Chapter 408: The Second Round of the East and West

Brother Alphabet managed to win a weighty individual accolade. - Best Defensive Player Award!

It's really not easy.

Especially this season.

Li Wan played a more dazzling individual performance than Chamberlain, blocking all the roads of their group of stars in the East.

He can fight for such an award among the rest of the people......

Look at his smile in front of the media camera, you can't see it with your eyes, you can know how excited this guy really is.

Just that night, he was sanctioned by the Raptors, and the Bucks also lost the game by 101-110, 9 points.

After losing this game, their big score with the Raptors also came to 1-2!

After the Raptors took a win at home, they were immediately won back by the Raptors when they returned home.

This situation is actually very bad for the Bucks, after all, after this game, they only have 1 home game left, and if this home team loses again, the big score will be 1-3!

They won one game on the Raptors' home court.

But at that time, they were traveling lightly, thinking that if they could steal a victory on the Raptors' home court, it would be a success, and this mentality was honestly beneficial to the players' performance.

Now it's different, if they lose, they are standing on the edge of the cliff, and the words will always echo in their minds: if you lose this game, you will be eliminated, and if you lose this game, you will be eliminated!

I'm afraid that no matter how good the state is, under the influence of such emotions, there will be ups and downs......

Of course, it's far from the time to be pessimistic, because the fourth game of the series hasn't started yet, and since it hasn't started yet, then everything can't be said well, what if this game wins?

Then the score became 2-2 again!

Then the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" really depends on the play of both sides.

In short, there is no need to rush at all.

After the game, the Raptors players made remarks that fueled emotions on both sides.

After the win, Paul George said: "I think this year's Defensive Player of the Year award should be Mark's, everyone can see the change he has made on the defensive end of this team! ”

The "garbage brothers" are also strong supporters of Marc Gasol.

In this way, "Brother Alphabet" is a little unhappy.

The "trash talk" on both sides suddenly became ferocious, and the fourth game of the series also became particularly interesting.

There is another reason why the media is following this game......

That's ......

The Columbus Explorers' game against the Philadelphia 76ers is too suspenseful!

In three games, the big score is 3-0, not to mention, the Columbus Explorers can win by more than 20 points in every game, and the Philadelphia 76ers can be said to be fully suppressed throughout the game, from start to finish, and they can't lift their chests.

Including the fourth game of the series.

It can be seen that Ben Simmons has completely lost confidence, and the main game is a "broken can", and the final statistics are only 6 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, but there are 6 turnovers.

After the game, he finally stopped being "hard-mouthed".

"I'm going to practice shooting this summer!" he said. ”

Hearing what he said, the Philadelphia media did not laugh at him, but was full of joy, and almost said, good boy, you have finally woken up!

This is long overdue!

You said you, what do you have to do with Kobe Bryant and Li Wanqiang?

Do you have good fruit to eat?

People are so successful, even if you don't agree with it in your heart, you should say "Big brother is right"!

But it's not bad now, I beat it badly, and I understand my insignificance, which is very good, at least not at the age of 30 before finally lowering his stubborn head, even if 3 years have passed, Ben Simmons is only 22 years old now!

In a good year, can't you practice a shot!?

Embiid said after the game: "I've played my all!" ”

This sounds fine, but in this tone, there is a faint and a little emotion.

Like, he's playing well in this series.

Well......

It's really not bad, after 4 games, he averaged 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, no matter how you look at it, it's all "super inside" data.

It is said that a star with a heart, even if he performs well after losing, will say "wait next year" with a look of anger.

Let's not say whether we can make the opponent wait next year, but at least the attitude is fine.

No matter how you look at it, this complacent person should not be what a person who is eager for success and believes in the process should be!

However, this is also a later thing, and now these reporters look at Embiid and do not pay attention to his tone, in their opinion, Embiid is like a "rising star" in the future.

The Columbian Explorers reached the Eastern Conference Finals in this way.

This is their third season in Columbus and the third year they've made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in a row.

The Columbus people's joy from the beginning to the calmness now also shows that just reaching the Eastern Conference Finals is no longer enough to make them excited.

Let's not talk about the O'Brien Cup, at least, it's a small trophy to make them excited.

The journalist who was worried about the future "Lord of Columbus" was even more worried.

But then he thought about it himself, Li Wanzhi's particularity to Columbus had been doomed long after he entered the alliance, and no one could replace him.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that this is not something that ordinary rookies can do.

Before the "Four Sons of Ohio", it will take 50 years forward to see the last person to do this.

And that's the first condition.

The second condition is that you still have to be successful in the NBA, not to mention that like Li Wan, he already had six championship trophies in his hands before coming to Columbus.

Then you have to have 1 or 2 championships!

Do you think that's the end of it?

There is a third condition, don't forget, Columbus originally did not have an NBA team, it was only after Li Wan went to the Cavaliers that there was a Columbus Explorers, you say this credit, which player can compare with him?

Therefore, in this reporter's opinion, Columbus fans are likely to become another group of "Celtics fans" or "Lakers fans" in the future, because they have eaten and seen, and they are particularly picky about the rookies who come after.

But with the greatest player in this league, it's not surprising that there are such after-effects!

Game 4 of the other series, the Bucks vs. Raptors, officially began.

As soon as it came up, the two sides fought very fiercely.

Especially the "alphabet brother" and Paul George, they are sprayed against each other, and they show their personal abilities in various ways.

What is called "supergiant", "supergiant" is to spray happily off the field, and can still play a good performance on the field.

At this time, if you can't give a favorable response, it is easy to be trampled on without a "superstar phase".

Let's just say that he Embiid later won the regular season MVP, why is he called "the most watery regular season MVP"?

Isn't it because when it's time for him to show that he has broken his bull side, he softened into Gary Payton's?

No one on both sides of the scene was not to be outdone, and the fight was particularly difficult to solve.

The Bucks have the added bonus that their lives hang by a thread.

The so-called "cliff edge" is not the last game before elimination, but the final second game.

This game is the greatest potential that a sense of crisis can bring out.

Once it really comes to the last game, it is really difficult to play well due to the influence of various psychological states.

Michael Jordan never played a "tie-break" in the finals because he regarded the "tie-break" as his last game.

As for some fake GOATs, they belong to the typical "big snot flows into his mouth and he knows how to dump it", and in his 20-year career, he has become the star who has played the most "tie-breaks".

was also criticized for "grabbing seven" in short.

For example, every time the opponent "grabs seven", the opponent will always punish a key main player or something.

Does this happen to other players?

Absolutely!

But because there are too many frequencies, others will be questioned.

It is in these areas that the gap between the forced qualifications is often widened.

The game was played until the last minute, with 1:34 left in the game, the score was 97-95 on both sides, and the Raptors trailed by two points.

Paul George stepped up at this point, stealing Middleton and hitting a three-pointer to put the margin up by one point.

When he hit this three-point shot, his expression was extremely calm.

"Brother Alphabet" wants to steal a fast attack.

But the Raptors have been keeping an eye on his movements, so even if his feet are fast, he has already prepared a "shark net" on the opposite side of the frontcourt, and "Brother Alphabet" rushed forward two steps, feeling that he was about to be covered, and immediately turned around to look for his teammates.

I don't know if it's the big core outside holding the ball and playing "star-studded" is this problem.

The key moment is to attract the bag and find an open teammate.

Do you think it's reasonable to fight like this?

Of course reasonable, empty teammates, high hit rate, this must be the truth!

But......

You took the highest annual salary in the team, and then gave the ball to your teammates when you were under such a psychological pressure to test the score, why did he only take a few million, and didn't you feel a little forced to count?

Why was he emptied, didn't he count it in his heart?

He wants an annual salary of 20 million, will he still be empty? Will there still be a chance to shoot in the open seats?

So......

If you want to say that the play is reasonable, there is really nothing wrong with it, but the problem is that if a teammate can't shoot, then you can't say that he can't shoot in an open position. How much money is used to do what kind of things, millions of dollars are thrown at you all day long, are you thinking about fart?

Just like this round, "Brother Alphabet" passed the ball to an open teammate, and he responded with a "bang", Mark Gasol protected the rebound, and DeRozan cooperated with Lowry, and after almost making a mistake, chose to give the ball to Paul George.

Paul George became more and more confident as he played, and broke through again to deliver a kill.

After hitting both free throws, the balance of victory gradually tipped to the Raptors' side, and finally the game was over, and the Raptors won the final victory by 109-106, a difference of 3 points.

The big score came to 3-1!

There is one game left to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

At the same time that another place in the east is gradually getting an answer.

The second round of the playoffs on the Western Conference side is also gradually getting a clear result.

The first was the Warriors' game against the Lakers, which ended with the Warriors sweeping the Lakers 4-0.

Green was so happy that after the fourth quarter of the game, he jumped up and down to LeBron James.

As a result, before he could catch up with LeBron, who had already turned his head and walked towards the home team's players' tunnel.

This guy doesn't miss his old teammates at all?

It really is!

It's no wonder he's so happy, they're not just winning, but more importantly, his own performance is also impeccable, averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8 assists per game in 4 games, and the familiar Green is back.

At the same time, he and Iguodala and Kevin Durant's restrictions on LeBron James in this round of the series are called a "Klaas"!

In these four games, LeBron averaged 4.5 turnovers per game, basically all of them passes.

Playing for the Warriors for 2 years, the Warriors can be said to have a very thorough understanding of his passing habits, and Steve Kerr called him accurate.

In addition to averaging 4.5 turnovers per game, LeBron James averaged only 21.5 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

In addition to the fact that the Warriors' restrictions have caused him problems so much, there is also a very important reason for Chris Paul.

Partnering with his "banana boat brothers", LeBron thought he would be happy.

Because he was very happy when he worked with Wade.

But the result is ......

Chris Paul is not Wade, there is only one Wade in this world!

Others really don't have the same good temper as he has.

Let's just say this Chris Paul, compared to that called an axis!

Even LeBron James, when he has the ball, he must listen to him.

Looking at him and himself with a "I have a reason, you have to listen to me", LeBron James couldn't hold back several times, and almost came up directly with a mallet.

If it weren't for his brother for so many years, he would have given him a "palace fight" and left!

The Warriors entered the Western Conference Finals, and Kevin Durant's expression was a shining.

In another round, he will meet Li Wan again!

His teammates range from Westbrook and Harden, to Butler and Derrick Rose, and now Stephen Curry and Iguodala, Klay Thompson and Green.

Kevin Durant feels like this is the year they want to be the biggest!

This time......

Be sure to succeed!

He was thinking about it, and Green next to him jumped out of nowhere, and pinched his shoulder affectionately, My good brother, what are you doing here?

Kevin Durant also turned around and patted his ass with a smile on his face, retracting his thoughts.

It's too early to think about the game with Li Wan, and there is still a round of Western Conference finals to play!

Let's think about winning that game first!

On their side, the winners and losers were clearly clear, and the other side of the semifinals were the New Orleans Hornets and the Trail Blazers.

Well......

No surprises.

The strength of the Western Conference "Big Three" this season is itself better than the other teams.

But the intensity of this matchup is more intense than anyone imagined.

After the first four games, the difference between the two sides was 2-2!