naaapseattle Chapter 202 Sweeping the Pacers and advancing easily
Chapter 202 Sweeping the Pacers and advancing easily
On the day before the official start of the playoffs, NBA officials also cooperated with ESPN TV,
The final probability of winning the championship of 16 Eastern and Western teams was introduced.
Among them, the New Jersey Nets led by Qin Chong undoubtedly ranked first, with a probability of winning as high as 30.2%.
The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs ranked second and third, respectively.
With the Big Three, the Heat are only ranked No.4.
The Bulls led by Rose ranked fifth, and Dirk Nowitzki's Mavericks ranked No.6.
4 month 18 day,
New Jersey, Continental Arena.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the auditorium on all sides was already crowded with people, and there were no empty seats.
Countless fans were shouting Qin Chong's name, and the banners and slogans complemented each other.
"Qin, we love you!"
"Qin MVP, Nets Championship, Qin MVP, Nets Championship!"
"Sweep the Indiana Pacers, sweep the Indiana Pacers..."
Before the official start of the game,
The Nets officially played a video highlight about 2 minutes long on the high-definition four-sided screen above the court.
It was Qin Chong's top ten personal goals specially selected by the league in the regular season this season.
Whether it's flying dunks that fly away from Kobe, or the extreme pick-and-roll basket that takes off from the three-point line,
Or the violent abuse of rebounds again and again, and the dunk lore under the double-team of three people...
All made the cheering decibels of the Continental Airlines Arena higher and higher.
"OMG, Qin's top ten balls are all at the historical level, it's amazing!"
"Don't say that this is Qin's top ten shots this season, but that it is the top ten shots in the entire league this season. I don't think any fans have any objections?"
"Haha, you are right, Qin's appearance has completely overturned the fans' perception of basketball!"
"The championship of the Nets, the NBA is coming to an early finale!"
On the court, under the signal of the referee, the starting players of the two teams all walked onto the court.
The starting five for the New Jersey Nets are:
Point Guard (PG): Steve Nash,
Shooting Guard (SG): James Harden,
Small Forward (SF): Trevor Ariza,
Power Forward (PF): UAE,
Center (C): Qin Chong.
The starting five for the Indiana Pacers are:
Point Guard (PG): Darren Collison,
Shooting Guard (SG): Mike Dunleavy,
Small Forward (SF): Danny Granger,
Power Forward (PF): Josh McRoberts,
Center (C): Roy Hibbert.
On the Pacers' bench sits rookie Paul George. During the previous warm-up,
Paul George also took the initiative to walk to the Nets and had a warm exchange with Qin Chong.
Qin Chong and Hibbert went to the middle circle to jump the ball.
Roy Hibbert is 2.18 meters tall. Standing with Qin Chong, he is obviously taller.
But in terms of body size, Qin Chong wanted to kill the slightly thinner Hibbert in seconds.
Although Qin Chong had a smile on his face, in Hibbert's view, there was a huge irresistible aura covering him.
The Nets and Pacers played against each other 4 times in the regular season, including two games with Qin Chong and two games without Qin Chong.
With Qin Chong playing, the Nets easily defeated the Pacers in both games.
In the two games without Qin Chong, the Nets lost to the Pacers.
Therefore, the regular season records of the two teams can be said to be tied.
"Snapped!"
Qin Chong easily flew the basketball over Hibbert's head, Nash caught the ball and advanced,
In the opening game, the Nets took the lead in attacking.
Qin Chong strode away from Hibbert and rushed straight to the frontcourt. He passed Danny Granger with an easy reverse turn near the top of the three-point line, and stepped into the penalty area.
He took off to receive the pass, stretched his body in the air, and when the Pacers players had no time to defend,
It turned out to be a fake throw and a real pass, with a flick of the wrist, the ball was sent out from under the arm.
Ariza followed up on the left and easily cut in, catching the ball and jumping to complete the dunk.
"Boom!"
In the opening game, Qin Chong didn't directly launch a personal offensive mode, but chose to cooperate with his teammates to take the lead in driving the team's state.
Back to the defensive end,
Danny Granger singles Trevor Ariza in the high post,
Ariza, who had just scored a dunk, also worked very hard on defense, which made Granger's shot very awkward and missed the basketball.
"Bang!"
Qin Chong got stuck in the penalty area and took the initiative to give up the rebound to Ah Lian to grab it.
After grabbing the rebound, Ah Lian turned over and gave the ball to Nash,
The Nets counterattacked again.
Nash gave it to Qin Chong, and after Qin Chong entered the penalty area, he made another wonderful pass to the outside line.
James Harden, who was at the top of the arc, made an emergency stop and made a three-pointer.
shhhhhh!
"Shh!"
Hit steadily.
Qin Chong quickly connected the entire team, allowing his teammates to play smoothly both on the offensive and defensive ends.
On the other hand, the Pacers played on the road and in poor form, and played very passively throughout the first quarter.
Granger also fell into the vicious circle of singles.
After the first quarter,
Nets (36): (17) Pacers.
It has already led the opponent by 19 points in a single quarter, which can be said to have an obvious advantage.
Although Qin Chong scored 1 points with only one shot in the first quarter, he sent out 2 assists, turning himself into the team's magician, with more assists than Nash in a single quarter.
There was not much suspense in this game. In the end, Qin Chong clocked in three quarters and led the team to easily beat the Pacers 112:80.
Got a good start to the playoffs, leading 1:0.
Although Qin Chong's score was not high, he only scored 32 points, but he was very comprehensive, with 19 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
Leading the Nets to score in double figures with 7 players truly interprets the role of a leader.
In the next three games, under the leadership of Qin Chong, the Nets did not give the Pacers any chance, and they swept their opponents 4:0 in one go.
Became the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs.
Immediately following the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls also swept their opponents to advance to the second round.
In the West, the situation changed suddenly. The Spurs and the Grizzlies, the top player in the West, fought six games, and it was a 3:3 tie.
Coupled with Ginobili's injury and absence, the tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Grizzlies is likely to give birth to another black eight miracle in the league.
Under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz led by Deron Williams in six games.
Immediately afterwards, the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder both advanced to the second round.
The Celtics in the East also defeated the Orlando Magic in six games, turning last year's Finals team into this year's first round.
The tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Grizzlies has also become the only tiebreaker among the eight matchups in the first round of the playoffs this year!