Chapter 1136: Brave Assassination Battle, Stepping Back Again
In the East, since the series between the Celtics and Pacers and the Raptors and Wizards have not yet ended, the Bulls and Cavaliers who have already advanced can only continue to wait patiently for the two groups to decide the winner.
On the Western side, as the San Antonio Spurs successfully defeated the Lakers to advance to the conference semifinals, the two sets of matchups for the Western Conference semifinals were quickly released, namely:
Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Mosaic!
Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs!
According to the rules of the competition, the first game of the series between the Warriors and Spurs will be held on May 1st.
Then comes the first game of the series between the Trail Blazers and Mosaics, which is scheduled for May 2.
Time flies, and it's May 1st. Today, the alliance has arranged three sets of duels.
Two sets of tie-breaks broke out in the Eastern Conference. At this crucial moment, the Celtics ushered in an explosion of all members.
A total of 6 players on the team scored in double figures, including Cj McCollum, who made 9 of 12 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws. He scored a team-high 23 points, plus 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Especially in the third quarter, when the team was 5 points behind the Pacers, C.J. McCollum suddenly came to earth and made 6 of 6 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and a 100% shooting percentage.
He scored 13 points and became the biggest contributor to the victory of this game.
Then there was Ingram with 16 points, Thomas with 12 points, Al Horford with 12 points, Terry Rozier with 11 points, and Kelly Olynyk with 10 points.
In this game, the Celtics pushed their team basketball to the extreme, with almost everyone from the bench to the bench scoring. In order to defend their No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, they really devoted everything they had tonight, and they just got through it with difficulty.
Advance to the conference semifinals.
On the other hand, for the Pacers, Paul George didn't feel good tonight. He made 5 of 21 shots and 3 of 9 three-pointers, and only scored 15 points.
Even though he sent 4 steals and 1 block tonight and made outstanding defensive contributions, the ace of the team around him is now the tiebreaker of the playoffs. At this time, the Pacers need him the most.
His goal is actually to score, not to defend, but he pulled his hip again tonight...
A basketball game is, after all, a scoring game!
In fact, after George made 0 of 4 in the second quarter and only scored 1 point on free throws, the Pacers' morale began to decline visibly.
Entering the second half, George's state was still in a sluggish state. He made 11 crazy shots on the court and only hit 3 goals. This made the hearts of Pacers fans completely hit rock bottom.
In the end, the Pacers lost to the Celtics 92:103 on the road and missed the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Pacers' loss in tiebreaker and ending the first round caused more trouble than that.
Not long after the game, the media spread news of discord within the Pacers, and even news that Paul George was about to leave the Pacers.
Although it was just gossip, what the media said made the Indiana fans, who were already angry because of the loss, even more uneasy.
Could it be that the Pacers are planning to rebuild like the Lakers?
Will another team be disbanded in this season's playoffs?
Half an hour after the Pacers were eliminated, the results of the tiebreaker between the Raptors and Wizards came out.
Although DeRozan and Lowry are often ridiculed as trash brothers, it was when they faced the Cavaliers led by James that they were defeated to death.
Against the Wizards' double backcourt, DeRozan showed off his power in the tiebreaker, scoring 32 points on 12-for-24 shooting.
At the same time, DeRozan, who has never been known for his defense, contributed a career-high 5 steals in a playoff game, setting a new personal record.
Relying on DeRozan's crazy output, the Raptors successfully defeated the Wizards in the tiebreaker with a 4-point difference of 92:88, avoiding the embarrassment of being defeated.
At this point, the four teams in the Eastern Conference that have successfully advanced to the conference semifinals have also been released. The duel list is as follows:
Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors;
Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers!
In the Western Conference, the Warriors also had their first playoff clash with the Spurs. The dialogue between the top players was like thunder from the sky and fire from the ground, and the intensity of the battle was dizzying.
In the previous life, these two teams were supposed to have a confrontation on the stage of the Western Conference Finals, but due to the presence of Wang Zelin, the two sides started a battle in advance.
Portland.
Wang Zelin specially took time to watch the live broadcast of this game tonight.
Wang Zelin and his teammates are confident that they can defeat the Mosaic team, and then their opponent in the Western Conference Finals will be born between the Warriors and Spurs.
After the game started, as the situation developed, everyone was surprised by the Spurs' explosive strength.
People suddenly discovered that they had underestimated the strength of the Spurs. After the first half, the Spurs led the Warriors by 62:42 by a full 20 points.
It is estimated that before this game started, no one expected that the scores between the two sides would be so disparate.
Everyone originally thought that this game would be a 50-50 draw, and some even thought that the Warriors should be the one with the upper hand.
But after the competition, the results were shocking.
This situation reminds people of the opening game between the Spurs and the Warriors at the beginning of the season. The situation in that game was quite similar to tonight's.
The top four Warriors were almost beaten in the face after meeting the Spurs.
However, the Warriors fans at Oracle Arena still firmly believe that the Warriors players will lead the team to complete the counterattack in the second half.
After all, the nickname "Yong San Crazy" during this regular season was not for nothing.
However, when Curry entered the daily state at 3 minutes and 15 seconds into the third quarter, he made three consecutive three-pointers, but the Warriors were still 20 points behind.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing this scene, the tens of thousands of Warriors fans at home finally couldn't stand it any longer.
Curry is so crazy, how can the Warriors still lag so far behind the Spurs?
Could it be said that the Warriors will be rejected in the opening game of this semi-finals?
Portland far away.
With 7 minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter, the Spurs were still 20 points ahead of the Warriors. Wang Zelin, who was watching the game at home, began to look serious.
If he remembered correctly, it won't be long before the biggest controversy in this series will occur.
In the 17th Western Conference Finals in his previous life, Spurs star Leonard stepped on Pachulia's foot when he landed a jump shot again, causing his left ankle to be sprained and he was forced to return to the locker room for treatment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Splash Brothers broke out one after another, narrowing the point difference to 5 points. The Spurs team launched a 39-point offensive wave in the third quarter. If Lao Yaodao hadn't stepped up and scored in time, the Spurs would have been 9 points ahead.
The posture enters the final stage?
But even so, because Leonard failed to stage the return of the king in the end, the two sides played a 32:21 game in the final quarter. The Warriors finally completed a 25-point reversal at home and narrowly defeated the Spurs 113:111.
Pachulia's cushion not only completely changed the trend of this series, but also led to a series of chain reactions in the future, causing the originally prosperous Spurs to instantly fall to the bottom.
Therefore, when he saw Warriors coach Kerr calling a timeout, Wang Zelin kept staring at the big screen. He wanted to know whether the original history would undergo new changes because of his arrival?
After a while, the timeout ended and players from both sides returned to the court.
Durant took the lead and hit a pull-up jumper from mid-range, narrowing the point difference to 18 points.
The Spurs attack turned around.
Love was playing singles in the penalty area, but the opportunity was not very good. After thinking about it, he passed the ball to Leonard outside the three-point line.
After Leonard caught the ball and dribbled the ball, he met Pachulia, who had switched defenses. Facing the latter, his expression remained indifferent and calm.
The next moment, what people didn't expect was that Leonard suddenly took a hand from outside the three-point line, with a look of confidence in his eyes.
You know, although Leonard scored a team-high 18 points in the first half, one point more than Love, his three-point shooting percentage was 3 of 3. Obviously he didn't feel good from long range tonight.
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But he still shot directly. It can be seen that the Spurs' big lead made him full of confidence in his shooting.
And as the ace of the Spurs, he didn't want to miss this small mismatch opportunity, so he took action when it was time to take action.
In front of the screen, Wang Zelin couldn't help but hold his breath when he saw this scene, and actually became a little nervous.
As we all know, tiptoing on the basketball court is a disgusting thing, because it not only violates the standard actions of basketball, but also violates the spirit of sportsmanship.
And it was Pachulia who tiptoed Leonard, which can be said to be one of the worst tiptoeing tragedies in the second decade of the new century...
Considering the various chain reactions caused by this in the future, perhaps the latter "one" can be removed.
At this moment, Wang Zelin is just taking the perspective of a player and assuming the role of Leonard, the protagonist of this incident. If possible, he hopes that the tragedy in his previous life will not happen.
Because like many fans, he wants to know if Leonard had not been eliminated in the 2017 Western Conference Finals, who would have had the last laugh in this series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Warriors?
Oracle Arena.
Seeing Leonard suddenly pulling out his hand, Pachulia appeared neither sad nor happy. She first reached out to interfere and quietly took the first step.
At this time, Leonard completed his shot and was about to land, but Pachulia's foot was still a certain distance away from the three-point line. He suddenly started to move forward for the second time, and his left foot had almost stepped on the three-point line.
After doing all this, he subconsciously turned his head towards the basket, focusing entirely on the basketball spinning in mid-air. As for the stretched out left foot, he didn't pay attention at all, and the series of actions seemed extremely natural.
The next moment, Leonard had thrown the ball and landed smoothly, but he didn't pay attention at all as he was going down the road. His falling left ankle stepped on Pachulia's instep.
Sensing something strange in his left foot, Leonard's heart suddenly tightened. He instantly shifted his weight to his right foot and fell down to relieve his pressure.
But even so, when my back fell to the ground, I still felt a heart-breaking pain in the sole of my left foot, and I couldn't help but let out a scream.
In an instant, a word suddenly flashed through Leonard's mind:
Footsteps?!
Pachulia's guys are actually playing dirty tricks?
He actually stepped towards me?!
At this moment, the referee also witnessed all this on the sidelines and directly called a foul. Seeing this, everyone on the scene was stunned.
But what is unexpected is that because he was afraid of being dealt with, after doing all this, he actually held his head and pretended to be innocent, and fled the scene of the crime.
In front of the Spurs bench.
Simavici stared at Pachulia with anger in his eyes.
In the history of the NBA, there are countless stars who have been reimbursed for their seasons due to stepping down. As a famous old fox in the NBA, he subconsciously realized what happened just now:
His beloved disciple was actually tiptoed! The Spurs players, both on and off the court, became highly nervous at this moment because they knew exactly what Leonard's injury meant.
Full of anger, Sima Weiji took the initiative to stand up and care for his disciples, and everyone quickly followed him.
"It's okay, Kawaii."
Love quickly ran over and stretched out his hand to pull Leonard up.
The Spurs were able to have such a good situation tonight because of the tacit cooperation between Love and Leonard, both inside and outside, which allowed them to defeat the opponent in the Oracle Arena.
But the current emergency situation has completely confused Le Fu.
And when he saw his old man's eyes that were about to burst into flames, he seemed to understand what had happened and asked quickly:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Did you just..."
He looked directly at the head coach Sima Wei, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Um."
Sima Weiqi didn't say anything more, just nodded heavily.
"Fake Squid!"
Seeing this, Love couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore. He roared, turned around and rushed towards Pachulia.
But fortunately, two veterans, Parker and Ginobili, stopped him one on the left and the other on the right. Simavici also hurried over and stopped him, saying with a solemn face:
"Don't be impulsive. The referee has already given the penalty. If you go up and have a conflict with the opponent at this time, it is easy to get a T. We are already missing Kawhi in this game, and we can't lose you again."
Hearing what the coach said, Love felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on him from head to toe, and he instantly calmed down.
At this time, through the slow playback of the big screen, anyone who is not blind can see that Pachulia just stepped on it deliberately.
"oh!"
The scene immediately erupted into bursts of exclamations.
The home fans looked at each other in shock. You looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing what to say.
Yu Zi, seeing that the opponent's core main force is injured, the next scene will be favorable to the Warriors, and they should be happy.
But Mr. Yu, the bad behavior of tiptoeing is against sportsmanship and will be despised by thousands of people.
Therefore, Warriors fans are feeling particularly complicated at the moment.
However, some neutral fans and more than 2,000 Spurs fans at the scene immediately booed the Warriors.
Including Barkley, one of TNT's ace team responsible for commentating the game, also sneered at Pachulia's behavior:
"I really didn't expect to see such bad behavior today. If that guy Scumbag Pachulia dared to play such dirty tricks in my time, I'm sure he wouldn't be able to leave the arena tonight."
Kenny Smith next to him didn't expect such a thing to happen at Oracle Arena. Isn't this a typical loser's rush?
Although Pachulia's behavior should be severely punished, he believes that the Warriors should also not bear part of the responsibility.
Just kidding, if this kind of thing didn't get the tacit approval of the Warriors' internal staff, Pachulia would only take on such a dirty job that would definitely arouse public resentment unless he was full and strong.
…
Portland.
Seeing this familiar pad on the screen, Wang Zelin was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses and sighed in his heart:
Alas, I didn’t expect that Leonard still couldn’t escape the fate of being stepped on by a scumbag. I just don’t know if his injury will lead to season reimbursement like in his previous life?
If they are directly reimbursed, the Spurs will most likely end up in the conference semifinals.