CIATB Chapter 376 Not "Old Enemy", Just "Sandbag"
Chapter 376 Not "Old Enemy", Just "Sandbag"
Chapter 376 Not "Old Enemy", Just "Sandbag"
At the moment when the final whistle sounded, whether it was Tatum or Jaylen Brown, or the rest of the Celtics, there were only two words in his heart:
relief!
Seriously, by the time the series reached Game [-], it had completely turned into a naked "slaughter show."
Facts have proved that no matter how persistent a person is, it is impossible to stand forever. If one cannot see the endless blows of hope, one will find no reason to persevere.
Didn't you see that even the Boston Celtics have a large-scale exit at home?
Tyronn Lue stopped pretending in the next two games and went to a direct showdown:
I just played "Li Wanbo", whatever you play, I will be Li Wan's "starter".
With the strength of the Celtics lineup, it is really not enough to catch this "bomb".
The main advantage of the Celtics lies in their offensive end, but no matter how fierce their offensive firepower is, how can it be compared to the number one offensive firepower in this year's regular season?
one more……
Li Wan and Wiggins' defense, at the level of "Double Exploration", really can't handle it!
After the end of the fourth game of the series, Stevens finally stated the actual situation: "We are far from the defending champion. I am not surprised by this result."
Of course, at the end he added: "But I am full of hope for our future!"
塔图姆还有杰伦-布朗的表现，都要比常规赛好不少，前者场均18.5分4.5篮板2.5助攻；后者17.5分3.5篮板3.5助攻；
What, you ask how efficient are they?
this……
If you want to ask that, it's a bit boring!
Li Wan also hugged Tatum after the game, and he didn't know if he had blown him up. His attitude became very sincere. Call a well-behaved!
It's no wonder that Li Wan averaged 42.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in this round of the series. With him and Jaylen Brown, the statistics of the two are not as good as his alone.
This left an impression in Tatum's heart, and it seems quite normal...
The Columbus Explorers eliminated the Celtics 4-0 and went out first, and then the Warriors eliminated Westbrook's Thunder 4-0, which also showed the Thunder's momentum.
Afterwards, the Raptors eliminated "Grandpa Joe"'s Bobcats 4-1.
The only way for the "Youth Army" is to taste frustration in the first round of the playoffs. The same thing just happened to the Raptors who defeated them. Only by losing can they grow. Not everyone is like Li Wan Same, always the taste of victory.
Such a career is actually quite boring, right?
Ok……
We do not envy him!
Isn't that just seven or eight championship rings?
Isn't it comparable to "Mr. Joe"?
What's the big deal...
Not sour!
Really not sour!
Again, it’s really not sour!
Then the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Bulls also had results.
The Philadelphia "Gemini" lasted until the fifth game, and they couldn't hold it anymore, especially Embiid. "Best Rookie" Ben Simmons, after two glorious games, his personal scoring has never reached double digits again, and his problem of not being able to shoot from the middle distance has been infinitely magnified.
Also 1-4, the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated by the Bulls!
After the game, Ben Simmons was asked by reporters: "Man, will you consider improving your mid-range shooting ability this summer?"
Ben Simmons, who was already quite disappointed, left the field angrily when he heard this.
What the hell is going to go wrong with this, isn't it?
Ben Simmons feels like he's on par with the mid-range this season.
The reporters were a little dazed when they saw his reaction, didn't they...
You just admit that you really need to improve your mid-range, can't you?
Why is this kid so stubborn?
They have to admit that Ben Simmons is capable and talented enough, but...
This temper is too bad!
How far such a guy can go in this league is really an unknown.
This league is not without Ben Simmons, who is full of talents, but has a weird temper. Without exception, they have basically not reached the heights they could have achieved.
However, Ben Simmons is not without reason to be angry.
Because he restricted Derrick Rose very well on the defensive end, in the entire 5 games, Derrick Rose's highest score was only 24 points, and the lowest score was only 15 points...
They didn't win, it's all because Kevin Durant is too buggy!
34.4 points per game...
Can this be blamed on him?
It is also Derrick Rose's performance is not good, even if the Bulls enter the next round, the entire Chicago media is full of worry.
The Philadelphia 76ers are just a new team, and the Raptors have a better record than them. Facing such a team, with Derrick Rose's current state, the Bulls may be full of pressure.
After they decided the winner, the only remaining matchup in the Eastern Conference was the fourth-ranked Bucks in the Eastern Conference and the fifth-ranked Wizards in the Eastern Conference.
Before the start of this round of the series, experts are more optimistic about the Wizards.
Although they are only fifth in the Eastern Conference, they have more experience in the playoffs than the Bucks, and Howard, as one of the best "frame protectors" in the league, can well limit "Brother Antetokounmpo" breakthrough.
It's just the result. After 5 games, the Bucks took the lead, and they led the Wizards by a big score of 3 to 2.
As for Howard, who the experts believed to be restrained against "Antetokounmpo" before the game, he did not put too much pressure on "Antetokounmpo" in these five games.
The 24-year-old "Antetokounmpo" has begun to enter the peak of his career. Compared with him, the 32-year-old Howard's physical fitness has begun to decline. Coupled with his lack of self-discipline, the decline rate is a little faster than before, reflecting In the game, if Howard didn't stand in advance, then he often couldn't stop "Antetokounmpo" from hitting the basket.
The Wizards still have to limit the breakthrough of "Antetokounmpo" by narrowing the defensive circle.
In this way, the Bucks' outside shooting can be fully fired.
The three games the Bucks won were all in this way.
As for the two games lost, it was also because the Bucks did not shoot from the outside.
Obviously, whether the Bucks can win or not depends entirely on their state, and has nothing to do with the arrangement of the Wizards.
After the fifth game of this round of the series, Kenny Smith expressed his feelings: "At this moment, Dwight looks at the Antetokounmpo who breaks through and scores the ball in front of him. I don't know if he will think of himself back then!"
In 08 and 09, Howard played "one star and four shots" for the Magic, but he only needs to be responsible for attracting defenses at the basket, and Li Wan and Turkoglu will share the work of threading the needle.
Now "Brother Antetokounmpo" is also playing "one star and four shots", using personal breakthroughs to attract defenses and helping teammates easily get open...
To be defeated by the system that I used to be best at, this will undoubtedly make people lament that the passage of time is a gentle "slow knife", cutting one knife after another, and unconsciously, this "monster" is already old.
Even though the sixth game of the series is at the home court of the Washington Wizards, most experts still believe that the Bucks will end this round of the series in the sixth game of the series!
what?
You ask when did they start supporting the Bucks?
The urine of media people~
I know everything!
There is still the last group of matchups left in the East. After the Warriors entered the next round in the West, the Hornets also quickly eliminated the Clippers with a big score of 4-1.
In this round of the series, Anthony Davis faced Griffin and Jordan Jr., the two Western All-Star insiders. He averaged 28.4 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.8 blocks per game. "The style.
This once again slapped many experts before the game, because in their opinion, this will be a relatively anxious round of games, at least until the sixth game of the series.
After all, before Griffin was injured, the Clippers were the fourth best team in the Western Conference.
The key to the Hornets' victory, in their view, should be outside shooting and James Harden's performance.
But in the end, James Harden did play, but Anthony Davis also played a strong performance, which was not expected by experts.
In this round of the series, the Hornets also eliminated the Clippers 4-1 at the speed of light.
It could have been swept, but in the third game of the series, Griffin miraculously scored two consecutive three-pointers in the last minute, giving them their first victory back home.
But after that, the same thing didn't happen again, and the Clippers' trip to the playoffs ended with their good luck.
The Trail Blazers swept the Spurs 4-0.
Without Leonard, the tough Spurs can't support the entire team with just a "mature lady" like Paul Gasol. Under Aldridge and Oden, the Spurs won a game He didn't even win the game, so he was kicked out, ending his playoff run this season.
During the playoffs, news that Leonard was preparing to come back continued to spread, but Popovich's attitude and Leonard's silence attracted the attention of some media, and there were also a lot of gossip. ...
San Antonio is getting a little more volatile.
The Grizzlies and the Kings are the most anxious round of the series in the West, and even the Bucks and the Wizards are not as stalemate as they are.
The relationship between the Bucks and the Wizards is basically on the Bucks. If they are in a good state, they will basically win. If they are in a bad state, especially from the three-point line, they will basically lose.
The Grizzlies are not the same as the Kings this round of the series.
After the two sides played 4 games, each won a victory at the opponent's home court.
From the perspective of lineup comparison, each has its own advantages and disadvantages:
Gasol Jr. has the ability to limit Cousins, but when Cousins has a feeling, his restrictions are not so effective.But as long as he is in his rhythm, Cousins' performance is obviously not as impressive as in the regular season. Both sides belong to guys who are good at playing "downwind games". Whoever masters the rhythm first can take the initiative;
Mike Conley and Tyreke Evans are the other group of the "core duel". They belong to no one can do anything about it. It is his explosive power and impact that are rarely seen in the first position.The performance of these two people in the first 4 games is not bad. Mike Conley averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Tyreke Evans averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but they also won on both sides The key, but they are more concerned with their performance on key shots. Let's put it this way, both sides need the two of them to give a fatal blow at the critical moment, so these two people have hit "quasi absolute" in this round of the series. kill" performance.
In short, this round of the series is very exciting, just because there are no superstars on both sides, so the attention is lower than other series.
At this time, the league announced the "Best General Manager Award of the Season" and "Best Head Coach Award of the Season".
The "General Manager of the Season Award" belongs to Griffin.
In fact, this award already had its results at the end of last summer vacation.
In the case of Chris Bosh announcing his retirement, Carmelo Anthony was immediately introduced to make perfect reinforcements. What else can he say besides being awesome?
Of course, some media also said that it mainly depends on Li Wan's "championship attraction", because the current Griffin is no different from the original Donnie Walsh. Oh, no, there is still a little difference. Their positions It's different, one is the general manager of the New York Knicks, and the other is the general manager of the Columbus Explorers.
Facing the reporter's statement that "the best general manager was obtained by Li Wan", Griffin did not have any disgust, but directly said: "This is the fact. Any team with Li Wan can do well. Signing up, being the general manager of a team like this, there's only one problem..."
When he said this, Griffin paused, and seeing the curious eyes, he said, "What if the boss doesn't want to give me my next salary!"
This made the audience burst into laughter.
The "Head Coach of the Season" award belongs to Dwayne Casey of the Raptors.
There is not much suspense about this award. When the Raptors climbed to the second place in the Eastern Conference in the first month, when the general manager of the Raptors got George Paul from the Pacers, the Raptors' rise this year will be the same. Not a problem anymore.
The main condition for evaluating the "best head coach" is the team's record in the regular season.
The rise of the Kings this year is actually very objective, but in comparison, the Raptors are indeed better...
With the announcement of these two awards, the only remaining two teams in the first round have their results:
The Bucks, as their experts predicted, successfully eliminated the Wizards in Game [-] of the series.
After the Wizards were confirmed to be eliminated, "Howard slipped from his peak" once occupied the headlines of the major media...
After the loss, Howard faced the reporters' interviews, listening to their questions, he had a premonition that he was going to suffer, and when he saw the news the next day, he still felt like crying without tears.
It's been a long time since he dominated so many headlines on the same day.
However, he doesn't want such headlines either!
Originally, he was still waiting to sign a large "retirement contract" this summer... On the day he was traded to the Wizards, he looked at the "two guns in the backcourt" in the team, and felt that this wave was stable!
The result can be...
How did they meet the Bucks?
Howard feels like he just happened to be in the most embarrassing situation. If they meet the Columbus Explorers...no, the Raptors...it doesn't seem to work...the Bulls...
Howard thought of Derrick Rose's performance in the first round, yes, this is it!If only there was a Bulls!
I don't know if the Wizards will win or not, but even if they lose, the problem won't be on him.
Then wouldn't his hopes of signing a big contract be greatly increased?
Hey!
Just point your back!
Howard sorted out the whole thread.
Then he thought, it seems that since leaving Li Wan, his luck seems to have been bad!
Hey ~
I really shouldn't have "separated" from Li Wan back then!
Even though Howard had thought of regretting countless times, he didn't face up to his thought until this moment.
Well, it's not surprising, how can you think about whether you have made a mistake in the past when you are not in despair?
In the west, the Grizzlies and the Kings had a more tragic battle, but in the end they were more experienced and resilient, and the Grizzlies, who knew how to "below the top", had the last laugh in the "tie-break".
They completed the only time in this round of the series that they "below the top".
In the other series, the upstream team killed the lower-ranked team.
At this point, all the series in the first round of the playoffs are over, and the Columbus Explorers, who have rested for several days, finally waited for their opponents in the semifinals.
"Brother Antetokounmpo" said with ambition before the game: "We are eager to prove that we are different. This round of the game against the Columbus Explorers is proof that we will play this round of the series as the finals!"
Not only him, but other Bucks players are also full of such thoughts.
But it's quite normal. After all, in the first two seasons, they met Li Wan and his team in the playoffs, and were directly rubbed by them on the ground twice. The record of 8-0 is as embarrassing as it gets. How embarrassing!
Someone: Is this embarrassing?
Now that they have broken through the first round, they are more confident.
The media are also exaggerating this round of the series. Of course, they are tacitly not exaggerating in the direction of the "old enemy".
Those who come back and forth are called "old enemies", and those who are beaten unilaterally are generally called "sandbags"!
They hope that the Bucks can last longer this time!
Their attitude has also become one of the driving forces for the Bucks...
Of course, if they really want to say it, they also hope that the Bucks can use this as a motivation!
The game time is coming soon. Compared with the Bucks, the overall atmosphere of the Columbus Explorers is actually similar to that of the Celtics in the last round. The state is neither tense nor slack. normal heart.
The big screen at the scene gave the starting list of both sides:
"Columbus Explorers: Li Wan at No. [-], Wiggins at No. [-], Carmelo Anthony at No. [-], Sabonis Jr. at No. [-], Adams at No. [-];
Bucks: Bledsoe at No. [-], Middleton at No. [-], Jabari Parker at No. [-], Antetokounmpo at No. [-], Lopez at No. [-];”
It can be seen that the Bucks are really in a hurry.
After the first goal of the game, "Antetokounmpo" grabbed the initiative and immediately formed an offensive formation.
However, the Columbus Explorers retreated calmly and formed a defensive formation at the same time. Everyone also found their own defenders immediately.The momentum of the Bucks' "dark clouds pressing down on the situation" was easily resolved in this way.
It's like saying:
I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!
"Brother Antetokounmpo" has indeed matured a lot. Seeing that there was no chance to drill inside, he simply slowed down the offensive rhythm, commanded his teammates to settle down, and gave the ball to Bledsoe who came to respond.
"Blood Cloth" made a direct breakthrough when he took the ball. The rhythm change was very sudden, but Adams was standing in a high position. The moment he made a successful breakthrough, he immediately retreated to the basket and waited. Guang glanced at Li Wan behind him, and immediately made a jump shot.
"Dangdang!"
Bledsoe's original idea was to go directly to the basket, and although he has a shot, his ability to stop and jump shot is really not very strong. In addition, he is only 1 meters tall and his shots are very fast. This time In the end, it also ended in a strike...
Adams missed the first time to grab the rebound, immediately sank into his dantian, and took a standard horse stance.
Big Lopez stuck him and watched Li Wan rushing to grab the rebound from beside him.
In fact, the "Antetokounmpo" next to him also rushed over, but when he predicted the trajectory of the rebound, his judgment was a little off, and the ball was successfully snatched by Li Wan.
The Columbus Explorers quickly fought back.
The gap between "Brother Antetokounmpo" and Li Wan is also reflected in this ball.
The Bucks also returned to defense very quickly. Budenholzer has indeed successfully "spurred" the team's defense, but in the same situation, Li Wan saw that his teammates had no chance in the frontcourt, so he raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. ball.
The ball went straight into the basket.
It was Middleton who was defending him. Because he was afraid that he would break through, and he had no time to defend, when he retreated, he deliberately opened a long distance from Li Wan.
Unexpectedly, Li Wan shot so resolutely!
3-0!
The damn projection...
"Brother Antetokounmpo" watched Li Wan easily throw into the basket, and cursed in his heart.
Scolding is scolding, but his eyes are full of envy.
If I can have such a projection ability, how invincible I will be!
"It's okay, it's okay, fight ours, fight ours!"
Li Wan came up and made a three-pointer, which aroused the cheers of the audience. Budenholzer hurried to the field, hoping that his voice could stabilize the morale of the army.
I don't know if it will have any effect, but "Brother Antetokounmpo" became a lot more determined in the next attack frame, and at the same time he was a little edgy, but because of his determination, he found a chance to attack the frame instead. After all, Adams is " "Heavy tanks", don't have that good frame movement speed.
The ball crashed into the basket.
2-3!
(End of this chapter)