410: Punch back hard (seeking the moon)(3/5)
58 wins can even be the first in the division in some seasons.
But the dark guys can't see these, anyway, it's Li Ang's hug!
After entering the playoffs, Li Ang, who was in the remnants of the team, still did not give up.
Although the Suns' lineup has changed all this season, Li Ang feels that as long as he grits his teeth, there is no possibility of winning the championship.
As a result, in the first round of the series, the Suns played six games with the Clippers.
You know, in the first two seasons, the Suns usually swept their opponents directly in the first round.
On the Clippers, Elton Brand, who was fighting wits and courage with Li Ang in the NCAA.
Although Brand has developed far less than Li Ang over the years, he is also a quasi-All-star player and is worthy of his pick.
After Brand reached the peak this season, he averaged 24.7 points per game.
In this round of the series, facing Tim Thomas' almost negligible defense, Brand actually averaged 30 points per game!
Among them, G1 in the series made Brand make 18 of 22 shots, scoring 40 points with an 81.8% shooting percentage!
Li Ang was really convinced. He only lost 4 of them 22 shots. Tim Thomas was not so useless if he was a little useful on the defensive end!
Li Ang mainly has to defend Mageti, so he has no time to take care of the inside.
But I really couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing Brand scored like a free kick in the inside, Li Ang couldn't bear it anymore.
Li Ang went to the fourth position to defend Brand himself from Game 5 of the series, allowing Brand to re-experience the feeling of being chased by Li Ang when he was a student, and the Suns passed the first round.
Although the process was a bit tortuous, Li Ang did not have a round of tours at least.
Sometimes Li Ang also envies McGrady and Kobe. One is often in the first round and the other does not play in the playoffs last season.
Li Ang has never experienced the feeling of having such early holidays.
Alas, strength is not allowed!
Thinking of this, Li Ang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I just want to be as casual as you~
This year's Western Conference semi-finals attracted much attention. Because the Suns are the third in the West, they met the Spurs in advance in the second round!
Last season, Li Ang led the team back with his strong performance while the team was behind 1-2, breaking Popovich's fantasy of winning the championship and ending Bowen's career.
Bao Wen can't even wipe his butt with his left hand when he goes to the bathroom.
This kind of showdown full of grudges is naturally very eye-catching.
Popovich is about to win Li Ang. After losing Bowen last season, he already felt that he would have to pay for his blood debt.
If I can't even take down a large residual sun, then I'm going to be a big mess!
As a result, in the first game, Li Ang scored 48 points in the whole game and led the team to defeat the Spurs with a 4-point advantage.
Popovich suddenly discovered that I might not be able to win this residual sun!
In the second game, with the outstanding performance of Duncan and Kidd, the Spurs won a goal.
But after returning to Phoenix in the series, G3 Li Ang and Nash performed a 60-point performance, and tenaciously tied the total score of the series to 2-1!
In this game, Nash scored 18 points and Li Ang scored 42 points, and scored 40+ for the second time in the series.
Li Ang alone caused great trouble to the Spurs by relying on his personal abilities.
The Spurs will be defeated by the Suns with 58 wins!
But the turning point of the series came just after G3.
After the series G3, the game became completely different.
First of all, Popovich. He doesn't want to be shamed anymore, so he once again uses the Spurs' specialties and can't beat them if they can't beat them!
After Bowen was ended by Li Ang last season, in the summer of 2005, the Spurs actually signed Zaza Pachuria, who had just finished his rookie contract in the free agent market!
History is a huge joke.
In the original history, Pachuria, who had a broken foot in the Spurs, now plays for Popovich.
Popovich + Pachuria, that's like a long boot with hey silk, it's all stinky!
In the series G4, Pachuria used his ancestral footwork when grabbing rebounds, sacking Cote Thomas, the Suns' only inside defense gate.
Thomas's injury is not serious, it's just an ordinary sprain.
But even so, it is impossible to return in this round of series.
Li Ang really wanted to rush up and let Pachuria taste the tofu brain, but if Li Ang was suspended for this, the Suns would likely be eliminated.
After Cote Thomas was abolished, the Suns could only use rookie wave sledgehammer to hit the center.
Gott's defense at his peak was pretty good, but now he's just a rookie.
Popovich: Is there any problem? Our No. 21 is also a rookie. It is fair to play rookie!
Then, the Spurs' rookie completely beat the Suns' rookie.
Tim Thomas said, don’t be afraid of Bo Hammer. As a veteran, Brother will help you relieve the pressure on defense.
In the inside line, I will cover you!
Then Tim Thomas was really beaten by another rookie of the Spurs, David Lee.
David Lee: Brother? Is it a good idea to protect him? Axe Gang?
He can't protect himself, he can do anything.
With the inside line completely lost, even though Li Ang scored 38 points, Nash could only lie on the ground when he was fighting for a break, and his back hurt when he sat on the chair.
But the Spurs still won the key series G4 with a 6-point advantage with a stronger lineup.
G5 Tianwangshan, Duncan was not in very good condition and only scored 17 points in the whole game, so Li Ang took the opportunity to win another game.
A cold knowledge that few people know: Li Ang’s winning rate in the playoffs of Tianwangshan in his career is 100%.
G6, Pachuria began to move again.
His defensive moves are very big. When defending in the penalty area, he often pulls down the Suns players with the ball.
Forget it, most of the actions are forgotten, but the referee won't call a foul if he beats him to death!
On the Sun, as long as the movement is a little rougher, the referee will whistle directly.
Gotat had already taken four fouls in just half a game.
He wants to graduate with six fouls, so the Suns can only let Haslem, who is above 2 meters tall, play center.
Li Ang was very angry and complained to the referee again and again, but the referee still did his own thing.
It was not until the third quarter that Li Ang realized.
The referee who called for this game was Donagy!
In the original history, Donagy was sent to jail for blowing the black whistle. After he was released from prison, he once revealed that because his supervisor did not like the Suns, he asked him to target the Suns when he was calling the Suns!
No wonder the referee turned a blind eye to the various behaviors of the Spurs today.
But the Suns are targeted everywhere.
With the help of the referee, the Spurs won the G6 of the series, and the two sides entered the tiebreak final!
After the G6 ended, Leon reported Donagy to Stern.
But after the evidence collection and investigation are over, the season is probably over!
Moreover, it is impossible for the NBA to replay the Spurs and Suns.
Li Ang was very angry. He was playing in the G7 series with anger.
The tiebreak battle was naturally very fierce, and neither the Spurs nor the Suns wanted to be eliminated early.
The Spurs played against the Suns inside, and Li Ang attacked hard from the outside.
Because the Spurs now do not have Bowen, there is still no one on the outside that can limit Li Ang.
Seeing this, Popovich decided to give the sun some more surprises.
At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Nash made a breakthrough layup and was knocked to the ground by Kidd, who was chasing him.
This was originally just an ordinary normal confrontation, but after Nash fell, Pachuria, who was standing beside him, deliberately fell down and pressed on Nash's leg!
Although Nash was lucky enough not to be injured, Li Ang could not bear it anymore. When he went to help Nash up, he pushed Pachuria away, who was pressing on Nash and punched him hard.
Pachuria fell backwards, the referee blew the whistle and drove Li Ang out of the field.
Popovich was overjoyed. This wave was the limit of one change!
Li Ang angrily scolded the referee, and he was unwilling to accept that he even smashed a bench on the spot.
But under the obstruction of his teammates, Li Ang had to be forced to leave the field.
If Li Ang really beat the referee today, how long would it take to be banned?
When Li Ang left the field, Popovich smiled extremely proudly.
Li Ang, Li Ang, finally fell into my hands!
To be continued...