Chapter 334: The Final Battle of the Eastern Conference Finals
After sitting next to Xie Siqi for a while, she helped her complete the draft rankings, and Li Wei asked the team's staff to link to her small website on the Knicks' homepage.
Xie Siqi was still a little unsatisfied, this was the first time she had written such a long article, and she hoped that more people would pay attention to it, so Li Wei called a few reporter friends and asked them to help reprint it.
has been a coach for two seasons, Li Wei has conflicts with many reporters, but he also has a lot of friends. Many reporters like to curry favor with characters like Li Wei in order to get some insider revelations from the Knicks.
The big news right now is the Eastern Conference Finals, but the draft date is approaching, and the topic of the draft is just as hot. Xie Siqi's prediction is exactly what they want to report.
Not long after, Yahoo Sports, ESPN and other websites reprinted Xie Siqi's article, and also used exaggerated titles such as "The Smartest Beautiful Girl" and "Insider Prediction". Due to the link attached to the back of the report, Xie Siqi's small website suddenly received a lot of hits.
The next day, when Li Wei got up in the morning, he saw Xie Siqi lying in front of the computer, busy.
"Playing on the computer early in the morning?" Li Wei leaned over.
"These bastards say I can't predict accurately!" Xie Siqi said.
The girl's small website can't leave a message, but a webmaster's email address is written at the bottom. In the morning, she wanted to see if there were any letters from enthusiastic readers in her mailbox, and she saw a lot of spam emails from trolls.
"Brand is so short, how can He De be the champion?"
"Odom will fall to fourth, are you mentally retarded?"
"Margeti was actually dropped to the 13th pick by you, do you think everyone is as blind as you?"
Xie Siqi, who thought she would be appreciated, was filled with indignation when she saw that everyone was scolding, and replied there one by one:
"This girl's prediction is the most authoritative!" "You're the mentally retarded!" "You're blind!"
Li Wei shook his head when he saw it: "What do you care about these people, they never use their brains to think about problems, they think about how to lower your IQ to the same level as them all day long, and then beat you with rich experience!" ”
"So what should I do?" Xie Siqi asked.
Li Wei said: "Just pull them directly into the opt-out mailing list, the more you pay attention to them, the happier they will be." ”
Xie Siqi said: "I am so unwilling to be scolded if I am scolded and not scolded!" ”
Li Weidao: "You will be fooled if you scold you back, your time is much more precious than theirs." Later, when you become the person in charge of a certain aspect, it is a waste of time to even delete these people's emails, and a secretary is enough to help you deal with these things. ”
"Okay, then I'll ignore them." Xie Siqi said a little sullenly.
After breakfast, Li Wei went to the training hall. I was lazy yesterday, and I have to go and see how it is today.
In the evening, the sixth game between the Knicks and the Pacers officially kicked off at Madison Square Garden.
This is a very crucial game, if the Knicks can win, they will enter the Finals, but once they lose, they will switch to Indiana, and it will be difficult for them to get the Pacers with home-court advantage on the road!
Every Knicks player had a sparkle in their eyes and a desire to do a miracle, and the home fans were just as crazy shouting and eager for the home team to advance!
However, it's not just the Knicks who want to reach the Finals, the Pacers' desire for a championship is just as strong!
On this night, the Pacers united and stubbornly tied the score at 3:3 with 101:94!
Reggie Miller scored 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 14 points in the crucial fourth quarter!
The fans in New York have been cursing Miller since the beginning, and every time Miller gets the ball, the fans shout in unison, making Miller kneel down and lick their what, which is quite vulgar.
What is the Devil's Home Field? It's called the Devil's Home Field!
When the Pacers won, Miller, who was silent throughout the game, jumped on the scoring table again and sprayed loudly with the Knicks fans!
"It's you who kneel down and lick it, and we'll continue to you in the seventh game, waiting to be eliminated!"
On the sidelines, Li Wei and Larry Bird hug.
Bird smiled: "It's really not easy for you to draw 3:3 with us, but in the seventh game, you just wait to be eliminated!" ”
Li Wei smiled: "I won't let you get your wish, we'll see you the day after tomorrow." ”
"See you the day after tomorrow!"
After the game, press conference.
"Coach Lee, we saw you hugging Bird again, can you tell me what you said?"
Li Wei said: "Bird is very grateful that we gave him a game, so that even if he is eliminated, he will be very decent. ”
"Coach Lee, do you think the Knicks can still qualify?"
Li Weidao: "From the beginning to the end, I never doubted my team. ”
"Coach Lee, all the experts are optimistic about the Pacers to advance, what do you think?"
Li Weidao: "I don't care what those people think, in the first round they said we couldn't beat the Heat, but we eliminated them, and in the second round they said we couldn't beat the 76ers, and the 76ers were swept by us." Now, the Pacers will also be the same as the Heat and the 76ers, becoming the Knicks' underdogs, and you will see the day after tomorrow. ”
Although Li Wei is full of confidence in front of the media, he knows in his heart that the probability that the Knicks can win the seventh game is actually about 30%.
Away from home, the time, place, and people will be on the Pacers' side!
When the Knicks played the score to 3:2, many experts began to support New York, and now at 3:3, public opinion has turned again, and various articles analyzing the Spurs vs. Pacers have exploded again!
On the evening of June 12, the Knicks flew to Indianapolis.
On the evening of June 13th, the final battle of the series kicked off at the City Square Arena!
Enthusiastic Pacers fans filled every corner of the arena, shouting the names of Bird, Reggie Miller and others, and the Knicks showed up to boo!
Li Wei stood on the sidelines and said loudly: "This is our last battle, if I say everyone relaxes, you will definitely not be able to relax, so, do it bare-chested, don't have any worries!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison.
Assistant Coach Herb Williams said: "The Pacers have never made it to the Finals, never, and we're not going to let it have!" Brothers, glory to the Knicks! ”
"Glory to the Knicks!"
After the pre-war mobilization, the game began.
Da Yao and Dale Davis jumped the ball, and Da Yao, who has a height advantage, won again!
Charlie Ward advanced with the ball and the team played a No. 22 tactic.
Da Yao and Bo Outlaw blocked Ward together, and then Da Yao stepped outside the three-point line!
Pacers big center Rick Schmitz was half a beat slower at this time and couldn't keep up in time, Charlie Ward shared the ball!
Da Yao catches the ball and shoots out a 3-pointer!
Al Albert said: "The Knicks actually shot three points from the center as soon as they started!" ”
Clark Kellogg said: "His chance is not too good, the Knicks seem to lose red eyes, and it was a bit of a mess at the beginning. ”
Kellogg's comment is not over yet, Da Yao's three-point "swish" sounded and fell into the basket steadily!
Al Albert looked at his somewhat embarrassed partner and chuckled, "Looks like they scored a balloon!" ”
"That's right, balloons." Clark Kellogg nodded hurriedly.