From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 189 All people are soldiers walkers, a mysterious man.

After the Celtics swept into the next round, the Pacers followed closely into the next round.

Then the two powerful teams that entered the second round were the Warriors and the Rockets. Neither of them gave the Timberwolves and the Spurs a chance. They entered the second round with a big score of 4 to 1 respectively.

Over there, except for the Pacers who completely beat the young 76ers and entered the second round 4-1, the other three matchups are still in progress. At present, the winner of Tianwangshan is also determined, and it is expected to be soon It will also determine the winner of the next round.

Due to the slow progress in the East, the Celtics also ushered in a rest period of nearly a week after winning the Wizards.

4月29日，随着骑士以108比99战胜热火，大比分4比3晋级，猛龙以99比95战胜雄鹿4比2晋级，东西部的所有首轮对阵终于全部结束。

The 8 teams that advanced to the second round of the playoffs are: Celtics, Rockets, Warriors, Jazz, Pelicans, Raptors, Cavaliers, Pacers.

The matchups in the East are: Cavaliers VS Raptors, Celtics VS Pacers.

The matchups in the West are: Warriors VS Pelicans, Jazz VS Rockets.

The moment the match list came out, almost all eyes were on the East.

Regarding the West, the media's predictions are almost all one-sided.

No one is optimistic that the Warriors and Rockets will fall out of the Western Conference Finals. They will advance. The Western Conference Finals must be their two teams, and that is called exciting and interesting.

In the east, there are fewer people looking down on the Celtics this time, and there are only a few experts.

There are many more media people looking down on the Cavaliers than in previous years...

There is no way, the team that James is in has been the Big Three in previous years, and finally the lineup is no longer the top of the league.

But this lineup also forced out the strongest James. In the game against the Heat, he fought seven games, averaged 40 minutes per game, averaged 35.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. Beyond the rivers and lakes.

No.1 in the James League, the news of being invincible is flying all over the sky again.

However, the close data of the two also brought new problems.

They are both in the Eastern Conference, and they also have to start the second round. Which of the two of them can lead the team to the next round first?
Is it a young Jianghu or a mature James.

Which of them will score higher?
Who can hit more three-pointers?

Who is the better second master, Irving or Love?
Which of the two of them can stand up at the critical moment?

Will there be a lore?Who kills whom?
Jianghu and James, these two people are the highlights of the East.

Rockets and Warriors, this is undoubtedly the team that the entire NBA is paying attention to.

Whether they can successfully meet in the Western Conference finals is the focus of the league and all Eastern teams.

The two teams have a total of 6 All-Stars, and there are as many as 5 players who have been selected to the first team or the first defensive team of the season. Not too much.

If they can play against each other, then there will be a lot to watch in that round of the series.

Who will advance to the next round?
Who will be the scoring leader in the series, Harden or Durant Curry?

Harden and Durant, the former brothers, will fight tit-for-tat. What kind of sparks will they create?
Can Paul still maintain the same strong performance in this round as in the first round?

Klay Thompson Will Thompson throw 8 to 10 three-pointers in a certain game?

Which of the two teams will be the team that shoots more three-pointers?
And... What kind of ways will Green provoke the Rockets players?
At the beginning of the season, these two teams were once considered to meet in this year's Western Conference Finals, a battle, and the winning team will have a great probability of winning the cup on behalf of the Western Conference.

The current situation also proves that there is nothing wrong with the predictions of the media.

The media published overwhelmingly. The second round of the two teams has not yet started, but experts from all walks of life are already analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams in the Western Conference Finals, the winning factors, and the performance of the stars.

The Celtics players finally ushered in an easy time during this period.

You know, they have been under the brightest spotlight in the entire league throughout the season. There is excitement and excitement, but the pressure is also huge.

This time finally there is another team to attract firepower, and the Celtics players naturally relax a lot.

The media have boasted enough about the Jianghu, and they can't wait to praise and kill him.

Comparing Jordan Chamberlain every day, either the youngest record or the scoring record, there is nothing to blacken, it is too boring... It seems that it is a good choice to turn the gun around Harden Curry and Durant?

In such a relaxed atmosphere, the duel between the Celtics and the Pacers quietly struck.

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On May 5, the Celtics faced the challenge of the Indiana Pacers at the North Shore Garden Arena.

The Celtics starting lineup for the home team: Irving, Brown, Jianghu, Horford, Baynes.

Visiting Pacers starters: Victor Oladipo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Thaddeus Young, Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis.

The Pacers are a magical team. Their team has a very magical feature, that is, the big players are easily injured.

Once the leader is injured, the team will soon have the next person to stand up and seize the opportunity to become the leader...

By the time you recover from your injury, the situation is out of your control, and calling Brother Li (David Lee) is useless...

From O'Neal to Danny Granger, and then to Paul George, the fine tradition of the Pacers has continued.

Now the head of the Pacers is Oladipo, the No. [-] pick from the Magic, who found himself in the Thunder, and finally became their leader in the Pacers.

But in today's game, the best player was not Oladipo, but Sabonis Jr., who only made it to the starting lineup in the playoffs.

He hit two consecutive three-pointers as soon as he came up in the first quarter, which opened up the Pacers' offensive space and made it easier for other teammates to break through to the basket.

Then he showed his family inheritance genes, extraordinary passing ability.

His father, Sabonis Sr., was a well-known supporting center in the 90s, and he could average nearly 90 assists per game in the crowded 5s.

When the old Sabonis gets the ball at a 45-degree waist, he can swing the ball like an apple with one hand.At this moment, you cannot blink.Because in the next instant, the ball may pass to a strange corner without a sound.Sabonis is one of the best in the history of the planet when it comes to spotting screens with his body and wrapping passes for smaller guards.And it is impossible to guard against the use of pass fakes to make homeopathic attacks.Therefore, even if he is 223 centimeters tall and weighs 132 kilograms, he is not flexible, but he can still play a role in the pick-and-roll as far as 6 meters away.When you look at old footage of him in Europe, you can see how much he is feared by opponents.

Although Sabonis Jr. does not have the fancy and ghostly passing like his father, his passing skills are also not to be underestimated, practical and accurate, fast and difficult to steal.

In the first quarter, Jianghu felt very good. He made 6 of 5 three-pointers and 2 of 2 two-pointers. He scored 21 points and 3 assists in a single quarter.

The feeling of Jianghu exploded. When this happened in the past, the Celtics could get at least an 8 to 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

But today the Celtics only led by 39 points 36 to 3. The reason is that Sabonis passed the ball so well...

He can always find an open teammate after a mid-range dribble with his back.

If it wasn't for his being too thin and still wearing a beige Pacers jersey, Jianghu would have thought that the person opposite him was the centenarian Jokic.

In a single quarter, Xiao Sa made 6 of 5 shots and two of two three-pointers. He scored 14 points and 6 assists, helping the team hold the score.

In the second quarter of the game, Jianghu was resting off the court. Sabonis seized the opportunity and made three consecutive mid-range hits to help the Pacers overtake the score.

After his crazy offense attracted the attention of the Celtics, he started the crazy passing mode again.

Passing the ball through the crotch, and passing the ball behind the back, although they are all very basic moves, his bulky body makes his movements not very gorgeous, but he can see his spirituality in the technique of passing and attainments.

When Jianghu debuted, the score was already 46 to 53, and the Celtics had fallen behind by 7 points before the end of the second quarter.

When everyone was expecting Jianghu to start the super god mode and lead the team to overtake, Jianghu was somewhat disappointing...

He made 6 of 5 shots in the 0 minutes of the second quarter, and only relied on free throws to score two points.

Fortunately, Irving is also quite good. When the Celtics were about to fall behind by 19 points, they hit three consecutive three-pointers, which made the Celtics very lucky not to fall into the big pit of 20 points behind.

At halftime, the Celtics trailed by 66 points 76-10.

江湖半场11投5中，拿到23分8篮板7助攻……

Even if they played like a pile of Xie Te in the second quarter, Jianghu's statistics are always gorgeous...

This is the beauty of the big core with the ball. Whether you win or lose, your data will never be a big problem. The CBA and the five scumbags will always be your teammates...

In the third quarter of the game, Jiang Hu came up and sent two strikes, extending the number of consecutive missed shots to seven times...

The opponent will not be soft. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Sabonis first used dreamy steps to swing Horford to the basket and easily put the basket, and then passed the ball to Boyang in the bottom corner when he was pinched by two people at the basket. -Bogdanovic, Boyang hit a three-pointer with his hands open.

Teammates worked so hard to close the point difference, and once again, Jianghu personally made it to 15 points...

After resting for several days, even if he is as stable as Jianghu, he is still a bit rested.

Smart almost yelled, but I couldn't bear it anymore.

After receiving the ball from Jianghu, he rushed towards the basket with a dull head, completely ignoring Jianghu who wanted the ball from beyond the three-point line...

Jianghu wanted to reprimand Smart for not knowing the rules, but Smart not only scored the ball, but also caused Sabonis' third foul.

Jianghu can only temporarily change the middle finger he wants to compare to a thumb, and praise Smart loudly.

Jaylen Brown is not to be outdone, the little two plus one can make you, the sixth child, get Jiang's affirmation? ?
I don't accept it, I want it too! !

In the next round, Jaylen Brown immediately used a turnaround jumper that he had practiced silently for a long time.

With Smart and Brown's consecutive shots, they finally did not allow the score to expand further. They saved Jianghu this night and let Jianghu, who had temporarily lost superpowers, survive the crisis.

第三节斯玛特11分4篮板2助攻，杰伦布朗9分2助攻，两人合计11投9中，强行拖着5投0中2分4助攻的江湖将比分追到96比100。

Yes, Jianghu made 5 of 0 shots, counting the second quarter, he missed a full 10 shots...

This is a very rare scene in the Jianghu game. It was the first time he missed 10 shots in a row. It was so embarrassing...

The staff of the Celtics were very anxious. According to the progress of the world, the entire rim would probably be deformed by him. Before the next game, they had to prepare a new rim...

But it is clear that the staff's concerns are unfounded.

Jianghu didn't continue to strike iron in the fourth quarter. Instead, he seized the opportunity and kept responding to the Pacers' fairy goals.

The turning point happened in the 6th minute of the fourth quarter. Jianghu devoted himself to the defensive end and organization in the fourth quarter and did not get a good shot, so that the Pacers' defensive attention to Jianghu dropped greatly.

But people like Jianghu, you can't ignore him anytime and anywhere, because sometimes he is like a poisonous snake, and you will always pay the price for belittling him.

In the Celtics' offensive round, Irving broke through to attract a double defense, and Jianghu got about a meter of space outside the three-point line.

Irving was in the crowd, passing the ball to the open Jianghu as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

The closest defender to Jianghu was Myles Turner. Jianghu made a false shot, and Turner flew towards him before he had time to think about it.

"Oops! Fake moves!!" Turner realized in the air that he had fallen into the trick of this Oriental because he was too nervous...

After Jianghu picked Turner, he slammed into him quickly, causing a foul and at the same time making a three-pointer with an extremely twisted posture! !

He didn't rush in with the ball, he just wanted to make a foul.

However, life is always always: planting flowers deliberately but not blooming, unintentionally planting willows and willows to make shade...

"Shua~" The shot was made! !

Jianghu finally scored another goal in this way after missing 10 consecutive shots to overtake the score.

After the free throw hit, the score came to the Celtics 109 to 107 Pacers.

The Pacers players were also very surprised. They didn't expect Jianghu, who had been silent for half the night, to open his scoring account again in this way.

What surprised them was yet to come. The hit of this goal seemed to have opened up the second vein of Ren Du in the arena. In the next few rounds, he added three-pointers from mid-range and scored consecutively, leading the Celtics. The score expanded to 115 to 110 Pacers.

Sabonis also seemed to have lost himself during this time period. After scoring a total of 30 points in the first three quarters and the first half of the fourth quarter, he missed two consecutive mid-range shots.

Just when people thought that this game would take away the game in a wave of power, the X factor appeared.

Boyang Bogdanovic, a small forward from Croatia in Europe, played his super big heart.

The so-called Qitu Boyang is the strongest in the universe.

Although the current Boyang Bogdanovic has not yet reached his peak, his excellent height, wingspan and excellent touch have made his three-point ability very strong.

At the critical moment, Boyang withstood the pressure and made three consecutive three-pointers in the face of Jaylen Brown's defense, narrowing the point difference to only 2 points.

In the last minute of the fourth quarter, the Pacers were still 1 points behind.

It was Boyang again, flying Jaylen Brown with consecutive feints, causing Brown to foul and at the same time forcibly hitting a three-pointer.

Yu Jia also couldn't help but praised: "It's wonderful, it's so wonderful, Boyang Bogdanovic, facing the violent bombardment of Jianghu, can actually output against the wind!!"

“It was a wonderful performance!!”

In the next round, after Jianghu got the ball, he went to the basket along the left three-point line. Facing the Pacers' defense, Jianghu made a sharp turn and threw the ball sideways to the basket. The basketball was on the basket Smashed twice directly into the net.

Such a wonderful post-up throw instantly turned the North Shore Garden Center into a boiling furnace.

The fairy ball, the absolute fairy ball, without a good ball feel, absolutely has no possibility of hitting.

But the Pacers will not admit defeat. Toughness is their characteristic. Toughness has been injected into this team and has become their team belief.

No matter when and where, no matter what the situation is, never give up.

Oladipo gave full play to this spirit. Tonight, his touch was quite poor, only 12 of 3, but he also did not give up the game.

He couldn't get past Irving with continuous crotch dribbles. He chose to make a sudden stop and stopped suddenly in the middle distance. Owen forcibly stopped his body and followed him firmly.

Oladipo doesn't have any room to shoot, he can only do his best to jump up and shoot backwards.

Irving's hand had already completely sealed Oladipo's face, but to no avail, Oladipo still withstood the pressure and hit a super difficult fadeaway jumper to tie the score.

With 7.9 seconds left in the game, the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 120-120.

The Celtics called their final timeout of the game.

In fact, there is nothing to say. The Celtics have only one core point in all their tactics, which is how to let Jianghu or Irving receive the ball safely without being double-teamed.

Jianghu gets the ball, which is their best plan A.

The rivers and lakes decide the game, if you win the hero, if you don't win the blame, there is nothing to say.

If Jianghu can't get the ball, Irving will play it.

The time-out is over and the game continues.

Jianghu used the cover of Morris Jr. and Horford to receive the basketball in three steps outside the three-point line. Irving and Brown quickly slipped to the other side, attracting a lot of attention while leaving plenty of room for Jianghu.

Time came to the last three seconds.

Faced with Boyang's defense, Jianghu forced a breakthrough! !
Bo Yang used all his strength to follow closely, Jianghu suddenly stopped, and Bo Yang's body was stunned! !

The rivers and lakes accelerated again, and Bo Yang's body completely lost his center of gravity, unable to defend! !

At the high position on the right side of the mid-range, one step inside the three-point line, Jiang Hu shook Bo Yang and got a mid-range jumper that was close to the open! !

"brush!!"

The shot was made.

Countdown lore! ! !

Jianghu finally found himself at the critical moment of the final quarter after failing to make 10 consecutive shots! !

With 36 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in the game, Jianghu led the team to another difficult and precious victory, which made Sabonis and Bo Yang's superb performances go to waste.

The Celtics won at home and took the lead again in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)