roccoschili Chapter 453 The Tragic Semifinal
Chapter 453 The Tragic Semifinal
Chapter 453 The Tragic Semifinal
The Charlotte Bobcats have won two straight at home.
Game [-] was in Philadelphia, and there wasn't any pears. Seriously, the Bobcats were really different.
The big score eliminated the Philadelphia 4ers 1:76 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Iverson averaged 50+ per game, but he couldn't save the fallen Philadelphia 76ers. If they want to go further, they must find help for Iverson and upgrade the lineup.
At the end of the fifth game, at the press conference after the game, the lost Iverson immediately announced his decision to retire:
"Thanks to the fans for letting me be myself!"
"I gave everything I have to basketball, my passion is still there, but the team is talking about trading me, it's a shame, it's time to end this nonsense..."
"Goodbye Philly! But I'll die a Philadelphia 76er!"
Iverson waved and walked away alone, leaving the dumbfounded media behind.
After the 2000-2001 season took away the regular season MVP, All-Star Game MVP, Finals MVP, scoring champion, and steals champion.
This season Iverson won the regular season MVP, All-Star Game MVP, scoring champion, steals champion, and all statistics have been fully upgraded!
But he retired!
Iverson was not just talking. Early the next morning, he submitted a retirement application to the NBA and voluntarily gave up the remaining salary of the Philadelphia 76ers.
If we talk about the first night, everyone still thinks that Iverson was talking nonsense because he was in a bad mood after losing the game.
When the media reported Iverson's retirement application, everyone became serious, and the Philadelphia fans really panicked!
There has never been a star who chose to retire without any objective factors at the peak of his career.
Back then, "Magic" Johnson had to retire because he was infected with AIDS.
And his old enemy "Big Bird" Bird chose to retire because he could not recover from a serious back injury and was worried about disappointing the fans.
But Iverson is healthy. He scored 50+ in five consecutive games in the just-concluded Eastern Conference semifinals, surpassing Michael Jordan's two consecutive games and becoming No.1 in the playoffs!
There is no doubt that this is the commanding height of Iverson's career.
As for the reason for leaving, he made it very clear.
Because the Philadelphia 76ers are planning to trade him, this makes the proud Iverson feel insulted. Compared with leaving Philadelphia, he would rather retire!
Angry Philadelphia fans besieged Wachovia Center Stadium, pulling up "Billy King Get Out of Philly!" "Slogan...
This kind of fan activity lasted for several days. With the media fanning the flames, the fans' emotions became more and more irritable. The fan activity gradually evolved into a city-wide parade involving the entire Philadelphia!
The fuse, Allen Iverson, has already brought his family on a flight to Huaxia. Instead of going to Hawaii to bask in the sun, Huaxia's magnificent landscape and delicious snacks are more attractive to the Iverson family!
The Charlotte Bobcats used to be just a coach killer, and now they have forced a superstar to retire.
According to the development of the matter, Billy King, the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, will definitely be thrown out to quell public anger, and the general manager will also be killed!
This "lucky Charlotte black cat" may be a bad omen for other teams...
Compared with the easy advancement of the defending champions, the other group in the Eastern Conference semifinals and the two groups in the Western Conference semifinals were much more tragic.
They all reached the tiebreaker!
The Detroit Pistons are the most expensive in the regular season. Defense is their foundation, but their lineup has a fatal flaw——
Richard Hamilton.
Back then, there was a reason why Boss Qiao looked down on this masked man who could "run dead dogs". His body was too thin and his defense was too poor!
However, Richard Hamilton is the core of the Detroit Pistons' offense.
This is very difficult.
Take him down, the Pistons' offense is so lacking that even the fans can't stand it.
Put him on the field and he'll be blown up again.
Coincidentally, it was Vince Carter who was facing Hamilton.
He was stimulated by Iverson in the other group, and he recovered the long-lost "half-god body". He scored 40+ in the first two games, and Hamilton was just like ATM.
Later, Philip Saunders had to put Tyshawn Pulis on Vince Carter, but Richard Jefferson, who was facing Hamilton, broke out again...
Fortunately, Richard Jefferson is not as perverted as Vince Carter. Even if he explodes, it is difficult to score more than 30 points.
The lesser of two evils, that's it!
Flip Sanders went the right way, and the Nets kept fighting the Pistons until Game [-]:
Wang Zhizhi scored only 17 points and 9 rebounds under the strict defense of the Wallace Brothers.
Vince Carter was impetuously defended by Tayshaun Prince and scored only 18 points.
Jason Kidd himself defended himself to death. He made 9 of 2 shots and only scored 6 points and 5 assists.
Richard Jefferson did score 16 points, but it's a drop in the bucket.
Because their starting center Jason Collins only made 1 of 0 shot, 0 points, and 4 rebounds...
In the end, the Detroit Pistons won the brutal seventh game with an ultra-low score of 79:61, and eliminated the New Jersey Nets with a big score of 4:3.
In the first group in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Denver Nuggets 4:3.
The Denver Nuggets' regular-season record is much better than the Phoenix Suns without Amare Stoudemire, and it seems easy to kill the opponent.
But their lineup is also flawed, crowded inside, lacking a reliable shooting guard, and a "melon" who doesn't like to participate in defense.
Teams with deficient defenses are easy to target in the playoffs.
Mike D'Antoni, though, is notoriously slow to react.
Although he created the fastest running and bombing in the league, D'Antoni's on-the-spot reaction speed is too slow.
The perimeter defense of the Denver Nuggets relies entirely on Chauncey Billups to be both a father and a mother. It would be nice if he could take care of Stephen Nash who is playing against him, but he would not have the energy to help defend the other two positions.
Moreover, he can't take care of Stephen Nash well. The old man was born in football, and his speed is too fast. With small steps, Billups can't keep up.
However, D'Antoni turned a blind eye to such a big weakness of the Denver Nuggets and insisted on playing from the inside.
The point is, since Amare Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season, how can the Suns still have a serious insider?
Therefore, Billups led the passionate youths of Denver to lead the Suns by a big score of 3-1 in the first four games.
However, Mike D'Antoni finally reacted!
The shooters of the Phoenix Suns began to go crazy. They bloomed more under the tandem of Nash, and their shooting percentages were extremely high.
The Nuggets' outside line was sieved, and George Karl was so angry that he wanted to throw the "melon" with defensive eyes on the bench, but it didn't help.
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