The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 309 Victory
Jimmy Butler's eyes were fixed on Zhang Xiaotian. The Cavaliers will definitely adopt safe offensive methods in the lead. Jimmy Butler is confident that he will not be affected by any fake moves.

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian and James will defend Jimmy Butler whoever holds the ball. The Bulls must succeed in this defense, otherwise they will be too passive.

The frequency of Zhang Xiaotian's dribbling is not fast, and he seems to be looking for a rhythm.

He looked at Jimmy Butler's wolf-like eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Unbelievable, Zhang Xiaotian pulled up so suddenly, outside the three-point line.

Jimmy Butler did that just because the team was behind, Zhang Xiaotian's current performance is incomprehensible.

However, the ball hit, without Jimmy Butler being surprised to affect the defensive action.

All of a sudden, the home audience was excited, and in 19 seconds, the team led by 6 points, and the victory was assured.

After the Bulls paused again, Rose missed a three-pointer. Although they immediately adopted foul tactics, the miss itself represented the passing of the last chance.

James made two free throws, but the Bulls still missed and the game ended.

At 104:97, the Cavaliers reversed and won in the last quarter.

After the game, Cavaliers coach David Blatt praised the players, "I always believe in them, they are the best."

Thibodeau bluntly said that they were a little too confident, "If you feel too good about yourself, you will be blown up. We missed the opportunity."

Rose was a little annoyed, "This is James' team, we shouldn't let our guard down."

In this campaign, Zhang Xiaotian scored 23+5+5, tearing up the Bulls' defense at the critical moment. The media lamented that the Big Three of the Cavaliers are still there.

He said in an interview: "I said it a long time ago, we will win."

It is conceivable that with his performance in the playoffs, there is no reason not to let him get a high salary in the summer.

Many media also compared him with Jimmy Butler. Butler's 20+5+6 is slightly lower than that of the first round, but he took turns marking James and him. The highest, and three steals at the same time, the external evaluation is also very high.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't really care much about outside evaluations. He and Butler were in fundamentally different situations, so rushing to compare them was actually unfair to both of them.

In the game between the Clippers and the Rockets on the same day, Griffin scored another three points to help the team take the opponent lightly.

Warcraft's performance in the interior is still strong, and he sent five blocks, but he is not as good as the Clippers' inside twin towers, and Griffin and Jordan are better than the Rockets' inside combination.

The point is, the Rockets' home loss came in the absence of Paul, which lowered their ratings.

After the game, Clippers coach Rivers said excitedly, "Griffin is really great. Before the game, I told him that we need him to do everything, and he really did it."

But looking back at the Rockets, obviously, coach McHale was very dissatisfied with the team's poor defense, "We didn't play well, and we weren't calm enough. In contrast, their performance was obviously better, and they were more dynamic. , and the desire to win is even stronger."

"Our performance tonight seems to be half a beat slower than usual. The loss is the responsibility of everyone in the team," Mai Shuai added later, "They kicked our ass hard, and we were stuck in the mud all night. Among them... You must know that these players are professional, but the mistakes they made today are only made by middle school students in the seventh and eighth grades."

In contrast, Rivers was quite low-key after the game, "This is just a game, and the Rockets are an excellent team." Rivers said.After that, he also talked about Paul's injury, "If Paul recovers, he will play the second game. If not, he will have to continue to recuperate."

On May 5th, in the second game between the Eagles and the Wizards, the Eagles finally showed their best means in the East.

Of course, the absence of Wizards core Wall is a very important reason.

The playoffs were even more tragic than the regular season, and it wasn't just the Cavaliers who were affected.

After the game, Hawks coach Budenholzer praised the players for their performance on both ends of the offense and defense, "We started with defense today and ended with defense. In the first quarter, we limited the opponent's scoring to 20 points. In the last quarter, we On the offensive end, we had 15 assists, and everyone shared the ball very well."

Korver believes, "Today's game, we performed much better than the last game. Although there were several very weird balls, the ball danced on the basket but couldn't get in, but we played more focused than two days ago. , We withstood the pressure at the critical moment and finally secured the victory."

As for the Wizards, coach Whitman talked about Wall's injury, and focused on praising Sessions, who replaced Wall in the starting lineup, "He is currently under daily observation. In the future, we will have almost three days of injury. Rest time, so we will use this time to seriously evaluate his injury. Besides, I think Sessions did a pretty good job today, and I can't ask him to do more."

In the second game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies tied the score at 1:1 due to mistakes by Curry and Klay Thompson.

Conley's brilliant performance in his comeback is also the key to the Grizzlies' ability to win the game.

To be honest, you must think more about meeting the Grizzlies.

The perimeter defense of the Grizzlies can be said to be the best in the league. Conley, Courtney Lee, and Tony Allen can switch defenses no matter how they are.

The weakness of the Grizzlies is at the third position, and the Warriors have to think of ways in this regard.

Of course, if the Splash Brothers resort to a three-point trick that ignores defense, any defense will be useless.

After the game, Warriors coach Cole said that Conley is a very good player, and they were not prepared enough for this, especially in the first half, many of their offenses were too simple, and the previous victory made the team careless.

Draymond Green said that the team just had some minor problems with their attitude, which is not a problem for them, and the Warriors will win the final victory.

As far as this confidence is concerned, this buddy is a bit like Zhang Xiaotian.

But Zhang Xiaotian will never admit that he relies on his face to make a living... No, he is a person with a large number of fans. He belongs to the combination of the powerful faction and the idol faction, and he is completely different from the ugly Draymond Green. .

With only one day off, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cavaliers and Bulls began the second game.

This time, the Cavaliers start with two insiders. Anyway, they will play one big and four juniors. The two insiders won't have much time to play, so it doesn't matter if they play together first.

The key is that in the last game, it was discovered that after James lost weight, it was too exhausting to go to the inside to fight in the inside. James used the inside to support the front, and James could relax behind to show his power, and he would not be as hard as he was on the field.

The Bulls were ready to fight, but they did not expect that they still misjudged the strength of the Cavaliers.

(End of this chapter)