From today on is the king

Chapter 1439 1438. Life Is Like Chocolate
After the Eagles and Bulls tied 2-2, the Nuggets and Warriors played next. The Warriors lost three games in a row and fell behind 0-3. The fourth game finally broke out. The Warriors scored 17 three-pointers and won the fourth game 121-100, avoiding the tragedy of being swept.

On May 5th, in the fourth game between the Lakers and the Suns, the Suns held the home court this time, 11 to 115, and won the fourth game by 99 points. The Lakers and the Suns also drew 16-2.

The Cavaliers lost two consecutive away games, 89 to 95. The Cavaliers lost both away games and fell behind 1-3.

The two groups are 2 to 2, and the two groups are 3 to 1.

The strength of the 2-2 series between the two groups is equal, it depends on which side performs well.

The absolute strength of the Nuggets is suppressed, and the Warriors have no way to win except for a big explosion.

And the Cavaliers-Magic series...

The Magic has Howard as the inside gate, Raheem as the tough guy who attacks the basket one-on-one, and Turkoglu is delivering shells to the outside artillery. They already have a fairly clear tactical prototype.

It is to restrain the Cavaliers!
The main thing is to restrain James. As long as James is guarded, the Cavaliers' offense will be paralyzed.

This is something no one expected before the playoffs. From this situation, whether it is the Magic or the Raptors, it will be very difficult for the Cavaliers to meet any of the two teams in the second round.

……

On May 5th, the Eagles came to Chicago to rest for two days, and ushered in the battle against the Bulls.

Before the Hawks-Bulls game, at [-]:[-] p.m., Game [-] of the Nuggets-Warriors series kicked off.

不过熬了13号，回到掘金队主场的时候，靠着安东尼的37分11板和艾弗森的12分12助攻的表现, 掘金队115比71，44分的分差狂胜勇士队，4比1轻松晋级。

For the Eagles and Bulls, originally, after the score was 2-2, the Bulls returned to the home court. People expected that the Bulls would have an advantage.

After all, Hinrich and Luol Deng are the perimeter defensive gates composed of the two defensive champions of this season. Sefulosa also has the talent of the best defensive team. Originally, Ben Wallace was the second defense this season. This time, the first defense and the second defense in the space forward position are occupied by Milicic and Kwame Brown. No matter how weak the warrior is, it's just that compared to his own peak period, he must be two grades weaker.

Garnett... In the original time and space, he was one year older, and he was still able to win the best defensive player at the crushing level while focusing on defense and passing.

In such a starting lineup, five players have the strength to be selected to the best defensive team, and there is also a best defensive player in it. Basically, it can be said that there is no such a good defensive lineup in the entire NBA history.

In the original time and space, even without Garnett, the Bulls would have 50 wins and reach the second round with Ben Wallace this season, sweeping the defending champion Heat.

Now with Garnett, the defensive strength of the Bulls' outside players has been fully activated. So far in the playoffs, the title of "the strongest defensive team in history" has been given to the Bulls by the media.

The strongest defensive team in history, such a title, looks too advantageous in the playoffs.

But the defense is strong... The offense really beats the Pistons in the original time and space. The Bulls' offense may be even worse.

In terms of tactics, the effect in the regular season is not bad. The Bulls played better offensively than the Pistons in the regular season. After all, Coach Skiles is not as good at defense as Larry Brown.

But in the playoffs, the Bulls' offense was not as good as the Pistons. In the playoffs, the Bulls' tactics were not so good.

The two games the Bulls won, both felt very good.

But this time, back in Chicago, the Bulls only scored 67 points in the game...

The Eagles continued their defense in the fourth game, while the Bulls made poor shots today. They made 86 of 25 shots and only scored 67 points. They still only scored 25 points with 67 free throws in the game...

The Bulls only had two players in double figures, Garnett with 22 points and Luol Deng with 13 points.

The Eagles scored 79 points, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Jason Terry scored 51 points, 79 to 67, and beat the Bulls by 12 points to win the battle of Tianwangshan.

The most eye-catching thing in this game between the two teams was the rebounds. The two teams grabbed 113 rebounds in total, setting a new record for the total number of rebounds in a single game in this year's playoffs...

This was really unexpected. The Bulls, who were completely unable to make shots in the offense, defended the Eagles with only 79 points, but they were defended by the Eagles and only scored 67 points...

During the game, it seemed that the Bulls returned to the home court and had not performed as well as they did in the last game away.

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On May 5th, the Hawks returned to Atlanta with only one day off, and on the 14th they will play Game 15 of the series.

After winning the Tianwangshan battle, the Eagles naturally want to win the series at home in Game [-].

The day the Hawks returned to Atlanta was also the day the Lakers played against the Suns at Tianwangshan and the Cavaliers returned home to play the fifth game of the series against the Magic.

The style of the battle between the Lakers and the Suns at Tianwangshan is completely different from that of the Eagles and Bulls...

The two teams played a beautiful confrontation. After 47 minutes and 50 seconds of regular time, the two teams tied at 120, and the Lakers had the ball at the last moment.

The player wearing the No. 24 jersey is still the boss. With 4 seconds left, Kobe Bryant missed a jumper and the ball hit the basket.

When it came time for Game [-] between the Cavaliers and Magic, the controversy came...

When a player gets 19 free throws in a single game... And it's not Liu Mang's kind of 20 free throws after two overtimes and the last overtime. The opponent deliberately fouled and got 41 free throws in 19 minutes of playing time in regular time...

This kind of game, the opponent can't play at all!

詹姆斯全场20投14中，其中三分球6中3，罚球19中13，狂砍44分！
44分9板7助攻，詹姆斯高达七成的命中率砍下的全面数据，帮助骑士队以112比95大胜魔术队。

The controversial part of this game is that the free throws James got and the various walking situations did not blow.

On the contrary, not many people remembered his accurate three-pointer today. ,

The most controversial part is that Magic star Sharif Rahim left the field with six fouls in the third quarter.

Without Raheem as the first barrier, Howard can't help but watch James rushing in from the inside, let alone Howard, let Milicic, Garnett, and Kwame Brown come in as well.

Liu Mang, who returned to Atlanta, went home to watch the game after training, and then had a thought...

The alliance is trying to protect the crown prince...

In fact, Liu Mang has been waiting for such a situation. James is number one in the East, and the league definitely wants to take him to a higher level.

Of course, the rest of the Cavaliers shot accurately today, giving James a one-on-one breakthrough is also the key. Peja’s 12 of 5 three-pointers and Damon Jones’ 5-of-3 three-pointers are crucial.

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The rest of the day passed quickly. On May 5, the day before the draft lottery, the Hawks ushered in the sixth game of the series against the Bulls at home.

From the battle of Tianwangshan, the Eagles seem to have an advantage, but...

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get..."

Unlike in the future when the NBA is on the verge of the finale and the championship is known before the season begins, the playoffs in this era are like boxed chocolates in this era, with various flavors inside. Take out a piece of chocolate and put it in your mouth. Before the chocolate on the outside melts, you will never know what the sandwich inside tastes like.

The Eagles back home, just like the Bulls back home, feel so cold!
On the contrary, the Bulls in the away game played vigorously...

89 to 77, 2 to 3 behind, the Bulls came to the away game, but they had the upper hand. They defeated the Eagles by 12 points and tied the big score 3 to 3!
At this time, the media and fans realized that they had overlooked a problem!
In the regular season, no Bulls with a full lineup have ever played the Hawks away.

However, the Eagles have defeated the Bulls on the road. Similarly, the Eagles have never defeated the Bulls with a full lineup at home in the regular season.

And judging from the situation of the six games, the two teams... seem to be playing better at each other's home court!

It's six games into the series before people realize this...

However, Liu Mang feels that such public opinion has a psychological advantage for his own team!

Indeed, they won three games in the second round, and two of the games they won were away games!
"Why did Rashid leave, and the feng shui of our playoffs has changed?"

At this time, Liu Mang really missed Rasheed Wallace. Even the old Rasheed Wallace was much better at dealing with Garnett than Marion. The height difference was really too big, a full ten centimeters.

Just when the Cavaliers and Magic caused controversy, and the "Away Dragon" of the Eagles and Bulls caused heated discussions, a major event related to the NBA came...

On May 5th, there is no game arrangement, and the much-anticipated draft draw will come!

(End of this chapter)