Chapter 224: The Next City

The Nets are not desperate, and the Heat are gradually withdrawing their main force.

As soon as the time is calculated, the rest time of the main force is actually more than usual.

Abnormal rotation and clocking out of work in advance are the patents of strong teams.

The second round of the playoffs can still be played like this, that is, the Heat is bullish enough.

"It's great that we're able to step up like that after eight days," James concluded after the game, "and we played a lot of fun, because we didn't play eight days in the game, but Spo got us into the game quickly. ”

"That's what they're capable of," Nets head coach Jason Kidd frustrated, "and they've always been able to maintain a high level of fitness, and we need to find a new way to fight with them." ”

When asked by reporters about Zhang Xiaotian, Joe Johnson chose to remain silent, and his performance today was not able to support the team.

Zhang Xiaotian had no scruples, "They are very tired, we are ready in all aspects, and they have no chance to stop us from moving forward." ”

"Playing to your strength? The team doesn't need me to play more on the offensive end, I'm focused on defense now, and as long as the team can keep winning, I don't care about the stats. ”

'But when the team needs me to step up, I can do everything.

Zhang Xiaotian only scored 9 points in this game, and his old friend Woolley jumped out to accuse him of being too big for a player who didn't score doubles.

The Nets are certainly indignant, too, but the Heat haven't lost in the playoffs, so they can only endure it.

In the game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers, the Spurs also killed each other neatly.

As if only the Trail Blazers had a seven-game tiebreaker, the Spurs appeared to be very physical, leading the Trail Blazers by 26 points in the first half, making the entire second half of the game boring.

Parker 33+9 taught Lillard to be a man, and Popovich was very proud, "He has been playing so well for many years, this is not surprising." He's our scorer, can create chances for any team-mate, and he's a pioneer in the attacking end. He's been very good defensively this season, but that's been overlooked by many. ”

"They played at championship level. They got into the groove early and set the tone. Most of our players haven't experienced the atmosphere of a second round of the playoffs, but they've won championships, and they're used to it. I was expecting that, they let us know what the semi-finals were like. Aldridge lamented after the game.

There was no break, and the second round was more paced than the first.

In the second game between the Wizards and the Pacers, Pacers center Hibbert bottomed out and rebounded very hard, from zero points and zero boards to 28 points and 9 rebounds to dominate the interior, and the Pacers also won the game with a 4-point advantage.

In fact, both sides slowed down the pace to play a defensive battle in this game, and both sides focused their main defensive energy on the core of the opponent's perimeter, and as a result, the interior decided the game, in fact, Gortat also played well, but the Pacers seized the opportunity.

"My team-mates are fantastic, we trust each other and they always support me and encourage me, no matter what the ups and downs I go through." Hibbert revealed after the game, "Paul George was the most crucial thing in helping me get out of this situation, he took me to his boat, we fished for two hours, we just went to relax and talk about basketball and life. He reached out to me and helped me with stress, and even though it wasn't his job, I was very grateful to him. ”

Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help but wonder, Paul George's buddy has a rich life, does he also have to buy a ship or an airplane or something.

However, if you want to invest in the company, he has no money in his pocket now, and he hopes to have a good contract next season and the investment can be profitable.

In the second game between the Thunder and the Clippers, the Thunder also tied the overall score at 1:1.

Durant 32 + 12 + 9, Westbrook 31 + 10 + 10, the two of them played each other's team, who said that basketball is five people.

Before the start of the game, the Thunder held an MVP award ceremony for Durant, and in front of the cheering fans, Durant proudly held the trophy high above his head. Then, over the next two hours, he showed why he was able to receive the honor.

"We want revenge, we want to respond." Durant said, "I think it ignited our fighting spirits. We played extremely well, used all our strength and ended up with a fantastic victory. ”

On May 8, the second game between the Heat and the Nets also began.

This time, the Nets strengthened their defense, and they came up with a few fierce men.

There were no chances on both sides inside and outside, and the Nets could only let Livingston shoot, and Livingston's positional battle turned out to be very useful, and on the Heat side, it was Boshla who went out to shoot.

The Heat suffered a bit in the first quarter, but they quickly adjusted.

In other words, the Nets overestimated their physical strength, and tried their best to fight with the Heat in the first quarter, and the Heat could hold on, but they couldn't maintain this intensity.

If it weren't for Telitovic's five three-pointers, the Nets would have been dragged down by their own tactics.

"Be positive, be positive." Spoelstra shook his fist at halftime.

The Nets are going to fight them hard, and they're definitely welcome.

Zhang Xiaotian liked this kind of tough confrontation the most, and he spewed trash talk at Joe Johnson, "Old guy, you're not good anymore, then go home early and take the kids." ”

"Don't be too arrogant."

Joe Johnson didn't want to go back, but he was really hard to defend and wanted to save face.

He deliberately held the ball twice and singled, but he couldn't get in inside, and he made a gorgeous half-turn and stepped back, and shot in a dashing manner on the outside, and the result was iron.

Then into the rotation, Ray Allen hit two three-pointers in a row to help the team pull away.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly became interested in offense, of course, this is the feeling of the Nets, because he didn't play much with the ball in front of him, and the Heat led to double digits in a few minutes as soon as he broke out.

Then there was no then, Joe Johnson was completely suppressed in the fourth quarter, Wade tore through the Nets' defense in a row, and the Heat went to the next game.

"We should be able to defend the opponent's offense like we did at the end of the game and execute the team's deployment, which is the most important thing in this series." Heat head coach Spoelstra said.

James scored the highest points of the game, but not as many as before, and his answer was very artistic when asked by reporters, "That's what our team is all about, we don't care who scores." ”

Zhang Xiaotian admires it very much, if this guy doesn't play ball and goes into politics, he is probably a good player.