PFC Chapter 243 Artest's Elbow Was Me!
Chapter 243 Artest's Elbow Was Me!
Chapter 243 Artest's Elbow Was Me!
On May 5, the second game of the Western Conference Finals started.
In the first game, the Spurs used their old-fashioned style of play to give the Thunder a bad start.
A big score of 1 to 0 took the lead.
Kevin Durant played well in this game, with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Compared with him, Westbrook's performance in this game is full of complaints.
Only scored 15 points but made 6 turnovers...
Popovich praised Westbrook before the start of the game, calling him "the most aggressive one in the league right now."
All kinds of extravagant rhetoric are short of a direct sentence:
When he rushes up, the whole league will make way for him...
In the game, they successfully took advantage of Westbrook's failure to stop when he hits crazy, and various "breakthrough traps" were waiting for Westbrook to jump up by himself.
To say that this "Gui" is really strong enough, hitting once or twice is not enough, he just plunged into the encirclement of the Spurs again and again, sending the opponent a defensive counterattack from time to time.
Now, Popovich exaggerated even more:
"Our defense has been challenged a lot...Westbrook gave us a lot of trouble in this game...Next, we still need to pay attention to his breakthrough...He will let his guard down as soon as he relaxes. The kind of player you pay for!"
This pissed off Brooks.
Niang Xipi!
Can you stop giving this child "Ecstasy Soup"?
Look at what it looks like to the child!
Still pour it?
This old man is very bad...
wrong!
Totally broken!
Sure enough, under Popovich's persuasive temptation...
Westbrook was more determined in this game tonight. Under his performance, the Spurs opened up an 8-point gap in the first quarter, and by the end of the first half, the point gap even reached 15 points.
Brooks' blood pressure then gradually increased.
2 is better than 0!
The Spurs easily held their two home games.
Before heading to Oklahoma for Game [-] of the series, Popovich rubbed his reddened nose with his trademark grin and continued his praise of Westbrook: "Russell has been in the I have been paying attention to him in the league, he is a very talented representative of the back line, if he continues to grow, he will become a representative player in the league!"
Translate, that is...
Russell, this kid, has been smart since he was a child!
Brooks: ...
Originally, when he shook hands with Popovich in the first game of this round of the series, he still muttered silently in his heart:
College Brooks, I have met Mr. Popovich, please enlighten me!
Now that two games are over, he is very clear:
This is the teaching bureau!
Let him settle down on teaching fees!
5 month 18 day.
Game [-] of the New York Knicks-Heat series begins.
Wade's offensive desire in this game is obviously stronger than in the first game.
Almost hit the ball!
After the first loss, the main point of conflict was Artest's elbow to LeBron James.
But Wade's poor state was also criticized by many media after the game.
Originally, he was not selected to the "best team" this season, and many experts have already shouted "Wade is dead" and "his peak period has completely passed".
Now, this voice is getting louder and louder...
This season is undoubtedly the season with the biggest gap for Dwyane Wade.
The rapid decline made him a little unacceptable.
At this moment, his more urgent thought than winning the championship is to prove his ability.
He wants everyone to know that "The Flash" is still at its peak!
He was also in good form tonight, scoring both goals, but when Li Wan switched in front of him, he immediately struggled on the offensive end.
The original Heat team won the championship for two consecutive years in 12 and 13, but in fact, the two championships were not very smooth. The first three rounds of the playoffs in 12 were a bit bumpy. After entering the finals, the main encounter was the young Thunder team...
At that time, it was the Thunder who had the better voice to win the championship!
Because they defeated the league's No. [-] Spurs.
But it turns out that...
Young people do have to pay tuition!
Let’s not talk about it in 13. Without Ray Allen’s three-pointer, the Spurs would have ended the Finals 4-2.
The reason is that the dominance of the "Peak Three" is not that strong...
The part about Wade is that since he became the second leader of the team in the 11th Finals, his state has declined very obviously.
It is the same now.
His breakthrough is still sharp, but the terrifying "one-step" ability like in 08 and 09 has been reduced a lot now.
With the addition of Li Wan's "Death Coiled" badge, it is possible to interfere with almost every ball.
Coupled with the fact that there is no LeBron James around to involve the open space, the Knicks can double-team without scruples, making Wade's breakthrough threat like a toothless tiger.
It also looks scary!
Speaking of efficiency...
24 for 9...
37.5% shooting percentage!
This is Wade's report card in this game.
After the game, with his hands on his knees, he panted heavily and said silently in his heart:
Day 1 of LeBron James' absence, miss him!
The way is:
Boiled frogs in warm water...
After working with LeBron James for the second year, Wade is now somewhat uncomfortable facing this kind of defense where all the power is concentrated on him alone!
Well, the most important thing is because of Li Wan's improvement in single defense...
The "Death Coiled" badge made up for a large part of his lack of single-defense ability. Wade, a "sub-tier" scorer, he can already deal with it very well.
If you add in the supplementary defense of the New York Knicks, it's really...
Little "Flash", ridiculous!
In this wave of single defense, Li Wan can give himself 9 points!
Forget it, stop playing tricks...
10 points!
What kind of bicycle do you need to prevent Wade from 12 years like this!
119 to 90, the New York Knicks also easily defeated the Heat and won the second victory of the series.
Li Wan easily scored a "triple double" of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
There are also 3 steals and 1 block.
Two of the steals were steals from Wade.
However, one is a steal in the frontal defense, and the other is a steal in the defensive position.
In addition to him, Tyson Chandler scored 15 points and 14 rebounds; Ray Allen scored 17 points; Lewis also scored 18 points;
Cook, who replaced Artest in the starting lineup, made 3 of 2 three-pointers in this game and scored 10 points.The play is very eye-catching.
As for the Heat, apart from Wade, who made 24 of 9 shots and scored 21 points, another "giant" Chris Bosh had only 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Before the start of this game, many media and experts thought that Chris Bosh would get more offensive power in this game and thus perform well.
after all……
The general view of the outside world is that Chris Bosh is the "giant" who sacrificed the most among the "Big Three".
But in the end, with LeBron and without LeBron, Chris Bosh's performance seems to be the same!
Heat fans are even more dissatisfied with Chris Bosh now...
Among the Heat fans, those who prefer LeBron James are dancing with joy at the moment.
After the second game, they suddenly felt that LeBron James' inability to play didn't seem to be a bad thing... At least from this game, it can be seen how bad it will be for the Heat to lose LeBron Giegie Influence!
"Look at this game, guys who are shouting that Wade shouldn't give way, can you shut up now?!"
"Fans of a certain family should stop putting gold on their faces in the future. With this ability, what are you waiting for if you don't give up your position!"
"Now, who is cheating whom? Without LeBron, the Heat actually lost by 29 points. Can you still show some face?"
……
Wade's handing over of power has made the stars of the entire league envy and hate LeBron. If only I had such a useful "second child", it would be great!
At the same time, various media are bragging about Wade's determination to "do everything in order to win"...
Even some media in Miami are saying: "Wade has done everything he can..."
The pressure suddenly came to LeBron James.
Now that Wade has done everything, once the Heat lose, who will be blamed?
"The Chosen One" is under a lot of pressure!
They see it in their eyes and it hurts in their hearts.Finally, this game will fully reflect the impact of LeBron James' absence, and they can finally fight back happily!
Starting today, we are announcing:
Wade did not voluntarily give up the position, but he felt that he was getting old, so he gave up the position as a last resort!
Wade's fans were not used to it, and immediately counterattacked, listing out LeBron James' poor performance in the Eastern Conference Finals last season:
"Eight points in a single game in the Eastern Conference finals, is this something the super giants can do?"
"Even Nate Robinson can't stand it, or give the money to my grandma, my grandma is more useful than LeBron!"
"I don't know, I thought it was LeBron who was cheated in the Eastern Conference Finals last season! This is too sophistry. As expected of American, black can be white!"
……
These voices obviously affected the entire Heat team.
On May 5, the Heat, which returned to Miami, canceled the "open locker room interview" plan and shortened the interview time from one hour to half an hour.
In doing so, it is obvious that the players do not want to be disturbed by the outside media.
LeBron James tweeted 7 consecutive tweets at the same time, and the content was not bad. Basically, he was supporting his teammates, especially Dwight Wade. 7 of the 4 tweets were correct. The public solidarity of my good brother.
This wave of 0 points, 0 rebounds and 7 Twitter performances stopped the scolding battle among Heat fans.
The eyes of all Miami fans returned to the same question:
In the third game of the series, LeBron James still can't play, what should the Heat do!
For this question, the Heat gave an answer on the evening of May 5th, with two simple words:
Cold!
The Heat's team atmosphere is well adjusted, which can be seen from the mental state of all members of the Heat in the third game, everyone is eager to try and very motivated.
But the New York Knicks' restraint against the Heat is too obvious.
Li Wan can defend Wade alone; Lewis can defend Chris Bosh alone...
Both "arrows" have been choked, and the Heat don't even have an x factor. Whether it is Chalmers or Spoelstra's "new favorite" Cole this season, the performance they can provide, Not even Daequan Cook!
This year's "All-Star Three-Point Contest Champion" played steadily again tonight, contributing 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, including another gain from outside the three-point line, making 2 of 1 shots!
Don't look at it and only scored one goal, but this means that the Heat cannot let him go easily.
This makes the Heat, which is not rich in defensive resources, feel like walking on eggshells.
Therefore, Li Wan's breakthrough requires inside players to block up in time, chase and intercept.But in this way, there will be more space under the basket.
The New York Knicks had 26 assists in the game, and Li Wan scored 15 of them, 8 of which were sent to the basket.Tyson Chandler and Kwame Brown ate the same as "October pregnancy" in this game, and they couldn't hold on.
"Champion" finally scored 18 points and 11 rebounds. Just by looking at this score, you can tell how domineering he played in this game!
Coupled with Kwame Brown's 8 points, the New York Knicks' scoring at the basket by the two of them alone has surpassed the scoring of all members of the opposing Heat team.
Chris Bosh scored a new low and only scored 11 points in this game...
Tyson Chandler is more powerful than Dayao because of his defensive mobility. Chris Bosh, who was naturally restrained by Lewis, finally broke through Lewis and had a chance to get into the basket, but it was too late Excited, I will definitely see Tyson Chandler's big face in the next second.
Such a scene has appeared many times in this game!
Wade scored 40 points this time at least over 25% from the field...
It's not that he adapted to Li Wan's defense, but that in the third quarter of the game, the point difference was close to 20 points. Li Wan looked at the situation, so why should he defend himself?
Pull up the fast break directly, and you can run to the death of the Heat...
At that time, he no longer focused on defending Wade, and began to strengthen his personal breakthroughs.
The New York Knicks' offensive tempo has changed rapidly with him.
A wave of 11 to 1 scoring directly stunned the Heat!
This game has also completely entered "garbage time".
李万第四节7分3篮板4助攻，全场砍下了29分11篮板15助攻，还有2个抢断跟1个盖帽……
Another victory over Wade!
The big score came to 3-0...
For the Heat, the good news is that LeBron James will return in the next game; the bad news is that the New York Knicks got the match point, and they have one and only one chance!
For the New York Knicks, the good news is the opposite of the bad news. The good news is that they can enter the finals with another win, and they are swept 4-0...
The bad news is that Artest's suspension is still ongoing, and he still has 3 games before he can return to the team!
Although it is only the "tip of the iceberg", the New York Knicks can see the strength of LeBron James at its peak. Without the great help of Artest, how to limit him has become the current situation of the New York Knicks. Questions that need the most attention!
As for the Heat, the returning LeBron James has naturally become the hope of the people on the beach...
LeBron James also made a "speech" speech in an interview before the game: "This is a challenge. There is no doubt that we are facing the most difficult moment. At such a moment, for any ball As far as the team is concerned, they are all desperate and cannot be optimistic..."
"But we won't just give up. Before the opponent wins 4 games, no matter what, I don't think we must lose!"
"No one knows what will happen until the game is over!"
"This is the place where miracles are born..."
"We are on our way!"
Firm words, firm look!
What LeBron James said made the people of Miami feel as if they saw the "savior"...
In fact, this is indeed a perfect stage for LeBron James without considering the consequences!
The worst result is to be swept 4-0, but when the big score is 0-3 behind and Artest hit his head with a "severe hammer spark", no one will count this loss as on his head!
But, from now on...
Every victory of the Heat will be counted on LeBron James.
When there is no risk and all benefits...
There is no such thing as psychological baggage for LeBron James!
The record of 13 "deuce lore" proves that LeBron James can give a reliable performance as long as he doesn't have such a huge psychological burden.
What's more, the good news is far more than that...
do not forget!
Artest is still executing the suspension!
The thought that he didn't have to face this madman made LeBron James feel more confident in himself at the time.
The pressure is on the New York Knicks.
At least that's what the media thinks...
But in the interview before the game, D'Antoni faced the camera with a calm face, and he didn't seem to regard the return of LeBron James as an unsolvable problem.
A reporter couldn't help asking: "Mike, have you already thought about how to defend LeBron?"
D'Antoni smiled mysteriously: "I believe in my players..."
In fact, time went back to yesterday, and "Mustache" couldn't squeeze a smile on his face at all. He was full of restlessness, and he was also harsh on all Knicks in the training game.
Fortunately, Mike Brown reminded him:
Man, we're 3-0 now!
D'Antoni was stunned for a moment, and he followed up with belated awareness:
"That's right, we are on the side leading 3-0!"
Not to mention, in the NBA playoffs without a 3-0 lead, there is a precedent for being overturned...
Just talk about the current state of the entire Heat team...
The return of LeBron James did give them a "stimulant", but don't forget that they are now in a situation of "one foot in the air, and the whole body is about to fall into the cliff".
No matter what kind of "heart booster" it is, it is time-sensitive. When the game starts, any unfavorable situation will remind them subconsciously that they are in a situation where they are behind by a big score of 0-3...
Once or twice is nothing, but five, six, seven or eight times?
The biggest difference between the series and the regular season lies in this. This is not a one-shot deal, but a long schedule. The influence of various factors may eventually cause the most deadly kill!
It is true that the return of LeBron James has greatly enhanced the Heat's combat power, but at this moment the mentality of the entire Heat team has become a new hidden danger.
By making good use of this, the New York Knicks can still dominate.
Facing the camera, D'Antoni continued: "We have already figured out a way, and when the time is right, we will come up with this way..."
LeBron James and the Miami media's first reaction when they heard what D'Antoni said was resentment, and then there was a desire to prove themselves.
Artest is gone, how dare you be so crazy with me!
Skinny old men, just see if I can do it or not!
Just after finishing the harsh words, thinking about their current situation, they couldn't help mobilizing "the power of my thinking", all kinds of murmurs:
What will be the way?
Don't really have it?
Better be careful!
LeBron James is a bit unconfident...
The enthusiasm that the entire Heat team was burning because of the return of the "little emperor" has now become cautious.Spoelstra also repeatedly emphasized "Once you feel that the rhythm is not right, call a timeout immediately!"
No way, they really can't afford to lose!
D'Antoni just doesn't know that the atmosphere of the Heat has changed suddenly because of his words, otherwise, they have to take a goatee fan, grow a goatee, and show a "smiling and half-crazy" smile...
What kind of "empty city plan" is this!
From now on, please call me "Zhuge Dongni"!
In the midst of the Heat's paranoia, the fourth game of the series came as scheduled.
Before the start of the game, Artest turned into a "massage master" and gave everyone in the team a set of "big swords". This was his way of expressing his apology.
In the end, he couldn't help but asked Li Wan: "Did you call that buddy Tian Ji? What kind of horse am I this time?"
Although suspended, Artest hopes that he can make some contributions as much as possible.Even sitting on the bench, so he thought of Tian Ji.
In the finals of last season, Tian Ji's phrase "the best horses cannot guard against the best horses" made him suddenly enlightened.
It's a pity that the master can only meet him on April 4th every year, and he can't see him during the competition, so he can only ask Li Wan to send him a message, so that the master can clear up his doubts.
Li Wandao: "The master said, your horse is called Wu!"
Artest's eyes widened, and he asked with his gaze: Why?
The way is:
"There is no yardage on the court, and it's natural to play!" Li Wan patted him on the shoulder, "Ron, tonight, as long as you sit on the court, we will definitely have the last laugh!"
When Artest heard this, he was excited at the time: "Fruit, is it true?"
Li Wan patted him on the shoulder affirmatively again, and walked onto the stage.
"beep!"
The whistle that symbolizes the start of the game sounds!
It can be seen that the return of LeBron James has excited the whole Miami. There were cheers on the scene one after another. Listening to these cheers, Wade looked more serious.
This is the fighting spirit inspired by the cheers at the scene.
The corners of the eyes are a bit more bitter...
The cheers at the scene illustrate the influence LeBron James has on the city at this moment.
Although Wade didn't want to compare, he still couldn't help saying:
Much bigger!
Compared with the auditorium on the sidelines of the last game, this one is much bigger!
This really is LeBron James' city...
The successive blows made Wade suddenly regret... Shouldn't I give up the "boss" position!
If Li Wan heard this, he would definitely be surprised, because the original Wade regretted it after retiring. To be precise, it should be the ranking round of the 2021th anniversary of the league in 75...
Because since then, Wade has repeatedly talked about many inside stories in 2011. For example, he sent information to LeBron at the beginning, but the latter did not reply.With the arrival of the summer trading market, he only made an appointment with Chris Bosh, and he didn't know that there was LeBron James...
Another example is that he gave up the position of the boss at that time, and after struggling, but the situation made him have to make such a decision...
Anyway, it's all kinds of secret complaints.
But now the season is not over yet...
He regretted it?
Ok……
It can only be said that the situation is compelling!
After all, the original Wade this season was not so miserable.At least entered the "Best Three Teams" and won the final championship.
Where is it like now...
The "best team" didn't have his name, and he was "publicly executed" by Li Wan. Most importantly, the championship has nothing to do with him.
It's not that the Heat must say now that Artest's suspension is the X factor in this round of the series.
But the problem is...
Right now the score is 0-3, even if he finally made it to the finals and won the championship, the flowers and applause belong to LeBron James, and it has nothing to do with him!
one more……
Originally until he retired, the outside world's evaluation of him was: he knows the general situation and is willing to sacrifice for the championship.
It's different now, people say that he is old and has to retreat to the position of "second child"...
It is also these changes in various aspects that made Wade, who was already a little bit annoyed at retreating to the "second child" position, now full of complaints.
He glanced at Artest suddenly, and his gaze fell on his elbow inadvertently. At this moment, he had a million bits of hope...
At that time, Artest's "elbow" and "elbow" object, if only he would be great!
Anyway, he felt that without LeBron James, leading the team alone, the results of the Heat's two games would not be much better!
Artest also noticed Wade's gaze.
He saw "provocation" in it!
However, as "no code", Artest chose to pretend not to see!
In this game, he will follow what Master Tian Ji said, be his "no code", and let his teammates on the field, especially Li Wan, be a god of nature!
The initiative belongs to the Heat.
The first shot showed the impact of LeBron James' return.
Hold the ball on the wing to observe the running position of teammates.
The Knicks changed their starter at the third position today and became Deshaun Stevenson.
In the original 11-year finals, he was the one the Mavericks used to defend LeBron on the outside...
Good physical and static talent, so that this veteran has always been based on defense in the league.
But in the face of LeBron's strong impact, he could only resist the first hit, and Tyson Chandler quickly made up for it... In other words, this is their defensive cooperation when they were in the Mavericks.
At this moment, just as at that moment.
But the LeBron James of 12 years is not the LeBron James of 11 years. His impact and explosiveness have reached the peak of his personal. Can only continue to move laterally, completely out of position, he vacated the space under the basket on the right side, and Wade saw the right time to complete the air cut. ——This is the scoring method that the off-ball "Flash" is best at.
As soon as he got to the basket, the ball went to the basket.
He raised his hand and shot, and the ball successfully fell into the basket.
2-0!
LeBron pointed at Wade.
Coming up is "Janeway Connection"!
That's what the Heat can't provide without him!
His existence can maximize Wade's return on every successful air cut.
Of course, this is in exchange for possession of the ball.
You can't tell whether he made a profit or a loss.
New York Knicks counterattack.
Li Wan took the ball to the frontcourt.
With the return of LeBron James, the Heat have reproduced not only the "Janeway connection", but also the "Janeway double-team"!Li Wan found Ray Allen on the move.
Chalmers showed enthusiasm and rushed forward. Ray Allen paused for a while before making a shot, trying to make a foul, but the referee didn't give it away, and the ball bounced out of the frame...
"Snapped!"
In the confrontation at the basket, it was LeBron James who won in the end!
He used the impact to protect the rebound.
Then quickly advanced, Wade slowly paced into the three-point line, confronted Ray Allen, and suddenly made a small move to successfully push Ray Allen away.
One is black and one is black, and "Master Wei" is also black!
Ray Allen suffered a lot.
When looking back, "Janeway" made another successful connection and drove the ball into the basket.
4-0!
Li Wan stood up at this time, steadily picked and rolled the mid-range, hit a shot, and scored the first goal of the game for the New York Knicks.
2-4!
Heat here.
It was LeBron James again, who found Chris Bosh in the bottom corner, and then quickly rushed to the basket. The "Emperor" held the ball with both hands, a small lever in the air, and dunked the back of the ball into the basket.
I wipe!
Chris Bosh, who was passing the ball, was dumbfounded, what kind of strange action to get rid of gravity!
In terms of talent, the "Son of Cleveland" has never lost!
6-2.
D'Antoni wanted to call a timeout.
Bill Walton couldn't help saying: "LeBron is in such a good state, he doesn't look like a patient who may have a concussion and needs to be observed!"
Hearing what his partner said, Drexler recalled Artest's elbow at that time, and nodded with lingering fear: "This guy is really not human, er, I mean... what a monster!"
In his opinion, if it weren't for the league's mandatory "observation period", I'm afraid that LeBron James would be able to continue playing in the second game of the series.
Mike Brown blocks D'Antoni's thoughts, the game is just getting started...
"Bah!"
LeBron James then had another dunk.
Mike Brown: ...
Now he also murmured in his heart:
Otherwise, just pay a timeout, right?
No!
This is too fierce!
Is Stevenson so much different from Artest?
On the court, Li Wan scored another goal, and then took the initiative to switch to LeBron James...
The two former "No. 23s" have met!
(End of this chapter)