Chapter 387: First Hideous!
The Heat's home audience is now starting to see fans leave their seats. It seems that some fans really want to see what they saw on the Internet the night before. Are the Heat really going to be swept by the Bulls?
This season has actually disappointed many fans. If a team advances, there will be a team that will be eliminated. It's just that the team that makes the cut isn't the one you're rooting for. The Nuggets, who had Iverson at the beginning of the season, did not play as well as they wanted.
And when the answer and Billups switched places, both teams were eliminated in the first round...... The inability to play year after year is a big shock to the Denver Nuggets.
A number of teams in the east are about to rebuild. And the Lakers in the West, as the audience expected, they were eliminated in the first round. Coach Mike also told the press on the third day of their elimination that he would not be coaching the Los Angeles Lakers next season.
And the Cavaliers have already talked to him, and Brown will return to Cleveland next season to continue coaching the Cavaliers. Although it is not clear whether he is the head coach or the chief assistant coach. But Mike felt like he didn't want to be here for a minute.
At this time, his relationship with the Lakers side, when there are still games this season, as long as the game is over, sometimes Brown will stay at the press conference for a while. And then he was gone. In his opinion, the main thing to do every day when he coaches the Lakers is to "clock in and out" and get paid when the time comes.
He also dreamed of it when he played in the playoffs, but he gave up in the third game in the state of the Lakers. Kobe Bryant played very well, but except for center Gasol, Odom and Kobe Bryant on the front line, no other players could stand out. The one that had no suspense was eliminated.
The reason why the Lakers are a well-known team was also reflected in the media reports of the day...... Originally, they were the eliminated side, but at the end of the first round, the media was overwhelmingly reported that the Lakers were eliminated......
Even the head coach of the team learned in the media that the game was over that night, and an argument broke out again in the Lakers' locker room. But he didn't know exactly what was going on, and he didn't want to know. Anyway, it's all over.
Owner Buss began to recall the words that the Zen master had spoken to him in his office after two seasons of dismal Lakers' performance.
O'Neal don't give up, don't blindly pursue good players from other teams. If Shaq must leave, Zhou Yang must stay! His potential is huge! If his status with the Lakers remains the same, it can also add depth to the Lakers' bench in the future.
Those were two of the points that Jackson told him in his office that year. For the sake of Zhou Yang, the player, the Zen master also had a big fight with his old friend Dr. Bass in the house! But Lakers owner Buss, who has already won the championship again, thinks they may be able to win another championship soon. If you don't get it, it's a triple crown.
So at that time, the Zen master did not listen to a word. O'Neal was cut immediately, and Zhou Yang was also packed with several substitutes to the Grizzlies in exchange for their main force Gasol!
Coach Jackson's departure made Bass think that the Lakers might not be able to play a championship. But it's supposed to be the champion of the West, right? That season, the Memphis Grizzlies made it all the way to the Finals and finally lifted the championship trophy!
It seems that the Zen master and what he said Riley did as he did...... Maybe the two legendary coaches thought of it together. Now the rest of the season has nothing to do with them. And the Heat, who have O'Neal, Meme and Zhou Yang, seem to have a few more games.
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"The 2x series is entered according to the data of real players. You're pretty good in there! Wade said to Zhou Yang with a twinkle in his eyes when he went back with the rest of his teammates.
"You also said that it was entered according to real data. So~" Zhou Yang made a gesture of spreading his hands. Obviously, the game player made according to real data will naturally be powerful Zhou Yang~
"Let me think about it? I've been playing it lately. You have 4 stars for your organizational skills in it. Offensive ability 3 stars. There are also 2 stars in terms of dunks. Oh my! Unbelievable! ”
“...... How should I give 4 stars for a dunk. I guess this is still a little different from my real data~ Speaking of the playoffs, what are you talking about?! Don't get distracted? What are we going to eat at night? ”
The Heat players next to "......" were stunned. Are you two serious, what are you talking about here when the score is more than 10 points behind?!
"James' is four stars, his score is five stars. Organization 2 stars. I think he should dunk with 5 stars. Chicken, fried noodles, sugar-free cold drinks or something in the evening~" Wade immediately became excited at the mention of eating.
"I think it's still xx's pizza that's delicious~ I can eat three big ones at a time~hehe~" O'Neill said next to him at this time.
......The room suddenly fell silent at this time. Did they go to the wrong set today?
At this time, a player noticed a man in a suit outside the locker room who stopped there for a moment and then disappeared. It can't be Coach Riley, right?!
57:46! Originally, Riley thought that at the end of the first half, his players deliberately showed a relaxed appearance so as not to worry him. But just now he passed through the locker room and heard the conversation between Wade and Zhou Yang and confirmed that they were really relaxed......
"Tell me about what I'm capable of in the 2x set. I don't even play that game, but I've heard it's done well~" O'Neill couldn't help but ask curiously after listening for a while.
"You have 5 stars for dunks and rebounds, just these two, and the others are gone~ You are quite expensive in it. More expensive than me, I organized 5 stars, scored 4 stars, rebounded 2 stars~"
In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls fought with them in order to suppress the Heat! And on the Heat's side, Zhou Yang and Beasley both went down to rest. Wade took Mario and a few other bench players with them until the end of the second quarter.
In order to maintain such a result, many players are already tired! This is also a relatively important information in the eyes of Zhou Yang and Wade! The other party is actually at the end of the crossbow!
Rose seems to have an endless amount of energy, but after all, he is the only one on the whole team right now. O'Neal, who had been watching the end of the first half off the field, had already figured out how to play the next game.
The players on the Bulls' side now feel like they're underestimating the brutality of the playoffs! Maybe the Greenshirts didn't take them seriously, or maybe maybe Ross did a lot. All in all, they still find it a bit unbelievable to win against the Celtics. They were won out in such a mess.
The Heat and the Green Shirts are still very different, and the game against the Heat made the Bulls feel physically and mentally exhausted...... This team seems to have changed the overall speed of the team because of Wade and Zhou Yang.
If the Heat team does not have Zhou Yang now, they are still a difficult team, but now that there is Zhou Yang at the same time, the Bulls players on the scene have to be vigilant!
In the first round, they didn't initially think they had a chance of winning against the Green Shirts. So just follow the coach's arrangement. His side played well, and when he couldn't open the situation, Rose would come forward to score all kinds of points.
And the Heat team facing now is not like this. They seem to have an active and agile team of their own. Such a team has a certain autonomy on the field!
The Bulls players were able to hold them down in the first two quarters, but at this point they felt tired even after a halftime break. It seems that it has something to do with the fact that the opponent in the first round consumed a certain amount of physical strength! They are the only team to play the opponent in the first round to the seventh game!
"11 points is not much of a difference. A few three-pointers will come back~ The opponent's main combat power is good, but their physical fitness will affect their performance. And the Bulls' bench players...... You get the idea. Don't take it lightly in the third quarter, but you can work a little harder on scoring......"
In the second quarter, Riley also noticed this, and in the locker room, Riley briefly talked about the next tactics with one hand in his pocket.
The lineup of the Bulls in the third quarter was Noah, Brad, Thomas, Rose, Salmons. On the Heat side, Mime, Zhou Yang, Mario, Wade and Chris are in order!
The opposing coach was really not at ease, so he let Rose play again. Thomas stayed because he played well. The other players all had varying degrees of fatigue and it looked like their level of fatigue was affecting their performance.
In the last quarter, the Heat seemed to be in a hurry. Are they ready to give up?
"We played well in the first two quarters. In the third quarter, as long as the margin can maintain 10 points, we will basically win them in the end......" said the Bulls head coach with some weakness at this time.
The players of the two teams played, but O'Neal still did not appear, which also shows that Miami has used O'Neal as the anchor of the fourth quarter of the game! With him in the game, the defense and rebounding under the basket the Bulls looked reluctant!
"Everyone, be careful," Rose said quietly as if she were talking to herself. But everyone heard it.
Maybe what the Bulls don't pay much attention to is that two of the players on the court right now have been through the Finals several times! Meme follows the Lakers all year round! He's seen a lot of scenes!
And Zhou Yang's first thought in the NBA was to get the Western Key with the Lakers, and then appeared twice in the finals and received the championship ring! The mentality of such a player on the court is very different from that of the Bulls!
Noah and Brad were quite excited at this point. At the same time, their feelings are a little complicated. It's nothing if they just walk around the playoffs and get eliminated, but their season is not over yet.
They have Ben Gordon, who is not low, and Rose Rose, who is hailed by fans as "Jordan's successor". Want to just take a vacation? Hehe, non-existent. On the other end of the spectrum were two experienced players and a big-hearted player, Wade!
The Bulls players can always feel a faint uneasiness during the game at this time. Even if they are more than 10 points ahead!
Noah took Rose's pass and faced Mime and fought him directly! After distancing himself from Mime in front of him, his heart immediately relaxed. immediately jumped up and the basketball in his hand disappeared......
When everyone was watching the duel between the two centers, Zhou Yang walked behind Noah and kept a certain distance from him. As he thought, in the end, Noah would have opted for a jumper to end the round.
Rose came directly to Zhou Yang's side with a sprint. Such a speed shocked Zhou Yang, but the basketball was immediately thrown high to Wade! Chris received Wade's pass and passed the ball to Mario under the opponent's defense, and Zhou Yang took the basketball and hit a three-point jumper not long after halftime in the backcourt!
The Heat are a perennial powerhouse in the East! When there are many veterans in the team and the newcomers are not playing well, Riley can make this team eligible to win the championship!
finally waited for the Lakers to let go, how could Riley give up after they got O'Neal and Zhou Yang?!
Riley has been waiting for this moment for years! He won't let such an opportunity slip away easily! Zhou Yang insisted on signing a one-year contract with them. And whether O'Neal is willing to renew his contract next season is still a question.
This time Rose was holding the ball straight to himself. In his thoughts, the worst of this quarter is to maintain a 10-point lead with the opponent! As if the other party knew how the Bulls were going to play, three players came to wrap up Rose, but the other party used his footsteps to pass two!
In the end, Mario Ross felt that he didn't need to get past it, and he just shot next to him. Just as he jumped in the air and was about to throw the ball, Zhou Yang appeared again and gave Rose a bloody cap!!
After the basketball was picked up by the quick-eyed Thomas, Wade rushed over and took the basketball away, and finally scored an easy layup under everyone's chase! The same was true at the beginning of the previous quarter, but Riley replaced Zhou Yang and them after seeing that the score was deadlocked. But will he do the same in this verse? Apparently not!
In the first half, it looked like the Bulls were still going strong, and they looked like they were going to crush the Heat until the end of the game. But the fans who didn't leave are now a little surprised! It seems that the Heat's ability is just beginning to show.
Riley, who was on the sidelines, watched the game quietly. And the Bulls players on the court are already a little messed up. Zhou Yang's speed and his elusive state are really unbearable......
When you're defending one-on-one, if a player comes running to cover you, you can immediately pass the ball to the teammate who has an open space and let him score right away. But even if a player like Zhou Yang passes through at that time, he can go back to defend in time......
It's awkward, you have to keep an eye on the players around you defending you during the game. But if you don't spare some energy to observe the surroundings, you are likely to be disturbed by Zhou Yang or even capped...... The scary place for the Heat has appeared! And their O'Neill is still sitting on the sidelines!