Chapter 973
Lamar didn't even think about it: "Are you trying to ask me what I think? Very good! Aaron, I just want to say that you guys lost really ugly!"
The AI didn't get angry, but laughed: "I guess you'll say that." ”
"Then you have the name of seer. Aaron, don't tell me you can't do this right now. Don't forget that I lost to you in the playoffs the year before, and you don't want to give me a chance to get revenge. "Lamar has been stimulating AI, but it's definitely for AI's good. Lamar knows AI very well, and knows that although this guy says it well, he is actually very empty inside.
"Do you know what you looked like in my eyes when I watched the game just now? It's like an old man who is about to lose his teeth! If that's all you can do, you'd better find a place to hide, and don't tell anyone that you're my brother. ”
The AI had been patiently listening to Lamar finish the last word, and only then did a roar come from the other side of the phone: "You bastard said enough, don't you have to worry about it! Wash your neck and wait, I'm going to smash your Knicks into a pile of stinky shit in the next round!"
After saying that, the AI hung up the phone, and Lamar also threw the phone aside, looked at the road ahead, and muttered to himself, "Bastard!
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors fought until the last game, which was really unexpected by Lamar. Although the strength of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors is not much different overall, in general, the Raptors are still a little worse.
Compared to the experienced Philadelphia 76ers, the Toronto Raptors still lack a trustworthy interior pillar, which is very important in the playoffs.
At this time, the other games in the first round of the playoffs have been decided, and the teams that have advanced have surfaced, and the only suspense left is the tie-break between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors.
The game between the Lakers and the Nuggets came to an end in Game 6, although the Denver Nuggets played hard and once tied the total score at 2:2, but the overall strength gap still made them finally fall in front of the powerful Lakers, and the Lakers successfully advanced.
The Sacramonto Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers game was a bit dramatic. The Trail Blazers won two games first, but in the end, the Kings won four games in a row and fell in the first round of the playoffs again.
"It's really frustrating and I don't know if it should continue. I'm not young anymore, and despite my best efforts, the end result is always teasing me. It's a very uncomfortable feeling! I want to get something at the end of my career, but now it looks really hard. ”
The fate of Sabonis, the roof of the world, is indeed not smooth, especially in the past two seasons, the Trail Blazers vowed to quickly rebuild and impact the championship after losing a group of powerful stars such as Rasheed Wallace, Pippen, and O'Neal Jr., but the results were still unsatisfactory and fell in the first round of the playoffs again.
The San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks also split their game in Game 5. The Dallas had a sense of surprise in the first game between the two teams, with the excellent performances of Nowitzki, Jasentree and Michael Finley, who upset the Spurs on the road in the first game, but then the old Spurs showed the young Mavericks what it means to be experienced first.
With four consecutive victories, the San Antonio people easily sent the Dallas native home.
The other round in the Western Conference was between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Houston Rockets. In the end, after the Rockets struggled to hold up for four games, the Minnesota Timberwolves with Kevin Garnett, Sprewell, Sam Cassel and Wallis Zebiak swept the Houston Rockets and ended the first playoff journey of the drug name.
On the eastern side, the battle between the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons also made people feel a big surprise.
The Pistons easily won the first two games at home, but in the next two away games, Paul Pierce let the Pistons' Big Five know what it means to be barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes.
The Bostonians punched the Detroit people twice. Immediately after returning to the palace in Auburn Hills, the Celtics continued to steal a victory from the Detroiters.
Now the Boston Celtics have pushed the Detroit Pistons to the edge of a cliff. However, in the end, the Pistons Wuhu, whose desire for a championship had reached the point of madness, stepped up, and they didn't want to miss another chance to win two in a row, and the Celtics' efforts finally came to naught.
The match between the New Jersey Blues and the Washington Wizards was the third sweep of the playoffs this season.
Although Antoine Jamison is very good, his teammates are not good. Compared with Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson and others around Jason Kidd, Kwame Brown, Larry Hughes and others are still far behind.
At 4:0, the New Jersey Nets easily advanced and also got nearly a week of rest than the Pistons.
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers game is long over, and now they have to wait for the winner between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors.
The final game between the two teams was played on the home court of the Philadelphia 76ers, who had won one at home and lost one of their previous six games, and then won two in a row on the road, leading 3-1 on aggregate and with only one step left to advance.
But the next game was completely out of the Phillies control, first losing 18 points at home to the Raptors, giving the opponent hope of advancing to the next round. Then the 76ers experienced the same nightmare on the road, being 3-3 by the Raptors.
Now it's time to decide the winner.
Lamar didn't want to watch the game live, but was eventually pulled by Van Gundy. Although the two of them are deliberately low-key, celebrities like them will naturally arouse the minds of others wherever they go.
Before entering the stadium, Lamar was also caught by reporters. When asked who he hopes to face in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Lamar didn't hide his heart's desire.
Although both Vince Carter and AI are Lamar's friends, as far as the team is concerned, Lamar still prefers to face the Philadelphia 76ers who once eliminated the Knicks.
"I hope the Philadelphia 76ers can qualify. They knocked us out of the playoffs last season, and I'm hoping for a chance to get their revenge this year. Of course, both Allen and Vince are my friends and if I have the possibility, I naturally hope that both teams can go further. ”
Lamar's intentions were good, but the form on the pitch was not good when the game started. Originally, Lamar thought that the AI that was cornered would definitely have a big explosion and finally defeat the Raptors, but he was wrong.
At this most critical moment, the AI was injured again. Although he still insisted on playing on the field, his performance was not satisfactory. At the end of the first half, the AI made several mistakes and wasted many scoring opportunities.
The Raptors also widened the gap to 13 points with the excellent performances of Anthony and Vince Carter, and the Eastern Conference semifinals of the Philadelphia 76ers looked precarious.
After the start of the second half, the AI quickly adjusted its strategy, no longer being an attacker at the front, but did the work of organization, and slowly shifted the focus of the attack to his teammates.
Although Mtembo is a defensive interior lineman, there is a big gap between him and a guy with super offensive ability like Shaq, but Josh Howard's point suddenly exploded at this moment.
Josh Howard became hot in an instant, with a half-shot basket, a mid-range shot, and a three-pointer, and he scored 11 points in just five minutes, narrowing the gap between the two sides to six points.
But just when the Philadelphia 76ers finally saw a ray of light again, the situation on the court changed again.
Coleman was tired of seeing Howard constantly show off in front of him, and began to seize offensive opportunities to squeeze out Howard. Even if Howard made the right choice, he would have to lash out from time to time.
As a result, because of Coleman's turmoil, the Philadelphia 76ers' smooth scoring plan was once again variable, and the well-organized offense that was originally combed by AI was also messed up by him.
Unable to bear it anymore, the AI finally resorted to the boss's privilege and forcibly kicked Derek Coleman out of the court, and the situation on the field stabilized again.
But the AI was still too slow to act, and Vince Carter, who had firmly grasped the initiative of the game in his hands, could not let the opportunity slip away from him again in any case.
In the end, by the end of the game, the AI was exhausted and collapsed, kneeling weakly in the center of the court, knowing very well that this season may be his last chance, because of age and injury, it is difficult for him to run on the court like before.
This is his last chance, he is not willing to have a championship ring in his career as an embellishment, he still wants to fight, but unfortunately this last chance is now shattered.
"Alright, Jeff, let's go. Lamar's face was a little gloomy, such a result was not what he wanted to see, after all, his AI career in his previous life was so dark.
Van Gundy was also disappointed, and he didn't expect such an outcome either. He used to study the Philadelphia 76ers, and he also found a lot of ways to restrain the AI, but now it seems that he has done useless work. And the next opponent, the Raptors, is a bit of a mystery to him.
Lamar didn't go to see the AI, and although it was the most difficult time for the AI, he couldn't help it. He knows that the strength of the AI does not allow anyone to pity him, and the AI is like a wounded lone wolf, preferring to lick his wounds alone rather than be treated as an object of sympathy.