Zhiba NBA

Chapter 63 (62) After the first round

Contrary to most people's expectations, the Lakers even pulled three games in a row behind the unfavorable situation of 0-2, especially Fisher's magical lore to take away the victory from the Holy City.Next, as long as the Lakers keep their home court, they can advance to the second round.

而一些球队已经率先晋级了。25日步行者客场15分大胜凯尔特人，以4比0的大比分横扫对手；同日篮网客场100:94掀翻尼克斯，同样4比0晋级次轮；28日国王主场依靠毕比的一次关键抢断3分险胜，以4比1的大比分淘汰了灰熊队；同日诺维斯基用出了浑身解数打出了31+14的出色表现，但卡塞尔暴走贡献36分率领森林狼主场1分险胜小牛，大分1比4牛仔本赛季折戟而归；29日活塞主场14分大胜猛龙，同样以4比1淘汰对手（史上此对手为雄鹿，而雄鹿比前世缺少里德导致未能杀入季后赛）；
30日，胜利女神终于眷顾到了火箭队。CTM合力砍下了73分力助火箭腾飞，11分取胜4比1淘汰掘金。丰田中心在这一天又成为了球迷们欢乐的海洋。

In this way, only the old rivals of the Lakers and the Hornets and the Heat are mediocre teams left in the league. Not many people pay attention to the latter.

On May 5, the Lakers were in Staples and were about to kill the Spurs.The defending champion Spurs are fighting with their backs, and if they lose, they will go home in the first round.

This series has played 5 games before, and only the third game the Lakers scored more than 39 points. The strong defense of both sides left a deep impression on the fans.This game is no exception. Although the Lakers have four superstar scorers, it is extremely difficult to score in front of the Spurs' iron wall.The two sides scored very low in the first half and tied at 10.In the third quarter, the Spurs' offense was particularly misfired. In this quarter, Duncan, Arenas and Bowen made 0 of 2 shots. Only Duncan scored 52 points by free throws.If it weren't for Ginobili's hard support, I'm afraid the Lakers would have widened the gap.The two sides entered the critical fourth quarter with an ultra-low score of 56 to [-].

Malone, who was suppressed by the junior Duncan for the entire game, was already full of anger. At this moment, the old Lakers Hawley was defending in front of him.Malone took the opportunity to forcibly cause Holly's foul, making two free throws and making one first.

Compared with the Lakers' superstars, the Spurs' tactical quality is even better.Duncan held the ball in a high position to attract the defense and assisted Devin Brown to hit a three-pointer. The Spurs were only 55 points behind at 57:2.

Hawley suddenly stepped forward to double-team Kobe who was holding the ball, and the latter was caught off guard and was intercepted.The Spurs had a chance to overtake, but it was a pity that Manu Ginobili missed a three-pointer. Fortunately, the rebound was set out of bounds by the Lakers.Duncan touched Manu's head to comfort his teammates (it is said that it was Duncan who touched Manu's head later).Seeing that Ginobili was playing too impatiently, Popovich immediately replaced him with Arenas and replaced him with Nesterovic.

This time it was Devin Brown who made a contribution again. He made a strong shot at the basket and caused Fisher to foul, and there was also an additional penalty. 58:57 The Spurs lead by 1 point!
As soon as the score fell behind, the Lakers' big brother O'Neal couldn't help it. He wanted to get the ball and singled Duncan fiercely.Rao is that Duncan is already one of the strongest inside defensive barriers in the league, and he couldn't stand the violent attack of the big sharks, so he had to make a foul.It's a pity that O'Neal missed two free throws and missed a good opportunity.

The Spurs' offense, Duncan also missed a shot.Malone grabbed the rebound and handed it directly to Kobe. Kobe broke through Bowen's defense and caused a foul by Nesterovic. He made two free throws and the Lakers took the lead again.

Devin Brown thought he felt good, and he was about to enter the Lakers hinterland when he got the ball.This time he really overestimated himself, and the big shark hit the racket with a big cap that blocked the sky.Nesterovic managed to grab the rebound, but as soon as he made the shot, the Sharks took off for the second time and rewarded him with another block.The home fans applauded.With O'Neal, there is our Lakers position!
Payton assisted Fisher to hit a three-pointer, and the point difference returned to 58 points at 62:4.

The Lakers superstar is finally about to step up and take over the game.This time it was Kobe. He first received a pass from Payton and hit a jumper. Then he scored 2 points in singles against Brown, and then made two free throws for Brown's defensive foul.On the defensive end, the Lakers are also united. O'Neal once again sent a big cap, this time the victim is Ginobili.

The Spurs were forced to call a timeout, and Popovich had to deploy the last trick-the shark-cutting tactic (shark-cutting is a tactic that takes advantage of O'Neal's inaccurate free throws and fouls O'Neal to make him free throws).It's a pity that the Spurs' offense was also unstable. The Sharks made 3 of 6 free throws in the next 3 rounds, but only Ginobili scored 2 points for the Spurs. The Lakers still firmly maintained the lead at 70:77, with less than 3 minutes left in the game.

After Arenas caused a foul, he made two free throws and Payton hit the iron with a jumper.The Spurs were still 6 points short of getting the ball back. In 2 minutes, the gap was not too big.But a key steal by Malone, Arenas was forced to foul O'Neal.O'Neal made two free throws at a super level, widening the point difference to 8 points.

Hawley once again missed a desperate three-pointer. Kobe received a pass from Payton and made a jumper. 71:81, this ball basically sentenced the Spurs to death.

In the end, at 76:88, the Lakers relied on the stable performance of several superstars in the fourth quarter to defeat their old rival Spurs with difficulty.The big score eliminated the rival 4-2.

Shark and Stone Buddha hugged each other after the game.The two great giants didn't have much contact and had different personalities, but they understood each other's greatness through the confrontation on the court.

Hawley walked up to his old teammates with complicated expressions and mixed feelings in his heart.

"Go ahead and win the championship for me." He looked at Kobe and said.

Kobe smiled at him, turned and walked toward the tunnel.This ruthless black mamba doesn't say too many sensational words.

"We will win." Fox said, he hugged Hawley, and the old teammates will not forget the feelings of fighting side by side because of their own masters for a while.It is precisely because of this kind of friendship that later generations have a saying-"No brothers, no basketball!"

On May 5th, the final battle of the first round was finally decided.The Heat beat the Hornets at home and advanced to the second round 4-4.So far, all the top four in the East and West have been produced.

East: Pacers vs. Heat, Pistons vs. Nets (the Nets are ranked higher, but the Pistons have a better record and the Pistons have home court advantage).

West: Timberwolves vs. Kings (similarly, Wolves gain home court advantage), Rockets vs. Lakers.

According to NBA practice, awards for some seasons also gradually began to be awarded during the first round of the game:

LeBron James of the Cavaliers received 78 first-place votes, overwhelming Anthony of the Nuggets for the Rookie of the Year award.These two also swept all the first ballots.

The Pacers' Ron Artest narrowly beat the Pistons' Ben Wallace for Defensive Player of the Year.Daben was very dissatisfied with this.In the regular season, the Pistons ranked second in the league in points allowed per [-] rounds, second only to the Spurs, and slightly ahead of the Pacers in third place.

Antawn Jamison of the Mavericks was elected the best sixth man, which was the only consolation for the Mavericks after a failed year.

开拓者队的扎克.兰多夫则毫无悬念当选为最快进步球员。兰多夫上赛季场均出场17分钟仅有8+4，本赛季飙升至20+10，数据惊人。

The Rockets players are naturally indispensable in the best team. Tracy McGrady and Kidd were elected as the first-team guards, Yao Ming beat Ben Wallace and was elected as the second-team center, and Billups was also elected as the third-team guard.

And the heaviest prize will be announced soon.

　The poisonous tongue is also an old wower from the public beta period. I watched Warcraft on the first day it was released on the 8th. I really miss my comrades back then.Even if there is a next wow, we don't have the next youth to chase after.I wish the Warcraft movie a big hit (in fact, the box office is already a blockbuster), and I wish every comrade-in-arms in Azeroth, regardless of the alliance tribe, a happy life.

　　
　
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