Chapter 393: The East Decisive Begins! Frank's pre-game mobilization!
Xu Xuan was lying on the bed, and Lin Yun beside him had fallen asleep deeply.
Xu Xuan didn't sleep, because he was still thinking about the next game, irritable, sleepy, and bored, Xu Xuan picked up his mobile phone and sat up and swiped the news.
Finger pointed to Weibo, Xu Xuan thought about it, it seemed that he hadn't posted a news for a long time, and after thinking about it for a while, Xu Xuan decided that all three social software would post a news.
"The Pacers advance! Race to the championship! ”
Twitter, Facebook, and Weibo, the three major social software, sent out, and soon received a lot of responses.
Xu Xuan was not interested in the reply from the United States, he looked at the reply on Weibo.
"Damn, it's late at night in the United States at this time, right? Why doesn't Xu Xuan sleep yet? ”
"Haha, I should be so excited that I can't sleep, I've reached the Eastern Conference Finals!"
"Led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals again, and Xu Xuan was not allowed to be excited? You must know that Da Yao's biggest regret is that he has not been able to reach the Western Conference Finals, and now, Xu Xuan has reached the Eastern Conference Finals twice in the second year of his career, both as a core player. ”
"Congratulations Xu Xuan, your performance in this series is outstanding!"
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Xu Xuan hasn't paid attention to the situation in China for a long time, and as soon as this Weibo was posted, it was all about supporting Xu Xuan, and the number of comments was increasing, and it rose to tens of thousands in a few minutes.
Terrifying popularity!
The fans are also knowledgeable, and this news was sent by Xu Xuan himself, not his operation team.
Catch a wild little Xu Xuan alive!
The fans were excited, and more and more replies were made below, almost within a few minutes, it entered the hot search and rose all the way.
After quickly browsing through tens of thousands of private messages, Xu Xuan suddenly found that there seemed to be a few domestic entertainment stars who had left messages for themselves, and Xu Xuan was interested.
Yaya......
Chen Yihan......
King......
Sheet......
......
The man automatically ignored it.
Not necessarily.
It's not a system with them.
Female......
You can discuss life.
Let's talk about ideals or something, Xu Xuan still has strengths in this regard.
Xu Xuan, who hadn't slept much all night, still got up early, got up early and ran in the morning, and then went to the training hall.
"Xu, here?" When Xu Xuan changed his clothes and walked into the training ground, Nate McMillan was already preparing training equipment, and when he saw Xu Xuan, he casually threw a basketball to Xu Xuan.
Xu Xuan nodded: "Here, you're very early today, Qipu." ”
"I'm having insomnia, so I'll take a look sooner." Nate McMillan shrugged.
Xu Xuan took over the basketball and began training, and training at this time can be regarded as Xu Xuan's additional training.
Xu Xuan now made a few three-pointers at the three-point line, and Nate McMillan was amazed by it, Xu Xuan's three-point shooting rate was indeed too accurate, and in the regular season this season, Xu Xuan's three-point shooting rate was 42.3%.
You must know that even Curry, who is a "super god" this season, has a three-point shooting rate of only 45.4%, which is three percentage points higher than Xu Xuan.
"Xu, do you think we have any hope of breaking the spell this season?" Nate McMillan looked at Xu Xuan seriously.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and the first three have all gone back, which is a big blow to confidence.
It's not just him, it's the Pacers fans.
A lot of people say they're under a curse that they can't break as long as James is in the East, the first three times, and this year as well.
"Nate, you have to believe in yourself, but also believe in us, things are man-made, as long as you want to do it, there is nothing that cannot be done." Xu Xuan answered him seriously.
It's easy to say, but hard to do.
Nate smiled wryly.
He only dared to ask Xu Xuan about this, and he wouldn't even say much in front of Pickled Pepper.
Xu Xuan doesn't look like a rookie, but like an old fritter for many years.
After a little training in the morning, the Pacers did not practice again in the afternoon, but went into the locker room to watch Game 5 between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers under the organization of coach Frank Vogel.
The two teams are currently tied 3-1, and after the Warriors were pulled back 2-0 in the last game, Curry announced his comeback.
They came back from a 16-point deficit to beat the Trail Blazers 132-125 in overtime to take a 3-1 overall lead to make match point.
Curry came off the bench and he scored 17 points in overtime! He finished with 40 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Curry was angry.
Coach Kerr claims he will only be given 15 minutes to play in this game.
However, as the battle progressed, Cole had to admit that what he had just said was......
The Trail Blazers still have strength, and shortly after the opening, Lillard "hit a four-pointer" successfully, and then hit a three-pointer, scoring nine points in a row, and the Trail Blazers started the game 16-2. In the middle of 6 minutes and 19 seconds, the Warriors only had Barnes hit a layup.
Fortunately, in the end, Curry regained his senses, and in overtime, he was so terrifying in scoring efficiency that Lillard was terrified.
The big score is 3-1 and this is the fifth match for both teams.
The Trail Blazers will be out of the game if they lose, and they are already fighting on their backs.
After the start of the game, the two teams played back and forth, and it was still very anxious until the final period.
Lillard drew a foul from beyond the three-point line with 10.9 seconds left and made three free throws to tie the score at 121-123.
After Curry hit two free throws, Lillard missed a desperate three-point shot, and after Curry grabbed the rebound, the Trail Blazers surrendered.
4 to 1!
The Warriors successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals!
This is the second year in a row that they have reached the Western Conference Finals, and they seem to be the hegemon of the Western Conference!
The other group in the West, the G6 match between the Thunder and the Spurs, will not be decided until tomorrow.
In the previous five games, the Thunder temporarily led 3-2 and got the match point, as long as this sixth game is won, the Thunder can advance to the Western Conference finals.
The Eastern Conference will be scheduled for May 15.
For this round of the Eastern Conference finals series between the Pacers and the Cavaliers, the outside media has paid a lot of attention.
"It's hard to imagine that I've seen the same scene four years in a row, Miami and LeBron and Indiana and Paul George...... No, maybe now we have to put it another way, Cleveland and LeBron and Indiana and Xu Xuan! ”
LeBron is still the same LeBron, and the walker is still the same walker, but the boss has changed from pickled pepper to Xu Xuan.
It's a benign change.
Many media outside said that if there was no Xu Xuan this season or last season, the Pacers would not be able to make consecutive Eastern Conference finals.
Along the way, Paul George resisted the first half, and Xu Xuan resisted the second half.
"The Pacers are so surprising, I'm not surprised that LeBron has made it to the Eastern Conference finals for so many years in a row, but the Pacers, who are they? Tuck? Mcgee? Who is this? How does it compare to the Cavaliers' Big Three? ”
"The three All-Star players of the Cavaliers, Richard Jefferson, Channing Fry, Matthew Davidova, James Jones, Dundee Jones, Mozgov and other veterans and giants on the bench, not to mention Indiana, even the guys in Golden State, can only say that the five or five are open, and the premise of this five or five is that Stephen Curry plays normally, if Stephen does not play well, it is impossible to win this Cavaliers."
The very different feel of the Cavaliers from last season is that they are solid.
The two series before the Eastern Conference finals were swept to advance, and there was no drag at all.
Judging from the public opinion before the game, it is still the Cavaliers who take the initiative, and the Cavaliers are much lower than the Pacers in terms of the odds offered by the major handicaps.
To put it bluntly, everyone still believes in the Cavaliers and believes in LeBron.
It's the same as when you go to the barber shop to get a haircut, would you rather trust a young man who has just debuted, or would you rather let an experienced store manager give you a haircut?
A truth.
This is the habitual thinking of people.
However, public opinion is also public opinion, if those experts can say that the dead walker can be said with their mouths, Xu Xuan will be convinced.
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In the Bay Area, Stephen Curry finished the day's workout, he didn't practice and didn't leave the gym directly, took a shower in the locker room, and then turned on the TV.
"Stephen, aren't you going back?" Green gathered his things and looked up at Curry.
"Yes." Curry sat in his chair and on the TV, and the game between the Pacers and Cavaliers was about to begin.
"Pacers and knights? Watch their games? Green shook his head. There's nothing to see Stephen, this season, we're going to win the championship! ”
"Really" Curry pouted, noncommittal.
He didn't have the self-confidence of Green.
Two days ago, the Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the G6 game and successfully advanced to the Western Conference finals.
This is the second time the Thunder have reached the Western Conference Finals in three years.
Willis was the last man to kill the game, hitting a three-pointer with 2:25 left before he scored a layup to give the Thunder a 106-90 lead.
Although the Spurs fought until the last minute, it was too late, and finally accepted defeat, and this is the end of the season's journey. "Ageless Rookie" Duncan's career may also be over.
When the opponent has been decided, Curry is still in the mood to pay attention to the game between the Pacers and the Cavaliers, which shows that he really wants the championship in his heart and attaches great importance to the opponent.
Seeing Curry's expression, Green hesitated for a moment before saying, "Stephen, you don't think the Pacers will win, do you?" ”
"Why not?" Curry spread his hands.
"How is it possible, how can the Pacers beat LeBron, impossible Stephen." Green was very loud, digging his nostrils, and said confidently: "The Pacers can't win the Cavaliers, and even if they win, it's a good thing for us, we can easily beat them and win two consecutive championships." ”
"I know that you have a good relationship with Xu, but that's not a reason for you to be optimistic about them." Green added.
"You're thinking too simply, Drummond," Curry shook his head, "I'm not on good terms...... Also, you're like the villain in those movies, and you only know how powerful the other party is when you get hammered in the face at the end......"
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Cleveland Quick Loan Center Arena.
The walkers came early.
They arrived here before the G6 game between the Thunder and Spurs began.
There is no physical advantage for both teams, both teams have swept to advance, and both teams have had plenty of rest time so far.
At the pre-match press conference.
Xu Xuan, Pickled Pepper and head coach Frank Vogel are taking questions from everyone.
Of course, Xu Xuan has the most questions, most of them want to ask him how he feels about leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years.
"Actually, it's nothing, just get used to it......" Xu Xuan replied very seriously.
Reporter: "......"
Get used to peat!
Another reporter asked about Xu Xuan's confidence in this round of the series.
Xu Xuan pondered for a while, "Yes, I'm very confident, I think I can solve the opponent in four games." ”
Ha?
Four games?
Journalists were excited.
Xu Xuan, Xu Xuan, you really swelled you, and you actually dared to say that you could solve the opponent in only four games? Or an opponent like LeBron James?
The reporters hurriedly adjusted their state, handed the microphone in their hands to Xu Xuan's mouth, and continued to fan the flames: "Don't you think it's a bit disrespectful for your predecessors to say this?" ”
"Silly, huh? Where do I disrespect my predecessors? Xu Xuan looked at him in surprise: "Isn't the best-of-7 game in four games just four games to solve the opponent?" ”
Reporter: "......"
What do I ...... I didn't expect this stubble!
Frank Vogel and Paul George were holding back a smile, and when the three of them returned to the locker room, the rest of the Pacers also knew what was going on in the interview just now, and they all laughed, and even the atmosphere was much more relaxed.
The players are still under pressure, they have lost three times in a row at the hands of James, and this fourth game is very psychologically stressful.
Everyone had already changed their clothes, and Frank Vogel stood in the center of the field, clapped his hands, and asked everyone to come around.
"As we all know, we didn't have that far to target this season, so I didn't know what was going on, so I rushed all the way here, which surprised me." Frank Vogel looked around, paused, and the players laughed.
"However, accidents are accidents, this is still a beautiful accident, I thought about it for several days, since God handed over this beautiful accident to us, we can't resist, or accept it honestly."
"I know a lot of you think the Cavaliers are strong, LeBron James is strong, there's nothing wrong with that, I think so too, they're one of the best teams in the NBA, LeBron is the best player in the league!"
"But are we bound to lose? Not necessarily! In the 12-13 season, we fought them seven times! We fought them six times in the 13-14 season! We fought them five times last season! In these 18 games, we have not flinched once, and not once have we conceded defeat before we have even played! ”
"Now! We want revenge! We want to take revenge on the strong man who defeated us three times in a row! Don't put any pressure on you, boys, just do what you want to do! No burden, no stress! Keep your eyes on the front and do it all for the final championship! ”