The Bulls-Hornets series was going pretty well, at least until the red giant fell.
Two minutes before the end of the game, Francis missed a shot from outside the three-point line. The exhausted Yao Ming still struggled to grab a rebound under the attack of two muscular men, PJ. Brown and Magloire.
Although Magloire and Pj. Brown are not star players, they both have a tough style.
Offensive is almost only dunking, but one is good at grabbing the board and the other is good at defense. They can be regarded as typical representatives of muscular centers.
The Hornets originally wanted to contain Yao Ming by relying on the male plus male of these two guys, but unfortunately, Yao Ming, who has grown up, cannot be prevented by just two blue-collars.
In the first game, Yao Ming scored 22 points and 9 rebounds to help the Bulls defeat the Hornets under constant hand-to-hand combat and flanking.
The same is true today, with Magloire and Brown flanking Yao Ming all the time.
Milicic is playing in the playoffs for the first time and is still too young, so his performance is a little bit behind the regular season, and his shots are not particularly stable in fierce confrontation.
Without stable firepower, it is impossible to open space for Yao Ming.
Therefore, Yao Ming basically attacks with men on the left and right in every round.
This time too, Francis' three-pointer went out of the frame, and Yao Ming still grabbed a rebound under the defense of the two.
To be honest, centers like Brown and Magloire should really thank Shaq and Yao Ming.
If it weren't for Shaq and Yao Ming, their muscular guys with no offensive methods would all have to lose their jobs.
After Yao Ming got the basketball under the interference of the two, he pushed away Magloire very forcefully, and then jumped up and layup under Brown's pushing and shoving.
But because the confrontation was too fierce when he took off, Yao Ming's body was already crooked. So when he landed, he didn't stand firmly, his left foot hit the ground first, and then his knee twisted accidentally.
The basketball hit the net, the referee whistled, and Yao Ming got a chance to hit a three-pointer.
All the Bulls fans cheered, their Chinese No. 1 pick was as invincible as ever in the paint.
In normal times, Yao Ming would definitely stand up, wave his fist excitedly, and yell a tomato by the way.
But this time, the Chinese giant was lying on the ground covering his knees with a pained expression.
Soon, Yao Ming limped off the field early with the support of the team doctor and walked back to the locker room.
He gave the Bulls a nine-point lead when he left.
In the end, the Bulls still relied on Yao Ming's previous efforts to win the Hornets, and the total score of the series became 2-0.
But after winning, none of the Bulls players could laugh. They knew very well that without Yao Ming, this team would have no backbone.
Not long after the game, Yao Ming's physical examination had the results. His knee fatigue moderate sprain, fortunately, did not hurt the tendons and bones, will not have much impact on his career.
But unfortunately, although there is no muscle or bone, it will take about four to five weeks to fully recover.
In other words, Yao Ming probably won't be able to make a comeback until the finals.
The premise is that the Bulls can reach the finals without Yao Ming.
After the game, Bulls coach Skiles was very uncomfortable.
When he heard that Yao Ming suffered a fatigue injury, he was also very helpless.
Since the start of the playoffs, Yao Ming has averaged around 39 minutes per game.
It's not that Skiles wants to kill Yao Ming, the key is that under the defensive strength of the playoffs, Yao Ming is the only, yes, the only reliable and stable scoring point for the Bulls.
Francis was okay in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it was a game of gods and ghosts.
Can score, but not stable.
Although Artest can also score, he is not a scorer himself, and you can't expect him to help Yao Ming share too much scoring pressure.
Not to mention Milicic, as a kid who is less than 19 years old, in the east that advocates muscular defense, you can't expect him to kill all directions in the first year.
A certain ncaa semi-final mop couldn't stand the torment of the playoffs.
Although his performance was not satisfactory, it is already very good that Milicic did not have the mentality of being directly defeated like Anthony in the playoffs.
Angua: This shit has reached the second round, can you stop mentioning it!
It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, the legend of 54 will be passed down forever.
Because of this, Skiles had to fuck Yao Ming. Yao MingThe monster had two heads chopped off, and Hardt could only take the lead, scoring 28 points and 13 rebounds.
But it's hard to support a single tree, such a big ball, how can it be possible for one person to hold it.
94 to 85, the Timberwolves lost the game by 9 points.
The Timberwolves fans were all stupid. They thought the team could counterattack at home, but Nima lost two consecutive games at home!
You thought that your current netizen was a 9-point beauty, but when you got there, you realized that it wasn't a matter of being ugly, damn it, he wasn't a woman at all!
Having said that, it is not difficult to understand the psychology of Timberwolves fans.
3 to 1, the Suns have won the match point!
Li Ang wanted to win the Timberwolves at home in one go, but the Timberwolves struggled in Phoenix.
In game g5 of the series, Sanders changed his formation and pushed Szczerbiak into the starting lineup.
He also lived up to expectations, scoring 22 points on 5 of 7 three-pointers.
Logically speaking, it was Li Ang who defended Szczerbiak, and he shouldn't have scored so many points.
But Li Ang was actually helping Nash defend Kassel more on the court, and Szczerbiak got a lot of opportunities.
Today, however, he felt very hot, and he really dared to vote when he had the opportunity, and he dared to enter if he really dared to vote.
Hard Special also broke out, with 30 points and 19 rebounds in the game, and the offensive rebounds were all robbed by Hard Special.
At that time, Li Ang really wanted to apply to return to the inside and become the rebounding leader again, so that Harder could feel the horror of being overwhelmed.
The combination of Hardt and Sczerbiak allowed the Timberwolves to win the away game 96-91, tied the total score to 2-3, and forced a wave of lives.
But even so, Li Ang was not nervous.
Because of today's game, it is obvious that the Timberwolves are making their final struggle.
Their physical fitness has almost bottomed out.
After all, the Timberwolves only played seven games in the first round. From the second round until now, he has fought five more bloody battles with the Sun.
No matter how tough a man is, if he meets Li Ang, he will be squeezed dry sooner or later.
The Timberwolves were exhausted long ago.
Moreover, the day of the next game happens to be the day when the mvp of the regular season is announced!
Li Ang felt that there was a high probability that he was going to win the mvp trophy at the Target Center. Seriously, if he won 68 wins and won the second place in the scoring list without getting the mvp, then Li Ang might as well retire and go boxing.
Just in time, with a big victory to eliminate Ah Jian, this year's mvp competition will come to an end!