Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 342 Intense

In the four matchups, the two teams have already won tickets to their respective division finals, but the other two games are in a state of anxiety. For a while, the discussion that the Cavaliers and Timberwolves will meet again in the finals is also getting hotter and hotter. .

On the second day after the game ended on May 5, the Washington Post conducted a special street survey. Among the remaining teams, choose the two teams that you think are most likely to enter the finals, six teams Among them, the Timberwolves and the Cavaliers are the biggest favorites. Nearly 10% of the people think that the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves are the most likely.

This is not only because the two teams have solved their opponents in the second round early, but also because these two teams are so far the teams that have not lost in the playoffs.

The other two teams are also in very good condition after entering the playoffs.

The second survey is to choose the team you most expect to meet in the finals. Timberwolves and Cavaliers are also the biggest favorites. This time even more people choose them. Nearly 90.00% of the fans choose these two teams.

Although there are many reasons for choosing, the reason for choosing the most is that everyone is like seeing whether the two teams have succeeded in revenge for the Cavaliers or the Timberwolves continue to become the big devil on the way forward for the Cavaliers.

Some teams even compared these two teams to the Bulls and Jazz back then.

The second round of the playoffs continues on May 5.

The Warriors returned to their home court, Oracle Arena, to usher in the fifth game against the Thunder. This is also the battle between the two sides. For this game, the head coaches of the two teams expressed that they must win this game. Confidence.

After the start of the game, the performance of the two teams is also comparable. The core players of both sides have a very strong desire to win, and their condition is also extremely good.

But in the end, the Warriors took a slight advantage and maintained this advantage until the end of the game.

In the end, after four quarters of confrontation, the moment the referee blew the end of the game, the score on the court was also fixed at 107 to 104. The Warriors defeated the Thunder by three points, thus also getting into the Western Conference Finals match point.

Although the Thunder was very dissatisfied with the loss, they had to accept the loss. However, the next sixth game between the two sides will go to the Chesapeake Energy Arena again, and it will be the opportunity for the Thunder to save their own destiny.

At the press conference after the game, Durant also said that the next game will be the most important game for the Thunder this season, and he also said that this game will definitely lead the team to victory.

On May 5, the attention of the media was on a matchup in the East.

Back in Toronto, the Raptors ushered in their fifth game against the Heat.

In the end, the Raptors defeated the Heat 99-91 at home and also got the match point to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

The next day, the afternoon of May 5, the Warriors arrived in Oklahoma City.

When he arrived at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Cole was also interviewed by reporters.

When the reporter asked Cole if he was confident of winning this victory, Cole also seemed very confident.

"I believe in my players, just like I believe in myself. We have actually done some preparation work for the Western Conference Finals and Timberwolves. I don't think there is any problem with us entering the Western Conference Finals. The most important thing for us now What matters is not other things, but how to preserve our physical strength as much as possible to deal with the next opponent."

Many Warriors fans are also full of confidence after hearing Cole's answer, and they all feel that the Warriors will definitely beat their opponents in this game.

It's just that they far underestimated the opponent's desire for the championship.

The game was played at [-] o'clock in the evening. After the Thunder came up, Durant directly stood up and took over the game. On the other hand, on the Warriors side, although Cole expressed confidence, the performance of the players on the field made Cole's This confidence is a bit ironic, because in this game, the Warriors, including Curry, can be said to have no touch.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Warriors, who have always been known for their three-pointers in the league, only hit two three-pointers.

Curry made 7 of 1 shots in the first half, and Thompson made 6 of 0 shots. The scoring guarantees of the two Warriors were misfired at the same time.

On the Thunder side, both Durant and Westbrook showed a strong desire to win.

109 to 87, and finally after the game time of the four quarters returned to zero, the score of the two sides was also fixed at this score.

The Thunder won the game by 22 points.

With the victory of this game, the Thunder also tied the big score to 3 to 3, and the two sides will enter the final tiebreaker.

A local Minnesota paper celebrated the Thunder and Warriors' Game [-] with the headline "Thanks Thunder!" the day after the game, again earning the Timberwolves a day off. time.

This article was also forwarded by major media.

Coincidentally, on the second day, May 5, a game in the Eastern Conference started.

In the end, the Heat also lived up to the expectations of Cavaliers fans.

They also dragged the Raptors into the tiebreaker with 103 to 91 at home.

And a local newspaper in Cleveland followed Minnesota's lead the next day by running a "Thanks Miami!" article on its front page.

For a while, the two gloating articles also became the focus of the media.

However, all that happened in the outside world did not affect the Timberwolves at all. Da Zhuang also led the team to prepare for the game, and Da Zhuang even regarded the object of preparation as the Warriors.

"Chen, are you so sure that the Warriors will win this game? I think the Thunder are also very promising." Ogmon watched the home team's entrance ceremony being staged at the Oracle Arena on TV, and turned his head towards Da Zhuang. asked.

"Yes, I believe it must be a warrior to enter the Western Conference Finals and become our opponent."

"Why?" Vogel asked. Vogel is also a little confused on this issue, because the Thunder and the Warriors are considered to be [-]-[-] in this series. At most, the Warriors have a home court advantage in this game, but This is already the second round of the playoffs, and it is a tiebreaker. It is impossible for the referee to give the Warriors too much home whistle.

"There's no reason, just a hunch."

I don't know why, I only know that the Warriors and the Thunder met in the Western Conference Finals in this season's playoffs in my previous life, and the Warriors won in the end. The lineups of these two teams should not have received much attention from me The impact is basically the same as the lineup in memory, so Da Zhuang is more inclined to the Warriors in his heart.

(End of this chapter)