Chapter 1021: Sweep Them
The Warriors were in full swing in the first half, and even after a long halftime break, they were still full of murderous spirit when they returned in the second half.
Nelson Sr. made the final arrangements before the start of the third quarter, and the players gathered together, with Chamberlain standing in the center, and the group raised their right arms and hugged each other like wolves, roaring, "Kill the Grizzlies!" Sweep the Grizzlies! Sweep them all! ”
The Warriors didn't just shout slogans, and at the beginning of the third quarter, Chamberlain continued to attack the basket, and even if he couldn't shoot the basket, he was able to keep the Warriors ahead with free throws.
The Grizzlies fans showed their enthusiasm, they got up and kept cheering for the Grizzlies, and the youth army also knew that the situation was urgent, and if they couldn't hold their ground today, the whole series would collapse, so the Grizzlies played very tenacious.
Halfway through the third quarter, the Grizzlies unbelievably tied the score at 62-66 as Guy scored a 3-pointer with a free throw.
The Warriors, on their side, relied on Chamberlain as the core, and after taking the attack, they began to fight back.
Chamberlain is still the offensive arrow, he caused two consecutive fouls on Gasol Jr. and Haddadi under the basket, and then hit four free throws four times, after which he and Carter each hit one shot, and after scoring eight points in a row, the Warriors stabilized their position and firmly maintained the score advantage!
After that, Chamberlain began to play hooligan mode, he just asked for the ball in the restricted area and then used superhuman speed and terrifying power to play, so that the Grizzlies could only keep fouling, Chamberlain kept making free throws, and the advantage of the Warriors became more and more obvious.
The Grizzlies are anxious for both players and fans, but what can they do? Just like Barkley commented: "Chamberlain's offense is cheating, and the league must change a rule to restrict the restricted area, otherwise as long as Chamberlain keeps his body and keeps eating opponents in the restricted area, no one can carry the Warriors!" ”
With 2:29 left in the quarter, Chamberlain hit four consecutive free throws in 30 seconds to give the Warriors a 15-point lead at 83-68.
At the end of the first three quarters, the Warriors led by 12 points, 90-78.
Then, Shujù gave a statistic that Chamberlain made 18 free throws today, and just relying on free throws, he scored 18 points!
Grizzlies fans were as pale as dirt, and some people yelled at the referee angrily 'black whistle', but the sound was quickly covered by the disdainful boos of the Warriors fans, and then slowly, no one in the Grizzlies team yelled like this, because the fans on the scene saw it clearly, every time Chamberlain fouled, it was spelled out, and the referee's whistle was no problem at all.
If you really want to be more serious, it is that the referee has taken great care of the Grizzlies, and several times Chamberlain caused the opponent to foul, but did not blow the whistle.
Chamberlain scored an astonishing 40 points in the first three quarters, and his ferocity terrified opponents!
In the fourth quarter, the elder Nelson waved Chamberlain to the bench, the latter was fine, and the old coach was afraid that the Grizzlies would be angry and viciously foul him, if Chamberlain thought that today's game was scrapped, it would be interesting.
Although Chamberlain wasn't on the floor, the Warriors started to play well, Curry stole Gay's ball, turned around and hit a shot, and the two sides tangled for four minutes before the Warriors extended the score to a 15-point lead at 104-89.
The Warriors were a little distracted after that, and they failed to score for nearly three minutes, and the Grizzlies launched a 10-0 offensive run to chase the score to 99-104.
The game was in suspense again, but Carter immediately secured the Warriors with a skyrocketing dunk. With 2:11 left in the game, Curry hit two free throws to put the Warriors back up 112-102 to regain a double-digit advantage.
In the final two minutes, Chamberlain was substituted on the court to play the game, and Grizzlies fans mourned all over the place, which already represented the end of the game.
Chamberlain was still brave after coming on, first hitting a long-range shot from the three-point line, and then blocking Guy's layup on the defensive end, he followed the fast break, and went to the middle to score 45 points.
In the last minute, the Grizzlies wanted to fight back, and Chamberlain directly strangled the Grizzlies' counterattack in the cradle with two consecutive 2+1s.
With 51 points in a single playoff game, the Warriors finished their opponents 122-107, and Chamberlain set his own playoff scoring record!
In doing so, the Warriors also took a 3-0 lead over the Grizzlies, and they echoed the Mavericks in preparation for the Western Conference Finals.
The Mavericks played a tense playoff this year, and the Warriors just caught up with them in the big score, and then in the early morning of May 9, the Mavericks attacked again, directly beating the Lakers 106-80, sweeping the opponent 4-0, and successfully qualified!
In this game, the Lakers lost unjustly, they had no morale, and the loss of the handsome will be fatal to the battle no matter when.
In particular, the Mavericks also caused a surprising "three-point rain" at Staples Arena, where they shot 11-of-15 three-pointers in the first half, tying the NBA playoff record, and 20-of-32 three-pointers in the game, also equaling the record.
Jason Terry was even more surprising, scoring 20 points on 6-of-7 three-pointers in the first half, and 9-of-10 three-pointers in the game, tying the NBA playoff personal record, playing 25 minutes and scoring 32 points.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points and didn't score in double figures for any of his other starters, while JJ Barria scored 22 points off the bench.
For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 13 points in the first quarter, but only scored 2 points in the second half, 17 points in the game, and 5 turnovers, ending the season early. Ron Artest returned from a one-game suspension and scored 11 points, Pau Gasol had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had six points and six rebounds.
In this series, the Lakers repeatedly missed opportunities, and both the first and third games were overturned by the Mavericks in the fourth quarter. The Lakers' fatal flaw is that they can't guard the Mavericks' outside line, allowing them to hit three-pointers at will. Today, the Lakers seem to have collapsed psychologically, and their defense from the outside is even more useless.
On the same day in the East, the Hawks defeated the Bulls 100-88 at home to tie the series at 2-2.
Although the current distribution of strength in the league is strong in the west and weak in the east, the semifinals in the east were even more miserable, and the fourth game between the Hawks and the Bulls was entangled, and it was the Hawks who played a wave of 10-0 at the end of the game to win the game in one fell swoop.
In this game, Josh Smith scored 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, Joe Johnson 24 points, Al Horford 20 points, Jeff Teague 12 points, and Jamal Crawford 12 points.
Derrick Rose had 34 points and 10 assists for the Bulls, Carlos Boozer had 18 points and six rebounds, Lore Deng had 13 points and Joakim Noah had six points and 11 rebounds.
Although they didn't finish well in the regular season, the Hawks had a surprising performance in the playoffs, knocking out the Magic in the first round and winning their first game against the Bulls.
The Bulls, who ranked first in the league in the regular season, finally came to power, and under the leadership of MVP Rose, they won two consecutive cities, and Rose even scored a career-high 44 points in the playoffs in the last game.
It was still an away game, and the Bulls were met with stubborn resistance from the Hawks and were beaten in the final minutes.
A day later, it was still the East, and the Heat beat the Celtics 98-90 in overtime to take a 3-1 lead and get the match point.
Rajon Rondo played with an injury and had 10 points and five assists for the Celtics. Paul Pierce had 27 points and eight rebounds, Ray Allen had 17 points and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds.
The biggest problem for the Celtics is the injury problem, with Shaquille O'Neal returning in the last game, but limited time to play, and today he is in foul trouble.
Rondo suffered a serious injury in the last game, dislocating his left elbow, but he went to the locker room to pick up the bones and returned to the field. Rondo played almost with one hand, and his comeback inspired his teammates as the Celtics pulled one back.
Rondo is still playing with an injury, so he can only control the ball with his right hand, and his left hand only assists when receiving or passing. Despite this, Celtic have shown their tenacity and no one wants to have an easy run on their home turf.
It's a pity that the Big Three played too bravely today, I don't know if it was affected by Chamberlain's 51 points in the last game, LeBron James scored 20 points in the first half, contributed 35 points and 14 rebounds in the whole game, and became the hero of the Heat's victory.
And the Heat team did not just rely on the little emperor, the other two giants also played brilliantly, Dwayne Wade scored 28 points and 9 rebounds, Chris Bosh 20 points and 12 rebounds, the "Big Three" scored a total of 83 points, in this case, no matter which team it is, it is difficult to eat cheap on the Heat.
In the last game, Chamberlain played very high, but after the game, he found that this kind of strong attack in the restricted area was a great waste of his physical fitness, so he made adjustments in this game, and did not come up with the strong offensive skills that made the Grizzlies fearful, but focused on defense and rebounding.
As a result, the Warriors didn't get off to a good start, and the Grizzlies weren't crushed by a 3-0 run, they started the game strongly, and the Warriors started the game 8-13 behind.
The Warriors took a decisive timeout, and then came back, and Chamberlain led the team to fight back, first with West's pick-and-roll jumper, then blocked Guy's layup, and followed the fast-break dunk.
The Grizzlies saw Chamberlain score one after another, and the group began to tremble again, and in the past three games, Chamberlain's dominance left them too impressed!
In this way, the Warriors seized the opportunity and ended the quarter on a 13-4 run to take a 21-17 lead in one fell swoop.
The Grizzlies, who started the game well, only hit one shot in the last four points of the quarter, and from this point of view, they have actually failed in morale.
After the Grizzlies tied the score in the second quarter, Mayno also hit a three-pointer, and Curry followed up with a shot, and the bench has become a reliable barrier for the Warriors.
After the main team came on the court, Chamberlain hit consecutive shots, Ibaka also scored from mid-range, and the three assists were all West, and the Warriors opened up the gap at 33-23.
In the last five minutes, the Grizzlies only hit one shot, and the Warriors led by 11 points at one point, and Conley hit a three-pointer with 1:05 left in the quarter to tie the score at 34-42, and both teams failed to score again in the quarter.
The Grizzlies fought back in the third quarter, and with 6:55 left in the quarter, Randolph made two free throws to tie the score at 46-50.
The Warriors immediately suppressed the opponent's momentum, Chamberlain and West connected in the air, and Chamberlain scored a dunk in the air relay from one person away, reproducing the true colors of killing gods on the court!
The Grizzlies still want to fight back after that, but their shots are repeatedly missed, and it is difficult to threaten the Warriors.
On the other hand, the Warriors, Chamberlain hit two jumpers under the basket, West and Curry also shot from a distance, and in the last minute of the quarter, Chamberlain scored 2+1 again under the basket, and he rode Haddadi's dunk, so that the Warriors ended the first three quarters with a 72-58 lead.
Although the dawn of victory has appeared, the Warriors are not complacent, and they have truly done their best.
The old Nelson is undoubtedly in the limelight, and when he plays well in the main team, he has replaced a group of veterans, with Hill, Iverson, Jamison, and Carter all on the field.
The veterans may not be enterprising enough, but it is more than enough to defend it, and the Warriors at this time need not to take risks and rush forward, the veterans are on the court, and they play a board and a glance, so that the Grizzlies can't find a chance to counterattack at all.
In this way, the Warriors were firmly in control of the situation, and the Grizzlies, who were behind, had to improve on the outside to have a chance, but they were held by the veterans on the opposite side, and the play was tepid, and the outside line did not improve.
The Warriors' veterans played at a good level, because they were in good shape, so they could play to their heart's content when they got on the court, and with two and a half minutes left in the game, Iverson hit a three-pointer and immediately made a steal, and Carter received an assist from Jamison to dunk to give the Warriors a 19-point lead at 97-78.
In the fourth quarter, Yiqiē became very simple, and the Grizzlies gave up resistance, after which they withdrew all their main forces and accepted the fate of being out.
Still, this is the furthest the Grizzlies have ever gone in history, and their black seven-game win over the Spurs is already a summer worth showing off!