Chapter 195: Da Yao is wounded
“yes!it’syao!niceshoot!”
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At the Toyota Center in Houston, with this shot from Rockets center Yao Ming at the end of the fourth quarter with 1 minute left, 96-88! The Dallas people have completely lost their fighting spirit. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The self-proclaimed No. 1 center in the league for Mavericks player Dampier looks even more stupid and ridiculous against this backdrop.
"The game is over, and the Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in aggregate to advance to the Western Conference Finals......"
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The three Chinese guys who were training in a Chicago mansion looked at the big brother of the national team who was surrounded by his teammates on TV, and their faces were full of envy and yearning.
"Ok, the game is over, it's time for everyone to sweat!"
Glenn's loud voice woke the three of them up, because they hadn't finished their training tonight.
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The day after the Rockets defeated the Mavericks to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the Denver Nuggets at home could not withstand the Los Angeles Lakers' 60% shooting rate and lost 92-119.
In this way, all four teams in the playoffs of the Eastern and Western finals are produced. West: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets. East: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic.
On May 19, 2009, the NBA Western Conference Finals kicked off first.
The Los Angeles Lakers, who ranked first in the league in the regular season, are at home to face the Houston Rockets.
So far, there is no secret between the two sides.
The home team started Fisher, Kobe, Ariza, Pau Gasol, Bynum.
Away Brooks, Battier, Artest, Scola, Yao Ming.
Since entering the playoffs, the Lakers' number one star has been controlling the number of shots in the regular season, and his average shots per game have skyrocketed from 21 to 30.
In the opening game of this Western Conference Finals, Kobe's desire to attack looks even stronger. But under Battier's unwavering defense, he scored just eight points on 4-of-12 shooting in the first two quarters.
The most efficient on the Rockets' side were Artest and Yao Ming, scoring 12 and 10 points respectively. Led the team to a three-point lead at halftime at 43-40.
The second half of the game completely became a stage for the top stars of the two teams to show their abilities.
The Black Mamba, who was playing with fire, began to hit all kinds of difficult shots above Battier's head......
But every time Bryant made an uplifting shot, the Rockets' super-center always responded in a timely manner. Andrew. Bynum looked so helpless under the dreamy dance steps of moving the Great Wall.
100 to 92! The Houston Rockets, who lacked Maddy, took the lead on the road.
Yao Ming, who scored 20 points in the second half, and Brooks, who scored 14 points in a sudden outburst, became the biggest contributors to the team's victory.
Kobe Bryant, who shot 14 of 31 from the field, watched the scene of the opponent's crazy celebration on his home court after the game, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must let these guys know how good they are in the next series.
On May 21, the second round of the game between the two teams continued at the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers.
Zen Master Phil. Jackson quickly made changes to the team's lineup in response to the defeat in the previous game. He used Odom, an all-round warrior with more mobile ability, to replace Bynum, who was abused by Yao Ming, as the team's power forward. Paul. Gasol switched to central striker and played against the opposition's number one star.
At the beginning of this game, every player on the Lakers team will try their best to rush to the opponent's basket whenever they have the opportunity.
Soon, with the help of the home whistle, Yao Ming, the Chinese center who threatened the Lakers the most, fell into foul trouble just over the halfway point of the first quarter and had to be replaced by head coach Adelman.
The Rockets relied on Artest's 17 points, as well as the coming off the bench Carl Ace. Landry's 16 points, at the end of the first half, tied at 57 with the home team!
Yao Ming, who committed three fouls early, only played 8 minutes and got 2 points and 3 rebounds.
Due to the absence of the Rockets' interior defensive barrier, Gasol, who has an absolute advantage in height, made 6 shots and added 4 free throws to score 16 points.
Kobe Bryant, who felt warm in this game, scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting. However, such a score between the two teams in the first half is not what the Lakers' number one star wants to see.
In the second half, the Lakers sat at home, and the head coach Phil. Under Jackson's effective scheduling, he began to dominate the court. But the generals of the Rocket team, who are united, have been biting the scores of the two sides.
It wasn't until the fourth quarter of the game that an unexpected hiccup changed the balance on the court.
The situation at that time was like this: with 6 minutes and 57 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Kobe and Artest were scrambling for offensive rebounds under the basket, and the two were entangled for a long time to engage in hand-to-hand combat. The "beast" broke out, first rushing over to find the referee's theory, but the latter ignored it. What's even more unexpected is that Artest, who was furious, rushed frantically to Kobe Bryant at the other end of the court, and the whole person pounced, cursing dirty words in his mouth, and slammed into the other party with his body. At this time, Kobe Bryant was much calmer, and his hands were raised high as if he was innocent. The referee and players from both teams rushed up to pull Atay away, and the Rockets also received two technical fouls and was sent off.
Artest was furious because he thought he had been elbowed by Kobe, and slow motion showed that Kobe did elbow Atay in the neck while fighting for position, but Kobe was on his back at the time, and it was difficult to tell if the elbow was intentional. But Atai is not the master who can suffer after all, coupled with the dissatisfaction accumulated in the previous game, he doesn't care about the outcome of the game when the beast comes up, and directly applies to play. On the other side, Kobe Bryant was smiling evilly.
It is not easy to judge who is who in this conflict, Kobe's elbow swing does exist, it is not a simple position grabbing action, strictly speaking, it is a retaliatory additional action. The referee didn't blow for a foul, and there was a home factor. But the upright Artest didn't want to suffer a dark loss, so he chose to vent, enough for the guys. However, he did not suffer a dark loss, but let the team suffer a clear loss. With nearly seven minutes left in the game, the Rockets weren't without chances. When Atay rushed to Kobe, did he think of the team's interests? For the sake of his own momentary speed, let his teammates help him pay the bill, and Atai's move is indeed a general's demeanor.
As for Kobe, the loss in the first game really inspired him completely, and Peter Pan will do whatever it takes to win today. Throughout the game, he used an extremely disdainful expression to provoke and humiliate the defender Battier with an extremely disdainful expression, and Kobe Bryant also received a technical foul shortly after Atay was sent off, because he provoked Battier. Coupled with his elbow blow to Atay and his innocence afterwards, today's Kobe Bryant feels like a conspirator. But this is a basketball court, and real players will do whatever it takes to win. When it comes to provoking opponents, Michael Jordan was the best at it, and the players who played against him hated Jordan because the Flyers took pleasure in humiliating their opponents. But they won't be at the mercy of the moment at such a critical juncture. The desire to win has come together with their self-control, and while Atay still needs to be strengthened, it is obviously much harder for him to control his emotions than it is to control his opponent's scores.
Yao Ming, the team's number one star, fouled five times, and the Rockets, who lost their outside core because Artest was irrational, quickly lost when the score was behind.
111 to 98! The Los Angeles Lakers pulled one back.
Black Mamba Bryant, who scored 40 points on 16-of-27 shooting, directed the game from start to finish. The fiery clash between the two teams has also made fans look forward to the next few rounds of the Western Conference Finals.
On May 23, the Houston Rockets returned to their home court and lost another game 94-108.
The process of this game was relatively peaceful, and the reason why the Rockets did not win this key game was that in addition to allowing the opponent's 5 players to score double-doubles, there was also the number one star Yao Ming who returned from injury this season, and did not have the upper hand in the face of the opposing player for the first time.
In Paul. Gasol was entangled and played 40 minutes in the game, shooting 6-of-14 from the field and scoring only 19 points. He shot 42.9 percent from the field, well below his season average of 56 percent.
Of course, the big Gasol, who was temporarily pushed to the center position by the Zen master, had even more miserable offensive efficiency, with 13 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-11 shooting. But without his dedication on the defensive end of the team, it may not be easy for the Lakers to win this game.
On May 25, the Rockets, who fell behind 1-2, won 99-87 under the unavoidable outburst of 'Little Potato' Brooks.
In the original time and space, the scene of Yao Ming retiring due to injury did not reappear. He was with Paul. In Gasol's confrontation, he has slowly found a way to defeat the other party. Resolutely ask for the ball in the low post and use the advantage of height and strength to hit the opponent.
Gasol is not guarded? As long as you shoot, it's a foul, and if you don't shoot, with Yao Ming's outstanding touch, the shooting rate is really high at such a close position.
On May 27, the Los Angeles Lakers, who returned to their home court for the battle of the two teams on Tianwang Mountain, finally played a hearty game.
Phil. When Jackson found that Gasol's strategy of marking Yao Ming was gradually failing, he decisively reinstated the usual Kobe Bryant and two-tower lineup in the regular season.
The 118-88 win over the Rockets was 30 points, including seven home team players scoring double-doubles, Kobe Bryant 26 points, Gasol 16 points, Ariza 13 points, Bynum 10 points, Farmar 12 points, Odom 10 points, Powell 10 points.
The poor Rockets only had Yao Ming, who scored 25 points, Brooks who scored 14 points, and Scola who scored 12 points, and the three scored double-doubles.
On May 29, the Houston Rockets, who had their backs to the occasion, successfully tied the total score of the two sides at 3-3 with 95-80.
Super center Yao Ming made a big splash in this game, facing Bynum and Gasol's rotational defense, shooting 14 of 18 from the field, plus 8 free throws, and slashing 36 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Such a playoff performance, in the history of the Rockets, except for the big dream Olajuwon has done it, no one else!
On June 1, the Western Conference Finals tie-break was held at the Staples Center Arena, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The importance of this match for both teams, needless to say, who wins, who advances!
The Lakers used Bynum and Gasol to take turns against the Rockets' super center Yao Ming, and the away team was not ambiguous, and Battier and Artest, who had excellent defensive ability, desperately compressed Peter Pan's offensive space.
At the beginning of the game, the suffocating defense of both sides made the shooting rates of both teams miserable, and the score was stalemate, making this tie-break battle directly enter the white-hot stage.
Since the disbandment of the OK group, Kobe, who has not won the championship, is considered by many media to be a lucky person who holds O'Neal's thigh and mixes to the championship, especially ESPN.
Even Peter Pan once played a miracle of 81 points in a single game, and averaged 35.4 points per game in a single season. But in the eyes of these biased media, Kobe Bryant is just a rapist who has reached the championship by relying on his thighs......
This year, the Lakers, whose personnel have completed the run-in and gradually matured tactics, is the best carrier for Kobe Bryant to prove his ability to lead the team. Because, this is him, the Black Mamba's team.
At the beginning of this tie-break battle, Kobe Bryant tried his best to restrain his desire to score, and he never made a wave of shots if he was not an absolute opportunity. But every time he attacks and defends, he will do his best not to miss any opportunity that can help the team win.
In the face of Battier and Artest's close defense, Kobe Bryant's consumption is very large, and every move has to be several times more effort than usual.
And the situation of Yao Ming, the core of the Rockets, is also not optimistic.
After more than a month of playoff competition, the fitness of super centers has dropped sharply. At this time, it is by relying on the breath in his heart that he supports this oriental giant to continue to show his dominance at both offensive and defensive ends.
First quarter, 21-20! The home team leads by 1 point!
First half, 39-39! The two sides are tied!
Third quarter, 65-67! The away team overtakes!
This tragic game caused both players to suffer injuries of varying degrees, and Kobe Bryant was touched by Scola in his left eye during a layup, and the swollen part has seriously affected Peter Pan's vision. Of course, his iron elbow also knocked Battier's nose bloody......
The players of both teams, even in such circumstances, still gritted their teeth and persevered......
In the fourth quarter, the Rockets, who have an absolute strength on the inside, began to dominate the court by relying on stable scoring efficiency.
When Yao Ming was under the basket, facing Bynum and Gasol, and hit a 2-plus-1 hook, the Rockets widened the gap to five points for the first time at 78-73.
Yu Jia and Zhang Lili, who were commenting on the scene at the Staples Center Arena, almost commented on the ball with a crying voice.
"Beautiful! Yao Ming scored this crucial goal, and also caused Gasol's foul, which was the Lakers power forward's fifth foul of the game, as long as it happened again, the opponent's interior barrier will completely say goodbye to this tiebreaker......"
"Da Yao, well done, well done......"
Due to the sharp drop in physical fitness, Yao Ming, who has always been good at free throws, was unable to hit this crucial bonus shot.
And then......
"Odom missed, Yao Ming and Gasol desperately grabbed the position under the basket, and Kobe Bryant also rushed over......"
Kobe Bryant, who rushed to grab the rebound with all his might, happened to sit on the opponent's ankle when he landed after touching the Rockets center in the air.
Yao Ming was holding his leg and was motionless on the field in pain, and after emergency treatment, the team doctor made a gesture to the head coach Adelman, who was waiting anxiously on the sidelines......
In the end, the Rockets, who lost the number one star of the team, failed to maintain the lead to the end.
86 to 80!
Kobe Bryant, who scored 7 points in a row at a critical moment, led the team to the 08-09 season finals.
The right ankle bone is cracked, but fortunately, this time Yao Ming is no longer injured by the scarred left leg.
After this thrilling round of the Western Conference Finals, Peter Pan, who is extremely popular in Chinese, lost most of his once loyal Chinese fans because of various controversial behaviors on the field.
These fans, who have turned from pink to black, began to angrily spray the Lakers' star on countless occasions, and the world's largest group of Kehei fans has begun to take shape! (To be continued.) )