Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 250 250. The playoff pattern, old Sanders dismissed!Luke: "Can this involve me too?"

After the game, the faces of the Spurs players were full of regret, especially the head star Duncan, who stood on the sidelines like an idiot.

In this round of the series, Duncan has tried his best. With one person carrying the Spurs' inside defense, Duncan averaged 23.5 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.6 blocks per game on the offensive end.

However, the performance of the Grizzlies in this round of the series is really too good, and the newly promoted MYP Martin almost played a dominant performance.

For a moment, Duncan felt that he was not facing Martin, but the God who wore the No. 23 jersey.

Otherwise, how could this guy be so incomprehensible, his offensive methods are both desperate and disgusting.

"This is really a bad series of matchups. Not only did we fail to defend the opponent's offensive rhythm, but we even had nowhere to display our best defense."

"Kevin is an excellent player. His body is very thin, but he hides huge energy. He can always give the enemy a fatal blow when the team is about to counterattack."

"The Grizzlies have grown into the best team in the league. Losing the game is frustrating, but we have tried our best." Facing the reporter's interview, Spurs star Ginobili shook his head helplessly.

"Coach Luke did not use Gerald Wallace to appear in this game. According to the Grizzlies official statement, Gerald missed the game due to injury."

"The absence of Gerrard also forced Coach Luke to use Travis as the starter, but what is unexpected is that Travis actually played an excellent personal performance in this game."

"And he was also eye-catching in the defense against you. What do you think about this?" The blond reporter looked at Ginobili with a smile on his face.

"Oy, that's a really bad question, you know, it's not a good thing to be guarded by a young man."

"This guy's wingspan is like a spider. No matter where you go, he can't seem to get rid of him. It feels terrible."

"To make matters worse, this guy seems to have endless energy in his body, and he is always aggressive on the defensive end, making you have to move all the time on the court."

"If possible, I would prefer Gerrard to defend me, so that at least I can save two steps." When it comes to Outlaw, Ginobili can't wait to make more complaints.

At a very old age, he still has to be chased by a young man like Outlaw who looks like he has been beaten. I believe that Ginobili doesn't want to try it again in his life.

At the same time, Bruce Bowen was a lot ruder, "The Grizzlies are a dirty team, and everyone on the team should be punished!"

"Especially that guy Kevin, who only sticks to people when attacking, just looking at it is disgusting!"

"I really don't know how this kind of person was selected as the MVP. This is simply detrimental to the image of the league!"

Looking at Bowen, who was almost tortured by Kevin Martin in this round of the series, the reporter cast a scornful look at him, and secretly cursed: "You still have the face to call others dirty? Say others are dirty? Damage the image of the alliance?"

"tui~"

Outlaw, who performed well in the G6 game, was named and praised by head coach Luke after the game.

As a rookie player who has not played much in the regular season, Outlaw was sent by Luke to start on such a critical occasion in the playoffs.

And Ginobili, one of the defensive Spurs troika, the pressure on Outlaw can be imagined.

好在奥特洛顶住了外界与比赛的双重压力，G6战在出场33分钟的情况下贡献出12分4篮板2助攻2抢断以及3次封盖。

The three-pointer made three of four shots from the outside showed Outlaw's unrelenting killer qualities at critical moments.

Outlaw's performance is definitely the key factor for the Grizzlies to beat the Spurs away. As the Spurs star Manu Ginobili said in an interview after the game, Outlaw's defensive aggression brought him a lot of trouble.

No one wants to play against such a passionate player because it sucks to have to move around the court looking for opportunities.

As for Kevin Martin, the team's number one contributor to winning the game, Luke no longer needs words to praise him.

Martin's performance has won the approval of everyone in the outside world. If it is said that when he just won the regular season MVP, the voices of support and doubts were divided equally in the outside world, then now few people doubt whether Martin is worthy of the regular season. The honor of MVP.

In the Western Conference semifinals, Martin averaged 29 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Especially in the G6 game, under tremendous pressure, the audience scored 41 points. Martin showed all his offensive arsenal on the court, making Bruce Bowen, who was just selected to the best defensive team this year, miserable.

There is no doubt that Martin is gradually growing into one of the best perimeter players in the league.

The playoffs are an occasion for teams to compete for stars. For the Grizzlies, a rookie team with obvious inexperience in the playoffs, the playoffs are full of crises.

And Kevin Martin's performance is more like a reassurance, allowing the Grizzlies to find the backbone, avoiding the embarrassment of passing the ball constantly on the court, and finally not knowing who will end the offense.

Now Grizzlies fans are very grateful for Luke trading McGrady for Kevin Martin early in the season.

McGrady has never proved his ability to lead a team throughout his career. Even McGrady's personal performance this season is also not bad, but if the current Kevin Martin is replaced by McGrady, can the Grizzlies pass the Spurs in the semifinals? , The fans put a big question mark on this.

As for Gerald Wallace, who was rumored to be in conflict with the team, he was bombarded by outside fans after the G6 game.

"You're the only one playing big games? Open your eyes and see clearly, the team can win the game without you."

"Some people are just unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. Back then, Coach Lu personally promoted you to your current position, but you ended up getting emotional in the playoffs. Now it's all right, the team doesn't need you at all!"

"Best defensive player? That's right, he almost defended his teammates on his own. This is the famous best defensive player!"

Comments similar to this kind of yin and yang can be seen everywhere on Gerald Wallace's social media.

As a last resort, Gerrard could only turn off the comment function under social media, simply out of sight and out of mind, pretending not to see it.

Although the Grizzlies officially gave the reason for Gerald Wallace's absence because he sprained his ankle in the G5 game, so he entered an indefinite truce.

But fans saw Wallace's attitude in the Western Conference semifinals very clearly.

No one believed the official remarks of the Grizzlies. The fans believed that Wallace had conflicts with the team from the gossip and was not satisfied with his tactical status in the team. That's why Luke put him in the cold palace. on the bench.

In this regard, Luke also said in an interview that Gerrard did not have any conflicts with the team, and his failure to play was only due to injuries.

Luke's statement not only failed to gain the trust of outside fans, but also strengthened Gerrard's big-name behavior.

After all, fans have basically figured out what kind of character Luke is for so many years. If this matter is really false, according to Luke's personality, he will definitely yell in front of the media.

But now, Luke is only using a very official answer to refute the rumors. This behavior is really intriguing.

Fortunately, Outlaw's outstanding personal performance in the G6 battle gave fans hope to replace Gerald Wallace.

Otherwise, once the Grizzlies lose this game and the Spurs drag the series into the tiebreaker, I believe Gerrard's social media will be bombarded by fans to paralyze.

Players do not try their best in the playoffs, but have two hearts. This is something that all teams in the league cannot accept, and it is also the most disgusting infighting for fans.

Just like the conflict between Kobe and O'Neal back then, they personally destroyed the Lakers dynasty.

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With the Grizzlies advancing to the Western Conference semifinals, the Grizzlies will wait for the winner between the Lakers and the Hornets to meet in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers and Hornets are the two teams ranked second and third in the Western Conference this season, and they are almost the same in terms of record and strength.

But now the Lakers hold the match point 3:2, and once they enter the tiebreaker, the Lakers still have home court advantage, which seems to have greater hope of advancing than the Hornets.

At the same time, fans also hope that the Lakers can advance to the Western Conference Finals to compete with the Grizzlies.

After all, compared to the Hornets, the Lakers' lineup looks more star-studded, especially Kobe Bryant, who is simply the darling of the league.

So far in the playoffs, Kobe has averaged 31.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, which can be said to have brought personal heroism to the extreme.

You know, many offensive rounds Kobe is forced to complete the shot in the face of double-teaming. Under heavy double-teaming, he can score an average of 31.2 points per game in the playoffs. Kobe has a killer scoring ability, which makes the entire league fearful.

For the Hornets, Chris Paul's personal data is also very good. In the playoffs, he averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals per game, which is worthy of the title of offensive engine.

However, the Hornets' offensive scoring is too dependent on Paul, West and Peja. Other than that, the others are basically emptied by the Lakers on the outside.

Adding at most an alley-oop between "Boxing Champion" Chandler and Chris Paul, this undoubtedly greatly limits the Hornets' offensive creativity.

Although the Lakers also rely on Kobe in scoring, but in addition to Kobe, other Lakers players can still explode with amazing scoring efficiency at certain stages.

The incitement of the butterfly effect made Luke wonder which team will join the Grizzlies led by him in the Western Conference Finals this year, but Luke is more optimistic that the Lakers will have the last laugh.

So after defeating the Spurs, Luke immediately convened the coaching staff to discuss the game plan against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

Although the assistant coach team headed by Bill Lambert was confused, he didn't know why Luke was so sure that the Lakers were the team that advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

You know, during the regular season, the Hornets defeated the Lakers twice, leading by a large number of points 2:1, and both victories were made in the second half, which caught the Lakers by surprise.

In other words, the Hornets team has an excellent comeback ability, and it is the team with the most comebacks in the league this season except the Grizzlies.

However, out of trust in Luke, no one will question what Luke has set. Everyone began to analyze the Lakers' tactics and field advantages through game videos.

Especially when "Zen Master" Jackson is obsessed with the triangle offense, the Lakers' offensive position is relatively rigid, which also makes it easier for the Grizzlies to study tactics.

It is only necessary to summarize in advance the routes that the Lakers have used most this season based on the tactical running positions extended by the follow-up of the triangle offense, and the Grizzlies will be able to gain some upper hand in this round of matchups.

At worst, it also allows players to have more defensive options, so that they will not have black eyes and often miss people on the court.

In the East, the Celtics, with the Big Four, encountered some trouble in the semifinals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, blocked the Celtics' path to the Eastern Conference Finals.

From the perspective of the lineup, the Celtics have a crushing advantage.

The Cavaliers have not only suffered constant injuries in the team this season, but also experienced multiple trades, large and small, which caused a big problem in the team's tactical integration.

The entire Cavaliers team can be said to rely on LeBron James alone to drag forward. Apart from James, the Cavaliers have the highest scoring average per game only with "Big Z" Ilgauskas's 14 points, which can be called very difficult .

But even so, the Cavaliers still fought the Celtics to a 3:3 tie with their unwillingness to give up.

The two sides will have a showdown in the tiebreaker to determine who is the team that advances to the Eastern Conference finals.

Throughout the series, James averaged 33 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, pushing his opponent Paul Pierce to the ground for frantic friction.

Before the start of this round of the series, Paul Pierce also boasted to the media that he was the best small forward player in the active league.

As a result, with two helpers with an annual salary of more than 1500 million US dollars, the Celtics were pushed all the way to the edge of the cliff by the Cavaliers, which can be said to be beaten in the face.

If the Celtics are really eliminated by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics will definitely become a very big joke this season, and the head coach Rivers will also be dismissed.

He coached the Big Four lineup in his hands, but he couldn't even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. There, Firth really didn't have to continue to hang around in the league.

As for the other group of duels in the East, the outcome has long been decided. The Magic led by "Warcraft" Howard easily eliminated the Pistons with a big score of [-] to [-].

I have been waiting for the winner between the Celtics and the Cavaliers for several days, and I have been resting for nearly a week.

It is worth mentioning that after being eliminated by the Magic 4:1 in the semifinals, the Pistons management immediately issued a statement announcing that the team had officially fired head coach Saunders, and did not thank Saunders for his work for the Pistons in recent years. contribution.

Obviously, the old Sanders' coaching ability has made the Pistons management feel unbearable to look directly at, and even said to be angry.

Although the Magic's lineup this season is not bad, when facing the Detroit Pistons, which has the strongest defensive system in the league, the Magic's style of play relying on the inside does not have much advantage.

As a result, the old Sanders only led the team to a total of five games, which is really a shame for the Motor City.

It is said that when the team's management announced the official copying of the old coach Saunders, Detroit fans cheered wildly on the Internet, and the fireworks even lit up half of Detroit.

Everyone is celebrating, I don't know whether to celebrate the departure of the old Sanders, or to celebrate that the pigs of the Pistons management have finally opened their minds.

In short, the Pistons, who were eliminated by the Magic [-]-[-] in the Eastern Conference semifinals, fell into a carnival. Looking around, I am afraid that those who did not know thought that the Pistons won the championship trophy this season.

As a result, when I inquired, it was just because the management fired a coach, which was really speechless.

And if nothing else, the old Sanders who was fired by the Pistons may find it difficult to get another contract from other teams in the league.

The old Sanders has proved to people with facts in the past few years in the Pistons that he is a guy who can only eat his own money.

Coaching the Pistons has not only failed to make the team better in the past few years, but has also made the team worse, which can be called a disgrace to the coaching profession.

Old Sanders, who knew this well, began to choke up at the press conference.

Especially when Luke, whom he hated the most, actually led the Grizzlies to defeat the Spurs and launched an impact towards the championship, the old Sanders finally couldn't help but vent his tears.

"A sin!"

What Luke didn't expect was that the old Sanders' dismissal actually pushed him to the headlines. The outside world agreed that the old Sanders' dismissal had something to do with him, which made Luke feel a little helpless.

Although it is true that there are not a few head coaches who have been fired by themselves in recent seasons, the old Sanders' dismissal is entirely his own fault.

At most, Luke would blow Rasheed Wallace's balls, causing the latter's state to decline, and bear this part of the responsibility.

But this happened before the old Sanders took over the Pistons, to be precise, it dates back to the time of the former Pistons head coach Larry Brown.

It would be far-fetched for Luke to take the blame.

As for the departure of Ben Wallace, it is entirely because of the disagreement between Ben Wallace and the old Sanders offensive concept, and the management chose the latter between Big Ben and the old Sanders, so the two finally parted ways. All of this is the bitter fruit planted by the old Sanders himself.

The title of "Coach Terminator" sounds cool, but Luke doesn't want to make himself a public enemy of the league, and every city he goes to in the future will be full of hostility.

What makes Luke even more helpless is that the relationship between the Spurs and Popovich is already tense. Now that the Grizzlies are eliminated 4:2 in the semifinals, Spurs boss Holt is likely to fire Popovich Vitch.

At present, the outside world is speculating on this matter, guessing how long Popovich can still serve as the head coach of the Spurs. Among them, the approval rate of being fired this summer is as high as 80%.

Seeing that the Spurs might fire Popovich at any time, Luke sighed helplessly, "It's so difficult to keep a low profile."

(End of this chapter)