Chapter 523: The Honor Old Davidson Promised
However, if you want to really rely on fast offense to kill the Pistons, it must not be so easy, the Pistons just sit down and play steadily, play half-court positional offense, and hit as many shots as possible, and the 76ers are completely out of line.
The only thing that can save the 76ers is probably God, and if God favors Iverson and Dazhi to feel hot, then they still have a chance to overturn the Pistons.
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As a result, in the first game of the East Finals, Iverson and Dazhi did not feel good, the fast attack was very slippery, and the shooting rate was not good, and they were powerless to return to the sky, and finally lost to the Pistons with a 21-point difference.
In the second game of the next Eastern Conference finals, the 76ers continued to implement fast-break tactics at Carlisle's insistence.
Although Iverson felt good in this game, Dazhi did not break out, and he lost in the end.
The problem facing the 76ers right now is that they have to get both Iverson and Dazhi to win......
If you want the two of you to break out together, it's not so easy.
However, this is already the only chance for the 76ers, and if they don't do that, they will definitely be swept by the Pistons.
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In the third game of the Eastern Conference finals, the 76ers really received God's favor, of course, it may also be the reason why they are at home.
Iverson and Dazhi broke out one after another, and in the end, they really narrowly defeated the Pistons and got a valuable victory in the Eastern Conference finals series.
The victory was hard-won, and all 76ers home fans were excited as if it had been the New Year.
You must know that Richard is arguably the biggest nemesis of the 76ers, and they have encountered several times in the playoffs for the Philadelphia 76ers.
As a result, the fuck never won......
Tonight's game is the only game the 76ers have won against Richard in the playoffs.
This kind of record-breaking thing, 76ers fans can't close their mouths with joy, regardless of whether the ending is still killed by the Pistons, at least there has been progress now, winning a game against Richard.
Rick Carlisle's head is really bright, and if he were the kind of head coach who was one-of-a-kind and one-eyed, I am afraid that the 76ers would never win the game.
However, after winning the third game, the 76ers' good luck was exhausted, and in the fourth game, Iverson and Dazhi hit iron one after another, and finally the game did not enter the fourth quarter, and it was almost garbage time.
As the referee blew the whistle, the Pistons won the match point game again, leading the 76ers with a score of 3:1, and only one last win left to reach the finals.
On the West side, there are back and forth, after all, these two teams are not vegetarians, and there is still a fight in terms of strength, not a huge gap between the Pistons and the 76ers.
At the moment, the two sides are tied 2:2......
These two teams may have to go through a tie-break in the end.
Richard is quite satisfied with this situation, and they can easily solve the 76ers on their side, just waiting for the winner of these two teams after the seventh.
In the East final G5, Richard did not give the 76ers the slightest chance, although Iverson and Dazhi performed well, but in the end, in the face of Richard's all-out lineup, the 76ers lost by seven points.
Since then, Richard has led the Pistons and got the ticket to the finals!
Although everyone had expected this situation, Richard really entered the finals again, which still made people a little speechless.
This season is Richard's seventh season in the league, and as a result, this guy has reached the Finals five times, who is to reason with......
Seven seasons, five finals, three championships, and if you can win the championship again this year, it will be four championships!
In the eyes of the fans, this is a complete myth......
Of course, in terms of the number of championships, Richard is not as good as Zen master Jackson, who got six championship rings with the Bulls, and then another one with the Lakers, for a total of seven championship rings on hand.
However, his championship actually does not reflect the ability of the Zen master......
To be precise, it can only reflect the tactical ability of the Zen master, but cannot reflect the selection vision of the Zen master.
After all, the selection of people is actually a very important quality of coaching.
On the whole, Richard's championship ring has a higher gold content than that of a Zen master.
That is, at the moment, Richard does not have as many rings as Zen masters, and when the number of rings is the same, I am afraid that Richard will really reach the top of the coaching group and become the most successful head coach in this league.
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Here, Richard had just led the team to the finals, and the owner of the team, Davidson Sr., immediately ran to Richard's office with emotion.
"Lee, come on, we must win the championship this season!" Old Davidson's face was full of joy.
We've already reached the finals, so it's far from the championship......
"Mr. Davidson, all I can say is try my best to win the championship, no one can say anything about it." Richard looked at the excited old man and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Looking at Davidson Sr.'s posture, if Richard can't win the championship this year, Davidson Sr. may even have a heart attack......
So Richard didn't dare to give the old man much hope at the moment, after all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
"No, no, no, Lee, you must win the championship!" Old Davidson hurriedly waved his hand.
"Don't win!"
"I've decided that as long as you win the championship, our Pistons will give you the same honor as the Trail Blazers!"
Richard was stunned, the same honor as the Trailblazer, what is this saying?
Seeing Richard's puzzled face, old Davidson said with a smile.
"As long as you win the championship, when you leave the Pistons, I will retire your jersey at Auburn Hills Palace!"
Richard shouted in his heart, can he not mess around like this.
I haven't done much about it, it's still far from retirement, and as a result, two teams have retired their jerseys?
However, this is indeed a heavy honor for a coach.
In the entire history of the NBA, no one has really enjoyed this kind of treatment except Richard.
If he didn't bring the Trail Blazers the super honor of five years and three crowns and one dynasty, then even if the Trail Blazers wanted to retire Richard's jersey early, there would be no reason at all.
At the moment, the old Davidson is probably also trying to stimulate Richard, he knows very well that Richard is not short of money, so he uses this honor to stimulate Richard.
"Mr. Davidson, I'll do my best......" Richard still didn't dare to say big things, he really wasn't sure to win the championship.
It doesn't matter if the opponent is the Trail Blazers or the Spurs, it's not vegan......
Richard estimates that this season's finals, even if they really win the championship in the end, they will definitely have to go through a bloody battle, at least six battles, and even a considerable chance of grabbing seven.
In this case, how dare Richard pack a ticket for Davidson Sr.
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For the next few days, Richard has been watching the Trail Blazers-Spurs battle.
As Richard predicted, the two sides really fought to the tiebreaker in the end.
The two sides are already red-eyed, Popovich roared wildly on the sidelines, and Zhang Weiping was not idle, standing on the sidelines with a blue face clapping his hands and roaring.
The head coaches of both sides are red-eyed, and the players on the field are also sparing no effort.
Thinking about even a good-natured player like Duncan, the court began to roar, you can imagine how fierce this game was.
In almost every offensive round, both sides did their best.
By the end of the third quarter of the tiebreaker, the Trail Blazers had bad news.
Their starting point guard, Byron Davis, was fouled on six fouls.
This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Trail Blazers.
The lack of a master in a team like theirs in a half-court positional battle definitely has a big impact on their strength.
In this case, everyone thought that the Trail Blazers were going to be finished, because the scores of the two sides were quite anxious, and now the Trail Blazers are missing a main control, so they are naturally at a huge disadvantage......
The fans of the Trail Blazers home team at the scene sighed loudly, could it be that their Trail Blazers are going to encounter the same situation as last year this year? Can't even get into the finals!?
You know, this year may be the last strong period for the Trail Blazers, because many players on the team are facing contract renewal issues......
At present, Big Ben and Xiao Ao are both with the highest salary, although the signing time is early, and it is no longer the maximum salary, but even so, the Trailblazers can only give another maximum salary, looking at the current posture, it is very likely that this maximum salary will be given to Byron Davis.
Although the Trail Blazers are still not weak after the end of this season, they will certainly not be as strong as they are now.
This season could be the last chance for the Trail Blazers to win the championship!
And now with Byron Davis being sent off, the situation is already precarious.
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But just when the Trail Blazers fans were grieving, the Spurs suddenly changed.
The final offensive round of the third quarter belonged to the Spurs.
As a result, the French sports car Parker broke through and injured, and the injury did not look light, and it was clear that the rest of the game was unavailable.
This is undoubtedly a good thing to celebrate for the Trail Blazers.
Although it is very inauthentic to celebrate the injury of other team's players, but now both sides are fighting red, who cares about this......
With the departure of the main control of both sides, the strength on the field is close to balance.
The Trail Blazers are different from the Spurs, who have one less Parker on their side, which is almost a lame.
The GDP combination is the Spurs' three main outputs, and now there is one less Parker, which makes Popovich directly pale.
On the other hand, on the Trail Blazers' side, they are missing Byron Davis, and their impact on the strength on the court is definitely not as great as that of the Spurs.
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By the end of the fourth quarter, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Trail Blazers narrowly beat the Spurs by three points to get a ticket to the Finals.
The Trail Blazers fans at the scene all gasped, this game was really thrilling.
In the final minute, Ginobili shot a three-pointer with three seconds left.
If this goal is scored, then the two sides will definitely go to extra time, and it will be difficult to say who will win or lose......
But God favored the Trailblazers, and Ginobili didn't score this goal!
The entire Rose Garden Arena turned into a sea of joy, and all the fans cheered wildly.
They have reached the finals again, this is the fifth time they have reached the finals in six years!
Throughout the history of the NBA, there are few teams that have accomplished such feats!
The key is to reach the Finals this time, and their Trail Blazers have a good chance of winning the championship, and they have won the game twice in the previous regular season.
Naturally, it has a psychological advantage.