Chapter 123: Tearing the script of 23 to 24

At the five-star hotel in St. Fran, Oakland, Renault, Peter, and Rucob have discussed several plans with Chris Cohan, who raised the price again to $500 million, and now that the Warriors are in the Finals, he doesn't have to worry about no one taking over.

After some deliberations, the three of Renault decided to accept Chris Cohan's offer, which was a joint venture of $500 million, with Laceb and Peter each offering 200 million, and Renault bidding 100 million. Rakb was chosen as the agent of the trio to manage the Warriors, and Peter and Renault could advise on some personnel changes.

The agreement was reached, and the four of them were very happy, and they just had to find a suitable date to announce it to the public.

In June, countless fans around the world are paying attention to the NBA Finals, because this is the first time that Chinese players have reached the Finals, and China attaches great importance to this year's Finals.

Tencent Sports also invested heavily in the live broadcast of the NBA Finals, spent a lot of money to buy all the live broadcast copyrights of the Finals, and also cooperated with the Warriors official to broadcast the Warriors' locker room after the game. Tencent has made it impossible for several other broadcast media to play, except for CCTV5, other platforms can't find NBA live broadcasts at all. But the fans didn't complain, for the sake of Li Zhi, what is it to watch the live broadcast on another platform?

On this day, Li Zhi came to the stadium early to train, but found that someone came earlier than himself. O'Neal said in a black training suit, standing at the free throw line to practice free throws, this action turned out to be a urinal.

"Ahem, Shaq, it's early!" Li Zhi said on the side.

O'Neill didn't notice Li Zhi's arrival, so he quickly put down the basketball and walked over in embarrassment.

"You saw it all?" O'Neill asked awkwardly.

Li Zhi squinted his eyes and said, "What do I see?" ”

"Ahem...... Free throws! O'Neill said, gesturing to the basketball.

Li Zhi nodded, looked at O'Neill, and felt amused in his heart. The Warriors face the Magic, the most pressure is the center position, the Magic outside the Warriors can find the right person, but O'Neal playoffs are obviously not as good as the regular season, and the outside world is talking about if the Magic advances, the Warriors will suffer on the inside.

Nelson will definitely start O'Neal, Jordan Jr. is not as good as O'Neal. Howard played extremely ferocious in the playoffs, and the Magic could shoot from the outside, Howard was not only active defensively, but also an important endpoint for the Magic offensively. O'Neill may have felt the pressure to change his routine and be so positive.

Instead of delving into O'Neal's free-throw stance, Lee started training with O'Neal. He also felt the pressure, although he said that the Warriors had an advantage over either the Cavaliers or the Magic, but when it really started, no one could have predicted the result.

The last "Mr. Fourth Quarter" mission reward was very rich, and it was something that Li Zhi urgently needed, but now Li Zhi has not shown that ability in front of anyone, and maybe it will become a secret weapon in the finals.

The next night, the whole Warriors team watched Game 6 of the Magic and Cavaliers together.

The Magic joined the NBA in 1989 and have yet to win a championship. In addition to reaching the finals in the 1994-1995 season, relying on O'Neill and Hardaway, only this Warcraft team can handle it.

The Magic have a good home record, and they won't let the Cavaliers drag the game into a tie-break. After the opening, the game was a little dull, suffering the loss of the last game, and today both sides attached great importance to defense, making the offensive end not very flexible, and relying more on the play of the stars.

In the second half of the first quarter, "French Jordan" Petrus came on the court and hit a three-pointer to give the Magic a 24-18 lead. In the final period, Wallace blocked Howard, and Szczebiak hit a three-pointer to put the Cavaliers down by just four points at 26:30 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers replaced James off the break, causing the Cavaliers to collapse instantly. The Magic shooters took the opportunity to pull away from the score, and by the time James came on, the Cavaliers were already 15 points behind the Magic.

Howard was strong in the quarter, assisting, blocking, scoring, and causing James to foul and hit both free throws. O'Neal looked at the TV with a solemn expression, compared to the regular season, the playoff monster has obviously become stronger.

In the second half, Cavaliers head coach McBrown was dissatisfied with the decision and was whistled for a technical foul by the referee, and after this foul, the Cavaliers began to regain their touch. But the good times were short-lived, and the Magic regained the lead as Howard dunked and drew a foul on Big Z.

In the final quarter of the game, James took several benches to chase the score, but the Magic showed tenacity and tore James's ambitions. Howard chipped in 40 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, beating James' 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The Magic and the Warriors not only rushed into the playoffs after many years, but also tore up the script of "23vs24" with their own hands, making fans sigh that a new era has arrived. At this time, Kobe Bryant at home is practicing shooting, James is thinking about the future direction, and they have not given up yet.

The next day, the media began to predict the odds of winning the finals. The Warriors and Magic played two games in the regular season, one win and one loss, and both teams entered the playoffs in their first year, so neither had much of an advantage in terms of experience.

If you look at the lineup, the Warriors have a big advantage on the outside. Nelson, the Magic's starting point guard, is injured and whether he will return is still two questions. Alstom, who was traded, is a nerve knife, shooting organization and defense are mediocre, and there is no other achievement except for the title of "street ball king". Courtney Lee, who is a shooting guard, is a rookie, much worse than Jackson.

Nelson had said the day before that he had decided to start Nick Young, the Warriors were going to play a two-point guard lineup, and both Richie and Jackson could take on the playmaking task.

Nick Young has proven himself in the playoffs, and three consecutive 20+ games in the Western Conference have brought him countless attention, and he has also gained the love of many girls in the past few days. Little Jordan revealed to Li Zhi that there was also a female star who found Nick Young. Li Zhi can only sigh that some people just have a good fate.

The Magic's biggest advantage is the strength of the center, and the penalty area defense is among the best in the league. The Magic's second lineup is also good, and the Warriors are half-hearted and like to play physically. If the Warriors want to beat the Magic, they can only rely on outside tactics.

However, many fans are still optimistic about the Warriors, because the Warriors are definitely a little stronger than the Magic. The media analysis is based on the defensive intensity of the Warriors in the playoffs, and the outside iron lock of Rich, Jackson, and Barnes is a test for the Magic shooters.

Judging from the bookmaker's odds, most fans still think that the Warriors have a better chance of winning the championship. The Warriors are 1:2.5 and the Magic are 1:2.

While Nelson is racking his brains against the Magic, the Magic coaching staff is also studying the Warriors' weaknesses.

Stan Van Gundy is the older brother of the famous commentator Jeff Van Gundy, who has commented on the Warriors' entire playoff games, and he told Big Van Gundy what he feels firsthand: The Warriors are strong.

The Warriors are a team of swingmen and centers, but they are still fast-paced, and they have a huge advantage over the Magic.

After discussing with the coaching staff, Da Van Gundy had two plans, the first of which was to strictly prevent Li Zhi. In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers and Lakers wrapped up Rich, preventing him from getting an easy shot. In this way, Li Zhi can be controlled, and the Warriors have no point guard, and Li Zhi will organize an offense and grasp it, which will inevitably be affected.

The second is to prevent the Warriors from shooting outside, the Warriors' tactics are actually very similar to Magic, both teams are core + shooter tactics, if you want to win, you must prevent the Warriors from the outside.

Van Gundy believes that Li Zhi is the absolute core of the Warriors now, and the boiling internal and external dual-core deceived fans by the outside world is okay, but it can't hide from Dafan's eyes. Both plans were developed around Li Zhi, but Van Gundy was not sure about the specific effect.

The schedule of the Finals is a 232 format, with the Magic winning two games first, then the Warriors winning three games, and then returning to the Magic to play two games, mainly to reduce unnecessary flying affecting the player's condition.