Chapter 418 Domination(1/3)
Leading the Celtics 3:0, it can be said that the Eagles have basically entered the Eastern Conference finals.
Because in the history of the NBA playoffs, there has never been a shocking turnaround when it was behind 0:3.
However, even so, the Hawks did not really think they had entered the Eastern Conference finals. They did not want to be the first team in NBA playoff history to be turned over by their opponents with a 3:0 lead.
However, in the fourth game, the Eagles were in a foul crisis in the first half, so Wu Feng and other main players did not play much time, so at the end of the first half, they were 20 minutes behind their opponents.
In the end, they also lost that game.
After that game, the Hawks players were very upset because they had hope of winning this game, and head coach Larry Drew also questioned the referee's verdict.
Because of this, Larry Drew was fined $25,000 by the league the next day.
With the Boston Celtics tied the score to 1:3, the remaining teams in the playoffs also played extremely fiercely.
The Heat and Bulls entered the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Magic lost to the Bulls in the tiebreak, and the Magic also became a team that won the championship last season but failed to enter the second round of the playoffs in the new season.
At this time, the Heat led the Bulls 2:1.
In the Western Conference, the Clippers, the two teams also scored 2:1 in the Spurs' semi-finals, and the Spurs led; while the other two teams entering the Western Conference semi-finals were the Thunder and the Lakers, with the score also 2:1, and the former led.
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In a blink of an eye, the fifth battle between the Eagles and the Celtics is about to begin.
The game returned to the Hawks' home court, Phillips Arena.
With more than an hour left before the game started, there were already tens of thousands of fans outside the arena.
With the arrival of Wu Feng, the basketball atmosphere in Atlanta has become more and more intense.
Atlanta fans are all looking forward to this game and looking forward to Wu Feng leading the team to win. Lead the team to the Eastern Conference finals, then rushing to the finals, winning the championship, and standing at the top of the league.
Soon, the game began.
In tonight's game, Larry Drew gave an order to Wu Feng and other players, which was to treat this game as the last game of this round of the series.
Al Horford and Garnett jumped the ball, the former won the first encounter and pushed the ball into Wu Feng's hand very accurately.
When the home team fans saw Horford jump and won the ball, they immediately cheered loudly.
Wu Feng took the ball and came outside the three-point line and quickly handed the ball to Cork Hinrich's hands.
After Cork Hinrich received the ball, Josh Smith actively came up to make a cover, and the former successfully got rid of Rajon Rondo's follow-up defense.
After Josh Smith brought it up, Kevin Garnett naturally followed, and the space under the basket was immediately pulled apart.
Wu Feng promptly provided an unball cover for Marvin Williams, who threw away Pierce and tangled directly from the middle to the basket.
"Swish", Cork Hinrich made a good goal very easily, assisting Marvin Williams to make a layup easily, leaving the Hawks' first two points.
"Good ball." McGrady and others who were sitting on the bench couldn't help but cheer.
"Marvin... Williams..." DJ at the scene shouted Marvin Williams' name loudly.
Marvin Williams and others performed the tactics that Larry Drew had arranged before the game and hit the basket more than one.
Under Wu Feng's leadership, the Hawks made a beautiful start, with a 11:2 wave, which forced Celtics head coach Doug Rivers to request a timeout.
After the timeout, the Celtics replaced Brandon Bass with Ryan Hollins.
Hawks head coach Larry Drew was a little surprised because the Celtics made a little too early to substitution.
After the Celtics called the timeout, they stepped up their defense, leaving the Hawks with a pass error and a twenty-four-second offensive violation in two minutes.
They themselves took advantage of the opportunity to score a 6:0 climax, narrowing the gap to 3 points in a blink of an eye.
When Wu Feng just arrived at the Celtics halftime, Rajon Rondo quickly posted it on.
Wu Feng stepped forward and then started to break through from the right wing. Rondo's defense against Wu Feng was more tighter than in previous matches.
After pulling back for a while, Wu Feng changed direction and broke through from the left side of Rajon Rondo. Immediately afterwards, there were continuous changes and fake moves.
Rondo was suddenly unable to defend himself and lost his position slightly.
Wu Feng accelerated again and directly got rid of Rajon Rondo's defense. However, in order to break through Rondo, Wu Feng spent a lot of time.
Paul Pierce, who had been observing Wu Feng's side, quickly made up after seeing his partner being broken through by the opponent.
Not only Pierce was observing Wu Feng, but Marvin Williams was also observing Wu Feng. When Wu Feng attracted Pierce's backup defense, Marvin Williams immediately accelerated, circled for a while, and slipped down from the bottom line on the right towards the basket.
During the breakthrough, Wu Feng observed his teammates' running status. When Marvin Williams cut from the baseline again, he quickly passed the ball with a hit. The ball passed through Ryan Hollins' crotch and came to Marvin Williams's hand.
"Bang", Marvin Williams dunked with both hands after receiving the ball.
"Wu...Feng, Gerald Wallace..." DJ at the scene roared again to celebrate Wu Feng and Marvin Williams.
The home fans cheered excitedly while waving their hands.
Avery Bradley dribbled in the frontcourt, and after Rondo lifted the ball from the bottom line, he handed the ball to his hands.
Rajon Rondo did not stick too much to the ball. He handed the ball to Paul Pierce just after halftime. After the latter received the ball, he got up and threw it. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the basket with a "swish".
Wu Feng organized the offense with the ball, and passed the bottom line to Cork Hinrich at the top of the arc. Cork Hinrich faced Avery Bradley's defense, and made a mid-range jump shot. The ball made a "swish" sound and hit the net.
Transposition of offense and defense.
Paul Pierce forced a breakthrough, but was double-teamed by Wu Feng and Marvin Williams. So Pierce divided the ball into Avery Bradley on the outside. Avery Bradley took a step back and jumped, but was disturbed by Cork Hinrich, and the ball hit the basket and bounced.
Wu Feng pressed Kevin Garnett to force the rebound and passed it to Cork Hinrich.
After Cork Hinrich stabilized the rhythm, he passed the ball to Wu Feng.
Facing a player with excellent speed and physical fitness like Rajon Rondo, Wu Feng was naturally cautious and slowly dribbled the ball through the half.
As the two gradually approached, Rajon Rondo's expression became more and more serious.
Wu Feng's continuous change of direction and false action did not deceive Rajon Rondo, and he failed several times in breakthroughs. Wu Feng was not depressed at all, because these were expected.
Rondo is the top point guard with the best defense. He has been selected for the first team of the best defensive team twice and the second team of the best defensive team once, so Wu Feng is more careful.
Rajon Rondo did a pretty good job in defense against Wu Feng in the first three games. In these three games, Wu Feng made many mistakes when facing Rajon Rondo's defense.
Suddenly, Wu Feng's right shoulder shook back. The ball and the person turned 180 degrees, but the center of his body moved slightly back, and his whole body was suddenly pressed against Rajon Rondo.
Rajon Rondo's reaction was extremely fast. After figuring out Wu Feng's intention, he quickly flicked, but his reaction was a little slower. The moment he wanted to retreat, Wu Feng had already turned to his right and threw him over.
The Celtics players had no time to make up for defense and watched Wu Feng make a jump shot.
Rajon Rondo was naturally extremely unhappy when he was broken through like this. However, it did not affect his judgment of the game. After half the game, he quickly handed the ball to Paul Pierce on the right wing.
The closest Hawks player to Paul Pierce is Marvin Williams, but Paul Pierce did not choose to jump shot, but instead drove the ball and started at full speed, jumping past Marvin Williams like lightning and attacking the Hawks' inside.
At this time, Josh Smith had been led out by Kevin Garnett, and only Al Horford was left in the inside.
Paul Pierce, with the help of inertia, climbed up rapidly, ignoring Al Horford at the basket, and at this moment, only the basket was left in his eyes.
Al Horford didn't react slowly, and his body's center of gravity sank slightly.
The fierce collision was about to be staged at the Phillips Arena. In this case, Paul Pierce was at a disadvantage in the direct confrontation between the two. Al Horford, who was waiting for the basket, was not much worse than him in terms of physical fitness. It would be difficult to gain advantage from Al Horford in one-on-one confrontation.
The moment Al Horford and Paul Pierce were about to collide, the latter's body suddenly rotated and left his back to Al Horford. His move was very sudden. Al Horford was obviously not prepared enough, but it was no wonder Al Horford, in such a situation, it was not something that ordinary players could do.
Al Horford slapped Paul Pierce's shoulder with his right hand, and his body immediately trembled, but just before he was knocked down by Al Horford, he gently picked the ball in his hand, and the ball jumped on the ring a few times, and then fell into the frame with difficulty.
"Swish" "Drip", Al Horford felt very injured. Under his full defense, the ball was still in the game. What's even more frustrating is that he even gave the opponent a chance to score a three-pointer.
Larry Drew just shook his head helplessly. The goal just now, Al Horford's defense was already very good. However, Paul Pierce's powerful ability made all Horford's efforts in vain.
At 15:12, the Hawks still lead by 3 points. However, if Paul Pierce sends the free throw into the basket, the Hawks will only lead by 2 points.
Paul Pierce missed the extra free throw, and Al Horford jumped with all his strength to take the defensive rebound, but when he was fighting for the rebound, he was hit by Ryan Hollins, and what made him even more depressed was that the referee did not even call him a rebound foul.
The ball was pushed aside by several big men. At this time, Wu Feng rushed over and then jumped up to grab it with Avery Bradley.
How could Avery Bradley rob Wu Feng? Wu Feng grabbed the rebound and passed it to Cork Hinrich.
After the dribble through half the game, Cork Hinrich waited until his teammates were well placed, and then he made a breakthrough with the help of Marvin Williams' cover.
However, he was soon blocked by Paul Pierce. After feeling Paul Pierce's oppressive defense, Cork Hinrich couldn't help but pass the ball to Wu Feng who was slipping out of the baseline.
Wu Feng broke through with the ball and made a wonderful pass by Al Horford. The latter beat Ryan Hollins and directly squeezed away Ryan Hollins. He dunked his hands and scored.
Perhaps because of the previous goal of Paul Pierce, Al Horford dunked very hard.
He dunked with cool and even Kevin Garnett was shocked.
On the Celtics, Kevin Garnett attacked the basket with a strong height advantage. Relying on his height, he was forced to get misplaced Cork Hinrich, and his jump shot turned and scored two points.
"Defense, do your own defense!" Larry Drew shouted loudly into the court.
Marvin Williams used his teammates to pull to the bottom corner without the ball, and after receiving the ball from Al Horford, he made a three-point jump shot.
Marvin Williams has played very well since the beginning of the game. Although he did not put much pressure on Paul Pierce on the defensive end, he contributed super firepower on the offensive end. This is also one of the important reasons why the Hawks can lead.
Pierce's defense in this game was not very good, because Marvin Williams always used his teammates' cover to cut or run out of open jump shots.
"Clang", the Celtics' offense was fruitless. Wu Feng grabbed another defensive rebound.
Marvin Williams made another empty cut layup after a counterattack, but this time Paul Pierce chased the defense very fiercely. Although he did not give Marvin Williams a big hat, it also interfered with Marvin Williams' layup. The ball went around the ring and bounced out.
Just when Paul Pierce thought he could take this defensive rebound steadily, suddenly, Wu Feng jumped out and poked the ball upwards, and the ball actually landed into the basket as if obediently.
Paul Pierce was suddenly extremely depressed.
To be continued...