Chapter 168: Confidence Comes Out of Nowhere (Asking for Recommendation Votes)

The 76ers returned to Philadelphia with a 3-1 scoreline. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The enthusiasm of the Phillies made all the Philadelphia 76ers players unexpected, the passionate shouts, the crazy screams, made all the 76ers players enthusiastic, on the bus, one by one yelling to beat the Heat in the next game, to give back to this group of lovely fans.

The 76ers were flattered by the enthusiasm of the fans, but when you think about it, it's not surprising at all.

The 76ers led the Heat 3-1 and were overturned when they led the opponent 3-1 in the playoffs, which has only happened 8 times in history, which means that if the 76ers are not too weak, the hope of advancing to the next round is as high as 890%.

And what does it mean to beat the Heat to advance to the next round? It means that the 76ers will have a good chance of advancing to the Finals!

Because after the Heat, the 76ers are only one Eastern Conference Finals away from the Finals, and the opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals, whether they are the Pacers or the Raptors, cannot be compared with the Heat, and in terms of strength, the Pacers are definitely worse than the Heat.

That said, once the 76ers beat the Heat, they will be the biggest favorites to win the Eastern Conference, as well as the top seed!

For the 76ers, once they beat the Heat to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, it will be their return to the Eastern Conference Finals after 13 seasons since the 2000-2001 season!

For the 76ers, a team that also has a glorious history, re-entering the East Finals after 13 years can be regarded as completing another revival, and the excitement and enthusiasm of the 76ers fans can be understood, although the 76ers have not yet confirmed the winner, but this cannot stop the 76ers fans from loving the team from the bottom of their hearts!

Miami, two consecutive home defeats, put David Fitzdale's position in jeopardy, but the Heat will definitely not change the coach at this juncture, so, before leaving for Philadelphia, Pat Riley intervened in the management of the team, and an internal team criticism meeting began.

"David, what do you think is the reason for the team falling behind the 76ers 1-3?" said David Fitzdale under the auspices of Pat Riley, who was questioned by management.

However, David Fitzdale really couldn't say anything, he could only say some superficial things, such as: "Anxi is too strong, we can't guard him." ”

Another example: "Our defense is too bad, and our key shots are too bad......"

But after all kinds of reasons, Pat Riley could only shake his head: "No, David, it's not your reason, Anxi is indeed strong, but we have Shaun Battier, we have Courtney Lee, we have a lot of full-time defensive players, and in addition, LeBron's defense is also very strong." ”

"Also, our defense is so bad? It's just against the 76ers, and against other teams, the defense is not bad, so, at the end of the day, we didn't find the best way to play, a way to restrain the 76ers. ”

"As for the key shot, we have three All-Star level players, and the key shot can't be bad. ”

So, the question arises, what is the most suitable and most restrained style of play for the 76ers?

Pat Riley began to tell the story of the early days of his coaching career: "My first time in charge was with the Heat, and my players included Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and we were playing the most beautiful basketball in the league, called Showtime, and all the teams in the league were shouting 'beat-la'! ”

"Because, we played a quick offensive and defensive transition tactic......"

The Heat's team meeting was a productive one, and David Fizdale was eye-catching, and before the pivotal Game 5, David Fizdale was determined to change lineups.

And when facing his players, David Fitzdale shouted: "Guys, we still have a chance, the Miami Heat before is not the strongest Miami Heat, and the Miami Heat in the next three games will be the strongest Heat, so strong that the 76ers can't stop it at all, so next we need to change the formation, we need to change the style of play, we need to speed up!"

Changing the style of play is easier said than done, especially in the playoffs.

Fortunately, the Heat have always been very interested in the offense and scoring of quick counterattacks, so there is still evidence to change the style of play, and it is relatively easy to change.

After a day of practice in Miami, the Heat flew to Philadelphia to prepare for the fifth and most crucial battle between the two sides.

For the Heat, this could very well be their last battle.

The semifinals of the East and West have all played four games, the matchup between the Pacers and the Raptors, the Pacers won two big wins in the first two games, but after the Raptors returned to their home court, they defeated the Pacers in a row, and after leading 2:0, the Raptors were actually led by the garbage brothers in the backcourt, making the series repeat the suspense, and it seems that the Pacers' road to the East Final is not so easy to walk.

In the West, after 2:0 the Trail Blazers, they went to Portland with one win and one loss, leading the Trail Blazers 3:1, and there is only one game left to advance.

The Thunder and Clippers also tied 2:2, and after a 1:1 draw in Oklahoma City, they went to Los Angeles to play another 1:1 draw, which looked very anxious, and Chris Paul's dream of the Western Conference was still continuing.

On May 13, 2014, the Heat arrived in Philadelphia before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

They then held a pre-match press conference in the hotel where they were staying.

In their pre-game press conference, the Heat showed an unimaginable display of their confidence that came out of nowhere.

Facing a reporter's question: "After falling behind 1:3, does the Heat still have any hope of winning this series?"

David Fitzdale smiled and said very calmly: "Of course, we still have a lot of hope of winning this series. ”

"Why are you still so confident after falling behind 1:3?" Hearing David Fitzdale's words, and seeing David Fitzdale's behavior, the local reporter in Philadelphia was a little unconvinced.

David Fitzdale continued to smile: "Because we've found a way to win the game, the series will turn around from the next round. ”

"What makes you so confident?"

"I don't like to talk about tactics before the game, so I refuse to answer that question. ”

"There have only been 8 1-3 comebacks in history, do you really think your team will be the ninth to come back?"

"yes, if there are eight teams that have done that, why can't we be ninth?"

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David Fitzdale's confidence was surprising, and when the content of the pre-game press conference reached the 76ers, many players expressed disdain, bluntly saying that they didn't know where the Heat's confidence came from, and most of the players said in an interview with the media: The Heat are just talking hard, and the series will end in the next game, and they can't go to Miami again this season.

But at this time, Anxi felt a little bad.

And that's when the league announced the roster of players for the All-Defensive Team.

Among the players named to the All-Defensive First Team this season are: Paul George of the Pacers, Sergi Ibaka of the Thunder, Chris Paul of the Clippers, Joakinoah of the Bulls and Anxi.

Anxi was selected to the All-Defensive First Team, which is the second time in his career that he has won the first defense, and in his rookie season, he was also selected for the second defense, twice one defense and one second defense, Anxi has accumulated enough honors on the defensive end, only one is missing the best defensive player trophy.

The players selected for the All-Defensive Second Team include: Rockets' Patrick Beverley, Bulls' Jimmy Butler, the Warriors' Andre Iguodala, the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard, and the Pacers' Roy Hibbert.

The defeat of Mark Gasol, LeBron James and others is surprising.

But in addition to surprise, people have more awe of the rookies produced in the 2011 draft.

Among the first defense and second defense, the players from the 2011 draft include Anxi, Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard, all three of them have a promising future from the performance of this season, and their respective playing styles and types are very similar.

Anxi debuted on defense, as did the other two.

However, at the beginning of his career, Anxi's three-point shooting was excellent, Kawhi Leonard's three-point shooting was slightly worse, and Jimmy Butler's three-point shooting was terrible.

And among the three, the best development is obviously Anxi, the current Anxi is already a supergiant in the league, the slightly worse development is Kawhi Leonard, Kowhi Leonard is walking on the road to the league's superstar, and the worst Jimmy Butler is already the biggest discovery of the Bulls this season.

Combined with Klay Thompson, Iman Shambaught, and Itovan Moore from the 2011 draft, it was found that the 2011 draft actually emerged so many players with 3D players as templates...... (To be continued.) )