Before the Western Conference Finals, both the Warriors and Lakers had nearly a week off, and the old Nelson gave them two days off, and on the third day, just after returning to the team, Chamberlain was called to the old Nelson's office.

When he arrived at Nelson Sr.'s office, he found that the previously empty cabin was now crowded with people.

"Wow, Sheldon Cooper, Leonard Hopstad, Penny, Howard, Raj, is this the arena going to explode?" Chamberlain was taken aback when he saw these people, although it was the first time they had met, he was indeed familiar with these people.

Yes, these are the stars of "The Big Bang Theory," which is now taking off a TV drama boom in the United States.

If you want to ask, which American drama is the most popular this year, it must be "The Big Bang Theory", since 2007, a group of otaku otaku have detonated the TV drama market in the United States, setting ratings records one after another.

Not long ago, when the first episode of the third season aired on September 21, 2009, the series set a new record for ratings for an adult audience aged 18-49 on CBS Nighttime.4 On 6/10, a total of 12.83 million viewers tuned in to watch the show at that time.

"The Big Bang Theory" is one of CBS's most stylish sitcoms, the show has attracted a large number of regular viewers with its increasingly popular "otaku culture", although it has not done anything in the major awards, but the popularity of "The Big Bang Theory" and the increasing ratings year by year are obvious to all.

Featuring four genius scientists who study quantum physics and a blonde waitress at a restaurant with dreams of being an actress, the drama is refreshing with its fresh angles and unique jokes. This American drama has set off a "scientist boom" in Europe, the United States and China, and has become the most successful comedy work in American TV dramas in recent years.

Like most Americans, Chamberlain likes to watch some comedy to relax after a hard day's training, and the Big Bang Theory, which airs every Monday night at 9:30 p.m., naturally becomes his best choice, sometimes he has to play, and when he is still on the field at half past nine, then he will watch the TV series as soon as he plays.

Seeing Chamberlain, the group in the room all stood up, and old Nelson pointed to a Caucasian man with pigtails: "This is director Mark Sendroski, I think you are familiar with him." ”

Chamberlain shook Mark's hand and smiled, "Of course, of course, it's all too familiar, man, your TV is fantastic, but there's one thing that's bad, why only two episodes a week?" God, you don't know how miserable I was while waiting for this TV series! ”

A white young man with blond hair laughed and said, "Is it more painful than waiting for us to win the championship?" We're going to have to wait a whole year before we see you lead your team to a championship. ”

Very rarely, this white young man said the whole sentence in Chinese, although it is not very standard, but the choice of words and sentences is very accurate.

Chamberlain laughed, he pointed at the young man, and said, "Howard, uh, master, haha, aren't you, a doctor?" ”

In the TV series, Howard has a master's degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his main research direction should be intelligent control, designing a satellite that takes high-resolution photos of wooden satellites.

This person is extremely obscene, always has unrealistic sexual fantasies, and considers himself charismatic. He has a high aptitude for six languages, and the main use of these foreign languages is to strike up conversations with women and make people around him feel disgusted.

Chamberlain called Simon a master's degree because in the TV series, Howard is the lowest educated of the foursome, Xie Er often talks about his academic qualifications, and every time he mentions his academic qualifications, there will be laughter.

Simon stepped forward, Chamberlain hugged him, and deliberately explained: "Man, you must know that engineering does not need to study for a doctorate, it mainly depends on hands-on ability. After studying for a postdoc, I have to focus on theoretical research. Of course, in fact I don't even have a master's degree, haha. ”

Old Nelson said, "It seems that I don't need to introduce you, you should be familiar with each other, right?" ”

Chamberlain is actually not very familiar with the names of these people, but he knows their names in the movie well, because these stars are all rushed by this TV series, and they were not famous at all before.

Fortunately, Li Qun also likes this TV series very much, and often recites the names of these stars at home, and Chamberlain also wrote it down, he pointed to several people and said one by one: "Jim Parsons, Johnny Gelkecchi, Kelly Cuco, Quinnau Nayar, yes, we are familiar with each other." ”

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and the old Nelson directly interjected into the topic, saying: "That's right, Z, there is an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" that needs our cooperation, they are going to join some scenes in the NBA, and you are a guest they specially invited, so I want to know your attitude." ”

"When?" Chamberlain asked sensitively.

"The most recent game was in the first round of the Western Conference Finals, and Simon had to serve the ball for the jump ball between you and the Lakers on behalf of the referee, which is a plot where the NBA and NASA teamed up to do a project to promote aerospace to children in the sports circle," said Pigtail director Mark said. ”

Chamberlain immediately said, "That's fine. ”

Mark went on to explain, "It's a whole episode about the NBA, and the whole thing is to use the appeal of basketball to add a little more popularity to our TV series. ”

Chamberlain smiled: "You are too polite, man, your popularity has rushed to the atmosphere, and we have to use your popularity." ”

Mark also laughed and said: "No, we do have to use your popularity, because during the 2010~2011 schedule, this TV series will be rescheduled, from half past nine on Monday to eight o'clock in the evening of Eastern Time." ”

The matter was settled, and then Mark asked, "Z, are you interested in being a special guest for our shoot?" Because we started filming in July and August, I think you will have time at that time. ”

Chamberlain thought for a moment and said cautiously: "I don't have special acting training, so it may not be suitable." ”

Jim Parsons, who plays Sheil, laughed, "Come on, man, of course we all know that your acting skills are great, and Angelina Jolie has complimented you and said that you are very talented in acting." Also, we've seen your documentary, and your performance in it is fantastic. ”

Others complimented him, and Chamberlain finally said, "Well, it's better to be respectful, and I'll cooperate with you in the summer." ”

Mark stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you very much, I wish us a happy cooperation, and besides, we will give you a good price." ”

Chamberlain is actually not thinking about himself, he plans to take Shirley to participate in the filming of this TV series, although Shirley is now very famous, but because of academic problems, most of her just run a trick in the movie, if she can participate in "The Big Bang Theory" this time, even if it is only one episode, it will be a good thing for her popularity to increase.

This matter was settled, and after that, Iverson and the others arrived, and the elder Nelson summoned them to the conference room and talked about the fact that the Western Conference finals would have the participation of the "Big Bang Theory" crew.

Of course, this kind of thing needs to be informed in advance, otherwise it will be too abrupt and will interfere with the players' feelings.

Mark also invited others to participate in the filming of the TV series in the summer, and since Chamberlain had already participated, there was no reason for others to refuse.

West tilted his head and said, "A good choice, so that when the TV series starts in September, my daughter will be able to look at me and smile." ”

Screenwriter Chuck Lore said: "Don't worry, man, my team and I will have a few good jokes for you, and I bet your daughter will be smiling when she sees your performance." ”

Because the Western Conference Finals were just around the corner, Parsons didn't stay here for long, they watched the Warriors' morning practice, and then left the arena after a short game of basketball by themselves.

After two days of rest, the players are alive and well and they have eight wins left and they can go on vacation, so the players are also very excited.

There is no salary in the playoffs, but there is a bonus, and naturally the prize pool is higher the further you go, and after the two rounds of games, the Warriors have accumulated and paid out bonuses together.

The Warriors issue bonuses, not according to who is the big name and who is cannon fodder, or who scores more points and who has a high number of rebounds, but the old Nelson according to the efficiency value, that is, as long as you work hard after you play, even if the number is not good-looking, as long as the efficiency is high, you can get a large bonus.

Therefore, among the Warriors players, Evans got the highest prize money, he didn't play a lot of minutes, but he definitely did his best to help the team every time.

Once the prize money is paid, it's a matter of the competition.

Because of the two seasons of meeting, the Warriors and Lakers have become playoff enemies, the two have met twice in the Western Conference Finals in the past two seasons, the Lakers won once, the Warriors won once, this is the third time the two sides have met, and both sides naturally want revenge.

Two years ago, the Warriors would have been a great chance to win the championship, and they fought hard to eliminate two strong opponents, the Jazz and Spurs, and finally lost to the Lakers, otherwise they could have won the championship.

The championship that year was the Green Shirts, but Chamberlain had a habit of breaking out when he met the Green Shirts, and if he reached the finals that season, I am afraid that Chamberlain would win the MVP in his rookie season.

Warriors fans believe that if Chamberlain meets the Green Shirts in the playoffs, he will need an infusion to replenish his body, and he will also break out and cut an average of 50+20 per game, and then send the Big Three home.

Similarly, if the Lakers can get past the Warriors last year, they will be champions.

Last year's runners-up were considered the weakest runners-up in the 21st century, but they were swept by the Warriors, and if they didn't meet the Warriors but the Lakers last year, they would have died just as badly.

Last season, the Magic and the Lakers played each other twice and lost twice, and they lacked a man on the outside who could limit Kobe, so this season Carter came.

In addition, there is another highlight of this year's Western Conference Finals, that is, the last evenly matched meeting between the two super guards of the 96 Golden Generation.

Since the beginning of this season, Iverson has shown his old age, and the old lightning-fast and ghostly answers are gone, replaced by a mature point guard who chooses to pass the ball.

But what fans want to see is the answer that is fearless and dares to hold the ball and fight the opponent anytime and anywhere.

And Kobe Bryant, this is also his best chance to win the championship, this year they have a full lineup and strong strength. If you lose to the Warriors again, I wonder if Kobe Bryant and the Lakers players will have the courage to compete against the Warriors in the future?

This is unknown.

Fate brought Iverson and Kobe, who are also the "96 Golden Generation", together again, and they have written their own legends since 1996.

The fates of these two stubborn and arrogant men have been entangled since the first meeting, and after 2001, the two have become lifelong rivals, winning and losing each other.

There is no doubt that if you ask Kobe Bryant and Iverson who the two of them would most like to win, the two will name each other.

But unfortunately, despite the regular season when the two men won and lost each other, in the most important playoff arenas, neither won or lost much to do with them - in 2001, Kobe's Lakers won against Iverson's 76ers, but at that time the Lakers boss was O'Neal.

Last season, the Warriors won against the Lakers, but everyone knows that the Lakers lost to Chamberlain.

It is unknown whether the stage of the Western Conference Finals this time will become a stage for them to laugh and enmity or kill each other.

But for Kobe Bryant and Iverson, there is no better 2010 playoff opponent than their current opponents.