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Chapter 353 [The East is one-sided, the West is a life-and-death battle]

After the division finals began, the East was one-sided, and the Nets swept the Pistons 4-0.

Billups was in poor form when he was injured, and his opponent Kidd was a bit ugly. He competed in the No. 4 position, veteran Clifford Robinson also couldn't defend against Kenyon Martin of the Brutalist.

The Nets players who have had experience in the finals performed steadily. Although they didn't score well, they could always beat the Pistons with a little advantage.

The Nets scored 100 in the fourth game. The Pistons scored 88 points in the game, and it was all up to shooting. In the regular season, a group of people said that Ben Wallace was the "team soul". After entering the playoffs, everyone would find that this was an "undercover". As soon as he went to the free throw line, all those who supported the Pistons were panicked.

Everyone says that O'Neal's free throw difference is. In fact, O'Neal's free throw shooting percentage exceeds 50% in many seasons, and Da Ben's free throw shooting percentage is 39.7%. Some outside players called "Blacksmiths" have higher scoring efficiency than him.

The bad news for the Nets is that veteran Mutombo is injured and in a sluggish state. He only played 33 games in the regular season and returned early in the playoffs to help the team compete for the championship.

Mutombo, who had been moving at a fast speed, is now playing on the go, and he cannot defend Duncan. The Nets' plan to send Van Horn away to strengthen the defense in the penalty area has failed.

The Western Conference Finals tied 2-2 in the first four games, and both sides lost one home game.

The score difference between the two teams in this series is not close, and there are no key goals and final kills. The Suns players' performance is unstable. They made the second game and beat the Spurs 18 points away. They returned to the third game at home and lost 20 points.

"Battle of Kings Mountain" Suns defeated the Spurs again with 10 points away, in an extremely favorable position.

Nene went crazy in this game. He played for 26 minutes, made 10 of 14 shots, made 4 of 6 free throws, scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. He completely defeated Spurs veteran David Robinson, who played for 24 minutes, made 1 of 3 shots, and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring only 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks.

Parker was also exposed by Guo Xu. Xiang played for 37 minutes, made 3 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 7 points and 6 assists.

Guo Xu scored 27 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals in 39 minutes. Although his shooting percentage was only 40%, and he made 2 of 7 three-pointers, he made a sharp breakthrough in the counterattack and made 11 free throws.

People are beginning to be optimistic about the Suns winning the championship. Guo Xu is the most popular star in the world, and the topic is explosive.

"The important rotation of the rebuilt Suns are all first- and second-year freshmen, and they actually played to this level. The success of the Nets and the Suns has proved the value of a super point guard. I just want to ask one question now, how poisonous is Marbury?"

"During the Bulls Dynasty, the shooting guard was the strongest star in the league, and now the era of point guard is coming."

"If I could do it again, I think the Lakers would be willing to send Kobe and O'Neal away in order to keep Jason Guo."

"Win another game, Guo Xu and the Suns will create miracles."

In the sixth game, the Suns were full at home, and the players wore white retro jerseys at the home court of the 1993 finals. The management hoped to use this method to get good luck, and after ten years of hard work, they would enter the finals.

Unfortunately, despite all the efforts of the players, they still failed to defeat the Spurs at home, losing 94 to 101, and the total score became 3 to 3.

The Suns' rookies were killed in the fifth game, and they ran actively on both ends of offense and defense, and continued to fight. This state was affected. The rookies were not good at adjusting their state, and they exposed this flaw in the regular season. The ups and downs of several games were too big.

Si is far from the level of 2005, and is at a disadvantage against Duncan. As long as there is a big man in the penalty area to resist his interference in shooting, his shooting rate will drop. If the empty cut is blocked, he will pass the ball.

Nene and Xiaos have a similar style, only for one game. Today, he was under the pressure of wanting to win and afraid of losing. He only made 7 shots, made 4 goals, and scored 10 points and 5 rebounds with two free throws.

Guo Xu and Marion almost played the whole game, and they chased points for most of the time.

Guo Xu made 12 of 26 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 33 points and 8 assists; Marion made 7 of 15 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks, and there were no free throws.

Today, Guo Xu found that he could not lead his teammates in the first half, so he had to choose to shoot more by himself, and he was one move in the final quarter.

The tuition fee for new players to perform unstablely. In Guo Xu's previous life, the Timberwolves selected many high-ranking rookies, but they failed to make it to the playoffs several times. No matter how good the talent of young players is, their game experience needs to be accumulated. The tough battle depends on the performance of the stars. Nene, Joe and Johnson are not reliable.

On the other hand, Duncan made 8 of 20 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, Haslem, Nene's wheel battle was actually well defended, but Duncan still plays a role and protects the Spurs' penalty area well.

Stephen Jackson became the key to the Spurs' victory. He was in a draw, making 8 of 14 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Joe Johnson and Kirisek both did not succeed in his defense. Marion defended for a period of time, and he stepped forward and went in.

The same draw was veteran defender Steve Cole. He only played 4 of 4 shots in 13 minutes, all three-pointers, and scored 12 points and 3 assists. Kele's four offensive style was the same, and he got rid of it without the ball. Duncan assisted the pass at the high position, and he threw it when he received the ball. The Suns No. 2 player chased the ball a little slower and something happened.

The tiebreaker will be played at the Spurs at home, and most people are optimistic about the Spurs again, and Jiang is still old.

Even Guo Xu had an ominous premonition. In the sixth game, the rookies failed to withstand the pressure and exert their strongest strength. In the tiebreak, can they adjust their mentality? NBA's various small moves are everywhere, not just on the court.

Sure enough, at the press conference, **Vicci took the initiative to provoke a fight of verbalism.

It is very common for NBA to swear before the NBA, especially in key games. Whether it is a player or a head coach, it is best not to take the opponent seriously what he said before the game. Some people deliberately show weakness, some despise their opponents, some provoke their opponents, and some reveal misinformation. As long as they can confuse their opponents, they can do everything they can.

The one who does the most thoroughly in this regard is Spurs coach **Vicci. Anyone who is familiar with **Vicci knows that when it comes to the upcoming game, what this old man said publicly is basically not credible.

**Vic first faced the media and told the Spurs that they might play in the future, saying that they would double-team Guo Xu and let others shoot so that they could defeat the Suns. They rely too much on the stars to play.

Then he began to put pressure on the young Suns players and listed the five weaknesses of the rookies in one breath, indicating that the Suns were sure to lose.

Judging from **Vic's tone, the rookies are useless in the playoffs, they just dragged their legs on the court, which is obviously nonsense.

Experienced veterans can sneer and ignore these, but the mentality of the rookies will really be affected. So D'Antoni and Guo Xu were interviewed and said things that encourage morale, hoping that they can play a role.

D'Antonio said: "San Antonio is not the home court of the devil. We have won two games there in this series, and of course we have the strength to win the third game."
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