basketball talent system

Chapter 405

After defeating the Cavaliers, the Pacers were suddenly raised to an outrageous height by the media. Some media said that the Pacers' chances of winning the championship this year exceeded 8%, and some media even directly referred to the current lineup of the Pacers. Take it out and compare it with the three consecutive championships of the "OK combination" back then. In summary, there is only one situation, that is, the Pacers suddenly became the favorites to win this season.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After pickled peppers came back, the last few games of the Pacers in the regular season were basically more losses than wins, so the media were not very optimistic about the prospects of the Pacers. The Pacers showed their strength in the playoffs and knocked out the Eagles, which dominated the Eastern Conference this season, before the media realized that the defending champion was still the same as last season's king. There is no difference between teachers and teachers. The only difference is that they are more mature and stronger this year.

And in this game, after the Pacers defeated their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals in a playful manner, the media also had to start praising the Pacers led by Ye Xuan and Paojiao. In the eyes of Americans, James' historical status in the NBA is still very high. When a team can easily beat James' team, then the strength of this team must have reached a very terrifying level.

However, these things are not of much use to Ye Xuan. Since it is already the Eastern Conference finals, there is no school in Cleveland that is willing to risk the world to lend the gymnasium to the Pacers for training. , So the Pacers had to go directly back to Indiana for training. Fortunately, the distance between Ohio and Indiana is not particularly far, so the Pacers didn't feel too much travel fatigue.

After the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the first game of the Western Conference Finals on the 21st also officially started at Oracle Stadium. The Rockets played very well in the first quarter. Under Harden’s organization, the Rockets blossomed everywhere. The score was only 7 points, but 9 of the 8 players who got the chance to play all scored points. The Rockets, which blossomed with more points, also scored 31 points in the first quarter.

The Warriors are a little weaker. Although 9 of them got the chance to play in the first quarter, 3 of them didn't even have a chance to make a shot. Among the other 6, two of them were 1 for 0. Among them, without scoring a point, if Curry hadn't stood up in this quarter, made 4 of 3 three-pointers and scored 11 points in a single quarter, then maybe the Rockets would be able to widen the score gap to 10 points in this quarter. With more than 24 points, the Warriors scored 7 points in a single quarter and lost to the Rockets by [-] points.

But when the game entered the second quarter, the situation changed completely. The Warriors relied on their own bench to be stronger than the Rockets, so they quickly used substitute players to chase points. - What can Livingston do? In this quarter, Livingston also played a masterpiece of his career. He made 5 of 5 shots in a single quarter, plus 4 of 4 free throws. He scored a total of 14 points and directly led the Warriors in a single quarter. He won the opponent by 10 points and directly overtook the score.

The next two quarters were a battle between two guards who lost in the MVP competition in the regular season. In the third quarter, Harden sent 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist to help the Rockets score 24 points. And Curry did not show any weakness here, scoring 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, helping the Warriors score 26 points in a single quarter, and once again won the opponent by 2 points.

Entering the fourth quarter of the game, Harden began to explode. He made 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter and scored 10 points. He also grabbed 5 rebounds and sent 2 assists, but Curry also began to explode. He made 6 of 4 shots, scored 11 points, and scored 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Although the Rockets beat the Warriors by 1 point in a single quarter, the Warriors still had the upper hand in the final score.The first game of the Western Conference Finals, which has attracted worldwide attention, also ended with the Warriors defeating their opponents at home.

In fact, the Rockets still have a good chance of winning this game. In the last 2 minutes of the game, the Warriors only scored two points, while the Rockets scored as many as 9 points. At that time, the Rockets were opened up by a wave of attacks from the opponent, which led to the failure to fill in the hole at the last moment.And if Beverly is not injured, the Rockets have such a mad dog-like defensive player to limit Curry's performance, and they may be able to beat the poorly performing Warriors, but unfortunately these are just ifs.

In the end, the Rockets still lost to the Warriors by 4 points in the away game. After the game, the media were also dissatisfied with Howard's sluggish performance, but in fact this game was not Howard's fault. Howard's speed became the biggest limitation for him when he was in the team. Although he only scored 7 points in this game, he still got 26 rebounds in 13 minutes of playing time. The efficiency is already very good. In addition, he only got 7 shots, so the low score is also reasonable.

It's a pity that the media is like this. In order to increase their sales, they always only write about the superstars that the audience likes to see, but they don't help these stars analyze the reasons. He was very depressed, and he still called Ye Xuan after the game to complain. Fortunately, Ye Xuan had a solid foundation in talking, so he could be comforted with a few words. After all, Ye Xuan still hoped that the Rockets could cause some troubles for the Warriors. Woolen cloth.

Time passed quickly, and at noon on the 22nd, the Pacers once again traveled to Cleveland for Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals.If they can defeat their opponents again in this game, then this trip to the Eastern Conference Finals will basically be stable. After all, the next two games will return to the Pacers' Devil's home court.

At the beginning of the game, Tristan Thompson won the jump ball and gave the racket to George Hill. Hill took the ball and passed the ball to James without any pause. James caught the ball and wiped Scola in front of him. Ready for a fast break, but fortunately, Solomon Hill reacted quickly and immediately blocked James' path. The other players of the two teams fell into position, and James signaled his teammates to pull away. He wanted to single-handedly fight Solomon Hill.

(End of this chapter)