 10, when the Third Young Master of Thunder also announced that he would go home to fish, the Clippers were still struggling in the entire league, and they had already turned half of their bodies.

Western Conference situation Los Angeles Clippers 2:3 San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks 4:1 Oklahoma City Thunder.

Eastern Conference situation New Jersey Nets 4:0 Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls 4:1 New York Knicks.

A day later, the entire Clippers came to San Antonio. No matter what the winner or lose, this is the last time the Clippers came to San Antonio this season.

"What did I say before?" Ji Guomo looked at the Heat, the Thunder and the Knicks got out one after another. Before the game, the Fox brother faced the media with a proud look on his face. "We are alive again. Do you know what 2:3 means? This means that endless pressure will be transferred to them. Once we win this game, we will return to the home court in the seventh game. Do you think who will be eliminated at that time is more likely to be eliminated?"

I don’t know if Ji Guomo’s words are psychological warfare. No matter whether it is psychological warfare or not, his words are just as unpleasant.

"We are not working hard for the bullshit semi-finals now. Is that thing still attractive to us?" Ji Guomeng asked again, with a very disdainful expression. Today's pre-match press conference is about to be held by his family again.

"A week ago, all I heard was that the Clippers were 0:3 behind, and it was impossible for miracles to happen again. The defending champion was dead, etc... At that time, no one felt that we still had a chance. Everyone was waiting to see us swept and watch the joke of the Triple Crown champion." Ji Guomeng said this and sneered, "But I said that miracles are used to create me. I will complete it one by one if no one did it before. Who agrees and who opposes it?"

The reporters in the audience all had no expression on their faces, thinking that there were so many complaints in your words, we really don’t know how to object, so just say whatever you want.

An hour later, Ji Guomomoto met Ginobili on the court, and his first sentence was: "Bald, I won't mention your baldness today, and give you a chance to defeat me. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!