On May 30, 2008, there was only one hour left before 12 o'clock in the morning, the winner of the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals has been decided, and the team that advanced has the answer, the Los Angeles Clippers, the dark horse to the end, they first blacked the Spurs, then swept the Jazz, and now they have eliminated the favorite to win the championship, the Los Angeles Lakers, and entered the finals for the first time in history!

The Los Angeles Clippers' promotion was not unexpected, they have the quality, but they have risen so fast that most American fans feel that it will be a few seasons before they become the league's protagonists. ~ But I didn't expect that the Clippers successfully counterattacked in the first season, and they wanted to challenge their team's famous record.

This is just like a commoner's ** silk, who came up and divided it by two to overturn the rich and handsome and the rich second generation, and married Bai Fumei away. Even if everyone knows that this civilian is far more talented than the rich and handsome and the rich second generation, everyone always feels that it shouldn't be like this, a big bad team like the Clippers, counting this year, the entire team has only entered the playoffs four times in its history, how can it be possible to eliminate the purple and gold nobles?

In everyone's impression, the Clippers are not even civilians at all, and the civilians refer to the team of the Pistons Five Tigers, and the Clippers can only be regarded as the **silk in the **silk, referred to as **medium**!

After the Lakers lost their first game on the road, coach Phil. Jackson is very unhappy with the current division finals format used in the NBA. In the Zen master's opinion, there are many unscientific aspects of the 2-3-2 schedule, and after being eliminated, he complained about the format again: "In basketball, morale is a very important part. But know that playing three games in a row on the road is a long time. It's hard to keep your morale going. ”

Since the 1984-85 NBA changed the format to 2-3-2. Only two teams have won three games in a row on home soil. The two teams were the Pistons in 2004 and the Heat in 2006. And both teams eventually won the championship.

The Pistons defeated in 2004 against Phil. Jackson coached the Lakers, so this experience left a deep impression on the Zen master.

"It's hard to stay fit by playing three games in a row on the road, and when I was leading a team that lost three games in a row in Detroit, I think that was the first time a home team had won three games in a row on home soil. It's really difficult. I wish I could go back to the format where I used to play two home games at each point. But it's clear that the facts are now irreversible, and I hope the league will take that seriously next season. ”

Ji Guoyi expressed his opinion on this after the game, and the little fox said very publicly: "I know that many people look down on us and think that we should keep playing a bad team, and we should not be able to win the championship." There are many others who still don't think our brothers have the potential to become superstars. As soon as the dead fox finished speaking, the reporters in the audience couldn't help but take a breath, they were all shocked by the fox's shocking remarks.

"Listen to this guy's tone. It's too big, isn't it? Many reporters listened to Ji Guoyi's words, and subconsciously wanted to be sarcastic. But think about it. This bastard brought a super bad team to the finals in his first season, and it's not too much to say that. This kind of achievement, in the entire history of the NBA for nearly 100 years, few people have done it, and those who can do it are not just superstars, they are phenomenal stars who rule an era.

Ji Guozhi saw that these reporters wanted to refute, but they lacked confidence, and his heart suddenly turned upside down. It's true that he is arrogant, but he will never let out big words before he has even reached the end of his wings, let alone when he has just entered the alliance and is not bullshit, he will shout stupid things like "punch gorillas, kick little black snakes" like a neurotic all over the world. People who often follow him can find that every time Ji Guoyi advances to a round, he will only follow his achievements to be arrogant after achieving a certain number of results. So although many people are not used to his appearance as a villain, it is undeniable that he is indeed qualified to say these things now.

"You think I'm arrogant, and I feel like I'm underwhelmed! However, you can recall that when the Magic led the team to win the championship in his first season, what did the media of that era say about him? So I think the question arises again, why is it unbelievable to change to a yellow race now, to a big bad team like the Clippers? Ji Guozhi said as he spoke, even he became excited, and shouted to the media with some gaffes: "I am very happy today, and I want to impatiently announce to the world once again that we are the strongest team this year, we have a great coaching staff, we have the strongest interior combination, we have the strongest point guard, we have the best defensive player, we also have the best sixth and bench lineup, so we will be the champion!" ”

At the press conference after the Clippers advanced to the finals, Ji Guozhi looked a little overexcited, this guy once again gushed about the media from all over the world, turning this press conference into his own one-man show, people who don't know still think this is his interview, Dead Fox is a typical Maiba!

In the end, even the high-level people in the alliance couldn't look at it, and quickly sent someone to pull Ji Guoyi to do a urine test, because they suspected that this bastard who taught reporters a lesson must have been overdosed before the game, otherwise how could he be so excited?

On May 31, just after the "** Silk Turnaround" was staged in Los Angeles in the west, a war between commoners and nobles was also ushered in in the east, but this time it was no longer civilians who had the last laugh.

Speaking ahead of the game, Hamilton said: "There's no room for error, it's a do-or-die battle and we're on the brink of a precipice. "The Mask Man is right, the overall score is 2-3 behind the Celtics, the Pistons have no way back, if you want to repeat the scene of annihilating the Lakers in 04 to win the championship, the first thing Motor City has to do is to win the game in Game 6.

Elton. Brand also said before the game that although Rashid. Wallace is suspended for this game, but he will do everything he can to fight for his team a chance in Game 7. When the time comes, the Roaring Heavenly Venerable will return, and their lineup will be back to its best. Of course, the old captain also congratulated the Clippers on their advancement. He said: "Congratulations to the Clippers on their victory over the Lakers. I'm not there though. But that's what I've always wanted to do, and I want them to make it to the finals, and that's what motivates me as well, and I want to compete with my old guys in the finals. ”

However, Brand was destined to be disappointed, and the Boston Celtics continued the good form of the previous game. Pierce contributed 12 points in the final quarter as he led the Celtics to a comeback in the final quarter. They beat the Detroit Pistons 92-89.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics finally eliminated the Pistons with a total score of 4-2 to advance to the Finals, and they will compete with the Los Angeles Clippers for the championship.

ESPN commented on the game the next day with headlines like "Pistons coach proves incompetent again, unresponsive and outrageous."

In Game 6, the most crucial game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics withstood the pressure and defeated the strong rival Detroit Pistons 92-89 to win the decisive battle. After this battle. The Celtics eliminated the Pistons, who had reached the Eastern Conference Finals six times in a row, with a total score of 4-2, and re-entered the Finals after 21 years.

Generally speaking. NBA coaches may also look at new tactics during the regular season, and in a situation like the playoffs, where you can't blink an eyelid, they tend to use the safest and most commonly used tactics. So back then, Jeff. Van Gundy with Tracy. McGrady defends Dirk. Nowitzki's methods are miraculous. However, the game is also a stage for the coaches of both sides to fight their wits, and the quick response to the situation on the pitch is also a lesson that the coach must do. Unfortunately, Philip. Sanders is not quite qualified in this regard.

Previously, at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sanders proved his incompetence in the first round of the playoffs for seven consecutive years. In this series, he once again revealed his characteristic of "entering the playoffs and not coaching".

In this round of the series, in addition to the regular attack of the two top teams in the league, there are also some role players who are good at each other, and the two led by the Pistons are naturally Jason. Mark Hill and Kendrick of the Celtics. Perkins and first-year rookie Al Ay. Thornton.

With Rivers' quick reflexes in place, Sanders' sluggishness became more and more outrageous. 6 games, Kevin. Garnett is averaging 22 points, 13.25 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, which has shown that KG is an unsolvable problem for the Pistons. In this case, the Pistons, who lost the roaring Tianzun in Game 6, should not be hung on the tree of kg, anyway, there is only the old captain, kg must not be limited to death, then the Pistons should spread the defensive intensity to other Celtics players, just like Dunleavy Sr. did against the Lakers.

However, Sanders did not do that, insisting on defending Garnett in an effort to complete the impossible.

This can only be said that the wish is beautiful, the reality is cruel, and the stubborn ending is: Garnett scored 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists on 11-of-18 shooting in the final game, while Perkins, who was busy picking up leaks, also had his back against the big tree to enjoy the shade, and scored a big double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds again on 7-of-10 shooting.

Looking at the two-handed grip again, the Pistons, who were not hard with either hand, were beaten to the point of losing one or the other, and there were already 7 turnovers in the third quarter, and 15 turnovers in the whole game. You know, they've only averaged 10 turnovers per game in the playoffs.

In the era of the Pistons' "Bad Boy Army", in order to limit Michael. Jordan invented the "Jordan Rule", which is to defend Jordan with regular intensity while cutting off his connection with his teammates with high intensity. This means in conjunction with Rick. The ruthless methods of Ma Hong and others did suppress the Flying Emperor for a long time. But now, why don't the Pistons, who are fighting on their backs, learn from their predecessors and learn from the "Garnett Law"?

And in the next Finals, the Clippers might as well learn the lesson of the Pistons, if the Big Three want to limit them all, it is almost an impossible task. So which one to focus on and which one to put appropriately, old Dunleavy should plan early now, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the pistons.

On the last day of May 2008, the two teams in the East and West were decided, and the two teams that made it to the Finals were the Los Angeles Clippers in the West and the Boston Celtics in the East.

On June 1, the schedule of the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics was released, and the finals will be the same as the division finals, implementing a 2-3-2 format that makes both the home team and the away team feel unfair, and the green shirts have a home-court advantage by virtue of the regular season record, and the first two games of the finals will be played in Boston.

The first game - 19:00 on June 03, Celtic home

Game 2 - Celtics home at 19:30 on June 05

Game 3 - June 07 19:30 Clippers home

Game 4 - June 09, 20:00 Clippers home

Game 5 - June 11 to be determined at the Clippers' home court

Game 6 - June 13 to be determined at the Celtics home stadium

Game 7 - June 15 to be determined at the Celtics home stadium

After the Lakers were eliminated, the Los Angeles Times immediately turned their guns around and became a supporter of the Clippers, which made many Asian fans feel disgusted. Especially the domestic fans are now mostly fans of the Clippers and the Rockets, and naturally they hate the Los Angeles Times who are always against the Clippers.

But when the Clippers faced the Celtics, the Los Angeles Times made a very difficult choice for them in line with the reality that there would be no news to report if they didn't report on the Clippers.

Reach. After the schedule was released, Bendan gave advice to the Clippers with a clear conscience, and he believed that some of the ways the Pistons dealt with the Celtics could be borrowed by the Clippers, such as the Celtics who encountered the Pistons' almost crazy defense in Game 4, and the Big Three combined for 11-of-38 shooting, shooting less than 30%. The Pistons let go on defense, blocking the box with all their might, and even fouls did not give the Celtics a chance to score under the basket. At the same time, the Pistons committed 32 fouls in Game 4, 11 more than they averaged in the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals. This defensive strategy of killing 1,000 enemies and self-destructing 800 made the Celtics chaotic, the basketball could not be sent to the basket, the whole team had only 12 assists, most of the shots were completed outside the restricted area, and the shooting rate was only 31.8%, and the Pistons' wolf-like defense made the Celtics complain.

The Clippers' roster can be as good as the Pistons in terms of defense, and with this kind of hungry wolf-like defense against the Celtics, the Clippers may get unexpected results. (To be continued......) R527