Chapter 190: Western Conference Semifinals (4)
Phoenix American Airlines Center Arena, although the game has not yet started, the stadium is already full.
Eddie Johnson, the queen of the Suns, said first: "Although the Thunder team has a 2-0 lead over us now, no one can deny the strength of our Suns in this game!" ”
"That's right, no one could have imagined that the Suns, who were the bottom team last season, would reach the Western Conference semifinals this year, and to this point, I believe that the Suns fans are already satisfied, after all, Rome was not built in a day." Ahn Meyers, the vice president of the Suns who also served as a commentator for 20 games this season, nodded and said, which is also the team's management's support for Li Mojie.
No way, after the Thunder's home consecutive losses to the Thunder, the Suns have one foot on the edge of the cliff, and Li Mojie's performance in both games was not satisfactory, although he cut down 21 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds and 19 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds respectively, but the overall shooting percentage dropped to 41.9% and 43.2%.
For other rookies, the hit rate has never been the basis for the media to comment on them, but this rule does not apply to Li Mojie, because he is not only a Chinese, but more importantly, he was praised too high before, the new magician, the strongest champion in the past decade, the first person in the future league, etc., the halo hangs over him alone, so once he falls, then countless media will tear him apart like hungry hyenas.
Now that the playoffs have reached the third game of the second round, the Nets were previously regarded as the strongest team in the East sniping the Heat, although the Nets had an average record in the regular season, but the winning rate against the strong teams in the East was quite terrible, especially the four meetings with the Heat! It was the only team to sweep the Heat in the regular season.
People have very high expectations for the Nets, and although the team that wins the championship will attract a large number of fans, it will also become a thorn in the side of the fans of all other teams, and everyone is looking forward to who can overturn the Heat and snipe them for three consecutive championships.
But the Heat used their strength in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals to tell people to think too much!
The Heat are not like the Thunder and Spurs, they don't worry about exposing their strength or anything, they have reached the Finals for three consecutive years and won two consecutive championships, all their strength has long been exposed to people's eyes, everything has been thoroughly studied, so they burst out with amazing strength after a break of half a month in the first round, Wade has been rested for so long and his leg injury has been fully rested, and he has shown an absolute advantage in the confrontation with Joe Johnson, DeLong can't play much strength in Kidd's system, was blown up by Chalmers and Norris Kerr, who are the most suitable role players, and no one in the Nets at the small forward position can match James, so even if Bosh is blown up by Garnett and Lopez does whatever he wants inside, the Heat still easily beat the Nets in the first Eastern Conference semifinals.
And the other group of opponents in the Western Finals, Spurs vs Trail Blazers, is the same, Jiang is still old and spicy. In the face of the "old Jianghu" Spurs, the immaturity of the Trail Blazers is as if they have been put under the microscope, which is so clearly visible. The outside world is ridiculing that the game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers is not at the same level, but adults are "teaching" children, or it is not an exaggeration to say "teasing", easily 2:0 Trail Blazers.
"In the playoffs, it's normal to lose in a row away, and the reason why the home advantage is so important is that there is only one game, everyone cheers up, isn't there a team that is behind 0:2 in the comeback? Can't it be us? Before the game, Hornacek saw that the atmosphere in the team was low, so he yelled and encouraged.
"That's right, I can't afford to lose like this!" Li Mojie stood up and replied with a firm expression.
"The game officially started, and the Thunder's starting five remained the same, and it was still the Thunder's starting five: PG Westbrook (6'3"), SG Saposovnosa (6'7"), SF Durant (6'11"), PF Sergi Ibaka (6'10"), C Kendrick Perkins (6'10")." Eddie Johnson said, reading the list.
"But Jeff made a change, and the Suns' starting five became: PG Eric Bledsoe (6'1"), SG Chris Middleton, SF Mojay Lee (6'8"), PF Markieff Morris (6'10"), Rudy Gobert (7'1"), and Jeff put our rookie Gobert in the starting lineup this year to see if this change could pose a threat to the Thunder?" Ann Mayers, the female commentator, looked at the Suns' starting five tigers on the court and said with a little concern.
Jump Ball! Ibaka and Gobert jumped up almost at the same time.
"This guy!" Ibaka looked at the big man opposite him with a horrified expression, his long arms were almost obscure, and he could hardly afford to fight Gobert for the ball!
Bledsoe handed the ball to Lee Mojab after halftime, and it was Durant who defended Lee Mojab, and the two have faced each other many times.
"Or are you soloing me? That's a disaster, you're going to be finished! Durant provoked, he usually doesn't like to talk trash, but for the talented second small forward in the West opposite, he is still willing to say this thing, if it affects Li Mojie's mood, it is naturally the best, if not, it is a matter of saliva.
Li Mojie did not flinch: "Really? Even if I play 20 irons in this game, I will still be the boss of the Suns, and you, do you think you will be the boss of the Thunder if you win the MVP? ”
"This bastard!" Durant scolded. That's right, Durant was very strong in the regular season, averaging 32 points per game while also having 7.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists, and he led the team to the league's second-best 59-23 record after Willis missed 38 games for nearly half a season.
However, when facing strong opponents such as the Grizzlies and Suns in the playoffs, Durant's data fell sharply, averaging only 26.1 points + 3.9 assists + 8.9 rebounds per game, but Westbrook, who returned from injury, did not have any traces of injury at all, and the more he fought, the more courageous he averaged 29.8 points + 8.1 assists + 7.3 rebounds per game.
"There is a flaw!" Li Mojie looked at Durant's irritable appearance, and his heart moved. The biggest flaw of Adu's personality is that he is cautious, even if there are fans on the Internet who refute him, he has to scold people on Twitter, let alone question him in person?
So after Li Mojie dribbled under his crotch continuously, there was a sudden horizontal movement, Durant was very focused, and immediately followed, but Li Mojie was still given half a body space, and then things were very simple, Li Mojie accelerated and burst strongly, and directly hit Durant into the inside!
is still too high, Durant's slender lower limbs can't stop Li Mojie's determined breakthrough, and the perfect combination of speed and power.
After Li Mojie broke in, Ibaka and Perkins hurriedly stepped forward to make up for the defense, after all, the Thunder's defensive strategy is simpler, dealing with a single-core team like the Suns, limiting the core of the team Li Mojie is the main task of the Thunder team, so once Li Mojie breaks through, it is necessary to make up for the defense in time.
"Rudy!" Li Mojie shouted as he passed the ball.
But in fact, Li Mojie doesn't need to shout at all, as the same rookie selected by the Suns this year, the tacit understanding doesn't need to be said at all, and where is Gobert willing to let go of this opportunity to eat cakes?
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