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No matter how well the Bucks' three Musketeers performed, they were still trailing by a full 12 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter!
It is for this reason that at the beginning of the fourth quarter, George Karl did not let any of the three people rest, but let all three of them appear at the same time!
This is an away game!
This is their win or go home life and death battle!
At this time, Karl didn't dare to be too confident. He knew very well that the only hope of winning tonight was to be on full fire at all times, to use 100% of his energy at any time to fight against the terrifyingly powerful Pacers. !

Facing the Bucks elite, who looked like they were going to fight early, Carlisle took his time and did not let the pair of Lin Tian and Christie play. Instead, he brought on Webber, Harrington, Carter, and Mi The fivesome of Le and Best!
What do these five people say?

No one is good at defense. Except for Miller, who is very tenacious and refuses to admit defeat, and Harrington, who is very energetic, the remaining three people need to be driven by their teammates when defending, and they need constant supervision from their teammates before they can perform. Types of concentration.

With such a lineup on the court at this time, Carlisle didn't even have to guess what the team's instructions were. He could just think about it with his knees.

attack!

Crazy attack!
As for defense?

Just don’t be too outrageous!

When Carl saw that Carlisle actually had such a lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter, his eyes shone with excitement!
Boy, you are young after all!

You are too trusting, you like to show off your operations and rotations, and show off your versatility in tactics and flexibility in hiring people, but don't stick to tradition, right?

Dad Karl, today I will teach you what a top head coach should do!
"Sam! Play 9!" Karl off the court let go of his voice and yelled at Cassel on the court, reminding him of the next play style the team should choose. Cassel also nodded to express his understanding.

The fourth quarter of the game officially begins!
In the first attack, Best dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and faced the veteran Cassel. In other words, whether he was opposite Cassel, a real Martian, or someone like Jordan or Magic, he would He won't change his playing style.

He opened his hand to signal Harrington to come up and cover him, then lowered his head and rushed in toward the inside!
Suicide Squad style play! Best's trick to settle down.

I have to say that this guy's impact is really good, and his speed and finishing ability are pretty good.

But that’s just okay!

"Boom!"

There was a muffled sound, and Best's layup was rejected by the basket. But just when Robinson was about to collect the rebound and start to counterattack, he suddenly felt his head sink. A black shadow fell from the sky and grabbed the backboard on his head. , then took off a second time and put the basketball into the basket!
"Damn Chris, you actually attacked me secretly. Who are you trying to get on top of?"

Robinson was about to turn around and scold Weber, but found that this time the person rushing from behind was actually the little-known Harrington!
"I'm your father!" Harrington pouted, holding his braces between his mouth, raising his hands, looking like he was the best in the world.

"Glenn, pay attention to the blocking position! Pay attention to the blocking position! Don't be careless!" Karl quickly shouted loudly, reminding his players not to let down their guard! Just kidding, this stage is a good opportunity to chase points!
If instead the Pacers' lineup scores consecutive points, then there is really no need to continue this game! Just surrender!

With Karl roaring, the Bucks players, at least on the offensive end, completely found their sense. Cassel, whose 3-point shooting rate was less than 30%, took the lead and hit a ball from outside the 3-point line to close the gap. It was reduced to 11 points.

But the Bucks had no time to be happy, because the Pacers' counterattack had already begun! Carter dribbled the ball quickly to the frontcourt, lowered his head and rushed inside, attracting a lot of defensive energy from the Bucks.

Then Carter suddenly made a one-handed cross pass, passing the ball to the wing and following up with Miller who was already outside the three-point line. Miller held the ball and raised it toward the sky, making a fake shot that shook Allen high. Fly up.

Then he took a step laterally, suddenly passed the ball after attracting the attention of another Bucks defensive player, and smashed the ball into the inside again.

Weber, who followed up in the middle, got the ball and started to attack. When he came to the Bucks' empty basket, he pulled it up and dunked for another 2 points!
Although the Pacers' lineup does not have Lin Tian, ​​they do have a lot of people who can pass the ball and control the ball. The whole team switches offense and defense very smoothly and freely, just like playing in a training game. easy!
The Bucks on the opposite side are playing their best at the moment, and their offensive power cannot be underestimated.

Although they couldn't guard against the Pacers, they relied on the abilities of their main players to score points one after another.

The game in the first half of the fourth quarter once again turned into a battle between the two sides. Neither side could guard the other, and neither side could contain the opponent. The scores of both sides increased rapidly.

87: 100!

After a full 5 minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the scoring efficiency of both sides was extremely high. Various beautiful and beautiful scoring methods emerged in endlessly. Whether it was individual singles or teamwork, within these five minutes, two goals scored The team fully demonstrated their talents on the offensive end.

But, Karl really couldn’t sit still!
The team played so well, there was almost nothing to fault on the offensive end, and the players did everything he wanted them to do.

But not only did the difference not narrow, it widened again!
More importantly, this is the absolute main force of the Bucks, facing the Pacers' rotation!

In a duel with this kind of lineup, the Bucks can't narrow the score. Then when the main players of the Pacers come back, will this game still be played?
In stark contrast to the anxious Carl, was the relaxed Carlisle. Carlisle was in an extremely relaxed mood at the moment, almost crossing his legs and whistling.

Well, maybe this is where he is inferior to Bird.

If it were Bird, he might have started singing local Indiana ballads in two voices to warm up the venue and put a little more mental pressure on the opponent. But even though Carlisle was very relaxed and proud at the moment, he still He still sat upright and maintained his image.

It has to be said that Bird, a completely shameless coach type, is still a strange type.

Very rare.

"Next, let's completely defeat them! Moreover, we put on a completely different style of lineup than just now. I not only want to defeat them, I also want to beat them to the point of mental breakdown, so that they can't adapt to our rhythm at all. !”

"Lin, Reggie, Doug, Al, Ben! The next five of you are on! Press them to death for me! Increase the intensity of defense for me and completely kill them with defense! I want the pace of the game to slow down, I I want you to use positional warfare to teach them how to behave!"

"Lin continues to face Glenn. It's time for you to completely lock him down! Reggie, you are responsible for Ray Allen and let him know who is the best shooter in the world! Doug, you continue to cover Jam. Hey, Ben and Al, increase your movement speed and aggression and level up your game!”

"Suppress their firepower completely! Douse them completely, break off their antlers and break their legs!"

"The series has come to an end!"

Carlisle here is high-spirited and confident, but Karl on the opposite side is actually a little confused at the moment. He knows very well that after this timeout is over, it will be time for the Pacers' main players to return to the court.

How should he resist?

"Come on! Guys, work harder! They will definitely let Lin come back on the court next, they will definitely continue to play their signature offense, and they will continue to increase their firepower! Everyone should improve their skills on the defensive end. Concentration!”

"Pay attention to Carter and Webber, these two guys are in very good condition tonight, don't let them score anymore! Isolate Lin, isolate him! Let him score at will, but don't let the Pacers' team offense attack! Go! Well, that’s it!”

Karl's instructions are still very logical. After all, at this time of the game, no matter who it is, he will definitely put on his strongest lineup to win the game. He emphasized defense and isolation, and asked the players to pay attention to the Pacers tonight. The two people in the best condition besides Lin Tian, ​​this is completely normal.

But when the timeout ended and players from both sides walked onto the court, Karl was stunned when he saw the Pacers' lineup.

It was completely beyond his expectation and beyond his imagination!
Then, Carl slumped directly on the chair, his eyes staring closely at Carlisle on the other side, and he knew one thing very well at this moment.

The Bucks are finished!
Their season is coming to an end!

The first offense after the timeout was the Pacers' possession. Lin Tian took the ball and came to the frontcourt in a leisurely manner, and then called a high-post double-cover tactic, allowing Ben and Harrington to move away. Go inside to cover him.

The two of them lifted up at the same time, which naturally left the entire inside line of the Bucks extremely empty. Lin Tian used the screen to accelerate directly, rushed out of the encirclement in one step, collected the ball in two steps and reached the basket, then he rose up from the ground and passed the ball with one arm. It hit the basket hard!
After the goal, Lin Tian deliberately made a circle and came to Karl's side when he returned to defense, and said to the old man: "I guess you must want to isolate me, cut off my contact with my teammates, and leave me alone. Score, right?”

"Don't bother you to worry about it, I'll prepare the call myself!"

In the Bucks' offense, after seeing Lin Tian misplaced to defend Robinson again, Cassel followed suit, reaching out to ask Robinson to cover him, then waiting for Robinson's pass.

But this time, Lin Tian stood more firmly with his feet and moved faster, directly blocking Robinson's path. Lin Tian, ​​who stood firmly on the floor with his feet, perfectly blocked Robinson's path down the road.

But Robinson was rushing so hard that he couldn't stop the car at all.

The whole person collided with Lin Tian's body, and then the two of them fell to the floor together!

"Glenn Robinson, offensive foul!"

The referee quickly yelled and issued a penalty, and Robinson got his fifth foul!

This is definitely a bolt from the blue for the Bucks!

The team's best player actually committed five fouls with 7 minutes left in the game. The Bucks' entire game plan and game rhythm will inevitably have huge consequences because of this foul. changes and difficulties.

Especially Robinson, whether on the offensive or defensive end, will inevitably become a point that the Pacers will target.

But even so, Karl didn't dare to replace Robinson at all.

He knew very well that replacing Robinson at this time would be suicide.

There is no difference between surrendering and surrendering.

If you can play for one minute, then it’s one minute!
Karl sat on the bench and felt waves of powerlessness. He knew very well that although he was only more than ten points behind, he was completely powerless in this game!
However, although he knew that he was powerless to do anything about this game, and that the outcome of this game was almost left to fate, and it all depended on whether his players could continue to perform at a high level, Karl never imagined that he would still Too confident and optimistic!
After Robinson got his fifth foul, he didn't stay on the court for a full minute!

In the very next round, he was sent off!

This time, Lin Tian missed a mid-range jumper after his breakthrough. Harrington once again rushed for the offensive rebound and succeeded, and then continued to tip-in on Robinson's head!
After missing two consecutive tip-ups, Harrington rose up for the third consecutive time and pressed Robinson to get his third offensive rebound!

At the same time, no one knew whether it was intentional or unintentional. When Harrington got the rebound, he also gave Robinson a heavy elbow!
This time, Robinson completely collapsed!
When Harrington got strong again, Robinson slapped him directly on the arm!

There is no doubt that the thug fouled!

The referee did not choose to remain silent at this time, but without hesitation, gave Robinson his sixth foul!

He committed 6 offenses and was expelled!

"Idiot! Stupid!" Carl was so angry off the court that his head was about to smoke. He thought that Robinson would be targeted by the Pacers, and thought that this guy would probably be very nervous and unable to do anything in the next few minutes. play.

But he never imagined that this guy could be killed in one round.

They haven't exerted their strength yet, and your grandma has come down? What a joke!

Robinson's end not only worsened the Bucks' low morale, but also greatly increased the confidence of the Pacers!
Harrington made 2 of the next 1 free throws, but the offensive rebound was slapped out of the 3-point line by Ben. Lin Tian didn't even think about it after getting the ball, he picked it up and threw it!
"Shh!"

After another crisp sound, the score difference between the two sides continued to widen!

Then Cassell wanted to hit Christie in the low post to stabilize the team's situation, but he was blocked by Christie who was completely ruthless. Not only was he unable to find the right time to take action, but he was only guarded by Christie. Able to quickly collect the ball and find teammates to respond.

But facing the current Pacers lineup, they are all rushing to collect the ball in the low post. Do you still want to leave?

Ben arrived in front of Cassel almost in the blink of an eye. His now thicker arms led his hands to grab the basketball in Cassel's hand, and then, like robbing him, he took the ball from Cassel's hand. He snatched it away very roughly!
Big Ben used so much force that Cassel staggered on the spot and fell to the ground in embarrassment, while the Pacers' fast break started again!
Ben gave the ball to Lin Tian. Lin Tian broke through the basket in the middle and suddenly made a wide pass from behind. The basketball drew a wonderful arc and flew straight to Miller's hand at a 45-degree angle on the left.

The veteran shooter held the ball without hesitation, picked up his bow and arrow, and shot a 3-pointer!
"Shh!"

After these two consecutive 3-pointers, the suspense of this game is almost completely over!
The Bucks' subsequent resistance became weak and short-lived, just like a middle-aged man who was over 40 and was already beyond his capabilities.

In fact, they soon became men over 50 years old, with no spare efforts and no strength. With 4 minutes left in the game, the point difference between the two sides had quickly exceeded 25 points.

And he looked like he was about to rush there in 30 minutes.

At this time, Karl also knew that there was no need to continue to force it. For the physical and mental health of the players, he could only call a timeout, take down Cassel, Allen and others who had long been weak and absent-minded, and surrendered. !

The entire Conseco Arena fans watched as the Bucks surrendered and stopped waiting. They immediately let out bursts of crazy cheers!
They started celebrating in advance!

Even though the last four minutes of the game were already a duel between role players and fringe players on both sides, the fans at Conseco Arena were still enthusiastic and could still let out bursts of happy cheers. They were celebrating that the team once again entered the Eastern Conference. finals!
They began to look forward to the team successfully defending their title and becoming the NBA championship again!

Of course, the Pacers players will not slap their own fans in the face. They will not make any low-level mistakes that capsize the boat in the gutter. There will be no fans celebrating in advance. The head coach replaces the main players, only to be reversed by the opponent. Come on drama.

121: 90!

In the end, the Pacers successfully won the game with a huge advantage of 31 points, defeated the Bucks with a score of 4:1, and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals!

这个晚上，韦伯成功复仇罗宾逊，拿下全队最高的30分14篮板12助攻4抢断4盖帽，五项数据全部都是全队最高！他用一个完美的3双数据证明自己远比罗宾逊出色！也绝对配得上他之前所获得的所有荣誉！
除了韦伯之外，林天拿下28分7篮板11助攻3抢断，卡特拿下21分，米勒拿下20分！
The team's four kings all scored 20 points. This was the first time in the Pacers' playoff history. They played perfect team basketball and the craziest offense!
With the super offensive ability in NBA history, the Pacers took the lead in entering the Eastern Conference Finals!
However, their opponents were not able to come out so quickly.

Because Magic fans were slapped in the face by their home team. They had a 3:1 lead in the first four games, and they had an absolute advantage and lead 90% of the time in the fifth game.

Even with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, they still led the 76ers by 14 points!
At this time, the fans at the Magic team couldn't help it anymore. They started to revel, celebrate, and began to sneer at the 76ers players. They began to think about their opponents in the next round, the Pacers!

Even during a timeout, Magic fans started chanting the Indiana man's name.

"Kill the walkers!"

"Destroy Lin and his cavalry!"

"Orlando is the king of the East!"

"Win the championship! Tim MVP!"

Iverson successfully received the unbridled celebration and roar of the Orlando fans!
As if he was inspired by something, he took over the game in the last five minutes!

3 points, mid-range jump shots, forcing the basket to cause damage, being double-teamed and then passing it to teammates for teammates to complete the shot.
In the last 5 minutes, Iverson became unstoppable!
他5分钟内6投全中，其中3分球2投2中，罚球5罚全中，半节比赛的时间内爆砍19分！同时还送出了2次助攻！
The 76ers scored a total of 5 points in the last 24 minutes, all related to Iverson!

And what about the Magic?
They seemed to be carried away by the roar and carnival of the fans and entered rest mode early. In the last 5 minutes, they seemed to suddenly stop playing!
They couldn't guard against Iverson or the 76ers, but they had a huge offensive climax in the last 5 minutes!

During this period, the entire Magic team seemed to be in a state of sleepwalking. Duncan, who has always been calm and stable, was fouled twice by Iverson and was dismissed with 6 fouls early. Malone was inexplicable in the last minute of the game. Elbowed Mutombo, received a flagrant foul, and was directly expelled!
McGrady, the only giant left on the court, played the last 5 minutes, but he made 5 of 1 shots and only 4 of 2 free throws, scoring only 4 points!
The Big Three were collectively out of control, and the Magic suffered perhaps the most ridiculous, unbelievable and incomprehensible defeat in their team history!
The craziest and most extreme reversal in NBA playoff history was born!

Iverson led the Philadelphia tycoons to display terrifying dominance and combat effectiveness, showing their desire and combat effectiveness, 24:9!

They used this crazy offensive frenzy in the last 5 minutes and Iverson's 30 free throws 2 seconds before the end to successfully reverse the game! As the Magic's many shots were all missed in the last 30 seconds, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Magic with a score of 101:100 and won this life-and-death battle!

The big score in the series was turned into 76:3 by the 2ers!

The Phillies have gained a glimmer of hope. The Phillies will return home next, and they have the opportunity to continue to create miracles!
After the game, McGrady and others chose to remain silent when asked by the media. They could not say anything of great significance. On the contrary, it was head coach Rivers who still said with confidence: "First of all, we have to give Congratulations to the 76ers, they played great.”

"And we played like shit in the last five minutes. We sucked. We were terrible! I will go back and summarize it and let the players think about where our problems lie. Where, we will take a good look at the video of the game.”

"Then, in Game 6, we will end the game, we will win this game, and we will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals after the next game! We still have an absolute advantage and confidence in strength, and we will not let the series go back to the Orlando! The next game is the last game of the series!”

Rivers's confident speech undoubtedly reached the ears of Iverson. This guy who had just played his career masterpiece and the best playoff individual show just sneered and said: "I don't care. What did he say? I’m already thinking about my opponent in the next round!”

"Lin and Indiana? They have advanced, right! I am very much looking forward to another duel with Lin! This time, we will not lose!"

Well, who are you Orlandoans thinking about next round opponents?

Hey, before you think about it, no, when you think about it, I think about it too!
The Magic's unexpected upset in Game 5 occupied the front pages of the national sports media in the next few days. They became a joke, and all kinds of ridicule and discussion were directed at them, even among them. The craziest and most direct complaints come from Orlando locals!
The fans in Orlando are in a terrible situation right now. They feel like they are being fed a big shit by their home team at home!
It’s still the kind of poop disguised as chocolate ice cream. In the first three quarters of the game, I watched the ice cream forming process with great anticipation. Then in the fourth quarter, I took a bite with excitement, only to find that it was not ice cream.
Huge gap, unacceptable failure, Magic fans are so disgusted!

But at this time, they were obviously just disgusted, because they didn't know that the disgusting things had just begun!
In the sixth game of the series, the Magic changed their defensive strategy after obviously very rigorous and detailed tactical discussions. They were even more crazy about Iverson's defense, unscrupulously and constantly double-teaming him, targeting him!

Rivers hopes to use this method to contain Iverson's offense and at the same time contain the entire 76ers' offense!
What is the final result?

He was half successful!
Iverson made only 33 of 10 shots tonight, with a shooting percentage of 30%!

But while Iverson had a poor shooting percentage and barely scored 23 points by relying on free throws, other players on the 76ers had a collective explosion tonight!

Aaron McGee not only continued his perfect touch in the playoffs, but also took on the team's organizational responsibility when Iverson was being chased and blocked and unable to organize!
他今晚投中5个3分球，全场比赛拿下27分11次助攻的大号两双并且只有1次失误！
In addition, when the Magic Twin Towers inevitably stayed away from the 3-second zone in order to defend Iverson, Mutombo also transformed into a monster tonight. He scored a huge double-double with 19 points and 25 rebounds. Among them, he also grabbed 13 offensive rebounds!
Iverson's missed shots were all recovered by this African Tower!

In addition to the superb performance of McGee and Mutombo, Snow, Hill, Lynch and others all performed well and had outstanding performances!
When the whole team was on fire, even if Iverson performed poorly, the 76ers successfully defended their home court and tenaciously brought the score back to 3:3!

The series was dragged into a tiebreaker!
"What did that guy who looked like a pig say before? The series will never come back to Orlando?" After the game, although his performance was not good, Iverson, who was confident, said: "What do you want me to say? If so, he is right, this series is the last series that Orlando will play this year!”

"I will definitely not return to Orlando for the next round of the series!"

"Moreover, my brothers held everything up tonight! Their performance made me proud when I performed extremely poorly! In the next game, I won't be so bad again, and I will play my part. It’s of a certain standard!”

"We will enter the Eastern Conference Finals!"

Iverson said so and did so!
In the tiebreaker two days later, this guy really swept away the haze of the sixth game and once again broke out with terrifying fighting power.

On this night, Iverson took 39 crazy shots and hit 21 goals!
3分球5投3中，罚球9罚9中，全场比赛爆砍54分5篮板4助攻！

Although Snow was the only one on the team who scored 10 points except for Iverson, and no one else scored in double figures. The entire 76ers team only scored 97 points in total, but this was enough!
Because although the rest of the 76ers players were in no condition on the offensive end, with the team shooting only 36% except for Iverson, they gave everything on the defensive end!
The corner of Mutombo's eye was hit by Malone's iron elbow, which caused blood to flow on the spot, in exchange for a flagrant foul from Malone.

Troy Hill fell to the ground again and again to fight for the ball on the floor. Even though Snow and McGee were nearly 20 centimeters shorter than McGee, they risked their lives to defend the league's latest top swingman again and again. Man, let him be out of shape for the whole game!
More importantly, although the 76ers felt extremely bad on the offensive end, their performance at the free throw line was perfect. The team stood on the free throw line 26 times and made 25 of them. The rate is as high as 96%!

On the other hand, the Magic team on the opposite side also stood on the free throw line 26 times, but only made 14 of them!
In this alone, they scored 76 points less than the 11ers!
同时，麦迪今晚大失水准，24投只有10中，3分线外5投0中、罚球线上6罚3中，拿下23分的同时送出了5次失误！
Malone also seemed out of shape due to flagrant fouls. His signature mid-range jump shot was almost useless, and he only scored 16 points and 9 rebounds.

三巨头中唯一表现正常的就是邓肯了，他19投11中，罚球10罚7中，拿下29分14篮板4盖帽。

But except for the Big Three, neither Miller, the Magic's best rookie, nor the rest of the team scored in double figures!
While the players outside the Big Three failed to provide any help, the firepower of the Big Three also failed to match the crazy Iverson!

This night, the Magic only scored 92 points!
97: 92!

The 76ers relied on defense, relying on madness, and relying on Iverson's fearlessness to win this tiebreaker on the road!
They successfully won three games in a row after falling behind 1:3, completed the reversal, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals!
But the Magic team was united and shouted loudly at the beginning of the season, forming the four kings of the Magic team, but they could only swallow the bitter pill of failure this night.

They become a joke, destined to be laughed at and mentioned until the next joke comes along.

These two sentences, thinking about the next round of opponents in advance and that the series will not return to Orlando, are destined to become famous aphorisms, warning everyone not to make nonsense!

At the end of the game, the state of the two sides formed an extremely sharp contrast.

Iverson, who scored 54 points, was held high on the shoulders of all his teammates. Iverson roared at the previously unruly Orlando people.

As for the Magic? Duncan still looked like no one could tell what he was feeling, McGrady bit his lip and looked confused, and Malone left the court early without hugging anyone or sending any blessings. .

He just walked off the field.

No one, including himself, knows where his next step will be.

But what everyone knows is that his mercenary career was really terrible!

It’s really how confident and high-profile you are before the start of the season, and how disappointed and helpless you are at the end of the season.

Regarding this situation, if you ask Lin Tian?
Lin Tian will tell the Orlando people: It’s okay, you will get used to it!

Do you think McGrady finally broke through the first round to break the curse?

McGrady’s first-round curse is nothing!

You still have Rivers' reversed curse!
With Rivers here, there will be many days and opportunities to be reversed in the future!
As the first person to be reversed in NBA history, Rivers has been reversed countless times.

史上3：1领先被逆转次数最多的人，2：0领先被逆转次数最多的人，还有数次3：2领先被逆转的经历。

There is only one person who has reversed NBA history!
As long as Rivers' team has the upper hand, his opponent will be at 150%, whether it's a headband that helps him score three points, a 3:4 lead that was overturned three times in four years, or Paul's dirty tricks. His opponent broke his wrist and ended the season
All kinds of weird experiences of being reversed can be found in every round of the playoffs. Lin Tian feels that he is almost becoming a causal weapon!
Well, here's a moment of silence for the Magic!

And Lin Tian is looking forward to it. Who will be lucky enough to encounter the Magic next year and have another comeback?
With the Magic's upset exit, the two teams that will compete in the Eastern Conference finals are officially determined.

Pacers VS 76ers!
The two teams will once again face off in the playoffs. This is also another head-to-head dialogue between Lin Tian and Iverson in the playoffs!
The previous few rounds of series all ended with Lin Tian’s complete victory and his team’s overwhelming victory.

What about this time?

Anyway, fans are looking forward to the duel between the two most aggressive, popular and entertaining No. 1 positions in the league today! Even though almost everyone is optimistic that the Pacers can win, everyone also believes that the 76ers will definitely be able to perform some very exciting performances after experiencing such a huge reversal in the series!
Their playing temperament must be completely different from before!
The two sets of duels in the East ended one after another, and the two sets of semi-finals in the West also had winners and losers.

Old and in worrying shape, the Spurs, who barely advanced in the first round because they were bad but their opponents were even worse, met the Lakers, who were at their peak in the second round and their eyes were already red, and they had no power to resist. , was eliminated by the Lakers cleanly, like autumn leaves sweeping away leaves.

In all 4 games, the point difference between the two sides exceeded 15, and only in the third game the point difference between the two sides was less than 20!

The Spurs lost by nearly 4 points in 90 games!
At the same time, O'Neal played an almost violent performance when facing David Robinson!
4场比赛场均31分14个篮板4次盖帽，命中率超过55%！

He once again proved that I am the number one insider in the league today!

David Robinson is alone in the paint. He averaged only 16 points and 8 rebounds per game in the series, and his shooting percentage was only 41%. At that MVP level, the 'Admiral', who is known as a small forward with skills and flexibility, was completely eliminated. Exploded!

His era is officially over!
If only the inside line was exposed, the Spurs would not have lost 4 points in 90 games. The real reason why they lost so miserably is that the inside line, outside line, and even almost every position were outplayed by the Lakers. They have grown. Kobe, a top ten star in the league, played a crushing game against two All-Star forwards, Richmond and Rose. He averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the series, and his shooting percentage also reached 48%!

At the same time, whether it is Rose or Richmond, their condition on the court is quite poor, and they do not look like All-Star players at all.

Rose averaged 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 41%. Richmond's performance was even worse, averaging only 9 points and 2 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of less than 33%, and a 3-point shooting percentage of only 27%. , let alone being compared with Kobe, these two people have completed each other's blows. Even the Lakers' No. 3 player, Glenn Rice, who averaged 13 points per game and shot 3% from 41-pointers, outperformed them by a big margin. cut!

In addition, the Lakers also have O'Neal Jr. who averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in this series. This double-O'Neal combination has also demonstrated its own dominance in this long season!
Many people even believe that if it weren't for the fact that he had too few performance opportunities with the Lakers and went to another team that was willing to give him a chance, O'Neal Jr. could become an All-Star-level insider in minutes!
Such a one-sided crushing battle and comprehensive crushing of all positions basically declared that the Spurs' era was over before it even began! After losing Duncan, they completely said goodbye to the level of the league's top teams.

Today's Spurs are just an ordinary playoff team! (End of chapter)