Chapter 1439 1438. Life Is Like Chocolate (Asking for Monthly Tickets)

After the Hawks and the Bulls tied at 2-2, the Nuggets and Warriors played next. The Warriors had lost three games in a row and were 0-3 behind. In the fourth game, they finally broke out. The Warriors scored 17 three-pointers and won the fourth game 121-100, avoiding the tragedy of being swept.

On May 11, in the fourth game between the Lakers and the Suns, the Suns defended their home court this time and won the fourth game with a score of 115-99, a difference of 16 points. The Lakers and the Suns also tied at 2-2.

On the Cavaliers side, they lost two consecutive away games, 89-95, and the Cavaliers lost both away games, falling behind 1-3.

Two groups 2-2, two groups 3-1.

The strength of the two 2-2 series is equal, it depends on which side performs better.

The Nuggets are absolutely suppressed in strength, and the Warriors have no way to win except a big outbreak.

As for the series between the Cavaliers and the Magic...

The Magic has Howard, the big man in the interior, Rahim, the tough forward swingman who can attack the basket, and Turkoglu is supplying shells to the outside artillery. They already have a very clear tactical prototype.

That is to restrain the Cavaliers!

Mainly to restrain James. As long as James is defended, the Cavaliers' offense will be paralyzed.

This is something no one expected before the playoffs. From this situation, it seems that whether it is the Magic or the Raptors, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to play against any of the two teams in the second round.

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On May 13, after coming to Chicago for a two-day rest, the Hawks ushered in the decisive battle with the Bulls.

Before the game between the Hawks and the Bulls, at 3 pm, the fifth game of the series between the Nuggets and the Warriors started.

However, after enduring the 13th, when they returned to the Nuggets' home court, the Nuggets beat the Warriors 115 to 71, 44 points, with Anthony's 37 points and 11 rebounds and Iverson's 12 points and 12 assists, and easily advanced 4 to 1.

As for the Hawks and the Bulls, originally, after the tie was 2 to 2, the Bulls returned to their home court, and people expected that the Bulls would have more advantages.

After all, there are two defensive players in this season, Hinrich and Luol Deng, who are the second defensive players this season. Sefolosha also has the talent of the best defensive team. Originally, Ben Wallace was the second defense this season. In this time and space, the first and second defenses of the center position were occupied by Milicic and Kwame Brown. Ben Wallace could only regretfully fail to be selected, but he is also the fourth defensive expert in the center position of the best defensive team this year. Although he is not as strong as his peak period, it does not mean that Ben Wallace is weak. It is just that compared with his peak period, he must be two levels weaker.

Garnett... In the original time and space, he was one year older, and he was still able to win the best defensive player by focusing on defense and passing. In this time and space, he is one year younger, and his defense is stronger than the championship year of the Celtics' Big Three.

In this starting lineup, all five players have the strength to be selected into the best defensive team, and there is also a best defensive player in it. Basically, it can be said that there has never been such a good defensive lineup in the entire NBA history.

In the original time and space, even if there was no Garnett, the Bulls had Ben Wallace this season and could have 50 wins and entered the second round, and swept the defending champion Heat.

Now with Garnett, the defensive strength of the Bulls' outside players has been fully activated. So far in the playoffs, the title of "the strongest defensive team in history" has been given to the Bulls by the media.

The strongest defensive team in history, such a title seems too advantageous in the playoffs.

But the defense is strong... The offense is really ****** compared to the Pistons in the original time and space. The Bulls' offense may be even worse. The Pistons at least have a Billups who can be wild and a Richard Hamilton who can run to death. At least they have the ability to attack. The Bulls can only rely on tactics.

If you rely on tactics, the effect is not bad in the regular season. The Bulls play better offense than the Pistons in the regular season. After all, Coach Skiles is not like Larry Brown who can only defend.

But in the playoffs, the Bulls' offense is not as good as the Pistons. In the playoffs, the Bulls' tactics are not so good, and they can only rely on their touch, while the Pistons still have two players who can attack.

The Bulls won two games with good touch.

But this time, back in Chicago, the Bulls only scored 67 points in the whole game...

The Hawks continued the defense of the fourth game, and the Bulls shot poorly today, only 25 of 86 shots, only 67 points, and only 67 points with 25 free throws...

The Bulls only had two players who scored in double digits, Garnett with 22 points and Luol Deng with 13 points.

The Hawks scored 79 points in the whole game, Liu Mang, McGrady, and Jason Terry scored 51 points together, 79 to 67, a difference of 12 points to defeat the Bulls and win the decisive battle.

The highlight of the game between the two teams was rebounding. The two teams grabbed a total of 113 rebounds, setting a new record for the total number of rebounds in a single game in this year's playoffs...

This was indeed unexpected. The Bulls, who couldn't score a single shot in the entire game, only scored 79 points against the Hawks, but they were only scored 67 points by the Hawks...

It seemed that the Bulls did not perform as well as they did in the last away game when they returned to their home court.

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On May 14th, the Hawks returned to Atlanta, with only one day off, and they would play Game 6 of the series on the 15th.

After winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Eagles naturally want to win the series at home in Game 6.

The day the Hawks returned to Atlanta was also the day when the Lakers played the Suns in the Battle of Heavenly Kings Mountain and the Cavaliers returned home to play Game 5 of the series against the Magic.

The battle between the Lakers and the Suns was completely different from the Eagles and Bulls...

The two teams played a beautiful offensive battle. After 47 minutes and 50 seconds of regular time, the two teams tied at 120, and the Lakers had the ball at the last moment.

How can a player wearing No. 24 jersey be the boss if he is not tough? With 4 seconds left, Kobe missed a fadeaway jumper and the ball hit the basket. Barnes made a contribution and rushed to grab the offensive rebound at the critical moment. , scored two points on a tip-in at the buzzer, helping the Lakers win the battle of Tianwang Mountain 122-120.

When it came time for the fifth game between the Cavaliers and Magic, controversy came...

When a player gets 19 free throws in a single game...and he's not like Liu Mang, who only got 20 free throws after two overtimes when the opponent intentionally fouled in the last overtime, he got 20 free throws in 41 minutes of playing time during regular time. To 19 free throws...

In such a game, the opponent simply cannot win!

James made 14 of 20 shots, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, 13 of 19 free throws, and scored 44 points!

44 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. James' comprehensive statistics with a shooting percentage of 70% helped the Cavaliers beat the Magic 112-95.

The controversial part of this game is that the free throws James received and the various walking situations were not called.

On the contrary, not many people remembered the three-pointer he shot very accurately today. ,

The most controversial part is that Magic star Sharif Rahim left the game with six fouls less than halfway through the third quarter.

Without Raheem as the first barrier, Howard can't do anything to watch James rushing in from the inside. Let alone Howard, it's the same with Milicic, Garnett, and Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang, who returned to Atlanta, came home after training and watched the game, and then he had a thought...

The alliance is trying to protect the crown prince...

In fact, Liu Mang has been waiting for this situation. James is already No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, and the league must want to promote him to a higher level.

Of course, the rest of the Cavaliers shot accurately today, giving James a chance to break through one-on-one is also key. Peja's 5 of 12 three-pointers today and Damon Jones' 3 of 5 three-pointers are crucial.

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The rest of the day passed quickly. On May 15, the day before the draft lottery, the Hawks ushered in the sixth game of the series against the Bulls at home.

From the battle of Tianwang Mountain, it seems that the Eagles have an advantage, but...

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like..."

Unlike in the future when the NBA is on the verge of its finale and you will know who the championship will be before the season even starts, the playoffs in this era are like the boxed chocolates in this era, with various flavors inside. Take out a chocolate and put it in. In your mouth, you never know what the filling inside will taste like until the chocolate outside melts.

The Hawks returned to their home court, just like the Bulls returned to their home court, they felt cold to the touch!

On the contrary, the Bulls played vigorously in the away game...

89 to 77, trailing 2 to 3, the Bulls came to the away game and had the upper hand. They defeated the Eagles with a 12-point difference and tied the score at 3-3!

At this time, the media and fans discovered that they had overlooked a problem!

During the regular season, no Bulls team with a full lineup had played against the Hawks away from home.

The Hawks defeated the Bulls on the road. Similarly, the Hawks did not defeat the Bulls with a full lineup at home in the regular season. The last time the two teams met in the regular season was at the Hawks' home court, but at that time, Garnett Just hurt.

And judging from the six games, both teams... seem to play better at each other's home court!

It took six games of the series before people discovered this...

However, Liu Mang feels that such public opinion has a psychological advantage for his team!

Indeed, they won three games in the second round, and two of the games they won were away from home!

"Why is it that with Rasheed gone, our style in the playoffs has changed?"

At this time, Liu Mang really missed Rasheed Wallace. Even the old Rasheed Wallace was much better at dealing with Garnett than Marion. The height difference was really too big, a full ten centimeters.

Just when the Cavaliers and Magic were causing controversy, and the "away dragons" of the Hawks and Bulls were causing heated discussions, a major event related to the NBA came...

On May 16th, there is no game scheduled, but the much-anticipated draft lottery!