Chapter 680: Xia Niuwei

After the Pacers easily passed the first round, the next thing to do is to wait for the next opponent.
The next round of opponents will be generated between the Bulls and Raptors, and from the series trend, the situation is gradually clear.
In the fourth game between the two sides, the Bulls defeated the Raptors in Toronto, the series took a 3:1 lead, and got the match point.
The Raptors are really unaffordable, and the regular season is so popular that they are blind as soon as they reach the playoffs.
The Bulls finally ushered in the return of Rose this year. Although they were still affected by the injury, Rose still played an excellent performance.
The Bulls have Ross, Butler, Paul Gasol, Noah, Gasol also selected for the All-Star this year.
The Pacers in the regular season suffered a loss in the game against the Bulls, so the semi-decisive game is definitely not as easy for the Pacers as in the first round.
Both sides are defensive supremacy teams, and it's almost foreseeable that the two sides are head-to-head.
On April 27th, just over an hour after the fourth game between the Pacers and Celtics, the Bulls and Raptors also had their fifth game.
The Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors at 95:90 at home with a 5-point advantage and advanced 4:1 to the next round.
The first match between the two sides is scheduled for May 3.
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Several other series have also had results.
To the east, the Cleveland Cavaliers were very relaxed, defeating the Washington Wizards 4:0.
The Wizards' strength is not bad. Volgabill in the backcourt, center Gortat, power forward Nene, plus a Paul Pierce, should be said to be a very strong lineup.
However, when he met the Cleveland Cavaliers, James and George formed a strike line, which Pierce and Bill could not match.
Even if Pierce died in the third game in the deadwood, and at the last moment against James, it is still not James's opponent.
They were beaten by James' jumper at home-again hurt by this man.
It doesn't matter, someone will help you back.
The Cavaliers' opponent in the second round is the Hawks.
In the regular season, the Hawks also made great strides, but playing the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs was quite strenuous.
They both lost in two away games in Milwaukee. The battle between the Kings Mountain and the Bucks only reached overtime before winning and losing, and then won the promotion in the sixth game.
Judging from the performance of the first round, the Eagles faced the Cavaliers.
On the other side in the west, the Pelicans and the Warriors played vigorously. Many people also hope that the Pelicans will be black.
Facts have proved that Black Eight is really not so easy, the Warriors still easily took the Pelicans 4:0 and advanced to the semifinals.
Their opponent in the semifinals will be the Memphis Grizzlies.
After the Grizzlies took a 3:0 lead, the fourth Blazers finally rose at home and won a game.
Otherwise, they will face the dilemma of being swept in the playoffs for two consecutive years.
After returning to Memphis, the Grizzlies still used the tough defense to send the Blazers home. Anyway, it was an extra ticket.
There is also the Clippers. In Dallas, they went to two cities in a row, and then returned to Los Angeles to end the series.
At 4:1, the defending champion took a solid but useless step on the road to defending.
Without Li Liang, the Clippers' defensive journey this year is really not optimistic.
As for the Rockets and Spurs, the Rockets retreated in San Antonio. They won the fourth game, leveled the score and regained their home advantage.
As a result, the key battle of the Kings Mountain, James Harden fell off the chain, and the continuous mistakes at the crucial moment in the fourth quarter led them to lose the victory at home with the lead in the game.
Then in the sixth game, the rocket that had lost its momentum plummeted, losing to the Spurs on the road, and the total score was 2:4.
This is the third consecutive year they have been eliminated in the first round.
The Houstonians once again entered the first round of the strange circle.
After entering the 21st century, the Rockets have not broken through the first round of the playoffs and are the worst performers of any Western team-not even the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves have entered the Western Conference.
Therefore, the Spurs and Clippers meet again in the playoffs this season.
Compared to last season, the Spurs haven't changed much in the lineup.
It's just that Duncan is getting older, but Leonard has grown more.
Needless to say, the Clippers, morale is still there, their strength is declining, and it is not known who will die.
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Li Liang and his teammates went back to Indiana and trimmed for a few days.
During this time Li Liang still participated in the team training normally, preparing for the semifinals.
Because in the first round his arm was pinched by Ornik, he returned to Indiana to conduct a comprehensive inspection.
The test results shocked the Pacers' team doctor, "Your kid is too healthy?"
That's right, Li Liang is very healthy because he is protected by various props.
Not only physical health, but also mental health.
No bad habits, optimistic, and happy every day.
Of course, if you have to say something wrong, it is that he always wants to make others unhappy.
The setbacks encountered in Boston, he decided to find ways to get them back in Chicago.
Overall, the basketball enthusiasm of the Chicago people is still very high.
Not only because of the basketball gods here, Chicago has long been a basketball center in the central United States.
There have been a lot of amazing basketball stars, and the street basketball atmosphere here is very strong, and it is famous for its tough style and fierceness.
This is very similar to the Chicago Bulls' defensive style.
Therefore, every time I go to Chicago to play, Li Liang's anger value is still quite a lot.
After all, it is an angry bull.
Of course, before going to Chicago to meet the bull's anger, the Pacers must first meet the Bull's challenge at home.
On the evening of May 3, the Chicago Bulls came to defend Indiana, and the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals started.
What everyone didn't think of was that the Pacers actually fell off at home.
The Bulls are obviously very, very well prepared for the game.
Tom Hibbert did not make a mistake like Stevens and was led by Li Liang.
He unswervingly chose the "I dominate" game strategy. I don't want to strangle Bruce Lee, but to strangle all the Pacers.
Both sides dedicated a high-intensity defensive battle.
The Pacers made it out of the sky, including Li Liang himself. He also made 2 of 7 3-pointers, creating his worst three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs.
The entire Conseco Arena was built by Thibodeau and the Bulls into a blacksmith shop and meat grinder.
At the last moment, the Bulls just relied on the thrust of Ross and Butler to break into the Pacers.
This game made the Pacers realize that although they added Kevin Garnett, the hardness of the inside is still not enough.
In the last four attacks of the fourth quarter, the Bulls snatched four offensive rebounds, resulting in time wasted. ~EbookFREE.me~ The Pacers lost the first game and lost to the Chicago Bulls.
As a defensive team, the Pacers once again exposed the instability on the offensive end.
Li Liang scored 31 points, still the highest in the game.
But no one else scored 20 points, and Granger's 15th was the second highest score.
Smith and Stephenson once again turned into double backcourts.
Once they can't open the offense, the defensive end may be amused, and the inside will continue to wipe the butt.
McGee was fooled by Paul Gasol.
In the first round, McGee could bully the Celtics. In the semi-finals, he encountered a technical stream, and he was a bit uncomfortable.
The bull gave the Pacers a whistle.
Pacers must make adjustments and changes.