Chapter 828: A Critical Battle
"The team doctor just told me that you're fine. But my request is that you don't have too much physical contact with the opponent unless it's the final win."
Chen looked at Williamson with straight eyes at this time and said. Today, the mentality of the players on the Raptors' side is a bit broken, and they have not overtaken the Nets without Williamson on this side!
At the end of the first half, it was 61:53! The score was 88-82 at the end of the third quarter! Williamson asked Chen three times before and didn't let him play, and Williamson, who was about to sit on the bench until he was depressed, was called by Chen at the end of the third quarter.
At this time, the DJ on the scene began to stir up the emotions of the fans! The Raptors don't want to just drop a game right now, it's still on their home court!
"Okay, I'll try to shoot as little as I can," Williamson replied with a grin. As long as I can let him play, there is no discomfort in my body now!
The lineup on the Raptors' side back from the game is Jacob, Ibaka, Myers, Lowry, DeRozan! Jacob was clearly better than Jonas today, so the coach gave him a break in the third quarter and let him continue to play.
Serge Ibaka was no longer as impulsive as he had been at the start of the game, and his boss had told him not to be too impulsive.
"The most important thing to pay attention to is the scoring aspect, even if our defense is not too good, we have to pay attention to this when attacking! Boost the efficiency, it's better to be about the same as in the first quarter, and then go back to the ...... when it's almost the same."
The lineup on the Nets' side in the final quarter was Garnett, Okafor, Williamson, Russell and Jeremy Lin!
At the beginning of the game, DeRozan quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, jumped directly in the face of Russell, and showed that he hit a three-pointer! 88:85! There was a tsunami-like sound at the scene again!
Russell dribbled the ball across the half court, Lin took the basketball and passed the ball to Williamson, Garnett quickly got the basketball and dunked to score! 90:85!
Miles got the pass and was directly covered by the opponent in the air at Williams! At this time, Williams quickly went over to get the basketball and passed the ball to Lin, who jumped up and hit a three-point shot directly after arriving in the front court! 93:85!
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"Do you need to ask? It must have been a malicious foul," Chen immediately raised his voice when he heard the reporter ask about Williamson. It's okay not to mention this, and as soon as Chen mentions it, his emotions immediately come up.
121:106! The Nets beat the Raptors on the road! Such a game made Toronto criticized by many netizens after the game! The criticism was not that they didn't win the game, but that they took a malicious foul against Williamson, one of the Nets' core players, during the game.
In fact, such a situation was relatively common in the past! The purpose is to interfere with you and prevent you from attacking! Interfere with the team's form and prevent the team from being in good shape. And the Raptors also feel that the Nets seem to be really capable in this game.
Without Williamson, maybe they wouldn't have won this game.
Jacob 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists! Ibaka 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks! Myers 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists! Lowry 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists! DeRozan 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists!
It can be said that Toronto tried their best here in this game, but in the end it was not able to turn the situation around. They were a little surprised by this.
Sometimes this is the case in the playoffs, and some strong teams in the West where the Rockets had this embarrassment a few years ago, the regular season was very powerful, and when it came to the playoffs, it didn't feel useful.
Nets' Mozgov had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Garnett had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Williamson had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists! Burke 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals! Jeremy Lin 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists!!
Lin never stopped from the beginning of this game! He also spent most of his time on the offensive side of the game!
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"You can't relax, you can't relax at this time, otherwise you're giving them a chance," Chen told the coaches at the end of today's meeting. At this time, the playoffs have been played four times, and the score is 3:1!
In the last game, the Raptors pulled one back on their home court! Now the outside discussion has shifted from the Raptors to the Nets. There are very few teams that have won three games in the playoffs and have not made the playoffs.
The pressure on the Raptors' side can be imagined, but they still have to try to win the Nets again on their home court today! If they want to qualify, they need to win three games in a row! And in these three games, the Nets only need to win one game and the first round will be over.
Coming back from Brooklyn to Toronto, there are fewer fans today. The momentum that the Raptors just ended in the regular season has diminished a lot. Fans also know that they finished second in the regular season this year! But that doesn't mean you can play well in the playoffs.
People have gradually seen the strength of the Nets from these games! Today's starters on the opposing side are Jonas, Jacob, DeRozan, Lowry and Malaci!
Such a line-up is a number of players who have played well in the last few games to get them to come up and play. The Raptors need to keep winning, and they have a lot of pressure on them today, so as long as they are in the playoffs, they have to give it their all!
At the end of the regular season, the Raptors felt that the Nets may have accidentally won against the Cavaliers last season, and then the following games were lucky enough, the Celtics' Hayward was injured, and the Wizards were not as good as they used to defend, and they were able to enter the playoffs this season relatively reluctantly. Basically, you can sweep them in the first round!
If they hadn't won the game 103-98 in the last game, it is estimated that they would have been swept away.
In the second game, Russell and Okafor were almost injured, and the referee also paid more attention to this, because it can't be outrageous to play the whistle again. When it comes to the Nets, can the referees look at you less?
Home-court advantage is available to every team, but apparently the Raptors didn't take it in the playoffs. The referee also looked a lot more serious today. The starters on this side of the Nets are Garnett, Okafor, Williamson, Jeremy Lin, and Burke!
Burke's desire to attack was affirmed by Chen. He started today! At the beginning of the game, Jonas took the first to get the basketball and passed the ball to Jacob, DeRozan took his pass and rushed directly into it to dunk and score!
Lin dribbled the ball across the half court, Burke took the basketball and feigned offense and then quickly passed to Williamson, Garnett jumped up and took Williamson's pass and immediately shot 2 points!
Chen stood on the sidelines and watched the game quietly, they were going to eliminate the Raptors in today's game! In fact, even Chen Yinan didn't expect the result to be like this. They actually won three playoff games in a row! The Raptors' regular-season standings advantage was wiped out all of a sudden.
"The Raptors' hopes may be dashed today. They probably only understand one thing now, and that is not to underestimate a team that makes it to the finals! Even if they spend some time adjusting this season, even if they don't end up in the regular season standings. But you have to know, who won the championship last season......"
"I feel like it~ Maybe these two teams can play the sixth game, what do you say?" Wang X thought for a moment at this time and said.
"Let's watch the game here~" Ke X said with a smile.
At this time, the Pacers have been eliminated by the Celtics 4:0! There's a good chance they'll be the Nets next! In a recent interview, the Celtics were both excited and expectant, saying that they would like to see the Nets next up. Last season's Eastern Conference Finals, the Nets left too much of an impression on them.
With Jacob's 2 points missing, Garnett got the rebound and dribbled across the halfcourt, and Burke jumped up and hit a three-point shot after taking the basket! 5:2! Chen felt a little mixed after the last game.
Not only is Hayward injury-free this season, but they have also acquired Ray Allen this season!! Originally, their strength was not weak, right?! As a result, there is one more 96 god general!
In the first round, Ray Allen averaged 19 points per game on the team! That's not a low score! Looking at his average playing time, you can see that the efficiency is not low.
Malach slowly passed the half, and suddenly hit the ground and passed to Lowry, who hit a step-back jumper in front of Lin and hit a 2-point shot! 5:4!
After Williamson took the basketball, he saw that the opponent's defense was a little nervous! They were just as he thought, and when they were about to go in, Jacob and Jonas tried to hold him down, and at this time, Burke immediately jumped into the net after receiving Williamson's ball on the outside! 8:4!
The other party suddenly asked for a timeout at this point. The referees saw the action that had just become apparent and ignored it. But Casey shook her head and asked for a timeout. This style of play made him feel that they were one step closer to the holiday.
From the games he played against the other party, Williamson knew that the other party was really pulling people! And some obvious fouls, the referee sometimes just doesn't blow it, you also know that it is to continue the game, and Williamson has no choice but not to come hard after playing too much, and Chen has also communicated with him during this time.
On the other end of the second round of the game is the Cavaliers! They are good to play the second round game with the 76ers. In other words, the Nets will win the Raptors and then the Celtics in this playoff game, and the final meeting in the Eastern Conference finals will be the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were eliminated in the first round last season......
The Celtics said that they wanted to experience what it was like to enter the Finals, but the Nets didn't let ...... The Cavaliers were more miserable, and they were eliminated in the first round......
"I told you not to move too much defensively, if you don't get it right, we'll be very passive right away. Work cooperation...... "Casey is also a little anxious at this time, he must let the team beat the Nets as soon as possible. There are not many opportunities left for them, and they will either play until Game 7 to eliminate the Nets or be eliminated by the Nets.
"When the outside opportunity comes, you will burst into points, Jeremy Lin should not pass too many balls, and score immediately when he has a chance! Okafor, Garnett, you too, Williamson to draw the opposing defense......"
Although the mood is different from that of the Raptors, the Nets are still more similar to each other in terms of the results they are pursuing. It's better to end today's game as soon as possible. Finish the round early and study the next opponent early...... Now the Greenshirts are watching these two teams play.
There were no substitutions for two days after coming back, and Malachi jumped directly under the cover of DeRozan and hit a three-point shot! 8:7!
Burke dribbled the ball across the half court, and in the contest with Lowry, he was directly judged correctly by Lowry in the pass and cut the ball straight away! As if he knew what the other party was going to do next, after Lowry got the basketball, he changed direction and passed Burke to the frontcourt, DeRozan already felt at this time that the Nets were running in the direction of DeRozan to defend, but I didn't expect Lowry to jump up and hit the three-point board directly into the basket! 10:8!
The Raptors really want to fight with the Nets! And the players on this side of Brooklyn are also ready to fight each other! Okafor served to Williamson and ran away, Garnett took the ball and passed it to Burke again, who didn't have a three-pointer! Williamson rushed in to get the rebound, feigned a pass, and then rushed over to score a dunk!! 10:10!
This offense, Williamson still feels pretty cool~ I can finally dunk! The Raptors gritted their teeth angrily! What about only passing?
Malachi passed the half, and Jacob took his basketball and scored points with both hands! 12:10! Williamson saw that the opponent's defense against him had increased the intensity significantly! At this time, Lin ran to the bottom corner, took the basketball, jumped up directly, and hit a three-point shot of 13:12!
Lowry's expression became more and more stiff, he took the basketball, passed Burke, forced past Jeremy Lin again, and let the other party get a foul at Williamson, and the two fell to the ground together!
"Are you alright?" Lowry got up and gave Williamson a hand. In the game against the Raptors, DeRozan and Lowry did not force Williamson down while playing. The two of them are really good at dribbling, bouncing and organizing games!
"Fast enough," Williamson said to him as he got up, bumping into him before he had even had time to dodge. Lowry stood at the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws! 13:13! After missing that free throw and staying there for a few seconds, Lowry seemed to wonder if the Nets really couldn't win this game.
After Okafor got the basketball, he scored 2 points with difficulty under the bag of Jacob and Jonas, and immediately reasoned with the referee! At first, I thought it was just whining. Later, Okafor's words began to heat up, and the referee ignored Okafor and gave Okafor a technical foul.
"That ball is clearly fouled!" Chen was also a little excited to talk to the referee about what had just happened. What makes him unhappy now is that it's over if he doesn't give it, and he lets Okafor get a "T".