801 Lakers are waiting
In this way, the situation in the playoffs has become clearer.
The Lakers swept the Mavericks and the Magic swept the Hawks, and the two teams have confirmed their tickets to the division finals. The remaining teams, the Eastern Conference Cavaliers 2- behind the Celtics, and the Western Conference is the Warriors Bl leading the Suns.
Some people had expected that this year's Celtics would wipe out the shame of last year and that they would go further this year's playoffs, but few people talked about that the Celtics were so fierce that they could not tell whether they chased the Eastern Conference boss Cavaliers, they actually won in the fifth Battle of Tianwang Mountain in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The person who lost the "Battle of Kings Mountain" was the Cavaliers boss Dan Gilbert. He did not habitually leave the court immediately after the fifth game, but accepted an interview with a local media. He said that the last two home games were completely different from their expectations for the team, and he was very disappointed with his team.
"The last two home games are a huge difference from what we expect from the team, our fans and supporters deserve better games than this, they simply disappoint us, and how can we believe we can win the championship," Gilbert said.
In order to bring a Champions League to the city of Cleveland and to enable James to realize his dream of becoming a champion with the Cavaliers, Gilbert has never been stingy in recent years. He spent a lot of money to introduce O'Neal last season and matched several star players to the team.
James did not disappoint Gilbert in the regular season. He won the first MP of his career with anger. This was to seize food from Chamberlain's tiger's mouth, which shows how powerful the little emperor is.
However, his performance on the court was a huge disappointment in the playoffs. In the fifth game, James made only 14 shots in the game and scored 15 points with free throws.
In contrast, the little emperor was quite calm. He said at a press conference after the Battle of Tianwang Mountain that he believed that the team could rebound in TD Garden and drag the series to the seventh game. In the end, they were still very sure to defeat the Celtics at home.
But this is just a wishful thinking of the Cavaliers. In fact, the Celtics don’t want to wait that long. They know that as a veteran team, experience and stability are their magic weapons, but they have a fatal flaw, that is, the physical strength disadvantage caused by age.
The more the Celtics dragged back, the more unfavorable the situation would be for them. Therefore, they strive to end the battle next game.
Of course, the Celtics also have their confidence, and their confidence is the healthy Garnett.
Just last year, the Celtics lost to the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals B4 and failed to defend their title. One of the biggest reasons is that Garnett missed the game due to injury. Today, Garnett stood on the court and was healthier than ever. Under the leadership of the Wolf King, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers away from home without being favored, and they have already won the match point.
Although the Celtics' PNVP is Pierce in six years, the real core of this team is Garnett.
Celtics head coach Reeves said: "If you have your star on the court, this game is different. His every move can affect the team."
Besides Garnett, their other confidence was that this round of series was very restricted by James, Reeves said: "We paid a lot of attention to him, and I mean we need someone to be ahead of him. He will definitely do some incredible attacks, so we have to stop him, even hold him up and then win the game."
In addition to Garnett and James, the joint performance of the three giants is the key to the Celtics' winning. They only had 37 points in the third game, but they contributed points in yesterday's game.
"We have a lot of experience, and that's why we play well," Rivers said. "When we lose, we just say it's too old, and it's all based on the results. Sometimes, there's something to do, but I want to see our experienced side more often."
With rich experience, this is an advantage of the Celtics. Garnett, especially Garnett, who faces a relatively low-level opponent in the playoffs - Jamison. Both sides are clear. In the playoffs, Garnett beats his opponents completely, averaged 18.2 points per game and 2.2 rebounds.
The day after the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics, the Warriors returned to their home court and faced the Suns at the Oracle Center Arena.
The Suns have been forced to the edge of the cliff and they have no way to retreat. In fact, they have understood that their trip this year is about to end. However, the Nash are unwilling to give up. They still have to fight for it no matter what.
But as fans speculated, it is too difficult for them to win at the Warriors' home court, facing the Warriors with a well-rounded team.
The Suns started with a tactic of internal and external combination. The Warriors' first attack was ineffective. Chamberlain turned around and hit the iron under the basket. Oden took the rebound and passed it to Nash. The Suns began to attack.
Nash handed the ball to Oden first, but facing Ibaka's entanglement and Chamberlain's assisted defense, Oden had difficulty breathing, let alone shooting. He could only pass the ball to Oden on the outside, but Oden's attack also turned into a blacksmith.
Back at home, the Warriors' attacks were particularly active, but a little too active, which led to repeated mistakes after the start. In the end, Nash got a jump shot with an open position and scored 2 points to open the curtain of the game.
The Warriors made four mistakes in the beginning, and the Suns played steadily under Nash's command, hitting a 0-smash, pulling the score advantage to double digits at one point.
Suns fans are also quite loyal, because considering that this game may be the last game of their team this season, many fans traveled thousands of miles from the inland desert Phoenix to the coastal city of Auckland to support it.
Seeing his team make such a good start, the fans were very excited, and the crazy screams almost suppressed the cheers of the Warriors fans.
Old Nelson hurriedly called a timeout, and then he signaled Billups to suppress the rhythm, adopting a regular play, focusing on Chamberlain, but the outside line serves as a turret to support him.
After the timeout, Billups allocated the ball reasonably, and Iverson and Jackson successively jumped on the ball. Because Chamberlain's main attack attracted double teams, outside players always found opportunities to open positions and had a high shooting percentage. When halfway through the first quarter, the Warriors slowly caught up with the score.
The scores of both sides continued to be stalemate. The Suns focused their defense on Chamberlain, but the Warriors beaten up three points on the outside. Chamberlain's strong attack was just a feint. Billups always passed the ball to him first, but the one who took the final move was the outside player.
Gentry did not make timely adjustments. He was scared by Chamberlain, who was ahead, especially in the last game. He believed that as long as Chamberlain was restricted, their opponent would have to kneel down.
But Gentry forgot that Iverson, who performed well in the playoffs, was once the league's top scoring machine, Billups was once the super strong point guard who could win the championship by controlling the Workers' Legion, and West was even known as one of the top five shooting guards in the league.
The Suns' carelessness about the outside world laid the groundwork for the Warriors' defenders' outstanding performance throughout the game.
In the second half of the quarter, the Warriors' offense on the outside became more and more unscrupulous. Iverson finally showed his fangs again. Whether he partnered with Billups or West, he insisted on his offensive nature. His fast break prevented the Suns from keeping up, and his breakthrough disrupted the Suns' defense line.
Facing Nash's defense, Iverson suddenly leaned over and sprinted. Nash retreated, Iverson turned around and changed direction, passed Nash and broke into the penalty area, jumped up and threw the ball.
Barbosa replaced it, Iverson was murderous. He rushed inward when he was about to get the ball from the outside. Barbosa claimed to be Brazilian lightning, and his speed was naturally fast. He retreated as soon as his fierce calf muscles tightened, but he retreated too quickly. Iverson braked halfway, stopped and jumped into the jump shot.
The Suns Iverson launched a double-team, but the answer was red. He rushed in from the middle of Barbosa and Dudley, jumped into the penalty area, and scored another throw.
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After the first quarter, the Warriors led 1 point with 224, and Iverson scored 14 points.
In the second quarter, the Warriors' offensive became more and more fierce, while the Suns played relatively dispersed.
Nash tried hard to control the ball, and he glued the anxious Suns into a whole and kept sending wonderful passes, but the Warriors' outside shots made it feel. As long as he dared to double-team Chamberlain, Chamberlain would dare to pass the ball.
Iverson, West and Curry broke out one after another. After half of the quarter, the three of them joined forces to stop the Suns with a wave of 150.
On the offensive end, Nash played very constrainedly. His main task was to pass the ball, and he scored free throws.
Nash is right to do this, because the Suns have never been a resilience-oriented kingly team, especially now that the team is divided into pieces, Sir Jr. wants to leave, Richardson wants to get a big contract, Dragic wants to perform, and Oden hopes to command the team.
The Suns are so dangerous that the players are either negative or overly active. Some people get the ball and pass it directly, while others do not care about the waves. In this way, if Nash had not controlled the situation, the team would have collapsed long ago.
After the free throw, Nash assisted Richardson to score a three-pointer and strengthened his breakthrough, which forced Billups to go on a rest after being late for three fouls.
Old Nelson felt helpless about Nash. The Suns were finished, but Nash supported the broken ship to continue sailing with his own strength. If the league players were compared to sailors, Nash was the best captain.
Facing the Warriors' bombing, Nash responded calmly. He put on the posture of "He let him be strong, the breeze blows through the hills; he lets him be straits, and the bright moon shines on the river, and the soldiers come to block the water and soil, blocking the Warriors' attack again and again.
In the second half of the second quarter, the two teams strengthened their defense at the same time. Nash hoped to use defense to polish his teammates' exaggerated hearts. The Warriors found that the offense could not drag down the Warriors, so they hoped to use defense to strangle their opponents.
After the first half, the Suns and the Warriors scored a relatively reasonable score, with the Warriors leading by 64-6 points.
However, Iverson opened the curtain of the second half with two three-pointers. The answer was particularly strong today's desire to attack. As soon as the game started, he stole Barbosa's pass and drove the ball to the frontcourt. Barbosa, who returned to the defense, directly rushed to the basket.
Everyone thought that Iverson would attack the basketball hoop. As a result, after rushing to the three-point line, Iverson faced Barbosa who was in the front and actually made a comeback, turned around and broke out of the three-point line, turned around and shot a three-pointer.
Three seconds later, Chamberlain took the rebound, the Warriors attacked, and after several ball rights, Nash commanded his teammates to block the defense line.
Seeing this, Iverson wanted to get back the ball, and jumped outside the three-point line, and scored three-pointers again with his right confidence.
These two consecutive three-pointers have pulled the score gap to double digits. The fans were conquered by him. Iverson's number jersey was flying all over the stadium, like a battle flag, VP, the voices of the sounds were deafening.
Chapter completed!