I'm really a slam dunk

Chapter 111 Eastern semifinals, Collins returns! [The 24th update asks for subscription, there will be more later]

When it comes to irritating people, Du Qi is serious.

……

When the media reporters came to interview, Du Qi originally wanted to use the microphone to say that he wanted to take a photo with Jordan.

But he looked over to Jordan's seat. The NBA legend was long gone.

Du Qi had no choice but to give up.

I hope that I have the opportunity to take a photo with Qiao Gangzhu in the future, and it is not a waste of traveling.

……

In the game of the Nets VS Bulls, the Nets players became very excited because of the victory in the battle of Tianwangshan.

5 month 6 day.

The G6 game started at the home court of the Bulls.

There were no spectacular scenes or too exciting moments in this game.

final score,
112 to 108,

The Nets led by 4 points. In the first round of the Eastern Conference, they eliminated the Bulls with a total score of 4:2 and entered the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Simultaneously.

The games of other teams in the first round of the Eastern Conference also came to an end one after another.

In the Heat VS 76ers game, the Heat swept the 76ers and entered the semifinals.

In the Pistons VS Pacers game, the two sides fought fiercely for seven games. In the tiebreaker, the Pistons defended like an iron barrel, and finally stopped the Pacers from advancing.

The Celtics VS Wizards, 1:4, after the Wizards lost a game at home, it seemed like a bloodbath. In the next four consecutive games, they slashed all the way and killed the Celtics. Stay and advance to the semi-finals.

The Eastern Conference semifinal matchup thus formed:
Heat VS Wizards;

Pistons VS Nets;

West side.

The most popular Rockets in the hearts of Chinese fans, the combination of Yao Ming and McGrady challenged the Mavericks,
In the game between G1 and G2, the Rockets beat the Mavericks and won two games in a row. With a perfect record of 2:0, they gave Rockets fans and Chinese fans strong confidence.

But the Rockets behind have frequent crises.

Bishop Van Gundy's stubbornness, Sura's sluggishness and Tracy McGrady's "one-eating" character all make the Rockets play very uncertain.

The first six games were tied 3:3.

In the tiebreaker, it led to the complete collapse of the Rockets, losing to the Mavericks by a humiliating 76 to 116 by 40 points!
It is very regrettable.

In the Supersonics VS Kings game, the Supersonics pushed the Kings with a score of 4:1 and entered the semifinals.

Spurs VS Nuggets, the Spurs, a strong team, easily sent the Nuggets out.

Suns VS Grizzlies, the Suns are so strong that they even swept the Grizzlies.

The formation of the Western Conference semifinals:
Spurs VS Sonics;
Suns VS Mavericks;

……

It's May 5th.

Palace of Auburn Hills Stadium.The home stadium of the Pistons.

Nets VS Pistons.

This scene seems to be back to last season's Eastern Conference finals, where the Nets VS Pistons became life-and-death rivals.

"As the two strong teams in the East, this time the Nets and Pistons, who will have the last laugh?"

"Of course it's a piston!"

"The overall lineup of the Nets this year is still weak!"

The discussion of the fans in the G1 and G2 games, on the home court of the Pistons, became a prophecy.

The Pistons beat the Nets with a 2:0 record.

The Pistons won the first two games because of home court advantage and lineup advantage.The inside line of the Pistons has almost become an impenetrable knot for the Nets, and the Pistons are good at defense. No matter how active Du Qi is, the Pistons cannot defend well.

5 month 14 day.

The semifinals of the Nets VS Pistons will be brought back to the Nets at home.

At the Barclays Center.

The Nets fought hard and finally pulled back a victory.

Total score 2:1
But in the Nets' second home game, the Pistons won the Nets again.The total score reached 3:1.
Both the Nets players and Nets fans felt tremendous pressure, as if a big stone was pressing on their chests.

If they lose one more game, the Nets' playoff run will stop here and they can go home and fish.

5 month 18 day.

The Nets ushered in a piece of good news under tremendous pressure, that is, their starting center Jason Collins recovered from a foot injury and returned to the game.

this day.

The Nets came to the Palace of Auburn Hills Stadium to play away against the Pistons for a more critical G5 game.

8pm.

During the warm-up before the game, the fans at the scene discovered the return of Jason Collins.

For the fans of the Nets, the return of Jason Collins, in fact, at the Nets press conference at the end of the G4 game, Coach Painter revealed to the media the return of Jason Collins.

So in anticipation,
In the Pistons' home court, there are actually a lot of Nets fans.

"Jason Collins is back!"

"Corinth!"

Before the game started, the call for Jason Collins was the highest.

As fans, their eyes are the sharpest.

The reason why the Nets have been unable to win the Pistons for a long time, apart from being unable to resist the Pistons' iron barrel defense, is that the Nets' inside line is a big shortcoming.

No matter how active the ace Du Qi is, he has not been able to improve this shortcoming.

after all.

The backup center Nenad Kostic is too young, with no experience and ability.

The return of Jason Collins undoubtedly raised the height of the Nets' shortcomings as a whole.

Before playing.

Jesse said to the players earnestly:
"Guys, the Pistons are a very strong defensive team, but we are not weak, our offense, especially the perimeter offense is very strong.

Now our leading center Jason Collins is also back.

and so!
Please be sure to cheer up 100% and fight for the Nets!

Fight for our glory! "

These words were spoken passionately.

The Nets players were excited.

"Fight for glory!"

The Nets' starting lineup returns to its previous lineup:
Duke, Jason Collins, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd.

The starting lineup for the Pistons is:

Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace.

The center circle position on the field.

Duke stepped up as the starting jumper.

Ben Wallace stood opposite Ducci, his eyes burning.

Last season, Ben Wallace felt contempt when he saw Ducci jumping the ball with him. Now, even when he looks down at Ducci because of the height difference, his eyes are full of awe.

The referee holds the ball,

Came between the two of them, looked at the timetable, and threw the ball vertically between them. When the ball reached the highest point,
beep!

The whistle blew for the game.

Du Qi came later, and with his excellent jumping ability, he slapped the ball and patted it to Kidd, winning the opening ball for the Nets.

"Well done, Du!"

"come on!"

In the commotion of the Nets fans, Kidd received the ball and rushed towards the Nets frontcourt quickly.

Players from both sides began to move.

Responsible for defending Duke, or Richard - Hamilton.

Du Qi started to move actively from the beginning, shifted sideways, staggered Hamilton's position, and reached out to Kidd for the ball.

Kidd made a high throw and passed the ball to Duke.

Duqi jumped up and hooked his right hand, catching the ball easily.It fell to the ground with a bang, and then dribbled back to the three-point line.

"Richard, he's going to shoot a three!"

"I know!"

Richard Hamilton's eyes were burning, and he rushed over immediately.

When he was about to throw the ball into Du Qi's hands, he saw Du Qi dribble in a changed direction and avoided his steal very flexibly.

Then a crotch dribble.

Du Qi just retreated beyond the three-point line.Without the slightest sloppiness, he jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

Richard Hamilton jumped up.

"Damn it, I can't reach it!"

Swish!
Du Qi's three-pointer went into the net hollow!

3:0
wow~~
There was a great commotion at the scene.

This kind of three-pointer at the beginning and hitting it gave the fans a shocking visual experience.

"very good!"

When Bishop Jesses saw this scene on the sidelines, he couldn't help but praise him with a pleased smile on his face, "Du was very active as soon as he started!"

Coach Painter nodded, followed by a smile.

The Pistons responded with a goal. Ben Wallace dunked successfully under the basket and scored two points.

3:2
"Jason Collins has to work hard!"

It was Collins who was in charge of facing Ben Wallace.

As the Pistons score, the ball returns to the Nets.

Kidd dribbled the ball past half court and saw Carter running out of the open space, so he gave the ball to Carter. Carter's three-step layup was blocked and was interfered by Ben Wallace. Carter had to pass the ball to Jay before landing. Sen-Collins.

The latter received the ball, and Pistons power forward Rasheed Wallace came up on defense.

Boom!

Jason Collins played Rasheed Wallace with a post-up single, and after Carter landed, he ran over to help with the pick-and-roll.

When he got the chance, Collins was about to jump up and shoot, but found that Ben Wallace was already in front of him and defended.

Jason Collins looked cold, ready to go hard.

But at this moment,
With a flash of his eyes, he saw Du Qi ran past in the left corner.

Huh!
No hesitation.

Collins, who trusts Du Qi very much, leads the ball from the basket to Du Qi from a long distance.

This pass surprised the Pistons players.

But seeing that it was passed to Du Qi, their expressions suddenly changed.

"Richard, don't let him shoot threes!"

Richard Hamilton was a little depressed, he felt tired of defending at the beginning.This Asian kid is really good at running!

The condition is so good that it explodes.

Dookie's jumping shot leaned back as Richard Hamilton pounced.

"Lean back!"

"How to prevent this??"

Hamilton had a headache.

just see.

Du Qi stepped back and shot the three-pointer smoothly. Hamilton could only pray that the three-pointer would not be scored.

however,
Swish!
Hollow into the network!

6:2
wow~~
The atmosphere in the audience is somewhat boiling:

"Amazing this Asian No. [-]!"

"Two three-pointers in a row! What an awesome three-point shooter!"

"It's unbelievable if you don't see it with your own eyes. He shoots the ball so well and moves so beautifully."

"I kind of like this Asian boy."

And Duke's opening show isn't over yet.

When the Pistons were struggling to chase points, in the 4th minute of the first quarter, Dookie received the ball from Carter, retreated to the three-point line with two bangs, avoided the interference of Richard Hamilton, and made another hit A three-pointer.

14 is better than 7!

In just 4 minutes of the opening, the Nets led the Pistons by 7 points under Du Qi's activity!
"pause!"

Pistons head coach Larry Brown reached out for the first timeout of the game.

"Nice job, Du!"

"So handsome!"

After being called for a timeout, the Nets players also walked back to the sidelines.Kidd and Jefferson couldn't help but praise Duke.

Back to the sidelines.

Jesses also praised Du Qi a lot.

While Du Qi was feeling elated, he also 'looked' at the system interface:

"Host: Du Qi.

Bounce: 100
Possession: 79
Rebounds: 60
Three-pointers: 91"

Currently assignable attribute point 1;

Current experience value: 28833/40000.

Unused bionic card: 1 piece.

The reason why Du Qi "showed off" at the beginning was actually because he used a "hole card".That is to add a little bit to the ball control ability.

Originally, there were 2 attribute points that could be assigned, and the ball handling ability was 78. After the points were added, it became this data.

in the previous four games.

Du Qi has the urge to use his "hole card".

But when Du Qi saw that he won the G3 game, he gave up using his hole cards.Unexpectedly, they lost the next G4 game again.

In Du Qi's view, the use of hole cards should be placed in the most critical place.

Then this game is the most critical.

Of course.

For the Nets, with a big score of 3:1 and a best-of-seven game, every next game is more critical.

Du Qi didn't have many hole cards, so he could only use them sparingly and resign himself to fate.

Pistons here.

"Richard Hamilton, you trade with Prince, let Prince defend the Asian No. [-]."

Coach Larry Brown said.

"Coach me..."

Richard Hamilton hesitated to speak, and stopped him from guarding Duke, obviously saying that he defended badly and couldn't defend Duke at all.

"Prince's defense is better than yours,"

Coach Brown is a very "straight" coach. He said directly, "Only by preventing the three-point shooter from the Nets, we will rest easy."

Pause back.

When Du Qi saw that it was replaced by Tyshawn Prince to defend himself, he was still a little cautious.

Tyshawn Prince, this guy's professional specialty is his excellent defense, and he can defend very offensive players to death.

When the Pistons recover a ball.

When the ball came to the Nets,
Du Qi took advantage of his good condition, and just after Kidd passed halftime, he reached out to Kidd for the ball again.

Kidd gave the ball decisively.

The ball was in Du Qi's hands, facing Prince's defense, Du Qi really felt a little tricky.

But no matter how tricky,
It can't suppress Du Qi's desire to win.

When Du Qi dribbled and retreated beyond the three-point line, this Prince stuck tightly.Du Qi dodges to the left, he follows to the left, Du Qi moves to the right, and he also moves to the right, reaction and defensive action go hand in hand.

"Prince is a bit difficult~"

"It's really good to defend!"

Suddenly, Dookie passed the ball to Kidd.

"It actually prevented the ace Du of the Nets from passing the ball!"

"Prince is amazing!"

Kidd was also surprised when he received the ball from Duke.

In his impression, there were not many players who were unable to defend Du and were forced to pass the ball. Prince was one of them.

Kidd had to dribble and reorganize the offense.

at this time.

There are only 5 seconds left on the shot clock.

He's going to drive the ball inside.

But just as he was about to guide the ball, he suddenly saw Du Qi move to a position at a [-]-degree angle to the left.

And reached out to him for the ball.

Kidd understood instantly.

Du Qi gave him the ball, it was just a temporary delay.

"Du—"

Without hesitation, Kidd passed the ball to Duke.

Du Qi has learned his lesson. This time he received the ball directly outside the three-point line, and actively moved to avoid Prince's interference.

Du Qi jumped up to shoot after receiving the ball, and Prince also jumped up at this time.

But he was a beat slow after all.

Huh!
Du Qi made a three-pointer, and the sound of the basketball breaking through the air rang above his head.After falling, Prince turned his head to look,

Swish!
After the basketball draws a beautiful arc over the court, it is hollow into the net.

A three-pointer was scored and the referee's whistle sounded.

Three points at the buzzer, effective.

wow~~~
The whole place is boiling.

"Oh, God! This Asia No. [-]'s three-pointer is so accurate!"

"He shoots the ball as soon as he catches it, without adjusting his body. This ability is simply amazing!"

"In this quarter of the game, this Asian boy has already dominated the game!"

"Prince can't help it."

17 is better than 9!

"hateful!"

Tayshaun Prince glanced at the scores on the scoreboard, and then at Dookie, and couldn't help but utter a word of resignation.

Although Prince couldn't guard Du Qi, his excellent defense still reduced Du Qi's three-point shooting rate from the outside, and the scoring frequency was not so high.

Kidd no longer stubbornly gave the ball to Duke.

Carter on the inside is also showing his scoring ability.

The first quarter is over.

25 is better than 19!

The Nets led by 6 points entering the next quarter.In this first quarter, Ducci made 7 of 5 three-pointers and scored 15 points in a single quarter!
The second quarter begins.

Jesses asked Du Qi to take a rest for a while. He saw Du Qi's active running. The successor is weak.

Duke's end, let the Pistons take a breather.

I thought that without Du Qi present, the score would catch up quickly.

but.

They are wrong.

When the Pistons focused on the inside and handed the ball to Ben Wallace to score, the Nets center Jason Collins defended very well, even in the 3rd minute of the second quarter, he was blocked directly. Ben Wallace.

Win a ball for the Nets.

Kidd dribbled the ball off the court quickly, and seeing Carter running the fastest, he gave the ball to Carter when he ran across half court.

Carter got the ball and went to the basket.

The "half-human, half-god" star took off at the free throw line, flew to the basket, and dunked into the basket with a bang.

wow~
The audience burst.

Visual effects explode.

After the second quarter,
46 to 42.
The Pistons only reduced the point difference by 2 points, and the total point difference lost to the Nets by 4 points.

Enter halftime.

When the Pistons' beautiful and hot cheerleaders came to the court to perform, Duke had already followed the team back to the Nets locker room.

"Collinth, you did a great job!"

After Bishop Jesses summed up the tactics of the first half, he praised the center forward, and then said to all the players:

"We are confident enough to win this game."

"And we also have enough confidence in the next game!"

soon.

At the end of the intermission, players from both sides returned to the field, exchanged positions, and started the second half of the duel.

In the third quarter, Jesses let Duke play.Rotate Kidd and Jefferson.

"The good show is coming again, and I, Du, will be on stage."

"Hahaha, yes!"

Du Qi's appearance immediately made Du Qi's fans perk up and start whispering among themselves.

In the third quarter, it was still Tayshaun Prince who faced off against Duch.

At this time, the Nets have the ball.

When the backup point guard dribbled the ball past half court, he wanted to give the ball to Duke to handle.But he saw Du Qi shaking his head at him, indicating that the timing was wrong at this time.

Bang bang bang!
The backup point guard understood, and he dribbled the ball directly to attack the inside.

"The backup point guard of the Nets is not in the same style as Kidd."

"Don't attack, how good is this backup point guard's offense?"

"Ah!"

Kidd sneezed for no reason while sitting in the dugout.

……

On the field.

The Nets' backup point guard had reached the free-throw zone, and when Chauncey Billups rushed forward to steal the ball from him, he dribbled away, pulled away, and then jumped up to shoot.

boom!
Smash the iron!

"rebound!"

The center Jason Collins at the basket and the opposing center Ben Wallace were stuck with each other and refused to give in to each other.

Vince - Carter and Rasheed - Wallace also followed each other, squeezed into the basket, ready to fight for rebounds.

The centers of both sides touched the ball, and Carter and Rasheed Wallace also jumped up and touched the ball.

He raised the ball a little higher.

When they hit the ground and jumped up for the rebound a second time,
Rasheed Wallace jumped up immediately and had an absolute advantage. He was about to steal the ball.

at this time,

A black shadow pressed over, coming from his right side.

Snapped!
The rebound was snatched by the shadow.

"what!?"

Rasheed Wallace was taken aback. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the opponent's face clearly. It was the ace of the Nets, Du Qi!
"Isn't he on the outside?"

"When did you come here?"

"Hamilton is optimistic about your people!"

Hamilton: "..."

Du Qi is really good at running. He defends tightly, but he can't stand him running all the time.

In a burst of chaos, Du Qi grabbed the rebound and fell to the ground.

Without the slightest hesitation,

bang bang twice,

Duch dribbled to the basket and then jumped up for a dunk.

Rasheed Wallace had already made him lose his temper because Du Qi stole his rebound, but now seeing Du Qi wanting to dunk the ball so recklessly, he couldn't bear it, so he jumped up and jumped up from Du Qi. The left side pounces to block the interference.

"Ok?"

Du Qi was already highly focused, preventing others from blocking him.

Seeing Rasheed Wallace, the "Roaring God", rushing forward aggressively, Du Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he jumped up and approached him actively.

Rasheed Wallace was so nervous that he didn't notice Duke's slight movement.

He hurriedly wanted to cover Du Qi.

But at the same time, he also found that Du Qi jumped too high.

Fortunately, he was very close to this guy, so he stretched out his right hand and patted the basketball in Du Qi's right hand.

Rasheed Wallace believes that even if he can't block the shot, he can touch the ball and make him miss the shot.

but.

Just when he was about to touch the ball, Du Qi suddenly switched the ball from his right hand to his left.

In the process of changing hands, Duke deliberately bumped into the palm of Rasheed Wallace, and with a snap, the latter's palm hit Duke's right wrist. At the same time, the basketball turned to Duke. Qi's left hand.

then.

Bang!
Duch slammed the basketball into the basket with his left hand.

wow~~
The audience exploded.

"Omega!"

"Switch and dunk!"

"Is it possible that I, Du Shuai, am so blown away!"

"Dookie, I love you!"

"Dookie, I love you!"

slap.

Amid the sound of frying pans from the fans at the scene, Du Qi grabbed the basket with his left hand and fell to the ground, and the basketball shoes rubbed against the floor to make a pleasant sound.

Rasheed Wallace also fell.

Di-

The referee blew the whistle at this time, declaring a foul on Rasheed Wallace and a free throw.

"2+1!"

And Rasheed Wallace immediately became unhappy. With a bad temper, he came to the referee, pointed at Du Qi and shouted to the referee:
"He did it on purpose! Didn't you see it?"

The referee raised his eyebrows, "I only see you fighting."

When Rasheed Wallace saw that the referee insisted on the original verdict, he became even more angry and began to chatter at the referee.

When the referee was about to be overwhelmed, Rasheed Wallace was pulled away by his teammates.

"Rashid, calm down. If you argue again, the referee will give you a technical foul!"

"..."

Duch came to the free throw position. At this time, he remembered that this guy named Rasheed Wallace was famous for his hot temper.

Taking technical fouls is well-known in the NBA.

Swish!
Du Qi didn't think about it any more, concentrated, and made a free throw.

"Score 3 points!"

"It's like shooting a three-pointer!"

49 is better than 42!

(End of this chapter)