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Chapter 197 Two-round sweep!Unstoppable!
In the second game, the Suns tried their best and failed to cause trouble for the Supersonics.

He made 27 of 7 three-pointers in the game and was completely blocked. Among them, Nash scored 3 three-pointers alone, and the contributions of other players were very limited.

卡特这场倒是打的不错，16中8，三分球3中1，罚球4中4，砍下21分4篮板3助攻1抢断。

It's a pity that the offense of the Suns' substitute players was too bad. Only three of the team scored in double figures, and they lost 87 to 109.

The Suns lost disastrously in the first two games of the series and returned to Phoenix with a 0-2 disadvantage.

Back at home, the Suns began to practice shooting before the game. Head coach Gentry realized that running, bombing and breakthroughs alone could not win against the Supersonics, so he could only pin his hopes on three-pointers, imitating the big-bodied team with random punches The method of dead master master wins.

After the G1 loss, Lu Yong's sarcasm at the press conference made Gentry feel very embarrassed. If the series is swept out, he will have no face to continue working, and the end of get out of class is getting closer and closer.

In addition to practicing shooting, Gentry also focused on defense, allowing players to fight close to each other, increasing physical confrontation, and trying to disrupt the Sonics' offensive rhythm.

Regrettably, the Suns star Nash is a defensive black hole after all, and he suffers a serious disadvantage against the "Martial Saint" Jackson. No matter how fierce the defensive end is, it can't change anything.

When the head coach repeatedly emphasizes defense to the players, it can only show that the team has reached the end of its rope, and the opponent is far stronger than itself.

Lu Yong knew very well that Gentry would not give up easily in this round of the series, so he did not hold back anything in the important third game, and slightly increased the playing time of the main players, only to resolve the battle in the shortest possible time.

Yao Ming only played 14 minutes this time, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block as a substitute.

It's not that Yao Ming played badly, but that when the Sonics took the initiative, Lu Yong didn't want the fragile Yao Ming to take risks. A healthy Yao Ming is the key to the Sonics' success in winning the championship.

The Suns had been fighting with the Sonics for the first three quarters, and the result was obvious. The Suns' changes were no different from Guan Gong's big knife, and they were quickly suppressed by the Sonics.

Power forward Channing Frye's three-pointer tonight was very resolute, facing David Lee Kuangkuang's jumper and hitting the iron, almost killing the game by himself.

Thanks to Frye's poor shooting percentage, the Sonics' defensive efficiency in G3 looked surprisingly high, building an 18-point lead in three quarters.

弗莱全场打了32分钟，17投5中，三分球11中2，罚球2中1，得到13分5篮板1助攻1抢断，命中率不足30%。

格兰特-希尔的发挥也没好到哪去，11投3中，三分球3中1，罚球3中2，拿下9分4篮板2助攻。

Nash's data of 16 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals is still stable, but he can't beat four hands with two punches, and he was quickly defeated by the unreasonable bombardment of the Supersonics.

On the Supersonic side, "Reaper" Durant took over the game from the first quarter, 24 of 13 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Star level.

David Lee also performed very well, making 13 of 8 shots, 5 of 5 free throws, contributing 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. the gap between the stars,

124 to 96, the Sonics easily defeated the Suns, with a total score of 3 to 0 to get the match point.

In the final battle, the morale of the generals of the Suns had already fallen to the bottom, and they were 16 points behind the Supersonics after the first half.

In the second half, the Suns were unable to organize an effective offense for a long time, and were taken away by a wave of offense from the Supersonics bench.

At the end, 109 to 85, the Sonics swept the Suns 4 to 0 and easily advanced to the semifinals.

In the other rounds of the series, the Spurs swept the Hornets 4-0.

"Queen Bee" Paul was able to hand over 22 points, 6.7 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.8 steals in four games in the series, but even so, the Hornets still had a hard time winning, which made Paul, who was full of desire for the championship, very dissatisfied.

According to reports from the New Orleans media, since the owner of the Hornets was unable to run the team due to bankruptcy and the Hornets were managed by the league, Paul was determined to leave here, and being swept by the Spurs in this year's playoffs became the last straw that broke the camel's back .

The team that Paul most wants to join is the Los Angeles Lakers, but this request was rejected by league president David Stern and the owners of other teams. It is expected that Paul's next stop may go to the Clippers in Los Angeles , Leaving the team during the offseason has become a certainty.

Lu Yong knew that Paul's next stop would indeed be to join the Clippers, but there was something evil about him.

He joined the Hornets at the first stop of his career, and the team owner went bankrupt, followed by the Clippers owner Sterling. Because of a recording incident, his remarks involving discrimination against black people during a quarrel with his girlfriend were recorded and released to the public, which led to His persona collapsed.

Because of this recording, the league later asked Sterling to leave the league, and Sterling eventually sold the team to Ballmer.

After joining the Rockets, Rockets owner Alexander failed to get rid of the curse, because his physical condition suddenly declined sharply. In the end, he chose to sell the Rockets and was acquired by Fertitta.

When Paul played for the Suns, the Suns boss was exposed to serious racial discrimination and misogyny, and during his tenure as the boss, he used racial discrimination and indecent words in front of the Suns employees many times, and criticized them. Some of the male employees have behaved inappropriately.

After an official NBA investigation, the league imposed a suspension and a fine of $1000 million on Suns owner Savor.However, many stars, including James, believed that the Suns boss should be permanently suspended. In the end, the Suns boss sold the team under pressure.

Looking at Paul's entire career, he sent away four team owners successively, and only the Thunder owner died well, which also gave Paul the nickname "Boss Killer".In the future, Chris Paul will switch to the Golden State Warriors to join hands with Curry, which makes many Warriors fans worry about it, for fear that Paul's hidden talent will break out and disturb the Warriors.

In the other two series, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 4-1 without much effort.

Since the Nuggets traded away Anthony in the middle of the season, they withdrew from the championship stage early, and it is considered old coach George Karl's ability to make the playoffs.

The defending champion Lakers had no chance of winning against the defending champion Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. It was not disappointing to lose directly and cleanly.

The most stalemate in the first round of the Western Conference was that the Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks 4-2. The overall strength of both sides is very strong, but because of the butterfly effect instigated by Lu Yong, the Mavericks lost Barea, and forward Sean Marion was reimbursed for the season. The Mavericks fell to the Trail Blazers in the first round, and they didn't even have the chance to play head-to-head against the Sonics.

东部一边，热火4比0横扫活塞、公牛4比1击败步行者、凯尔特人4比0横扫尼克斯，三轮系列赛都在五场比赛内解决战斗。

Only the fourth-ranked Magic in the Eastern Conference and the fifth-ranked Eagles in the Eastern Conference played more fiercely. The two sides fought six bloody games to decide the winner. In the end, the Eagles defeated the Magic 4-2 and became the only team in this year's playoffs. An upset team.

The Western Conference semifinals will officially start in the near future. The Lakers VS Spurs will be a tough battle. Both sides are tough bones in the league, and it is not easy to chew.

Supersonics VS Trail Blazers is also the focus of the second round. The contest between the two youth teams is about talent. The duel between coach Lu Yong and former Supersonics coach McMillan is also full of topics, and the series is quite interesting.

The only pity is that the Trail Blazers star Brandon Roy has suffered serious injuries this season. It is difficult for the three-time All-Star guard to interact with Durant. The Blazers' first offensive point has also changed. Became power forward Aldridge, "Yellow Mamba" Roy is gradually reduced to a supporting role.

On May 5, the first game of the series between the two sides started at the Sonics home court.

When the Blazers players came out, the fans booed loudly, as if they wanted to use this method to create an atmosphere and create pressure for the Blazers.

Roy practiced his shots absently, ignoring the boos of the Sonics fans.

The ups and downs of life come too fast, and Roy is unwilling to go into the abyss, but he can't change all this, so he can only accept it passively.

After playing, Roy and Lu Yong greeted each other with a smile. The two had no contact in private, but because Lu Yong had served as the coach of the Western Stars, the two were not strangers, so they greeted each other to express their friendship.

In the domestic CCTV5 live broadcast game, Director Zhang analyzed before the game: "The Blazers robbed Gerald Wallace from the Bobcats in the middle of the season. The record in the second half of the regular season remained good. I don't know if the semifinals can cause trouble for the Sonics."

Yu Jia pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "The depth of the Sonics' lineup this season is the highest in the league. If the Blazers want to win the game, the starting five must play an advantage, otherwise the two teams will win the Supersonics from the bench. A tiny chance."

Director Zhang smiled and said: "Most of the fans think that the Supersonics will advance smoothly in this round of the series, but the number of people who support the sweep is less than that visible to the naked eye in the first round. Obviously, the outside world is very optimistic about the strength of the Blazers. It is generally believed that the Supersonics want to be clean and tidy. It’s not that easy to win.”

The starting players from both sides debut, the Sonics five: Jackson, Mike - Miller, Durant, David - Lee, Yao Ming.

Trail Blazers: Andre Miller, Roy, Gerald Wallace, Aldridge, Marcus Camby.

Lu Yong changed his lineup again in this game, putting Dayao on the starting lineup against veteran Marcus Camby.

Camby scored only 3.5 points against the Mavericks in the first round of the series, and also contributed 9.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots. The role was mainly reflected in defense.

Noah, who is not good at attacking, can only match up with him, and he can't play a personal advantage, but Yao Ming can become an advantage when he starts the game. He weighs more than 30 kg heavier than Can, and he can catch the ball in the penalty area and play casually. untie.

Yao Ming won the jump ball and the game started.

Jackson dribbled the ball and passed it to Dayao in the middle to support, and David Lee also immediately moved to the top of the arc, making an off-ball screen for Durant, who came out of the weak side.

Gerald Wallace's pursuit speed is very fast, and he was selected to the best defensive team last season, even if he is against Durant.

Although the height and wingspan are not as good as Adu, he still defends very well with his speed and enthusiasm. He stuck up to Durant as soon as he received the ball to prevent him from jumping.

However, the reason why Durant was selected as the MVP of the regular season is not only due to his talent advantage, but also his singles skills are very rich. Facing Wallace's single defense, he changed his body forward and made a right breakthrough. , came directly to a crisp and neat dry drawing on the spot.

Wallace did not lose his defensive position, and he stretched out his hand to interfere, but Durant still scored the ball, showing his personal ability to the extreme.

Swish! 2 to 0.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and applauded Durant. He attacked the ball very decisively. Even if he was facing Gerald Wallace, he did not hesitate. His star temperament became more and more sufficient.

What is a superstar?

Everyone has their own understanding, but in Lu Yong's view, superstars have to go head-to-head with their opponents.

No matter who you are facing, you can play a personal advantage. This is the role of a superstar!
The Trail Blazers attack, the old Miller dribbled the ball halfway and played a pick-and-roll with Aldridge, dribbled a step and turned around to pass the ball, Aldridge quickly bounced back after disassembling, received the ball on the left side of the free throw line, and avoided David Lee's block , but the strength was a bit too strong, and the ball went out of the frame.

Yao Ming used his strength to easily squeeze away the "skinny monkey" Marcus Camby, and tapped his toes to protect the backboard.

In the positional battle, Jackson led the pass to Yao Ming after halftime.

Dayao raised the ball above his head with both hands to observe the running position of his teammates. He watched David Lee run back and rush into the basket, and immediately passed the ball.

David Lee has a very high basketball IQ. After being stuck, he easily threw away Adelaide with a reverse run. He raised his hand to catch the pass and turned around in the middle. , 4 to 0.

The 37-year-old Marcus Camby's bullet speed is too slow, and David Lee's shot has already been shot by the time he takes off. If Oden was not reimbursed for the season and the Blazers were seriously short of center positions, this guy would not be able to take over. starter.

Trail Blazers coach McMillan stood on the sidelines with a helpless face. He knew very well that Camby's current strength was not considered a qualified starter at all, but the situation forced him to do nothing.

The Blazers attacked, and Roy took the initiative to ask for the ball from the top of the arc this time. The counterpoint Mike Miller rushed to the left and sprinted to the free throw line.

Roy, who has both knees scrapped, lost his super fast first step start speed, and his current style of play is more floor-flowing, with little threat, and even Mike Miller can easily keep up with him.

In the next round, Yao Ming fell to the low post to catch the ball, put his back against Marcus Camby and dribbled twice, and his huge weight advantage allowed him to easily roll into the basket. Before Aldridge on the weak side came up to help defend, Turn around and score, 6 to 0.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and nodded slightly. Dayao's offensive skills are still as delicate as ever.

Injuries took away his speed and tenacity, but at the technical level, he is definitely the best player in the history of the league among centers over 2 meters tall.

The Blazers attacked, the players pulled away, and Aldridge received the ball from outside the three-second zone to single out David Lee.

这赛季阿尔德里奇步入了生涯巅峰，场均21.8分8.8篮板2.1助攻1抢断和1.2次封盖，投篮命中率超过50%，效率不俗。

Aldridge held the ball behind his back and swayed his shoulders. Seeing David Lee standing behind him, he simply turned around and shot a jumper. David Lee stretched out his hand to take off and slightly interfered. Aldridge's iconic turnaround jumper hit, 6 than 2.

The Supersonics attacked. According to Lu Yong's instructions, Yao Ming fell to the low post again to catch the ball. When he turned to the basket, he was double-teamed by Gerald Wallace.

This was a bad help defense, and the result of Durant being emptied was obvious. When Dayao used his height advantage to split the ball, Durant's three-pointer from the top of the arc fell firmly into the net pocket, whoosh! 9 to 2.

McMillan stood on the sidelines and jumped up anxiously, constantly emphasizing defense at the players.

When the Trail Blazers sent the strongest lineup and still couldn't beat the Supersonics, McMillan really had no choice but to pray that the players would find the touch sooner.

The Blazers attacked, and Andre Miller broke through after a pick-and-roll in the middle, squeezed Jackson with his body, and turned around to hit the iron in the three-second zone.

Camby failed to grab the rebound and was picked up by David Lee, who took off for the second time and held him tightly in his arms.

In the positional battle, Dayao's high-level support handed over to find Mike Miller, and at the same time covered on the spot to block Roy who was chasing after him.Miller shot very fast, and he threw the ball in the blink of an eye, and the three-pointer went into the net! 12 to 2.

The Blazers attacked, and the old Miller broke through after the pick-and-roll and was double-teamed. Looking back, Mochizuki gave the ball to Camby who was emptied.

Yao Ming huddled under the basket and didn't even bother to defend it. Camby's shooting was terrible, and his shooting percentage was less than 40% this season.

Camby received a pass from his teammate at the free throw line. Seeing that there was no defense in front of him, he took a look at the jumper. The basketball drew an arc that he couldn't bear to look at directly. hand.

McMillan stood on the sideline with a dark face and was about to throw up. He really couldn't stand the idiot Camby, and he had to make a substitution in the next round.

In the positional battle, the Sonics moved the ball a lot to find opportunities. Durant missed a jumper from the weak side horns. The rebound was grabbed by Aldridge, and McMillan took the opportunity to call a timeout.

He was fed up with the useless Marcus Camby, and the first thing he did during the timeout was to make a substitution. He took Marcus Camby and replaced him with the not-so-serious undrafted pick Chris Johnson.

After the substitution, the Blazers center position is still weak, because Chris Johnson is too thin, 2 meters 11 tall but only 95 kg in weight, not as heavy as Supersonic point guard "Wu Sheng" Jackson.

The only advantage of this product is that the offense is slightly stronger than Marcus Camby, and he plays with passion, but there is only passion left, and his personal ability is very average.

Standing next to Durant, he and Durant are similar in stature, both of them are tall and long-armed thin men, but Durant played small forward, and this guy has become a center forward.

The game continued, with Chris Johnson on David Lee and Aldridge on Yao Ming.

There is no way to do this arrangement. Adelaide is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms, and he can barely match Yao Ming. If Johnson, who weighs only 118 kilograms, is allowed to face Yao Ming, he will fracture within two rounds.

The Blazers' offense improved a lot in the next few rounds, but the defensive end still couldn't stop the Sonics' firepower, and the point difference was always hovering in double digits.

After 7 minutes, Lu Yong took the initiative to take substitutions, replacing the main players to rest one after another, widening the lineup rotation to avoid injuries.

Jermaine O'Neal, who came off the bench, played well and did not suffer against Aldridge. In the last 2 minutes, he made 3 of 3 shots and scored six points in a row.

After the first quarter of the game, 34 to 23, the Sonics led by 11 points.

In the second quarter, the Sonics sent Beverly, Budinger, Batum, O'Neal and Noah
The main task of Beverly's debut is to defend the Blazers' bench bandit Fernandez. As long as Fernandez's offense is pinched, the Blazers' second team is not to be feared, and everyone else is seriously lacking in scoring methods.

The offensive firepower of the Blazers' substitute was much worse than that of the Sonics, and the point difference was widened to 3 points in just 18 minutes.

Seeing that the game was going to garbage time, McMillan could only grit his teeth and take the main players on the field ahead of time. If he didn't make substitutions, the game would really be wasted.

After the substitutions, Aldridge, Roy, and Andre Miller relied on their individual abilities to score, helping the team narrow some point gaps, but they still couldn't take much advantage.

After halftime, the Sonics led the Blazers by 17 points.

姚明出战14分钟，7投6中，高效砍下12分7篮板1盖帽，今晚有望拿到两双。

In the second half, the Blazers also launched a counterattack under the leadership of Aldridge, but they were quickly suppressed by the Sonics, and the point difference was widened.

At the end of the quarter, when there were more than 5 minutes before the end of the game, the Sonics still held a 22-point lead, and the game entered garbage time.

姚明最终的个人数据定格在了18分11篮板2助攻2盖帽，10投8中，三分球1中0，罚球2中2，效率惊人。

Jermaine O'Neal's performance is also very nice, coming off the bench to contribute 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks. Both offensive and defensive ends have brought great help to the Sonics.

Durant scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. His scoring was not high, but his efficiency was very stable. After all, his strong personal ability broke through Gerald Wallace's defense.

Director Zhang commented on the game and said: "The difference in strength between the two teams in the first game of the semifinals is too great. The Trail Blazers have a good lineup on paper, but they are at a serious disadvantage against the Supersonics. If Coach McMillan can't find a way to block the Supersonics' offense , this series could be another sweep."

Yu Jia nodded and agreed: "The Sonics have too many players who can score. Even if the offensive firepower of the second team is enough for the Blazers to drink a pot, this year's Sonics are stronger than the season when they won the championship in 09. "

This is indeed the case. Not only did the Sonics beat the Trail Blazers by 26 points in the first game, but they also won the next three games without any suspense.

With Durant reaping the game in the fourth game, scoring 41 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, the SuperSonics swept and advanced with a total score of 4-0, becoming the first team to break through in the semifinals.

(End of this chapter)