Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 531 Never admit defeat
Western situation.

It was difficult for the Lakers to win the first semifinal against the Nuggets.

Anthony defended Kobe crazily throughout the court, pushing and kneading all kinds of hands, and Kobe, who was extremely competitive, naturally also responded with color, and the two teams were full of gunpowder.

The Nuggets have a clear division of labor. Anthony mainly defends Kobe and always defends the inside line. Iverson is fully fired and output.

It's just that Garnett's defense is too good, and both Anthony and Iverson have suffered from his volleyball cap when they reached the inside.

Although Kobe only made 22 of 10 shots under Anthony's fierce defense, he made 15 of 13 free throws in the game.

The score of the two teams was also fixed at 110:104.

科比33分5篮板4助攻，加内特22分12篮板5助攻4盖帽，奥多姆10分10篮板10助攻的三双。

安东尼23分8篮板，艾佛森40分3篮板6助攻。

"The Lakers won based on the overall strength of the team. If you only look at the performance of the double stars, the two teams are almost evenly divided."

Pippen still can't forget the battle between the Lakers and the Nuggets.

In another game between the Spurs and the Mavericks, the game was a bit suppressed.

O'Neal was reactivated by Popovich and played for a full 30 minutes.

This can't help but make people wonder why Zhuge Weiqi pressed O'Neal on the bench from time to time in the previous games.

Originally, the Mavericks had a meat shield-type defensive center Eric Dampier, but under the pressure of Duncan and O'Neal's twin towers, it was not enough.

Duncan hit the board left and right, and Dirk Nowitzki, the silver horn king, couldn't defend at all, so Eric Dampier could only make up the defense.

But O'Neal occasionally returned to his youth inside, and a dunk with a turn turned the Lone Ranger's inside upside down.

Eric - Dampier can't prevent the explosive hammer of the two!

"When is the next game between the Celtics and the Bucks?" Jordan asked suddenly, changing the subject.

Pippen said, "Tomorrow, what?"

Jordan originally wanted to say that he wanted to go and see it, but then he thought that it was the home court of the Celtics, so he changed his words and said: "Go to Milwaukee and wait for the next game between the Celtics and the Bucks."

Pippen thought of the difficult time when he played away games in Milwaukee, and he couldn't help shaking his head and said: "I won't go! It will kill a person!"

Jordan could only say: "I heard that many female stars will come to watch the game that day, Madonna, La Salle, Kim Kardashian."

Pippen: "Brother, I'll go!"

On May 5, the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Angie, the general manager of the Celtics, personally went to the North Shore Garden Arena to supervise the battle.

The team lost to the Bucks in the last game also made him very annoyed. How could the Celtics lose with such a strong bench lineup?
Seeing the scenes of Zhao Hao's various heads-ups and beating the Celtics in the last game, Angie regretted it very much.

He obviously had the same chance to sign Zhao Hao last season, why did he only offer him a basic salary contract at that time!
"But the Bucks can't be our opponents. It's just their luck to win the first game!"

Interview before the game.

Obviously the North Shore Garden Arena is the home court of the Celtics, but why is the Bucks' locker room surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside?
Pierce, who was wearing sunglasses in the player channel, was also extremely upset when he saw this scene.

上一场比赛赵昊站了出来，他几乎和姚名两人打败了凯尔特人队，赵昊得分38分4篮板8助攻，而他皮尔斯却只拿到了24分5篮板4助攻。

Facts have proved that the league's heads-up champion last season was still the same head-to-head champion.

"Unhappy!" Pierce said angrily, beating the fire hydrant.

In this game, Rivers also learned the lesson of the last game, and will never release the Bucks' outside gunners unless it is absolutely necessary.

Especially the eyebrowless heroes Villanueva and Ramon Sessions headed by Yi Jianlian.

It's just a mortar cannon!
As for the others, you can try to let it go. After all, it is absolutely impossible for Yao Ming and Zhao Hao of the Bucks not to double-team.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics played very proactively.

Lei Allen rushed around and took Zhao Hao around, trying to use up Zhao Hao's physical strength.

Jun Zilei's three-pointer in the first quarter also seemed to explode, surprisingly accurate.

单节6中4，直接砍下了14分2篮板2助攻。

As for Pierce, although he still retained his physical strength in the first quarter, he also tried a few singles shots, 3 of 2, and the effect was good.

For the Bucks, Cole also learned the lessons of the previous game and completely DNP Roy Ivey. At the same time, he gave Zhao Hao a task to lead the team in the second quarter.

After all, even if the Bucks' substitute players work hard on the defensive end, if the offensive end is still unable to open, this is still a problem.

On a stage like the Eastern Conference semifinals, a small weakness is likely to be infinitely magnified by the opponent.

So in the first quarter, the Bucks focused on Yao Ming.

It's just that the Celtics were obviously smart in this game. Rajon Rondo would not leave Ramon Sessions easily, and even if he left, he would always be able to return to his defensive position quickly.

Lei Allen, who was defending Zhao Hao, would never leave Zhao Hao even if the sky fell.

Pierce, who defended Desmond Mason, became the main force of double-teaming Yao Ming, frequently shrinking the inside line.

As for whether you Yao Ming can score under the double-team defense of the two, the Celtics don't care at all, they just turn around and play their own offense.

This attitude is obvious. You Yao Ming scored against the double team of the two, I admit it!If we can't get in, then we'll make money!

At 25:28 in the first quarter, the Bucks fell behind in the first quarter for the first time in the playoffs.

Yao Ming scored 12 of 6 and scored 14 points and 4 rebounds.

"The Celtics weren't as aggressive as they were last game!

You Zhao Hao and Yao Ming can't be defended anyway, so why don't you try everything to prevent them!

Just limit the other scoring points of the Bucks, Ramon Sessions and Charlie Villanueva, and it depends on whether you, Yao Ming and Zhao Hao, can beat me to death.

Facts have proved that basketball is still a team sport, even if Yao Ming's offense is sure, he will be exhausted. "

Kenny Smith has to admire the Celtics for this trick!
The Bucks' bench ranks at the bottom of the league, and now they restrict the only few players who can score, which will undoubtedly break the last wing of the Bucks. Even if you Yao Ming and Zhao Hao are This eagle head can't fly!
Ma Fu echoed: "Yao Ming started 3-for-3, but after that, he only hit 9-for-3. From this, it can be seen that frequently allowing him to attack will indeed affect his offensive efficiency."

In the second quarter, Zhao Hao led the team, and Yi Jianlian, Charlie Bell, Bobby Simmons and Ruffin appeared on the stage.

The Celtics still used the defensive strategy in the first quarter. Yi Jianlian and Charlie Bell were defended to death. Pierce's strategy for defending Simmons is the same as Rondo's strategy for defending Ramon Sessions, giving you one step. As long as the ball is back in your hands, I can immediately get back in place.

As for Ruffin standing inside, no one paid attention to him.

His offense and defense are indeed much worse.

At this time, defending Zhao Hao is Tony Allen, the best defensive player on the outside of the Bucks. At the same time, the alien Sam Cassell is watching. Davis has been blocking Zhao Hao's breakthrough route in advance at the free throw line.

"This is the most extreme defense I've ever seen on a player by a team!
Even in the last game between the Lakers and the Nuggets, neither Kobe nor Iverson had enjoyed such exaggerated care from their opponents. "

Kenny Smith laughed.

The groom nodded in agreement, "The Celtics were scared of being beaten by Zhao Hao alone in the last game!"

Faced with such a defensive formation and defensive choices, Zhao Hao has no choice but to continue to try singles to force the Celtics to further shrink the inside line, so as to create a calm shooting space for the outside teammates, or combine Yi Jianlian and Rufen La Comes out for the pick-and-roll, then cuts to the basket and directly disrupts the Celtics' defensive formation.

It's just that in this game, the Celtics are obviously better prepared.

When Zhao Hao made a breakthrough, there was an interception in front and a chaser after him. During the pick-and-roll, the Celtics would double-team without hesitation and force Zhao Hao to play.

As for the rest of the team, except for Yi Jianlian who can control the ball again after receiving the ball and form a chance to score independently, the others can only shoot or put the ball back into Zhao Hao's hands again.

And it was Tony Allen who defended Zhao Hao, his defensive experience and ability were too strong.

The helpless Zhao Hao can only try singles long shots or mid-range shots from outside the three-point line, but the efficiency is not very good under Tony Allen's defense.

At 50:57, the Bucks continued to fall behind.

赵昊单节14中6，罚球7中5，拿到了20分2篮板3助攻，他倒是对凯尔特人队造成了不小的杀伤。

In the second half of the game, Pierce suddenly stood up in the third quarter.

Truth's ability is still unquestionable. He scored 10 of 5 in a single quarter and scored 12 points and 2 rebounds. He and Ray Allen jointly set off the Celtics' offensive high slot.

The Bucks have fallen behind by double digits with 75:85.

Cole had no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket in the last quarter, telling Yao Ming and Zhao Hao not to care about team tactics, and stop thinking about creating more comfortable offensive opportunities for teammates. !
Zhao Hao and Yao Ming teamed up to score 32 points in the final quarter, taking almost all of the Bucks' 34 points in the final quarter.

But the Bucks still lost the game.

At 109:115, the Bucks tied the Celtics 1:1.

After the game, all reporters were worried about the status of the Bucks.

"In this game, only Zhao Hao and Yao Ming scored in double figures for the Bucks, and they each scored 40+ points, sweeping the team's entire 90 points.

Such a horror show should have been a record night, but you guys lost the game! "

Cole explained: "We lost to a Big Three team, and they still have the strength of the bench lineup at the forefront of the league. If you lose, you lose. We will reflect on it in the next two days.

But what I want to say more is that my players played very hard on the court, whether it was Yao Ming or Zhao Hao, everyone played very hard! "

Zhao Hao interjected: "It's only 1:1 now! We will return to Milwaukee with home court advantage, and the Celtics should be more worried!
Let them see the Devils in Milwaukee!
In the end, we lost the game, but we are still very united! "

When Zhao Hao and Yao Ming left the post-match press conference, all the Bucks teammates were waiting outside the house.

Lufen clapped excitedly below and said, "Boss is right!"

Yao Ming raised his right hand again, and everyone moved closer.

Yao Ming: "Milwaukee!"

Everyone: "Never admit defeat!"

(End of this chapter)