Chapter 397: The First Round of Battles (I)
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The first to go out in the West is the young Jazz, who has come to the edge of the cliff 3-1, and was swept out of the game under the excellent play of the Spurs bench, although they still did not give up in the fourth quarter when they fell behind by a large score, and worked hard to chase the points, but the Spurs were experienced and did not give the Jazz a chance to turn the tables.
After the opening period, Duncan hit two solid shots to give the Spurs a 9-2 lead. The Jazz only hit one shot after nearly four minutes of play, but youngster Favors also had a remarkable performance. Halfway through the quarter, the Jazz launched a fast attack, Harris broke through to the inside with the ball, and suddenly passed the ball to Favors under the basket, facing the defense of Duncan and others, Favors jumped up and dunked with both hands, and the Jazz chased the score to 10-12.
Duncan went straight to the toe, scoring a 3-pointer with a free throw 20 seconds later. The Spurs then failed to score for the next 3:30 and the Jazz went on a 9-0 run to take a 19-15 lead. Ginobili hit a shot to stop the Jazz's attack, Jackson hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter, and Neil also made a layup to give the Spurs a 22-19 lead in the quarter.
The Spurs' second team also has the upper hand on the court. Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Split scored consecutive 3-pointers and Bonner hit a 3-pointer to extend the Spurs' lead to a 14-3 spurt. The Jazz scored six points in the final 50 seconds of the quarter to close the gap to single digits and trail 42-50 at halftime.
The third quarter played nearly 3 minutes, and both teams failed to make a shot. With 9:23 left in the quarter, Leonard scored a 3-pointer and Favors made a layup to add a one, but Parker immediately hit a 3-pointer to give the Spurs an 11-6 lead at 61-48. The Jazz scored only once in the athletic battle after playing nearly half of the quarter, but despite that, they chased the score to 58-61 at one point, but unfortunately they failed to score again in the final 3:18 of the quarter, Ginobili hit two three-pointers, and the Spurs went on a 7-0 run to go into the final quarter 68-58.
Ginobili hit another three-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter, and Split made two layups after that, and the Spurs' bench depth advantage was on full display, and they started the quarter on an 8-0 run to extend their advantage to 76-58. The Jazz didn't score for the first time until nearly five minutes after playing the quarter, and Neil later hit another three-pointer for the Spurs to give them a 21-point lead at 81-60.
The Jazz launched a final attack, scoring eight straight points in 77 seconds to go on a 19-2 spurt to tie the score at 79-83 with 49.4 seconds remaining. The Spurs failed to shoot in the last six minutes, and Parker even missed two free throws, and the 21-point advantage was wiped out.
With 18.9 seconds left before the end, after Parker made a steal, the Spurs finally got a layup from Ginobili. The Jazz also relented at the crucial moment, with Millsap missing two free throws after that, while the Spurs were sealed with two free throws by Jackson.
The Spurs' next opponent is the winner of the Grizzlies and Clippers, and with the Clippers and Grizzlies currently 2-2, the Spurs will have a nearly week-long break.
The other group in the West finished the series meeting between the Thunder and the Mavericks, with the defending champions returning to Dallas to lose their first home game after losing two away games, and also standing on the cliff like the Jazz 3-0, but the Thunder did not give the Mavericks any chance to leave.
The Thunder, like the Spurs, broke out on the bench, with Harden scoring a team-high 29 points off the bench, and Lao Yu, the backup point guard, also scoring 12 points in the game.
If the team looks at the data, it is almost difficult to kill, but if you watch the game carefully, you will find that the Mavericks have a chance that Nowitzki is carrying forward alone, and the other players not only have a low number of shots, but also a pitifully low shooting percentage, with the Masinmi with the highest shooting percentage of the Mavericks hitting 3 of 4, followed by Kidd's 6 of 11.
This 6 of 11 not only means that Kidd's shooting rate is the second highest on the team, but also the number of shots is second only to Nowitzki, you must know that Kidd will only choose to shoot when the opportunity is good, and generally chooses to pass the ball out, when Huang Yu is in the Mavericks, Kidd is more willing to pass the ball out in exchange for assists than to score!
Forcing Kidd to step up and score shows how low the shooting percentage of others is, Terry is 3 of 10, Carter is 3 of 10, Marion is 3 of 9! None of the other two scored more than 10 points except for Terry.
The Thunder beat the Mavericks 103-97 on the road to knock out last season's championship 4-0 and advance to the next round first, where they will face the provincial players of the Lakers and Nuggets.
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The Heat, who had a chance to complete the sweep in the East, defeated the Knicks, who had returned to the general, and thus lost the chance to sweep and advance.
However, the Knicks were also quite unlucky, although Stoudemire took a forced effort to help the team get a valuable victory, and took two steps back from the edge of the cliff, but there was still a possibility of being kicked down.
With Jeremy Lin still not returning from injury, New York has added new injuries, and starting point guard Byron Davis left the game with an injury in the third quarter and never returned, which means that the injury is more serious.
The Heat started with a strong opening and went on an 8-1 run, with the Knicks scoring for the first time after nearly four minutes of play. Although the start was not good, the Knicks' defense was more active, with 9 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first quarter, Anthony slapped James's ball off, and when the ball was about to go out of bounds, Anthony flew up the ball, but his body lost balance, and the whole person flew out of the court, overwhelming the referee on the side of the audience, fortunately, the referee was more friendly and didn't care about him, which is also the Celtics and Hawks series some time ago, the referee who gave two T's in a row was too showy in the game, and the referee would deliberately let others be low-key.
Stoudemire, on the other hand, despite being injured, still performed well with a bandage on his left hand, and at the halfway point of the first quarter, he grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a direct dunk. With 4:31 left in the quarter, he dunked again and then made a layup to put the Knicks up 15-12. The Knicks led 20-18, and Anthony and Stoudemire combined for 15 points in the quarter.
But unfortunately, the Knicks failed to score after 5 minutes in the second quarter, and the Heat launched a 12-0 attack wave, and with 7 minutes and 13 seconds left in the quarter, the Knicks scored for the first time in the quarter by Harrelson's breakthrough jumper. Anthony then regained his groove as the Knicks gradually closed the gap and trailed 38-44 at halftime.
The Heat took a double-digit 51-40 lead shortly after the start of the third quarter. The Knicks came to a dangerous moment, with Stoudemire hitting two shots, including a "three-pointer" and Anthony also making a layup, and they scored seven straight points to close the gap.
With 5:15 left in the quarter, Davis sprained his knee on a fast break and was stretched off, adding to the Knicks' woes. Still, their comeback continued, and with 3:30 left in the quarter, Anthony scored three straight free throws to score five straight points to put the Knicks up 55-52.
After three quarters, Anthony had already scored 29 points, and thanks to his efforts, the Knicks led by six at one point, and James hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter to put the Heat up 61-64.
The two teams fought until the last minute. The Knicks want to extend their lives this season, while the Heat want to sweep their opponents. With 2:27 left in the game, Wade broke through for a layup to give the Heat an 81-79 lead, and Anthony immediately leaned back to shoot back and color to tie the score. After Bosh missed a three-pointer, Bibby hit a shot to give the Knicks an 84-81 lead with 1:23 left in the game.
James also hit a three-pointer before Anthony hit a three-pointer with 54.5 seconds left to give the Knicks a three-point advantage.
Bosh's mistake at a critical moment gave the Knicks a good chance to seal the win, but unfortunately Anthony only hit one of three free throws, James scored three points with free throws, and the Heat only trailed 87-88 with 20.3 seconds left in the game. Stoudemire hit one of two free throws and Anthony missed the layup, giving the Heat one last chance.
But the Heat didn't catch it either, and Wade missed a three-point shot with 1.6 seconds before the end, and the Heat fell short and let the Knicks pull one back.
However, the Heat, who returned to their home court, did not give the Knicks a chance at all, and the last game was overturned with a double-digit lead, with 11 free throws missed, 16 three-point misses, and a 19-2 attack wave in the third quarter. The Heat are obviously careless, and they can't be so bad every game.
And the Knicks are more and more injured, Sam Pert was hung in the first game, Byron Davis was seriously injured in the fourth game, and he couldn't play for a year, and his whole career may be affected, Jeremy Lin is still wearing a suit to watch the game, at this time the outside world thinks that Jeremy Lin can return, but someone won't let him play! The Knicks were fine before, making consecutive playoff games, and the fans were in high spirits, but seeing that they were going to be kicked out of the playoffs, all kinds of ghosts and snakes began to jump out.
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Although the Knicks did a good start to the game, but as soon as the Heat's defense tightened, the Knicks' shooting percentage began to decline, in the eighth minute of the first quarter, Anthony broke through to the basket with the ball, and when he shot, James and Wade both jumped up to block, and the ball was fanned off by Wade.
The Heat launched a fast attack, James directly hit the basket, causing a foul, but because of Fielders' uncoolness, the Knicks also took a technical foul, James hit three free throws, and the Heat overtook 8-7.
Anthony and Bibby hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the Knicks regained the upper hand at 20-14 with 4:27 left in the quarter, but Miller and Battier also returned with three-pointers, and the Heat ended the quarter on a 14-4 run to take a 28-24 lead.
The Heat, who didn't want to be bitten tightly, launched a fierce attack in the second quarter and stretched the difference to 10 points, Anthony scored 41 points in the last game, and he still had a good performance today, but in front of the Heat's "Big Three", he looked alone.
At the start of the third quarter, the Knicks began a nearly three-minute shooting miss, and after being beaten 7-2 by the Heat, they extended their advantage to 71-58.
Anthony finally hit a shot, but James followed up with a violent dunk to return the color, James and Bosh scored seven points in a row, and the Heat's advantage reached 18 points. Anthony then hit a three-pointer and hit a buzzer-beating shot as the Knicks trailed 67-81 in the first three quarters.
The Knicks were unable to close the gap to single digits again, and the "Big Three" firmly controlled the situation for the Heat. Halfway through the fourth quarter, James hit two free throws to give the Heat a 19-point lead at 96-77. Anthony and Fields each hit two shots as the Knicks trailed the score at 86-97 with 3:16 left in the game.
The Heat will not repeat the mistakes of the previous game, after the timeout, Bosh hit two shots, although the Knicks returned the color twice, but they could not prevent the Heat, and it was meaningless for them to fall behind.
Although Anthony still scored 35 points and 8 rebounds in this game, the Heat defeated the Knicks 106-94 at home, and the Knicks lost to the Heat 1-4 in the overall score, and the season ended and was eliminated!
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The Heat will face a second-round opponent against the Pacers, who have also eliminated the Magic 4-1, and the game ended less than an hour earlier than them.
The Magic Controversy Series can be said to have performed remarkably, although it has experienced the injury of Optimus Prime on the inside, but the performance of all members in the playoffs is not false, and it is still commendable to win a victory against the strong Pacers, but many fans said that the Magic is so much worse without Warcraft?
The team that was still at the championship level in the first two years fell so quickly, but if you take a closer look, you can understand that Warcraft didn't make so many things in the first two years! And the magic outside firepower was very strong back then, but look at the present! Except for Nelson and Redick, the outside shooters are all inconsistent, even Jason Richardson, a scorer from the Suns, who was 3-of-7 in the fifth key game, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 1-of-5 from the free-throw line! Only 8 points!
And he scored 25 points in the fourth game, shooting 9-of-18, 2-of-8 in the third game of the series, only scoring 5 points, and 5-pointers in the second game, shooting 1-of-2, which was the first game of the Magic's preemptive away victory over the Pacers, and he scored 17 points, 6-of-15! His performance was so different from when he was in the sun, and the magic uniform team probably fainted in the toilet crying.
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In the other two groups of games in the East, although the Hawks pulled back a stable situation after the Celtics won three games in a row, Garnett's outburst in the sixth game directly took the Hawks away.
And Garnett also hit a double-double again, 28 points and 14 rebounds, which is the second double-double in this round of the series, and he also has 5 blocks and 3 steals, and the wolf king seems to be a lot younger at this moment.
Although the Hawks were eager to win, the old and spicy Celtics did not give the Hawks much chance, although the Hawks led by 3 points into the second quarter! But the Hawks' attack appeared to stagnate, and the Celtics seized the opportunity to play 16-0, turning the situation around in one fell swoop, and then the Celtics suppressed the Hawks all the way to the fourth quarter, at which time the difference between the two sides remained in single digits, but soon the Hawks launched a crazy impact, the Hawks completed a 14-2 attack wave, a body beyond the Celtics only scored 2 points in the first half of the quarter, and the 9-point advantage came to naught, and now it is three points behind.
But the Celtics instantly raised their defense a few notches and didn't let the Hawks shoot again.
After Pierce hit a shot, Garnett turned and hit a jumper with 30.4 seconds left to give the Celtics an 80-79 lead. The Hawks missed back-to-back shots, and Ray Allen hit one of two free throws with 9.3 seconds left to give the Celtics an 81-79 lead.
Williams' shot after that was blocked by Pierce and the Hawks still had 3.1 seconds to attack. After the timeout, the Celtics cleverly fouled Horford, who was mediocre on free throws. As expected, Horford hit just one of two free throws.
In desperation, the Eagles had no choice but to resort to foul tactics. After Pierce hit two free throws, the Hawks were too late to attack and unfortunately lost.
With Garnett's crucial shot, the Celtics defeated the Hawks 83-80 at home to advance with a 4-2 overall score, and their next opponent is the 76ers, who had just qualified!
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