Chapter 199 Wallace's Challenge
Wow~
After the game, Nuggets fans were ecstatic, and the audience cheered and continued for a long time!
The total score is 4:2, the Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and the Trail Blazers were eliminated!
Van Exel jumped up, hugged Chi Liang from behind, and shouted excitedly: "Great, we've advanced!"
It’s not that Van Exel is so excited. Before the start of the season, he was traded by the Lakers at a bargain price to the worst team last year, the Nuggets. He was originally very pessimistic and had the idea of just living it.
Who would have thought that the Nuggets not only successfully entered the playoffs, but also advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
As for the Lakers, they stopped in the second round and were even swept by the Spurs!
"After 14 years, we reached the Western Conference Finals again! Although our regular season record is not good, these players are really great. With everyone's concerted efforts, we overcame difficulties and eliminated the Jazz and the Trail Blazers all the way! Next, we will compete with the Spurs for the Western Conference championship. Even if we lose, we will be the runner-up in the Western Conference!"
Looking at the players celebrating crazy on the court, D'Antoni was a little choked, but his expression was extremely excited.
In the 1984-85 season, the Denver Nuggets won the division championship with 52 wins and 30 losses, and even reached the Western Conference Finals.
Unlike the Nuggets who celebrated crazy, the Trail Blazers showed frustration. Losing this round of the series represents the end of this season!
In this game, the Trail Blazers performed best, with 10 of 16 shots and 4 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 24 points.
In addition, Sabonis scored 14 points and 6 rebounds, Jim Jackson scored 17 points and 6 assists, and Grant scored 7 points and 12 rebounds.
The worst thing is Stadameer, who has a poor feel, made 1 of 8 shots, and even with free throws, he only scored 3 points and 4 assists.
If Stadameier performed slightly more normally, the Nuggets would not have easily won the game.
On the Nuggets, Chi Liang made 5 of 12 shots and 3 of 7 three-pointers, but he scored 17 free throws and all of them were free throws, scoring 30 points.
In addition to Chi Liang, Van Exel scored 21 points and 10 assists, Billups scored 17 points, Fordson scored 10 points and 14 rebounds, Williams scored 11 points, and Clarke scored 4 points and 7 rebounds.
After the game, press conference.
While interviewing the visitor team, Dunleavy had a gloomy face and dealt with the difficulties of many reporters.
For the Trail Blazers with a strong roster, it is not a successful season to stop in the second round.
"Coach Mike, the Trail Blazers were stopped in the second round of the playoffs. What do you think?"
Dunleavy was silent for a moment and began to answer: "I saw that I had no dark circles. Before this game started, we were severely harassed by Nuggets fans, which caused the players to have severe lack of sleep and not have enough energy to deal with the game. However, no matter how many excuses are, it is useless. The winner is the king and loser. I still want to congratulate the Nuggets on their way and hope they can go further!"
"Coach Mike, how do you evaluate Chi Liang as a player?"
"He is very strong, yes, very strong! He will definitely be a superstar. If the Nuggets didn't have him, we Trail Blazers would not stop in the second round!"
Dunleavy highly praised Chi Liang's evaluation.
Soon, the visiting team was interviewed and the reporters began to interview the home team.
"Coach Mike, congratulations on eliminating the Trail Blazers and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. How are you feeling now?"
As usual, the reporter was the first to interview D'Anthony.
"I'm very happy, very happy! Our Nuggets defeated strong opponents in a row and won the powerful Jazz and Trail Blazers all the way. I believe we are a stronger team. Who would have thought that this is the first year of our Nuggets' reconstruction and we will achieve such excellent results!"
While talking, D'Antoni felt that he was still in a dream. For him, this season was really dreamy.
Last season, he was also an assistant coach of the Nuggets. This season, he was originally used by the team for transition, but he achieved such outstanding results.
All of this made D'Antoni still in his dream and couldn't extricate himself!
After interviewing D'Anthony, the reporters gathered Chi Liang again: "Chi Liang, there are many controversial punishments in this game! According to slow motion, the opponent did not foul on several occasions, but you won the free throw. What do you think about this?"
After thinking for a while, Chi Liang said: "Controversy is also part of the competition. As long as it is a competitive competition, there will inevitably be controversy! If you have any objections to the penalty, you shouldn't come to ask me, but to ask the referee!"
Due to very tiredness, in the subsequent interview, Chi Liang mainly dealt with and expressed his desire for the Western Conference Finals, and the whole team will unite and yearn for victory.
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Many people did not expect that they originally thought that the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers would play in Game 7, but the winner was decided in Game 6.
The Nuggets defeated the strong enemy, and the image of the dark horse became more and more prominent.
Under the secret promotion of the league, many experts began to analyze the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers series. What exactly is the reason for the Nuggets to defeat the powerful Trail Blazers!
After research, experts found that it was not because the Trail Blazers performed poorly. The reason was very simple. They could not limit Chi Liang of the Nuggets, which is also the main reason why the Trail Blazers hate him!
There is no doubt that in this round of the series, Chi Liang showed a phenomenal performance. No matter how the Trail Blazers targeted defense, they still performed with ease, which also made Trail Blazers coach Dunleavy full of emotion. If Chi Liang had not performed too well, the Trail Blazers would not have failed.
In addition, there is tactical restraint, which is the main reason why the Nuggets can win the series.
The Nuggets' running and shooting have been initially taken, and to a certain extent, they restrain the Trail Blazers, which are mainly based on positional combat. In addition, they do not have a strong point guard with strong control capabilities, resulting in the rhythm being often out of their control.
After the series is over, no matter how much discussion is, it is just an analysis and the results of the game cannot be changed!
The winner is destined to advance and welcome the opponent in the next round; while the loser is destined to leave with regrets and go home to fish!
When everything is over, in the next Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets and Spurs will be a showdown, and the new showdown will be full of focus!
The biggest focus is naturally the showdown between Chi Liang and Duncan. This pair of brothers from Wake Forest University will surely become the most watched group of showdowns in this round!
After the second round of playoffs, the schedule of the East and West finals will be soon arranged, with the Western Conference Finals starting on May 29, and the Nuggets still only have two days off!
Chapter completed!