Chapter 712 The Battle of the Century (Second Update!)

In the first five days of December, the Warriors and Pelicans each had two games, and both sides successfully defeated their opponents.

After finishing their respective games, the two teams will face off for the first time of the season on the 6th.

In May of this year, boxing champion Mayweather and Pacquiao had a championship match at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

This game only lasted 36 minutes, but the cumulative revenue from tickets and broadcasts exceeded 400 million, so it was called the game of the century.

The Warriors now have an 18-game winning streak, while the Pelicans have a 19-game winning streak. The two teams, which have not lost since the beginning of the season, will compete at the New Orleans Arena.

The strength of the two teams this season, coupled with the grievances last season, this game can be called the NBA version of the game of the century.

Tickets for this game were also sold several times by scalpers.

ESPN will broadcast the game live, but some media such as TNT and FOX will also broadcast it on TV at the same time after negotiating with ESPN.

The attention of this game is comparable to the NBA Finals.

The huge attention also made the gambling companies unable to sit still, and they opened handicap one after another.

The handicap shows that the Warriors let the Pelicans by 1.5 points.

Although the handicap is small, bookmakers are still optimistic that the Warriors can win this game.

The day before the game, players from both teams conducted open training in the training hall.

Both the Warriors and Pelicans attracted a large number of reporters to watch.

"I won't care about the attention of the outside world. All I have to do is focus on the game and then help the team win the game. The Pelicans have become a lot stronger this season, and we have also become stronger. I will do my best in the game."

Curry remains as low-key as ever in front of the media.

But his teammate Green had a completely different tone.

"We eliminated them last season and they won some games earlier, but we will still win the same games as last season."

Green's big mouth is really bigger than Barkley's.

"The Pelicans have one more win streak than you do."

The reporter reminded.

"It has to do with the schedule, man. We've played the Cavaliers, the Grizzlies, the Mavericks before, and we've beaten the Rockets, twice, so what you said makes no sense. I'm already waiting to go to the bar after the game to celebrate. ”

Green didn't care.

"bar?"

the reporter asked curiously.

"Yes, I told them that we will go to the bar after we win the game. The coach allows it, and I will pay for all the expenses."

Green said with a smile, and it could be seen that he had already thought of a way to celebrate.

But this is Green, high-profile and loud-mouthed, but he knows how to get along with his teammates.

Curry was not far away. Hearing Green's extremely demeaning words, he couldn't help but shake his head, but he didn't say anything.

There is a lot of attention on tonight's game and the Warriors can't afford to lose.

On another venue, Tang Tian also accepted an interview with reporters.

"Our opponents are strong, they are better than last season, but so are we and we are confident enough to beat them."

Tang Tian expressed his confidence in the competition in front of reporters.

"And we have a secret weapon that I'm sure they'll love."

Moreover, during the interview, Tang Tian pretended to be mysterious and gave it away.

This made the reporters extremely curious, but Tang Tian refused to reveal what it was.

"That is a very powerful weapon. You will definitely get excited during the competition!"

Boyang was passing by at this time, leaned in front of the microphone and said with a smile, then ran away.

Tang Tian looked at Bo Yang's back and shook his head helplessly. Bo Yang is now the big asset of the Pelicans.

"We know that when the two teams played against each other last season, the referee's penalty issues had a great impact on the game. Are you worried about this?"

A reporter from TNT asked a relatively sensitive question.

This season the league is much more sensitive to referee comments than before, and many people have been fined hugely for commenting on referee issues.

Therefore, this reporter's question could easily get Tang Tian a ticket.

"I'm not worried. This game has received unprecedented attention around the world. This is about the image of the NBA. I believe that the referee can definitely enforce the law fairly in this kind of game."

Tang Tian's answer was very smart. He was changing his direction to put pressure on the alliance.

However, this method and intensity are just right.

Now that Xiao Hua's desire to control the game is not as strong as it was at his peak, he will definitely consider it.

The next day at the New Orleans Arena, the attendance was overflowing, and the aisles on the second floor were filled with fans.

If the venue allows it, the football stadium will be full for this game.

During pre-game training, Curry threw a super long three-pointer directly from the backcourt, and he hit it with one hit.

This also shows his super hot state this season. He is creating his personal peak season.

After the warm-up, the opening ceremony began.

Cole started with a five-small lineup, with outside splash plus inside player Barnes Green, and small forward Iguodala.

This lineup also expresses Cole's determination to win.

The Pelicans still have a regular lineup.

After the opening ceremony, there was the last three minutes of preparation time, and the commentary booth also began to warm up in advance.

This game is broadcast live by ESPN.

In addition to the ace commentator Breen, the other two guests who commentate together are old partner Reggie Miller and Jeff Van Gundy.

"Reggie, Jeff, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game? The Pelicans at home or the visiting Warriors."

Brin said and looked at the two guests. This is a necessary question.

"The Warriors, they have defeated many strong opponents in the past, but the Pelicans' winning streak has a lot to do with the schedule."

Miller's analysis coincides with what Green said, and this is what many people want and can see.

Breen nodded, then looked at Van Gundy.

"Pelicans."

His ideas were different from Miller's.

"The Pelicans played a historic defense this season. The last team to do this was the 2008 Celtics. Defense determines victory or defeat, especially in high-level games."

Van Gundy is a defense-first player, and his analysis is very characteristic of his personal style.

"But Curry's offense this season can ignore the defense in certain periods of time, such as at the end of the game."

Miller was a little impressed by Curry's performance this season, and now he retorted.

"The same goes for Don, he is the player who scored the most points at the end of the season, and he and Curry are players at the same level this season.

And you just said that the Pelicans' winning streak is related to the schedule, but their average point difference per game is also much higher than that of the Warriors. "

Van Gundy is somewhat at odds with Miller.

Brin couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the two serious people. Just like what the two said, in addition to the victory or defeat, there was also the duel between Tang Ku, Ritian and Tang Ku, which was definitely very interesting.

While the commentators were chatting, the two sides completed their final preparations and the starting players started to appear one after another.

The battle of the century is about to begin.