I really play basketball

Chapter 198 The real overall runner-up

As Lin Xing got more and more pitching, he scored 15 points in the middle of the third quarter.

Matt Gudica in the commentary, the media reporters on the sidelines, and even Tang Shuai standing in front of the Rockets bench felt that the game had gone far.

Lin Xing's superb performance is one aspect, and the score gradually widening is another aspect.

More importantly, Tang Shuai discovered that Lin Xing was a little unstoppable.

The Rockets' perimeter defense is actually not bad. The arrival of the glider will not only make up for an offensive hot spot on the perimeter.

It also added to the Rockets' perimeter defense. In other words, the glider is already the Rockets' strongest defender on the perimeter.

"Clyde can't stop Stalin, this is useless..."

Tang Shuai shook his head, and the teaching assistant at the side sighed: "Then get ready, let's tie-break!"

The Rockets have decided to swing, but they did not directly replace the main force.

The main reason is that the score is not big, struggling, and maybe there is still a chance.

Of course, "maybe" does not exist, because Lin Xing's state is too hot.

After scoring 15 points in the half quarter, the Rockets failed to stop him with a long timeout.

In the second half, Lin Xing scored another 11 points.

"26 points in a single quarter, Star's superb performance helped the Warriors stretch their lead to double digits, and they are going to seal the victory!"

Yes, that's right, a double-digit lead is enough to seal the win.

Basketball in the 90s was like this. With fewer points, a double-digit lead is already a huge advantage.

Especially now, the Rockets are quite lackluster in scoring.

At the end of the final quarter, it is impossible to recover the disadvantage of more than ten points.

But in the final quarter, the Rockets still insisted on using the main lineup.

Tang Shuai's goal is to continue to drag down the Warriors with the main lineup. Of course, Lin Xing is his main target.

Lin Xing is aware of this, but the point of helplessness is that the rocket is very powerful.

When they were determined to use their main force to drag Lin Xing down, Lin Xing could only fight passively.

So, in the final quarter, before the Rockets completely raised their hands and surrendered, Lin Xing scored another 8 points.

Withstood the Rockets' counterattack in the last quarter, and this won the game.

"There are 5 minutes and 26 seconds before the end of the game. The Rockets chased for half a quarter, but they are still behind by as much as 13 points."

"Rudy finally replaced Hakim and Clyde and gave up the game with his hands up."

"This also means that although the game is not completely over, the suspense of this game is over."

"The Warriors in the away game won G26 by relying on 6 points in the third quarter of Star University, and successfully dragged the series into the tiebreaker."

"Western Finals, it's time for another tiebreaker!"

The main players on both sides have already left the field. To be honest, Lin Xing is exhausted.

In this game, he is not just as simple as 26 points in a single quarter.

“单节26分，全场47分9个篮板7个助攻2个抢断2个盖帽，这场比赛的斯大，太硬了！”

Don't get me wrong, Matt Gudica praised Lin Xing's so-called toughness, not that kind of toughness.

It is about this life-and-death battle, Lin Xing can stand up and lead the team to win, the mentality, the temperament of the game, the responsibility at the critical moment, etc. are tough.

After blowing a sentence of Lin Xing, Matt Gudica felt that it was not enough, and then he started to contact the entire series.

"The six games are over. These six games can be said to be a fight between the gods between Star and Hakim!"

Emmm, this sentence, while blowing up Lin Xing, also blows up Dameng.

Of course, there is no need to brag about Dameng, because he is the defending champion and last year's FMVP.

Therefore, Matt Gudica's sentence is actually blowing Lin Xing.

However, there is nothing wrong with his blowing this sentence.

六场比赛打完，林星场均37.7分10.8个篮板7.2个助攻2.2个抢断1.8个盖帽。

大梦场均35.5分14.3个篮板3.5个助攻1.7个抢断3.7个盖帽。

Based on the comparison of this set of data, it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that the gods fight.

There are many classic playoff series in the NBA, but in the six games like the Warriors vs. Rockets, where the stars of both sides showed their talents and no one stretched their hips, it is really rare.

Therefore, Matt Gudica concluded: "No matter who wins the tiebreaker, this round of the series will be the most memorable round of the playoffs in the careers of Star and Hakim."

"To add one because these two are legends, and they both had other equally good playoff performances."

"Right now, I'm looking forward to the tie-breaker and the Western Conference finale in Oakland in two days' time..."

Like Matt Gudica, public opinion is overwhelmingly looking forward to the Warriors vs. Rockets tiebreaker.

After six games in the Western Conference finals, the total score of the six games was 3 to 3. The two sides have won one game and one game, which has already confused public opinion.

The public opinion was not sure which of the two teams was stronger, and the journalists of the bricks expressed their opinions, and at the end of the expression, they immediately quarreled.

Before the game started, the public opinion started the battle first.

At the end of the war, the tiebreaker between the Warriors and the Rockets was quarreled or fired to such an outrageous position as the "Battle of the Century".

In New York, the old man looked at the heated public opinion and smiled happily.

Although he felt that this Western Conference Finals was not as exaggerated as the "Battle of the Century".

But public opinion can stir up this tiebreaker to this point, which shows the high traffic of this game.

Looking at the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic defeated the Pacers 4-3 and also reached the tiebreaker.

In the end, there was not even a splash.

The gap between this game and the game is really a bit big.

The old man thought about the finals again. If the Warriors rushed out of the West, then the finals would still be interesting.

The matchup between Lin Xing and Penny is also a matchup worthy of his hype.

But if the Rockets rush out of the West, then the finals will be worthless.

What, you mean Shark vs Big Dream?

The old man knew the ball, he understood that the young shark at this time was no match for Dameng at all.

Rather than watching Dameng suppressing the young sharks at the basket, it is better to look at Lin Xing's peripheral confrontation with Dameng Biao.

Although deep in his heart he hoped that it would be the Warriors who rushed out of the West, but in the tiebreaker, the old man had no plan to control the field.

In sports competition, fairness and justice are the most important.

The NBA is not completely fair and just, just like the first six games of the Warriors vs. Rockets Western Conference Finals.

You have to ask the old man: Can you guarantee that the referee has no field control behavior?

The old man absolutely can't guarantee that there is control over the field.

The most obvious point is-

In this round of the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and the Rockets, the whistle is very tight.

This gives the Warriors a lot of room to play, and the Warriors' outside hot spots can break through wantonly.

If it weren't for the tight whistle, in this era when the center is king, how can a bunch of blue-collar warriors inside fight against the Rockets?
Field control is there, but not obvious.

And, when the outcome of the game will affect the direction of history, the old man is forbidden to control the field.

Just like this tiebreaker, there is absolutely no field control.

The whistle, though, is as tight as ever.

In a flash of time, it was two days later.

The tiebreaker of the Western Conference finals, which has been raised to the level of the battle of the century, has just started, and it has exceeded everyone's expectations.

The battle two days ago still affected Lin Xing.

The Rockets' decision to drag down Lin Xing at the last moment played a role.

Lin Xing, who scored 6 points in G47, was indeed overdrawn. Two days was not enough for him to return to his peak state.

In fact, even in his peak state, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be able to lead the team to defeat the Rockets.

Lin Xing, who can really guarantee victory, is Lin Xing, who is completely super god in the first game of G6.

And in this tiebreaker, Lin Xing was not only not super god, nor was he at his peak, he was even a little sluggish.

At the beginning of the game, he made successive mid-range shots, and hit the iron one after another.

You know, in this game, the Rockets' defense against Lin Xing was very bold.

"There is no double-team, no double-team at all, Clyde's one-on-one defense from the beginning to the end, but Star missed two mid-range shots in a row. He seems to be out of shape in this game?"

Lin Xing is not in the state, and the Rockets are actually not in the state.

Dameng scored a goal under the basket, and then the turnaround hook in the near frame area also unexpectedly missed the basket.

If this was in the past, it would be the most incredible scene.

Matt Gudica was going to exclaim: "What, Hakeem missed the hook?"

In fact, Gudica did exclaim.

At the beginning, the two teams played like chickens pecking at each other.

After pecking for a few minutes, Lin Xing knew that the tiebreaker was going to go far.

In a word-

In the previous six games, the three games won by the Warriors were all won by offense.

Only when the offense starts, the Warriors have the hope of winning.

Otherwise, the game will enter the rhythm of the Rockets.

The Rockets have rich experience and know how to fight a defensive battle.

They quickly put up a perfectly fitted pseudo-zone defense, locked Lin Xing, who was out of state, and quickly reacted, and began to attack the basket and win free throws.

While locking up the other Warriors players, the prototype of a defensive battle was formed.

A defensive battle is indeed a defensive battle, but in the eyes of spectators, fans, journalists and ball critics on the sidelines——

This much-anticipated battle of the century has turned into a pecking at each other.

Although they can understand: "There is only two days between the two games. In the last game, the two teams fought so hard that they were completely overdrawn. This game is in a poor state, which is also understandable."

But the question is: "If the scene of a game of the century is all kinds of blacksmithing, ironing, and ironing, even a shot that has a chance in one-on-one is still ironing.

Then this game is not worthy of the praise of the Battle of the Century. "

In the final analysis, it was still too fierce to blow before the game.

Falling into the mortal world now, directly disappoints those people who were expecting so much.

But if you want to say how hard you blew it back then, how hard you step on it now?

That's not the case, after all, this is still a tiebreaker in the Western Conference Finals.

Some people still can't play a game of this level. No matter how good the two sides of the game are, no one will really say:
It's all too good, it's all too good...

However, there is still some analysis of the situation——

"The Rockets have completely controlled the game. When both sides are not very good, the Rockets' defense has completely gained the upper hand."

So, at halftime, the Rockets led by 9 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led by 15 points.

Although the score gap was already very large, Lin Xing did not leave the field from the beginning to the end.

Because this is the last battle, there is really no need to leave the field early for the last battle.

After tenaciously playing these four quarters, finally——

With a score of 87 to 76, the Warriors lost at home by 11 points.

In the tiebreaker, the overdrawn Warriors still lost to the also overdrawn Rockets.

In this way, bid farewell to the playoffs of the 1994-1995 season.

The Rockets finally defeated the Warriors and rushed towards their two consecutive championships.

At the end of the game, Lin Xing, who was overdrawn again, put his hands on his hips.

He didn't feel regretful, nor did he feel sorry, because he had tried his best.

In the era when the center is king, the big center still has the advantage.

He didn't lose to himself, but to the version.

However, Lin Xing was still unwilling, he looked to the sidelines, and looked at Xiao Chong, who was covering his head.

"Still failed to keep Tim..."

Shaking his head, Lin Xing knew that maybe Xiao Chong hadn't realized that the loss of this game would lead to his departure.

Lin Xing also didn't want to bring up this unreasonable matter at the moment when the game was over.

So, he just walked to the sidelines and patted Xiao Chong on the shoulder.

He couldn't say anything because he didn't know what to say.

But Xiao Chong raised his head and said to Lin Xing, "Don't worry, I'm fine, but I have to take it slow."

Afterwards, he pouted behind Lin Xing and signaled Lin Xing: "Hakim is here to find you, you should do your work first..."

Behind Lin Xing, Big Dream came.

He didn't come to show off the victor's heroism, he came to the international practice: after the game, he boasted about the opponents he defeated.

"I almost thought we were going to lose to you, Star, you put too much pressure on us..."

Lin Xing smiled wryly, the pressure was indeed on, but they still failed to win.

If there was no fact that Xiao Chong would have to leave the Warriors because of this loss, Lin Xing might not have taken such a loss so seriously.

It's not that he doesn't have the desire to win, but——

He is only in the second grade, and it is natural to lose. If he really wants to be entangled in such a loss, then his spirit may be in trouble.

But now, Xiao Chong is leaving, Lin Xing's mood is naturally not good.

He just shook Dameng's hand and hugged Dameng.

Then he told Dameng seriously: "In any case, you are the ones who won the final battle, and you are the ones who made it to the finals, but..."

"But what?"

"I have a request, a request for you."

"I hope to see you sweep the Magic in the finals."

Dameng smiled, he understood the purpose of Lin Xing's request.

two weeks later -

In the finals, the Rockets completed a sweep of the Magic and won their second consecutive championship trophy.

Dameng was elected FMVP again, and for a while, public opinion also began to hype that Dameng would usher in a new era.

But at the same time, there are also public opinions that say from time to time: The Warriors are the real runner-up.

And this is Lin Xing's purpose.

Even if he loses, he can only lose to the championship of the year!
(End of this chapter)