NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 671 Tough Giba, Stubborn Cole

Just when the head coach of the Warriors fell into depression and annoyance, the flames of the playoffs were still burning.

It was also the fourth game of the division finals. Compared with the one-sided Blazers and Warriors in the west, the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls in the east was like a cruel and tragic meat grinder battle.

After the whole game, the score of the two teams did not break through 90 points, and the degree of anxiety in the confrontation can be imagined.

In the end, relying on the buzzer lore in the left corner before the end of the game and the Cavaliers' spirit as a guest in Chicago, the world beat the Bulls 86:84 in a fierce battle.

In this way, the total score of the two teams was tied at 2:2.

It is worth mentioning that James holding the ball can be regarded as a complete response to Rose's three-point lore in the third game of the series!

For the Cavaliers, James scored a team-high 30 points on 10 of 25 shots and attempted a triple-double with rebounds and 8 assists. Although his efficiency was mediocre tonight, this did not prevent him from becoming the final winner.

The reason is simple, the Cavaliers won!
In addition, Cousins ​​had 19 points and 15 rebounds, JR contributed 13 points, Owen and TT each had 12 points.

The Bulls were there, and Rose played well throughout the game, scoring the highest 31 points of the two teams. Unfortunately, the Bulls fell short in the end and were dragged into Tianwang Mountain by the Cavaliers.

It is worth mentioning that Butler, who is in charge of defending James in this round of the series, has completely made his name.

20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and [-] steals in the first game;
第二场18分2篮板1助攻2抢断1盖帽；

第三场20分8篮板2助攻5抢断1盖帽；

第四场19分5篮板2助攻3抢断1盖帽！

So far, Butler, who has reached the conference finals as the team's main force for the first time, can contribute an astonishing stat of close to 20+5+5 per game!
The most outrageous thing is that he averaged more than 45 minutes of playing time per game, ranking first in the league!

After four games of direct confrontation with James, Butler has completely secured his nickname of "Iron-Blooded Tough Guy"!

The word tough has also become the biggest label in his career! ! !
James, who finished the lore and narrowly beat the Bulls in G4, said bluntly in an interview after the game:

"I love playing against Jimmy, he is one of the most competitive players in the game of basketball! He is also the only competitor in the Eastern Conference that has caused me a lot of trouble in recent years besides Paul Pierce! I promise you, everyone underestimated him!!!"

He became famous all over the world in one fell swoop, and he was talking about Jiba in this round of series!
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Back in Portland, first on the day of rest, Wang Zelin practiced at home, watched the game between the Bulls and the Cavaliers, and at night went to Jokic's house next door to play video games for two hours.

On the second day, Wang Zelin not only called Lillard and Aldridge, but also called all the teammates who were free, and everyone fished for a whole day.

This strange behavior of the Trail Blazers team was quickly spread by the media to the Internet, which aroused a lot of discussion.

Finally, it reached the ears of the Warriors players.

"Cut, play tricks!"

Green said disdainfully.

"You can't say that. The day before the G4 game, it was reported that Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge went fishing together. This time the Blazers went to more people. Could it be that fishing can really help them improve their competitive status?"

Klay Thompson was a little confused, and subconsciously looked at veterans Iguodala and David Lee.

"Okay, whether it's a trick of mystery or a simple pastime, the most important thing for us now is to manage ourselves, maintain a good game state, and strive to win Tianwang Mountain in the next game!"

At this time, Curry sees the most thoroughly. There is no suspicion from Green and others in his heart, only the desire for victory.

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"I believe we can defend the title. This is what we want to accomplish after working hard for a year. Now that we are back at home, we will not give our opponents another chance!"

On the 29th game day, Wang Zelin accepted an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated after the morning training, and finally said a word full of confidence.

The 23-point victory over the Warriors in the last game brought great confidence to the Trail Blazers. He and his teammates firmly believe that as long as everyone plays normally tonight and no one loses the chain, the probability of Ning Xiawangcheng is extremely high!

However, as one of the two villains in the East and the West alongside the Cavaliers, Wang Zelin discovered that at this time, there were many temporarily deformed Yumi of the team, as well as the media, who were not so friendly to their Trail Blazers!

"Cut, it's just some old antiques acting like a monster! Even now, he still misses his so-called youth. Since that's the case, I'll let you guys know what a real villain is!"

Wang Zelin expressed his disdain for a large number of monsters and monsters who suddenly appeared.

Whenever young stars continue to challenge the honor and achievements of their predecessors, there will always be so-called old fans who will jump out and accuse young people of disrespecting the older generation.

Along the way, since the Blazers defeated the Lakers and Spurs successively, and even after they advanced in the last round, many people have come out to express their dislike for the Blazers defending the title.

For example, the current Kumi and Yumi!
To be honest, Curry, who has no MVP and no championship at this stage, although he has harvested a large number of fans with his elegant style of play and his incomparably close appearance, ask yourself, how can there be so many people who are really fans of Curry and the Warriors?
He even dared to say that among the Kumi and Yongmi who recently expressed their dislike for the Blazers to win the championship on the Internet, it is estimated that there are not even half of the fans who sincerely support the Warriors to win the championship.

The remaining other half is likely to be transformed by some loyal fans who used to flock to veteran stars.

In other words, it is the so-called "ten-year old fan, come uninvited".

After similar remarks popped up again and again, over time, Wang Zelin didn't care about these statements at all.Others are thinking about the past, but he doesn't want to!

What he wants is to grasp the present and create a new future that belongs to him and the Trail Blazers! ! !

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On the 29th, the Warriors refused all interviews from the media and adopted a closed training. Even Green, who has always been a big mouth, was strictly prohibited from appearing in the camera by Cole, and he was fully preparing for the fifth game.

It wasn't until an hour before the game in the evening that the Warriors gave a brief 15-minute pre-match press conference.

Compared with the tense atmosphere of the Warriors team, the Trail Blazers are much more relaxed. They will play at home tonight after tying the series.
Tonight's game, the Warriors are destined to be bad.

In recent seasons, under the leadership of Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers have continued to refresh team history, and at the same time, they have received a lot of victory at the Rose Garden Arena. In the eyes of the other 29 teams, it is like another devil's home court!
Therefore, in the fifth game between the two sides, the two teams have completely different mentalities.

The Warriors' lineup has not changed, but their tactics have changed again and again.

Cole, who once studied under Simavich, has a much higher level of tactical training than most coaches in the league.

But facing a terrifying dominant center like Wang Zelin, the only thing he can count on is that his players can play 100% or even 200% of their strength on the court.

At the same time, the Warriors players know what the result of this game means?
Once they lose, it means that the Blazers get the series match point, so they can only win but not lose!
There was a flash of sharpness in Curry's eyes, and Thomson was expressionless, but it could be seen that the Splash Brothers attached great importance to this game. Even the noisy Green closed his mouth obediently and waited for the game to start.

After the Warriors trio came out, they were terribly quiet in the face of wild boos from the Rose Garden home fans.

Later, Wang Zelin and others came on the field, and the surrounding Blazers fans shouted wildly for the home team. They also knew what this game meant to their team.

After the game started, both sides were very aggressive and played hard!
Especially the Warriors, put pressure on the defensive end as soon as they came up. Lillard's offense was very threatening in the last game. Look at the highest 29 points in the Trail Blazers. This game the Warriors focused on marking.

As for other players, it is limited by the overall defense, which can give Wang Zelin points, but others should not expect to get too good a chance.

That's right, under Cole's argument, the Warriors still adopt Jordan's law defensive strategy against the Trail Blazers' arrow tonight, with only a few small changes.

That is, in the first three quarters, Wang Zelin can be allowed to score points through 1-on-1 single defense, and defend other players; in the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin is crazy to double-team, forcing him to pass the ball to other teammates to score!
Although the Warriors' defensive strategy has changed slightly tonight, the essence remains the same.They still firmly believe that Wang Zelin can't kill the game alone, and at the same time, they are also betting that the other players of the Blazers will reach a freezing point in the final quarter.

In fact, this is also no way.

Because it is impossible for Wang Zelin to sustain his scoring momentum by relying on defense alone, but if he double-teams as soon as he comes up, it is very likely that other players of the Trail Blazers will quickly start their offense, and then the plot will develop the same as the fourth game.

So strictly speaking, this is a classic multiple-choice question of "you have two bottles of poison in front of you, but you have to choose one".

But Cole still didn't believe in evil, and continued to insist on his own opinion.

"Huh, if you are capable, you can score 63 points like Michael! Besides, Mike didn't..."

Looking at Wang Zelin, who scored 6 points in the opening game, Cole did not see any expression changes on his face, but he firmly believed that the playoffs could not be won by one person alone.

In his basketball philosophy, if he wants to go far in the playoffs, he has to look at teamwork!
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The first official timeout of the first quarter.

At 22:20, the Blazers only led the Warriors by two points.

Facts have proved that as long as the Warriors don't play like headless chickens like the last game, the strength gap between them and the Blazers is always very small. In many cases, it is difficult to tell the winner if they don't fight until the last moment!
Back to the bench.

Although he has scored 9 points in a single quarter and is about to break the double, Wang Zelin still has a big line on his face——

Labor and management are very unhappy now!
Yes, it's just plain unhappiness!

After more than half of the first half of the contest, he quickly noticed that the Warriors' defensive strategy against him tonight had not changed in any way compared to the previous two games.

Doesn't this mean that the Warriors firmly believe that he can't win the Warriors alone by himself.

As the scoring leader in the new division, the Warriors let BoG special single-defense defensive arrangements, to a certain extent it is contempt for his scoring ability.

For Wang Zelin himself, this is also a great humiliation.

"Damien, just give me the ball from now on, I guarantee you will win the assists title tonight!"

grass!Labor and management really don't believe it, I can't kill you.

"Huh? Oh, ok, no problem."

Liladmon, who was suddenly yelled, was circled for a second to let him react, and combined with the monstrous anger visible to the blind on Wang Zelin's face, he nodded quickly in response.

(End of this chapter)