NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 499: The end of the Eastern Conference Finals, Antetokounmpo and Butler
The Heat themselves were leading by double digits, and Antetokounmpo might have been a little panicked. When he was defending Butler, he couldn't help but pounce on him.

Seeing Antetokounmpo's move, Su Tian's expression suddenly changed!
Maybe others don't know what Antetokounmpo wants to do, but Su Tian can see clearly that Antetokounmpo's foot has already landed on Butler's landing spot!
Swah——

"what!"

Sure enough, the moment the basketball hit the net, Butler screamed and lay on the ground.

Spoelstra was stunned for a moment on the sidelines, and then his expression changed drastically. He couldn't help but yelled at Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court. The assistant coach next to him stepped forward and dragged Spoelstra hard.

The three referees on the court also responded very promptly and immediately blew the whistle to separate Antetokounmpo and the Heat players.

Thanks to the referee's super-fast reaction speed, Antetokounmpo was already sitting on the bench before the Heat could react.

Although a conflict was avoided, Butler lay on the ground until the team doctor came forward and helped Butler up. Butler then limped to the player tunnel with the team doctor.

All the Heat fans at the scene held their heads with their hands and had regretful expressions on their faces, while some of the more excited fans yelled at Giannis and kept greeting Antetokounmpo's family.

Butler had no choice but to return to the locker room, but the game on the field still had to continue, and the referee also had to make a penalty for Antetokounmpo's behavior.

Antetokounmpo reached the finals last season by relying on such despicable means. If the league continues to let it go this season, the impact will be very bad.

So after a period of discussion, the three referees finally sentenced Antetokounmpo for a first-level flagrant foul, and the Heat had two free throws and one throw.

Although the entire Heat team was worried about Butler's condition, the game still had to continue. Vincent went to the free throw line and made two free throws on behalf of the Heat.

If coupled with Butler's previous mid-range shot, the Heat would have scored 4 points in a row, and the point difference between the two teams would become even more obvious.

The Heat served and the game continued. Vincent came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Because Butler couldn't play, the Heat seemed to lose their offensive focus. Vincent came to the frontcourt and after thinking about it, decided to do it himself.

So he reached out and called his teammates for a pick-and-roll. With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, he exploded and then headed toward the basket with the ball.

Vincent rushed to the basket, but when Vincent wanted to take a layup, he found that the Bucks' defense was covering him, and there was no room for him to take a shot.

In desperation, Vincent had to pass the ball to his teammates.

But as soon as Vincent passed the ball, he was immediately intercepted by Holiday. The Bucks' counterattack started immediately. Antetokounmpo received Holiday's pass, strode to the frontcourt, and dunked easily with both hands. .

The next few rounds also fully demonstrated that after Butler is not on the court, the gap between the Heat and Bucks becomes even more obvious.

Within a few minutes, the Bucks had caught up with many scores. At this time, there were only 2 minutes left before the end of the game, and the difference between the two teams was only 3 points.

Just when everyone thought the Bucks were going to take advantage of this to make a comeback, the reversal happened again, and Butler was actually back!
When the fans at the scene saw Butler walking out of the tunnel, the audience suddenly burst into excitement.

"Back! Back! Jimmy's back!"

"Oh! My God! He's a real man!!"

"A real man! He's actually back!"

"No, no, no! He won't continue to play!"

"So strong! He is so awesome! He is a real man!"

During this burst of cheers, Spoelstra called a timeout and stepped forward to ask about Butler's status.

"How's it going Jimmy? Are you okay?" Spall asked.

Butler nodded and said: "Don't worry, coach, I don't have any problems, just let me continue to play."

Although Butler said this, Spoelstra still did not dare to let Butler continue to play, but turned to look at the team doctor aside.

The team doctor nodded and said: "It's not a big problem. I didn't break any bones or anything like that. It's just a bruise. But even after playing, you have to control the range of movements and not make too big movements."

After receiving the team doctor's assurance, Spoelstra breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay Jimmy, I agree with you playing, but you must protect yourself. We still have the next game, and our journey is not over yet." .”

Butler nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm going to win the championship with the Lakers this year!"

The timeout soon ended and Butler appeared again.

Butler's reappearance undoubtedly caused bursts of cheers from the fans at the scene. Butler also simply waved his hands around and got into the game.

Butler's return undoubtedly gave the Heat a great boost in morale. In the following rounds, the Heat's players seemed to be pumped. Whether it was offense or defense, they were all full of energy. power.

The more obvious ones are Vincent, Nunn, Dunro and others.

In fact, Butler's contribution after coming on the court was very limited, and he did not perform any shocking performance.

But it was this kind of Heat that widened the point difference again and maintained it until the end of the game.

At the end of the game, the Heat won the game 117-110. Butler did not hug the Bucks after the game, but turned directly to the player tunnel. I don’t know because he was too angry about Antetokounmpo’s stepping behavior. I still need treatment because of the dull pain in my ankle.

In short, no matter what, the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference Finals finally came to an end, with the big score reaching 3-2, and the Heat took the lead.

Not long after the game ended, a call from George came directly to Su Tian. When Su Tian saw that it was George's call, he answered it without thinking.

"Su! Did you see that! Jimmy won! That guy Giannis actually stepped on Jimmy! But even so, Jimmy still won! He is too tough!"

Obviously, Butler's "Return of the King" affected not only Vincent and others, but also Paul George in front of the TV.

"Paul, don't get too excited. I watched the game and Jimmy did a great job, but I'm even more looking forward to playing against him in the finals!" Su Tian said with a smile.

"Hahaha, I have to say, I'm also looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to sweeping Jimmy home again, hahaha." Paul George said with a smile.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they ended the call.

At this time, Su Tian couldn't help but start to imagine how the Lakers would deal with the Heat if they met in the finals.

After thinking about it, no matter how they deal with it, it seems that the Lakers have a must-win situation. Thinking of this, the corners of Su Tian's mouth involuntarily raised slightly.

"This time, no one can stop me from riding the wind!"

After the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the public opinion formed by the outside world was also very obvious and predictable. After all, the popularity was very high.

"Again, Giannis does not deserve to be a basketball player! The league should ban him!!"

"Jimmy Butler is so tough! He is the absolute leader of the Heat! You can see that the Heat's performance has improved significantly after he came on the court!"

"Even if Giannis plays these little tricks, he is still no match for the Heat and Butler! Hahaha, he is just a clown!"

"Giannis the clown, Butler the tough guy!"

"It's not Giannis the clown, it should be Giannis the villain!"

"The league should punish Giannis, otherwise other teams will just learn and imitate, which will only have a negative effect on the development of the league!"

Su Tian also took a look at these discussions, and most of them had the same meaning, which was to condemn Antetokounmpo's behavior and praise Butler's toughness.

Antetokounmpo's actions should indeed be severely punished by the league. Su Tian also agrees with this view, but so far the league has not issued any obvious statement.

In the blink of an eye, May 5 came, and the Lakers also resumed normal training. The targeted training and tactical movements were more designed for the Heat.

It's not that the Lakers are not optimistic about the Bucks, but the current situation is indeed biased towards the Heat, and the Heat's tactics are more complex than the Bucks. The Bucks' tactics are simpler, and they are nothing more than based on Antetokounmpo's breakthrough points. of.

And on the same day, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

This game is the match point game for the Heat. If the Heat can win, then this series can be declared over directly, but if the Bucks win, it means that the two teams will have a final tiebreaker. .

Naturally, the entire Lakers team is paying attention to this game.

Soon the game started. The two teams still had no changes to their previous starting lineups, and Butler also played the game in a normal state.

I just don’t know if Butler is really fine, or if he plays with an injury and pretends to be calm.

This game was played at the Bucks' home court, and it was the Bucks who took the lead at the beginning.

Perhaps the Bucks knew that they would be eliminated if they didn't work hard, so they used all kinds of martial arts in this game. Among them, Antetokounmpo also repeatedly charged into the battle, just to get more points.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Heat by 37 points with a score of 28-9.

While the Bucks were making rapid progress, the Heat's performance was unsatisfactory. Butler's performance was also unsatisfactory. Perhaps it was due to the impact of the injury in the previous game that led to a very poor performance in this game. ordinary.

In the second quarter, the Heat began to organize waves of chasing points, but the effect was average. It was not until halfway through the second quarter that the point difference was reduced to 5 points.

At this time, the two teams once again brought out their main players to face off. Butler may have recovered. He performed well in the second half of the second quarter, and his continuous mid-range hits gave the Heat a chance to breathe.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference came to 3 points, and the Heat's task of chasing points in the second quarter was barely completed.

Soon the third quarter began, and the Bucks once again showed an unstoppable attitude. Antetokounmpo's impact made the Heat dizzy. Coupled with the pressure of the away game, the Heat's performance collapsed again, and the point difference was once again widened.

By the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached 10 points.

At this time, some Bucks fans have already begun to celebrate in advance. You must know that although the 10-point difference is not much, for these two teams, the Bucks are still very stable.

Because the Heat's scoring efficiency is not as high as the Bucks, in comparison, the Bucks are the one who is better at scoring.

However, basketball games highlight the unpredictable nature of the world, and the NBA is good at unexpected situations.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Heat's three-pointers were like installing a navigation system, hitting consecutive three-pointers, and it was not the same person who hit the three-pointers!

First, Dunro hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner. It was very common at this time, and the Bucks did not take the turn. In the next round, the Bucks returned the favor and scored a mid-range shot.

Then, Vincent passed the ball to Hiro at a 45-degree angle. As a rookie, Hiro faced the least defensive pressure, so Hiro shot a three-pointer without even thinking about it.

Hiero was also very lucky and hit a three-pointer directly.

At this time, the Bucks still didn't take it seriously, after all, he was just a rookie.

It's just that this time the Bucks didn't score, but it didn't matter. The Bucks retreated very quickly and didn't give the Heat a chance to defend and counterattack.

Just when the Bucks fans were still complacent about the speed of their defense, Vincent on the Heat's side hit another three-pointer.

At this time, Bucks head coach Budenholzer felt an unusual aura, but he had not yet noticed what went wrong.

But in the next few rounds, the Heat scored another three-pointer, but the Bucks began to show signs of misfire.

Within a few rounds, the score difference between the two teams was evened out, and Budenholzer immediately reached out and called a timeout.

But in fact, it is relatively late to call a timeout at this time, because the Heat's touch has been improved, and it is more difficult to stop the Heat.

The timeout soon ended and the game continued. The two teams once again took on all starting lineups, and the decisive moment began.

After the two teams got all the starting lineups, the Heat's offense was obviously better, and the Heat directly overtook the score in one fell swoop and took the lead.

Now the state of the two teams has changed from the Heat chasing points to the Bucks chasing points.

At this critical moment, Butler's feet seemed to suddenly heal. He continued to break through with the ball and hit consecutive shots from the mid-range.

The burst and speed shown during this period are not inferior to the state before the injury, and it even makes people doubt that Butler's injury is fake.

In the end, the Heat relied on a wave of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to directly overtake the Bucks and eventually win the game!
120-114, a 6-point difference, after all, the Heat had the last laugh.

With a big score of 4-2, the Heat successfully advanced to the finals!
(End of this chapter)