All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

, after the Raptors successfully won their first playoff victory this year...

Immediately after the game, ESPN shared a piece of trivia with fans on its official website.

That is, so far this season, the Raptors are the team that least likes to call timeouts among all 29 NBA teams.

"Can you believe that coach John Davis didn't even call a timeout in their playoff opener?"

On the Internet, after ESPN popularized this piece of trivia, many fans joked that Davis is actually the true "Zen Master" in the league.

Well, a real "Zen Master" should be like Davis, calm everywhere and calm in times of crisis.

As for the false "Zen Master"?

Hey, isn’t that old KFC guy standing on the Lakers bench planning to go back to selling burgers?

This season, as the Raptors' performance gets better and better, Davis has become a legendary coach in the minds of many fans.

But for Su Feng, who is familiar with the development history of NBA in the next twenty years, he knows very well...

As high as current public opinion can praise the Raptors, when the Raptors hit a trough in the future...

The public opinion at that time could also trample the Raptors as badly as they could.

Just like what is written in "The Three-Body Problem", from hero to trash, then from trash to savior, and finally from savior to dictator...

In fact, most sports athletes have had experiences similar to Luo Ji's.

In competitive sports, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Therefore, it is still a cliché.

In this April of 2000, only Su Feng himself knew what he was carrying on his shoulders.

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On the 26th, after two days of rest, the Raptors continued to face the Knicks at home.

This is the second game between the two teams in the first round of the playoffs.

The Raptors' bench players once again ushered in the carnival.

Because of this game, after the first half, the Raptors' lead had reached 28 points.

In the third quarter of the game, Davis took the initiative to withdraw the main players after only playing half a quarter.

Judging from the comparison of the lineup strength of the two teams, the Knicks should not have played so badly after the first game.

However, in fact, after the first game between the two teams, the Knicks players were already on the verge of collapse mentally.

During the game, once they fall behind, the Knicks players will become more and more frustrated and have no desire to chase points.

And in this way, as the Raptors continued to widen the point difference on the court, the Knicks players simply lay flat.

In the end, the score of this game was 81 to 114. After winning this game, the Raptors had already obtained the match point in this series.

After the game, the Knicks players' poor performance on the court was also collectively criticized by the New York media.

On the Internet, many Knicks fans even complained that if the Knicks still perform like this, they might as well let them go up and play.

However, Su Feng had a different view on the verbal criticism from New York fans and media.

Because in Su Feng's view, the Knicks' players have good professionalism. Otherwise, who would be willing to work hard for the Knicks like this group of pressure monsters in New York?

It is true that as veteran veterans, Ewing, Johnson, and Houston should not be so glass-hearted.

However, you also have to look at the consequences of working for the Knicks.

Well, even legendary stars like Ewing have been deprived of the right to wear Knicks jerseys and breathe the air by Knicks fans, let alone others?

To put it bluntly, from Su Feng's point of view, it would be useless even if the Knicks were replaced by someone else.

Because a weird team like the Knicks...

Let’s just be honest and responsible for paying the luxury tax to the league...

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On the 29th, the game between the Raptors and the Knicks moved to New York.

Although they hold two match points, a sweep has become the unspoken goal of the entire Raptors team during their visit to New York.

In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks were beaten by the Raptors with an 18-0 climax.

The irony of the result is that amidst the deafening boos from the fans at the scene, the Knicks, whose military morale had already collapsed, stood up...

Still Ewing.

Although the collapse of the Empire Games was already doomed, on this night, Ewing still rushed towards the Raptors' position without hesitation.

In the second half of the first quarter, Ewing used his own singles many times to stop the Knicks' defeat.

However......

In the second quarter of the game, facing the Raptors' stormy offensive, the Knicks still could not withstand it.

At halftime, the Knicks trailed the Raptors by 25 points.

In the third quarter of the game, almost all commentators across the country began to discuss the Raptors' opponents in the next round.

In Madison Square Garden, the arrogant New York fans continued to express their dissatisfaction to the Knicks players on the court with their boos and curses.

"Give me all the balls!"

On the court, after looking around the court for a week, a slightly tired Ewing patted Ward on the shoulder and said.

In the third quarter of the game, as the Knicks fell behind more and more, many Knicks players appeared to be helpless when attacking.

Even though, Ewing also knew that everything he did next was completely meaningless...

But even if it was meaningless, Ewing wanted to lead the charge again.

"good!"

Looking up at Ewing, Ward did not refuse Ewing's last request.

In fairy tales, many of us have heard stories of heroes fighting back and killing evil bosses at the last moment.

But on this night, the fairy tale did not belong to the Knicks and Ewing.

A few minutes later, when Patrick Ewing was replaced by Don Cheney, what he got was neither the applause and cheers from a fairy tale, nor the embrace of a beautiful blonde girl...

Rather, the sound that resounded throughout the audience...

American "get out".

20 points and 8 rebounds were the answers Ewing handed over when he was replaced.

In this way, the "Gorilla" who once competed with Olajuwon in the finals and one of the top 50 NBA superstars ended his entire journey in the 1999/00 season amid boos.

It is worth mentioning that on the Raptors side, when Su Feng was replaced, the stunned Knicks fans gave him...

Like the cheers when Napoleon's cavalry arrived in Paris.

His Majesty Su Feng, the Supreme Majesty, arrived in New York today, which has always supported him faithfully!

In the end, 95-116, the Raptors defeated the Knicks with a score of 3-0 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After the game, fans online complained about Su Feng's performance in the first round of this year's playoffs.

Because in three games with the Knicks, Su Feng only averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game.

Of course, the focus of the fans' complaints was not that Su Feng's performance was not good enough...

But...

If the fight continues like this, the honeys are very worried that Su Feng will be mistaken for a bastard.

"The Raptors are so strong, so strong that their opponents have already fallen without Su Feng taking action."

"This season, many people are saying that Su Feng lacks the footage to perform at critical moments.

But now the question arises, does Su Feng have a chance to play at a critical moment? "

"In my opinion, maybe Shaq gives people a more intuitive feeling on the court.

But have you ever thought about why Shaq always has to fight his opponent until the last few minutes to decide the winner? "

"There is no doubt that Su Feng is the player most deserving of MVP! In addition, for this year's best coach, I vote for John Davis!"

One thing to say, although the Internet at this time is not as developed as it will be in the future, Su Feng is quite happy to see the fans interacting online.

only......

Looking at these familiar comments, Su Feng always feels that after Curry enters the league in the future, it will be difficult for him to surprise people in this regard.

Because his uncle Su Feng had already accomplished all of this in 2000.

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After successfully advancing to the semifinals, the Raptors still had to wait a little longer for their semifinal opponents.

Because on the other side, the Pistons and Heat tied 2-2 in the first four games.

In Su Feng's previous life, relying on a solid defensive system, the Heat did not give the Pistons too many opportunities.

However, in this life, due to historical changes, the overall strength of the Pistons can no longer be measured by the same period in history.

After veteran Dumars retired, this season, Pistons sophomore Hughes averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in the regular season.

As Grant Hill's right-hand man, Hughes' rapid growth has not only reduced Hill's offensive pressure, but he is also a very reliable defender on defense.

In addition, as Hill's right-hand man, Stackhouse, whose confidence has skyrocketed in this life, can always step forward at critical moments.

Plus Joe Smith, who won the championship with the Raptors last year and got rid of his inner demons...

To be honest, in Su Feng's opinion, Riley was really awesome.

Because facing such a Pistons who had created a youth storm, the Heat relied on their tenacious willpower and strict discipline to force the Pistons into the final life-or-death battle.

Strong!

Riley!

Otherwise, if you work harder, you can eliminate this Pistons by the way?

Ahem, well, Su Feng's beautiful fantasy failed to become a reality in the end.

On May 4, while the Raptors were resting and patiently waiting for their opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals, another super center from the 1990s fell down at the American Airlines Center in Miami...

Relying on the excellent performance of three outside guns who jointly scored 70 points, the Pistons had the last laugh in the life-and-death battle with the Heat.

The scene where Mourning refused to be replaced by Riley in the fourth quarter has become a classic.

At that time, because the Heat were already trailing the Pistons by as many as 20 points with only 3 minutes left to end the game, Riley decided to replace Mourning in order to save Mourning's last face.

However, for the tough guy Mourning, he doesn't want this kind of face at all.

"I can still fight! Don't replace me!"

Looking at the insistent Mourning on the sidelines, Riley sighed and finally chose to respect the fighter's decision.

Of course, unlike a certain backdrop in New York, because Mourning did not give up at the last moment, the Miami fans at the scene were infected by Mourning's spirit.

At the end of the game, Heat fans stood up and gave their applause to Mourning.

As for TNT, Smith couldn't help but joked: "I wonder what Patrick will think after seeing this?"

Ugh...

What else do you think Ewing can think of?

Is it possible that he could shed tears on the plane?

Back to business.

After the Pistons advanced to the semifinals and met the Raptors, this year's Eastern and Western semifinals matchups have all been revealed.

The first is the Eastern Conference. In addition to this series between the Raptors and the Pistons, the Celtics and the Pacers also met in the other half.

After the showdown between the Celtics and the Pacers came out, many people were curious about whether Bird could lead the Pacers to defeat his mentor and old club.

In the West, after the Mavericks eliminated the Spurs 3-1 and the Lakers eliminated the SuperSonics 3-0, the two teams will compete for a ticket to the Western Conference Finals in the Western Conference semifinals.

As for the other half of the Western Conference, the Jazz will face the Trail Blazers.

Since starting from the semifinals, the best-of-five games will become a best-of-seven games, the next games will be the real test for the eight teams that have entered the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals.

Especially those teams with championship aspirations.

In a best-of-seven game, they often not only have to face the opponents in front of them, but whether they can advance ahead of their opponents in the next round is also the key to whether they can reach the end.

According to the schedule, the conference semifinals between the Raptors and the Pistons will start on the 6th.

In terms of the team's physical condition, the Raptors are undoubtedly the better team.

After all, after eliminating the Knicks, the Raptors players had been resting for almost a week.

In contrast, the Pistons, who had just finished a life-and-death battle with the Heat, only had one day of rest.

Therefore, after the results of the playoff division semifinals were announced, Davis, D'Antoni, and Rivers all believed that the Raptors had no excuse for losing in the G1 game.

On the 5th, the Raptors did not arrange training. Davis hopes that the team can be in the best condition to make a good start in the semifinals.

On the 6th, in the crowded Route Center Arena, the Raptors ushered in their G1 game in this year's playoff semifinals.

Before the game, during the warm-up, Stackhouse, Hill, and Joe Smith all took the initiative to greet Su Feng.

Because both Stackhouse and Joe Smith had been teammates with Su Feng, when chatting before the game, they both jokingly told Su Feng that they had told the Pistons' head coach about Su Feng's weaknesses. Rick Carlisle.

Although this was a joke, this conversation also made Su Feng become more vigilant.

Because Su Feng, who knew the future history very well, knew very well that Carlisle was by no means an ordinary person.

In Su Feng's previous life, he was one of the future NBA coaches. After arriving in Dallas in the 2008/09 season, Carlisle not only quickly cleaned up the mess left by young general Johnson, but in the 10/11 season, he also led the team that was not defeated The favored Mavericks defeated the Heat in the Finals.

In addition, although Rasheed Wallace was indeed acquired at the instruction of Larry Brown, without the Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Prince and others left by Carlisle, even if Brown could build a defensive system again, I am afraid that It's hard for that Pistons to leave its name in history.

Moreover, Carlisle, who is good at team building, is not the kind of stubborn academic coach.

This season, after he took over the coaching staff of the team from Alvin Gentry, the Pistons' three-point field goal attempts and field goals made a qualitative leap.

In Carlisle's coaching resume, the three-pointer has always been a weapon he likes very much.

Of course, unlike offensive coaches like D'Antoni and Nelson, Carlisle is also very good at building a team's defensive system because offensive and defensive balance is what Carlisle pursues.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the 10/11 season, the Mavericks built a wall of sighs around Tyson Chandler that made the emperor and Wade despair.

Therefore, in Su Feng's heart, Carlisle's danger level can definitely be ranked among the top five in the current league.

"Oh, is this the punishment for me in the world line?"

On the court, during the warm-up, Su Feng looked at Carlisle, who had coached the Pistons two years in advance. At this moment, Su Feng couldn't help but feel the bitter consequences of changing history without authorization.

Due to Carlesimo's incompetence in this life, Carlisle, who was supposed to have been his assistant coach, also decided in advance to become the head coach.

Coincidentally, because Carlisle's coaching philosophy coincides with that of the Pistons, Gentry led the team just after a losing streak this season...

What Gentry never expected was that his losing streak not only did not allow him to earn interest, but also caused him to lose his position as the Pistons' coach.

In short, compared to last year, starting from the semifinals this year, the Raptors will face a strong challenge.

On the court, after chatting with Hill for a few minutes, Su Feng also returned to the bench, quietly waiting for the entrance ceremony to arrive.

In Su Feng's previous life, when many Hill boasted about Hill, Su Feng always felt that these people went too far.

But in this life...

You may not believe it.

Now the number one player in the league, Hill...

It was Su Feng himself.

In the regular season, Hill, who averaged 26 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, may not be able to compare with many juniors in the era of skyrocketing statistics in the future.

However, please don't doubt Hill's strength because of this.

Because this is definitely a top-notch supercar with a launch speed faster than Tracy McGrady.

Due to his overly gentlemanly character, many Hill fans, like Hill, don't like to argue with others about how good Hill is.

But for Su Feng, who once regarded Hill as his idol in his early years, even if he has developed a "three-piece suit" in the past four years, he will not think that his strength is far behind Xi'an. Above you.

Even before the first round of this year's playoffs, Su Feng had already foreseen the difficulty of this year's semifinals.

At the Airline Center Arena, after DJ Martin used his subwoofer-like voice to end the introduction of the players from the two teams tonight, the big screen on the spot showed the starting lineups of both sides tonight.

Pistons: Terry Mills, Joe Smith, Hill, Stackhouse, Hughes. UU Reading www.uukaｎｓ.net

Raptors: Ben, O'Neal, Su Feng, Carter, Tracy McGrady.

TNT TV station, during the pre-match preview, Smith said: "Tonight, no player in the starting lineup of the two teams is taller than 210 centimeters. This is the first time in this year's playoffs."

On the side, Derek echoed: "Tall players have been dominating this league for a long time, but since the Raptors won the championship with a small lineup last year, this year we found that many teams have begun to follow suit. Raptors."

In the center of the court, Ben and Mills were already standing in the center circle.

And a few seconds later, a scene that surprised McGrady appeared.

because......

The Raptors were the first to attack tonight!

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ps: Bring the 5000-word chapter!