Chapter 469 Opponent of the West
When the Cavaliers were swept out by the Green Shirts, the situation in the East was relatively clear. Anyway, these Boston animals did not care whether the Pistons became opponents or the Magic team reached the Eastern Conference finals.
Anyway, it's all a game. If you want to reach the finals, you have to win at least four games. As for the opponent, does it matter?
If it is the Magic Team, at most, it will make Howard suffer again. To cope with this projection-based team, the Celtics' fierce defense is completely the opponent's absolute nemesis and can firmly control the opponent's hit rate.
If it meets Detroit, Ferss can talk to Sanders about revenge. Last season's Celtics suffered a loss and was successfully reversed by the Pistons in Detroit.
This Celtic hate can remember that the animals in Boston have always been this tradition, and revenge must be avenged!
Although Garnett didn't come last season, Chen Feng didn't forget the bad feeling when he stood on the sidelines and watched the team being eliminated. Similarly, he didn't forget that he had already said harsh words to counterattack the Pistons!
"Let's just beat us up? No, I didn't die at a loss! Be sure to beat it back!"
This is what Chen Feng said in private when he watched the other two teams fighting in the East. It can be seen that the boy was still worried about losing to the Pistons last season. He didn't forget this hatred.
However, last season, the Celtics put enough pressure on Detroit until the decisive game, and their personnel matching is not as thick as it is now, and their experience is more than one.
If this is put aside until now, Rivers will definitely not give the other party this opportunity. At least in terms of control of the situation, the green shirts at this moment rarely meet opponents. Even if the Pistons are very experienced, it is useless.
The comparison of strength can make the advantages of experience gone. Looking at the records of Boston and Detroit in the regular season this season, we can clearly see the weakness of the Pistons.
The Celtics have an advantage at home and away. Even if some people say that this is the Pistons' intentional avoidance, it is useless. Now the Celtics have a home advantage, and the fierceness of the North Shore Garden Arena is needless to say.
Even the head coach of the Pistons, Sanders, admitted that it was too difficult to win in Boston.
Last season's Detroit was not as weak as it is now, but they were still a little frightened. As for now, the beasts in Boston are definitely more ferocious, and their tusks are sharper!
Although the Pistons could overturn the Celtics fiercely last season, how much they paid in the end. Only the Detroiters themselves know that they consume too much and can lose to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals?
In their fight with Boston, they have exhausted almost all their energy. As a result, they picked up a bargain for the Clevelanders for nothing, otherwise there may be another battle between the Spurs and the Pistons last season.
But the Pistons of this season still have to get over the Magic, and the Celtics have begun to rest in advance. Both rounds of the game are swept. This kind of pressure is not affordable for ordinary people.
So, no matter whether the Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals or the Magic can break through this level, when they have to face the Celtics, there will be an invisible pressure, because this opponent is really terrible.
When Garnett and Ray Allen joined Boston, the strength of the sky has tilted. The Pistons were left far behind by the Celtics in the regular season, which undoubtedly proves the real existence of this gap.
Although the Pistons are the second in the East, there is a difference of more than a dozen wins between the two teams. This is not a gap, but it is not so easy for the Detroiters to close the gap between them.
And they failed to kill the Magic with a score of 4 to 1, and Detroit lost at home again. Although they lost five points in the end, it made many Orlando fans start to talk about the counterattack again.
"We are the home court in the sixth game! The score will definitely be equalized! Then, we won twice at your home, even if it dragged on to the seventh game, do the Detroiters dare to say that they will guarantee victory?
This is a post by Orlando fanatical supporters on the forum, which has won the echo of countless people.
That's actually right. After all, the Pistons lost two home games. Although the score is still ahead, what will happen in the remaining two games? Who dares to predict?
If you can equalize the score at home, it's hard to say whether to win or lose the seventh game. After all, the reversal depends on a breath. Whoever can play more crazily is the winner.
And the Magic team survives by projection. Once the three-point rain or medium-range attack goes crazy, who can guarantee that they will not play a very scary high score? The weakness of the Pistons is to attack.
When your defense can't contain the opponent and the attack has no ability to destroy, then there is no need to play this game.
The Magic team broke the hard defense of the Pistons by relying on the three-point rain of 24 shots and 13 in this game. They opened fire outside the three-point line, which can be regarded as the defense that Detroiters are most proud of.
But how long can this tough attack hit rate last? Can they guarantee that every game will be so smooth?
At least Van Gundy couldn't give such a guarantee. He could only say to the reporters, "We will try our best to fight. As for the result, I'm afraid God can't even guess, so I can only say that it's unknown."
This fat guy is still very rational. He didn't start shouting to counterattack because he pulled back one point. After all, the defensive obstacles created by the Pistons for the Orlandors are still difficult to overcome.
You can't expect a convulsing feeling to solve everything. Even if the sixth game is a home game, Big Van Gundy is not sure. Whether he can win or not really needs to depend on God's will.
I can only say that these Orlando people don't plan to give up like this. They are still fighting, and a group of Celtics continue to sit and watch the tiger fight irresponsiblely, waiting for their next opponent to come.
The game in the east was calm, mainly because the Celtics were too fierce, sweeping twice in a row, which made many things lose suspense, and even the media did not like to predict the results of these guys.
"There is nothing to predict. Now even if you tell me that these guys can sweep the opponents in the Eastern Conference, I don't feel anything wrong. Their strength is so strong. Who can stop it?"
This is not envy and hatred, but just a very accurate statement. The Celtics' performance in the playoffs has made many people have such an idea. These animals can't be stopped.
At least this is the case in the East. Maybe we can only wait for the opponents from the West to sniper these guys in the finals. The Eastern Powers are now a little overwhelmed against Boston.
Compared with the smoothness of the East, the West has been a little desperate since the first round, and this situation has become more and more intense in the second round. All games have to be fought until almost the last minute.
Especially the confrontation between the old Spurs and the New Hornets, it is even more fierce to carry out this kind of fierceness to the end. In the first four games, the New Orleans Hornets did not let the home court fall, and the Spurs also saved the victory at their own door. The score of 2-2 makes people unable to see who has a better chance to enter the West. Race.
One is the second in the west, and the other is the third in the west. Such a confrontation must be the madness of sparks.
And the truth is the same. Whoever has the advantage of the home court can defeat the opponent, but no one thinks that the Hornets' attack can cause so much trouble for the Spurs.
Especially in the first game, David West overthrewhelmed Duncan, who was known for his stability in the inside attack. His fierce attack caused a lot of trouble for the Spurs' defense.
With 30 points and 9 rebounds, this data made Duncan also look dim, but the Spurs' veteran also got a perfect interpretation in the second game. Under Duncan's attention, West, who killed Sifang in the first game, only scored 10 points and 10 rebounds in the second game, but Paul, who took over the game, It began to explode.
One person turned off the engine and the other was on top. This is why the Hornets finally won the first two games. When West was unable to play, Paul's 30 points and 11 assists began to lead the team.
New Orleans is very fierce at home, but when it comes to San Antonio, they are also tortured by the old bones of the Spurs. In terms of playoff experience, those old guys are obviously more dominant.
Especially Duncan and Parker, who were a little bored in the first two games, began to burst out strong offensive fire after returning home, and Ginobili led the bench bandits to power.
After two defeats, he immediately fought back twice on his territory. This is the rule of the Spurs. They will not let their opponents go wild in front of them, even if you are an upstart team in the West!
After the current four games, the confrontation between the Spurs and the Hornets has become a two-win situation in three games.
Anyway, looking at the posture of their previous game, this confrontation is likely to be full of seven games. It is still unknown who will kill the deer. Whether it is the old spurs or the new generation of wasps, they have their own advantages.
In addition to the fight between the two, the fight between the Lakers and the Jazz is also inexsoluble. After Los Angeles swept the Nuggets in the first round, it met Sloan's team this time, which is also an opponent.
It is mainly between the "Zen Master" and Sloan, which is also an old enemy. From the Bull era, until Jackson came to the Lakers, the two old men have also fought for more than ten years.
And the score of 2 to 2 also proves that the struggle between them has to continue. Anyway, no matter who can reach the Western Conference finals, it will be a battle between dragons and tigers.
But before that, these guys must defeat the opponents in front of them. Such a fierce battle will make the western battlefield a place of more attention.
Because there is still suspense here, the confrontation will also tend to be crazy. The re-emerging Lakers, the champion last season, the new generation of Hornets, and the tough Jazz will all stage their own Jedi counterattack.
As for who can finally reach the finals, he may encounter the most powerful opponent, and the struggle between the East and the West will continue to be written.