Chapter 731: Upset!
The score was 65:57 at the end of the first half! Although the Cavaliers wanted to make the Nets lose confidence in the third quarter, it ended 92-86. The Nets are only 6 points behind!
Williams still fought hard in the last quarter of the game! James didn't play much time. After some adjustments, the main forces are back!
The lineup on the Cavaliers' side is Love, Tristan, James, Smith, Wade! On the Nets' side are Mozgov, Garnett, Jefferson, Jeremy Lin and Rose.
Chen is still not very comfortable with Williamson's words to defend James. Jefferson's words were better.
"On the defensive end, pay more attention to the shots of the opposing team's outside players! This doesn't allow them to take advantage of this quick break! Offensively more consistent, we can basically get tonight's game......" Coach Lu said quietly to his players at this time, including him and the Cleveland players around him, who didn't believe that tonight was the end of their season.
"Kevin and Mozgov, you defend the interior well, it's basically a game. The defense takes a joint approach. You have to be careful, you can't just stand there!! The whole team cheers me up! Don't press everyone up, but try to defend like one or two players......"
Chen worries that once the team is loose, basically the Cavaliers will have no problem winning. So I specially instructed the team.
The atmosphere at the scene after the competition became much more enthusiastic! Wade held the ball and drew the ball to the Nets' two players before hitting the ground and passing to James. It's too late for Jefferson to turn around when he notices something is wrong! LeBron's three-point shot goes to the basket! 95:86!
Rose dribbled past half the court, and Lin took the basketball and went straight over to let Love score a layup after receiving the fifth foul! 95:89! After successfully playing 2+1, Lu is about to take a timeout!
I didn't expect Lefu to foul so quickly today. Cleveland immediately replaced Channing with Love. LeBron took the basketball and went to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Channing under Jefferson's defense. The latter immediately lays up and is directly covered by Garnett!
After the Rose got the basketball in the front court, he quickly jumped three points and hollowed into the net! 95:92! Smith passed the ball to Wade after halftime, and LeBron took his pass and quickly went into the basketball box to score 2 points! 97:92!
Jefferson took Jeremy Lin's ball and quickly rushed in to let Channing receive a foul and successfully hit it 2+1!
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"I'm still in a mood that I haven't come back from the arena~" Chen said to reporters. At the same time, I saw excited faces. At this time, it is estimated that the Warriors will eliminate the Dallas Mavericks in a single year!
"Chen, do you know, your team has done something this season that other teams want to do but can't!" After the reporter finished speaking, the scene immediately laughed, and the smile was still mixed with excitement.
"We had no choice and thought we were going to play the Celtics. But in the end, I learned that I was going to fight the Cavaliers. Good thing it's all over."
Tonight's game can be said to be very intense! In the battle of the 76ers and the Celtics, Philadelphia did not win the Green Shirts! In other words, they are about to enter the seventh battle!
This was later known to Chen. At that time, he was immersed in joy and interviews with reporters.
119:117! Just when the two sides were tied at 117:117 and thought they were going to enter overtime, Dorjefersen jumped up and hit a 2-point shot after receiving Rose's pass in the last 3 seconds, and the game was over!!
The Cavaliers' prediction was wrong at that time! One point is that it will be passed on to Garnett! The other is that I think it will be Jeremy Lin! The Nets also made a move to make the other side think so. After taking over Jefferson's defense, he suddenly weakened and took the ball and made a quick jumper to end the game!
After the game, the Nets also successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 4:2 victory! In this playoffs, the Nets advanced as dark horses! The unexpected upset elimination of the Cleveland Cavaliers quickly made the basketball headlines and sports headlines of the night!
And Chen also has to thank the Celtics at this time! They have a seventh game to play after winning the game! That gave the Brooklyn team more time to rest! On this day, the Timberwolves also advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs after eliminating the Trail Blazers!
Of the 16 teams, only two teams are now not finished. It's no wonder that some teams have improved their strength this season! Those two teams in Los Angeles, the Clippers and Lakers, didn't come in!
Now there are rumors that Jordan Jr. is going to the Rockets, and Griffin may also be traded. The top four in the West were born. They are the Rockets, Timberwolves, Warriors, and Spurs! The Timberwolves have made quite a difference this season!
Their team's offensive and defensive capabilities are doing well right now! The outside world immediately gave an analysis. It is believed that in the game between the Rockets and the Timberwolves, the advantage of the Rockets is still relatively large. So the Timberwolves may have to stop here.
The other two strong teams, the Warriors and the Spurs, are a little more difficult to analyze. Either team could advance to the next round. The Spurs here, if the defense is in place and their movement is efficient enough, the Warriors are hanging. However, if the Warriors have a high enough shooting percentage, the Spurs can't do anything about them.
Here in the East, the Wizards defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1! They will also start their first race in a few days! After the joy, Chen began to worry. The Bucks' defense was so tough this season that they were eliminated by the Washington Wizards so easily? So what level are the Wizards at now?
Simmons stood there for a long time, not moving. Embiid and Bayless bowed their heads a little gasp. The first round of the competition is finally over! Celtic don't have much of an element of joy in them after the victory. It's more about exhaustion.
I thought that Philadelphia would not be easy, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to fight! It's hard to say how far they will play next season. But after seeing the other Cleveland Cavaliers team eliminated by the Nets, my heart was still somewhat relaxed.
Because if you can make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, it's hard to say that you have to meet the Cavaliers. Over the course of a few years, the Celtics were swept by Cleveland as soon as they met them......
The Raptors are still more confident that the Celtics will take them. So will the next opponent be the Wizards or the Nets?
It's amazing to watch the Washington Wizards and Bucks play! The Wizards are basically fighting! Their outside shooting accuracy is still not low! And the team's cooperation and overall feeling are good!
After winning the Knights, Chen did not go out of his residence. This sudden result has set the media on fire! But on the team's side, the playoffs have just finished the first round!
Basically, I'm talking to other coaches online. Williamson should still be able to get some stats after passing James. The current Rockets, Warriors, Cavaliers, and Spurs can basically defend against Williamson!
Other teams also defend Williamson when it's good. It's just that this season has just ended with him, and I don't feel a lot of adaptation. Back at Barclays Centre! The crowd should be close to full tonight!
It looks like a lot of people! At the end of the game, the team also celebrated. But at the end of the second day, I called the players over and told them a few things, mainly not to take it too seriously.
Because this season the other teams should be more or less different. In other words, the teams that seem to be able to cope with it may not be so easy to play now!
For example, this Wizards team in front of you. Once they are serious and play efficiently, they are a terrible team!
After a while the players came on the pitch. Today's opposing starters were Masimmy, Morris, Porter, Beal, Wall. On the Nets' side are Mozgov, Egyptian Deyous, Williamson, Jeremy Lin and Russell!
Worried that the opponent's fast offense would overwhelm Brooklyn, Chan let Lin and Russell play together in the first quarter of the game!
"In the regular season, we learned what the other team is capable of! If they get serious about attacking, the damage is still not weak. So when the opponent is attacking, our defense must be in place! The center pays more attention to protecting himself, and the players on the outside are still able to help defend but be careful not to leak people! The opposing guard and small forward have the potential to score quickly......"
The game starts and Masimmy gets the basketball and passes to Wall! The latter quickly passed Russell next to him and hit a 2-point jumper! Lin took a pass from Williamson and slowly moved up to the front of the court, facing Wall's defense and passing directly to Egypt's Dius.
Masimmi immediately blocked the ball of Egyptian Dius in the air and took the basketball and passed it to Potter. Wall hit a three-point shot directly after receiving the basketball in the frontcourt! 5:0! The opponent's ability to break through is good! So a quick increase in scoring data for the team with 5 points and 10 points is immediately accidental!
From their state, they also know that the Wizards are still working hard in the playoffs this season! The Bucks did not advance to the second round of the playoffs, which is somewhat regrettable to some fans. They have a strong body and an increasingly powerful alphabet brother was actually eliminated by the Wizards!
Chen was also glad that they were eliminated...... If Milwaukee advances, then through their good defense, Brooklyn basically makes Brooklyn feel like it's time to practice his shooting again.
Lin passed the ball slowly past half-time and passed the ball to Williamson. The latter used his rhythm to stagger with Porter and immediately went in to dunk and score! 5:2! Although it is said that Morris of the opposing side is also good defensively. However, Williamson's personal physical qualities have made many teams unbearable until now.
The powerful dunk made him feel so good! It's still different from what the Wizards were saying. Wall received a pass from Masimmi and jumped straight into the halfcourt to hit a three-point shot! 8:2! The efficiency of the other party has not come down yet!
Jamilin immediately returned a three-pointer in the frontcourt! 8:5! Porter held the ball and forced a 2-point jumper in the front court against Williamson. Masimmi scored a direct dunk after getting the basketball! Ma Simmi's personal ability is still good now!
There is still a difference between him and Gortat. Moreover, in the last two years, Masimmi's individual ability has also been recognized by the team.
Williamson got up front and played a quick pass to Egypt's Diyus under the opposition's bag. The latter threw 2 points directly into the account! 10:7!
Porter hit a three-point shot straight after halftime! 13:7! Chen saw it and asked for a timeout when Russell took the basketball.
"The quality of the opposing defenders is still good. So Jefferson will have to pay more attention to the cooperation between Bill and Wall in a while. Quincy pulls out and shoots threes if the opportunity comes. The other party is now distancing himself from us. Be mindful defensively, preferably to be able to break the bond between opposing players. ”
Chen felt that if he continued to play like this, his team would have to come down in terms of efficiency first.
"It's still the same way you played, but Gortat, you have to look at Mozgov in the center, and Masimmy tries to cover Williamson's ball when he tries to......" Randy means that Williamson should also control him as well as possible.
That leaves the Nets with little chance of overtaking them. If the first half goes well, let them go straight into garbage time!
Coming back from the game, Quincy took Lin's pass and immediately hit the ground and passed to Williamson. The latter's jumper was interfered with by Porter! The basketball bounced off the basket and Gortat took the basketball and passed it to Potter. Wall took his ball, turned past Lin and passed it to Beal.
Faced with a temporarily unguarded state, Bill jumped directly and hit a three-point shot! 16:7!
The Nets' defense isn't that good yet. Lin was talking to Williamson and Jefferson as he went back. Mozgov served the ball to Lin's hands, and Jefferson suddenly accelerated after taking the basketball in the front court and rushed over to score a direct violent dunk! 16:9!
The other party still didn't pay attention to this. That's Jefferson's personal ability! During the game, Jamilin felt that the center was going to change. Because the opponent's current focus on defense feels quite able to defend the Nets.
After Wall's three-pointer was missed, Williamson rushed in to get a quick basket and dodged the opposing defense before going to the frontcourt. Jefferson took the basketball and feigned a jump shot before passing the ball to Jeremy Lin in the air. The latter hit a three-point shot right away! 16:12!
The other party's response was quick! This made the Nets still feel a little uncomfortable. Beal dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, rushed in after passing Jeremy Lin and hit a 2-point jumper! 18:12!
Jefferson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and after Quincy got the basketball, the shot was directly covered by Masimmy coming out! Basketball goes out of bounds, Williamson serves to Lin! The latter was cut off by Wall immediately after taking the basketball! Bill gets his pass and tosses it high to Potter. The latter hit a direct three-point shot! 21:12!
"The other party's cooperation is so fast," Chen watched the game with a frown on the sidelines at this time. The Wizards don't want to give the Nets a chance at all!
They are going to maintain a certain point difference in the first quarter and play with the Nets! Even if they replaced the main player in the third quarter, Brooklyn may not be able to tie the score! Williamson got the ball and faked to shake off Potter and threw it right away!