Chapter 168 The Confidence that Comes From Nowhere

The 76ers returned to Philadelphia with a score of 3:1.

The Philadelphia 76ers' enthusiasm made all the Philadelphia 76ers players unexpected. The passionate shouts and crazy screams made all the 76ers players excited. On the bus, they were all yelling to beat the Heat in the next game. , give back to this group of lovely fans.

The 76ers players were flattered by the fans' enthusiasm, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising at all.

The 76ers lead the Heat 3:1, and have been overturned when leading their opponents 3:1 in the playoffs. This has only happened 8 times in history. In other words, if the 76ers are not too weak, they have a high hope of advancing to the next round. Eighty to ninety percent.

And what does defeating the Heat mean to advance to the next round? This means that the 76ers will have a great chance of advancing to the finals!

Because after the Heat, the 76ers are only one Eastern Conference Finals away from the Finals, and their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals, whether they are the Pacers or the Raptors, cannot compare with the Heat. In terms of strength, the Pacers are willing to do nothing. Wrong**The novel w. must be worse than the Heat.

In other words, once the 76ers defeat the Heat, they will become the favorites for the Eastern Conference championship and the top seed!

For the 76ers, once they defeat the Heat and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, it will be their first time back in the Eastern Conference Finals after 13 seasons since the 2000-2001 season!

For the 76ers, a team that also has a glorious history, returning to the Eastern Conference Finals after 13 years can be regarded as completing another revival. The excitement and enthusiasm of the 76ers fans are understandable. Although the 76ers The winner has not yet been determined, but this cannot stop the 76ers fans from their heartfelt love for the team!

Miami's two-game losing streak at home has put David Fizdale's coaching position in jeopardy, but the Heat will definitely not change coaches at this juncture. Therefore, before leaving for Philadelphia, Pat Riley intervened in the team's management. , a criticism meeting within the team began.

"David, what do you think is the reason why the team is behind the 76ers 1:3?" Under the auspices of Pat Riley, David Fizdale accepted the management's question.

But David Fizdale really couldn't say anything good. He could only say some superficial things, such as Anxi is too strong and we can't guard against him. "

Another example is that our defense is too poor, and our key goals are also too poor..."

But after all the reasons, Pat Riley could only shake his head no, David, this is not your reason. Anxi is indeed strong, but we have Shane Battier, we have Courtney Lee, and we have many full-time defensive players.

In addition, LeBron's defense is also very strong. "

"Also, our defense is too bad? It's just like this against the 76ers, and when we play against other teams, our defense is not bad. So, in the final analysis, we still haven't found the most suitable way of playing, one that can restrain the 76ers. Style of play.”

"As for the key ball, we have three All-Star players, so the key ball cannot be bad."

So, the question arises, what is the most suitable and restrained style of play for the 76ers?

Pat Riley begins to tell the story of the early days of his coaching career. The first time I coached the Heat, my players included Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was also a combination of the Big Three. We play the most beautiful basketball in the league, which is called showtime. All the teams in the league shout "beat-la"! But even so, no team can beat us. "

"Because we play a quick offensive and defensive transition tactic..."

The Heat's team meeting was quite productive, and David Fizdale's eyes lit up. Before the crucial fifth game, David Fizdale was determined to change his formation.

When facing his players, David Fizdale shouted, guys, we still have a chance. The previous Miami Heat were not the strongest Miami Heat, but the Miami Heat in the next three games will be. The strongest Heat is so strong that the 76ers can't stop it. Therefore, next we need to change our formation, we need to change our style of play, and we need to speed up! "

Changing the style of play is easier said than done, especially at this critical moment in the playoffs.

Fortunately, the Heat have always valued the offense and scoring of quick counterattacks, so there is evidence to follow when changing the style of play, and it is relatively easy to change it.

After practicing for a day in Miami, the Heat took a plane and flew to Philadelphia to prepare for the fifth game between the two sides, which is also the most critical game.

For the Heat, this is likely to be their last battle.

All four games have been played in the semifinals of this department. In the showdown between the Pacers and the Raptors, the Pacers won two big victories in the first two games, but after the Raptors returned to their home court, they defeated the Pacers in a row, 2 : After taking a 0 lead, the Raptors, led by garbage in the backcourt, made the series suspense again. It seems that the Pacers' path to the Eastern Conference finals is not that easy.

In the Western Conference, after 2:0 with the Trail Blazers, they went to Portland with one win and one loss, leading the Trail Blazers 3:1. There was only one game left to advance. It seemed that after the difficulty of the first round, the defending champion was back again. Showed their strength.

The Thunder and Clippers also tied at 2:2. After the 1:1 draw in Oklahoma City, they went to Los Angeles and played another 1:1 draw. They looked very anxious, and Chris Paul The Western Dream is still going on.

On May 13, 2014, before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Heat arrived in Philadelphia.

Then, they held a pre-match press conference in the hotel where they stayed.

In the pre-game press conference, the Heat showed an unimaginable display of confidence that they didn't know where to come from.

After facing reporters' questions and falling behind 1:3, do the Heat still have hope of winning this series? "The Internet does not jump."

David Fizdale smiled and said very calmly that of course, our hope of winning this series is still high. "

"Are you so confident just because you are 1:3 behind?" After hearing David Fizdale's words and seeing his behavior, local reporters in Philadelphia were a little unconvinced.

David Fizdale continues to smile because we have found a way to defeat our opponents and the tide of the series will turn from the next round. "

"Is it the method that makes you so confident?"

"I don't really like to talk about tactics before a game, so I refuse to answer this question."

"There are only 8 examples of comebacks from 1:3 deficit in history. Do you really think your team will be the team that comes back for the ninth time?"

"Yes, since eight teams have done this, why can't we be the ninth?"

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The confidence shown by David Fizdale was surprising, and when the content of the pre-game press conference was spread to the 76ers, many players expressed disdain and bluntly said where did the Heat's confidence come from. Most of them In interviews with the media, players all said: The Heat are just being tough, and the series will end in the next game, and it is impossible for them to go to Miami again this season.

But at this time, Anxi felt something was not good.

At this time, the league announced the list of players selected for the best defensive team.

Players selected to the All-Defensive First Team this season include: Pacers' Paul George, Thunder's Serge Ibaka, Clippers' Chris Paul, Bulls' Joakim Noah and An Xi.

Anxi was selected to the All-Defensive First Team. This was the second time in his career that he won the first defense. In his rookie season, he was also selected to the second defense, twice in the first defense and once in the second defense. Anxi also accumulated honors on the defensive end. There are enough, only one trophy for the best defensive player is missing.

Players selected to the All-Defensive Second Team include: Rockets' Patrick Beverley, Bulls' Jimmy Butler, Warriors' Andre Iguodala, Spurs' Kawhi Leonard and Pacers' Roy Hibernian Especially, the selection list of the second defense has a sense of frequent upsets.

The loss of Marc Gasol, LeBron James and others is surprising.

But apart from being surprised, people are even more in awe of the rookies produced in the 2011 draft.

Among the first and second defenses, players from the 2011 draft include Anxi, Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard. Judging from their performance this season, the three of them are all promising and have their own playing styles. Very similar.

Anxi started out defensively, as did the other two.

However, at the beginning of his career, Anxi's three-pointers were excellent, Kawhi Leonard's three-pointers were slightly worse, and Jimmy Butler's three-pointers were terrible.

Among the three, the one with the best development is obviously Anxi. Now Anxi is already a super giant in the league. The one with less development is Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi Leonard is on the road to becoming a league superstar. Jimmy Butler, the worst player, is already the Bulls' best player this season.

Combined with Klay Thompson, Iman Shumpert, and E'Twaun Moore from the 2011 draft, people can see that in the 2011 draft, so many players based on 3D players have emerged... (To be continued .)

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