Chapter 273 [Only Fruit Remains]

Praise is always given to the winner.

The Warriors swept their opponents in two consecutive rounds to advance, and they are already the absolute seeds of this year, ready to go black to the end. People are not only sorry but sorry for the Mavericks, and after the trade came to Kidd, they seem to have weakened.

Current TNT commentator Chris? Webb also defined the Mavericks as "soft eggs," and Nowitzki, as the leader, naturally bore the brunt of the criticism.

In fact, Nowitzki is paying for the Mavericks. The ups and downs of the Mavericks over the past few seasons have overlooked Nowitzki's individual strength. In fact, Dirk's playoff stats have been gorgeous, but they can't be translated into an overall uptick in the team's results. The Mavericks have been repeatedly humiliated in the playoffs over the years, and they are objectively disgraced to him.

The Warriors were treated like heroes when they returned to Oakland, and after a year, Nelson Sr. took the Warriors to new heights, and now their goal is to reach the Finals.

In the East, James, who won the regular season MVP trophy, led the Cavaliers to a 4-0 sweep of the Hawks.

Joe Johnson is the boss of the Hawks, and he played well in the regular season, scoring 20+4+5 for four consecutive seasons. In the playoffs, however, he was repeatedly lost, and it was very different from the regular season, which made it difficult for him to go further. The famous quote "The regular season is the stage of stars, the playoffs are the stage of superstars, and the finals are the stage of superstars." "It's still not unreasonable.

In four games against the Cavaliers, Joe Johnson averaged just 14 per game. 1 point, three-point shooting percentage of only 18. 7%,31。 The 8 percent shooting percentage is also ridiculously low. This means that he is completely high in exchange for high scores. Inefficiency, the more shots you take, the more damage you do to the team's system.

In the other two series, the Magic drew 2-2 with the Celtics and the Lakers drew 2-2 with the Nuggets.

In this way, the two teams that advance first have an advantage and can rest for a long time to wait for the winner.

At this time, most Chinese fans hope that the Warriors can go black to the end. There has been hype in the league about 23vs24, the big battle between James and Kobe. If the Warriors can handle the Lakers and Cavaliers to win the championship, it will be perfect.

Zhou Xuan began to enjoy the holidays, getting up early to practice, someone made lunch, and women were cute when they were engrossed in one thing, such as cooking. Cooking is undoubtedly beautiful, fulfilling, and enjoyable. Zhou Xuan felt that with Nie Yuyan by his side, South Korea's "big intestines" were weak. In the afternoon, Zhou Xuan went to the stadium to practice three points, and then went to pick up Nie Yuyan from school and go home for dinner.

Zhou Xuan is in a great mood, he thinks that he is not far from perfection, as long as he beats his opponent in the next series. It's also fun to watch your competitors fight hard during breaks.

In the fifth game, the Lakers attacked the inside, Nene and Martin were plagued by fouls, and the Lakers' triangle offense was powerful, winning by 32 points 123-91.

This game was full of gunpowder and fouls on both sides. Not only is the competition fierce on the inside, but also on the outside.

Kreza was hit by Vujacic in the second quarter and his eyebrow bone was bleeding.

When both sides fell to the ground in the third quarter, Bryant hit Jones in the head with an elbow and knee. Not to be outdone, Jones stretched out a black foot during Kobe Bryant's fast break a few minutes later, and Kobe threw himself into the street, but was not injured. The referee immediately made a Jones technical foul.

At the press conference afterward, George? Carl said the Lakers were playing too dirty. Jones said he didn't expect the NBA to take action on Kobe Bryant's elbow through video replays, saying that this is the playoffs and that they will fight back in the next game.

In the sixth game, the Nuggets fought back strongly, Anthony broke Ariza, and Billups beat Fisher, 107-93 to tie the total score again.

Bryant had no touch at all, scoring 32 points on 11-of-27 shooting.

As soon as the Lakers lost, the American media felt normal. China, on the other hand, "fried the pot". A group of fans on the Internet shouted "match-fixing"! The reason is that the Lakers can beat the Nuggets by more than 30 points and have found a way to deal with their opponents, and this game is purely deliberate. The alliance is to play one more game to make money.

After getting used to watching Chinese football, in the usual thinking of fans, this is indeed a non-accidental event of maximizing interests, and the means are unprecedented. Even in the eyes of some Chinese fans, sports are all shady.

But the NBA's "match-fixing" is by no means as clumsy as Barcelona's elimination of Chelsea this year, because it includes Anthony's crazy score, Kreza's bloody battle, and Jones's annoyance and anger to give Kobe Bryant's legs. In fact, the fundamental reason why the Lakers lost to the Nuggets was that Martin and Nene were not whistled for so many fouls at home and went off the court early, ensuring defense.

The NBA is indeed a master of commercial hype, but it will never smash its own sign for the ratings of one or two games. Especially after the "Donaghi case", the NBA has been trying to undo the bad influence of referees manipulating the game, how can it be embarrassed again because of the small profits of broadcasting a few more playoff games? Isn't that adding fuel to the fire?

In the forums of the United States, there is not much speculation about match-fixing, and more fans question the referee's enforcement scale. In this regard, the president of the alliance, David? Stern also had to come forward to explain this phenomenon of "home whistles": "You ask me if the sport is clean? Does the referee enforce the law impartially? The hardest thing in a sport is the referees, but our referees are doing their best and we're trying to be more transparent. Everything is done by video, not by arguing. It's hard to get every whistle from the league's 60 referees just right, so understand how hard they work. ”

Due to the pressure of the home fans, the home team is often taken care of by the referee. Especially at this stage of the playoffs, the home fans are as excited as crazy, and the referees are afraid of being booed all over the court.

Another speculation is a conspiracy theory about Lakers owner Buss. They believe that the Lakers can easily beat the Nuggets, so if they play seven games, the Lakers will get more ticket revenue, and the "Zen Master" can give players like Bynum more time to find their form. That speculation stems from last year's Celtics' seven-game winning streak in almost every round. But in this way, it seems that the generals are all brainless guys, because the Warriors swept the opponent 4-0 to advance, and physical strength is also a key factor in the victory or defeat of the playoffs.

In the seventh game, the Nuggets still didn't resist. Kobe Bryant showed his dominance, he had 35 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and Gasol and Odom also contributed double-doubles, and they led the multi-point Lakers to defeat the Nuggets 119-96 at home and advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season.

The person who was out of the ordinary in this game was Anthony, who shot only 10-of-28 and had 25 points and 6 rebounds, almost like an undercover agent for the Lakers. Billups had 11 points and nine assists. The only person who was more efficient was J.R. Smith with 24 points.

The Warriors players all watched the Lakers and Nuggets games, which were arranged by the coaching staff to observe the opponent's style of play through the game, study the weaknesses of the opposing players, and lay out the tactics.

The Lakers only have one day off after beating the Nuggets, and it's hard to have time to study the Warriors.

The Eastern Conference series was also decided, with the Magic beating the Celtics 101-82 on the road to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 4-3 aggregate score, and their next opponent is the Cavaliers, who have already qualified.

It was also the first time in 13 years that the Magic had reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Dwight? Howard double-doubled on the field and stuck to the inside. Turkoglu played sharply as a forward, scoring 25 points, five rebounds and 12 assists on 4-of-5 three-pointers. Rassad? Lewis is known as a high-paid and low-performer, but he has also been consistent since entering the playoffs this time, averaging 19 per game. 6 points.

Kevin? Garnett's absence has put the Celtics' title defense halfway through. Rajan? Rondo was the team's biggest highlight, averaging 16 per game in the two playoff games. 9 points 9. 7 rebounds 9. 8 assists 2. 5 steals.

At the start of the season, Peyton, who was the guest commentator, turned his gun on Rondo, saying, "This kid doesn't deserve a championship ring, he's just following the butts of the Big Three." ”

And Rondo quickly proved that he was not the Zhou Cang who would only give Guan Yu a big knife. From the moment Garnett fell to the ground with his knees unsupported, Rondo had to make up for the "hole" Garnett left for the championship team as much as possible, both defensively and offensively.

On offense, he needs to use his breakthrough ability to create better space for other teammates to make up for Garnett's 16-point average inside attack; Defensively, he also has to constantly press the opponent to possess the ball and create tackles to reduce the wave of onslaught from the opponent's on-line who lacks Garnett. God rewarded him for his hard work, and while Rondo scored and assisted in the playoffs, the NBA league gave him the best award on defense - a member of the second team of the best defensive team.

No one expected Rondo to be the most reliable leader for the Celtics in the best first-round series of all time. But he had two triple-doubles in seven games and 15+ assists in two games. Although Celtic lost in the second round, Rondo did not lose either, and he beat Alstom every game.

People also often compare Rondo and Zhou Xuan, thinking that the two may also become rivals in the future, and start a long-term battle until one side retires. But now who is strong and who is weak, we can only wait for next season to know.

Rondo thinks that Zhou Xuan is just borrowing the strong offensive power of his teammates, and Zhou Xuan also scoffs at Rondo's inability to shoot. The Warriors have met the Celtics twice this season, both of which were easily defeated in an incomplete lineup, and he vows to make the Celtics unable to eat and go around next season.

By this time, Zhou Xuan had become the only remaining star defender. 13 per game. 8 points 3. 2 rebounds and 10. 5 assists 1. 5 steals. The assist stats are down slightly, but the scoring stats have improved.

The Magic started Alston and shot 39 from the field in the playoffs. 2%,12。 3 points and 6 assists; Lakers starting guard Fisher shot 41 from the field in the playoffs. 3%, with an average of only 7 per game. 8 points 4. 3 assists, which have been blown up; Cavaliers point guard Mo? Williams, 16. 3 points 4. 1 assist, shooting just 40 from the field. 8%, less assists than Fisher.

Compared with the guard line, the Warriors will not suffer no matter who they face, and Ellis can also play a cameo point guard to add vitality to the Warriors' second lineup. How well the guards play has become the primary factor in determining how far the Warriors can go.