CIATB Chapter 131 Stopping the Eastern Conference Finals and Did Li Wan Make Kevin Garnett Cry?
Chapter 131 Stopping the Eastern Conference Finals and Did Li Wan Make Kevin Garnett Cry?
Chapter 131 Stopping the Eastern Conference Finals and Did Li Wan Make Kevin Garnett Cry?
In the second game of the series, the Magic exposed the lack of strength of their bench.
On the bench of the Celtics, there are Eddie House, James Posey and "Alien" Cassell; on the bench of the Magic, the only person who can be named is Ken Yang Dulin, although there is still a future "Polish Hammer", but in the regular season this season, he only played 6 games, and each game only played 6.8 minutes. Now he is a "hammer".
Among the teams that have not been eliminated in the East and West Finals, the Magic's bench is definitely the weakest, and none of them...
And at this stage of the playoffs, they are basically the seed players of the finals, armed from head to toe, and the Magic are also armed, but it may only be a set of armor.
It's not just the Magic that has such a problem. It takes time for the newly-promoted powerhouses to settle down.
Just like that, the Celtics easily got off to a 2-0 start.
But the media in Boston couldn't laugh...
Not only because of Li Wan, but also because of the first two rounds of the playoffs, Boston also dealt with their opponents very simply, but when they came to the away game, they started to lose again.
They have all entered the Eastern Conference finals, and the Celtics, as the "king of the king" with 64 wins, have not won an away game.
This is not just an "away game bug", it is simply an "away game pus".
So, in the end, we have to wait for the Magic to finish playing at home on May 5th.
On May 5, Game 16 of the Western Conference Finals kicked off. After the Lakers successfully won 2 home games, they headed to San Antonio. At the same time, the NBA's annual lottery also officially arrived.
The bottom five in the league last season were: the Heat, the Sonics, the Grizzlies, the Clippers and the New York Knicks...
Among them, the highest probability of winning the No. 15 lottery is naturally the Heat with a record of only 67 wins and [-] losses in the regular season.
Pat Riley's play is insane.
The probability is there, but the "magic operator" is still not at ease, and sent a capable man Dwyane Wade to participate in the lottery meeting. I hope he can be the same as in the 06 finals, and there will be one rush!
The other four teams with the lowest record sent what they saw as "lucky things":
The person representing Seattle in the lottery is Kevin Durant, a temperamental man whom he hasn't seen for a long time;
The person who participated in the lottery on behalf of the Grizzlies was Mike Conley;
The person who draws lots on behalf of the Clippers is "Lord Baylor" who "doesn't have that kind of fate, and still doesn't believe in fate";
The New York Knicks, which were officially overthrown and rebuilt in the middle of the season, came with the newly appointed head coach Mike D'Antoni based on the idea of "new people, new things, new luck". ——The day after the Suns were eliminated, Steve Kerr decisively fired Mike D'Antoni. He felt that his thinking was fine. The problem was D'Antoni. Hit "run and bomb".
Unfortunately, these people did not bring good luck to their respective teams.
The No. 1.7 pick is still the same as what Li Wan knew, and it belongs to the Chicago Bulls with only a [-]% probability.
Miami is still the same as before, getting the second pick in the first round.
quite high...
It's just that Li Wan estimated that Pat Riley's face should be ugly.
Such a big old man, and his status in the world is also there, David Stern can play as he says, without giving him any face.
That!
Don't blame me for being ruthless!
In the dim room, Pat Riley slammed the chess set in front of him.
Clear the board at once...
I declare... stop playing!
Chicago has an extra group of carnival fans. In order to celebrate this day's great event, many fans also like to mention "prison tour". "City of Sin" is especially sinful on this day.
It's really... happy, kill me to add to everyone's fun.
On May 5, the Magic started the third game of the series with the Celtics.
The Spurs, who also fell behind 0 to 2 yesterday, returned to the home court and successfully pulled back a game, rewriting the big score to 2 to 1.
Coupled with the fact that the Boston Celtics have not won an away game so far, Orlando, from the media to the fans, thinks this is a good sign.
So when the Celtics entered the field early, they watched as a group of bids to sell Seoul.
Sun Zhengping in the cctv-5 studio also felt this way, he frowned: "It feels like the Celtics didn't sleep well last night!"
When the Magic team, especially Li Wan, came out, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Look, I don't know, I thought the Celtics were 0-2 behind, and the Magic team will definitely win this game tonight." Already!"
Director Zhang didn't say a word to Su Qun, but when he heard Sun Zhengping say "I've won for sure", his expression was as outrageous as it could be.
This match hasn't even been played yet, is it sure to win?
Grandson, we can get "justice"!
Sun Zhengping said "auspicious words", and the game officially started, with both sides starting the game:
Celtics: Rajon Rondo at position [-], Ray Allen at position [-], Paul Pierce at position [-], Kevin Garnett at position [-], Perkins at position [-];
Magic: Li Wan at No. [-], Bogans at No. [-], Turkoglu at No. [-], Lewis at No. [-], Howard at No. [-];
Howard jumped off the ball firmly in the contest with Kevin Garnett.
The Magic's first strike.
After Li Wan took the ball, it could be seen that not only the Celtics players on the court were nervous, but Rivers and Thibodeau off the court also stood more upright than usual.
That's how Li Wan was treated in this round of the series.
As long as he gets the ball, he must be the Celtics' key target.
Li Wan held the ball against Rajon Rondo, and after attracting a double-team from the wing, he distributed the ball to Turkoglu.
The Turks have it.
3-0!
Li Wan's set of breakout goals has now been added to the Magic's "offensive package".Because he can pass Howard inside, and he can set up three pitchers outside the three-point line.
The choice is too wide...
Well, the standard Magic version of "one star and four shots" play.
Originally, the effect could not be achieved until Nelson Jr. grew up further in the 08-09 season. This time, because of Li Wan's arrival, the Magic team worked it out ahead of time.
Rajon Rondo looked at Li Wan who was "watching from a distance", his "poker face" was expressionless.
Not only is there no expression on his face, but his heart is also expressionless.
Life is like,,, if you can't resist, you just lie down.
Besides, there are some things that I gradually get used to...
Not only get used to it, but also comfort yourself...
He is so far away from me, not because I can't shoot, but because I can break through too well.
Now Rajon Rondo, if he sees that the opponent is not a "telescope" defense, he will be surprised.
Little thing, I must have not listened carefully in class.
No breakthrough, no double-team, no double-team, after Rajon Rondo directed his teammates to land, he gave the ball to Paul Pierce on the wing.
I have no idea of attacking myself.
Turkoglu intercepted the first time.
Defense has never been the strong point of "Turkish Agent", especially after being transferred to the third position. He has no explosive power and slow pace. When he encounters those explosive animals, he has nothing to do.
For example, in the first round of this year's playoffs, Moon, who defended without the ability to hold the ball, was taken advantage of by the opponent's slow pace and made several cuts.
But well...
Playing the Celtics series so far, he has been very successful defending Paul Pierce.
His advantage is that he has rough skin and thick flesh, and can resist.
It just happened to restrain Paul Pierce's "floor flow" style of play.
That is to say, Turkoglu's explosive power is really close, otherwise the restraint is really not just a little bit!
Barely resisting into the high post, Paul Pierce turned over for a jumper, attracted Bogans on the wing, and immediately threw the ball into Ray Allen's hands.
"Shh!"
3-3, the point difference was tied.
Ray Allen has made 10 [-]-pointers in the first two games of the series.
The voices that said in the first two rounds that he was "the lowest contribution among the Big Three" were completely gone.
Looking at the state of this game, it seems that it will be another game with a sense of presence.
Bogans shook his head, the ball almost flew over his fingernails, and he almost intercepted it.
Li Wan patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, the game has just begun."
His words fell into Bogans' ears, as if with magical power, and the latter was revived with full blood.
The ball was given to Turkoglu in the frontcourt, and Li Wan began to run without the ball. Bogans, who had just been encouraged, suddenly made a counter-run cover during the move. Li Wan successfully got rid of Rajon Rondo's pursuit. A three-pointer from the bottom corner.
6-3!
Once Li Wan scored, the entire arena was immediately filled with cheers.
Thibodeau in front of the Celtics jumped as if his tail had been stepped on: "Switch quickly, the opposite side has crossed positions, can't you react to this?"
It's strange to say...
The quality of the Celtics' rotations at home is pretty good.
This time, even if Bogans' cover was given suddenly, Li Wan would not be completely let go.
It was the Celtics' turn to attack again.
The Magic concentrated a lot of defensive resources in the mid-range. Paul Pierce had no choice but to push the defense and break through the basket.
Howard let him know with a big hat, the magic team's restricted area, you are so brave, you will sell it!
The ball was in Li Wan's hands, the offense and defense were switched, and Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen's retreat speed was quite fast.Li Wan simply gave up the fast break with the ball.
However, just when the Celtics thought that the Magic were going to land first, Li Wan, who held the ball beyond the three-point line, raised his hand and shot.Rajon Rondo was glancing to the side from the corner of his eye, and Li Wan's shot was somewhat caught off guard.
When he raised his hand, the ball had already flown from Li Wan's hand.
9-3!
Magic open with 3 3-pointers...
Called a timeout directly to the Celtics.
Director Zhang is not surprised.
In the third game of the series, Li Wan gradually gained a nickname, "Two goals must stop".
It means that as long as Li Wan makes two consecutive goals, the Celtics will definitely call a timeout, which is a little exaggerated compared to the actual situation.But it did happen a few times that Li Wan had just scored two goals and immediately called a timeout.
The most outrageous one was in the first quarter of the last game, when Li Wan missed 4 shots in the front and just scored [-] goals in [-] consecutive rounds, the Celtics immediately called a timeout resolutely.
Even if they were leading by 8 points...
Sun Zhengping took this opportunity to ask: "Director Zhang, please briefly comment on the opening of the Magic team today..."
The favorite "Zhang Guidance Class" started again: "The Magic team played very reasonable at the beginning, shooting inside and outside, playing very reasonable, INSIDE OUT, pass out and fight back, pass out and fight back, you rush, he defends, and then Points, outside shots and hit rate, such a team is very difficult to defend..."
The others didn't know, but Sun Zhengping's face was full of satisfaction anyway.
After the timeout passed, Li Wan, who felt good, returned to the field and continued to strengthen his personal attack.
He scored 9 points in a single quarter.
Under his play, the Magic also ended the first quarter with a 29-22 lead.
The Eastern Conference finals played three games, this is the first time the Magic lead into the second quarter.
After finishing this section, Li Wan had a feeling...
No wonder the Celtics haven't won an away game.
This defensive quality is at least a notch worse than when they were at home.
As for the reason, Li Wan really doesn't know, the people are still these people...
But there is one thing that he knows.
No wonder the Celtics haven't won an away game.
A team that relies on defense to win, but the quality of defense has declined in the away game. How can it win?
And, they have all the home court advantage.At the beginning of the series, we "military trained" our opponents for two games. After helping them adapt to the high intensity, I couldn't produce that level of defensive quality...
According to the NBA's theory of relativity, this is a "weakness" for yourself!
In the second quarter, Li Wan sensed the change in the opponent's defensive formation and was extremely targeted at his breakthrough. He did not hesitate and immediately handed over the ball.
The offensive end is dominated by running without the ball.
As for the defensive end, he volunteered to defend Ray Allen.
Cut off the "life-saving straw" of the Celtics.
In the first quarter, the Magic once led to double digits. Ray Allen made two consecutive shots, a three-pointer and a three-pointer stepping on the line, keeping the point difference at double digits.
Bogans is 1 meters tall, and Li Wan is 96cm taller than him, and has better explosive power.
The most crucial point...
Do you understand what a wingspan of 2 meters is?
When Ray Allen saw Li Wan coming up from the opposite side, his expression suddenly became tense.
He soon discovered that his nervousness was not without reason.
At 4 minutes and 15 seconds of the second quarter, he made his first shot in the second quarter. He felt that the space opened up was good enough and the shot was fast enough, but Li Wan insisted on touching the ball.
Although he couldn't shoot it directly, the ball fell into Howard's hands without even touching the basket.
Ray Allen put his hands on his hips, numb...
Turkoglu "dealed" Li Wan for the Magic. Compared with Ray Allen, Li Wan was obviously less afraid.
Too……
Ray Allen's height is only 1 meters, and his wingspan is even worse, only 96 meters.
As long as Li Wan pays attention to the distance between himself and Ray Allen, he can shoot directly by raising his hand.
"Shh!"
And he was in really good form tonight, before the first half was over, he had already scored 3 3-pointers.
The difference is 10 points.
Rivers boiled "chicken soup" on the sidelines, and Thibodeau pushed "Alien" Cassel to the first position.
Compared to Rajon Rondo, this guy has a shot.
He proved this in the first round of playing. After the "community old man" dribbled the ball slowly for half the court, facing Bogans, he suddenly raised his hand from a high position and scored head-on...
Bogans is obviously not used to this kind of attack, which is obviously different from the offensive rhythm of most other players.
Relying on the game of brain, this kind of player is more suitable for Li Wan to defend.
And that's Thibodeau's idea...
Forcing Li Wan to go back to defend the No. [-] position.
Ray Allen is currently the Celtics player with the highest scoring average in this round of the series, scoring 28 and 22 points in the two games respectively.
If he shuts down on the offensive end, it will be even worse for the Celtics, who are not rich in offensive firepower.
but……
Stan Van Gundy ignored his change at all.
"Alien" is 39 years old, and "Coach Anxi" does not believe that tonight's Magic team can make a little old man die alive.
Among other things, does he have the stamina to shoot 25 shots?
"Shh!"
Of course, the most important point is that the Magic have been scoring, and the point difference is wide enough to allow him to observe for a while.
No, Lewis made another one!
The number of three-pointers he made in the first half also came to 2.
The Celtics' defense is therefore more passive.
Kevin Garnett, who is the core of the defense, has been helping Perkins in this round of the series, otherwise Howard will have to shake the sky.
But that was when Lewis didn't open...
Now that "Mr. Billion" has scored two three-pointers, he naturally cannot turn a blind eye.
That means he has to follow Lewis to the three-point line.
As soon as he left, Howard's eyes on Perkins changed immediately.
In this round of the series, because of Kevin Garnett's defense, Howard has been using the Celtics, the "meat bucket" Perkins, who has nothing but meat.
In the first two games, one had 12 points and the other had 11 points.
His numbers haven't been this miserable in a long time.
Right now, there is only one Perkins by his side, and he feels it is necessary to stand up and "raise a glass".
Perkins said that if you "raise a glass", you "raise a glass", why is there a "glass" after "a glass"?Leave my "unlimited refills", right?
Internal and external troubles, at the end of the first half, the Magic's leading score was as high as 15 points.
If Ray Allen hadn't hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, I'm afraid the point difference would be even bigger.
Stan Van Gundy looks at the Magic's team stats from the first half.
Made 15 of 10 three-pointers...
8-for-6 from the paint...
This "prosperity" is what he saw in his dream, the most perfect appearance of the Magic team.
Li Wan scored a team-high 15 points in the first half. In the second half, his hand felt a little ups and downs, but after making 6 of 2 shots, he successfully opened the "Nervous Knife" badge.
After his research during this period of time, the uncertainty of opening the "Nervous Knife" badge is higher than before.
At present, 8 to 12 goals are likely to open the "nervous knife".
The number of consecutive throws turned on is almost in this range...
The Celtics, who were already useless to play, became even more useless after Li Wan turned on the "Nerve Knife".
In particular, Stan Van Gundy ignored Thibodeau's adjustment to replace the "Alien" in the first half, so that the Celtics' substitute rotation lineup has no one to stand out.
Cassell, 39, is really just a firefighter.
The fourth quarter is 4 minutes and 7 seconds, and the score is still more than 15 minutes away!
The Magic have replaced Li Wan and others to drink Gatorade on the bench.
Since the second round, this is the first time the Magic have played "garbage time".
But that's "one star and four stars"...
Similar to the three-point shooting style of the later "small ball era", once the touch is opened, even the "Big Three" of the Celtics can only look at the dazzling 20-point difference and sit in a daze off the court.
108 to 87, this score made the Boston media want to be quiet...
Although it has been expected for a long time, the away game may lose, but it can be slaughtered by 20 points...
They really did not expect it!
The "New York Times" came with a question that hit the soul: "Celtics, do you really have the heart of a championship?"
This sentence caused a lot of discussion from the outside world.
The Celtics entered the playoffs, and they have stumbled too much along the way, not at all what the "Big Three" should have.
Right now, he was slaughtered for 20 points...
No matter how you look at it, you don't have the temperament of a championship.
It can be seen that these words really deeply stimulated the Celtics. In the fourth game of the series, although these guys still did not show their defensive dominance at home.
But on the offensive end, Boston's "Big Three" all found themselves tonight.
After all, they are all stars who have averaged more than 24 points per game in a single season. Relying on their different offensive firepower, they dragged the score to the end.
The Magic, which ended up making 18 three-pointers in the last game, made another 19 in this game, but this time they failed to beat the Celtics.
In the last 5 seconds of the game, the Magic had the ball, and the two sides fought to a 95-95 tie.
Rajon Rondo, who has been in the role of "dealer" in this round of the series, was shocked.
The chance for revenge has come!
In the "Christmas War" and the Rookie Challenge, he lost to Li Wan in the last two tactical games. This time, he will definitely win back!
Looking at the Magic's data sheet again, Rajon Rondo determined that the ball would go to Li Wan or Turkoglu, who are currently in the best condition.
"Lewis must be a bait!"
"Howard's alley-oop is also very likely..."
He muttered softly, took the tactical board that Thibodeau offered to hand over, and formulated the defense for the last round.
The result can be...
He guessed wrong, and the Magic gave Bogans the last chance to attack.
After Li Wan attracted Ray Allen's defense, Bogans immediately cut to the basket. Turkoglu gave him the ball and scored a layup.
To say that this lore goal is really thrilling...
It can be seen from the referee's replay that as long as it is 0.2 seconds later, the ball will be considered a timeout.
It can really be said that...
luck!
But sometimes victory is not accompanied by some luck?
Bogans who completed the lore let out a roar.
From this round of the series to now, his pressure is really too great.
The biggest pot of the Magic's losses in the first two rounds is on his back...
Tonight, he finally became a hero!
In fact, the plan that Van Gundy made at the beginning was really in Rajon Rondo's idea. Li Wan was the No.1 pick, and Turkoglu was the second pick.
The two of them are not only the ball-handling core of this team, but also the two best offensive players on this team tonight.
But Li Wan, who knew that Rajon Rondo was powerful, finally raised his hand to express his opinion. —Here's to Bogans!
It's not that I want him to make up for his mistakes, this reason is too ridiculous...
There are three main reasons:
First, the Magic team and the opponent's score are tied, even if they don't score, there will be overtime;
Second, in the case where the Magic can win even if they only score one point, the magic team's lore is not necessarily a three-pointer or a mid-range shot...
Third, Rajon Rondo is definitely a "tactical master". Letting the most unexpected person to end the game this night is the most sure offensive opportunity.
Moreover, Li Wan and the others are obviously better than Bogans in pulling formations, and he may even be released in the end.
The result also proved that Li Wan's idea was not wrong...
In the last-minute game, Rajon Rondo lost!
His expression is even more depressed than the Magic team slaughtered them by 20 points two days ago.
Li Wan, who scored the team's highest 25 points in the last game, scored another 22 points in this game. It was also a long time since he scored 20 points in two consecutive games.
Howard was not so happy tonight. In the last game, he added 20 to 10. In this game, he only added 14 to 10. Listening to Li Wan passing by the sidelines, sporadic "MVP" sounded.
He couldn't really smile.
Even in the face of the media...
But what he didn't expect was that his abnormal appearance was interpreted by the media as: "Warcraft" has grown up!
"He knows that even if they get two games back, the score between them and the Celtics will still be tied 2-2. They still have the most difficult battle of Tianwangshan to fight, and now is far from the time to relax!"
Li Wan was a little surprised when he saw these comments, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Howard really seemed to have something on his mind these days.
Is it possible...
Did it really make me develop a "championship heart"?
shouldn't be...
I haven't changed him yet!
Li Wan is not "Sister Li"...
Howard was also a little surprised.
I just put on a straight face in front of the media, how did I become responsible?
Just like that, with a score of 2 to 2, the Celtics continued their embarrassing "away game" and returned to Boston.
Fortunately, the news from the west gave them a little more peace of mind.
The Spurs pulled 2 games in a row at their home court.
In this way, the Western Conference finals are also tied 2-2, and the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" will also be played.
In the words of Director Zhang...
This game looks great!
See how the two sides fight wits and courage!
5 month 20 day.
At the same time as the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in the Western Conference Finals, the league announced the NBA's best lineup for the 07-08 season:
"Best team: Chris Paul, Kobe, LeBron, Kevin Garnett, Howard;
Best Second Team: Deron Williams, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming;
Best three teams: McGrady, Li Wan, Paul Pierce, Boozer, Stoudemire;”
……
"Best Defensive Team: Shane Battier, Kobe Bryant, Camby, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan;
Best Defensive Second Team: Bruce Bowen, Raja Bell, Howard, Chris Paul, Prince"
……
The best defensive team is no different from the original.
It's just that Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier switched positions.
I don't know if Li Wan's slap has cast a shadow. Now that Bowen is defending, he really doesn't dare to be so "shady". Plummeting, Shane Battier achieved a go-ahead and was selected for the first round.
His performance is indeed enough for a while...
The Rockets' back line this year is Alston and Tracy McGrady. On the defensive end, he is really "a shit and a piss", "being a father and a mother", which is really not easy.
If the best team...
As Li Wan expected, Yao Ming, who was not injured this season, replaced Stoudemire and became the best second team, while Stoudemire, who was originally the best second team, fell to the third team.
Dayao this time can be regarded as revenge for being overwhelmed by Stoudemire because of his poor record last season and not being selected for the first team.
But what he didn't expect was that he also made it to the best team, even though it was only the best third team...
But it's not easy!
The last rookie player who entered the best team after his debut was Tim Duncan in the 97-98 season.
Of course, the "Stone Buddha" is much more powerful, and it will be the best when it debuts...
It is equivalent to saying that they were the five most powerful players in the season at that time...
You are a rookie!
It is also understandable why in the 96-97 season, the league would fail in large numbers.
Compared with him, Li Wan seems to be nothing special, only three rounds.
But you must know that historical-level rookies such as LeBron James, Allen Iverson, and Carmelo Anthony, who averaged 20 plus per game in their rookie season, failed to do this.
and so……
Scary enough!
Anyway, Li Wanyi really didn't think that he would enter the best team at first.
However, now that he entered, Li Wan thought about it carefully, the original best third team player who was squeezed out by him...
Like Manu Ginobili?
他这个赛季的数据是场均19.5分4.5篮板4.8助攻，相比之下，李万的场均19.6分4.3篮板6.9助攻1抢断0.8盖帽，好像也没什么劣势，反而还多了一些微弱的优势。
and……
He is just a "best sixth man", how can he compare with Li Wantangtang's starter?
Immediately, Li Wan felt that he was qualified to win this award, because with Dwyane Wade, a super guard who was reimbursed for the season due to injury, the competition for guards this year was not so fierce.
Of course, if Li Wan thinks about "his entering the best third team" from the perspective of David Stern, there are two words without a doubt:
heat!
Li Wan did not guess wrong...
When David Stern wrote Li Wan's name on the best third team, he looked surprised at the joke and said lightly: "It has been a long time since there has been a phenomenon-level rookie in the NBA..."
Back then, LeBron James was hot enough because of the various promotions given to him by Nike, and it was enough for David Stern to give him the "best rookie". The "Best Rookie Award" has already caused quite a bit of controversy.
Because in the summer of 03, Yao Ming lost to Stoudemire because of his poor record.
LeBron, who is not as good as Carmelo Anthony, has won the "Rookie of the Year"...
Isn't this clearly telling the world that LeBron James is the "future King"?
Under such circumstances, if the "best team" is given, the public opinion will not be too noisy?
Can Stern not understand the reason that too much is too much?
Now Li Wan's situation is different.
Whether it's his own performance, or the team's record when he was in the two teams, including the popularity, he can give him a push.
Especially right now, as he said, the league hasn't had a phenomenal rookie for a long time.
From Tim Duncan in the 97-98 season to Li Wan in the 07-08 season, exactly ten years!
Li Wan didn't expect that he could enter, let alone the outside media.
Obviously, the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in the Western Conference Finals is about to start at night, but the media are all talking about Li Wan.
As a rookie who successfully entered the All-NBA team in another rookie season after Tim Duncan, Orlando Multimedia is naturally not stingy with various praises, and almost praised Li Wan as "Jordan in his rookie season".
As for the New York media and the Los Angeles media, as always, one "whipped the corpse" and the other "pained painfully"...
Fortunately, that night, the Lakers won the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" and got the match point, otherwise, it would be "more pain"!
What's worth mentioning is that Howard, who likes to mention "first and second defense", finally showed a smiling expression, because Orlando Multimedia called him "the cornerstone of the team" and "the unshakable foundation of the Magic"!
After his status in the team was recognized, he immediately "turned from cloudy to sunny", and his big boy's smile returned.
But the smile didn't last long.
Not long after the game started that night, Howard shut himself down.
Not only is he shutting himself out, but as the Celtics return home, the suffocating sense of defensive pressure has returned.
The Magic are basically all autistic...
In the first two games, Lewis hit 7 three-pointers with a shooting rate as high as 50%. Tonight, Lewis made 6 of 1 shots.
Li Wan was also restricted by the Celtics' timely defense change...
However, under the high-intensity defense, Li Wan, who missed seven or eight consecutive shots, activated the "Nerve Knife" badge, and hit two three-pointers in three minutes. With two mid-range shots, Rivers called three in a row. Pause, but it didn't affect his feel.
I was so anxious that I almost cried...
Fortunately, Thibodeau adjusted the lineup in time, the defense worked, and when Li Wan's "nervous knife" badge arrived, the Celtics won the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" without any risk.
Li Wan scored 20 points, the third consecutive game to score 20 points. Unfortunately, with all the members of the Magic team stretching their hips, his performance is similar to "Jingwei filling the sea", which is not enough to look at.
However, ESPN's reporter said in the report the next day that "Li Wan can leave North Shore Garden with his head held high."
Because in addition to 20 points, Li Wan also had the highest 6 rebounds since the series, and the team's highest 7 assists, plus 2 steals.
Really try my best!
The Celtics, holding the match point, came to Orlando again.
However, they are still one game away from entering the finals. Even if they come to the away game this time, the sense of oppression on the defensive end still exists.
It's normal to think about it...
The three old guys who add up to 100 years old and haven't touched the floor of the finals are facing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
You said, can they not be full of enthusiasm?
The Magic continued the decline of the last game in Boston, falling behind from the beginning, and never leading once at halftime.
When the second half began, the Celtics' defensive quality was even better.
Seeing that the point difference behind is almost reaching 10 points.
There is only one quarter left in the game.
Rivers felt stable, and the expression on his face gradually eased.
I also cursed secretly in my heart: I see who will dare to say that the reversal in the first round of the 03 playoffs is my problem!
Look at the changers, I'm in the finals immediately!
But just when he thought he was about to wash away his shame.
On the field...
Bogans fell to the ground again during the chase, clutching his ankle in pain. ——Don’t ask why it’s him again. Hamilton just suffered in the last round of defense, and now he meets Ray Allen, who is more ruthless. ...that is really unbearable.
And this time it was obviously much more serious. The team doctor touched his foot lightly, and he twitched in pain...
Ray Allen's counter-run was indeed too ruthless!
Therefore, Li Wan started the "30% state" increase again.
Two consecutive 3-pointers made Rivers look serious again.
Thibodeau also quickly called a timeout...
When the game was off, Kevin Garnett and Pierce kept looking up at Li Wan's replay on the big screen.
Why did this guy look so familiar with these two unreasonable three-pointers just now?
Seems like I've seen...
They are not the only ones who feel this way.
The Magic fans at the scene stood up at once...
Are you coming?
Li Wan came to answer after a timeout, yes, the "Magic Jordan" who defeated the Pistons is here again!
Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo were picked up by him one by one.
Amidst the louder and louder cheers in the stadium, Li Wan scored goals one after another, successfully helping the team complete the reversal before the end of the game.
During the period, the "Big Three" broke out their "will to survive" and fought back frantically. Li Wan encountered greater resistance on both offense and defense than the Pistons before. It was not until the last minute of the game that he killed the game with a three-pointer.
100:91.
Li Wan once again put on a crazy final show, scoring 20 points in a single quarter, helping the team to defend the last home game of the series with difficulty.
The big score came to 3 to 3, and it was tied again!
At this time, the cheers at the scene have become unified:
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
This is the second time that Li Wan heard the "MVP" from the Orlando fans on a large scale...
This time at Amway Arena!
At this moment, Li Wan, who was sitting on the ground waiting for his teammates to pull him up, seemed to overcome all difficulties, guard the city-state, and wait for the "king" to be crowned.
"Good job, buddy!"
Howard had complicated thoughts, so he stepped forward to help Li Wan immediately.
The second time I saw Li Wan stand up and perform "impossible" at the team's crisis moment, he felt...
This is what Li Wan deserves...
When I show a more convincing performance, Orlando will also remember that I am the master of this city!
Howard has decided to continue training this summer.
A player who endangered his team's absolute core position appeared, and he had to work harder...
If Li Wan knew that he had forced out Howard's aggressiveness in this way, he would undoubtedly be very happy.
As for now, looking at the back of the Celtics leaving the field lonely, watching the crazy Orlando people in the field, and looking at the microphone handed in front of him, he murmured softly, but it was enough to pass through the microphone: "Who hasn't been here yet?" The heart of a champion!"
The media coverage the next day was completely insane!
In just half a month, Li Wan actually staged such a crazy yet familiar "end show" again...
Although compared to last time's 28 points in the final quarter, this time it was only 20 points in the final quarter, and he didn't shoot the opponent as hard as the last game. It took until the last half minute to decide the winner. If Turkoglu made a free throw I'm afraid it will be the last 20 seconds or even 10 seconds...
But the opponent is the Celtics with 64 victories after all, a stronger opponent, but Li Wan still staged a similar show!
This newcomer...
It's too crazy, right?
The nickname "Crazy Li" was officially launched.
The Los Angeles media, who were still celebrating the Lakers' entry into the Finals just yesterday, felt pain again.
In addition, more media began to consider the possibility of the Magic entering the finals.
Li Wan looked at these reports, but didn't think it was possible.
Among other things, Bogans confirmed that it was a soft tissue contusion this time.
This man who ran nearly a hundred and eight thousand miles in two rounds is really useless...
Definitely won't be able to play the next game.
Although Bogans' tactical status in the team is not high, he is still the main force at the second position. Without him, the Magic's bench would have to be transferred from the Magic's bench.
Then there is only one Arroyo left on the Magic bench...
The bench simply couldn't hold up.
In addition, when the "Big Three" of the Celtics left, there was fire in their eyes. They also had the reason of "never lost at home in the playoffs" to support their beliefs.
Their hearts are not scattered, and the Magic have no chance of winning.
The final result is that the Celtics used suffocating defense to defend the Magic to only 70 points. Although they only scored 80 points, it can be seen that the Magic have concentrated all their energy on defense. How hard it is to score.
Li Wan scored 13 points and Turkoglu scored 15 points. They are the only two players in the Magic who have scored more than 10 points.
Miserable is just one word, and the Magic are too miserable to say.
Immediately after the game ended, "Old Wolf King" Kevin Garnett couldn't restrain his emotions, covered his face with his hands, and cried out.
From 95 to 08, in his 13-year career, he is finally going to touch the floor of the finals.
Crying and crying, he suddenly thought of the rookie on the opposite side who impressed him, as a senior in the league, what should he say.
Ever since, the "Wolf King" walked up to Li Wan with red eyes, looked at that young face, unconsciously thought of himself at that time, and his emotions came up again, sobbing, "The future is yours."
As he said that he wanted to hug Li Wan, Li Wan watched him cry with snot and tears, and finally chose to wipe him with a white towel.
I don't know how many media have recorded this scene...
It was originally a very friendly interaction between seniors and juniors of the alliance.
But it was passed on, and 10 years later, Youmeng Xin posted this photo in Hupu and asked:
"Who won the Magic or the Celtics in 08? How does this photo look like Li Wan is comforting Garnett by beating Garnett to tears?"
……
There is no way, some things are passed on, and it will gradually go astray like this...
Li Wan followed the team to leave the field and walked into the player tunnel of the away team. He looked back at the center of the field.
The loss of the first series in his career, the "tie-break" loss to the "Big Three" seems to be quite satisfactory.
Li Wan doesn't have that kind of paranoia about the champion, he is very clear that this is not his era, more importantly...
Just do your best, don't you just ask for a clear conscience in everything~
After returning to the locker room to get his things, Li Wan has already adjusted from the playoff mode to the vacation mode. After a busy season, he is going to take a week off for himself.
But at this time the phone rang, Li Wan picked it up and looked at it.
- Kobe Bryant!
Li Wan picked it up: "A Ferrari..."
"..." Kobe was silent, and then he said for a while, "You know what I'm going to say?"
"You? Just you?"
Immediately after the end of this match, I rushed over...
Want to ask what can I not know?
Li Wan cursed in his heart, and then said: "I want to know the weakness of the Celtics from me...a Ferrari!"
(End of this chapter)