The opening three-pointer in basketball

On the day of the fourth game of the second round of the Timberwolves, there was another game between the Bulls and the Hawks.

The next day is the game between the Heat and the Pacers, and the Spurs and the Thunder.

The Timberwolves swept the Grizzlies 4-0, earning a lot of attention.

Faced with such a public opinion situation, the Bulls naturally wanted to imitate the Timberwolves, but Rose was injured and his strength did not allow it.

Without Rose, the most direct impact of the Bulls is that no one will push the fast break.

No matter what team it is, as long as it is a strong team, it can be fast or slow.

There are changes in rhythm, so that the opponent's defensive formation can be changed.

It doesn't matter whether you are blindly fast or blindly slow. This way, as long as the defender adapts, it will be easier to defend.

So just like the Spurs, they have Duncan in the position and Ginobili and Parker in the fast break.

For example, the Thunder have Westbrook and Durant in fast breaks, and Durant and Harden in positional battles.

The same goes for the Heat, they can both be fast or slow, so they can achieve good results.

Without Rose, the Bulls have no one who can push the fast break. This makes every Bulls ball a positional battle attack, and it is very difficult for the team to score.

But the Eagle became more and more courageous as he fought.

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Bulls, winning by 20 points, 106:86.

This game made the Eagles players excited. Eagles head coach Larry Drew told reporters: "We will go all out and show a completely different state. Believe us, we can also rush into the conference finals like the Timberwolves.

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The Eagles have also risen this season, rushing up from the bottom half of the team. It must be said that they are very lucky.

Because their opponent, the Celtics, injured Garnett in the first round of the playoffs, and now they injured Rose in the second round.

Almost all opponents injured are ace players.

This gave the Eagles an easy chance of advancing.

Opposite the Hawks are the disappointed Bulls. If not for injuries, they would have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

It can only be said that the Bull has a bad fate and has had bad luck since the new century.

For a general like Rose, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his knee, it would be great if he did not retire.

Returning to the court and having 50% of the previous speed is a blessing.

Rose signed a max-salary contract with the Bulls, and both parties have three years left.

Under such circumstances, which means that for at least three years, the Bulls will not be competitive.

After all, if your top-paid player is injured, what else can you do?

After the game between the Bulls and the Hawks, the happiest person was naturally the Heat.

Because judging from the current situation of the Bulls and Hawks, no matter who wins the two teams, they will not be able to threaten the Heat.

The Eastern Conference finals might end with a sweep by the Heat.

With this mentality, the Heat played very well in the fourth game, and the players performed extremely well overall.

The Pacers still have an old problem, that is, the defense is good, but the offense is constipated.

Only one George can be given important responsibilities, and anyone else getting points is like losing his life.

Under such circumstances, the Heat easily took the lead over the Pacers and then took the initiative.

They played very easily and took the initiative in the game easily.

Since then, the Pacers have been playing the role of pursuer, but the more they pursue, the greater the difference between the two teams.

In the end, even George lost confidence. He was even a little unbalanced and threw the basketball at Wade in frustration, which almost caused a conflict.

It can be said that losing is embarrassing.

After this game, the Heat scored 3:1 against the Pacers, and they had already got the match point.

James was very happy after the game. When interviewed by reporters, he smiled and said: "I watched the news and the Timberwolves have advanced twice in a row. They are really good."

"I hope that by the conference finals, we can be ahead of the Timberwolves."

James' words are somewhat ambiguous. It seems that the Timberwolves and Heat are entering the finals.

Wade didn't want to face Bai Yi. He quickly corrected, "It's not necessarily the Timberwolves. I think the Thunder are more likely."

This season, the Heat, Timberwolves, and Thunder all have one win and one loss, each defending their home court.

But in general, Wade feels that although the three Thunder brothers are extremely talented, their playing rhythm is average and they are not very rational, so they are easier to deal with.

As for the Timberwolves, they really don't want to defend Bai Yi anymore. It's too tiring and frustrating.

The two of them still can't hold on.

He didn't want to face Bai Yi at all.

The Heat game ended, and soon the fifth game between the Thunder and the Spurs began.

The Thunder were 3-1 in the previous four games. This time they challenged the Spurs on the road and won the Spurs, thus advancing directly.

The Timberwolves are already waiting in the Western Conference finals. If they consume too much with the Spurs, it will inevitably affect their status in the Western Conference finals.

Therefore, everyone in the Thunder was thinking about eliminating the Spurs in this game to avoid exhausting themselves, but the Timberwolves waited for work and finally got the advantage of the Timberwolves.

However, nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory. Even if the Thunder have ideas, they are not strong enough and there is nothing they can do.

The Spurs have clearly reached the point where they are fighting against the odds.

Duncan, Ginobili, Parker and others were very serious before the game. They had stored up their emotions and were ready to release them at any time.

This is reflected on the court, with the Spurs players becoming more active and focused.

The Thunder, on the other hand, were more impatient and made many mistakes.

It is reflected on the court that the two teams have similar shooting percentages, but the Thunder made more mistakes and the Spurs had more rebounds. The competition for half-goals was more fierce and they grabbed more ball rights.

In the end, in the third quarter, the Spurs made a flurry and played 18-5, suddenly opening the point difference to 15 points.

Even though the three Thunder players worked very hard, they never recovered, and in the end they unfortunately lost.

The big score between the two teams became Thunder 3:2 Spurs.

After the game, Durant was very disappointed. He accused his teammates of not being good enough and secretly said that Westbrook and Harden had wasted too many opportunities.

Durant's performance is indeed much more stable than his two younger brothers.

But in fact, his crazy singles also hurt the team.

Because the basketball is in Durant's hands, everyone doesn't even have to move, let alone catch the ball.

It's not that the players are lazy, it's that Durant doesn't want them to move.

Durant always believes that he can beat anyone one-on-one without his teammates creating opportunities.

There is basically nothing wrong with this idea. It is true that everyone he hits is out of position.

But if teammates don’t move, how can they warm up and develop their touch?

Therefore, Durant's words also caused dissatisfaction among some players, and the Thunder fell into a dangerous environment.

They can fall apart at any time.

Popovich naturally hopes that the Thunder will really fall apart. He also responded: "I like Durant, and I have always wanted to coach a team like his. I believe that our combination will easily win the championship.