Feeling the attitude of the fans and the pressure of public opinion, the league management can't turn a blind eye.

Originally, David? Stern is the one who values the fans the most.

In the year Li Lei's rookie, Stern told him: fans are the god of the NBA.

If the Auburn Hills palace incident hadn't involved fans, Stern wouldn't have been furious and gave the heaviest punishment in NBA history.

Therefore, the league's top management quickly took action and issued an announcement that some teams and players in the league would be investigated, and heavy penalties would be imposed if malicious sports were involved.

After getting the news, the Grizzlies players understood a little and asked Li Lei again: "Boss, this is your purpose?" ”

Putting pressure on the Spurs through the league and disrupting the Spurs' pregame preparation will give the Grizzlies more advantage in the upcoming series.

Sounds logical.

But that's not the case.

In fact, Li Lei knows that the pressure of the alliance has little significance to the Spurs.

Not to mention that the matter has passed, there is no point in investigating. Even if the problem is really found, can the league still ban the Spurs player?

To go long is to penalize some money, and this doesn't really put much pressure on the Spurs.

But that same night, David? Stern contacted the referees' union.

"In the next game, there can be no favoritism towards the Spurs."

"Yes, Mr. President! But what if it's the home of the Spurs? ”

"Not really!"

……

Later, Stern contacted Popovich again: "Greg, I don't want the Nash thing to happen again. ”

Popovich: "Mr. President, I think you misunderstood, Robert didn't mean to hurt people!" He's just ......"

Stern didn't listen to Popovich's explanation at all: "That's the best!"

But you also know the current public opinion, if there is another ...... Toot toot! ”

Stern was only halfway through his sentence and hung up.

Popovich's face was ugly.

He knew that Stern had issued a warning. If there was another time, Stern would strike hard.

Putting down the phone, Popovich thought of Li Lei's previous interview.

Is that what he's for? What a cunning young man! ”

……

On May 21, the Eastern Conference Finals were the first to start.

Both sides are very strong, and it can be said that they are the favorites to win the championship.

76ers starters:

Yao Ming, Qiao? Smith, Iguodala, Korver, Iverson.

Magic starters:

Howard, Turkoglou, Hill, Maddie, Nelson.

Just looking at the row, it has attracted countless fans.

There are two quarterbacks, Iverson, who is still in his prime, and Maddie, who is in the ascendant.

There are two super centers, O'Neal is aging, Yao Ming is seen as the successor to the traditional center, and Howard also has unlimited potential.

Among the 10 players, there are 4 champions, and the champion Joe in 1995? Smith, 1996 champion Allen? Iverson, 2003 champion Yao Ming, 2004 champion Dwight ? Howard.

Among them, there is also a Grant who has snatched the All-Star ticket king in the hands of the "basketball god" Jordan? Hill.

So it must be a Mars collision with the Earth.

Sure enough, in the first quarter of the game, the two sides played inextricably.

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The 76ers led by one point in the first quarter.

Maddie and Iverson were red-eyed.

Needless to say, Iverson played every game as the last game, and scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the first quarter.

And Maddie, who has always been evaluated by fans as "not eager to win", opened his sleepy eyes and scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the first quarter.

The role players on both sides are also in excellent form.

Iguodala has shown solid defensive skills, and many fans no longer call him "Little AI", but "Pippen's successor".

Korver's open three-pointers were out of the cracks.

Joe? Smith does all the tiring, dirty work.

Nelson can shoot suddenly.

Turkoglu is good at organising, connecting the inside and the outside.

Hilbao is not old.

At half-time, the two teams were tied.

However, no one expected that in the second half, the situation changed abruptly.

In the second half, the 76ers began to let Yao Ming take on more offensive tasks.

Facing Howard, Yao Ming relied on tonnage, footwork, and skill to score three goals in a row.

In the face of Yao Ming, Howard ate a big hot pot in a row, showing the shortcomings of his rough skills to the fullest.

Relying on Yao Ming's play, the 76ers quickly widened the gap and maintained it to the end.

In the end, the team went down first.

Yao Ming had 2 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Howard had nine points, nine rebounds and three blocks, in addition to five fouls and five turnovers.

In the last round of the series, against the Pistons, Howard showed amazing talent and lived a monster.

And tonight, Howard faced Yao Ming and was beaten into a Chihuahua.

Iverson had 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.

Maddy scored a game-high 35 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

It's a pity that the second boss dragged his feet, and Maddie couldn't support it alone.

As soon as the game ended, Li Lei sent a text message to Yao Ming: "It's okay, Da Yao, the tickets for the finals are stable." ”

After only watching one game, Li Lei had already guessed the result.

Howard was strong, but he happened to be restrained by Yao Ming.

In fact, on the North American side, many fans do not recognize Yao Ming as the best traditional center, on the one hand, because of strength, and on the other hand, because of nationality.

So many American fans prefer to call Howard O'Neal's successor.

But in fact, Howard and O'Neal are completely different.

They all look like beasts, but O'Neill is a lion and Howard is a hyena at most.

Technically, although O'Neal likes to eat with his body, it is well known that O'Neal's skills are very comprehensive, such as basket footwork, back frame and face frame, dribbling skills, hook hands, jump shots, and feints...... When he was younger, he could even launch a full-court fast attack like a defender.

And Howard's technology ...... Too rough.

There is still a big difference between having technology and not using technology, and not having technology.

And then physically, it's all the same, they can run and jump.

However, O'Neal is heavy, the lower plate is stable, and he is still biased towards the bottom stream.

Howard, on the other hand, is lighter and has a strong upper body, but is thinner at the bottom, and is more inclined to fly away.

……

Li Lei analyzed these characteristics and immediately made a judgment that Howard was not Yao Ming's opponent at all.

It can even be said that in the face of Yao Ming, Howard has no advantage.

It didn't take long for Yao Ming to reply to the message.

"It's okay, I have a lot of confidence here. What about your side, do you have confidence in playing Spurs? ”

Li Lei thought about it and returned: "I am very lucky this year, otherwise I may not be able to meet the Mavericks in the second round, and it is all luck to enter the division finals." It's hard to get past the Spurs, but hopefully my luck will continue so I can join you up in the Finals. ”

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