Chapter 371: A Game That Changed the Alliance
The list of western finalists is out.
Lakers vs. Suns.
The Lakers eventually eliminated the Mavericks 4-2, a result that did not surprise too many people, but the Suns were able to defeat the Thunder 4-2, which is something that few fans can think of.
Before the start of this season, the Suns were considered a team in the lottery area, after all, they failed to make the playoffs last season, and this year's departure of O'Neal, coupled with the core players Nash and Xiaosi are a year older, in the absence of talented rookies to join, the ceiling that this team can reach seems to have been expected by all fans - a failed season, and then the management completely gave up on the core combination of Nash and Xiaos, and broke up the combination of the two through two transactions, Push to rebuild!
For the Suns, it can be said that the script in the minds of most fans is like this.
What I didn't expect was that this Suns team was reborn after the failure last season! At the same time that the league re-launched the "Kombat whirlwind", it also reached the Western Conference Finals again.
The 38-year-old Nash and Xiao Si, who were reimbursed by his knee again, returned, but it made people dream back to the 05~06 season!
"I'm looking forward to whether this Suns team can make a new breakthrough this time!"
"It's amazing, it's like a dream, no, it's something I never dreamed of, the Phoenix Suns have played such a strong game this season!"
"This is probably the most admirable duo in NBA history, as long as the two of them are together, it's like there's nothing in this league that they can't accomplish!"
It was also at this time that more fans began to expect a historic breakthrough for the Suns, not that they really thought that the overall strength of the Suns could outperform the defending champions, but that Americans always liked such plots in their hearts, they liked to see some different things, some unexpected scenes, and that was the most exciting thing for them!
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The Western Conference showdown is about to begin, but the Bucks in the East are still waiting for the second person to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
It's really funny, the Bucks are the first team to advance in this year's playoffs, and they can't start until the end.
It's better to live than die for the Bucks, but there is no way, they have to wait at least 4 more days before they can start the Eastern Conference Finals.
According to Xiao K's urine, they still have to have a devil training!
No!
A cry from the hearts of most of the Bucks' players!
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The Cavaliers drew 3-3 with the Celtics......
No one could have imagined that the Celtics, who had been tepid throughout the regular season, would be able to play the Cavaliers to this extent!
In fact, it was the Celtics who won the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
In other words, the Cavaliers just walked around in front of the ghost gate and won the sixth game with difficulty, bringing the big score to a 3-3 draw!
"How could the Celtics force the Cavaliers like this?"
"It's a playoff team! These three old Celtic guys were born for the big scene! ”
"How do I feel like the Celtics are going to the Eastern Conference Finals!"
The seventh game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics caused a lot of noise, and ESPN's roundtable even had a special discussion about which team the Cavaliers or Celtics would eventually advance.
The final result was 3 to 2, and three experts thought that Celtic could achieve the ultimate victory!
In fact, this is also the opinion of most fans before the game.
"I'm sure LeBron James will be able to turn the tide like Game 6!"
"Why don't you take a good look at us, these experts at ESPN are crazy!"
"Seriously, some people just like to be slapped in the face again and again!"
In addition to the Cleveland fans, they still support LeBron James as always, and they believe that LeBron James will burst out with unstoppable energy and take the team to the Eastern Conference finals, just like they did against the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals in '07!
Yi Jianlian also followed the game.
In any case, winning or losing this game will determine many things, and the league may even enter a new era because of the outcome of this game!
Even if Yi Jianlian already knows some results, it is impossible for him not to watch it, this is the beginning of the turmoil in the NBA era, how can he miss it!
Seriously, even if LeBron didn't win a championship, the decision he made in the summer of 2010 alone would be enough to enter the Hall of Fame, after all, he also changed the landscape of the NBA!
It's just that the way it is used is different~
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At the beginning of the game, Yi Jianlian could clearly feel LeBron James's nervousness, even if he was sitting in front of the TV now, not in front of LeBron.
Before LeBron left Cleveland for the first time, he had a big problem with his mental fitness, especially being nervous at key moments, which did not improve until the Finals loss in '11.
However, LeBron has his own way of overcoming his nervousness, and after he scored with several consecutive breakaways, the whole person suddenly relaxed a lot.
But the game was not friendly to the Cavaliers, and the Celtics' Big Three stood up separately while LeBron was exerting his strength, and successfully responded to several balls.
It can be seen from the expressions of these three old guns that they are very relaxed.
The team that has won the championship is indeed different!
The two teams were in a stalemate for the first quarter, and the score was not pulled apart, 26-28, and the Cavaliers trailed slightly by a little.
Both sides entered the bench rotation, and the role of the Cavaliers' recruitment this year was revealed, before the starters came back, the Cavaliers led by two points, but after the Big Three returned to the court, the score was overtaken by the Celtics, and the only move that Mike Brown could think of at this time was to bring LeBron back on the court.
The two sides remained deadlocked until the end of the first half.
At 49-48, the Cavaliers trailed by one point.
It can also be seen from the score that the shooting rate on both sides is not high, and they are desperately defending.
The turning point of the game came five minutes in the third quarter, when Rajon Rondo stepped up and scored the Big Three with consecutive assists, and the morale of the entire Celtics team suddenly increased at this time, with a wave of 15-5 scoring climax that stretched the difference to nine points.
LeBron also broke out in time, taking out all kinds of offensive methods that he usually can't see, chasing the difference to 5 points at the end of the third quarter.
I thought that this game was going to return to a stalemate, but during the time when the two sides came off the bench, Nate Robinson and "Big Baby" Davis, who had not moved since the Celtics traded in, became the x-factor that decided the outcome and expanded the difference to 10 points before the Cavaliers' main team returned!
The game lost suspense at this moment, and for the rest of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were suppressed by the Celtics with this 10-point difference until the end.
90 to 80!
Celtic wins!
The total score is 4-3, and the Cavaliers are eliminated with difficulty, and they are back in the Eastern Conference Finals after a year!