Chapter 198: Winning Sacramento
The first four games of the first round of the playoffs are over, and at this time two teams have been born to advance to the second round, namely the San Antonio Spurs, who ranked first in the West in the regular season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who ranked second in the West.
The four groups in the East are now all 3-1, while in the West, except for the Spurs and Thunder, who have advanced to the second round, the Kings lead the Grizzlies 3-1, and the Lakers draw 2-2 with the Clippers.
Entering the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs, the Heat team that returned to the home court did not give the Knicks any hope of turning the tables, and suppressed the Knicks all over the court, and the triumvirate combination of James, Wade, and Bosh scored 67 points efficiently. Although Anthony scored a game-high 35 points, the helpers around him really didn't have a good performance, and the top scorer on the bench, JR. Smith, shot 3 of 15 and 0 of 4 three-pointers, and finally the Heat beat the Knicks and entered the second round of the playoffs.
The Pacers, who also returned home with a 3-1 record, faced the Magic, and the Magic team that lacked Howard in the first three quarters, and the Pacers played a powerful and sustained attack wave in the fourth quarter, leading the Magic by 20 points in a single quarter.
The Celtics who returned to Boston were met with a frantic resistance from the Hawks, and the state of the Celtics veterans also declined, and in the last 50 seconds, the Celtics had many chances to reverse the game, but they missed chances again and again, and finally the Hawks pulled back a game at the Celtics' home court, rewriting the overall score to 2-3.
The most surprising series in the East was the confrontation between the Bulls and the 76ers, and after Rose was reimbursed due to injury, the Bulls were beaten by the 76ers in three consecutive cities, and the Bulls, who had the best regular season record in the league, were forced to the cliff. Back in Chicago, they started their final struggle, and no one wanted to be nailed to the pillar of shame of being blacked eight. The Bulls staged a miserable defensive battle at home, without Derek. Rose, their offense becomes extremely constipated, so let the opponent's offense play more blocked! In the whole game, the 76ers shot just over 30 percent of the game under the Bulls' iron-blooded defense. Iguodala made only 4 of 19 shots, and the main point guard Zhu . Holiday also only shot 5 of 17, although the Bulls also scored hard, but in the end they still defeated the 76ers 77-69 at home to defend the home court.
The Los Angeles derby kicked off the battle of Kings Mountain, and the Clippers were obviously not excited enough to play the whole game, and they never found the kind of madness to win the game. Under Bryant's leadership, the offensive momentum has been rising wave after wave, and Kobe Bryant has also used individual singles again and again to announce to the fans of the Staples Center who is the owner of Los Angeles, even if he is about to be 34 years old, Kobe Bryant is still the top superstar in the league, the most terrible killer! In the end, with Kobe's 43 points, the Lakers won the battle of Tianwang Mountain 99-85!
The Kings, who returned to Sacramento with a 3-1 scoreline, are determined to finish the series at the Sleep Train Arena, and they are absolutely confident that they have won three games.
Tyrek, Cousins and Jimmy attended the pre-game press conference, while head coach Westafal was not.
"Mr. Evans, if you win today's game, you will advance to the second round of the playoffs, how confident is this game?"
"The game has come to this point and I can proudly say that our team definitely has the quality to advance to the next round!"
Tyrek spoke with confidence, at this juncture in the playoffs, there is nothing to be modest, there is no need to flatter the opponent, what you want is publicity, what you want is arrogance!
"Mr. Evans, you didn't play well in the last game, if the Grizzlies continue to be strong in the last game, do you have any countermeasures?"
"As you said, the Grizzlies did play their own style in the last game, they were a very good team, but as I said, the game got to this point, and we have to win this game! I'm not going to let them bring the suspense back to Memphis! ”
To the surprise of the media reporters, Tyrek's words seemed a little disrespectful to his opponent, but it also showed Tyrek's determination to win this match.
In addition to Tyreco, Cousins and Jimmy also expressed their thoughts on Game 5 of the series, and both of them, like Tyreco, made clear their desire to win and absolute confidence in their own strength.
Tonight's Sleep Train Arena was also packed, and Kings fans will be hoping to join the team in the second round of the playoffs tonight. Ranadave and other team executives were also in attendance, while Tyrek's girlfriend Angeli once again gave the opening performance to the fans, and the atmosphere in the stadium was high, and everyone waited with bated breath for the game to start.
"Audience, I'm the live commentator Grant. Napier, this is my partner Jerry. Reiz, we're here again tonight at the Sleep Train Arena to witness the team's moment of glory! Since the Kings moved to Sacramento, the team's best playoff record has been to reach the Western Conference Finals, and the last time they reached the second round of the playoffs was back in the 03-04 season, and now we will definitely advance to the second round of the playoffs tonight! ”
"Yes Grant, at the pre-match press conference, Tyrek and other main players of the team expressed their determination to win, this is an inevitable game, and this is the kind of indomitable momentum! We all know the strength of the team, the Grizzlies have the strength, but not enough to stop us from the playoffs! ”
"Okay, without further ado, the game is about to start, tonight the two sides still continue to start the first four games, there is no secret between the two sides, it depends on who can see the move and win...... Take all your enthusiasm and Game 5 with the Grizzlies officially begins!! ”