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Just as the head coach of the Warriors was depressed and troubled, the fire of the playoffs was still burning.

It is also the fourth game of the conference finals. Compared with the one-sidedness of the Trail Blazers and the Warriors in the west, the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls in the east is like a brutal and tragic meat grinder battle.

At the end of the game, the score of the two teams did not exceed 90 points, and the degree of anxiety in their confrontation can be imagined.

In the end, with the lore at the buzzer in the left bottom corner before the end, the energy of the Cavaliers in visiting Chicago, the world's fierce battle narrowly defeated the Bulls 86:84.

In this way, the total score of the two teams is tied at 2:2.

It is worth mentioning that James's possession of the ball can be regarded as a complete response to Rose's three-pointer lore in the third game of the series!

On the Cavaliers side, James scored a team-high 25 points on 10 of 30 shots and tried a quasi-triple-double with rebounds and 8 assists. Although his efficiency was average tonight, this did not prevent him from becoming the final winner.

The truth is simple, the Cavaliers won!

In addition, Cousins ​​had 19 points and 15 rebounds, JR contributed 13 points, Irving and TT each had 12 points.

With the Bulls over there, Ross played well and scored a high of 31 points for the two teams. Unfortunately, the Bulls fell short and were dragged into Tianwang Mountain by the Cavaliers.

It is worth mentioning that Butler, who was in charge of defending James in this round of the series, has completely made a name for himself.

20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the first game;

18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block in the second game;

Game 3: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block;

19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the fourth game!

Up to now, Butler, who has reached the division finals for the first time as the main force of the team, can contribute astonishing data close to 20+5+5 per game!

The most outrageous thing is that he averaged more than 45 minutes of playing time per game, ranking first in the league!

Through the direct confrontation with James in four games, Butler can be regarded as completely settled in the nickname of "hard-blooded tough guy"!

The word tough has also become the biggest label of his career!

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G4 completed the lore win over the Bulls, James said bluntly in the post-match interview:

"I love playing against Jimmy, he's one of the most competitive players in the game! And he's another contender in the East besides Paul Pierce that has caused me a lot of trouble in recent years! You promise, everyone underestimates him!

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He became famous all over the world, and he was talking about Jiba under this series of series!

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Back in Portland, on the day of rest, Wang Zelin practiced at home, watched the Bulls and Cavaliers games, and went to Jokic's house next door to play a two-hour video game together in the evening.

The next day, Wang Zelin not only called Lillard and Aldridge, but also called all the teammates who were free, and everyone fished for a whole day.

This strange behavior of the Blazers team was quickly spread by the media on the Internet, causing a lot of discussion.

Finally, it reached the ears of the Warriors players.

"Cut, make a fool of yourself!"

Green said disdainfully.

"I can't say that. The day before the G4 war, it was rumored that Wang Zelin, Lillard and Aldridge went fishing together. This time the Trail Blazers went to more people. Could it be that fishing can really help them compete? Can't the status improve?"

Klai Thompson was a little confused, and subconsciously looked at veterans Yin Godala and David Lee.

"Okay, whether it's a trick or a simple pastime, the most important thing for us now is to take care of ourselves, maintain a good state of the game, and strive to win the Tianwang Mountain in the next game!"

At this time, it was Curry who saw it most thoroughly. There was no suspicion of Green and others in his heart, only the desire to win.

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"I believe that we can defend the title. This is what we want to accomplish the most after working hard for a year. Now that we are back at home, we will not give our opponents another chance!"

On the 29th match day, Wang Zelin accepted an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated after training in the morning, and finally said something full of confidence.

The 23-point victory over the Warriors in the last game has brought great confidence to the Blazers team. He and his teammates firmly believe that as long as everyone plays normally tonight and no one falls off the chain, the probability of Ningxia King City is great!

However, as one of the two major villains in the East and West, which is also called the Cavaliers, Wang Zelin found that there were many teams temporarily deformed Yongmi at this time, and the media were not so friendly to their Trail Blazers!

"Cut, it's just some old antiquity! Even now, I still miss his so-called youth. Since this is the case, then I will let you know what the real villain is!"

Wang Zelin expressed his disdain for a large number of bulls, ghosts and snakes that suddenly appeared.

Whenever young stars continue to challenge the honor and achievements of their predecessors, there will always be so-called old fans jumping out and accusing young people of disrespecting the older generation.

Along the way, since the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers and Spurs successively, and even after they advanced in the last round, many people have come out to express that they are not optimistic about the Trail Blazers defending their title.

For example, the current Kumi and Yongmi!

To be honest, at this stage, Curry, who has no MVP and no championships, has gained a large number of fans with his elegant style of play and his incomparably close looks, but ask yourself, are you really fans of Curry and Curry? How can there be so many warriors?

He even dared to say that among the Kumi and Yongmi who expressed their disapproval of the Blazers winning the championship on the Internet recently, it is estimated that there are not even half of the fans who truly support the Warriors winning the championship.

The other half of the rest are likely to be deformed by some loyal fans who used to be surrounded by veteran stars.

In other words, it is the so-called "ten years old fans, uninvited".

When similar remarks came up again and again, over time, Wang Zelin didn't care about these remarks at all. Others are reminiscing about the past, but he doesn't want to!

What he wants is to seize the moment and create a new future that belongs to himself and the Blazers!

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On the 29th, the Warriors refused all media interviews and adopted a fully closed training. Even Green, who has always been a big mouth, was strictly prohibited from appearing on the camera by Kerr, and he made every effort to prepare for the fifth game.

It wasn't until an hour into the game that the Warriors did a brief 15-minute pregame press conference.

Compared with the tense atmosphere of the Warriors team, the Blazers are much more relaxed. They will play at home tonight after tying the series score. For the Blazers who have played two consecutive away games, it is tantamount to a long drought. honeydew!

Tonight's game, the Warriors are destined to be bad.

In recent seasons, under the leadership of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers have continuously refreshed their team history, and at the same time, the Rose Garden Arena, which has received a lot of victories, is like another devil home in the eyes of the other 29 teams!

Therefore, in the fifth match between the two sides, the two teams have completely different mentalities.

The Warriors' lineup has not changed, but the tactics have changed again and again.

Kerr, who once studied under Simavic, is much higher than most coaches in the league in terms of tactical training.

But facing a terrifying and dominant center like Wang Zelin, the only thing he can count on is that his players can play 100% or even 200% of their strength on the court.

At the same time, the Warriors players know what the result of this game means?

Once lost, it means that the Blazers get series point, so they can only win but not lose!

There was a sharp flash in Curry's eyes, and Thomson was expressionless, but it could be seen that the Splash Brothers attached great importance to this game, and even the noisy Green kept his mouth shut and waited for the game to start.

After the Warriors trio came out, they were terribly quiet in the face of wild boos from the Rose Garden home fans.

Later, Wang Zelin and others came out, and the surrounding Blazers fans shouted wildly for the home team. They also knew what this game meant for their team.

After the start of the game, both sides were very aggressive and played very hard!

The Warriors, in particular, put pressure on the defensive end as soon as they came up. Lillard’s offense was a great threat in the last game. Take a look at the Trail Blazers’ highest score of 29 points. This time the Warriors focused on man-marking.

As for other players, they can score points for Wang Zelin by relying on the overall defensive limit, but don't expect too many opportunities for others.

That's right, with Kerr's argument, the Warriors still adopted the Jordan Law defensive strategy for the Blazers' arrows tonight, but with a few small changes.

That is, in the first three quarters, you can let Wang Zelin get points through 1-on-1 single defense, and stick to other players; in the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin is frantically double-teamed, forcing him to pass the ball to other teammates to score!

Although the Warriors' defensive strategy has changed a little tonight, the essence remains the same. They still believe that Wang Zelin alone can't kill the game, and they are also betting on the last quarter, and the other players of the Blazers will feel freezing.

In fact, there is no way out.

Because Wang Zelin can't hold his scoring momentum just by relying on single defense, but if he is double-teamed as soon as he comes up, it is very likely that other players of the Blazers will quickly open the attack, and then the plot development will be the same as the fourth game. .

So strictly speaking, this is a classic multiple-choice question of "there are two bottles of poison in front of you, but you have to choose one".

But Cole still doesn't believe in evil and continues to stick to his own opinions.

"Hmph~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If you have the ability, you can also score 63 points on the spot like Michael! Besides, Mike didn't..."

Looking at Wang Zelin who scored 6 consecutive points in the opening game, Kerr's face did not see any change in expression, but he firmly believed that one person could not win the playoffs alone.

In his basketball philosophy, if you want to go far in the playoffs, you have to look at teamwork!

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The first official suspension time of the first quarter.

At 22:20, the Blazers were only two points ahead of the Warriors.

Facts have proved that as long as the Warriors don't play like headless flies like the last game, the strength gap between them and the Trail Blazers is always minimal, and it is often difficult to distinguish the winner without fighting until the last moment!

Back to the bench.

Although he has scored 9 points in a single quarter and is about to break doubles, Wang Zelin still has a line of characters on his face——

Labor is very upset now!

Yes, it's just plain unhappy!

Through the contest for more than half of the first half, he quickly realized that the Warriors' defensive strategy for him tonight has not changed from the previous two games.

Doesn't this mean that the Warriors firmly believe that he can't win the Warriors alone.

As the new scoring champion, the Warriors' defensive arrangement of letting Bog on one-on-one defense is, to a certain extent, contempt for his scoring ability.

For Wang Zelin himself, this is also a great humiliation.

"Damien, just give me the ball next, and I guarantee you will win the assists tonight!"

fuck! I really don't believe the labor and management, I can't smash you.

"Huh? Oh, ok, no problem."

Lillardmond, who was suddenly roared, circled for a second to let him react. Combined with the monstrous anger on Wang Zelin's face, he quickly nodded in response.