Basketball striker
Chapter 94: The Second Round of War
After the Celtics game, the first round of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs ended. In the Eastern Conference, in addition to the Celtics defeating the Hawks 4:2, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 4:2, and the Magic defeated the Bengals 4:1.
Dragons and the Pistons defeated the 76ers 4:1. Apart from the score, this was consistent with outside predictions before the start of the first round. Starting
In the Eastern Conference, the Lakers easily swept the Nuggets 4:0, and the Rockets lost to the Jazz 2:4. They fell at the opponent's feet the next year, which made many Rockets fans sigh. The Spurs defeated the Suns 4:1 and continued to play their role.
As the nemesis of the Suns, the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round for two consecutive years. They lost to the Hornets 1:4.
The top four in the East and West are formed, and the corresponding matchups are also announced: the Celtics vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons vs. the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Utah Jazz, and the San Antonio Spurs vs. the New Orleans Hornets.
Any team that has entered the conference semifinals can be called a strong team, but there are a few teams among them that undoubtedly attract more attention. Kobe and James are the two hottest superstars in the league, and their teams
Of course it has attracted more people's attention.
Therefore, the showdown between the Celtics and the Cavaliers has also become the one that attracted more attention among the two showdowns in the Eastern Conference. James said very unsubtle in an interview: "Paul, Kevin, they are very capable.
, but I think it’s already a young person’s world now.”
James just didn't say, you are old, the league is mine now. He completely forgot how he was swept out 4-0 by the experienced Spurs after entering the Finals last year.
Of course, different media have different opinions on who has a better chance of entering the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics or the Cavaliers. Yahoo Sports is destined to go against the Celtics. They predict that the Cavaliers will eventually defeat the Kyles 4:3.
Special person.
After Yahoo Sports published the report, Yang Shuai told reporters after a team training: "I am very happy that they can make such predictions. It turns out that the results are always the opposite of their predictions."
What is the result? No one can give a definite answer, except after the dust settles in this round of decisive battle.
In the second round of the Eastern Conference Finals, the game between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off at 7 pm local time in Boston on May 6.
The Celtics and Cavaliers are no strangers to each other. They met three times in the regular season. The Celtics had a 2:1 advantage. The Celtics won the first two meetings, but at the end of February
In one match, the Cavaliers, who had just made a big deal, won at the Celtics' home court.
Compared with the beginning of the season, the Cavaliers' lineup has changed a lot. The starting center position is still Zaydrunas Ilgauskas. The power forward has been replaced by Drew Gooden.
When the Pistons won the championship in 2004, the starting centers, former best defensive players in the league, Ben Wallace and Drew Gooden were traded to the Bulls. Of course, the small forward was still LeBron James, and the shooting guard was replaced by Wally.
Szczerbiak, who was acquired by the Cavaliers from the SuperSonics in a three-way trade with the Chicago Bulls and SuperSonics. Also joining Szczerbiak from the Sonics was point guard Delonte Way.
Sturt, who now occupies the starting point guard position of the Cavaliers.
The Celtics' attendance rate in the regular season was very good, and in the playoffs it was even more packed. Many people went to great lengths to get a standing ticket. This made Mike Breen, who was sitting among them, sigh: "Boston
This situation has not happened for several years. If the Celtics can finally enter the finals, I think all Celtics fans will not be able to be normal, because they have been away from the finals for 21 years."
"Hey, Mike, I think you are thinking too far. The Celtics are very strong, but LeBron's Cavaliers are not ordinary weaklings. The Celtics want to enter the finals, but before that they should enter the Eastern Conference first.
In the finals, LeBron will be their biggest obstacle, even...hey." Mark Jackson did not say the words, but everyone understood that the commentator who likes to criticize Yang Shuai is biased towards James.
"The game begins!"
The game started, and the fans in the Garden Arena burst into cheers. Perkins beat Ben Wallace in the jump ball and gave the Celtics the first offensive right.
"Ray Allen, caught the ball from outside the three-point line, oh, the ball bounced out." The Celtics' first offense was handed over to Ray Allen. After missing the three-pointer, Ilgauskas took the ball.
After grabbing the rebound, West pushed the ball into the hands of James after halftime.
After James got the ball, he immediately started to attack the inside. In terms of strength, there was not much difference between Pierce and his opponent. The truth was stuck in front of James.
James pushed Pierce into the paint, but his layup was interfered by Garnett. The ball bounced out of the basket and Garnett grabbed the rebound. This time the Celtics' offense was handed over to Pierce. Under James' defense, Pierce
West's shot was also a hit. Back at the other end, West's shot also failed to hit.
Both teams stated before the start of the game that they would try their best to win the game, but three minutes after the start, the score still stayed at 0:0. The players on both sides turned into blacksmiths and went "bang", "bang" and "bang".
The voice kept echoing in the Garden Arena. In addition to missing shots, both teams also contributed one turnover each.
"Should I lament the strong defense of the two teams? In three minutes, no one from the two teams scored. Although the playoffs are a defensive game, I don't think the fans want to see what is happening now."
Mike Breen is right, no fan wants to see the team playing hard all the time. They would be happy if the other team was playing hard, but it would not be good if their own team followed suit.
The coaches of both teams did not call a timeout. They both thought it was not worthwhile to use a timeout at this time. Although their team did not score, the opponent did not score either.
"Kevin, hit hard inside, hit the hook, oh, I scored!"
"Oh!" "Kevin! Kevin!" Strong cheers suddenly erupted in the Garden Arena. Many fans even jumped up and yelled at their necks. Although this was just an extremely ordinary offense, it was enough.
The fans expressed their desire to score in the most direct way.
Garnett's offensive success stimulated the Cavaliers, and Ilgauskas opened the scoring for the Cavaliers after receiving a pass from James.
These two attacks were a good sign. Both teams' offenses found their sense. Halfway through the first quarter, the score between the two teams reached 6:8, with the Celtics leading by 2 points. 4 of the Cavaliers' 6 points were
Ilgauskas scored 2 points, and 2 points came from James. Of the Celtics' 8 points, 6 came from Garnett and 2 from Perkins, all of which were scored inside.
Halfway through the first quarter, the Celtics didn't score a single point from the three outsiders. Seeing this situation, everyone could see that there was something wrong with the Celtics' outsiders. Of course Rivers also saw it, so he had to
Replacing one of the three people requires a certain degree of outside attack ability without lowering the defense. There is only one person in Rivers' sight that is most suitable, Yang Shuai!
"Doug was the first to make adjustments. He replaced captain Paul Pierce with the Chinese boy Yang. Truth's performance today was not very good. He missed all three shots in the first quarter. Yang has really shined this season.
, What’s even more rare is that he maintained a good condition in the playoffs, which is good news for Celtics fans. Look, they welcomed Young’s appearance with applause.”
After Yang Shuai came on the field, he walked towards James. The Cavaliers were still waiting to attack. The Celtics fans cheered and applauded, "Yang, kill that guy!" "Prevent him to death!"
Handsome guy Yang enjoyed the applause and cheering very much. He glanced at James, who could not see any expression because his skin was too dark. He chuckled and said: "Hey, bull, the fans asked me to defend you, but I think in fact
There's no need for me to do this. Look at your touch today, which smells worse than dog shit. Even if I let you vote, you won't get any points."
James snorted coldly: "We'll wait and see." After saying that, he had already run to the side to receive Szczerbiak's pass.
Of course, Yang Shuai followed without hesitation. Although he said so, Yang Shuai would not really let James shoot. On the contrary, he would defend more actively.
James took the ball, and the Cavaliers all pulled away. No one stepped forward to prepare for a pick-and-roll or something. They were familiar with James' temper and knew that they should let him play in isolation first in this round.
"Here it comes! LeBron is playing in isolation. Hey, push that kid away." Seeing James take the ball, the most excited person in the commentary box was Mark Jackson. It was unclear whether he liked James or disliked Yang Shuai.
"Porphy!" "Porphy!" After James got the ball, Yang Shuai began to stick close to him. Preventing James from using the impact to get up was the first step in defense. Although the physical contact between the two was unavoidable, with advanced strength
Yang Shuai is no longer completely irresistible.
His body gathered strength to withstand James's resistance again and again. Yang Shuai did not forget to taunt: "Hey, bull, it seems your strength is nothing more than this. Come on, be more cruel."
James discovered in the match at the end of February that Yang Shuai was stronger than at the beginning of the season, which surprised him. Although he could still squeeze Yang Shuai and slowly move towards the inside, the moving speed was too slow, and this
Post-up shooting is not what he is good at. Now he is having some trouble. Turn around and shoot? It seems that he is not very good at it.
"Yang actually withstood LeBron's pressure from behind. Wow, it's really impressive. It seems that this season has made Yang a lot stronger." Mike Breen sighed.
"Yang, great job!" "That's it, hold on, there's nothing the guy can do."
When the Celtics fans were shouting that James had no choice, James had already thought of what he was going to do. He turned his body "quickly" to the left, intending to break through along the baseline.
Of course, being fast was just what James thought. In fact, Yang Shuai quickly judged his non-deceptive movements. Although James squeezed him in front, his body slowed down for half a beat, but when James
After turning around, he still quickly pressed against the opponent's side.
James wanted to get rid of Yang Shuai quickly. He exerted force with his body and then stepped forward with his feet, but he obviously forgot his position, but it didn't matter, the referee would remind him.
"Beep!"
Step on the line!
When James turned his head to look at the referee in astonishment, the referee quickly gave him an answer, which made Yang Shuai laugh: "Hey, bull, maybe next time you can cut half of your foot off before playing.
In this way, the chance of stepping on the line will be reduced by half, haha."
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