Chapter 127: Gunsmoke Spreads
The playoff roster is all out, and the league has launched its latest promotional video.
Nicole Schuksinger's "BlackDog" became the theme song of this year's playoffs, and the wild song and dance song accompanied by the original hot shots of the NBA hit people's eyes like an explosion.
Tang Wenlong, as the current leader of the 76ers, has also shown his face several times, and his iconic No. 1 jersey, along with the No. 23 and No. 24, has become a part of the promotion.
The highest call for winning the championship is the Bulls, Heat, Lakers and Spurs, and as for the first round game between the 76ers and the Celtics, the majority are still optimistic about the Celtics.
"The 76ers have a lot of potential, maybe they're going to be a strong team in the future, but now experience is going to be the biggest stumbling block for them." Even Philadelphia's own superstar Barkley was not optimistic that the 76ers would win the entire series when asked about his views on the playoffs between the two teams.
Of course, it's one thing to be optimistic or not, and it's another thing to support it.
Iverson, Barkley, Mutombo, and other superstars of the 76ers team have cheered for the 76ers players on Twitter, leaving aside the basketball games of ancient times, they are no worse than the glory of the Celtics.
On April 15, the 76ers arrived in Boston to prepare for the first game of the playoffs on the second day.
After being closed for several days, when it was time for the playoffs to be played, I was still affected by this stormy atmosphere, and I became a little depressed during training.
That evening, the team had dinner at a local restaurant in Boston.
It is said that the 76ers have little experience. But in fact, among the starting five, only Tang Wenlong has not played in the playoffs, like Lowry who also played in the second round of the West with the Rockets in the previous 08-09 season. Thaddeus Young, Andre Iguodala and Durham Porter have occasionally made the playoffs in previous years.
It's just that compared to the old monsters of the Celtics, the 76ers will indeed lack a lot in terms of experience.
The key is that Tang Wenlong has become the X factor of the 76ers, and the quality of his performance can directly determine the life and death of the 76ers.
At the dinner table, Iguodala and Tang Wenlong clinked glasses, the game was coming up tomorrow, and everyone didn't drink, so they got some boiled water.
"I hope you still don't have too much of a burden on your heart. On the contrary, it will affect the normal play. β
The corners of Tang Wenlong's mouth rose, revealing a smile, and said, "Actually, I also understand this truth. But I really don't think Celtic are going to win against us. β
Iguodala also smiled, Tang Wenlong's confident smile infected him, he knew that he was blindly worried about his little brother, the latter's big heart was recognized.
"You're right. Bostonians aren't anything remarkable. We are the Young Guards of the East. In the regular season, whoever met us had a headache, and in the playoffs we had even more of this unconvinced momentum. To be honest, I've been to North Shore Gardens so many times, but this one was the most exciting. β
"When was the last time our teams played each other in the playoffs? Is it the 08-09 season? I remember last season we made the playoffs. Tang Wenlong asked.
Iguodala shook her head and said, "No, we played against the Magic in '08-09. β
"The last time we played the Celtics in the playoffs," he said, recalling it in his mind. But I don't have any memory.
Then Iguodala turned to Nocioni and asked, "AndrΓ©s." When was the last time we played Celtic in the playoffs? β
"Huh?" Nocioni swallowed a mouthful of beef and looked at him in a daze, Tang Wenlong and Iguodala both looked at him in a daze.
He thought for a moment and asked curiously, "Why do you suddenly want to ask this question?" But I just read in the newspaper two days ago that the last time we played the Celtics was in the 01-02 season, when Allen was still in charge, and the Celtics were still Paul. β
"So who won four games first?" Tang Wenlong asked.
"At that time, it should have been a best-of-five system!" Nocioni laughed: "It should have been the Celtics who won, I remember that year Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker formed the Boston Twins, all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, and it seemed like a game against the Nets staged the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in NBA history." β
"The biggest ever? How big is it? "Iguodala's interest was brought up, and it was all something that happened before he entered the league, and he didn't know it.
"It's big, big!" Nocioni laughed, then said, "It's like being 21 points behind and being overturned, Paul Pierce played like a god in the last quarter." β
"Wow!" Tang Wenlong and Iguodala exclaimed at the same time, what is the concept of falling behind by 21 points in the final quarter of the playoffs, and then what is the concept of being overturned? They empathize with them as basketball players, just like seeing other people's high-difficulty dunks, and the layman watching the excitement, they themselves know how difficult and incredible it is.
Tang Wenlong said with a smile: "No wonder the Nets couldn't beat the Lakers that year, and they lost their character when they beat the Celtics." β
"Does it matter?" Iguodala found that he couldn't understand Tang Wenlong's logic at all.
Tang Wenlong: ""
Everyone chatted while eating, Tang Wenlong asked about some of the things that happened in the playoffs of the old people, Iguodala and others talked about their playoffs and others in the previous season, and it was okay, they also won a few times, just like the 08-09 season played Magic, won two games, you know, the Magic was the team that played the finals that year.
It was an hour or two before the group left the restaurant and returned to the hotel
The next day, it was the first game day of the NBA2010-11 playoffs.
There are only 16 teams left in the league that still have a chance to play, and the remaining half of the players will have to go home to fish, and the players who can continue to play have been given a chance to continue to play and have a chance to prove themselves. There are even quite a few players whose contracts have expired, ready to roll on the alchemy stone for a good time.
On the first day of the game, the game between the 76ers and the Celtics was placed in the third game.
The opening game features the Bulls and Pacers, followed by a second game between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers in the West, and a final matchup between the Hawks and the Magic.
The commercial nature of the NBA is evident in the schedule of this playoffs, where each game is staggered and there is only one game in the same time period. In this way, the ratings will win more viewers, and it will also conform to the law that there are games to watch at different times around the world, catering to the overseas market.
After a period of training at the North Shore Garden Arena, fans gradually walked into the stadium.
It didn't take long for a staff member to send a message that they were ready to play, and everyone who had already been prepared in the locker room rushed out.
Tang Wenlong asked, "Did the bull win?" β
"yes," one of the assistant coaches replied to Tang's question, "104-99 to win by five points, Derrick Rose was really scary, and he scored 39 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. β
"Hey, this guy." Tang Wenlong chuckled, didn't answer again, and didn't know what to think.
After the narrow passage, Tang Wenlong walked out with the rest of the 76ers, and under the bright lights, the 20,000 spectators in the audience made a noisy sound, and as far as the eye could see, everything was green.
"it!"
Tang Wenlong's eyes narrowed, a huge sound rushed to his face, and a strong atmosphere suddenly appeared.
Standing on the side of the court, Tang Wenlong turned his head to look around, everywhere was green, green jerseys, green banners, green slogans and flags, as if he was in a sea of green.
"This is the playoffs, the most frenetic competitive game!" Iguodala put one hand on Tang Wenlong's shoulder and said lightly.
In the distance, the Celtics, known as the "Green Shirts", also began to enter the field, and the training balls brought by the staff were constantly being thrown out, and the two teams began to warm up in their respective halves.
"It's also a big test for the referee."
After Tang Wenlong threw a three-point shot, he thought so.
NBA referees are indeed not easy, many home court advantages are because of the interference formed by fans, affecting the original judgment of the referees, if you can ensure calm and the most careful and comprehensive observation at the end of the game, then you can become the top referee.
After a while, the DJ started playing the hot rap music, and the atmosphere became even more enthusiastic.
As soon as the lights went dark, the players walked off the field, and when the lights were turned on again, the introduction of the players for the appearance ceremony began!
"Let's welcome a six-foot-six-inch, two-hundred-pound, Chinese point guard from China-Tang~~~Wen~Long!"
"Boom!"
The North Shore Garden fans took a deep breath and let out earth-shattering boos, as if they had exerted all their strength, and as soon as they saw Tang Wenlong play, they welcomed them with the greatest "etiquette".
Because everyone knows that Tang Wenlong is just a rookie, but he is the player with the most firepower on the outside of the 76ers, and defeating him is equivalent to breaking half of the 76ers' wings (to be continued. )