NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 267

After losing G3 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Philadelphia 76ers won the fourth game extremely thrillingly, and it can even be said to be a fluke.

With two seconds left in the game, Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer almost at halftime, giving the Philadelphia 76ers a two-point win over the Knicks.

If it weren't for Reggie Miller, the two sides would have already drawn a 2:2 tie, and it is estimated that there may be another tiebreaker this year.

Big Zhi played unparalleled bravery in this round of the series, and Reggie Miller's performance can also be called a veteran template.

In the four-game series, he scored an average of 25 points per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 48%, which is completely a treasure-level player.

Even Yao and Ai are not as good as Reggie Miller purely based on their performance on the court.

With the Philadelphia 76ers playing a 3:1 big score advantage, the Lakers in the West played against the Kings, and now they are playing 3:1, and the Kings only won one game.

In fact, it's not bad to win a game, at least not being shaved by the powerful Lakers, which helped the Philadelphia 76ers consume some of the Lakers' energy.

In the fourth game between the two sides, Christie broke out strongly. Not only did he completely lock up Kobe on the defensive end, but he also made an amazing 7 of 6 three-pointers on the offensive end. He scored 33 points and helped the Kings win a game. An invaluable victory.

You must know that Christie has always been a blue-collar outsider to the world. At this critical moment, his strict wife turned into a superhero, saving the king from being swept away by his opponent.

Now the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals are both in a 3:1 situation. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Lakers all want to get rid of their opponents as soon as possible, and then wait for work.

After Zen Master Jackson lost to the Kings in the last game, he lost his temper in the locker room and yelled at Kobe Bryant.

It is a pity to lose this game. If they can sweep the Kings, they will have enough rest time to let the Utah Shuangsha recharge their batteries.

But now because of Kobe's abnormal performance, the next schedule has become full of uncertainty.

What people didn't expect was that in the face of Zen Master's complaints, this time Ao Pang actually chose to stand on Kobe's side.

This childish idea is often incomprehensible to people.

Ao Pang actually thought very simple. After all, he and Kobe are direct descendants of the Lakers. With the arrival of the Utah Shuangsha, the tactical status of the two has been affected.

He actually didn't want Stockton to join the Lakers, but for the sake of the championship, he could only endure it.

After winning the championship this year, he will have no regrets. At that time, he will choose to join forces with Kobe to drive Stockton away.

The reason why I don't want Stockton is because Stockton has been passing the ball to Malone, which made O'Pang unable to play as he wanted before.

Three days later, at the home court of the New York Knicks, G5 of the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off.

"You kid can't take pity on me, an old man, and let me win the next round of the series?"

After seeing Combe again, Old Thomas said pitifully.

"Old people? According to you, the next time I meet Phil Jackson, I will simply surrender. He is much older than you, and he has been robbed of at least three championship trophies by me."

Kong Bu said angrily.

Zen master is indeed the biggest sufferer of Kong Bu's time travel. In the past few years, he has snatched at least three championship trophies from Kong Bu, and he has been miserable to his grandma's house.

This is not counting this season, if Kumbu joins the Lakers in the Finals again and wins, it will take away four championship trophies.

When Da Zhi saw Kong Bu, his face was full of bitterness.

He didn't know what kind of mood he should have now, whether he should be happy or unhappy.

In terms of personal data, this round of the Eastern Conference Finals has already made him a god. No matter which media selects the league's number one power forward, he will rank Dazhi number one, leaving Duncan behind.

Many media even commented that Dazhi is Jordan at the fourth position, the most powerful forward in NBA history, and can even be said to be the strongest forward in history.

With Da Zhi's incredible performance in this round of the series, he fully deserves this evaluation. Even Jordan can't often hit such a terrifying scoring average.

But Dazhi still couldn't be happy, because they have now been pushed to the edge of a cliff by the Philadelphia 76ers. If they lose again tonight, they will have to enter the holiday early.

The overall performance of the Knicks has provoked the dissatisfaction of some Knicks home team fans. To say that the most critical fans must be the Knicks fans.

When Anthony led the Knicks in later generations, he was sprayed by Knicks fans to the point of collapse, saying the bible, "I have more than a dozen teammates around me, but they all blame me for losing."

But now Dazhi’s treatment is much better than that of Anthony. The Knicks are behind by a big score. A blue-collar has a ceiling, but he can't grab Yao Ming's rebounds.

The only thing is that no one complains about Big Zhi. On the one hand, Big Zhi’s performance is really impeccable, and there is nothing to complain about. no.

If the big Zhi is sprayed to leave the team, then the Knicks will return to the half-dead look of the Ewing era.

At any rate, the Knicks can still make it to the Eastern Conference Finals steadily. If Ewing leads this team, with the current state of the Eastern Conference, let alone the Eastern Conference Finals, it is estimated that it will be the first round.

Soon the game on the court began.

After the opening situation, Comb was very satisfied. The offensive efficiency of the Philadelphia 76ers was not high, but the offensive efficiency of the Knicks was even worse.

Gerrard has been playing against Houston in the last few games, and the defensive effect is simply not very good.

Originally, Houston was also a top-paid shooting guard, and he has always been ranked first in the league. However, under the defense of Gerrard, after a few games, he averaged less than 13 points per game and his shooting percentage was less than [-]%. , it is reasonable to say that he is not as good as Fisher.

That is to say, Dazhi's temper is good enough, otherwise he would probably start scolding his mother.

By the time the first half was over, Combe could already see despair in Lao Deng's eyes. The Philadelphia 76ers led by seven points at halftime, which wasn't too much, but the seven-point difference wanted to catch up. It's not that easy to come back.

In the second half, after only 3 minutes of playing, Kongbu felt a thump in his heart, and his heart beat wildly, something serious happened.

As the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow, and this is a perfect fit for Reggie Miller.

Reggie Miller, who has been amazing in the previous few games, used Gerrard's pick-and-roll in the second half tonight to prepare for an outside three-pointer.

As a result, he ran into Wu Sheng head-on, and Reggie Miller had a nosebleed on the spot, and he was dizzy.

Wu Sheng was not much better, after all, both of them hit their heads, and Wu Sheng also fell to the ground on the spot.

Wu Sheng couldn't be blamed for this collision, it had nothing to do with dirtiness, it was just an accident, and to be honest, it was Reggie Miller who fouled.

Comb immediately looked sad. This situation is very unfavorable to the Philadelphia 76ers.

It's not that because of Reggie Miller's injury, the Philadelphia 76ers will lose this round of the Eastern Conference finals. Miller is injured, and the Knicks' Wu Sheng is also injured after all, and it cannot be said who has lost more.

Comb's real concern is the upcoming Finals against the Lakers.

There is no doubt that Reggie Miller played a big role in the playoffs and is one of the sources of confidence that Comb can beat the Lakers.

If the old Miller's injury is more serious, such as a severe concussion, it is not a joke, and he will definitely not be able to play in the next finals.

The two people who collided on the field were sent back to the locker room one after another, and the game continued on the field.

This accident, in fact, had a greater impact on the Knicks. After all, Ginobili and Parker were both able to play the second position on the bench for Comb. Lilenko went to play the third position.

On the other hand, the Knicks don't have such a lineup background.

The old Thomas had already started to sigh. He wondered why he was so unlucky every time he met Kumbu. In the Eastern Conference finals last season, Payton was injured, and Wu Sheng was injured again this time.

By the end of the third quarter, the situation on the field was relatively clear. The Knicks were already 76 points behind. It can be said that the Philadelphia [-]ers have almost won the tickets to the finals.

By the time of the fourth quarter, the Knicks fans at the scene had already started to shout wildly.

"beat-LA"

"beat-LA"

"beat-LA"

They have already recognized the reality that the Knicks cannot make it to the finals, and simply pinned this expectation on Philadelphia.

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game amidst the wild cheers of the fans beating the Lakers.

Da Zhi walked onto the stage, smiled wryly and hugged Kong Bu.

"Looks like I should book a flight to Indiana in advance."

The training location for this year's Men's Basketball World Championships was set by Kumbu in Indiana. In half a month, after the finals, the training will begin.

"I don't blame you for losing, your performance is amazing enough." Kong Bu patted Da Zhi on the shoulder and smiled.

"I really don't understand, where did we lose? Our lineup is actually not bad, why can't we beat you?" Dazhi scratched his head and asked in distress.

This problem stumped Comb, in fact, theoretically speaking, the Knicks have every chance to beat the Philadelphia 76ers.

After all, the Knicks' lineup is not bad at all. There are very high-end players in every position, and there is no team infighting. The team atmosphere has always been very good.

The game experience is definitely not bad. Wu Sheng, Payton and Dazhi are all members of the Raptors Dynasty. Houston and Uncle Mu are all experienced veterans.

But they just can't win.

"Maybe it's bad luck, or you have bad Feng Shui in New York."

"It seems to be the same thing. Bad feng shui means bad luck."

"Let James Dolan find a fortune teller to see if your stadium or training ground used to be a mass grave?" Combe muttered curiously.

Da Zhi quickly waved his hands, his scalp was numb from what he told Kong Bu.

However, he has always been extremely convinced of Kongbu. What Kongbu said seems to make sense. What the Knicks lack seems to be luck.

It seems that it is indeed necessary to find a Feng Shui master to have a look.

After a while, Lao Hu also came over, and Kong Bu told the two of them to rest in New York for half a month, and then go directly to Indiana to gather.

Lao Hu will also return to the CBA after finishing this season. He has earned a lot of dollars in the past few years, so there is no need to continue to stay in the future.

On the second night after the Philadelphia 76ers eliminated the Knicks, the Lakers also successfully eliminated the Kings.

At the press conference after the game, the old Adelman, who had always been mild-tempered, lost his temper.

The king's loss in this game is not wronged. There is indeed a gap in strength between the two sides, but Weber was fouled several times by Malone, and the referee didn't call them all, which made Adelman completely unacceptable.

It wasn't that he was incompetent and furious. The old Adelman simply couldn't understand the league's favoritism towards these super-market teams, and he caught the Lakers in the press conference.

It even brought up the old story again, bringing up the scandal of Stockton joining the Lakers before.

Not to mention, if it wasn't for Stockton joining the Lakers, if the Lakers' current master is still Fisher, the Kings may not have a chance of winning at all.

At least it won't be eliminated by the Lakers 4:1 like it is now.

It's a pity that Adelman's complaints failed to play any role, and even brought him a league ticket for himself.

"That's just an excuse for the weak to find for themselves."

"The king is lucky to win a game from us."

"With our strength, if it weren't for shit luck, no team could win any game in our hands, and the Philadelphia 76ers are no exception."

"I'm now looking forward to showing Comb our championship award ceremony."

"Their award ceremony is so shabby."

Oban started to get carried away again at the press conference of the finals. He forgot the fear of being dominated by Kumbu a few years ago.

"I like Shaq's self-confidence very much. It is really precious for a guy who has not won a championship so far in his career to still have this kind of self-confidence."

"He said the king is weak? In my eyes, it seems that the Lakers are weaker. I would rather run into the Lakers than the king."

"To win the Lakers, the only thing we need to do is send Shaq to the free throw line."

"You say my championship ceremony is shabby? Maybe it's because I've organized too many championship ceremonies, and I'm too lazy to spend too much time on it."

Kumbu teased Ao Pang.

Although this year's Lakers are a bit scary, Comb doesn't think the Lakers are sure of winning.

Reggie Miller's absence has an impact on the Philadelphia 76ers, but not much.

Because even if the old Miller is not diagnosed, Comb's original plan is to keep him on the bench.

It is definitely not a wise decision to let the old Miller play against Kobe on the field.

You must know that Kobe's strength is not just offense. His offense is not the most deadly in the playoffs. What is really deadly is his defense.

When the old Miller was facing Kobe, he probably couldn't guard Kobe, and Kobe's defense would also put a lot of pressure on him.

The best candidate for Kobe in Comb's mind is Gerrard.

Even when Comb chose Gerrard, he already thought of using Gerrard to deal with Kobe in the finals.

Gerrard went to play at the second position, and Kirilenko started at the third position, so that the Philadelphia 76ers' offensive firepower did not decrease much, and their defensive strength could be improved to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)