Chapter Ninety-Three: The Finals Begin

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The two teams in the Finals were announced, with the defending champions 76ers taking on the Golden State Warriors, the biggest dark horse of the season, and it didn't look like a close matchup.

Especially with the 76ers sweeping their playoff opponents back-to-back, the Warriors are even more underestimated.

Compared with the 76ers' unstoppable in the East, although the Warriors are also going smoothly in the West, they have also been forced into a corner by the Grizzlies and have been defeated by the Rockets, and in terms of state, the Warriors are obviously inferior to the 76ers.

Some people also made a comparison between the 76ers and the Rockets, the 76ers and the Rockets are very similar, both teams are teams with scoring guards as the core, there is another All-Star big man in the team, on the third position, the two teams also have a good 3D player at the third position, Jack Crowder and Trevor Ariza, on the bench, the 76ers have Louis Williams, and the Rockets also have a hairband brother.

In short, the similarities between the two teams are significant.

But if you really want to compare, it's still the 76ers who are stronger.

The most obvious point is Anxi, in the entire three rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs, Anxi can be described as a god blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, and no one can really stop him.

James Harden is different, the Rockets once fell behind the Clippers by a large score in the Western Conference semifinals, James Harden's state was criticized, and the final showdown Rockets coach Kevin McHale even pressed James Harden to the bench, and finally relied on a lineup without Harden to complete the turnaround.

It was the same situation in the Western Conference finals, James Harden was not in good shape, completely suppressed, and only broke out in one game, and the Rockets only won one game.

And obviously, Anxi will not have this situation of being completely suppressed, in the East, whether it is Jimmy Butler's defense, or Avery Bradley's defense, or even LeBron James's defense, Anxi has no dumb fire, scoring crazy score after game, every game, Anxi is the best player of the 76ers.

In the Finals, he didn't have to face any better defense than his opponents in the East, with Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala coming from the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and the likes of Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart, Jimmy Butler and LeBron James to defend him.

None of these defenses could prevent him, and the Warriors' defense obviously did not pose a threat to Anxi.

Only Anxi can still exert his strength, and the 76ers have every chance to suppress the Warriors.

Therefore, in terms of odds, the 76ers are far ahead of the Warriors, and most people are still optimistic about the 76ers in this Finals matchup.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr is well aware of this, and before heading to Philadelphia, he studied several games from the 76ers in this playoffs, including a couple of big wins and a couple of not-so-easy wins, which made Steve Kerr find something important.

"Luke, what do you think?" Luke Wharton, who just retired last season and immediately became an assistant coach for the Warriors this season.

The high IQ of his playing days has obviously carried over to his coaching career, and while he is not yet the Warriors' chief assistant coach, Steve Kerr's cultivation of him has been very obvious.

On the other hand, Warriors chief assistant coach Elvin Gentry is a little tired, but whether it is the same as Steve Kerr, no one knows.

Luke Wharton shook his head honestly, to be honest, Steve Cole watched a few games, although there were some differences, the difference was not very big, and Luke Wharton didn't think there was anything special.

Steve Kerr is satisfied, and now, all he has to do is speak out, he can prove why he's the head coach and Luke Walton and Elvin Gentry aren't.

"Actually, it's very simple, you have already seen it, but you don't dare to say it, what I want to say is that from these games, one thing is the same - Anxi cannot be restricted!"

Luke Wharton rolled his eyes, and he said to himself, "Isn't this nonsense?"

Steve Cole ignored the roll of Luke Wharton's eyes, and he continued: "So, in the Finals, we can't insist on investing troops and blindly defending Anxi, when necessary, we can adopt some special strategies, such as Jordan's Rule!"

"Jordan's rule, either to defend Jordan, really can't prevent Jordan, we will defend Jordan's four teammates, with Michael Jordan's own strength, it is impossible to win the game, this strategy is applied to Anxi, I think the effect is the same, as Michael Jordan's teammates, I want to say that Anxi is not better than Michael Jordan, Jordan's law has a chance......"

Steve Cole is a loyal ancient fan, he has always believed that the stars of the ancient era were better than the modern stars, if you put him in the present, Steve Cole, who was a role player back then, is at least Klay Thompson now.

As for Anxi, he can't compare to Michael Jordan at all.

The addition of handcheck rules and other bonuses is the fundamental reason for the explosion of stars like Anxi, Jordan's rule can make young Michael Jordan taste failure, and Anxi will definitely not escape such a fate.

Of course, Steve Kerr will not deny the strength of Anxi, at least he believes that the current Warriors can only win this Finals by using Jordan's law.

"So ......?" Elvin Gentry hesitated, for Steve Cole didn't quite think what he had in mind.

But now, Steve Cole has his own ideas, and he can't say anything more.

"So, our strategy for the next game is to defend the other four players of the 76ers to the death!

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On June 4, 2015, U.S. time, more than 20,000 fans gathered at the Wachovia Center Arena in Philadelphia, wearing a unified championship cheering uniform, and the uniform orange color seemed to ignite the Wachovia Arena in an instant, and the atmosphere was obviously extremely hot.

It's been another fruitful season, following last season's surprise championship, the 76ers have been menacing this season, and all Philadelphia fans are looking forward to the team defending their title.

The team's previous three rounds of playoff games have made the whole Philadelphia excited, each round is a sweep, and the 76ers' state has been so hot that it is about to explode, such a state, it is simply unreasonable not to win the championship.

The players on both sides quickly warmed up, and the commentary seats on the sidelines, Tencent Sports from the other side of the ocean, also sent their strongest commentary combination, the host Ke Fan, and the guest Yang Yi, the two will partner to explain the entire finals.

"This Finals will be Anxi's fifth Finals, and it is worth mentioning that this is also his fifth year in the NBA......"

"So, Anxi has reached the finals every year since he entered the NBA?"

"Yes, not only that, in the first four finals, Anxi's team won all of them! Although in the first two finals, he was only a supporting role. ”

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The two sang and harmonized, and before the game opened, they first blew Anxi's winning rate in the finals.

Compared with LeBron James four finals and four failures, and Anxi four finals and four championships, the gap between the two is too big.

As for this fifth finals, Ke Fan and Yang Yi both believe that the probability of Anxi winning again has reached 98%, and there is only a 2% chance of losing.

Of course, this probability is Ke Fan and Yang Yi's self-opinion, and the strength of the real two teams will not be clear until the game starts.

However, before the game started, Anxi had already felt the pressure, and the whole Warriors team was not good, and this game was not so easy to play......

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