453 advanced to the Western Finals
Grizzlies offense.
Gasol attacked Yi Jianlian and squeezed away the turn and hooked his hand.
Chandler, however, was already on the lookout, leaping high and slapping Gasol's shot fan out.
"Roar!"
Once again, the cap lifted the momentum of the New Orleans arena.
The New Orleans ripped at their jerseys, too excited to be unwanted.
Paul played again on the counter-attack, with a subtle board pass.
Yi Jianlian rose from the ground and caught the ball violently.
Bang!
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There are only 10 points left in the difference.
Carlisle finally couldn't sit still, and he stood up, ready to take a timeout with the technical desk.
But at this moment, Li Lei nodded at Carlisle, and then patted his chest.
Carlisle sat back down.
Grizzlies offense.
Li Lei received the ball at the bottom line and advanced it himself.
Seeing Li Lei controlling the ball, the Grizzlies were quiet, while the people of New Orleans were inexplicably a little panicked.
At the top of the arc, Li Lei raised a finger.
Tactic No. 1.
Milicic and Gasol immediately understood and pulled Chandler and Yi Jianlian out.
Li Lei started directly and made a quick breakthrough.
Peterson defended very hard, firmly followed Li Lei, and constantly confronted.
But Li Lei did not hesitate and continued to accelerate, faster and faster, faster and faster...... Approaching the basket, Li Lei stood up to Peterson and broke out directly.
Peterson found that he couldn't carry Li Lei, so he hurriedly pulled it with his hands.
Li Lei doesn't care about it, he only has a basket in his eyes, and there is no advance or retreat.
Didi!
The whistle blew first, and Peterson pulled a foul.
And Peterson's foul is very fierce, just to prevent Li Lei from scoring.
But......
Li Lei still got up, dunked, and smashed to the basket...... Bang!
2+1!
2+1!
At the critical moment, Li Lei completed the 3-point score.
"Roar!"
After landing, Li Lei continued to beat his chest and roared, with amazing momentum.
And Peterson could only smile helplessly.
This Nima ...... He really did his best, really!
However, Li Lei didn't score the free throws in the ensuing free throw, which also shows how fierce Peterson's foul just now.
Scold!
Li Lei's free throw shooting rate in the playoffs is more than 90%, and the more critical the moment, the more accurate.
But it doesn't hurt.
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The Grizzlies maintained a double-digit point margin.
In the entire fourth quarter, Li Lei finally exerted his might, scoring 12 points in a single quarter and did not give the Hornets any chance.
Ultimately.
The Grizzlies won their first win in the Western Conference semifinals, leading 1-0.
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The other divisional semifinals of the day were the Magic vs. the Celtics.
It's also a close battle.
Green Pierce, Ray? Allen, Jefferson, Rondo, Perkins.
Blues Maddy, Turkoglou, Nelson, Howard, Lewis.
Both sides are extremely luxurious lineups, and it is difficult to solve.
In the end, the Magic narrowly won.
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Two days later, G2 between the Grizzlies and Hornets began.
On the same day, Coach Carlisle assigned more offensive tasks to Gasol and Hill, and let Li Lei take on more defensive duties.
Gasol and Hill also lived up to the trust and gave wonderful performances.
Gasol had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
Hill had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
In addition, Lowry played the role of a surprise soldier, scoring 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
So...... Li Lei won again by lying down.
The Grizzlies have won two consecutive road games and have the potential to sweep their opponents.
In NBA history, in a series, the team that leads the opponent 2-0 has an 80% chance of winning the entire series.
Only one person can break this pattern, the "ghost coach" Tyronn? Lou.
God of Reversal!
It's not a 0:2 start, I don't play.
It's a pity, Taryn? Lue is a player now, and he belongs to the Grizzlies.
So the Hornets didn't stand a chance.
In the end, the Grizzlies eliminated the Hornets 4-1 and advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second consecutive year.
It is worth mentioning that in this round of the series, Li Lei almost lay flat the whole time.
Hill, who has a salary of $1.83 million, scored 19.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks, which is simply the king of cost performance.
Gasol had 16.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 blocks.
Lowry had 10.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals.
Gay averaged 14.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.
Milicic averaged 10.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game.
Li Lei averaged 15.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.
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Throughout the Grizzlies' series, six players averaged double-doubles per game, playing a completely different feeling from the regular season.
Li Lei's score dropped to freezing, but the efficiency exploded.
In five games, Li Lei shot 61.2% from the field, 55.5% from three-point range, and 94.5% from the free throw line.
180 Club, No, No, No! Li Lei's three-point shooting rate is 211.2%, which is terrifying to the extreme.
While playing an efficient offense, Li Lei also showed unparalleled defensive ability.
Peja, the second leader of the Hornets, who is opposite Li Lei, averaged 8.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, shooting 25.2% from the field and 24.8% from three-point range......
You must know that Peja was the best marksman at the beginning of the century, with a career three-point shooting rate of more than 40%, which may have been average in the small-ball era, but was the sharpshooter among the marksmen at the beginning of the cruel century.
"Li Lei is really Peja's nemesis!"
"Hehe, I still remember that in 2004, Li Lei participated in the three-point contest for the first time and scored a perfect score. Peja, who hit the three-time championship, exploded directly and scored 5 points, looking at Michael? Jordan. ”
"Peja: Did I mess with you?"
"Truth be told, Peja is a regular season star. The regular season statistics are beautiful, and as soon as the playoffs come, they pull their hips. Pull every year, pull every year...... But this year it's too much. ”
"I don't think it's Peja's poor ability, it's that Li Lei defends well."
"The league owes Li Lei a best defensive player! As far as Li Lei's defense is concerned, is it better than Garnett? Garnett also got the Lakers' team bonus. ”
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By the end of the series, Paul was stunned.
However, he still endured the loss, wrapped in a big towel, and hugged Li Lei with red eyes.
"I lost, but I'll come again! Next time, I'll kill you! ”
Li Lei smiled, "Come on!" The future is yours! When I retire, you'll have a chance to make it to the top. ”
Paul: "??? ”
I'm Nima...... It's not a blessing, it's a curse.
Li Lei was born in July 1984, and Paul was born in May 1985, with an age gap of less than a year.
When you retire, I'll ...... Draft uncle!
Li Lei smiled even more happily: "Chris, don't get excited." I'm also for your good, the Lakers are very strong, you can't grasp it, leave it to my brother! ”
Paul: "......, so I have to thank you for knocking me out?" ”
Li Lei: "No thanks! ”
Of course, the private interaction between the two is just a joke.
At the regular press conference, Li Lei held Paul high.
"Chris is a good player, he has great vision and organisational skills, but also great individual attacking ability and most importantly, he has an endless fighting spirit...... That's the key to becoming a superstar.
So I assert that he would be one of the best point guards in NBA history. ”
This year is the third season of Paul's career, and he was almost elected the regular season MVP, you must know that Li Lei was also the fourth year of his career before becoming the MVP.
Some Chinese reporters also asked about Yi Jianlian's performance.
Li Lei thought for a while: "It's decent." He can already adapt to the NBA-level game, and he will not fall behind against Pau (Gasol), and more importantly, he will be strong in his heart and dare to stand up when the team is in crisis, which is very important!
However, there are drawbacks, he needs better shooting options, increase his awareness of running without the ball, and continue to improve himself. ”
Subsequently, the reporter raised another question.
"Stone, you're only averaging 15.4 points per game in this series, which is the lowest playoff of your career, and it's not even as good as your rookie season. Is there anything you'd like to say? ”
Mention this issue.
Hill and Carlisle, who were beside Li Lei, looked at it together.
There is no doubt that in this round of the series, Hill took on more offensive tasks, and the number of shots far exceeded that of Li Lei.
Hill was a little worried, he was afraid that Li Lei would be dissatisfied and blame himself for occupying too much of the ball.
Everyone knows that the Grizzlies are Li Lei's team. Li Lei is unwilling, so Hill has to go.
It's not that Hill doesn't want to stay here, it's that he likes the atmosphere and really wants to spend the last days of his career here.
Carlisle was naturally worried.
Li Lei scored less, but he actually planned it single-handedly.
He wanted to experiment with the possibility of the Grizzlies playing team basketball, and also tested Li Lei's attitude towards team basketball.
This series proves that the Grizzlies can go down that path.
But he was afraid that Li Lei would be dissatisfied.
As long as Li Lei is unwilling, all his efforts will be in vain.
However, Li Lei did not hesitate at all, and replied directly: "But we won!" ”
The audience was silent.
The reporter had nothing to say, and Coach Hill and Carlisle were relieved.
In competitive sports, the winner is king.
Victory solves everything.
Or rather, everything is not a problem in the face of victory.
Li Lei clearly expressed his attitude: if he wants to win, the data doesn't matter.
Sure enough, Li Lei continued: "As long as I can win, it doesn't matter if I score 5 points less." Of course it can't be more, any more of my average points per game will be less than 10 points, and Mr. Jerry should deduct my salary and say that I can't work! ”
The audience burst into laughter.
However, the old man hiding in the background suddenly ran out and said with a smile: "It's okay, I will leave you a veteran's basic salary." ”
The audience burst into laughter again.
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The Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row, and Li Lei reached the division finals all five times in his career.
This is also a proud achievement, laying the foundation of Li Lei's NBA supergiant.
"Lime powder" has high morale and contributes to Li Lei's supergiant road.
"Worst record of my career, division finals. I just ask you if you are convinced? ”
"Li Lei is the ticket guarantee for the divisional finals, and Li Lei's team is guaranteed for the divisional finals."
"The first person in the past!"
"This record even Michael? Old man Jordan had to cry when he saw it. ”
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At the same time, the remaining three groups of semi-finals have also ended.
The fastest is for the 76ers to play the Cavaliers.
The 76ers swept the Cavaliers again!
Plus last season, 8:0!
But there's no way around it.
The gap in strength between the two teams is already large.
The 76ers have the current No. 1 center (Yao Ming) and No. 2 scoring guard (Iverson), which is a super team.
The configuration of the 76ers is particularly reasonable.
Blue-collar power forward Joe? Smith.
The third position all-round fighter Iguodala.
Marksman Korver.
There was also a Durham Porter sitting on the bench.
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In a word, they can really fight.
On top of that, the 76ers also have a special James.
In the early days, James was already very strong in the breakaway, but his projection was very unstable, and the three-point shooting rate in the early years was even around 30% in some seasons.
That said, James relied heavily on breakouts.
But Yao Ming went to the basket, where is there room for you to break through.
Durham Potter is also a big man with a strong ability to protect the rim.
He and Yao Ming stayed under the basket for 48 minutes, waiting for James to throw himself into the net.
So James played poorly throughout the series and didn't hit a high percentage of shots.
And James can't play, and the Cavaliers naturally can't go far.
Of course, James also showed great talent and athleticism in the game.
Fans and media people alike believe that as long as James trains hard and develops his skills, he will become a great star.
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The Magic play the Celtics.
The two teams fought fiercely for seven games.
The Magic went down two games first, and then the Green Army returned to their home court and pulled back two games in a row to tie 2-2.
The Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Thunder? Allen beat the Magic, giving the Celtics hope of advancing for a while.
However, in the sixth scene, Maddie repeats Ray? Allen's miracle, the stunner against the Celtics, the two sides played to a 3:3 draw.
And in the final tie-break, the two sides played until the last quarter, and in the last minute, there was still no victory.
Maddie and Pierce went on the whole show, Ray? Allen and Lewis, two old teammates, also met each other.
In the final 21 seconds, Pierce hit a mid-range jumper that nearly killed the game.
Maddie fought back, but shot wide under Pierce's defense.
At that moment, everyone thought the game was over and the Celtics had won.
But "Warcraft" Howard jumped to his feet and slammed the basketball into the hoop.
Bang!
Lore!
Dwight? Howard struck the Celtics.
The referee watched the footage for a long time and finally confirmed that the goal was valid.
The Magic fought seven games and finally defeated the Celtics.
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The last matchup is the Lakers vs Spurs.
After winning G1, Kobe Bryant continued to exert his strength in the second game.
In this game, Kobe Bryant demonstrated what a textbook mid-range shot is.
Throughout the game, he killed the Spurs with a mid-range mid-range shot.
2:0。
The Lakers are extremely strong and have the momentum to sweep the Spurs.
But Spurs aren't easy to mess with either.
In the third game, Popovich used the big man shooter Matt? Bonner, move Duncan to the number five.
Bonner used his shooting ability to take Garnett out of the basket and let Duncan ravage Kwame to his heart's content? Brown.
In this game, Duncan was old and strong, cutting rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks, as if he had returned to 3 years ago and led the Spurs to win a city.
2:1。
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