Chapter 125: [Who Do You Want to Fight Against in the Finals]
Suhi's questioning did not make it to the press.
The Indiana reporter was still measured, even though he said in a conversation with Susie that Jordan was still a member of the University of North Carolina when he was 20 years old and didn't make it to the NBA.
However, in the current atmosphere of basketball, Jordan is the god of basketball that cannot be provoked.
Even O'Neal and Duncan, no one thinks they can really be compared to Jordan.
Suhi is only a sophomore, even if he wins the Finals MVP in his rookie season and the regular season MVP in his second season, creating the best rookie start in history.
Can... Jordan's story is just too legendary.
Many of the records he left behind were considered to be unbreakable, not to mention the fact that he led his team to build two dynasties, which were also considered to be mountains that could not be climbed.
Suhi can indeed be compared with 20-year-old Jordan, and even hard honor is better than 20-year-old Jordan.
However, the media and spectators will not think so, and they will think that Suhi is ambitious, a sophomore who is delusional about challenging the authority of the basketball god.
NBA basketball doesn't like players who challenge Jordan.
In his rookie season, Iverson simply said 'I don't need to respect anyone on the court', and it was not until the new century that he rose to prominence with his street charm and unnegligible court prowess to become a superstar and the leader of the new generation of four quarterbacks.
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Suhi and the Pacers entered the Eastern Conference Finals with a 4-0 record, while the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons were in full swing on the other side.
Both teams are very strong.
The Pistons' strength this season has only increased compared to last season, not declined. Although they slipped to third place in the East due to the Battle of Auburn Hills Palace, the lengthy period of the Occupation Hills Palace War has brought two major benefits to their playoffs: First, their bench has been fully developed, and Milicic in particular has gained some growth during this period. Second, the twin Wallace and Prince were well rested, and they were able to heal their old injuries during this time, and they were very excited, both mentally and physically.
Coupled with a stronger tactical understanding, their overall strength is better than last year's battle with the Pacers for the Eastern Conference championship.
Suhi watched their battle of Tianwang Mountain, and he made a judgment that if this Pistons and last year's Pacers played the Eastern Conference Finals, even if they continued to evolve during the game, the probability of the Pacers winning was only 30%.
In fact, the Pacers' victory over the Pistons last year was somewhat of a fluke.
The Heat won the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
This is very critical.
Dwyane Wade and Shaq O'Neal are a match made in heaven, he is more willing to pass the ball than Kobe, and he has a strong ability to attack: the Pistons are most afraid of this kind of defender who can attack strongly. For Kobe's kind of super guard who falls into the position and plays alone, he is not so afraid.
In addition, Shaq O'Neal's condition is maintained very well, probably because of Suhi's stimulation, plus the All-Star Game won the MVP. Suhi even felt that he was more dominant than he was in last year's finals.
The Pistons used a double Wallace to push him back, but they couldn't pull him off.
While his free throws at key moments were heart-wrenching, Wade's three-pointer at a crucial moment gave Miami the last laugh.
Wade is the fastest rising super-guard in this year's playoffs.
In the first round, he averaged 25.6 points, 6.8 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, which is already superstar statistics.
So far in the second round, he has averaged 28.2 points, 7.0 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in five games under the defense of the Pistons.
Many media outlets say that Wade has become the absolute leader of the Heat.
Moreover, it is said that he is a supergiant who has emerged in the class of 2003, and has tied with James and Suhi for the top three, leaving Carmelo Anthony half of the position.
Suhi was stunned when he heard this on ESPN.
What he thought to himself was: How can James be able to do so? How can he be tied for the top three? His stats in the regular season are good, but the playoffs are not the same as the regular season, he hasn't even touched the floor of the playoffs, can he compare to Wade and me?
He should be on the same level as Carmelo Anthony.
Sushi was dismissive of this.
Shaq O'Neill showed unprecedented humility.
Speaking of which, O'Neill is really a bit 'pathetic'. He fought with Hardaway in Orlando for salary and boss, but was deeply hurt by Magic's sentence 'I can't give you a contract extension that is higher than Hardaway's, I'm afraid Hardaway will misunderstand', and the Orlando fans scolded him like a dog at the time, thinking that he shouldn't touch Hardaway. Even if he's stronger on the pitch.
So, he even went to the Lakers with a pay cut. With the Lakers, he showed unprecedented dominance, leading the Lakers to three consecutive championships and three consecutive Finals MVP. As a result, Kobe Bryant, the defender trained by the Lakers themselves, competed with him for the team's boss seat.
Last year, the Lakers were away from the championship for two years in a row. The Lakers chose to hold Kobe Bryant and let go, the de facto No. 1 man in the league.
O'Neill's heart was broken again.
When he came to Miami, he seemed to have suddenly come to his senses.
awakened to the fate that he could only 'match'.
From the day he arrived in Miami, he was humble and said, "I'm going to help Wade grow." ”
Now, the media says Wade is more of the heart of the Heat.
He didn't have any doubts either, and said bluntly: "This is the team of Flash Wade." ”
Su Xi was stunned as she watched it in front of the TV.
Why did you go earlier?
O'Neill, when did you become so humble.
And Kobe, you talk to me on the phone every once in a while, and you even go to Indiana to recruit me, and even say something: you will create a two-talker system, and Los Angeles is big enough to accommodate two superstars.
After the two separated, one was more modest than the other, why when they were together, the eyes were not eyes, and the nose was not the nose.
Why bother.
Su Xi thought to herself, this is probably the so-called wrong time to meet the right person.
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The suspense between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons remained in Game 7.
Because in Game 6, the Pistons won.
The Pistons defeated the Miami Heat 77-71.
They dragged the Heat into a battle of attrition with great experience, and then defeated the Heat as a matter of course. Wade was entangled by Prince from beginning to end in this game, Wade is still a little younger, he only got 10 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in this game, and the shooting percentage is not high.
There are a lot of ups and downs for young players.
The media said that this was normal, and they gave Wade a lot of tolerance, saying that it was a growing pain for young players, and everyone believed that Wade would play a vital role in Game 7.
Su Xi was stunned for a moment, and he asked Miller: "When did the basketball media become so warm?" They actually took such a close care to Wade. ”
"They just don't treat you so warmly, brother." Miller spoke to Suhee as he pumped on the bottle.
Miller has recently become obsessed with wellness.
He decided to play two more seasons, and his agent has already started talks with the team.
He is now drinking breast milk, which he bought back specifically.
After Miller won a championship, he wanted to take the second, and he wanted to renew his contract because he wanted to take the third and fourth.
Based on Miller's status in Indiana, the Pacers will pay him as long as he wants, and he has to start as a full-time middle class.
Artest teased him: You are called old and immortal, you are a thief.
Miller didn't care, he always thought he was going to play an important role in the big game, he didn't feel old at all. He even kept emphasizing in the locker room: "After drinking breast milk, I feel that my whole body cells are renewed.
"Think of what you've done, my dear Jack. When you walk into the spotlight, you have a 'I need to teach a lesson to all the media in the room', and your relationship is hard to repair. Reggie Miller spread his palms and said the relationship between Sushi and the media was in a dead knot.
"It's okay, I don't care about that." Suhi shrugged.
"In the future, if I retire and enter the comment circle, I will help you publicize it, and maybe it can change your reputation." Miller continued.
Su Xi smiled: "You entered the media circle, so you can't set off a bloody storm in the media circle?" Which media would dare to invite you? ”
"Who knows." Miller shrugged: "At least I'm no worse than my sister." ”
Sister Miller is a sideline reporter for TNT and is very senior.
"Who will emerge victorious between Phoenix and San Antonio?" Suhee asked Miller.
The two sets of opponents in the Western Conference Finals have been decided, a showdown between the Suns and the Spurs.
In Artest's words, Suhi is already thinking about his opponent in the next round. Once you break out of the east, you must be prepared in advance.
"Which team do you want to play?" Miller asked Suhee.
"Spurs." Suhi was adamant: "The Spurs are very strong, if I can play against them and beat them, it will be something to brag about in my career." ”
"What about the sun? Isn't there a sense of accomplishment in defeating the sun? You guy, you just snatched the regular season MVP from Stephen Nash and you're not interested in them? ”
"The sun is easy for us." Suhi spread her palms and said, "If the Suns make it to the finals, it will be boring." ”
Miller shook his head, and he drew a cross on his chest: "Then I must start praying for the sun now." I want to win easily, I don't want to be thrill-seeking like you madman, it's not exciting at all. You're a rat licking. ”
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Game 7 between the Heat and Pistons captured the attention of basketball fans around the world.
This game has attracted more attention than any other game in this year's playoffs, after all, all the previous playoffs have been chopping melons and vegetables, and the Rocket Mavericks are slightly more competitive.
But compared with the Heat and Pistons' seven-game battles, the light of the fireflies is just that.
Suhi sat in front of the TV and watched the game.
It was an unprecedentedly fierce match, with both sides having a very strong will to fight and being 100 per cent.
Wade started the game with a sharp start, frantically into the box and scored the first goal with Ben Wallace's defence.
At that time, he was thrown to the ground by Ben Wallace.
But he still chose to throw the basketball in weightlessness instead of defending himself.
He fell to the ground so hard that Suhee could feel the pain through the TV.
But Wade stubbornly climbed up and walked to the free throw line.
He's a new generation of players with a lot of character.
Suhi admires him.
Although his academic performance is poor, he also has dyslexia.
But that didn't stop Sushi from making friends with him.
Then, the Pistons, on their side, took a team offense, and they played very tightly and methodically: I have to say that Larry Brown does have two brushes, and if he gives him the right player, he can pick out the details to the extreme.
The two sides come and go, and the fight is inseparable.
Suhi, as a spectator, felt the tension on the court.
At the end of the first quarter, the difference between the two sides was 25:26.
Both sides had a high hit rate.
This is already a high-scoring game for the Pistons.
So, ESPN's commentator said: Oops, no, the Pistons may lose. If the Pistons can't keep their opponents' total points under 85, their probability of winning is low.
Then in the second quarter, a full quarter of the game, the Heat scored 16 points and the Pistons scored 15 points.
It belongs to killing 1,000 enemies and self-inflicting 800.
However, ESPN experts say the Pistons' odds of winning have increased.
Su Xi watched the analysis of these experts in front of the TV, and he finally understood why these experts were so reasonable, but so ridiculous.
Because the NBA has a very large database, they are often just reading the data from the script.
Of course, the data is scientific.
However, the competition is not entirely scientific.
The game also has a duel of people's hearts, a confrontation of willpower, and a random superposition of various accidents... Although in the end it will be reflected in the data, and then it will be corrected in a huge database.
However, the numbers don't tell the whole story.
Suhi is a player who has always made the 'existing data' elusive, he has always deviated from the huge statistical database, that is, he has been creating miracles, and he has been slapping experts in the face... So that their predictions always fall short.
In this way, can the relationship be good?
At the start of the second half, the Heat launched another onslaught, and O'Neal went all out, and he exploded the double Wallace in the paint area.
He had 14 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter, and his dominance was off the charts.
You must know that the Pistons only scored 19 points in the third quarter.
The Heat used this quarter to build a seven-point lead.
At such a slow pace, the Heat's lead is very optimistic.
However, the Miami Heat also has hidden dangers.
O'Neal went off the court with 1:35 left in the third quarter and picked up four fouls.
This number of fouls is both safe and not so safe and will play a very, very critical role in limiting O'Neal's use in the fourth quarter.
Stan Van Gundy's eyebrows are furrowed high now.
Because... In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Pistons definitely cut the shark.
So the shark must be violently output in the first half of the stanza.
But if the Shark comes on early and gets his fifth foul, he's going to have to be used conservatively.
Suhi sat in front of the TV and listened to the experts' analysis.
His eyebrows furrowed, and he thought to himself: What is this called a problem?
But soon, the predictions of experts came true.
Experts are not useless either.
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(End of chapter)