Howard's mentality is really a bit of a blast.

This is his fourth straight time at the free throw line.

Free throws or something, it's the last thing he likes to do.

He took several deep breaths in a row, and the words of Carter and Lewis in his ears had annoyed him, and the cacophony made him want to hit someone.

"Bang!"

The first shot was noticeably stronger, and the ball bounced high on the back edge of the basket.

“shit！”

Howard exploded.

He was greeted by the cheers of nearly 20,000 fans at the scene.

The slashing tactic is not good-looking, but the scene where Howard doesn't score a free throw is laughable and exciting.

The last big man who was treated like this was sitting on the sidelines in a suit, and as an opponent, he could only smile helplessly at this time.

Slashing tactics, only the person who is cut knows how it is.

"Relax your muscles and don't let things around you interfere with you."

Carter's voice came to his ears again, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

Dribbling the ball, he visibly relented.

As a result, the result was too big, and the ball crossed a low parabola, not to mention the frame, and the net was not touched, and it went directly out of the sideline.

Three do not stick!

The fans at the scene were also stunned, and then laughed directly.

Tang Tian was also stunned for a moment when he watched from the sidelines.

Howard's strength, throwing a shot put, will not be three, which shows that his mentality is really broken.

Stan Van Gundy also saw that he was forced to substitute Howard after the Cavaliers' offense caused Howard's third personal foul.

Howard went off the court, and the Cavaliers were no longer at a disadvantage inside, and they quickly brought back the momentum on the court little by little.

At halftime, the Cavaliers turned the tide and had turned over to take a five-point lead at 62-57.

And this is not the end of Howard's nightmare.

In the third quarter, the Magic finally managed to get some momentum back, and the Cavaliers began to cut again.

In the end, Howard didn't even want to score free throws, but casually threw them to grab the rebound in the frontcourt.

Of course, the Cavaliers will not give a chance, play steadily, and extend the lead little by little.

In the end, the Cavaliers won the third game with a 118-106 victory over the Magic with a wave of slashes before the end of the game, and took a 2-1 lead in the big score.

Howard made 30 free throws and hit just 11 of them, which was miserable.

Although he personally scored 32 points and 12 boards, the rhythm of the Magic team was completely disrupted, except for Carter's 16 points, no one scored a double-double, and the loss was reasonable.

After the game, Van Gundy protested to the league at a press conference, arguing that the Cavaliers' actions greatly reduced the spectacle of the game, and the league should put a stop to it.

Tang Tian agreed with Van Gundy's protest, but he was not worried at all.

The league has gone through this process in previous lives, but it has been a long process, and it is far from being something that can be solved by this one series.

Howard is the Magic's biggest hole card, and his free throws have become the team's biggest lifeblood.

The Cavaliers cling to this point is like grabbing the seven inches of a snake, and no matter how much you pounce, you can't break free.

In the fourth and fifth games, Howard made 29 and 32 free throws, hitting 9 and 12 of them, respectively.

The Cavaliers also won the game smoothly, thus eliminating the opponent 4-1 and successfully reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.

At the end of the series, at the post-game press conference, a reporter asked Tang Tian what he said about Howard.

"He's a big man at all-time level, strong, with the best athleticism, and he has his own system in defense, but like most big men, he has his own shortcomings, not every big man can be as versatile as Yao Ming, and if I had to give an evaluation, he is the second center in the league."

This is a very pertinent evaluation, Yao Ming has just won the regular season MVP three times in a row, and the second center is already a compliment.

The Cavaliers finished their semifinals, and on the other field, the Celtics and Hawks were once again locked in a fierce battle.

After three consecutive years of fighting, they already know each other completely, and they are completely on the spot.

After five games, the Celtics led 3-2.

It was also at this time that the league was about to usher in the selection of the best general manager.

Since its establishment in 1972, the Alliance General Manager Award has given birth to dozens of outstanding general managers, and it is also the greatest praise for general managers.

The biggest favorites for this year's awards are two newcomers, and they are two old acquaintances, Tang Tian of the Cavaliers and Steve Kerr of the Suns.

The Cavaliers have almost changed their roster and were considered by many to be one of the big teams at the start of the season, but then through a series of magical maneuvers, not only did they rank third in the East, but they also had two high-pick draft picks in their hands next summer, which was a show for everyone else.

The Suns finished ninth in the West last season and missed the playoffs, but last summer they traded O'Neal, re-signed Nash, brought in Hawes, and traded Dragic before the trade deadline to move to third in the West.

Both members of the former Rockets coaching staff, the two have become rivals this time.

In the end, who will be selected is also quite interesting.

The Celtics are preparing for Game 6 of the series with the Hawks, and the team's general manager, Angie, travels with the team to Atlanta.

As the best general manager of the 07~08 season, and also the general manager of the team that is very likely to play against the Cavaliers next, Angie was naturally asked this question when he was interviewed.

"Don or Steve, who deserves this award more? I think Steve clearly deserves this award, and the competition is far more fierce in the West than in the East.

And Don is more of a 'liar' who uses some methods to get some high-pick picks.

And he didn't hesitate to trade away the team's starting center, who had been with the team for 11 years, and he did lead the team to a very good season, but that should be more of his manager's ability, not the general manager's. ”

The contradiction between Anji and Tang Tian, starting from the summer of 07 and reaching a peak in the finals of 08, I thought that two years should be forgotten, but I didn't expect Anji to still be haunted.

That night, the Celtics defeated the Hawks 102-97 and won 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third year in a row.

Their opponent is the Cavaliers, who have long been determined.

Angie's words are already sensitive, as the two teams are about to meet in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals, which becomes even more interesting.

Before the finals were about to kick off, this interview was dug out again, and a reporter said it in front of Tang Tian.