Chapter 551: The twists and turns of the first battle of the second round
The Lakers successfully ended the first game of the second round of their playoffs, and for the Spurs players, the loss of this game also hit their self-confidence very much, but fortunately, most of their team are experienced veterans, and they still have a lot of experience in mentality adjustment, so the next game the Lakers may still face opponents who are still full of combat.
Unlike the light-hearted nature of the Lakers' game, the remaining three games are much more exciting, and certainly much tougher. First of all, let's talk about another set of matchups also from the West, the game between the Warriors and the Pelicans can only be described as miserable, everyone knows that the strength of these two teams is very close, and the combat effectiveness is very strong, in fact, these two teams have a good chance to become the showdown of the Western Conference in terms of combat power analysis, but unfortunately the Lakers sit firmly in the first place in the West, so that these two teams can only meet in the second round.
Soon after the start of their game, some small-scale conflicts began to occur for various reasons, and the reason for the conflict was naturally because of Green's defensive scale, in Cousins' first offense after the start, Green used his knee to push the inner thigh of Kaoshen in defense, this kind of trick is actually very common, what impressed Ye Xuan the most was the various small actions of the Spurs back then, so if it was just this kind of small action, although Kaoshen's brain was not bright, he would not be angry.
But he didn't expect Green to get cheap and sell well, in an offensive defense a few minutes later, because the position of grabbing the rebound was stuck by Kaoshen, seeing that Kaoshen was about to jump up and grab the frontcourt rebound and even score a second offense, as a result, Green actually gave Kaoshen a hug and fell directly, and it is estimated that there are some small movements on the hand after falling, which makes Kaoshen very angry, although the referee blew the whistle, but only gave an ordinary foul, which also made Kaoshen, who was already very dissatisfied, a little excited, Fortunately, Kim Terry called a timeout in time and replaced Kaoshen to calm down.
Of course, if that's the case, then this game can't be called difficult, Green's small actions were quickly retributed, when defending Anthony, Green is still using small actions to confuse Melon's thoughts, as a result, my brother Gua will not be used to Green, after being put down by Green, he directly ripped off his hairband, and then went to Green, his mouth kept spewing trash words, of course, my Gua brother will definitely not do it directly, he is very smart, he knows what it means to control the field, and moved his mouth, But he didn't do it, and although Green's side can be regarded as a 'victim', but because he was not idle, the referee finally chose to play fifty boards each, one technical foul per person, Gua Ge's side doesn't matter, it's nothing more than a matter of penalty money, but Green's side is about to cry, he has already reached the verge of being banned for fouls, and now he has been blown a T, and now it is estimated that other teams will seize this point to attack Green.
In addition to the skirmishes that broke out in the opening, the physical contact between the two teams has also reached the level of the playoffs fifteen years ago, although there is no exaggerated action of Ranbier and others in the Pistons Bad Boy Army, but it is definitely not smaller than the defensive actions of Bowen and others of the Spurs, so it didn't take long to fight, and there was bloodshed on the court, of course, it was not a violent conflict, but Curry's eyes were elbowed by Brother Thick Eyebrows' elbow during the offense, and the bleeding couldn't stop at that time, so he could only take a temporary break, Brother Thick Eyebrows also received a T because of this, but to be honest, although the Pelicans are grumpy, but in addition to the test God may need to be considered, the other main forces are not in danger of any technical fouls, and the Warriors are different, not only Green has reached the verge of triggering the alarm, but Durant is not far from this crisis, he ate 11 technical fouls in the regular season, and the reason is not to think too much, that is, he likes to 'reason' with the referee.
So Durant didn't dare to cross the thunder pool half a step in this game, and he couldn't help but speak like a girl. The score on the court was also the same as their irritable performance, biting very hard, and the time when the most point difference was when the Warriors relied on the outside to hit three three-pointers in a row, when the Warriors led by 8 points, which was already the biggest point difference in the game.
Of course, the final result of the game still made Ye Xuan very satisfied, why was Ye Xuan satisfied? Because in the end, Green not only ate a technical foul in the game, but also left the court with 6 fouls in the end, and the Warriors who lost Green were beaten by Kaoshen and Brother Thick Eyebrows, and more importantly, Curry successfully became invisible in this game, although he played 36 minutes and got 21 points and 7 assists, but the shooting percentage of 6 of 19 shots plus the third-to-last plus minus of the team made last year's unanimous MVP lose face, and the Warriors finally led all the way in the first three quarters of the game. The game overturned in the final quarter, and Anthony hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to lose the first game of the second round.
In the post-game interview, Green was still very angry, feeling that the referee was biased in favor of the Pelicans and the like, and received a fine of up to $25,000 the next day, on the grounds that he questioned the credibility of the league in the media, which made the Warriors unhappy, but it made Ye Xuan very happy, I don't know why, he is happy to see the Warriors unlucky now, but in fact, the main reason is that he has a better relationship with the Pelicans.
The game between the Warriors and the Pelicans is not mentioned for the time being, but the two groups of battles in the East make everyone very enjoyable to watch, basically all the elements that make everyone adrenaline rush are all in these two games, do you want to see the court clash? Then in the game between the Raptors and the Celtics, Terrence Rose was knocked over by Crowder on offense, and then a riot was triggered, all ten players on both sides were gathered together, in addition to the verbal conflict, Terrence Rose also wanted to do that feeling, and finally the referee used four T's to calm the 'battle'.
And if you want to watch the three-point battle? Then there is also a clip in the game between the Cavaliers and the Pacers that can satisfy your taste, when the two teams played in the middle of the second quarter, suddenly the three-point battle began, the Cavaliers took the lead, and the first player to hit the three-point player was the sharpshooter Korver, who was traded by the Cavaliers before the trade deadline, ambushed in the bottom corner for a full eight seconds, and finally received a pass from Irving, who burst into the score, and steadily shot the three-point shot. And looking back, the Pacers' side immediately returned the color from the single prince Louis Williams, and there was no tactic at all, and after Lowe came to the front court with the ball, he faced Irving's defense and hit a three-point shot. In the next 4 consecutive rounds, the Cavaliers' Irving and Love also hit a three-pointer each, while the Pacers' side hit a three-pointer each by Pickles and Ibaka, and in just one and a half minutes, the two teams combined to contribute 6 three-pointers, which can indeed be regarded as a three-point battle. And after a Korver hit an iron in the middle, the two teams hit four three-pointers in succession, and finally the two teams scored as many as 91 points in this quarter, and the Cavaliers won the Pacers by 3 points in a single quarter with 47:44.
In addition to the three-point battle and the conflict on the field, the most interesting thing is naturally the lore, and the last moment of these two games has a chance to kill, in the game between the Raptors and the Celtics, the two teams fought to a 102 tie in the last minute and a half, and both teams hit the iron twice in a row in the next minute, the game entered the last shooting mode, the last 11 seconds of offensive time, the Raptors possessed the ball, and the ball was naturally handed over to the team boss at the critical moment, although Lowry and DeRozan said that they were garbage brothers, But Lowry is an outsider after all, there is only one boss, that is DeRozan, and DeRozan's last shot is not ambiguous, after the serve comes out, DeRozan is very calm, holding the ball and waiting for 6 seconds left before starting to act, using Valanciunas's block to take a step inside and then directly come to a stop-and-back jumper, in the two-point shot, the red light is on, and the lore is successful!
The Celtics fans at the scene were quiet, the home team was killed, and the fans on the scene were also very sad, and the Raptors were jubilant, they actually did not perform very well in the playoffs, basically it can be said that the playoffs have been playing soy sauce in recent years, and this year, they finally hardened in the playoffs for a while, and now the Celtics not only snatched back the home court advantage, but also helped the self-confidence of the garbage brothers.
The game between the Pacers and the Cavaliers was even more difficult, they also had a chance to kill, and the last two teams played a 119:119 tie after forty-eight minutes of bloody fighting, the same draw, the same chance to kill, Lao Zhan's luck was not as good as DeRozan just now, His shot time was only 3.1 seconds, back to the last round, the Pacers trailed by three points, and Pickle Pepper caught the ball outside the three-point line and pulled up a three-point shot against Lao Zhan's defense, dragging the two teams back to the same running line with 3.1 seconds left.
3.1 seconds is actually able to arrange a good shot tactic, but the embarrassing point is that our Lu guide has used up the opportunity to pause, the Cavaliers serve directly in the backcourt, Lao Zhan was forced to shoot when he quickly controlled the ball near the halfway, although the ball touched the basket, but it was not able to shoot, and finally the two teams entered overtime, and overtime is also something that many fans are looking forward to.
In overtime, the Cavaliers' players couldn't support their physical strength, and the Pacers' side, although the players on the inside also consumed a lot of physical strength, but their rookie Myles Turner last year became a bench wonder, using his projection ability, lateral movement and good defensive characteristics, and actually made Lao Zhan very uncomfortable in overtime, while defending Lao Zhan only 4 shots and 1 hit, he also hit a three-pointer. Although there is also a reason why Lao Zhan has played 44 minutes in the regular season, in terms of overtime performance, Myles Turner's performance is perfect, and the Pacers finally won the first game of the second round of the playoffs on the home court of the Cavaliers.
The first game of the second round series was all over, except for the Lakers' easy victory over the opponent at home, the other three games were actually very tangled, which made the Lakers' generals feel very happy, they wished that the other teams were all in the competition with each other to use all the hole cards, and all the physical strength was consumed, and it was best to get a few more injuries, so that their next games would be very easy.
And this round of the series also has a peculiar scene, except for the Lakers and Spurs this group of competition, the first game of the other three groups of matches was finally won by the away team, and all three games have appeared in the away team's shot, the Pelicans and Raptors are to kill the game, directly to achieve the final victory, and the Pacers' kill, is to drag the game into overtime, and then rely on the team to rotate more players, more physical strength to consume the Cavaliers.
Compared with the first round of the playoffs, the ratings of the second round have been improved very well, which makes Xiao Hua very happy, and this playoffs are very popular because of the high degree of conversation between several teams, so compared with the standout in previous years, the debate on the Internet this season is also unprecedentedly fierce.
In fact, this phenomenon is good news for the league, but there are also some bad influences in it, first of all, the league is now full of suspense from the beginning of the division semifinals, which makes the league very profitable, after all, the attention has gone up, the ratings have gone up, the ratings have gone up, and the revenue from sharing and advertising is indispensable, but the emergence of this super team, and it is also the result of the emergence of multiple super teams, but it also makes the future of the league a little less optimistic, In the future, the league may even develop into a polarized situation such as the football league, although there are things such as the salary cap luxury tax to control, so that the gap in strength between the teams is not too large, but the current situation is very clear to everyone, several super teams sit on at least three superstars, and there are more teams that are rotten than in previous seasons, and there is a situation in the first round of this year's playoffs, although the Bulls, who are eighth in the East, have performed well in the playoffs, but they actually only have 35 wins, If you want to talk about the reason for entering the playoffs, it can actually be attributed to the fact that they did not win other teams, this development model is unhealthy for the future of the league, of course, this situation is likely to be improved after the signing of the new contract one or two years later, after all, the impact of the new sharing contract signing that led to the skyrocketing salary cap has not passed, and some powerful stars are still holding the top salary a few years ago, such as Ye Xuan, whose current contract is only 22 million US dollars, And he's doing more than Willis will do for $40 million next season.