Chapter 274: The Finals Are Here
The Western Conference is dragged into a tiebreaker, which is good news for the Knicks, first, they will have more time to prepare, and second, the Thunder and Warriors have gone through seven major battles, and no matter who wins in the end, they will have to take off a layer of skin, and the physical condition of the players is difficult to guarantee.
In the next three days, Lin Feng and the entire Knicks team are actively preparing for the competition, this is the third trip to the Finals in the history of the Knicks, and the first two times they have returned home, this time, both the Knicks club and the entire New York City fans are full of expectations for them to hit the championship.
In these three days, the American comic book industry was turned upside down because of the appearance of "Superman", and the first issue of "Superman" published by "Comic World" has been reprinted 11 times, and the cumulative sales of 660,000 copies in four days have been broken, which has broken the sales record of the best-selling comic in the history of Marvel Comics.
The online world in the United States is also full of discussions about Superman, Twitter, Facebook, comic forums, and stories from Kryptonian young Clark are the focus of their conversations.
And with the popularity of "Superman", the author of "Superman" Miki Feng has also begun to be concerned by many "Superman" fans, who want to know more about Miki Feng, but unfortunately, they searched the entire Internet, but they found nothing.
The introduction of "Superman" author Miki Kaze on "Manga World" is only five simple words: cutting-edge cartoonist.
As a result, Miki Feng's identity has become a mystery, however, these three words have become the "great god" in the minds of many comic fans.
The popularity of "Superman" also has an immediate impact on the benefits of Marvel Comics, "Comic World" sold 660,000 copies in four days, and the profit of each Marvel Comics is about five dollars, and 660,000 copies is a profit of 3.3 million US dollars, that is to say, in just four days, the profit of Marvel Comics exceeded the total price when Lin Feng acquired Marvel Comics, and this speed of attracting money also made other comic companies in the same industry red-eyed.
Especially Tony, the owner of DC Comics, he almost bought Marvel Comics, in Tony's opinion, if he could successfully acquire Marvel Comics, everything brought by "Superman" now belongs to him, but there is no if in life, and now "Superman" has become their biggest threat, because of the popularity of "Superman", which led to the sales of DC Comics' "Action Comics" magazine, the latest issue has passed four days, and the sales volume is only 30,000 copies. The sales volume of each issue is around 80,000 copies, and this issue is obviously impossible to achieve.
At the DC Comics headquarters, the boss Tony held a high-level meeting of the company.
The conference room was lifeless, and the executives of DC Comics were crying and mourning.
"The latest news, "Comic World" has sold 700,000 copies! Damn, it sold 700,000 copies before the end of the week, and it sold more than we did in two months, or even three months, and you don't have anything to say about that? Tony leaned back in his seat, fingers tapping on the tabletop, a little angry.
"Oh my God, 700,000 copies have been sold in four days......"
"This sales can't be fake, 700,000 copies were sold in four days, and I don't think it's a bit too."
"If it's true, Marvel will turn over this time."
The crowd whispered.
"The authenticity of the sales volume, there is no doubt about it, I got the data of the printing factory." Tony said in a deep voice, "Tell me, how do we deal with it?" If we continue to develop on the current momentum, Marvel will soon surpass us. ”
"Tony, I don't think you have to worry too much, "Superman" has only been out twice, it is undeniable that its opening and setting are very attractive, which led to its popularity, but who can guarantee that the next story of "Superman" will not hit the streets, you know, there are many such examples in the history of American comics, first popular for a few days, and after that, people forget who they are."
"It's not impossible for you to say this, but that's for later, and I ask how to deal with it now? Are we just waiting to be killed by "Superman"?? Tony asked again.
"Tony, I think we can contact the author named Miki Kaze and poach him, and if Superman isn't a buyout work, we can even have him bring Superman to our Action Comic to be serialized." DC Comics, a senior planner named Lucas said.
Tony thought for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Well, this is not a bad idea, it's just that Miki Feng seems to be very mysterious, are you sure you can contact him?" ”
"It can be a little difficult, but as long as you have enough dollars, it's easy to find someone." Lucas said confidently.
"Okay, then find Miki Feng, and I'll leave it to you to talk about cooperation with him, is there a problem?" Tony asked, looking at Lucas.
"Of course, that's fine, but it may require an event fund." Lucas rubbed his hands.
"Money is not an issue, as long as you can find that Miki Wind and dig it up!" Tony Road.
"Okay, I'll do it right away after the meeting!" Lucas nodded heavily.
In addition to DC Company looking for Miki Wind with a lot of money, the giants of the American comic industry, Lenny Comics and King Kong Comics are also sending people to find Miki Feng, and their purpose is the same, that is, to poach Miki Feng at any cost!
Major comic companies launched a vigorous search for Miki Feng "campaign", and just when the comic book industry was in turmoil because of "Superman" and Miki, the NBA Western Conference Finals tie-break battle kicked off at 7 p.m. on Monday night at Oracle Arena, the home of the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.
This decisive battle related to the finals has also attracted the attention of fans across the United States, and the drama of "Thunder Double Less" vs. "Splash Brothers" has come to the seventh game, and the two sides have no secrets at all.
In the end, the Warriors, who were playing at home, played better in this life-and-death battle, and after four quarters of hard fighting, they defeated their opponents 96-88 to win the Western Conference championship and advance to the Finals.
The Warriors' victory also set a record in the history of the NBA playoffs, that is, in the history of the division finals, no team has ever completed a comeback with a large score of 1:3, and as a result, the Warriors did it, they won three games in a row with a large score of 1:3, and finally achieved a shocking comeback to eliminate the opponent with a total score of 4:3 and reach the finals.
So far, the two teams that have reached the NBA Finals have all been released, the Eastern champion New York Knicks, and the Western champion Golden State Warriors.
At the division championship award ceremony after the Western Conference Finals, reporters did a brief interview with Stephen, the star of the Warriors.
"Stephen, first of all, congratulations on winning the Western Conference, then you will face the Eastern champion New York Knicks, who staged the Black Eight Miracle, and they have the hottest superstar in the league right now, Lin Crazy, who do you think is stronger?" The reporter asked.
Stephen wears a hat symbolizing the Western Conference championship on his head, and his face has not faded from the joy of completing the super comeback in the "aftermath".
"In fact, after Lin played crazy performances, many reporters have asked me who is stronger, Lin or me, and before, the answer I gave was that we have our own characteristics. However, what I want to say today is, see you in the ring, and soon, you will know who is stronger in the end, and in fact, I can't wait to fight him! Stephen responded.
"Oh, you still haven't answered that question head-on." The reporter smiled.
'Because I can't answer because we haven't played each other after all, but I'm confident in myself and our team, and in terms of the overall quality of the team, we're obviously stronger.' Stephen replied.
"So, you're determined to win the championship?" The reporter asked again.
"Our goal this season is to defend the title, no matter who the opponent is, no matter what the situation is, our goal has never changed." Stephen replied.
"OK, do you want to say something to Lin Crazy at the end?"
Stephen thought for a moment and said seriously: "It's still those three words, see you in the arena!" ”
"See you in the arena! Haha, that sounds like gunpowder, thank you Stephen for your time. ”
At the end of the interview, this content was transmitted to thousands of households through TV signals, although Stephen's words in the interview were quite polite, but the sentence "see you on the field" is enough to show that Stephen has already held back a force in his heart and wants to compete with Lin Feng on the court.
After watching this interview, the corners of Lin Feng's mouth, who was watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, turned up slightly, and showed a smile.
"Actually, I'm looking forward to your showdown on the court." Qin Ruolin, who was beside Lin Feng, said with a smile.
"So, which of us do you think will win?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.
"Of course it's you, although Stephen is also very good, but I still think you will be able to defeat him, in my heart you are the best!" Qin Ruolin said with certainty.
"Haha, just say this to you, I can't lose!" Lin Feng laughed.
Next.
The major sports media in the United States are all reporting on the Western Conference Finals, and Lin Feng and the Knicks have also followed a lot of news.
"The Warriors Grab Seven Wins Thunder, and the Splash Brothers Will Fight Crazy!" 》
"Lin Crazy vs. Splash Brothers, the three-point battle is about to start! 》
"Knicks VS Warriors, Super Dark Horse VS Defending Champion, Lin Crazy VS Splash Brothers - NBA Finals! 》
In addition to these news, ESPN and some well-known sports media also conducted a fan survey on the ownership of the Finals winners.
As a result, the number of fans who support the Golden State Warriors to win the championship accounts for 58%, and the number of fans who support the New York Knicks to win the championship accounts for 42%, from the perspective of support rate, there are obviously more fans who support the Warriors, in fact, this result is also normal, after all, the Warriors are the NBA champions last season, and at the same time, they also played a 73-win record in the regular season this season, so there are still a lot of fans of the Warriors.
On the other hand, the Knicks, 90% of the reason why fans like them is due to Lin Feng, Lin Feng's strong performance in the Eastern Conference playoffs has attracted countless fans for him, and these fans of Lin Feng naturally support the Knicks.
Some NBA experts have also expressed their opinions on this game, and the opinions of these people are very even, most of them think that this is a round, 55 or 46 series.
However, Warriors legend West has a different point of view, and immediately after the Warriors won the tiebreaker in the Western Conference finals, he immediately updated Twitter: You are the real Warriors, you have created a miracle again, I believe there is nothing you can't do, go ahead, kill the Knicks, sweep them, yes, just sweep! You have the strength!!
That's right, West's opinion is that the Golden State Warriors will sweep the New York Knicks in the Finals.
His tweet also caused a huge controversy among fans, with even the Warriors themselves finding the sweep unrealistic, believing that the Knicks could steal the next game.
Lin Feng also saw West's tweet, he didn't say anything, just silently liked it.
Although it was just a thumbs up, sharp-eyed fans immediately discovered Lin Feng's move, so West's Twitter message area was lively.
"Haha, Lin Crazy has followed this tweet of yours."
"West, you've been targeted by Lin Madness, you have to be careful!"
"Respond with a like, it looks like Lin Crazy is going to turn on the face slapping mode again."
"The sweep is too, if it is not Lin Crazy, the Knicks may still be possible, oh, of course, if there is no Lin Crazy, the Knicks will not be able to reach the Finals."
Fans are talking, on the Internet, the finals between the Knicks and the Golden State Warriors are also hot, and because the regular season record is too poor, this time the Knicks are still playing away first.
Two days before the game, the entire Knicks team had arrived in Oakland, home of the Golden State Warriors.
Oakland is the eighth largest city in California, the population is not large, but the basketball culture in the entire San Francisco Bay Area is very strong, coupled with the excellent record of the Golden State Warriors in the past two years, so whenever there is a home game of the Golden State Warriors, the Oracle Arena is full, therefore, the Oracle Arena is also one of the famous devil home games in the league, and the Golden State Warriors have lost only a handful of games at home.
So, as long as a team comes to Oracle Arena, it means that their probability of winning will be extremely low.
And this time it was the New York Knicks led by Lin Feng who visited Oracle Arena.
Monday at 6 p.m. U.S. time.
Lin Feng and his teammates walked into the competition hall of the Oracle Arena and began to warm up before the game, at this time, there was still an hour before the official start of the game, however, the arena that can accommodate nearly 20,000 people was already full, which showed the enthusiasm of the Warriors fans.
Lin Feng was wearing a loose training shirt and standing outside the three-point line for three-point shooting practice, and on the other side of the court, Stephen was also standing outside the three-point line for three-point shooting.
The footage of the two practicing three-point shooting at the same time was successfully captured by the live broadcast camera, and then split into two and hit the TV screen.
On the left is Lin Feng, and on the right is Stephen.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the picture on the left, Lin Feng easily hit three three-pointers.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the picture on the right, Stephen also hit three three-pointers in a row.
In this situation, the fans watching the live broadcast are boiling, and the fans on the scene are also boiling, and the two aces of the two teams are all maintaining such a hot hand, and this game is even more exciting.
…… (To be continued.) )