Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 302 302. Entering the finals again!
The Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers by more than 30 points in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. Most fans are not surprised by this result.

But for the Polish fans who have always been full of confidence and compared the team to the "Grizzlies", the Blazers with strong offensive firepower actually lost more than 30 points, which is obviously something that the fans cannot accept.

Now the Trail Blazers team is full of talent. Even fans who don't understand football know that this Trail Blazers team will definitely become the most powerful championship contender in the next few years.

Originally, Trail Blazers fans were still imagining whether the team could perform like a dark horse in this round of the series against the Grizzlies, just like the Grizzlies last season, which suddenly emerged and launched an impact on the championship trophy.

However, after the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Trail Blazers fans threw this idea behind them, and even felt absurd and ridiculous whenever they thought about it.

Some people even dreamed that they could defeat the 76-6 Grizzlies in the playoffs. The calm Portland fans only felt that they were a little crazy before.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals is the Blazers' best chance to win this round of the series. The two defensive champions of the Grizzlies, Artest and Trenton Hassell, were unable to play due to suspension at the same time, which made Brandon Rowe Yi can have more room to play on the offensive end.

Once Artest ushers in a comeback in the next game, the Blazers will only play more difficult in this round of the series.

Looking at it now, the Blazers have missed the best chance to win the game. If McMillan can't solve the firepower of the Grizzlies' bench, the Blazers will only be swept by the Grizzlies 4:0.

After all, Artest's comeback will not only cause Brandon Roy to struggle, but his excellent defensive ability can also affect Aldridge, who is good at mid-range shots.

Artest's personal ability is not enough to rewrite the trend of a round of the series, but if paired with the Grizzlies' current lineup, the chances of the Blazers' counterattack and advancement are almost zero.

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In the second game of the series, boxing Bruce Bowen was suspended by the league for four games and Artest ushered in a comeback. Artest's comeback undoubtedly made the already strong lineup of the Grizzlies more complete.

Especially in the face of Brandon Roy, a top scorer in the league, Artest's powerful defensive effect was fully displayed, and Roy's offensive end was very uncomfortable throughout the game.

When Roy used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Artest's defense, Artest would not hesitate to use a vicious foul to prevent Brandon Roy from scoring on himself.

Artest's defensive action is different from Bruce Bowen and "Glove" Payton.

Compared with Bowen's dirtyness and the trash talk interference of "Glove" Payton, Artest will only use his strong body to constantly confront offensive players in order to conduct more efficient defense.

Under the care of Artest like an iron wall, Roy only made [-] of [-] shots in the first half, and his performance was very poor.

Entering the second half, although Roy, who switched to playing off the ball, got more opportunities for offensive shots, but when Brandon Roy was forced to play off the ball, it was enough to prove how bad the state of this Trail Blazers was.

Even if Aldridge exploded in the second half and carried the banner of the Blazers' offense with his own strength, the Grizzlies have too many players who can score. Even if Aldridge scored 16 points in the third quarter, he would not Failed to lead the team to get cheap from the Grizzlies.

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies once again beat the Trail Blazers by 27 points at home, rewriting the total score of the series to 2:0.

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In the next two games, McMillan made some adjustments to the lineup, but in Luke's view, McMillan's adjustments were more like a dying struggle.

Although the Blazers have the league's top and most potential stars, and their offensive firepower can also be ranked in the top six in the league, but in terms of lineup depth, they are far from the Grizzlies.

This also caused the offensive momentum of the entire team to be completely suppressed by the Grizzlies once the main players of the Blazers were off the court.

In the blazers' struggling jedi counterattack, the grizzlies won two consecutive away games cleanly, rewriting the total score of the series to 4:0, and breaking into the gate of the finals for two consecutive years.

As the Grizzlies swept the Blazers to advance to the finals, the outside world has become more and more afraid of this Grizzlies.

The grizzlies have swept all three rounds of the series 4:0. Up to now, the record of [-] wins and zero losses is extremely deterrent, making people believe that the grizzlies have already secured the championship of this season in advance.

After being swept out by the grizzlies led by luke 4 : 0 , the head coach of the pioneers mcmillan made a very high evaluation of the grizzlies : " only the team that has played against the grizzlies can know the end How terrifying, I never thought that there is a team that can have a strong field dominance both as a starter and as a substitute."

"When names such as Louis Williams, Michael Reed, and Zach Randolph can only appear on the bench, the despair in my heart is beyond the comprehension of outsiders."

"I think the Grizzlies this season are the strongest offensive team in NBA history. Whether it is the Bulls, Lakers or the Timberwolves also led by Luke during the three-peat period, they will not be the opponents of this Grizzlies."

"There is no doubt that from the moment the Grizzlies advance to the finals, this season's championship trophy has already belonged. No matter which team in the East advances, it is doomed to fail."

"Losing to a team like the Grizzlies is not an unacceptable thing, but I am afraid that only I know the frustration and envy in my heart."

Before the fight with the Grizzlies, McMillan always thought that he would create a second Grizzlies, but after the fight, McMillan suddenly realized how stupid his previous thoughts were.

It took Luke just four games to make McMillan realize the real gap between the Blazers and the Grizzlies.

As a head coach, McMillan was undoubtedly frustrated, but as an underdog, McMillan learned more in this series.

I also understand that I still have a long way to go in the future, at least the Luke in my sight is the existence that McMillan can only look up at.

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With the Grizzlies sweeping the Trail Blazers 4-0 to advance to the Finals, fans will turn all their eyes to the ongoing Eastern Conference Finals.

As the fans imagined before, the Cavaliers led by LeBron James created a lot of trouble for the Celtics.

At present, the Cavaliers and Celtics are tied at 2:2. Judging from the four games they have played against each other, the odds of winning between the Cavaliers and Celtics are [-]-[-]. To too obvious cheap.

Although the Celtics seem to be much more luxurious than the Cavaliers in terms of stars, the Cavaliers' lineup configuration this season is very reasonable.

As a man with his own system, LeBron James is definitely the most comprehensive striker in the active league.

The playing style of Mo Williams, the number one helper introduced by the Cavaliers management for James during the offseason, is very suitable for playing next to James.

James, as a man who needs to attack with the ball to play the greatest threat, Mo Williams' excellent off-ball shooting ability is almost in harmony with LeBron James.

In addition, the joining of Ben Wallace also solved the poor defense situation of the Cavaliers in the past two years. It is not reflected by the data.

With Delonti West, Daniel Gibson, Szczerbiak and many other outstanding players, the Cavaliers can go all the way to today is not as simple as luck.

In this round of the series with the Celtics, Cavaliers star LeBron James is still able to score 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists steadily, which makes people seriously doubt whether James is so stable at any time.

However, the reason why the Cavaliers can tie the series to 2:2 and even have a slight upper hand in these four games is that the performance of the second master Mo Williams is absolutely crucial.

This year's regular season, Cavaliers No. 18 Mo Williams averaged 3 points, 4 rebounds and [-] assists per game.

Entering the playoffs, Mo Williams was given more offensive responsibilities by head coach Mike Brown, which also increased Mo Williams' average data to 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Celtics with the Big Five, Mo Williams' averages per game soared to 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and his 41.2% three-point shooting percentage became the best for LeBron James. The most trustworthy helper.

To paraphrase Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown, although Mo Williams is not comparable to the league's top stars in terms of popularity, Mo Liams is definitely the most suitable perimeter player in the current league to play next to James.

The offensive combination of James and Mo, together with Ben Wallace in the penalty area, became the Cleveland Trident that pushed the Cavaliers forward all the way.

Judging from the current trend of the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers are likely to kill the luxurious Celtics and return to the finals after many years.

But even if the Cavaliers can get past the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, it would be bad news for Cleveland to face the Grizzlies in the Finals.

When Luke was coaching the Timberwolves, he led the team to sweep the Cavaliers 4:0 in the finals. Luke has very rich experience in defending players like LeBron James.

After all, on the normal historical trajectory, James has dominated the league for many years, and various teams have studied James' offensive habits a lot in order to limit James' performance.

For any basketball coach who comes back from later generations, the way to defend James is basically deeply imprinted in his head.

Even though the Cavaliers this season are stronger than the 05-06 season, the Grizzlies this season are also more terrifying than the Timberwolves back then!
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The time came to the end of May. When the Grizzlies advanced to the finals early, the Cavaliers and the Celtics were inseparable in this round of the series.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, the Cavaliers narrowly beat the Cavaliers by virtue of Mo Williams' 41-point performance. While winning the match point 3:2, they pushed the Celtics to a dead end.

However, the celtics, which are composed of a bunch of old guys, have a lot of experience in the playoffs. They fell behind with a big score of 2:3. The celtics suppressed the panic in their hearts. Team cooperation successfully dragged the game into the tiebreaker.

The victory in Game [-] of the series undoubtedly shifted the pressure to the Cavaliers again. After all, the Celtics' lineup should be higher than that of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When the two sides will have a showdown in the tiebreaker, whether the Cavaliers can withstand the pressure has become the most concerned issue for the outside world.

In the tiebreaker, both teams started to go all out without any reservations. In the first half, LeBron James only rested for 56 seconds, and the second leader Mo Williams also only rested for 1 minute and 24 seconds.

The two almost tried their best to carry the banner of offense together, and successfully led the team to lead the Celtics by six points at the end of halftime.

Entering the second half, James still did not rest in the third quarter. Facing the defense of Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett in turn, James used breakthroughs to create physical confrontations time and time again, trying to expand the advantage for the team through free throws.

However, although James' breakthrough ability is top-notch in the league, James overestimates his free throw ability.

James' free throw percentage in this year's playoffs was only 76.2%, and James' free throw percentage in this game was only 56.4%.

Even though James used physical confrontation to make Celtic fouls again and again, he failed to bring the team a considerable advantage.

In the second half, the Cavaliers can always maintain the lead in the score, thanks to the outbreak of the former Timberwolves meritorious player Szczerbiak.

As one of the contributors to the Timberwolves winning the championship that year, Szczerbiak's offensive ability has been recognized by the outside world, but due to injuries, Szczerbiak's competitive state declined rapidly.

Even though he is only 32 years old this year, Szczerbiak's scoring average has dropped to 7.4 points per game. The slightly poor lateral speed makes Szczerbiak one of the loopholes that opponents often target on the defensive end.

If it weren't for the 42.6% shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line that could help LeBron James open up space, Szczerbiak might have disappeared in Mike Brown's rotation.

However, unlike other young players on the team, Szczerbiak is definitely a guy who has seen big scenes.

In the second half, while the offensive efficiency of the team's core James and Mo Williams plummeted due to physical strength, Szczerbiak took over the game like a surprise soldier.

The big-hearted Szczerbiak is like a cold-blooded killer outside the three-point line. He made consecutive shots from outside the three-point line, helping the Cavaliers to widen the point difference to double digits for the first time and beat the Celtics. One was caught off guard, so he could only hurriedly call a timeout to make adjustments.

After the timeout, there was not much time left for the Celtics. The lag in the score made the Celtics play more fiercely and firmly on the offensive end. Paul Pierce's consecutive scoring helped the Celtics to keep the counterattack game. hope.

But the Cavaliers, who were about to win the game, naturally did not want the victory to slip away in front of their eyes. Under the full struggle of James, Mo Williams and Szczerbiak, the Cavaliers defended the victory with difficulty. .

Eliminated the No. [-] seed in the Eastern Conference through the tiebreaker, and returned to the stage of the finals again after three years.

After the game, LeBron James and Mo Williams hugged tightly on the sidelines, so excited that there were tears around their eyes.

As for the Celtics, all of them looked sluggish, and they didn't know how to explain to the Boston fans when they left the stadium.

The head star Paul Pierce is even more tangled and annoyed, as if he has seen the abuse that the team will face next.

The luxury lineup of the Big Five turned out to be the same as last year, and was still blocked by opponents from the finals in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable to Boston fans, and it is also a bad ending that general manager Angie cannot accept.

At the press conference after the game, everyone in the Cavaliers who advanced to the finals was in a good mood. Whether it was the head coach Mike Brown or the star LeBron James, they all looked high-spirited, and there was always a smile on the corner of their mouths.

However, the excitement didn't last long. The reporter's question was like a bucket of cold water poured on the knight's head, instantly extinguishing the flames of excitement among the knights.

"Congratulations to everyone who has advanced, but your opponent in the finals will be the Grizzlies led by Coach Luke. Before that, the Grizzlies swept their opponents 4-0 in three consecutive games and were eliminated."

"Currently, the outside world generally believes that the contest between the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies in the finals will also be swept 4:0, just like being swept out by the Timberwolves in [-], there is no power to fight back."

"Coincidentally, Coach Mike and LeBron were the losers in that round of the series. What do you think about this?"

The reporter's words were like a needle, which deeply hurt the hearts of both Mike Brown and LeBron James, making them recall the bad experience that they really didn't want to recall.

The topic about the Grizzlies made the scene even more embarrassing, until Mike Brown squeezed out a smile, stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses before barely breaking the silence: "No matter what the final result is, the Cavaliers will go all out in the finals! "

(End of this chapter)