Zhiba NBA

Chapter 223 (220 Two) Finally Gathered
Although McGrady's comeback is very pessimistic, the Rockets still won.With the obvious advantage, no one doubts that the Rockets will continue to triumph and reach the Western Conference Finals.

而此时的达拉斯城弥漫着绝望的气息。几乎每名球员和球迷都想起了上赛季最后一场，40分的惨败。去年4比1，今年会是4比0吗？火箭如此不可战胜吗？
The fourth game on May 5 really showed a one-sided situation.The Mavericks players fought in this spirit, but failed to make too much resistance, and surrendered early.McGrady was still tepid, scoring only 17 points on 6 of 2 shots, but other Rockets players still showed strength that the Cowboys could not match. The final result was that the Houstonians beat their opponents by 5 points in the away game.In this way, they took the lead in securing a place in the Western Conference Finals.

Another bout in the East was also decided.The Heat easily eliminated the Nets 4-1 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.The Nets only recorded 45 wins in the regular season. Like the Nuggets, they relied on the weak overall strength of the Atlantic region to get into the third place in the Eastern Conference.Although the Pacers retired the team soul Miller in the summer, they signed Lithuanian king Jaskovicius heavily, and they are very ambitious and want to flex their muscles.Unexpectedly, Jia Tianwang was not acclimatized in the NBA and could not adapt to the rhythm of the game here.The main point guard Tinsley suffered consecutive injuries to his elbow, tendon and ankle, and finally fell down.The Pacers' back line completely collapsed, and the Nets took advantage of it.With the praying mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, the Heat passed the test without much resistance in the second round. They just had to wait for the winner between the Pistons and the Cavaliers.

The next one to decide the winner is the Western Group.The Lakers returned to the home court but encountered an unexpected downturn by Kobe. He only scored 18 points on 6 of 17 shots, but Kobe turned to assist his teammates to score and sent 8 assists.Pau Gasol, Odom, Battier and Williams each performed well. The starting five scored in double figures. In the end, the Suns lost the away game with 93:101 and lost the battle of Tianwangshan.

In the sixth battle, the two sides returned to Phoenix City.Kobe, who was mediocre in the last game, took over the game with full firepower at this time.In the last 2 minutes of the game, the Suns took advantage of Nash's two free throws to maintain a two-point lead. At this time, Kobe was completely beyond the reach of Raja Bell. He forced a three-pointer against Bell and scored his 36th point to overtake the score.

Thomas pulled out and missed a three-pointer, and the Suns were cornered.Boris Diaw suddenly showed his strength. He blocked Deron's layup, but Thomas once again wasted a good opportunity for an open jumper.Kobe turned over and hit a jumper forcibly, extending the point difference to 3 points.There are only 29 seconds left in the game.

The Suns handed over the last key ball to the core Nash, but his three-pointer also came out of the box.At the moment of life and death, Marion overwhelmed Gasol to grab this key rebound, and then gave Thomas an open corner.This time Thomas finally didn't waste the opportunity and hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 105.

In an attack in the last 6 seconds, Kobe missed a jumper and the two sides entered overtime.

The Suns in overtime were finally unsustainable physically.D'Antoni's employment is still a bit conservative. Only 8 people played in the game, and two of them did not play for a few minutes.The remaining 6 players were already out of breath, and the Suns' style of play was originally fast-paced, and it took a lot of energy to fight.On the other hand, the Lakers have ample bench manpower.Whether it's Mim Odom on the inside or George House on the outside, they can give starters ample rest.When Mutombo and Gasol, two physically strong men, put up four long arms to block the penalty area at the beginning of overtime, the Suns were doomed to lose.

What's more, the Lakers still have a fiery Kobe Bryant?
科比在加时赛大显神威，短短5分钟内他7投5中狂砍12分，整场球贡献了50+7+5。最终湖人以119:115客场胜出，以4比2的大比分淘汰太阳，强势挺进西部决赛。

As everyone expected, the two giants of the Lakers and Rockets finally met in the Western Conference Finals.

Through the fruitful drafts in recent years, the Rockets have hoarded a large number of talented young players. They have grown steadily step by step. They have evolved from a rebuilding team to a young army that cannot be ignored in the league. Until today, they have 73 wins.

The Lakers rebuilt at a high speed after the Sharks traveled to the East in the summer of 04. Although the team's vitality was severely damaged after the F4 failure, they started a textbook rebuilding work with superstar Kobe Bryant as the core.The Sharks traded for Odom to become a qualified helper next to Kobe. Then Kupchak showed his glory in the free agent market. He successively secured a group of high-quality and low-paid players such as Mo, Mutombo, and House. In addition, he supplemented the super guard Deron Williams through the draft. Gasol, who was robbed, was an underrated superstar. He and Battier completed the whole puzzle.In just two years, the Lakers have evolved from a bad team that was dismantled to a team that envied the entire league. The big ball market in Los Angeles and the rich background of the Lakers played a key role.It can be said that this kind of success is difficult to replicate.

If the two teams are not in the same era, each may become a championship or even create a dynasty.But when they met together, one of them was doomed to fall.This is the blessing of the fans and the blessing of the basketball era.

接下来东部最后一组对决也分出了胜负。第五场骑士队依靠小皇帝詹姆斯独砍32分，以2分险胜活塞拿下了天王山之战。背水一战的活塞展示出了惊人的韧性，他们打出了坚如磐石一般的防守，尽管詹姆斯砍下了32+11+5却仍无法阻止骑士以2分之差主场惜败。

5月21日，这个系列赛杀回到了奥本山宫殿球馆，活塞完全防住了詹姆斯以外的其他球员。这一场詹姆斯24投11中独得27分，可骑士其他全部人只有41投9中得到了34分。悲催的詹姆斯第一次领会到了何为“不怕神一样的对手就怕猪一样的队友”。活塞以一场难看的防守大战终结了骑士的季后赛之旅。

4 to 3, the Pistons reversed with difficulty and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Heat, who are waiting for work at leisure, are already gearing up at this time, and they can't wait to avenge their revenge in the Eastern Conference finals last year.

On May 5, the Eastern Conference Finals took the lead.The Heat defeated the exhausted Pistons by 23 points away and took the lead.And on the next 5 days, the high-profile Western Conference finals are about to kick off.

(End of this chapter)