Chapter 1452 1451. Four Advance to the Finals! (Ask for Monthly Votes)
"Ah? What did you say? No, no, no, yesterday's Facebook? That was just something my daughter drew casually. I just thought we could win the game this way today..."
Seeing Liu Mang denying it on the TV screen, and then the TV station also posted a photo of herself and her uncle kissing each other on the sidelines, the little loli was so excited to be on TV!
Although the little Loli has no motivation to become a star for the time being and has even refused to appear in commercials, it is certainly great for a girl in the sixth grade of primary school to occasionally be in the limelight.
Levia, who was watching the game with little Loli next to her, urged Little Loli to take a shower and go to bed as she had to go to class tomorrow. While watching Liu Mang use Little Loli as a shield, she was speechless...
Levia doesn't have much to complain about here, but over there on the west coast...someone's mentality is about to explode...
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Liu Mang finished the first game here and didn't have too many worries about winning the Eastern Conference Finals.
The point is that mission!
“35 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 6 turnovers and 3 fouls.
51 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls...
I am much better at defense. Compared with the first defense and the non-defensive lineup, I am of course better. My teammates also give me more help. It is easier for me to get these data. But if I want to work hard towards all-round data, mistakes and fouls will Controlling me is worse than Xiao Zhanzhan,
I got a triple-double once, but Xiao Zhanzhan hasn’t..."
Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the comparison of the two sets of data in the system task bar on the completion of the task of "Practice for Heaven".
Although the data is very refreshing... it is really not easy to complete the all-round suppression of James!
Although this guy has many flaws, he also has many advantages, and he is really good. If James' two strongest teammates, the Hawks, had no way to deal with it, the Cavaliers have obvious flaws on the defensive end. Liu Mang felt You can win, but the data is really hard to suppress.
"Fortunately, little Zhanzhan has no idea of getting a triple-double, and this is this year's task. In another year or two, I really won't be able to bully little Zhanzhan. Alas...little Zhanzhan has grown up..."
Liu Mang looked at the replay of Zhan Mai's solo scene on the TV and saw two things that were eye-catching...
"These two guys won't come every game... It's hard to say... If Xiao Zhan knew he would lose, he might really use this to divert his anxiety. He is already prone to anxiety... ..." Liu Mang felt so bad thinking about this...
Maybe throughout the entire series, we will see two eye-catching things in every game!
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Liu Mang's worry...is not unreasonable...
Against the Cavaliers, they have long been experienced and familiar with it. Before James evolves again and develops other abilities, or before James gets another core teammate who can play the same role as him, it will be too easy for the Hawks to beat the Cavaliers.
The "analysis" of James has gone to the extreme. Except for Chandler and James, Peja now has no confidence in defeating Liu Mang, and the others have long been frightened.
So... after McGrady finished the simple tactical training on the second day of the series, he began to study his new dance moves, and even took Liu Mang, who had a look of rejection, to study with him...
On the other hand, when it comes to the task, Liu Mang's worries are in vain. Apart from the trouble of controlling fouls and mistakes, and the need to get more assists, the task of "doing justice for heaven" is not as difficult as imagined.
On May 22, the Eagles and Cavaliers had an off day, and the second game of the series between the Lakers and Nuggets began.
106 to 103, the Lakers once again narrowly defeated the Nuggets at home.
Iverson made 7 of 17 shots and scored 27 points, 10 assists and 2 steals. Anthony made 14 of 33 shots and scored 35 points and 9 rebounds.
But for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-20 shooting, Yao Ming scored 37 points and 9 rebounds on 14-of-17 shooting, Gasol had 4 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Odom had 7 points and 17 rebounds. The team relied on a drug combination to score 66 points and beat the Nuggets at home.
After Kobe finished the game, he went home and refused to see anyone, turned off his cell phone, unplugged the phone line, and refused to watch TV...
really……
Just like what Kobe was afraid of...
After the Lakers and Nuggets game, another Facebook post went viral...
"Originally, the Lakers could have won easily, but a certain player stopped shooting in order to maintain his shooting percentage..."
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In the showdown between the Eastern and Western Conference finals, the Eastern and Western sides are very different.
In the West, Iverson was a tough guy, and there was a big gap in strength, but he led the team to play evenly with the Lakers.
However, the situation was evenly matched, which did not mean that the Nuggets really had a chance to win. It was just that Iverson’s unwillingness to admit defeat infected his teammates. They worked hard together and repeatedly narrowed the point difference. But at the critical moment, the Lakers With Kobe, Yao Ming, and Fisher, they performed outstandingly at critical moments and did not give the Nuggets a chance to counterattack on the road.
For the Lakers...the most painful thing is Liu Mang's crazy teasing of Kobe...
But after Kobe lost two finals, his heart became much stronger and he could withstand this inexplicable pressure.
On May 24 and May 26, the Lakers played away games against the Nuggets. The first away game was lost. On the night of the 25th, Iverson and Anthony scored 70 points together, Camby got 19 rebounds and 4 blocks, and for the first time in the series, he really defended Yao Ming and Odom. The outstanding performance of the three helped the Nuggets beat the Lakers 115-103 at home, avoiding the tragedy of being eliminated by leading 3-0.
In this game, Yao Ming scored 9 points and 4 rebounds, and Kobe's performance was also very poor, with only 29 points on 11 of 37 shots. Gasol scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Odom scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, but it was difficult to help the Lakers win.
However, on the 27th, Yao Ming knew his shame and then played bravely. He went off work after playing three quarters. He played a total of 31 minutes, 10 of 10 shots, and got 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, his first triple-double performance in his career.
In fact, the Lakers led by 21 points at halftime with 71 to 50. The key was Yao Ming's crazy halftime performance of 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 8 of 8 shots in 22 minutes in the first half.
The Zen Master is a coach who understands the inner thoughts of the players. He continued to send Yao Ming in the third quarter and replaced the main lineup after Yao Ming got a triple-double.
After all, Yao Ming's state in this game was too good. With Yao Ming's playing style, it was difficult to get a triple-double, especially with Gasol and Odom. It was not so easy to get a double-double. It was easier for him to get 30 points than a double-double of 10+10. After all, he was not greedy for rebounds and preferred to help his teammates block opponents.
131 to 107, the Lakers beat the Nuggets by 24 points with Yao Ming going crazy.
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In the West, Iverson helped the Nuggets drag to the fifth game.
Judging from the first three games, Iverson and his teammates did not fall behind too much, but Yao Ming's explosion in the fourth game was too fierce, 10 out of 10 shots, a 100% hit rate. When a super center has such a performance, the opponent really has no chance to win.
And in the East... there are not so many twists and turns.
On May 23, the game between the Hawks and the Cavaliers was also the second away game for the Hawks.
106 to 90, the Hawks won two away games in a row without bloodshed.
In this game, James scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 4 blocks, but at the same time he had 5 fouls and 3 turnovers.
James was very strong in the last game, but he was weak in this game, scoring only 28 points, but he shot 27 times, only 9 out of 27, with a hit rate of 33%.
Liu Mang got his second 40+ in the playoffs this season, 41 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 3 fouls and 2 turnovers.
Liu Mang didn't have many assists and rebounds in this game, mainly because of the opponent's adjustment of the defensive strategy. The Cavaliers wanted to defend the rebounds and cut off Liu Mang's passing route.
Liu Mang tried to organize the offense but it didn't work, so he simply started to score by himself.
Liu Mang, who was in excellent condition, made 15 of 25 shots, including 6 of 10 three-pointers. He didn't make many free throws, but still scored 41 points, helping the Hawks to easily win.
After winning both away games, the Hawks were full of momentum when they returned to their home court, while the Cavaliers completely collapsed...
Except for James, who scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists with a hit rate of 39%, 9 of 23 shots, only 1 steal, no block, 2 fouls and 3 turnovers, no other Cavaliers scored in double digits, and the Cavaliers only scored 75 points in the whole game.
The Hawks scored 103 points...
Liu Mang scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 blocks and 0 steals. He didn't foul once today, but only had two turnovers.
Liu Mang was thankful that the game entered garbage time after three quarters. James played the first three quarters but didn't play in the fourth quarter, otherwise he would definitely get a triple-double.
It was too difficult for Liu Mang to get a triple-double again. The opposing players were defending him more and more fiercely. They were going to lose anyway, and they didn't want to become a miserable background like the Bulls.
Liu Mang felt that James was really good in some aspects. You thought he played badly, but after the game... he was a quasi-triple-double again!
On May 28, the Hawks did not relax. Liu Mang turned on the head of state mode before the game to motivate his teammates.
In the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, both teams played well in defense, and the best performance was from the two "brushes"...
Liu Mang really felt full of crisis in this game!
Although the Cavaliers were badly defended, James performed well. Although he only scored 16 points, he had 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He only made 1 turnover, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 13 to 1. However, he committed 5 fouls. In a desperate situation, James led his teammates to play excellent defense and beautiful teamwork.
Liu Mang scored 33 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 4 fouls, and 2 turnovers.
Liu Mang really didn't want to get assists in this game. Winning was the key.
In the end, the Hawks withstood the Cavaliers' desperate counterattack, 91 to 83, 4 to 0, and reached the finals for four consecutive years!