Basketball: Dayao Reopened

During the Blazers' defeat of the Spurs, the confrontation between the other three teams in the East and the West also reached a fierce stage. In the East, the Pacers and the Bulls have easily led 3-1. "Youth Storm." It's obviously not so easy to "scrape" when hitting the well-organized Pacers.

But this is also normal. The Pacers are a team armed to the teeth this season. The Bulls are still a lot worse in terms of background. When energy and fighting spirit cannot be transformed into sufficient advantages, then the Bulls are in experience. The shortcomings are fully exposed.

The next game will also be the Pacers’ home field. From the outside, they will be the fifth game of the series. It is difficult for the Bulls to leave the Pacers with victory. ...

Of course, even if they were eliminated 1-4 in the end, it is already a good season for the Bulls. After all, before the start of this season, I am afraid that even the management of the Bulls could not even think of it. Come to this point.

Compared to this set of duels, the other set of duels in the East seems to be a lot more anxious. The Heat and the Pistons currently have a big score of 2 to 2, and then they will usher in the "Battle of Tianwangshan"!

In terms of the second round of the playoffs, the level of anxiety among the teams dropped instantly. In addition, the Western Conference has already divided the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, as well as the Suns and the Timberwolves. These are the only two teams. The team drew 2-2!

The other teams are leading the situation with a big score of 3-1.

Including the Western Suns and the Timberwolves, after four games, they also had a big score of 3-1, but the Timberwolves struggled to get back a distance and tied the big score to 2-3!

However, if you want to win three games in a row when 1-3 behind, it is really difficult for the Timberwolves, and there is no way. The "alien" and "madman" on the outside of the Timberwolves are in both state due to their age. It's good and bad. When it gets better, they can have a chance to beat the Suns, but if it goes bad, it will be a unilateral slaughter by the Suns.

It’s too difficult to keep these guys in good condition for 3 consecutive games...

This is why Yao Ming thought early on that their opponent in the Western Conference Finals would be the Suns!

In addition, during this time, the league announced the results of the "Best General Manager", "Best Head Coach" and "Best Defensive Player" awards.

The "Best General Manager Award" was finally won by John Nash.

Speaking of the Blazers’ deal this season, the Blazers’ general manager is definitely allowed to win this award. They first got Yao Ming in the off-season, and then they got Vince Carter into the team in the middle of the season. The transaction is enough for any general manager to get this award.

But the key problem is that most of these two transactions were handled by Steve Patterson. He was the one who shouted "Come on" beside him. Unexpectedly, the cheerleaders could also win prizes this year!

This is really "a person sits at home, and the reward comes from the sky"!

It can be seen that being with the right person is a much more important thing...

The "Best Head Coach" was finally given to Mike D'Antoni, and he won the "Best Head Coach Award" in the first year of his seat as a head coach. I thought, even Mike D'Antoni himself did not expect that it would go so smoothly. ?

However, if I really want to say, there are many new head coaches who get the "Best Head Coach" as soon as their debut, but not all new head coaches who get the "Best Head Coach" at their debut will have a smooth future. , For everyone, there are many people who have disappeared from the alliance!

And the league judges the head coach not by how many times the head coach has won the "Best Head Coach", but by whether the head coach has the experience of leading the team to win the championship.

Simply put, the title of "Champion Coach" is more useful than the title of "Best Coach" ten times!

Those who can stay in this league are often the "champion coaches." As for other coaches, not everyone is as charismatic as the old Nelson, and not everyone is as qualified as Jerry Sloan...

Of course, having this prize is better than not having it!

The "Best Defensive Player Award" was finally given to Ron Artest. This is not only a compensation for Ron Artest not getting the "Best Defensive Player Award" last season, but also for his defensive strength. Recognized.

In fact, if the original Artest hadn't encountered the Auburn Hills incident, he would definitely leave a deeper footprint in the history of the "Best Defensive Player".

Just like now, he defeated Ben Wallace and won the "Best Defensive Player Award" for the 04~05 season!

Without the "Oban Mountain Palace" incident, entering the 04~05 season, he is still the best perimeter defensive player in the league, and it can even be said that there is no one!

However, although Yao Ming thinks that he has no problem with this award, some people are obviously not convinced, such as Ben Wallace after he learned that this year’s "Best Defensive Player Award" was Artest and not him. , With a picture of "a mouse stealing a trophy" on Facebook.

This incident was quickly reported by the lively and not too big media. Artest, who knew about this incident, was not vague at all. He also blatantly shouted on Facebook: "At least you have the title of the best defensive loophole. , It can be considered a gain!"

This **** Ben Wallace!

If Ben Wallace were to choose a word that must not be mentioned in front of him, his first reaction would definitely be the word "best defensive loophole"!

Many media reporters, including some players, also know this!

It was also after this incident came out that the number of times that the league media called him the "best defensive loophole" gradually decreased. He was sure that Artest also knew he hated this name!

"Wait! Wait until it's time to be broken by me!" Ben Wallace responded via Facebook again, and these words somewhat meant a declaration of war.

It's just that Artest is very disdainful: "I really thought you could pass the Heat's level! I wonder if the current big score is only a 2 to 2 draw!"

These words angered Ben Wallace again.

Obviously in the quarrel, Ben Wallace is not Artest's opponent.

Yes, this buddy has released a rap album!

What is rap?

Isn't it just rhyming and cursing?

Can this Wallace be his opponent?

One day after the "Best Defensive Player Award" was announced, the league subsequently announced the "Best Team" of the season!

Yao Ming was once again successfully selected as the "Best Team"! Of course, this is also normal. After all, it is the league's "scoring king". At the same time, other statistics are still buggy in the center position... It is strange that such a guy does not appear in the best period!

Also selected as the best team with Yao Ming are Nowitzki and Tim Duncan, and Allen Iverson and Steve Nash on the back line!

The "Best Second Team" is Shaq O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Wade and Vince Carter!

This is Vince Carter's selection of the best second team again since 2001, and also his first selection of the "Best Team" since 2001.

Sure enough, after the team change, as the team's performance and exposure increased, he returned to the public eye!

He is naturally satisfied with this, and this is what he expected when he came to Portland...

I just didn't expect it to happen so soon!

Sure enough, clinging to the "thigh" of Yao Ming, he immediately became the second "Francis"!

In these small days, it really gradually moisturized.

The "Best Three" are Stoudemire, Sean Marion, McGrady, Ray Allen and Kobe!

In fact, it can be seen from the list of three teams that this year's "Best Team" competition has become fierce. Kobe, who was a team last season, has only three teams this season.

And McGrady is still on the list by virtue of the striker's spot.

In other words, if it weren't for him to play forward, this position should belong to Arenas. Arenas' average points per game this season are not lower than him, and his team performance is even better!

It's a pity that Arenas is just a "dual guard", which makes Tracy McGrady, whose overall performance this season is actually not as good as his, eventually became a member of the third team...

There are also the best defensive team and the best defensive team.

After Yao Ming reopened and entered the league, he lost this list for the first time. The members of this list are: Artest, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Larry Hughes and Ben Wallace!

The members of the second team are: Marcus Camby, Kirilenko, Prince, Bruce Bowen and Wade!

However, Yao Ming didn't have much to lose. The Blazers' overall defense this season is indeed not good, especially the front line, which is full of loopholes.

Even Yao Ming's ability to assist in defense did not show up too much.

The data has dropped a lot... the rebounding king and the blocked shots king, none of them this season.

If you want to get honor in this league, you still have to rely on data. Yao Ming has no data, so he can't enter these lists.

It is true that Yao Ming's gains in honor this season are a bit bleak. He only won an All-Star MVP, a scoring champion, and a best team.

Compared with last year, the honors are alive and down by more than half.

If you round up, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he has no grain this season...

Well, this is also floating. If this honor is not reopened, Yao Ming will definitely be very happy. He can only say that people's appetite will continue to rise with the environment in which they live.

At present, Yao Ming is almost firmly in the first position in the fifth position. He has won such a small amount of honor in one season, which is indeed a little bit less.

Fortunately, a hard season finally passed.

He should have more honors next season!

While the league announced these awards, another set of matchups on the Western Conference finally decided the final victory. The Suns defeated the Mavericks and entered the Western Conference finals just like they were originally!

"The sky in the west has completely changed!"

This is ESPN's headline report after the Suns have officially entered the Western Conference Finals!

It’s no wonder that the two teams that finally entered the Western Conference Finals this year were the Suns and the Trail Blazers. The last time the Trail Blazers entered the Western Conference Finals was in 2000. It has been five years since then, and the Suns played Once in the Western Conference Finals, when Barkley was in the Suns, it was even more distant!

So two teams that have never made the Western Conference Finals in the past four years met in this year's Western Conference Finals. Can you say that ESPN can't feel it?

With the final victory of the two teams, the Blazers also set off for Phoenix that night.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, they played away.

But unlike the previous two times, the atmosphere within the Trail Blazers is obviously much better than before.

Everyone is quite relaxed!

In the past two days of training, the old Nelson has spoken several times. I hope that everyone will treat the Western Conference Finals as a training ground. Don’t think about winning or losing. Just try to show your best side. Just be the Western Conference Finals. It’s to accumulate experience...

Yao Ming didn’t oppose the old Nelson’s approach. This was not considered as being timid before the battle. On the contrary, he agreed with the old Nelson’s ideas. Vince Carter was injured and Kwame Brown was suspended for three games. "Kill the Suns and let us go to the Finals" is a bit of self-deception, and a bit missed the Suns that swept them in the regular season.

And don’t forget, the Trail Blazers are a bunch of young people!

To put pressure on them, it is better to let them play in a proper and relaxed environment, so as to help them exert their strength...

While all the Trail Blazers were heading for Phoenix, Steve Patterson and John Nash made a phone call with Yao Ming and headed for New York.

The 2005 draft draw will be officially held the day after tomorrow. Relying on the Rockets' league bottom results, although the Trail Blazers are sixth in the Western Conference this season, they also have the opportunity to draw the No. 1 lottery, and they still get the No. 1 lottery. The most probable pick!

"Wait for my good news, Yao, I must come back with a number one pick!"

Originally, the person who went to the draw was Yao's name, but who would have thought that they would have made the Western Conference Finals. Since Yao Ming is still playing, then Steve Patterson can only go by himself.

Yao Ming...it's a pity!

He wanted to try his luck by drawing lots.

With his current ability, his right to speak for team building, and his familiarity with the future, it is really difficult to get a lottery draw on his own.

In fact, since his reopening, his team has indeed not had a lottery pick.

This is also exchanged with the Rockets.

What a rare opportunity this is!

For a while, Yao Ming didn't want to fight the Western Conference...

Of course, this is what he said in his heart.

"Don't put so much pressure, Steve, whether it is the No. 1 pick or not, as long as it is the top three pick, it is a useful pick. 2005 is not a draft pick!"

He did not forget to vaccinate Steve Patterson in advance.

At present, the Blazers have completed the reconstruction, and then only need to fix it, and they can become a strong team at the championship level!

According to David Stern’s urination, he would never sign the No. 1 pick to the Trail Blazers at this time! This is inconsistent with his consistent philosophy of "same prosperity and common development"!

Therefore, although Steve Patterson is the most favorable candidate for the No. 1 pick in 2005, in Yao Ming's view, the probability of the Trail Blazers winning the No. 1 pick is actually the smallest among the fourteen teams...

Fortunately, the Rockets are strong enough. Even if David Stern doesn't want to give the No. 1 pick, at least the top four picks, in short, it won't be bad!

But Steve Patterson is obviously ambitious and still covets the No. 1 pick.

Well, it’s no wonder that the Trail Blazers really haven’t won the No. 1 lottery several times in the history of the team. So far, they have also won 3 No. 1 picks, and they are all things before Paul Allen bought the team. The most recent one must have been in 1978, and almost 27 years have passed since today!

Now that Steve Patterson is in the position closest to breaking this embarrassing record, can he not be a little ambitious?

Man, always want to break something or stab something!

"Come on!" Looking at him, Yao Ming stopped persuading him and offered encouragement. Although he still thought that the Trail Blazers could not get the No. 1 pick this year... But this is "Emotional Intelligence"!

"Then I will borrow your good words!"

Steve Patterson and John Nash went happily.

At the same time that the draw in 2005 officially began, the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Trail Blazers and the Suns also officially started!

This is the first time the Suns have returned to the Western Conference Finals after a lapse of almost 10 years. There is no doubt that this is an exciting moment for all Phoenix fans.

These were all intuitively reflected in the sidelines of the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

What is called overcrowded, what is called monstrous boos, you can fully understand from the sidelines of the game.

Even Yao Ming, who had already seen strong winds and waves, couldn't help but uttered "Oh Yo".

No wonder, the performance of the Suns this season is definitely beyond everyone's expectations. Of course, it is also beyond the expectations of the Suns fans. When are people most excited? Just when you receive a surprise!

Now the Suns have given them such a surprise season, the Suns fans are naturally ecstatic, and now, all these ecstatics have turned into booing to the Trail Blazers.

That scene is enough to imagine how exciting it is!

No, even Yao Ming said "Oh Yo".

Not to mention the other players on the Trail Blazers.

Now they are warming up carefully one by one!

Seeing them like this, Yao Ming was also secretly grateful in his heart, but fortunately he didn't put pressure on them, otherwise he would have to collapse in such an environment.

However, what Yao Ming did not expect was that this was not the biggest cheer of the Suns fans. When Steve Nash held up his regular season MVP trophy, the cheers of the audience were really loud and deafening. , Yao Ming wanted to talk to Karl Malone next to him, but he couldn't hear him clearly when he pressed it to his ear.

It can also be seen from this, how much Phoenix fans are in pursuit of Steve Nash!

No wonder, after all, it is the man who made the Suns regain their revival!

It’s worth mentioning that Phoenix’s local media has posted several times thanking Dallas and Mark Cuban. As long as Steve Nash plays well this season, as long as the Suns win important games, they will all publish: Thank you Mark Cuban, thanks Dallas, let us have Steve Nash!

Looking at it tonight, it should be posted again!

It is completely understandable that this is the Phoenix media who is helping Steve Nash to vent his anger!

This kind of behavior, it can be seen that the heart of this city already belongs to Steve Nash!

Steve Nash, who won the regular season MVP, also played his usual rhythm soon after the game began. Under his leadership, the Suns quickly gained an advantage against the Trail Blazers and successfully maintained the advantage. By the end of the game, 120 to 108, the Suns beat the Trail Blazers by 12 points at their home court and won the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

Steve Nash has 16 points and 15 assists in the "regular" data. In this season, he often gets similar "large double-doubles".

Stoudemire scored 28 points and 11 rebounds, with Steve Nash as a booster, even if his "beast" entered the Western Conference finals, he can still easily tear the rim!

"Sun Gemini" is as strong as ever in this game!

Of course, the Suns can win so smoothly, and the performance of others is also crucial. Sean Marion scored 17 points and 9 rebounds in this game. Joe Johnson made 4 three-pointers in this game. And Quentin Richardson scored 11 points, and Barbosa, who played off the bench, scored 13 points...

There is one thing to say. Although the Suns’ "quick whirlwind" has been blowing in the West for several years, but if you really want to say, in the first year, they are the strongest in the past year in terms of the level of lineup and staffing. !

If it weren't for the Spurs, it would definitely be a lineup that could make it to the Finals...

As expected by Yao Ming, the Blazers who played in the remnant team did not have the strength to face the Suns. Except for his 39 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, the rest of the Blazers had lower data. Their performance in the other two rounds of the playoffs series.

At the same time, after Vince Carter was injured, the depth of the Blazers lineup was completely exposed!

In Yao Ming's eyes, this game was not unjustly lost.

I really can't beat it!

After losing the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Yao Ming also received another "bad news"... from Steve Patterson.

The lottery in 2005 has come to an end. Steve Patterson, who was still ambitious and wanted to draw the No. 1 lottery, was completely stunned when he called this time!

"Yao, it's a pity that he only got the second pick, and the No. 1 pick was taken by the Bucks..."

really!

Yao Ming didn't have any accidents.

It's just that he didn't expect that the No. 1 pick would actually go to the Bucks.

If he remembers correctly, this season's Bucks record should be the fifth from the bottom in the league. This pick can actually get the No. 1 pick... Fate is also great!

This is what Yao Ming didn’t know. The original Bucks were not the last in the league in the 04~05 season. Their record was a little better than this time, ranking seventh in the league, but they still got it. No. 1 lottery!

It can be seen that in this draw, David Stern just wanted to give the Bucks the No. 1 pick, and he just wanted the Australian to go to Milwaukee!

However, the situation in this life is still slightly different. If the Rockets have not exchanged this pick with the Trail Blazers, with the Rockets record, he will definitely sign the No. 1 pick to Houston.

This can be regarded as his follow-up compensation to Alexander.

such a pity!

Morey died, but exchanged draft picks this season.

He can only sign the top pick to the Bucks as he originally planned...

That is to say, Yao Ming didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in this "plain" lottery, or he would have to give David Stern a thumbs up.

Can make a lottery meeting like a suspense drama, this old man is indeed a talent!

No wonder the NBA has become more and more prosperous in his hands...

Of course, the same sentence is the same. For Yao Ming, as long as the top three in the first round, or even the top four picks in the first round, it is enough.

It doesn't really matter if the winner is signed.

"Man, cheer up, let's use this pick to choose a reliable guy to come over!"

Then he recovered Steve Patterson from regret to a fighting state in just one sentence!

When it comes to the draft, Steve Patterson can't care about anything else. He immediately went to work with John Nash.

Yao Ming continued to prepare for the second game of the Western Conference Finals.

The last game was lost in that position, and it’s time to change this position...

Well, don't blame him. After the first game, Yao Ming already knew exactly how close the current Trail Blazers were to the Suns. To be more optimistic, it was only 28%!

In fact, even if it is a well-staffed Trailblazers team, if you meet the Suns, it will be more than three or seven if you die. It really can't be more.

No way, the defense problem of the Trail Blazers is too big!

But there is only one way to defeat the Suns, and that is to let Stoudemire attack by himself and block the scores of others...Only in this way can the Suns be defeated. The original Spurs also entered the Finals through this method, which was eliminated by the Suns 4-1.

In the original round of the series, Stoudemire scored more than 30 points in a single game in all 5 games. Among them, he scored more than 40 points in two games, averaging 37.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He was also in this series. The data on the game gave the league a few years later the rumors that "Stoudemire once beat Tim Duncan in the playoffs". ——In fact, Tim Duncan has not played against Stoudemire a few times in this series. He spent most of his time blocking shots from other Suns players with Bruce Bowen.

In the end, Stoudemire, who averaged 37.5 points per game, only fought a victory for the Suns, and then was eliminated by the Spurs!

This was the original way the Suns lost that year. In fact, it may be the only way to defeat them. It is really unrealistic to fight against this team!

Anyway, no team has more firepower than them this season.

What's more, Joe Johnson, Steve Nash and Stoudemire are not soft-handed people at key moments. The playoffs will not shrink their strength. This is the most critical point.

Because if you want to defeat them, you must have a good defensive system, which can be able to empty Stoudemire and completely block the other players of the Suns. Obviously, the defensive ability of the Blazers cannot do this...

The trailblazers with a complete lineup can't do it, and the trailblazers with the incomplete formation can't do it even more!

In the second game of the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers lost again...

This is 2-0!

Yao Ming became extra serious in the third game. Although he will definitely lose this round of the series, he does not want to lose the game with a 0-4 sweep.

At least one or two victories are needed to be considered a waste!

As far as the atmosphere of the Suns' home court is concerned, he doesn't expect to win.

Therefore, in the first two games, he felt that there was no suitable opportunity to exert strength during the game, so he did not work hard, retained enough physical state and returned to the Rose Garden!

When he returned to the home court, as soon as he came up today, he continuously attacked the inside and scored domineeringly.

This strong enthusiasm has stunned Stoudemire!

The Suns also had to shrink inside because of his strength.

Yao Ming took the opportunity to "handle cards" outside, and returned to the home court with his energy. The newcomers of the Trail Blazers are also a lot more comfortable and in very good condition.

After receiving a pass from Yao Ming, they almost all threw into the basket.

At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers were 8-pointers ahead!

In the first two games, the Blazers, who were beaten by various hangings on the Suns’ home court, returned to their home court and suddenly became stronger. This is something that many media did not expect. In fact, David Stern has already set two. The flight ticket of the Queen of Heaven is ready to come to Portland to present the award to the Suns.

But now it seems that his flight ticket seems to be booked early!

Yao Ming and his little brothers returned to the Rose Garden and told him with a strong performance to "refund the ticket quickly"!

Of course, this is only a temporary lead. It is not without reason that the Suns have been able to ramp up all the way this season. At the end of the intermission, they also found their status. The firepower in the second half suddenly became a lot more fierce. In Steve With Nash's tandem, the Suns successfully made a "three-point rain" on the Blazers' home court.

The nine-point difference was directly equalized by the Suns at the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game!

"Don't panic, don't panic! The game is not over, this is just the beginning! We can open the difference once, and we can open the second one!"

Yao Ming constantly used words to encourage the rest of the Trail Blazers, and at the same time, he used constant goals to appease the inner anxiety of these guys.

In his constant goals, the newcomers of the Trail Blazers really stabilized their position. Pietrus, Ariza and Outlaw all made three-pointers one after another. In the last minute of the game, the Trail Blazers still led by 3 points.

Tonight their perseverance is obviously beyond the expectations of the Suns.

Some have disrupted their positions.

Time fell below the last minute, and even the Suns' offense was a little messy. They had always been "8-second offense" this time, but it took more than ten seconds to complete the offense.

Fortunately, at a critical moment, Steve Nash himself slipped from the baseline to the three-point line and took advantage of Stoudemire's screen to pull a jumper and complete the goal.

The score was equalized by the regular season MVP!

But he is still high-fiving Stoudemire. The Trail Blazers have already completed the serve. Gary Payton is galloping with the ball, causing the Suns to return to the defense to speed up the pace.

Gary Payton slammed straight into Steve Nash, and his tyrannical body squeezed past Steve Nash.

Physical confrontation is Steve Nash's eternal weakness.

He is different from Stephen Curry.

Curry looks thin, but has muscles and can resist two blows.

He looks thin and has less obvious muscles.

However, his defensive attitude is very good. He has been following Gary Payton, trying to flanking his teammates back and forth, but Gary Payton had a stop at this time, moved directly to the outside, and walked back to the outside line, where Yao Ming stood firm. He made a cover for him, and the "gloves" bypassed him. Steve Nash was thrown off by him. There was no way. The rest of the Suns had to make up. Yao Ming looked at Steve Nash, who was right in front of him, too. Immediately retreating beyond the three-point line, Gary Payton had eyes like the back of his head. He noticed Yao Ming's move and gave the ball to him in time.

Facing Steve Nash, Yao Ming's hand flew up and down.

Scored three points!

The Trail Blazers led by another 3 points.

In the last 17.6 seconds, the Suns failed to grab a three-pointer. Yao Ming firmly controlled the rebound and won the game ~www.novelmt.com~ compared to 110. Yao Ming used a three-pointer to "quasi lore" to help the development. The team shot down the Suns.

The big score came to 1-3!

The Trail Blazers fans in the audience rang out with a unified cheer when the final whistle sounded:

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

Yao Ming's performance in this game is also worthy of such a title, with 43 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks, and a three-pointer "quasi lore". He used a nearly perfect performance to help the Trail Blazers avoid being 4- 0 The embarrassment of sweeping...

It’s just that the Suns didn’t give another chance in the next two games of the series, and the Blazers didn’t give Yao Ming enough help as the new team did in the third game. It was Kwame Brown from the fourth game. The comeback began, and they still lost these two games, 1-4, and the Trail Blazers were eliminated by the Suns!