NBA: There is nothing wrong with bringing a ball in a fight!

Chapter 237 Shark O'Neal vs. Basketball God Danzi!

The result of Game [-] of the series between the Lakers and Warriors exceeded everyone's expectations.

I thought the Warriors would launch a fierce counterattack at home, but the result was completely the opposite.

Not only did the Warriors fail to complete the counterattack, but even the head coach took advantage of them. Their next two games can be said to be unlucky.

As for Ye Qingchen, if he knocked Weber to the ground while defending during the game, the league would definitely not severely punish him.

Sure enough, after the fifth game, the league's additional punishments for players were very interesting. Ye Qingchen was not punished, Don Nelson was also not punished, and even Webb was not suspended.

Despite this, both Webber and Mullin have been injured and it is impossible to return in a short time, so the Warriors have lost the qualification to compete with the Lakers.

In the next two games, the Lakers, led by Ye Qingchen, defeated the Warriors by huge scores, successfully rewriting the series score to 4:3.

At this point, the Lakers have also successfully completed a super stunt from falling behind 0:3 to 4:3.

While the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals, another semifinal also determined the final winner. The Jazz also defeated the Spurs with a score of 4:3 and successfully entered the Western Conference Finals.

For the Jazz, the opponent they least want to encounter is the Lakers, because they have been defeated by the Lakers many times.

Especially Karl Malone and Stockton, Ye Qingchen is like a nightmare to them. Every time they encounter Ye Qingchen, they inevitably suffer injuries.

Especially Karl Malone, he found that Ye Qingchen was his nemesis. He could not show his strength in front of Ye Qingchen and would always be suppressed by Ye Qingchen. This feeling was really incomparable. Frustrated.

However, although the Jazz players have a psychological disadvantage against the Lakers, they certainly will not openly express their feelings in front of the media.

Especially Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, their mouths are even more foul and harsh:

"Obviously, it was a little difficult for us to get to the Western Conference Finals, but it was expected."

"On the contrary, it was our opponent in the Western Conference finals that surprised me. Don Nelson was really bad. He couldn't even beat the Lakers!"

"But we will let him know how to beat the Lakers!"

Jerry Sloan's arrogant remarks made the media reporters even more excited, because every time the Lakers and Jazz play a game, there will be various wonderful and famous scenes.

Now that Jerry Sloan has once again taken the lead in provoking the Lakers with words, it shows that this series will definitely not be boring.

Now that both teams in the Western Conference finals have been determined, the final teams in the Eastern Conference have also been determined:

The Bulls easily defeated the Pacers 4:1 and took the lead in advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Magic sent the Hornets home to go fishing with a score of 4:2.

Therefore, the two teams facing each other in the Eastern Conference Finals are the Chicago Bulls VS Orlando Magic.

This matchup in the Eastern Conference finals is actually consistent with predictions. After all, their record is also ranked among the top two in the Eastern Conference.

Many fans have their own opinions about the Eastern Conference finals, but more fans still believe that the Bulls can win in the end.

The reason is very simple. The Bulls now not only have Dan, but they also have the newly joined Drexler. Coupled with Barkley, a powerful inside player, their strength is indeed able to steadily dominate the Magic.

Although Shark O'Neal has begun to transform at this moment, and his skills at the basket have also improved a lot, it is still very difficult to eliminate the Bulls in the playoffs.

Judging from the lineups of both sides, in addition to Shark O'Neal, the Magic also have "Penny" Hardaway. The cooperation of these two people can be like a fish in water in the regular season, but they may not be able to defeat the Bulls in the playoffs.

However, although the outside world is generally not optimistic about the Magic team, the Magic team itself is full of confidence.

Especially "Penny" Hardaway, who said in an interview with reporters:

"You know, entering the Eastern Conference Finals is not our ultimate goal, this is just a range goal for us!"

"Our ultimate goal is that damn O'Brien Trophy, and I want to hold that trophy high with Shaq!"

"So, any opponent who stands in front of us will be stepped on by us together!"

"I don't deny that the Bulls are very strong, but in my opinion, they are all old, and Michael should also take a good rest!"

"Penny" Hardaway's arrogant words directly angered all the Bulls players, and even Danzi responded angrily:
"I will kill him!"

Danzi rarely said such aggressive words in public, which was enough to prove that he was in a rage.

However, Danzi's rage did not make "Penny" Hardaway feel any fear. Instead, he became more excited and provoked:
"Very good, I'm waiting for you to kill me, but I'm afraid it's you who will be killed by then!"

The war of words between Danzi and Hardaway successfully attracted the attention of American fans, who even ignored the game between the Lakers and Jazz.

Similarly, the league is also keenly aware of the business opportunities and decisively allows the Eastern Conference finals to be held first. This is in line with the expectations of the fans.

Ye Qingchen was actually quite curious about this game. He felt that although the Magic's lineup was not as good as the Bulls', O'Neal's strength should not be underestimated.

Especially now that O'Neal has both offensive and defensive capabilities, no one can stop him on the offensive end, and he can also give the team a lot of help in the paint on the defensive end.

Although the Bulls have four superstars, they do have to pay some price if they want to attack the Magic's inside line.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the two sides launched a suffocating defensive battle.

Danzi's first thought after holding the ball was to score inside the Magic, but O'Neal didn't agree, so he directly pulled Danzi out of the air.

This was only the first attack in the opening game, and the two sides had already taken the lead in physical confrontation.

After Danzi was hugged and thrown to the ground by O'Neal, other Bulls players stepped forward to argue with O'Neal.

But O'Neal was not timid at all. He even challenged Barkley loudly:

"Charles, you are the only one in the Bulls who can challenge me with some strength. As for the others, you should just play basketball, otherwise I'm afraid you will be beaten to death by me!"

O'Neal's arrogant remarks almost made Drexler and Pippen angry to death. They really almost took action against O'Neal.

Barkley turned out to be the calmest one. After stopping his teammates, he looked at O'Neal lightly and said:
"This is a basketball court, we won't fight with you!"

"We will only let you know that on the basketball court, we are the strongest!" Barkley's calmness surprised Danzi. In the past, it was Barkley who was the first to have conflicts. How did it change today? Lost your temper?
However, Danzi still agreed with Barkley's words, because he knew that this was not the time for fighting, and the outcome of the game was the most important.

As a result, the conflict between the two sides at the beginning was quickly extinguished, and the game began to enter a real hand-to-hand battle.

After the Bulls discovered that the Magic's interior defense was strong, they decisively changed their offensive strategy and began to continuously shoot from the outside.

The Bulls' outside shooting ability is very strong, especially when Danzi attracts the ball after the defense, which makes the Magic's defense become focused on one thing and not the other.

Therefore, the Bulls took advantage of the perimeter and established a lead in the first quarter, 35:25!

Just when everyone thought the Bulls would continue to expand the score in the second quarter, O'Neal and Hardaway began to explode.

The pick-and-roll power of Hardaway and O'Neal is quite amazing, especially O'Neal's pass after the screen. The Bulls' defensive players were unable to block O'Neal at all and could only watch as he caught the ball from the inside and completed an easy dunk.

If the Bulls players choose to double-team O'Neal, Hardaway will take decisive shots from the outside and can also hit the shot.

As a result, the Magic recovered the score slightly in the second quarter, 55:50!

Seeing this, Ye Qingchen could basically see the strength gap between the two sides.

The Magic's advantage is quite obvious. They can establish a huge advantage in the paint, but they also have a fatal weakness, which is O'Neal's number of fouls.

Now O'Neal has become quite active on the defensive end, and his defensive effect is also very good.

However, if you try hard to defend, it will definitely lead to foul problems.

In particular, the Bulls' courage and Drexler often used his sharp breakthroughs to hit the basket to cause damage, so O'Neal had no choice but to foul.

Therefore, when the half game ended, O'Neal had accumulated three fouls, which was quite detrimental to the Magic's second half.

Therefore, during the halftime break, the Magic's head coach also decided to ask O'Neal to pay attention to his fouls and properly protect himself on the defensive end.

It is precisely because of this decision by Magic coach Hill that the Magic's shortcomings are infinitely magnified.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Danzi once again launched an attack on the Magic's inside line. This time O'Neal chose to dodge, and Danzi instantly figured out the Magic's defensive routine.

Therefore, in the next game, the Bulls began to frantically break through the Magic's inside line and constantly challenge O'Neal.

At first, O'Neal would dodge a little bit, but as time went by, he saw the Bulls players breaking through him crazily, and he became angry!

In O'Neal's view, these people are deliberately provoking him. If he doesn't do something, he will really be ridiculed by them!

Therefore, when Barkley broke through to the inside again with the ball, O'Neal stopped hiding!

I saw O'Neal put his hands on Barkley's shoulders, pulled hard, and directly pulled Barkley out of the air, and finally fell heavily to the ground!

The referee's whistle sounded and O'Neal committed his fourth foul!

Buckley fell to the ground and screamed in pain!
Barkley did not expect that O'Neal's foul this time was so vicious, and he was not even protected.

Barkley was also angry!

The moment he was knocked to the ground by O'Neal, he turned over again and pushed O'Neal hard!
Barkley attacked O'Neal first!

This is beyond everyone's expectations!

After Danzi, who was closest to Barkley, saw Barkley's actions, he quickly came to his side and tried to pull him away.

But at this time, O'Neal had completely reacted. He was already very depressed. Now Barkley actually dared to attack him?

It's just looking for death!
O'Neal also responded to Barkley's push!
O'Neal's power is indeed quite terrifying. Even if Barkley was on guard, after being pushed by O'Neal, he took several steps back before finally stopping.

This game was the home game of the Bulls, so when the fans at the scene saw Barkley being pushed back so many steps by O'Neal, they instantly became excited.

These fans cursed O'Neal crazily, and some even threw their garbage on the court.

The situation seems to be getting out of control!

Players from both sides also gathered around, and Danzi glared at O'Neal.

Regarding Danzi's hatred, O'Neal just said lightly:
"You saw it too, he was the one who attacked me first!"

O'Neill's words made Danzi speechless for a while. He found that O'Neill's tone just now was very similar to a person he hated, that is Ye Qingchen.

Danzi, who has dealt with Ye Qingchen countless times, knows that Ye Qingchen's favorite thing is to fight back after being attacked.

The advantage of passive counterattack is that it is very possible to avoid punishment, but that requires strong strength.

Today, O'Neal seems to be very proud of his considerable strength and does not take Barkley and others seriously.

The referee also rushed over at this time to prevent the conflict from escalating further.

O'Neal and Barkley received a technical foul at the same time, but the two sides had already formed a rift at this time.

The game continues!

Although O'Neal's defensive ability is very strong, he still cannot withstand the attacks of the Bulls' Big Four.

Therefore, the final result of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was that the Bulls won, and the big score was rewritten to 1:0!

After this game, the Magic were even less optimistic.

One day later, the Western Conference Finals officially begins!
Los Angeles Lakers VS Utah Jazz!
Regarding this game, Ye Qingchen said this before the game:

"I strive to resolve the battle within four games because I decided to accept the sign of the national team and compete in the Men's Basketball World Championships!"

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