NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 201 The dust of the regular season has settled!Suddenly he became the public enemy!
After Christie joined the Pacers, the team finally determined the lineup and resolved potential conflicts within the team. With less than two months of regular season left, the Pacers can almost go all out to hit the season. In the playoffs, it is better to get a more favorable playoff ranking.

But of course, when Christie first joined the team, he still experienced some minor pains. He was not familiar with the tactics, his playing style needed to be adjusted, and he had to adapt to the playing habits and methods of his teammates.

Lin Tian's previous small coordination and amazing moments of inspiration with Rose also needed time to adjust before he could play them with Christie.

Therefore, in the few games that Christie just arrived in Indiana, the Pacers' record was not good, and they were evenly matched with wins and losses. And because of their poor state during this period, they were overtaken by the Hawks again and fell back to the top. The fourth position.

With the Bulls firmly occupying the first spot in the Eastern Conference, the fourth and fifth positions are absolutely hell!
After all, no one wants to meet Jordan and his Bulls in advance. Some teams would rather go down further and meet the second or third team in advance than play the Bulls in the second round!

The Bulls have played the role of a big devil over the years, and no one dares to mess with them!
But the Pacers are obviously not afraid of the Bulls at all!

After all, if a team wants to win the championship, it must defeat the strongest and most ruthless opponent. Avoiding and retreating will not help the team win!

Not to mention, the Pacers had the upper hand against the Bulls in three games in the regular season with 2 wins and 1 loss!
Even if there is no Pippen in the first game, and there are no Jordan and Lin Tian on both sides in the third game, the upper hand is the upper hand!This is an important psychological advantage!

With this psychological advantage, the Pacers also entered March!

In the March game, with the perfect integration of Christie, the Pacers' record naturally improved!

Christie does not have Rose's explosive impact and scoring ability, and his physical fitness is also far behind. However, as the league's top technical defender, he can defeat his opponent no matter what type of offensive player he faces on the defensive end. The restrictions are good.

And he averaged 2.4 steals per game, which not only ranked third in the league, but also always brought extra offensive opportunities to the Pacers!What's even more commendable is that although he steals a lot, he rarely has the kind of steal that rushes out recklessly and will directly lose his defensive position if he makes a mistake in stealing the ball.

All of his chip shots were started after ensuring his defensive position!

At the same time, Lin Tian also discovered another thing——

Christie's defensive ability and mental attributes are definitely underestimated!In his peak years, he only scored once in the first defense and three times in the second defense. This not-so-glamorous resume can easily make people think that his defensive ability is just that.

But don't forget, among the players competing with him for first defense at that time, whether it was Bowen, Kobe, Kidd, or Artest, they were all backed by a strong defensive team and had a mature defensive system.

But what about Christie?He is in the Kings, an offensive team with the worst defensive ability in the league. Every one of his teammates is either a defensive slot or a defensive black hole.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he alone defends the entire team.

But even in this environment, Christie was still able to defend conscientiously and played a very good defensive performance even when the team's defensive system was in a mess. His defensive ability and mental attributes were not brought into the ditch by Weber and Peja. , you definitely need to take an extra look!
In addition to the huge surprises on defense, Christie has quickly integrated into the team on the offensive end. Whether he is catching and shooting, cutting down, or quickly finding another contact point after catching the ball, he has the ability to pass the ball quickly. , much better than Ross!

Perhaps his ball-holding ability is indeed not as good as Rose's, but his ability as a contact point and pure shooting finisher is definitely better than Rose!

整个3月份，渐入佳境的克里斯蒂场均能够拿下14.5分，4.5篮板，3.9助攻和2.4次抢断！命中率更是抬高到了45%，40%和83%！

From a data point of view, the Raptors' bad team not only failed to allow Christie to achieve good statistics, but also failed to perform to the level he should have due to the chaotic system!
In addition to Christie's perfect integration into the team, Miller also continued his efficient performance. In March, he averaged 3 points, 15.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Although his scoring data still showed little improvement, his 1.8-pointers The hit rate has soared to 3%!Ranked first in the league!

At the same time, he averaged 3 2.1-pointers per game, ranking third in the league!

It’s both quality and quantity!Absolute top shooter!

As a well-known top shooter in the league, he will not always get a lot of open opportunities like Dale Ellis and Wesley Person. Every team in the league will study Miller's movement and shots. , will want to restrict this top shooter.

But even under such circumstances, Miller still produced the league's top performance!
Of course, this is due to the passing of Lin Tian, ​​Christie and others, but it is also inseparable from Miller's superb shooting skills and perfect condition!
Miller once again proved to everyone: When I only focus on being a shooter and don't care about the organization of the team, breaking through with the ball, or anything else, I am the best shooter in the league!

In addition, Barkley also performed well during this period. He continued to be the main attacker in the second quarter and the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds per game. He was the team's rebounding leader and The second-leading scorer, he leads the second team to play well and has full tactical autonomy.

Now Barkley likes his current role more and more!

In addition, in March, the entire Pacers also had Rick Schmitz, who averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was also the person who sacrificed the most for the team, because Lin Tian and Christie had to shoot from the mid-range. , Barkley wanted to attack at the basket, and Schmitz's offensive area was completely occupied. His data dropped by almost half compared to last year, but he still worked hard without any complaints!Just sit down and do what you should do!
The veteran duo of Dumars and Ainge on the bench have seen their playing time drop significantly this month. Bird has asked them to recuperate in advance so that they can have sufficient physical strength to compete in the playoffs. Fight those real tough battles!
But despite this, Dumars still shot 40% from three-point range and is still one of the best shooters in the league.

As for the blue-collar combination of Ben and Dale Davis, although they do not contribute much on the offensive end, on the defensive end, as long as the two of them play at the same time, plus Lin Tian and Christie, the Pacers can immediately become a team. As an excellent defensive team!
Davis averaged 3 points and 6 rebounds per game in March. His tough style is enough to deter many players in the league from attacking the Pacers' basket.

Big Ben has made significant progress this season. Although his statistics are still an inconspicuous 4 points and 6 rebounds, his average of 1.8 blocks per game is eye-catching. At the same time, his defensive steps at the basket, rebound blocking and help defense awareness all make him outstanding. Bird loved it.

Bird also gradually understood why when Lin Tian came to the Pacers, he didn't bring anyone with him but this little-known short insider!

Bird believes that Ben definitely has a chance to become the next top blue-collar center in the league!
In addition to these people, the most important player and absolute leader of the Pacers is undoubtedly Lin Tian!

This season's Pacers team's record has been soaring since Lin Tian came back to join. Although there was a losing streak in the middle, overall the flaws are still intact.

Lin Tian alone supports the team's entire offensive and organizational line. With him, the Pacers' offense is always well-organized and never chaotic. On this basis, Lin Tian can always deliver incomparable results. With his wonderful passes and incredible dunks, he has long been the most watched top defender in the entire league and Indiana's new darling!

Throughout March, in order to make up for the vacancies after Rose left, Lin Tian significantly increased his attacking desire and number of shots. His scoring average increased to 3 points per game this month, and his assists did not drop too much. Still at 25.4 times, plus 10.9 steals and 2.1 rebounds.

This month, Lin Tian has shown his style as the best point guard in the league!

After the end of this month, the league also awarded this month's Player of the Month to Lin Tian!
This is the second time in his career that he has received this award.

Of course, the Player of the Month award is not worthy of Lin Tian's excitement. He is very confident about awards of this level and will come one after another in the future!
At the same time, Lin Tian has also reached the top three in the last MVP ranking this month!

Jordan, Malone and Lin Tian ranked in the top three respectively!
When March ends, the situation and ranking of the entire league have basically been determined.

Regardless of whether it is a strong team or a weak team, by this time, they have almost found their position.

The Pacers' current record is temporarily set at 52 wins and 21 losses, and they have the last nine games left in April.

The 52 wins also allowed the Pacers to overtake the Hawks again and sit in third place in the Eastern Conference.

And they are only 1 game behind the Heat, which is second in the Eastern Conference, and the Pacers have a complete disadvantage in their previous encounters with 1 win and 3 losses. Therefore, even if the two sides tie in the end, they will still be suppressed in the Eastern Conference. third position.

If they want to overtake the Heat, they must win at least 4 more games than the Heat in the last few games in April!

The good news is that the Hawks and Hornets, currently fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference, are at a disadvantage against the Pacers in this year's regular season. In addition, the Hawks are now 2 games behind the Pacers and the Hornets are 3 games behind. They have to win at least 4-5 more games than the Pacers to surpass the Pacers.

But there are only 8-9 games left in April. Even if the Pacers only maintain a 50% winning rate, these two teams will have to have an almost complete victory record to surpass the Pacers.

Therefore, the Pacers have basically locked in a top three position in the Eastern Conference!Next, let’s see if we can surpass the Heat!

As for the Bulls?They have won 56 games and have basically locked in the first place in the Eastern Conference!Whether it is the Heat or the Pacers, it is only theoretically possible to surpass the Bulls!
For the Bulls, their biggest good news is of course not that they have locked in the first place in the Eastern Conference. They were reluctant to take the first place in the Eastern Conference early on. What is really worthy of joy is that Pippen finally fully recovered his health!

他在3月份连续打了10场比赛，并且场均数据也来到了19+5+7+2+1！

The all-around forward and the second best man in the world, after a long rest, returned with full health!

Compared with the 2-5th place in the Eastern Conference, which is still full of suspense, and the final position is difficult to predict, the 6th-8th place in the Eastern Conference have already confirmed their seats early, and there are not small differences between the bottom three. There is basically no possibility of changing each other's positions.

It stands to reason that at this time, in this situation, the bottom three teams should enter a state of no desire and start to recuperate and prepare for the playoffs, but one team among the three does not think so!They are very restless!

The New York Knicks ranked seventh!

This team was defeated by Miami in the playoffs last year and wanted revenge wholeheartedly this year. Because Ewing, the absolute core, missed almost the entire season, their record was not stable and they could only be ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

And the gap between them and the No. 6 Cavaliers has reached 4 games, and there is almost no possibility of surpassing the Cavaliers and climbing to sixth place.

This means that if they want to take revenge on the Heat, they must hope that the current Eastern Conference structure remains unchanged.

The Heat are second and they are seventh. Only in this way can they complete their revenge!
As time entered April, the Knicks' hopes began to develop in the direction of failure.

On April 4, the Pacers defeated the visiting Trail Blazers, while the Heat lost to Detroit in an away game, causing a minor upset.

The records of the two sides were directly tied, but because of the mutual victory, the Heat were still in second place.

Then on April 4, the Heat lost back-to-back to the Cavaliers. After two consecutive losses, they fell directly to third place in the Eastern Conference.

As the Heat lost, the entire New York City was full of curses. Everyone was angrily calling Riley a weakling. They were angrily scolding Mourning, saying that this guy pretended to be a tough guy, but in fact he was basically a coward.

Ewing even openly stood up and told the media: "I am very healthy now! My physical condition has recovered to 100%, so we all know why the Heat lost. They are scared! They are evading, they don't dare to Fight with us!"

"A bunch of soft eggs!"

Ewing's direct and direct output showed that the Heat were trying to avoid a second battle because of weakness and fear of deliberately losing, which made the entire Miami angry.

Are we afraid of you?A group of defeated generals, are we afraid of you?
The entire Miami crowd was furious, but Riley was unmoved, and the Heat themselves looked indifferent.

Although the Heat won a game next, they started losing again.

Although another three-game winning streak followed, they had already been left behind by the Pacers in two games.

With only the last two games left in the regular season, only if the Heat win all and the Pacers lose all, can they possibly surpass the Pacers and regain their second place!
As the regular season comes to an end, the triangular relationship between the Pacers, Knicks and Heat has become the flashpoint that everyone is most concerned about.

Everyone is looking forward to seeing if the Heat-Knicks feud can continue, and also wanting to see if the Pacers can become adults.

For the Pacers, from any point of view, it is better for them to fall to third. After all, although the Knicks are ranked seventh, that is because of Ewing's injury. If Ewing is not injured, They are at the top level of the top half.

Now that they are ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, the second position in the Eastern Conference has become a hot potato, and it is indeed not easy to sit in.

There were three days left before the end of the regular season, and when the Pacers had two games left to play... Lin Tian's phone rang.

"Lin, this is Patrick, are we good friends?" Ewing's voice came from the phone, and as soon as he heard his voice, Lin Tian knew what this guy was going to say, and he must be letting Lin Tian off. , lost the last two regular season games and dropped their ranking to third in the Eastern Conference.

In this way, the Knicks can take revenge on the Heat in the first round!
"Patrick, I know why you're calling, but I don't want to lose the game on purpose."

"Lin!" Ewing's voice became urgent: "You don't need to deliberately lose the game, you just need to take a rest! As far as I know, you haven't had much rest this season, right? Especially Reggie and Charles Those two guys, they both played all the regular seasons!”

"Let them take a break, and you take a break too. Isn't this a normal choice? You only need to let the substitutes play two games. Whether you win or lose, we don't blame you!"

"Patrick, you are not trying to avoid us in the name of revenge, are you afraid that you will not be our opponent?" Lin Tian couldn't hold back and said something foul.

"Lin!" Ewing took a few deep breaths on the other end of the phone, and then said: "You're right, I don't think we are your opponent, so I don't think we have a chance to defeat you and then take revenge in the Eastern Conference semifinals. ! Lin, give us a chance, let us kill the damn Miami people!"

"I have absolute confidence that I can help you kill Miami! But I admit, we can't beat you." After Ewing said this, he paused again and said: "This is of no harm to you!"

"Furthermore, I know my own situation, and I also know how serious my wrist injury is. When I came back this time, I obviously felt that I was not strong enough. I couldn't make the shots that I could make before, and I couldn't hit the hook. My hands and jump shot are gone! I feel that my career has come to an end, and my condition every year will be worse than the previous year! This year may be my last chance, Lin, please help me!"

"Besides, no matter whether things work out this time or not, I owe you a favor Lin! If you need my help for anything in the future, I will definitely do it! Through fire and water, Lin!"

"Patrick, I'm sorry." Listening to Ewing's true feelings, from analyzing the situation to surrendering and then playing the bitter card, what can Lin Tian do?He can only say sorry first!

"You should have made this call earlier, when we could still control our record, but now, even if we all lose, if the Heat just don't want to win, there's nothing they can do."

"FUXX! Lin! FUXX!" Listening to Lin Tianda's panting and needy way of speaking, Ewing angrily cursed a few curse words before saying: "As long as you are willing to help me, I owe you this favor! As for what happens with the Heat later on, I have a way."

"What can you do?"

"Scold them! Curse them to death, curse their three generations of ancestors! I don't believe that bastard Alonzo can hold it back!" Ewing said fiercely: "Okay, if you agree, everything will be easier. Lin, la I will continue to call Li and Charles! I believe it will be all right, and then I will go to some media to scold them!"

After Ewing finished speaking, he quickly hung up the phone.

Then Lin Tian came to the training hall. By this time of the season, the Pacers' training was already very loose. Everything was focused on recovering, finding the feeling, and warming up. Those high-intensity confrontational training had long since disappeared. Gone.

At this time, if injuries occur due to training and exhaustion, it is really not worth the gain!
As soon as he saw Lin Tian coming over, Bird shook the phone in his hand and said, "Did Patrick call you?"

"Did you get them all?" Lin Tian saw Barkley, Miller, Dumas and others next to Bird. When he saw these people nodding, he laughed and cursed: "Patrick, this bastard, has become smarter! He He told me he was the first one to call me, but it looks like I was the last one to receive the call.”

"That's what he told me. When did this bastard learn to lie?" Buckley rolled his eyes and said, "His brain is not as big as a walnut."

"You're not much better than Charles. You know with your ass that he won't be the first to call you. Who are you on the team? Don't you know how many people on this team are more effective than you in talking?" Miller took every opportunity to poke fun at his old buddy. "It is true that he has become smarter, but certainly not much. Doesn't this guy know that we are together every day? His little gadget will be completely exposed in three minutes at most?" Lin Tian shrugged and said: "But We can discuss how big his brain is later, but what we need to discuss now is, what should we do?"

After Lin Tian finished saying this, the core group of the Pacers, which had always been noisy like a sparrow's nest, actually fell into a brief silence.

Then Barkley was the first to say: "Patrick and I have a pretty good relationship. He spent at least $10 just to treat him to the All-Stars this time! Remember that super party on the rooftop of the Hilton?" "

"I also think that although Patrick is stupid, he is still much more likable than the people in Miami!" Miller followed up with his opinion.

"And the most important thing is, if we send the Heat to second place, then it's not harming them, right? It will add to their poor team history and let them be the top two in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years. This is still the first place in their history. This time." Thomas said with a smirk, "Just satisfy them."

"Actually, according to the original plan, I was also going to take a break in these two games. Charles and Reggie were too tired. They played 80 games and played more than 38 minutes each. And Doug, you guys Have you noticed his total attendance this season?"

"This poor guy, if he plays the remaining two games, he will have played 84 regular season games! The Raptors' schedule in the first half of the season is tighter than ours."

After Bird finished speaking, Lin Tian was the only one left speechless. Seeing everyone looking at him, Lin Tian smiled and said: "What are you looking at me for? Don't you think I have any feelings for Riley?" Do you like it? What he did to New York last year, if it were done to me, I would make him worse than Sloan."

"In that case, we have decided!" Bird clapped his hands and said with a smile: "In the next game, our main players will take turns. As for the final result, we can only blame Patrick for calling us too late. ”

On this night, the Indiana Pacers released a message, or perhaps many messages.

Lin Tian is temporarily absent due to ankle pain.

Barkley is out due to abdominal pain.

Miller is temporarily absent due to personal reasons.

Dumas is temporarily absent due to personal reasons.

Schmitz is temporarily absent due to personal reasons.

how to say……

Everyone could see that the Pacers were perfunctory. They found some excuses at first, but then they didn't bother to make excuses at all, and they were absent directly due to personal reasons.

But everyone can also see that the Pacers are going to let this go!

They threw the problem directly to Miami and let the Miami people decide whether to go all out to win the next two games and rush to second place!
At this time, the most nervous people are the New Yorkers. Ewing is already owed a favor. It would be a bit bad if things fail to get done in the end.

I owe you a favor!
At this time, he also regretted it. Knowing that those bastards from the Pacers were so easy to talk to, I should have called them long ago!Let them start releasing water as soon as possible!

On the penultimate day of the regular season, the Pacers, whose main players were all hidden, got a loss as they wished, while the Heat still won after resting Mourning and Hardaway.

After all, their opponents were the Warriors who were also bent on defeat and only wanted to move themselves higher in this year's first round pick. Then, the Heat easily won the game just relying on Mashburn's performance. !
After this game, the suspense about the final ranking and matchup in the Eastern Conference is destined to continue until the last day of the regular season!

By this time, except for the second and third place in the Eastern Conference, the rankings of all the other playoff teams have been determined!
Although the rankings between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, and the Suns and Spurs in the West have still changed, as long as the SuperSonics and Suns can win, they can lock in the second and fourth positions and push their opponents to the third and third place. fifth.

Except for these two suspense stories, which have little suspense and do not have much impact on the playoff matchup, everyone's attention is still focused on the battle between the Heat and the Pacers for third place in the Eastern Conference!

Yes, the fight for third place!
Because everyone can see that these two teams do not want to go second.

Hmm... In other words, the Heat don't want to go second.

Because the hooligans of the Knicks, who have long been locked in at No. [-], have been taunting the media a lot in the past few days. As long as they meet reporters and have the opportunity to speak to the public, they will definitely rant about the Heat.

Sissies, cowards, cowards, trash, they can only win with dirty tricks, they can kill the Heat in a head-to-head confrontation, they don’t have the guts to duel with us in the second place, they are afraid of being hacked7, the Heat are afraid of us, they are already scared Peed.

All kinds of trash talk and dirty language were uttered overwhelmingly from the mouths of New Yorkers, and then spread throughout the United States.

At this time, Lin Tian sent another assist to his old New York guys in Indiana!
Facing the media's question about rankings, Lin Tian smiled and said: "I don't care, second or third is fine, who we face in the first round, whether there is home field advantage in the second round, to be honest I don't care, we have absolute We are confident that we can defeat all opponents, and our goal is to win the championship!”

"A team that wants to win a championship will face all difficulties and problems head-on, and will not escape any seemingly strong opponent. We just let it happen and see who we can face in the end. No matter who we face, we will We will do our best!"

"In the history of the NBA, those who think they have the right to choose their opponents in the playoffs, most of them have no good results. The more they calculate, the harder they lose, so we don't calculate opponents, rankings and the like. , we just play basketball, basketball is not mathematics, no matter how good you are at calculating, you may fail in the end, right?"

"As for what our opponents think, we don't care, let them argue, anyway, we will win in the end."

Lin Tian's accusations and sarcastic remarks also spread throughout the United States. After his call, the Heat was completely put on fire and handcuffed by him.

He didn't mention even one word 'fire', but every word he said was talking about the Heat.

It seemed that if the Heat lost the last game and fell into third place, they were afraid, timid, or had too many useless calculations. And with those last words, Lin Tian directly mocked Riley.

Fans and critics across the United States have set their sights on the Heat. They all want to see how the Heat choose, and the words about selection, the Heat, and Lin Tian have formed a discussion across the United States. upsurge.

It can be said that the pressure on the Heat has increased dramatically!They are very frustrated!
Even though he didn't do anything, he became the target of public criticism.

But there was nothing they could do. Who allowed them to win and advance in a very disgraceful way last year?

Then this year, there will naturally be countless people staring at them!

As for Lin Tian, ​​he didn't believe it. Even if it was like this, Riley and the Heat could still endure it!

What does it mean to be entrusted by others and to be loyal to others?
That's it!

Under this kind of public opinion, on the last day of the playoffs, the Pacers' game started first. They rested all their main players as usual, and then suffered their second consecutive defeat.

As for the Heat, just 30 minutes before the game started, Riley announced their lineup for tonight.

The three main players of Mourning, Mashburn, and Hardaway will not play. The Heat will only let Leonard, Marley and others lead the team for the final battle of the regular season!
As soon as the lineup came out, the Heat immediately attracted ridicule and ridicule from across the league.

Persuaded!

They are really scared!

Even before the game started, the entire Heat team had become the target of public criticism, and everyone was waiting to see their jokes.

But if you see the lineup of the Heat's opponents, you will know that it is not that easy for the Heat to lose tonight!

Because their opponent in this game is the Cavaliers, who have locked up the sixth place in the Eastern Conference and have nothing to ask for but waiting for the playoffs.

The Cavaliers also chose to rest all their main players!
Before the game started, the core of the Cavaliers, 'Rain Man' Sean Kemp, chose the same rhetoric as Lin Tian when facing an interview: "We don't care who we play, whether it's the Pacers or the Heat, we I don’t care, no matter who it is, Cleveland won’t make it easy for them! See you in the playoffs!”

how to say?

Riley's past actions have caused the entire league to turn against him.

You want to lose?
Hehe, no!
Come on, hurt each other!
Seeing the Cavaliers' lineup, Riley was so angry that his nose was crooked.

To be honest, he has long been angered by the current public opinion and the actions of the entire league. Why has he become the target of public criticism?

He really wants to blow up the Cavaliers and defeat the pesky Knicks in the playoffs.

But in the end, his usual cold-bloodedness and rationality prevailed. He not only suppressed his own anger, but also calmed down the rage of those in the team, allowing them to accept the idea of ​​taking a rotation and put all his physical strength and Anger, save it for the playoffs.

This is Riley, cold-blooded, rational, and always only making the most beneficial choice, rather than the choice that makes people like and feel happy.

But at this time, seeing that the entire league was against him, Riley began to regret for the first time. Mourning and the others should have been allowed to play!They should all be beaten!Kill these sons of bitches!

It’s okay for Lin Tian to sarcastically mock us. Who do you think you are? Are you willing to point fingers at us?
kill you!

Of course, even if Riley was angry again at the moment, he could only think about it.

The three core players of the team are not here, and Leonard and Marley are the only ones who can win the game.

Well, not right.

Do I want to win or lose?

Riley found that he was a little angry, but at this time, it didn't matter what he thought. He had too many main players resting tonight, plus players who couldn't play due to injuries, the entire team was at a loss. There are only 8 players who can play, and one is a firefighter who was temporarily brought in from the free agent market.

With such a lineup, Riley, let alone a magician, even if he plays in person, there is no way to control the team and let everyone play according to their own ideas.

Everyone on the court now wants to seize this rare starting opportunity, perform well, and then get a formal contract or more playing opportunities!
From this point of view, at least the players on both sides think the same.

Fight it yourself first!Then talk about something else!

As a result, both sides rested a large number of their main players and turned into a melee between substitute players. It became really chaotic!
When everyone gets the ball, they think about playing for themselves first, and they all want to be the hero.

But obviously, there is no one in this group of people who has the ability to be a hero.

Everyone is a dabbler, and no one is better than anyone else.

Under such circumstances, the game was really ugly.

Too many mistakes, constant fighting, unappreciative duels, and almost invisible coordination...

After adding these up, this game is presented to the audience like a high school level battle.

Extremely ugly!

But although the process of the game was ugly, his final result was still very dramatic.

Such a rough and tumble battle lasted until the last minute of the game. After the two sides made continuous iron blows and mistakes, the Heat had veterans on their side. They defended the Cavaliers twice in a row in the last 1 seconds. , he also scored a key goal.

77: 79!

The Heat defeated the Cavaliers by 2 points and won the last game of the season with difficulty. Under the influence of public opinion, the Heat reluctantly reached the second position in the Eastern Conference!

They will face the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs!
"Open the champagne!" The moment the Heat won the game, Ewing stood up from the bench and said to Houston, Johnson and others behind him: "Celebrate in advance that we have entered the second round of the playoffs!"

"This time, almost the entire league is helping us, and all forces have worked together to push the Miamians to second place. Therefore, the entire league is watching this series! This time, if we don't If the Miami people are completely beaten to death, we won’t have to hang out in the league! We won’t even think about raising our heads in the future, do you understand?”

"understand!"

The entire Knicks team, including head coach Van Gundy, are together at the moment. They are extremely unhappy with last year's loss. There is only one thing they are doing this year: revenge!

You don’t have to win the championship, Miami people must be beaten to death!

So, after the entire Knicks team determined their playoff matchup, they started celebrating in advance!

Celebrate that they have a chance to take revenge, and also celebrate that they made it to the second round of the playoffs!
For Miamians, their nightmare is far from over.

Although they got second place in the Eastern Conference, their process of getting this position was really ugly. In the end, they were able to get second place purely because they failed to defeat the Cavaliers in a bad battle.

To put it simply, everyone thinks that the Heat chose to be cowardly, but they have not yet succeeded!
If you lose someone and lose the game properly, you will lose all your dignity!
It would be fine if they beat the Knicks in the playoffs, but the Knicks would be the one who would be embarrassed, but if they lose to the Knicks...

Tsk tsk tsk, with the energy of the New York media and their usual vicious tongue, you don’t have to think about it. It must be old and new grudges. If they don’t spit shit out of the eight generations of the Heat’s ancestors, the New York media will be merciful.

Therefore, this series is definitely an extremely important series for Riley and the Heat!In a sense, it is more important than last year's Eastern Conference Finals!
As the battle for second and third place in the Eastern Conference comes to an end, the SuperSonics and Suns in the Western Conference have defeated their respective opponents and locked in their rankings. The top 16 of the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs and the rankings of the lottery teams are also Completely settled!
(End of this chapter)