Chapter 640: Verbal Agreement (3/5)
After the Pistons' two away games, Game 5 is still the Pistons' home game, as the Finals are a 2-3-2 schedule.
The third home court, which is also the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pistons must win.
But in this game, they still couldn't prevent Wade's breakthrough, and then lost with a score of 90:101, losing the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
In terms of the total score of the finals, the Rockets are already leading 3:2, and they are only one victory away from completely winning the series.
And in three games in a row, Wade scored high points and made countless free throws.
Some media shouted: Wade is a god!
But some media think: the referee's whistle is too biased, biased towards rockets!
"Dwayne Wade got too many whistles that he didn't deserve, and he only seemed to make free throws!"
"The league looks like they're going on their star-making program, and Dwayne Wade is the star player they've made!"
“……”
Rocket fans are also retorting.
"The scale of the referee's decision is actually the same, and the Pistons have too few breakaways, so they have very few free throws."
"Dwayne sprints into the box every game and he wins those penalties with all his hard work, but now some fans are going to turn those free throws into black whistles, which is an injustice to Dwayne!"
The debate on both sides about the whistle, some reporters asked Qiao Hai here, Qiao Hai did not answer, he thought that there was nothing wrong with the whistle, the scale was the same, but it was a little stricter.
But Qiao Hai had to admit that the referee's whistle was in favor of the Rockets, because the Pistons' style of play required a relaxed penalty environment, and if the Rockets' offense wanted to go smoothly, the referee's punishment had to be strict.
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After the Rockets won Game 5, the Celtics' reply had just been sent to Bobcats' mailbox.
Kevin Pritchard found Qiao Hai directly and handed the mail to Qiao Hai.
Qiao Hai glanced at it and confirmed: "This guy Angie agreed, Rivra Florence plus the Celtics' two first-round picks, but the scope of protection was changed to 2006 lotto protection, and 2009 first-round picks." ”
"If that's the case, it gives them time and they might get the 2006 lottery pick, and then after that, the 2007 pick won't be the lottery anymore." Kevin Pritchard suggests a possibility, and the possibility of such a possibility is indeed very large.
"And naturally, the first round of 2009 wasn't a lotto either."
Qiao Hai also nodded: "There is indeed such a possibility, but as long as we can get two first-rounders, this deal will be a safe profit for us, because what we really paid is a 17th pick, and what we get is the Celtics' two future first-round picks, even if it is a draft pick at the end of the first round, this deal is not a loss." ”
"So?"
"So, back to Danny Angie, the deal is done, but at the moment we're only acknowledging that it's a verbal agreement, and if we don't pick Andrew Bynum, the deal will really take effect."
Kevin Pritchard nodded, "Okay." ”
The deal is reached, and several operations before Qiao Hai's draft have all been completed, in addition to the Celtics' deal, it also includes the No. 25 pick for the Pistons' 2007 first-round pick and second-round pick, and two second-round picks for the Rockets' first-round pick in the 30th pick this year.
In the following days, Qiao Hai only needs to wait for the start of the draft and pay attention to the finals that are about to end.
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Game 6 of the finals, the game returned to Houston.
In this game, the Rockets' strategy remained the same, but the referee's penalty scale changed a little, and the referee did not give the Rockets any more convenience in the penalty setting, and the Pistons broke out in a relaxed penalty environment.
Qiao Hai knows that this is the so-called referee control.
But when two teams with very different styles come together, this kind of referee's control effect will be more obvious.
The same was true of this game, where the Pistons' high-intensity defense quickly lost the Rockets, and then the Pistons took the lead and interrupted the Rockets' rhythm in the second half through constant physical confrontation.
In the end, the point difference continued to widen, and the Pistons won the sixth game with a score of 94-82, and the finals were dragged into a tiebreaker.
In the tie-break, the referee's scale in the first half was very strict at first, and then the Rockets took the lead.
But seeing that the score difference was rushing towards double digits, the referee suddenly changed their penalty scale, and the scale was relaxed all of a sudden.
The Pistons probed a few rounds, and then they ramped up their moves on the defensive end.
Then when the inside informant turned over the referee but did not blow the whistle, the rhythm of the Rockets was interrupted, and the Pistons' comeback.
With a wave of 11:2, the Pistons leveled the score very quickly.
After the score was equalized, the referee suddenly blew a few more pistons for fouls, and the game was blown to pieces, but in terms of score, the game was very intense.
When it came to the really crucial fourth quarter, the pure stronger Rockets still broke out.
First, Wade broke through the interior line in a row, causing kills, and then, Yao Ming scored consecutive goals on a high-level jumper, and the Rockets suddenly took a 7-point lead.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the referee blew a few balance whistles, and the Pistons recovered some of the trail.
When the game reached the last minute or so, the difference between the two teams was three points, and the game entered the final critical moment.
But obviously, Yao Ming has already shot his hand, at this time, there is no need for the referee's loose scale, Yao Ming can also shoot in the middle and long distance.
So, at the critical moment, the rocket's tactic is to give the ball to Yao Ming, and then Yao Ming solves the battle.
In the last minute, Yao Ming made three consecutive jump shots from the middle distance, all of which were hit!
Then, the timer beep sounded at the end of the game, and the final score was 95:90, and the Rockets narrowly won by 5 points!
The Toyota Center suddenly turned into a sea of joy!
"95:90, the Rockets won the tiebreaker with difficulty, and now, the victory belongs to the Rockets, and the glory of the O'Brien Cup belongs to Houston!"
"Two consecutive championships, the Rockets have completed two consecutive championships, although Qiao Hai left the team halfway, they still won the O'Brien Cup under the leadership of Stan Love!"
"They are only one championship away from the dynasty!"
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At the award ceremony, Gary Payton lifted the O'Brien Cup, but the Finals MVP trophy was awarded to Dwyane Wade, who started the third game of the Finals, broke through the free throws, and finally helped the Rockets complete the Jedi turnaround!
Dwyane Wade deserves it, in seven games, he averaged 34.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, the best personal data in the game, and the key reversal of the Rockets was also led by Wade! It can be said that Wade broke the iron wall of the Pistons' first two games! ”
"He's the biggest contributor to the Rockets' championship!"