NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 233: A real man wants three overtimes! Super tough guy Ibaka!
Fortunately, there were two days off, so Jiang Ming practiced all his skills. Every Trail Blazer player had the scent of moxa sticks on him, and the staff who smelled it felt like they were staying healthier.

G6.

Grizzlies home.

From the first ball, I found it was not easy to play.

Because the Grizzlies' physical strength seemed to be unlimited, they started out playing inside. Tony Allen made a pick-and-roll and assisted Gasol to score 2+1, and Oden committed a foul.

The Trail Blazers also made tactical changes, which was to focus their double-teaming on Randolph inside and Conley outside.

Don't let Randolph attack one-on-one, and don't let Conley organize at will.

But the Grizzlies were really confident of winning at home. When the Trail Blazers came back for the first attack, Roy was almost suppressed to the center line by Tony Alenka and couldn't get the ball at all.

Only Curry and Aldridge could play together in the high post, but under this intensity, Aldridge's mid-range shot became inaccurate, and Randolph looked fat and very flexible, and he directly blocked Aldridge's shot.

Aldridge, who was originally holding the ball to shoot, chose to put the ball down and make another plan, but was directly intercepted by Allen and made a fast break dunk.

The Grizzlies' defensive strategy is actually very clear, which is to block Roy and Aldridge and let the third person play.

Because these two people's independent attacks are too strong.

Oden is more of a blue-collar type, and the Grizzlies are willing to let Oden play. If he has the ability, he can kill us with one shot after another!

but!

This Game 6 highlighted the depth of the Trail Blazers' lineup. McMillan replaced Danny Green early on, who did not need to dribble and only shot from beyond the three-point line.

Danny Green made 8 of 8 shots and successfully broke the deadlock!

You have to know that when the Grizzlies are desperately defending Curry and Roy, the two ball handlers, they are actually relying on Maggette, Danny Green, and Fernandez to have one of them explode.

Fernandez had a blast up front.

Because Maggette is more of a breakthrough type, he has always been lukewarm. There is no other way, there are always four big strong men in the interior.

If he rushed in, he might even be blocked by his own people.

And Danny Green exploded in this game.

The role of 3D on the offensive end is just for this three-point shot!
But the Grizzlies are not really afraid of you scoring from the outside, and they also caused trouble for Oden tonight.

After Curry missed a layup, Tony Allen counterattacked with the ball. Gasol Jr. was fouled by Oden when he advanced, and he had two fouls in the first quarter.

Forcing the Trail Blazers to replace Yao Ming early!
After Yao Ming came on, he was obviously not able to keep up with the speed. Tony Allen made a steal and cut the ball to Conley, who made a three-pointer!

"This Tony Allen can do everything except shooting. He can even play center."

To be honest, Jiang Ming is quite envious of players like Tony Allen, who is good at defense and counterattacks.

He deserves to be called the best player in the league to defend by Kobe, he is really good!

The reason why he likes to launch counterattacks is because his own offense in positional warfare is redundant and useless. He can only steal the inside line, but when the opponent also has double towers, he can't steal layups.

So not 90% but 99% of his points came from fast breaks.

This is a bit similar to the faster Thunder trio next door.

Speaking of Tony Allen, he is a player with a very interesting story.

He has a deep connection with Oklahoma City, which is known as his nemesis. Allen transferred to Oklahoma State University and spent two years there. He was once named the nation's best "junior college to undergraduate" player of the year.

最后一个赛季2004年，他场均16分5.5篮板3.1助攻2抢断，带队杀进了Finalfour。

So does this mean all Oklahoma City players are fast break guys like this?

However, if you can defend a star player by relying on tactics, he is no longer a star player.

Roy, who hit the buzzer-beater in the last game, couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He first ran back, received the ball from Curry and made a difficult jump shot.

Xiaojia’s no-fly zone is still not too high.

Then he made a classic pull-up jump shot, leaving Tony Allen with nothing but room to watch.

However, the Trail Blazers only scored 19 points in the first quarter, and it was only after Fernandez's several rhythm-changing attacks and Danny Green's sudden attack that they opened up a little space.

But the Grizzlies had 26 points and were like a fish in water under the basket. They did not play slowly, but instead quickly pushed to the frontcourt and seized the position under the basket in advance. With Battier and Conley, two accurate three-pointers, on the outside, the Grizzlies still had enough space.

Because of Oden's foul trouble, the Trail Blazers were unable to double-team Randolph, so they even fell behind by 14 points in the second quarter.

Now the coaching staff of the Trail Blazers, who were playing away from home, had given up completely.

This is also the decision that Jiang Ming thinks is the most awesome.

That means abandoning Yao Ming!
Without giving any face to the former All-Star voting champion or Jiang Ming, the Trail Blazers decisively used Ade to play with 5 big and small players in the second half of the second quarter and the beginning of the second half to catch up.

Ibaka or Maggette stands at the four position.

Just pinch Randolph's lower body, take half a step back when shooting, and it shows your personal ability if you can make the shot.

But we can give up shooting in order to ensure defensive rebounds.

Therefore, as long as the Grizzlies fail to score, Aldridge will desperately protect the rebounds and quickly pass them to Curry or Dragic to launch a counterattack.

The advantage of Ibaka or Maggette at the No. 4 position is that the counterattack is like a 4*50 meter sprint. A group of offensive players rush to the frontcourt at once. Curry alone made two alley-oop slam dunks.

This is the depth of the lineup. Allen and Battier defend Roy like sticky candy, but the Trail Blazers still have Rudy, Maggette, and Ibaka!
They can all run and jump. On the basketball court, as long as you rush hard and grab the ball, you will always have opportunities. These three are this type of players. The generals are trapped and they march first to charge into battle.

And now Jiang Ming thinks it is a good thing to encounter such a tough defensive team in the first round.

How could these young people not be overjoyed to have the league's top front-line defense available to them in their early twenties?

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers won Game 5 with a buzzer beater.

Otherwise, Jiang Ming would really be in agony watching the whole process.

After the Trail Blazers finally caught up, the Grizzlies managed to maintain a 72-71 lead at the end of the third quarter. Mayo made another three-pointer in a difficult moment, and McGee scored in the basket. The difficult moment seemed to have passed, and the final battle of the final quarter was really here. No matter how tired everyone was, they could not relax for a moment.

The most annoying and funny scene occurred at the beginning of the final quarter, when Oden, who had 4 fouls, was sent back into the court.

As a result, when the Grizzlies saw Oden coming up, they became more determined to play inside, with the two bears in a high and low post, and Gasol Jr. held Oden tightly with one hand.

The Emperor was impatient, and with all his energy he had nowhere to vent, he pushed Gasol in an attempt to disrupt the pass.

But we have to say that the Spaniards were really smart. Gasol Jr. fell down and the home referee understood what he meant and called Oden's fifth foul!

It went down again!

Oden was about to collapse and kept trying to argue with the referee, but was pulled away by Larry Miller and others nearby with just a few words.

In the regular season, you can act like a big shot and yell at the referee, but in the playoffs, everyone plays with their balls between their legs, afraid of getting a technical foul, and that's the biggest harm to the team.

As long as you stay on the field, there will be opportunities!

Now Oden still has one chance to foul, which he has to save for the last 3 minutes.

When the camera captured Randolph's image, a faint smile could be seen on his dark face. The Grizzlies' plan had succeeded.

Randolph was too happy too early. The 31-year-old Yao Ming came on the field and made the Black and White Bears truly feel the pressure from the former No. center in the league.

G6 decisive battle, final quarter.

Yao Ming no longer pretends.

He used all his energy and successfully defended Randolph for three consecutive rounds, and he played against Randolph in Randolph's way.

Just shoot high and make the shot!
Turn around and hook shot, no one can block it, go in!

He also grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-in!

"How can one be the All-Star vote winner?"

"I'm a Rockets fan. I've watched Yao Ming for so many years. I wonder how thick his thighs are?"

"I always thought the black and white bears were nothing. Five years ago, Yao Ming could easily beat them."

"I'm not old now, I'm so strong!"

Then the classic cooperation among the stars appeared.

Tony Allen fell to the ground while defending Roy, and Roy broke through and passed the ball to Curry who was cutting to the basket.

Curry was too suppressed and chose to dunk with one arm directly after cutting into the air!

He actually succeeded in dunking!

This ball completely ignited the Trail Blazers' counterattack. Can Curry even dunk in the Grizzlies' paint?
Then Aldridge and Danny Green won’t admit defeat either.

They all made long shots followed by a triple-threat breakthrough slam dunk!

“The young guys are dunking like crazy!”

"Danny Green has really become a figure since last year."

"Aldridge still has offensive strength when Oden is not there and Yao Ming moves slowly!"

"A purple gold beam spans the sea, and a white jade pillar supports the sky!"

开拓者在最后5分25秒，竟然90-80领先了10分。

"Last year's runner-up is playing a joke on you!" Paul Allen joked with the Grizzlies' owner on social media, and it seemed that he had already won the game.

But if it was really that easy to win, we wouldn't have reached Game 6.

This little guy Conley is really something. He taught Curry and Danny Green a lesson and made 4 free throws. Randolph hit Fernandez in a mismatch, and Mayo broke through Roy who was extremely exhausted. The score difference was narrowed in an instant.

crucial moment.

Huang Mamba made a long mid-range shot after a pick-and-roll to stabilize the morale of the team. That expression really looked like Kobe in bloodthirsty mode.

He was domineering in the next round and broke through the double team and passed it to Yao Ming, who dunked under the basket and regained the advantage. At this time, the Blazers coaching staff also made a mistake and replaced Oden at the last minute.

Yao Ming, who was in hot form, was substituted.

Of course, the substitution is understandable. Yao Ming played 33 minutes today, which was far beyond the limit. If it was for the next game, it was the right game.

But if we win this game, this round will be over!

Therefore, it would definitely be best to let Yao Ming hold on for the last 3 minutes.

But the coaching staff is not an experienced coaching staff after all. Many of their ideas come up in a flash. If they want to change them, they have to wait until the next dead ball.

This also led to a scoring drought for the Trail Blazers in the next two minutes, but the Grizzlies did score 2 points.

94: 93!

In this situation, Oden still grabbed the key offensive rebound in the last 50 seconds and then made a strong shot!

However, amid the roar of more than 18300 fans at the FedEx Center, Oden failed to be a hero and missed the free throw.
96:93
He didn’t kill the game.

However, the Trail Blazers did not give the Grizzlies' main players any chance in their last complete offensive round. The Grizzlies had no choice but to leave the life-and-death blow to Mayo, but he actually came up with a one-on-one challenge. This style of play was also one of the reasons why he would leave the Grizzlies in the future.

Missed!

Maggette rushed to grab the rebound with two inside players blocking him!
"calm down!"

"Our turn, time!"

"Hold on and fight one."

It was such an exciting game that Jiang Ming's palms were sweating when he stood up. He also shouted to the people in the court from the sidelines that they must use up the 24 seconds and not give the Grizzlies a chance for a second offensive round!
The Trail Blazers did a good job of keeping time.

But in the last 4 seconds, when Curry chose to force a shot, he was blocked by Gasol Jr. who came to defend.

Conley dribbled the ball forward, and Coach Hollins did not call a timeout, leaving the decision to Conley.

The last 10 seconds,
Conley and Gasol set a pick-and-roll, and then he made a 45-degree three-pointer from the left side. Facing Oden, who had just missed a free throw, he made an unreasonable Curry-style three-pointer. In your face!!!

The Blazers had no more timeouts, and Roy missed the long shot.
Overtime!

Two consecutive games went into overtime!
Conley, who was bullied by the Trail Blazers' guards throughout the game, got proud at the last moment. He shot an arrow that pierced the clouds and shot the sun, and thousands of troops came to meet him. It was not that heroes do not take action, but that heroes are revealed in desperate situations.

Jiang Ming was so annoyed watching this game. If he were a neutral fan, he would have been really happy.

The first round of the playoffs!

This is the most exciting first round of the Eastern and Western Conferences. Although the other games may have to go to seven games, none of them are as close as the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies.

But overtime was the Trail Blazers' dominance again.

First, Conley was also fouled out five times, which directly sent Curry, who was the most stable free throw shooter, to the free throw line.

Later, Roy finally found an opportunity to hit his first three-pointer of the game. After making the shot, he punched the air heavily to vent his resentment.

The Trail Blazers led by 105 points 98-7 and were sure to win.

The Grizzlies still gave the ball to Conley, but he missed the three-pointer. Battier grabbed the rebound and passed it out. Mayo made a key three-pointer. Roy found his touch and immediately responded with a mid-range shot.

"This has been going on for almost three hours."

Gao Yuner, who was sitting behind Jiang Ming, felt her legs become weak from watching the game. This game was too exciting and tiring.

But she was also very excited. If she really won tonight, she would definitely feel so happy that tears would flow like a river.

Mayo took another three-pointer from the baseline, and Maggette flew over to block the shot like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit. Mayo cleverly saved the ball in mid-air and it hit Maggette on the head. For this reason, the referee watched for 15 minutes before deciding who had the ball.

The ball was kicked off again, and Kawhi Leonard got the frontcourt rebound. Conley passed it to Mayo, who made another shot from the baseline, showing the style of the best high school student in the United States.

If Mayo continues to grow steadily, with his and Gay's talents, Jiang Ming believes that this Grizzlies team really has the strength to win the championship.

but!

Mayo and Conley are not destined to be the final heroes.

And this game is indeed not that simple.

The Grizzlies are not that easy to beat at home.

This is true in regular time and overtime as well!

Roy made a pass error, Conley missed a three-pointer, Maggette grabbed the rebound, Conley was forced to foul, and left the game with 6 fouls.

The Trail Blazers kicked off, Mayo fouled and left the game with another 6 fouls, Curry made both free throws, leading 109-106 with 16.3 seconds left in the game.

A miracle happens, who is the hero?

When Vasquez came on the court, he was tightly entangled by Curry outside the three-point line. He had no way to retreat, so he simply gave it a try. He jumped close to Curry and shot a three-pointer with an extremely weird move that seemed like a foul. The magical ball broke the net.

The main general was sent off, and the small man was carrying the fate of the entire team. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders. No one had ever heard of the young general, and the long sword in his arms had never been wiped. If he doesn't try today, when will he try?

"grass!"

At this time, Curry received a pass and took a long three-pointer.

very similar!

But the basketball bounced around the rim.

Didn't make it!

Double overtime again!
Miller, the commentator, was so confused:

"I'm getting old or something, but I feel shortsighted watching this game."

The second overtime completely belonged to the young people.

Roy couldn't play anymore, and his jump shot accuracy would definitely drop significantly, so Curry took over the game.

Battier scored 2 points on his own shot and rebounded, Curry tied the game, the surprise player Vasquez scored 2+1 against Curry, Curry passed the ball back to Danny Green for a three-pointer to tie the game, Gasol scored under the basket, and Curry tied the game again with a mid-range shot.

Curry got the last attack and started to advance from the frontcourt. He almost knocked down Tony Allen with a left-handed change of direction in the center circle. Allen, who slipped, quickly caught up and interfered with Curry's mid-range shot. Welcome to the crazy triple overtime!
Triple overtime!!!

"Grizzly bears are really tough!"

Now Jiang Ming was impressed. How could they catch up with the score even when Conley and Mayo both fouled out?

This must be the gene engraved in our bones!

This is not Winnie the Pooh, this is Titan!
"It'll take four hours."

Even though Gao Yuner, who doesn't drink carbonated drinks, couldn't help but buy a bottle of Coke and drank it all in one gulp. Today, the Grizzlies' home popcorn and drink stocks were about to be sold out.

It’s really tiring. I feel tired even watching the video of this kind of game after the game.

Watching four hours of movies or TV is exhausting for the eyes, let alone a basketball game.

Not to mention the players on the field.

Is anyone not tired?
Have!
As Oden was finally fouled by the Grizzlies in the third overtime and was ejected for six fouls, the spokesperson for Jiang Ming's medicinal wine, super tough guy Ibaka, made a brilliant appearance!!!
A real man needs three overtimes!

These were his exact words before he went on the court, although he took a sip of Gatorade the next second.

Then these few minutes of the third overtime were really the time when the medical insurance card was at full power. He made a dynamite-like counter-run and received a high dunk from Dragic!
Later, Curry fell to the ground to save the ball and his forehead was scratched by the camera and was bleeding. At his own request, Jiang Ming simply bandaged him and continued to play.

“I have to be on the field!”

Although the bandage on Curry's forehead may affect his condition, there is no one to replace him at this time. Dragic has already come on for several rounds. Could it be Stephenson again?

And Ibaka was indeed awesome, blocking the shot by Gasol who was a head taller than him!
"Did this guy drink the second generation of Ripper?"

And as Aldridge faced off against Randolph and then turned around and made a jump shot, the game was finally no longer suspenseful.

No matter how powerful the black and white bears are, they are just human beings. In the end, Gasol Jr. was out of breath and couldn't even lift his head.

As the final whistle sounded, the Trail Blazers won the four-hour super triple overtime!

4-2!

Eliminate the Grizzlies away from home!

From then on, the man of steel and iron had nothing to fear anymore. He only needed to defeat the demon in his heart to achieve enlightenment and become an immortal, and from then on he would be outstanding.

The home fans left the stadium sadly. They almost won two games in a row. If they could win, they would be the ones who would be conquered!

Instead of being a winner and loser now, there is a high possibility that you will destroy your own Great Wall next year due to contract issues.

Jiang Ming rushed directly towards the players:
"Now we can cleanse our marrow and strengthen our bones, and achieve hegemony!!!"

Having said that, after the game, Jiang Ming also helped the Grizzlies' medical team to give physical therapy to the black and white bears, mainly massaging their acupuncture points to relieve fatigue. This kind of treatment would have been absolutely impossible before the series, but now that the series is over, everyone is friends off the court.

And the main thing is that winning makes you happy.

But I didn't expect the Mavericks to win the first round as well.

In other words, the Trail Blazers will face the Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals.

It’s not really an old rival, but it’s definitely fun.

Because it's OG playing against a real modern team!

Moreover, Nowitzki and Yao Ming have a lot of connections.

As Nowitzki said after the game:

"Trail Blazers, come on! Yao Ming, I want to avenge my Olympic revenge now!"

(End of this chapter)