The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 223

The Nets were not desperate, and the Heat gradually withdrew their main players.

When the time is counted, the rest time of the main force is actually more than usual.

Abnormal rotation and early clock-out are the patents of strong teams.

The second round of the playoffs can still be played like this, which means that the Heat are bullish enough.

"I'm very pleased that we can still stand up like this after eight days," James concluded after the game. "We played very hard. After all, we haven't played an official game for eight days, but Spoelstra let us quickly enter the game state. .”

"This is their strength," Nets coach Jason Kidd is helpless, "They can always maintain a high level of competition. We still need to find a way to fight with them again."

When asked by reporters about Zhang Xiaotian, Joe Johnson chose to remain silent. His performance today failed to support the team.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't have any scruples, "They are very tired, we have already prepared in all aspects, and they have no chance to stop us from moving forward."

"Exerting strength? The team doesn't need me to perform more on the offensive end. I am now focusing on defense. As long as the team can continue to win, I don't care about statistics at all."

"But when the team needs me to step up, I can do everything."

Zhang Xiaotian only scored 9 points in this game, and his old friend Woolley jumped out to accuse him of being too loud for a player who couldn't score in double figures.

The Nets must be aggrieved, but the Heat have not failed in the playoffs, so they can only endure it.

In the game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers, the Spurs also simply killed the opponent.

As if only the Trail Blazers had won the tiebreaker, the Spurs appeared to have excellent physical strength. They led the Trail Blazers by 26 points in the first half, which made the entire second half of the game dull.

Parker 33+9 taught Lillard to be a man, Popovich is very proud, "He has been playing so well for many years, this is not surprising. He is our scorer, can create opportunities for any teammates, is the team A frontrunner on the offensive end. He's been great defensively this season too, but that's been overlooked by a lot of people."

"They played a championship-level performance. They entered the state early and set the tone. Most of our players have not experienced the atmosphere of the second round of the playoffs, but the opponent has won the championship. I'm used to this kind of scene. This is in my expectation, they let us know what the semi-finals are like." Aldridge sighed after the game.

There is no rest time, and the second round is faster than the first round.

In the second game between the Wizards and the Pacers, Pacers center Hibbert rebounded from the bottom and played very well. From zero points and zero rebounds to 28 points and 9 rebounds to dominate the inside, the Pacers also won by 4 points. Contest.

In fact, in this game, both sides slowed down the pace to play a defensive battle, and both sides focused their main defensive energy on the core of the opponent's outside line. As a result, the inside line decided the game. In fact, Gortat also played very well, but the Pacers Take a chance.

"My teammates are great. We trust each other. No matter what ups and downs we go through, they always support me and encourage me." Hibbert revealed after the game, "Paul George is the most important thing to help me out of the predicament. , he took me to his boat and we fished for two hours and we just went to relax and talk about basketball and life. He reached out to me and helped me with my stress, even though it wasn't his role, but I Still very grateful to him."

Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help thinking, Paul George has a rich life, does he also want to buy ships and planes?

But if he wants to invest in the company, he has no money in his pocket now. He hopes that he can have a good contract next season and the investment can also be profitable.

In the second game between the Thunder and the Clippers, the Thunder also tied the total score to 1:1.

杜兰特32+12+9，威斯特布鲁克31+10+10，他们两个人干了对方一个队，谁说篮球是五个人来着。

Before the start of the game, the Thunder held an MVP award ceremony for Durant. In front of cheering fans, Durant proudly held the trophy high above his head.Then, over the next two-plus hours, he showed why he deserved the honor.

"We wanted revenge, we wanted to respond," Durant said. "I think it ignited our spirits. We played extremely well, gave it our all, and ended up with a fantastic victory. "

On May 5, the second game between the Heat and the Nets also started.

This time the Nets strengthened their defense, and they came up with a few fierce players.

Both sides have no chance inside and outside the line. The Nets can only let Livingston make a shot.

The Heat suffered a bit in the first quarter, but they quickly adjusted.

In other words, the Nets overestimated their physical strength, and tried their best to fight the Heat in the first quarter. The Heat could hold on, but they couldn't maintain this intensity. When they rested during the rotation period, the old men couldn't lift up their strength. .

If it weren't for Teletovic's five three-pointers, the Nets would definitely be dragged down by their own tactics.

"Be more positive, be more positive." Spoelstra pumped his fists at halftime.

The Nets will definitely welcome them if they want to fight recklessly.

Zhang Xiaotian likes this kind of tough confrontation the most. He sprayed trash talk at Joe Johnson, "Old guy, you are no longer able to do it, so go home early and take care of the children."

"Don't be too arrogant."

Joe Johnson originally didn't want to go back, but he was indeed guarded very hard and wanted to save face.

He deliberately played singles with the ball twice, but he couldn't get in. He made a gorgeous half-turn and then stepped back, and made a smart shot from the outside, which turned out to be a hit.

After entering the rotation period, Ray Allen hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the team open the score.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly became interested in offense. Of course, this is the feeling of the Nets, because he didn't play much with the ball in front of him. Once the heat broke out, he led to double digits in a few minutes.

Then there was no more, Joe Johnson was completely suppressed and aggrieved in the fourth quarter, Wade continued to tear the Nets' defense, and the Heat made another victory steadily.

"We should prevent the opponent's offense and execute the team's deployment as if the game is about to end. This is the most important thing in this round of the series." Heat coach Spoelster La said.

James scored the highest score in the game, but not as much as before. When the reporter asked him, his answer was very artistic, "This is also the meaning of our team. We don't care who scores."

Zhang Xiaotian admired him very much. If this guy didn't play basketball and went into politics, he would probably be a good player.

(End of this chapter)