Chapter 653: Fighting for Honor
On April 23, 2000, the Western Conference's playoffs were first unveiled.
Mo Mengchen cares about the game of three of the teams: Lakers, Kings and the Trail Blazers.
There are two teams here that may become opponents in the finals, and their concern for the Kings is purely for the future.
The Lakers, the No. 1 in the West, faced the Timberwolves, the No. 8 in the West, in the first round.
O'Neal vs. Garnett, an interesting showdown, looks very intense, but in fact, the Lakers are effortless.
This season is Garnett's first 20105 season. Moreover, if you want to be more detailed, Garnett's average game data this season is an astonishing 231,251.71.8, worthy of the title of the most all-round power forward in history. The showdown between him and O'Neal should be exciting.
However, you must not forget the reason why he deliberately said he was short in height.
There are countless people in NBA who report height, so getting a few centimeters more can allow the team to take their favorite positions. The most famous of these people is Olajuwon.
Although Olajuwon, like the four centers of the same period, registered for a seven-foot height, is afraid of comparing goods like height. Once he takes a photo with those guys who are obviously taller than him, the gap of a few centimeters will be revealed.
It is extremely rare for Garnett to deliberately report his height to short because he was worried about playing centers. Because he was too thin when he first entered the industry, he couldn't even stand the inside. Sanders could only let him play as a small forward. Garnett was also a shameless and brave man, strengthening his strength bit by bit, and eventually became a super insider who "everyone except O'Neal can defend."
So, this is how this game is.
Garnett: He is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, and anyone except the Lakers' fat guy can defend himself.
Lakers: Come on, fat man!
The result was that O'Neal's 46 points and 15 rebounds made Garnett look particularly haggard with 28 points and 5 rebounds that night.
This game basically determines the result of the series. The Timberwolves are no match for the Lakers at all, and no matter how they struggle, it will be futile.
On the other hand, the Jazz and the King scored extremely fiercely.
There will always be stories between young people and old men. When watching their game, Mo Mengchen thought of the three young masters fighting in the GDP, talent and experience, athletic ability and consciousness.
Although it is difficult to get the best of the league in GDP, it has been dying many times due to the opponent's talent.
Tonight, the Jazz defeated the King and won the first place.
For the Trail Blazers, Webber has shown the strength of the league's best power forward this season.
This season, Webber averaged 24,104.6 per game. In terms of comprehensiveness, it is difficult to match Garnett, but his team has a better record and has a better chance of winning the championship. The selection of the best team also requires reference to the team's record. Therefore, it is difficult for Garnett to compete with him.
Duncan, the only one who is likely to compete with Weber, suffered a serious knee injury in the last few games of the regular season and was reimbursed for the season.
Once Duncan was injured, Webber was basically the league's number one power forward this season, and he couldn't stop.
In the first round against the Supersonics, the Trail Blazers completely suppressed their opponents, and Payton was unable to beat the palm of his hand and was disarmed happily.
There were basically no surprises in the three games Mo Mengchen was paying attention to, and the surprise he expected did not happen. There was no suspense about the Lakers' promotion. If the King has the chance to win, I have to check it out again.
Although the Jazz's experience is far above the Kings, their core lineup is seriously aging. Malone is 36 years old this year. Although he can still average 2,510 per game, his failure to lose his chain in the playoffs is a lifelong event. If the Kings can drag the Jazz into a tough battle, Malone's performance will be "critical" to them at a critical moment.
The Western Conference's playoff opening game is gradually over.
The basketball world's attention turned to the east.
In the Eastern Conference, the playoffs are fierce.
The strong teams in the first tier include the Pistons, Knicks and Pacers; the second tier include the Celtics and the Heat.
These five teams happen to be the top five in the Eastern Conference, with the Celtics ranked fifth, Duncan was reimbursed for the season and the Heat basically secured the semi-finals.
From this, it can be introduced that the Pistons' semi-final opponent is the Heat.
The series has not started yet, but the playoffs are already clear. The Pistons must first slay the dragon and then put out the fire.
Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the first playoff game of the 9900 season began.
The Raptors have no intention of winning, they just want to win a series and accumulate strength for the future.
Carter played his best, hoping to perform well, but he and Marbury were really unmistakable in front of Mo Mengchen, especially when one of them faced Mo Mengchen alone.
It looked pitiful like a bamboo rat that saw the Huanong brothers.
They treated Mo Mengchen as a tiger, for fear of being eaten, but Mo Mengchen never took the Raptor seriously from beginning to end.
The first game of the series, the Pistons cut the mess with a quick knife, and the winner was determined in three quarters, and the opponent was defeated by 27 points.
That night, Mo Mengchen contributed 151,010 economic triple double.
The only value for this series is to sweep the Raptors, and he will complete another major achievement in his career.
Five sweeps in the playoffs.
The rewarded attribute score is 150,000, plus the accumulation and achievements during the season, his attribute score can be saved up to 400,000 in one go.
This kind of thing is exciting to think about, and Mo Mengchen can't wait to sweep his opponent.
"We didn't play well, we were not tough enough, we still need to think about the details, we need to go back and watch the video summary, we made too many mistakes tonight..."
The bad-hearted reporter counted it. Carter used the first person 23 times in the interview that night.
On the Pistons, the evaluation of the game is simple and direct: "Toronto has not let go of his hands and feet, we look forward to the next game."
This is quite polite. It didn't attack the opponent much, nor did it give too much content to the media.
This first round is an era of five games and three wins. There is not much time for the team to adjust. Every day ahead is very critical for the Raptors. They need to use this time to formulate detailed combat plans.
game2
The Raptors' combat plan is very simple: muscle war.
"When everything seems to have lost hope, confrontation is the only thing you can trust!"
The Raptors' coach brainwashed his players in this way, and then he really achieved results in the game.
Tonight's first half is completely different from the first game. The Raptors are reborn and fight back and forth with the Pistons.
"This is an old problem with the piston. Once the opponent fights, they will appear at a loss for a while."
In the first half, the Pistons made a mess and scored only 54 points on the offensive end. If Mo Mengchen hadn't hit two three-pointers before the end of the half, the Raptors could have entered the second half with a 2-point advantage.
Mo Mengchen was interviewed by the midfielder and looked very bad: "It is obvious that we are lazy and do not pay enough attention to our opponents. You must know that rabbits will bite people if they are anxious. This kind of slackness is unwilling!"
I never like to express my emotions in front of the media, and when he expresses his emotions to the media, I can only say that he can't help it.
Sure enough, after returning to the locker room, Mo Mengchen's saliva sprayed on every teammate, and none of them were spared except the coaching staff.
"I hope that starting from the second half, the ones who played with me were not a group of sissies with bras, worried that their faces would be caught, but a group of pure men with chest hair and not afraid of being injured!" Mo Mengchen roared.
Lose this game, go back and make adjustments? There is no such thing.
Running and bombing teams are afraid of muscle battles. Since ancient times, they cannot give the Raptors time to breathe, and they will not give them hope of winning.
If the Raptors win the game by fighting with meat grinders, it will not only encourage the Toronto players, but also the Heat who will encounter in the second round.
If the Heat is not enough, then the Knicks will be in this style of team in the future.
Losing to the Raptors seems to be a success or failure of a game, but in fact, it encourages the two opponents behind.
Mo Mengchen would never let this happen. He will defeat the Raptors tonight and will not give him any chance.
34 to 20;
41 to 20.
This is the single-quarter score ratio in the second half. The Pistons were crazy and the Raptors' meat grinder suddenly lost its effect. The result was that they eventually lost 37 points in this most promising game tonight.
They were only two points behind at the end of the half, but eventually lost 37 points.
"What a ironic game."
Mo Mengchen scored 27 points tonight and sent 15 assists. Hill scored the highest score in the game with his help, and most of his scores were obtained in the second half.
"During the break, we were taught a lesson."
"As a result, you all saw it, and he scolded us to wake us up."
During the interview, Hill told the truth.
Carter and Marbury are destined to have difficulty falling asleep tonight. They will keep thinking about the second half. They will feel strange. Why did the tactics that were particularly useful in the first half suddenly fail?
The Pistons were like they had suddenly upgraded. The two teams that could have competed fairly suddenly became a war of unequal strength, and the Raptors were pressed to the ground and kept rubbing.
As soon as they lost this game, the Raptors were basically swept. Although they had some advantages when they returned to the home court, they had lost all their confidence.
The so-called battle for honor is just to deceive fans into buying tickets to watch a game destined to be massacred.
Even so, there are still many fans who are taking this set.
What is it to be behind 2-0? If you lose, you will bear it together for honor!
Although the Raptors don't know what honors there are for the team that lost 32 points on average in two games.
As long as fans eat this set, this copywriting will not disappear.
What is sad is that, a few years later, almost every year, as long as the Chinese national football team is participating in the competition, such a slogan will appear.
Of course, it is not limited to the national football team. For any team in any event, they have no hope of qualifying but have to play the next game. In order to invite fans to attend in full costume, whether they come to the scene or turn on the TV to watch the live broadcast, they must sincerely offer their last bite of shit.
It also called it: Fight for honor.
Chapter completed!