The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 313 The Tangled Game

In the second half of the fourth game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, Rose played calmly at the beginning, but at halftime, he also made up his mind to play more reasonably.

But as the two goals missed, Rose began to admit his death again.

It's not that he hits randomly, he does feel that there is a chance, but often there will be something missing in the last blow.

He has always been unwilling to admit that his strength has declined.

Bulls coach Thibodeau is also very depressed. You must know that the previous defeats have made the Bulls management very dissatisfied with him. If he can't win even one game, he will also leave the game with a reputation of incompetence.

Thibodeau lost his temper during the timeout and forced Rose to share the ball.

Although Rose was upset, he didn't completely confront the head coach.

After the Bulls timed out, the ball was given to Jimmy Butler to play more rounds.

The Bulls' offense wasn't a subtle tactic, but Butler's efficiency was much higher than Rose's. After his main attack, the Cavaliers failed to continue to open the score.

But even if they can maintain the current situation, the Cavaliers still hold the lead.

Everyone knows the strength of the Cavaliers in the last quarter, whether it is Zhang Xiaotian or James, it is hard to guard against.

But knowing it doesn't mean it can stop it. Mirotic hit a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the third quarter, finally leaving the Bulls behind by only 9 points.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Rose still played with a substitute lineup.

Rose was desperate, regardless of his poor physical condition, but he just couldn't make a shot, and his consecutive shots were all iron.

Others are very stubborn, the more they can't make a shot, the more they will make a shot.

Only 2 minutes into the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian and Owen scored consecutive points on the Cavaliers side, and the score was about to reach 20 points.

The Bulls hurriedly requested a timeout and replaced Butler to change the main attack point.

Thibodeau regretted it very much. He shouldn't let Butler rest with James. Butler is young and strong and has no problem with physical strength. Maybe he can recover some points just now.

This is just based on imagination, and Thibodeau has no confidence in this series.

After Butler came up, the Bulls were indeed different. First, Butler grabbed an offensive rebound and scored, and then forced James to get a free throw and made a three-pointer from the outside.

But that's all for the Bulls, and besides, the Cavaliers have a huge lead and don't mind being chased back a few points at all.

After half a quarter, the Cavaliers still lead by 15 points.

The Bulls played a major and a junior and wanted to chase points, but there were loopholes in the defense. Irving and James broke through in a row to cause damage, firmly holding the initiative in their hands.

At the end of the game, the Bulls made consecutive shots from the outside.

Rose still hit the iron. Although Butler and Dunleavy both had hits, they couldn't change the overall situation.

In the last minute of the game, the gap between the two sides was still in double digits, and the Bulls took the initiative to replace the main force and admit defeat.

At 108:95, with Love unable to play, the Cavaliers still swept their opponents and entered the Eastern Conference Finals with their heads held high.

This is the first time the Cavaliers have entered the Eastern Conference Finals since 2009, and it is also the fifth consecutive year that James has advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

"I do my best for my team, and I do the same to my teammates," James is very happy. "I hope these partners can feel their own moments, which is why I am here. The ball We had some great players on the team, but none of them made the playoffs."

On the other hand, for the Bulls, as the team is eliminated, the question of whether Thibodeau can still coach will become a hot topic. Rose said: "I like having him as our coach."

At the same time, Rose also expressed frustration, "I have been trying to relax my shoulders, but this is not an excuse, I just missed a lot of shots."

Thibodeau also expressed his hope to stay in the Bulls, "Yes, unless the team management fires me, I still hope to stay here."

Next, the Cavaliers have time to adjust the players' status, which can ensure that they will have plenty of physical strength to enter the Eastern Conference Finals. As long as the players are physically strong, the Cavaliers will not worry about Love not being able to recover in time.

In the fourth game between the Rockets and the Clippers, the Rockets collapsed again in the third quarter.

Before the game, Paul was still flattering the prince. "Austin is incredible. In the third quarter, I can be said to be his cheerleader. I kept saying, 'If I can not play, I will not play.'"

Paul has basically recovered in this game, the Clippers have used their entire army, and both inside and outside lines are blooming. Howard is also troubled by foul problems. The main players of the two sides did not play at all in the fourth quarter.

It seems that Paul is not far from his Western Conference floor.

With two consecutive disastrous defeats, the Rockets can only hope to save face after returning home.However, in the case of 1-3 behind, it is not easy to turn defeat into victory. There have only been 8 times in NBA history.

On May 5, the Cavaliers were already watching a show, and their next opponent was still fighting hard.

The two sides fought back and forth until the last moment. Teague sealed the victory with a deadly three-pointer, but Pierce did not continue his magic and missed a key shot.

In this way, the two teams tied 2:2, which also means that the Cavaliers will rest for a long time.

In fact, there is really not much difference between the two teams. It is that there is no absolute star at the critical moment, which leads to the uncertainty of the game. If Wall is not injured, maybe the Wizards will be more hopeful.

But it is only possible, and Wall is not the kind of final-minute decisive star.

In the fifth game between the Clippers and the Rockets, the Rockets pulled back a game.

The feeling of the two teams is very strange. The Clippers won a big victory in the game, and the Rockets won a big victory this time. It seems that whoever shows his strength is completely unstoppable. There is no entanglement of similar strength at all.

Harden's triple-double is very conspicuous, but the most important thing is that the Rockets have changed.

They promoted Josh Smith to the starting [-] position, and Josh Smith can be pulled out to shoot.

In fact, it was to use a small lineup to deal with the Clippers' twin towers. At the moment of life and death, the Rockets finally got the hang of it.

Rockets coach McHale revealed that Harden fell ill before the game and was still receiving fluids in the afternoon.When reporters asked about Harden's condition, he said: "I'm fine, we won, that's the most important thing... The victory allowed us to regain our momentum, until the fourth quarter of the game. Had to work hard."

In addition to Harden, Howard also performed very well in this campaign, but after the game, Warcraft still gave Harden more compliments, "This is a win or go home game, he is as desperate as we are." Desire to win, and he showed this desire to win in today's game."

Of course, the other semifinals in the Western Conference also performed very tangled.

The only thing that is easier now is that if they don't want him to be idle all night, the team's coaching staff has formulated some new tactics, which were selected in the previous games without Love, and Zhang Xiaotian will take greater responsibility in it.

(End of this chapter)