Chapter 753 The Western Conference Finals That Was Hyped
Dwyane Wade played the whole game, he played an excellent performance in the face of the Pistons' strength, but his solo play still can't be compared with the Pistons collective, although he got 49 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, such data still can't bring a victory to the Heat, which makes him very depressed, he feels that Shaquwich O'Neal is really old, and there is really no way to face the Pistons' interior defense. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After the Pistons easily suppressed the Heat again to win, all those news media published the front page news of the Pistons' victory over the Heat, and before the Western Conference Finals began, the Eastern Conference Finals had already played two exciting games, so the news also paid more attention to the Pistons' game process.
So there has been so much news about the Pistons in the past two days, and even the news of the first game of the Western Conference Finals has been drowned out by the news of the Pistons.
This made some celebrities in the West very dissatisfied, and they also published their set of theories before the game, and the retired Lakers legend James Worthy said: "I don't know what's wrong with the current league, why would a cancer like the Pistons be allowed, their three-point shooting made the game a pure shooting game, there was no blood at all, and the Eastern team is too weak, they only have 40 wins to be able to enter the playoffs, which is unthinkable in the West, And most of the eastern teams are waiting for work, they have played two games, and the Western Conference finals have just begun, even if both sides are swept, the western teams will have a few fewer days of rest than the eastern teams, which is unfair to the western teams. ”
James Worthy's words immediately detonated the league, and the Western teams agreed with this opinion, Popovich felt that the West was too strong, and he was eliminated by the Mavericks in the fourth place in the West, which made him very angry, and the Eastern team would not be in this situation, so he said in an interview: "I agree with this statement, it is too difficult to break through in the West, those guys are too good, and being able to enter the finals in the West means the finals." ”
The two of them brought the rhythm like this, which suddenly triggered a hot war between fans, and Western fans agreed with this statement, after all, the skills and tactics of the western teams are more mature, and each of them has its own set of tactics, if the Pistons team in the west, they will not have such a record, so the eastern team is garbage.
Regarding such a statement, Osborne said in an interview: "No matter what the West says, I don't care, because the Finals is the time to teach them a lesson, after all, according to them, no matter what the Eastern team plays, they will find a reason to say that the Eastern is rubbish, and the only thing I can do is to beat the strongest team in the West, as for what they say, whatever they want, I am only responsible for winning." Osborne didn't refute those claims head-on, after all, the West is strong and the East is weak, and it has been like this since Jordan retired, as long as anyone can win the Western Conference Finals, it will be equivalent to a championship.
So Osborne is not ready to fight back such a question, he just needs to beat the strongest team in the West.
Osborne's answer lacked the confidence and perverseness of his previous time, but the fans still supported Osborne as always, but those who blacked Osborne felt that Osborne had confessed.
The media has been hyping up the Western Conference Finals in the past few days, which has also been agreed by the league's top management, after all, it is really unfair to other teams to report on the Pistons all the time.
And the first game of the Western Conference Finals finally began, with the Mavericks vs. Suns, and the Pistons players were caught by Larry Brown and began to study the Western Conference Finals game.
The Mavericks lineup is similar to the Suns' lineup, they are all more reasonable, and there are many people who rotate to play, but the Suns' offense is more ferocious, and the Mavericks' offense and defense are very balanced, and if you really play, it is also very level.
The first game of the Western Conference finals was played at the Suns' home arena, and the Suns' starting lineup was very strong, with center Cote Thomas, power forward Sean Marion, small forward Boris Dio, scoring guard Ragabel, and point guard Steve Nash.
The starting lineup of the Mavericks is center Josh Howard, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Marquis Daniels, shooting guard Jerry Starkhouse, and point guard Jason Terry.
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played very smoothly, Josh Howard beat Kort Thomas to grab the basketball, and then Jason Terry passed the ball to Dirk Nowitzki to score a two-point shot, which was very smooth, and then the Suns' offensive counterattack was faster, Steve Nash pushed Jason Terry couldn't keep up with the wind at all, Sean Marion was also advancing quickly, and then Steve Nash threw the ball directly up, and Sean Marion received the basketball is a dunk.
The first-round offense set the tone for the game, and the Suns played well and the offense was fluid, as was the Mavericks.
At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led the Mavericks by three points, 32-29. Entering the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks main player Dirk Nowitzki began to exert his power, first the basket offense played 2+1, and then the outside forced Sean Marion to shoot a three-point shot, Dirk Nowitzki's basket play made the Suns lose their square inches, but fortunately, MVP Steve Nash stepped up, he first assisted Sean Marion to score a two-point shot, and then directly shot himself to help the Suns stop the bleeding.
At halftime, the Suns led the Mavericks by one point at 62-61, and by the second half, the Suns had gained momentum, and they built a nine-point advantage, and then Dirk Nowitzki scored six points in a row to help the Mavericks stabilize the situation.
Then the two teams fell into a new melee, for this situation the coaches of both teams are also trying to find a way, in fact, the leading Suns are more anxious, because they are not good at playing positional battles, they like shelling tactics, but now the pace of the game has slowed down.
Steve Nash brought up the speed, the Suns' offensive efficiency was also raised at once, and at the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks finally overtook the score, but the Suns players were still very tenacious and not nervous, and the Suns overtook the score again at the beginning of the fourth quarter, so the two teams have been so deadlocked, and the scores of both sides exceeded 100 points early.
Fortunately, Steve Nash is indeed powerful, he scored 2+1 twice in a row to help the Suns stabilize the situation, and finally the Suns defeated the Mavericks 121-118 to get off to a good start.