Chapter 243 [The Final Four Generation]
Game 6 of the Bobcats vs Magic kicks off at home with the Orlando Magic. Magic's Tony Barty and Bobcats' Weaver returned at the same time.
The first 5 games can only get an average of 14 points and 12 rebounds per game "Monster" Howard, this game finally came to power, the Bobcats want to use the tactics of rushing to the inside to make Howard fouls again, but unfortunately the players not only failed to cause fouls in the first few breakthroughs, but also received a few big hats. On the offensive end, Howard not only scored with hook shots many times, but also ensured a high shooting percentage from the free throw line, making 10 of 14 free throws. In the end, he scored 26 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Although Vince Carter is not as good as running and jumping back then, he is still a super player with the highest salary, and he averages 20+5+5 stars per game in the regular season. Azubuke and Barnes couldn't have stopped Carter every game, and the Canadian Flyers also broke out, finishing with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. In addition, Nelson and Turkoglu contributed 16 and 12 points, respectively.
The Bobcats players are not stable enough, Calderon and Azubuuk, who played well in the first two games, began to play iron again in this game, and Hayes took on the heavy responsibility of the offense, delivering 31 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in comprehensive statistics, but the Tigers were difficult to beat the wolves. The Bobcats lost 90-103 on the road.
2 to 4. The Bobcats, a team of young men, were kept out of the Eastern Conference Finals. This may be a necessary tuition, but the young have not failed, and they still have a chance in the coming year.
Bobcat's fighting spirit has been affirmed by people. Young people who "don't know the sky is thick" are more hungry for honor, like Landry, Azubuuk and others, the Bobcats won two games in a row, and they all expressed confidence in winning four consecutive games to reverse the Magic. So in the sixth game, the players also fought until the last minute.
In the words of experts, the Bobcats have been Hayes and Hayes have been defeated this season. Without Hayes, the Bobcats could be a bad team that wouldn't even make the playoffs. But relying too much on Hayes prevented them from going far. No matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to score more than 50 points in every game, and Jordan and O'Neal at their peak cannot read the strength to lead the team to win the championship.
Once upon a time, Charlotte fans would boo the home team's players. But this season, Warner Arena has a home-court feel. Despite being eliminated from the tournament, the Bobcats returned to Charlotte with a heroic treat. The fans are already very happy with this result. With just one star in the squad, Hayes, they had the best result in the team's history.
Back in Charlotte, Hayes felt particularly relaxed. His nerves have been tense all this time, and he feels a sense of relief at the end of the season. It's like a student who has finished the college entrance examination, although the results are not ideal, but the results have been released, and most people can accept it calmly. Hayes' wrist is fine, and the team doctor says he can return to normal after a week of rest.
Gao Tongxuan and Taylor Swift welcomed Hayes into the door together, and said with a smile: "The big hero is back." ”
"What kind of hero am I. We were eliminated by the little Magic, and we won by 25 points in the regular season. Hayes smiled wryly.
"You're already good, and it's rare to score that many points in the playoffs. Jordan, Barkley, Johnson, they all complimented you in interviews, didn't they? As long as teammates come back next season and bring in another star, the Bobcats will definitely be stronger. Gao Tongxuan said with a smile.
"Well, I felt a little empty, I worked hard for a season and ended up with nothing. I really have to find a few experienced veterans in the summer, the playoffs are different from the regular season, and many people can't even play at the usual 7 percent, like Felton and Biedlings, they really disappointed me. Hayes sighed as he sat back on the couch.
If the players were able to perform at the level of the regular season, the Bobcats would be able to compete with the Magic even without Wallace, but most of them were out of sorts except for Landry's overperformance. Hayes realized the importance of the veteran and pitcher's last name.
"It's not like you didn't get anything, didn't you get the MVP?" Taylor sat next to Hayes and said excitedly, "You're on vacation now, aren't you?" Let's talk about where to play, shall we? ”
"I can go anywhere during this time, and I have to attend the draft on June 27. Then I'm going to go to China, watch the Olympics, and go around a few cities by the way, what do you think? Tongxuan can also go home and have a look. Hayes suggested.
"Okay, go see the Olympics." Taylor Swift laughed.
Gao Tongxuan hesitated for a moment and did not speak.
As early as last year, Hayes had already decided to return to China in 2008. Watching the Olympics is secondary, he mainly wants to go to Jinan to see his family in his previous life.
There's one more thing Hayes has always cared about. On May 12, the Wenchuan earthquake broke out as scheduled. For a month, Hayes asked online commentators to post on major forums in China, and the posts were deleted quickly, but continued to post after the deletion...... 1,000 people each sent 100 messages a day, the number of posts was staggering, and the news of the earthquake spread throughout the country. In May, there was a boom in Wenchuan to "avoid earthquakes". A large number of people choose to leave the city during that time and travel for the sake of insurance. Those who stayed behind also had a strong sense of security. When the earthquake first began, people left their houses and took refuge in the open field. As a result, although the houses still collapsed a lot, the number of victims was reduced by two-thirds.
Who made the post first? Who are the experts in accurately predicting earthquakes? This has become the most discussed topic. Although it is impossible to verify that many posts have been deleted, there are still careful people who have found that the first to post are a group of people who use proxy IPs, and the location is from the United States. Later, someone found the website "2008noahsark". But after this incident, the website has also been deactivated. Hayes was not found.
Who would have thought that such a thing would be done by an NBA star who is going all out to play the playoffs?
The rumors are getting worse and worse, and there is speculation that this is a post by a god who blesses the common people, or someone from the future. The website "2008 Noahsark" has become a legend and has attracted attention from people all over the world. The reason why foreigners are concerned is that this website is called the Shaolin Abbot Station of the post-80s, and it is also online to contact and remit money, without leaving any identity certificate, which has become a puzzle.
In the other rounds of the series, the winners and losers were successively separated.
The Hawks eliminated the Cavaliers 4-2. James is the only star on the offensive end of the Cavaliers, and "Big Z" Ilgoskas performed well in the first round against the Pistons, but when he met Yao Ming, he was fully restrained and failed to provide much help to James.
Stern was ready to make the league's penalty fair, so his first thought was to kill his relatives and take his "godson" under the knife. James' special move, "Crab Step," was almost entirely blown into a walk in this series, resulting in a significant reduction in his offensive ability. At the sixth post-game press conference, James was very wronged and said that his layup action was a "crab step", not a walk, and the referee's repeated misjudgments were the main reason for the Cavaliers' exit.
Josh Smith, the Hawks who defended James, dismissed the remarks, saying in an interview: "The crowd knows that we won by strength. As for LeBron's crab step, there's not much to say. I've been playing basketball since elementary school, and I've had a lot of basketball coaches, but no one has ever taught me how to take two more steps after jumping......"
In the Western Conference semifinals, the Hornets eliminated the Spurs 4-2.
At the start of the series, both sides were locked in a winless away game. The score was tied at 2-2. After that, the Hornets first seized the advantage of home-court advantage and defeated the Spurs 91-84 to win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".
Then they topped the Spurs by two points 94-92. In the final 5.8 seconds of the game, West hit a high jumper. After that, Ginobili missed an outside shot, and the Spurs were unfortunately out.
Hornets West had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Chris Paul had 20 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds and five steals, Chandler had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Pago came off the bench to contribute 18 points.
For the Spurs, Ginobili had a Spurs-high 26 points, six rebounds and five assists, Tony Parker had 17 points and five assists, and Duncan had 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Chris Paul finished Tony Parker in six games and became the representative of a new generation of superstars. Chandler didn't fall behind against Duncan "The Stone Buddha" Duncan in this series. West is capable of scoring 20 points per game inside and out, and the excellent play of these three is the key to the Hornets' victory.
The two teams are playing against each other, and the Spurs undoubtedly have an advantage in experience. But the Hornets made up for the lack of experience with their toughness. Duncan is old, and his ability to attract bags is not as good as it used to be. Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry are ready to retire. Spurs are getting farther and farther away from the championship.
Timberwolves vs Lakers Game 6 is a battle of the spotlight.
Gasol hit two high-post shots to help the Lakers start the game 6-2.
After that, the Lakers encountered the iron-blooded defense of the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves sent defensive stalwart James Posey to start as a scoring guard and pester Kobe. Garnett also had a slight edge against Gasol in this series.
The two core scorers, Kobe Bryant and Gasol, were limited, and the two then shot 0-of-7 in the next four minutes, and Iverson and Grant Hill launched a wave of 8-0 offense** to overtake the score. Kobe Bryant stepped up and scored four straight points, and the Lakers then tied the score at 12.
The two sides began a defensive battle, 19-20, and the Lakers led by one point to end the first quarter.
After the start of the second quarter, the two sides sent bench lineups, and the combination of Mutombo, Buss, Justin Reed, McCantz, and Jarridge suppressed the Lakers substitutes Turiaf, Wharton, Farmar, Ariza and others...... Four minutes into the game, Buss completed a "2+1" on Wharton, McCantz scored 3 points to add the icing on the cake, and the Timberwolves used a wave of 10-2 offense **33-27 to pull the score away.
After the main players of the Lakers came on the court, Gasol's inside jumper, Fisher's outside 3-pointer, and Kobe Bryant's consecutive free throws provoked the Lakers' scoring responsibility, and returned the color with an 11-0 **. In the final three minutes of the quarter, the two teams began to fall into a fierce battle, and the Timberwolves led the first half 43-41.
In the rematch, Iverson and Garnett's combination of inside and outside began to exert their power, and a wave of 8-0 ** was completed shortly after the opening game to make the score 51-41.
In the last 4 minutes, "Lama-Dom", who touched the basketball into his basket with a low-level mistake not long ago, began to make difficulties, scored 4 points with consecutive shots, and directly sent a clever air-to-air assist to Kobe Bryant on the right side of the restricted area, helping the Lakers complete an 11-2 **, and the Timberwolves shot 1 of 6, and at the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led 67-64.
In the following 7 minutes, Gasol, Kobe Bryant and others shot 0 of 11, and the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency was not high, but the veteran McDyce stepped up, made three jump shots, and hit two free throws, maintaining strong firepower. Iverson also helped the Timberwolves complete a 13-0 offensive run** with a breakthrough layup under Garnett's cover, extending the score to more than 10 points.
In the final 3:40, Bryant hit a three-pointer and the Lakers began to chase the points, but it was too late. The Lakers have since failed to close the gap to within 10 points. 94-81, the Timberwolves successfully entered the Western Conference Finals.
Garnett of the Timberwolves contributed 14 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Iverson 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, and veteran McDyce contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, nine of which were scored in the fourth quarter. Hill had 14 points and seven rebounds.
Kobe Bryant, who insisted on the game with a finger injury, shot 9-of-26 from the field, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Gasol had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Odom scored 18 points.
At this point, the top four have all been produced.
Eastern Conference Finals Hawks vs Magic.
Western Conference Finals: Timberwolves vs. Hornets.
(To be continued)