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Oracle Arena is packed with stars tonight.

San Francisco, California, is a representative city of the region!

Sitting in the front row of the audience today are Eston Cook, the newly crowned Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, the second-generation Spider-Man Andrew Garfitt... and the Lakers' diehard fans, Hollywood's two movie stars Jack Nicholson and Leonardo Dicaprio!

That's right, a weird combination of"childhood shadow" and"Hollywood heartthrob".

They are sitting behind the Warriors bench at the moment. The two Hollywood bigwigs are dressed simply, each holding a cup of coffee in their hands, wearing a baseball cap, and there is not even a female companion beside them - obviously they rushed here to watch the game!

The big screen in the center of Oracle Arena was very"smart" to give the two big stars a shot. The two of them also greeted the fans enthusiastically, and then pointed to the Warriors' team logo in the midfield. The meaning is very clear: we are here to support the Warriors tonight!

As for what the reason is, let these two Hollywood bigwigs come in person���Why did they come to the Oracle Arena to support the Golden State Warriors?

It's simple. These two are die-hard fans of the Los Angeles Lakers and are one of the Hollywood celebrities who often appear in the Staples Center!

Even Nicholson has his own"exclusive seat" at the Lakers home court.

The reason why they came in the midst of their busy schedule is obvious - they want to see if the Warriors can help the eliminated Lakers"avenge" and eliminate the hateful Texas"guns and cannons"!

Although in the eyes of many people, this is a possibility with little hope...

But for Joey at this moment, he has no time to care about these Mi Lijia stars who are present, even though many 18-line stars have stuffed their business cards, phone numbers, and even hotel room numbers into his guest player locker at the Oracle Arena before the game.

Because at this moment, he just entered the court to warm up and encountered an extremely"awkward" situation - his"new love" was sitting in the seventh row of the arena with his"old love", and they were holding hands and seemed very intimate.

Um... Actually, to be precise, he didn't think he and Selena had ever"loved" each other, they just simply liked each other's bodies!

But it must be admitted that although the two of them didn't match in height, they had a surprisingly good understanding in some aspects...

As for the"new love", the Hollywood third- and fourth-tier actress he met at the Houston All-Star Weekend, the third child of the famous Olsen family on the Walk of Fame, Elizabeth Olsen, the actor of"Scarlet Witch".

Joey admitted that there was a moment when he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her...

But it was only"a moment", and afterwards Joey had the noble realization that"a real man can't give up a forest for a young grass"!

Embarrassed by some sharp-eyed old guys in the team for a long time, Joey didn't mean to take the initiative to say hello - after all, the two of them didn't notify him in advance!

You know, sometimes Joey asked the team's equipment manager for tickets for Selena to watch the game at the Spurs home court!

Then, he resolutely threw himself into the game.

In fact, he knew very well at this time that this game was crucial... because it was related to whether the Spurs could advance to the Western Conference Finals with two consecutive sweeps, and save the most time to study the opponents in the Western Conference Finals at the fastest speed!

By the way, create a sense of panic in them that"I have seen through you!"

Well... Actually, Popovich held a brief meeting with them on the plane to the Bay Area. He briefly explained to them the"importance" of the next two away games of the Spurs."——

We must not give the Warriors' youngsters a chance to run, let alone any hope of a comeback!

The Spurs' real opponent is in the finals!

Their goal this year is the O'Brien Cup!

Therefore, under the"incitement" of such remarks, the Spurs, including Duncan and Parker, who were numb to the"poisonous chicken soup" of Sima, showed a different spirit and were determined to"go further" at the Oracle Arena.

By the way, tell the Warriors' youngsters: the future is yours, but now... it belongs to us!

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As the game whistle sounded, Oracle Arena was filled with noise. The fans in California were indeed crazier than those in Texas, but the basketball atmosphere was a little... uh, low quality:

"Give my regards to your mom, Tim!"

"Illinois's wonder boy will end his wonder in California……"

"Best Rookie?! You are nothing, listen carefully, I treat you as a piece of shit at best!"

"Take care of your lower body, you sick French guy, and don't bring your dirty custom of getting off the Eiffel Tower to Mi Li's house.……"

"Texas's real guns and bullets cannot compare to California's money-spending state, just like California's sunshine will never reach the independent commonwealth filled with drugs and murderers!"

"……"

The curses were endless from all around, and it can be said that they never stopped from the moment the game whistle blew!

Although many of them were wearing Warriors uniforms, Joey suspected that they were actually Lakers fans pretending to be...

Because the Spurs swept the purple and gold giants that Kobe had worked hard to bring into the playoffs in the first round of the Western Conference this year, the Los Angeles fans were angry. After all, the"sense of oppression" shown by the Spurs from beginning to end made them almost breathless, and they didn't even give the Lakers a glimmer of hope!

The Warriors made some adjustments to their starting lineup today, and promoted the experienced and excellent lateral speed substitute Carl Landry to the starting lineup, replacing Andrew Bogut, the 05 No. 1 pick, who was mediocre in other aspects except for his excellent rim protection.

That's right, it was the"divine bird" who brought infinite longing and surprise to Rockets fans during the Yao and McGrady era!

The purpose of this change in formation was also very simple. Mark Jackson followed the advice of team consultant Jerry West and hoped that this big bird in the interior, who was known for his"speed", could do a good job of defending Joey.

The defense here means not only to restrict Joey by single defense, but more to cut off the connection between the latter and his teammates, at least to prevent Joey from repeatedly making exquisite and incredible passes in the game like in the first two games of the series.

Jackson hopes to limit the performance of the Spurs' Princeton system in this way.

In addition, he is also prepared to let Bogut and David Lee take turns to fight with Duncan in the interior in this game, cutting off the two"tactical starting points" in Popovich's hands from the root, in order to keep the two home court advantages in the series!

The development of things is indeed as he expected.

Bogut and the rich second generation took turns to share the playing time, and it was indeed not very efficient to restrict Duncan on the defensive end.

After all, the latter is already an"old man" in his forties.

Duncan here made 4 of 11 shots in the first half and barely scored 9 points, but Joey stood up again and changed the trend of the game!

The Warriors used Bogut and David Lee, the"interior towers", to encircle Duncan in the restricted area, and once took an eight-point lead in the first half.

"The"Splash Brothers" took turns to exert their strength, as if they were injected with chicken blood, throwing three-pointers into the basket one after another. Curry even made unreasonable and seemingly disorganized shots many times in the game - he took 9 three-pointers in the first half, hit 5 times, and scored 21 points, 4 assists and 1 steal!

Thompson naturally couldn't fall behind when his good brothers broke out. With the help of the"V-cut offense" specially arranged for him by Mark Jackson, he made many hand-to-hand passes and screens to break into the penalty area to score.

In addition, the team's first-year seventh pick"North Carolina Blackhawk" also made an indelible contribution, contributing 7 points, 6 assists and 2 steals in the first half, with an efficiency value of +14. Two consecutive rounds of steals and counterattacks established an eight-point lead for the team before the end of the half!

Just as the Warriors fans cheered and saw the home team's excellent performance, Wonderful performance, they even made the"squinting eyes" gesture together on the sidelines to provoke Joey, the Spurs' Rookie of the Year!

Joey was naturally furious about this!

In fact, California, Arizona and Texas have always been the three places with the most serious racial discrimination in the Milwaukee community, especially for Asians, who are often treated unfairly.

But Joey is obviously not the kind of person who"swallows his anger" - haha, okay...

What we Chinese people believe in is"a gentleman's revenge is never too late, while a villain's revenge will last from morning to night"!

Do you think you have a sure win? Do you think that by leading the Western Conference at halftime, you can avoid being swept?

Joey, sitting on the bench, sneered - it seems that K6's star card has not been officially used in the game yet?

(To be continued)