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Chapter 194 Subversion
During the fierce battle in the second round of the playoffs, the awards of the 2003-04 NBA regular season were announced one after another: the regular season MVP was won by Kevin Garnett, the core of the Minnesota Timberwolves, which made O'Neal of the Indiana Pacers very sad It's not a taste, it is clear that the Pacers are the first in the league in the regular season, but the most valuable player is awarded to the team with the second record.

Is this record watery?Is the weight not worth the fierce competition in the western theater?
In addition to not being able to win the MVP, Jermaine O'Neal couldn't even make it to the best team, and only got a consolation best second team.

The best teams are Kidd, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, O'Neal.

The best coach that Paul Silas longed for was not awarded to the Cavaliers, but to Hubie Brown. The changes of the Grizzlies this season are impressive and can be called the "turnaround boy".

The best sixth man was won by Dallas Mavericks player Antawn Jamison. The All-Star-level starting scorer is willing to play the sixth man. Who will be the winner of this title?

The most improved player is Zach Randolph of the Trail Blazers. If you are not fast, you can't do it. The Trail Blazers are rebuilding, and he is the boss.

The Rookie of the Year is without a doubt LeBron James.

The best defensive team Artest, Kobe Bowen, Garnett, Wallace.

As soon as the various awards come out, some people are happy and worried.

Anyway, the Pacers are very unconvinced, No.1 in the league record, only Artest received a consolation best defensive player award, MVP, best first team, best coach, etc., all of them have no share, theirs Efforts are not recognized.

On the night of May 5th, in the Speedy Loans Center Arena, the Pacers, who were full of fire in their stomachs, threw themselves at the Cavaliers on the basketball court.

Defensively strengthen oppression and physical confrontation, fight for every ball and never give up an inch, preventing the Cavaliers' offensive firepower from being directly misfired, and the sound of iron hammering is heard.

In particular, since Artest won the title of best defensive player, his momentum and temperament have greatly improved. His style of play is calm, his defense is impeccable, and his defense against James is more calm.

Offensively, the Pacers are also in good shape. Jermaine O'Neal showed his comprehensive skills and amazing physical fitness. He scored 33 points and 12 basketballs alone. Boozer, who was facing him, couldn't lift his head.

Facing the menacing Pacers, the Cavaliers quickly fell behind in the score. The players became eager to win and afraid of losing.

James' touch is also unstable, and he can't open up the situation with his good sudden points. Naturally, the offense is in a mess and there is no improvement.

The Pacers even simply shrunk inside and let the Cavaliers shoot from the outside.

Ilgauskas and Boozer have the ability to shoot in the middle, but the range is not far.

From outside, James' shooting is unstable, but McGinnis has a three-point range. However, his three-pointers are more icing on the cake. He pays great attention to momentum and touch, so naturally he cannot provide fire support.

Elke Williams is good in chaotic battles, but as long as scoring depends on impact, shooting is not his specialty.

Seeing that he couldn't break through the tortoise formation of the Pacers, Paul Cesis thought of Lin Bai, the soldier sitting on the bench.

After Lin Bai came on the court, he received a wonderful pass from James and hit several three-pointers one after another. However, the Pacers were unmoved. The leading Pacers played calmly and firmly controlled the rhythm of the game.

Seeing that the Cavaliers were close to catching up with their opponents by a few points, it turned out that they were so far away that they couldn't catch up no matter what.

Lin Bai's three-pointer was just a drop in the bucket and couldn't save the result of the Cavaliers.

At the end of the full time, the Pacers turned away and defeated the Cavaliers by 97 to 91, 6 points, and took a huge lead of 3 to 0 in the series.

On May 5th, it was still the Quicken Loans Arena. Before the game, the head coach didn’t mention winning or losing. It was almost impossible to reverse the 12-0 deficit. The only thing to do now is to let go of winning or losing for the honor No one wants to go home with their head shaved!
The fourth game started, the Cavaliers will be very desperate, the defense is very strong, the offense is firm and full of momentum.

Facing such an underdog, the Pacers played a bit conservatively, but the Cavaliers took advantage of the situation to attack with all their might, James turned back into an omnipotent superstar, Boozer was fierce, and Ilgauskas dominated Under the basket... gave the fans a view full of expectations.

The Cavaliers also achieved their wish with 112 to 98, bringing the score back to 1 to 3.

On May 5th, at the Bankers Life Arena, the Pacers did not have any illusions against the Cavaliers. They led 15 to 31 in the first quarter. Immediately afterwards, even if James entered the "Full James" mode and scored 19 points, The Pacers still didn't give the Cavaliers a chance to turn around. They simply defeated the Cavaliers 35-98, and finally eliminated their opponents at home with a score of 91-4, sending the Cavaliers home for a fish appointment.

Stepping on the corpse of the Cavaliers and advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals!
A few days later, the Pistons and the Nets fought to the death in the tiebreaker. In the end, the Pistons, who won a big victory in the mid-term trading market, used a suffocating defense to eliminate their opponents and had the last laugh.

The Pacers played against the Pistons to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Western Conference finals have also been decided. The Lakers held the "F4" 4-2, avenged the defending champion Spurs, and took the lead in the Western Conference Finals.

The Timberwolves and the Kings fought to seven games. In the end, the Kings tied the three points and was blocked by Garnett. The Timberwolves were lucky enough to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Subsequently, the Lakers struggled to reach the finals with a score of 4 to 2 against the Timberwolves.

Immediately afterwards, the Pistons also narrowly defeated the Pacers in the defensive battle with the same score of 4 to 2 and advanced to the finals.

This is a matchup with great disparity in strength. Before the game, media reporters, experts, scholars, and commentators all over the world believed that the Lakers must win. Fans looked at the luxurious lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, Payton, It's a joke that this lineup can still lose!
Phil Jackson is also building momentum. He has no choice but to play the invincible player in the world with his triangle tactics. Now that he has a good hand of cards in his hand, he has never thought of losing the game. He directly admitted to the reporter that before the finals, he did not Mind to study the Pistons game video.

However, at the beginning of the 2003-04 season finals, everyone's faces were swollen from beatings, and the Detroit Five's unpretentious but winning performance made everyone dumbfounded and felt incredible! !
On June 6, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the gorgeous Lakers with a clean 15-4 first game, two words instantly filled everyone's minds: Subversion! !
The Pistons subverted people's perceptions with their miraculous performances, and this year, the "New Bad Boys" of the Detroit Pistons officially set sail, and the MVP of the finals went to Detroit Motor City, and Billups also Achieve the most civilian most valuable player in NBA history.

For the 2003-04 season, the colorful stage of the NBA draws a soul-stirring and thought-provoking end...

(End of this chapter)