Chapter 500: Page's younger brother
There is about 1 minute left in the game, and the Celtics' choice is to let Li Kaiming go to the free throw line, isn't this a point for him?
Li Kaiming stood on the free throw line amid the boos at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, slapped the ball twice, relaxed the muscles in his arm, and then easily hit both free throws!
88 to 80, the difference came to 8 points.
This tactic of deliberately fouling and fighting for the ball is not suitable for this Celtics team at all, because after they lost Ray Allen, no one has the ability to force a three-point shot at a critical moment, maybe Pierce is an option, but the robot in front of him doesn't give him a chance at all, Pierce misses a three-point shot, Li Kaiming protects the rebound, and the Celtics foul again!
Li Kaiming threw the ball in his hand and spread his palms helplessly.
Let me make free throws, you can't catch up in your life!
Li Kaiming hit two free throws again, and with more than forty seconds left before the end of the game, the Celtics had no chance at all.
In the end, the game was over, and the Wizards won the game with difficulty on the road, facing the boos of the fans and the bias of the referees, and rewrote the big score of the series to 3-0, in terms of probability, this round of the series has come to an end, because since the establishment of NbA, no team has ever been able to win the series without falling behind 0-3, not a single one!
Therefore, at the post-game press conference, everyone from the head coach to the players had a gloomy face, scribbled answers to reporters' questions, and finally left the scene as if they were fleeing.
However, Pierce still said a tougher word, "The next game is our battle of proof, we have to defend the last home game, even if there is a last second left, we will not give up!" ”
To put it bluntly, I don't want to be swept 4-0 at home, even if I lose, I have to stand and lose!
Pierce's answer was also praised by many Boston fans, who praised Pierce as a real man, a warrior who fought to the end, and a tough guy with the blood of the Green Army in his body!
However, two days later, at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, with five minutes to go before the end of the game, the main players of the Celtics team such as Pierce, Garnett, and Jeff Green had already put on long-sleeved warm-up suits and sat on the bench to watch the water cooler play......
Of course, Li Kaiming and other main players of the Wizards team are also talking and laughing on their bench, and they are also the main players of the team, but the players of the Wizards look more relaxed and comfortable, and the players of the Celtics are low and decadent.
The camera pans to the big screen on the dome, and the score is 109-91, with the Wizards leading by 18 points!
In the last game at TD North Shore Garden, the Wizards' players may still be a little uncomfortable, coupled with the refereeing factor, resulting in the Wizards' rare score not exceeding 100, but in this game, after the Wizards players adapted to the intensity off the court, a season of training and training allowed them to quickly find their form, and they fired one after another outside the three-point line, and soon put the game into garbage time......
In fact, to be honest, the Celtics' offensive performance today is also quite good, the previous 3 games were hard to score 90 points in the whole game, and there were 5 minutes left in this game to score 91 points, which shows that tonight's hand is quite good, but unfortunately, compared to the offensive firepower, the Wizards have never failed any team in this league......
In the end, the game was over, and the Wizards shaved the heads of the aging Celtics Big Three at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, and as for the remaining gentleman who defected to the Heat, Li Kaiming believes that he and he will also meet in the near future......
After all, all encounters in this world are reunions after a long absence......
On the Eastern side, the Wizards are the only one to take the lead 4-0, and the remaining Heat teams have already led the Atlanta Hawks 3-1.
The New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls drew 2-2, and it seems that this group of matchups will play at least 6 games, with a high probability of 7 games, but for Li Kaiming, of course, he still hopes that his good senior Derrick Rose can win.
The Indiana Pacers led the Nets 3-1 over the newly relocated Nets in Brooklyn, and this season Paul George's growth has made the Pacers an Eastern Conference powerhouse that has the style of the previous Hawks.
The war in the West is also very fierce, the Spurs, the second in the West, swept the Los Angeles Lakers without Kobe Bryant 4-0, since the formation of the old F4 in 2004, the Lakers' new generation of F4 has also become a joke, not only a round of the playoffs, but also lost Kobe's career.
The Thunder led the Houston Rockets with a 3-1 lead over the third brother under the leadership of Durant and Wei Shao, and it seems that it is no surprise that Durant is going to stab his third brother this season and send a light master to a nightclub.
The Grizzlies and the Clippers of the Empty City played to a 2-2 draw, and both sides defended their home courts, and it looked like a long-running matchup.
The same situation is also played by the remaining Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets, the strength of the Western playoff teams is really as reflected in the record, relatively close, the competitiveness of the East is indeed relatively small, but there are small disadvantages, although the overall strength of the East is weaker than the West, but the East has the Wizards and the Heat two favorites to win the championship, any team that aims to win the championship, if you want to break through from the East, you need to beat the Wizards and the Heat.
Because the series between the Pacers and the Nets is not over yet, the Wizards are busy and have a few days off, and the official NbA regular season honors are still being announced every day as before.
After the All-Defensive Team was announced, the next team to be announced was the All-Season Team.
There is relatively no suspense about the candidates for a while: Paul, Kobe, James, Li Kaiming and Duncan.
Second team: Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Marc Gasol.
Three teams: James Harden, Dwayne Wade, Paul George, Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard.
This is also the second time that Li Kaiming has been unanimously selected for the first team, and it is also the first time that he has been selected for the best team of the season and the best defensive team at the same time, which is what fans call the "double team", which also means that Li Kaiming has been completely considered by the basketball media and commentators of Emerika to be a superstar integrating offense and defense from this season!
The Sixth Man of the Year was won by J.R. Smith, a backup guard from the New York Knicks, who is known as a Nerve Knife player who has averaged 18.5 points per game this season, which is basically more than 80% of the league's guard players, so this Sixth Man of the Year is well deserved.
The Rookie of the Year award went to Damian Lillard, an older rookie guard from the Portland Trail Blazers, who averaged 19 points, 3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, and became the new talk to the Trail Blazers as soon as he entered the team.
In the midst of this busy but orderly rhythm, the situation in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs gradually became clear, and the Pacers and Nets played Game 6 of the series, and finally decided the winner, the Pacers defeated the Nets 4-2 to advance to the semifinals, and their opponent in the second round was the same as last year, the Wizards team of Li Kaiming.
The Heat swept the Hawks 4-1, the Bulls and the Knicks were the only pair to tie seven in the first round of the Eastern Conference, and finally Anthony hit a key shot to help the Knicks pass the second round.
After seeing the opponents in the second round, Sanders and the coaching staff also began to watch the video to formulate tactics, while Li Kaiming led his teammates to train methodically under the guidance of the trainer to prepare for the upcoming second round of the playoffs.
On May 5th, after nearly a week of rest for the Wizards, the mcI Center finally welcomed the game again.
Emerica's media naturally wants to render this set of matchups, after all, the Pacers were sent to fish by the Wizards last season, so for the Pacers, this year's rematch is their revenge battle!
In the pre-game interview, Pacers head coach Frank Vogel also said, "The Wizards are the defending champions, they are very dangerous, and the offense and defense are top-notch, so we are prepared. ”
And Paul George had no scruples, and in the face of reporters' questions, he replied very confidently: "Of course we were not satisfied with losing to them last season, so we are here again this season, just to beat them, what I lost, I must get it back with my own hands!" ”
The reporters at the scene were infected by Paul George's firm belief and strong self-confidence, worthy of being the fastest improving player, worthy of being selected for the best team three stars, worthy of being the core of the Pacers' team, and indeed different from other players!
And when the game started, everyone who watched the game was speechless by Paul George's performance......
Bang! Nation! Boom!
This is the sound of Paul George playing in this game, under Leonard's high-intensity defense, Paul George, the fastest improved player in the regular season and the best team of three teams, was defended in the first quarter with 1 of 5, only scored 2 points, and was also 2 steals, forced to 2 turnovers......
At first, George didn't believe it, didn't the facial paralysis on the other side just look like his arm was a little longer, and it was a big deal that I didn't force him to make a move.
But George still underestimated Leonard's defense, he thought Leonard was Leonard last season, not to mention the improvement of defensive skills, just physical fitness, this season's Leonard can hang Leonard last season!
Paul George, who was not very skilled in dribbling at this time, held the ball unfaithfully and played a few games against Leonard, he didn't realize anything, and Frank Vogel on the bench couldn't hold it back!
"George, George, you're really a younger brother, isn't it good to be smart when you play? The guy on the other side is very good at defending, I beg you not to show off the dribble......"
Of course, in addition to Leonard's performance on the defensive end, another Wizards team is as dazzling as the sun is Li Kaiming, facing David West, who is half a head lower than him, Li Kaiming showed offensive kaleidoscope skills, whether it is holding the ball to change direction and break through, or emergency stop jump shot, roll over and lean back, or run without the ball, eighteen kinds of martial arts are proficient, David West can't parry at all, Li Kaiming alone cut 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the first half.
Vogel looked down at his teeth and was about to clench, but there was no way to take Li Kaiming......