The Fifth Point Guard

Iverson is the soul of Philadelphia.

At home in Philadelphia, the Cavaliers were booed by the crowd.

Even the team's reminders and shouts to each other on the court could not be heard clearly, so much so that Wagner had to put his ear against Shentong to communicate the information.

"This damn nightclub is almost at its busiest," Wagner shouted.

"Let's communicate in another way. If we continue like this, we will be overwhelmed!" Shentong turned around and shouted in Wagner's ear.

It was the break at the end of the first quarter of the game, and the Cavaliers were temporarily trailing the 76ers by 8 points, 19-27.

Iverson started the scoring mode as soon as the game started, scoring consecutive singles.

Almost the entire team was playing ball and screen for Iverson, and the Cavaliers' zone defense and double-teaming tactics often failed to keep up with the defensive rhythm because the communication between teammates was drowned by the noise made by the home fans. Iverson succeeded repeatedly.

With STO's proposal, the players opened another way of communication in the second quarter.

This method can only be used when the running-in is very good, and even the personal relationship is very good.

That's eye contact!

Wagner holds the ball at the top of the arc.

Iverson kept waving his hands and harassing him while pressing close to him.

Wagner cast a look: You bastard, what are you looking at? Why don't you come over here!

James quickly stepped forward to cover, blocking Iverson with his generous body.

Wagner quickly dribbled past, and his eyes communicated with Shentong in the bottom corner.

Shentong glanced at him, and then quickly slipped along the baseline towards the penalty area.

Wagner received it immediately, holding the ball with both hands and throwing it towards the basket.

Dalembert's interception ability under the basket is quite good. The Haitian center's big hands bring a defensive deterrent under the basket that is no less than that of Big Z, who is 2.23 meters tall.

However, when he stretched out his hand to block the ball in the air, he found that the ball was passed too high.

This is a mistake!

Just as Dalembert thought this, he felt the sound of piercing the air beside him.

Shentong reached two palms beyond Dalembert's fingertips with one hand, caught Wagner's pass in the air, and slammed into the basket!

After scoring this goal, Shentong, James, and Wagner folded their hands together, flicked them, and roared.

This is the tacit understanding from the "nightclub iron triangle"!

This is the "second language" developed by the three of them by often going to noisy nightclubs together!

Although verbal communication was lost, eye contact came faster.

And based on the transmission of eye information, the first reaction will be triggered immediately, which is quite fast.

While looking around in a nightclub, I made eye contact with a hot girl.

The other person looked at him and immediately drank the glass of wine in his hand.

This kind of subconscious reaction has a very low error rate for these players who have been training tactics all year round.

So in the second quarter, the Cavaliers evened the score.

In the second half, Gooden took a rest, James took the fourth position, and Miller came on to play the three position.

When facing Miller, Korver scored two three-pointers in a row and acted a little arrogant. He kept opening his hands and interacting with the fans on the sidelines, mumbling without knowing what to say. , but this behavior is tantamount to provoking Miller.

When the Chicago Bulls won six consecutive championships, Reggie Miller was never intimidated by Jordan, let alone Korver.

So Miller, who was eager for revenge, took revenge on the spot.

In the two quarters of the second half, a quarter and a half to be exact, Miller made 5 of 5 three-pointers from the outside. Korver, who was guarding him at the same time, missed all his next three shots, which gave people a taste of the veteran shooter's ability on both offense and defense. Endless style.

On the sidelines, Paul Silas said emotionally to his assistant team: "With Reggie, the team's offensive system has been enriched a lot, and the outside shooting has a strong point. It's great that he is willing to come to Cleveland."

In the end, Iverson scored 39 points, but the 76ers still lost to the Cavaliers 102-108, falling behind 0-3.

Chris Webber, the former king who had high hopes from Philadelphia, failed to support Iverson. He made 5 of 10 shots without a free throw and only scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. He looked like a blue-collar player.

Shentong routinely scores 30+, and he scored 33 points.

James had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

After he scored 39 points and the team still lost, Iverson finally got angry.

There's something wrong with the 76ers' locker room.

According to people familiar with the situation, Iverson had a big fight with Webber in the locker room.

When these two big guys were arguing, people including Willy Green, Korver, Dalembert, and others couldn't even hold their breath and didn't dare to take a breath.

Only one person dared to stand up as peacemaker.

This guy's name is Iguodala.

What's even more amazing is that after Iguodala came forward, Iverson and Webber really stopped arguing.

From that day on, Iguodala was privately called "Big Brother" by the 76ers players.

Philadelphia couldn't pull off a miracle in the 2002 Finals, and it won't happen this time either.

The Cavaliers defeated the 76ers 98-83 in Game 4 and swept their opponents 4-0.

Iverson averaged 28 points and 8 assists per game, but failed to help the team win a victory, which made Iverson feel very frustrated.

The combination of Iverson + Webb was also officially deemed a failure.

After this series, there were rumors that Iverson would leave Philadelphia.

Other games in the Eastern Conference first round.

The Heat faced the Pacers with a broken lineup.

After Miller's departure and the battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Pacers seemed to have lost their championship spirit.

The Heat, led by O'Neal and Wade in "playoff" status, defeated the Pacers 4-0 and advanced to the second round.

Team coach Rick Carlisle said that he will have heart-to-heart talks with every player on the team during the offseason to help the players return to form as soon as possible.

Carlisle believes that the Pacers' record this season is not their true level, but is just affected by the game of the century.

When the players can focus all their energy on the court, they are still strong contenders for the Eastern Conference championship.

This series between the Pistons and the Wizards was very intense.

This is a contest between spear and shield.

The Pistons, who narrowly lost to the Spurs last season, are determined to take revenge. Although they experienced the battle of Auburn Hills like the Pacers, the impact on them was limited.

Moreover, the Motor City players generally have tougher personalities than the Pacers players.

However, the Pistons cannot easily pass the test, because their opponent is Arenas, who has been promoted to "general".

This season, the Wizards have made a strong return to the playoffs with the three Musketeers of Arenas, Jamison, and Hughes.

In the Pistons' first two home games, Arenas scored 34 and 32 points respectively, leading the Wizards to a 2-0 away lead.

This surprised experts and fans who were generally optimistic about the Pistons before the game.

Arenas looked very happy at the press conference after the second game. He said that the team would play two more games at home to resolve the battle after returning to Washington.

This sentence means that the Wizards will sweep the Pistons 4-0.

This sentence made the Pistons generals quite dissatisfied.

The last person to make similar remarks was Tracy McGrady when he was playing for the Magic. As a result, the latter's team was led by the Pistons for three consecutive games with a 3-1 lead, and was eventually eliminated 3-4.

Arenas' words also made many people worry that the Wizards would repeat the same mistakes as the Magic. After all, normally speaking, the Pistons are still stronger than the Wizards.

After the second game, Arenas invited the team to a nightclub in Detroit for a wild night.

Auto City is a "blue-collar city" with an underdeveloped economy, so most of its economic sources come from some special services provided by nightclubs.

In Game 3, the Pistons humiliated the Wizards 90-69 on the road.

Double-teamed by Billups and Hamilton, Arenas made only 3 of 17 shots, scored only 11 points, and made 5 turnovers.

Arenas's game caused ridicule from many media people.

Things like "Arenas is a soft-footed shrimp", "one-night-in-Detroit, he left a lot of spirit", "big talk is too early" and so on.

The Pistons also pulled back a game on the road.

However, in the fourth game, Arenas regained his "general" style, and Jamison and Hughes also became Arenas' powerful right-hand men.

Arenas scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Jamison had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Hughes had 17 points and 5 steals.

The Wizards defeated the Pistons 102-95 and got the match point 3-1!

The Pistons, who returned to their home court, had no retreat and fought the Wizards into overtime. Relying on Hamilton's jumper before the end, they narrowly defeated the Wizards by 2 points and retained the suspense.

According to the competition format, Game 6 will be played at the Wizards' home court.

The Wizards must win this battle, otherwise the Wizards may be in trouble if they go to Detroit with 3-3.

In this game, Arenas tried his best, and Jamison, who has always been averse to physical combat, also began to compete with the double Wallaces under the basket.

At the last moment of the game, Arenas hit an incredible three-pointer with a logo, helping the team lead by 4 points with 1.3 seconds left on the clock, single-handedly sending the Wizards into the Eastern Conference semifinals!

The Wizards defeated the Pistons 4-2, causing the biggest upset in the first round of the playoffs.

Arenas can finally fulfill his lies.

The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls game was the closest of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff games, but the scoreline didn't show it.

With the help of Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Ricky Davis, the returning Antoine Walker and Gary Payton who joined this season, the Celtics easily defeated the offensive and defensive balance 4-1. The Bulls advance to the next round.

The Celtics were able to win so easily because, in addition to the relative strength of the main lineup, the bench lineup was also very luxurious.

Reeve LaFrentz, Tony Allen, Delonte West, Kendrick Perkins and others are all capable generals.

But their opponent in the next round is the powerful Cleveland Cavaliers.

This side of the west.

The No. 1 Suns face the No. 8 Grizzlies.

This season the Suns have taken the league by storm, erasing several seasons of decline and winning 62 games.

Steve Nash is also considered the favorite for MVP this season.

After making a huge breakthrough last season, the Grizzlies continue to play a five-up, five-down strategy under the leadership of veteran coach Hubie Brown this season.

It's a pity that this tactic failed to help the Grizzlies go further this season.

The Suns defeated the Grizzlies 4-0 in the playoffs and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

The Spurs, second in the Western Conference, faced off against the Nuggets, seventh in the Western Conference.

The Spurs, who have a GDP combination, still performed calmly and did not show off during the entire regular season. However, at the last look at the rankings, they were second in the Western Conference.

Under Popovich, the Spurs will only fully demonstrate their veteran side in the playoffs.

The Nuggets have played very well this season, carving their way through the powerful Western Conference.

After acquiring brutal power forward Kenyon Martin, the team has strong players in every position.

In the first game of the series between the two sides, the Nuggets shocked the Spurs into a cold sweat.

They turned around on the road, beating the Spurs 93-87 and taking a 1-0 lead.

What was unexpected was that the Nuggets overtook the score in the fourth quarter and ultimately won.

They scored 20-12 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Spurs.

The Nuggets' first performance served as a wake-up call for the Spurs.

Then, the awakened Spurs began to teach the Nuggets how to behave.

104-76, the Spurs bloodbathed the Nuggets in the second game and continued to win three consecutive games, eliminating the Nuggets 4-1.

The Spurs are still old-fashioned, and the Nuggets' first victory looked more like a sneak attack.

The third-ranked SuperSonics in the Western Conference faced the Kings, who were sixth in the Western Conference.

The Kings, who lost Webb, built their team around sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic.

However, this Croatian marksman, like his predecessor Kukoc, does not have the ability to lead a team alone in the NBA.

The Kings barely made it into the playoffs relying on their overall strength, but they don't seem to be competitive for the Western Conference championship.

The Sonics' rise to prominence this season has come as a surprise.

But this series is very interesting, that is the battle between the two sharpshooters Peja and Ray Allen.

In the end, this series ended with the SuperSonics defeating the Kings 4-1.

Ray Allen won the marksman battle, but the real reason why the Sonics were able to beat the Kings was because they completely out-rebounded the Kings.

After a losing season, the Kings seemed determined to rebuild from the ground up.

In addition to STO's Cavaliers and 76ers, Chinese fans are most concerned about this series between the Rockets and the Mavericks played by Yao Ming.

The Rockets took an astonishing 2-0 lead on the road!

This process seems to be the same as the previous time and space where Shentong was.

So STO also called Yao Ming and McGrady specifically to tell them that they must ensure victory in the third game and never relax just because they are ahead.

"You must focus until the end of the game!"

Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, who received the call from Shentong, did it during the game.

Although they already led by 20 points in the third quarter, they still did not relax.

Although the Mavericks once narrowed the score gap to 10 points, because the Rockets did not let up at all, the Rockets finally turned the lead into a victory, defeating the Mavericks 106-102, and leading the total score 3-0!

After learning that the Rockets had won their third game, Shentong believed that the Rockets' fate in this time and space would change.

But things are unpredictable.

The Mavericks miraculously pulled off four consecutive games in the next game and eliminated the Rockets 4-3, creating NBA history!

The Mavericks became the first team in NBA history to fall behind 3-0 and eventually come back 4-3.

When Shentong learned the news, everyone was shocked.

He did not expect that the final result of the Rockets had not changed compared with the previous time and space. Instead, it was even more humiliating and was nailed to the pillar of shame in NBA history, becoming the backdrop for the Dallas Mavericks to boast about themselves in the future.

After the first round, 8 teams advanced and 8 teams were eliminated.

The matchup lists for the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals were then released.

east:

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers VS Boston Celtics (4)

(2) Miami Heat VS Washington Wizards (6)

west:

(1) Phoenix Suns VS Dallas Mavericks (4)

(2) San Antonio Spurs VS Seattle SuperSonics (3)