basketball boulder

Chapter 384
The next day, the second game of the Eastern Conference finals took the lead.

The Magic team was united before the game, claiming to win a round.

"Warcraft" Howard made public his review: "In the last game, I didn't play well. This is the reason why the team lost. This time, I will not give my opponent another chance."

However, after playing only 4 minutes in the first quarter, Howard lost two fouls and was forced to leave. He spent most of the first quarter on the bench.

With Howard off the court, the Magic will be even more helpless against Yao Ming.

In the first quarter, the 76ers smashed the Magic.

35: 23.

The 76ers led by 12 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Howard came back.

This time, Howard was cautious, for fear of losing another foul and getting into foul trouble.

Yao Ming grasped Howard's mentality, forced Howard repeatedly, and continued to expand the point difference.

Halftime is over.

63:45, the 76ers led by 18 points.

In the third quarter, McGrady stood up and scored 16 points in a single quarter, narrowing the point difference to single digits at one point.

But at this moment, Iverson scored 5 points in a row, and widened the point difference again.

In the fourth quarter, it also became a moment for Iverson and McGrady to face each other.

McGrady played well, but the hole dug in the first half was too big, and the Magic didn't climb out until the last minute.

The end of the game, 119:105.

The 76ers beat the Magic, leading 2-0.

本场比赛，姚明又一次得到了29分7篮板2助攻3盖帽，完全压制了12分11篮板3盖帽的霍华德。

Yao Ming played exceptionally well in this round of the series, even more eye-catching than Iverson.

……

Another day later, Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals was also played in San Antonio.

The starting lineups on both sides have not been adjusted.

The spurs:
Duncan, Oberto, Bowen, Finley, Parker.

Grizzlies:
Milicic, Gasol, Li Lei, Jones Sr., Lowry.

Drip!

Game start.

Milicic once again beat Duncan on a jump ball, turning the ball back to the Grizzlies half court.

On the first goal of the game, Li Lei hit Bowen in a single, and after a series of tentative steps, he made a pull-up jumper and hit the front of the basket.

Bang!

"Uh, Shitou's hand feeling at the beginning of today is very average."

Teacher Xu Jicheng frowned and said.

Duncan struggled to protect the rebound and, relying on his excellent vision, found Parker immediately.

The "French sports car" kicked the accelerator, accelerated to the extreme in an instant, rushed to the frontcourt and scored a layup.

2: 0.

Yu Jia frowned: "It's strange. Although the Grizzlies lost the last game, they did a good job of defending Parker. How come this game has weakened their defense against Parker."

Of course Yu Jia didn't know, this was the tactics of the Grizzlies tonight.

Pick up speed, pick up the tempo.

Gasol retreated to serve outside the line for the first time.

As soon as Lowry caught the ball, he rushed forward at full speed.

The rest of the Grizzlies also picked up speed, flooding the frontcourt like a tide.

The Grizzlies' move was too sudden, before the Spurs could react, Lowry had already dribbled the ball across the court.

"Careful, retreat quickly! Hurry up and defend!"

Popovich jumped straight off the bench, yelling at the Spurs on the floor.

But still a step too late.

Lowry's speed is very fast, not as good as Parker, but not too bad.

The Spurs have not yet set up a defensive formation, and Lowry has already rushed to the free throw line, went straight to the inside, and directly attacked the basket.

But at this moment, a figure stood in front of Lowry.

Tim Duncan!
"You can always trust TD! He is the most reliable last line of defense for the Spurs."

Under Duncan's interference, Lowry's layup missed.

Duncan stuck Lowry with his back and wanted to accept the backcourt rebound.

However, the situation changed again.

A figure pierced into the penalty area like a sharp arrow, soared into the air, grabbed the rebound abruptly above Duncan's head, and dunked.

boom!
No. 15 for the Grizzlies, Li Lei.

He dunks Duncan!

2: 2.

Normally, Li Lei would not have this opportunity.

Because the Spurs have their own defensive system, outside defense and inside defense complement each other, making it very difficult to break through.

But in the round just now, the Grizzlies suddenly played fast, and the Spurs' defensive formation was not set up.

Lowry's fast break tore apart the Spurs' defense and disrupted the Spurs' formation, which gave Li Lei a chance.

"Roar!"

Li Lei who landed raised his head to the sky and roared angrily, his expression very excited.

After playing for four years, Li Lei also dunked a lot of big men inside, Bogut, Garnett, Kenyon Martin, Boozer...

But Duncan is what excites Li Lei the most.

After all, Duncan was the second player at the beginning of the century, second only to O'Neal, and his coffee position was obviously higher than others.

But Li Lei saw the expressionless Duncan.

Instead of being angry, he blinked cutely at Li Lei.

"..."

Li Lei was instantly discouraged.

"Defend! Return to defense!"

Li Lei clapped his hands to remind his teammates and took the lead in running to the backcourt.

The Grizzlies retreated very quickly, but the Spurs didn't mean to attack, after all, the Spurs were quite old.

Finley is 34, Bowen is 36, Duncan is 31, Oberto is 32... the youngest, Parker, is 25.

In history, wise Chinese fans summed up the three major illusions in Texas.

The Spurs are old, the Mavericks are weak, and Houston is strong.

Not to mention the Mavericks and Houston, but the fact that the Spurs are old is really not an illusion, but a reality.

The average age of the Spurs' five starters is 31.6 years, the largest in the league.

Look at the opposite Grizzlies.

Li Lei is 22 years old, Milicic is 21 years old, Gay is 21 years old, Gasol is 26 years old, Lowry is 21 years old... The average age of the Grizzlies starter is 22.2 years old, the youngest in the league.

These two teams, which happen to be the oldest and youngest of the league's 30 teams, are polar opposites.

The average age of the Spurs is 9.4 years older than the Grizzlies, which is hardly a generation.

The Spurs are out of position, and the first choice is still Duncan.

Duncan forced Milicic in the low post, turned around and hit the rebound after the hand-to-hand fight.

Bang, bang!
It's a pity that Duncan didn't score this goal.

In the first game, Li Lei and Duncan were both very hot, and they scored no matter how they shot.

But in this game, the two hit the iron at the same time, and the iconic attack did not make a shot.

"It seems that in the last game, the two sides fought too hard. It was only one day later that neither Stone nor Duncan had a good rest. At this time, it depends on who can stand up from the other players of the two teams and provide their own core. More help."

Milicic turned around to accept the rebound and found Lowry immediately.

The moment Duncan shot, Lowry had already rushed towards the frontcourt.

This is a small detail arranged by Coach Carlisle.

Lowry received the ball and rushed forward.

Where can the Spurs catch up with a bunch of old arms and old legs?Only Parker was in hot pursuit, and the speed of the French sports car was very fast.

But when he got to the basket, Lowry took the initiative to find a confrontation, giving full play to his particularly strong upper body advantage to drive Parker away and score a layup.

Bang, swish!

2: 4.

"Good job!"

On the sidelines, coach Carlisle applauded with all his strength and praised Lowry loudly.

"Great job Kyle! Keep up the good work! Great job!"

The first 4 points of the Grizzlies have a direct or indirect relationship with Lowry.

After being praised by the head coach, Lowry was also very excited, his adrenaline surged, his whole body was full of strength and passion, and he couldn't wait to continue scoring.

(End of this chapter)