NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

After making up his mind, Joke gave "instructions" to the referees to consciously favor the next two games in the Western Conference Finals.

However, if the referee team joins in and still cannot beat the opponent, then there is nothing we can do!

The president is also very powerless!
After all, micro-manipulation must be carried out within a certain range, not unlimited operations.Last year, he was frequently searched for the penalty issue in the finals, so this year's jokes are still very cliched for the time being and will not cross the line in the short term.

To put it bluntly, his primary goal in running the league is to make the NBA bigger and stronger so that everyone can make money, not to destroy the league.

Every extra game in the Western Conference finals can make a lot of money. If it can be a tiebreaker, that will naturally be the best.

I tolerated it in the first few rounds, but now it’s the conference finals. You can’t stop letting the league make money, right?
How about everyone take a step back. In this case, hello to me and hello to everyone.

Of course, fans outside will not know these things, so they are still discussing whether it is possible that for the first time in history, there will be an epic team in the NBA that sweeps the conference finals!

That would be so interesting and exciting just thinking about it!

The miracle of 12-0 seems to be close at hand, but our president doesn't want to see this happen. If it really happens, it will cost a lot of money.

There is an old saying in America: No one can get along with Daole, and it is very adaptable when used in jokes.

But will things develop as the CEO wishes?

That's hard to say.

In the end, it is only limited help, not partial help without a bottom line.For example, the Universe Warriors in history rarely passed the game. Even if the league chose to side with the Cavaliers in the finals, it could not change the outcome of being swept.

Therefore, the partial gang is not omnipotent. If you really want to make yourself stronger, you can still force 5 against 8 and destroy all obstacles!
……

The camera goes to the east.

As the Bulls defeated the Cavaliers in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain and successfully obtained the match point, the Cavaliers were only one game away from elimination.

5 month 17 number.

Back in Cleveland, in a life-and-death battle, the Cavaliers' Big Three scored 88 points together and struggled to equalize the score at home.

109: 107!

James had 41 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and scored a key layup in the last 6 seconds, making it a wonderful game in the series!
Irving's three-point firepower covered the whole half tonight, making 11 of 6 shots from the field and scoring the team's second-highest 28 points.

Cousins ​​played 41 minutes tonight, setting a new record for playing time in a single playoff game in his career. Although he only scored 19 points, he grabbed a game-high 22 rebounds, in addition to 4 assists and 2 assists. Steals.

In order not to be eliminated, Cousins ​​​​really worked hard tonight!

On the Bulls side.

公牛三巨头今晚也打得很拼，罗斯打了36分钟，拿到17分4篮板12助攻2抢断；戴维斯打了39分钟，拿到35分15篮板3盖帽的大号两双；老年闪电侠韦德出战33分钟，拿到15分3篮板3助攻。

The key to the final regrettable loss lies in the starting and benching of the small forward position.Starting small forward Ty Jimson was completely beaten by the god James. Michael Carter-Williams, who came on the bench, played for 28 minutes and only scored 3 points, 1 assist and 1 rebound.

In this game, the Bulls' defensive position was far inferior to that of the previous game at Tianwangshan. It was remarkable to have Davis on the inside, but they were completely beaten by Irving and James on the outside.

The former made various three-pointers, and the latter made crazy breakthroughs to cause damage. At the end of the first three quarters, the Cavaliers already led the Bulls by 13 points.

It was this 13-point lead that laid the foundation for the final victory.

After this game, the series between the two sides was tied at 3-3, and the final game will return to the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls.

This year's East and West division semifinals will feature a tiebreaker for the first time!
Especially in the tiebreaker, the two most popular teams in the league, the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers, successfully helped the Trail Blazers take away some of the media firepower.

But what leaves Coach Terry speechless is that, whether intentionally or accidentally, the league set the time for the tiebreaker between the Bulls and Cavaliers on May 5th.

Collided with the Trail Blazers again!

But the difference from last time is that this time the G3 game of the Western Conference Finals between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors will be played first, followed by the tiebreaker between the Bulls and Cavaliers.

At this time, the firepower will definitely focus on the Trail Blazers first. Then it will be an away game, which will definitely bring unprecedented pressure to the players.

In recent days, with the continuous marketing of the media, fans have spontaneously shouted "FO-FO-FO" slogans online. This kind of slogan is sung by the team. After a good performance, the words shouted by the fans are better than Rose's previous "For". The declaration that the Bulls will bring the championship seems to be even more awesome!
Rose himself said that although he also showed strong self-confidence, there always seemed to be something missing, making people feel like a castle in the air.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers mainly achieved the goal of not losing a single game in the playoffs this season. When the Trail Blazers fans spontaneously shouted the same words, it gave people a very different sense of reality. Bian seems to be saying: We don’t like nonsense and will only express it with practical actions.

The media went crazy to build momentum, the fans followed suit, and the mood of the Trail Blazers players naturally continued to expand. With it, came unprecedented psychological pressure.

Nowadays, the whole Blazers team is like a tight string. If they cannot carry out the madness to the end in one fell swoop, if they lose to the Warriors midway, it is likely to cause the morale of the whole team to collapse.

Ugh!
Defending the title is not easy, the coach sighed.

Coach Terry was heartbroken for the sake of the team.

However, on the morning of May 5, when the Trail Blazers were on a charter flight to Oakland, coach Terry saw Wang Zelin and his teammates mindlessly playing Texas Hold'em poker, and his face was full of resentment. .

The strange look in the head coach's eyes made Wang Zelin confused. He quickly turned sideways to avoid the coach's eyes.

After noticing Wang Zelin's little move, Coach Terry was amused, with a smile on his lips.

At the same time, he found that his original nervous inner emotions disappeared in an instant.

From Wang Zelin's heartless look, he couldn't tell the enemy's current sense of urgency. His worries were indeed overblown.

……

"I feel the same as everyone. I hope we can return to Portland with a championship spot, but I don't force everyone to finish 12-0. Remember, we are the best team in the league, we You should win, so don't fight under pressure.

Now that we are on the road, we must go all out to win every game. I have not considered the possibility of losing in the road. I can accept it, I can accept it, but we are going to win... …" Arriving at the hotel in Oakland at noon, Coach Terry held a team meeting. He used words to intersperse "We can definitely win, but we don't have to worry about losing. Concepts such as "two games" to adjust people's mentality.

Coach Terry did this not to deny the players' determination to sweep the Warriors and create history, but because he was worried about being too eager to sweep their opponents and thus afraid of losing.

Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, and losing is normal. However, if you are afraid of losing because you want to win, then defending the title is a bit too much.

In this way, it is very likely that it will be too much, so that the players will not be able to display their true strength in the game.

Overconfidence and overcaution are not good attitudes. Coach Terry resolutely blocked public opinion after the Blazers entered the Western Conference Finals in order to prevent the team from becoming anxious because of the silver ball.

Of course, if such a mentality is really possible, Coach Terry still has a way, mainly because he often thinks about these things in his daily life.

He understands tactics, but in terms of specific tactics, adjustments to small-scale cooperation, and a rich reserve of tactics, he leaves more to assistant coaches such as David Vanderpool and Gent Lee.

As for what he is personally responsible for, it is the most important strategic layout regarding the general direction of the team, including but not limited to psychological warfare, rhythm control, playing time adjustment, targeted tactical selection, etc.

This is basically the team framework that has been continued since Wang Zelin was established as the core of the team in his rookie year. From 12 to 17, for five years, Coach Terry has become very skilled in what he needs to accomplish.

Perhaps in these areas, the only head coach since the new century is "Zen Master" Phil Jackson who can be slightly better than him, and he is not necessarily better than him.

Because he really only needs to be responsible for the things he is responsible for, and he is a coach with great wisdom. He only does what he is good at, and will never interfere with those who are not good at it!
This makes him reach the master level of a Zen master in this regard!

He also made a huge contribution to the three championships in three years and did not just dawdle day by day.

There is a saying that the environment has an irresistible influence on human growth.

Under the positive influence of the Trail Blazers' consecutive championships, Coach Terry's coaching philosophy has also developed rapidly. Now he has formed a set of coaching concepts with personal style attributes.

Counting all the legendary head coaches in NBA history, they all have their own strong coaching style, which makes them stand out from countless coaches and eventually grow into a generation of famous coaches.

Coach Terry is the latest example.

……

……

On May 5th, a major event grabbed all the hot searches on social media.

The annual NBA Draft lottery has begun.

The Trail Blazers only arranged morning training today and let the players rest in the afternoon.

During the afternoon break, Wang Zelin took the time to watch the live broadcast of the lottery ceremony.

As expected, the draft order has changed again.

At the lottery draw in New York, the Boston Celtics won the No. 25 pick with a [-]% probability. This is the first time in the history of the Celtics that the Celtics have won the No. [-] pick.

Starting from the second pick, the draft picks have changed!
The Philadelphia 75ers, who were supposed to get the third pick, got the second pick, and the Sacramento Kings, who were supposed to get the fifth pick, got the third pick.

At first, there were changes in two of the top three picks, which surprised Wang Zelin, but that was all.

With the Trail Blazers' 72-win record in the regular season, they are basically out of luck in the lottery. In addition, the Trail Blazers have been cheating in the draft in recent years, which has led to many team managements making trades with the Trail Blazers. The Blazers have been cautious in exchanging draft picks, making it difficult for the Trail Blazers to get any good picks.

The reason why the Celtics were able to get the No. [-] pick this year was mainly due to the foundation saved during the bad stage in previous years.

The draft is the best place to produce players. It steadily supplies a large number of talented players to the NBA every year, allowing the league to always maintain a high-intensity competitive level.

However, even the most astute team management can hardly guarantee that the players they select will be able to fulfill their talents.

There are many cases in history where high-ranking players started higher than others, but ultimately failed to realize their talents.

There are also some second-round picks who have shone brightly in their subsequent NBA careers through their own efforts and opportunities.

However, what about encountering sanctions from other teams?
Don’t forget, he, Wang, has opened his eyes!

In the 2017 draft, known as the year of the draft in history, Wang Zelin is fully aware of the success rate and future development of this draft class.

Generally speaking, although the 2017 draft is not as good as the 03 generation, the 96 generation, and the 84 generation, which are worthy of being recorded in the history of super draft years, this draft still produced many future All-Star players, which is barely right. The anticipation of the draft year.

To break it down, Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, Daz Fox, John Collins, Lauri Markkanen, Kyle Kuzma , Lonzo Ball, Jarrett Allen, OG Anunoby... and other rookies, all of them became famous in the future and became the mainstay of each team, and even became the team's founding member. cornerstone.

Of course, the players in the above series of lists are destined to miss the Trail Blazers.

As time went on, the Trail Blazers draft picks came out this year.

They didn't get much this year, just two, and they were both second-round picks.The 33rd pick in the second round and the 49th pick in the second round.

Wang Zelin already has a plan in mind for the first pick, which is the legacy of the second round of the 2017 draft - Dillon Brooks.

After being selected by Mosaic with the 2017th pick in the second round of the 2 NBA Draft and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, the 15-meter forward guard swingman averaged 1 points, 98 rebounds, 11 assists and 3.1 per game in his rookie season. Although he was not selected for the rookie team due to his outstanding performance in stealing, his success in the future will be no less than that of many star players of the same generation.

The number one villain in the new era!

This is what many NBA fans will call Dillon in the future.

First of all, we must admit that for any team that wants to win the championship, there must be a bad guy like Dillon.

Secondly, with the Blazers' existing chips, Dillon is indeed the best choice in this draft.

As for the second draft pick, Wang Zelin hasn't thought about it for a while. After the Western Conference Finals, he will look at this year's draft report and combine it with the information about the 2017 draft in the system space. (End of chapter)