Chapter 118: Monkey King
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Monkey King - Monkey King
"Whew!" Jonny let out a deep sigh, this is a pure defensive player, Bill Russell's name he has also heard, not because he instantly became the emperor of the ball, but the league's Defensive Player of the Year trophy is named after Bill Russell, it can be said that Bill Russell is synonymous with defense, he is a player who cannot be measured by data.
Of course, it's not that Bill Russell's stats aren't pretty, it's just that it's a little worse than Wilt Chamberlain's contemporaries, but in most of the games where the two are directly opposed, it's Bill Russell who wins more, which shows Bill Russell's extraordinary.
And from the perspective of skills, this is a pure defensive player, except for the W skill that can be beneficial to the offense, and the E skill is the passing skill, and the rest of the skills are defensive skills, and this is a very helpful hero for Jonny who has a big colander on the defensive end, but unfortunately, this hero can only use one series, Jonny couldn't help but aim at a table on the wall, and his eyes stopped with the words of the Eastern Conference Finals.
It's a table made by Ricky Adubatu that lists the Magic's playoff opponents, from the first round all the way to the Finals. In the words of Ricci Adulbatu: "You can't find a way forward without goals, so I've put them all on the list." ”
As can be seen from this table, the Magic's opponent in the first round is the Charlotte Hornets, Ricky Adubatu listed the name of the Charlotte Hornets on the matchup, as well as the core players in the Hornets, Glen Les, who had previously competed with Jonny for the All-Star MVP and three-point title, and Verratti Divac, an All-Star center.
The Magic fought hard to finish second in the regular season, and in the end, from the perspective of the regular season record, the effect was not obvious, because the Hornets' record was improved by them, and finally tied with the sixth-place Pistons, but the Pistons were ranked sixth because of the advantage in the regular season. But in Ricky Adubatu's view, the Hornets, who are mostly young players, are better than the Pistons, so the Magic ultimately failed to pick the opponent.
As Jonny's old rival, it would be abnormal not to provoke or anything before the first round of the playoffs, so Glen Les opened his mouth as expected.
"The regular season and the playoffs are very different, the intensity of the playoffs is higher, I'm going to put up a better performance than I did in the regular season, yes, I believe I can beat Jonny Lee, yes, they're second, we're only seventh, but I believe we can solve the Magic in six games, Verratti and I think so, even though you guys don't think about us." Glen Les said this decisively in an interview with the media.
And Hornets head coach Dave Cowens' words made Jonny even more irrepressible anger: "Glenn said 6 games to solve the Magic? I think if we're lucky, we probably won't be able to play six. Why am I so confident, you ask? It's very simple, the Magic has one of the biggest hidden dangers, which is Jonny Lee, yes, you heard it right, it's Jonny Lee, the scoring champion in the regular season, he's just a rookie, you must know that the regular season and the playoffs are completely different games, and the confrontation in the playoffs is more intense, and players like him who rely on shooting a lot can easily get lost in the playoffs, and that's our chance. ”
Dave Cowens' words were frequently nodded by the reporters who interviewed him, and it was obvious that they agreed, especially in connection with what Glen Les said, that a projection player like Jonny could easily get lost in the muscle battles of the playoffs.
And Jonny couldn't bear it when he heard this, what do you mean? Could it be that I, a regular season scoring champion, who have helped the team win many times, will be the team's hind legs?
Jonny was unconvinced, but he was no longer the rookie who had just joined the league, and he knew that sometimes it was better to talk with action. But just because Johnny can endure it doesn't mean his teammates can. At least Anfernee Hardaway couldn't take it, and he felt that Glen Rice and Dave Cowens' words were an insult to him and the Magic.
So Penny reacted very violently: "Charlotte Hornets are our losers, Glen Les is Jonny's losers, they can solve us in six games?" I think the end result must have been reversed. ”
As soon as Anfernee Hardaway opened his mouth, the Magic side was also full of firepower, and the Magic started a verbal battle with the Hornets, but when the fierce playoffs are coming, this kind of mouth cannon is very normal, and it is also a major feature before the start of the playoffs.
And in the wind and rain of the playoffs, other groups of matches have also started this kind of similar cannons. There are only a few exceptions, such as the group of matches between the Bulls and the Bullets, and the Bullets, who know that they are too far behind the Bulls, basically speak very low-key in front of the media, saying that they have no chance of defeating the Bulls. However, in Jonny's view, this low-key is more a reflection of the ambition of the bullet, and Jonny naturally hopes that the bullet can break the super upset and eliminate the bulls, but he also knows that this is not possible, or it is very difficult, too big to be possible.
In addition to this group of matchups, the Jazz, who are first in the West, and the Clippers, who are eighth in the West, are also very low-key, and the Clippers can be said to be the worst of the 16 teams in this year's playoffs, and their regular season record is also the worst. Unlike the NBA in the 21st century, the current league is still the one that is strong in the east and weak in the west. Only one of the top eight in the East has a Bullet record of less than 50 wins, while the fifth Trail Blazers in the West has a record of 49 wins.
In addition, the Heat, who are third in the East, take on the Pistons who are sixth, and the New York Knicks, who are fourth, are against the Hawks who are fifth. In the West, the Rockets are second against the Suns in seventh, the SuperSonics in third against the Timberwolves in sixth, and the Lakers in fourth against the Trail Blazers in fifth.
The first round of the Eastern and Western playoffs has been fired, and the playoffs are also hot