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Chapter 408 The Legend
In the G4 game, the Warriors won another game 110 to 99.

In the middle of the series, the Warriors had a little sense of the storm from the previous round.

Throughout the G4 game, the Warriors rarely scored in double figures with 6 players. The old Blazers such as Grant and O'Neal played well, and played some overall offensive fluency.

The series was tied 2-2.

The Pacers and Knicks in the East also drew 2-2.

Judging from the results of the first four games, the gap between the two teams is not that big. When they reached the end, they were only one goal or two away. If you pay attention to the details, the result may be completely different.

The East and West finals are so anxious, which has significantly increased the ratings of the NBA playoffs this year.

At this stage, in addition to the game itself, there are a lot of lace news about the players.

For example, the reported off-court interference that the Trail Blazers encountered in Oakland.

The young Bunch Wells was outspoken with the media.

"This is really embarrassing. If I hadn't had enough restraint, I might have been led astray."

Bunch Wells said that he was harassed by prostitutes in the hotel where he was staying, but he wanted to play the game wholeheartedly. The coquettish bitches were pink skulls in front of him, and he only had basketball in his eyes.

Good guy, if his teammates didn't know what kind of person he was, he might really have been swayed by him.

Bunch Wells may be exaggerating, but the messy lace news emerges in an endless stream. Fans like to read some reports and relish them.

For example, there is also off-site news about Qin Fei.

According to relevant media reports, after the end of the G2 game, Qin Fei did not take the team bus back to Oakland together, but went to Seattle alone.

In Seattle, Qin Fei met Gary Payton, the star of the Supersonics.

Gary Payton was the double-team point guard that season, and he was also the most troublesome opponent of the Trail Blazers. The two teams were close to each other, and every game was like a derby. Payton knew the Trail Blazers too well.

It is unknown what the two talked about, but judging from the results, it seems to be developing in a positive direction.

The Warriors pulled two games in a row, and the game returned to the same starting line.

After the 2-2 tie, the G5 match between the two teams was another Tianwangshan match.

The fans saw that the Warriors have entered the anxious series for two consecutive rounds.

At the end of May, the eve of the G5 battle between the two teams.

In the training hall of the Rose Garden Arena, the Warriors team is wearing training jackets, preparing for the G5 game.

Qin Fei was practicing his back attack, and the strong trainer put his arm on Qin Fei's back, holding a huge defensive board in his hand.

"Snapped!"

Qin Fei caught the ball, dribbled one step forward, and hit the trainer.

The muscles collided, and the surging force made the trainer's lower body a little unstable.

There are many kinds of trainers in the NBA. For example, the annual salary of the trainers who are responsible for Qin Fei's training is as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many trainers also tried to walk the path of professional players when they were young.

After Qin Fei's back was hit, he turned around for the second time, stepped on the floor and jumped up.

Under the strong confrontation, the basketball shot through a wonderful arc and entered the net hollowly!
On the sidelines, assistant coach Woodson and his colleagues are developing training tasks for other players.

"Qin Fei's back attack is also getting stronger and stronger, a bit of Michael's demeanor."

"It's mainly the strength increase, but it doesn't affect his touch much."

"Defensive players have to have both strength and speed to defend him, and the pressure is really high."

The players on the sidelines watched Qin Fei's training, tsk-tsk admiringly.

Last season, Qin Fei was only a face-up attack player. This season, Qin Fei has tried some low-post offensive skills on the court, including unpredictable back-up attacks.

Post-ups are an excellent way to break double-teams.

Jordan's back-up offense became his best offense when he entered his peak period, which made him easy to break through double-teams, and he was never afraid of multiple people encircling.

In the previous game, Qin Fei encountered crazy double-teaming by the Trail Blazers, which made his number of shots and average points per game "decline" significantly compared to the previous round. Of course, scoring more than 30 points is still the dominant score on the field.

In the NBA, an average player who scores more than 10 points is qualified, 15 points is excellent, 20 points can be regarded as a highlight, and 30 points is an explosive output.

A fierce man like Qin Fei who can score 30 points per game is in a wonderful situation where "labor and management can overwhelm everyone with the ball alone".

There is no doubt that averaging 30 points per game is the standard for measuring a super scorer.

Many players who have been dubbed offensive kaleidoscopes in their careers may also find it difficult to achieve an average of 30+ points per game in a single season, because generally after scoring 25 points in a game, the scoring pressure they encounter will multiply.

If there is such a player, it must be that they cannot guard against it.

"clap clap"

Carlisle applauded the players to come to the meeting.

"Boys, there are some things to pay attention to in the next game, I need you to remember them well."

Hearing his greeting, the boys all came, and Qin Fei just finished a stage of special training, followed the team members, and came to Carlisle.

The G5 battle was very hot, and the Rose Garden Arena was full of seats.

Fans wearing white jerseys turned the entire arena into a sea of ​​white.

"T-shirts were issued today, so everyone has a uniform white jersey."

Qin Fei said to the bewildered rookie player Artest.

Artest nodded and couldn't help swallowing.

It is true that he is very nervous, but when it is time to be shocked, he has to be shocked. With the momentum of the crowd and the super shouts of more than ten thousand people, it looks like the devil's home court.

Players from both sides came out one after another, and when the time came, they set up their positions on the court.

"Beep-"

At the sound of the buzzer, the game officially started.

The monstrous shouts irritated the players' eardrums, and tens of thousands of people watched. If it was really a player who had never played a game, his hands and feet would be shaking right now.

The psychological construction of Qin Fei and others is very good, especially for players like Qin Fei who have experienced the finals, when facing this level of competition, their mentality is inherently superior.

The Trail Blazers won the jump ball and took control of the first wave of offensive balls.

Stoudemire handles the ball skillfully, and the basketball is under his control, such as waving his arms and fingers, and easily completing crotch + back dribbling and other dribbling movements that are very common for NBA players.

The dribble behind the back is not small, avoiding Blaylock's steal.

He came upfield and handed the ball to Sabonis at the elbow.

Sabonis held the basketball high and turned around for a high post.

Then someone passed by him, Sabonis blocked it, and a beautiful tactical move came out, and it was Pippen who went in.

Pippen lures the Blazers into a switch, passing to Rasheed Wallace on the other side.

Tianzun catches the ball with a straight arm jumper and easily hits two points!
"Nice shot!"

The audience applauded thunderously.

Although this Trail Blazers team has various minor problems, the talent of this Trail Blazers team is also obvious, especially Rasheed Wallace. After coming to the Trail Blazers, he has gradually become an excellent power forward representative in the league.

In the transition between offense and defense, Qin Fei came out from the low post to catch the ball and found that the Blazers were tightly defended.

Then return the ball to the point guard at the top of the arc, and go around to the low post on the other side to catch the ball.

Qin Fei, who was in the low position, leaned against Smith, and the moment he got the pass from Blaylock, he made a fake move pretending to turn around and break through the baseline.

Then dribble to the center line, dribble one step and turn over for a jumper.

Smith reacted quickly, and put his palm on Qin Fei's face.

Qin Fei didn't change his face, his soft wrist brought him an excellent shooting touch, and he had muscle memory even when he covered his eyes.

The basketball was also hollowed into the net, and the cheering fans at the scene stopped.

At the beginning of the G5 game, the offensive efficiency of both teams was very high.

The Blazers relied on Pippen's organization to bring every player into the frenzy of the offense.

The Warriors relied on Qin Fei's low-post offense to open up the situation. When the Trail Blazers chose to double-team, Qin Fei distributed the ball to the outside line. The play was relatively simple, but the offensive efficiency was extremely high.

In the NBA, many tactics do not mean that the more complex the more effective.

For example, many NBA coaches are not pursuing complex tactics, but the most effective tactics.

Because many NBA players have too strong personal abilities and too complicated tactics are not conducive to them to exert their combat power, so choosing simple tactics is a way to reduce mistakes and improve efficiency.

Some teams are therefore also known as "X**D" teams.

"X**D" sometimes has miraculous effects, otherwise the NBA would not have so many tactical systems that focus on singles as the core.

These offensive tactical systems centered on singles are only suitable for a league like the NBA with a wide field and outstanding players' personal abilities. Leagues in other places such as Europe are definitely not easy to use.

The Warriors' tactics today are a bit simplistic. Qin Fei's singles, Qin Fei's low singles, Qin Fei's catch and attack, and Qin Fei's wonderful pass to his teammates. This constitutes a personal solo.

Halfway through the first half of the game, the offensive efficiency of the two teams declined.

The score took the lead alternately.

In the second quarter of the game, the Warriors took the lead, and the lead was once extended to 5 points, and the Blazers called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Blazers regained control of the situation on the court, tied the score 6-0 and overtook them, forcing the Warriors to respond to them with a "timeout".

Grant controlled the number of fouls well today, but Daben had a bit too many fouls today. By the end of halftime, Daben had committed 3 fouls.

The Warriors led the Trail Blazers by 47 point 46 to 1 at halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, the Trail Blazers adjusted their lineup. Marshall, a substitute player who played well in the first half, was replaced and the Blazers switched to three lineups.

As opposed to the Warriors playing a small lineup, a large lineup also has the advantage of a large lineup.

In the NBA, especially in today's era, many coaches like to put on a three-player lineup, so Smith, who was defending Qin Fei, was replaced on the field. It happened that Smith also fouled three times, so he should protect him a little bit.

Pippen began to defend Qin Fei, and the offensive power was handed over to "Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire.

Smith's efficiency in defending Qin Fei's back attack is too poor. He is underweight, lacks height and wingspan, and has limited talent.

So after Deng Levy weighed the pros and cons, he decided to use Pippen to defend Qin Fei.

Pippen defending Qin Fei is also risky. If Pippen was five years younger, no, three years old, this problem would not exist, but he is now a 35-year-old veteran after all, and his reaction and lateral movement ability have declined. Dunleavy is afraid that Qin Fei will switch to face-up offense at this time.

Sure enough, as Deng Levy expected, seeing the Blazers let Pippen defend him, Qin Fei took the initiative to change and changed to a face-to-face singles offense.

Qin Fei opened the face-up attack, attracting the Blazers to double-team the defense.

At the beginning of the second half, Qin Feiqiang made sudden shots, false throws and real passes, and looked for open teammates on the move. After being double-teamed by the Blazers, he became more and more determined to pass the ball to his teammates. The continuous passing made the Warriors' offensive firepower soar. In the middle of the three quarters, the Warriors led the Blazers by 67 points 59 to 8.

Dunleavy sighed and could only call a timeout again.

The Blazers were particularly passive. In the middle of the third quarter, they fell behind to double-digit points.

Dunleavy's timeout was useless, and the two teams maintained the point difference until not long after the opening of the fourth quarter, the Blazers suddenly broke out.

What broke out was Smith, who became a substitute.

Smith was originally the leading scorer in the Trail Blazers this season after Rasheed Wallace. In this round of the playoffs, because he had to defend Qin Fei, he spent some energy on defense, and the offensive end was tepid.

After being put on the bench in the second half, he held his breath.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Smith scored consecutive shots from inside and outside.

Steve Smith averaged 20+ points per game at his peak. Even though he is in his thirties and older, he still has the ability to average more than 15 points per game.

Throughout his career, he was known for his excellent jump shots.

Of course, the three-point shooting percentage is just [-]%, which is average. What is amazing is the retro mid-range style of play.

The explosion in the fourth quarter this time also started after making a mid-range jumper.

The Trail Blazers continued to play, and the explosion of the players in the fourth quarter brought the point difference between the two teams back to the same level. With 3 minutes and 07 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the two teams just tied at 88.

Qin Fei has already scored 28 points, and at the same time sent out a career-high 15 assists in the playoffs, a large double-double.

Attacking at critical moments, the Warriors trust him very much.

"By yourself, By yourself!"

After Blaylock passed the ball, he yelled a few words, signaling the players to open up space and let Qin Fei solve the problem by himself.

As soon as Qin Fei got the ball in the low post, the Trail Blazers were ready to move, but Blaylock had made a three-pointer before, so they didn't dare to double-team before attacking at this time, but prepared to double-team Qin Fei when he made the last shot.

Qin Fei looked around, but no one came.

Pippen was still defending him from behind, and he suddenly turned around and switched to a face-up attack.

A swinging side-to-side swing, right foot took a big step to the left, and the cross step stuck Pippen's defensive position.

Pippen stuck to Qin Fei, and the two bumped into each other with a "bang".

Against the dribble, Qin Fei dribbled to the bottom line twice. Sure enough, someone came to double-team him at this moment. He threw it out, and Braylock passed it to Grant who responded, and Grant passed it to Starks in the corner.

John Starks misses a jumper.

The big Ben under the basket was firmly stuck by Sabonis, and Rasheed Wallace on the other side looked happy, thinking that he was going to grab the rebound.

Rasheed is not a rebounder. In terms of rebounding, he can only be regarded as the mid-line level among the NBA's starting insiders, or even worse than the mid-line.

But he felt that no one would come and snatch this ball from him.

Until there was a sudden gust of wind from the back of his head, and the friends on all sides showed expressions of horror and surprise.

"What kind of expressions are you guys making!"

Just as he felt something was wrong, an arm longer than his had already appeared above his head, rising higher and higher, and grabbed the rebound first.

His hands are so big that he grabs the rebound with one hand.

"Snapped!"

Qin Fei put his hands together and landed on the floor.

At this time, Rasheed Wallace already knew that Qin Fei had stolen the rebound, so he was furious, relying on Qin Fei to give him a big hat.

Qin Fei raised the basketball and swayed it, and Rasheed Wallace jumped straight up.

Qin Fei got up again, and with a time lag, he leaned against him.

"beep--"

The whistle sounded and Wallace fouled.

Qin Fei lost his balance, drew a semicircle, threw it casually, and the basketball stumbled and fell into the basket.

The scene was suddenly silent.

"And One!"

Da Ben was more excited than Qin Fei when he saw Qin Fei complete a tough goal. He clenched his fists and roared, and ran to give Qin Fei a high-five to celebrate.

After being pulled up, Qin Fei clapped hands with his teammates one by one.

It's all thanks to everyone, you're welcome.

After the high-five was over, he walked to the free throw line and made an extra penalty.

"This is Qin Fei's key ball ability. In terms of Qin Fei's ability to attack at critical moments, it is second to none in the league." The host praised Qin Fei. Qin Fei's big heart has been proved in the supersonic period.

"This time, the Trail Blazers may be a little bit"

He pondered for a while, and before he finished speaking, the Trail Blazers, wearing white home jerseys, made a three-point shot in the offense. Donyell Marshall, the old Warriors player, made a continuation ball and hit the Warriors' knee.

"Marshall!"

The Rose Garden Arena, which was a little dead just now, is boiling again.

The game was so dramatic, everyone thought that the Warriors were going to start, but after one round, the Blazers, who were fighting at home, were greatly boosted.

Qin Fei was also deeply aware of the difficulty of the pioneers.

If the Blazers in the previous game showed tactical execution, then the Blazers in this game showed strong resilience.

The Warriors also have this kind of resilience, and they have dragged down the Lakers for life.

The host of the broadcast game smiled, and raised his own bold ideas with divergent questions.

"If the Warriors win the series, or this season, the Warriors win the championship, is this considered the most important stroke in the history of the Warriors?"

Later, he praised the performance of the Warriors.

"After all, no one would have expected that the trade a year ago would cause such a radical change to the entire Warriors, and more importantly, their entire season was full of drama."

"God, I can't imagine that at the beginning of the season, someone told me that the Warriors could beat the Lakers and reach the Western Conference Finals. If someone told me at that time that the Warriors would reach the Western Conference Finals this season, I would definitely think he was crazy, or I would take $100 million to bet on his failure. You know, what kind of players are these guys?"

"A bunch of rookies, fringe players who haven't played in the playoffs, high-ranked wanderers, and retired veterans who are depressed. I personally think that being able to bring this team to the Western Conference Finals is already a legend."

(End of this chapter)