Chapter Eighty-Eight: Playoffs! The flames of war burn!
I chatted casually with the reporters, answered a few questions, and then was able to leave.
The information revealed by the reporters, and what I have seen in forums and the like recently, proves that everyone is not very confident that Jongwook can have the same good performance in the playoffs.
The 2007-2008 NBA playoffs gained widespread attention.
Not to mention the peak matchup of the Western Warring States that fans are looking forward to, even the expectations of the three old men of the Eastern Celtics are enough to support this season.
The Hornets have entered the final stages of their playoff preparations.
The last intra-team match is over! The Hornets players walked out with a smile on their faces. The big war is approaching, although head coach Scott attaches importance to the playoffs, he also knows that the more this time, the more they can't panic, so he deliberately guides everyone to relax, which is to relax strategically, but take it seriously tactically.
There were already a lot of reporters waiting outside, and when they saw the players coming out, they immediately caught and fought each other.
Paul has to deal with the most reporters, of course, and the media in the United States is also quite developed, and there are many magazines and newspapers in New Orleans, and they will also open some sports editions.
Paul has become the hope of the city in the aftermath of the hurricane's destruction, and there will certainly be no shortage of interviews with him. In addition to Paul, the largest number of interviews was Chandler, and in the violent country of the United States, Chandler and Paul's air relay is one of the hallmarks of everyone who knows the Hornets.
Chandler has received a lot of attention.
Next, the largest number of interviews is West, but after West, it is Zhong Yu......
In fact, if it weren't for Zhong Yu's relatively shallow foundation in the Hornets after all, he might be the one who has been interviewed the most today except for Paul.
In the past month, on the Hornets' jersey sales list, Paul is naturally the first, and the second is Zhong Yu!
There are many reasons for this, first of all, it is natural that Jongwook's recent rise has attracted the attention of many fans. Secondly, Jongwook has risen recently, but in his previous performance, few fans bought his jerseys, and in the last month, his jerseys have even been sold out of stock.
According to reliable sources, the Hornets will change their jerseys next season, replacing the current green and white jerseys with blue and white striped jerseys, and it is estimated that there will be another sales frenzy at that time.
Zhong Yu ...... I'm Martin, a reporter for the New Orleans Post, and I want to ask you, are you confident about the upcoming playoffs? ”
Zhong Yu said: "I think I have confidence in myself, and all of our Hornets players are also confident in the upcoming playoffs. We've prepared a lot, both the manager and all of our players, to prepare well for this playoffs. ”
"At the moment, there is a lot of news on the forums that you are doing well and that you can only stay in the regular season if you shoot well. You won't be able to sustain the playoffs. What do you think of this view? ”
This time, Zhong Yu had no reservations, he smiled coldly: "I don't object to these news, because the regular season and the playoffs are not quite the same, and I have no playoff experience myself." However, I believe in myself and can break all the linguistic shackles and make my due contribution to the Hornets. ”
"Well said!" The reporters applauded, not only because of Zhong Yu's sharp reply, but also because many of them subtly became Hornets fans.
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After chatting with reporters, we met a lot of fans, most of whom were wearing Hornets jerseys.
There are old and young fans, and Zhong Yu has gathered a lot of female fans here, as well as some children, and there are not too many young male fans.
"Zhong Yu, Zhong Yu, Zhong Yu!" These female fans jumped up happily, the banners in their hands shaking.
Zhong Yu waved at them, and then walked there, and a little white fan said happily, "Hey, Zhong Yu, you're here." ”
"Hello little ones." Zhong Yu pinched the child's face and swept it roughly, there were also some Chinese children in the middle. However, there are not too many Chinese children, and Zhong Yu estimates that most of them are banana people who no longer speak Chinese.
"Hello." The little ones screamed too. Seeing Zhong Yu, the children all came over to surround him in the middle, and some young fans also came over.
"Zhongyu, remember me, my name is Jenny."
"My name is Nina~" The female fans shouted one after another, Zhong Yu hurriedly smiled, to be honest, it seemed that only these female fans had never left him from the beginning. Most of the others were added later.
"Zhongyu, it's a pleasure to meet you, we have seen a lot of bad news and think that you can't do well in the playoffs." A male fan who looked to be about 20 years old said, "But we don't believe you're going to shine in the playoffs, aren't we?" ”
Zhong Yu smiled slightly: "I can't guarantee that I will be able to surprise everyone, but I can guarantee that I will do my best." ”
"We believe in you, Jongwook." The little fans shouted happily.
Zhong Yu's female fans said, "No matter what, you are the best...... I think you're even more likable than Chris......" Paul was also shot while lying next to him, but of course Zhong Yu could only accept the love for female fans with a smile.
On the other hand, however, he suddenly felt a different kind of pressure.
He used to be a fan and knew how much fans loved his idol.
So, he now has on his shoulders not only the pressure to make the world really recognize his ability, but also the expectations from the fans. These fans may make a lot of noise with many other people in order to maintain their image, and if they don't play well...... These people are going to have a very depressing summer.
No matter what it is for, in the playoffs, Jongwook must do his best.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008.
The 2007-2008 NBA playoffs officially kicked off.
Today, there will be four sets of games: Hornets vs. Mavericks, Jazz vs. Rockets, Suns vs. Spurs, Wizards vs. Cavaliers. There are six Western teams competing on this day.
The playoffs have finally begun! All the fans are starting to focus on this game.
At seven o'clock, the game between the Hornets and the Mavericks is about to begin. In New Orleans, the home of the Hornets poured in close to 20,000 spectators. They wore the Hornets' home T-shirts in unison to cheer on the Hornets.
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