The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 250 Learn from the Warrior Spirit!The Rockets reverse fate?

2007 5 Month 3 Day.

A day remembered in sports history.

On this day, the Golden State Warriors went through six fierce battles and finally defeated the regular season champion Dallas Mavericks with a total score of 4:2.

They successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals and created an incredible "Black Eight Miracle".

Zhang Bolong is undoubtedly the team's number one hero.

In six games, he averaged 33.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, sending the MVP Nuo Tianwang home with his superstar performance.

Such an amazing performance also made those experts who questioned his playing style tightly shut their mouths.

And for the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean, this is also a very special day.

In order to commemorate the first home team, the Warriors, who created a miracle, many domestic companies even directly announced a half-day holiday in the afternoon to make up for the game missed in the morning.

Such a grand occasion is rare.

At least in this generation, except for the national football team's entry into the World Cup, there is no such sports event that can make the whole country celebrate.

It will be deeply engraved in the long river of sports in China and become a classic memory that hundreds of millions of people will never forget.

This miracle shocked the world, inspired Huaxia, and planted a basketball seed in the hearts of countless young people.

Not only Lan Dongliang called to praise him, but even the old head who loves basketball sent a congratulatory message.

The old chief spoke highly of his heroic, unyielding, daring to fight, indomitable, and never give up Heiba ​​spirit in the process of fighting against powerful enemies, and said that he would call on athletes across the country to learn from him and the spirit of warriors.

This made Zhang Bolong really flattered.

He never thought that he and the Warriors would be endowed with a higher status and significance, becoming the benchmark and role model for athletes.

But thinking of his own influence, this is indeed the meaning of the question.

Sports is nothing more than war in peacetime.

Zhang Bolong can play such a performance in the highest hall of basketball, and his ability beats all the European and American players, showing the heroic and elegant demeanor of the children of China,
For China, which is developing rapidly and its national strength is increasing rapidly, this is undoubtedly a shot in the arm and a real national pride.

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While people were cheering for the Warriors and Zhang Bolong, they did not forget to pay attention to another contest.

The tiebreaker between the Rockets and the Jazz.

This is also the only matchup to reach Game [-] in the first round of the playoffs.

Huaxia fans are looking forward to Dayao and Long Shuai's meeting in the Western Conference semifinals.

This is not called "fighting in the same room", but "joining forces in victory".

Just as football fans do not expect the Chinese team to win the World Cup,
No matter how fanatical basketball fans are, they also know that the Warriors and Rockets are not strong enough to win the championship.

Then when the two teams meet, at least one of them will be able to enter the Western Conference Finals.

For Huaxia fans, this is definitely something to be happy about!

It is also based on such expectations that the eyes of the whole country are focused on the life-and-death battle the day after tomorrow.

On May 5, the Rockets' tiebreaker against the Jazz started.

The good news for the Rockets is that in the first six contests between the two sides, both sides have won at their respective home courts.

In this game, the Rockets are also sitting at the Toyota Center at home, vowing to break through the curse of the first round.

The Rockets got off to a smooth start. Dayao and Shane Battier scored two points to help the team start 4:0.

But Zhang Bolong frowned slowly.

The Rockets are just fighting with a morale, relying on home court advantage to beat the Jazz by surprise.

But as far as the scene is concerned, the Jazz's tactics are more mature and effective, and the offensive end also maintains a higher success rate.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

The steady and steady Jazz quickly caught up with the score and overtook it in one fell swoop.

At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz, who played away, led by 29 points at 22:7.

In the second quarter, the little fat man Delong and the old fish took turns using their strong bodies to ravage the thin "streetball king".

Alston's performance was also very bad. He was completely unable to limit the opponent's role on the outside, and his shots were also inaccurate. He only hit one goal in six shots in the half.

But he is not the only one who is abnormal.

Yao, who has always been as stable as a sea god, was also restricted by the Jazz's inside group.

He made only 11 of 4 shots on the offensive end, and he was stretched defensively.

Not only couldn't prevent Boozer's ecstasy small mid-range shot, but he couldn't keep up with Deron Williams who broke through and made an easy layup.

“犹他双煞”一个半场17分7篮板，一个15分8助攻，帮助爵士53:43取得了两位数的领先。

Entering the crucial third quarter, McGrady rewarded AK47 with a hot pot as soon as he came up, and Yao Ming also scored a slam dunk vigorously, sweeping away the haze of the first half.

The joint attack of the Yao-Mai combination has boosted the spirits of the Houstonians!

But after studying and competing in six games, the two teams are already too familiar.

Even though the Rockets played their own offense, they still couldn't hold back the Jazz's offense, and the two sides formed a confrontational situation for a while.

With 5:32 left in the third quarter, Dayao's knee was hit by Kirilenko in the defense and fell to the ground in pain.

Facing the battle of life and death, Yao Ming chose to persevere.

He could not get off the line of fire with a minor injury, and scored a tough second offense with the injury, which greatly boosted the morale of the team.

With Dayao's another hook hit, the Rockets played a wave of 11:5 chasing points, and the score was close to 4 points.

However, at the critical moment, Boozer, the "rebel boy" stepped forward again.

He grabbed the score and assists, and survived the Rockets' counterattack momentum.

As Tracy McGrady, Battier and Alston missed three-pointers one after another, the Rockets almost stalled across the board.

The Jazz responded with a 13-6 spurt and once again extended the score to 71-60.

After three quarters, the Jazz continued to lead 75-67.

As we all know, the Rockets have always been famous for pulling their hips in the fourth quarter.

They often go into the fourth quarter with a 10-plus lead and get blown away.

Jr. Van Gundy may also have considered this, so he deliberately didn't let the team lead into the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the bayonet saw red.

Dayao, whose knee was still hurting, tried his best.

He must dig the ball and fight for every inch of land. He made 9 of 9 free throws in a single quarter, scored 15 points and blocked 2 shots.

In the past period of time, the Rockets played a 10-2 climax, and the score came to 75-74, only one point behind.

The two sides come and go, and the score is biting tightly, it depends on who can hold on to this last breath.

Watching this big man who is close to 2 meters throw himself to the inside again and again, Zhang Bolong even had an urge to rush to the court to fight side by side with him.

Perhaps this is the power of competitive sports to infect people.

"Can you perform miracles, Dayao?"

"I've done it, and you can beat the Jazz and reverse your fate, right?"

Full of expectation, Zhang Bolong unconsciously clenched the remote control in his hand.

(End of this chapter)