The sixth game of the series is a battle of life and death for the Grizzlies, failure means the end of the season, and the road to the Black Eight ends here, after the first consecutive defeat in the playoffs, it is the battle of life and death for the Grizzlies, if you want to save yourself, then the Grizzlies must focus on both offensive and defensive ends with 120% of the game!

In the battle of life and death, Grizzlies head coach Collins boldly changed the lineup, allowing Mayo, who had been on the bench for a short time after recovering from injury, to start and remove Sam Young.

The two sides started a tug-of-war at the beginning, and the Grizzlies fell behind several times, but caught up several times, but the Thunder carried the power of the previous game and played halfway through the first quarter, allowing the Grizzlies to score only 6 points.

Gasol Jr. began to force the basket and scored twice in a row, and Conley also found an opportunity from the outside, hitting a three-pointer to tie the score at 13-13.

Mayo was ordered to perform with all his might, and then he also hit a three-point shot, and the Grizzlies took an 18-15 lead, and then the Thunder did not score for a long time, so after the first quarter, the Grizzlies led 23-21.

Harden came off the bench and helped the Thunder open up the gap in the second quarter. With 1:03 left in the second quarter, Harden hit two consecutive three-pointers to give the Thunder a 13-point lead over the Grizzlies at 52-39.

The veteran Battier hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to stop the Grizzlies' bleeding somewhat, and the Grizzlies closed the gap to 10 points at halftime to trail 44-54.

Durant's state in this game was extremely poor, only 1 of 5 shots in the first two quarters, and the Thunder's offense mainly relied on Westbrook, who scored 15 points in the first half, but his shooting percentage began to decline in the third quarter, and the Thunder were counterattacked by the Grizzlies.

Conley and Randolph hit back-to-back shots at the start of the third quarter, Allen hit a dunk and Mayo hit another three-pointer to start the quarter on an 11-2 run to tie the score at 55-56.

The Thunder hit just one shot after nearly five minutes in the quarter and hit their third shot after seven minutes in the quarter, and the double-digit advantage came to naught. In the last 1 minute and 55 seconds of the quarter, the Grizzlies attacked the basket in a row, scored four points in a row, and ended the quarter with a 72-68 lead.

Four minutes into the fourth quarter, the Thunder hit just one shot, and after Randolph hit back-to-back shots, the Grizzlies extended their advantage to 87-81. Randolph kept hitting shots, and with 4:11 left in the quarter, he even made a step-back jumper to score 10 points in the quarter and give the Grizzlies an 86-77 lead.

The Thunder missed back-to-back shots at critical moments and missed shots for four minutes, and the Grizzlies struck while the iron was hot, and Conley scored a layup with 1:59 left in the game to give the Grizzlies a double-digit advantage of 90-79. The Thunder still couldn't find their senses after that, so they had to disarm, and the Grizzlies managed to survive.

The Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 95-83 at home, bringing the overall score to 3-3, and the two sides entered the seventh game of life and death.

Randolph scored 12 points in the final quarter and contributed 30 points and 13 rebounds, starting OJ Mayo with 16 points, Conley with 11 points and 12 assists, and Gasol Jr. with 8 points and 9 rebounds.

Westbrook had 27 points and four assists for the Thunder, Durant scored a playoff low with 11 on 3-of-11 shooting, and Harden came off the bench with 14 points and six rebounds.

Both teams have key players who are underperforming, the Grizzlies have Gasol Jr., and the Thunder have Durant!

But the media coverage the next day was beyond everyone's expectations, and almost everyone threw the blame for the Thunder's loss to Westbrook! After reading the report, Huang Yu has to say that these media are really good at playing.

They didn't care about the gains and losses in a single game, but added these games with the Grizzlies, so that Durant's 97 shots would be more effective than Westbrook's 108 shots!

And in the sixth key battle, Durant shot 3 of 14, but they didn't even put a P! Anyway, Westbrook is still 11 of 22!

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Huang Yu called Westbrook, Huang Yu didn't say much, and after being silent for a while, Westbrook finally couldn't help but swear in his mouth! If what he said can become a reality, it is estimated that those serious nonsense media will die N+1 times!

didn't comfort Westbrook, and called him in the hope that he could vent the unhappiness in his heart, so that he could at least face the seventh battle a little easier!

I don't know if it was because I was clear-headed after venting, or if the coach had a detailed communication with Westbrook!

At the beginning of Game 7 between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, Westbrook had no desire to attack at all and was more likely to play for his teammates.

Only 11 points in the last game! Durant, whose shooting percentage hit a new low in a single game in his career, was aggressive on offense as soon as he started.

However, the Grizzlies are not so easy to mess with, suppressing the Thunder at the beginning, and after half a straight quarter, the Thunder temporarily fell behind by 8-13 points! The pace of the game between the two teams can be said to be very slow! The defensive quality is also very high!

Huang Yu focused on the Thunder's defense while watching the game! If this round of the series is not as in memory, the winner is not the Thunder or the Grizzlies, then with the Mavericks West, Tony Allen will definitely be placed in the starting lineup to defend Huang Yu!

Of course, it could also be Battier, but Tony Allen's kraft candy style seems to be more suitable for the two!

And the Thunder is worth Huang Yu's careful observation, if he is paired with Durant, Huang Yu must shoot less and rush into the basket more to make kills! The Thunder's interior line is much worse than the Mavericks! Once Perkins and Ibaka have too many fouls on either of them, it will affect the Thunder's lineup.

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After being suppressed for most of the quarter, Westbrook took the lead in launching a counterattack, he first assisted Durant to shoot, the Thunder's high and light defense, allowing the Grizzlies to shoot in a hurry, Perkins received the rebound and threw it to Westbrook, he directly chased down the three-pointer, and the Thunder's attack began, ending the quarter with a wave of 13-4, and exceeding 21-17 in one fell swoop. In the final 4:11 of the first quarter, the Grizzlies made just one shot with a collective crosshair.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, after the Grizzlies seized the Thunder's bench to equalize the score, the Thunder's bench scoring finally opened, Mayno also scored a three-pointer, and Harden also hit a shot, and the bench score has become a reliable barrier for the Thunder.

After the main team came on the court after the half-quarter, Durant hit consecutive shots, Perkins also scored from mid-range, and Westbrook assisted three times, and the Thunder opened the gap at 33-23. In the last five minutes, the Grizzlies only hit one shot, and the Thunder led by 11 points at one point.

Conley hit a three-pointer with 1:05 left in the quarter to tie the score at 34-42, and both teams failed to score in the quarter since.

Although the Grizzlies launched a frantic counterattack in the third quarter, once chasing the score to 46-50, the Thunder immediately suppressed the opponent's momentum, Durant and Westbrook connected in the air, and Durant scored a dunk in the air through Gasol Jr.

After Randolph and Mayo scored back-to-back points, and the Grizzlies closed the gap to 3 points, the Thunder began to attack from the outside, Durant hit two three-pointers, Collison and Harden also shot from a distance, Harden hit two three-pointers in the last minute of the quarter, and after he hit a three-point shot with 1 second left in the quarter, the Thunder ended the first three quarters with a 72-58 lead.

In the final four minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder's bench shot a total of five three-pointers.

Westbrook sacrificed his own scoring and became a big reason for the Thunder to control the situation. He had 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds in the first three quarters, but only scored eight points.

Huang Yu pouted helplessly, Westbrook is like this, giving up the offense isn't this tantamount to admitting defeat with those media? It's the crazy offensive scoring that can shut up those media outlets, and even slap them in the face.

It wasn't until 7 minutes and 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter that Westbrook made a shot and completed a triple-double, the Thunder firmly controlled the situation, and the Grizzlies who were behind had to improve on the outside to have a chance, but they were still unhurried, and the outside line did not improve, the Thunder blossomed inside and out, and with 2 minutes and 33 seconds left in the game, Harden hit a three-point shot and immediately made a steal, Durant dunked, and the Thunder led by 19 points at 97-78.

In the face of such a huge point difference, the Grizzlies reluctantly gave up resistance, and since then they have withdrawn all their main forces and accepted the fate of being out, despite this, this is the farthest in the history of the Grizzlies.

This was the end of the Grizzlies' "Black Eight" road, with Randolph scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds, Conley 18 points and 6 assists, Gasol Jr. 12 points and 7 rebounds, and OJ Mayo 14 points.

Westbrook played a triple-double to be the hero of the game, contributing 14 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, while Durant chipped in 39 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Harden came off the bench for 17 points and Collison had eight points and 12 rebounds.

Although the Thunder won, many media are not optimistic about the exhausted Thunder to face the Mavericks who have been waiting for a long time! The calf's physical strength, which has been resting for a week, is already at its peak, and in the face of such a strong opponent, the Thunder's odds of victory are not very high.

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Although in the series between the Heat and the Celtics, there were such and such accidents, such as the soft scale of the referee, which led to more than one conflict between the players on both sides, and the expulsion was not once or twice!

However, the Heat defeated the Celtics with a strong lineup and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, and the little emperor also successfully walked out of the embarrassing situation of facing the Celtics without victory!

Because of injuries, Rondo staged a one-armed return in the third game, and after helping Celtic win at home, the statistics of the next two games are miserable!

And the big shark who joined the Green Army was also injured and poor this season, and finally came back, but the playing time was pitiful! And after the fourth game came on the court, he fell into a foul dilemma and couldn't extricate himself! Although Pierce made a layup at a critical moment to help the team tie the score, he failed to capitalize on the opportunity created by Ray Allen and missed the stunner, causing the game to go into overtime! The aging Celtics couldn't score for 3 minutes in overtime against the Heat, and could only watch the Heat widen the point difference.

Although Pierce scored consecutive points, the Celtics had problems defensively at this time, and the backcourt rebounding protection was poor, and finally lost the game 98-90.

Pierce scored 27 points and 8 rebounds, but the other two of the Big Three had average statistics, Ray Allen only scored 17 points, and Garnett only had 7 points and 10 rebounds!

On the other hand, the Heat Big Three, James scored 20 points in the first half, contributed 35 points and 14 rebounds, Wade scored 28 points and 9 rebounds, Bosh scored 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Heat Big Three combined for 83 points.

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In the fifth battle between the two teams, the Heat can be said to be very difficult, and the Celtics' main control Rondo's arm injury is still not improving, so he has been a one-armed man for a long time! But the momentum of the third battle is no longer there, and the one-armed man is no longer magical.

But the Celtics, who were forced to the edge of the cliff, broke out with unprecedented seriousness, and only allowed the extremely offensive Heat to score only 5 points in the first 5 minutes of the first quarter! Although Wade came out next and narrowed the difference, Garnett, who had an average performance in the first few games, stepped up and became the Celtics' No. 1 scoring point! Successfully helped the Celtics suppress the Heat in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Heat launched a crazy counterattack and once equalized the score, but Ray Allen hit three three-pointers at a critical moment to open the gap again, although Wade scored 12 points this year, but the Heat still fell behind into the second half.

Ray Allen's excellent hand continued into the third quarter, shooting and even hitting three-point shots and creating a foul for Wade! Easily score the ball to score 4 points successfully.

Then the two teams began to soar three-pointers, although the little emperor hit a three-pointer 20 seconds later, but Ray Allen and Jeff Green then hit three points in a row, just when the difference was facing double digits, Wade stood up at a critical moment and hit a three-pointer to help the Heat stop the bleeding, and then James suddenly shot a cold arrow and shot outside the three-point line! The basketball hit the board, which also narrowed the gap between the two teams to 2 points, and then the two teams did not score, and the Heat trailed by 2 points into the fourth quarter.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Celtics opened up the difference slightly, but James Jones didn't let it succeed and hit a three-point shot! Although West scored 8 points in a row, it also completely made James go berserk! thought he would face it calmly, but seeing West jumping up and down in front of him, James was still a little angry!

Three points! Steal, big hat! James is racing all over the field! Not to mention directly stopping the Celtics' offensive, he even pressed the Emperor Taishang to the ground and rubbed it, helping the Heat to surpass by 4 points!

Then the Celtics fell into a panic and missed the shot, James once again forced the basket to dunk, and led the Heat to a wave of 16-0 attack! In the last 4 minutes and 29 seconds, the Celtics didn't score 1 point, and the Heat locked the victory in one fell swoop and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals!

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The series between the Bulls and the Hawks led by Rose also have a back and forth, you win me a home court, I win you a home court! But the battle of Tianwang Mountain is obviously still a bull chess game!

Although the Hawks played very tenaciously in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the main scorer Smith was focused on defense and failed to perform well, while Rose broke out and scored 33 points and 9 assists, Lore Deng scored 23 points, and Boozer and Bogans each scored 11 points.

After becoming the Hawks' starter, Teague went from strength to strength, scoring 21 points and seven assists, while the heavily guarded Smith had 16 points and seven rebounds, Joe Johnson had 15 points, Horford had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Pachuglia had 13 points.

The Bulls defeated the Hawks 95-83 at home to take a 3-2 lead in the series and take the match point.

The sixth game between the two teams is at the home of the Eagles, such a crucial battle! The Bulls were polite and didn't get the support of the home fans, but they also didn't want to pull the game back to Chicago and let the Hawks' plan succeed! Push yourself closer to the battle of the seventh.

So at the beginning, the Bulls' offensive firepower was very fierce, and the high-percentage shooting helped the Bulls lead by 10 points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, the Bulls' long-term defensive contributions, the Hawks' shooting rate dropped sharply, and they only scored one goal in 5 minutes!

The Bulls suppressed the Hawks to the death, not allowing them to have a chance to catch up, and entered the second half with a double-digit point difference! In the third quarter, the Bulls were in full swing, and the difference between the two teams was 19 points when the difference was the largest.

The Hawks' dismissal has been figured out by Hiberdeau, so as long as the Hawks have signs of chasing points in the fourth quarter, Hiberdu immediately adjusts, and the Hawks' offense has been unable to open for a long time, and at the same time, there are problems with the defense, and Ross frequently attacks the Hawks' hinterland to score.

Although the Hawks coach continued to adjust, it still did not improve, but the Bulls shot more and more accurately, stretching the difference to 26 points! With three and a half minutes left in the game, the Eagles are still trailing by 20 points! The players are also sleepwalking on the court, the head coach of the Hawks directly removed the main force and announced that he would give up the game, and the Bulls successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference finals!

This is also the first time that the Bulls have entered the Eastern Conference finals after the last championship of the Flyers in '98!

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