Chapter 372: Discussion of the Eastern Decision
"UAE, Celtic finally reached the Eastern Conference finals, what were you thinking when you first learned the news?"
"I actually watched this game too, it was a great game!"
After the Celtics' game against the Cavaliers, everyone talked about the game, and Yi Jianlian was interviewed by several Chinese media before the Bucks' daily practice, and he was also asked this question.
"It can only be said that it is fate! The first time we reached the Eastern Conference Finals, we met our old enemies! ”
When Yi Jianlian talked about his old enemies, the current reporters all "smiled".
The Bucks' arch-rival in the past two years has definitely been the Magic, having met twice in the playoffs and lost both times, and this time they finally kicked the stumbling block away.
The No. 2 rival is definitely the Celtics, and their feud can be traced back to Yi Jianlian's first All-Star trip, and they are also deeply resentful.
It's also strange this year, these guys who have a grudge against Yi Jianlian let him catch up in the playoffs this season.
"Then there is a grudge to repay the grudge, and there is a revenge to take revenge!"
Yi Jianlian's tone was still quite relaxed, and the Huaxia reporters at the scene smiled again. It's no wonder that Yi Jianlian is so confident, after he entered the league, so far in the games where the Bucks and the Celtics met, the Bucks have only lost one game in total, and that one was still the case when Yi Jianlian did not play!
In other words, whenever Yi Jianlian plays in the regular season, the Bucks meet the Celtics is a "kill", people block the killing of the Buddha and the killing of the Buddha, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the "nemesis of the Green Army"!
A reporter shifted the topic to LeBron and asked the question that has become more and more popular recently: "Then do you think LeBron James will sign with the Cavaliers this summer?" ”
"I don't know for sure, but one thing I know for sure is that if the Cavaliers don't do as well this summer as they did last year, then LeBron James won't be satisfied!"
Yi Jianlian did not shy away from this question in the face of Huaxia reporters, and gave some hints.
Last year, the Cavaliers brought LeBron a three-line center to the league's best team, in other words, O'Neal originally entered the Cavaliers with the title of the league's third center, not to mention how O'Neal played this season, but the reputation is there.
Suffice it to say, if the Cavaliers' management doesn't trade a member of the league's All-League team this summer, then LeBron will surely think the Cavaliers' management isn't doing their best.
Then LeBron, who is more and more eager for a championship ring, will naturally not be satisfied, and if he is not satisfied, he will definitely leave.
However, with the salary space of the Cavaliers' current squad and the chips in their hands, if they want to exchange for a best team player in the 09~10 season, I am afraid that it is possible to have a dream.
LeBron will go!
Yi Jianlian has already given his own answer in this sentence, but he said this sentence when he knew so many things later, where did the reporters on the scene know more, and he didn't carefully combine Yi Jianlian's words with the current situation of the Cavaliers, and he couldn't figure out what the deep meaning of what Yi Jianlian said in the short term, and when something happened, it didn't make sense for them to figure out Yi Jianlian's words!
However, if a smart-brained reporter solves the mystery of Yi Jianlian in advance, Yi Jianlian will also acquiesce, just give the Chinese compatriots a chance to break the news!
Of course, judging from Yi Jianlian's current observations, I am afraid that no one on the scene can figure it out.
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Seeing that the East Decisive was about to begin, the smell of gunpowder was permeated, and experts from all walks of life also dispatched to predict this round of the East Decisive in advance.
"The Bucks will definitely win, they only lost one game in the entire regular season against the Celtics, but that game was lost because of the easy rest, so, in my opinion, unless the Celtics have a way to get the easy down, otherwise, the East will never be much tougher than the Bucks played in the first two rounds!"
Barkley was the first to jump out in support of the Bucks, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately refuted by Celtics legend McHale:
"I think the Celtics are going to win this series, they're getting better and better, they're two teams right now and they were in the regular season, that's why they're on the Eastern Conference stage, and honestly, they're going to be able to get to the best of the Green Shirts, and I love the momentum of this Celtic, and I believe they're going to win the Eastern Conference with that momentum!"
"Seriously, the Celtics are in great shape in the playoffs, especially the Big Three, and you can see from the game, the chemistry between them as a team is very good, I'm not sure who will win the Celtics or the Bucks, in my opinion, it's going to be a good game!"
The former NBA star "Glider" Drexler was also attracted to this topic and participated in the discussion, but he had different views from Barkley and McHale, he was not inclined to which team would win in the end, he just thought that this series would be exciting!
The attitudes of these three experts represent the attitudes of all pundits and fans towards the Bucks and Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, with some supporting the Bucks, some supporting the Celtics, and others believing that both sides could win.
Of course, apart from these three attitudes, there is no other attitude.
However, this also shows that the Celtics still have a good match with the Bucks in the minds of everyone, after all, before the start of the first round of the playoffs, ESPN experts believed that the Bucks would eliminate the Heat 4-0, and in the second round, most fans still thought that the Bucks would eliminate the Magic.
In short, before meeting the Celtics, the opponents the Bucks faced were not enough to pose a threat to the Bucks in the eyes of experts and fans.
But now, before the Eastern Conference finals begin, there are no fewer fans and experts who are optimistic about the Celtics entering the Finals than the Bucks, and there are even some fans who are not sure which of the two teams will have the last laugh.
It can be seen that the performance of the Celtics in the playoffs has fundamentally changed the perception of many experts and fans, and there are more people who are optimistic about them.
Amid the discussion, the first game of the Eastern Conference finals was played at Bradley Arena, home of the Bucks.
The Bucks took the initiative from the start, opening the game with a 7-1 deficit and pressing all the way to a 10-point advantage before the break.
Coming back in the second half, it was the Bucks who entered the state ahead of schedule and continued to play scoring climaxes, and in the end, the Bucks defeated the Celtics 104-89, 15 points at home and won the first game of the Eastern Conference finals.