NBA: I'm really the Chosen One

Chapter 188 Endgame
"Lee, congratulations." Iguodala congratulated Li Zheng while hugging.

"Thank you, Andre, you played a good game." Li Zheng praised seriously.

After sending away Iverson, the 76ers fell into a vicious circle during the rebuilding period. Iguodala is called a small AI, but he has neither AI's style of play nor AI's scoring ability. This is a perfect second master. But making him a leader is not perfect, even full of flaws.

"Philadelphia, I'll arrange it." Iguodala left the court in a free and easy manner after finishing speaking. This place is now a sea of ​​celebration for Portland fans, and outsiders like them don't need to stay here to block the eyes.

After sending off the 76ers, the Trail Blazers all came to the court to cheer and enjoy the joy of victory with the fans. Their record is locked at 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference. If it weren’t for the sudden rise of the Rockets, they might be able to Complete the miracle of rebuilding from the countdown to No. [-] in the West.

But even now the Trail Blazers are known as the most successful rebuilding team in the past ten years. Li Zheng even beat Yao Ming and James to become the strongest No. [-] pick in the decade. Moving forward, the Rockets finally chose to be safe, and did not release water to manipulate the situation in the West, but waited steadily for the birth of the eighth in the West.

The eighth place in the Western Conference will not be officially born until today's game is over. This is the cruelty of the Western Conference. The Nuggets, Warriors, Lakers, and Mavericks. No one is sure until the last minute, but the Rockets and Trail Blazers With the No. [-] and No. [-] in the Western Conference, you just need to wait quietly for the situation to become clear.

The Eastern Celtics are firmly in first place. The Cavaliers suddenly overtook the Pistons and secured second place in the Eastern Conference. James’ stable and outstanding performance made people a little scared. After the All-Star battle with Li Zheng, after two games of rest due to physical discomfort, James, who played again, completed an alternative transformation, and in April, the feeling of lifting weights was even more obvious.

The empty defense that James was extremely afraid of, James no longer bites the bullet and breaks through, but punishes his opponent with a jumper that is not aesthetically pleasing but has an amazing shooting rate. A James who can shoot has disrupted the entire Eastern Conference. On the defensive end, James even changed it. There are some bad problems of not being focused enough. Although there are a lot of chasing hats missing, the most memorable thing for Cleveland fans should be that James locked McGrady and Hamilton in the battle against the Pistons, and abruptly took the second place in the Western Conference from the Pistons. come over.

Tracy McGrady and Hamilton have two completely different offensive styles. Barkley commented that James' defense already has the demeanor of Li Zheng. , James is no longer the player who helps defend the top single defense and relies more on talent to defend. He is now a top defender that any offensive player is unwilling to face.

"1VS23" is already the most anticipated plot of most fans. Although there are Rockets in the west and Celtics in the east, the possibility of the Blazers and Cavaliers both rushing to the East-West finals is not high, but that game was hearty. , known as the battle of the highest level of competition, fans can't wait to imagine that this battle can be repeated in the finals.

ESPN even made a pre-season short film for the playoffs. In the 3-minute promotional film, there are 2 minutes of content about Li Zheng and James. Although they are fighting against other teams, the directors know what the audience wants to see. The length of Zheng and James occupies one-third of the entire short film.

Only then did the fans recall how many wonderful games and clips this long season had made them forget. Li Zheng's dunks and wonderful passes had already made the fans feel a little blunt. Ordinary stimuli were hard for them to remember deeply, but on TV, Li Zheng Just those dunks and blocks that overcome gravity and the laws of physics, and those wonderful passes beyond imagination still make them lament the beauty of basketball.

With the Warriors defeating the Eagles, the Nuggets losing to the Magic, and Rudy Gay of the Grizzlies killing the Dallas Mavericks at the last minute, the final ranking in the West is finally determined.

The first is the Houston Rockets, and the opponent is the Dallas Mavericks, the eighth in the West. Although it seems that there is not much suspense, many people are looking forward to whether Dirk Nowitzki, who has been hacked, can give this pain to others and stage a black miracle. .

The Mavericks' ranking does not represent their true strength. This is a team that can eat the Blazers. After experiencing injuries and trades, their rankings have slipped from the top half. What kind of strength will erupt is still unknown.

The second is the Portland Trail Blazers, the opponent is the Denver Nuggets in the seventh place in the West. The story of Li Zheng and Anthony is unknown, so it is also the round of the series with the least grievances and the least attention. The confrontation between the golden guns and the hurricane , Although it looks evenly matched, no one wants to bet a little bit on the Nuggets.

Li Zheng is the natural enemy of outside scorers. Even a lunatic scorer like Arenas has been blocked. The old Iverson and Anthony, who is entering the peak, want to penetrate the Blazers' defense. It is too difficult.

The third is the Hornets. In the end, Paul defeated Deron, suppressed the Jazz’s counterattack, and persisted until the end in the long tug-of-war. Their opponent is the Phoenix Suns. The duel between Paul and Nash is still not to be underestimated. point, but many people think that the third in the West seems to be firmly eaten by the sixth in the West.

Stoudemire has already called Li Zheng to talk trash, saying that he will teach them a lesson in the second round. Although Paul worked hard to get the third place in the Western Conference, the teams from fourth to eighth will take the Hornets this year. As a delicious dish, the sun was lucky to be the taster, Stoudemire and Nash are full of confidence in the victory of this round of the series.

The fourth place in the Western Conference is the Jazz, and their opponent is the Spurs, who have stopped playing at all. Popovich has already made it clear that he is going to hit the Rockets in the upper half. As long as the Spurs' position slips, Duncan will never play any more. Three minutes soared from 10 minutes to 37 minutes, and the GDP combination appeared on the court together for a long time. They have told the world that the Spurs are controlling points and picking opponents, and the Jazz is the final result of the cunning Popovich's choice.

In fact, Popovich wants to taste the delicious Hornets, Deron and Boozer plus Kirilenko, coupled with Jerry Sloan's old stubbornness, the Jazz is obviously more troublesome than the Hornets, but the Jazz finally failed to live up to it Failure to maintain a winning streak gave the Hornets a chance to win, and Popovich had to accept this situation in the end.

Just avoid the Trail Blazers. The Spurs have achieved a phased victory. As for the Western Conference Finals, they still have to face the Trail Blazers. What Popovich wants is the championship, and he has to choose a more likely way to fight for the championship. Knowing that the Spurs were given away in the lower half by the Blazers Tianke, he might as well teach LeBron James instead of Mike Brown.

(End of this chapter)