Chapter 406 Will the game be harmonious by looking at it this way?
"They are too young, and we are the defending champions, so we have the result today." Wu Huang's words made the 76ers player feel very upset, but with his current status, he doesn't need to take too much into account the other party's feelings. Saying this is already giving face.
Of course, Wu Huang would not really care about Whiteside, who was unable to score points in the fourth quarter. After the game, he was generous, "He wants to be better, and he wants to be better, whether in the game or in the training room. Young people like him who can keep working hard like this will become greater one day. We all witnessed all this. I urge him to continue to work hard and be the best self every day."
Whiteside stole a lot of the limelight from his two bosses, Gasol and David Si in the final quarter today. Although the two had already established the victory for the Knicks in the first three quarters, this idiot scored a total of 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in the end of the third quarter and 14 minutes in the fourth quarter. This performance is no worse than that of the Pacers' Hibert. Although his data were obtained in garbage time and the value is relatively low, it is still surprising that a basic salary player can perform like this.
"Hasan was our accidental discovery. He showed amazing defensive talent and his rebounding efficiency was amazing." D'Antoni had a very good impression of Whiteside. After all, he didn't want to sign this guy at the beginning. If it weren't for giving Wu's face, this idiot would have no idea where to go and wait for death. Now he performed well. D'Antoni felt a bit slapped in the face, so he poured cold water on his face after praising him. "But he also has many shortcomings. I hope he can play smarter and reduce unnecessary fouls and jumps. Although we saw his three blocks, we also saw him losing his position after jumping recklessly, which made his teammates embarrassed, so he still needs to continue to improve himself in many aspects."
No matter what Whiteside thinks, the Knicks coach gave a very high evaluation after the game, and hopes that he can perform better. At this time, I believe that Space Yi is in a depressed mood, because the better Whiteside performs, the fewer opportunities he has. With Monroe, who has stable performance, the Knicks really have no place for him.
The 76ers coach said helplessly after the game: "This is the game against the defending champion. We have tried our best, but we are not ready to defeat the defending champion. I hope they can recognize their shortcomings from these four games and turn this loss into a nutritional supplement to improve themselves, otherwise we will only have a painful defeat."
The Knicks swept the 76ers in the first round, and the whole team, including the fans, was of course very happy!
However, compared with last season, everyone has less crazy this year. Knicks fans who always win are fully prepared for this phased small victory. Their g-point needs a bigger victory to be stimulated. Besides, the Knicks are not the first team to sweep and advance. The Spurs have already killed the Utah Jazz one day before and entered the second round with a sweep. Today, another team to sweep the opponent to advance - the Oklahoma City Thunder!
The Los Angeles Lakers continued to fight against the Thunder at home. The Lakers, who were lagging behind 0:3, obviously did not want to accept the fate of being swept at their home court. The battle between Kobe and Rising Star James Harden today is the focus of people's attention. The bearded guard of the Thunder Third Young Master showed surprising attack power in four games series, and was even enough to let the boss treat it with all his strength. This itself is enough to show his strength.
Today, the two of them competed throughout the game, but the fourth quarter was undoubtedly the most exciting period.
As soon as the last quarter was about to hit 3 points on the right, Harden took advantage of the opportunity to break through Sessions and scored 2+1. After that, Kobe beat Harden alone to hit a picture-like landing in the run, Harden defeated the boss on the offensive end, and after assisting Durant to hit 3 points, he helped the Thunder narrow the gap to 3 points. Previously, the Lakers maintained a five-digit lead.
After the two sides were temporarily suspended, Harden broke through Kobe again and then dunked. In less than 3 minutes, Harden led the Thunder alone to an 8-0 wave. After that, he assisted Durant to hit a 3-pointer and overtaken the score.
Kobe only had 2 minutes off in the first three quarters, and with averaging 44 minutes of playing in the first three games, his physical strength could no longer maintain his performance on the defensive end. If he expected Kobe at this age to still be able to catch both offense and defense, he would be exhausted. The voice of "Damn Damn Damn, you uncle" resounded throughout the game.
The Lakers fans were naturally very uncomfortable at this moment. Kobe was fighting alone like the god of war Lu Bu. The Thunder team's tactics were also very desirable. He actually tried every means to create a misplaced singles opportunity for the third young master in the fourth quarter, and the goal was Kobe, who would not dare to choose before.
Chinese fans exclaimed: This is to let the Third Young Master of Thunder to prove his truth!
If Emperor Wu faced such a big bad, he would definitely not fight the opponent head-on. He could lose at this time, but he would never take the opportunity to take him to the position. At this time, he would not be stingy with his killer moves. If you dare to come, I would dare to ruin you!
But Kobe will not give in. This is the result of the decision of his style and personality. The official saying is that he would rather die than surrender. The eldest son would rather break the jade than be completely broken. But this is also destined to die miserably, and the jade would be broken...
Lakers fans can no longer bear it in the final quarter. Not only Harden, but Westbrook and Durant also used breakthroughs to create damage, and they also played the boss's direction whenever they had the opportunity. Finally, when Harden scored 4 points in a row and created a career playoff score high, Durant also used a dunk to help the Thunder lead by 10 points.
In the first 40 seconds of the final game, Kobe returned to his return. His two consecutive 1v3 three-pointers scared the third young master so much that he jumped. Then the boss broke through Harden and made one of two free throws, which also made the Thunder still have the possibility of losing in the last 12 seconds.
But the boss was so tired. When Harden used his own squeeze through Kobe to score a basket, the game was actually announced. During the period when the third young master broke out collectively, Howard, who finally endured a back injury to watch the game, made the boss's body fall and unable to close his eyes even more - how could he be swept again! How could this happen!?
Kobe died with his eyes open. He was brave in all four games in the four-game series. If Harden is in terms of stability and endurance, it is obviously impossible to compare with him. However, this bearded man played the strongest game of his career in the fourth game and played the role of a killer in the last quarter. Not only did he scored the team's highest 32 points on 11 of 16 shots, but he also set a new high in his personal playoff score.
But no matter how Kobe never closes his eyes, the rise of the third young master of the Thunder once again proves that the NBA has arrived in a new era. Even if this Thunder team faces the Lakers who have Howard, the result is likely to be the same. At most, the process is difficult, because the Thunder team also has a top-notch blue-collar Ibaka who ranks third in blocking and the best defensive player, and Perkins, who is quite restrained in Howard, have surpassed the Lakers in overall combat power.
Many neutral fans sighed that this Thunder team has grown to such an astonishing level without realizing it?!
After the game, Thunder head coach Brooks praised Harden, "He played very well in the fourth quarter. His performance was phenomenal, and his pick-and-roll was awesome. For us, it was very interesting to watch him play pick-and-roll. However, we have other good players. We transfer the ball, run the ball, we continue to fight, and we can make the right decisions to recover the score. Harden was able to continue to attack the basket and make the right decisions today. This was a great victory, but the victory still belongs to all the Thunders."
Wu Huang is also paying attention to this Thunder. He thinks that this team is not worse than the Spurs at all. Their youth and motivation are exactly the style that the Spurs are more afraid of now. Therefore, he believes that if the Thunder meets the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, it may be a situation of four or six, and the Thunder with a greater chance of winning will be younger, but the experience is not bad.
He also said in an interview the next day: "The Thunder team has become more mature this season. They have experienced another year of training and accumulated a lot of failure experience. They also have some of the most talented players in the league. In terms of maturity against the Lakers and their reading ability, the Thunder team has improved a lot compared to last year, which makes them a more deterrent team." Well, Wu Huang's four words "failure experience" may even fools see the deep sarcasm in it, because the Thunder has only defeated them once so far, but he and the Knicks have beaten the Thunder five times. Even if they really compete with the Thunder in the finals, he and his Knicks have psychological advantages.
After the Knicks, Spurs and Thunder advanced first, they chose to lick the kneel and kneel the three winning teams. Only Yahoo Sports chose to go against the will of the sky after sweeping the 76ers 4-0 in the first round of the Knicks. They reported this: in the four games of the first round series, Hugo's offensive statistics were basically impeccable, averaging 31.8 points, 6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3.3 steals per game, shooting percentage reached 53.3%, and three-point shooting percentage was 42.5%. However, as the Knicks' brain and commander, the Holy Master's assists seemed too few. What is more intriguing is that in the fourth game with the least shots, the Knicks won the most easily.
Of course, Emperor Wu saw this report, but he didn't care and was even more lazy to swear. Because with his current status in the world, he didn't need to talk to anyone before losing. Unless he wanted to influence the enemy players, he would take the initiative to make a contribution, but at other times, he had already said less and less.
This is easy to understand. Now that his status is high, he always has to take into account his identity. There are not many billionaires or high-level government officials who easily quarrel with others. In his opinion, the "media" is just a tool for utilization. He picks up when he uses it, and ignores it at all when he doesn't use it.
After the Knicks advanced, Wu Huang returned to New York and watched three games in a row for the Rockets vs. Grizzlies, Heat vs. Celtics, and Hawks vs. Pacers in one night.
This made the little singer who was wearing only a thin underwear very dissatisfied, especially Wu Huang Lao added the word "small" in front of her profession, which made Taylor Swift very unhappy. She hated others adding the word "small" in front of her part and status.
Emperor Wu ignored Taylor Swift, who was always touching his hands and even played his clone, and he was very focused on watching the game.
The Rockets' game was first played. The Argentine stood up in this game. Scola finally played his footsteps and technical advantages in the inside. After Yao Ming attracted enough defense, he scored a team-high 25 points and 7 rebounds today. Although Yao Ming only contributed 14 points, he attracted enough defense for his teammates. At the same time, his performance of 12 rebounds and 3 blocks also proves his contribution to defense.
In addition to Scola's stand-up today, Kyle Lowry also played his own draw in the second game. His three-pointer with 5 of 9 shots in the game is crucial to the Rockets' victory. In addition, in the final stage of the final, Parsons' key frontcourt rebound + tip-in completely killed the Grizzlies. This tall No. 3 rookie contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the game. Although the data is sloppy, 6 of his 10 points were obtained in the last quarter, which is very critical.
Yao Ming won the game, Wu Huang was in a good mood, and then he watched the second game between the Heat vs. Celtics. Since this game started before the Rockets' game ended, Wu Huang converted the channel and the game had reached the second half, and the two sides had already played hard! Wu Huang noticed that Bosh's forehead was not known to be shining, and Rondo was also hit by James and left the field for treatment. The two teams were already fighting red.
Taylor Swift had taken off his underwear at this time and showed two points in front of Emperor Wu. Unfortunately, the two artificial points could not make Emperor Wu give up watching the game. This artificial D-class product that cannot be used hard is not only good at looking at the eye, but also has no practical purpose. It is not as practical as the real B-class product of shredded carrots.
The Heat and the Celtics match can be regarded as the most fierce battle today. After seeing these guys confrontation and falling to the ground, Wu Huang couldn't help but curse at home. How much he hoped that James, Wade, and Rondo would not get up if they fell down. That was really satisfying.
In the end, the Heat's endurance is stronger. Although Wade's performance is still sluggish today, with only 4 of 15 shots in the game, and JR Smith also once again invisible in the strong dialogue in the playoffs, but James and Bosh both played in the style of a giant.
James relied on 15 free throws today to score a game-high 38 points, with 9 rebounds and 9 assists, which is a quasi-triple double-double data that people have to applaud. Bosh's shooting at mid-range and his strong play in the penalty area also showed a strong style, and he did see the red in the game, but facing the brutal Wolf King, Bosh was still not afraid. He scored 28 points and 13 rebounds in the whole game, which set his name for his giant.
With the performance of the two giants, the Heat defeated the Celtics who had been entangled with them all at the end of the fourth quarter, and won the key victory in the battle of Tianwang Mountain at home, turning the total score into 3:2.
On the other hand, the game between the Eagles and the Pacers was also in the second quarter. After Wu Huang turned the stage again, he lowered his head and found that the little singer had already revealed three o'clock and his tongue was not honest. This made his will no longer be so strong, especially the latter's actions gave him the urge to turn off the TV and go back to the room to start a war.
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"Boss, did you watch the game between the Pacers and the Eagles yesterday?" The next day, when the Knicks players were discussing several games last night before training, Gallinari suddenly asked Wu Huang.
"Oh, of course I saw it. Teague's performance was very good. Paul George played too badly." Wu Huang said that the Eagles point guard Jeff Teague, who scored 18 points in the first half. This guy showed his power in the second quarter, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, helping the Eagles lead by 19 points in the first half.
Wu Huang said lightly that Garlinari and the nearby Knicks players were both stunned. Teague's performance in the first half was indeed amazing, but he only gave 1 of 7 shots in the crucial second half. After experiencing the downturn in the first half, Paul George of the Pacers suddenly showed his might in the second half, making three consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and together with Granger, he led the Pacers back to a disadvantage of up to 22 points in the second half. It can be said that the Indiana people staged a classic comeback last night.
Gallinari wanted to ask at this time: "Boss, are you sure you are watching the same game as us?" But when he said that, he didn't dare to ask, and he was quite angry and dared not speak.
After a while, Emperor Wu saw the report of last night's game in the training hall, and his face immediately turned red.
In fact, after watching the first half of the Eagles and the Pacers last night, he finally couldn't stand the little singer's teasing at him, and abandoned the TV and went to the custom-made 3-meter bed in the room. He finally killed the little bitch and begged for mercy. After begging for too much energy, he got up a little late the next morning and drove to the training hall without watching the news. He had no idea that the Pacers had made a big comeback.
"Guys, our opponent will be Indians if nothing unexpected happens." D'Antoni came to the training hall later and expressed his opinion.
The teams that won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain last night had high hopes of advancing. The Knicks' opponents in the divisional semi-finals had a high chance of being the Pacers, so now they need to start studying this opponent. The Knicks must prepare for the Pacers in advance, which can give them a greater advantage in the divisional semi-finals.
Wu Huang supports the team to make targeted preparations in advance. Although the Pacers have not yet truly advanced, they have no advantage in time when the opponent advances and starts preparing for the game. The interval between the first and second rounds of the playoffs this year is very small, and they must make advance predictions to make use of their advantages of sweeping and advancing.
On May 6, NBA's first round playoff matchup situation:
Western Conference Division - Spurs (4) vs (0) Nuggets; Thunder (4) vs (0) Lakers; Grizzlies (3) vs (2) Rockets; Clippers (3) vs (2) Mavericks.
Eastern Division - Knicks (4) vs (0) 76ers; Bulls (3) vs (2) Magic; Heat (3) vs (2) Celtics; Pacers (3) vs (2) Hawks.
Wu Huang didn't pay much attention to the game between the Bulls and Magic, because after the Magic lost Bynum, Xiao Si also retreated in the fourth game. The inside line of this team has been wiped out. Even if the Bulls don't have Ross, it would be too easy to defeat such a magic.
The Knicks completed their first round series as early as May 4. According to the current situation of the match, they are likely to rest until May 9. What is most powerful for them now is that the first round of the playoffs was affected by the shrinking season. After the Battle of Tianwang Mountain on the 6th, these teams that have not yet decided to play two consecutive games on the 8th and 9th. This is definitely the situation they don’t want to see before, but it is the situation that the teams they have advanced to see most.
"I hope they hurt a few main players in the past two days." This was said by Garinari. Emperor Wu was just thinking about it in his heart. At most, he would talk to the girls at home. Otherwise, if someone exposed him, he would say such words openly. I don't know how many Virgins would form a group to criticize him. The more famous people are, the more cautious they should be. Emperor Wu can't say a lot of things anymore.
"Hey, brother, relax, you have time to play in the next round." Gasol said with dissatisfaction after being dropped by Whiteside in the Knicks' team training match. This bastard almost hurt himself last time.
"I'm sorry, sorry! I'll pay attention." Less than a minute after Whiteside said this, Monroe, who was on the side of Gasol in the training match, was threatened by him again. The latter stared at the deceased with a black line on his face, but he couldn't speak like Gasol, because being cheated is not a glorious thing, and he was not qualified to say Gasol's words.
"Greg, have your footsteps been eaten?" The Knicks' technical coach mocked him on the sidelines, "If your fake moves are intended to be left for the game and then I guarantee you won't get this opportunity." The coach who specializes in inside player skills is obviously dissatisfied with Monroe's failure to shake off with his footsteps and fake moves, and actually can easily trick Whiteside. He deals with such a brainless guy who is tall and long and can jump, if he cannot use his footsteps to create a suitable shooting opportunity to force his shot, it will be difficult to hit even if he is not covered.
"Bang!" Wu Huang's subsequent long-distance wave shot three-pointer hit the box, but the shooting coach on the sidelines immediately shouted, "nice try", but in his heart he cursed, "This ball is really mentally retarded", but his performance perfectly interprets what the real "dare to be angry but not speak".
On May 8, all the teams in the league that had not yet advanced started fighting one night. Wu Huang was holding Little Kroo and watching the game at home. He felt like he was holding a cute plush toy that could eat snacks, and his guilt and satisfaction were all in his heart.
The Grizzlies performed extremely poorly on the away game today. Mayo fell into a trough after the previous game. Fortunately, the performance of Guy and Randolph kept the Grizzlies close to the score and were not taken away by the Rockets, which are fully blooming today, with a charge.
But it can also be seen that the Grizzlies with outstanding paper strength appearing on the paper failed to truly develop their talents. However, this situation is very common in NBA. Often, the more stars the team, the easier it is to lose. The main reason is that internal factional struggles and intrigues between stars can affect combat effectiveness more than paper strength.
Mayo is unwilling to play the sixth man, and Guy is unable to convince the public. All of these Grizzlies' potential cannot be fully utilized. These two outside players rarely play together this season. This is the problem that the Grizzlies must solve at present. Even if they don't hesitate to send one away, it is better than what is incompatible now.
The Rockets are just a counterexample. They now have only Yao Ming, and the rest are small characters. But it is precisely this combination that allows everyone to play and want to play their best side. For example, Dragic played Nash like a performance today. His competition with Lowry is an active competition under the control of Mike Haier. Similarly, Parsons and Bardinger, Martin and Lee are the same. The Rockets can always stand out in roles in every game. If there are more people who perform well, the Rockets' winning rate will be greatly improved.
Wu Huang saw Parsons, Dragic and Martin both played their best today. With Yao Ming and Scola's stable performance, he knew that the Grizzlies were in danger, because in this case, Yao Ming would consume very little physical strength, and he would have enough physical strength to play the final battle in the final stage, which would be terrible. However, he still believed that the Rockets played smoothly today because the Grizzlies were not dominant enough. Not to mention that they were against the Knicks, the Thunder and the Clippers were enough to suppress role players such as the Rockets. Under the suppression of real talent or strength, these role players of the Rockets will have no possibility of explosion at all. Wu Huang always believed that the upper limit of this Rockets was not high enough, because the upper limit required talent to be the foundation, and what the Rockets lacked was talent.
In the game between the Clippers and the Mavericks, Wu Huang just turned the table and took a look at the result, but the Mavericks were very resilient and moved the total score to 3:3. Tyson Chandler, the newly released best defensive player, perfectly demonstrated his value. Jordan Jr. is too tender in front of him. With the solid barrier supported by the boxing champion in the inside, Nowitzki can play his threat on the offensive end without any worries.
Some Chinese fans also hope that the Mavericks will advance. Jeremy Lin's injury recovery is good. He joined the team training a few days ago. If the Mavericks can eliminate the Clippers, Jeremy Lin will have a chance to come back in the second round.
The Heat and the Pacers are the teams that Wu Huang is most concerned about. The former fought with the Celtics again for 48 minutes away, but the winner was not decided during regular time. Both sides played another overtime. In the end, Garnett's knee was overwhelmed in overtime. The Heat defeated the Celtics who lacked the Wolf King with their youth in overtime, and completely ended the era of Boston's Big Three on the road.
Everyone knows that after the Celtics failed in the final playoffs, they will definitely start rebuilding next year. The Celtics' Big Three will never be able to bring them a championship again, and even Rondo may become the target of the Celtics' deal.
The Pacers won a big away victory. Without Horford's Hawks, there was no way to limit Hibert. Today, the black Yao Ming scored a career-high 26 points in the inside, helping the Pacers lead their opponents all the way to the finish line.
Chapter completed!