Chapter 744: Summoning at the Seventh

The Pacers and the Bulls seemed to have agreed to each other and turned the series into a turn-based game.

And it is a boring turn-based that can definitely cause damage in offensive rounds.

In the fourth game of the series, the call returned to the Bulls' favorite scale. After they were in a stalemate with the Pacers, they won the final quarter, 2-2.

The series dragged into Tianwang Mountain and returned to the Chicago United Center to start the fifth game.

On the King of Heaven, Xie Hou showed his might, scoring 50 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

"This is the first time Arthur scored 50 points this season!"

"I played eleven playoff games to score 50 points. Has Arthur really regressed?"

The commentators who were unknown were self-righteous and said, no one would really feel at ease with this matter.

After winning the Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers failed to win the game like the first round of the Knights. They lost their home court. In the sixth game, Paul and Howard's deadly cooperation were the perfect match to kill the Pacers.

After they made the accurate kill, the Pacers still had 5 seconds to fight the final kill.

At that time, Xie Hou made all five consecutive shots. If the ball was sent to him, he might bury the Bulls' season.

The Pacers called the timeout first and arranged many tactics to make Papalucas serve.

The Greeks used his practical actions to prove that sideline balls are really a global problem. No matter how well your coach's tactics are arranged, it is useless to encounter players who cannot send the ball.

What's even more ruthless is that Papalucas sent the ball to Paul.

The Bulls fought back and the game ended, 3-3.

Papalucas, who made a fatal mistake in serving, covered his face and cried. He could not forgive himself and lost his energy. It was Xie Hou and Papalucas who worked together to carry him off the court.

"If there is still a chance, I will continue to let Theo serve. He is the best passer on our team. He can't erase his merits in one mistake." Claire said heavily, "The series is not over yet."

At the end of the game, Bobby Leonard said: "I want to tell the Pacers fans a good news: The Pacers won two of their three games in the United Center before."

McGuinness said bitterly: "But they also lost two of their three home games."

This means that neither side will play at home, and they all like to make things difficult for fans.

It was not only the Pacers and the Bulls who were in a tough battle, but also the Celtics and the Heat.

The Celtics played seven games with the Bobcats in the first round, and the Heat in the second round, and fell into seven hard games again.

"I said, have the Celtics and the Pacers agreed? If you don't extend the schedule, you won't give up?"

"The Celtics played a total of 14 games from the first round to the semifinals, including the upcoming division finals. The same is true for the Pacers, who played a total of 13 games from the first round to the semifinals."

"Fight and fight! Just fight like this! I want to see them fight the whole time!"

"In the West, on the other hand...their battle ended a bit too straightforward."

The Suns will send the Spurs, who have been blocking their semi-finals for many years, 4-0.

The Lakers are gentler and defeated the Mavericks 4-1.

In ESPN's latest ranking, the Lakers rose from T2 to T1, and thus the West has two T1 teams.

There is another small change, that is, the Pacers have been promoted from the original T3 team to the T2.

Two T1-level teams in the Western Conference made it to the division finals with a clear move, and the battle between the Lakers and the Suns was about to break out.

Compared with the Eastern Conference, their playoff process is like in 9102, when foreign stand-alone masterpieces bloomed, while Chinese game dealers are still engaged in junk 2D turn-based games.

In any case, this war will come to an end.

On May 18, 2008, the Eastern Conference semi-finals, two tiebreak matches, Pacers           Bullies, Celtics                                 �

Xie waited for them to arrive in Chicago in the morning, ignored the hostility of the fans, went to the hotel to wait for training time, and then set out to the training hall to participate in training classes.

During the training session, Rick Claire said: "The Chicagoans want to prove that their era has arrived, but I don't think so."

"We are still the strongest team in the East, there is no doubt about this," Claire said.

The Pacers, who are determined to win three consecutive championships, are about to accept the first difficulty.

They didn't expect it to come so quickly. In previous years, the real challenges were the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals. This year, even the Cavaliers in the first round made them very sad.

At night, 21:00.

Many fans flocked to the United Center, who started to whine out loud since the Pacers warmed up.

Moreover, they kept shouting "Luther" in an attempt to disrupt the morale of the Pacers.

"Who are you calling for Luther? Do you know that we are the defending champions?" Artest raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.

"Champions? They have them too." O'Neal Jr. explicitly stated the championship flag on Artest's head.

They raised their heads and looked at the flags of glory, and Xie Hou said lightly: "It is not worth envious. Their last championship was ten years ago, and the first championship was 17 years ago. What does this mean? It means that they have achieved success with a successful team. Without a championship in ten years, it proves that they only held a thigh to get those championships. The management has done nothing after that, and fans can only live in the glory of the past to comfort themselves."

Kirilenko said: "You can't say that, winning the championship is about the right time, place, and people."

"How many things do you think we take?" Xie Hou asked.

Kirilenko said uneasyly: "For tonight, we don't take anything."

The actual situation is that in the sixth game of last season's finals, the Pacers also failed to take advantage of any kind and still won the game.

Xie Hou did not believe in those idealistic statements, he only recognized his strength.

Before the game started, there was not much communication between the two sides.

There is nothing to say anymore. After playing six playoff games, we have reached a considerable level of understanding between each other, and it is useless to say more.

The warm-up time is over, and both sides send their starters, O'Neal Jr. and Howard jump the ball, and the tiebreak battle is about to begin.

O'Neal Jr. showed more predictions about the ball than Howard. He jumped up, swept his arm span, and transferred the ball to Xie Hou behind him.

"This may be the first time Jermaine O'Neal has jumped to the ball for the Pacers in the series!"

Sitting in the commentary seat was former Red Team head coach Jeff Van Gundy. He was criticized by many people when he was a coach, but as a commentator, he was very informative and could accurately judge the intentions of both coaches and let fans understand the game.

His partner is Pacers legend Mark Jackson. The two are considered to be a pair of iron partners, who can throw and catch stutter.

The Pacers' first attack was handed over to Xie Hou.

"Because Arthur is most confident to get a good start," Van Gundy said.

Xie Hou lived up to Van Gundy and others' trust in him, and scored in the mid-range shot from the free throw line.

"So far in the series, Arthur averaged 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and performed even better than in the first round of the Cavaliers."

"We are all used to the performance of his performance in the more critical the game he is," Van Gundy said. "But we have to see his transformation, not just in the playoffs. During the regular season, Arthur averaged only 6 assists per game. His data is like Larry Bird at the peak, but his influence in the game is like the combination of Larry Bird, Magician and Scott Pippen!"

Jackson asked: "Scott Pippen?"

"Sorry, I really can't convince myself with the 'Magic and Larry's defense will definitely get better'. Arthur's defense is far superior to the two of them, so the Magician's vision, Larry's all-round and key performance, and Scott Pipen's defense are what we see now. He has gone from a Magician with Michael Jordan-style offensive ability to another type of player."

"Yes, he even tried power forwards early in the season and played well!"

Van Gundy nodded and said, "It's only now that I know that Bobby Knight suggested that the Trail Blazers choose Michael Jordan and let him play center. The suggestion of being a real 1. Great players have the potential to adapt to multiple positions."

1 famous story, the Trail Blazers management asked if there was a suitable candidate for the pre-draft draft coach Bob Knight, who led Jordan to play the Dream Team, and the following conversation took place.

"We only have the second pick, so we recommend a center."

"Is Michael Jordan okay?"

"Is there any other candidate? We want a center."

"Then you guys let Jordan play center!" (Knight has a famous bad temper)

Van Gundy's most grateful praise reveals the fact that "this is another thank you."

The more famous the commentator is, the more likely they are to become Xie Hou’s brainless fan, because they have too many opportunities to comment on the Pacers’ competition.

The Bulls had a poor defense at the beginning, and Paul was also given a heavy responsibility to perform the first offense at the beginning.

The intensity of the tiebreak battle is greater than that of previous games.

This is determined by the importance of the game.

Due to its attributes - keep moving forward or go home to fish, all players participating in the game will involuntarily increase their defensive strength.

Papalucas, who had a key mistake in the sixth game, actively defended, allowing Paul's fake moves to catch the ball.
Chapter completed!