I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 301 Rainy before the sun, I promise!

The time soon came to the night of June 6, and before the whole of Milwaukee fell into the night, thunderous cheers erupted from the Bradley Center Arena.

It turned out that after the Bucks won their first victory, they made persistent efforts to defend the second home court of the finals and won the first two consecutive victories of the finals.

Although the Bucks are about to move to Sacramento next, the fans at the scene did not have much reluctance, let alone anything to worry about.

After all, the Bucks won the first two games by nearly 20 points.

This is the finals, and winning the game with such a large point difference is enough to show that there is indeed an insurmountable distance between the strengths of the two teams.

Of course, Bucks fans will inevitably have some regrets before leaving the Bradley Center.

"Perhaps this game is the last victory for the Bucks at home this season?"

Many Bucks fans believe that under the leadership of He Li, the team will sweep the Kings 4-0 to win the championship.

No matter how bad it is, if you accidentally lose a game, then the Bucks will beat the Kings 4-1, right?

In any case, with the advantage of the flying dragon riding on the face, the Bucks cannot play too far.

So, whether it is 4 to 0 or 4 to 1, the Bucks will eventually win the championship at the King's home court.

For Bucks fans, there will be more or less regrets.

Many Bucks fans are looking forward to winning the championship at home this year like last year, and under the witness of everyone, they will win the championship trophy!
It's a pity that the Bucks are too strong!
And the achievement of three consecutive championships cannot be missed. In this season's finals, the Bucks have no reason to release water.

However, some Bucks fans do not absolutely have any regrets.If the Bucks can't come back, then follow them.

In fact, many Bucks fans have already organized a group to buy tickets for G4 and G5 of the finals.

Some of the fans are organized and planned. They want to occupy the King's home court, and they must focus on the guest, so that the Bucks players can play better at the "home court".

If it weren't for Milwaukee's small population and too small fan base, driven by witnessing the initiative to create a historic record for three consecutive championships, Bucks fans might really seize the King's home court.

Closer to home, the time turned to June 6, and the G10 between the Bucks and the Kings finally started.

The Kings who returned to the home court faced the Bucks again, and all of them were like chicken blood.

At the beginning of the game, Divac beat Kwame Brown with a jump ball, and then Peja and Bibby made three-pointers back and forth on the outside.

Seven minutes into the first quarter, the Bucks took the initiative to call a timeout and let Payton and Karl Malone play in advance.

The Bucks have strengthened the perimeter defense and increased the interior offense, taking advantage of the interior advantage to throw the ball more efficiently without excessive consumption of physical strength.

Even so, the Bucks lost the Kings by three points in the first quarter.

Of course, in the second quarter, the Bucks had possession of the ball at the beginning, relying on a super long three-pointer from He Li, the score was immediately tied.

If it weren't for Wade's bad form today and wasted a lot of possessions in the second quarter, the Bucks would have opened up the situation in the second quarter and expanded their point difference advantage.

But the state of this thing, does not mean that there is something.

Wade is a first-year rookie, and now is the time to accumulate experience in the Finals. The Bucks seem to have no pressure, so George Karl decided to give Wade more.

After all, in the previous two games, Wade performed quite well as a rookie.

After the second quarter, Wade made 8 of 3 shots and made two free throws. The true shooting percentage is not too bad.

As for the wasted possession of the ball, it should be considered as tuition fees.

Who said that Wade is the future of the Bucks!
Since the two teams were tied in the first half, the Bucks wanted to decide the outcome with the Kings, so they had to spend more energy in the third quarter.

However, it never occurred to him that Karl Malone was suddenly injured when He Li just wanted to use his full firepower.

"You old guy is really unlucky, but don't worry, we will definitely win, and then enjoy it!"

As the head of the Bucks, He Li expressed condolences to Karl Malone with a strained back muscle in a relaxed tone.

To some extent, Karl Malone's life is not hard enough.

In the face of Pippen's trash talk, if he can remain calm and hit two free throws at the critical moment, then Karl Malone may be able to step on Jordan and Pippen to win the battle.

There was another time when the Jazz led by one point in the last half minute. Karl Malone held the ball near the bottom line of the frontcourt, was intercepted by Jordan, and was followed by Jordan's fast break to complete the quasi lore.

As long as these two fatal mistakes only occur once, maybe Jordan will not be able to achieve the next three consecutive games.

And Karl Malone, as one of the uncrowned kings in the 90s, would not come to He Li in a humble manner at the beginning of the 21st century.

This year's Karl Malone finally entered the finals again, and it is the closest to the championship.

It never occurred to me that Karl Malone's body was exhausted, perhaps because he used too much back-hitting with the Pistons in front.

Now he once again used his back to deal with the young and vigorous Webber. Before Karl Malone won the championship trophy, he fell down first.

By the way, when Weber saw Karl Malone fall in front of him, he felt a little bit in his heart. How bad is this!

Weber thought that Karl Malone, an old guy, didn't talk about football ethics. He was so old, and he was flopping in front of the referee.

Weber had already fouled three times in the first half. If Karl Malone successfully flopped, then the gain this time would be more than just two free throws. This also included that Weber had four fouls, and he would suffer from control fouls for a while.

However, the Kings have the home whistle today, and the league headquarters does not hope that there will be no suspense in this year's finals.

It is best to be able to force the Bulls to fight until the last second when Jordan runs out of food and ammunition during the three-game period after Jordan.

It's not that the Bucks unilaterally crushed and won as they did in the previous two seasons.

Therefore, this time Karl Malone fell after experiencing a physical confrontation with Webber, and there were no defensive fouls and free throws for the offensive side.

During this period, the Bucks not only lost a core player, but also lost a ball right by the way.

Originally, this ball possession could give the Bucks a boost, and a wave of indiscriminate attacks knocked down the king's overall momentum. As a result, the Bucks' morale dropped a lot due to the loss of troops.

I have to say, this is really a matter of time and fate.

Fortunately, this is a stag. Karl Malone served tea and poured water on the stag, and did the dirty work, which was not in vain.

The Bucks not only have a strong starting lineup, but the depth of the bench is also extremely terrifying.

Even with the loss of such a meritorious veteran like Karl Malone, the Bucks still have considerable hope of defeating the Kings to win the championship in the next game.

It's just that today's game is not so easy to win.

In the third quarter, due to Karl Malone's sudden injury, some Bucks players were careless, a little distracted, and did not play well in the third quarter.

On the contrary, it was the king who took the opportunity to add insult to injury and launched a counterattack.

By the end of the third quarter, the Bucks even lost the Kings by 4 points.

In the fourth quarter, because the king had the ball for the first attack, the Bucks became the chaser who should be anxious and find a way to solve the problem.

"Jump shot from Joe Johnson! This is a very good mid-range performance!"

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bucks still gave the singles Joe some opportunities to help He Li share some pressure.

At this critical moment, He Li didn't sit down on the court.

After all, when He Li is on the court, he can attract the King's defense by threatening shots.

But He Li has already shot 17 shots in the first three quarters today, and also scored 7 rebounds and 5 assists. One can imagine how much energy He Li consumed.

In order to ensure that the hips are not stretched at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, He Li still needs to accumulate a little energy at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Of course, He Li would definitely make a move if he had the chance.

But if he can create a good shooting space for his teammates, He Li will also rely on the strength of his teammates to win the game.

However, the overall state of the Bucks in the fourth quarter was not very good.

Perhaps because of the change of court, outside players such as Penny, Payton, and Wade are not in a good state. Today, the Bucks only have He Li on the three-point line, and the others' three-point shooting rate is less than 30%.

Even in the field of mid-range shooting, except for He Li, there is only Joe who is currently 14 of 6 in singles. In fact, Joe in singles doesn’t shoot much at the basket and the overall shooting rate is not high. In addition, he has a few free throws, which can be regarded as helping He Li digest some of the ball.

As for the inside, it was okay when Karl Malone was there, but without Karl Malone, Kwame Brown and Boozer also pulled their hips all of a sudden, and their offensive shooting percentages in the interior were just over 4%.

At this time, the two third-year and second-year championship members are unreliable, and George Karl will not temporarily draw a strong man and send a first-year rookie Kendrick Perkins to top it.

Anyway, it's the finals. If the point difference has been widened and the advantage is in the hands of the Bucks, then it doesn't matter to practice rookies.

But the king was in hot pursuit, and his morale was like a rainbow, so the stag must go all out to suppress the king's arrogance at the moment.

Since the King's defense is not bad, the Bucks don't have to find a way to hang the ball inside when their own inside players are not strong.

At this time, the Bucks want to score, so apart from the jumper, they only have to hit the basket.

At present, the Bucks are temporarily relying on Joe's early 4% outside shooting in singles to quench their thirst, because Kwame Brown and Boozer are still able to grab rebounds, and the Bucks can also beat them like this.

If He Li can retain more physical strength now, then in a few minutes, He Li will not be limited to shooting three-pointers from the outside.

At that time, He Lida can hold the ball and go to the basket to kill!

At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, if the on-site referee does not give free throws, then He Li can only curse.

In fact, He Li seems to have become No.1 in the league. In the fourth quarter of the finals, although he didn't get the treatment of Jordan, he wouldn't do too much anyway.

He Li still has the free throws that He Li should have. Even He Li was a bit aggressive in defense, and the referee didn't call He Li.

"With 12 seconds left in the game, the king leads by three points. Can He Li use this three-pointer to tie the score?"

"It's unbelievable that He Li hit the iron with three points!"

At this moment, it is a bit like the plot when Jordan steals Karl Malone. The Bulls are behind by three points, but Jordan's choice is not to shoot a three-pointer, but to score two points with a layup first.

Then bet on stealing Karl Malone, and finally staged a lore.

However, He Li, who has been deeply influenced by modern basketball, has the idea of ​​​​handling this situation, and naturally shoots three-pointers when he is short of three-pointers.

If the three points are tied, then both sides have a round to play.

The Kings did not pause, and if the serve was intercepted, their Bucks would be able to kill.

The King sent the ball to halftime, and the Bucks relied on foul tactics to see if the King could make a key free throw. Even if they made two free throws, the Bucks still had a chance to counter the lore.

No matter how he thinks or looks, He Li believes that his decision is correct.

It's just that He Li never thought beforehand that this three-pointer would be missed.

"The shooting space is a bit too big!" He Li said embarrassingly after hitting the iron, making an excuse for himself.

It was not easy for the teammate to create an open three-pointer for He Li, but He Li failed to grasp it.

In the past three seasons, He Li has never missed a key shot such as a lore or a quasi-lore, but he missed an open shot, which is very embarrassing, let alone at a critical moment like the finals.

"Damn it, I won't be dragged down by Karl Malone's unlucky reminder, right?" He Li quickly thought of another excuse.

Think about it carefully, not sure yet.

By the time He Li finished thinking about it, the game was almost over.

Webb grabbed a key rebound, and the Bucks could only foul, but the reaction was a bit slow. After Payton yelled a reminder, Boozer reached out to hug him.

As a result, after Webber made two free throws and made one, there were only 8.7 seconds left in the game.

In the next round, He Li made a three-pointer into the basket, but there were only 3.1 seconds left.

The Bucks fouled immediately after the Kings serve. The Kings scored two points through free throws, and the point difference on the field came to 3 points.

At this time, how could the king not know how to arrange the final defense.

Divac relied on his height to stand in front of Payton, who was about to serve. The Kings teamed up to double-team He Li except Bibby. As for Bibby, he stood outside the three-point line and stared at singles Joe.

Next, as long as He Li can't catch the ball, can't shoot a three-pointer, or singles Joe hits a three-pointer from the outside, then it is absolutely impossible for the Bucks to want to tie the game.

The fact is just as expected by the Kings players on the court. The Bucks obviously want to shoot three-pointers. The Kings strangled He Li and singles Joe.

Boozer tried to shoot a three-pointer, but the three-pointer went over the bridge and didn't even touch the rebound.

Of course, Boozer can't be blamed for this. Boozer usually has three-pointers in a row, but the Bucks usually don't have his turn to shoot three-pointers. Since he didn't shoot much in the game, it is understandable that he couldn't shoot in the finals.

Not to mention the time it takes for him to catch the ball and make a shot, it only takes about a second. It is not incomprehensible to make a three-pointer cross the bridge in a hasty shot.

It's just that in G3 of the finals, the Bucks lost to the Kings in an upset, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that the Bucks also lost Karl Malone, a general.

After the Bucks lost G3, the outside world suddenly blew up an evil wind advocating that the Kings would eventually defeat the Bucks.

If it weren't for the Bucks coming back in G4 soon, maybe the Bucks will continue to be looked down upon. Even He Li, the second consecutive FMVP, will have his reputation damaged, and everything will be destroyed in the first battle.

Fortunately, the Bucks have a solid foundation and can withstand toss.

G3 is just that most of the starting players are in poor condition. After adjusting in time, it will not be a problem for the Bucks to win the Kings.

It can be said that the defeat of G3 was just the rain before the sun!

In this regard, even Karl Malone, who was wearing ointment and prepared to witness the championship together, had no idea.

On June 6, the Bucks boarded the bus, and Payton and Karl Malone were looking forward to it as they rushed to the Yake Arena.

"Will it be today?"

"Winning the championship is today, and the greatness will be witnessed by you and me! I promise!" He Li calmly made a promise!
(End of this chapter)