Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 314 The dominance of this knight is unprecedented!

On May 5, the Western Conference took the lead in making new progress. The Spurs won two consecutive games and eliminated the Warriors to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Popovich adopted a 12-man rotation method against the Warriors, ensuring that the defense was not held back. At the same time, his steps were faster, and he could jump and block shots more quickly, successfully suppressing the Warriors' offense.

The Warriors also wanted to follow up and started to play a 12-man rotation, but it turned out that it was just a superficial resemblance. Although their physical fitness could keep up, the overall coordination could not keep up at all, and they eventually lost 2-4.

Still in the West, the Nuggets have become a serious problem for the Thunder. The two sides are tied at 3-3, and Durant is seriously exhausted. The tiebreaker will return to Oklahoma City, but it is not impossible for the Thunder to overturn.

The game between the Knicks and the Pacers progressed slowly, and they only finished Tianwangshan, but the balance of victory and defeat has already tilted towards the Pacers. They won this crucial game 93-82, and G6 will return to the next game. Pacers home court.

The outside world is fierce, but the Cavaliers are extremely leisurely. That night, sponsored by the Cavaliers' number one fan Irving, the players are going to listen to Taylor Swift's concert at MetLife Stadium in New York.

It is said that Americans like AA, but that is only for the working class. At the level of NBA players, if Irving invites everyone to a concert but then hands out bills to everyone after the game, he will definitely be called a miser.

MetLife Stadium is a newly built NFL stadium in the metropolitan area in recent years. It can accommodate 8.2 people. It is located in Rossford, New Jersey, but it only takes less than an hour to drive from downtown Manhattan.

The metropolitan area is a concept that is different from China's "Bay Area" and "Yangtze River Delta Area". After all, Americans all live in bungalows, and under the planning of cities spreading the pie, the cities and towns in the metropolitan area are more closely related than the "Bay Area" Much closer.

This arena in New Jersey is home to the New York Giants and Airships.

This inevitably makes people think of Lao Zhan's flexible "hometown". When he went to Miami, he said that he was only from Akron and had nothing to do with Cleveland, even though Akron is an area of ​​the Cleveland metropolitan area.

But when he returned to the Cavaliers, he said that he really wanted to win a championship for his hometown city...

Focus on flexibility.

Having said that, the full name of this concert is the Red Tour. Red is a milestone album of Swift's. It has a special meaning to Swift, almost like Fantasy to Lao Zhou.

After all, this is the evil of capitalism. Every concert has a VIP box. Wu Di didn't attend many concerts before, but this time he felt the beauty of the power of a handful of money.

The VIP box has an exclusive parking area and an exclusive ticket check-in channel. Yes, the VIP box also has a ticket check-in channel. It does not mean that the box can fit in it, but there is a fixed number of people.

It is said that there was no limit on the number of people in the private room at the beginning. However, the rich in America liked prostitution for free, so a limit on the number of people was added later.

However, the box Irving booked was the largest and most VIP one in the venue, with enough room for 40 people, so when he invited Wu Di, he said he could bring any girl he wanted.

Although he took girls with him casually, Wu Di did not bring Reba and Nazha this time. Instead, he picked up Jenna from Los Angeles. After all, the two girls were too tired from playing in the past few days and needed to recuperate.

Jenna, on the other hand, is very keen on such places where she can show off, and there are other reasons...

"Boss, here we come!"

Seeing Wu Di appear, everyone chatting in the box came forward to say hello and introduce their female companions to each other.

With Wu Di as a role model, the Cavaliers' wives are unparalleled in the NBA in terms of their appearance. The female companions of DeAndre Jordan, Love, Thomas, and Butler are all supermodels. Only Irving is alone. His goal is to perform today. of Aquaman.

Jenna quickly and passionately chatted with several supermodels. They were all from the supermodel industry, so they knew each other before. This was another reason why Wu Di brought her here.

"Tsk, tsk, the environment here is amazing!"

Wu Di sighed. The VIP box was on the middle floor of the giant venue. Different from the open-air plastic seats outside, the box was fully equipped with air conditioning, leather sofas, bar counters, large live broadcast screens, audio equipment, etc., and there was also a spacious balcony. You can overlook the entire venue, and the view is quite spectacular!

"Yeah, that's great. How much will it cost this time?"

Little Jordan answered.

"Not expensive, $9!"

Irving raised his hand. Although his salary is not high, he earns a lot of money due to the influence brought by the Cavaliers' championship.

"Huh? Isn't 9 expensive? I have a friend who is here too, right next to me. Their box has a capacity of 6 people, but it only costs 20!"

Jordan was stunned and said that nowadays, concert tickets are no better than in later generations. 1000 U.S. dollars per person is already considered a sky-high price. The cheapest ordinary ticket outside even costs 39 U.S. dollars.

"It's different! In our box, Swifty will come before the concert starts!"

Owen laughed.

"Hey~ NBA defending champions!"

Speaking of Swift, Swift arrived. With her iconic sexy voice, Swift came to the room with the staff.

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, especially Owen, who was like a little fanboy who kept introducing people around Taylor and brought out dozens of Red albums prepared for the brothers for Taylor to sign on the spot.

One thing to say, Swift is still very beautiful and has a very good figure, even in front of the knights and other supermodel wives.

But Wu Di just admires it, otherwise he wouldn't have brought Jenna over. He has no thoughts of hunting for beauty recently, he just wants to win the championship as soon as possible, and then complete the key acquisition case.

Moreover, when the Sea King met the Sea Queen, everyone knew what the other party's rank meant, so even if they looked at each other with obvious curiosity, they didn't go out of their way to talk to each other.

"It's great that you can come to my concert! I hope you have a good time!"

After Swift signed her name and blessed her, everyone calmed down and went crazy, saying that the box Irving booked was really worth it.

"Oh my god, I'm sweating..."

Owen touched his forehead, which was full of sweat. Wu Di patted his shoulder and laughed miserably. Everyone also laughed. After laughing, someone asked:
"Guys, if we win another championship, do you think Swift will come to Cleveland for a concert?"

"possible!"

"Maybe. After winning the championship last year, Cleveland's influence has increased. If we win consecutive championships, the city's influence will definitely increase..."

However, a tenor suddenly shouted from outside the balcony:

"No, you won't win the championship!"

And this voice immediately attracted a lot of support:
"Knicks Championship!"

"Don't think blindly, except for those old rock and roll guys, who will go to Cleveland to hold a concert!"

...There were shouts one after another, and there was a burst of laughter outside. Everyone in the box was almost laughing. They were surrounded by fanatical Knicks fans!
Although the private room is separated from the public area outside, because of the balcony, the outside can actually hear what is said inside the private room.

With this episode, everyone is looking forward to the next Eastern Conference Finals even more.

After a pleasant concert, the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland one day early to start training.

The New York media, who are good at catching rumors, also reported the concert and encouraged the Knicks to strive to win the series against the Pacers and then go to Cleveland to avenge their previous humiliation!
After all, even the Heat, known as the "Galactic Battleship," were eliminated by the Knicks. Is it still far to eliminate the Cavaliers?

However, New Yorkers were still too optimistic, and the situation took a turn for the worse. The next night after the concert, the series G6 was staged. The Knicks failed to perform a miracle in Indiana and lost the game 99-106!
In other words, they were eliminated by the Pacers 2-4 without the Cavaliers taking action at all!

Hearts are higher than the sky, lives are higher than paper, New Yorkers are being laughed at again!
The situation in the Eastern Conference is clear. The Cavaliers and Pacers will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the situation in the Western Conference is also clear.

Westbrook played through injury and helped Durant eliminate the Nuggets in Game 7 and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Although Westbrook only played for 10 minutes, the encouragement he brought was extremely inspiring!
Fans will inevitably compare Westbrook and James. James suffered a groin strain and missed the entire series, watching the Heat be eliminated in humiliation in the first round.

Westbrook, on the other hand, suffered a more serious meniscus tear, but still managed to stay on the field at critical moments. It is self-evident who is the tough guy and who can better embody sportsmanship!

On May 5, the long-awaited Eastern Conference Finals took place at Quicken Loans Arena.

Before the game, Wu Di was interviewed by Yang Yi and Wang Meng who came to the scene. After some pleasantries, Yang Yi took the lead in asking questions:
"You won a record-breaking 73 wins in the regular season. Your winning streak broke the Cavaliers' record. You also swept your opponents in the playoffs. This situation is very rare and rare in sports competitions. Not to mention other things, in terms of mentality. , how do you keep your mentality from being unbalanced? What’s your secret?”

Wu Di smiled and replied:

"Actually, it's not that evil. We just enjoy the game itself. It's relatively pure and it's easier to get into the state of the game."

Wang Meng nodded again and again:

"This is the winning mentality! Entering a positive cycle!"

Wu Di continued to laugh and said:

"Yes, it's a cycle! Maybe everyone knows that we went to see Taylor's concert after we beat the Nets. We were very relaxed when watching it. We were supposed to have a rest the next day after watching it, but everyone spontaneously came early I came back to practice one day and felt that basketball was still more fun. This is a positive cycle."

Wang Meng gave a thumbs up:

"This is really rare. Don't listen to what Wu Di says is easy. In fact, their training is very hard. We visited their training camp a few days ago. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to last for an hour!" Yang Yi interrupted He said:

"Don't overestimate yourself, it's good if you can last for half an hour, haha!"

Wang Meng laughed loudly:

"Haha! Yes, the amount of training is terrible, but Wu Di and you are enjoying it! This is very efficient! Other teams may work as hard as you, but they are just holding on and their spirit is commendable, but the actual efficiency is very high It’s hard to be like you..."

After Wang Meng finished speaking, Yang Yi asked another sharp question:

"Then are you worried about losing?"

Wu Di looked calm:
"It's normal to lose. We are not perfect. Losing means we can still improve."

After speaking, he shrugged:

"I'm just afraid that I haven't lost a game. That's terrible. I'm afraid that we will be proud next season, haha!"

The two of them were also deeply impressed by Wu Di's domineering attitude:

"It's so lonely that I want to lose. This mentality is great!"

However, the James fans who are watching the live broadcast are very sad when they see this interview. The heat has already cooled down, and Wu Di is still "lonely and seeking defeat". Who can bear this?

They all asserted that Wu Di was "floating" and that the Pacers would make Wu Di pay a "bloody price". They even said that the Cavaliers would overturn and stop in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, as soon as the game started, they were beaten in the face!
The Cavaliers established a 19-point advantage 33-14 in the first quarter!
Their style of play against the Pacers changed the previous rhythm, and it was a wave of mercury-like offense!
Wu Di made 8 of 7 shots in the first quarter and scored 17 points. Paul George was stunned and had no touch at all!
Paul George was stunned, and the other Pacers players naturally collapsed even more completely!
Relatively speaking, the Pacers are considered endurance players in the league. Their lineup is relatively balanced and slightly defensive. Their explosive scoring power is not as powerful as the Cavaliers with Wu Di.

And more importantly, the Pacers are relatively inexperienced. The Eastern Conference Finals is the best result of their main lineup in the playoffs, and their mentality cannot be compared with the experienced Cavaliers.

So, the Cavaliers took advantage of this weakness of theirs. By the time the Pacers recovered, G1 was over!
89-124!

The Cavaliers won by 35 points!
Jamie’s faces were all swollen!

Immediately afterwards, let alone the layout on the court, the Pacers had not even finished adjusting their mentality, and G2 started!

Not surprisingly, 73-110, the Cavaliers easily won again with a 37-point lead!

In this game, the Pacers felt even colder. Before they even took out their melon cleavers, they were blasted to pieces by the Cavaliers' Gatling!

James and the others were so angry that they no longer cared about losing their horses and forcibly sprayed:

"Is this a Pacer or a Little Sheep? Your level was not like this when we were playing in the Heat!"

"A bunch of trash! Worse than an eagle!"

"Madefak! Show how hard you are against Emperor James. Won't it be easier to beat Wu Di if you cripple him?"

The Pacers didn't play well, but the James fans broke through the defense better than the Pacers fans, and their clown attributes were undoubtedly revealed.

But trolling is useless, the James fans are just incompetent and furious. If the decision-making power of the game was in their hands, the Heat would not be eliminated in the first round!
In the G3 life-and-death battle, the Pacers mustered up their energy to face the Cavaliers at their home court at Bankers Life Arena.

The fans wore uniform white T-shirts and cheered wildly for the home team in the auditorium. Pacers head coach Vogel even issued a military order in the pre-game interview, promising that this battle would be successful and avenge the previous humiliation!
It's just that "Jie" turned into "Jie" and "Snow" turned into "Learn". The Pacers launched a frantic three-person double-team on Wu Di, but Wu Di didn't hold it down and Irving exploded!

88-105，其中吴迪砍下31分17篮板8助攻的大号两双，欧文更是24投17中狂砍41分，创造了个人季后赛最高得分记录！
Without defensive suppression, Irving turned this game into an exhibition of his arsenal!

After the series ended like this, the Pacers, who were extremely tenacious in front, also realized that the two teams were not on the same level at all, and had to accept the fate of being swept like the Hawks and Nets!
Accepting the Pacers, the Cavaliers dominate the Eastern Conference with a 12-0 power!

The belated season MVP selection also came to an end. Wu Di won the 2012~2013 regular season MVP with almost unanimous votes!

The reason why it was almost a unanimous vote was because one reporter among the 100 media people gave his first vote to Anthony, who performed well this season, and two other reporters gave their first vote to Durant.

Not a single vote was cast for James, but this is not because these media people have learned to restrain themselves, but because the Heat's record of being eliminated in the first round for seventh time was too embarrassing!

Just like the selection of the best team, although Durant, who received the second MVP vote, and Anthony, who received the third vote, both played forwards, James was still selected for the first team alongside Wu Di. Durant and Anthony could only Second team.

Durant lost all his honor, and the Thunder could not escape the fate of being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals.

上赛季雷霆在西决2-0落后的情况下连扳4场战胜了马刺，这回却是被4-0横扫，让圣安东尼奥完成了复仇。

Both the East and West finals were 4-0, and even before the finals started, the smell of gunpowder was already filling the air.

This season, Wu Di has won a bumper harvest of honors. In addition to the best defensive player, he also won the scoring champion, regular season MVP, and double first team. This caused Cavaliers fans to rejoice, but other fans were extremely jealous!
The powerful Spurs in the Western Conference, a team with a second spring, last entered the finals in 07 when they faced James!
That year, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers 4-0 in the Finals. Although James ran away, people in Cleveland still clearly remember the humiliation at that time.

Especially when 6 years have passed, but the core team of the Spurs is still the GPD combination!

On June 6, the first day of the NBA Finals, before it was time to check in, there was already a long line of people outside Quicken Loans Arena. Facing the camera, Cavaliers fans were extremely excited:
"We want revenge!"

"What James can't do, Wu Di can definitely do it!"

"Popovich is waiting to taste the feeling of being swept 4-0!"

Previewing before the game, Kenny Smith from the TNT studio said after introducing the grievances between the two teams:

"With 12 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs, the dominance of this Cavaliers is unrivaled in history!"

O'Neill quit immediately:

"No, no, no, you clearly know the fact that our team in 01 also won the division!"

Buckley burst out laughing:
"Shaq, aren't you ashamed? They said 12 games. Did you lose or win in the 12th game?"

O'Neill's mouth twitched:
"Damn, even though we were 11-0, I have to mention that at that time, we only needed 3-0 in the first round to advance. Do you think we would lose if we played one more game at that time?"

Barkley spread his hands and deliberately shook the championship rings in his hands:
"I don't know, I only know that the Cavaliers have a record of 12-0 now! And then the Heat you supported were eliminated in the first round!"

O'Neill was about to vomit blood. He stood up with a loud noise:

"Don't eat the sour radish, you can't keep exposing people like this!"

Barkley showed no fear:
"Yo? You never said that when you scolded me Luther before!"

Kenny Smith quickly stopped the two men's head-banging:

"Old rules, old rules, let the victory or defeat speak for itself!"

O'Neal captured the Olympic gold medal:

"I need my championship ring back!"

But Barkley didn't do it at all:

"NO, you have lost all your chips and are no longer qualified to play at the table!"

There was another quarrel, O'Neal's mouth went dry, but Barkley refused to do anything!

O'Neal rolled his eyes after drinking a bottle of water and turned on the taunting mode:

"You're just scared! Afraid that the knight will lose!"

But Barkley remained unmoved:

"Yes, I'm just scared. I'm scared that you will go crazy after losing everything, my little fish!"

"Ahhh!"

O'Neill slapped the table hard:

"Damn it, Popovich, come and deal with this motley crew in Cleveland. I never want to see this stupid pig so arrogant again!"

Kenny Smith also echoed with determination:
"Yeah! With all due respect, arrogant soldiers will lose! No one can maintain such a long winning streak, and Popovich's Spurs are the Cavaliers' nemesis. The Cavaliers will definitely turn over!"

(End of this chapter)