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After the Celtics game, the first round of the East and West playoffs ended. In the East, except for the Celtics who defeated the Eagles 4:2, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 4:2, and the Magic defeated the Raptors 4:1. The Dragons and the Pistons defeated the 4ers 1:76. Except for the score, this is in line with the outside world's predictions before the start of the first round.starter

In the East, the Lakers easily swept the Nuggets 4:0, the Rockets lost 2:4 to the Jazz, and fell at the opponent's feet in the second year, which made many Rockets fans feel embarrassed.The Spurs defeated the Suns 4:1 and continued to play their role as the nemesis of the Suns, while the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round for two consecutive years. They lost to the Hornets 1:4.

The top four in the East and the West are produced, and the corresponding duels are also released. The Celtics played against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons played against the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Utah Jazz, and the San Antonio Spurs played against the New Orleans Hornets.

The teams that have reached the conference semifinals can all be called strong teams, but there are a few teams in the middle that undoubtedly attract more attention.As the two hottest superstars in the league now, Kobe and James, of course, their team has attracted more people's attention.

So in contrast, the matchup between the Celtics and the Cavaliers has also become the one that attracts more attention among the two matchups in the Eastern Conference. James said very unpretentiously in an interview: "Paul and Kevin are very capable. , but I think it’s a young man’s world now.”

James just didn't say, you are old, now the league is mine.He completely forgot how he was swept out by the seasoned Spurs 4-0 after entering the Finals last year.

As for which of the two teams, the Celtics and the Cavaliers, has a better chance of entering the Eastern Conference Finals, different media have different opinions. Yahoo Sports is destined to fight against the Celtics. They predict that the Cavaliers will eventually beat the Kyle 4:3. special people.

After Yahoo Sports released the report, Yang Shuai told reporters after a team training: "I am very happy that they can make such a prediction. It turns out that the result is always the opposite of their prediction."

what's the result?No one can give a definite answer, except after the dust of this round of decisive battle has settled.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference finals, the match between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off at 5:6 pm local time in Boston on May 7.

The Celtics and the Cavaliers are no strangers to each other. They have played against each other three times in the regular season. The Celtics have a 3:2 advantage. The Celtics won the first two games, but at the end of February In one match, the Cavaliers, who had just made a big deal, won at home to the Celtics.

Compared with the beginning of the season, the Cavaliers' lineup has changed a lot at this time, and the starting center position is still Zaidrunas-Ilgauskas.The power forward was changed from Drew Gooden to Ben Wallace, who was the starting center when the Pistons won the championship in 04 and was once the best defensive player in the league. Drew Gooden was changed to the Bulls.Small forward, of course, is still LeBron James, and the shooting guard is replaced by Wally Szczerbiak, who was traded by the Cavaliers from the Sonics in a three-way deal with the Bulls and Sonics.Joining Szcerbiak from the Sonics is point guard Derante West, who now fills the Cavaliers' starting point guard.

The attendance rate of the Celtics in the regular season was very good, and it was full in the playoffs. Many people went to great lengths to get a standing ticket. This made Mike Brin, who was sitting in the middle, sigh: "Boston It hasn't happened in a few years, and if the Celtics can finally make it to the Finals, I don't think all Celtics fans can be normal, because they have been away from the Finals for 21 years."

"Hey, Mike, I think you are thinking too far. The Celtics are very strong, but LeBron's Cavaliers are not ordinary underdogs. The Celtics want to enter the finals, but before that they should enter the East Finals, and LeBron will be their biggest obstacle, even... Hey." Mark Jackson didn't say it, but everyone understood that the commentator who liked to criticize Yang Shuai the most was biased towards James.

"The game is on!"

The game started, and the fans in the Garden Arena burst into cheers. Perkins beat Ben Wallace in the jump ball and gave the Celtics the first attack.

"Ray Allen, catch the ball from outside the three-point line, oh, the ball bounced out." The Celtics' first offense was handed over to Ray Allen. After a three-pointer, Ilgauskas will After the rebound, West pushed the ball into the half court and handed it to James.

Immediately after James took the ball, he began to attack the inside line. In terms of strength, Pierce and the opponent would not have much difference. The truth was firmly stuck in front of James.

James forced Pierce into the interior, but the layup was interfered by Garnett. The ball bounced out of the basket and Garnett grabbed the rebound. The Celtics' offense was handed over to Pierce this time. His shooting is equally as good.Back at the other end, West's shot also missed.

Both teams expressed before the start of the game that they would try their best to win the game, but after 3 minutes of the game, the score remained at 0:0. All the players on the field from both sides turned into blacksmiths, "bang" "bang" "bang" The voice kept echoing in the Garden Arena. In addition to the missed shot, the two teams also contributed a turnover each.

"Should I lament the strong defense of the two teams? In 3 minutes, neither team scored. Although the playoffs are a defensive game, I think the fans don't want to see what is happening now."

Mike Breen was right. No fan wants to see their team play the iron all the time. They will be happy if the opposing team plays the iron, but not their own team.

The coaches of the two teams did not call a timeout. They both thought it was not worth using a timeout at this time. Although their own team did not score, the opponent did not score either.

"Kevin, hit hard inside, hit a small hook, oh, scored!"

"Oh!" "Kevin! Kevin!" There was a sudden burst of cheers in the Garden Arena, and many fans even jumped up and screamed, tearing their necks. The iron-struck fans expressed their desire to score in the most direct way.

Garnett's offensive success stimulated the Cavaliers, and Ilgauskas opened the scoring for the Cavaliers after receiving a pass from James.

These two offenses are a good sign. The offenses of both teams have found their sense. Halfway through the first quarter, the score of the two teams came to 6:8, and the Celtics led by 2 points.Of the Cavaliers' 6 points, 4 points were obtained by Ilgauskas, and 2 points were obtained by James.The Celtics 8 points, 6 points from Garnett, 2 points from Perkins, all inside scoring.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Celtics didn't score a single point from the three outside lines. Seeing this situation, everyone could see that there was something wrong with the Celtics' outside lines. Of course Rivers also saw it, so he wanted to Replace one of the three. The replacement needs to have a certain outside offensive ability, but at the same time cannot reduce the defense. There is only one person in Rivers' sight who is most suitable, Yang Shuai!

"Doug took the lead in making adjustments. He replaced the captain Paul Pierce with the young Chinese guy Yang. Truth didn't perform well today. He missed all three shots in the first quarter. Yang has really shined this season. , What's more rare is that he maintained a good state in the playoffs, which is the gospel of the Celtics fans, and look, they welcomed Young with applause."

After Yang Shuai came on the court, he walked towards James. The Cavaliers were still waiting to attack. The Celtics fans cheered and applauded, "Yang, kill that guy!" "Prevent him!"

Handsome Yang enjoyed the applause and cheers very much. He glanced at James who couldn't see any expression because his complexion was too dark, and he chuckled lightly: "Hey, bull, the fans told me to guard you, but I think it's actually I don't need to do this, look at your hand that smells worse than shit today, even if I let you shoot, you won't score."

James snorted coldly: "Then wait and see." After finishing speaking, he had already ran to the side to receive the pass from Szczerbiak.

Of course, Yang Shuai followed without hesitation. Although he said so, Yang Shuai would not really allow James to shoot. On the contrary, he would defend more actively.

James took the ball, and the Cavaliers all pulled apart. No one stepped forward to prepare for a pick-and-roll or something. Those who are familiar with James' temper knew that this round should let him play singles first.

"Come on! LeBron singles, hey, push that kid away." Seeing James take the ball, Mark Jackson was the most excited in the commentary booth, and it was not clear whether he liked James or disliked Yang Shuai.

"Pow!" "Pow!" After James took the ball, Yang Shuai began to stick close to him. Preventing James from taking advantage of the impact is the first step of defense. Although the physical contact between the two cannot be avoided, but with advanced strength Yang Shuai is no longer completely irresistible.

With his body gathering strength to withstand James' repeated resistance, Yang Shuai still did not forget to taunt: "Hey, Barbarian, it seems that your strength is nothing more than this. Come on, be more ruthless."

In the match at the end of February, James discovered that Yang Shuai was stronger than at the beginning of the season, which surprised him. Although he could still squeeze Yang Shuai and slowly move towards the inside, the moving speed was too slow. Back hitting is not what he is good at, now he has a little trouble, turning around and jumping?It seems that he is not very good at it.

"Yang actually withstood LeBron's strong squeeze behind him. Woo, it's really impressive. It seems that this season has made Yang a lot stronger." Mike Breen sighed.

"Yang, well done!" "That's it, hold on, that guy has nothing to do."

When the Celtics fans shouted that James could do nothing, James had already thought about what he was going to do, and turned his body "quickly" to the left, intending to break through the bottom line.

Of course, being fast is just what James thinks. In fact, Yang Shuai quickly judged his actions that were not deceptive in the slightest. After turning around, he still quickly pressed against the opponent's side.

James wanted to get rid of Yang Shuai quickly. He exerted strength on one side of his body, and then stepped forward with his feet, but he obviously forgot his position, but it didn't matter, the referee would remind him.

"Di!"

Step on the line!

When James turned his head to look at the referee in astonishment, the referee quickly gave him an answer, which made Yang Shuai laugh out loud: "Hey, Barbarian, maybe next time you can cut your foot in half before playing, In this way, the chance of stepping on the line will be reduced by half, haha."