Four hundred and fiftieth chapters tangled Cleveland
Compared with the Celtics' easy pass, the remaining teams in the Eastern Conference cannot be so comfortable. They have to fight with their opponents to death, instead of being a spectator safely after four games.
If you sweep away such things, you can only envy, but you cannot be jealous, because you will not enjoy this treatment.
The Celtics can kill the Hawks because of their strong control. From offense to defense, they can hold their opponents in their hands. Even if the Hawks want to jump around, they have to consider whether they have enough weight.
As it turns out, the troubles that Atlanta people can create is only a little bit, and they cannot threaten the position of the Celtics league title at all. Being swept by four to zero only means that they are really too weak.
This is the case in the Eastern Conference, with clear strength and weakness. The top four have strong competitiveness, but the teams behind them have their own shortcomings, and the impact of the Hawks is at this level now.
Therefore, the competitors who are looking forward to the Celtics' fall can only take back their minds and start to examine their own battle process. After all, they have not yet been able to deal with their respective opponents.
Even the Orlando Magic, which has a certain advantage in the score, has only tied 1:1 with the Raptors in two away games, but they can have the advantage in home games and lead in the score.
But a 3:1 score does not mean that they are already sure to win. After all, after four games, they only win five or six points in the three games they won. Basically, they will only decide the outcome until the last minute.
Who can be like the Celtics' animals, and then lock in the victory after three quarters and let the game enter garbage time? Alas, people can die, and goods can be thrown away. Competing with the Celtics is really a self-inflicted one.
Now Boston can rest with peace of mind, Rivers can also let players recover minor injuries and illnesses. As for the issue of maintaining their condition, he doesn't have to worry too much. He knows that the guys under him will not relax.
Relax your vigilance and destroy the Great Wall, such as letting go, will never happen to the Celtics. They are full of fighting spirit, and these guys are eager for continuous battles. They are really eager for the championship ring.
Just like after Garnett got the Hawks, this guy even wanted to start a fight with the Wizards or the Cavaliers immediately. For him, passing through the first round of the playoffs was just to overcome the first obstacle.
Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, these guys in their thirties are extremely eager for a championship.
Will they slack off? Sorry, this assumption doesn't hold true, at least for now, they are all very crazy!
So, Rivers doesn't have to worry about the length of the waiting process. On the contrary, he now has time to observe his next opponent, whether it is the Wizards or the Knights, it will be the next threshold.
As for who to choose to be the opponent, that is not something Rivers needs to consider. He is now more like a hunter, quietly observing the weaknesses of his prey, and striving to have a chance to kill with one blow when he encounters the opponent.
This feeling of being watched is definitely not good, but the Wizards and the Knights are more concerned about each other.
These two teams may not have time to consider the second round. They are all focused on their opponents now. After all, whether they can overcome this fatal blockade by their opponents is still a problem.
No one expected that the game would be so intense. Although the Wizards and the Cavaliers ranked fourth and fifth in the East, many people believe that the Cavaliers' rankings do not represent their true abilities.
After all, they have a little emperor who can average 30+ per game, a standard top striker, and they were able to reach the finals last season, and this season they even competed for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with the Celtics.
Their strength is obvious to all. Otherwise, the bookmakers would not have offered odds at the beginning of the season. The Cavaliers' championship coefficient was only slightly lower than the Spurs, and it can be said that they are the absolute favorites to win the championship.
Of course, the odds were adjusted later. After all, no one expected that the Celtics, who had just experienced the transfer, could be so strong, but the competitiveness of the Cavaliers was there, and no one could ignore their existence.
The most important thing is that no one can ignore the role of the little emperor. In the post-Bryant era, James was a big attacker on the offensive end. Although this guy's shooting efficiency is still relatively low, who dares to say that he is not a scoring machine?
Not everyone can get the data of 30+ points per game! The scoring champion of the Little Emperor is not worthy of his name!
There is such a guy in your team, who can do rebounds, assists, steals, and any job. With his super scoring ability, can you ignore his existence? Which coach can not pay attention to the impact brought by the Little Emperor? Therefore, the Cavaliers' championship odds, because with the Little Emperor, will naturally rise.
This kind of team should not be in this position at all. Second or third, they shouldn't really fall out of the top three in the East, but even so, the Wizards wouldn't be able to stop the Cavaliers from moving forward.
At least before the first round of playoffs, these predictions were the opinions of most people. Even the Washington media said, "It seems that this kind of task is indeed difficult now."
"They have experience in the finals and have an all-round skill like the Little Emperor. Being an enemy of them is a severe test for the Wizards today. I just hope that Arenas will go crazy by then!"
It cannot be said that Washington's media is declining, but it has to be said that the Wizards have reached fifth place in the East, because the Raptors and Hawks' states fluctuated at the end of the season, giving the Wizards a chance to overtake.
At the beginning of the season, no one expected that the Wizards after Arenas' injury would burst out with this combat power and could persist until the "General" came back, and then the whole team rushed to the fifth place in the East!
But no one could have thought that when the Wizards meet the Cavaliers in this public opinion environment, they would burst out with wild fighting will. These guys were like a dagger, stabbing the little emperor extremely fiercely.
It is said that when Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, that guy had a fierce and ruthless spirit. When the wizards hit the little emperor, the cold and cold light emitted from the daggers they were holding could also be so breathtaking.
Perhaps the battle of words before the game began already indicates that the gunpowder smell of this confrontation will be very strong, but many people think that the Wizards are stubborn, and they just don't want to lose to their opponents in terms of morale.
But the facts prove that guys like Arenas and Stevenson are not only stubborn, but are all crazy. Once they get angry, even the all-round little emperor will not be able to withstand it.
Stevenson said before the game that the little emperor is an overrated and spoiled good baby. He is not suitable for such a fierce game. He can only play some good balls under the care of his coach and parents.
This hatred is definitely a complete deal, and Stevenson has really caused a lot of trouble for the little emperor.
Tough and desperate, this is Stevenson's trick to deal with the little emperor. There is no fancy thing. As long as you seize the opportunity, this guy will attack James desperately, even if it is a foul.
All four games were left because of six offenses. Such a ruthless defensive intensity was really telling the Cavaliers that Stevenson dared to fight his life, and he could also curb the little emperor!
Although the Little Emperor won the game in Cleveland in the first and second games, under Stevenson's entanglement in the second game, James only contributed 9 of 19 shots. If the Little Emperor's free throws were not accurate enough, perhaps the Little Emperor's score in this game would have become his historical low.
Having such a candy-like opponent is always entangled with you, which is a headache. Moreover, Stevenson is still a big mouth, and his saliva will spray the little emperor with a look on his face every game. It’s not that it is so hateful, but the stimulation of the trash talk makes the little emperor roar in anger.
"That's a nauseating guy. He's always talking nonsense on the court. This kind of practice is disgusting! Looking at his data, he's a loser! I've already completely beat him up on the court!"
The little emperor may have been so depressed when he met Chen Feng, but he also had such anger and disobedience against Stevenson. However, it can be imagined that this provocative behavior is really annoying.
But the most deadly thing was not that Stevenson's tough defense caused trouble to the little emperor, but that Arenas, Jamison, and Butler's three muskets exploded collectively.
The Washington Wizards' previous name was Washington Bullets. So, Arenas is the three musketeers. Their bullets were shot out of the chamber and killed the Cavaliers twice!
Needless to say, Arenas is a famous nerve knife in the NBA and scoring maniac. Maybe he is not the dominant phenomenon star, but no one has ever dared to underestimate the lethality of the "general".
This time is no exception. When the little emperor was still struggling with the confrontation with Stevenson, the Wizards' most fierce weapon of destruction began to burst out his desire to score.
Although Arenas has just recovered from injury for less than a month, this guy has accumulated nearly a month of vitality and has completely exploded when he meets the Cavaliers.
Three-pointer! Breakthrough! Medium distance! As long as the offensive method that can hit the Cavaliers' basket, it flashes in Arenas' offense. You will never be able to figure out where this guy's offensive distance is!
West was almost going crazy by Arenas. His defense was tenacious, but the crazy No. 0 dared to shoot at two or three steps away from the three-point line.
How to prevent this? Can you stick your hands on his face with 502 glue? Or tie yourself to him? How to deal with this kind of attack, West really wants to ask, how should I defend against it?
Arenas's crazy bursts out irregularly, and no matter how much time this guy plays, anyway, as long as you are unlucky to catch up, you are sorry, you have to bear the storm pressure, especially during the Washington game, the shouts of those fans are like a shot of stimulant!
The "General" averaged about 25 points per game, which really posed a great threat to the Cavaliers' defense. Butler, who was also surrounded by his side, was also a tough guy!
Moreover, Butler's style is purely a wild path, unreasonable, not talking nonsense to you, and taking the opportunity is to rush into the inside line. As long as you dare to reach out, you might be a foul.
Ilgoskas was sent off for two consecutive away games, which was thanks to this guy, who suffered losses in moving footsteps, butler plotted against him.
As for Jamison, this guy may not be able to hurt anyone, but he is too stable and his average contribution has been maintained at the level of around 18+10. It is not high, but he can still kill opponents.
With these three muskets in the Wizards' lineup, their threat can be said to be soaring. Although the Cavaliers won both home games, these guys only realized how crazy Washington was when they were away!
That's a group of lunatics! This is the evaluation of Cleveland media. The reporters accompanying the team saw that the Cavaliers lost two consecutive games in Washington, and the Mic Center Arena became the Cavaliers' nightmare.
Everyone from Eddie Jordan to the Wizards, these guys started to roar like they were infuriated, and then they began to rush the Cavaliers to the ground with all their might.
The third game started in such an atmosphere. When the Cavaliers were still 9 points behind in the last three minutes, the result was already destined. The Wizards' three muskets made them full of holes!
Similarly, the start of the fourth game was a 9:0 wave, and another 7:0 in the second quarter. If the Cavaliers did not have the 32 points of the Little Emperor, they might not have been able to end the game.
Leading 2-0, the Clevelanders did not wait for a four-to-zero sweep, but waited for the news that the team was equalized by the opponent. Perhaps the supporters of the Cavaliers realized that the Wizards were so difficult. The Little Emperor's journey to the East may not be as smooth as last season, and thorns were everywhere.
If they want to enter the finals like last season, they may have no other way except to fight for their lives!
Even the Cleveland media wrote after the game, "This season, everything is destined to not go smoothly."
This is not a pessimistic view, but the media is using this method to remind the Cavaliers that if you want to be as smooth as last season, there will be no chance. Little Emperor, you are ready to die!
At this time, let’s look at the Celtics’ easy promotion. I really don’t know what the Clevelanders are feeling. Envy, jealousy, hatred, or both.
At least they can only look up at the Celtics and fight the death battle between the Cavaliers and the Wizards at the side.
The frowning brow and his unwilling expression may represent the Cavaliers' entangled mood at this moment. The throne in the east may not be prepared for them...
Chapter completed!