NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The playoffs have been changed to a best-of-seven format starting from the second round. In addition to the reason of earning more money with one more game, the main purpose is to reduce randomness and allow stronger teams to advance.

After all, the teams that advance in the second round can reach the ceiling of the semi-finals.

And now, the Toronto Raptors are the first team to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

And all this has happened in less than two years since the Raptors joined the league!

On May 5, the players of the "Dragon Team", which had already been confirmed to advance to the finals and had become a team that could threaten the "God" in the eyes of most media, were leisurely watching the 12th game between the Bulls and the Heat.

Their overall score is now 3:1. If nothing unexpected happens, the Heat will find it difficult to avoid being swept by the gentlemen.

As expected, in the fifth game, [Old Rogue] played like a young man again, scoring a team-high 27 points and 16 rebounds, and of course... also gave away 17 good shots!

However, his flaws outweighed his merits, and he still led the Bulls to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of 4:1.

After the game, facing the tricky questions from reporters, [Old Rogue] directly said:

"I will not treat the Raptors like a gentleman as I treat the Miami Heat!"

"We are ready to slay the dragon!"

And flower arrangement also chooses the painful places to cut:

"Just like I defeated Michael in the regular season and won the MVP award, I will lead my team to defeat the Bulls and win the first Eastern Conference championship or even the championship!"

And very considerately added a knife:

"I believe that defeating the former FMVP and winning the championship must be very memorable!"

The flames of the war between the two men spread to the west.

When it comes to the championship, many people get excited!

Karl Malone, the Jazz leader who defeated the Lakers 5-12 later on May 4, patted his elbow and said:

"If you want to win the championship, have you asked about my elbow?"

John Stockton also said:

We strongly support them in competing for the division championship. After all, no matter how good our Jazz team is, they can't win the Eastern Conference championship.

It would be best if the Bulls and Raptors had a Game 7!

Generating revenue for the alliance is everyone’s responsibility!

It would be even more perfect if both sides suffered losses and the team doctor could generate income!

In this way, our Jazz team can win the championship without any effort!

The attitude of the Black and White Duo has made the Mosaic Big Three, who are currently leading the former Eastern Conference champion Supersonics 3:1, very unhappy!

What? I haven't even passed this level yet, and you're already dreaming of the championship?

I think your Jazz team has a hard time winning the Western Conference championship. Why?

Of course it’s because of our Mosaic Big Three!

(Barkley once led the team to challenge the peak [Old Rogue] and the peak Bulls in the finals!)

(Olajuwon and Drexler have won two consecutive championships.)

Each of them is a talent who can lead the team to the finals.

Has your Jazz team made it to the finals in recent years?

The Raptors? They've only been in the league for less than a year!

Excuse me for being blunt: except for the Chicago Bulls, the others who have the ability to challenge us in the finals are all weaklings!

Just wait for me to beat the SuperSonics in the next game, and then we can start the divisional finals.

Then, the other three teams that had already advanced to the divisional finals had to wait for six days.

It was not until May 5 that the Mosaic team fulfilled its promise and defeated the Supersonics "as quickly as possible"!

There is no way, the three giants of the Mosaic team made their statement so decisively.

Who would have thought that the three of them, with a combined age of 100 years, still didn't shut up, but the other two starting players and the substitute did!

May 5, Mosaic vs. Supersonics:

Hakeem Olajuwon 31 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals;

Clyde Drexler 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals;

Charles Barkley had 17 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals.

The three of them scored most of the team's points, but they never expected that their teammate...he...betrayed them...and defected to the enemy!

首发球员马里奥-埃利出场38分钟，8中0，以0.0%的投篮命中率，10.7%的真实命中率拿下2分2篮板2失误！

(Chatting and ecstasy: Great! I am finally not the one with the lowest shooting percentage in the playoffs. Let’s see who dares to say I am the best in the future!)

首发球员马特-马龙尼出场26分钟,7中1，以14.3%的投篮命中率和真实命中率拿下2分1篮板2助攻4失误！

(No wonder head coach Rudy Tomjanovich replaced him because of this turnover method.)

重要替补赛达勒-斯瑞特，出场22分钟，以0.0%的投篮命中率和真实命中率拿下0分0篮板3助攻并且犯规5次，怒送对手12次罚球机会。

(The Ultimate Blacksmith, well deserved!)

替补凯文-威利斯，出场15分钟，以0.0%的投篮命中率，12.9%的真实命中率拿下1分0篮板1助攻并且犯规4次，怒送对手8次罚球的机会！

In short, the Mosaic Big Three fully demonstrated what it means to "the team lost but I didn't lose" in the fifth game against the Supersonics.

But no one expected that this group of teammates would collectively shut down again after collectively shutting down once!

On May 5th, local time in the United States, Mosaic lost to the SuperSonics again.

This time, let’s not talk about the 4, 7, and 8 points scored by these substitutes.

The key point is that [Glider] Drexler also blatantly shut down!

整场比赛贡献了9分9篮板6助攻，投篮命中率从56.3%陡然降到21.4%，真实命中率从66.6%降到了30.2%。

It was still a similar number of shots, but he scored 26 points in the last game, but only 9 points in this game!

[Feizhu] Barkley who is ready to join forces to get a championship ring:

"Dude, are you kidding me?"

The Mosaic team went from a good situation of 3:1 to a life-and-death tiebreak of 3:3!

The Jazz were ecstatic, the Raptors were watching the show, and the Bulls were taking a mad rest to restore their strength and energy.

Finally, in the last life-and-death battle, the Mosaic starting players withstood the tremendous pressure and did not pull the plug again!

The Big Three combined for 66 points, 35 rebounds, 10 assists and 7 steals, which is a decent statistic.

In addition, the other two starting players of Mosaic also scored in double digits, and Mario Eli even had double digit assists.

It was Kemp, the "Rain Man" of the Seattle Supersonics, who was lost in the footsteps of "The Dream" and Barkley's fat butt.

He only got 10 rebounds throughout the game.

The Supersonics lost their air superiority, so even if Kemp scored more points in the interior, it was at the cost of low efficiency.

As an inside player, a 43.8% shooting percentage is obviously not up to standard.

The former Eastern Conference champion SuperSonics completely lost the chance to fight back and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

What awaits them is a brief farewell to the playoffs stage in the next year or so!

(In the 1998-1999 season, the SuperSonics failed to make the playoffs for the first time in eight years.)