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Chapter 855 Mosaic Evolution

The playoffs are still going on, and the Cavaliers won again at home, 117:93. This time it's James' turn to show off his power.

和上一场22+8+11的划水不同，这场比赛詹姆斯各方面数据全部有所上涨，爆砍了38+11+12+2+1的完美全能三双数据。

The most terrible thing is that his three-pointers and basic shooting percentages are both over [-]% tonight, which shows how ferocious he is!

Coupled with the contributions of Irving and Cousins, even Indiana Pacers boss Paul George scored 33 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in a quasi-triple double, but he couldn't resist the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With a big score of 2:0, the Cavaliers hold an absolute advantage. The balance of advancement in the series has completely tilted towards them. Now it is just to see how long the Pacers can survive.

In addition, the Bulls, Warriors, and Spurs also defeated their opponents in the second game of the series, namely the Hornets, Grizzlies, and Mavericks, and once again defended the home court, bringing the total score of the series to 2:0.

Together with the Trail Blazers and Cavaliers, these five teams currently hold a 2:0 lead, and the probability of advancing to the second round has greatly increased.

In the remaining series, the Raptors G2 battle, the dual-core of DeRozan and Lowry finally played the third place in the Eastern regular season.

The former scored 39 points, and the latter scored a double-double of 22 points and 11 assists, helping the Raptors defend a home court, 105:100, and defeated the Celtics by 5 points.

In the second game of the series between the Thunder and the Lakers, the other two giants of the Lakers, Chris Paul and Pau Gasol, who were out of form, entered the form as soon as the game started tonight.

In the end, Paul sent out a super double-double of 15 points and 16 assists. Gasol scored 29 points and 13 rebounds, blasting the Thunder's inside gate Ibaka. In addition, Kobe Bryant played at a high level with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

110:106，以4分险胜对手，湖人和雷霆系列赛总比分扳回1:1平。

After watching the replay video of this game, Wang Zelin couldn't help being taken aback by the performance of the Lakers' Big Three.

Originally, he thought that the old Big Three combination of the Lakers should not pose much threat to the Thunderbolt combination. After all, the times are always moving forward, and time has always been the biggest enemy of these veterans in the league.

It stands to reason that no one can beat the time. As long as Durant and Westbrook play normally, it is not difficult to win the Lakers.

However, everyone underestimated the two veterans Kobe and Gasol!

杜兰特砍下36分12篮板5助攻2盖帽，威斯布鲁克砍下29分8篮板10助攻准三双，双少打出了这样的表现，雷霆居然还能输给了湖人。

It can be seen from this game that the two old guys of the Lakers obviously still have a lot of fuel left in their fuel tanks.

At this moment, Wang Zelin was wary of the Lakers for the first time in the playoffs this season.

Never underestimate the heart of a champion, Tang Shuai's famous words suddenly echoed in his ears.

Finally, there was a duel between the Heat and the Eagles. This time, the Heat's Luol Deng did not continue the fiery feeling of scoring 31 points as in the previous game. He only scored 18 points, and his state returned to normal.

Wade and Whiteside did not break out either, and played quite well.

这种情况下，热火和老鹰的整体实力总算是回到了同一水平，经过了一个加时赛，老鹰凭借艾尔·霍福德24+12、肯特·贝兹莫尔23+8、杰夫·蒂格23+4+12三人得分上20+的出色表现，109:101，成功捍卫主场。

In contrast, this evening was quite a bit of a turn of events.

The Heat's personality exploded in the last game, and it's the Eagles' turn this time.

It can be seen that God is quite fair.

……

On the 24th, the third game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Mosaic team arrived. This was the Trail Blazers' first away game in the playoffs this season. Wang Zelin could detect that his teammates who had a relaxed attitude before became a little nervous today.

In order to cheer up and refresh the teammates, so...

"That's right, our plan has always been the same! We just want to sweep, and we will win tonight."

"The reason for sweeping? There are too many reasons. For example, this year's playoffs are so good. I want to end the first round early. The other series in the first round are so dense. If I reach the fifth game, I will not be able to watch the live broadcast..."

After training in the morning, during the interview at noon, Wang Zelin started to hit the opponent's confidence again.

In other words, it is to use the hands of the media to continue to exert pressure on the Mosaic team, wanting to squeeze out all the remaining confidence and hard work of the opponent, and then work hard to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop tonight, and strive to complete all their achievements in one battle, making the last G4 game of the series easier.

For the boss who started to provoke opponents frantically again, the Trail Blazers coaching staff, players, and fans are all used to it.

No, just before noon, Wang Zelin tweeted "I won't bring the game back to the Rose Garden Arena!", and the little fan girl Taylor Swift immediately liked and reposted it, which helped him add a lot of firewood and made the fire of public opinion more and more prosperous.

Now, the pressure has completely come to the Houston Mosaic team.

……

After returning to his home court, he got another two days to rest. Facing the media interview again, James Harden seemed much more confident.

He seemed to feel like he was doing it again!

"We are ready to face the next battle. I have absolute confidence in myself and the team. Next, we will sit at home and we are confident that we will win one or two games..."

At least when facing the camera, Harden's confident appearance in the interview made the team's restless atmosphere drop, and it also restored a little vitality to the mosaic fans who were gradually depressed.

Basketball games have never been just a competition of strength on paper, but also a competition of mental attributes.

If you don't even believe that you can win, then who do you expect to believe in you!
……

The shouting from the bosses of the two sides sparked an afternoon and half night of discussion. The pre-match preparations all morning, and at 24:17 on the evening of the 30th, the third game of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Mosaic team started.

Compared with the previous two games, the starting members of the Trail Blazers have not changed much.On the contrary, the opposite side changed someone at the center position tonight, from No. 12 Dwight Howard to... No. 15 Clint Capela.

Emmm, Howard lost the trust of the team?
Seeing the starting lineup of the Mosaic team, Wang Zelin immediately thought of an idea.

In my memory, the 15-16 season is not only Howard's last season in Mosaic, but also the last peak period of this monster.

The regular season can contribute 16+12, and the playoffs can contribute 13+14 to Warcraft. After this season, he began his wandering career in the league.

It wasn't until he joined the Lakers for the second time that the rest of the redemption was completed, and he changed from a regrettable homeless man to the kind "Master Huo" in the mouth of many fans.

And "Cake King" Capela was also officially supported as the team's starting center after Howard left the team, and gradually reached the pinnacle of his life.

As for this season, in his memory, his backstage performance averaged 1.6 points and 4 rebounds per game, and he was a proper water dispenser manager.

At this time, the Mosaic team made a change and asked him to be pulled to replace Howard. Was it a last resort or was it intentional?
Everything can only be known when the game starts.

(End of this chapter)