Basketball striker

Chapter 557: No retreat

"It's over, the game is over, the Warriors won the final victory, 2:2, and the two teams are back on the same starting line..."

The Celtics adopted foul tactics at the last moment, but they were unsuccessful. The final victory still belonged to the Warriors. At the moment the game ended, all the Warriors exhaled a long breath in their hearts. 2:2

And 1:3 are completely different things. In the playoffs, although 1:3 is not as scary as being behind 0:3, the probability of reversal is less than 5%, and it has never been reversed in the finals.

precedent.

But now, Warriors fans no longer have to worry about such ideological baggage. The 2:2 tie brought the two teams back to the same starting line. In the next three games, the Warriors have two home courts and still have an advantage.

"The best player of the game was shown on the big screen. There is no doubt that this honor belongs to Yang Shuai!"

Maybe the Celtics fans have left the screen, but the Warriors fans have not. They see Yang Shuai's performance, but many people also pay attention to the data.

At the end of the third quarter, Yang Shuai had already scored 26 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Entering the fourth quarter, Yang Shuai's data continued to get closer to gorgeous.

In the final quarter, Yang Shuai scored 12 of the Warriors' 23 points. At the end of the game, Yang Shuai scored 38 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. He was worthy of being the best of the game.

More and more people are realizing the horror of Yang Shuai. Facing strong teams, Yang Shuai has delivered perfect answers time and time again. In this game, he once again delivered a near triple-double.

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In this game, Yang Shuai's possession time was actually much less than in previous games, but he still sent out 11 assists. Nelson's tactics were indeed a big reason, and Yang Shuai's own good condition was even more

is the key.

After this game, many media once again felt sorry for the Celtics, especially those media reporters who were biased towards the Celtics. Yang Shuai's performance in this game deeply hurt them and made them

Once again, I was imagining how terrifying this veteran team would be if Yang Shuai still stayed with the Celtics. Although they knew that this idea was unrealistic, people still couldn't help but fantasize.

The local media in Boston didn't have many similar reports. They didn't want to shake the morale of the military at such a critical moment. At this time, admitting that Yang Shuai's strong play was obviously not in line with the interests of the Celtics.

Because of the failure, local reports about this game in Boston were much less, and many newspapers began to look forward to the next game.

There are three games left, Game 5 is at the home court of the Celtics, and Game 6 and Game 7 are at the home court of the Warriors. This will undoubtedly remind everyone that if the Celtics want to win this round of games

, they cannot afford to lose in the fifth battle.

The home court of the Celtics, the Battle of Tianwangshan, and match point. Words like this can be seen everywhere in Boston’s local websites and newspapers, because local media people also know that only by winning five games will the Celtics have more hope.

Achieving the final victory and winning two consecutive away games against the Warriors is a huge challenge.

"We are bound to win this game!" Such a short sentence appeared on Pierce's Twitter the day after the end of Game 4. This was the first time Pierce said such full words during the Finals.

One can imagine how much the Celtics care about this battle.

As the president of the league, David Stern was in a good mood after the official start of the finals. Because of Yang Shuai's performance with the Lakers and because of Yang Shuai's relationship with the Celtics, the ratings of the first game of the finals were

It's very impressive.

Later, due to the stalemate of the game and Yang Shuai's performance, the ratings continued to rise, which made Stern laugh heartily. Looking at the current situation, it is very likely that the two teams will fight to the seventh game.

This is exactly what Stern is happy to see. Every additional game will undoubtedly bring considerable revenue to the entire league.

If Yang Shuai can lead the Warriors to win the championship, Stern would naturally be more happy to see it. Yang Shuai is in great shape this season. He has won too many awards in the regular season, and now he is missing the most valuable one.

A weighty honor. Once Yang Shuai leads the team to defeat the Celtics and win the Finals MVP, he will undoubtedly surpass Kobe and James and become the spokesperson of the league.

By then, Yang Shuai's popularity will be beyond imagination. A star who has outstanding skills and can complete various beautiful attacks and produce gorgeous statistics, and at the same time can lead the team to achieve a good record and win the championship. Such a person is destined to become

National idol. Stern has always dreamed of having such a person appear, and now, Yang Shuai is approaching such a goal.

The handsome young man Yang didn't pay attention to how much expectations he had from David Stern. He only knew that he had the expectations of all Warriors fans, so he needed to try his best to play well in Game 5, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

Game 5 was a battle that decided the match point. Neither team wanted to let it go, especially the Celtics, who were even more eager to win.

Celtics fans arrived at Oracle Arena early. This is the Celtics' last game in this arena this season. Regardless of whether the Celtics can win the championship, at least they will not win again this season.

Returning to this arena to play, the Celtics fans who bought tickets were particularly excited.

Before the players from both sides entered the stadium, Celtic staff were already distributing some small gifts and props. Each Celtic player used these props to make noises, and the whole stadium was noisy.

There were shouts and screams in between.

When the starting players of the two teams entered the field, the noise at the scene also escalated to a higher level. In the midst of the noise, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

After the game started, Celtics fans quickly became excited because they discovered a situation that was very beneficial to the Celtics. Yang Shuai was not feeling well.

In the previous four games, regardless of whether the Warriors lost or won, Yang Shuai's performance was commendable. Before the start of Game 5, how to defend Yang Shuai has become the most discussed topic among Celtics fans.

After the start of this battle, the Celtics' defense against Yang Shuai became even tighter. From the moment Yang Shuai had not yet received the ball, the Celtics were closely guarding him. Even when Yang Shuai ran without the ball, the Celtics would be blocked.

Double team. When Yang Shuai got the ball, the Celtics used various methods to prevent Yang Shuai from scoring.

Multiple double teams, fouls, fouls...

The Celtics used different methods to disrupt Yang Shuai's offensive rhythm. If Yang Shuai wanted to rush into the paint, it was completely impossible. Moreover, the Celtics usually committed early fouls and did not even give Yang a chance to make free throws.

handsome.

Yang Shuai is the core of the entire Warriors. When he encounters difficulties on the offensive end, the Warriors' offensive operation will naturally have some problems.

In the first quarter, the Warriors trailed 21:25. In this quarter, Yang Shuai only scored 2 points and had no assists.

After entering the second quarter, the Warriors made some changes on the offensive end. Two veterans, Jackson and Wallace, stepped forward to help the Warriors solve their offensive problems, but Yang Shuai's situation was still not good. In this quarter, Yang

Shuai only scored 4 points and 2 assists.

After halftime, Yang Shuai only had 6 points and 2 assists. This has to lament the Celtics' defensive success in this game. The Warriors only scored 43 points after halftime, which is indeed a sign of the Celtics' tough defense.

portrayal.

43:49, with a 6-point difference, the Warriors started the second half of the game. Yang Shuai, who did not perform much in the first half, increased his shots after the start of the game. The inside was unable to score, so Yang Shuai made more shots.

He chose to shoot in the mid-to-long range. I don’t know if it was affected by the Celtics’ defense, or the sluggish first half affected Yang Shuai’s touch. In the third quarter, Yang Shuai’s touch was still cold, and again in the single quarter

Only scored 4 points.

Fortunately, Jamison broke out in this quarter. He hit three three-pointers in a single quarter and also made two free throws, helping the Warriors to chase the point difference to only 3 points after three quarters, 69:72.

Old Nelson let Yang Shuai rest for four and a half minutes in the fourth quarter before putting him back on the court. His condition seemed to be much better when he returned to the court. After one minute of playing, he scored 4 points with consecutive shots.

Seeing that Yang Shuai seemed to be showing signs of recovery, the Celtics defended Yang Shuai more closely and did a better job of cutting off passing routes.

Three minutes before the end, Yang Shuai stole Pierce's fast break and completed his only dunk of the game. Then he fouled again and made two free throws to score 2 points. However, at this time, the Warriors were still 7 points behind. Enter

In the last minute of the game, Yang Shuai hit his first three-pointer of the day, but it failed to change the team's lagging situation.

At 93:99, the point difference was finally fixed at 6 points. The Warriors lost the battle of Tianwang Mountain and fell into a disadvantage again. In the whole game, Yang Shuai only scored 21 points, with a shooting percentage of just 40% and no assists.

Only 5 times, this is the most sluggish game since entering the playoffs.

Yang Shuai's slump and the Warriors' loss soon attracted widespread attention. In fact, the ratings of this game were higher than those of Game 4. Naturally, everyone noticed Yang Shuai's performance.

Trailing 2:3, Warriors fans still firmly believe that the Warriors can win the final victory and win the championship, because they believe that Yang Shuai's downturn will not last. At the same time, the last two games are at the Warriors' home court.

Two home games have brought a lot of comfort and confidence to the side that supports the Warriors, but it is undeniable that after losing the Tianwangshan battle, the Warriors have no retreat. If they still want to win the championship, they have only one choice, win

The last two games.