Chapter 1754 The Top Eight Teams in the Playoffs Are Revealed, and There Are Grudges and Confrontations Everywhere

Although the Spurs fought back tenaciously in Game 5 at their home court, after the game, Duncan even hugged the hero of the game, Tony Parker, who scored 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting and had 5 assists. Old coach Popovich was also very excited and stood near the entrance of the players' tunnel and high-fived all his disciples one by one. When it was Parker's turn, he slapped his butt.

A narrow victory in overtime brought the total score to 2-3. As long as the Spurs can win the next game at the Grizzlies' home court, they will have a chance to compete with the Grizzlies in the tiebreaker.

However, Ji Feng still feels that the Spurs' journey this season is about to end here.

"I didn't expect the Grizzlies to be so strong this season." Ji Feng had to give a thumbs up to his old club after G5.

Changing coaches is like changing swords. After three years of turmoil, the Grizzlies finally found the most suitable head coach for him. Hollins really has two brushes. His research on the Spurs is really thorough.

The Grizzlies are definitely not a strong team without any shortcomings. This can be seen from their configuration. Although the new management has worked hard in the past two years to bring order to the chaos and respond to all the sins of the previous cerebral palsy management. There are also many high-quality transactions in the trading market.

They first continued to trust Gay and selected Mayo, but these two measures are the Grizzlies' biggest shortcomings today. Facts have proved that neither Gay nor Mayo are the kind of players who can be core players. They have both abilities. What is lacking is that he is not qualified as a core general. This is why the Grizzlies barely squeezed into the playoffs. Being able to force the Spurs to this point has little to do with them.

What the Grizzlies did best was their subsequent mistakes. First of all, they established Conley as the brains of the team. Conley averaged 18+9 per game this season and became a very good traditional point guard. Ji Feng's original prediction finally came true. He is the most successful player selected by the Grizzlies in the draft. At the same time, they corrected García and traded Milicic and others. Facts have proved that genes are important. García has basketball genes that are comparable to García.

After that, the Black Bears were traded for Zach Randolph, who averaged 22+10 points per game. The bad boy in the Rose Garden suddenly woke up and became a good boy with the Grizzlies. His offensive ability allowed him to replace Gay as the Grizzlies. First scoring point.

After that, whether it was trading for Tony Allen or Battier, it proved that this team's vision is not ordinary, and they really have the ability to compete with the Spurs.

This year, the Spurs entered the "G" era from the "D" era. Duncan had the worst performance of his career, averaging only 13+8 per game. It can be said that he completely degenerated into a blue-collar man. Ginobili took over the banner. , starting the whole season for the first time in his career, but in fact, at this time, Ginobili was already 34 years old. Although he was in great shape, he could not escape injuries. The Spurs achieved a very good regular season record. Duncan and Ginobili was injured before the first round of the playoffs.

But injuries have always been a part of the game, and Gay also missed the playoffs due to injury before the start of the playoffs.

The biggest problem for the Spurs is still age. The Spurs' entire lineup is too old. Only Blair is a young man in the starting lineup. However, he is just a short inside man and a second-round pick, so he is not useful at all.

Duncan's main inside partner is McDyess, who is already 36 years old at this time. Among the main players, only George Hill is an outstanding young man, so this Spurs team uses more experience to defeat their opponents in the regular season.

But when encountering the Grizzlies, who have strong defense, experience has no effect. The Grizzlies and Spurs tied 2-2 in the regular season. In the playoffs, the Black and White Bears even showed their fangs, even though Ginobili and Parker were the Spurs' second choice. One, the second scoring point, but they know that Duncan is still the core of the Spurs. As long as they kill Duncan, they can kill the Spurs!

They did it!

In the first five games, Duncan only averaged 12+10 per game, while Randolph Gasol averaged 35+21. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was completely overwhelmed. The Grizzlies' perimeter defense is indeed very strong. Conley +Tony Allen made the Spurs lose out on every perimeter outside of Ginobili and Parker.

Relying only on Parker and the injured Manu, the Spurs won two games, but in the sixth game, will they still be so lucky...

of course not!

On April 30, when the Lakers were preparing for the first game of the second round of the playoffs, the G6 game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies also started at the Grizzlies' home court.

The Spurs received a slap in the face at the beginning. Although Parker took the lead and made two free throws, Ginobili successfully caused Grizzlies coach Conley to be substituted for consecutive fouls. However, the home team was full of momentum, and Tony Allen counterattacked. After winning the basket, the Grizzlies took a 14-2 lead. Duncan finally made a hit, and Sam Young and Randolph scored 4 more points.

Spurs: "..."

Seeing this, the suspense is almost over.

In the end, the Spurs lost to the Grizzlies 91-99 on the court and were eliminated with a total score of 2-4.

The Grizzlies staged the Black Seven myth and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in history!

"Paul, your brother is much better than you, hahahahaha." Farmar, who was watching the game together at Ji Feng's house, mocked mercilessly after the game.

"Okay, but, I have to admit, you are right." Dajia shrugged. He was the former Bear King in the Grizzlies. It was under his leadership that the Grizzlies reached the playoffs for the first time. Yes, it’s just that the Grizzlies, who have reached the playoffs as one of the top four in the Western Conference, have become someone else’s experience baby. Gasol’s embarrassing 12 losses and 0 wins in the first 12 games of the playoffs came from the Grizzlies. This is also true. There's not much to say, at least after tonight, Xiaojia's record with the Grizzlies is indeed better than that of his brother.

"Don't belittle yourself, you are still very good. You have won three consecutive championships. It's time for your brother to make some achievements. I made a phone call later and told him that we are waiting for him in the Western Conference Finals." Ji Feng clapped his hands. Shoulder, Ji Feng was quite pleased to see that his old club was so awesome.

Especially since the Grizzlies also have Conley, his good brother, not to mention Garrett, and even Battier who he admires very much. He once wanted to recruit Batty during the offseason when Artest didn't decide to come. You are coming.

So Ji Feng personally called Conley 30 minutes later. Conley said excitedly on the phone: "Let's meet Ji Feng in the finals!"

That's right, the Grizzlies' opponent in the next round was the Mavericks, who eliminated the Trail Blazers 4-2. Although Roy's comeback helped the Blazers chase two games in a row, Huang Fang drew 2-2, but the Mavericks still defeated the Mavericks in the next two games. opponents, thereby advancing to the next round, and their opponent was the Grizzlies who had just defeated the Spurs.

The Lakers' opponents had been confirmed two days ago. The Thunder eliminated the Nuggets 4-1. Durant, Westbrook, and Harden advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time, and faced the Lakers again after a year. Playoff encounter.

This is also the second round of the playoffs for the 2007 Double Stars!

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bulls eliminated the Pacers 4-1. Rose advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in three years and in his career. Their opponent was the Hawks, who eliminated the Magic.

The Heat also eliminated the 76ers with a big score of 4-1. Their opponent was also James' old rival, the Celtics led by the Big Three. The latter swept the Knicks with a big score of 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. They are also the second team besides the Lakers to sweep their opponents in the first round this season.

James will also face his mortal enemy once again.