Chapter 229 The first one was eliminated
The Clippers and the Spurs in the fourth game seemed a bit terrible. The Spurs fell in the fourth quarter too strangely. Ginobili and Ji Guomo had a verbal conflict on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Then the Spurs made consecutive mistakes and were scored a 6:0 small ** by the Clippers, and they lost the game in a confused manner.
This loss process is not the Spurs' style in neutral fans. In their impression, how could the Spurs lose their calmness because of a small conflict and lose the game?
But no matter how outrageous it is, this is the fact. There are many more outrageous things in reality than this. For example, Zidane hits Matrazi in the head, which makes everyone unable to believe it?
Since the French bald man could do such a bizarre thing, it is not difficult to explain the aberration of the Argentine bald man. It is estimated that the bald man is so emotional.
The final score was 93:75, and the Spurs finally tried to counterattack, but the Clippers had too many reliable players at critical moments. The two three-pointers of Billups and Ji Guomo made the Spurs' counterattack fall in the middle.
"Old horses are prone to stuttering", this is the consensus of major media the next day. Now they are behind 1:3, and the chances of the San Antonio Spurs turning around are very small. Although they still have two home games, the strength shown by the Clippers in three consecutive games made everyone look at each other. Not many people think that the Spurs can win three games in a row.
NBA has said this for a long time: Those who win the inside will win the world!
The Spurs are strong inside, and Duncan, who is so stunning, can't stand the twin brothers' car battle. The strength of the Clippers' inside is reflected in the playoffs. Many media lamented after the Spurs lost Game 4: If even Duncan can't withstand the impact of the twins, then which team's inside can complete this task?
Jazz? Hornets? Lakers?
The Clippers are very strong now. However, many people think that the Spurs' inside line is not that strong this year, and Duncan can't stand it alone. If there is a qualified inside partner to entangle one of the twins, it will not be difficult for Duncan to clean up the other one.
The Jazz have Oku and Boozer; the Hornets have West and Tyson; the Lakers have the Baby Sharks and Gasol.
Although none of the inside players of these three teams can be compared with Duncan, they have no shortcomings, especially the Lakers, Gasol, Bynum, and Odom's three-man combination is even stronger than the twins. After all, Gasol can gain the upper hand against any of the two. Bynum and Odom can also entangle one of them.
The Jazz and Hornets are also not bad inside. In this way, the Spurs' strength this year is not very strong in the Western Conference. Their ability to win the first place in the regular season can only be attributed to **Vic's magical rotation and the Spurs' top tactical execution. But in the playoffs, the Spurs have many shortcomings that cannot be avoided, so their failure is not difficult to understand.
In the fourth game, Ji Guochou scored 13 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guomo's 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, Billups 15 points and 5 assists, Artest 18 points and 5 rebounds, and Mobri's 18 points.
After the Clippers and Spurs match, the Hornets and Suns had their fourth match.
After falling behind 0:3 in the first three games, the Phoenix Suns refused to be swept. They beat the Hornets 105:86 at home to tie the total score to 1:3.
The Suns started with a grand momentum. They successfully defended Chris Paul's continuous breakthroughs. Raja Bell scored 7 points in a row, and the Suns scored an 11:1 start. The Phoenix told everyone as soon as they came up that they refused to sweep.
The Hornets did not make a single shot until 7 minutes and 54 seconds, and they were 13 points behind the Suns at 17:30 in the first quarter. At the end of the half, the score difference had reached 20 points.
In the second half, the Hornets failed to score another point in the first 3 minutes. The Suns scored an 8:0 score, and the difference between the two sides reached 28 points. The Hornets completely surrendered. After three quarters of the game, the game completely ended the garbage time.
In NBA history, no team has been able to reverse the situation when they are behind 0:3. The Suns have been very imposing from the start of the game. Although the turnaround is slim, they do not want the Hornets to advance to the next round at their home court.
The Suns scored in double digits today, Raja Bale scored 27 points for 5 of 7 three-pointers, Dior scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Nash scored 15 points and 9 assists, O'Neal scored 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Sir was in a sluggish manner with only 7 points and 9 rebounds.
The Hornets did not complete the task of sweeping the opponent. Queen Bee Chris Paul was finally restricted today, with only 5 of 18 shots and only 16 points and 8 assists, David West 14 points and 10 rebounds, Tyson Chandler 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Peja 8 points.
After the Suns game, Kobe took the opportunity to mock his enemy. Peter Pan's mood is inversely proportional to O'Neal. He sarcastically said to O'Neal to the familiar reporter: "The Suns invited O'Neal to go for the championship. I didn't expect that they would die in the first round of the playoffs. I think the Suns, who bet on the wrong treasure, must now feel that they have lost a lot. O'Neal may also realize that he will celebrate his 36th birthday 11 days later, and he can take the opportunity to lose weight, otherwise I don't think he can still find a job after the expiration of this contract.
Charles Barkley also took the lead and said to the reporter: "Do you know? The Suns, who did not have a center, were called O'Neal to be used to deal with the Spurs, but the Spurs are now going to be killed by twins, and the Suns who did not meet the Spurs will die at the hands of the Hornets. This is really interesting in the playoffs, and the Suns bet on O'Neal, but they ended up losing all their clothes."
These two guys are a little bit similar to Ji Guomo, that is, they are both cautious and can't help but jump out and take the blame whenever they see their enemies being in trouble.
On April 27, the Lakers and Mavericks, Jazz vs Rockets, are the fifth game between the two teams, and today they may produce the first team in the league to be eliminated in the playoffs.
Ji Guomeng was lying on Taylor Swift's sofa to watch the game today. I have never heard of anyone taking off all his clothes to watch the game. These two rolled on the sofa and hummed in the mouth. I knew how much energy I put on TV and used my butt...
"I told you not to come to my game, I will teach you a good lesson." Ji Guomo shouted, indeed, he was cautious.
Ji Guoqiu and Twilight Girl also have to be more handsome. The two of them watched the game in bed. However, although the locations were different, they all did the same thing, and they were both humming... The two brothers did basically the same thing tonight. They had long forgotten where they had agreed to replenish their energy?
The Rockets came to Salt Lake City today to play against the Jazz. If they can't beat their opponents, the Rockets players will go home to have a magnified holiday.
McGrady appeared today wearing light-colored shoulder pads. Before the game, he said that a shoulder injury was the key to his poor performance, and he even hinted that there was a possibility of surgery during the offseason.
In the last 5.5 seconds of the last game, Deron Williams missed two free throws, but Memit Oku grabbed the offensive rebound, thus ensuring the victory for the Jazz. This made Williams feel very pleased. The fat man said in front of the media: "He saved me, I owe Memit, I should give him a car, or something..."
Boozer was very rampant before the game and declared that the Rockets were dead!
The fifth game between the two sides was played in the "Energy Center Arena" at the Jazz's Devil's home court. The Rockets, who were forced into a desperate situation, have no way out. Although McGrady has a serious knee injury and has injuries on her shoulders, she may have surgery after the end of the season. But he still insists on starting.
After the opening, the Rockets used their defensive skills to make the Jazz suffer from all the offensive ends. Deron Williams, who performed well in the previous few games, couldn't find any feeling. The Jazz were bound by the Rockets at their home court.
The Rockets' fierce defense in the first half made Boozer, who was talking big before the game, slapped Boozer in the face. The backbone only scored 2 points and 4 rebounds in the first half.
The Houston players played bloody in their "life-and-death battle", and McGrady was extremely brave. He scored 18 points in the second half and led the team to widen the gap. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Jazz 95:69, with a total score of 2:3, and the sixth game will be played in Houston.
The Rockets broke out collectively today, with McGrady's highest score in the game, plus 5 rebounds and 5 assists; Scola scored 18 points and 12 rebounds to complete a double-double, Alstom scored 14 points and 6 assists, Mutombo scored 8 points and 10 rebounds, Bobby Jackson scored 9 points, and Landry scored 8 points and 5 rebounds.
Deron Williams scored 21 points and 5 assists, Boozer scored 10 points and 10 rebounds, and the away team had the highest score, Oku scored 13 points and 10 rebounds, and the Jazz substitute only scored 9 points in total.
Yao Ming said excitedly after the game: "As long as the team can maintain such momentum and maintain such defense, the Rockets are not impossible to become the first team to fall behind 0:3 and turn defeat into victory."
Uncle Mu also said: "We have always believed in turning defeat into victory, and we have never given up."
Before the fifth game between the Lakers and the Mavericks, Kupchek, who ranked second in the most manager selection this season, accepted an interview with the media.
After completing Gasol's deal, Kupchek is now the darling of Lakers fans. If it weren't for the Celtics gathering the Big Three, he would have won the title of Best Manager this year. Kupchek is now in a glorious position, but last summer he encountered a crisis. The transfer storm of Lakers star Kobe Bryant made Kupchek blamed Lakers fans.
Looking back on the past, Kupchek said that after he took over the job of Lakers' general manager, the most difficult period was not last summer, but the summer of 2004. Of course, the protagonist of the story was still Kobe.
In the summer of 2004, the Lakers sent Shaq O'Neal to the Miami Heat. Kupchek planned to rebuild the team with Kobe as the core, but the ambitious Kupchek encountered a big trouble, that is, Kobe was a free agent at the time, and he could choose to sign contracts with other teams to leave the Lakers. The Lakers' city rival Los Angeles Clippers frequently showed goodwill to Kobe.
Kobe was also hesitating to choose the Lakers or the Clippers at that time. Once Kobe left the Lakers, Kupchek's reconstruction plan would be completely ruined. Therefore, before Kobe made a decision, Kupchek lived like a year.
Kupchek said: "I still remember the day when Kobe called to inform me that I agreed to renew my contract. Kobe told me that he would notify both teams on the morning of that day. I kept waiting for his phone call in the office. When I was told that Kobe was calling, it was very nervous at that moment. I took the call and Kobe told me that he was willing to stay in the Lakers. I thought I would never forget my feelings at that time."
The Los Angeles Lakers won the third away game first and they can advance to the Western Conference semi-finals as long as they win their home court. Kobe will lead the team to advance today. The Mavericks are currently depressed, with Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd saying they will not give up their efforts, but they have conflicts with coach Johnson. I don’t know what their performance will be at home. No one is optimistic about them anyway.
The Mavericks are in a desperate situation like the Suns, because in the history of the league, no team has ever made a comeback after falling behind 0:3. In the current state and strength of the Mavericks, their dream of turning things around is more of "flowers in the water, moon in the mirror".
There is no suspense in this game. The Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 102:84, and Kobe once again controlled the game in the last quarter. He contributed 14 points in a single quarter and led the Lakers to a clean and neat victory over this team that they had not played in the playoffs for 20 years.
For the Mavericks, the 18-point defeat may not be so desperate. What is desperate is the facts in front of you and the Lakers' strong strength. The Lakers are like an unattainable mountain. The lineup formed by Cuban has been lost again, and their feel looks extremely bad.
The Lakers showed terrifying attack power throughout the game. Five players in the team scored double digits. Kobe scored 22 points, Gasol and Bynum scored 14 points, Odom scored 12 points, Fisher scored 9 points, and Walton scored 10 points. In addition, Uzbekistan and Famal also contributed 8 points respectively. The role they played on the bench cannot be underestimated. Kobe performed more comprehensively throughout the game, with 8 assists and 7 rebounds. He has used his comprehensive ability to interpret the value of the Lakers leader.
After the game, Ke also said: "I don't need to score 81 points again, because there is no need." In fact, the Lakers' overall strength has greatly liberated Kobe, and the combat effectiveness of the Purple and Gold Legion has also been significantly improved. As the team leader, the Lakers No. 24 now needs to give the opponent a fatal blow at critical moments!
The Los Angeles Times believes that Kobe is still the "scoring madman" who can score 81 points before, and the Lakers are no longer the "fringe team" that has been going through the playoffs in the past two years. They are a team trying to win the championship, and they are the "Purple Gold Nobles" who have risen again.
Chapter completed!