Chapter 131: Stopping the East and Li Wan Makes Kevin Garnett Cry?
In Game 2 of the series, the Magic exposed the lack of strength on their bench.
On the Celtics bench, Eddie House, James Posey and "Alien" Cassel; On the bench on the Magic team's side, there is only one Kenyan Doerin who can be named, although there is a future "Polish Hammer", but in the regular season this season, he played 6 games, and each game only played 6.8 minutes of playing time, and now he is a "hammer".
Among the teams that have not been eliminated in the Eastern and Western finals so far, the Magic bench is definitely the weakest, and there is no one......
And at this stage of the playoffs, they are basically seeded players in the finals, armed from head to toe, and the Magic team is also armed, but it may only be a set of armor.
It's not that the Magic team has such a problem, and the new heroes need time to settle down.
And just like that, the Celtics easily got a 2-0 start.
But the Boston media couldn't laugh......
Not only because of Li Wan, but also because of the first two rounds of the playoffs, Boston also solved the opponent very simply, but when it came to the away side, they began to lose again.
They all entered the East Finals, and Celtic, as the "division of kings" with 64 wins, was stunned that they had not won away from home.
This is no longer just an "away bug", this is simply an "away pus".
So, what will happen will have to wait until the Magic team finishes playing at home on May 17.
On May 16, the third game of the Western Conference Finals began, and the Lakers went to San Antonio after winning two home courts, and at the same time, the NBA's annual lottery meeting also officially arrived.
The league's top five last season were: Heat, SuperSonics, Grizzlies, Clippers and New York Knicks......
Among them, the highest probability of winning the top pick is naturally the Heat, which has a regular season record of only 15 wins and 67 losses.
Pat Lyley's swing is insane.
The probability is there, and the "God Operator" is not at ease, so he sent his right-hand man Dwyane Wade to participate in the lottery meeting, hoping that he can be the same as in the 06 finals, and he will have it in one rush!
The other four teams with the lowest record also sent what they considered to be "lucky things":
The person who represented Seattle in the lottery was Kevin Durant, a temperamental man he hadn't seen for a long time;
The person who participated in the lottery on behalf of the Grizzlies was Mike Conley;
The person who drew the lottery on behalf of the Clippers was "Lord Baylor", who "didn't have that kind of life, and didn't believe in life";
The New York Knicks, who officially toppled the rebuilding in the middle of the season, came with the idea of "new people, new things, new luck", and it was the newly appointed head coach Mike D'Antoni. - The day after the Suns were eliminated, Steve Kerr decisively fired Mike D'Antoni, he felt that his thinking was fine, the problem was D'Antoni, he couldn't handle positional battles, he could only play "run and bomb".
It's just a pity that these people didn't bring good luck to their respective teams.
The champion pick is still the same as Li Wan originally knew, belonging to the Chicago Bulls with only a 1.7% probability.
Miami was still the same as before, getting the second pick in the first round.
It's pretty high......
It's just that Li Wan estimated that Pat Lyley's face should be ugly.
is such a big old man, and the status of the rivers and lakes is also there, David Stern will play when he says it, and he will not give face at all.
That!
Don't blame me for being ruthless!
In the dimly lit room, Pat Lyley shook off the chess pieces in front of him.
The chessboard is emptied at once......
I declare...... Don't play it!
Chicago has an extra crowd of revelry fans, and in order to celebrate this great event, many fans also like to mention the "prison tour", and the "sin capital" is especially sinful on this day.
Really...... Happy, kill me to cheer everyone up.
On May 17, the Magic played the third game of the series against the Celtics.
Yesterday, the Spurs, who were also down 0-2, returned to their home court and successfully pulled back a game to rewrite the big score to 2-1.
Coupled with the fact that the Boston Celtics have not won away so far, Orlando from the media to the fans believes that this is a good sign.
So much so that when the Celtics entered the arena early, they looked at it as a group of bidders selling Seoul.
Sun Zhengping, who had this feeling, frowned in the -5 studio: "I feel like the Celtics didn't sleep well last night!"
When the Magic team, especially Li Wan, came out, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Look, I don't know, I thought the Celtics were the side that fell behind 0-2, and the Magic team must have won this game tonight!"
Director Zhang didn't say a word during the period with Su Qun, and when he heard Sun Zhengping say "definitely won", his expression was as outrageous as it was.
This game has not been played yet, is it sure to win?
Old grandson, we can get "justice"!
Sun Zhengping said "auspicious words", and the game officially began, and both sides @ Jingshuge started to play:
Celtics: No. 1 Rajon Rondo, No. 2 Ray Allen, No. 3 Paul Pearce, No. 4 Kevin Durant, No. 5 Perkins;
Magic: No. 1 Leewan, No. 2 Bogans, No. 3 Turkoglou, No. 4 Lewis, No. 5 Howard;
Howard jumped off the ball steadily in the battle with Kevin Durant.
The Magic's first strike.
After Li Wan got the ball, it can be seen that not only the Celtics players on the court are nervous, but also Rivers and Thibodeau off the court are also standing more upright than usual.
That's how Lee Wan is treated in this series.
As soon as they get the ball, they will definitely be the focus of Celtic's defense.
Levan held the ball against Rajon Rondo, drew the flank to the flank, and distributed the ball to Turkoglou.
The Turks have it with a raised hand.
3-0!
Li Wan's burst ball has now joined the Magic's "offensive package". Because he can pass Howard on the inside and the three shooters outside the three-point line.
The options are too wide......
Well, the standard Magic version of the "One Star" style of play.
Originally, it was necessary to wait until the 08~09 season when Nelson Jr. grew further before it could play the effect, but this time, because of the arrival of Li Wan, the Magic team ran in ahead of schedule.
Rajan Rondo looked at Li Wan, who was "watching from afar", and his "poker face" was expressionless.
Not only is there no expression on his face, but he is also expressionless in his heart.
Life is like 、、, can't resist, so simply lie flat.
Besides, there are some things that I gradually get used to......
Not only get used to it, but also comfort yourself......
He's so far away from me, it's not that I can't shoot, it's that I'm too good at breaking through.
The current Rajon Rondo would be surprised if he saw that the opposite side was not defending with a "telescope".
Little thing, I definitely didn't pay attention to the lecture in class.
Without a break, there was no pack, no pack, and after Rajon Rondo commanded his team-mate to land, he gave the ball to Paul Pierce on the wing.
I don't have the idea of attacking on my own.
Turkoglu intercepted it as soon as possible.
Defense has never been the strong point of "Turkish Agent", especially after moving to the No. 3 position, he has no explosiveness and slow steps, and he has no way to meet those explosive animals.
For example, in the first round of this year's playoffs, Moon, who had no ability to hold the ball defensively, was taken advantage of by the opposite side to play several empty cuts.
But well......
So far in the series against the Celtics, he has been very successful defending Paul Pearce.
His advantage is that he has rough skin and thick flesh, and he can fight.
It just happens to be a bit restrained by Paul Pearce's "floor flow" style of play.
That is, Tekoglu's explosiveness is really almost, otherwise the restraint is really more than a little!
Barely resisting the high post, Paul Pierce turned over and made a jumper, attracting Bogans on the flank, who immediately threw the ball into Ray Allen's hands.
"Whew!"
3-3, the score difference is tied.
Ray Allen has made 10 three-pointers in the first two games of the series.
The voices that said in the first two rounds that he was "the lowest contribution of the Big Three" are completely gone.
Looking at the state of this game, it looks like it will be another game with a strong presence.
Bogans shook his head, and the ball flew almost past his fingernails, nearly stopping him.
Li Wan patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, the game has just begun."
His words fell on Bogans's ears as if with magical power, and suddenly, the latter came back to life with full blood.
Giving the ball to Turkoglu in the frontcourt, Li Wan began to run without the ball, and Bogans, who had just been inspired, suddenly made a reverse run to cover in the move, and Li Wan successfully escaped Rajan Rondo's pursuit and scored a three-point shot from the bottom corner.
6-3!
As soon as Li Wan scored, the entire arena was immediately filled with cheers.
Thibodeau, who was in front of the Celtics, jumped as if he had been stepped on his tail: "Hurry up when you change guards, the opposite side crosses and runs, can't you react?"
It's also strange......
The quality of the Celtics' rotation at home has been good.
This time, even if Bogans's cover is given very suddenly, Li Wan will not be completely empty.
Once again, it was the Celtics' turn to attack.
The Magic focused a lot of defensive resources on the mid-range, and Paul Pierce had no choice but to push through the defense and break through the basket.
Howard let him know with a big hat, the Magic's restricted area, you can sell it if you are so daring!
The ball went to Li Wan's hands, the offense and defense were switched, and the retreat speed of Rajan Rondo and Ray Allen was still quite fast. Li Wan simply gave up the fast break with the ball.
However, just when the Celtics thought that the Magic team was going to fall first, Li Wan, who held the ball outside the three-point line, raised his hand and shot. Rajan-Rondo was glancing at the side with his peripheral vision, and Li Wan's shot was somewhat caught off guard.
When he raised his hand, the ball had already flown away from Li Wan's hand.
9-3!
The Magic opened with three 3-pointers......
Directly called a timeout to the Celtics.
Director Zhang was not surprised.
In the third game of the series, Li Wan gradually gained a nickname, called "Two Balls Must Stop".
It means that as long as Li Wan scores two goals in a row, the Celtics will definitely call a timeout, which is a little exaggerated compared to the actual situation. But there have indeed been a few times when Li Wan just scored two goals and immediately called a timeout.
The most outrageous time was in the first quarter of the last game, Li Wan missed the first 4 shots, and just scored two goals in two consecutive rounds, and the Celtics immediately and resolutely called a timeout.
Even if they were eight points ahead at the time......
Sun Zhengping took this opportunity to ask, "Director Zhang, please briefly comment on the start of the Magic team today......
The popular "Zhang Coaching Class" started again: "The Magic team played very reasonably at the beginning, shot inside and outside, played very reasonable, I, pass out and fight back, pass out and fight back, you burst, he defends, and then scores, and the outside shot has a hit rate, so it is difficult for such a team to prevent ......"
Others didn't know, anyway, Sun Zhengping's face was satisfied.
After the timeout, Li Wan, who felt good, returned to the court and continued to strengthen his individual attack.
He scored nine points in a single quarter.
With his play, the Magic also ended the first quarter with a 29-22 lead.
The Eastern Conference Finals were played in three games, and it was the first time the Magic had taken the lead into the second quarter.
After this section was played, Li Wan had a feeling......
It's no wonder Celtic haven't won on the road.
The defensive quality is at least a notch worse than when they were at home.
As for the reason, Li Wan really doesn't know, it's still these people......
But there was one thing, he knew.
It's no wonder Celtic haven't won on the road.
The team that originally relied on defense to win the game, but the quality of the defense on the road has declined, so where can it win?
Moreover, they have all home field advantage. At the beginning of the series, the opponent was "trained twice", and after helping others adapt to the high intensity, he couldn't get that level of defensive quality......
According to the NBA's theory of relativity, this is to set yourself a "weakness"!
In the second quarter, Li Wan felt the change in the opponent's defensive formation, and he did not hesitate to break through him, and immediately handed over the ball.
On the offensive end, it is dominated by running without the ball.
Defensively, he took the initiative to defend Ray Allen.
Cut off this "life-saving straw" for the Celtics.
The Magic led to double digits in the first quarter, and Ray Allen made two consecutive shots, one three-pointer and one three-pointer, keeping the margin in double digits.
Bogans is 1.96 meters tall, Li Wan is taller than him, and at the same time has better explosiveness.
The most crucial point......
Do you know what a 2.19-meter arm span is?
When Ray Allen saw Li Wan coming up on the other side, his expression suddenly became nervous.
He soon discovered that his nervousness was not without reason.
4 minutes and 15 seconds in the second quarter, his first shot in the second quarter, he felt that the space was good enough, and the shot was fast enough, but Li Wan just touched the ball.
Although it couldn't be shot directly, the ball didn't even touch the basket and fell into Howard's hands.
Ray Allen crossed his hands on his hips and went numb......
On the Magic team's side, Turkoglu "dealt" the cards to Li Wan, and compared to Ray Allen, Li Wan is obviously not so jealous.
Also......
Ray Allen's height is 1.96 meters, and his arm span is even worse, only 1.99 meters.
Li Wan only needs to pay a little attention to the distance between himself and Ray Allen, and he can shoot directly with his hand.
"Whew!"
And he was in really good shape tonight, and before the first half was over, he had already made three 3-pointers.
The difference is 10 points.
On the sidelines, Rivers boiled "chicken soup", and Thibodeau pushed "Alien" Cassel to the No. 1 position.
Compared to Rajan Rondo, this guy has a projection.
He proved that in his first round as "The Community Boss" dribbled slowly past half court and then faced Bogans when he suddenly raised his hand and scored head-on into the ......
Bogans is clearly not comfortable with this, and is clearly different from the attacking rhythm of most of the other players.
Relying on the game of the brain, this kind of player is more suitable for Li Wan to defend.
And that's what Thibodeau had in mind......
Forcing Li Wan to go back to defending the No. 1 position.
Ray Allen is the Celtics' current highest scoring player in the series, scoring 28 and 22 points in two games.
If he turns off the fire on the offensive end, it can be said that it will be worse for the Celtics, who are not rich in offensive firepower.
But......
Stan Van Gundy simply ignored his change of formation.
"Alien" is 39 years old, and "Coach Anzai" doesn't believe that tonight's Magic team can make a little old man die.
Not to mention anything else, does he have the fitness to make 25 shots?
"Whew!"
Of course, the main point is that the Magic team has been scoring, and the margin has been wide enough to allow him to observe for a while.
No, Lewis threw in another one!
The number of three-pointers he made in the first half also came to two.
As a result, the Celtics' defense has become more passive.
Kevin Garnett, who is the core of the defense, has been helping Perkins make up for the defense in this series, otherwise Howard would have to turn it upside down.
But that was when Lewis wasn't open......
Now that "Mr. 100 million" has made 2 three-pointers, he naturally can't turn a blind eye.
That meant he had to follow Lewis beyond the three-point line.
As soon as he left, Howard looked at Perkins with a different gaze.
In this round of the series, because of Kevin Garnett's help defense, Howard has been taking the Celtics, the "meat bucket" Perkins who is meat or meat, and there is no way at all.
The first two games were 12 points in one game and 11 points in one game.
It's been a long time since his stats have been so miserable.
Right now, there was only one Perkins by his side, and he felt compelled to step up and "take a drink."
Perkins said that if you "lift a cup", you will "lift a cup", why is there a "cup" after "a cup"? Leave me this "unlimited refill", right?
At the end of the first half, the Magic team's lead was as high as 15 points.
If it weren't for Ray Allen's buzzer-beating 3-pointer, I'm afraid the margin would have been even greater.
Stan Van Gundy looked at the Magic's full team stats in the first half.
10-of-15 three-pointers......
6-of-8 shooting from the inside......
This "prosperous age" is the most perfect appearance of the Magic team he has seen in his dreams.
Li Wan scored a team-high 15 points in the first half, and his hand was a little fluctuating in the second half, but after shooting 2 of 6, he successfully opened the "nerve knife" badge.
After his research during this time, the uncertainty of the opening of the "Nerve Knife" badge is higher than it originally was.
At present, 8~12 goals are likely to open the "nerve knife".
The number of consecutive throws and openings is also about ......
The Celtics, who didn't have to play in the first place, had even more nothing to play after Li Wan turned on the "Nerve Knife".
In particular, Stan Van Gundy ignored Thibodeau's adjustment of replacing "aliens" in the first half, leaving no one to top up the Celtics bench rotation lineup.
The 39-year-old is really just a firefighter.
7 minutes and 15 seconds in the fourth quarter, and the score will end in more than 4 minutes!
The Magic team has replaced Li Wan and others on the bench to drink Gatorade.
This is the first time since the second round that the Magic have played "garbage time".
But that's what "star-studded"......
Similar to the three-point shooting style of the later "small ball era", once the hand is opened, even the Celtics "Big Three" can only look at the dazzling 20-point difference and sit on the court in a daze.
108-87, a score that made the Boston media want to be quiet......
Although it has long been expected that the away team may lose, it can be slaughtered by 20 points......
They really didn't expect it!
The New York Times came with a soul-striking question: "Celtics, do you really have a championship heart?"
This sentence caused a monstrous discussion from the outside world.
The Celtics entered the playoffs, and they have been too stumbling along the way, and they don't have the "Big Three" at all.
At present, he has been slaughtered for 20 points......
No matter how you look at it, you don't have the temperament of a champion.
It can be seen that these words really irritated the Celtics, and in Game 4 of the series, these guys still didn't show their defensive dominance at home.
But on the offensive end, Boston's "Big Three" all found their former selves tonight.
After all, they are all stars who have averaged more than 24 points per game in a single season, and they have dragged the score to the end by relying on the firepower on the offensive end.
The Magic, who ended up making 18 three-pointers in the last game, made 19 more in this game, but this time they couldn't beat the Celtics.
In the last 5 seconds of the game, the Magic team's possession of the ball, the two sides fought to a 95-95 draw.
This series has always been the "dealer" of Rajon Rondo.
Here's your chance for revenge!
"Christmas War" and the Rookie Challenge, he lost to Li Wan in the last two tactical games, and this time, he definitely wants to win back!
Looking at the Magic's stats again, Rajon Rondo was sure it would go to Leewan, who is currently in the best form, or Turkoglou.
"Lewis must be a decoy!"
"Howard's air pick-up is also very likely to ......"
He muttered softly as he took the tactical board that Thibodeau had handed over and worked out the final round of defense.
Results......
He guessed wrong, and the Magic gave Bogans a last-ditch shot.
After Levan attracted Ray Allen's defense, Bogans immediately cut to the basket, and Turkoglu gave him the ball and scored a layup.
To say that this lore goal is really thrilling......
The referee can see that as long as it is 0.2 seconds late, the ball is considered a timeout.
It can really be said that it is ......
Luck!
But sometimes victory comes with some luck?
Bogans roared as he completed the lore.
So far in this series, he's really under too much pressure.
The biggest pot of the Magic's first two losses is on his back......
Tonight, he finally made a hero!
In fact, the plan that Van Gundy made at the beginning was really in Rajon Rondo's mind, the first choice was Li Wan, and the second choice was Turkoglou.
The two of them are not only the ball-handling core of this team, but also the two of the team's best offensive form tonight.
But Li Wan, who knew that Rajan-Rondo was powerful on the other side, finally raised his hand to express his opinion. - This ball to Bogans!
It's not that I want him to make up for it, this reason is too ridiculous......
There are three main reasons for this:
First, the Magic team is tied with the opponent's score, and even if it doesn't score, there will be overtime;
Second, in the case that the Magic team can win even if they only score one point, the Magic team's way to kill is not necessarily a three-point shot or a mid-range ......
Thirdly, Rajon Rondo is definitely a "master tactician", and this night is the most sure offensive opportunity to let the most unexpected person end the game.
Moreover, Li Wan's ability to pull the formation of the four of them is obviously stronger than Bogans, and he is even likely to be released in the end.
The results also proved that Li Wan's idea was not wrong......
In the last minute game, Rajan Rondoch lost!
His expression was even more frustrated than the Magic team slaughtered them by 20 points two days ago.
Li Wan, who scored a team-high 25 points in the last game, scored 22 points in this game, and also scored 20 plus in two consecutive games for the first time in a long time.
Howard wasn't so happy tonight, he was 20 plus 10 in the last game, and he was only 14 plus 10 in this game, listening to Li Wan passing by the sidelines, sporadically sounding "MVP" sounds.
He couldn't really smile.
Even in front of the media......
But what he didn't expect was that his abnormal appearance was interpreted by the media as: "Warcraft" has grown up!
"He knows that even if they get back two games, the score between them and the Celtics is still 2-2, and they still have the toughest battle of Tianwang Mountain to fight, and now is far from the time to relax!"
Li Wan was a little surprised when he saw these comments, but if he thought about it carefully, it seemed that Howard did look like he had something on his mind these days.
Could it be ......
Did it really make me grind out the "heart of the champion"?
It shouldn't be......
I haven't changed him yet!
Li Wanbu "Sister Li"......
Howard was also a bit surprised.
I just put on a straight face in front of the media, how did I become responsible?
And just like that, with a 2-2 scoreline, the Celtics continued their embarrassing "away winless" and returned to Boston.
Fortunately, the news from the west gave them a little more peace of mind.
The Spurs have won two games in a row on their home court.
As a result, the Western Conference Finals are also a 2-2 draw, and the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" will also be played.
In the words of Director Zhang......
It's a great game!
See how the two sides battle wits and courage!
May 20th.
At the same time as the "Battle of Kings Mountain" in the Western Conference Finals began, the league announced the NBA Best Team for the 07~08 season:
"Best Formation: Chris Paul, Kobe, LeBron, Kevin Garnett, Howard;
Best Second Team: Deron Williams, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming;
Best three: Maddy, Leevan, Paul Pearce, Boozer, Smalls;
……
"All-Defensive Team: Sean Battier, Kobe, Camby, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan;
Defensive Second Team of the Year: Bruce Bowen, Raga Bell, Howard, Chris Paul, Prince
……
The best defense is no different from the original.
It's just that Bruce Bowen and Sean Battier have switched places.
I don't know if Li Wan's slap pulled out the shadow, now when Bowen defends, he really doesn't dare to be so "yin", he originally relied on the "black hand" to gain a foothold in the league, but he didn't dare to use it now, his dominance plummeted, and Sean Battier overtook and was selected for a team.
His performance was really good enough for a while......
The Rockets' guard line this year is Alston plus Maddie, and on the defensive end, he is really "a handful of and a handful of pee", "being a father and a mother at the same time", which is really not easy.
Words for the best team......
As Li Wan expected, Yao Ming, who was not injured this season, replaced Xiao Si and became the best second team, while Xiao Si, who was originally the best second team, fell to the third team.
Da Yao this time can be regarded as revenge for being pressed by Xiao Si last season because of his poor performance and not being selected for a while.
But what he didn't expect was that he actually entered the best formation, although it was only the best three formations......
But it's not easy!
The last player who made the best team on his rookie debut was Tim Duncan in the 97~98 season.
Of course, "Stone Buddha" is much more awesome, and it is the best one as soon as it debuts......
It is equivalent to the five best people of the season at that time......
What a rookie!
It is understandable why in the 96~97 season, the league will be a large number of rotten.
Compared to him, Li Wan doesn't seem to be a big deal, only a three-formation.
But you must know that the all-time rookies such as LeBron James, Allen Iverson, and Carmelo Anthony, who averaged 20 plus per game in their rookie seasons, failed to do so.
So......
Scary enough!
Anyway, Li Wan really didn't think that he would be in the best team at the beginning.
However, now that he has entered, Li Wan has thought about it seriously, and he has squeezed out the original best three-team player......
Seems to be Manu Ginobili?
His statistics this season are 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, compared to Li Wan's average of 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1 steal and 0.8 blocks per game.
And......
He is a "best sixth man", how can he compare with Li Wantangtang @ Jingshuge's starter?
Suddenly, Li Wan felt that he was eligible to win this award, because with Dwyane Wade, a super defender, reimbursing the season due to injury, this year's guard competition is not so fierce.
Of course, if Li Wan is asked to look at the matter of "he is in the best three" from David Stern's point of view, there are undoubtedly two words:
Heat!
Li Wan did not guess wrong......
When David Stern wrote the name of Li Wan on the best three teams, he looked at the joke with a look of surprise and said, "It's been a long time since the NBA had a phenomenal rookie......
LeBron James was hot enough because of Nike to give him all kinds of publicity, David Stern gave him the "Best Rookie" enough, and as far as the Cavaliers' record is concerned, it has caused a lot of controversy if Carmelo Anthony did not share the "Best Rookie Award" with him.
Because in the summer of 03, Yao Ming lost to Xiao Si because of his poor record.
LeBron, who is now not as good as Carmelo Anthony, won the "Best Rookie" ......
Isn't this already clear that LeBron James is the "future king" of the world?
In such a situation, if you give the "best team" again, then the public opinion must not be noisy?
Can Stern not understand the truth of excess?
The current situation of Li Wan is different.
Whether it is his own performance, or the team's record when he is in two teams, including the heat, it is enough for him to push.
Especially right now, as he said, it's been a long time since the league had a phenomenal rookie.
From Tim Duncan in the 97~98 season to Li Wan in the 07~08 season, it is exactly ten years!
Li Wan didn't expect that he could enter, let alone the outside media.
Obviously, the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in the Western Conference Finals is about to start in the evening, but the media is talking about Li Wan.
As a rookie who successfully entered the All-Rookie Team in Tim Duncan's rookie season after that, Oran Multimedia naturally did not hesitate to praise all kinds of praise, and he was about to praise Li Wan as "Jordan in his rookie season".
As for the New York media and the Los Angeles media, as always, one "whips the corpse", and the other is "painful......
Fortunately, that night, the Lakers won the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" and got the match point, otherwise, it would be "more painful"!
It is worth mentioning that Howard, who likes to mention "one team and two defenses", finally showed a smiling expression, because Orlan multimedia called him "the cornerstone of the team" and "the unshakable foundation of the Magic team"!
When his status in the team was recognized, he immediately "turned cloudy", and the big boyish smile returned.
But the smile didn't last long.
Not long after the game started that night, Howard went into autism.
It's not just that he's shut up, but with the Celtics back at home, that suffocating sense of defensive pressure is back.
The Magic team is basically all self-contained......
Lewis, who hit seven three-pointers in the first two games and shot 50 percent from the field, shot 1 of 6 tonight.
Li Wan was also limited by the Celtics' timely change of defense, which limited the scoring......
However, under the high-intensity defense, Li Wan, who missed seven or eight consecutive shots, opened the "Nerve Knife" badge, hit two three-pointers in three minutes, and two mid-range, Rivers shouted three timeouts in a row, but it didn't affect his feel.
I was so anxious that I almost cried......
Fortunately, Thibodeau's timely lineup adjustment, the defense worked, and Li Wan's "Nerve Knife" badge arrived, and the Celtics won the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" without danger.
Li Wan scored 20 points alone, scoring 20 points in the third consecutive game, but unfortunately when the Magic team pulled their hips, his performance was similar to "Jingwei Reclamation", which was not enough to see.
But ESPN's reporter reported the next day that "Lee Wan can leave North Shore Gardens with his head held high."
Because in addition to his 20 points, Lee Wan also had a team-high 6 rebounds since the beginning of the series, as well as a team-high 7 assists, plus 2 steals.
Really tried my best!
The Celtics, with match point in hand, are back in Orlando.
However, they are still one game away from reaching the finals, and even if they are away from home this time, the sense of pressure on the defensive end is still there.
It's normal to think about it......
The three of them are all 100 years old and have not yet touched the floor of the finals, and they may only have a chance in their lives......
You say, can they not be motivated?
The Magic continued their slump in Boston, trailing from the start and not leading once at halftime.
At the start of the second half, the Celtics' defensive quality improved to the next level.
Seeing that the score difference behind is almost 10 points.
There was only one last quarter left in the game.
Rivers felt steady, and the expression on his face gradually softened.
I also secretly cursed in my heart: I see who will dare to say that the first round of the 03 playoffs was reversed in the future is my problem!
Look at the wave changers, Lao Tzu immediately entered the finals!
But just when he thought he was about to wash away his shame.
On-field ......
Bogans fell to the ground again in pursuit, clutching his ankle in pain. - Don't ask why it's him again, Hamilton just suffered in the last round of defense, and now he has met Ray Allen, who is more ruthless in the same type, and he has been with him for six games, and he has a good will to hold it, but he can't hold it...... It's really untenable.
And this time it was obviously much more serious, and the team doctor gently touched his foot, and he was convulsed in pain......
Ray Allen's counterrun is really too ruthless!
As a result, Li Wan once again started the increase of "30% status".
Two consecutive 3-pointers, Rivers looked serious again.
Thibodeau also quickly called a timeout......
When he got off the court, Kevin Garnett and Pierce kept looking up at the replay of Li Wan on the big screen.
Why do these two unreasonable three-pointers look so familiar to this guy just now?
I seem to have seen it somewhere......
And they're not alone.
The Magic fans at the scene stood up at once......
Is it coming?
Li Wan gave an answer after a pause, yes, the "Magic Team Jordan" who broke the Pistons is here again!
Paul Pearce, Ray Allen, and Rajan Rondo were all brushed by him.
In the growing cheers of the audience, Li Wan scored one goal after another and successfully helped the team complete the reversal before the end of the game.
During this period, the "Big Three" broke out with a "will to survive" and fought back frantically, and Li Wan encountered greater resistance on both offensive and defensive ends than the previous Pistons, and it was not until the last minute of the game that he killed the game with a three-pointer.
100 to 91.
Li Wan once again staged a crazy final quarter show, scoring 20 points in a single quarter, helping the team to defend the last home court of the series with difficulty.
The big score came to 3-3 and it was tied again!
At this time, the cheers of the scene have become unified:
「MVP!」
「MVP!」
「MVP!」
For the second time, Li Wan heard Orlando fans loudly ring "MVP" for him on a large scale......
This time at Amway Arena!
At this moment, Li Wan, who was sitting on the ground waiting for his teammates to pull him up, seemed to have overcome all obstacles, overcome all difficulties, protect the city-state, and wait for the crowned "king".
"Well done, buddy!"
Howard had a complicated mind, so he stepped forward to help Li Wan as soon as possible.
The second time he saw Li Wan stand up and stage "impossible" at a moment of crisis for the team, he felt ......
This is what Li Wan deserves......
When I come up with a more convincing performance, Orlando will remember that I am the master of the city!
Howard has already decided to continue practicing this summer.
The player who threatens the absolute core of his team has appeared, and he has to work harder......
If Li Wan knew that he had forced Howard's aggressiveness out of this way, he would undoubtedly be very happy.
As for now, looking at the lonely back of the Celtics, looking at the crazy Orlandos in the field, looking at the microphone handed to him, he muttered softly, but enough to come out through the microphone: "Who doesn't have the heart of a championship!"
The media coverage the next day was completely insane!
In just half a month, Li Wan actually staged such a crazy and familiar "stub show" again......
Although compared to the last 28 points in the final quarter, this time it was only 20 points in the final quarter, and it was not like the last game to shoot the opponent alive and dead, and it was not until the last half minute that the winner was decided, if it wasn't for Turkoglou's free throws, I am afraid that it would be 20 seconds or even 10 seconds in the last 20 seconds......
But after all, the opponent is the Celtics with 64 wins, and the stronger opponent, Li Wan still staged a similar show!
This newcomer ......
It's crazy, right?
The nickname "Li Crazy" was officially launched.
The Los Angeles media, which was still celebrating the Lakers' Finals yesterday, was in pain again.
In addition, more media outlets are beginning to consider the possibility of the Magic team entering the Finals.
Li Wan looked at these reports, but he didn't think it was possible.
If nothing else, Bogans confirmed that it was a soft tissue contusion.
This man who ran almost 108,000 miles in two rounds of the race is really wasted......
Definitely won't be able to play the next game.
Although Bogans' tactical status in the team is not high, he is also a No. 2 main player, and without him, the Magic bench has to be transferred from the Magic bench.
There was only one Arroyo left on the Magic bench......
The bench simply couldn't hold on.
In addition, the Celtics' "Big Three" left with fire in their eyes, and they also had the reason "they haven't lost at home in the playoffs" to support their belief.
Their hearts are not distracted, and the Magic team has no chance of winning at all.
The end result was that the Celtics used a suffocating defense to defend the Magic team to only 70 points, and although they themselves only scored 80 points, it can be seen how difficult it is for the Magic team to score under their concentrated defense.
With 13 points and 15 points, Lee Wan and Tekoglu 15 were the only two players on the Magic team to score more than 10 points.
Miserable is one word, and the Magic team is so miserable that they can't say it.
As soon as the game ended, "Old Wolf King" Kevin Garnett couldn't hold back his emotions, covered his face with his hands, and cried.
From 95 to 08, a 13-year career, he finally had to touch the floor of the finals.
Crying and crying, he suddenly thought of the rookie across from him who impressed him, as a senior in the league, what should he say.
So, the "Wolf King" walked up to Li Wan with red eyes, looked at the green face, and unconsciously thought of his own time, and his feelings came up again, sobbing and saying, "The future is yours."
said that he wanted to hug Li Wan, Li Wan watched him cry with a handful of snot and tears, and finally chose to wipe him with a white towel.
I don't know how many media recorded this picture......
It was originally a very friendly interaction between the predecessors and the juniors of the alliance.
But it was passed on and on, and after 10 years, Tiger Pounce posted this photo and asked:
"Who won in '08 Magic or Celtic? How does this photo look like Li Wan is making Garnett cry and comforting him?"
……
There is no way, some things are passed on and spread, and they will gradually deviate like this......
Li Wan walked out of the field with the team and into the tunnel of the away team, and he looked back at the center of the field.
The first series loss of his career, the loss of "Tie-Seven" to "Big Three" seems to be quite successful.
Li Wan does not have that kind of paranoia about the championship, he knows very well that this is not his era, and more important......
Just do your best, don't you ask for a clear conscience in everything~
After going back to the locker room to get something, Li Wan had already adjusted from playoff mode to vacation mode, and after a busy season, he was ready to give himself a week off.
The mobile phone rang at this time, and Li Wan picked it up and looked at it
- Kobe Bryant!
Li Wan picked up: "A Ferrari ......"
"......," Bryant said in silence, "You know what I'm going to say?"
"You? Just you?"
As soon as the game ended, I immediately roared and roared......
What could I not know?
Li Wan was guilty in his heart, and then spoke: "I want to know the weakness of the Celts from me...... A Ferrari!"
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