After the semi-finals of the East and West, there was another crushing game.

Western Conference, the bull-horse battle that ended earlier, 78:94, the Spurs crushed and won!

Chinese fans finally saw Wang Zhizhi's figure, after the game entered garbage time in the fourth quarter, he played 9 minutes, made 1 of 5, and cut down 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.

Such a performance naturally cannot meet the expectations of fans, after all, in the limited broadcast, CCTV channel has also broadcast the Knicks game.

Young fans who like to surf the Internet have also seen some of Li You's highlights, not to mention the gorgeous dribbling, everyone is looking forward to Dazhi scoring like Li You.

In the CBA, the Quartet was killed, but when it came to the NBA, they could only play garbage time, and in two days, the media gave the pot to Nowitzki:

"The Germans robbed Wang Zhizhi of his playing time, and old Nelson paid for his stubbornness again!"

Playing 28 minutes, 3-of-13, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block and 2 turnovers, Nowitzki did stretch along.

In comparison, David Robinson was 2-of-12 for 11 points, Tim Duncan was 14-of-22 for 31 points and 13 rebounds, and the Spurs twin towers blew up the Mavericks' interior!

There is some truth in the media's opinions, on both offensive and defensive ends, Nowitzki did not show the level of star players, and it is not difficult to give Wang Zhizhi enough time

Also in the semifinals, on the night of the 6th, the game was led by a large score from the first quarter, and the Knicks suppressed the Raptors all over the court.

94:110, three quarters of punching in, such an easy game, Chinese reporters were a little confused.

The game lasted less than 2 hours, and after the game, the fans at the Madison Square Garden Arena were in no hurry to go home and continue to celebrate the victory.

Li You did not play in the 4th quarter, and after the game, he wore a training uniform and greeted his friends who were present one by one.

Ewing only played 20 minutes, and after the game, he was picked up by the gorilla, although he was getting rounder and rounder, but when interviewed, he was very confident:

"This victory is our gift to Lee and the fans!"

"The coaching staff is well prepared, a week of rest, everyone is ready, the game is going according to plan, the Raptors lads are great, but they still need some game experience."

The noisy scene made Ewing subconsciously raise his voice, and Jim Gray on the side watched the gorilla grin and blow violently, completely speechless, and could only follow the compliment:

"We've seen the Knicks dominate, congratulations, Pat! I hope to see you in the finals! ”

Ewing, who had already swelled up, laughed and patted the veteran NBC reporter on the shoulder, then lowered his head to the microphone and said:

"Nobody is our opponent and we're ready to challenge for the title!"

“.”

The Eastern Conference Semifinals G1 is not so much a game as it is actually more like a cheering game for the Lee Woo MVP award ceremony.

Played only 29 minutes, 9-of-15, 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

Li You filled the data column and handed over an all-round data again!

At the press conference after the game, no one cared about the situation of the Raptors, Li You sat on the stage, and the New York Post reporter asked loudly:

"Lee, in the semi-finals, will you continue the efficiency of the first round, in fact, we all want to see that your playing time can be increased."

Many reporters laughed with a low chuckle, in the first round of three games, he played an average of 28.7 minutes per game, Li You averaged 25.7 points per game, and the shooting rate was as high as 54.1%, which is efficient again!

Many Canadian sports journalists feel uncomfortable, this is Chi Guoguo's ignorance, and although New York and Canada are close, they are not merciless in mockery.

Li You was also very relaxed, looking at everyone in the audience looking at him, he just chuckled and said:

"I didn't pay attention to the stats, and when it comes to the playoffs, the wins are all about it, and everybody follows the coaching staff, because we have the best coach in the league."

Judging from the data alone, Jeff Van Gundy is even more against the sky, taking over the Knicks, with a far lead in winning percentage, and the championship is soft.

For Li You's words, no one objected, the bald young marshal stepped on the famous handsome man, and he is currently the best head coach in the league!

The Knicks could blow up business with the media, but for Vince Carter, the game was a humiliating loss.

In the third quarter of the game, the opponent had already begun to fish, and the Raptors were struggling to catch up, and the point difference just did not narrow.

Playing 38 minutes, 11-of-25, 1-of-4 from beyond the three-point line and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, Carter scored a game-high 29 points and dished out seven assists but also had four turnovers.

As the leader of the team, Carter didn't complain about anything, and Mark Jackson, who had old arms and legs, really couldn't stand it, but when he reached the semifinals, he could only insist:

"I started too slowly, it's not the Raptors' real level, our goal is to get an away win, and in the next game, we'll learn from it."

In the face of the yin and yang ridicule of some media reporters in the audience, Carter didn't care and took the initiative to take the blame.

Mark Jackson played 31 minutes, 2-of-9 from the field, and scored just six points, and although he dished out six assists, it didn't help.

Coach Wilkens looked unusually ugly after the game, and the feeling of powerlessness that the Hawks lost to the Knicks came back to his heart.

With the current configuration of the Raptors, it is simply impossible to rely on individual ability to limit Li You.

On May 7, most sports media outlets were discussing G1 between the Lakers and Kings in addition to covering the Knicks' game.

105:108, in the final moment, Jason Williams missed a free throw, making the Kings' counterattack fall short.

The tension between head coach Adelman and Jason Williams is almost clear, and everyone knows that the flamboyant point guard is likely not on the team's plans for next season.

The Kings lost the game, and O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were killed.

17-of-32, 44 points, 21 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 blocks and 2 turnovers, including 11 frontcourt rebounds, O'Neal once again broke the opponent.

10-of-23, 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers, Kobe Bryant's performance was also very good.

Although there are rumors that the Lakers' "OK combination" also has contradictions, on the court, the cooperation between the two has become more and more tacit.

Phil Jackson responded after the game, denying the "contradictory" claim:

"Both Shaq and Kobe are hungry to win, and a lot of times they just have different basketball ideas."

'We're not successful yet, it's normal to have doubts, I like the current team atmosphere!'

O'Neal refused to comment on Lee Woo's MVP, which was affected by injuries this season, and the Sharks were naturally very dissatisfied with the team's results.

Kobe Bryant wanted to make an evaluation, but he was not the leader of the Lakers at all, and no one cared about his opinion at all.

However, after winning against the Kings, Bryant also showed his attitude:

"I always believed that I would be the best player in history, and last year's defeat was just a test for me."

"I'm ready, we can't wait for the finals!"

Kobe Bryant's performance this season has been really good, and if there are no injuries, the stats may have risen a little.

On the TNT show that day, Charles Barkley began to mock Kobe Bryant's confident remarks again:

"The best in history? Perhaps Kobe Bryant should look at what his fellow players have accomplished. ”

"It would be better if he could get past Lee and talk about it again."

Kenny Smith didn't care about Kobe's remarks, in fact, top stars have absolute confidence, and he cares more about the state of the Lakers:

"Completely different from the Knicks, the Lakers still rely on Shaq, and in last night's game, they were mediocre from beyond the three-point line."

"The Kings were just close to tying the score, and both teams had problems on the defensive end."

Ernie Johnson reviewed the game last night, the semifinals G1, and it was indeed not very strong, noticing that Barkley still wanted to interject, and hurriedly changed the topic and said:

"Of the teams, the 76ers were the better team in that they limited the Bucks' offense with their defense."

Charles Barkley on the side wanted to continue to comment on Kobe, but when he heard this, he suddenly came to his senses again:

"I don't think it's the defense that plays a role, it's more the Bucks players who aren't in shape."

"13-of-35 with 34 points, and I don't think Iverson is doing well either, and if they play against the Knicks, they're going to get a lot of counter-attacks."

"The Bucks didn't take their chances, and Glenn Robinson had to adjust to his condition."

Ray Allen was 12-of-22 from the field and finished with 31 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers, which was also the Bucks' highest score.

Glenn Robinson scored 15 points on 7-of-22 shooting, and with such an inefficient performance, the loss was naturally the blame.

The trio discussed last night's game again in the studio, and finally Kenny Smith looked at the stats and suddenly began to sigh again:

"If the Eastern Conference doesn't change much in the future, maybe the Knicks can maintain their dominance forever."

“.”

On May 9th, after a two-day break, the Raptors were also bombarded by Li You's news for two days.

After the game started at 19 o'clock that night, Carter changed the slow heating state of the previous game, burst inside and outside, drove his teammates, and played an offensive climax.

At the end of the first quarter, at 31:23, the Raptors led by eight points.

Although the home team is behind, Madison Square Garden is still in the atmosphere, and for New York fans, the difference of points within 15 points is within the range of chasing.

After the start of the second quarter, Lewis could only smile awkwardly on the Knicks bench.

Compared with the 3-of-4 three-pointers in the last game, tonight's 3-of-0 was seized by the opponent to counterattack.

Although the score was behind, Jeff Van Gundy still rotated step by step, but Billups and Cookic were suddenly out of shape.

With 3 minutes and 12 seconds played, the Knicks had no choice but to call a timeout.

At 36:25, the Raptors hit the iron and still extended the margin to double digits.

Carter, who walked to the bench on the other side, shouted excitedly and kept high-five his teammates in celebration, looking particularly excited.

The bald young marshal frowned slightly, breaking Li You's rotation time for the first time in this season's playoffs:

"Li, we need to narrow the gap to less than 5 points at halftime, the opponent is in good shape tonight, everyone cheers up!"

Li You nodded, and didn't show too much emotion, and everyone on the Knicks team didn't panic, and for them, this situation was too much.

On the NBC commentary seat, noticing Li You's early appearance, Doug Collins immediately said with a smile:

"Coach Wilkens' change of defensive alignment works well, and all the Raptors have to do is stick with it, do a good job of defending and responding to the ball."

Bob Costas also nodded secretly, it is not advisable to be brainless, and he also appreciates the change that Wilkens made tonight:

"Try to put the forward players on the opposite Lee and take the defensive pressure off veteran Mark Jackson, and so far, Carter and Alvin Williams have done well."

With victory in sight, Coach Wilkens regained his main lineup and didn't give much chance to Dell Curry, who didn't feel good off the bench.

The fans at the scene also noticed that Li You and Alan Houston appeared in advance, and after the baseline kick, the cheers were a little louder:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

After serving, Artest quickly ran to the opponent's half, Ben Wallace and Kurt Thomas were still in the left and right near the baseline.

Mark Jackson is no longer leading the defense, but following Artest, one step away, while aiming at the movement of the line.

Alan Houston, who came to the left flank, noticed that the defender in front of him had become Alvin Williams, and immediately moved to the bottom left corner and quickly slipped over the bottom line after Lee Yo passed half court.

Kurt Thomas, who was near the baseline on the left, finished the off-ball screen, followed up and walked briskly to the left flank to stand.

Compared with Mark Jackson's kraft candy collar defense, Carter's body center of gravity is higher, and he is against Li You, consciously pulling away a short distance.

Spotting the movement behind him, Carter moved backwards as he prepared to squeeze through the cover and gestured for Marcus Camby to come out late.

With the ball in his right hand and the left wing close to the three-point line, Li You jumped and dribbled, and quickly changed direction after shaking his body to the right.

While fishing for the ball with his left hand, Lee Woo immediately accelerated with a heavy shoulder and broke through on the left side, Carter couldn't get past the cover at the first time, and Marcus Camby immediately slid to the right.

Just stepped on the three-point line, Li You suddenly wrapped the ball around the ball with one hand in his crotch, and before Marcus Camby could react, the basketball had already passed through the gap.

Taking advantage of the opponent's wrong defensive prediction, Li You immediately squeezed deftly between the two, grabbed the ball again with his right hand, and then cut into the basket from 45 degrees.

In desperation, he hurriedly adjusted the center of gravity of the defense, and Marcus Camby immediately strode towards the basket.

At the same time, Carter noticed that Kurt Thomas stopped at the free-throw line after blocking and hesitated for a moment.

Amid the exclamations of the fans, Lee Yo, who had broken through to the paint area, suddenly turned around with his left foot as he chased to the side of Marcus Camby.

Turning sharply, Li You easily came to the bottom left of the basket, jumped up, and collided with Marcus Camby, who twisted and blocked.

Struggling to make a block, Marcus Camby could only watch the basketball go over his fingertips, hit the rebound high, and then drop into the basket with precision.

"Squeak!" The whistle blows for the ball.

After landing on the ground, Li You's expression was relaxed, and Marcus Camby complained to the referee as soon as he turned his head:

"I didn't make any foul moves at all, it was just a normal confrontation!"

The referee shook his head and pointed to the free-throw line again, while motioning for Camby to push Lee Woo in the air.

After receiving his second foul, Marcus Camby's face darkened, and in the cheers, Li Youjia also scored a free throw, and Camby hurriedly calmed down his emotions.

At 36:28, the margin returned to single digits.

“Defense！.”

chased the score on the stage, which also made the New York fans on the scene feel high, and the cheers became more and more energetic.

The Raptors' offense, compared to the previous game, has become simpler, on the right wing, the moment Carter receives the ball, Antonio Davis immediately stepped forward to block the high.

Artest couldn't squeeze past the cover at the first time, and Carter quickly went in and out on the three-point line, shaking slightly, and accelerating straight with the ball in his right hand.

Ben Wallace moved much faster than the "rounded" Ewing, barely out of position, and when Carter came to the bottom right of the basket and took off, Alan Houston also contracted the basket on the other side.

Moving in the air and pulling the lever from right to left, Carter dodged the cover and immediately threw the ball into the left corner.

Alvin Williams received the ball and was unguarded in front of him, glanced at it, and hurriedly jumped and shot!

"Bang!" Hit a piece of iron.

Continuing the performance at the beginning of the second quarter, the Raptors seem to be in a scoring drought again.

Li You was in the right blocking area and took the long rebound, and at this time, everyone in the Raptors had begun to retreat quickly.

The Wilkens coach on the sidelines kept reminding his players loudly and seemed to be particularly engaged.

Along the left sideline, Lee Woo did not choose to accelerate, but waited for everyone in the Knicks to rush through the halfcourt, and then dribbled across the halfway line unhurriedly.

It's still Carter in front of Lee Yo, and the Raptors' defense is very fast tonight.

Before getting close to the three-point line, Carter suddenly chose to defend, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, protected the ball sideways, and the two were entangled to the left wing.

Kurt Thomas suddenly moved to the line, and Marcus Camby followed, only to find that the Knicks were not making a pick-and-roll.

His teammates were completely in position, close to the three-point line, Li You suddenly shook his shoulders, swayed backwards, and then suddenly lowered his center of gravity and leaned over to accelerate.

Carter, who had a fast reaction speed, immediately slid to the right rear after eating, but Li You took the opportunity to quickly cross and pull back.

Without waiting for Carter to react, Li You suddenly accelerated the pace of dribbling, and while his body shook to the left, he quickly dribbled twice under his crotch on the spot.

Taking advantage of the opponent's defensive center of gravity moving back slightly, Li You took advantage of the momentum to exert his strength at his feet, retreated sharply, closed the ball outside the three-point line, faced Carter's block, and quickly jumped and shot!

Despite the high speed of the bounce, Carter was unable to make effective interference after eating, failed to match the rhythm, and cheered in his ears after landing.

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 36:31, the difference became 5 points, and everyone on the Raptors team had no smiles, only to feel that the pressure had skyrocketed.

It was Antonio Davis who broke the deadlock for the Raptors, who received a breakaway from Carter and put a basket on the bottom left of the basket.

"Carter should pay attention to his breaking rhythm, the Knicks are getting faster and faster!"

Completely relying on the explosive power of the first step to complete the breakthrough, Doug Collins shook his head secretly.

Bob Costas wanted to make his point, but then he saw Lee Woo suddenly pick up the speed and improve the block after half-time, and Kurt Thomas managed to delay Alvin Williams, who was chasing the defense.

"Marcus Camby, be careful, oh! Lee's speed is too fast! ”

Approaching the three-point line, Li You looked up at the frame at the same time, feigned the ball with his right hand, and took advantage of Marcus Camby's hand to reach out to block, and suddenly quickly pushed the ball to change direction.

“Wow！”

The arena erupted in loud cheers, and Lee Woo shook beautifully and completely got rid of the defense.

Facing Antonio Davis in the paint area, he shook his body to the right and quickly took a quick left foot forward step to the left.

The large European step between the marches allowed Li You to dodge the cover again, and after the aerial confrontation, before the opponent's hitter, he grabbed the ball with his left hand and picked up the basket lightly!

"Squeak! Bang! ”

After the whistle blew, the basketball hit the board into the basket, and after landing, Li You didn't look at the opponent, but just moved his shoulders to the camera under the basket with a smile, showing a relaxed look.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

As he walked to the free throw line, a huge shout resounded through the arena, and Lee Youjia hit the free throw steadily, and cheers rang out.

At 38:34, Wilkens, who was on the sidelines, couldn't hold back and immediately asked for a timeout.

In less than 3 minutes, Li You played a wave of 9:2, which made Jeff Van Gundy laugh again and patted Li You on the shoulder.

"It's really a horrible ability to respond to the ball, as long as Lee wants to score, the forward defense doesn't play much of a role."

Doug Collins has seen it completely clearly, the Knicks are going to be able to exert their strength, and the Raptors will not be able to withstand it.

Bob Costas seems to have in mind the regular season scenario, and at this time he can only talk about the scene:

"Maybe the Raptors can test the feel of a role player!"

After the timeout, the Raptors' offense became very patient, and after 20 seconds of offensive time, Mark Jackson found Antonio Davis in a pick-and-roll at the right elbow.

After the latter received the ball, he rushed up directly in three steps, grabbed the ball with his left hand and wanted to complete the one-arm dunk, but Ben Wallace seemed to be out of position, but he came first, and after jumping, he gave the opponent a big hat!

The basket was blocked right in front of the basket, and cheers erupted again in the arena, and Kurt Thomas controlled the ball and immediately gave the ball to Lee Woo, who received it.

There was still no delay, and everyone in the Raptors quickly retreated at this time, shouting at each other at the same time, reminding their teammates to complete the defensive alignment.

No one led the defense, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, advanced quickly, close to the three-point line, Carter came up to the defense, and the moment the two made physical contact, Li You quickly dribbled behind his back, and at the same time completed the retreat.

There was still half a step away from the three-point line, Carter didn't expect Li You to throw it directly after closing the ball, and the reaction was half a beat slower, and the block did not play any role.

Three-pointers from a long distance, the basketball drew a huge arc, and finally fell into the basket with precision.

"God! Lee made a long-range three-pointer, and his shooting touch was too hot! ”

Looking at Li You, who raised his right hand, Bob Costas also subconsciously raised his voice.

Ben Wallace shouted in celebration and looked particularly happy, and on the other side, the Raptors were already blindsided, and Mark Jackson struggled to control the pace of the game while shouting out to his teammates.

As a result, Carter's breakaway shot was again tackled by Ben Wallace.

The moment Antonio Davis received the ball, the ball was gone, and Li You, who watched the response, rushed up again, and for a while, the Raptors' defensive alignment was completely messed up.

Accelerating along the right sideline, Mark Jackson gave a physical duel in an attempt to slow Lee down

It's just that after the hand action was slapped off by the ball protector, Mark Jackson found that Lee You was rushing faster and faster.

The two came to the right wing and completely lost the defensive position, Mark Jackson subconsciously fouled, but Li You took the opportunity to hang the opponent's arm, directly closed the ball on the three-point line, and quickly threw the ball to the basket.

"Squeak!"

When the referee blew the whistle, Mark Jackson raised his hands high, subconsciously turned his head, and saw the basketball playing into the basket, completely stupid.

“Wow！”

Madison Square Garden instantly fried the pot, Li You smiled, raised his hands high, and signaled that the sound was louder.

Standing on the free throw line, the shouts of "MVP" resounded through the arena, and Li Youjia scored another free throw.

At 38:40, the Knicks completely overtook the score.

Doug Collins was also dumbfounded, and without waiting for his partner to speak, he subconsciously said:

"White Hot Space! Lee enters the white-hot space! Incredible performance! ”

may have been surprised by Li You's solo performance, and the Raptors took the initiative to slow down.

The constant yelling of coach Wilkens on the sidelines didn't solve the problem, and with Kurt Thomas and Alan Houston also finding their touch, the Knicks relied on the counterattack to start scoring quickly.

With six seconds left in the half, Carter hit his third open field goal of the second quarter.

At the last moment, the baseline ball was quickly served, Li You received the ball and threw it casually after half the court, and in the cheers of the fans, the basketball fell straight to the basket

“Wow！！”

The cheers couldn't stop, Li You stood on the sidelines, raised his hands again, and everyone in the Knicks team surrounded them, shouting happily.

At 14:36 in the first quarter and at the end of the half, at 45:59, the Knicks led by 14 points.

Carter's eyes were straight, he looked at the score repeatedly, and still couldn't seem to believe it, Mark Jackson patted the little brother on the shoulder, pulled the other party to the player's tunnel, and whispered in a depressed voice:

"That's Lee, a superstar who can turn a game around with his individual ability"

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