Chapter 882: Let's Pray Together!
The seventh of the seven battles is the most brutal matchup in the series, and it is clear that the two teams are of equal strength, and they may not be able to tell the winner in four or five more games, but they will have to decide a team to advance in this seventh game. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this point in the series, Xie Chen also sighed with emotion, and said: "Although I have only been in the NBA for three years, I feel that I have played against the Warriors more times than anyone else, and they are indeed great opponents. ”
Many people compare the next game between the Lakers and the Warriors to the championship snatch, and to a certain extent, there is a sense of contempt or even ignorance of the Eastern Cavaliers, but no matter from the perspective of the strength shown in the regular season or the playoffs, the Lakers and Warriors are indeed better than the Cavaliers.
In Xie Chen's heart, he also attaches more importance to the tie-break than any game in the past two seasons, and the next game is no different from the final battle of the finals for Xie Chen.
The Cavaliers have always been unsure of the opponent in the Finals, which makes them all very uneasy, the Western Conference Finals matchup is too fierce and high-end, and the high-level basketball game dedicated by the two teams has made many Cavaliers members marvel and sigh to themselves.
In the sixth game with the Raptors on the second day, the Cavaliers triumvirate did not give the Raptors another chance, suppressed from beginning to end, defeated the Raptors, and advanced to the Finals!
"I'm finally on the stage of the finals again!" LeBron James was also very excited after the game, when he was in the Miami Heat, he entered the Finals for four consecutive years, but when he returned to the Cavaliers, he obviously formed a super Big Three team with championship strength, but because Xie Chen was also in the East, James did not enter the Finals for two consecutive years!
Now that Xie Chen has gone to the west, James finally got his wish and reached the finals again, but many people still say that if Xie Chen is still in the east, James still has no chance to enter the finals.
After the game, James was also asked by reporters who the Finals opponent was, and asked James to predict who would win the tie-break in the Western Conference Finals, James said: "I don't know who they won in the end, I've been following their series, they are all great teams, no matter which team they play, it makes me excited." In the seventh battle, I will go to the scene to see who will be my opponent in the finals! ”
After successfully solving the Raptors, James has decided to go to Los Angeles to watch the seventh game between the Lakers and the Warriors, and he has already said hello to Carmelo Anthony, James is too concerned about this series, in the past few days, the degree of attention to the Warriors and the Lakers is even greater than that of the Raptors, if James focuses on playing the Raptors, I am afraid it will take less than six games to win.
James really wants to go to the scene and feel the atmosphere of the Game 7, he is not only a player, but also a fan, not to mention that the Warriors and Lakers will have his Finals opponents, he really can't just be at home in front of the TV screen to meet all this.
After Owen knew James's thoughts, he also asked James to help him prepare a position adjacent to him as soon as possible, it was too difficult to get tickets for the Big Seven War, and Owen had to rely on James's relationship to get tickets with a better position.
So, James and Irving traveled to Los Angeles together to meet with the members of the superstar viewing group.
In the past two days, the major news media have also turned the topic of the seventh game upside down, whether it is on the Internet or in life, whether it is a basketball fan or not, they all know that there is a remarkable battle for the seventh game next.
The T.NT group is also discussing this topic enthusiastically.
The host smiled: "Before the series between the Warriors and the Lakers began, I asked you to make a prediction, all of you, including Shaq and Charles, thought that the Warriors would win and win the game within six games. ”
Charles Barkley was a little ashamed, because he did predict the Warriors to advance before, and now this situation is something he did not expect, Barkley said: "I said that the Warriors would win the Lakers without suspense, it was based on Xie not showing his ability to make layups and saving the ball, but he surprised everyone again, it turned out that he could dodge three or even four people in the air and then make a successful layup, it turned out that he could fly out of bounds, and he could also send wonderful assists, and even the rest of the Lakers could, Coupled with Ci Shiping's career reimbursement, this gives the Lakers the chips and motivation to compete with the Warriors, I want to say that the Warriors are not playing badly, but the Lakers are playing better than we imagined, for the seventh game, I really dare not predict. ”
O'Neal also said: "I agree with Charles, you can predict a series, but you can't predict a game alone, in this game, anything can happen, the weak team can feel amazing, win the stronger team, no one can say." But I think it's a bit too much to see this game as a championship battle, the Cavaliers just didn't play as well as the Warriors or the Lakers because they didn't meet opponents of the same level, they are definitely not an opponent that you can easily beat if you get to the Finals, and people shouldn't forget that even if the Warriors or Lakers get to the Finals, they don't necessarily win the championship. ”
Kenny Smith disagreed with O'Neal's words, "I don't have any disrespect for the Cavaliers, LeBron James is great, and Irving and Love will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the opponent as well." But for now, I can't help but see Game 7 as a championship fight, and after such a great series, I can't think of any reason why they lost in the Grand Finals, and I can't predict who wins Game 7, but I dare say that whoever wins Game 7 will win the championship. ”
The host interjected: "Xie said that he would retire if he won the championship, if according to you, if the Lakers win the next game, then Xie is really going to retire?" God, is there anyone who, like me, isn't he ready to accept his retirement? and Stephen Curry, he also said emotionally, if he retires after being reversed by Xie, will the two of them leave this league at the same time? Steve Kerr led the Warriors for three years, making the Warriors a benchmark team in the league for three consecutive years, but without a championship for three consecutive years, he should leave at that time, right? ”
Smith nodded and said, "If the Warriors lose to Xie again, Kerr will definitely leave, but he is one of the best coaches in the league!" At that time, I think the Warriors' Big Four will also be separated, Stephen Curry will retire, Xie will retire, and oh my God, if the Lakers win, it will be a disaster for this league. ”
Everyone looked at each other, the outcome of the final battle of the Western Conference Finals had a great impact on the league, even if the Lakers lost, whether Xie Chen would choose to stay with the Lakers or leave, everyone didn't know, maybe Xie Chen would do something that surprised everyone.
In short, the outcome of the seventh battle is crucial!
The day before Game 7, both the Lakers and Warriors were training in their respective training gyms.
Everyone in the Lakers team is very serious, Luke Walton is the busiest one, he has watched the game videos countless times in the past two days, analyzed all the tactics that the Warriors may adopt and the problems that may be encountered in the seventh game, he is confident that he can easily adapt to the seventh game, but whether he can win or not depends on the players, after all, the Lakers no longer have any secret weapons, and the one who can fight for the throw-in the most is also reimbursed for his career.
Compared with the seriousness and seriousness of the Lakers, the Warriors are very different from the previous state, they have been unusually serious and cautious since they led the Lakers 3:1, and the team has forced themselves not to relax at all, but they did not expect to be tied by the opponent.
When it came to the battle of life and death, Coach Kerr didn't take his disciples so seriously, and the players rarely saw Coach Kerr smiling all day long, talking and laughing with various players, and even talking about things that were not about the game.
At the Warriors' training gym, Ian Clark walked over to Kevin Durant and said, "Have you noticed that something has been wrong with the coach for the past two days?" He used to be very serious, but after losing to the Lakers last time, he became less nervous. ”
Kevin Durant has experienced several coaches and naturally understands Kerr's feelings, he patted Clark on the shoulder and said: "On the one hand, Kerr doesn't want us to be nervous, and wants us to play Game 7 in the most relaxed state, on the other hand, if he loses the next game, he may have to leave the Warriors." ”
Ian Clark looked panicked: "Is he going to be fired?" No, he's a good coach, and even if he loses, he can't be blamed for the loss, he should be ......"
Clark said this, he didn't dare to say it, it is not the responsibility of the coach, it is the responsibility of the player, and Durant, as the ace of the team, must bear the lion's lion.
Seeing Durant, Clark lowered his head slightly and asked, "Kevin, if we are really unfortunate to lose the next game, do you ...... Will you leave here too? ”
It is obviously impossible for Durant to easily confide in Clark such an important decision, although he knows that Clark is not anyone's spy, and is purely asking from the perspective of a good friend, in fact, Durant himself does not know what kind of decision he will make at that time.
He came to the Warriors to win the championship, since he couldn't win the championship, why was he still in the Warriors? However, Xie Chen said that he would retire if he won the championship, so Durant will wait and see if Xie Chen can beat the Cavaliers to win the championship, and if he really wins the championship, then see if Xie Chen will fulfill his promise to retire.
If Xie Chen really retires, Durant will decide whether to stay with the Warriors, in that case, the possibility of Durant staying with the Warriors is still relatively large, without Xie Chen, the Golden State Warriors Big Four will be invincible.
In addition to the Lakers and Warriors, Los Angeles also has a basketball arena where many NBA stars are gathered, and the players here are all active players, and the level of luxury is stronger than that of the Warriors.
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Cameron Anthony, Westbrook, Harden, Hassan Whiteside, Carl Dons, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine...... They are all gathered here.
A few people split up and played a few threes on the sidelines, except for James and Irving, everyone else has been eliminated, they are now in Los Angeles enjoying the vacation, and they don't want to be too tired.
In fact, in the past few days before the Finals, James and Irving have made the Cavaliers senior management and coaching staff worry a lot, and they can't wait to send bodyguards to take care of them 24 hours a day.
Harden said: "What do you guess the Warriors and Lakers guys are in right now? I'd love to go to them. ”
James answered: "You'd better not bother them, the next game is very important to them, I heard that you deliberately went to the Warriors training gym to lure KD to do an aerial hand-to-hand layup, Harden, aren't you brothers with him?" ”
James and Harden have never been very compatible, in contrast, James and Durant were friends who often trained together in the past few years, Durant made a decision similar to James, but Durant, the former brothers, all accused him of breaking off his friendship with him, which made James, an outsider, unbearable, he believed that Durant was as sincere as he was to Wade Bosh, but Harden deliberately framed Durant, and watched Durant being slapped in the face by Xie Chen with a smile on the sidelines, which made James feel that this guy was too much.
Harden didn't answer James' question directly, but instead pulled the topic to James, saying: "LeBron, why are you only the only one and Kyrie Irving in your Cavaliers, and your whole team should come to Los Angeles, because the first game of the Finals will be staged here, anyway, you haven't won in the playoffs, right?" ”
James wasn't embarrassed, "Yes, no one has beaten him in the playoffs, but I'm still glad that at least we're qualified to play him every season." ”
Harden suddenly felt ashamed, whether Xie Chen was in the East or in the West, Harden couldn't meet Xie Chen in the playoffs, to put it bluntly, his strength was not good, he was not qualified to the finals and Western Conference finals, and naturally he had no chance to see Xie Chen in the playoffs.
Wei Shao saw that the two of them said a word, and also got up from his seat and said: "Let's pray together that Xie can win, although we are very reluctant to him, but everyone knows one thing, if Xie is still in this league, no one will want to win the championship in the past few years, and Xie also refuses any help from his thighs, we don't even have a chance to win the championship with him as teammates." ”
There are all superstars in the league here, and most of them have a good relationship with Xie Chen, but no one wants the light to be snatched away by Xie Chen alone, Wei Shao's words made everyone, including James, silent.