Chapter 461: Yellow and Green's Alternative Rivalry
There is nothing to say about this ball, in the mouth of Director Zhang, it is naturally Shi Lei's good pass, the field of vision is good, and the ball dealer is croaking, but the situation on the court has not changed significantly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć After Howard attracted Shi Lei's defense, Perkins, who has always been based on defense, became a hole in the defense when he was marking Lewis, and repeatedly let the opponent get space to shoot.
However, this is actually not to blame Perkins, his defensive characteristics are not suitable to stay away from the basket, and Lewis has a good hand during this time. By the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, Lewis had hit four shots, including a three-pointer, and also handed out an assist to Howard.
This also made Shi Lei completely cut off the idea of leaving the inside line.
However, the Celtics also had a high shooting percentage during this period, and the tacit cooperation of the three scoring points on the court was always able to create good offensive opportunities.
But that's not enough, they're still ten points behind the Magic!
"It looks like that's all it takes!"
Shi Lei thought that the sudden breakthrough with the ball, Pitaglou's strong defense was vulnerable in front of him, and Tekoglu and Alston could only wrap him up.
Shi Lei passed Pierce, Pierce continued to break through the basket, took away the defense, and suddenly passed the ball back to House, who was ignored by everyone.
House can still "live" in the league now, relying on that outside shot attacker, and without any defense, he shot a three-point shot that briefly narrowed the gap to 7 points.
The Magic served the baseline ball, and after Howard served, he took the lead in running through the Celtics' half, but before he could stand in position, Shi Lei suddenly arched him out of the bottom line. You must know that Alstom, who is in possession of the ball now, has not yet passed half the court, so Shi Lei was undisputed by the referee and awarded a foul.
Yes, this is one of the strategies that Shi Lei added to deal with magic - "shark cutting tactics"!
Fouling Howard when necessary was a solution that Shi Lei thought of in desperation after seeing Rivers make up his mind to put himself on the inside. Big Van Gundy is a little anxious now, because Howard's free throws are quite "devilish"!
Howard stood at the free throw line, probably out of hope that his free throws were rotten, he received the basketball, and without making adjustments, he threw it out with his open hand.
However...... The ball went in!
Looking at Howard with a "stupid and cute" expression, Shi Lei said "I'm a big grass" in his heart!
The house leak happened to be rainy, and it may have been this ball that let Howard know that luck was on their side today, and the next ball he shot confidently and actually scored again.
Shi Lei still didn't give up, and after completing the next offense, he quickly fouled Howard again.
To his astonishment, he paid for two fouls, increasing his foul to four, and Howard still hit both free throws!
As if he had turned on a cheat, Howard withered and turned into a fierce man in seconds, so that Shi Lei no longer dared to act rashly, but Howard was inspired instead, and suddenly strengthened the strong attack under the basket, which soon increased Shi Lei's personal foul count to five.
If you don't die, you won't die, and when there are five minutes left in the game, the bloody Shi Lei can only rest and wait for the final decisive moment to come.
But the Celtics lost Shi Lei on the inside, lost Shi Lei's defense of Howard, especially the Celtics' offense, and lost Shi Lei's pressure on the opponent's defense, the Celtics were soon expanded to 15 points by the opponent, and Shi Lei didn't even need to play, and when there were three minutes left in the game, Rivers replaced the main force and announced that he would give up the game.
The Magic won their first win in the Eastern Conference Finals at home, and Howard played a great role for the team in this game, scoring 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Lewis, who scored 32 points in the game, was also an important contributor to the team's victory.
The Celtics star was no less than the Magic in scoring, with Pierce scoring 22 points. Allen scored 26 points, Shi Lei 21 points, and delivered 5 assists, but the rest of the players, the only one in double digits was Rondo, who scored 19 points, but the Magic also scored double digit points with Tekoglu 16 points, Pitaglu 13 points, and Alston 11 points......
Therefore...... "the bench was weak, allowing the Celtics to lose to the Magic and get their first loss in the playoffs!" ā
"After losing Garnett, the Celtics finally revealed their biggest concerns!"
"The future is uncertain, and the king who has performed very well is still difficult to stop the monster!"
After the Celtics were chased to 2:1 by the Magic, in the Western Conference, the Lakers finally recovered their lost home-court advantage in Denver and led the Nuggets 2:1.
It was also the Nuggets' first home loss in 11 weeks.
Camero. Anthony scored 30 points in the first five games, and today he scored 18 points in the first half, but the second half was muted, scoring only 21 points in total, and he also made six fouls in the final moments. Chauncey. Billups had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds to score 13 points.
The Lakers didn't perform well in this series, missing multiple opportunities in the final minute of the last game, giving home-court advantage to the Nuggets. Today, the Lakers still didn't let people see their changes after the opening, playing listless and full of holes in defense.
In terms of offense, the Lakers also continued to miss opportunities, with 3 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers got a three-on-one opportunity after a steal, but Ariza was stealed by Anthony, Fisher fouled when he rebounded, and Anthony got two free throws. The Lakers hit three to one, but were scored two points by the Nuggets, which is rare in the professional arena.
After Anthony hit two free throws, the Lakers' defense opened again, and "Birdman" Anderson flew up like a big bird and dunked it, giving the Nuggets a 25-17 lead. The Lakers managed to tie the score at 26-28 at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' condition did not improve. The Nuggets scored six straight points to start the quarter and take the advantage to eight points. The Lakers played nearly 4 minutes in the quarter and still failed to shoot a shot, and it wasn't until 8:04 left in the quarter that Kobe Bryant turned and shot backwards. Halfway through the quarter, Kobe Bryant scored consecutive strong baskets, and the Lakers tied the score at 39:39, but the Nuggets still regained the advantage with a wave of 5:0. Bryant scored 15 points in the first half, and the Lakers trailed 48-52.
But it turns out that the Nuggets dug the hole early, and they gave the Lakers a chance to climb up!
Bryant wanted to lead the Lakers to fight back, and with 4:46 left in the third quarter, he scored a dunk with Wharton in the air and caused a foul, scoring three points with free throws to tie the score at 64:64. However, Billups immediately returned with a goal, and the Lakers failed to overtake. Neither team shot high three-point shooting in the first two quarters, but started a three-point battle in the final two minutes of the quarter, making a total of four shots in that time. Before the end of the quarter, Smith received the ball and opened the opponent and hit a three-pointer to give the Nuggets a 79-71 lead. However, Smith was too arrogant after scoring and was whistled for a technical foul.
The Lakers fought back in the fourth quarter, and with 7:32 left in the game, Kobe Bryant made a clever pass and Ariza hit a three-pointer to give them an 81-80 lead, which was the Lakers' first lead in the second half. Bryant then hit a difficult turnaround jumper to give the Lakers an 83-81 lead.
The two teams alternated leads several times, and with 1:09 left in the game, Bryant hit a three-pointer from distance to give the Lakers a 96-95 lead. The Nuggets then missed the shot, and Bryant drew another foul, and after hitting one of two free throws, the Lakers led 97-95.
The Nuggets were tackled by Ariza on the subsequent serve and could only be fouled. After Ariza hit two free throws, the Lakers took a 99-95 lead with 36.5 seconds left in the game.
However, despite the difficulty of the Lakers' victory, after the game, they were still favored by the media to reach the final finals, because it was clear that their difficulties were only due to a problem with their attitude, not the strength of the team.
This is the exact opposite of the Celtics.
The Celtics don't have any problems with their attitude in the game, but the problem is their lineup, which requires them to play for a long time, far less calm than the Lakers, as long as they play their full strength to win.
However, the performance of the supernormal requires luck, and it is not just the mentality that can be determined! It also depends on the state of the opponent, and your own state, etc.!
The desire for honor didn't make the Celtics back down in this game, but on their home court, the Magic had no reason to back down.
This is another game where the main forces of the two sides fought fiercely for nearly 38 minutes, and the situation began to be anxious from the first second of the opening game, and it was not until the last second that the winner was really decided.
In this game, the Magic changed their offensive strategy, hitting Howard at the beginning, wanting to cause Shi Lei's foul first and beat him down like the third game.
This has had some effect, but mainly offensively. Because of this game, the Celtics also changed their tactics, and Shi Lei's role on the court is no longer to defend the interior, but to organize the team's offense.
In this kind of offensive battle, the game was very good, and the score went all the way, and the first quarter of the game ended, and the two teams played 32:32.
However, shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Magic's outside suddenly cooled, and although Howard protected the rebound, they still allowed the Celtics to take a five-point lead in the middle of the game.
However, just when the Celtics began to see the dawn of victory, Lewis suddenly exploded, hitting three consecutive three-pointers in the third quarter, instantly erasing the difference.
The tide started to shift again, and the Celtics ended up stumbling on the rebounding ball again, although their "Big Three" was in this game. Allen scored 26 points, Pierce scored 28 points, and Shi Lei had 24 points and 11 assists, but they had 15 fewer rebounds than their opponents.
That's something that will be hard to make up for, and Howard has a big double-double in this game, with 21 points and 19 rebounds.
In the final minute of the game, after the Celtics failed to make a three-point bet, Howard protected the defensive rebound, and Lewis then hit the most crucial three-pointer to extend the deficit to six points.
Although the Celtics did a foul in the end, they were unable to close the deficit to less than four points.
At the end of this game, the two sides played a 2:2 draw, and the media's singing of the Celtics intensified, however, the Celtics' old rival Lakers, probably afraid of loneliness, were very cooperative and gave up the lead they had so hard to get!
And the Lakers died the same way as the Celtics, they also died from rebounding, they allowed their opponents to take 58 rebounds, and they only scored 40!
The Lakers' state in the game is always capricious ups and downs, like a roller coaster, they can be called a heart killer, and they are still not in good shape in this game!
Well, it is said that it was because the boss was too tired and took a drip to replenish his energy before the game!
Shortly after the opening, the Lakers trailed 5-12. Bryant hit two consecutive hits before the end of the quarter to tie the score at 19-22. Bryant scored nine points in the quarter.
"Birdman" Anderson became the dark horse of the playoffs, he immediately dunked in the air after the start of the second quarter, and then Smith also hit twice, and the Nuggets started the quarter 8-0, opening the gap at 30-19 in one fell swoop. The Lakers failed to score for three minutes and didn't hit a three-pointer until 8:52 left in the quarter. The Nuggets led by 13 points at one point, but Bryant and Gasol led the team to fight back, at one point chasing the score to 42:46. Bryant scored another 10 points in the quarter, and at halftime, the Lakers trailed 45-52.
The Lakers trailed 19-31 in rebounds in the first half, which was the main reason why they were behind, and the open defense also gave the Nuggets many good chances to score.
With 9:17 left in the third quarter, Gasol hit a hook shot, and the Lakers trailed only 53-56. However, after 3 minutes and 32 seconds, the Lakers only Kobe Bryant made a shot, and the Nuggets played a wave of 12:3 to take a double-digit advantage of 68:56 in one fell swoop. The Nuggets led by 14 points at one point and went into the final quarter 77-66.
Two minutes after the start of the fourth quarter, Billups hit a pull-up jump shot from beyond the three-point line, and Smith followed up quickly, receiving a pass and dunking with one hand, and the Nuggets opened the gap at 86-71.
Kobe Bryant still didn't give up, and once again staged an annual drama like riding the Savior, but in fact, when the volute plays like this, the data will look good, but the effect is hard, it's hard to say how good it is!
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers several times to close the gap. With 4:35 left in the game, Bryant hit a three-pointer to put the Lakers up 86-97, but Smith immediately returned with a three-pointer and the Nuggets took another 14-point advantage.
The Lakers failed to close the gap to within 10 points. With 1:40 left in the game, Smith hit back-to-back three-pointers in 20 seconds to give the Nuggets a 113-96 deficit. Although Famar still scored a three-pointer, the Lakers have no way back.
Well, this is the enemy of fate, and even the way to lose the game is the same. But the brutal battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to begin, can they still attack and retreat together?