Basketball: The Chosen Victim

The Eastern Conference finals ended at 1-1 and the game was in full swing, but the Western Conference finals, which progressed faster, ended in a one-sided loss of 0-2.

It was also young people challenging the older generation, and the Thunder's third youngster, who was in hot form, was blown away by the Spurs' GDP combination.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. After all, what the Spurs are most afraid of are macho guards and tall, lanky jump shooters, and the Thunder have both.

And relatively speaking, this season's intensive regular season schedule is also very detrimental to the aging Spurs, and the consumption of GDP is much greater than that of the Thunder's three young players.

What is even more intriguing is that the Thunder played in the first two rounds of the series with great pride!
In the first round, they eliminated the defending champion Mavericks with a 4-0 sweep, shaving King Nuo's head, and heartily completing the revenge of last season's Western Conference Finals.

In the second round, they defeated the Los Angeles giant Lakers 4-1. They used this domineering way of eliminating the giants to announce to the world the rise of a new giant in Oklahoma City.

However, just when the Thunder were feeling proud, the Spurs gave them a blow in the Western Conference Finals, forcing them to a dead end 0-2.

And taking the two games to study, in the first G1 of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder continued to lead in the first three quarters and entered the fourth quarter 71-62.

But the fourth quarter was harvested by the aging Spurs in an incredible pattern of sudden bursts, and the Thunder were somewhat dissatisfied.

So in G2, the Spurs directly let them fall behind throughout the game.

In this game, just looking at the three Thunder players, they all performed well.

大少杜兰特17投10中，豪取31分5助攻5篮板。

二少威斯布鲁克24投10中，砍下27分8助攻7篮板。

三少哈登13投10中，并且凭借精湛的演技获得了13次罚球机会，狂砍30分4助攻7篮板。

But the Spurs are stable.

Even though Duncan, the core of the team, was targeted by Perkins and Ibaka and only made 11 of 2 shots, the Spurs still won the game 111-120.

It can only be said that the team led by Popovich has a too high fault tolerance rate. Under the team-first team concept, Duncan was targeted, and Parker, Ginobili, Kawhi and others had opportunities, and they Their performance is enough to prove that they are worthy of being entrusted.

帕克21投16中，砍下34分8助攻4篮板的高效数据。

吉诺比利则是11投6中，罚球8投7中，同样高效的砍下20分。

Kawhi scored a double-double with 12 points and 7 rebounds on 18-of-10 shooting.

Other role players also scored, and with the exception of Danny Green, their shooting percentages were above 50%.

The ultimate team basketball made the Spurs extraordinarily rational every time they took a shot, which was the best shot choice at the time. Even though Duncan's shooting percentage was only 18.2%, the Spurs' overall shooting rate actually reached an astonishing 55.1%!

This data is higher than the Thunder's true shooting percentage of 53.4%.

Faced with such a Spurs, the Thunder's third young master naturally felt as if his fists were hitting cotton, and his mood was one of frustration.

Especially looking at history, there has never been a team in the NBA that has turned a 0-3 defeat into a victory, so if the Spurs win the next G3, they can prepare to go fishing.

In this case, on June 6, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena ushered in G2 of the Western Conference Finals.

This time, the Thunder continued to target Duncan in the last game, but the effect was very different, because the Thunder's three "whistle" showed their power!

Yes, the Alliance strikes again!
In the first quarter, the two sides fought to 24-22, and the Thunder did not get any advantage. However, at the beginning of the second quarter, Duncan carried Perkins for a layup and successfully caused the referee's whistle to blow.

It's just that Duncan's offensive foul was called.

Duncan's mentality exploded on the spot!
Perkins committed such an obvious personal foul. Even if he was not given 2+1, he was still called an offensive foul?
It was even more outrageous than that time when he just smiled and got the technical whistle!

But the Thunder's third whistle stated that they were not targeting anyone, and all Spurs players present were included in the sanctions!

The whistles sounded one after another, and the Spurs either allowed the Thunder players to rush in with the ball and score, or they waited for the whistle to sound, which was a sour feeling.

As a result, the Spurs failed to survive the second quarter and were defeated 35-48, and eventually lost the game 82-102.

Looking at what happened to the Spurs, the Cavaliers players couldn't help but be a little worried. After all, tomorrow's Eastern Conference Finals G3 will be at the North Shore Garden Arena where the home whistle and home fans are the craziest.

Why are you afraid? On the afternoon of June 6, the Cavaliers players came to the North Shore Garden Arena to start warming up. They started with physical activation and then shooting training. Then they quickly discovered a big problem!

"There's something wrong with the basket today!"

Butler saw his layup hit the frame and exclaimed after a long silence.

Everyone was also happy, and Jordan even joked using the Chinese vocabulary he learned from Wu Di:
"You're such a loser. You blame the basket if you can't make a shot? Are you ashamed?"

As he spoke, he slapped Butler on the back of the head, but soon, Jordan also exclaimed:
"Hou Li Crab? There seems to be something wrong!"

He had just dunked a basket, but he was surprised to find that the screws on the basket were loose!
Wu Di took a test shot at the basket and confirmed that the basket had indeed been tampered with and was no longer clean!
The Celtics actually pulled off such a dirty trick, it's so stupid!

"I'll say it!"

Butler slapped Jordan back with his butt, and Scott called the arena staff over:

"I knew you would use off-board moves, but don't be so outrageous!"

Other Cavaliers players were also speechless, saying that they had never heard of such a bottomless move.

Doing this will not only affect their shooting percentage, but will also be very detrimental to their ability to grab offensive rebounds.

Every inch is longer and stronger, and the elasticity of the basket decreases. The basketball that could have bounced to the free throw line can only bounce to the penalty area. The Cavaliers players who originally had the opportunity to grab offensive rebounds are out of reach. Defenders who have the advantage of blocking are absolutely It's a major benefit.

The several staff members who came for maintenance were sincere:

"Don't get excited. This is definitely just an accident. It can be easily handled. It will be fine in a while. It will be fine in a minute..."

However, this "a while" wait lasted for more than half an hour!

And after the staff repaired it, everyone discovered that the basket was too tight!
Although being too tight is good for grabbing offensive rebounds, it affects the shooting percentage even more than a loose rim. Naturally, everyone is not happy:
"You didn't even let go of the ball frame. You're a wealthy family. With such a trick, aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of the national audience?"

"If you do this, we can choose to protest by going on strike. Don't think that we are easy targets!"

"The opposite basket doesn't have this problem at first glance. You won't be able to adapt to it when the court changes at the end of the first half..." However, several staff members changed their faces at this time and said coldly that they were ready. Meet relevant standards and ask Cavaliers players not to be unreasonable and so on.

Upon seeing this, Wu Di directly "invited" NBA President Stern who was being interviewed on the sidelines and asked him to seek justice.

Stern laughed out loud when he figured out what was going on. It must be said that this off-set move was too damaging. After the game, some media probably had a lot to talk about.

However, facing the lens of reporters accompanying the Cavaliers next to him, Stern quickly issued an order:

"Fix it quickly. If it can't be repaired, give them a new ball rack!"

So, after more than an hour of tinkering, the arena staff brought over a new basketball stand. This time it was even more extreme. It felt okay at first, but after just two warm-ups, it came loose!

But at this time, all the audience had arrived, and Stern didn't know where he had gone.

"Hey, Cavaliers boys, the starting ceremony is about to begin!"

The referee ran over and signaled everyone to get ready.

When Wu Di saw this, he asked Jordan to grab the ladder and tools and go up to adjust them. Soon, Jordan exclaimed again:
"Don't eat the sour radish! They really broke the expansion screw for fixation! Is Allen back?"

Allen is the Cavaliers' accompanying assistant. He just thought of the worst-case scenario, and then drove to a nearby tool store to buy screws.

When Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived, Allen ran back sweating profusely with a bag of screws:
"I was afraid that they would give me the wrong screw model, so I deliberately bought all the expansion screws. Try it now!"

However, soon, Little Jordan exclaimed again:
"What a shame! None of the models are correct. Which store did you buy it from?"

Allen was also furious:
"I randomly found an ACE Hardware (American chain hardware store) about 5 kilometers away. Did they even buy out the hardware store?"

The Cavaliers players were immediately shocked, imagining the city of Boston's feelings for the Celtics, it might actually be possible...

Celtic fans burst into laughter at this. They took out their mobile phones to take pictures and uploaded them to social networking sites. They ridiculed and even slapped the Cavaliers:
"With a bag of screws but none of the models that work, the knight's nightmare has just begun!"

"The Cavaliers players have begun to make excuses for the failure of G3!"

"It's so funny. I've never seen such a nervous player..."

Scott angrily went to the rostrum and threatened to strike, but the technical staff at the rostrum said that a strike would be equivalent to abstaining from the game, and the Celtics would directly win the game!

At this point, the Cavaliers generals have weighed the situation and can only hold their noses and use this loose basket, and seize the time to warm up and adapt to the soft basket.

Soon, the game started, and Jordan and Garnett, who had been holding back their anger, stood in the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.

But as the buzzer sounded for the jump ball, Garnett relied on more accurate judgment and a strong bounce to put the ball in Rondo's hands, and threw out a slobbery trash talk:

"Jordan's eldest daughter, welcome to the man's game!"

Rondo advanced with the ball. Facing Irving, who was two steps away from him, his eyes turned cold, and he rushed in with his shoulders pressed down!
Irving let him go so far not only because Rondo missed the basket, but also because Rondo's first step was much more explosive than what he did in his rookie season. But if he could guard against the first step, it would be difficult for Irving to follow him later. superior!

Seeing that Rondo was about to enter the killing zone, Jordan quickly made up for it and stayed in position to guard against passing the ball to Garnett. However, Rondo did not avoid it at all. He suddenly got up and passed Irving and jumped into the air. , about to complete the layup!
When Jordan saw this, although he felt bad, his center of gravity still shifted involuntarily to block the shot, but Rondo swung his elbow sharply, and the basketball was passed to Garnett at the last moment!
Garnett plucked onions from dry land and dunked into the bottle!

Bang!
0-2!

The old man is brave and ambitious, and he dunks on the old wolf with great ambition!
The North Shore Garden Arena was instantly ignited!
Fans covered in green cheered and jumped into the air. Their clothes, pants, and even hats were all green!

The offense and defense were changing positions. When Irving saw this battle, he didn't dare to push the ball. He passed the ball to Love, and then took the initiative to play a top-of-the-arc screen tactic for Wu Di!
But after experiencing the previous two games, the Celtics obviously spent a lot of effort studying the Cavaliers' various cross-cover tactics, and because of their sufficient physical strength in the early stage, they were able to defend without leakage.

In this case, Wu Di naturally stepped forward and asked for the ball in singles!
There were 24 seconds left in the 11 seconds, and the eardrums were shaking from the chants of the Green Army fans. What was even worse was that the basket was still loose!

But Wu Di was extremely calm, and he didn't feint. He swung his arm with explosive force and lunged to the right. He was instantly level with Pierce, and his left arm was thrown over to block Pierce's striker!

Pierce gritted his teeth and moved forward. His defensive thinking was very clear. At least this ball was very clear!
He focused on guarding against Wu Di's sudden bursts and less on guarding Wu Di's shots. After all, the basket was loose. At least for the first ball, Wu Di probably wouldn't shoot for the sake of safety... right?

Before he could finish thinking, his pupils shrank sharply, and he saw Wu Di suddenly stop and retreat, and in an instant, he threw away most of his body and reached outside the three-point line!

"This damn confidence!"

Pierce couldn't help but curse, but he didn't jump either. Instead, he stretched out his hand vigorously and penetrated Wu Di's crotch!
Of course he won't actually attack. After all, if he does attack, he will not only be a second-level criminal, but he will also become a public enemy of all NBA players!
But as long as he makes this action trend, a man will subconsciously bend down to protect his most important little brother!

Wu Di suppressed the urge to hit the ball on Pierce's head. After so many games, he was also amazed by the rich toolbox of little moves by Uncle Pi!

But he must score this goal!
You have to enter with an open mind!

After all, this is the first goal of the game, which is related to the morale of the team. If you can improve your morale, it will be easier later!

And he punches away to avoid hundreds of punches. If he can throw it without interference, his little brother will be less threatened later!
At least that's the theory...right?

As if feeling his strong will to win, the flying badge glowed slightly in his mind!

Jump shooting ability instantly increased by 20%!

The jump shot attribute instantly increased from 100 to undisplayable ***!

Not far away, Ray Allen looked at Wu Di's jump shot with a look of shock in his eyes. Experts will know if there is anything wrong as soon as he takes the shot. Wu Di's jump shot can be described in one word, that is perfect!

To describe it in two words, it is perfect!

And that’s even with Pierce interfering like this!

The basketball drew a calm parabola in the air, and then made a beautiful splash in the air!

Swish!
A huge sigh suddenly sounded in the North Shore Garden Arena!

3-2!

Unlike James' timidity, seeing Wu Di's perfect jump shooting skills, Ray Allen's eyes were full of fighting spirit!
"Tsk, Abao, if those tricks of yours work on me, I'll let Under Armor sign a lifetime endorsement contract with you!"

Wu Di spouted trash talk, and Pierce bared his teeth and replied:
"Little brat, did you call me Abao? Didn't LeBron tell you that you shouldn't mess with the truth when you mess with anyone?" (End of Chapter)