Chapter 554: The opponents in the finals are...

In the match, after Sun Hao successively hit those difficult goals, the winner was already divided.
Because after that, the last bit of fighting spirit of the Nuggets has been defeated.
The Lakers eventually defeated the Nuggets 101-81 and tied the series to a 2-2 tie.
Sun Hao had 31 points, O'Neal had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and Hill had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
This is a typical "Lakers victory."
On the Nuggets side, Iverson scored 29 points in the air, James did not play well, only scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
After the game, Sun Hao got up and prepared to leave and return to the locker room.
The advantage of clocking in the three quarters is that you can sit on the court early and have a rest and drink tea. The disadvantage is that the body is sticky and uncomfortable after sweating.
But at this moment, Kobe came over, alone.
Sun Hao was a little surprised, because the game had just ended and O'Neal was still sitting next to him.
"Congratulations."
Kobe reached out and shook hands with Sun Hao, then gave him a hug.
O'Neal squinted at Kobe at this time, wondering if the kid was going to make trouble.
"Shaq."
But at this moment, Kobe turned his head and looked at O'Neal.
O'Neill looked up with a dazed look.
Did the kid Kobe call him just now?
"Congratulations."
Kobe was calling him, and he stretched out his hand.
Don't talk about O'Neill about this move, Sun Hao was stunned.
Today is... the sun rises from the west?
But soon, he realized that Kobe might want to understand.
He patted O'Neal.
O'Neal also recovered, got up and shook hands with Kobe.
Then the two big men hugged for a long time.
The two people who have been entangled for many years, although it is impossible to clear up their previous suspicions immediately, at least the relationship is developing in a good direction.
With a big score of 2 to 2, the Lakers and Nuggets will go straight to Tianwang Mountain in the next game.
Before that, the second game of the Eastern Conference finals also continued.
The Wizards once again defeated the Celtics 91-86, leading by 2-0.
McGrady scored a game-high 33 points, still unstoppable.
Looking at this posture, the Celtics may really be unable to make the finals as Durant predicted.
Another day later, the Nuggets and Lakers moved to Los Angeles to start the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
There is no need to explain the fable of Tianwang Mountain, the winning side will directly get the match point.
Therefore, most of the battles of Tianwangshan will be fierce.
The Nuggets and Lakers are no exception.
And after the game started, the Lakers encountered a big problem here.
Sun Hao's hand feels very poor.
Most players, even marginal players in the NBA, can occasionally play a wonderful game, which is what we commonly call "a meal of dumplings."
Similarly, even if it is super giant, there will be times when it feels bad.
Stronger than Jordan, he also played 5 of 17 shots and 3 of 13 shots in the game.
Including Curry, he also made 2 of 16 shots.
Sun Hao missed consecutive shots at the beginning and never found the feeling of the game.
At the end of the first quarter, he made only 1 of 6 shots. The scene was extremely cruel.
With such a performance, even the commentator's Miller couldn't help but ridicule:
"Sun, is it like waiting for G6 to play again?"
After all, the Lakers settled the battle within 5 games before this year's playoffs. This is not a G6 grandson, and it's not very adaptable.
"Sun is too tired."
Brin, who was on the side, became an honest man.
From the time Derby veteran Dunleavy cut the shark, Sun Hao entered the hurricane mode.
Even if O'Neal is back on the field, Sun Hao is also on both ends of the offense and defense.
When the cattle on the farm are tired, let alone people.
So it is normal to play a little abnormally at this time.
And on the Nuggets side, James bottomed out after his performance in the previous game.
The defensive end gave Hill a big cap, and the offensive end broke through and scored consecutive dunks.
The room leak happened to rain overnight, and JR Smith, the nerve knife, played particularly well in this game.
After the first quarter, the Nuggets directly led the Lakers by 15 points 35 to 20.
According to this posture, it is very likely that the two sides will find it difficult to distinguish between the winners and losers in six games, and it will be a tie-breaker.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Phil Jackson replaced Hill.
Smith is in very good form. Jackson hopes that Hill can hold the score in this period, so that the game will still be played.
The Lakers have the ball.
Lu Wei passed the ball to Hill after halftime.
Hill holds the ball to organize.
At his peak, he was an all-around forward. After the injury, his athletic ability declined and he became a playmaker.
Lu Wei's running without the ball contained the Nuggets' defense.
At this moment, Hill suddenly started a breakthrough.
His first step was faster than Sun Hao, and his key focus was really low.
Kleiza lost his defensive position in the first time, and almost tripped himself in the second attempt to steal.
Hill speeded past him in one step, and he didn't give Haywood time to help defend and quickly hit the board to score.
With the Nuggets' offense, JR Smith continued to show his enthusiasm, breaking through Posey's emergency stop, turning and leaning back.
Smith was a little excited after the goal, and directly sent a kiss to the audience when he retired.
This action excited the Nuggets bench. James lowered his head and pointed his finger at Smith.
The man who redeemed the "Jordan Experience Card" is different!
In the Lakers' offense, Lou Wei broke through the basket with the ball, which was interrupted by Haywood.
But Millsap had a good rebounding consciousness, grabbed an offensive rebound, and then turned around to return the ball to Hill.
Hill glanced at the defender's distance from him, and made a direct mid-range shot.
"Huh!"
There is a shot!
The cheers on the scene suddenly burst.
Hill's consecutive scoring during this period is critical, and his form looks pretty good.
This is very important when Sun Hao feels bad.
With the Nuggets offense, JR Smith continued to break through the basket through the pick and roll.
One meter away from the basket, he jumped into the air.
The body drawn into a bow shows his top physical talent!
But at this moment, a figure rose from the basket and greeted Smith.
Not Mourning or Millsap, but Hill!
The first reaction of the fans was... so high!
The height of Hill's jump is almost flat!
At this point, we must correct many people's impressions of Hill.
Many people think that Hill is injured, it must be a sharp decline in athletic ability, from flying directly to floor flow.
But this is not the case at all.
The impact of a player's major injury depends on the location of the injury.
Feitianliu, also known as the so-called good bounce, affects more back and legs, because people want to jump, mainly relying on two places to exert force.
Like McGrady in history, it was a serious back injury that led to the appearance of unguarded by the basket later in his career.
But for Hill, it was his ankle that was injured.
The biggest impact of this injury is breakthrough.
Although Hill's first step is still fast, it is completely incomparable to the peak.
But his bounce was not affected much.
After Hill went to the Suns in history, he still used various dunks and volleyball caps.
Including this season after joining the Lakers, he also had wonderful shots of dunks.
To put it bluntly, as long as the attendance rate is maintained, Hill is still a second-tier star.
JR Smith certainly did not dodge.
A star that has passed away is not too threatening in his eyes.
"Snapped!"
Then, with a volleyball-style big hat, Hill directly flew the ball in Smith's hand!
The fans at the scene were dumbfounded!
This explosive force!
It really deserves to be Jordan's successor appointed by the Alliance!
After blocking the shot, Hill was slightly excited and roared at the audience.
This scene attracted more cheers from the scene.
This is an overfulfillment of the task assigned by Phil Jackson!
The Nuggets sent a sideline ball, and Smith went out and shot one.
I don't know if it's being overshadowed, Smith's ball is a bit ridiculous, and he just throws a three-pointer.
This is, the experience card has expired.
The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, Hill moved to a high post and leaned against Kleiza, then began to ask for the ball with his back.
The advantage of veterans is that they are experienced.
When you feel that you are in good shape, you will adjust your offense without anyone reminding you.
Lu Wei put the ball in, then took Hill's signal to take the defender away.
Hill hit Kleiza on the back.
He didn't have a hard chisel. After leaning for a while, he made a fake turn, and then suddenly turned around in the opposite direction.
This time Kleiza was directly confused.
Waiting for him to react, Hill has already given him an acceleration from his left side!
This movement was elegant, and it gave people the illusion of dreaming back to Piston Hill in an instant.
Then the hallucinations were strengthened.
Hill did not stop after passing Kleiza, and rushing into the lane was a gliding one-handed dunk!
The Staples Center was boiling instantly!
O'Neill and Sun Hao also stood up from the bench, applauded and cheered for Hill.
It's time for Hill to play this period!
26 to 35.
The point difference on the court was chased to single digits.
Carl couldn't sit still and put all the main players on the court.
Here Phil Jackson also changed to the main force non-stop after seeing it.
Hill continued to stay on the court.
After the main force came back, James continued his excellent state, with the cover of Camby's three-second zone, he flew up and blasted the frame!
The scene was restless.
This young man will really take off in another two years.
Looking back, after Sun Hao had the ball to the frontcourt, he directly gave the ball to Hill, and then ran to the side to make room.
O'Neal also pulled to a high position to do a pick-and-roll for Hill!
This is the "Instant Kill Combination" who are all battling Hill!
Hill didn't waste such an opportunity. He used O'Neal's cover to get inside, and after confronting Camby, he adjusted his posture in the air and scored the ball!
He personally scored 8 points in a row!
"Defense! Defense!"
When he retreated to the defensive end, the cheers on the scene turned into cheering cheers.
Sun Hao saw the opportunity and directly cut off James' pass!
In the fast break, he then passed the ball to the following Hill.
Hill faced James with a drawbar layup.
The ball was a little too close and missed, but it also shocked the Nuggets.
James turned around and grabbed a defensive rebound. The Nuggets played a defensive counterattack. Iverson’s fast break layup was interrupted by Sun Hao!
Sun Hao feels bad tonight and put more energy on the defensive end.
After the Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, Sun Hao signaled Hill to ask for the ball from a high position and passed the ball directly.
I have to mention this at this time, because James is the core of the Nuggets' offense tonight, just like Sun Hao before, he can't devote much energy to defense.
So Iverson is defending Hill right now.
The two people are not in the right position regardless of their size or position.
Hill chose to fight back.
Iverson's gambling steal failed, Hill turned and broke, Iverson could only choose to foul.
For the Lakers' sideline shot, Sun Hao continued to give the ball to Hill, and Hill continued to play back.
The Nuggets were forced to double-team, which is when Hill returned the ball to Sun Hao. Sun Hao saw that there was a assisting defense and threw the ball directly to Walker in the corner.
This is a completely empty opportunity.
Walker adjusted and shot.
"Huh!"
In three points!
31 to 37!
The Lakers caught up to 6 points!
Carl saw that the momentum was wrong and replaced West with Smith.
James forcefully turned inside and made a rebound shot.
For the first time in the series, he finally put the team on his shoulders.
But looking back, it was Hill again, the fake shot swayed Smith, breaking to the basket and causing Camby's thugs foul!
The stimulant of the fans at the scene almost called MVP.
Hill also hit both free throws after adjusting his breathing.
His personal score in this quarter has come to 10 points!
This kind of performance came a bit suddenly, but it wasn't too unexpected.
In fact, Hill's state in the last game was very good.
O'Neill's comeback also helped him a lot.
This is also normal. Hill is also an outside player, and the role of a super insider is obvious.
After halftime, the score on the court was 51 to 58.
The Lakers bit the score at halftime.
Hill scored 16 points in the second quarter and was excited to show some old fans on the scene.
People are no longer young, when flowers reopen!
This screen is full of memories!
Hill's performance also succeeded in helping the Lakers survive, and then continued a wave of life.
When he came back in the second half, Sun Hao regained some touch, and the Lakers began to regain control of the situation on the court.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 113-106 at home and won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.
The biggest contributor to the Lakers' win tonight is undoubtedly Hill.
Hill made 13 of 19 shots and scored a team-high 29 points efficiently.
Before this, the Lakers always felt like a dual-core lineup.
But tonight Hill accidentally revealed his identity as the "third giant".
At the press conference after the game, James looked very depressed.
When answering questions, he was silent for a while.
After answering the question, he secretly shook his head there.
A very realistic question lay before him. If Sun Hao can't win the Nuggets if they play abnormally, then how can they win?
I'm afraid no one can answer this question.
Two days later, the two teams moved to Denver to start a G6 contest.
If the Nuggets can make a counter-attack, they still have a chance to play a tie-breaker with the Lakers.
And at home, the fans on the scene are also their strongest backing.
However, the performance of the Nuggets was surprising.
They played the worst game of the series.
Not only did they fall behind at the beginning of the game, but as the game deepened, the point difference behind them became larger.
Even, they have never formed any effective momentum of tracking points from beginning to end.
Everyone can feel that after losing the battle of Tianwangshan, this team has actually lost.
In the end, the Lakers washed the Nuggets away from home, scoring three consecutive games after falling behind 1-2, and eliminated the Nuggets 4-2 by a big score and approached the finals.
Looking back after the series, the Nuggets feel exactly the same as their starting center, Camby.
Best Defensive Player = Sweep the Lone Ranger very close to the Western Conference Finals, looks very strong;
Excellent data = excellent starting bench strength, outstanding paper strength;
Lose yourself as soon as you meet O'Neal = Once you meet the Lakers at the real championship level, you will be beaten to show their true shape;
If it weren't for Karl's trick, the threat they brought to the Lakers might not be as good as the Clippers in the semifinals.
Whether it is for Iverson, James, or even the Nuggets management, this summer has enough for them.
Of course, that is something the Nuggets need to consider.
As the winner, the Lakers made a lot of money.
Although O'Neal's absence caused them to fall behind for a while, both Posey and Millsap are new discoveries by the coaching staff.
I believe that in the finals, no matter who the opponent is, they will play a bigger role in the game.
In addition, Hill's condition is also great news.
Because whether the opponents in the finals are Wizards or Celtics, their defensive strength against Sun Hao and O'Neal is only higher than that of the Nuggets.
After all, the Nuggets can be regarded as non-defensive teams compared to those two.
And Phil Jackson has been pressing one-handed tactics.
He was useless when he played against the Celtics in the regular season before, and he also endured useless in the divisional game, just for the finals.
And that tactic has a lot to do with Hill.
Now that Hill is in good shape, that is naturally the best news.
The Western Conference here has ended, but the Eastern Conference there has reached a feverish stage.
The Wizards have won two consecutive cities in their home games, leading 2-0, and the promotion situation is very good.
But after the two teams moved to Boston, the situation of the game has changed a lot.
There is a statistics. Although the performance of the playoffs was not as good as expected, the Celtics have won a record at home after trading with the Big Three this season.
In addition to the team's style is more affected by the mood of the audience, there is, you guessed it, that floor tactic.
McGrady complained to the media directly after the third game.
The Alliance sent people to investigate, but the result was nothing.
Because according to the Celtics, their floor is only uneven due to aging.
As for the unevenness, they haven't studied it specifically, so there is no way to do this.
Some people may say, don’t the NBA officials have requirements for the floor?
Indeed, the NBA requires at least one change in ten years.
But because the Celtics were there, they were totally ignored.
And you can’t refute the reasons they found:
"On these floors, there are the blood of Lord of the Rings Russell, the ashes of Cardinal Auerbach, the sweat and tears of Bird and McHale. These floors record the past of the NBA and are witnesses of the team's honor and achievements. , Do you have the heart to change?!"
As for whether to change or not, who knows this kind of thing?
All in all, McGrady's complaints did not help.
As a result, for two consecutive home games, McGrady failed to deal with this problem, and his performance was greatly restricted.
The Celtics also relied on this and tough defense to tie the two cities at home and tied the big score abruptly to 2-2.
Does it sound weird?
Looking back at Carl's tricks now, it doesn't seem to be so incredible.
This is the NBA. When the game is fierce to a certain level, there are moves you can't think of.
Of course, those have nothing to do with the Lakers for the time being.
After the Western Conference finals, they finally ushered in a period of rest.
According to the posture of the Eastern Finals, if the tie-break is reached, it would be a week later.
At this time, Sun Hao missed the team's daily training for two days.
Scarlett's body is not very comfortable.
Sun Hao was busy rushing to the dynasty, and Scarlett was still pregnant, preparing for the new sequel of "Chain Saw".
As a result, the body had an adverse reaction while busy.
This scared Sun Hao into a cold sweat.
After all, he had no experience in this area, so Scarlett directly stopped the new play.
After taking care of it for two days, Scarlett's health improved, and Sun Hao returned to the team to continue preparations.
On the first day he returned to the team, Phil Jackson arranged for the team to watch the live broadcast of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
As before the Lakers, the Wizards and Celtics still have to play Tianwangshan in the end.
Sun Hao and O'Neal sat next to each other, and they began to predict which side would win before the game.
What's different from last time is that both of them are unanimously curious.
After all, without home court advantage, the Celtics don't have much advantage in playing the Wizards.
And McGrady held back his stomach in Boston, and he must vent when he returns to the home court.
No matter how you look at it, the Wizards have a bigger win.
The two people agree, they are "Wizards fans" tonight.
The game started soon.
Sure enough, Sun Hao and O'Neal had the same points discussed before the game.
McGrady started the runaway mode at the beginning, and the Celtics couldn't hold it down.
Moreover, McGrady was really a wolf tonight. The Celtics relied on tenacity to recover the score several times, and he beat the score back several times...
This directly raised the climax of the fans on the spot.
Although the Celtics have outstanding strength and system bonuses, the final basketball game depends on individual ability.
This season's McGrady is in the same position as the mature Kobe and Sun Hao, who has developed difficult abilities, and naturally surpasses others by half.
Otherwise, with Yao Ming's dominance, the Wizards would not be dominated by McGrady this season.
McGrady scored 21 points at halftime. With his outstanding performance, the Wizards led the Celtics by 11 points 46 to 35.
Following this rhythm, McGrady has a high probability of slashing 40+ and leading his team to take Tianwang Mountain.
"This guy's physical condition is really good."
O'Neill couldn't help but sigh.
To make the "big sharks" express such emotions, McGrady's talent is too terrifying.
"He knows all the moves I know, and he is one size bigger than me."
Kobe's words are another proof.
Returning from the half-time break, McGrady's state remained unchanged, and the double-teaming could not prevent him from scoring.
His dry shot point is too high.
Desperate kind of high.
Rivers tried all the people who could try it, but there was no way for anyone.
In the end, he couldn't help but put Duntai Jones on the court deep in the bench.
One can imagine how desperate Rivers' inside line is at this moment.
But it was this substitution that made what happened next completely beyond expectations.
Jones, of course, could not stop McGrady.
In this state, McGrady has entered his Zone, and according to his talent, he is invincible.
However, Jones' behavior in a defense gave the most vivid expression of that sentence:
You can control your shooting point, but you can never control your footing.
After leaning back elegantly, McGrady fell on the ground and hugged his knees.
The fans haven't reacted to the first game, including the Wizards players, who are still rushing for rebounds.
But the referee's whistle interrupted the game, and everyone noticed that McGrady was lying there for a while without moving.
Yao Ming and Artest walked over quickly, and the team doctor also played. The fans on the scene were also in a state of confusion and worry for a moment.
After a while, McGrady stood up with the help of his teammates.
He tried it, shaking his head with a frustrated expression.
Then, in the horrified eyes of the fans, McGrady was helped by the team doctor and teammates and walked directly to the locker room.
Before entering the player channel, he turned his head and glanced at the timer, his eyes full of unwillingness.
When McGrady left the field, the scene began to replay the round just now.
It was at this time that the fans realized that it was Jones' stepping!
For a time, boos were everywhere, and even behind the Celtics bench, you could hear the curses of Wizards fans.
Rivers was also in a daze. Unlike Karl, he still wouldn't say that he deliberately used such moves.
But the current situation is that it just happened.
With Carl's affairs ahead, he felt that he was afraid that he was going to take the trouble.
And McGrady is a bit different from O'Neal now.
O'Neal is already going downhill with the naked eye, but McGrady is a star that the league is holding, and the state is still so hot this season.
The impact of this must be greater than before.
Sun Hao and O'Neal also looked dumbfounded.
Not only them, but all the Lakers watching the ball have not reacted for a long time.
This foot is comparable to Bowen's foot on Carter.
After Sun Hao slowly recovered, he also remembered an event in history.
Kobe still maintained an excellent form at the end of his career, averaging 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6 assists in the 12-13 season.
And the shooting percentage of 46.3% was the highest in the past five seasons that year.
At that time, the fans thought he could play for at least another 5 years.
The result was that in 13 years, Jones's kick directly wiped out Kobe's 5 years.
Although Kobe returned a year later, his condition has long since been inferior, and he hastily retired after two symbolic seasons.
McGrady, this...
All Sun Hao can do now is to pray.
I thought that McGrady played with Yao Ming earlier, and the impact of congenital scoliosis was not as great as in the same period in history.
But no one would have thought of such a phenomenon.
This crazy season, there are really too many injuries and too many unexpected things.
McGrady retired from injury and the game has to continue.
Under the leadership of Yao Ming, the Wizards were the same enemy, and still played well with the Celtics in the third quarter.
But in the fourth quarter, the Celtics Big Three began to lead a counterattack, the Wizards could not withstand the impact, and finally reversed by the Celtics, unfortunately lost.
After the game, the suspenseful Eastern Finals basically lost the suspense.
McGrady's injury can't go away on the spot. There is only a difference between a serious and a more serious injury.
After the game on this day, fans sprayed Jones’ ancestors for eighteen generations on social media, and even McGrady’s fans threatened Jones to experience the freedom of the United States.
Under tremendous pressure, Jones could only apologize.
Including some fans, they are also saying that the Celtics are invincible.
But sometimes the NBA is like this, there is a chance to win, no matter what the reason, it is impossible to say that it is humanitarian to give up.
This is the truth, but because of this, the Celtics have naturally stood on the opposite side of most fans.
If the Celtics really make it to the finals like this, then they will not be able to escape their villain status.
At the same time, a large number of stars prayed for McGrady on social media.
Sun Hao was among them.
If there is no McGrady, what would his Yao Ming do.
The next day, the Wizards officially announced McGrady's injury.
Rupture of ligaments, like Wilkins and Durant in history, is also a cruel injury.
The expectation is good, but the reality is cruel, but whether it is good or cruel, life has to go on.
The Eastern Conference finals must also continue.
After a two-day break, the Wizards moved to Boston and played G6 with the Celtics.
Without Tracy McGrady, this game would have almost no chance of winning for the Wizards.
However, in this game, the fans really experienced what is called a mourning soldier.
The Wizards are all soldiers, including Nelson, who came back early, have played absolutely dazzling performance.
Yao Ming even hit a large double-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks in a heavy beating, and played the strongest match of his career.
As a result, the Wizards froze for the first time in the series, beating the Celtics away and forcibly equalizing the big score.
In front of reporters after the game, Yao Ming's eyes were red, his tone was choked, and he only said a few words:
"For McGrady."
This game moved the Wizards fans indescribably, and Yao Ming also moved a little bit forward because of this game.
Even many fans look forward to the Wizards team playing at home in two days from ~EbookFREE.me~ to continue to perform miracles.
If Yao Ming can really do it, then he will definitely fight for the title of God.
But in the tiebreaker, there is still a gap between reality and ideals.
Obviously, the Celtics are not vegetarian.
After the Wizards have "willed to win", it is obviously very difficult to compete with them.
Although the Wizards played at home, they didn't have many chances in the game, and ultimately they lost by a big score.
In this way, the Celtics beat the Wizards 4 to 3, successfully approaching the finals.
The opponents of the finals are also determined:
Lakers vs Celtics.
Yellow-green war!
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