After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 394 393: Leaping to the Zenith again, the opponent who disrespects Xie the most!

Watching Shay score 50 points without a [-]-pointer, Thunder fans completely gave up their illusions.

In this round of the series, it is impossible for them to win!
Durant and Rose are really great, but in front of Shay, they are just mortals.

After Shay scored his 50th point of the game, the point difference just became 20 points.

Scott Brooks suspended the game. Obviously, he was going to replace all the main players and raised the white flag on his own initiative!
Garbage time has inevitably arrived.

Shay raised one hand and walked off the field victorious.

In this game, Shai became the oldest player in NBA history to score 50 points in the playoffs.

At the same time, this is also the seventh time in Shai's career that he has scored 50+ points in the playoffs.Surpassed Jordan's six times and became the only one in history!

50+ in a single game in the playoffs is very difficult.

In the history of the NBA, there are only AI, Jordan and Shay who can do it more than twice.

Even if the time limit is extended to 2023, there will only be one more Lillard on this list.

What Kobe, James, Curry, Durant, Aunt Antetokounmpo, these well-known names have only achieved 50+ in a single playoff game once.

And Shay, did it 7 times!
With such a backdrop, one knows what a terrifying achievement this is.

In this regard, Shai is simply a dimensionality reduction blow to other players.

In front of Shai's 7 times of 50+ in a single game in the playoffs, second-year Kevin Durant is just an insignificant ant.

Adu was completely beaten into autism, and walked to the bench with his head buried.

Before thinking about it, Durant is not the chosen one.

The height of the center, but he can finish the shot like an outside line, break through the dribble, and do things that are completely inconsistent with his height.

In the second grade, he has become one of the best scorers in the league.

The whole world has high expectations for him, especially after Auden knelt down. The law of "No. [-] pick must have water" seems to be destined that Adu will be the ultimate winner.

However, such a talented guy was completely helpless in front of Xie Yi.When defending Shay one-on-one, he was even more helpless by Shay.

Durant's self-confidence completely collapsed. He thought that if he took Shay's script, he would be able to shine in the playoffs in his rookie year.

Although Shay lost to A Hua in the second round in his rookie year, he led the team to reverse the Suns in the first round after falling behind 0 to 2, which is also one of his classic battles.

You know, the first round of the playoffs that year was still a best-of-three series.Shey Nabo reversed, and the gold content was quite high.

Since then, Shay has risen steadily.Winning the championship in the second year, winning the MVP, the beauty drank the bath water until she vomited, and reached the pinnacle of life.

Adu doesn't want to, he just wants to experience the refreshment of drinking a bath water until he vomits after playing the playoffs.

But Durant realized at this time that what the fuck he was taking was O'Neill's script!

You have to shave your head for a few years before you can stand up!

At the game scene, Barkley and Reggie Miller were crazily boasting.

"50 points is 50 points, and 50 points in the playoffs. It can only be said that Shay is really a person who has been forgotten by time. At 38 years old, the playoffs are still strong!"

"Charles, now I finally know how easy it was for you to win those two championships back then. With Shay here, even a pig can win the championship!"

Buckley:
"Shut up, Reggie, I don't like talking to people who don't have a championship ring.

Talking to someone who doesn't have a ring is a cross-server chat, and you won't be able to chat together at all, you know. "

Scott Brooks also completely gave up his fantasy at this time. If he had known earlier, he might as well have deliberately lost a few games and dropped to eighth in the Western Conference.

I don't know why, Brooks feels that the first Hornets are much better than the second Lakers!

At least Paul won't come out in his fifties at every turn.

In this way, the game was completely entered into garbage time.

The camera swept across the Thunder's bench. From the head coach to the players, they all looked skeptical about life.

Shay really made this young team clear what is meant by the playoffs and what is meant by a stage controlled by superstars.

It's too late for Adu to regret it now, he knows that he must have been ridiculed to death on the Internet.

And all of this is his own fault.

Although Shay was talking about 50 points in front of the whole team at the time.

But after all, there was no media at the scene, so if Adu hadn't taken the initiative to disclose this matter, the outside world would not know.

The outside world doesn't know, and he doesn't need to be so embarrassed now.

But Adu revealed the matter by himself. He thought it would embarrass Xie Yi, but he dug a hole by himself!

Well, now the whole world knows that Shay can play Durant as he wants.

Adu wants to cry but has no tears. It's over and useless. After this battle, I can't even drink the water to wash my feet!
In the end, after the boring garbage time, the Lakers beat the youth team Thunder at home.

The total score of the playoffs is 1 to 0!

Rose scored 23 points in his playoff debut, which is remarkable.

Adu scored 20 points in his playoff debut, better than Ma.

But. Because of Shay's 50 points, the two of them, especially Durant, have only shame at this time, but no glory.

After the game, Shay looked at Adu, spread his fingers, and shrugged.

There is contempt and arrogance between actions and demeanor.

Durant looked at Shay with displeasure, clenched his fists, and then said to Ross: "Shay is too arrogant, relying on Stern as his own son, pretend to be Liu, right? You wait for Derek , I'll go meet him!"

Ross quickly grabbed Adu: "Forget it, stop fighting!"

Adu threw away Ross: "We are men! We can lose, but we cannot be humiliated!"

"Du!"

Ignoring Rose's yells, Durant walked right up to Shay and raised his arms viciously.
Go up and shake Shay's hand!
"Brother Xie is really V587. Brother Xie has been educated. There were too many people outside just now. Brother, the matter of using a trumpet to scold you was purely a momentary confusion. Brother Xie, don't worry about it!"

Ross:? ? ?
No that's what you said to meet Shay! ?

The real Nima said the hardest words and did the softest things!
Ross didn't even bother pulling that idiot just now!

Can Durant apologize quickly?If he doesn't apologize, he is really afraid that Shay will be 50+ in the next few games.

He doesn't want to be abused by Shay averaging 50 points per game.

Xie Yi saw that Adu was sincere in admitting his mistakes, and encouraged the younger generation: "Brother Xie, I am not the kind of narrow-minded person, let's forget it this time. And you, don't be discouraged, you have already scored a lot today. It is only better than I'm down 30 points, not bad."

Adu:.
Only 30 points less. Brother Xie really has no comforting effect when comforting people.

The first time of youth is really a beautiful sadness.

At this time, Adu may not be able to understand how sad it is that the youth is over and there is no first sadness.

At the press conference after the game, Scott Brooks was like a scientist who discovered a new world, chattering and sharing his amazing discoveries with people:

"Shai's scoring ability is impeccable, I now know why Jordan can't beat him."

"Defensive strategy? Doesn't make sense. You can't stop Shai from scoring with any strategy."

"He's the best scorer ever, the best defender ever, even the best playmaker ever.

The only thing that can beat this Lakers team may be the Lakers team from the 90s on video. "

This coach who thought his defensive strategy was flawless before, and Shay scored 50 points was purely thinking about farts.At this moment, it looked like it was completely conquered.

Of course, Brooks knows that when the series is not over, praising the opponent's star in such a way may affect the morale of the team.

but.
Morale is useless!
From the current point of view, in the best-of-seven games, the Thunder has no chance of winning at all!
In a game that is destined to lose, do you still need to care about morale?

Morale is like Wei Ge, if you have it, it can make you more powerful, but it can't make you grow from nothing!

After Shay's first playoff game, the eyes of the world were on him.

This year, Shai's state in the playoffs is completely different from last season.

Everyone concluded that Shay was not just coming to the playoffs this time.

Yesterday, Shay also made no secret of his ambition at the press conference:
"Since the opening of the Staples Center, the championship pennant has never been flown.

The flags on the dome of the arena are all moved from the Great Western Forum.

So my goal is to raise the championship pennant in this arena! "

Shay's goal is already clear, and the first battle is just a small test.

Whoever dares to stand in the way next will be Durant's fate!

So in the three games after the first round, the Thunder really failed to make any waves.

And Durant also found that in G1 before, Shay said that he had already scored a lot, and he was not comforting people, but explaining the facts.

because the next three
Shay didn't let Durant score above 20 again!

G2，杜兰特被防了个24中7，以29.2%的命中率只拿了19分。

G3 even worsened, allowing Adu to hit 23 of 5, and his hit rate dropped to 21.7%!

Only 16 points were recorded in the whole game.

Brooks suspects that Durant has been taken away. Which top scorer can shoot less than 30% in two consecutive games in the playoffs?

In fact, this has something to do with Shay's energy allocation.

In the first game, Shay said "50 points" after all, so he mainly focused on scoring and did not force Durant too hard on the defensive end.

But as we all know, there will always be a period of sage time after the hard output.

Therefore, Shai's desire to score in the next two games is not so high.

And men, they all like the new and dislike the old.

Game [-] was fresh, so Shai pumped the score hard into Durant.

But I don't feel it after playing too much, which is why Shay's desire to score in G2 and G3 has decreased.

But precisely because the desire to score is not so high, Shay can put most of his energy on the defensive end.

Therefore, Adu suffered an old crime.

During this period, Adu's ability to hold the ball in front of top defensive experts was basically equal to 0.

As long as he dares to dribble, Shay dares to break the league's single-game steal record.

In desperation, Adu's only offense is to catch and shoot.

However, when Adu is not dominant in speed and physical fitness, it is difficult to get rid of Shay when playing off the ball.

And the height advantage he was proud of disappeared in front of Xie Yi.

This is equivalent to blocking the scoring path by Shay!

The Thunder watched the fans dumbfounded. They didn't expect Adu to be like this in the playoffs.

Everyone thought that Adu's template was Shay, but his template was Kobe!
He's only in the second grade, but he has shown such a terrifying talent for blacksmithing, how can he still get it in the future?
After three games, Abdu wanted to ask Xie Yi: "Brother, are you recruiting tall shooters?"

He wants to join the enemy!

Playing basketball with Shay isn't going to be any fucking fun.No matter how fun the project is, it's no fun to lose all the time!

Before, Adu thought that Drexler was a coward, but he was beaten to retirement by Shay and voluntarily surrendered.

A real man would have to fight his opponent to the end to make it sound!

But now, Adu has changed from laughing at A Hua to understanding A Hua.

Durant will play with Shay for a few more years, and he probably wants to retire early.

After the third battle, everything has been settled.

Although before the start of the series, 93% of fans believed that the Lakers could advance.

But to be honest, it is estimated that most of them did not expect that this would turn into a one-sided massacre.

Everyone thought that with Thunderclap's talent, which is the best in the league, even if they were to lose, they could at least steal a game or two.

But the Lakers did a great job, not letting the Thunder take away a game.

In G4, Adu thought, after Shay relaxed, he would definitely not defend himself so deadly again.

This is a good chance to save face!

Shea G4 did slack off, not taking defense so seriously.

Adu was shocked. He hit 14 of 5 and hit a 35.7% hit rate.

The hit rate is 30%, which is indeed very high compared to the previous two games.

The magician couldn't help teasing Adu at the end of the game:

"Kevin Durant has made great progress. He has increased his shooting percentage by more than ten percentage points! If he continues to improve like this, his shooting percentage will reach 100% sooner or later!

If they play 9 games in the playoffs, the Lakers will definitely lose, and the Thunder will definitely come back 5-4!

Shay just laughed, it was the competition system that saved him! "

Of course, there is no such thing as a 5-4 reversal.

4 to 0, the Lakers won the Thunder without bloodshed.

Although Shay didn't score more than 30 points in the next three games, the 1 points in G50 are enough to show Shay's current ability.

After the first round, on TNT's show, Barkley did something that embarrassed most of his peers, but made Shay's fans very happy.

In the show, Barkleyro listed the evaluations of Shai and the Lakers by the major media and industry insiders before the start of the season.

"I don't know what Shay is doing when he comes back. Shay's current upper limit is the first round of the playoffs. Lower limit? There is no lower limit!"

"Giving the 38-year-old veteran a maximum salary, the Los Angeles Lakers made the stupidest decision in team history. If Shay can perform at the maximum salary level next season, I will stand on my head and eat shit!"

"No one really thinks that Shay is still an MVP-level player, right? The current Shay can't even reach the level of an ordinary All-Star. I predict that Shay's average per game next season will only be 15+5+3."

"The Lakers are just selling tickets, and they know very well that Shai is great and can't lead the team to victory."

"Shay is not that strong. I hope he won't meet us again after next season. Because I really can't bear to bully a useless veteran."

The reason why Barkley released these comments is also very simple, that is to use Shay's current achievements and performance to severely swell their faces!
Shay's cap is only the first round?Now, Shay broke through the first round.

Shay can't even reach the level of an ordinary All-Star?Now, Shai is an MVP candidate!

Shay can't lead the team to victory?The Lakers played their first 21-win season since the 60st century this season!
However, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Barkley did not announce which media and people these comments came from.

It is equivalent to making a mosaic for them.

But the last sentence "I really don't want to bully a veteran who is no longer useful" is deeply remembered by many people, and playing mosaics is useless.

Because this sentence was said by Popovich at the time!

Obviously, after last season's playoffs became the third team in NBA history to eliminate Shai in the playoffs, Popovich was a bit floating.

At that time, because the Spurs had not been retaliated by Shay, Popovich's tone was very arrogant.

And now that this sentence has been dug out by Barkley, it is also intentional.

because
The opponent of the Lakers in the second round is the San Antonio Spurs!
In the first round, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 4-1 and won the Texas Civil War.

But in fact, if it weren't for the AI ​​injury, the Spurs would probably be beaten.

Because of the first game of the series, AI scored 43 points on the Spurs' weak perimeter defense and led the team to victory.

It's a pity that in the second game of G2, AI suffered a severe ankle sprain and had to end the season early.

The Mavericks without a backbone were also pulled by the Spurs in four games, and were swept by the gentleman.

However, after the series ended, many media said that the Spurs were just lucky enough to advance.

If the AI ​​is not accidentally injured, the Mavericks will never be eliminated so easily.

But Popovich disagreed:
"The AI ​​thing is sad, but whether he suffers from injury, the result will not change. Our goal is the championship, and it is impossible to fall in the first round."

Popovich's behavior of pretending to beep after getting cheap made the fans very upset.

Therefore, most people hope that Shay will give justice to his little brother AI.

But at this time, Paul, who was extremely at odds with Shay, jumped out again:

"Predict the result of the game? The Spurs will definitely advance. Shea was lucky. He met a young team like the Thunder in the first round, so he was able to advance.

But the experienced San Antonio Spurs will tear away all the pretense of the Lakers! "

As a die-hard fan of Duncan, Paul even dreamed of playing the Western Conference Finals with Duncan again.

Moreover, Shai may now be Paul's most hated player, not one of them.

It doesn't matter if you make yourself into a titanium alloy dog's eye, but Shay actually wants to get involved in the MVP matter, which makes Paul very unhappy.

The Spurs beat Shai, who is getting more traffic now, and then beat the Spurs themselves.
Beautiful~
Seeing Popovich and Paul coming aggressively, Shay certainly will not show weakness.

When mentioning the Spurs, Shay shook his head vigorously:

"AI lost to injuries, but not to Spurs. San Antonio got away with getting past the first round, but luck didn't work for me."

Although Shay used a 50+ massacre in the regular season to completely defeat the Spurs.

But that's not enough.

In the playoffs, Shay also wanted to bury the Spurs himself.

Popovich said the Spurs would have advanced even if AI hadn't been injured.

Shea added that the Spurs were just lucky enough to get to the second round.

The two teams did not give each other face at all.

Coupled with Paul fanning the flames, everyone felt that this round of the Western Conference semifinals would be quite intense.

But in the first game of the series, Shay hit the Spurs hard.

In G1 of the series, Shay scored 39 points, leaving the Spurs powerless.

The Spurs are still an old problem. The perimeter defense is too bad and too loose.

Xie Yi can easily enter without using force.

Goal.

Moreover, the Spurs have an unexpected problem-Duncan can't guard Randolph!
As the season progressed, the 38-year-old Shai played better and better.

But Duncan's state is getting worse and worse.

Plantar fasciitis and excess weight overwhelmed Duncan's body.

He's slower and more sluggish than he was in the regular season!
Therefore, Randolph also scored 21 points in the game, and defended Duncan with only 13 points.

Duncan was so angry that he almost got out of the windmill.

After the game, Duncan had no choice but to rub Ginobili's head with a basketball to vent his anger.

So in G2, Ginobili finally stood up and scored 32 points explosively.

Can he not explode?If he loses any more, his hair will be gone!
But in front of Shay's 37 points and Randolph's 23 points, Ginobili's points are not enough to look at.

The Spurs didn't play badly on the defensive end today. They would rather let others go, and pinch Shay.

But what makes Popovich desperate is that the Spurs have such a broken defensive lineup, and the last two people are helpless against Shay!

Moreover, Randolph's performance in the low post is still stable.

The Spurs, who also eliminated Shay last season, have no power to fight back this season.

2 to 0, the Lakers successfully won all two home games.

In the new press conference after the game, Shay also deliberately mocked Popovich: "I really don't want to bully a useless old coach. To be honest, with their perimeter defense, AI can easily win them. But unfortunately, the Spurs So much luck!"

Popovich didn't respond, and in a news conference, he humiliatingly acquiesced to his defeat.

Because as a coach, he knew very well that he was powerless in this round of competition.

The Spurs' perimeter defense problem is too great, and Duncan's state will not be able to recover for a while.

These are not problems that tactics and strategies can solve.

If he speaks harshly at this time, his face will only become more swollen.

But Paul refused to accept it. He didn't want to see his idol's team be defeated just like that.

What's more, I don't want to see Xie Yi showing off his might but no one dares to confront him.

So, when Paul was interviewed, he mentioned Shai again:

"The Spurs are more powerful at home.

Isn't there an old saying in the NBA?When you get a win on the road, the series really begins!
Shay is a fart, he is not necessarily the winner in the end. "

Then, Shay continued to show off in G3, scoring 38 points in a single game, and still easily dominated the opponent at home.

During the press conference, Shay smiled brightly:

"Chris probably doesn't know there's an old saying in the NBA, don't fuck with Shay."

So far, no matter how stubborn Paul is, he also knows that it is impossible for the Spurs to stand up again this year.

Shay used the simplest and rudest way to avenge the team that eliminated him last season.

After G3, Howard was also sad.

Because the day after G3 ended, the Lakers held a press conference and officially announced that Shai became the best defensive player of the 08-09 season!
This year, the Defensive Player of the Year vote was close.

Shai got 44 percent of his first picks and Howard's 40 percent.

Obviously, Shay's battle against Howard in the regular season won him a lot of goodwill and finally won the award.

Shay won the fourth best defensive player trophy in his career, which allowed Shay to tie the big book and become the person who won the most best defensive player awards in NBA history!
To be honest, Shay and Big Ben subverted the people's perception of this award.

In most people's minds, this award belongs to tall centers.

but.
Although Daben is a center forward, his height depends entirely on his hair.In this way, he actually won the most Best Defensive Player Award in history.

Although Shay is tall and long, he can play outside.

Shai and Big Ben redefined the best defensive player.

But Shay is not just a best defensive player, because the best defensive player is still torturing the Spurs with scoring.

In G4, the Spurs, who had given up resistance, naturally failed to create miracles.

Xie Yi still did whatever he wanted, using a 46-point performance to kill and sweep his opponents in two consecutive rounds, successfully avenging the AI!

After playing these four games, Shay averaged just .40 points per game!
Once again, Shai put up a 40-point series!
After the game, in order to hide his embarrassment, Popovich deliberately blackened himself in a joking tone:
"I admit, I spoke a little louder before the season started, hahahaha."

Although he said this in a joking tone, Popovich probably didn't save much face.

The media all believe that this is Popovich's true feelings.

Even the haughty Popovich has to admit that he shouldn't be so disrespectful to Shai!
The next day, the newspapers were full of headlines: "Popovich Apologizes for Shay."

This arrogant old man finally got what he deserved.

And Shay also successfully avenged last season with a clean 4-0 in an almost cruel way.

The situation is very different from the previous year.The year before, it was felt that Shay had lost his authority.

But now, Shay has jumped to the top again!

Two 4 to 0, the Lakers easily reached the Western Conference Finals!

Now, Shay is waiting for the winner between the Nuggets and the Hornets.

Currently, the Nuggets and Hornets are tied 2-2.

The reporter also asked Shay to roughly predict who his opponent would be, and Shay replied without hesitation:
"Hopefully it's the Hornets."

"Why? As far as I know, you don't have any friendship with Chris Paul."

"That's right, so, I hope I can personally send Paul on the road!"

In the previous series against the Spurs, Paul has been chattering aside, and Shay has tolerated him for a long time.

This time, there is no need for a war of words between the two sides.

The winner can be decided directly!
Shay's words made Paul extremely angry.

He also responded to Shai before Game 5 with the Nuggets:
"He's going to regret talking to MVP like that."

Paul has always felt that he has the greatest chance of winning the MVP this year.

First of all, in terms of record, Paul and the Cavaliers' 66 wins are invincible.

During the regular season, the Hornets won the two encounters with the Cavaliers.

Therefore, Paul is very confident in the MVP.

I am a dignified MVP, can you, Shay, threaten me?
This time in G5, Paul also scored a super double-double of 33 points and 12 assists, which made the Nuggets miserable.

In fact, after being held in the water for a long time, Paul finally got a chance to raise his head and catch his breath.

Because the Nuggets had Billups in the first four games, Paul's performance was very average.

The Hornets barely tied with the Nuggets by relying on Tracy McGrady and David West.

Today, Paul finally broke out for the first time.

After winning this match, he was naturally very arrogant: "Xie, don't worry, I'll knock you to the ground soon!"

Chris Paul, perhaps the player who disrespects Shai the most right now.

Even though he was beaten into titanium alloy dog ​​eyes, he still spoke badly to Shay.

Shay looked at the arrogant Paul and clenched his fists.

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up and end your current game.

Now, you are the opponent I most want to beat!
Finally, in G6 of the series, McGrady, West and Paul all scored 20 points.

And at the critical moment, Billups missed a three-pointer, and the Hornets finally swept the tough Denver miners into the dust with a total score of 4-2.

The Hornets also reached the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season!
And the most anticipated round of the series in the world is finally coming!
Shai and Paul, Hornets and Lakers.

All grievances will end in a head-on collision!

At the end of the game, although it was at the home court of the Nuggets.

But Paul still shouted excitedly:
"We are the Kings of the West!"

The reporter hurriedly interrupted Paul:

"There is still an opponent in the West, the Lakers, waiting for you, Chris. After defeating them, you are the well-deserved king of the West."

Chris Paul, the man who thought he was destined to win the MVP, the man who led the team to the best 66 wins in team history.

Amidst the reporter's camera and the boos of the fans, a friendly smile appeared:

"The Los Angeles Lakers? They're just a step up to my throne.

When you are old, you must have self-knowledge.

Shai is no longer an MVP, nor is he a perennial general.

Know why they can advance to the Western Conference Finals?
Because of the first round, he met Thunder who was too young.

In the second round, he met the too old Spurs.

But in the Western Conference finals, they will not be so lucky again. "

After finishing speaking, Paul immediately turned and left, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

He must avenge his idol and his eyes!
Shay, on the other hand, was ready.

In fact, the six games between the Hornets and the Nuggets have allowed Shai to see the Hornets' weaknesses.

Take it easy Chris.

You're sure to go down in history this round of the series.

　The two-in-one chapter is here today! (8000 words, it will return to normal tomorrow) Conscience is old, begging for a monthly pass!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)