"Win! We won! We beat the Spurs! We are the champions of the West! ”

Oracle Arena, the fans in the stadium were excitedly carnivaling and celebrating, winning the Spurs and winning the Western Conference championship is indeed a joy to be, but they are obviously a little too happy, as if they are not winning the Western Conference championship now, but winning the championship.

During the regular season, both expert media and Internet fans thought that this year's championship was either the Spurs or the Warriors, and now that the Spurs have been eliminated and the Knicks, who are ranked eighth in the East, have advanced to the Finals, they feel that their previous predictions were correct.

"I'm back!" Stephen Curry, who was slightly skinny, clenched his fists in excitement and advanced to the Finals for the second year in a row, and he was deeply aware that he had entered the peak period of his career, just like Jordan Kobe James back then, he ushered in his era!

Unfortunately lost to Xie Chen last year, and when he met this person again this year, Stephen Curry thinks that he is many times stronger than last year, and he wants revenge this year!!

"Thanks, are you ready for my challenge?!" As soon as Curry thought that the finals would be against Xie Chen, a sworn enemy, he couldn't wait for the finals to start tomorrow.

From the first day Xie Chen entered the league, the two had all kinds of grievances, and the stage of the finals was undoubtedly the most suitable place to resolve grievances!

The Warriors, who have a 73-9 record and the best record in NBA history, still advanced to the Finals, and this unstoppable powerhouse seems to be able to easily hold the championship trophy in their hands.

Although Spurs coach Popovich is unwilling, he has no complaints about losing, no way, the Warriors are too powerful, Popovich has used all the methods that can limit them, and he has fought with this strongest team for seven games. He's done his best.

Popovich has led the team to the Finals many times, and he is not sorry that he did not make it to the Finals, and he regrets even more that he still did not have the opportunity to play against Xie Chen in the playoffs.

"We lost to the Clippers last year, missed out on the meeting with Hsieh, and lost to the Warriors this year. I must have disappointed Xie and didn't know when I would be able to play seven games against Xie's team. The reason why Popovich wants to play with Xie Chen's team so much is because he admires Xie Chen, and on the other hand, because he wants to beat Xie Chen so much, and he has absolute confidence.

Xie Chen's style of play and the way he led the team to victory are the most unique in the league, and ordinary coaches don't know how to deal with it, only Popovich, this scheming guy will be very good at dealing with Xie Chen.

The whole Spurs team is calm, even if they lose in the tiebreaker. You can also calmly accept defeat and shake hands with your opponents one by one.

Tim Duncan has long been a little numb to the playoffs, since he entered the league in 97, he has entered the playoffs every year, and he has played more games than others every year, and he is annoyed to death. Moreover, he also took it for granted to lose to the Warriors, who were after all younger and stronger than them.

Duncan took the initiative to walk up to Stephen Curry and shook hands and congratulated: "Congratulations." Curry, you're the greatest shooter I've ever seen. ”

Curry looked at Duncan and smiled. Duncan's praise left him unsure of how to take it, and Curry remembers the first time he met Duncan about 20 years ago, at a training camp in Charlotte, when he was only 8 years old, and Duncan had not yet participated in the draft. Curry watched the big man practice on the sidelines for a full hour, and Curry never thought that he had been playing in the league for nearly 10 years, and this old guy was still in the league...... And compete with yourself for the championship!

"Thank you, Tim, for saying goodbye to you solemnly. But when I think you'll be fighting us in front of me this time next year, I think it's better to forget it, see you next year, okay? Curry doesn't play affectionately with Duncan anymore, he has to leave after speaking, and generally saying goodbye to this 40-year-old guy should be affectionate and serious, because every goodbye may be the last, but Curry believes that Duncan will be there next year.

Duncan was going to talk to Curry for a while, but when he saw that Curry was leaving, he hurriedly grabbed him and said the last sentence: "By the way, I don't know if you or Xie will win the championship next, if it's him, you can help me convey a word to him......"

"The future is his, isn't it? Forget it, Tim, he won't take your word for it. Curry shook off Duncan and walked away, thinking it would be more sincere to say goodbye to Leonard, who only hugged and didn't speak.

……

In New York, in the gym of Xie Chen's mansion, Phil Jackson and Cameron Anthony looked at Xie Chen with a smile on their faces, the Western Championship has already had a result, they want to know Xie Chen's decision, looking at Xie Chen's facial expression now, Xie Chen seems to be very satisfied with this result.

Is it because you have played and won against the Warriors, so you have more confidence than playing the Spurs?

Phil Jackson looked at Xie Chen and couldn't help asking: "The Golden State Warriors are your old rivals, I think you know them very well, especially Stephen Curry, there must be a lot of people in the world waiting to see the duel between your two big shooters, how about it, have you decided?" ”

Xie Chen also looked at Phil Jackson and said, "Yes, President, I have decided, you will go to California first tomorrow, I want to stay in New York, and concentrate on accompanying Katie and my soon-to-be-born child in the past few days, I may be absent from the first game!" ”

Phil Jackson sighed, Anthony was also shocked, and finally heard Xie Chen's final decision, he still decided to give up the first game, which is a very big decision for the whole Knicks team! Even, in the eyes of some people, Xie Chen's decision has the potential to change the outcome of the entire series! It is possible to make the Knicks, who could have won the championship, lose this opportunity!

Both the Knicks and the Cavaliers have played six games, and in everyone's understanding, the Cavaliers are weaker than the Warriors, so the Knicks and the Warriors are guaranteed to play seven games, and if they play less than seven, the Warriors will definitely win.

Xie Chen knew that this decision would make many people unhappy, but he had already decided, and he had absolute confidence that he could win the Warriors.

Because, the legendary warriors are easier to deal with than the legendary knights, and Xie Chen didn't lose against the legendary knights, let alone the legendary warriors.

Phil Jackson said: "I think this is also a very difficult decision for you, and I understand very well how you want to take care of your wife and your upcoming child, during this time of your wife's pregnancy. We've been playing and I know you have a lot of guilt for Katie, and while your decision could cost us a valuable championship trophy, I respect your decision and take good care of Katie, we're waiting for you in Auckland! ”

The Zen master finished. patted Xie Chen, and left first.

Anthony stayed behind to talk to Xie Chen for a while before leaving.

In fact, Anthony is extremely happy with Xie Chen's decision!

When Xie Chen joined the Knicks, Anthony had a fantasy that although Xie Chen was the boss, but when it came to the finals, Anthony wanted to share the FMVP trophy like Wade, and now. Xie Chen has already decided not to play the first game of the finals, as long as Anthony performs well, it will be more likely that Anthony and Xie Chen will share FMVP at that time, and even Anthony will have the opportunity to enjoy FMVP exclusively!

"Honey, what's wrong? I've been standing here in a daze since I came back from Xie, I know that Xie didn't play the first game gave you a lot of pressure, this guy is really, no matter how much you love your wife, you shouldn't give up the game. He showed the whole world what a good man he is, and put all the blame on you. Anthony's wife, Lara, stepped forward. Hand Anthony a glass of water.

Anthony took the cup, stroked Lala's head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Fool, you are wrong, Xie is not on the first game, it is not a good thing for the team." But for me, it's a godsend. ”

"Oh? Why? Lara was a little puzzled.

Some things are destined not to be said to outsiders, and these selfish words can only be talked to the person next to the pillow in addition to putting them in your heart: "You should remember that Wade shared FMVP with Xie in the finals last year, and the Heat last year." From the regular season to the playoffs, the success is basically due to thanks, but in the end, the most important award is shared by him and Wade. You also know, I not only need the championship, but also the FMVP trophy, my personal honor is too little, Xie is not on the first game, my personal data in the finals will be better than him, if I win the championship in the end, those judges will not forget my contribution to the finals, if I can win a game against the Warriors without thanks, in the end I may even have FMVP alone! ”

What Anthony said is true, if Anthony stands up in Xie Chen's absence, he wins the Warriors in the first game, and then Xie Chen comes back in the second game, and continues to win until he wins four games, and the data of Anthony and Xie Chen in the next game are not much different, Anthony is definitely exclusive to FMVP, because the group of people who voted for FMVP are all old guys, they don't treat newcomers very well, and they will never vote for Xie Chen if they can vote for Anthony.

However, Anthony is also crazy about the FMVP trophy, how can he lead the Knicks without Xie Chen to defeat the Warriors? How can it be?

Maybe it's the Knicks who are used to having Xie Chen, and he himself has forgotten that the Knicks were originally a second-rate team.

Lara didn't understand the ball, but she was happy to listen: "Really? That's great, I didn't expect this decision of Xie to fulfill you, dear, come on! I'm ready to fly there with you to support you! ”

……

The next day, the news that Xie Chen was about to miss the first game of the finals broke out, and for a while, it became a topic of discussion among all basketball fans.

"Xie Chen is simply dying! The Warriors are the best opponent in history! Even if he played all the battles, he might not be able to win, and he even missed a game...... There is no suspense about the ownership of this year's championship, congratulations to the Warriors in advance. ”

"I don't understand, Xie Chen knows that he can't beat the warriors, so he deliberately finds an excuse to miss a game, won't he have a step down if he loses?"

"Why didn't anyone think that Xie Chen was confident, so he took the initiative to give up the first one? Wouldn't it be even more hangy for him to ignore the Warriors at all, deliberately lose one game, and then win them and win the championship? ”

"Please wake up, don't dream!"

“……”

Netizens in China and the United States are discussing Xie Chen's decision in full swing, they are not Xie Chen, so they will not understand Xie Chen's love for his wife and children, they only care about the game, Xie Chen's decision makes them very worried about the Knicks winning the championship.

In the same way, these old guys at T.NT are also very discussed.

The host said: "The next Finals matchup is the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks, these two teams, I believe we only guessed one ...... correctly"

Before the host could finish speaking, Charles Barkley interjected: "Actually, I was surprised that these two teams reached the finals. ”

After Barkley finished speaking, everyone laughed, everyone knew that Barkley was not optimistic about the Warriors.

The host smiled and waved his hand to signal Barkley to shut up, and continued: "The Warriors are the team with the best record in history, although Charles is not very optimistic about their strength, and said early that if the Warriors win the championship, Charles will kneel down, but the Warriors' performance in both the regular season and the playoffs has proved their greatness, and the other team is really surprising, they are the eighth team in the East, and they solved the first place in the East in a sweep, and then won the Heat and the Cavaliers one after another, But now there's news that Xie won't be flying there until after the first game of the finals, because my colleague, Xie's wife, is going to have a baby in the next few days, what do you think about this? ”

Barkley first said: "I think Katie chose the wrong platform, she shouldn't have gone to ESPN at the time, she should have come here, we big men need to have a hostess like her, facing you all day, we're really bored." ”

The male host smiled awkwardly.

O'Neal also helped: "Yes, if Katie had been a colleague with me in the morning, I would have reminded her that being the wife of an NBA player is the best month to have children." ”

Kenny Smith reminded: "Let's get back to business, I don't think Xie's absence has a big impact on this series, because the Knicks' win rate on the road is not very high, they have lost two away games in a row against the Heat, and they have lost one against the Cavaliers, and I also think they will lose at least one game against the Warriors, just as Xie struggles to lose with all his might, as long as Xie can guarantee the victory at home, I think the Knicks can still play a dozen." ”

"Wait, have you already made your prediction, is your choice the Golden State Warriors?" O'Neal listened to Kenny Smith's tone and was already clearly inclined to the Warriors to win the championship.

O'Neal looked at Barkley again: "It's okay, you chose the Knicks." ”

After hearing this, Barkley replied: "I'm sorry, Shaq, although I said early on that I would kneel down and apologize when the Warriors won the championship, but, given that the Eastern Conference champion is not the Cavaliers but the Knicks, I also have to support the Warriors to win the championship." (To be continued.) )

PS: I wish you all a happy May Day! Stay safe when you're out and about!