Chapter 755 No seventh game
Espn reported the second day: Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals gave birth to the highest single-game score in this year's playoffs. The Clippers' Fox brother scored a personal playoff high of 66 points!
This is another breakthrough after last season's 64 points, he surpassed himself this night. ≤,
Perhaps as O said after the game, any star with less than three championship rings will be behind him. If O can get more than 6 championship rings before the end of his career, he will become the new basketball emperor.
However, not only the brother of the fox is qualified to become the new ball king, but there is also a panda in the east who also has the opportunity to crown the throne. The best basketball player in the 21st century is likely to be born between two animals. Perhaps from the moment they were born, they became lifelong opponents.
After the first five games of the East and West Finals, both sides played 2:3. Although the Nets and the Clippers were stuck, the match point was still in the hands of the Bulls and Mavericks. Game 6 will determine the life and death of the four teams.
The current situation can be described as a simple example.
At this moment, the Clippers and the Nets were standing on the edge of the cliff, with two cows in front of them, rushing towards them at full speed.
If the bull horn hits the target, the two teams on the edge of the cliff will declare their respect. But if they are knocked out, the whole situation will turn around. The Nets and the Clippers have home advantage. Once the total score is 3:3, the ones who rush off the cliff will become two stupid bulls.
On May, the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals will be played in Chicago, which is also the Bulls' last home court. Whether they can grasp this last home court not only determines the fate of the Nets, but also determines their own destiny.
Ji Guoqiu was interviewed by a reporter when he went to Chicago's airport. He said: "We know the importance of the next game. If we lose, we will undoubtedly force ourselves to death. The old players on our team are very experienced. They have all experienced high-pressure games. Now it is our turn to fight back and prove ourselves."
The New York Times listed the data of several role players of the Nets before the game. The least conspicuous Korver's performance in the Eastern Conference Finals was even better than that of Ray Allen of the Western Conference Clippers.
In the first five games between the Clippers vs. the Bulls, Korver averaged 15 points per game, scored nearly 20 points in three games, and shot 50% from three-pointers. His performance was very stable and efficient.
Da Sabi believes that this low-key man is a bit underrated.
"Well! That's his style, he's always unnoticed." The Zen master commented on Korver before boarding the plane.
This sharpshooter, whose regular season playing time was once compressed, still performed well in the playoffs. As long as Nash and Ji Guoqiu made an open shot, Korver's confidence is always the highest in the team.
The Zen master gradually increased Korver's playing time in the playoffs, and even reduced the playing time of Tony Allen and George.
Ji Guochou commented on his teammates: "Fans always pay attention to the guys who perform strong slam dunks, and ignore the shooting players on the screen because it's a bit boring."
Thibodeau found that the media seemed to be focusing on reporting on the Nets' shooters before the game, and he also secretly thought about it. He took out the video overnight to study the running positions of the Nets' shooters.
The next day, when Kobe learned that the coaching staff had been studying the Nets' outside running all night, he despised his coach in an interview.
Pan sneered at the media reports and his coach's reaction: "I'm so familiar with him. Every important game, he will release those fake news to confuse the enemy. Yesterday, the media in New York suddenly reported on Korver and Novak. I knew they were releasing smoke bombs and the Nets wanted to cover up their true intentions."
After hearing the news, Thibodeau felt very unhappy. He thought that this kind of thing was enough to tell us. If you steal it into the media, wouldn’t you treat us all as fools?
This is Kobe's personality. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with doing this. Phil Jackson used this trick in the Lakers back then, but he just told the truth.
Time is coming soon to night, and this game, which is extremely important to both sides, is about to begin.
Phil Jackson was in the team's big bus, looking at the reports on the Cat Fox tablet in his hand, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The tricks released this time were not just the purpose of diverting attention. Although they did not confuse the Bulls, the divisive plan that hid it was successful.
In the eyes of Zen masters, the competition between the Nets and the Bulls, Heat and other teams is not just a season. As long as you keep dividing the relationship between Kobe and the Bulls, small cracks will sooner or later burst out, and this will be a thousand-mile dike that collapses into an ant hole.
At the pre-match press conference, Ji Guochou said: "We are in a very dangerous situation, playing away games, and we are facing the crisis of being eliminated. The whole team must do their best to win this game."
Kobe said: "It's time to end this series today. We should regard Game 6 as a life-and-death battle, so that we can send the Nets home early and go back to have a good night's sleep without being bothered by the giant panda."
Ross also said: "We must win the home game. The best choice is to win the sixth game. We cannot play with the burden, and we cannot be glad that we still have two advantages. We must play with vitality and passion at the beginning of the game."
Speaking of vitality, the Bulls said that they must limit Ji Guoqiu in the sixth game, especially in the fourth quarter, to keep him away from the ball.
"When he no longer plays like a Magician, but plays alone like Jordan, it's even more terrible!" Bulls head coach Thibodeau said of double-teaming Ji Guoqiu. "The best way is to get him to catch the ball outside the three-point line, but I don't think we can do that. He will definitely put us in the low post and free throw line areas."
The sixth game is crucial, but Thibodeau is quite confident in the team's away game ability, threatening that even if the Bulls lose Game 6, they still have a chance to advance. Having said that, everyone knows that the sixth home game is the best time for the Bulls to advance, and may also be the only opportunity.
The Bulls are slightly higher than the Nets, but overall, the two teams are still in a fair match, so the dispute over the referee's penalty adds some dramatic color. The emotions of the fans of the two teams seem to be quite excited now.
Bulls fans have been scolding the referee for taking the black money from the Animal Brothers, and Nets fans are also scolding the league for manipulating the referee to want to kick them out.
Both teams know that when absolute strength is not enough to overwhelm the opponent, the referee's penalty may become a decisive link.
In other words, whoever gets favored by the referee will have more chances of winning.
The Zen master is so good at planning off-field details, so he naturally would not know this, but he knew more that the referee was just a cover, and standing behind him was the top leaders of the league, David Stern.
If these people are determined to let anyone lose, even Zhuge Qinmo will have no choice.
Phil Jackson said the topic of referees before the game, saying: "The situation is no different from what I experienced in the Lakers before, and it's like this in the playoffs. In the past, when we played against the Spurs, O'Neal would definitely get two fouls in the first two minutes of the game. This is the fact that sometimes the final victory of the series will depend on who has the home advantage and who thinks they can get the home advantage after the game."
The Zen master emphasized: "We don't want to cause trouble at this time, we don't want to focus on unrelated things. There are many things that happen in basketball games. Although you think sometimes the referee's penalty is wrong or is very unfavorable to you, you can still do a lot of things that affect the progress of the game, and there are many other things you can control."
The entire Nets team came to the Bulls' visiting locker room again. As long as they win this game, they will return to their territory in the next game. By then, the Nets will be 90% sure to kill the opponent.
But today's level is really hard to pass.
The lineup sent by the Zen master today has changed. The five starters are: Nash, Matthews, Korver, Ji Guoqiu, and Vallejo.
Tony Allen has been the second position of the Nets, and his mission is to defend Kobe.
However, after five games, Tony Allen's defense against Kobe was not good. Pan created too many free throw opportunities in the game. At the same time, Kobe's back-to-body attack on both wings often made Tony Allen feel embarrassed. He could completely avoid the frontal contest and choose to sit and play against his opponent with his back. Kobe's often made a backward jump shot that made Tony Allen, who was under-height, difficult for him to defend.
Korver cannot defend Kobe's breakthrough head-on, but he will have a better defensive effect on Kobe's back-on offense. As for Kobe's breakthrough, Ji Guoqiu and Valaijo can help make up for the defense. Today, the Nets' two insiders will have a heavier task.
But if you want to win, the Nets must have a better offense. Tony Allen's shooting skills are too poor, and the Zen master can only move it out of the lineup.
There is almost no outside player in the NBA who only rely on defense. Such a player is amazing to become an important substitute rotation player. It is basically impossible to become a stable playing time.
Chapter completed!