Chapter Five Hundred and Forty-Second Fever Will Die?
Time flies on June 4th, and the entire Celtics team has arrived in Los Angeles in advance and rented the Sparks' home court for training.
They won't rent the Lakers' training ground. Now on the list of Lakers' top enemies, the Celtics still firmly occupy the first place. The Clippers just surpassed the Spurs and became the Lakers' No. 2 enemy. It will be difficult for them to surpass the Celtics in the short term.
If Lakers fans insist on choosing a supportive team between the Clippers and the Celtics, they will definitely choose the Clippers. After all, for decades, their enemies have been the Celtics and the Spurs. The Clippers, a mortal enemy in the city, are more like their own brothers, and there is no gunpowder on both sides.
In the past two years, the Clippers emerged, and the two teams quickly evolved due to competition to their mortal enemy relationships.
But if you compare the hatred accumulated by the Celtics' constant competition with the Lakers over the past 30 years, it is far behind. The Celtics' most unforgettable hatred for Lakers fans is the Celtics.
Rivers was interviewed that day and said, "We came here with only one goal, that is to win." Speaking of this, Rivers joked: "In Boston, people mention success, and always talk about how many championship rings you have. My players don't have this thing at the moment, so we will try our best to win under any circumstances. Rings are the criterion for measuring whether a Celtic player is successful. We are a team with a championship factor, so without a championship, you are not a qualified Celtic player and cannot be recognized by this city."
When the media reporter heard Rivers say this, he was very surprised. Is this a provocation? Is it too much to say this to his players?
Garnett was still using an ice pack to apply his knees in an interview. The intensity of the playoffs made Garnett particularly care for his knees, and Ray Allen also did the same thing as him.
The physical condition of these two people has declined compared to last year. This is why everyone is not optimistic about them. After all, with the Spurs' failure, Duncan was eliminated by the Clippers in such a good state. The Celtics are older than the Spurs. Can they defeat the Clippers?
"We don't think about whether we can win or not. Instead, we have to consider how to win and how to fight with all our might. We must show our best side."
Garnett's confidence doesn't seem as sufficient as last year's last year, so naturally there is no need to doubt the fighting spirit of the Wolf King. Such a change can only show that the Clippers are too strong. Perhaps as the media said, unless three superstars of the 03 generation can be collected, they can defeat the Clippers aircraft carrier.
On the same day, former Rockets coach Van Gundy believed that the Clippers could defeat the Celtics in Game 6 or 7 to win the championship. He also believed that the Animal Brotherhood created a three-game championship dynasty before 2010, with the reason that the 2003 generation will not become a free agent in 2010. Before that, the snobbery in the league will not change much, and it will be difficult for a team to defeat the Clippers.
"The Clippers will definitely beat the same excellent Celtics this year. They have already had the best offense and have honed their defense through the Spurs in the playoffs. And they now have twin brothers in better and better form. I believe that the Animal Brothers can win the final championship. The two of them are also the most powerful contenders in the finals MVP. This is a great battle, and this series is definitely very eye-catching."
Fans and NBA columnists also expressed their opinions at this time, but one voice always prevailed, that is, the Clippers will win the Golden Cup in the Finals, and their goal will be to win three consecutive championships.
A US sports website set up a predicted polling station for the finals, and about 130,000 fans have voted. The voting results show that 62% of fans believe that the Clippers will be the final champion, and the Celtics have received a support rate of 38%.
The columnist's opinions are no different from the mainstream voices of fans, but experts are optimistic that the Clippers' ratio is higher, reaching 90%.
The website lists a total of 10 NBA columnists' prediction articles. The results show that except for one who believes that the Celtics have a championship, the other nine people are unanimously optimistic about the Clippers. Among these 9 experts, two believe that the Clippers will not win the cup until the final seventh game, five believe that the Finals will end until the sixth game, and the other two believe that the Clippers will win the championship with a score of 4:1.
The only expert who is optimistic about the Celtics believes that the Celtics' road to winning the championship will be very difficult and requires a full 7 games of the series to win the Clippers away.
Finally, there are bookmakers. They are also optimistic about the Clippers winning the championship, with an odds of 1.1. There is no point in winning the Clippers.
But if you buy the Celtics and win the championship, you can get the odds of 1 loss of 2.5, but the chance of jumping off the building is higher.
The Clippers have a better record in the regular season than the Celtics, so they have 4 home advantage in the 7-game 4-win series, and the first game between the two teams will be played in the Staples Arena.
Experts have various reasons for optimizing the Clippers, but the fans think very simply. Since even the Spurs can't beat the Clippers, the Celtics, who are not stronger than the Spurs, are naturally not opponents of the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Los Angeles and Boston are probably the cities with the most meeting in the finals. Before that, the Celtics and the Lakers met 11 times in the finals. Now the Clippers have met the Celtics for two consecutive years in the finals. This is the 13th final confrontation between the two cities, and the ratings will definitely not be small.
Before the first game started, everyone was full of excitement, and the players of both teams were full of talent and competitiveness, which was destined to be a wonderful finals contest.
In the two matches this season, the Clippers' record is one win and one loss. In the two games, the Clippers showed a lack of execution, but in the playoffs, the Celtics stumbled, and in the six games with the Spurs, the Clippers greatly improved their execution on the court. The two teams each have their own Big Three combinations, and also have excellent fourth and even fifth players.
The Celtics include Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rajan Rondo, and Al Thorton.
The Clippers have animal brothers, Billups, and Crawford.
The two teams have reached the finals for two consecutive years, which is also a topic that can be hyped.
Rajon Rondo recalled last year's finals and said: "That was my rookie season and the most failed time in my life. I don't want to repeat that feeling again."
On June 4, the day before the finals began, espn ranked the performance of the playoffs players, as follows:
1. Ji Guoqiu, Los Angeles Clippers.
The reason why Panda Brother ranks first is very simple, because he is the player with the best personal data among all the stars in the playoffs. Don’t say that the data is useless at this time, the data in the playoffs is full of gold. What’s more, the Clippers are now the biggest favorite in the championship, and Ji Guoqiu’s regular season MVP ranks first, which is reasonable and normal.
2. Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs.
Although Duncan's shooting percentage was only 49%, he still had 12.8 rebounds per game, and his performance of beating the Pandas in the sixth matchup in the Western Conference Finals made him proudly rise to second place.
3. Ji Guoqiu, Los Angeles Clippers.
Needless to say, this position was originally from Duncan, but Brother Fox's performance in the playoffs was not as stable as his brother. He scored less than 20 in several games, but also scored 40+ in several games. So if Brother Fox wants to return to second place, he must have a more stable performance in the finals.
4. Kobe Bryan, Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe's performance in the playoffs is not doubtful. This guy's shooting percentage in the playoffs has improved compared to the regular season, so the boss is just hanging.
5. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornet
Paul is extremely efficient, but the Hornets lost to the Lakers in six games, and Paul's assists and turnovers of 5.66 are more difficult to replicate in the playoffs. Even if he set an embarrassing record of 12,580 in the playoffs, it would still be a shame.
6. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics.
Garnett is still the core of offense and defense of the Celtics this season. He can be said to be the real giant among the three giants. His average of 19.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game is not as good as last season, but his performance on the team is really not completely measured by data.
7. LeBron James, New York Knicks
James should not be ranked in this position, but the person who wrote this article was Zhan Heikemi, so it became very reasonable and normal for gorillas to be ranked in this position.
8. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
Parker in the playoffs is even more like a superstar. There are two point guards in the NBA that will surely explode as soon as they arrive in the playoffs. These two are the key men of the Spurs' French Sports Cars and the Clippers.
9. Paul Pierce, Celtic
In all the Celtics' playoff games this season, Truth only scored in single digits, stability and efficiency, plus big mouth, the Peep Team is cute and hateful.
10. Rajon Rondo, Celtic
Rondo seems to be a little unreasonable here, but before saying this, let's take a look at the number of triple-double playoffs second only to Brother Panda. As a center forward, he can play 10.8 assists per game as a center point guard. If his ability to shoot in open positions improves and throws a few shots that fail to make many attempts into the game, he will be a real All-Star.
Before June 5th approaches, all media have shown their unique skills to build momentum for the finals and have blessed them. Such news bombing finally made fans pay attention to this year's finals.
However, the Clippers have a slightly greater advantage, which makes it difficult for the Finals to reach the level of last year. If the Clippers' opponents are replaced by a combination like James, Wade, and Stoudemire, the ratings will increase by at least 50%.
Taylor Swift is also paying attention to the upcoming finals. The little singer's breasts have temporarily stabilized. Although it is not enough to ride the little fox, it is no problem to be ridden by the little fox. Therefore, as Ji Guohumi's girlfriend, of course, will be there to watch it.
"Will that little British bitch go to the game tomorrow?"
Taylor Swift lay on the bed and slapped his big hand off his chest.
"Which little bitch?"
To be honest, Ji Guomori is a little bit worthy of beating.
"Don't pretend to be less garlic!"
"It's not that people are pretending to be garlic. They are going to watch live competitions. Can we still not let others go? Is there any human rights?"
"Damn it, I don't know why now, I really want to punch you in the nose."
"If you dare, then I'll just slap your breasts."
Chapter completed!