Chapter 92: The Future Is Yours

On May 16, the Eastern Conference semi-finals G5 battle.

Cleveland, Quickfinance Center Arena.

The Cavaliers, who fell behind 1-3, fought with their backs, and the series has been played so far, and the situation has been very obvious.

The 76ers desperately wrapped James and defended a 22-year-old player like he did Jordan.

Mike Brown couldn't break the game, and almost forced, in Game 5, chose to adjust the starting lineup again.

Rookie Daniel Gibson, was swapped into the starting lineup.

Gibson is the best three-point player in the entire Cavaliers, and no one expected that last year's second-round pick would become a lifesaver for the Cavaliers at this moment, and Mike Brown's hope.

The 76ers also have an excellent second-round pick in the team — Paul Millsap.

After his stellar regular season performance, Millsap continued to play the role of the 76ers' Sixth Man of the Year in the playoffs, especially when it came to James' defense, showing great confrontation and resilience.

Millsap did a great job of fulfilling the task assigned by the king tomorrow.

Wang said in an interview tomorrow.

'Paul is a good comrade, a great team player and his role on the pitch is not something that can be measured simply by stats. It can be said that he led the defense and offense of the first and second echelons of the team, connecting the inside and outside, and set a correct example for his teammates with a fearless fighting spirit, and played a pioneering and exemplary role. ”

Averaging 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, it's hard to believe that this is a rookie's answer in the playoffs, and he is only averaging more than 20 minutes per game off the bench.

Paul Millsap is also very much admired and convinced of head coach Wang Mingming.

In an interview, he expressed his loyalty: "Coach Wang Mingming is the best coach I have ever met, as long as Coach Wang Mingming is in Philadelphia for one day, I will not leave Philadelphia, I am very willing to spend my whole career here, I feel happy here." ”

The two always boast about each other, but fans are happy to see such a close teacher-student friendship.

In the G5 match, Paul Millsap played the best game of the round.

He played 29 minutes off the bench and had 21 points and 13 rebounds, surpassing Al Harrington, the orthodox 76ers starting power forward, for the first time.

The 76ers defeated the Cavaliers 101-96 to win the series.

After the Cavaliers won their first game, they were eliminated by their opponents in four games in a row.

At the end of the game, Cleveland fell silent.

In the stands, there were some fans with tears in their eyes.

After a season of hard work, they still couldn't make a bigger breakthrough, but they believe that their 22-year-old star LeBron James can take the Cavaliers to greater heights in the future.

James crossed his hands on his hips, stunned.

In the final G5 game, he had a triple-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

The overall shooting percentage is still low, with only 7 of 22 shots.

It was the nightmare series of his career and the worst playoff experience.

The crowd of fans gradually dispersed, and his expression was gloomy.

Opposite side.

The players of the 76ers are celebrating wildly, and the 76ers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals again after '01, and this time it is a little smoother than the 4-3 Raptors in the '01 Eastern Conference semifinals.

Everyone saw the hope of the O'Brien Cup and their hearts were uplifted.

"It's okay, LeBron."

After the game, Wang Mingming gently hugged the 22-year-old boy.

The big boy is much stronger than he imagined, and he plays better and better at dealing with the bag, maybe give him a few more games, and he will be able to find a way to crack it.

"Coach, you're amazing."

James heard the king's comfort tomorrow with a bitter face.

"It's okay, even Michael Jordan, at a young age, couldn't do anything with the Pistons' bag defense. And you're only 22 years old,"

Wang Mingming's encouragement was touching, and after using the sincerity microphone, James felt the kindness of the other party.

Wang Mingming, who is four years older than him, is like a big brother, giving people the warmth of sunshine.

When I was hurt, I was even more moved to hear such encouragement.

"Come on, the future is yours."

Wang Tomorrow patted James's backup and whispered encouragement in his ear.

James finally couldn't hold back, his nose was sore, and his eyes were red.

Another year of hard work, from the high spirits at the beginning of the season, galloping on the All-Star court, sweeping the Nets in the first round, to the fiasco in the semifinals, one scene after another.

James nodded solemnly.

Turning around and walking back to the players' tunnel, I took off my braces and took off my number 23 shirt.

Revealing a brutal and strong muscle.

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On the other side of the field, Wang will be interviewed by the media tomorrow.

The most important thing is CCTV5, the people's TV station in his hometown, which he has to pay attention to.

"In your first year in charge, you took the 76ers to the heights of the Eastern Conference Finals, and now many people compare you to a military god, saying that you are strategizing and commanding."

Zhang Weiping came to the scene to explain, and he was very sought after Wang Mingming.

Both of them communicate in Chinese, and no other media can interject.

Wang Mingming touched his nose, faced the camera, looked calm, and said with a smile:

"Everyone is still overrated, the fans are very inclusive of me, in fact, ah, our 76ers are definitely not as strong as imagined, and luck also accounts for a large part of the win against the Cavaliers. You see the Cavaliers, there were a lot of open balls that didn't go in, and we made those shots, it's as simple as that. ”

"Now it's said that the 76ers have the potential to win the championship, what do you think?"

"There is potential, and we are indeed on the road to winning the championship, but there are still two hurdles to be passed, whether we can win, it is still unknown, I can only say, I am confident."

Zhang Weiping asked two questions.

In fact, the on-site interview after the game is generally more looking for players, Wang Tomorrow rarely appears in the post-game on-site interview, the 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they were in a good mood before accepting an interview with the hometown media.

Immediately after the interview, a bunch of American media gathered around.

The black kings who worked hard in the past in the past will really be on the field, but they are more positive than the other.

After a casual couple of sentences, Wang Ming turned around and left the arena.

The fans in the stadium of the Quick Loan Center dispersed, and as time went on, there were fewer and fewer people, and eventually as the staff left, the lights were turned off and plunged into the darkness of the night.

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In the other Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pistons won 4-2 against the Bulls.

The opponent of the 76ers has also been determined, that is, the Pistons, which have the first record in the East, and in terms of strength, they are faintly higher than the Cavaliers, and they are the same super teams as the Spurs, Suns, Mavericks and other teams in the league.