Chapter 336 This game can't be played
On May 13, the league finally couldn't hold back and announced the Eastern Conference Finals' matchup two days in advance. At this time, the Thunder and the Grizzlies had a 3:3 match, successfully dragging the division finals to the seventh game, which also gave the other three teams a full rest, and many people felt that they had been resting too much.
The league has the same idea. Since the other three teams advanced too quickly, basketball fans around the world can only watch the Thunder and the Grizzlies hurt each other this week. However, except for Durant is still a bit famous, the confrontation between these two teams really cannot attract ratings. Even if their game is really intense and exciting, they still successfully created the lowest ratings for the NBA this year.
This is why David Stern must create stars, why league rules are increasingly encouraging singles, and the answer is only one rating!
The seventh battle between the Thunder and the Grizzlies will start on the 15th. The game time is specially arranged by the league until the afternoon, and the evening will be the highly anticipated focus duel between the Knicks and the Heat. This is the long-awaited ratings magic weapon of the league.
The media generally believes that the Knicks and the Heat's Eastern Conference Finals will even have higher ratings than the Finals.
Knicks Eastern Conference Finals Schedule
On May 15, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Madison Square Garden, pm, 20:00.
On May 17, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Madison Square Garden, pm, 20:00.
On May 20, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat American Airlines Arena, pm, 20:30.
On May 22, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat American Airlines Arena, pm, 20:30.
On May 25, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Madison Square Garden, to be determined.
On May 27, the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat American Airlines Arena, to be determined.
On May 30, New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Madison Square Garden, to be determined.
Although the Knicks had a week off, the coaching staff had a wide range of opinions, which made D'Antoni unsure and could not make up his mind to deal with the Heat's Big Three and how to arrange the team. Now the Knicks cannot watch the regular season results. At that time, their four games with the Heat had an absolute advantage, but this can only add more confidence to the upcoming game, and it does not mean that their strength is stronger than the Heat.
D'Antoni has never been idle. In order to find a good solution to deal with the Heat, he felt that he had worked too hard and even lost his hair several times. If this continues, he will not be able to follow Van Gundy.
But not only was the mustache exhausted, Spolstra, who had already set out from Miami to New York, was also in a similar state to his mentality at this moment. The Filipinos were also at a loss for Wu and Sir, and he also had to worry about variables such as O'Neal and Garlinari. The Knicks' lineup depth is much higher than that of the Heat, which means that there are likely to be variables that they expected. The Bulls died on this last round. The outbreak of Garlinari, Tony Allen and Green changed the trend of at least two games, but no one in the Heat can stand up except the Big Three. This is their always-predictable weakness.
But in terms of media, it is very interesting. Most voices in the American media believe that the Heat will eliminate the Knicks at 4:2 or 4:3. The biggest similarity among the reasons listed by these media is experience!
That's right, they think Wade has experience in winning the championship, and James has rich experience in defeating the Eastern Conference Finals and Finals. These two people know better than Wu Huang how to play in the finals.
Emperor Wu naturally expressed disdain for this. So he still has Naa's experience in winning the championship. Have Wade and James played in the final with 60,000 people watching? Have they ever seen such a big scene?
The day before the game, Wu Huang posted a photo of his Naa winning the championship on his Facebook and Twitter. Although Wu Huang, who is much thinner in this photo, is a little childish, but in terms of handsomeness and enthusiasm, he can instantly kill the sum of the three giants. He beat the three giants by one with his appearance.
Although Heat fans want to complain about Wu Huang taking out this photo every major competition, this honor cannot be underestimated. If the Naa champion is of value, it is only higher than the NBA champion. He has to go from the top 64 in the country to the final championship. He will be eliminated as long as he loses once. This is much more thrilling than the NBA playoffs. So even if Wu Huang wins the NBA championship in the future, he will still take out this photo to continue pretending to be 13.
"How about it, am I more handsome in this photo than now?" Wu Huang was holding his photo into the fake cup cover of the singer. However, the fake one was fake, and even if it became, it still had no clamping force at all. As soon as the photo was placed in the ditch, it automatically slipped out.
"Handsome, with a stinky little brat on his face." Taylor Swift kicked away Emperor Wu, and had the intention of expanding himself again, but he was still a little smaller.
Emperor Wu lay under the bed and snorted: "Isn't my breasts dry? I think you have a pedophile! You told me that I was born at the end of 1990, but in fact you were born in 1989."
"Let's do this, if you defeat the Heat, I'll give you a gift." Taylor Swift obviously didn't listen carefully to Emperor Wu, and didn't know what he was thinking. He supported his own artificial **** and said, as if he had made up some decisions.
"What gift?" Wu Huang was stunned for a moment. After getting up, he saw the little singer's eyes staying on his artificial ****. He quickly thought of something and said without thinking that he would be kicked out of bed again: "I think it's bulletproof no matter how big it is! By the way, a few days ago, I just saw someone in a car accident and ran to his back after a D cup cover. Think about what kind of scene it was."
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During the waiting time this week, Emperor Wu lived a pretty good life. He basically had to make a transition every day and lived a fulfilling life. However, he needed to save his life. He obviously deserved to be more like this.
Yahoo Sports made a preview of the Knicks and the Heat before the game, and listed three major reasons that the Heat would win the division title.
First, of course it was that godlike man.
Wade still maintains a game of nearly 25+5+6 this season, but the Heat have to rely on James to win the championship. In the past, James' mid-range shots and three-pointers have always been criticized, but now, his shooting has improved a lot compared to before. As long as his mid-range shots are opened, and his tank-like body crushes the opponent's inside, the Heat will be invincible, because Wade will become a more deadly offensive point at this moment. Zhan Wei played in a tie-up game this season, and the Heat have almost never lost.
In addition to offense, what makes James even more terrifying is his defense. With Wade and Bosh sharing the pressure on the offensive end this season, James can devote a large part of his energy to defense. Under the leadership of his life to defend, everyone in the Heat fought desperately, so they can organize a series of iron walls that their opponents cannot overcome.
Second, the sorrow of the playoffs.
James and Wade have been bumpy in the last four seasons, not to mention Bosh. The Raptors cannot enter the playoffs at all, which makes the three more eager for honor than the young Knicks. Especially James, after experiencing seven battles with the Magic last season and seven battles with the Celtics last season, he must be unwilling to accept the result. He has had enough of being pressed on his head. In addition to the infamy of leaving Cleveland, these make James extremely hungry and thirsty. He needs a championship to soothe his pain.
Third, the quality of the deadly weapon.
There is no doubt that Hugo has entered the ranks of superstars, but there are also differences among superstars and cannot be generalized.
Wade and James are not only superstars considered by the media and fans, but are generally recognized by NBA coaches. They are the three best players in the league today, and the other is Kobe. Among these three, it will be difficult to tell who is better and who is inferior to them, but the three best players in NBA are these three. As for the other players, Anthony, Durant and Hugo also play well, but there is still a gap in the height of these three. James, Kobe and Wade are the brains, souls, attacks, and attacks themselves. They can judge the situation, control the rhythm, and almost everything. But hugo, Anthony, and Durant are more of an attack point. Although hugo can also control the rhythm and can also be used as the team's brain, compared with the mature three, he still needs more training. For the time being, he can only become the fourth player.
Wu Huang knew about this evaluation on the day of the game. Yahoo Sports named him the fourth person, which was not a good intention. It was equivalent to erecting him as the target of all NBA players except these three. His intentions were so vicious that his heart could be punished!
"Just four?" Emperor Wu deliberately asked reporters when he showed up in the afternoon. After receiving a positive answer, he nodded: "Then I eliminated them, will it become second? No, Kobe has been eliminated, so am I directly becoming first?"
Wu Huang's words naturally made many people feel unhappy, but no one would be stupid enough to sing against him at this time. Who knows whether the Knicks will really eliminate the Heat? This is not an unexpected ending. Although the American media thinks that the Heat will eventually eliminate the Knicks, the strength of these two teams is actually half a pound and eight taels. It is not surprising that anyone eliminates anyone. Most media who think that the Heat can advance also think that the two teams will play until the seventh game.
Compared with Yahoo Sports' reports, Barkley's comments are more accurate. He believes that since the beginning of the season, the Heat have been as tough as an undefeated young champion. No matter how much they fall behind in the first three quarters, they will fight back in the fourth quarter until the whistle sounds. Every time they almost get what they want, there is no reason, only the giants.
In this year's playoffs, the Heat often suffers at a disadvantage in the first three quarters, while the Heat usually only has one of the three giants to carry the team and keep the score close. But once the game reaches the last six minutes, the plot will change because it is time for the superstar to play. At this time, there are two giants in the Heat who can carry the team forward at critical moments. When the bayonet is coming, will it be James and Wade who splatter blood? Unless the opponent is called Kobe, or the leader, the opponents of the Heat are usually crying.
However, although the Heat can become the undefeated young champion with their two giants, they still have fatal weaknesses.
In the first round of the Bucks, Bogut played the best series in his career; in the second round of the Celtics, the weakness of the Celtics' inside line could not pose a real threat to this weak zone, so the real inside battle was not released, while the next one or two teams were different.
Who will limit the combination of O'Neal and Sir? Even if the Heat passes the last juncture in the East, the Grizzlies' black and white evil spirits; the Thunder Pai combination; the Mavericks' inside thickness, multiple hardships are waiting in front to extinguish the Heat, will the undefeated Xiaoqiang still laugh to the end?
Now we can calm down and see which of the above four teams can truly curb the Heat's three-inch life goal?
There was a lot of discussion outside, and the Knicks and the Heat finally appeared in the afternoon to talk about the upcoming game.
In the past few days, both teams have chosen to close their doors and have been open to the media for interviews for up to half an hour before each training, but they don’t mention the content of the game, making it mysterious, like a trick.
But in fact, D'Antoni and Spolstrá have no tricks at all. They are just trying to scare people when they are strategizing. The so-called closed training is about finding ways to improve their advantages, and then pay attention to preventing the opponent's strengths and try to make their homework as much as possible. But in the end, they still have to rely on the personal performance of the stars to solve the problem.
Wu Huang has been watching Kidd's game video this week. He thinks that the old monster is the main contributor to the Mavericks' elimination of the Lakers. This guy's pass has reached a point of almost demonic. Every time the ball reaches his hand, the Mavericks start to run, and the two wings keep turning the Lakers' defense unpredictable. More importantly, Kidd's consciousness and skills can allow him to hang the ball from one side to the other side without leaving the ground. Such a light pass makes the Lakers' defensive formation messy, and also creates the Mavericks' chance to run out of the open space.
"I can also do such a fatal pass. Although the Knicks' tactics are not as delicate as the Mavericks, and his passing skills are not as terrifying and lethal as Kidd, the Knicks players have stronger athletic abilities. Even if they are not as capable of creating opportunities as the Mavericks, they have stronger ability to create opportunities by holding the ball, which is almost the same. Besides, this kind of playing style is originally one of their regular routines after failing to make a fast break. It is not difficult to play, but D'Antoni did not further explore the power of this style of playing."
Wu Huang's idea was recognized by D'Antoni, and "passing transfer" will become a magic weapon for them to deal with the Heat.
In fact, the Knicks' coaching staff are also watching the Mavericks' game video. They have learned a lot from opponents who are similar to them in many places. Although Xiaoma believes that it is stronger than the Knicks, the Mavericks' playing style after they land on the position is worth learning.
Of course, the Mavericks can give them some reference on the offensive end. They can't learn defense that is far better than the Knicks. Of course, D'Antoni doesn't think that the Mavericks defeated the Lakers by defense, so they just need to learn offense.
One hour before the game started, Ab TV station had already started broadcasting the live scene of the game. Both teams of players had already participated in the press conference and were warming up on the court at this moment.
When talking about the Knicks, Mark Jackson asked Van Gundy: "The Knicks have been active throughout the 1990s, but unfortunately they were blocked by the Bulls most of the time. 1994 and 1999 were their best chances to win the championship. Unfortunately, Pat Riley led the Knicks met the best Rockets, and you met the best Spurs, and the Knicks missed the championship twice. I want to ask, who do you think this Knicks is stronger than the one you coached back then?"
Jeff Van Gundy thought for a while and said, "I took over the Knicks in the mid-1990s. Ewing was at its peak at that time. We also had Alan Houston and Starks on the outside. In terms of strength, we should be above the current Knicks. Unfortunately, we were going to deal with a better Bulls than this Heat. After the end of the Bulls Dynasty, Ewing was already old. Almost all the great players of that era had such a tragic ending. We all know who caused this result."
Mark Jackson then asked a question that made Van Gundy Jr.: "Let's talk about it now, although you have less hair, you are actually only 49 years old. If this Knicks invites you to take over the team again, would you consider it?"
Van Gundy was finally asked now. He had feelings for the Knicks. Of course, the Knicks from the past few years were forgot. That kind of cancer team could not be led by the Knicks, but now if this Knicks are coached by him, he is of course interested. As he said just now, not winning the championship in 1998 and 1999 was his biggest regret. In those two years, the Knicks could have imitated the Rockets' two consecutive championships. Unfortunately, more than one person had this idea. In the end, he was cut off by Vicky, and his hair fell out at that time.
"No, I think Mike did a good job. Your problem is suspicious of being solicited." Even if Fan Baldhead thought to himself, he could not reveal it at this time! He didn't know that Emperor Wu had always wanted to drive away the beard. In the eyes of outsiders, D'Antoni took only three years to bring the Knicks back to the Eastern Conference Finals. He and Emperor Wu were both heroes of the Knicks' re-emerging rise. Unless the Knicks cannot go further in the next few seasons, or he had conflicts with Emperor Wu, his coaching position should be very stable in the next two or three seasons.
Van Gundy said no at this moment, but he still thought about it very much, especially Yao Ming will become a free agent this summer, and the Knicks also miss a center, who is rich and his disciple. If the Knicks really ask him to be a coach next season, he will definitely bring Yao Ming to the Knicks. At that time, the Knicks will form a combination of Wu Huang, Iguodala, Garlinari, Xiao Si, and Yao Ming. The picture is too beautiful and he can't imagine.
Van Gundy, who was rekindled to coaching, shook her head: "Let's analyze the two teams. The Knicks swept their opponents to advance in both rounds of the series. The game against the Heat is their first game in seven days. Such a long rest time is a double-edged sword. They do get enough rest time, but this may also affect their game state. These young people don't actually need so much rest time. What kind of performance will they perform, it still needs to be waited.
The answer will be given after the opening. Garlinari, Tony Allen, Green, and Monroe's second round series have brought great help to the team on the offensive end. Today they are trying to continue this kind of performance. Compared with the first two rounds, the Knicks' inside line will face a bigger test. O'Neal, Collins, Evans, and Monroe will accept this test. They will strive to block the impact of the Heat's Big Three on the defensive end. If they cannot block the Heat's breakthrough, it will be difficult for the Knicks to defeat their opponents."
Wu Huang is provoking on the court at this moment. Ordinary players will definitely not be able to do what he is doing now. He turns around and stares at James before every shot. As long as the Gouges King on the opposite side misses the ball, he runs to the same position to shoot one. And the most annoying thing is that he can hit almost every goal, which makes the fans in the entire Madison Garden give warm cheers after he scores, and then sends the same decibel ridicule to James.
The Heat fans and James fans were almost blown up at this moment, and James's face turned darker than the coal balls. Later, he simply stopped shooting, but it made the fans on the scene laugh at him even more presumptuously.
"Everyone says that hitting someone or not in the face seems too much!" Chinese fans are still too kind. They think that Emperor Wu has done such provocations, but what he is doing is not arrogant than Larry Bird at the time.
Why does Larry Bird make people think he is domineering? It’s because I can’t see a few white skins on the court.
The same is true for Emperor Wu. He would not consider whether he can be a friend in the future. He is the only yellow-skinned player on the court, and he is a nonsense friend!
Besides, he is here to conquer these black people, not to be friends with these people!
Wade was obviously more witty. Seeing this situation, he not only stopped himself, but also stopped warming up with his teammates. Then the whole team turned to the direction of the Knicks, and all the Heat players' eyes were staring at Wu Huang for a moment.
Fans all over the world were excited to see this. An indescribable scene appeared on the court. All the Heat players stopped warming up, pinching their waists on the spot and staring at Emperor Wu, or staring at that. What kind of scene is this?
Domestic fans suddenly thought of the confrontation between the two gangs in the Young and Dangerous movie before the film started. This scene is really a bit similar! Will the fight start in a while?
The three referees who were discussing the penalty standards of today's game were naturally frightened when they saw this. They rushed up without saying a word, separated the two teams to prevent accidents.
The security personnel also approached the sidelines and were ready to rush forward to control the situation whenever something was wrong.
David Stern was watching the game on the spot today, and there were many senior executives of the league present. The NBA headquarters is not far from Madison Garden, so the Knicks game has always been the game that most officials come to watch, but at this moment these people are staring at each other. This is the first time this scene has happened, and it seems not very good!
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Xiao Hua's forehead. This game was the top priority of this year's playoffs. They completely treated this round of series as the finals. The number of countries broadcasting around the world also broke the record. It is conservatively estimated that today's game will have at least 80 million people watching it worldwide. If a big fight occurs in front of nearly 100 million people, then all the efforts of the league after Auburn Hills Palace will turn into flowing water.
However, David Stern didn't even have a nervous expression at all, and he still sat in the seat without changing his face. His determination was really higher than that of Xiao Hua, but no one knew what the old man was thinking.
Seeing this, the Knicks players were naturally not to be outdone. Garlinari was also a provoking troublemaker. He immediately took two steps forward and stared at the Heat players in the same posture. The other Knicks players also stopped warming up and stood there to respond to the Hots players' staring. Before the battle started between the two sides, an unprecedented waist-pinching scene was staged.
Wu Huang became the only player in the two teams who did not show off when he was tying his waist. Instead, he was so happy that these Heat players actually wanted to pretend to be 13 with him? This was a huge wrong decision. He had to let the opponent know his ability to pretend to be 13 in this league. Who can compare with him?
The audience who watched the game on site and in front of TV soon saw a more pretending scene than before. Wu Huang smiled slightly at the Heat players, but continued to shoot as if no one was there with the basketball.
In the eyes of Heat players and fans, of course, Wu Huang's attitude was extremely arrogant and did not take others seriously at all. He actually continued to shoot one ball after another slowly...
If it were someone else at this moment, this 13 would definitely not be able to pretend. But Emperor Wu has the capital to pretend because he is handsome enough! This is a prerequisite for pretending to be 13. If it doesn’t, it is not pretending to be 13, but it is really 213.
The female fans on the scene and in front of the TV soon couldn't help screaming, because Wu Huang's three-pointer seemed to have a navigation system. As he relaxed his long arms, one, two, three... the basketball fell to the goal net in succession, and it was really a perfect shot. And when he made 10 three-pointers in succession in succession in succession in different positions, cold sweat began to emerge on the forehead of the Heat players who pinched their waists. They felt that they had become the background of others pretending to be 13, which was too bad!
Wade wanted to vomit blood in his heart. He felt that he had been slapped in the face, and he was almost bleeding! But now he had to hold on to anything. If they move now, wouldn’t it mean that the whole team let Wu Huang get abused by himself? Even if the blood on his face was really slapped in a while, they had to hold it back! Unless Wu Huang missed the shooting, they had the chance to get rid of this unprecedented embarrassment!
Although Wu Huang was pretending to be a pussy, he did not have a 13-shaped expression on his face. He always maintained this calm expression, only showed a natural smile after each three-pointer, looked at the direction of the Heat players, and then went to the next position to continue to shoot three-pointers. This invisible pretentious style made the female audience in front of the TV almost kneel down in front of the TV and lick the screen.
The Knicks players are now like loyal little brothers. They have tested their bodies one by one, as if they are giving the Heat players a clearer understanding of how awesome their boss is.
12, 14, 16...
Wu Huang's three-pointer was still accurately falling into the basket. After every goal, all the fans of the court would shout "mvp" wildly!
The Heat players' prayers for Emperor Wu to fail in their hearts were of no use at all. They could hardly resist the pressure and turned around and ran away. This kind of scene was too painful for them!
"Can anyone tell me why we are moving like this?"
"I can't help it, I'm going to turn around!"
"Hey, what are we doing?"
"Very good, I think we've lost."
"God, please let him miss it!"
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Chapter completed!