Chapter 124
McGrady got the ball, and there was no one within five meters. He had to shoot!
McGrady took a wide-open three-pointer, but missed!
But it doesn't matter, Han Yi blocked the position, and Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound!
After grabbing the rebound, Ben Wallace looked for Han Yi again with a straight face!
When Han Yi didn't have the ball, double-teaming was indeed useful, but when Han Yi had the ball again, it was a pity!
Like a tiger descending from the mountain, Han Yi jumped up, regardless of whether it was Divac or Mason, or Divac + Mason in front of him!
Just one word: dunk! !
Han Yi succeeded in another dunk, and got another free throw, but unfortunately he missed the free throw and missed a chance to shoot a three-pointer!
The Hornets coach continued to comfort the players:
"Han Yi has started to miss free throws. What does missing free throws mean? It means that his physical strength has been depleted. Just wait and see. He will soon go off the court to rest. When he goes off the court to rest, it will be our time to fight back!"
However, Han Yi played all the remaining time in the second quarter.
In the halftime stage, the Hornets coach was still nourishing the players with chicken soup:
"Han Yi only rested for 3 minutes in the first half and fought for 21 minutes. This time is definitely full-load operation. This is definitely not a long-term phenomenon. For the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, he will definitely take a full rest in the third quarter."
However... Han Yi played the entire third quarter directly, expanding the Celtics' lead to 22 points!
In the fourth quarter, the Hornets coach finally waited for Han Yi's rest time, but unfortunately, the game was already over!
107:87!
The young Celtics played a whole quarter of garbage time in front of the Hornets' home fans with a 20-point advantage in the first playoff game!
Han Yi scored 41 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks in three quarters!
Although the Hornets had many veterans who had played in the playoffs many times, Han Yi proved with his domineering talent that these so-called playoff experiences were nothing compared to real talent!
But in the second game, the Hornets quickly adjusted their methods, no longer worrying about whether they could defend Han Yi, and began to use more troops to lock down other Celtics players!
Because in the first game, the Hornets found that Han Yi's strength could not be limited by their limited ability, but the Celtics' teammates were really bad!
After the first game, they found that the Celtics could not limit one of Han Yi's points, and the other was Ben Wallace's rebounds.
As for the Celtics' outside line, although the young McGrady also scored 18 points in the first playoff game, which was very good, his hit rate was only 40%, which was completely acceptable to the Hornets.
In addition to McGrady, the Hornets believed that they could easily control it with their defensive resources!
Therefore, the Hornets' belief changed, and they changed to "We will limit your teammates to the greatest extent possible. If you, Han Yi, are good enough, please kill me by yourself!"
Then...
The Hornets were killed by Han Yi alone!
In the second game of the playoffs, Han Yi scored 53 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 blocks, and 6 turnovers. It can be said that he single-handedly blew up the entire Charlotte Hornets on both offense and defense!
2:0!
In the first round of the 5-game 3-win system, the Hornets were already half hanging outside the cliff, in danger.
At the moment of death, the Hornets' desperate gamble did have some effect. Divac regained the low post and successfully knocked Han Yi into three fouls in the first three minutes of the second quarter.
For the Hornets, who attach more importance to attacking from the outside, it is rare to launch a large number of attacks with Divac as the axis in the game, but this rare tactic gave the Hornets hope of winning.
Divac, who played the game slowly but had his own offensive rhythm, really made it difficult for Han Yi to defend. As soon as he started, he was fouled!
When Han Yi fell into a foul crisis, it forced Rick Pidino to use a lineup without Han Yi for a large period of time in the game.
Without Han Yi, the Celtics were not to be feared. Although McGrady played a game with a 60+ hit rate and 25+ points during his time as the team leader, he still couldn't lead the team to victory!
In the end, the Hornets controlled Han Yi's score below 30 points and won a game with 95:89!
Anthony Mason roared to the media: "We won't be swept!"
When Han Yi heard this, his heart was put at ease: "Oh, you are worried about being swept, I thought you were going to turn the tables!"
In the fourth game, the Hornets, who lost the obsession of "not being swept", were in a clear decline in their competitive state, while Han Yi, who played less than 30 minutes in the last game, played for 44 minutes again in this game, scored 49 points, and led the team to beat the Hornets again with 100:85 and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals!
After the game, the players of both sides hugged each other as usual.
Han Yi patted the strong Anthony Mason, but unexpectedly Mason trembled all over like a conditioned reflex.
It took only one game for Mason to change from full of confidence to discouraged in these four games. One game made Mason know that a guy of Han Yi's level is not a guy like him who is at the level of a quasi-all-star.
If this round of the series is more intense, Anthony Mason will have to use crutches.
Although the game is over now, Anthony Mason can't help shaking his calves when he looks at the smiling Han Yi.
"Stop shaking, stop shaking!"
Han Yi patted Mason's shoulder:
"Is it not okay to treat you to a fruit plate tonight?"
"Really?"
Mason's eyes were full of stars.
"Really, really!" Han Yi grinned: "Tonight, our Celtics' celebration banquet cannot be held without you!"
"Hehe, that's great!"
Anthony Mason's legs are no longer shaking, and his waist is no longer sore. His brain, which was originally filled with muscles, is now replaced by crystal worms!
Okay, Han Yi originally wanted to complain about Mason, but he didn't expect that this big brother didn't understand this joke at all. If he doesn't understand, then don't understand. We don't need his fruit plate money!
At this time, Dell Curry suddenly came over with a smile.
Dell Curry was weak in three of the four games in this series, and exploded in the third game, making 6 of 9 three-pointers, and was the biggest contributor to their Hornets' win in the next game.
Han Yi took a glance and asked, "Uncle, do you want to eat the fruit plate too? Does your sister-in-law know?"
