From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 228: Fierce Western Conference Finals
Celtic players attended a press conference, and reporters took photos of them.

The game had ended for a while, and Jiang Hu had already changed his clothes and arrived for the interview wearing a tailor-made Armani suit.

Jiang Hu is already handsome in appearance. He looks exactly like Hu Ge who plays "Legend of Sword and Fairy". He is also wearing a handsome suit and combing his hair like an adult, which adds a bit of charm.

"With this face, it would be a shame not to join the entertainment industry!!"

"Is he Reeves from the East?"

"Yes, he is so handsome. He doesn't look like a sportsman at all, but like a model!!"

The female reporters at the scene could not help but feel ripples when they looked at the handsome Jiang Hu. They all stared at Jiang Hu with wolf-like eyes.

Jiang Hu turned a blind eye to the gazes of these women.

Most of the women here are over 30 years old, and they don't have eye-catching beauty, so there is no way to attract his attention.

Jiang Hu went straight to the main seat, sat down and started talking about his thoughts.

"I'm super excited now. We have completed a key step in a great cause. I will take a good rest in the next few days and then continue to invest in the embrace of the finals."

The reporter asked: "Do you know that you have broken two historical records? You are now the historical scoring record holder, and you are also the first Mr. 70+ in the playoffs in history."

"Of course I know. The coach told me this as soon as the game was over!! I feel honored. This is not an easy thing. For scoring 70 points, I think luck is as important as hard work!!"

The reporter asked: "You have set amazing records at a young age. Do you have any new goals in the future?"

"I'm very happy. I didn't expect to be able to do these things. I don't like to talk about the future. I like to think about the present. I'm already thinking about how to win the championship. I just chatted with my teammates and said that regardless of the general We won't be afraid whether we face the Houston Rockets or the Golden State Warriors in the finals. We must win the championship this season. And I hope that at the end of the season I can become the youngest regular season MVP in history." Jiang Hu said in a high-profile manner. Out of target.

He is not afraid to reveal his ambitions because he has the confidence to achieve his goals.

On May 5, the seventh game between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors began at the Toyota Center, the Rockets' home stadium.

Jiang Hu watched the game through YouTube while sitting in his home theater at home.

The health of the two teams. In terms of the core of the team, Harden's health has always been relatively good. Paul has not changed and was still injured in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain just like in the original time and space.

天王山之战，火箭不仅赢了而且赢得很漂亮，保罗33分13助攻，哈登34分8篮板8助攻，塔克三分球10中6砍下18分，帮助火箭以118比102强势战胜了勇士抢先取得赛点。

In the subsequent sixth game, the Warriors relied on Durant's explosion to regain a victory, and the two sides entered the final battle.

Rockets starting lineup: James Harden, Eric Gordon, Trevor Ariza, P.J. Tucker, Clint Capela.

Warriors starting lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Kevin Looney.

The trend of this game can be said to be the extreme interpretation of the word drama, and it is actually different from what Jianghu remembers. Until you see the end of the game, you can't imagine who the final winner will be.

In the first quarter of the game, the Houston Rockets, playing at home, took the lead. Harden assisted Capela in the beginning and scored a dunk. Then Tucker caused an offensive foul on Durant on the defense and hit a corner three-pointer on the offensive end. , helping the Rockets lead 5-0.

Then Curry reached the basket and scored on a throw. Gordon on the Rockets made a mid-range shot, and the two sides battled to 7-2.

In the next round, Klay Thompson missed a three-pointer from the corner. In the same position, Tucker once again firmly seized the opportunity and hit a three-pointer, 10-2. In the first 2 minutes, Cole called the first timeout.

After the timeout, Green dealt the cards at the top of the arc. Curry and Thompson moved. The Rockets' three-point defense was very tight. Curry took a direct shot from the three-point line, and the fight ended.

The Rockets directly suppressed the rhythm, and Harden played singles from the outside. After continuous feints, he ended with a step-back three-pointer, hitting the ball and causing Thompson to foul, making the score 3+1. 14 to 2 .

Looking back, the Warriors attacked again. After passing the ball for 17 seconds, they found no opportunity from the outside. In the end, Durant made a mid-range shot, but he still missed.

In the next round, Harden encountered a double-team from Curry and Thompson outside the three-point line. He could only pass the ball to Gordon. After Gordon broke through, he passed the ball to the right corner. Ariza, who had been ambushing in the corner for a long time, was calm. Calmly caught the ball and hit another three-pointer, 17-2.

The Rockets felt terribly hot. They didn't miss a single three-pointer in the opening game. In just 4 minutes, they led the Warriors by 15 points.

The emotions of the Rockets fans at the scene were almost boiling. Jianghu can guarantee that these are the most passionate Rockets fans he has ever seen.

Jiang Hu still remembers watching the Western Conference semifinals in the school cafeteria in 09. The Rockets defeated the Lakers 95-80 at home, tying the score at 3-3. Jiang Hu was moved to the extreme by the hard work and unyielding fighting will of everyone in the Rockets. However, the state of the Rockets fans at the scene was indeed average, and the intensity of the cheers and applause was completely unworthy of the Rockets' state at that time.

Today's Rockets fans are much crazier. The scene almost turned into a sea of ​​red. Everyone was shouting at their necks. Many fans painted their faces red to show their support for the home team. The last three-pointer before the timeout was made. At this moment, almost all the fans in the stadium stood up. They were sincerely happy for the state of this team at this moment, and the players on the field matched their cheers.

In contrast to the lively atmosphere of Rockets fans is the Warriors bench. After the timeout, Cole's face looked gloomy and scary. His eyes were staring at the Warriors' starters. If eyes could kill, they would have been killed by Cole a thousand times. All torn to pieces.

Fortunately, the defending champion is the defending champion after all. They have seen big scenes many times and did not appear overwhelmed. Instead, they frowned and thought.

It was Green who finally stood up. He has always been the spiritual leader of the team and the boss of the locker room. He stood up and roared at everyone with a grin on his face. Only then did everyone start to return to the game. Come.

After the timeout, the Warriors' defense was much better, they rotated quickly and did not give many open three-point opportunities as before.

But feel is a wonderful thing. When a team has smooth hands, the opponent's defensive pressure is not actually the most important. Many times, the Warriors' defense has been blocked in the face, and the Rockets' three-pointers are accurate. .

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led 42-20 by 22 points.

The Rockets made 11 three-pointers in a single quarter, setting a team playoff record and tying the NBA playoff record.

PJ Tucker made 4 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, Gordon made 2 of 2, Harden made 5 of 3, and Ariza made 2 of 2. The team's three-point shooting rate reached a crazy 13 of 11. Except for Harden, all shots were taken. Everyone's three-point shooting percentage is [-]%.

As soon as the second quarter started, the Rockets hit another three-pointer. The score reached 45-20, and the Rockets led by 25 points.

At this time, everyone felt that the Houston Rockets should advance. They felt so good and the Warriors deserved their death.

In the next round, the situation on the court changed.

The Warriors hit a three-pointer offensively, chasing the point difference to 22 points. 45 to 23.

In the defensive round, the Warriors switched positions from Draymond Green to face Harden. Harden stepped back and took a shot. Green flew to defend, and then Harden fell straight to the ground, rolling in pain.

The referee's whistle came as promised, and Jianghu thought it was just another routine operation by Brother Deng.

Who knew that Harden did not get up to take the free throw after hearing the whistle as usual, but continued to roll over in pain while covering his face.The big screen played it back, and only after a close-up view did Jianghu see clearly what happened.

I saw Harden retreating and jumping, staring directly at the basket. Green was guarding with a grin on his face, but he stretched his hand straight and inserted it into Harden's left eye impartially.

Through the slow-motion replay, Jiang Hu saw that Harden's eyes even sunken for a moment...

"Damn, that's scary!!"

Jiang Hu almost broke into a cold sweat when he saw it on the TV, not to mention the players at the scene. The Rockets players at the scene were very emotional. Capela even grabbed Green's collar without any reason and raised his fist to swing it out.

Green faced the opponent's attack like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water. He even moved his face towards Capela to make him pump his fist faster.

Fortunately, D'Antoni reacted quickly. He didn't hug Capela's leg like Van Gundy did. Instead, he rushed over and stood straight in front of Capela. He didn't know how much wolfberry this 70-year-old man drinks every day. It felt like lightning when I woke up.

Capela forcibly stopped his fist after seeing the coach in front of him.

D'Antoni was anxious. He was really afraid that Capela would hit Green and then he would be ejected. In that case, Green would injure Harden by himself and defeat Capela, which would be very unfortunate for the Rockets.

He even put his own life and death at that moment. If Capela had thrown out the punch, D'Antoni might have died on the spot.

Although Capela didn't throw a punch in the end, he still received a technical foul.

On the contrary, Green, the villain who poked his eye with his hand, only received a common foul. This penalty made the Rockets players even more angry.

Harden lay on the ground for a long time and finally got up.

There was some blood coming out of the corner of his eye and he had to go to the locker room to deal with it.

Green, the culprit who caused all this, looked triumphant. Iguodala, who was sitting next to him on the Warriors bench, was talking and laughing, as if he was not the one who caused all this, but someone else. He is just an outsider...

Jiang Hu saw this performance in his eyes, took it to heart, and silently made a decision. If the Warriors finally won, he would immediately go to the system mall to buy a pair of eye protection and crotch-covering props. He lacked them during the game against the Warriors. It's absolutely impossible to do this.

Player injuries and timeouts interrupted the game for about seven or eight minutes.

After the game restarted, in the first round, the Rockets once again assisted Capela with a two-handed dunk from Gordon, extending the score to 24 points.

47:23.

After dunking, Capela pushed Green. The referee resisted the urge to blow the whistle and pretended not to see it.

The fans at the scene were excited again and shouted in unison: "Draymond Green - dirty thing"

When Green heard the shouting and cursing from the audience, not only did he not feel fear, but he put his right hand to his ear, indicating to the fans that the sound could be louder.

Green's performance can be said to have sucked away all the firepower, and at the same time, it also sucked away the pressure from all Warriors players.

Originally they were a little timid. When they were 25 points behind, they were thinking about what would happen if they lost?Will you take the blame? ?
But now they don't have to think about it. They don't even have to blame it. If they lose the game, Green will definitely be sprayed with blood. At most, they only need to face some drizzle.

On the offensive end, Klay Thompson moved and caught the ball from the three-point line at the top of the arc on the right side. Facing Gordon's defense, he forced a three-pointer and shot the ball against the opponent. 47 to 26.

Looking back, Gordon used Capela's screen to break through to the basket. Ariza caught the ball and missed an open three-pointer.

Jianghu noticed that Ariza glanced at his feet after catching the ball, then glanced at the basket before taking a shot, instead of directly catching the ball and shooting. This rhythm is completely different from before the timeout.

Jianghu saw clearly that Green's goal was achieved. Although his series of performances did not narrow the point difference, he successfully disrupted the Rockets' offensive rhythm.

Rhythm is a very mysterious thing. When your rhythm is good, everything goes smoothly. When you are not in your own rhythm, the basket will work against you.

In the next game, as expected, even if the Rockets got some open or semi-open balls, they still failed to make a shot. On the contrary, the Warriors, although their shooting rate was still not very high, they seemed to be playing very relaxedly, unlike just now. It started to feel tight when we were 25 points behind.

At halftime, the Rockets led the Warriors by 67 points, 52-15.

After the Rockets hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, they failed to hit the next nine three-pointers. However, Gordon's mid-range shots, Harden's breakthroughs and fouls still did not let the Rockets lose their lead.

The half-time break went by quickly and the second half quickly resumed.

The second half of the game started with cheers from Rockets fans.

Harden returned to the game in the second half after checking in the locker room.

The camera at the scene gave a close-up of Harden's face. His eyeballs were blood red and almost lost their original color. The entire white of his left eye almost turned red, which looked quite scary.

However, his return still helped the Rockets to boost their morale. At the beginning of the second half, they successfully defended continuously, and turned around and broke through the basket twice to cause the opponent to foul, and made two free throws. 71 to 52, the point difference returned to around 20 points.

The charm of basketball is that you can never guess what will happen in the next moment. When you think that the script of this game should be "The king returns after Harden is injured and the Rockets beat the Warriors in the seventh game", Curry stood up and said that he No.

Returning to the offensive end, he immediately took the ball and hit a three-pointer in two steps outside the three-point line at the top of the key. 71 to 55.

In the next round, he cooperated with Thompson to double-team Harden, causing Harden to miss the ball. Facing the empty basket during the fast break, he did not choose a layup, but instead threw another three-pointer from the same position. 71 to 57.

Harden wanted to respond, but his eyes didn't allow it. His three-point shooting relied heavily on aiming. He couldn't see clearly, which had a great impact on his shooting. He made a three-pointer in this round. Dip.

One thing about NBA games is fair, that is, when you fail to seize the opportunity, your opponent will definitely punish you.

On the offensive end, Curry and Green once again used hand-to-hand coverage. Green held the ball and hit the basket. Capela covered his crotch with his hands in the middle, ready to cause Green an offensive foul.

But Green just smiled coldly and stopped in the mid-range. When everyone thought that Green would end the offense with a mid-range throw, Green threw the ball back without looking back, and used a The ball was passed to Curry without looking at the pass.

A superstar is indeed a superstar. You never have to worry about his stability. Even if he performs temporarily, it is only temporary.

Curry did not waste this opportunity. The moment he caught the ball, he took a shot like lightning. The basketball fell straight to the basket. The ball passed through the net without even shaking. 71 to 60.

If Capela hadn't caught the ball and served from the baseline, Jianghu would have thought the ball never went in.

(End of this chapter)