From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 188 Advance to the next round with head held high

"Go in, go in again!"

"Wilson Center, home of the Wizards, was silent. The Celtics players and coaching staff were the only angry crowd in the entire venue. The frustration of the others cannot be described in words!!"

"It's unreasonable, Jianghu's style of play is too unreasonable!! He shows his sharpness and kills people! His offense is completely at the critical moment of the Wizards' rise. Jump shot, curb their momentum. Jianghu's extraordinary jumping height and slightly backward shooting posture, let the Wizards players can only sigh!!"

"This is called horizontal, this is called tough!..."

"Can't defend, the Wizards really can't defend. Oubre used all his strength to limit the last game, but he still couldn't stop Jianghu from closing the game. He also gave up this thankless task in this game and put all his energy into it." It cannot be said that it was a wrong decision to focus more on the offensive end, after all, judging from the results of the first three games, no matter who is defending the world, the result is not much better."

"And the other guards and forwards of the Wizards, John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Markieff Morris, have all been taught in turn."

"Whether it is tall or short, fast or slow, strong or thin, the Wizards have used various methods and changed all kinds of defenders to limit Jianghu, but Jianghu faces different defenders and defenses. The way, you don’t even need to adapt, you can find the most suitable way to complete the score in the first time.”

"Horford and Baynes protect the Celtics inside, Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier attack the Wizards on the perimeter, and they're in charge of taking down the hardest fortresses. John Wall's performance in the third game can be called soul-stirring, but he is still a little luck away from winning the game."

"Sorry, the playoff journey of the young Wizards has come to an end. But I don't think anyone will blame them. They have given fans and management a lot of surprises this season. I want to tell the young Wizards People, don't be discouraged, the future belongs to you. Remember what it feels like to lose at this moment, and use the person who beat you as your motivation. Train harder and harder, and someday in the future, come back and beat him with dignity .”

"In the meantime, let's congratulate the Boston Celtics for their 97-91 victory over the Wizards. They advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the fourth consecutive year and became the first team to advance to the second round this season."

"Congratulations to Jianghu, who once again scored 37 points, and averaged 35 points per game in the first round of four games, creating the highest scoring average in the rookie playoffs."

"I think, before the start of the playoffs, it is difficult for anyone to think that the first team to advance to the second round will be the Celtics. Although they are the first in the league in the regular season, many people still think that their strength Not as good as the Rockets, not as good as the Warriors, not even as good as the Cavaliers."

"But so far, the Celtics' performance in the first round is the best among the 16 playoff teams. They didn't give the Wizards any chance to struggle. Their performance deserves to be No. 67 in the Eastern Conference and they deserve [-] wins."

4月23日，江湖再度砍下37分9篮板7助攻，帮助凯尔特人在客场以97比91再胜一场，从而以4比0的大比分，抢先进入第二轮。

If you win, go to the next round.

The Celtics players cheered and celebrated on the court, forgetting that this is the home court of the Wizards.

The Celtics have a lot of young players. Originally they thought that the playoffs would go through an extremely difficult process before they could advance to the next round, and they were very disturbed.

After this round of competition, they were completely full of confidence.

"It's a pity that we lost to the Celtics at home. We had a lot of opportunities to defend the home court, but we didn't grasp it ourselves. The Celtics are a very good young team. Stevens took it very well. They kneaded into a team, and they combined talent and unity very well."

Wall was very generous in the interview after the game. Although he was a little unhappy to be swept at home, he can win and lose, and he will not complain, let alone say after the game that he will retire immediately. Played.

Wall still has some red marks on his fist, where he slammed the door of his locker room after the game.

"Jiang? I know what you want to ask. He is really good. He scored 40+ points and scored 37 points. I don't want to say that he killed us alone, but we really can't prevent him. He There are too many changes. I don’t want to admit it, but I may watch his tapes during the offseason and analyze his technical movements and game thinking. Even though he is much younger than me, there are many things I can learn from him. .”

Wall's generous performance also won applause from a large number of on-site media reporters after the game.

In competitive sports, winners and losers.

Win is win, lose is lose.

In competitive sports, one of the scariest things is losing but not daring to admit it, and still talking about it. If teammates lose, I don’t lose. If they win, they blame me, and if they lose, they blame us. That’s completely deceiving yourself.

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"NBA history's strongest rookie playoff performance"

"Average of 35+ per game in the playoff series, only 6 people in history have achieved it, and this is the only one in the rookie season"

"19 years old, Chinese, just entered the NBA, No.1 in the future league"

"The God of the New Era, the New God Wearing the Green Army Jersey"

On the second day after the Celtics defeated the Wizards, the media across the United States was frantically touting Jianghu's performance.

Jianghu only played 4 games in the first round, but none of the 4 games had a hip pull, especially compared to Harden, who has been ranked second in the MVP for a long time, and Antetokounmpo, who has been ranked third in the MVP.

字母哥在常规赛场均27分+12篮板，在季后赛已经掉到了23分+11篮板，哈登的表现更夸张常规赛30.7分的场均得分，也已经掉到了25.6分。

What about anti-control rivers and lakes?
The 31 points in the regular season are the best. The 4 points in the 35.5 games of the playoffs are 234.3 point higher than the No.1 LeBron James. The shooting percentage is still similar to the regular season. How can such a performance not be touted? ?

Jiang Hu didn't take these compliments from the outside world to heart.

Anyone can say good things, but ultimately it is you who decides your success or failure. What kind of performance you play, what kind of honor you get, and how you are remembered by people are the most important things.

After Jiang Hu returned to Boston, he continued to devote himself to his journey of watching the game without stopping.

While the Celtics are relaxed and happy, other teams in the East and West are fighting fiercely.

First cast your sights to the east.

The second-ranked Raptors in the Eastern Conference and the seventh-ranked Bucks were miraculously tied 2-2 after the first four games.

The performance of the garbage brothers is quite impressive. Lowry averaged 22 points and 12 assists per game. DeRozan averaged 25.2 points and 5.5 assists. , Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. The two brothers on both sides played well, and the Raptors and Bucks came to Tianwangshan for a duel.

Antetokounmpo's performance in the first four games was average, averaging 51% shooting and scoring 24 points per game. Although it is not bad, it is definitely not excellent. Compared with him in the regular season, it is a bit bad.

On the contrary, Middleton averaged 27.5 points per game in the first four games, and even shot a terrifying efficiency of 60% in both three-point field goal percentage and field goal percentage. The Celtics who beat were complaining.

In the first game of the series, Middleton hit a super long three-pointer in 0.5 seconds, dragging the game into overtime.

In the fourth game, it was Middleton again, who made a three-pointer in the last 2.3 seconds, opening the point difference to 4 points and directly killing the game.

Such an outstanding performance made all Raptors fans terrified, so after the end of the four games, Middleton had the title of "that man", and some people even said, "Wearing Middleton, Toronto children dare not cry at night."

The 76ers, the fourth in the Eastern Conference, are not in a good situation. They are currently 1 to 3 behind the Pacers. Simmons and Embiid, who played in the playoffs for the first time in their careers, performed not badly. Embiid averaged 21 points per game. With 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Simmons averaged 13.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, but unfortunately, their performance was good, but they couldn't lead the team to victory.

Especially Simmons, his weakness of not being able to shoot was exposed on the court. The Pacers emptied his shots all the way, and gave the energy to encircle him to others, which made the overall offense of the 76ers fall into an extremely difficult situation.

The third Cavaliers and the No.6 Heat are currently tied 2-2.

After falling behind 0 to 2 in the away game, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to home and won two games in a row.

Tonight, the Bucks and Raptors, the Cavaliers and the Heat will jointly stage the battle of Tianwangshan.

In the West, the Rockets were chased by the Timberwolves after a 2-0 lead, but in the fourth game Paul broke out and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists to help the team win 3-1.

The Warriors lost a game after leading 3-0, and currently lead the Spurs 3-1.

After winning two consecutive away games, the Pelicans seized the opportunity to return to the home court for the next game. They are currently leading 3-0 with an absolute advantage.

There are four games tonight, Raptors VS Bucks, Heat VS Cavaliers, Rockets VS Timberwolves, Jazz VS Thunder.

The first to start is the Raptors and Bucks.

The game between the two teams was very intense, and the confrontation on the court was very intense. Raptors center Valanciunas left the field with 6 fouls in the 6th minute of the third quarter. Zan left the field for a malicious foul.

The two sides fought 70 to 70 in the first three quarters, and they finished the last quarter without the main center.

In the end, the Raptors were even better. Among the trash brothers, DeRozan scored 19 points in the last quarter, scoring 35 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Middleton got a chance to tie the three-pointer in the last 17 seconds. This scene almost suffocated the Raptors fans, but fortunately, Middleton faced an open space that was almost unguarded, and he shot a two-pointer. Don't stick (don't stick to the net, don't stick to the basket), sorry to miss the opportunity.

The Raptors beat the Bucks 98-94 to get the match point.

In the second game between the Heat and the Cavaliers, this game was really intense.

In the first half of the game, the Heat were the team that played better. They took a 31-17 lead in the first quarter, and they led by 18 points at the peak in the second quarter.

Then the Cavaliers began to chase points frantically under the leadership of James. LeBron scored 13 points and 4 assists in the second quarter, helping the Cavaliers to chase 42 to 50 at halftime.

In the third quarter of the game, the defenses on both sides were still very tight. James blocked the shot twice in this quarter and also made a super long three-pointer three steps outside the three-point line. In the end, the single quarter was 28 to 22. The Cavaliers chased the score to 70 to 72, only 2 points away.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, Love contributed a dunk to tie the score, and then the two sides returned to the same starting line for a fierce tug-of-war. In this quarter, the two sides took the lead alternately, but the biggest lead was only three points. A ball gap.

At the end of the game, James broke through and made a walking error when he had a chance to kill the game. When the two sides were tied, he gave the ball to the Pacers.

With 16 seconds remaining, Wade launched an attack on the Heat's side.

James redeemed himself by blocking Wade's layup at the basket.

The Heat believed that the ball was an interference ball, and Spoelstra strongly asked the referee to review the video. After reviewing the video for about 3 minutes, the referee still chose to uphold the original judgment.

"95 draw, the last 3.5 seconds, the ball was given to the Cavaliers."

"LeBron James, catch the ball at the top of the key, take two dribbles, and shoot straight!!!"

"Goal!!! My God!!!"

"98 to 95, LeBron James used a three-pointer to win the Tianwang Mountain for the team, and also won the probability of promotion!!"

"One night, the first three three-point shots were 3 for 0, and finally used a lore to take away the Heat!!"

"Facing the team led by his former brother, James is relentless, and his throat is sealed with blood!!"

"When you need to score the most, you have to look at LeBron James!!"

James finally beat the Heat with a three-pointer at the American Airlines Center in a position similar to the 09 lore Magic, helping the team win Tianwangshan.

全场比赛，詹姆斯24投14中，三分球4投1中，罚球15罚15中，砍下44分10篮板8助攻3封盖1抢断的恐怖数据，帮助球队赢下了天王山。

After 5 games, James averaged a crazy 36 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists per game. His personal performance and statistics have surpassed the rivers and lakes.

火箭与森林狼的对决则是打的轻松的多，哈登这场比赛依旧不温不火拿到了23分8篮板5助攻，但好在保罗神奇依旧，全场19投13中，砍下34分8篮板11助攻，帮助火箭以113比95战胜森林狼，以4比1昂首晋级第二轮。

The current Rockets are a veritable dual-core team. When Harden performed poorly, Paul stepped forward without hesitation and scored 30+9 in two consecutive games to help the team pass the test smoothly.

The last set of duels is the Thunder and the Jazz,

The two sides played open and close, and the Thunder's game was much better than the previous one. Paul George, who was outstanding in the first three games, scored 70 points with a 36% shooting rate in this game.

The desperation inspired the Thunder's tenacious fighting spirit. They turned their backs and built an advantage of nearly 10 points in the first quarter. At most, they led the Jazz by 15 points.

However, the stubborn Mitchell will not give up the victory easily. He scored 15 points in the third quarter, helping the team to erode the point difference a little bit.In the last 32.8 seconds of the last quarter, with Mitchell hitting Huanglong with a difficult layup, the two sides fought to a 115 tie.

In the next key round, Westbrook failed to kill the basket, Gobert received the rebound and handed the ball to Mitchell, and the Jazz got the last chance to attack.

With only the last dozen or so seconds left for the Jazz, Mitchell dribbled the ball near the middle circle unhurriedly and signaled his teammates to pull away.

Time flies by, and when the game enters the last 2 seconds, Mitchell breaks through forcefully, one step into the three-point line, suddenly retreats, and takes a decisive shot against George, who is defending well...

"Shu~"

At the moment when the red light of the timer came on and the buzzer sounded, the ball hit the net, and the score finally stayed at 118-115. The Jazz beat the Thunder with a three-point lore and took a 3-1 lead.

This game can definitely be called the masterpiece of Mitchell's playoff career. He made 26 of 13 shots and 13 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. His scoring set a new high in the playoffs. , And set a new team history personal rookie playoff single-game scoring record.

And this priceless step-back lore not only helped the team win the game, but also brought a perfect end to his super god battle.

4月25日，步行者与76人再次交战，奥拉迪波再次大爆发，全场砍下32分8篮板8助攻6抢断，在最后1分钟的时间连续两次抢断西蒙斯，帮助球队在1分钟落后6分的情况下成功逆转。

In the end, the Pacers defeated the 109ers 108 to 76, with a big score of 4 to 1, and successfully advanced to the next round, becoming the opponent of the Celtics in the second round.

(End of this chapter)