The Basketball Court Swordsman

Patrick Patterson, with the exception of three-pointers, is a mediocre fourth player in all aspects.

The athletic ability is mediocre, and the defense is not bad. Although the height is 2 meters 06 like Siakam, it does not have the mobility of Siakam.

And his biggest shortcoming is that the protection of defensive rebounds is extremely bad.

Devin Casey hoped to rely on Patterson's three-point threat to contain Siakam, but when he put Patterson on the field, he found that things were completely inconsistent with his imagination.

Patterson's three-pointers were repeatedly interfered by Siakam's long arms and knocked out. On the defensive end, Siakam also repeatedly took offensive rebounds from Patterson's head.

It seems that the effect of Patterson and Siakam's counterpoint is not even as good as Rooney.

The double impact of Siakam and Antetokounmpo allowed the Raptors to watch the points difference continue to widen. What makes Devin Casey the most disappointing is that the number 43 who wreaked havoc on the rim on the court was still a Raptors player a few months ago...

It was him who personally delivered a threatening player to the opponent.

"The Toronto Raptors must regret it now. If they didn't choose to trade Siakam in the middle of the season, they might be the Pacers now." On the commentary stage, Kenny Smith also teased Casey's dilemma.

"At that time, who knew that Siakam could play like this? Before joining the Pacers, do you know who Pascal Siakam was? I can only say that Coach Henson's vision is as vicious as always. . And he is really good at nurturing young players."

While Barkley talked to Kenny Smith, the Raptors paused again. Halfway through the second quarter, when the point difference was widened to 15 points, Devin Casey could no longer bear it. He eventually replaced Ibaka, hoping that the Congolese forward can help the team turn the situation around.

It's just a pity that the Pacers' morale has already been played out. And Ibaka is not a superstar-level player, he is only playing now, it is a bit too late.

After the game, it completely entered a one-sided mode. Kyle Lowry was completely frozen by Paul, and the gap between him and the league's top point guard is clear at a glance. Although Ibaka is very hardworking, but helplessly, Antetokounmpo's impact is stronger than Ibaka's defense.

And for Devin Casey, his tactical changes and substitution strategies are always predicted by Henson.

From coaches to players, the Raptors are completely at a disadvantage.

After the half-time, Devin Casey, who was 18 points behind, accepted the fact-whoever bumps into the Pacers ahead of time is damned luck!

After the entire second half, the Raptors played lifelessly. They have completely given up resistance mentally and psychologically. Don't think that all teams have the same strength as the Bulls. Most people will choose to give up when facing an insurmountable gap.

In the second half of the game, Charles Barkley said bluntly, "This is the dullest series I have seen so far this season."

Henson agreed with his words, because the Chinese coach almost fell asleep on the bench...

In the end, the electronic buzzer at the end of the game saved the self-esteem of all the Raptors. This game that was trampled by others is finally over, and they can finally hide back into the player channel and lick their wounds.

Especially Kyle Lowry. After the game, the eSPN shot was the first to give the small guard who will become a free agent this summer.

Before the game started, Lowry said with ambition that he would take care of Paul. As a result, Lowry swallowed the whole game today without a point.

Although he sent 6 assists, he didn't score a point as a point guard. Such performance is undoubtedly very bad.

On the other hand, Paul used 25 points, 13 assists and 4 steals to tell Lowry what a real top point guard looks like.

Looking at his data and the frustrated Kyle Lowry, Paul finally responded to Lowry's remarks in front of the reporters.

"I welcome everyone's challenge, the result is the same anyway."

Paul's domineering response definitely made many defenders who were ready to dispel the idea of ​​taking Paul's knife.

The haze of the Eastern Conference semifinals is over!

In addition to Paul, Siakam's 14 points and 5 rebounds and Antetokounmpo's 30 points and 13 rebounds are also important reasons why the Pacers can kill the Raptors.

After the game, someone asked Devin Casey whether he regretted trading Siakam. Casey was speechless. But from his awkward expression, the whole world has already got the answer.

His last fig leaf was finally torn off. The morale of the Raptors from players to coaches has fallen to the bottom. Although the series has only played one game, it has already set the tone.

In the first round, Henson won the victory in just 10 minutes. In the second round, the Raptors' resistance was indeed stronger. But one game is enough to defeat them.

"Our goal is the championship, you ask me how to watch this game? Not very much. Because the same thing will be repeated three times."

Henson's answer was as arrogant as ever, but at this time, no one dared to refute him...

"Our goal is the championship."

LeBron James saw Henson's interview on the TV screen and couldn't help clenching his fists.

It was not until the start of the playoffs that James finally felt strongly the horror brought about by the man's return.

In the past, the only opponent James needed to worry about was the Golden State Warriors. Eastern champion? That's something that was caught in hand.

But this year, he will have to face the threat posed by the Pacers.

This guy once turned his Miami career into a joke, and James undoubtedly hopes to break this terrible nightmare by himself.

"Why? Has your heart flown to the Eastern Conference finals?" Love, who had just washed his hair, walked out of the bathroom while wiping his wet hair.

When the team played away, he and James lived in the same room. In the Cavaliers, the outside world always thinks that James and Irving have the best relationship. But in fact, Irving's attitude towards James has been a little cold recently.

There is no doubt that a young All-Star starting point guard does not want to be a small follower behind James forever. But in any case, Irving and James are still teammates. So in order to avoid further deterioration of the relationship, James and Love have recently shared a room.

"You know what Kevin, Henson Joe's team is really..." James remembered the scenes in those three years. "It's really, very scary. The Raptors are basically no longer good. We will Will meet the Pacers again in the Eastern Conference finals. I think this is our fate! Henson Joe and I are destined to have a victory."

"I know that there used to be a lot of connections between you and him. But now, things are completely different, LeBron. We are the Cleveland Cavaliers and we are the defending champions. Didn't we also win the Pacers during the regular season? So don’t worry too much. Let’s focus on the Celtics first."

"Celtic?" James looked at Love and smiled playfully.

The Celtics are not a hindrance at all. No one can break his destined battle with Henson at the top of the East!

Of course, James didn't say these words. Some things, buried in the heart, are better than speaking out.

24 hours later, one day after the Pacers defeated the Raptors. At TD North Shore Garden in Boston, James and his teammates personally created the "Boston Massacre."

After only halftime between the Cavaliers and the Celtics, the entire North Shore Garden was silent. Because at this time, the score has become 72 to 31, and the Cavaliers lead the Celtics by 41 points at halftime!

"It's not like a professional team game, but like a professional team bullying a high school team!" At the end of the half-time game, Kevin Harlan's evaluation is undoubtedly the best summary of the half-time game. .

The Celtics lost 41 points at halftime, setting a record for the largest halftime difference in NBA playoff history. Brad Stevens stared blankly at the court, his system was completely destroyed by James.

The second half of the game was completely garbage time. The Cavaliers began to replace the bench as early as the third quarter, and the Celtics simply replaced the full bench after the start of the fourth quarter.

In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers slaughtered the Celtics by 42 points. The early meeting of the two teams originally made fans look forward to it, but now, when people see what LeBron James is doing, this round of the series seems to have instantly lost suspense.

"We can do better, I know it may be crazy. But in this series, we can show better performance. After all, even if you win 200 points, it is just a game. So we will With better performance, win the remaining 3 games!"

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