Chapter 352 East Decisive Opponent
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Heat 99-88 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of 4:1, which is the Pistons' return to the championship after many years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Osborne's data in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference semifinals is very eye-catching, he scored 47 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and quasi-triple-double data alone, although he also had five turnovers, but the flaws are not hidden, his outstanding performance still makes some Ao Blowers collectively superb, Osborne now also finds that there is a group of 'Ao Blows' in the media, like what "debut is the peak, hanging the whole league, at least eight consecutive championships, super god called the first" or something, even Osborne himself is ashamed after reading it, although he is also very happy in his heart, But it can't be blatantly expressed.
For this reason, he also expressed his opinion in an interview with reporters, "First of all, I would like to thank those who support me, because fans are also an indispensable part of my career, I think their enthusiasm for me stems from their love for me, their expectations for me, I believe that I will gradually grow into the person they say in the future, or even better." ā
In fact, Osborne did not give in, nor did he refuse the words of the fans, but only expressed that he wanted to be a legend, rather than modestly saying that he had not yet reached that height, which is not in line with Osborne's temperament.
Wade's performance doesn't need to say anything, in the words of Celestial Empire fans, "teammates CBA really can't take it." Wade also scored 41 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, super comprehensive data, but unfortunately such data only made the Heat struggle for a while longer, and did not really help, but at least Wade was a fig leaf for the Heat, allowing the Heat to exit the playoffs in a slightly decent way.
For the Pistons, the Heat is not a strong opponent, it can only be said to be a warm-up sparring partner, and the Cavaliers are also of this nature, but the Heat team is stronger than the Heat team in terms of lineup, and the luck is better than the Cavaliers, who let the Cavaliers meet a league hegemon like the Pistons at the beginning.
This aside, the Pistons are not easy now, because the Pistons' strongest opponent in the East is about to be born, and the other group in the Eastern Conference semifinals can be described as a Finals-level game, the Indiana Pacers and the New Jersey Nets are both teams that can compete for the championship, so the series between them will definitely be fierce, and it will not be a winner until the end, the Pacers have led the Nets with a score of 3:2, but no one can be sure that the Pacers will definitely advance, Because the game between these two teams is so tense and exciting, the reason why the Pacers won three games is only because their luck is better than that of the New Jersey Nets.
If you don't watch the game, you will think that the strength of the Indiana Pacers is definitely stronger than that of the New Jersey Nets, but from the perspective of lineup configuration, although the Indiana Pacers have a strong lineup, among which Jermaine O'Neal, who is at his peak, can cut down 20+10 data, Metawald Prith, Al Harrington, Reggie Miller, although he is a superstar on the verge of retirement, but his key ability is still alive.
Coupled with Jamal Tinsley, Jonathan Bender, Anthony Johnson and other fierce players, the lineup is very reasonable, the only drawback is that there is not much star flavor, except for Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, basically some role players.
But if you look at the lineup of the New Jersey Nets, you won't think so, then let's take a look at the lineup of the New Jersey Nets, the lineup of the Nets at this time is almost against the sky, center: Rodney Rodgers, power forward Kenyon Martin, small forward Richard Jefferson, point guard Jason Kidd, scoring guard Vince Carter.
So as long as you compare, you can see which is better and which is worse, which is the main reason why the Nets are lagging behind but there are still so many people optimistic about them.
In fact, let Osborne say that he is also optimistic about the Nets, first of all, the Nets are the old enemies of the Pistons, they eliminated the Pistons last season, and they must get it back as a Pistons player, and secondly, the Nets' lineup is really good.
However, although Osborne prefers to play against the Nets who have not yet run in well rather than the more balanced Indiana Pacers, things have not always been satisfactory.
In the sixth game, due to the excellent performance of all the players of the Nets, they defeated the Pacers 100-87 to steal the sixth game and dragged the game into a tie-break, but unfortunately, the seventh game was played on the home court of the Indiana Pacers.
This game can be described as a twist and turn, thrilling, in the first quarter, the Pacers took the lead, and Jermaine O'Neal launched an interior attack, and the Nets had no one to compete, and Jermaine O'Neal directly beat the Nets inside into a sieve.
There was no way, and the Nets had to let power forward Kenyon Martin go up to defend O'Neal Jr. before it was over.
Then the Nets counterattacked, and Jason Kidd also turned on the scoring mode, although Kidd doesn't like to score, but it doesn't mean that Kidd can't score, which is the same as Bulls decorated player Dennis Rodman, he generally doesn't score easily, he just grabs the basketball, so you can often see that he has more rebounds than he scores.
Kidd also made a couple of mid-range shots, followed by assists from Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson to make a series of hits, and the first quarter ended 20-22 with the Pacers leading by two points.
Then the two teams turned on the defensive mode, their offensive efficiency was not high, and there were not many opportunities for shooting and layups, so their statistics in the second quarter were not very good, and the Pacers led the Nets by one point at halftime, 38-37, which gave the Pacers hope.
In the second half, the two teams were still playing hot, but the two teams also played their own characteristics, but it seems that the Pacers are even better, they play very well, both offensive and defensive ends are at the top level, that is, they catch the Nets with a small point difference, and the Nets can't catch up every time they try to catch up, so the basketball game is over, and the Pacers narrowly beat the Nets 87-84 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. (To be continued.) )