Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 626 Jazz We Familiar!

On May 5, the first game of the second round of the playoffs officially began.

The Celtics and Cavaliers, a pair of old rivals, once again met in the playoffs.

Last season, due to Garnett's injury, the Celtics lost to the Magic and failed to enter the Eastern Conference Finals, which also saved the Cavaliers from a disaster.

It's a pity that they, who still felt lucky a second ago, failed to meet the Celtics in the playoffs.The Magic team, which became the nightmare for the Cavaliers to advance to the finals, once again returned home in the Eastern Conference finals.

Of course, for James, he will not be afraid of the Celtics. He has been tortured by the Celtics all year round, and he also hopes to pass the Celtics to overcome his inner nightmare.

In this game, Garnett reduced his impact on the basket because he was afraid of O'Neal's deterrence at the basket.Reducing the impact will of course bring more problems. In a game, there is not even a chance to get a free throw.

James continued to maintain his strong performance, shooting 24 of 12 from the field, 11 of 8 free throws, and scored a game-high 35 points.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference, the first game ended. The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 101:93 and won the G1 series.

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After finishing their daily training in the morning, Li Tian and Kobe sat on the sidelines to rest.

"Li, do you think there is any hope for James to pass the Celtics this season?" Artest still hopes that he can confront James head-on in the finals. Of course, he is also worthwhile against the Celtics. .

After the Lakers lost to the Celtics in the previous life, Artest ran into the Lakers locker room and said to Kobe, "Let me fix the Celtics for you." People who can say this, how could they be afraid of the Celtics? People, also will not be afraid of the Cavaliers James.

"It's not that easy!" He shook his head helplessly. If he was allowed to choose who he would meet in the finals, he would prefer to have a tough confrontation with James in the finals.

However, it is impossible for things to develop according to their own wishes. Although their own arrival has not affected too much the course of NBA history, it is just that the Celtics have lost the championship. Will they disintegrate early? Not sure.

It can only be said that everything is possible. Maybe James suddenly exploded and stepped on the Green Army. It is not impossible.

Seeing that the other party gave an ambiguous answer, Artest could only scratch his head helplessly. He might be very happy if you let him fight, but it is not so easy if you let him think with his brain. Good thing, besides the fact that he can use some brains on the court, it is difficult for him to use his brains on other things.

The Lakers and Jazz, the early stage of G1 of the playoffs.

Interview before the game.

"Deron, can you tell me, are you confident in beating the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs?" the reporter asked.

"We're confident, very confident to beat the Lakers."

Delong said forcefully, his tone was very strong, but in fact, his palms were already sweating.

Facing the Lakers, neither he nor the entire Jazz team has any confidence in this round of the series, because the nightmare in their hearts has already arisen.

Inside the team, there has been a change in talk, and many people deliberately ignore talking about the next round of the series.

"I took a look. In the past two seasons, the records of the playoffs between the Jazz and the Lakers, the Jazz were directly swept out by the Lakers. What do you think about this?"

How could the reporter give up such a good opportunity.

"That was all in the past, what we have to think about now is this season, this round of the series!"

Delong said sternly, he looked very tough, but deliberately avoided the past. In the eyes of the reporters, this was a manifestation of his disapproval of his own strength.

After getting the answer I wanted, the reporters left quickly, and there were new articles.

"Do the Jazz continue to get swept?"

"The Jazz, who have been swept out for two consecutive seasons, is there any hope of winning even one game this season?"

All the reporters are looking down on the Jazz. There is no media person who is optimistic about the Jazz, and there will be one or two Jazz celebrities who will stand up and cheer for the Jazz.

Deron, who returned to the locker room, angrily threw the towel directly on the door.

The other players of the Jazz also know why this is because it must be because of the Lakers' problems, otherwise Deron would not have such a performance.

"Li, can I ask you a few questions?" said a short, fat reporter.

"No problem, but the time can't be too long, I still have to prepare for the next game."

Having said that, if you don't look at Li Tian's expression, you will definitely think that the next game will be a life-and-death battle.

"Is there any pressure on the Lakers against the Jazz?"

The reporter asked this question very skillfully. They didn't ask if you want to sweep, but if you were under pressure. No matter what you answered, there was something for them to write about.

If you say there is pressure, you can write it as your mockery of the Jazz. The teams that swept the team in the past two seasons, you said that there is a lot of pressure; if you say there is no pressure, it is to look down on them and belittle the Jazz.

"The Jazz are opponents we are very familiar with. While we are familiar with them, they are also very familiar with us."

Li Tian said with a smile, no matter what the answer is, a smile is essential. Every time I answer a reporter's question, I always feel that I am a smiley.

"That's true, so do you have the confidence to continue sweeping the Jazz?"

When the reporter sees that soft knives are not enough, then directly use a hard knife!
"Hehe, when the series is over, everyone will know the result. I'm not a prophet. I can't predict the future. If I had this ability, I wouldn't play basketball. If I just buy lottery tickets, I'll become the richest man in the world."

From the left and the right, he will never give a positive answer.

A few minutes later, another news report came out.

"Li Tian - Sir, we know each other well!"

"Lee can't wait until the series is over."

The reporter could only leave angrily, without asking about Li Tian's sweeping and domineering words before the last round of the series.

At 9:00 in the evening, the game officially started.

Jazz starters: Deron Williams, Matthews, CJ Miles, Boozer, Fesenko.

Kirilenko was injured and CJ Miles replaced him in the starting lineup.

Looking at the lineup of the Jazz, I really couldn't bear to look directly at it. What Li Tian didn't understand the most was why he was put on the bench when there was a high-quality striker like Millsap on the bench. He was not included in the starting lineup.

The Jazz with this lineup gives people a feeling that this is looking for death.

2米以上身高的只有布泽尔2.06以及费申科2.13米，另外三位球员，都是2米以下，分别是德隆1.91米、马修斯1.96米、C.J. Miles身高1.98米。

I can only sneer at this, Jerry Sloan, are you here to be funny?A guy with a height of 1.98 came to defend Li Tian, ​​who was 2.08, just for fun.

Jerry Sloan: [-] words of MMP come from the bottom of my heart, don’t I want to, what can I do without anyone, I also want to arrange, such a starting lineup: center - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, power forward - Duncan, small forward ——James, shooting guard——Jordan, point guard, just come here.It's not that there are no such players. You think I don't want to, but no one uses them.

Kong Yi has physical ability, but he is a person who lacks brothers, so what can he do with the beautiful women in front of him, he can only be weak.

Seeing such a defensive lineup, Li Tian and Kobe also took advantage of the situation to make changes. They no longer did everything by themselves. From the beginning, they did not attack with the ball by themselves, but chose to break through and score the ball more.

In the first quarter of the game, the point difference was opened to more than 10 points.

In the second quarter of the game, Li Tian was not idle. When leading the substitute lineup, he taught Millsap a good lesson.

It was simply on-site teaching, running without the ball, stepping back three-pointers, pulling up jump shots, and many other means, all displayed in front of Millsap.

Millsap stared blankly, feeling as if he was admiring the offensive teaching.

"Shua!" Another shot, a three-pointer with a step back!
Millsap's defense again failed.

Looking back, Millsap launched an offense with the ball, facing Li Tian's defense, he really felt guilty.

After looking around at the teammates on the bench, none of them had the ability to attack independently, so they could only grit their teeth and continue to hold the ball by themselves.

"Bump!" As soon as he accelerated and broke through, it was like bumping into an iron tower. He staggered and took a step back before stabilizing his figure.

The moment he stabilized his figure, he realized that the ball in his hand had been stolen when he retreated.

"Kang Dang!" Yiqi Juechen jumped forward and completed a powerful chop.

34:47 The Lakers widened the point difference to 13 points.

After his dunk was completed, Millsap's confidence was directly shattered. Originally, he hoped to rely on him to lead the bench and resist the time when Li Tian was on the court. Jerry Sloan's thoughts were directly shattered. broken.

In this way, G1 of this round of the series will soon end.

Although the Lakers did not kill the Thunder directly in G1 like the last round, this time because of Phil, the waiting time for Li Tian and Kobe was reduced.

On the one hand, it is to save the physical fitness of the two, on the other hand, I also hope that through this game, I can exercise the players on the bench.

For players such as Sun Yue, Shannon Brown, and Vujacic, I hope they can find a touch. Maybe at important moments, they can still play the top and get more playing time for the main players.

89:104 This round of the G1 series is over!
Li Tian scored a quasi-triple-double of 24 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists, and the Lakers easily won a victory.

After dealing with the reporters, Li Tian and Kobe took the initiative to stay for additional training. It can be seen that the physical exertion of the two of them is not great.

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On the same day, the tiebreaker between the Eagles and the Bucks finally came to an end.

The Eagles won the tie-break at home with 95:74 and successfully advanced to the next round of playoffs.

The opponent they will face in the next round is the Magic, which has been resting for a long time. For the Eagles, it seems to be a curse. After Horford was elected, they entered the playoffs every year, but every time the In the first round of the game, there will be a tie-breaker. It can only be said that their fate is not so good.

Seeing that the Eagles advanced to the second round, Li Tian made a special phone call to express his congratulations.

(End of this chapter)