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Chapter 585 Chapter 583: This is my fate

Patrick Patterson, except for the three-pointer, is a very mediocre four-position player in all aspects.

Average athleticism, neither good nor bad defense.Although the height is 2 meters like Siakam, it does not have the mobility of Siakam.

And his biggest shortcoming is the extremely poor protection of defensive rebounds.

German Casey hoped to rely on Patterson's three-point threat to contain Siakam, but when he put Patterson on the field, he realized that things were completely different from what he imagined.

Patterson's three-pointers were repeatedly interfered by Siakam's long arm and knocked out of the frame. On the defensive end, Siakam also repeatedly took off offensive rebounds from Patterson's head.

It seems that the effect of Patterson and Siakam's matchup is not even as good as Rooney.

The double impact of Siakam and Antetokounmpo made the Raptors can only watch the point difference continue to widen.And what makes Devin Casey most disappointed is that No. 43, who ravages the rim on the court again and again, was a Raptors player a few months ago
It was him who personally delivered a threatening player to the opponent.

"The Toronto Raptors must regret it very much now. If they don't choose to trade Siakam in the middle of the season, the Pacers may be unlucky now." On the commentary stage, Kenny Smith also joked about Casey's dilemma.

"At that time, who knew that Siakam could perform like this? Before joining the Pacers, did you know who Pascal Siakam was? I can only say that Coach Henson's vision is as vicious as ever. And he is really good at nurturing young players."

While Barkley and Kenny Smith were talking, the Raptors paused again.Halfway through the second quarter, when the point difference was widened to 15 points, Devin Casey couldn't take it anymore.He eventually replaced Ibaka, hoping that the Congo forward could help the team turn the situation around.

It's just a pity that the morale of the Pacers has been blown out.And Ibaka is not a superstar player, he is only playing now, it is a bit too late.

Afterwards, the game completely entered a one-sided mode.Kyle Lowry is completely frozen by Paul, and the gap between him and the league's top point guards is clear at a glance.Although Ibaka worked very hard, Antetokounmpo's impact was stronger than Ibaka's defense.

As for Devin Casey, his tactical changes and substitution strategies were always predicted by Henson first.

From coaches to players, the Raptors are completely at a disadvantage.

After halftime, Devin Casey, who was 18 points behind, accepted the fact that whoever meets the Pacers ahead of time is fucking unlucky!

After that, the Raptors played lifelessly throughout the second half.Mentally and psychologically, they have completely given up resistance.Don't think that all teams have the strength of the Bulls. Most people will choose to give up when faced with an insurmountable gap.

In the second half of the game, Charles Barkley said bluntly, "This is the most dull series I have seen so far this season."

Henson agrees with his words very much, because the Chinese coach almost fell asleep on the bench.
In the end, the electronic beep at the end of the game saved the pride of the entire Raptors.This game of being trampled by others is finally over, and they can finally hide in the player tunnel and lick their wounds.

Especially Kyle Lowry. After the game, ESPN's first shot was given to the small guard who is about to become a free agent this summer.

Before the game, Lowry said ambitiously that he would take care of Paul.As a result, Lowry swallowed all the eggs today without scoring a point.

Although he sent out 6 assists, he didn't score a point as a leading point guard. This performance is undoubtedly very bad.

On the other hand, Paul used the data of 25 points, 13 assists and 4 steals to tell Lowry what a real top point guard should look like.

Looking at his own statistics and the dejected Kyle Lowry, Paul finally responded to Lowry's remarks in front of the reporters.

"I welcome everyone's challenge, the result is the same anyway."

Paul's domineering response must have dissuaded many defenders who were ready to move.

The haze of the Eastern Conference semifinals, it's time to pass!
In addition to Paul, Siakam's 14 points and 5 rebounds and Antetokounmpo's 30 points and 13 rebounds are also important reasons why the Pacers can kill the Raptors.

After the game, someone asked Devin Casey if he regretted trading Siakam, but Casey was speechless.But from his embarrassing expression, the whole world has already got the answer.

His last fig leaf was finally torn off.The morale of the Raptors from the players to the coaches has fallen to the bottom. Although the series has only played one game, the tone has been set.

In the first round, Henson took just 10 minutes to win.In the second round, the Raptors' resistance was indeed stronger.But one game is enough to crush them.

"Our goal is the championship. You ask me what I think of this game? I don't think much. Because the same thing will be repeated three times."

Henson's answer was as arrogant as ever, but at this moment, no one dared to refute him.
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"Our goal is the championship."

LeBron James saw the scene of Henson being interviewed on the TV screen and couldn't help clenching his fists.

It wasn't until the start of the playoffs that James finally felt the horror of the man's return strongly.

In the past, the only opponent James had to worry about was the Golden State Warriors.East champion?That is simply something that is within reach.

But this year, he'll have to face the threat posed by the Pacers.

This guy once made his Miami career a joke, and James undoubtedly hopes to break this terrible nightmare with his own hands.

"What? Has your heart already flown to the Eastern Conference Finals?" Love, who had just washed his hair, came out of the bathroom while wiping his wet hair.

When the team played away games, he shared a room with James.In the Cavaliers, the outside world always thinks that James and Irving have the best relationship.But in fact, Irving's attitude towards James has been somewhat indifferent recently.

There is no doubt that a young All-Star starting point guard does not want to be a follower behind James for the rest of his life.But in any case, Irving and James are still teammates.So in order to avoid further deterioration of the relationship, James has been sharing a room with Love recently.

"Do you know Kevin, Henson Joe's team is really..." James recalled the scenes in the past three years, "It's really, very scary. The Raptors are basically dead, and we will meet the Pacers again in the Eastern Conference Finals. I think this is our destiny! Henson Joe and I are destined to win or lose."

"I know, there used to be a lot of history between you and him. But now, the situation is completely different, LeBron. We are the Cleveland Cavaliers, we are the defending champions. Didn't we also win the Pacers in the regular season? So, don't worry too much. Let's focus on the Celtics first."

"Celtics?" James looked at Love and smiled jokingly.

The Celtics are not an obstacle at all, no one can break the fate of him and Henson destined to fight at the top of the Eastern Conference!
Of course, James did not say these words.Some things are better buried in the heart than spoken out.

Twenty-four hours later, a day after the Pacers beat the Raptors.In Boston's TD North Shore Garden, James and his teammates personally created the "Boston tragedy."

After only halftime between the Cavaliers and the Celtics, the entire North Shore Garden fell silent.Because at this time, the score has become 72 to 31, and the Cavaliers lead the Celtics by 41 points at halftime!
"It's not like a game between a professional team and a professional team at all, but like a professional team bullying a high school team!" At the end of the halftime game, Kevin Harlan's evaluation is undoubtedly the best summary of the halftime match.

The Celtics lost 41 points at halftime, also creating the largest halftime difference in NBA playoff history.Brad Stevens stared blankly at the court, his system completely crushed by James.

The second half of the game completely turned into garbage time.The Cavaliers began to replace the bench as early as the third quarter, and the Celtics simply put on the full bench after the start of the fourth quarter.

In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers slaughtered the Celtics by 42 points in the away game.The early meeting of the two teams originally made the fans look forward to it, but now, when people see what LeBron James looks like, this round of the series seems to have lost the suspense in an instant.

"We can do better, I know it might be crazy. But in this series, we can do better. After all, even if you win 200 points, it's only one game. So we will use better performance to win the remaining 3 games!"

cut the game

(End of this chapter)