After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 422 Chapter 421: It's time to die like a soldier
Before the start of the playoffs, the outside world was already overwhelmingly promoting the Heat's victory.

Hook also produced a series of commercials for Ajan:
"Who on Earth can stop the Heat."

"A new king is about to be crowned."

"A new era begins."

All these themes are basically created with the theme of James winning the championship.

ESPN also invited 12 of its reporters and commentators to choose the team that will eventually win the championship, and 8 of them chose the Heat.

That nonsense, this is equivalent to one's own people voting for one's own people, just to create an illusion that "the mainstream media thinks that A-Zhan is the strongest at the time".

In the ESPN vote, the Lakers only got one vote, from Mike Breen.

The well-known commentator did not analyze the specific reasons for choosing the Lakers, nor did he analyze the pros and cons of tactics and lineup.

He only wrote one reason:
"Just as I'm a nostalgic person, I feel like I'm still living in Shay's time. Or, it's still Shay's time.

I don't understand why someone would underestimate a player who averaged a triple-double this season and is the first player in history to have 2 blocks and [-] assists.

The real strongest players are not created by the media, but proved by championships.

It is not that becoming a king can convince everyone, but the person who convinces everyone is called a king. "

Mike Brin can be regarded as a heterogeneous commentator under the ESPN department. Maybe ESPN deducted his salary and made his life unsatisfactory.

Anyway, he is one of the few ESPN employees who are willing to praise Xie Yi.

Only Mike Breen voted for the Lakers, which is enough to see how much ESPN wants Ajan to win the championship.

However, in contrast, in the fan online voting initiated by TNT TV station, a full 71% of the fans still chose Shay to win the championship!
The Heat received only 14 percent of the fan vote.

Don't look at the fact that there are a lot of fans scolding Shay on the Internet, and there are also a lot of fans who gloated after the Lakers lost. There are countless people who complain about Shay deliberately avoiding the Heat every day.

But those fans are basically Heat fans and Ajan fans, and the actual number is not much.

Now even the fans of the Bulls and Knicks don't scold Shay, because the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Seeing that the Heat are about to reach the top of the Eastern Conference, the two former giants of the Eastern Conference, the Bulls and the Knicks, are the most uncomfortable.

Therefore, this time the support rate of the fans voting for the Lakers directly widened the gap with all other teams.

This is estimated to be the most divisive result of media voting and fan voting.

ESPN is determined to support Ajan.

However, the Heat are very unpopular among the fans. Compared with taking shortcuts in groups, people want to see miracles.

The 40-year-old Shay, who was plagued by injuries, led the team without Roy to the finals, defeating the Heat who were blown up by the media to win the championship.
This can't be called a miracle anymore, it has to be called a fairy tale.

From the voting results, it is not difficult to see how much expectation Shai has carried this season.

But even Los Angeles fans feel a little worried about the prospect of the Lakers successfully defending their title.

After all, the Heat's lineup is really outrageous.

One field is full of young and beautiful people, and the other field is full of old people. How can they compete?

What's more, the Lakers' opponents in the first round are extremely tough.

The Lakers' championship journey in 2011 began with the unfamiliar Memphis Grizzlies.

During Shay's heyday, Memphis didn't even have an NBA team.

Now, Shai has to face the challenge of the Grizzlies.

This makes people have to sigh with the passage of time. There are several new teams in the NBA, but Shai is still the league's top superstar.

For the Grizzlies team, Shay did not dare to be careless.

In the original history, they staged a black eight miracle.

Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins won the championship with Bill Walton that year. This is a man who advocates melee inside and has a strong personality.

And he also heavily injected his genes into the team.

The Memphis Grizzlies have become a team that no one in the league wants to meet by relying on a terrible defense like a meat grinder.

This Grizzlies, like the combination of 40-year-old desire and 18-year-old tightness, is enough to drain all teams.

Facts have proved that the Grizzlies are indeed a strong team whose strength and ranking are extremely inconsistent.

Because the Lakers unexpectedly lost two home games in the first round!

In Game [-] of the series, the Gasol brothers got what they wanted in the paint.

Gasol scored 22 points on 12 of 34 shots.

Gasol even shot 11 of 9 efficiently and scored 20 points.

Both of them feel so good today, and they have a shot.

The two brothers scored 54 points together, allowing the Grizzlies a rare high score of 112 points!

On the other hand, for the Lakers, except for Shay who scored 52 points on 33% shooting, the shooting percentages of other players were appalling.

Randolph suffered a siege by the Bears, and as an insider, his shooting percentage was less than 40%.

Shi Dufen, who played in the playoffs for the first time, obviously did not adapt to this fierce defense, and the fierce physical confrontation made him feel nothing.

Moreover, Conley himself is also a particularly active defensive point guard.Under his entanglement, Curry didn't get a good chance at all.

Gerald Wallace was marked by the seasoned Battier, making it difficult to make a difference.Cut inside?The interior guarded by the Gasol brothers is no joke.

Especially Xiaojia, despite his soft and waxy appearance, he has a strong ability to protect the frame.

After all, he is the one who contributed the classic "The Great Emperor Kneeling.gif".

The offensive pressure of the entire Lakers team was on Shai, but Shai alone could not win the Grizzlies alone.

In this way, the Lakers lost G1 and directly lost 11 points.

In G2, the Lakers are not far behind.

The two teams played until the last moment, but neither side scored in the last 1 minute and 04 seconds of the game.

In the end, the Grizzlies won G93 89-2.

That's the style of the Grizzlies, if I can't score, neither can you!

They peeled off the skin and cramped, chewing until there was no bone scum left of their opponents!

Shay also played very average in this game, scoring 43 points with only 26% shooting.

The most important thing is that Shay only made one shot at the last moment and missed it.

Tony Allen and Battier took turns defending Shai, and Shai didn't get even one good chance the whole game.

Even the last moment is no exception.

In the last 4 seconds of the game, when Shai used a change of direction to get rid of Tony Allen, gain a little shot space and shoot, all the Lakers fans raised their arms high, thinking that they would witness another playoff lore moment.

As a result, the basketball knocked out of the frame under the red backboard.

The Grizzlies players raised their arms in celebration, and Shai squatted on the ground, sweat dripping like rain.

Tony Allen glanced at Shay and shrugged: "My God, Shay, my heart aches for the miserable state you are in right now."

Teacher Tony has never been a good person. Although he plays very cleanly, he never talks a lot of trash.

And he didn't care who Xie Yi was because he was not afraid of anything, he knew that if he won, he would be crazy.

Randolph came over and pushed Tony Allen away, and then pulled Shay who was squatting on the ground:

"We trust you Shay."

With a big score of 2 to 0, the Lakers were forced to the edge of a cliff in the first round!
In both games, the Grizzlies showed extremely tough defense.

They are like the New York Knicks back then, iron-blooded, tough, and the inside is king.

The Memphis people, who have always been underestimated, used their fortitude and determination to break through the first round of the playoffs for the first time in team history!
Shay also didn't expect to be beaten 0-2. He knew that the Grizzlies would be difficult to play, but he didn't expect to be directly led 2-0.

This may be the toughest first round he has played since the Black Eight Miracle in 99.

ESPN also began to create more frenzied momentum, hyping up Shea's critical moment miss in G2.

He even called it out on a TV show:

"Shai's career may only have the last few games left, friends who want to watch it, hurry up and go to Memphis."

So much so that the tickets for the Grizzlies quadrupled immediately that night!
Everyone felt that Shay's game was one less game to watch.

After all, in the next game, if the Lakers lose again and lead 3-0, then they really have no chance.

3 to 0 behind, it is impossible to fight back anyway.

Shay looked up at the disappointed fans in the stands, then at his teammates.

He must not miss another chance to kill the game.

After returning to the locker room, Shay saw Roy, who had returned alone at some point, was arguing with Vitti:
"I don't care so much, I have to play in the next game!"

"Brandon, I made it very clear to you, you are betting your own future!"

"This is about three consecutive championships! The future? We have to seize the present first!"

Roy rarely gets angry like this. Although he is a gangster, he has always been very polite to his teammates and coaching team.

Seeing Shay walk in, Vitti also explained the reason for his quarrel with Roy:

"Brandon wants to play closed games, I don't agree."

Roy's expression was firm: "The next game is our last chance!"

Curry lowered his head in self-blame. He knew that if he could also help Shay share the pressure in the battle, then this kind of quarrel would not exist.

"The next game is our last chance for the season, but not your last chance for a career! I won't allow this to happen to my players!"

"Vitti, you can't thwart my personal wishes!"

"No, as long as you're still on this team, it's up to me to decide whether to play or not!"

Just as the locker room was in a mess, Shay slammed the locker and made a loud "boom".

The entire locker room fell silent in an instant, and everyone's eyes turned to Shay.

"Now is not the time to argue.

Vitti, hit closed. "

Vitti's eyes widened in disbelief: "This Shay, you don't understand. This may allow Brandon to play, but the impact on him"

"Who the hell told you to call him?"

"what?"

"Call me!"

Shay's knee began to ache again in this game, and it affected his state throughout the game.

In fact, this is also the main reason why he is not efficient today and missed the lore.

The already uncomfortable body and Tony Allen's candy-like defense made it even more uncomfortable.

Although Shai just took a rotation at the end of the regular season, it seems that the time to play healthy after the break is getting shorter.

As Barkley likened that day, his "cruising time" was dwindling.

During the second half of the season, Shai's knee pumping became more and more frequent.

His body is really at its limit.

Now Shai must force his knee into health.

At least it doesn't hurt that much.

Of course, Shay is well aware of what opening the door means.

The simple understanding is that after playing closed, the player will not feel pain in the injured position, and can move more unscrupulously on the court.

But pain itself is a protective mechanism of the body. Forcibly exercising when the body is injured will damage the relevant parts even more and aggravate the injury.

McGrady, Ibaka, Iverson, Marbury, and Roy in the original history are countless stars who have completely fallen after being closed.

Simply put, this is a behavior of "short burst, complete scrapping".

It's like that little blue pill that keeps you going all night, but after that night you never get up again.

In the original history, Paul was injured as soon as he reached the critical moment of the playoffs, but he never chose to play closed and come back to fight, because he knew very well the risk of playing closed.

It's okay if the bet succeeds, but if the bet fails, it's a lose-lose.

But this is Shay's last season, and he can't control that much.

Now, he needs a knee without pain to help him tide over the difficulties.

Vitti was a little hesitant. Although Shai didn't have next season, he wasn't sure if Shai would fall directly in the middle of the playoffs because of the aggravated injury.

After all, breaking the blockade is only a palliative, not a permanent solution.

Shay patted Vitti on the shoulder, then patted Curry and Roy on the heads.

He knows that everyone is for the team.

But from the summer of 1991 to 2011 now.

This team is all he is carrying!
"Didn't you say that I would die with honor like a soldier?
Now, it's time! "

The next night after the game, the Heat easily beat the Pacers 3-0 and were attending a press conference.

The Heat's state after entering the playoffs is unstoppable, and their road to the championship is as easy and enjoyable as going on an outing.

After asking a bunch of questions about the game itself, one reporter finally switched the subject:
"LeBron, the Lakers are down 0-2 to the Memphis Grizzlies.

After the next game goes to Memphis, do you think the Lakers can turn the tide?

Do you think Shay can make it to the end? "

James pauses for a second, then moves closer to the microphone:

"I don't care about the Los Angeles Lakers and Shai, I just focus on the opponent in front of me right now.

Or a potential opponent! "

Otherwise, Azhan has a high IQ?
What he said didn't mean that the Lakers and Shay were not in the slightest, but he had already breastfed the Lakers hard.

Because this sentence can also be understood as: "The Lakers are not even considered potential opponents now! They can't enter the finals!"

That's right, the team is already half buried in the ground, let's talk about it after surviving the first round.

Even if he can survive the first round with difficulty, there are still two rounds waiting for Shay.

Can Shay stay the course?James wouldn't believe it!

Now A-Zhan is waiting for the MVP and the championship, so as to completely start the domination of the 10s!
On the other side, in Memphis.

Carlisle and Shay were sitting in the rooftop patio bar of their hotel, eating real vegetarian fruit plates, listening to a jazz band, and feeling the cool Memphis breeze.

Carlisle took a sip of the cocktail, and Shay took a sip of coconut milk, and began to complain:
"Fuck, I shouldn't have accompanied you to this place. Come to the bar to drink milk, Durant can't do such a stupid thing!"

"Hahahaha, after we win the championship, you can enjoy the excitement of alcohol. After you retire, what are your plans?"

"Me? How else can I plan to get a pension of hundreds of millions a year to barely get by."

Carlisle:
"I'm just asking when you plan to get married and have children!"

"Oh, I don't have any plans yet. A person like me who has been single for 40 years may have to wait for my family to arrange a blind date. Hey, it is difficult for a man at my age who has not yet had a formal job to find a wife."

"Shay, damn you, that's why you're only looking for girlfriends?"

Amidst the beautiful music, Carlisle slowly put down his wine glass and glanced at Shay's knee:

"Shay, this is life. You really should stop and feel it."

"Come on Rick.

With four more rounds in the series, I'll be able to stop and feel life.

The tactics we discussed in the room just now, I think will be very effective.

In 1991, we won three out of five rounds. In 2011, there was no reason to lose in the first round! "

"I'm worried about your knees."

"Don't worry, I won't go down until LeBron gets embarrassing!

Those jerks at ESPN want me dead right now.

Fuck it, I want them to stop mentioning my name! "

After speaking, Xie drank the coconut juice in the cup: "Go back to sleep!"

That's right, Shay and Carlisle had worked out a new, bold coping strategy before heading to the bar to relax.

When LeBron no longer regards Shai as a potential threat, he feels that the Lakers will rot in Los Angeles.

A Jedi counterattack is brewing
　Today's [-]D update is here, and the conscientious old man kneels and begs for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)