In the game, the pioneer Star Lillard felt cold and only got 13 points. However, his back-court partner mccolum once again burst into amazing fighting capacity, and Li Tuo outcast got 37 points.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, May 12 (reporter Wang Jiyi) the battle between Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers in the Western semi-final of the US league team entered a life-and-death war on the 12th, and finally the Trail Blazers resisted the pressure, in the away game, the reversal drama was staged, defeating the Nuggets at 100:96, thus advancing to the Western finals at a total score of 4:3.
In the game, the pioneer star lilad felt cold and only got 13 points. However, his back-court partner mccolum once again burst into amazing fighting capacity, and ricochu outcast got 37 points. This is also the first time that the pioneer has reached the Western finals since 2000.
In the Western final, the Blazers will stage a peak duel with the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who had eliminated the Houston Rockets with a total score of 4:2. The first battle between Warriors and Blazers will be held on the 14th, and in the Western Final, Warriors star Stephen Curry and Blazers player Seth Curry, the brothers will also be their own.
In the face of the Nuggets with excellent performance at home, the pioneers in the first quarter felt just so so. Except mccorham, the rest of the players were in a low state and repeatedly lost three points. Lillard did not get one point, the Nuggets fought at home with great momentum. The starting players such as yokeki, Murray and Millsap played normally, and the first quarter outscore pioneers.
Facing the huge difference, the pioneers did not give up. Starting from the second quarter, the Blazers strengthened their defense, and the attacking side was more aggressive. They attacked the basket many times and created free throws. Lillard finally scored. In this quarter, the Blazers narrowed the score difference. The third section is that the pioneer’s offensive is unabated, and the state of mccolum is even more amazing. The differential advantage of nuggets is eroded a little bit. After mccolum scored a wonderful layup, the Blazers led 71:70, which was the first time for the Blazers in this competition.
In the last section, the balance of victory began to tilt towards the Blazers. The Blazers gradually dominated the competition. The Nuggets struggled to catch up all the way, but the hit rate dropped and dropped the chain at the last minute. In this section, Lillard, who had a poor hand feeling, scored two three-point goals to help the Blazers expand the score advantage. Mccorum, the “big heart”, also played wonderful scores many times.
Pioneer coach Stoutz said after the game: “Everyone has a downturn in the game, but for a team, it is a very luxurious thing to have both Lillard and mccolum, the two men scored in different ways. Someone feels bad, and the other person can stand up.”
Stotz said that when the big score fell behind, the team never felt hopeless. “In the face of unfavorable situation, no one in the team thinks that they will encounter failure. At this time, they must clench their teeth and make a comeback.”
The head coach of nuggets, Malone, also praised mccolum’s performance. “Mccolum’s scoring ability makes people speechless. He and Lillard are one of the best backcourt combinations in the league. This game is almost a man carrying the team forward, and we have nothing to do with him.”
The core of Nuggets jokiki was very sad about the loss of the good game, thinking that his poor performance in the last section led to the team’s defeat. However, Malone said that in the dozens of playoffs of the Nuggets, jokki’s performance was very eye-catching, and fans all over the world saw the strength of this all-round center.