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After the Bobcats defeated the Bucks 4-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, they focused mainly on the Heat and Raptors in the other Eastern Conference semifinals.

Although the three teams in the West, the Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves, are also very strong, there is no doubt that the Bobcats' strongest opponent this season will not be other teams, but the Heat.

In fact, not only the Bobcats think so, but NBA experts and legends also think so. Therefore, these people were crazy saying before the playoffs started that the Eastern Conference Finals will be this year's NBA Finals in advance.

After the Bobcats took the lead in entering the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat, who were watched by the Bobcats and everyone, did not let the Bobcats wait any longer.

In the G6 game between the Heat and the Raptors on May 16, the Heat, who won G5 and the promotion point by virtue of their home court advantage, did not let the opportunity pass. With the last 2 minutes, Wade and Yao Ming scored 3 of 3, With 10 points from 100% shooting, the Heat finally completed a comeback on the road and defeated the Raptors 111-109.

The two teams still played extremely anxiously in this game. Just like the previous five games between the two teams, the outcome of the game was almost always decided by the final key ball.

The Heat's Yao Ming and Wade are some of the strongest offensive players in the league.

Nash and Milicic of the Raptors are also famous key players in the NBA.

Therefore, in the first five games, the two teams were inseparable, with the Heat temporarily leading 3-2.

In this crucial G6, the Raptors, unwilling to be eliminated like this, took the Heat by surprise as soon as they came up.

Taking advantage of the strong competition at home, they used extremely strong defensive intensity to defend the Heat, making them 7-of-24 in the first quarter, with a shooting rate of less than 30%.

You know, this is the Heat!

With Wade and Yao Ming, the Heat are known as the most stable offense!

I have to say that the styles of Sven led by D'Antoni and those led by Nelson are really completely different.

Nelson's coaching style is very wise and decisive.

Of course, the Raptors' game was so intense right from the start. As a dynasty team that has won three championships in four years, the Heat certainly can't stay in the dark forever. The Heat have never seen anything like this before, and they quickly used the same tactics. A strong team matched up with the Raptors.

After all, although the referee will default to home court advantage, it does not mean that the referee will double standard. With the same intensity, he will not call the Raptors, and certainly not the Heat.

Many inexperienced teams do not dare to increase the intensity after encountering the home team deliberately increasing the intensity, or the intensity does not match, it is too high or too low, which is troublesome, so they cannot control it.

But the Heat's grasp is very good.

Although they were caught off guard by the Raptors' high-intensity defense in the first quarter, they did not allow the Raptors to unleash their offense. The Heat scored 18 points in the first quarter, which was a low score, and the Raptors were not much better. , and only scored 22 points.

I have to say that the Heat are really good at dealing with surprises.

After being unexpectedly beaten by the Raptors in the first quarter, they quickly adjusted in the second quarter. Although they were still lagging behind 28 to 30 in a single quarter, it can be seen from the score that the Heat adjusted their offense during the game and allowed the Raptors to Long's confrontational offense failed because the Heat made extensive use of Yao Ming and Wade's containment to share the ball with other Heat players, try their best to avoid high confrontation, and successfully brought back the offensive rhythm.

Originally, Nelson wanted to play defensive confrontation in this game. The points were very low, and the Raptors, who had home court advantage and maybe more free throw opportunities, would have a chance.

But now that the Heat's offense is coming out, Nelson naturally cannot focus more on defense and can only follow the offense.

The rhythm of the game changed from being controlled by the Raptors to being controlled by the Heat.

After controlling the rhythm of the game, although the Heat fell behind by 6 points 46 to 52 in the first half, in the second half, the Heat quickly started chasing points.

With the rhythm in your own hands, chasing points becomes easy.

In the third quarter, 33 to 32, the Heat already beat the Raptors by one point in a single quarter.

In the most critical fourth quarter, the Heat defeated the Raptors 32-25 in a single quarter, winning by seven points in a single quarter.

In the last 5 minutes of the quarter, Yao Ming made 5 of 7 shots and scored 10 points and 6 rebounds.

In the last two minutes, Wade made 2 of 2 in a single quarter and scored 7 points.

At the critical moment, the two almost gave the impression that they were in a state of perfect accuracy.

Wade and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll finally made the Raptors desperate.

In the end, the Raptors, who led for 47 minutes in this game, were reversed by the Heat in the last minute.

As a spectator, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats team were really dumbfounded by the battle between the coaches of the two teams and the duel between the players in this game.

The head coaches of the two teams, Carlisle and Nelson, were locked in a rhythm battle.

In the end, the Heat were slightly better and defeated the Raptors.

It has to be said that a dynasty team is a dynasty team.

The Raptors almost played their best performance in this game, but still couldn't reverse their fate.

You know, in this game, Milicic made 10 of 20 shots and scored 28 points, while Nash made 13 of 17 shots and scored 34 points, especially the three-pointers, 7 of 8 in a single game. Almost a hundred hits.

In this game, Nash and Milicic almost took the pick-and-roll between them to the extreme.

If Wade and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll is 100 points, then Milicic and Nash's pick-and-roll is 99 points and there's no problem at all.

It's just a pity that the game is not only about strength, but also endurance.

Nash, who is now over 36 years old, is still not as good as Wade who is at the peak of his physical strength.

Nash shot 13 of 17 in this game, which was better than Wade's 16 of 24.

However, when the Heat were frantically chasing points in the fourth quarter, maybe Nash still had enough physical strength to attack a few more times, score a few more goals, even if it was just one more goal, maybe the situation would be completely different.

Perhaps Nash's 14-for-20 performance in this game was better than his 13-for-17 performance.

This duel between the Heat and the Raptors ended with the Heat winning.

This result is actually not surprising.

The Raptors reached a tiebreaker with the Heat last season.

This season, the Heat lost Iverson, and they seem to be weaker and have a better chance.

But in fact, the gap between the Heat and the Raptors is not Iverson's point.

But the core group of Yao Ming and Wade is indeed more reasonable and in their prime than the combination of Milicic and Nash.

Perhaps without Iverson, the Heat's overall strength has declined.

But because the Raptors have passed a year and Nash is one year older, the endurance of their core combination has declined.

Is Iverson's departure more fatal?

Or is the reduced stamina of the core set more deadly?

The 4 to 2 analogy is already very illustrative.

Therefore, there is no luck, and there is no luck for the Bobcats to think that the Eastern Conference Finals will not be played by the Heat.

Heat, just heat!

This is the strongest team in the NBA in the past four years. This is the fourth team to establish a dynasty in the entire history of the NBA. This team was considered the strongest team in NBA history last season. As long as they want to win, they will always win. The team that can win the most crucial game!

This game between the Heat and the Raptors is very important to the Heat. If they lose, they will have to go to a tiebreaker. The consumption of the tiebreaker is definitely not what they want to see when they meet the Bobcats.

Therefore, the Heat were 6 points behind at halftime of this game, which was actually quite stressful.

Many teams will panic at this time, but the Heat can stage a desperate counterattack.

That's the thing about this team, they always win games that make them desperate.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that in today's NBA, countless people, superstars, and super giants shed tears on the court in front of them.

In the NBA, any dynasty is built through the pain of other superstars.

For example, in the Bulls dynasty established by Joe, five of the six championships were won by the second player in the league that season.

Why do we always mention Jordan’s undefeated performance in the Finals?

Because after Jordan reached his peak, when his team's strength was complete, excluding force majeure, he had never lost to the strongest opponent.

In the Jordan era, it was those second players in the league who suffered.

In the era of the Heat, the pain was for those veterans who wanted to win the championship, but had to face the Heat's early rise.

For example, Nash, Ray Allen and others.

According to the laws of the NBA, it takes time for a new generation to replace an old one.

Even though he is as strong as Jordan, he still has to wait to take over as the Magic Bird Assassin. No matter how dissatisfied he is in front of him, he still has to hold it in.

But the Heat Dynasty, or the 'GOD Dynasty (Golden Eagle Dynasty)' is different. They have risen so rapidly.

The veterans were not given time to take over. Instead, young men such as Chen Xiao, Wade and Yao Ming took the scepter directly.

Chen Xiao won the championship in his rookie season.

Next, the "Golden Eagle Dynasty" led by Chen Xiao and Wade completed the achievement of six championships in seven years in the NBA.

Players like Nash, Ray Allen, Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, etc., they were the Mesozoic generation seven years ago, the Mesozoic generation at the peak of their integrity, and they should have been the Mesozoic generation reaping glory.

But in the blink of an eye, their era was eroded, and they became veterans.

So, after the game between the Bobcats and the Bucks, Ray Allen cried.

Therefore, after the game between the Heat and the Raptors, Nash, who was tired and sweaty from the game, also cried. The tears mixed with the sweat, kept rolling down, flowing down uncontrollably, looking at the man squatting at the Raptors home court. Nash was crying on the floor, and I don’t know how many people felt sorry for him.

The regrets of Nash and Ray Allen's careers show how powerful the Heat dynasty or the Golden Eagles dynasty is.

The Bulls Dynasty, which is as powerful as Boss Joe, cannot go its own way, leaving Big Bird, Magician, and Assassin with nowhere to go.

The Golden Eagle Dynasty of Chen Xiao and Wade did this.

The big birds, magicians and assassins of Chen Xiao and Wade's era, they have not yet shined, but they are about to end.

Therefore, many NBA experts say that the Golden Eagles dynasty led by Chen Xiao and Wade is the most dominant dynasty in NBA history. This is definitely not an exaggeration.

Now, Chen Xiao and Wade, and the teams they lead, are finally about to stage the pinnacle showdown of this era.

After the Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Bobcats were officially decided, the entire NBA became agitated.

On the other side, in the two sets of semifinals in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers, No. 1 in the Western Conference, easily eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a score of 4 to 1.

Although the Nuggets defeated the Clippers and advanced to the second round, there is still a big gap between the Nuggets led by Britney and the Lakers, Spurs, and Timberwolves, the three super teams in the Western Conference.

Not only the individual abilities of the stars, but also the overall strength of the team is very different.

Therefore, there is really nothing to say about the matchup between the Lakers and Nuggets.

In the Western Conference semifinals, the most noteworthy matchup is the matchup between the Timberwolves and the Spurs.

Especially in the G5 game after the two teams tied 2-2, the Spurs have been somewhat suppressed in the first four games of this series.

However, the Spurs relied on their own stars Ron Howard, Duncan, Ginobili and others to have stronger finishing abilities and more efficient scoring abilities, and they barely managed a tie with the Timberwolves.

Therefore, in the fifth game, Tianwangshan, the Spurs' home court, is particularly important.

Everything in the game was in line with the Spurs' plan. In the last 44 seconds of the game, the Spurs led by 8 points, 96 to 88.

To be honest, with this score, this game of the Timberwolves can be said to be settled here. This will be another game where the Timberwolves have an advantage but cannot win. They have an advantage on the court, but they can't make a shot and lose.

However, no one could have imagined that the final game would suddenly turn into a ferocious beast.

Especially with 35 seconds left in the game, McGrady hit the three-pointer, which almost subconsciously shocked Popovich on the sidelines.

In 35 seconds, he hit a three-pointer. Chen Xiao, a beast, scored 35 seconds and 13 points!

I have to say that Bobo's premonition was quite accurate.

Because he really witnessed Tracy McGrady's version of 35 seconds and 13 minutes live!

In the last 35 seconds, McGrady's four three-pointers, Pierce's two steals, and Garnett's one block allowed the Timberwolves to win a game that was originally a must-lose game.

The Timberwolves, who won Tianwangshan, finally defeated the Spurs with a score of 4 to 2.

At the end of this series, reporters were still asking frantically about McGrady's magical 35 seconds and 13 minutes, especially his former Magic teammate Duncan.

Duncan's answer was: "I won't be as surprised as you, because we have seen it before with the Magic. In the game, when he faced Chen, he scored 13 points in 35 seconds. He was the same as Chen. Always a player who can do wonders and finally, congratulations to TMC, they deserved to win this series."

Duncan is right. The Timberwolves' victory seems to be based on a miracle.

In fact, if the Timberwolves had not had a huge lineup advantage over the Spurs, it would not have been possible for Maizi to create a magical stage to show off his magic with 2 steals and 1 block in the last 35 seconds of G5.

At this point, the Eastern and Western conference semifinals are all over, the Heat VS Bobcats, the Lakers VS Timberwolves, Wade VS Chen Xiao, and Ke LaoDa VS Wheat.

The east side and the west side, they can be so similar.

You are playing with green plums, and I am riding a bamboo horse.

One side represents the young man who does not respect martial ethics and takes away the scepter forcefully.

One side represents the seniors who should have had the scepter but were robbed.

The war is about to break out!