Chapter 389 2011-12 Regular Season Final Battle(1/3)
Although the Hawks eventually beat the New York Knicks, they are still a bit far from the top of the Eastern Conference.
The Miami Heat seemed to know that the Hawks were very coveting this first place, so they played very well in April and fought fiercely.
James, Wade and Chris Posh had almost never missed in April. If it were the Spurs, Popovich might have let the three troikas of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili go to a long time ago.
Needless to say, the Eagles performed quite well in April.
But they were a little bit behind the top, and they were always distanced by the Heat when they were about to catch up.
Now, the Hawks have two games left in the regular season this season.
In fact, the Hawks are not without a chance to win the throne of the East. As long as the Heat loses the next two games and the Hawks win the next two games, they can reach the rank of the East.
But this probability...is really small.
Of course, the Eagles have a high chance of winning in the next two games, with their next two opponents being the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics.
The Mavericks have shown a serious downward trend this season, while the Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo was injured before and is sure that he will not play in the next two games.
Therefore, it is not very difficult for the Hawks to win these two opponents.
The chances of the Heat losing the next two games are indeed very small.
Therefore, the chances of the Hawks winning the first place in the Eastern Conference are very small, and it can be said to be very small.
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On April 29, US time, the Hawks ushered in the Boston Celtics challenge at their home court.
In the last game, the Eagles won the Mavericks without any surprise.
And in this game, the Hawks want to take advantage of the opportunity to win another game, which will be a perfect end to this season.
The Hawks start five Tigers: organizational guard Wu Feng, shooting guard Kok Hinrich, small forward Marvin Williams, power forward Josh Smith, center Al Horford;
Boston Celtics: center Blanton Buss, power forward Kevin Garnett, small forward Paul Pierce, shooting guard Avery Bradley, and organizational defender Kenyon Dulin.
At the beginning of the game, Garnett jumped to Al Horford and gave the racket to his teammate Kenyon Dulin. He won the first ball for the Celtics.
By the time Kenyon Dulin dribbled through half the game, the Eagles players were already running and ready to defend.
Kenyon Dulin looked at Brandon Bass in the inside and wanted to pass the ball to the latter. However, when he saw that Brandon Bass was still fighting fiercely with Al Horford, he changed his first intention and passed the ball to Avery Bradley.
After Avery Bradley received the ball, he immediately pressed his waist and made an attack. His eyes were tightly placed on Wu Feng in front of him.
Wu Feng opened his arms and looked at Avery Bradley quietly, very calm.
Avery Bradley felt an invisible pressure coming to him, trying to knock him down.
Wu Feng silently stared at the unmoved Avery Bradley in front of him, with no expression on his face.
Avery Bradley suddenly started and accelerated suddenly, breaking through Wu Feng's left at a lightning speed, easily crossing Wu Feng's defense range.
While Avery Bradley crossed Wu Feng, Wu Feng also started and followed Avery Bradley and blocked part of his offensive route.
Of course, it is only part of it. There is also a part of the offensive route, which is still open to Avery Bradley. If you want to block this route, you must have another person coming to double-team Avery Bradley with Wu Feng. And this person also appeared, and he is Al Horford in the inside.
Al Horford came to help Wu Feng double-team Avery Bradley, but just as Avery Bradley was about to be double-teamed by two people, he suddenly passed the ball out.
The "Wolf King" looked at the lack of defensive players in front of him, so he dunked the ball into the basket without any hesitation.
"Bang", Kevin Garnett shook his arm hard.
"Damn..." Al Horford cursed inwardly, turned around and walked to the sideline to take the basketball from the referee's hand, and passed the ball to his teammate Marvin Williams, allowing him to drive the ball to organize the attack.
At this time, Wu Feng had already arrived in the midfield.
Wu Feng received the pass from his teammate and bent down to protect the ball and prepared for the offense, and the enemy in front of him was Avery Bradley.
Kenyon and Dulin are already 32 years old, and at his speed, it is obvious that they can't keep up with Wu Feng. So Celtics head coach Doug Rivers asked Avery Bradley to defend Wu Feng.
Wu Feng dribbled outside the three-point line, his eyes were always on his opponent Avery Bradley, and his teammates were constantly running, looking for opportunities to support Wu Feng.
After strolling outside the three-point line for more than ten seconds, Wu Feng winked at Al Horford, who was inside. The latter understood it and hurried to the place where Wu Feng was.
If it were the past, when people saw El Horford running like this, they would definitely think that El Horford was going to play a pick-and-roll for Wu Feng.
However, this time Al Horford did not pick and drop Wu Feng, but received the ball.
When Al Horford ran outside the three-point line, Wu Feng passed the ball to Al Horford as soon as possible, and he immediately started and rushed into the three-point line.
"Huh?" Avery Bradley was a little confused, but subconsciously hurriedly followed Wu Feng. However, at this time, Wu Feng was already one meter away from him.
Wu Feng, who rushed into the inside, turned around, looked at Avery Bradley behind him, and then winked at Al Horford again.
The latter understood again and threw the ball towards the basket with his hands. At this time, Wu Feng had already stepped into the Celtics' unguarded penalty area.
"Ah!" With a loud roar, Wu Feng seized the opportunity that Avery Bradley failed to keep up with him, exerted force with his feet, so he soared into the air and caught the flying basketball in front of the air. His back was facing the basket at this moment.
"Wow, this is an air relay..."
At this moment, all the Eagles fans present held their breath, the blood in their bodies began to heat up, their hearts beat faster, and they didn't even dare to blink their eyes. Because they were not willing to miss the next wonderful moment.
At this time, Wu Feng's head had already touched the Nets. His muscles tightened instantly, and he poured his arms and hands with his domineering force, and the ball entered the basket.
"Bang" air relay, and turn around and buckle your hands heavily.
"Wu Feng, Wu Feng. Wu Feng..." All the fans present went crazy. Some of them shouted, some applauded, and some shouted.
The fans on the scene were all using the simplest words and actions to express their emotions and their love and support for Wu Feng.
2:2.
"Man. Your pass is so beautiful." Wu Feng was excited to hit El Horford's chest.
Al Horford smiled and said, "So too. You are really handsome this time in the air relay."
Dulin was very stable and patient. After waiting for his teammates to run out of the open space, he made a wonderful pass by Garnett and assisted him to make a mid-range shot.
4:2.
Al Horford singled against Brandon Bass back-to-back, forcibly squeezed out his opponent and dunked.
4:4.
Dulin passed the ball to Kevin Garnett, who singled Josh Smith, turned around and made another jump shot.
6:4.
On the Hawks, Wu Feng took advantage of his absolute speed advantage to forcibly break through, tear open the Celtics' perimeter defense line, and passed the ball to Koksinrich.
After receiving Wu Feng's pass from the right wing outside the three-point line, Koksinridge received a pass from the forty-five degrees outside the right wing, he took a decisive move, and with a "swish", the ball went hollow into the net!
6:7.
The Celtics still handed over the first offense to Kevin Garnett, but this time, his shot failed. Dulin actually grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Brandon Bass at the basket.
Brandon Bass wanted to dunk at the basket, but took Al Horford's hot pot.
Wu Feng got the rebound, and he passed the ball to Marvin Williams, who scored a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, but did not score.
However, since the Celtics' big players have not yet returned, Koksinridge has grabbed the offensive rebound.
After Sinrich grabbed the offensive rebound, he transferred the ball to Wu Feng, who had just arrived at the Celtics' half.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball and reached near the free throw line. He completed an alley relay with Koksinridge, who took the ball and entered the basketball.
The Celtics' offense was still fruitless. After the Hawks protected the rebound, they came back and scored a 2-pointer.
Dulin made a very steady appearance today. He used his teammate Kevin Garnett's cover to hit a three-pointer in the corner.
Koksinridge shook his head in disappointment. He could defend such a ball. After all, Kenyon-Durin was not fast. Although his speed had also dropped a lot, it was still more than enough to keep up with Kenyon-Durin.
However, Kevin Garnett's cover...
On the Hawks, Koksinridge wanted to score a three-pointer, but unfortunately, he failed to hit.
Avery Bradley grabbed the backcourt rebound and launched a fast break, completing a wonderful alley relay dunk with Brandon Bass.
Wu Feng also missed a three-pointer, but Al Horford grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a one-handed heavy dunk.
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After six or seven minutes of the first quarter, Wu Feng and other main players were replaced one after another, and the Hawks' lineup made great adjustments.
It was Jeff Teague who replaced Wu Feng. After he dribbled the ball through the half, he did not go directly to find his partner Allen Iverson as before, but passed the ball to Marvin Williams at the first time and quickly ran, opening avenue for Marvin Williams that was enough to break through in a singles.
Marvin Williams dribbled the ball in two consecutive times, then suddenly pulled to the left, and actually broke through Paul Pierce's right side.
Paul Pierce did not react for the moment and was directly broken through by Marvin Williams.
Using the cover of teammate Vladimir Radmanovic, Marvin Williams penetrated the Celtics' penalty area and then dunked hard with both hands.
"Wow..." The audience burst into warm applause and cheers.
The Celtics' organizational guard has also been changed, becoming Etoine Moore.
Etowan Moore dribbled the ball through the half. This time, Etowan Moore did not choose to pass the ball, but attacked himself. He used his teammate Kevin Garnett to play pick-and-roll for him, and controlled the enemy's moment of opportunity to make a decisive move, and shot a three-pointer steadily.
The Hawks attacked and Jeff Teague took the ball.
After coming to the frontcourt, Jeff Teague passed the ball to Marvin Williams.
After El Horford, Cocksinridge and Wu Feng left the court, Marvin Williams naturally became the Hawks' first offensive point.
To be continued...