The older superstars of the NBA

Chapter 849 Life and Death Battle

When the Eastern Conference finals were already taking shape, the Western Conference also officially started the crucial fifth game of the series.

The battle between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets is extremely fierce.

The two sides once tied the score to 2-2.

The severity of Kevin Durant's injury is unknown, but for the sake of the series, he insisted on playing with the injury and wanted to help the team advance to the finals smoothly.

Even so, the Rockets still performed a performance that shocked them, especially the team's core James Harden, who averaged 34.1 points per game since the start of the series.

It can be said that he has become the engine of the Rockets, withstanding the pressure and carrying the Rockets forward step by step.

In the fifth game, Harden threw two three-pointers at the beginning. Then, facing the interference of Klay Thompson, Harden even held the ball and went to the basket to score many times.

His performance in the first quarter was impeccable.

In the second quarter, the Warriors began to exert their strength, and Stephen Curry responded with a three-pointer to the Rockets. After he scored, Thompson quickly threw a three-pointer under the screen.

The two fired at the same time to help Durant attract defensive attention. As a result, Durant increased the number of shots in the second half of the second quarter.

He played many singles on the wing, and most of the time he was able to accurately throw the ball into the basket without interference.

The Rockets tried to use double-teaming measures. After Durant was interfered with, he decisively helped Curry go up to attract firepower. Curry also continued to seize opportunities to shoot three-pointers. Until the end of the first half, Curry's touch was extremely stable.

At halftime, the score between the two sides was not even.

In the second half, the Rockets continued to send Harden to attack with the ball. Under his leadership, the Rockets hit a 10-0 spurt.

The sudden situation caused the Warriors to panic. Fortunately, Curry seized the opportunity to break through inside. With his shooting threat, the Rockets players guarding him would always be deceived by his feints. Curry also took advantage of the opportunity. This opportunity resulted in a two-plus-one and a pull-up layup.

After the point difference further narrowed, Thompson began to take shots from the wing.

His three-pointer feel is getting better and better. Even if he encountered interference from Harden, he withstood the pressure and threw two long-range three-pointers in a row.

The score remained tight until both sides entered the final quarter.

In this quarter, Durant stood up and exerted his strength in the early stage. In the later stage, Curry and Thompson jointly sent 4 three-pointers, successfully helping the Warriors to win in the short time left in the game.

Harden tried to pursue under the cover of his teammates, but unfortunately there was not enough time left for him and the Rockets. In the end, the battle ended 104-99.

The Rockets lost by 5 points.

本场比赛哈登砍下全场最高的31分，埃里克.戈登砍下19分，pj.塔克砍下13分10个篮板。此前备受期待的克里斯.保罗只拿到了11分6次助攻。

For the Warriors, Thompson scored a team-high 27 points, Curry scored 25 points, and Durant scored 22 points.

The Rockets, who lost the match point, also fell into the abyss of public opinion. Although the game was not over yet, the outside world already believed that it was difficult for them to come back.

Industry insiders fully agree with Harden, but many people believe that Paul has not played an important role.

"It seems that the teams that will qualify for the finals this year should be the Bucks and Warriors..."

"The Rockets performed very well in the series! You must know that this time the Warriors have Durant. Even so, they still played the game like this... It shows how powerful the Rockets are! Just imagine, If the Warriors don't have Durant joining them, can the Rockets defeat them? I think it's entirely possible..."

"It seems that the Western Conference team has failed to stop the Warriors again! The victory of the Golden State Dynasty seems to be difficult to overturn..."

Amid the anxiety among New York fans, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals came as scheduled.

After getting the match point, the fans in the city of Milwaukee were very excited. Even before the sixth game came, some fans were already celebrating the team's advancement to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although the venue for this game returned to Madison Square Garden, many fans gathered at the Bradley Center in the away game. In order to unite people's hearts, Bucks officials specially let many fans into the infield to watch the live broadcast on the big screen.

Before the live broadcast began, various video highlights of the Bucks were constantly played on the big screen of the Bradley Center Arena.

"This will be a great moment! Milwaukee has been waiting for 18 years since the last Eastern Conference Finals... In these 18 years, too many players have come to this city, and too many players have left. This city..."

"No matter what, we will witness a miracle happen tonight...The victory will definitely belong to Milwaukee..."

The host picked up the microphone and kept shouting encouraging words, and the Bucks fans in the stadium became even more crazy.

Meanwhile, the game is about to begin at Madison Square Garden.

In sharp contrast to the Bucks, New York fans did not appear too excited or even showed any signs of boosting team morale.

It's not because the fans don't support them, it's because they are too long away from the Eastern Conference finals and too long away from the playoffs. Even during Carmelo Anthony's time, the Knicks' record in the playoffs was really not that good!

The fans here have long forgotten the feeling that is closely related to glory. At this moment, most of them are just worried about what they will do if the team loses! Many people are even comforting themselves.

"It's okay. The Knicks' new lineup has only been formed for one season. Even if we can't win the championship, it doesn't matter to us..."

"We still have a chance! This lineup should last three to five years. In this case, maybe we can be in better shape next year..."

"Even if we lose, I won't blame them! This is the best result we have had in so many years..."

beep.

The timer sound for the start of the live game will sound.

Both teams took to the court as starters.

After the referee threw a basketball and the Knicks took the lead, the game officially started.

The Knicks advanced to the half court, and Zhao Feiyang held the ball and observed at the top of the arc. After discovering that his teammates were not very motivated to run, Zhao Feiyang simply chose to take action himself.

Swish.

A three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.

Zhao Feiyang's wrist originally bent when he threw it out, which made him mistakenly think that the ball would deflect, but the result surprised him. The basketball not only scored, but also fell into the net in a hollow posture. .

It was the Bucks' turn to fight back.

After the ball passed half-court, Antetokounmpo Giannis caught the ball on the wing. After getting the ball, he rushed into the basket with the ball in singles. Porzingis and DeMarcus Cousins ​​double-teamed at the same time. Antetokounmpo tried to force a shot, but was directly intercepted by Cousins.

boom.

The basketball falls out.

Zhao Feiyang, with quick eyes and quick hands, rushed into the crowd to seize the ball. When he got the ball, he didn't dare to hesitate. He immediately threw a long pass to Zach LaVine behind him. LaVine rushed to the half court with the ball and jumped up to take the ball while being chased by a Bucks player. The ball was smashed out.

Unfortunately, the opponent interfered with the dunk and the basketball bounced out.

Zhao Feiyang just happened to follow up from behind. He jumped high and grabbed the basketball before Antetokounmpo Giannis swooped up behind him.

In order to prevent being blocked, he did not dunk, but used his right hand to throw the ball into the basket.

boom.

The ball went in.

After the start, Zhao Feiyang scored 5 points in a row. His touch was better than ever, so he seized the opportunity and decisively chose to continue taking action.

In the next two minutes, Zhao Feiyang once again threw two three-pointers. To the shock of all fans present, both three-pointers fell into the basket smoothly.

While this style of play helped the Knicks widen the point difference, it also panicked the Bucks!

After all, they came here to defeat the Knicks today.

"Bledsoe...Brogdon, go up and wrap that guy up...don't give him any chance to make a move..."

"To interfere with his long-range shot..."

The opponent's double-team came up quickly.

Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry at all.

After several games, Zhao Feiyang had already understood the characteristics of the opponent's players, so he decisively chose to communicate with the head coach Norman Thomas with a gesture.

Coach Thomas understood the situation and was temporarily replaced by LaVine soon after. Jeremy Lin was sent from the bench to the court, with Jeremy Lin playing the one position and Zhao Feiyang leading the team's scoring at the second position.

The Knicks continued to attack.

Jeremy Lin advanced with the ball.

Zhao Feiyang continued to be surrounded.

When Jeremy Lin noticed that Zhao Feiyang could not come out to respond, he was not idle when he got the ball. He observed the situation on the court and decisively signaled a pick-and-roll screen to Porzingis inside.

The two faced each other, Jeremy Lin used the pick-and-roll to advance into the two zones, and Porzingis followed suit.

Snapped.

Jeremy Lin threw the ball into the air, and Porzingis followed up to the basket and jumped up.

boom.

An alley-oop dunk was completed.

Jeremy Lin's style of play also gave the Bucks a headache.

After several consecutive attacks, Bledsoe on the Bucks side could no longer ignore Jeremy Lin, so he had to give up double-teaming Zhao Feiyang and hurried back to mark his own man.

Unexpectedly, Jeremy Lin was waiting for this opportunity.

He deliberately held the ball as if he was playing singles, but in fact communicated with Zhao Feiyang with gestures. The next second, Zhao Feiyang decisively threw away the defensive player and ran to the wing. Jeremy Lin threw the ball directly into his hands with a long pass.

Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, also raised the basketball and feinted. Brogdon, who was about to block him, suddenly missed the ball.

Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball into the basket from the bottom corner.

This time he was extremely fast. Even though he saw Antetokounmpo and Giannis coming up to interfere, he still did not slow down. Finally, he rushed to the basket and leaped high for a one-handed dunk. Antetokounmpo didn't even adjust his defensive posture when he saw Zhao Feiyang coming towards him for a flying dunk.

boom.

The whole place was in an uproar.

Zhao Feiyang actually flew over Antetokounmpo's head to complete this dunk in a riding posture!