Chapter 129 Sweeping is right in front of you
- With Lin Fei throwing three points into the whistle at half, the Los Angeles Clippers at home took a 17-point lead. Such a point difference put a lot of pressure on the Nuggets. The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room at halftime was extremely depressing, while the locker room of the home team Clippers seemed very relaxed, but Their relaxation is not to celebrate their big lead, but to try their best to relax themselves and continue to face the game with 100% spirit in the second half.
After the start of the second half of the game, the Nuggets still found that there was no way to curb the Clippers' offensive. After the beginning of the second half, Lin Fei frequently used his breakthroughs and fake real passes to send assists to his teammates. When the Nuggets' defensive center of gravity began to cut off the passing route between Lin Fei and his teammates, Lin Fei The personal offensive mode has been opened, and the sudden shot of eight points has expanded the Clippers' leading advantage from 15 points to 20 points. The main lineup feels hot and the Clippers, who appear as a substitute lineup, can still continue to be crazy. They have done extremely well in both offense and defense, even if Anthony begins to recover in the second half, even if it is Bilu. Puth, like the first half, could not save the fact that the team was 20 points behind. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers had led the Nuggets by as much as 26 points.
"This is a naked massacre, which will also shatter the fantasies of the Denver people, Black Eight? The Denver people slapped themselves loudly. Barkley said at the end of the third quarter.
"It's true. The Nuggets obviously didn't think of the current situation. What they have to do now is to maintain their own mentality. Don't be too anxious. Work hard for a few more minutes in this game. If you still can't get close to 20 minutes, it's better to completely give up this game and use the rest of the time to exercise substitutes. The gap between the substitutes between the two sides in this game is obvious. Jeff Van Gundy made suggestions for the Nuggets.
George Carr's disappointed look was beyond words, but there were still twelve minutes left in the fourth quarter and he decided to fight again. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, all five main players were present, and the Clippers were all substitutes. When Anthony and Billups teamed up for six points, Lin Fei put on the field again.
As soon as he came on the court, Lin Fei directly threw an unreasonable three-pointer on top of Deng Tai Jones's head, and then changed the attack and defense. Lin Fei once again predicted that he successfully directly grabbed the Nuggets' cross pass to complete the fast attack and dunk, pulling the difference to 25 points.
Then Anthony's shot came out, and the Clippers quickly turned to attack. Lin Fei, Andre Miller and Artest played a perfect cooperation. In the end, Artest, who slipped the bottom line, easily made a layup, and the game completely entered the garbage time.
The whole Staples Center was filled with a happy smile, and all the saliva before the game disappeared at this moment.
112:85, the Los Angeles Clippers shocked the whole league with a 27-point win.
Lin Fei contributed 32 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds to the Clippers, and also added a little leverage for his regular season MVP, although the media's support for Lin Fei's capture of the MVP is far behind LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
There is no doubt that the big victory in the first game will greatly boost the morale of the team, especially for the younger Clippers.
"We just do our best. We have proved that we can do it. This is not my victory alone. Everyone's efforts are now." This is what Lin Fei said in an interview after the race.
When the game between the Clippers and the Nuggets was over, another playoff game in the West was played between the Clippers' brothers Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets. After a two-and-a-half-hour game, the Lakers, who played at home, beat the Hornets 113:100 to get the start of the playoffs, and Kobe won the Lakers. The highest score is 28 points and 8 assists.
At the same time, two games began in the East, one in the Eastern Conference's second defending champion, the Green Shirt Celtics against the young Chicago Bulls, and an Orlando Magic against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The green shirt team who lacked the "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett was attacked by the bulls led by the top champion Derrick Ross at the home stadium TD North Shore Garden in Boston. The game was extremely fierce. Pierce lost the opportunity to win the regular season with two free throws and one in the last minute of overtime. Ray Allen missed three points at the last minute of overtime. The Bulls won with a difficult victory of 113:110, while the top pick Derek Ross's career playoff debut scored 36 points and 11 assists to make a rookie playoff debut history.
Another game was also full of ups and downs. The Philadelphia 76ers, who were 18 points behind, staged a big reversal. In the fourth quarter, the star Iguodala scored the winning goal at 2.8, and finally won the away game against Orlando's 76ers 100-98.
Two days later, the Staples Arena continued to usher in the challenge of the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets, which tried their best to win, had a strong morale at the beginning. By virtue of their morale, the Nuggets once gained the upper hand steadily. After Billups shook off Andre Miller's jump shot, the end of the first quarter and the Nuggets took a six-point lead. .
The second lineup of the Clippers, which was crushed in the first quarter, also seemed to be out of shape, so that Mike Dunleavy replaced Lin Fei in advance. His teammates were not in a state. Lin Fei could only choose himself. In the second quarter, at 8 minutes and 28 o'clock, Lin Fei directly stopped the jump shot in front of Anthony's defense, and then successfully broke through Deng Tai Jones's. The defensive layup was successful, and the next attack gave Anthony a hot block. Lin Fei, who grabbed the defensive rebound, tore the defense line hurriedly woven by the Nuggets with his own speed and successfully dunked. One person scored 6 points in a row, turning the situation of being ten behind into four points.
Although the Nuggets strengthened their defense and even adopted a two-person or even multi-person bag, Lin Fei, who entered the state, could not stop fouls, three-pointers, breakthroughs, and shots, just like showing personal offensive means. Lin Fei helped the Clippers change the situation of falling behind with his own. At the end of the first half, he fought at home. Instead, the Clippers led the Nuggets by 4 points, while Lin Fei scored a terrible 24 points in the second quarter, only conceding one shot.
Lin Fei's madness in the second quarter was like an awakening. The Clippers began to fully recover in the second half. Although the Nuggets fought back and scored frequently under the leadership of Billups and Anthony, the Clippers hit four consecutive three-pointers outside to control the Nuggets' counterattack momentum.
However, at the end of the third quarter, after Lin Fei left the court, the situation suddenly changed again. Deng Tai Jones, who was responsible for defense, threw three empty three points in a row, which brought the Nuggets' backward score, but the Nuggets' counterattack was not long. After Mike Deng Levy's request for a suspension, Lin Fei, who put on the field again opened again. In the personal offensive mode, he first received a three-point shot from Chalmers' pass from the running position, and then dunked the air relay under the empty cut basket. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets were exactly 10 points behind the Clippers.
Lin Fei, who frequently turned on the personal attack mode in the first three sections, encountered a physical crisis. At this time, the function of physical recovery training was fully reflected. Just like in the regular season, when Lin Fei rested on the bench for five minutes, he was replaced by Mike Dunleavy and recovered. Lin Fei, who was physically strong, once again became a bug-like existence. With one minute left in the game, Lin Fei made an accelerated sprint and retreated to the outside of the three-point line. Deng Tai Jones's defense declared defeat again, and with this ball, the Clippers pulled the score difference to ten points, and there was still one minute and ten minutes left in the game. The difference ensured the victory of the Clippers.
110:103, a four-point victory allowed the Clippers to successfully defend two home games, leading with a big score of 2:0.
In the history of the NBA, in the seven-game 4-win series, the team that fell behind 0-2 finally won the series only 14 times, and the other 226 failed, indicating that the probability of reversal after falling behind 0:2 is only poor 5.83%, although the data is only one The reference undoubtedly shows how difficult the first round of the Nuggets playoffs is.
The Nuggets Holiday is about to begin - this is the title of the sports edition of the Los Angeles Times.
"Only Victory is allowed in the third battle" - this is the title of the Denver Post. Indeed, if the Nuggets can't win the Clippers in the third game at the home Pepsi Center, they will face a 0:3 situation. At that time, it is tantamount to a miracle, so the third game has become the top priority.
On April 24, 2009, the Nuggets ushered in the Los Angeles Clippers at the home Pepsi Center. With the support of more than 20,000 fans, the Nuggets burst out a huge combat effectiveness. Tyson Chandler was blown up in the inside. In just five minutes of the first quarter, Chandler had to take a break with two fouls. Roy Hibbert, who replaced Tyson Chandler, is a rookie. Hibbert, who is shouldering heavy responsibilities, performed badly. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by as much as 12 points at home. Such a lead and the momentum shown by the team made the fans very satisfied.
However, there are always people who will not satisfy the Denver people. Lin Fei, who played the first quarter, continued to play in the second quarter and turned on the personal mode again. The three consecutive unreasonable three points suddenly narrowed the difference, while Lin Fei's three points were like opening a magic box for the Clippers, and the Clippers completely threw away the bad feeling of the first quarter.
Lin Fei was willing to become the team's offensive conveyor. After the end of the first half, the Clippers scored 2 points, while Lin Fei sent 8 assists.
In the second half, the Clippers continued to move forward with interest. Although the Nuggets tried their best to gain an advantage, they still failed to stop the fierce firepower of the Clippers. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers expanded their lead by ten points.
At the last moment of the fourth quarter, many fans of Pepsi Center have left. They can't believe their eyes. The wonderful start of the twelve-point score is not a victory but a dazzling defeat.
"Lin, Lin, it's Lin again, breaking through with the ball. Deng Tai Jones's defense looks a little embarrassed in front of Lin's breakthrough." With the voice of the commentator, Lin Fei successfully broke into the inside line, attracted the bag and sent a pass, helping McLots complete the dunk, and also got 14 individual assists to set a personal playoff record, and the Clippers also locked the victory.
3:0, the Nuggets have been out most of the game, and the sweep is in front of them.
(To be continued)