The season has come to its last moment. It doesn’t seem that the difference between preparing for the game or not. We all know our opponents very well, but if there is not much strength gap, then preparing for the game is definitely a key part of determining the final outcome.

Gossip news came out later. Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell originally planned to take a day off, train for one day, and come to Portland again. There is 3 days off after the Eastern Conference Finals, and the finals will only start on the 11th finals, and there is plenty of time.

Staying in Toronto, their coaching staff also have better conditions to think about tactics.

But several main players of the team were making a fuss and leaving quickly, so they changed their flights and arrived two days in advance.

Let's just watch this, Liu Xiu is just having fun. No matter whether this will affect the Raptors' preparations, it will not affect their Trail Blazers anyway.

In the training hall of Willa Maddy Garden, the Trail Blazers and the Raptors, who were visiting, were preparing for the game in full swing, and media and fans from all over the world also flocked to it, including domestic media and fans.

Although the final showdown between "Warner" and "Bad Boy King" has not been staged again, this final is very important for Chinese fans.

If the warden wins the championship again this year, he will undoubtedly become the "active best"!

"The first in active service" has reached the top as early as when he was the MVP in 3rd consecutive MVP.

At that time, the media described Kobe as "the best basketball player in the United States" as the headline.

But the ‘best’ is more related to ‘leading the team to win the championship’.

The regular season MVP in 4 consecutive times, with 73 wins, these are part of his "active best", but they must lead the sharks, which are known as "unrivaled dominance in history". Only after the dynasty can one lead the team champion.

From this perspective, domestic fans are a little happy that the Pistons did not enter the finals, otherwise some fans would be very confused.

Of course, it is more regretful that I failed to see the "Warner" and the "Bad Boy King" again.

Unlike the prison team's prosperity, the Bad Kids' Legion is inherently deficient. In order to get Yao Ming and Carter to exhaust the team's strength for ten years, Billups is the type of "the more you fight, the more you become braver". The regular stage of the game can only control the game, and the game has to be delayed to the late stage so that he can reach the best state. It can be foreseeable that the Pistons will fall more and more in the next few years, and they still have the strength to compete for the championship this year, so it's hard to say next year.

Of course, it is not guaranteed that Philip Sanders will find a way to better integrate Gooden into the team next year, or sign in to the middle class well... Basketball is also a perfect match, and no one knows what changes will happen next. Otherwise, when the Lakers F4 is formed, they will be directly promoted to the championship, and other teams will operate and work hard.

This is Rose Bay! The Dragon Slaying Land!

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Trail Blazers starters: Liu Xiu, Lei Allen, Hill, Randolph, Kwame Brown.

Raptors starters: Calderon, Anthony Parker, Artest, Marion, Milicic.

Liu Xiu copied Lei Allen's full-blooded "Speed ​​Beast" and Artest's "Beast".

The beast's talent is now the only strength left to dominate the defensive deterrence has been strengthened, and its explosive power has increased from 89 to 90, and the bonus is pitifully small, better than nothing.

At 8 pm, the Trail Blazers' home game against the Raptors started.

As analyzed before the game by major media, the Raptors successfully dragged the Trail Blazers into the quagmire of the defensive battle from the beginning of the game.

In the first quarter, Liu Xiu scored 4 points, Ray Allen scored 4 points, extrajudiciary tyrants scored 4 points, Korver scored 3 points, Dragic scored 3 points, and the team only scored 18 points.

However, the Trail Blazers are also prepared. If you want to, just hit the ball. What is the purpose of offensive basketball?

Of course, it is to adapt to the league rules, adapt to the development of the NBA, and win better!

But since you know that you can't fight to the death, then you can do your defense first.

Just win the ball, be careful and not shabby.

The Trail Blazers only scored 18 points in the first quarter, and the Raptors were even worse, only scored 17 points!

Then in the second quarter, the beaten moment is coming!

After two series of matches with the Mavericks and Lakers, Liu Xiu has entered the best state and found a way to attack with his personal strength after the first quarter.

As for the team's offense, there is no way to find it... then don't look for it, just fuck the other party alone.

The two regular season matches have proved that the Raptors cannot defend against him. In the two matches, he scored 40 points and 47 points respectively.

Artest and Marion both have a strong defense, and they have to push the ball. They can barely switch defenses at the No. 5 position, and they can perform sweeping defenses at No. 2-4 position.

But Liu Xiu is the number one position, the number one position with the top speed!

Liu Xiu made 6 of 10 shots in a single quarter, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points and led the team to score 29 points in a single quarter!

Another player who exploded in this quarter was Grant Hill, who was extremely excited!

Although he attended all these two years, Hill still couldn't guarantee that he could still play next year and entered the finals. He had only one idea - to have a life-threatening effort!

Even if your career ends here, as long as you can wear the championship ring, it's worth it!

Hill scored 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block in a single quarter, and Artest was going crazy.

As the strongest forward in the league, he was actually stolen twice in a single quarter!

Milicic also got a big hat...

Under Hill's leadership, the Trail Blazers' defensive performance was also explosive, defending the Raptors only scored 15 points, which was not as good as the first quarter!

47 to 32, the Trail Blazers led the Raptors by 15 points in half!

In the third quarter, the Raptors fought back and scored 24 points in a single quarter, and defended well. However, the Trail Blazers had already relied on Liu Xiu to open the offense and scored 22 points in a single quarter, maintaining a score of more than ten points.

In the final quarter, the Raptors fell into a downward trend on both ends of offense and defense, and the time for the Trail Blazers has come.

Liu Xiu made 5 of 9 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 12 points in a single quarter, leading the team to beat the Raptors 31-19 in the last quarter!

Liu Xiu made 16 of 29 shots, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, plus 7 free throws, and scored 43 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in a single game;

Hill made 3 of 8 shots, scored 9 points, plus 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

The two dominated both offense and defense, leading the Trail Blazers to beat the Raptors 100-75, with a big score of 1-0!

The Raptors performed best with Milicic, with 12 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Before the game was finished, the Trail Blazers' performance shocked everyone.

The happiest thing is the oily head on the South Coast...

As he said, that is, during the Civil War between the Western Conference Four, it seems that they don’t have much advantage. Even if they win 4-1 in a big score, the five games may only win by 10 points.

But if other teams fight against the Western Conference Final Four, the picture will be cruel.

Now, the Raptors feel how cruel that is!

The overall record of the Eastern Conference has surpassed the Western Conference. The total winnings achieved by the Eastern Conference this year are much higher than those of the Western Conference, and even surpassed the highest winning advantage in the West at the beginning of the century.

But the five major championship teams in the East, and any of the four major championship teams in the West, look unstable.

The only stable bad boys army has turned into decline as soon as they win the championship.

Although the Raptors stood out, the Bulls are the most likely team in the East to beat the Western Conference Final Four.

The Raptors' back line is not enough to be in the West. Facing Randolph and Kwame Brown, the Raptors don't have much advantage in the interior.

But the Bulls were unlucky to meet Yao Ming. Yao Ming could help Billups delay the situation and let Billups adjust slowly. In the end, the Bulls fell in the second round.

After the first game of the finals, let alone other people, even Raptors players saw a 25-point difference and saw Liu Xiu coming up with a single game of 43 points, most of them had already felt desperate.

The gap in strength is too big!

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The finals of this year are still 2-3-2, and the rest time is different from the first three rounds. Except for the two days of rest time between Game 2 and Game 3, there is only one day of rest time at other times. Even when the home and away game is changed between Game 5 and Game 6, there is only one day off.

Another year, the two participating teams complained about the schedule, but Stern still did not plan to change it.

Liu Xiu remembers that Stern will leave this matter to the successor to change, so that the successor will have a commendable operation.

Similarly, there are '13-man rotation' and '15-man roster expansion'. As the strength of role players improves, the role of substitutes in the game becomes stronger and stronger. For some teams, such as Spurs, Bulls, Celtics and other teams, 12-man rotation is not enough.

The 15-man roster is not enough.

However, these two reforms were proposed at the league's season meeting on June 30 last year, but they were rejected.

Originally, in time and space, Joke passed these three new rules that each team had not passed for several years after applying for. In the early days of his leadership of the league, many people praised it because these rules that were extremely important to each team.

After a day off, on June 13, the second finals between the Trail Blazers and the Raptors started on time at the Rose Garden Arena.

Unlike the last first quarter, this time, the Trail Blazers beat the Raptors 28-15 in the first quarter.

The Trail Blazers, who were 13 points ahead of the start, were not careless and continued to maintain the output on both ends of the offense and defense in the second quarter. They had been careless and almost turned over and did not dare to lose their chains at this time.

But the Raptors also have real superstars!

Ron Artest!

Artest made 7 of 12 shots in the second quarter, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, plus 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points in a single quarter, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. When his teammates made 11 shots, they led the team to score 28 points in a single quarter, leading the Trail Blazers with 25 points in a single quarter!

43 to 53, the Raptors narrowed the gap to 10 points!

The tough Artest successfully brought the blood of his teammates.

At this moment, Artest reminded Liu Xiu of the original 2009 Fire Lake Battle G6. Yao Ming was reimbursed, McGrady had been reimbursed, and Mutombo was also reimbursed... Artest's inside teammates are only Hayes, Scola and Landry. His 201 cm player even needs to be forced to beat Bynum...

But Artest led the team to defeat the Lakers 95-80 with defense, dragging the series to tiebreak.

Similarly, there is the future Jimmy Butler.

This kind of tough guy, the playoffs, is the stage for them to show their personal charm!

In the third quarter, the Raptors started to rush!

Calderon scored 4 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter with passes from Artest, Marion and Milicic, scoring 12 points and 3 assists.

The Raptors scored 33 points in a single quarter and only scored 23 points in defense of the Trail Blazers.
To be continued...