Chapter 500 0506 The Playoffs Begin!
Chapter 500 05-06 playoffs open!
——75 wins and 7 losses! The Cavaliers created the best regular season record in team history and also set the second best record in league history!
——The new king is coming! LeBron has officially announced that he will return to the United States on April 24 and will not miss any series with the Bulls!
——Mike Brown talks about LeBron: I went to Japan to see him once. This guy's condition and current strength have improved amazingly. I am looking forward to LeBron's return, which will make the Cavaliers impeccable and absolutely unbeatable! This guy will replace Lin Dong this season and become the new king of Lin Dong! Of course, if you want to see LeBron, Lin Dong needs to pass the Lakers first!
——Michael Jordan objected to Mike Brown's opinion. He said he was more optimistic about Kobe Bryant and this year's Lakers. This is a phenomenal team that has the strength to beat any team, including the Supersonics and of course the Cavaliers!
——ABC's official website was crowded again. Barkley fought for the Supersonics and made the ultimate bet of life: You can't fall three times in the same place! This time he bet on the Supersonics, betting that the Supersonics can surpass the Lakers and the Cavaliers and win the championship for the fourth time! If the Supersonics are defeated by either the Lakers or the Cavaliers, he will kiss the forehead of a mountain lion!
——This mountain lion will be sponsored by boxing champion Tyson!
——Oh my god! May God bless Barkley!
——In fact, I hope Barkley and the mountain lion will have a tongue kiss...
The stage for the three kingdoms' hegemony has been set up. There are enough topics between the Supersonics, the Lakers and the Cavaliers. Any topic that has something to do with them can easily become a hot topic in the United States and even the world.
In the past few days after the end of the regular season, the American media reported like crazy, and the crazy competition between Nike and Under Armour in the sneaker market has made the fans in the United States, and even the basketball fans in Dragon Country, Japan, Europe and other parts of the world have fallen into an extreme crazy watching of this playoffs.
Fans who are optimistic about the Supersonics, the Cavaliers, and the Lakers are fighting on the Internet.
Until LeBron returned home, after an interview with ABC TV in Japan was released, this madness was finally pushed to the peak.
——Lin Dong and I are old rivals. We were destined to be fateful enemies as early as high school. Because of money and this fateful enemy, I lost myself and did wrong things. I fell to the bottom because of him, but today, I also rose again because of him.
——He is very strong, stronger than ever before. I may not want to admit it in the past, but now I have to say that he is like the real omnipotent God in the basketball world!
——But my mission... is to defeat God!
——I have made all preparations. See you at WIN Arena on the 25th!
WIN Arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers... is the former Gund Arena. Since Laura took over last year, the name of the arena has been changed.
Of course, this is obviously Steve Ballmer's intention. Taking the first three letters of Windows is both an advertisement for Microsoft and a symbol of victory.
At this time, LeBron on the TV screen looked very different from his youthful appearance. He looked mature and steady, especially his eyes. Unlike the flattering hip-hop he used to show when facing the audience, he already showed a kind of calmness and depth. Even people with rich experience could hardly see any extra information in the eyes of this young man in his early twenties.
And this depth and maturity, accompanied by his light words, the entire American Internet went crazy.
When Lin Dong challenged "God" and said the classic "God doesn't work on Saturdays", Americans and even the whole world didn't feel much.
It's not because this sentence is not domineering enough, but because Lin Dong is not a Christian.
For a guy who is considered "without faith" by the American people, what's so strange about shouting about "beating God"? Because he has no concept of God in his consciousness, he naturally won't be afraid or timid when saying such words.
But LeBron is different. His mother is a Christian, and he himself is also a devout Christian.
For a Christian, he dared to say something like "beat God", even if he was just referring to it, even if he was just a metaphor.
Even if there was only calmness in his eyes, the determination and courage that came from his bones were almost coming out of the screen!
——I actually saw a kind of domineering look on the face of a guy in his early 20s...
——Say the most cruel words in the calmest tone! This guy has grown up!
——The Cavaliers have actually been running-in very well in the second half of the season. Kidd and O'Neal have become more and more skilled in cooperation, and the new Artest has integrated quickly. I feel that if LeBron is added to this lineup, the Cavaliers will be really invincible!
——The Cavaliers will definitely win the championship! The Supersonics are ours, the Lakers, don't come to grab the experience pack!
——Go away, what do you have to do with the Cavaliers? After three years of fateful grievances, the Supersonics must fall at the feet of the Lakers!
——As for you Cavaliers, clean your necks and wait in the finals, waiting for us Lakers to deal with you!
——You are only three years old, but our LeBron and Lin Dong have been feuding for five years, hahaha! After five years of feuding, the SuperSonics belong to our Cavaliers!
——Belong to our Lakers!
——Belong to the Cavaliers!
——Two defeated generals... We don't care about you, why don't you just fight first?
——Experience pack, shut up!
——Hahaha, it seems that the aesthetics of American netizens have changed. Didn't they like the kind of characters who made harsh remarks before the game? Why do they now think that "saying the harshest words in the calmest tone" is cold and domineering?
——Again, the league's atmosphere is not distorted by Lin Dong, but because it is distorted! The little steel cannon of Longguo who works and studies in the Mississippi River stays!
The Internet across the United States is full of jubilation and the quarrel is endless. Even people who never watch basketball have been aroused by the war, which seems to be a kind of national participation.
Summer is the off-season for the NFL. Now, April to June is the period with the fewest major events in the United States. In previous years, this time was chosen to play the playoffs to avoid overlapping with the Super Bowl of the NFL Finals, but this year... Based on the current popularity and topicality on the Internet, it is probably a bit difficult to say which is more popular in the United States today, the NBA or the NFL.
The league and the media are naturally very excited about this, but...
April 25, God Arena in Seattle.
The Memphis Grizzlies players waiting in the locker room are full of murderous intent.
Do those fans know how difficult it is to make it to the playoffs in the West where there are so many strong teams?
Since Pau Gasol came to the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies have been playing a double tower lineup with Mike Miller and Pau Gasol in the interior, which is very similar to the combination of Sakuragi and Chandler in the Supersonics. They will not be at a disadvantage when facing any super center in the league. The outside line relies on the shooter lineup of Eddie Jones, Damon Stackmire, Atkins, and Bobby Jackson. The three-point shooting rate of the outside line is more than 38% per person. Sometimes when it is accurate, it is also a god-killing existence. It has also won a game against the Supersonics.
But look at what those bastards on the Internet say? They actually completely ignored this powerful Grizzlies!
Who can tolerate this?
Frankly speaking, the Grizzlies players can't tolerate it at all.
Everyone knows that the strength of the Supersonics is above theirs, but in terms of lineup, the two teams are actually very similar. Except for the No. 3 position, other positions are not at a disadvantage at all, and the outside line is even more stable than the Supersonics.
The only difference is the lack of Lin Dong, a sharp knife. Of course, the most fatal thing is the lack of this knife...
"Show some momentum! Give them a surprise in the first game!" Although Paul Gasol is not very old, he is already the spiritual leader of this Grizzlies team. After all, he just entered the All-Star team this year, and this season he has averaged 10.6 rebounds and 22.8 points per game. Double-double data: "We are called Grizzlies, not dead bears! Whoever wants to beat us must make them lose a layer of skin!"
More than a dozen players who seemed to be injected with chicken blood roared OHOH, shaking the locker room, and then more than a dozen hands overlapped.
"Grizzlies must win!"
"Grizzlies must win!"
The Grizzlies came out with murderous intent!
Paul Gasol's eyes were filled with fighting spirit and anger.
To be honest, whether it was Paul Gasol or other Grizzlies players, they actually knew that their chances of qualifying were slim, but they were not ignored before the game started, right? Are we the Grizzlies not worthy of playing against the Supersonics?
Almost no one on the Internet and in the media predicted the outcome of the two teams. They all said that the Supersonics would play against the Lakers in the second round... It's funny!
Even a clay Buddha can still be angry, let alone a... no, a group of Grizzlies!
If we lose, we have to tell how we lose.
A big score of 4:0 is absolutely unacceptable. We must win one or two games, preferably at the home court of the Supersonics.
Once we really take over the home court of the Supersonics, the value of all Grizzlies players will rise directly out of thin air.
So even if we can't limit Lin Dong, we have to limit all the other players of the Supersonics, let Lin Dong play well alone, and tire out that bastard who destroys the balance of the league!
——Dear friends, this is the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in the 05-06 season, the first game of the Supersonics VS the Grizzlies, broadcast live by ABC TV!
——It can be seen that the Grizzlies players are full of killing intent. They are not afraid of the three-time champion Supersonics. In fact, this Grizzlies team is both offensive and defensive, and is also a very strong team. If they go to the East, they will at least be in the top three.
——In addition, the Memphis Grizzlies have played against the Supersonics four times in the regular season, with two wins and two losses. As an outside-type team, the Grizzlies' outside line is undoubtedly more stable and outstanding, which also confirms the strength of the Grizzlies from the side! I think the Supersonics may be in trouble in today's game...
The sweet anchor Doris spoke in front of the camera with emotion, but before she finished speaking, Barkley next to her interrupted her directly.
"The Supersonics will be in trouble? Facing the Grizzlies? Oh, little Doris, are you serious?"
Doris was slightly startled. Although according to the above arrangement, Barkley was blowing the Supersonics and she was blowing the visiting team, it was the established commentary direction, but she hadn't finished her words just now.
It feels like Barkley is a bit crazy today...
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Barkley, and the camera also turned to Barkley's face. Barkley, who was sitting next to her, looked a little thinner than before.
There's nothing I can do. In fact, Feizhu is not losing weight, but mainly worried.
Some time ago, the senior executives of ABC TV station came to him and persuaded him earnestly for a long time, just to let Barkley use the "bet" to increase the TV station's ratings.
Although the whole United States is paying attention to the NBA playoffs now, ABC TV station does not need to do additional publicity, but it has to promote itself instead of the game... ABC is not the only one broadcasting the NBA live, there are also TNT and some network TV, these channels will take away a lot of ABC's ratings. Anyway, they are all NBA games, so it doesn't matter where people watch them.
But if Barkley makes his "bet" business, then ABC can watch both the game and the excitement, and naturally attract more viewers.
Under various threats and inducements, Barkley finally overcame the psychological barrier and agreed.
Moreover, he can't bet on the Sonics losing this time. After all, he is just a commentator, and he will be easily criticized by fans if he is too biased.
So he chose to bet on the Sonics winning... This kind of bet is just a show, and who wins or loses has nothing to do with him.
In this way, the fans of the Supersonics will definitely not dislike him, and the fans of the Cavaliers and the Lakers, I have supported them a long time ago. It is the teams themselves that are not doing well, and you can't blame me.
But I didn't expect that I would be tricked immediately after I said this in the live broadcast.
The ABC executives told him that it is not good to always be associated with dogs, so this time I will give him a cat.
It's just a cat, which is much cleaner than a dog. Barkley thought it was a Persian or a golden shaded cat, or a hairless bee, but who would have thought it was a mountain lion...
I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep at night during this period, and I didn't dare to look at the Internet too much. I even got to the point where I would feel nauseous when I heard words like "cat" and "lion". How could I not lose weight!
It was not until the past two days that I watched the invincible videos of the Supersonics in the previous three playoffs, and I was able to eat a little bit.
If Barkley used to sit here and comment on various teams and the wins and losses of various games, most of the time he was just doing a show, and he actually had no bias in his heart.
So now... Barkley really hopes that the Sonics can win.
He even hypnotized himself!
Even if God loses, the Sonics will not lose!
"The Grizzlies can't cause trouble for the Sonics, and today's game will be clean!" Barkley said proudly: "There is a reason why the Grizzlies won the Sonics in the two games in the regular season. The Sonics' outside line is adjusting to adapt to the new league rules and the scale of penalties. Lin Dong has also been deliberately reducing his shots during this regular season to give the outside line more opportunities..."
"But this is the playoffs! The playoffs are different. You have to leave yourself time to adjust your physical state and reduce the risk of injury, especially when the Sonics' next opponent is very likely to be the Lakers!"
Boast? Of course you have to brag! And you have to brag a lot!
If you don't dare to brag about beating the Grizzlies, if it's dangerous to beat the Grizzlies, will you let me live?
Barkley has long recognized his position. It's not just bragging. If the Sonics lose, he wants to give up his job at ABC and run away!
Cougars or whatever, whoever loves them can play, I won't play anyway!
Anyone can lose this year, but the Sonics must win!
"Just wait and see!" Barkley said viciously, swearing, "The Sonics will clock out in the first half, and the series will end in 4 games! I said it! It doesn't matter who the opponent is!"
Doris opened her mouth and looked at the flying pig in front of her, who had completely changed. She probably guessed some of his thoughts, and she was a little amused. He was too deep into the play.
And just at this moment...
Beep!
The two hosts forgot to speak just now, but the time was up. The director reminded them in the headset and pulled the screen camera directly to the scene. The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball high into the air.
The 05-06 season playoffs, opening!