NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 1140 The battle of brave stabs, the footsteps reappear

In the East, since the series between the Celtics and Pacers and the Raptors and Wizards has not yet finished, the Bulls and Cavaliers who have advanced can only continue to wait patiently for the two groups to decide the outcome.

On the west side, as the San Antonio Spurs successfully defeated the Lakers to advance to the conference semifinals, the list of the two teams for the Western conference semifinals will soon be released, namely:

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Mosaics!

Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs!

According to the rules of the competition system, the first game of the series between the Warriors and the Spurs is scheduled for May 5st.

Then came the first game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Mosaics, which was scheduled for May 5.

Time flies, and on May 5st, today the league has arranged three duels.

Two sets of tie-breakers broke out in the east. At this critical moment, the Celtics ushered in a full outbreak.

A total of 6 players in the team scored in double figures. Among them, Cj McCollum made 12 of 9 shots, 4 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 2 free throws. He scored a team-high 23 points, plus 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Especially in the third quarter, when the team was 5 points behind the Pacers, Cj McCollum suddenly descended from heaven, making 6 of 6 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scoring 100 points with a 13% field goal percentage.

然后是拿到16分的英格拉姆、12分的小托马斯、12分的艾尔·霍福德、11分的特里·罗齐尔，以及10分的凯利·奥利尼克。

In this game, the Celtics played the team basketball to the extreme. From the starters to the substitutes, almost all players scored. In order to defend the first place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, they really devoted their all tonight.

On the Pacers side, Paul George didn't feel good tonight. He made 21 of 5 shots and 9 of 3 three-pointers. He only scored 15 points.

Even though he sent out 4 steals and 1 block tonight, and made outstanding defensive contributions, but the ace of a team around him is in the playoffs tiebreaker. At this time, what the Pacers need him most is scoring, not defense, but he pulled his crotch again tonight...

A basketball game is, after all, a scoring game!

In fact, since George scored 4 for 0 in a single quarter in the second quarter and only scored 1 point with free throws, the morale of the Pacers has declined visibly to the naked eye.

Entering the second half, George's state was still sluggish. He hit the iron 11 times on the field and only hit 3 goals. This made the hearts of Pacers fans completely fall to the bottom.

In the end, the Pacers lost to the Celtics 92:103 on the road and missed the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Pacers' failure to stop in the first round caused more than that.

Not long after the game, the media reported that there was discord within the Pacers team, and even news that Paul George was about to leave the Pacers.

Although it was gossip, what the media said made the Indiana fans who were already angry because of the loss even more uneasy.

Could it be that the Pacers, like the Lakers, plan to rebuild?

In the playoffs this season, is another team about to be broken up?
Half an hour after the Pacers were eliminated, the results of the tiebreaker between the Raptors and Wizards came out.

Don't look at the brothers DeRozan and Lowry who are always ridiculed as trash brothers, but they will be crushed to death when facing the Cavaliers led by James.

Against the Wizards with two shots in the backcourt, DeRozan showed his prowess in the tiebreaker, scoring 24 points on 12 of 32 shots.

At the same time, DeRozan, who has never been known for his defense, contributed 5 steals in a single game, the most of his career in the playoffs, breaking his personal record.

Relying on DeRozan's crazy output, the Raptors successfully defeated the Wizards with a 92:88 difference of 4 points in the tiebreaker, avoiding the embarrassment of being knocked down.

So far, the four teams in the Eastern Conference that have successfully advanced to the conference semifinals have also been released. The list of duels is as follows:

Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors;

Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers!
In the west, the Warriors also had their first playoff clash with the Spurs. The dialogue between the top powerhouses can be described as thunderous, and the intensity of the battle is dizzying.

In the previous life, the two teams were supposed to meet each other on the stage of the Western Conference finals, but due to the existence of Wang Zelin, the two teams started a big battle ahead of schedule.

portland.

Wang Zelin made time to watch the live broadcast of the game tonight.

Wang Zelin and his teammates have the confidence to kill the Mosaic team, then their opponents in the Western Conference Finals will be born between the Warriors and the Spurs.

After the game started, with the development of the battle, everyone was surprised by the strength of the Spurs.

People suddenly discovered that they all underestimated the strength of the Spurs. After the first half, the Spurs led the Warriors by a full 62 points 42:20.

It is estimated that before the start of this game, no one expected that the scores of the two sides would be so disparate.

Everyone originally thought that this game would be a [-]-[-] game anyway, and some even thought that the Warriors should be the one with the upper hand.

But after the game, the result was surprising.

This situation can't help but remind people of the opening game between the Spurs and the Warriors at the beginning of the season. The situation of that game was quite similar to tonight.

After the Big Four of the Warriors in full swing met the Spurs, their faces were almost exhausted.

However, the Warriors fans at Oracle Arena still firmly believe that in the second half, the Warriors players will lead the team to complete the counterattack.

After all, the nickname "Brave and Three Crazy" during the regular season of this season is not for nothing.

However, when Curry entered the daily state at 3 minutes and 15 seconds into the third quarter, he scored three consecutive three-pointers, but the Warriors were still 20 points behind.

Seeing this scene, the tens of thousands of Warriors fans at home finally couldn't hold back.

Curry is so crazy, how can the Warriors still lag behind the Spurs by so much?
Could it be that the Warriors are about to be shut down in the opening game of the semifinals?

far away Portland.

With 7 minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter, the Spurs were still leading the Warriors by 20 points. Wang Zelin, who was watching the game at home, began to look serious.

If he remembers correctly, it won't be long before the biggest controversy in this round of the series will be born.

In the 17th Western Conference Finals in the previous life, the Spurs star Leonard stepped on the foot of Zha Pachulia when he landed a jumper again, resulting in a sprained left ankle and was forced to return to the locker room for treatment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Splash Brothers broke out one after another and narrowed the point difference to 5 points. The Spurs scored 39 points in the third quarter. If the old demon knife hadn't stepped up to score in time, how could the Spurs enter the final quarter with a 9-point lead?
But even so, because Leonard failed to stage the return of the king in the end, the two sides played a 32:21 in the final quarter. The Warriors finally completed a 25-point reversal at home and narrowly beat the Spurs 113:111.

Zha Pachulia's pad not only completely changed the trend of this round of the series, but also led to a series of chain reactions in the future, making the originally thriving Spurs instantly fall to the bottom.

Therefore, when Warriors coach Cole called a timeout, Wang Zelin kept staring at the big screen intently. He wanted to know whether the original history would undergo new changes because of his arrival?
After a while, the timeout ended and players from both sides returned to the field.

Durant took the lead in hitting a pull-up jumper in the middle distance, reducing the point difference to 18 points.

Turn around and the Spurs attack.

Love played singles in the penalty area, but the opportunity was not very good. After thinking about it, he passed to Leonard outside the three-point line.

After Leonard caught and dribbled the ball, he met the slag Pachulia who had switched defenses. Facing the latter, his expression was still indifferent and calm.

The next moment, unexpectedly, Leonard suddenly pulled out his hand from outside the three-point line, with a confident look in his eyes.

You know, although Leonard scored a team-high 18 points in the first half, one point more than Love, his three-point shooting percentage was 3 of 3. Obviously, he didn't feel good about long shots tonight.

It's just that he still shoots directly. It can be seen that the Spurs lead by a large score makes him full of confidence in his shooting.

And as the trump card of the Spurs, he didn't want to miss this kind of misplaced opportunity to play big, so he made a move when it was time to make a move.

In front of the screen, Wang Zelin couldn't help holding his breath when he saw this scene, and he became a little nervous.

As we all know, tiptoeing on the basketball court is a disgusting thing, because it not only violates the standard action of basketball, but also violates the spirit of sportsmanship.

And it is Pachulia tiptoe Leonard, which can be described as one of the worst tiptoe tragedies in the second 10 years of the new century...

Considering the various chain reactions caused by this in the future, it may be possible to remove the latter "one".

At this moment, Wang Zelin is only substituting Leonard, the protagonist of this incident, from the perspective of a player. If possible, he hopes that the tragedy of the previous life will not happen.

Because he, like many fans, wants to know if Leonard has not been stepped in in the 17 Western Conference Finals, who will have the last laugh in this round of the series between the Spurs and the Warriors?
Oracle Arena.

Seeing Leonard suddenly pull out his hand, Pachulia was not sad or happy on the surface, first he stretched out his hand to interfere, and quietly took the first step.

At this moment, Leonard completed his shot and was about to land, but Pachulia's foot was still a certain distance from the three-point line. He suddenly started to advance for the second time, and his left foot was almost on the three-point line.

After doing all this, he subconsciously turned his head to the direction of the basket, and his attention was all on the basketball spinning in mid-air. As for the outstretched left foot, he didn't care at all, and the series of movements seemed extraordinarily natural.

The next moment, Leonard had already thrown the ball and landed on the ground, but he didn't notice at all when he was going down the road, and his falling left ankle stepped on Pachulia's instep.

Sensing an abnormality in his left foot, Leonard's heart suddenly tightened, and his center of gravity shifted to his right foot in an instant, and he fell down to relieve the pressure.

But even so, when his back fell to the ground, he still felt a piercing pain in the sole of his left foot, and couldn't help but let out a scream.

In an instant, a word flashed through Leonard's mind:
Footsteps? !
Pachulia's guy is actually playing dirty?

He actually stepped on himself? !
At this moment, the referee also witnessed all this from the sidelines, and directly whistled for a foul. Seeing this, everyone on the scene was stunned.

But what is unexpected is that, afraid of dealing with it, after doing all this, he still hugs his head and pretends to be innocent, and escapes from the crime scene by the way.

In front of the Spurs bench.

Sima Weiqi stared at Pachulia with anger in his eyes.

In the history of the NBA, there are countless stars who have been reimbursed for the season due to stepping. As a famous old fox in the NBA, he subconsciously realized what happened just now:
My lover was tiptoed!The Spurs players, both on and off the court, have also become highly nervous at this moment, because they know exactly what Leonard's injury means.

Filled with anger, Sima Weiqi took the initiative to get up to care for his disciples, and everyone quickly followed.

"It's okay, Kawaii."

Le Fu hurried over and stretched out his hand to pull Leonard up.

The Spurs can have such a good situation tonight because of the tacit cooperation between Love and Leonard inside and outside, which made the opponent blow up at Oracle Arena.

But the sudden situation now made Le Fu completely dumbfounded.

And when he saw his old man's eyes that were about to breathe fire, he seemed to understand what happened, and asked quickly:

"Did it just..."

He looked straight at the head coach Sima Weiqi, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Ah."

Sima Weiwei didn't say much, just nodded emphatically.

"Fake squid!"

Seeing this, Love could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, roared, turned his head and was about to rush towards Pachulia.

But fortunately, the two veterans, Parker and Ginobili, stopped him from left to right, Sima Weiqi also hurried over to stop him, and said solemnly:

"Don't be impulsive, the referee has already issued a penalty. At this time, if you go up and clash with the opponent, it is easy to get a T. We have already lost Kawhi in this game, and we cannot lose you again."

Hearing what the coach said, Love instantly calmed down as if a basin of ice water had been poured from head to toe.

But at this time, through the slow playback of the big screen, anyone who is not blind can see that Pachulia just stepped on it on purpose.

"Oh!"

There were bursts of exclamations at the scene.

The home fans looked at each other, everyone, you looked at me, I looked at you, not knowing what to say.

In private, seeing that the opponent's core players are injured, and the next scene is beneficial to the Warriors, they should be happy.

But Yu Gong, the bad behavior of tiptoe is against sportsmanship and will be cast aside by thousands of people.

Therefore, the mood of Warriors fans is extremely complicated at the moment.

But some neutral fans and more than 2000 Spurs fans booed the Warriors immediately.

Barkley, one of the TNT aces responsible for explaining the game, also sneered at Pachulia's behavior:
"I didn't expect to see such a bad behavior today. If that guy Zha Pachulia dared to play such a dirty trick in my era, I can guarantee that he will not be able to leave the arena tonight."

Kenny Smith next to him didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in the Oracle Arena. Isn't this a typical loser.

Pachulia's behavior should of course be severely punished, but he believes that the Warriors should also not bear part of the responsibility.

Just kidding, if this kind of thing doesn't get the acquiescence of the Warriors' internal personnel, Pachulia will not take on this kind of dirty work that will definitely arouse public resentment unless he is full.

……

portland.

Seeing the familiar pad on the screen, Wang Zelin was stunned for a while before recovering, and sighed in his heart:
Alas, I didn't expect that Leonard still couldn't escape the fate of being stepped on by the scum. I just don't know, will his injury lead to the reimbursement of the season like in his previous life?
If they are reimbursed directly, there is a high probability that the Spurs will only be able to stop in the conference semifinals.

(End of this chapter)