NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 201 Foul Fight
With a 2:2 draw, the fifth game is particularly critical. Whoever can win the fifth game is equivalent to entering the second round with one foot.

Before the game, the game was heated up, but when the game started, the Warriors once again showed their strong firepower. McMillan still failed to respond. He watched the Warriors win a game at the home court of the Trail Blazers, and the big score came to 3:2.
After the game, the reporters interviewed Barkley. Barkley said: "I am optimistic about the Warriors' promotion. Nelson is a famous coach. He seized all the weaknesses of the Blazers and made arrangements. The Warriors also executed his tactics very well under the arrangement of Li Zhi. But look at what McMillan did. He put Fernandez on the bench in the fifth game! Li Zhi scored 35 points, and McMillan is a part of this."

The reporter caught the topic and immediately asked: "If Fernandez comes back, will the Blazers have a chance to win Game [-]?"

Barkley shook his head and said: "It's difficult. The Warriors have many weaknesses. They are young, inexperienced, and point guards also have weaknesses. But the Blazers, like them, entered the playoffs in the first year. But the Warriors are better than them because they have a good coach and a few veterans. They can inject energy into this young team at critical moments."

Blazers star Bill Walton also expressed concern about the Blazers in an interview.

"I already knew that McMillan was not good. He did a poor job of directing on the spot, and he didn't gain the trust of the players. In the first two games, it seemed that the Blazers' children were like a group of lost lambs. They didn't know how to play. Also, this Trail Blazers team is too young and there is no veteran in the team. They need affirmation at this time, but they obviously don't have such people."

Bill Walton is right, the Blazers are now in despair, but no one stands up at this time.Roy has a heart that never gives up, but he is not good at talking.

On the Warriors side, the fighting spirit is high, and O'Neal told the Warriors players over and over again.

"Game [-] we're kicking the Blazers' ass off!"

He is using another way to help the Warriors' newcomers move forward.

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In addition to the game between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers, other series between the East and the West are also being played simultaneously, but none of them is as intense as the Warriors VS Trail Blazers.

Rockets 3:1 Spurs.After the Rockets lost to the Spurs in the first game, they immediately made adjustments and won three games in a row.

In order to ensure the attack power, Brooks was put on the starting lineup by Adelman.

Parker had a hard time defending Brooks. Parker was not afraid of a technical point guard, but he was afraid of the fast Brooks.Battier played shooting guard and defended Michael Finley very successfully.Yao Ming and Duncan blasted each other in the paint, but Bonner, who was played by Scola at power forward, scrambled. At the small forward position, Artest also had an advantage over Bruce Bowen.

On the bench, the Rockets sat with Weaver, Barry, Landry, Krstic and other gangsters on the bench, and they could maintain their offensive power when they played.The Rockets gave up the defense of the Van Gundy era, but played better and better. Yao Ming pulled more high pick-and-rolls, allowing the Rockets to enhance tactical changes.

The Rockets' advancement is in sight, but McGrady is regarded as a broom star by Houston fans. If he doesn't show up, the Rockets will be stronger.

The Spurs' loss is also expected. Ginobili and veteran Curt Thomas are both old. The center of the Spurs is Bonner who can only shoot three-pointers, and the perimeter is Bowen and Finley who are about to retire. Parker and Duncan alone cannot win.

掘金3：1领先小牛。本来掘金接着3：0的优势，第四场就有机会晋级，但是诺维茨基末节疯狂砍下19分拯救了小牛。

Nowitzki made 25 of 14 shots and scored a "double-double" of 44 points and 13 rebounds, 19 of which came from the final quarter.The fifth game between the two sides will be held at the Nuggets' home court. The Nuggets' Anthony and Billups cooperate with each other tacitly, and there is little suspense in the fifth game.

The Lakers led the Hornets 3:1. The Lakers beat the Hornets 108:94 away to win the match point. The fifth game was held in Los Angeles.

This is a series without any suspense. The Lakers are aiming to win the championship, and the Hornets are short of major generals. Kobe averaged 32.6 points per game in this series, crowning the Lakers with the Black Mamba.Although the Hornets tried their best to avoid being swept in the fourth game, the Hornets Paul scored 32 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds, but this was just a helpless struggle for New Orleans.

In the Eastern Conference match, the Cavaliers took down the Pistons 4:0 cleanly.Iverson didn't play in the playoffs. If he played, maybe the Pistons could still struggle.But the Pistons made it clear to train newcomers and continued to hide Iverson.

Celtics and Bulls tied 3:2.In the absence of Garnett, the Celtics can only use role players such as "Big Baby" Davis and Scala Briini as power forwards. Although both players have their own characteristics on the offensive end, they are very different from Garnett on defense.

This round of the series made rookie Derrick Rose stand out. In the first game, Rose 36 points and 11 assists beat Rajon Rondo, and the Bulls beat the defending champion in overtime.

He and Rondo have clashed many times in the series, and this series can be described as full of gunpowder.Everyone can see that the Bulls want to win the series, but the defending champion will inevitably make adjustments in subsequent games. The Bulls' "black seven" is difficult.

The Magic lead the Philadelphia 3ers 1:76. The strength gap between the two sides is not small. The 76ers lost Elton Brand, whom they hired with a lot of money. There is no suspense in this series.

The Hawks and the Heat played more fiercely. Both teams are iron-blooded legions, and they fight extremely fiercely on both offense and defense in every game.

Wade's 22 points in Game 2 was an irreversible defeat, and the Eagles tied 2-[-] away.After the All-Star Game, the Raptors sent O'Neal and forward Moon to the Heat, and got the Heat's forward Marion and guard Banks.

Marion's contract expires this year, and the Heat didn't think about renewing Marion's contract. They have to make room for the signings in the summer of 2010. While keeping Wade, they are expected to sign James, Kobe and Bosh.

Without Marion, the Heat's defense is much worse.Joe Johnson broke through wantonly, and his jumper did whatever he wanted.Little O'Neal is useless, his strength is not even as good as Haslem's, and his defense is even worse.The Heat have little hope of advancing to the second round.

Now, the series between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers has become the most worthwhile game in the first round of the series.

In the sixth game, many national TV stations around the world broadcast this game live.Before the game, the coaches of the two teams are the busiest. They have to find out the weaknesses of each other so that they can adjust their tactics in the next game.

McMillan was devastated by the outside comments, but still made adjustments to the game.

He asked the players to drive Li Zhi to the outside and force Li Zhi to shoot from the outside.Li Zhi's breakthrough is the starting point of all the Warriors' tactics. If Li Zhi breaks through to the restricted area, the Blazers will have no choice but to die.McMillan asked to strengthen the defensive strength and let the players foul fiercely when defending Li Zhi.

The Warriors also focused on taking care of Roy, and Nelson was ready to let Barnes start the main defense.Morrow starts on Steve Blake, which is fine as long as Morrow targets his shots.

O'Neal continued to pick and roll with Li Zhi, and was responsible for assisting defense and blocking shots at the same time.O'Neal and Li Zhi are one inside and one outside. The two defensive cores of the Warriors are both present. Roy will not have too easy a chance to score. This game will definitely not allow Roy to play at his best.

Nelson's headache is defending Aldridge.In the end, in desperation, Nelson could only let Jordan and David Lee adopt foul tactics to interrupt Aldridge's shooting touch.

On the Internet, discussions about this game were very hot. Many people questioned the Warriors' playing methods, saying that the Warriors played too dirty. On defense, whether it was Shaquille O'Neal, Jackson or Barnes, there were small moves, and Li Zhi's layup was even more violent with his body.

Warriors fans immediately countered, saying that this is the playoffs, defense wins the championship, and the Warriors are heading for the championship.The Warriors fans also said that the Blazers' defense was not clean. Both Pulzbila and Fernandez fouled Li Zhi fiercely. If it wasn't for Li Zhi's good physique, Li Zhi might have been injured long ago.

Trail Blazers fans gave advice to their team. They thought that Roy should be given unlimited shooting rights to completely liberate Roy. They thought that Roy's crazy shots could save the Blazers.They also made complaints about the Blazers' draft, thinking that if Oden was not selected in the 07 draft, the strength of the Blazers would definitely not be what it is today.

Facing the fans' whip corpses, the Blazers management could only pinch their noses and admit that this was their mistake. Among the rookies in 07, if Oden was replaced by Durant and he had a scorer who averaged 25 points per game, this round of the series would be much easier.

Even if Durant is not selected, and Horford, Noah or Michael Conley are selected, the situation of the Blazers is much better than today.

But the Warriors fans immediately said: If the Blazers chose Li Zhi in 07, then this round of the series might be gone, and the Warriors might not even make the playoffs.

After the start of the sixth game, people discovered that McMillan must have gone online, otherwise how to explain Roy's crazy shot?

The lineups on both sides have not changed much, what has changed is the intensity of the game between the two teams.The Blazers came up with all kinds of fouls, and Li Zhi felt nothing.

Aldridge and Li Zhi had the same experience. David Lee didn't defend well, but he dared to foul fiercely. Aldridge was beaten by David Lee crazily, his right hand was red, and he shot repeatedly.

What surprised the fans was that both teams had players who fouled twice in the first quarter, but the coaches of both sides did not make substitutions, which was a bit confusing.

McMillan sat on the bench with his eyes closed, but he was very anxious. The Blazers really didn't have anyone available.In the first quarter, Pulzbila was sent to start. He had committed two fouls, but when he was replaced, Frye's effect on Li Zhi was even worse.

Nelson was indeed squinting at the game, he was really not in a hurry.Although it was a failure for Chris Mullin to send Lowry away, it made the Warriors' inside line stronger.

The Warriors have O'Neal, Jordan Jr., Milicic, and David Lee inside the four big insiders, and one after another, even if one person is shot down for 6 fouls, he still has someone to use.

Roy felt hot as soon as he came up. For this game, he chose to keep shooting to maintain his touch.He dodged Barnes' elegant shot, broke through to the inside and pulled the bar for a layup, but Barnes couldn't guard him.

As for the Warriors, Li Zhi didn't feel good, but he and O'Neal still used the pick-and-roll to open up the situation for the Warriors.O'Neill repeatedly dunks inside, Pulzbila helpless.

After playing for 4 minutes, McMillan finally couldn't sit still.Pulzbila fouled 3 times and Fernandez 3 times. He changed players and asked Batum to defend Li Zhi. Instead, he changed to a mixed defense.

But in this way, Li Zhi opened it up.There is indeed a gap between Batum's defense and Fernandez's. He does not have the ferocity of Fernandez. Li Zhi scored 6 points in the second half of the first quarter, and the Blazers encountered difficulties again.

The defensive end prevents one from missing, so fortunately, let's go on offense, McMillan spread his hands and thought helplessly.

But the bad thing is that Roy was blocked in the second quarter, not by the Warriors, but by his own icy touch.

He has not been the kind of player who plays consistently, which is normal.In previous games, Aldridge would stand up when Roy was ironing, but Aldridge didn't feel good in this game. Roy's iron brought the Blazers into the abyss.

(End of this chapter)