plumnovel Chapter 253 Eastern Conference finals, the Nets again!
Chapter 253 Eastern Conference finals, the Nets again!
Chapter 253 Eastern Conference finals, the Nets again!
"The Nets again?"
The Bucks have swept their opponents in two consecutive rounds of the playoffs. Naturally, they are waiting for another outstanding opponent early in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the end, it was unexpected and reasonable to see the Nets break out of the tight encirclement.
The Nets were very aggressive at the beginning of this season, but because the lineup did not change much, and the boss did not show the spirit of spending a lot of money, this made the Bucks subconsciously ignore this opponent who had more influence on them in the regular season.
Before the end of the regular season, the Nets were overtaken by the Pacers, which made the Bucks have this idea even more.
However, it was the Nets, the old opponent of last season, who was very close to the Eastern Conference finals.
It is said that the matchup in the second half of the Eastern Conference playoffs is much more exciting than the mediocre first half.
The Nets' opponent in the first round is the Magic led by Tracy McGrady!
This year, McGrady is a bit fierce, winning the league scoring title with an average of 30+ points per game, and brought the Magic to the playoffs with the sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
After entering the playoffs, McGrady also started the unparalleled mowing mode. He won two home games in a row against the Nets as soon as he came up, which made New Jersey children dare not cry at night.
But after moving to Orlando, the Amway Center, the home of the Magic, Rivers said he could do it too.
Rivers is still a new coach these days. In addition to destroying the Magic's plan to recruit Duncan, Rivers also gave McGrady weight training.
And the entire league knows that Tracy McGrady is born with a curvature of the spine...
Originally, the Magic could win the first home game logically, but was finally pulled back by the Nets.
Finally, McGrady scored 4 points in G42 and led the team to win the battle of Tianwangshan, helping the Magic to get the match point ahead of time.
I don't want the legendary coach Rivers in the team. Rivers launched the undercover magic skill that was reversed 3-1 for the first time.
McGrady said that the playoffs are too deep for him to grasp.
As a result, the Nets returned to New Jersey to make persistent efforts and won G5. When the Magic returned home, they failed to keep their home court advantage and were chased by the Nets to three points.
McGrady was blocked and injured by Kenyon Martin when he broke through in G7. Even though McGrady was slightly injured and continued to lead the team on the field, the Magic lacked a second scoring point and eventually lost.
The Nets, who were close to the second round, met the Pacers, who were one higher than them in the regular season.
The Pacers defeated the 4ers 1-75 early, waiting for the arrival of the Nets.
The Pacers won two home games while the Nets were exhausted, but the Nets were quite tenacious in the next two away games.
First, relying on the touch of an outside pitcher to score a morale-boosting point, and then relying on the team's defense, they defended the Pacers' lore at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, and won again with a one-point advantage.
In the next two games, the two teams took advantage of home court advantage to win the game.
However, because the G7 Pacers had no secrets about the penalty scale in the previous games, Reggie Miller couldn't help challenging the referee when the score fell behind in the second quarter.
In fact, Reggie Miller didn't talk too much trash to the referee, and the scale of the trash talk this time is not too big.
But the white referee was sprayed by the black player, so what?
Reggie Miller led a technical offender first, and then Pacers coach Isiah Thomas stepped forward to reason and led another technical offender.
Isiah Thomas was not easy to get along with, and couldn't help but want to lock the referee's throat, but he didn't want Artest to be worse, so he rushed up and pressed the referee.
In the end, due to the restrictions of the players on the court and the staff on the sidelines, Artest did not stage a good show of angrily beating the referee, but it was inevitable to be expelled from the court.
This incident happened in G7 in the second round of the playoffs, and the Pacers had no idea of playing.
Coupled with the fact that the score was already behind, they eventually lost to the more aggressive Nets.
The Nets have won the tiebreaker in two consecutive rounds. From the perspective of momentum and luck, the Nets are indeed quite strong.
However, basketball games are played by people after all, and players play hard and fight one after another, which inevitably consumes a lot of energy.
The Bucks are waiting for work, and the first two home games will be easier to play.
But this time the Eastern Conference Finals met the Nets, the bitter host of the regular season. It's really hard to say what this round of the series will be like.
The Bucks also pay more attention to the opponent of the Nets.
After an important video room meeting, everyone can only do their best to win the Nets as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, the time came to the evening of May 5, when the Bradley Center in Milwaukee was already filled with fans who came to watch the game.
After the players of the two teams have finished playing, the first game of this season's Eastern Conference Finals will also begin.
In the jump ball stage, the Nets sent a jumper with top physical fitness like Kenyon Martin, and the Bucks also sent Kwame Brown with outstanding talent.
Both are No. [-] picks, both are known for their physical talents, and both are parallel imports, but they both played well, which made the game full of suspense and topicality from the very beginning.
"Do you think the No. [-] pick can help their team get the ball for the first down of the game?"
"Kwame Brown!"
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because standing behind Kwame Brown is He Li! Behind Kenyon Martin is only Jason Kidd."
In fact, the commentary now speculates that Kwame Brown can win the jump ball, mainly because the two have actual combat data of jump ball matchups in the regular season.
Kwame Brown takes advantage of his height and wingspan, and is still better than Kenyon Martin in jumping the ball.
After the jump ball, as the commentary analyzed, Kwame Brown helped the Bucks get the ball first.
The Nets have already prepared for this, and immediately returned to defense when they found that the situation was not good, and set up a defensive position.
The Nets have long regarded the Bucks as their opponents in the Eastern Conference finals. After all, the Nets also want to compete for the championship, but in the Eastern Conference, there is a defending champion like the Bucks who won the championship with a sweep.
The Bucks are a stumbling block that the Nets must remove on their way to the championship, so the Nets' research on the Bucks is also quite detailed.
The Nets will not give the Bucks a lot of opportunities to switch like the Celtics did.
The Nets' lineup is also very young and able to run. The Nets will not give the Bucks an easy chance to score. The Nets will use their better defense to completely strangle the Bucks and win this round of the Eastern Conference Finals.
However, it has to be said that the Bucks' advantage on the offensive end is too great.
When He Li stood at the top arc, Corey Kiddles and Richard Jefferson had to double-team the Nets immediately.
In this way, the Nets' wings were emptied for the Bucks. Seeing an opportunity, He Li immediately passed the ball to the running dog.
When Kenyon Martin came out from the inside defense and blocked the Big Dog's breakthrough route, the Big Dog immediately passed the ball to Ray Allen who had run from the weak side corner to the strong side corner.
After Ray Allen received the ball, there was no other redundant action, shaped like an antelope hanging horns, and he quickly threw the ball out concisely and poetically.
"A pass from the Big Dog, and a [-]-pointer from Ray Allen!"
"From He Li's starting point to Ray Allen's ending point, there is a big dog in the middle! This is really a tacit cooperation and a wonderful shooting performance."
"I have to say, Ray Allen's ability off the ball is really good!
At the same time, even if He Li does not shoot, he can also bring great help to his teammates.
Without He Li to attract double-teams, the Bucks could not pass the ball so smoothly, and Ray Allen could not have such a comfortable shooting space.
But then again, if there is no sharpshooter like Ray Allen around He Li,
No one can take advantage of the influence He Li had on the field and digest it. "
The Bucks aim to win the championship, and unity is more important.
Up to now, the home commentator has not blindly boasted about He Li, but will objectively evaluate the Bucks' overall lineup.
When other core players other than He Li perform well, they should be praised.
Of course, He Li is the password of wealth, and it is also essential to praise He Li according to the normal process.
After the Bucks completed the first attack, they used the same strategy as they used to deal with the Nets. .
The top arc empties Kidd, allowing Kidd to make a bold shot.
In the Eastern Conference finals last year, Kidd, with his big heart, buried the Nets' hope of winning with a three-pointer.
Sometimes if you are given an open shot and if you don't shoot, the morale of the team will be frustrated and it is easy to fall into a slump.
But if the shooting level is average and the three-pointers are shot in waves, it will add chaos to the teammates.
The Bucks handed over the right to choose between the pros and cons of the two to Kidd, the head of the Nets.
As a result, Kidd did not disappoint everyone.
Hearing Duang's bang, he simply hit the iron.
At this time, the Bucks, as the defensive side, naturally have an advantage in rebounding.
However, the inside players of the Nets did not give up easily.
The Bucks have five small lineups, the starting center is Kwame Brown, He Li and Dagou are both small forwards.
This also means that there are no power forwards inside to help block, protect the frame, and grab rebounds.
The Bucks need Kwame Brown to play two on the inside, which is naturally a bit difficult.
What's more, every second counts, and in the Eastern Conference Finals, any rebound may affect the final result of the game, so the Nets cannot give up easily.
Ever since, Kenyon Martin took advantage of Jason Collins' opportunity to block Kwame Brown's position, jumped to protect the offensive rebound, and then looked for a second attack.
However, when defending, the Bucks stood near the free throw line in the defense position. After Kidd hit the iron with a three-pointer, He Li immediately took the next step to the basket and rushed to grab the rebound.
Obviously, He Li, who is not bad at the ball, is very confident in predicting the rebound.
After determining where the basketball landed, He Li jumped after Kenyon Martin took off.
Although Kenyon Martin did not jump as early and as high, in the end He Li stretched out his hand and dialed the ball back in the air, grabbing the defensive rebound in front of Kenyon Martin.
Immediately afterwards, the Bucks immediately launched a fast break under He Li's pass.
At this time, Ray Allen and Cassel lived up to He Li's expectations, turned around and ran back early, and as soon as He Li passed the ball, Ray Allen chased and shot a three-pointer.
However, the outside players of the Nets were not slow to return to defense. Kidd got up and blocked the shot when Ray Allen made a shot, and even flew the ball from behind Ray Allen.
Fortunately, the ball that was slapped and flew fell into the hands of the big dog who followed him.
After the big dog took the ball, he dribbled again to find his hand. Although Richard Jefferson took the opportunity to defend, he was still hit by the big dog with his skilled back hitting skills.
The opportunity never comes again, and the big dog no longer hesitates to pull out in the middle distance.
In a blink of an eye the score came to 0-5.
But before all the fans shouted "Big Dog", the Nets, under the auspices of Kidd, immediately counterattacked.
The Nets want to give back to them in the same way, and the Bucks naturally cannot let the Nets do what they want.
In the end, the attack turned into a positional battle.
Five points behind, Kidd did not dare to go too far, passed the ball, and the ball fell into the hands of Richard Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson passed the big dog in one step with his excellent body speed, and then faced He Li's help defense, he turned around and completed a layup with a European step.
In fact, although it is difficult to prevent the European step when turning around, He Li's lateral movement speed is not slow.
If it weren't for the worry that the referee would take the opportunity to play, He Li would have defended more actively.
But this time I still look forward to Kwame Brown's better performance.
The result was a layup by Richard Jefferson and scored two points.
But it doesn't matter, at the next meeting, He Li responded with a goal from Richard Jefferson.
He Li specially called the big dog to come over to help with the pick-and-roll, and then switched to Richard Jefferson reluctantly.
He Li did not respond to Richard Jefferson with a European step by turning around. He Li told Richard Jefferson in his own way that there was a gap between people.
He Li first made a false shot and made a real jumper, posing as an iron-blooded big jumper. Richard Jefferson was undoubtedly thrown away.
At this time, the chance for He Li to jump back and collide to make a foul and then shoot a shot may be a two plus one.
But He Li did not do this. He Li has the strength to help the Bucks score.
What He Li needs to do now is to help the Bucks boost their morale.
In addition, he also used a tough playing style to give the Bucks fans the warmest response.
"Unbelievable, He Li passed Richard Jefferson in one step, and went to the basket in two steps. Kenyon Martin wanted to block He Li, but He Li pulled the bar to dodge and succeeded in a backhand dunk!"
"We have witnessed He Li's terrifying talent more than once, but every time we can't help being amazed by it."
As He Li started with such a dunk combining strength and technique, the enthusiasm of the fans on the scene was immediately ignited, and further put pressure on the Nets players.
The home fans are fanatical and their shouts are powerful.
The influence of the fans affects the players playing on the field all the time. The Bucks players hear the voices of the fans, and the more they play, the more excited they are, while the Nets players become more and more nervous.
When shooting in a nervous state, even an excellent shooter is prone to failing to make several shots in a row.
Not to mention that the Nets don't have many outstanding shooters.
It is for this reason that the Nets could only rely on breakthroughs to kill the basket because they could not shoot in the first quarter.
But the efficiency is not high, and we can only count on making fouls to cut off the main force of the Bucks.
But the problem is that the Bucks scored a lot, but only in the first quarter, even if a single player bears three fouls, there is no need to be too nervous.
The Nets' strategy could not affect the Bucks, but the Bucks established a scoring advantage of more than 10 points.
In the second quarter, the Bucks continued to take the lead. Kidd wanted to continue to play and lead the team to drive the substitute players, but every time the Nets were about to start, they were suppressed by the Bucks with a three-pointer or a mid-range shot.
The Nets have always been ten or twenty points behind the Bucks. Although the point difference has not expanded, they just can't catch up, which makes people feel very angry.
"Did you just lose like this?" Kidd said, I don't admit it.
The hard work of a season cannot be wasted!
This season, Kidd's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season has improved a lot, which is for the playoffs against the Bucks.
(End of this chapter)