I am super giant

Chapter 236 First Battle
What is super giant?

O'Neal taught everyone a lesson tonight.

超巨不是常规赛砍下场均25+12+3或者30+5+5，而是在最艰难的时候站出来，力挽狂澜，为球队带来胜利。

Tonight, Yao Ming, Francis, Kobe, and Malone failed to do it, only "Shark" O'Neal did it.

In any case, this game has fans hooked.

The second and seventh teams in the Western Conference should be a matchup with a relatively large gap in strength, but the two sides insisted on fighting until the last 2 minutes before relying on quasi-lore to determine the victory or defeat.

This game also made fans look forward to other games even more.

……

It's a pity that for the two sides in the next game, one side is best at making the game look ugly.

That team, of course, is the San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs play the Grizzlies, which is a matchup between No. [-] and No. [-] in the West.

The Spurs are the defending champions, but this season lost the old core "Admiral" Robinson and the team's starting "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson, which greatly damaged their strength.

The good news is that "French Sports Car" Parker and "Argentine Demon Knife" have grown rapidly, and "Stone Buddha" Duncan is still as stable as a rock. They have won 57 wins and 25 losses this season.

The Grizzlies are 50-32.

With Pau Gasol as the core, James Posey, Sean Battier, Bonzi Wells, Mike Miller and other powerful players around him, the overall strength of the Grizzlies is not weak.

So from the pre-match perspective, this round of the series is likely to be a fight between dragons and tigers.

however……

In the first quarter, at 28:19, the Spurs won by 9 points.

In the second quarter, 21:15, the Spurs won by 6 points.

In the third quarter, at 22:18, the Spurs won by 4 points.

In the fourth quarter, 27:22, the Spurs won by 5 points.

In the four quarters, the Grizzlies didn't have the upper hand in one quarter. They lost 74:98 and lost by 24 points.

More importantly, the Grizzlies don't see any hope.

In the regular season, the valiant and high-spirited Pau Gasol was abused by Duncan.

He made 11 of 3 shots and scored 14 points and 2 rebounds with free throws.

Hey, 14 points is fine. What does it mean that you are a big man of 213 cm and grabbed two rebounds in the whole game?
Look at Duncan again. He didn't play much time, only 36 minutes, and scored 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in a calm manner.

Spurs 1:0 Grizzlies.

……

Subsequently, there was no suspense in the Nets' game against the Bucks. The Nets Three Musketeers bloodbathed the Bucks jumper team, 99:76.

Nets 1:0 Bucks.

……

Let alone the Pacers playing the Knicks.

With 61 wins and 21 losses, the Pacers are the only team in the league with 60 wins and the regular season leader.

Nix what? 39 wins and 43 losses, the winning percentage is less than 50%.

Coupled with the fact that the "CIC King" Houston was injured and unable to play, this matchup is regarded as the most disparity in strength in the first round of the series.

In the minds of fans, the Knicks are destined to be swept.

Sure enough, at 119:83, the main players of the Pacers clocked out of get off work in three quarters, and the substitute led by Al Harrington abused the Knicks' substitute again, which was simply horrible.

The first game day of the playoffs is over, and all four games will be decided.

Lakers 1:0 Rockets.

Spurs 1:0 Grizzlies.

Pacers 1:0 Knicks.

Nets 1:0 Bucks.

……

Then, April 4 came, and there were also 18 games tonight.

The Heat played the Cavaliers, the Timberwolves played the Nuggets, the Kings played the Mavericks, and the Pistons played the Hornets.

The game between the Heat and the Cavaliers took place on the East Coast, and it was the first game.

The format of the first round is 1122121, which means that the first two games are the Heat's home games, the last two games are the Cavaliers' home games, and then the Heat, Cavaliers, and Heat.

So, tonight, the two sides will fight first in Miami.

Tonight, the American Airlines Center arena was overcrowded, and Miami fans cheered for the home team.

This season, the Heat's record at the beginning was not good, even worse than the Cavaliers who lost 5 consecutive games at the beginning.

But in the late stage, the Heat suddenly broke out and made great strides all the way to the playoffs.

Relying on the advantages of the division, they even reached the top half.

(In the Southeast region where the Heat are located, the five teams are the Eagles, Magic, Wizards, Hornets, and Heat.)
The Heat ranked first in the division with 42 wins and 40 losses. This division is really too weak. There are three weak teams, and the second Hornets are only 41 wins and 41 losses.

Before the warm-up, players from both sides met and greeted each other.

After all, Ye Feng and Wang Zhizhi are both of the yellow race and compatriots.James and Wade knew each other before they entered the NBA, and everyone is familiar with them.

Ye Feng and Wade also hugged each other.

James, Ye Feng, and Wade are the top four in the 2003 rookie class. They are competitors, but this does not prevent them from becoming friends.

After one season, the bodies of all three have undergone obvious changes.

James' muscles became more defined, Ye Feng got stronger, and Wade's cheeks bulged.

Bubble Bobble!
Ye Feng couldn't help thinking of the nickname given to Wade by Huaxia fans in later generations.

Others grow muscles when they get older, but Wade grows cheeks when he gets older, which looks cute.

The head coaches of the two sides, Pat Riley and Paul Silas, also greeted each other, and they sat on both sides to fight against each other.

Near 8 o'clock in the evening, players from both sides played in the regular starting lineup.

Cavaliers here: Ilgauskas, Boozer, Williams, James, Ye Feng.

Heat side: Bryan, Odom, Butler, Wade, Jones.

Both are Eastern teams, and the two sides have faced off four times this season, and everyone is familiar with it.

Coupled with the preparations for the few days before the start of the playoffs, Ye Feng is already familiar with the Heat's lineup.

Center Brian is a veteran insider with only 206 centimeters, a blue-collar player.

Power forward Odom is very versatile, known as a left-handed magician, and is the youngest triple-double record holder in the NBA before James.

Small forward Caron Butler is a second-year rookie and a future All-Star with a solid offense and defense.

Shooting guard Wade, Flash, and breakthrough ability are historical levels.

Shooting guard Eddie Jones, the man who put Kobe on the bench, is old at 34.

Players from both sides stood up, and the referee gave a routine blessing.

beep~
The whistle sounded and the game officially started.

Ilgauskas dominated the jump ball and got the offensive ball for the Cavaliers in the first round.

Ye Feng caught the ball, but at this moment, there was a loud booing in the American Airlines Center Arena, which made Ye Feng almost miss the ball.

In the regular season, Ye Feng also heard booing, not to mention his yellow skin is really unusual in the NBA.

No matter how nice it sounds, racism exists.

It's just that Ye Feng has long been used to it.

What are you afraid of? On the court, strength is everything.

But the boos at this moment caught Ye Feng by surprise, because the volume was much louder than in the regular season.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!  …"

Subsequently, the live DJ began to organize fans to cheer for the home team.

But this is the first round, isn't it a bit early?

Ye Feng didn't push forward in a hurry, but took a deep breath to calm down.

This is the playoffs!

(End of this chapter)