warrior godfather

Chapter 501 You can always trust James!

A day later, the Spurs and Warriors played a battle of honor at Oracle Center.

The big score of 3:1 has actually declared the end of the Western Conference Finals. For the Spurs, this game is only to defend their dignity.

But the Warriors will not take it lightly. Compared to going to San Antonio to play G6, they want to advance to the Finals at home.

The price of tickets for G5 at the Oracle Center has also soared to a new level, more expensive than the first four games of the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Warriors won the championship last season, many Warriors fans want to witness the Warriors advance to the finals again.

This game did not disappoint them either. Popovich was at the end of his rope. It was useless to double-team Curry, and it was useless not to double-team Curry. Offensive lineup, play against the Warriors.

Popovich no longer hopes to prevent the Warriors' offense, but instead wants to give it a go on offense, trying to use experience to win the next city.

But you are not afraid of playing against the Warriors. Curry is the strongest offensive player in the league right now, and no one can match him.

After the start of the G5 game, the Warriors kept suppressing the Spurs and maintained their lead. The score was finally fixed at 126:112. The Warriors eliminated the Spurs 4:1 and advanced to the finals!
库里放开抡，全场26投14中，三分13中7，罚球3中3，砍下38分7助攻7篮板2抢断的全能数据。

The Spurs couldn't defend Curry at all, he broke the Spurs' defense alone, and the rest of the Warriors performed well, but compared with Curry, it was more like icing on the cake.

Butler scored 22 points, Clay 17 points, Green 12 points, and Leonard 13 points. A total of five Warriors scored in double figures, but Curry alone accounted for nearly one-third of the Warriors' total points.

This is the strength of superstars. The playoffs only look at the top-level combat power. No matter how strong the team is, no matter how good the tactics are, they cannot match the personal abilities of superstars.

The Spurs also have a superstar, a historical superstar, but he is old.

If Duncan was ten years younger, the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Spurs would be a peak matchup between a super insider VS a super guard. It is still unknown who will win, but now Duncan is not Curry's opponent, and the Spurs are not the Warriors' opponent.

After losing the game, Duncan took a nostalgic glance at the arena and the Warriors players who were celebrating wildly, then turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

He is eager to stay on the stage of the playoffs and stand until the end, but he no longer has this opportunity.

And as time goes by, his chances are getting less and less. After all, even Duncan himself does not know that he can still maintain a competitive state for a few years. Maybe next season, he will not be able to lead the Spurs to move forward. By that time, Who can the Spurs rely on?

……

The Warriors are the first team to enter the Finals, and the Eastern Conference Finals is far from over. After the Warriors eliminated the Spurs, the Heat and the Bulls began to play the battle of Tianwangshan.

Whoever wins this game will get the match point first, which has a crucial impact on the series.

This is also the third time that the Heat and the Bulls have played Tianwangshan. The professors of the two teams in the Eastern Conference Finals before the two teams had a 2:2 tie in the first four games, and the Bulls won the Tianwangshan battle before being pulled by the Heat. Two games, lost the Eastern Conference Finals.

People are wondering, will the Eastern Conference Finals be the same script this time around?

On June 6, the Heat and the Bulls played a very intense and very ugly game at the American Airlines Center in Miami. It was fierce because of the confrontation and ugly because of the confrontation.

Maybe it's because the Bulls are also a very popular team, maybe it's because Rose is also a superstar, and the referee didn't give the Heat too much care.

The league doesn't want to see the unpopular Pacers, but the Bulls have the background left by the god of basketball, and the extremely popular Rose. The league is more willing to see them compete with the Heat on a fair basis. Both are acceptable.

If the Heat advance, it will be the Big Three fighting Curry again, and the runner-up wants to avenge the champion; if the Bulls advance, it will be the battle between Rose and Curry for super point guards, and then there will be a wave of Jordan hype, which is full of attention.

So in this game, the referee really allowed the players to decide the game, but it was slightly biased towards the Heat, and it was completely within the scope of normal home court advantage.

And this led to an extremely ugly scene in the battle of Tianwangshan. Both sides showed their [-]-point spirit and went all out on the field, fighting for every ball, and maximizing the intensity of the confrontation.

No matter which side wants to score, they have to go through many obstacles, and in the end they are very likely to be pulled down severely by a hand protruding from nowhere, and stand on the free throw line with their red arms.

The two sides are also very cautious in handling every round. The Bulls have to pass Rose's hands every ball. The Heat are better, with the Big Three, but every round must be initiated from James and Wade.

Neither side wants to make unnecessary mistakes, and both want to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes, making the scene very ugly. The tactics are very simple in order not to make mistakes, and the court is full of fierce physical confrontation.

The fast break that the Heat are proud of is also gone. The Bulls have no weaknesses in defense, they retreat in a timely manner, and they rarely make mistakes in positioning. If you make a shot, retreat and defend, and resolutely don't give the Heat a chance to make a quick break.

The Heat have also stretched their defensive rotation to the fullest. In order to defend, Spoelstra even reduced the appearance of Ray Allen, and let Battier, who has poor shooting in the playoffs this year, play in order to make the team's rotation more stable. quick.

In this crucial game, the Heat and the Bulls played a very dull defensive battle, and the offense almost completely relied on the personal abilities of the stars.

The current league is not the future league. Three-pointers are king. A team that reaches the conference finals will definitely be able to play a wide-open lineup. The offense is much easier to play than it is now, and it is difficult for the defense to fight. , you can only choose between flanking and not flanking the opponent's ball holder.

But the Bulls and the Heat can't put up such a lineup. The space of the two teams is relatively crowded. The opponent can accumulate troops inside, and they both need to hit the inside to score.

The two sides inevitably started a hand-to-hand fight in the interior. Every time James, Rose and Wade scored, they had to cross layers of obstacles.

In the second decade of the twentieth century, the Heat and the Bulls fought a classic hand-to-hand battle ten years ago.

In the current league, perhaps only the Warriors can put up a full-space lineup. This is the result of Zhang Yu's painstaking efforts. When other teams are still "inside is king", the Warriors have already started to play modern basketball.

The Heat actually play small balls, but the Big Three all have shooting weaknesses, which makes the Heat's space always flawed. James and Wade are not particularly compatible, and one plus one is barely equal to two.

The Heat's small ball tactics are actually just a helpless move because the inside line is too weak. Space is the core of modern basketball. The Heat are still a traditional team in essence, no different from the Celtics' Big Three, but they emphasize more transitions. attack.

In this game, the Bulls did a very good job of retreating. If the Heat couldn't make a transition attack, they could only compete with the Bulls.

Since the opening, the scores of the two teams have been entangled, and the game has been cut to pieces by frequent whistles.

From the perspective of the game perception, this game is drowsy, but the importance of the battle of Tianwangshan and the anxious score of the two sides have made fans pay attention to this lengthy contest.

James carried the Heat on his shoulders, and Rose supported the Bulls' offense. The two faced each other until the critical moment of the last 5 minutes. The score was 78:80, and the Heat led by 2 points.

With 4 minutes and 23 seconds left in the game, Rose broke through Wade's defense, pushed against Bosh's help defense, pulled the bar very sharply, wiped the board and made a layup. The Bulls evened the score at 80:80.

Subsequently, the two teams fell into a continuous fight, without scoring 2 point within 1 minutes.

At this time, James stood up, he hit Luol Deng with a high back, and succeeded in a fadeaway jumper, 82:80, and the Heat led by 2 points.

With 2 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, the time was very tight, and the Bulls had to equalize the score, but Rose missed a jumper after a breakthrough, and the long rebound bounced into James' hands.

James made the most daring decision of his game. When the game was less than 2 minutes old, he suddenly started, ran all the way to the frontcourt, rampaged, made a one-stop layup, and caught the Bulls by surprise!
At 84:80, the Heat led by 4 points, and they saw the dawn of victory.

But Rose responded immediately. Looking back, he shot a cold arrow one step away from the three-point line, and made a super-long three-pointer. 83:84, there are 1 minute and 31 seconds left in the game, and the Bulls still have a chance!

The Heat attacked, James dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, broke through and scored, Battier missed a three-pointer after catching the ball, and the initiative returned to the Bulls.

Rose slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, picked and rolled with Boozer, used the screen to break through with the ball, rushed into the Heat penalty area, made a folded layup in the air, avoided Bosh's block, but was heavily pressed down by James who was helping to defend!

boom!
James covered the sky, Wade ran two steps quickly, caught the falling basketball, and immediately launched a counterattack!
After landing, James buried his head and ran towards the frontcourt. His acceleration was extremely fast. Even after a fierce hand-to-hand battle, his physical fitness was still very abundant. He quickly surpassed the retreating Bulls players and rushed to the Bulls penalty area.

Wade threw the ball into the sky, James flew up, grabbed it with one hand, rounded his arm, and smashed the ball into the basket hard!

Bang!

86:83, Janeway connected, and the Heat expanded their lead!
At this time, with less than 1 minute left in the game, Thibodeau quickly called a timeout to arrange the tactics at the last critical moment.

But everyone knows what tactics he will deploy. Apart from handing the ball to Rose, what else can Thibodeau say?
Sure enough, after the timeout ended, Rose ran an off-the-ball start, received a serve from his teammate, and then immediately initiated a pick-and-roll, which was the same as the Bulls' tactics before this game.

Rose missed a breakthrough layup, the Heat turned around to waste time, James stopped and hit the iron with a jumper, leaving the Bulls with a last chance.

It's a pity that the Heat focused on marking Rose at the last moment. Rose's ultra-long three-pointer was seriously interfered with, the bullet went out, the red light came on, and the Bulls lost the game.

Unlike the previous two Eastern Conference finals, the Heat did not lose the chain in the Tianwangshan battle this time. They narrowly beat the Bulls 87:83 at home, leading by a big score of 3:2, and got the match point in the Eastern Conference finals.

The tough performance of the two at critical moments showed the strength of superstars. Rose scored 5 points, James scored 6 points, slightly better, and the Heat finally won the game.

James’ online reputation immediately improved. He made 23 of 10 shots, 9 of 3 three-pointers, and 7 of 5 free throws. He scored 28 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers. High, but in this defensive battle, every point is precious.

After the game, James said very seriously in front of the media:
"Today is not the end, I will play a better performance and help the team advance to the finals!"

In the past, James said a lot of things that were slapped in the face, but this time, he did what he said.

A day later, as the Heat and the Bulls played Game [-] at the United Center in Chicago, James played like a god.

他全场出战44分钟，23投13中，三分10中4，罚球8中8，狂砍38分8助攻9篮板3抢断1封盖3失误的准三双，率领热火以96:85获得胜利，大比分4:2淘汰公牛，成功晋级总决赛！
In this game, James was in a state of divine help. He made 6 of 5 mid-range shots and a rare 8 free throws.

But Rose's touch is relatively average. He made 21 of 9 shots, 11 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 26 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 turnovers. His efficiency was very low, but there were many turnovers. His performance was sluggish .

Putting his and James' performances together, the contrast is very sharp. James' two consecutive performances of gods have also brought his popularity to a peak. Many celebrities and commentators have spoken out and praised James:
Buckley said:
"Today God is playing with the No. 6 jersey. James' performance is phenomenal. He carried the Heat into the finals!"

Jeff Van Gundy said:
"The god of basketball didn't take care of his juniors in the United Center. He gave his mid-range shot to James. Maybe this is the inheritance..."

Pat Riley said in an interview:
"That's why I brought LeBron to Miami. I knew early on that he could do it all. He's the real man of heaven!"

All of a sudden, James' momentum reached its peak, and even Curry, who led the team through all obstacles and advanced to the finals, was not as good as him.

After all, judging from the perception of the game, the Heat played a round of tiebreakers and fought the Bulls in six games. It is much more difficult to advance than the Warriors, and James' performance is also more valuable.

James fans also expressed very confidently:
"To stand up at the critical moment is to be a superstar. You can always trust James, the champion of the Heat!"

(End of this chapter)