Chapter 524 Davis' Competitiveness (Third!)

"The Pelicans are respectable opponents, they are tenacious, they play respectable."

In the press conference after the game, the Grizzlies Joger affirmed the performance of the Pelicans.

To respect your opponent is to respect yourself. From some perspectives, Jogel is better than Reeves.

Now, the two sides will truly engage in a life-and-death battle to determine the outcome.

This is also the second time the Pelicans have encountered a tiebreaker in the playoffs.

But this time they are not alone, because the Lakers and Spurs will also usher in the tiebreaker, and before them.

The series between the Pelicans and the Grizzlies was ups and downs, and the Lakers and Spurs were not far behind.

The Lakers trailed the Spurs 1-3, and Howard's performance in Game 4 angered Kobe and the Lakers management.

Communication after the game didn't work, and the management suspended Howard for DNP.

Starting a center on a team on the verge of being eliminated and banned from the game looks stupid.

But this also seems to be a reasonable thing.

Now the Lakers are headed by Jim Buss, and he must be on Kobe's side when the team has conflicts.

Since Howard also has a high probability of losing, it might as well follow Kobe's heart.

This is the choice of the Lakers to "change the way of death", but the result is surprising.

Without Howard, the Lakers are united, especially Kobe, who regained his excellent form in the first round.

With two consecutive 40+ games, he abruptly helped the Lakers drag the game into the tiebreaker.

This tiebreaker will be played before the game between the Pelicans and the Grizzlies.

Williams also organized the team to watch the live broadcast of the game.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe showed his excellent competitive state in the past two games, helping the Lakers get a 10-4 lead in the opening.

Neither Leonard nor Green can restrain Kobe.

This is also the biggest problem for the Spurs now. They lost Tang Tian, ​​and Leonard and Green couldn't make up for the empty cut in a short time.

The two teams stalemate for half, but Popovich was more sophisticated in the second half.

He seized a period of time when Kobe didn't feel good. The defensive end shrank to a 2-3 zone defense, and the offensive end grabbed the Lakers inside for a while.

Gasol was obviously overwhelmed on the defensive end, and the Lakers also began to collapse.

In the end, the Spurs beat the Lakers 101 to 89 at home and entered the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year.

This victory also allowed them to continue their hopes of hitting the dynasty for three consecutive championships.

And the reason why the Lakers lost this game also felt a bit at the end of their battle.

Kobe was iced on the sidelines before the game was over, his eyes full of loss.

Howard's attitude, compared with Kobe's eyes, can predict that the Lakers will experience a very big turmoil this summer.

The Spurs took the lead in advancing to the Western Conference Finals, and their opponents were the winners of the Pelicans and Grizzlies.

If the Pelicans can advance, then Tang Tian will meet his former owner in the Western Conference Finals.

But for the Pelicans, their current situation is similar to that of the Lakers.

Although there is no civil strife, and it can even be said that the will is united, they have also reached the end of their strength.

In the first year of the playoffs, there were two consecutive tiebreakers, and the Grizzlies were still exhausted physically and mentally.

The tired eyes of the players during training said it all.

In fact, if the last game wasn't for Tang Tian's birthday, they would have ended their season in Memphis.

And just during the training session, there was another bad news.

Davis suffered a sore shoulder after the last game and may miss the tiebreaker.

After the training, the players all left the locker room one after another, looking a little downcast in their momentum.

Tang Tian didn't go back to the hotel right away, but went to the hospital next door, where Davis was undergoing recovery treatment.

"Don."

Seeing Tang Tian approaching, Davis forced a smile on his face.

He looked even more disappointed than the rest of the team.

He should be the most frustrated one if he can't play the tiebreaker.

After finishing the treatment, Tang Tian and Davis sat down and chatted.

"I'm going to play a tie-break."

Tang Tian was surprised when Davis spoke.

"I'm going to get a block shot."

Under Tang Tian's surprised eyes, Davis continued.

"no, you can not."

Tang Tian thought that Davis' injury had changed, but he didn't expect to hear this, so he immediately said with a straight face.

The closed needle is to mix the therapeutic drug with the hormone and inject it into the vein of the injured part.

On the one hand, it reduces inflammation and relieves pain, on the other hand, it numbs the injured part, relieves pain caused by inflammation, and eliminates fluid accumulation.

This kind of thing seems to work well, but because it involves hormones, the side effects are very serious.

Wounds heal slowly, body functions decline, and endocrine disorders are all possible.

And in the case of playing closed games, it is easy to get injured again, leaving the root of the disease.

Therefore, athletes are very cautious when choosing closed needles.

There are countless counterexamples of this kind.

The most well-known is Tracy McGrady. In the first round of 2008, he played closed games in order to win. Not only did he fail to win, but he also changed from a young man in fresh clothes who scored like cutting melons and vegetables in the second year to a A fat man who bounced only 30cm, dunked an empty basket and was covered by the basket.

There is also Ibaka of the Thunder, who has been closed in the Western Conference finals in history, and eventually changed from a best defensive player to an ordinary rotation level.

There are countless cases like this.

And more importantly, such efforts are not worth the candle.

Although these players who play closed games barely play, the results are not good. The general result is to lose, and their careers are also greatly affected.

The Pelicans are in a similar situation now. It is difficult to play with Davis in the tie-break, let alone Davis who is forced to play in a closed game.

Tang Tian is someone who has experienced it, and he knows that Davis listens to him very much, so his attitude is very tough.

Davis was silent after listening, and it took him a while to speak.

"I know the Willis Reed story, and the team needs me to play."

Tang Tian froze for a moment when he heard this.

Among the players who play closed games, Willis Reed is a rare success, and "Reid's return" is also the most classic moment in NBA history.

Reid, as the legendary center of the Knicks, is an existence that can compete with Bill Russell.

As the star of the Knicks at the time, he led the team to play five games against the Lakers in the Finals, leading 3-2.

But he left with a knee injury in Game 6, and the Lakers tied the series at 3-3.

Moreover, Reid's situation at the time could not make the tiebreaker, and the Lakers won the championship in all likelihood.

But Reid was not willing to give up, and played in a closed game in the tiebreaker, and made consecutive shots above Chamberlain's head at the beginning of the game.

But his injury was too serious, and the sealing effect was gone soon, and he couldn't insist on being substituted.

But miraculously, inspired by the strong spiritual appeal and belief of "Reid's Return", the Knicks did not give up, won the game in one go, and successfully won the first NBA championship in team history.

This is the classic history. Davis said this example. Obviously, although he is cute, he also has the same competitive spirit as Reid.

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