Chapter 201: The First Second of Popularity
The hatred between the Warriors and the Jazz began in the playoffs last season, the Jazz's ruthless methods and dirty style of play are well-known in the league, and the Warriors brought together Jackson, Barnes, Harrington, Petrus, Ellis and Davis, who was still at the time, and naturally it was not a good bird, and the two sides played in the open and secretly beat people in that series, and it was more appropriate to say that they lost than the Warriors lost.
The reason why it was so bad at that time was because the Warriors' interior line was too thin, and a Biedrins was still a foreigner, how could he withstand the pinching of Oku and Boozer? Not to mention that they also have a kirilenko.
Since then, the Warriors and the Jazz have become mortal rivals, and this season's Chamberlain's joining is even more fueling, and he has insulted the Jazz players many times with a hot temper, not only on the court, but also in the battle, so that the two sides draw revenge, this playoff match, must be a hard battle between Mars and the earth.
Regardless of the East and West, no matter what season, the game between the fourth and fifth is always the best, and with the new and old hatreds of the Jazz and the Warriors, their ratings have skyrocketed, and tickets for both the Energy Center and Oracle Arena have been sold out early.
The national broadcast rights of the Western Conference playoffs were divided between TNT and ESPN, with the latter broadcasting the battle between the Spurs and the Rockets, while TNT received the Warriors vs. Jazz.
In the past, TNT and ESPN were both grabbing the first game in the West, but this time they changed their temperament and grabbed the fourth and fifth games in the West together, and finally grabbed the broadcast rights in the NBA's more weighty TNT, and ESPN reluctantly went to broadcast the game between the Spurs and the Rockets.
The Spurs' games have always been ratings killers, he and the Rockets are good at defense, they played the defensive end in the regular season, and it will definitely be even more excessive in the playoffs, how many fans like to watch a bunch of big men play defensive battles?
In the past, the Rockets were fine, there were many TV stations and Chinese TV stations in Chinese mainland pet, now with the strong rise of Chamberlain, the Warriors have become the new favorite of Chinese TV stations, and because Chamberlain just announced that he has joined the Chinese nationality and is called a member of the Chinese men's basketball team not long ago, CCTV Sports Channel also has to be on the field, so this round of playoffs, they will broadcast the Warriors and the Rockets at intervals.
All in all, the Warriors and Jazz game received a huge amount of attention, with at least hundreds of millions of fans now watching their games in front of their televisions.
The players on both sides understand this truth, so they are holding back a force to perform well, the most frustrating thing in the whole game is Ellis, what a good publicity opportunity, but it was snatched away by West, because of injury, his current starting position is dangerous, West was too violent some time ago.
Chamberlain and Oku jumped the ball, the two of them launched eye attacks on each other before they could fight, the referee read the rules and threw the ball up, two seven-foot men jumped up at the same time, Oku finally showed his strength in the regular season, and flew up and touched the racket first to Delon.
Chamberlain was taken aback, before the game, the old players told him to save energy, so he didn't do his best when he jumped the ball, and he won Oku three times in the regular season, so he just showed his usual state, and the result turned out to be overturned in the gutter.
Oku glanced at Chamberlain mockingly, and said in a low voice: "Rookie! ”
Deron leaned forward to run, Billups kept a step away from him, and when he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, Boozer came up to cover, and Delon pulled his strong body out and took advantage of Billups' blocked opportunity to walk away.
Petrus had been prepared for this, he first jammed Delon, and then immediately turned and chased after Boozer, while Billups bypassed Boozer's obstruction and tacitly crossed with Petrus, still staring at Delon. Before that, though, DeLong had already passed the ball.
Boozer covered not only Delon, he turned around in time to block Jackson, Kirilenko rushed to the basket in an empty position, and DeLong passed the ball to him!
After receiving the ball, Kirilenko stepped into the box with one foot, raised his hand to make a jumper, and then turned around after a false shot, which was the projection of the ball.
'Smack', there was a muffled sound, Chamberlain flew out of the air, Oku staggered and was knocked away, he chased after him in time and gave Kirilenko a big hat.
The Jazz fans who were ready to cheer sat in their seats as if they were dumb, and only a few people reacted quickly and booed Chamberlain, but more Warriors fans were applauding and cheering, and Chamberlain gave away big hats at the beginning, which made the Warriors fans happy.
The ball out of Chamberlain's hat has not yet landed, and it was still in the middle of the air when West jumped up and took it into his arms, which is also one of his skills, and he always pays full attention to Chamberlain, so once he sees the ball blocked, he immediately judges the direction to grab it.
Don't hesitate, attack!
West seemed to be stepping on Hot Wheels under his feet, his strong body leaned forward vigorously, roaring and rushing to the front, Brewer couldn't match him, although he tried to follow behind, but the two sides were always two positions apart, no matter how he chased it, he couldn't catch up.
DeLong followed up in time on the outside, he studied West's game video, and found that although this guy is extremely capable, he is very unique, as long as the ball is in his hand, it is very passable, especially when he is fast-breaking, he is his own finisher.
In this way, Delon was relieved to let go of Billups who had been following West on the side, and when the latter entered the inside line, he immediately got stuck, and Brewer followed at this time, and the two completed the bag and blocked West inside.
West stubbornly jumped to his feet, and two hands appeared above and in front of him one after the other, sealing off all his way out.
The premise is that he has to make a move.
But West didn't stubbornly shoot, but turned back and made a pass, Billups followed, and after getting the ball, no one stopped him, and he easily came to a three-step layup, and the score was very simple.
At this time, West had just landed, and Billups went up and punched him, shouting, "Mad Dog, you seem to have opened your mind?" ”
West sneered and said, "Only fools think I'm a lone wolf, and I'm a fucking mad dog!" Lao Tzu is a dual-energy bit! ”
Deron could only stare dryly, and at this time, West glanced back at him, smiled fiercely and showed his white teeth, and said, "Old classmate, some people say that you are one of the two best guards in the class of 2004?" I don't think so! ”
Among the NBA players produced in the class of 2004, it is recognized that the strongest are two guards, one is Chris Paul, who is now ranked second on the MVP list, and the other is Deron Williams, who is young and proud to lead the Jazz to the West.
Regarding the evaluation of the outside world, although West has never shown anything on the surface, in fact, he cares very much in his heart, his former teammates don't pass the ball to him or play with him, he doesn't care what he thinks, it's useless, now the opportunity has come, in the Warriors, he is the focus of training.
Delon is not good at words, he is strong in hands-on ability, and then he cooperated with his teammates again to make a breakthrough, this time it was not Boozer but Brewer who covered him, West and Billups switched defenses and went up directly, but Delon got close to him and elbowed him hard in the lower abdomen.
West was sluggish in pain, and Delon immediately jumped up and took two points.
"It's a fact, and it has nothing to do with whether you think it or not." Deron said coldly to West.
A terrifying wave of cheers rang out in the energy center, and Delong waved his hand, proud as an emperor.
West's forehead was bruised, and Billups said in a deep voice, "Control your emotions, Delonti, control your emotions!" If you can't control your emotions, you'll never be a match for this guy! ”
Chamberlain also comforted him when he ran past him: "We have all seen what is going on, you will have a chance for revenge, believe me, but be calm, don't fall for their schemes." ”
Wess nodded and forced a smile, "I know, Z, don't worry, because my daughter is right in front of the TV right now, and she's watching my game right now, so you know, I'll set a good example for her." ”
Chamberlain was indeed worried, he was afraid that West would go berserk, but apparently the latter had grown much more than he expected.
Although he kept telling West to calm down, Chamberlain was excited, and although Delon's elbow hit West's lower abdomen, he felt that it was smashed in his face, and as the team's quasi-boss, he wanted revenge.
He gave Billups a look, who looked unchanged and didn't seem to see anything, but the pace of the advance began to pick up, Chamberlain followed him, and when he reached the three-point line, Billups suddenly made a long pass to Petrus in the box.
Petrus took the ball and smashed it to the ground, only to turn around and pass it to Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was following up from the middle.
At first, Chamberlain and Billups ran together, and the Jazz players thought they were going to block and then Chamberlain attacked inside, but Billups actually sent the ball into the hands of Petrus in the restricted area, so the defense against Chamberlain was negligent.
Oxlade-Chamberlain went straight into the penalty area, although Oku has been following him, but the speed and flexibility of the two are too different, Chamberlain got the ball after a sharp stop and then accelerated to get rid of Oku, striding into the inside, facing Boozer's defense, without hesitation to jump up.
Boozer is strong, but he is a little taller than Chamberlain, and he also has a bounce, so when he defends Chamberlain who jumps like this, he is destined to humiliate himself.
The body rose up like a rocket, Chamberlain held the ball with one hand and pressed down with his left hand just hit Boozer's body, the two collided together, Boozer failed to stop Chamberlain's offensive strength, the latter slammed away his block, raised his wrist with one arm and pressed down, and smashed the ball into the hoop.
Far away in Chinese mainland on the other side of the ocean, countless fans are addicted, Chamberlain and Yao Ming are completely two styles, domineering, rebellious, fierce, brave, while Yao Ming is moderate and low-key, compared to the post-80s who are becoming the main force of society, it is obviously Chamberlain's style of play is more popular.
Chamberlain originally wanted to play Boozer for a foul, but unfortunately this guy was very ghostly, jumped up with a straight body, and was still in a reasonable collision zone, so he only scored two points.
The Warriors' opening was undoubtedly extremely hot, which made Jazz fans extremely dissatisfied, and Sloan was also very reluctant.