basketball boulder

Chapter 226 The opponent in the second round
East side.

The Pistons won the Pacers again, with a big score of 2:0.

The Celtics and Wizards drew.

Magic 2:0 Bulls.

……

The subsequent G3 and G4 all started in Philadelphia.

The 76ers chanted the slogan "defend the home court" and behaved very tough.

Then, they lost the third game 99:109.

Before the fourth game, Philadelphia fans chanted the slogan "refuse to sweep".

Then the Heat bloodbathed the 101ers 77:76.

In the first round of the series, the Heat completed a sweep.

Following the Heat, the duels in other groups have also ended one after another.

The Suns swept the Grizzlies 4:0.

Pau Gasol unlocked the "invincible" gold medal in the playoffs.

The Spurs 4:1 the Nuggets.

Duncan remains solid.

Sonics 4:1 Kings.

The mighty Kings team has just sunk into the sky, and there is no hope of revival.

Mavericks 4:3 Houston.

After the two-game losing streak, the stubborn "little general" Avery Johnson had to make adjustments, reuse Dampier, and keep Nowitzki away from the damn "position five."

This group of series ushered in a reversal, and the Mavericks subsequently played a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

"Union second center" Dampier is really not just a joke.

Pistons 4:2 Pacers.

The crippled, aging Pacers can play the defending champions until Game [-] and have already won.

"Carlisle is awesome!"

Wizards 4:1 Celtics.

After all, Pierce's two fists are no match for Arenas, Hughes, and Jamison with four... Ah no, it's six.

With a 4:0 sweep, the Heat, who were preparing for the next round, also watched the fifth game of the Wizards and Celtics.

Because the winner of the two will be the Heat's opponent in the next round.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal picked up a bottle of "oral liquid" (mineral water) and took a sip, then poked Li Lei: "Little brother, who do you think will be our opponent in these two teams?"

Li Lei tilted his head and thought for a while: "I hope it's the Celtics, but most likely it's the Wizards. Because the Wizards are obviously stronger."

Wade on the side interjected: "No matter who it is, we are very confident. In the regular season, our team swept these two teams 4-0."

Li Lei nodded.

This is true.

But after watching the game, the faces of the Heat players were a little dignified.

The Wizards don't look that weak.

The Wizards' record this season is 45 wins and 37 losses, but their strength is much more than that.

During the regular season, Larry Hughes took 21 games, Jamison took 14 games, starting small forward Jarvis Hayes was reimbursed for the season, Haywood took 14 games, and Kwame Brown took 40 games...

If it weren't for these injuries, the Wizards would have won at least 50 games in the East.

The Heat's ability to sweep the Wizards in the regular season was not only due to their absolute strength, but also because the 4 regular season games all started at the beginning of the season, and the Wizards didn't get along well.

In fact, until the end of the regular season, the Wizards did not run well.

However, after the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards have come to feel, otherwise it would be impossible to eliminate the Celtics 4-1.

A closer look at the Wizards' roster:
Trident: Jamison, Arenas, Hughes are both offensive and defensive players.

“大将军”阿里纳斯场均25.5分4.7篮板5.1助攻1.7抢断，25.5分在世纪初可是超级得分手了。

Larry Hughes averaged 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.9 steals per game.

Needless to say, the performance of 22 points can be the core of a weak team.

In addition, Hughes is also the steal king and first defense this season.

Jamison had 19.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.8 steals.

Jamison scored less because the ball was distributed to the other two, not because he was not strong enough to score.

After all, Jamison can score 24.9 points in the third season of his career.

And this season, under the guidance of coach Eddie Jordan, Jamison's defensive ability has improved a lot.

Hayes' season reimbursement is the biggest problem for the Wizards, but Juan Dixon stepped up. This combo guard averaged 12+2.6+1.3+0.7 in the first round of the series.

Then there is the most noteworthy center position: Haywood + Kwame Brown.

Two black and tough can definitely make all the teams in the league envious.

These two guys are impossible to be O'Neal's opponents, and they are not even worthy of being compared with O'Neal.

But if coach Eddie Jordan lets these two black and tough consume O'Neal in turn, this will definitely be a huge challenge for O'Neal.

After all, Coach Jordan did this for the first time the two teams met in the regular season.

Some people may say that didn't the Heat win the regular season?what is the relationship?
But the series is different from the regular season.

The series is at least 4 games, and at most 7 games, the schedule is tight, and the defensive intensity has skyrocketed.

It's not a big deal to let O'Neill fight two young black rough and tough hand-to-hand, but what about 4 games, or even 7 games?

Don't forget, O'Neal is 33 years old.

Even if the Heat can win, does O'Neal still have the strength to meet the next round of the series?

So the Heat must not only win, but also control O'Neal's playing time.

At this time, the role of signing Mourning came out.

Li Lei had to wow Pat Riley for signing this contract.

Could it be that Riley has already reached this round?
It is indeed a "magic fortune teller"!

In the end, the Wizards defeated the Celtics 4-1.

The Heat are determined to play a series with the Wizards.

Subsequently, the first round of the East and West ended one after another.

The second round of matchups came out.

east:

Heat vs. Wizards.

Pistons vs Magic.

west:

Suns vs Mavericks.

Spurs vs. Sonics.

2005 5 Month 8 Day.

The first game between the Heat and the Wizards is finally here.

"The Bulls in the 95-96 season, I have only seen it on TV. The Heat in the 04-05 season is a super team that I have personally experienced. This team is so strong that it makes me tremble."

Gilbert Arenas said in front of the media.

"But if I can beat a super team, I said if, it will make me tremble even more."

"Maybe you'll say I'm daydreaming, there's less than 0.01% chance of us winning."

"But we still have hope after all, don't we?"

The following paragraph is what Arenas really looks like.

A very confident "general" who dared to score 60 points against Kobe at the Staples Center!
Competitive sports require self-confidence.

Blind confidence is also better than fear.

What's more, the Wizards' paper strength is really not weak.

"Gilbert is a very confident player and a super scorer. He will be a big problem for us! Moreover, he has enough helpers. This round of the series will not be easy!"

Before the game, Li Lei said to Zhang Weiping who asked questions.

"Yes, the Wizards are both offensive and defensive, and they are a very strong team."

Zhang Weiping nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)