Chapter 1319 The Western Conference Finals Begins, It’s Time to Settle Things

God knows how much Anthony is looking forward to this encounter. This season, Anthony really feels that this is the best opportunity for him to make a difference. There are no injuries to his teammates around him, and his condition has reached its peak, whether it is the offensive or defensive end, especially the defensive end. , he doesn’t think his defensive attitude can last that long, so he must regain his position in this encounter!

"It's time to prove who is the best third position in the Western Conference! Our goal is only to win the championship, and my goal is to help the team. Suppressing Ji Feng is the best help!" Anthony before boarding the plane to Los Angeles He said this, as directly as ever.

Of course, in addition to proving himself and his desire for the championship, there is actually another reason. Ji Feng's growth rate is really too fast, and he is so young. Anthony feels that Ji Feng may become more and more powerful in the future. By that time, He might really just be beaten.

And Anthony is not just talking, he is really working hard. It can be seen from the sports news in the Denver media these days. The local news pages these days are all about Anthony training late into the night. Anthony appeared alone at the training ground, Anthony practiced alone after the training session, and other news. Even the Los Angeles media discovered that after arriving in Los Angeles on the 17th, the first thing Anthony did was not go to the nightclub to have fun but showed up at the training ground. .

There are also testimonials from Nuggets teammates. For example, George Karl expressed with relief that Anthony's training enthusiasm and training attitude are the best he has seen in decades of coaching.

Nene also uploaded a photo with Anthony on the training ground. The background was late at night, with the caption: "Is this Los Angeles at 4 o'clock in the morning?"

With Anthony's momentum, the popularity of this matchup in the Western Conference finals even surpassed that of Howard's battle with James in the Eastern Conference next door. People are waiting for Ji Feng's response.

Especially fans and reporters, what they like to watch the most is Ji Feng's pre-game chatter, and the interaction between Ji Feng and Anthony is also very famous. After all, whenever they meet in the past two years, they will definitely It was a tit-for-tat matchup. Not only was the fight fierce on the court, but it was also very lively off the court. The back and forth was like a TV series, which made many fans very enjoyable to watch.

However, the fans were disappointed this time, because it was Anthony who was talking from beginning to end, and Ji Feng did not respond at all. When faced with the reporters' questions, Ji Feng just laughed it off and did not answer at all. This made the interviewer The reporters were also disappointed, and they all said, "Ji Feng will stop talking dirty, my youth is over!" ’

But how did they know that Ji Feng didn't say anything or didn't care, but was quietly building up his character in a low-key manner. In the past few years, those who made bold remarks before the game would not end well in the final game, and they also made rude remarks. The more arrogant, the worse the defeat. McGrady's "I'm already studying the opponents for the next round", Pierce's "I'm here to win the championship", James' "We are a candidate team for the championship", etc., so although the season Feng wanted to fight back and let Anthony feel the profoundness of Chinese culture, but he still held back.

Low-key, low-key is the way to go.

Another point is that Hot Bar, which has been absent for a long time, finally returned on the 17th. Her arrival naturally made Ji Feng full of happiness. He is no longer single, and he no longer needs to be fed dog food every day, so at this time Ji Feng, who can take care of Anthony, a black man, doesn't it feel good to be around his beautiful girlfriend~!

When Ji Feng didn't respond, Anthony no longer wanted to talk. The feeling of punching the air was not very good, so he began to concentrate on preparing for the battle.

However, although no one spoke between Ji Feng and the Lakers, the media would not stop. In the gap period before the start of the Western Conference Finals, various media made predictions one after another. The surrounding question was naturally who can reach the finals.

As soon as the prediction results came out, Anthony angrily tore up the newspaper and turned off the TV, because compared with previous years when the Western Conference finals support rate was very similar, this year's Western Conference finals can be described in three words: one-sided.

ESPN invited 24 reporters, media people and commentators who have been working in basketball all year round, and the result was 24-0.

Yes, the Nuggets were that zero, thus creating the most embarrassing approval rating in the history of the Western Conference Finals. As soon as the voting results came out, the ESPN host almost fell under the table with laughter.

While laughing, he yelled: "Oh, this is crazy, are you serious? Doesn't Anthony Billups deserve a vote? Hahahaha..."

TNT is even more persuasive. He has recruited all current or retired stars, led by Barkley and Smith. There are 12 people. 11 people predicted that the Lakers would win. Barkley even thought that the battle would be resolved within 5 games. Only one person predicted that the Lakers would win. People think the Nuggets have a chance to win.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand such a prediction. First of all, the Lakers are far ahead in the regular season records of the two teams. The Lakers have won 3 of the 4 meetings, and the gap in 2 of them was about 20 points. This is different from the Rockets. Although the Rockets are the same They have only won one game, but the Rockets lost both times by within 5 points. Of course, there is also historical record. The Lakers and Nuggets have met in the playoffs 4 times in history, but the result was that the Lakers won all 4 times, respectively. It was 2-1 in the first round of 1979, 4-1 in the 1985 Western Conference Finals, 3-0 in the first round of 1987, and 4-0 in the first round of 2008. Judging from the team's playoff record, the Lakers have an overwhelming advantage. In the best period of many years, they won one game and lost all away games. This gap is not ordinary.

Then there is the coach. Although George Karl, like Zen Master, is a well-known coach, a member of the Thousand Victory Club, and has a high playoff winning rate, like Sloan and Adelman, George Karl basically meets Zen Master. Never won.

This result naturally deeply stimulated the Nuggets players. George Karl inspired all the Nuggets players before the game: "They all said we would lose! Then let them see our true strength! Go fight, boys!" Angelenos will pay for their arrogance!”

It is not clear whether Ji Feng pays for the bill or not, but as someone who has read many history books, Ji Feng does not want the consequences of being blindly arrogant and losing Jingzhou to happen to him, so in Under his leadership, the Lakers locker room is very stable, and research on the Nuggets is also progressing steadily.

finally!

May 18th!

Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Nuggets is about to begin at Staples!

In the brightly lit Los Angeles, this is Anthony's second visit here in the playoffs. All he has left here before are painful memories, but now, he is looking forward to his first victory here!

However, Anthony was still taken aback by the atmosphere after entering the stadium. Los Angeles has always been a paradise for celebrities, but the level of brilliance here tonight really made Anthony, who has lived in the plateau for a long time, feel like a countryman coming to the city.

"Damn it, the relationship between Avril Lavigne and Ji Feng is really unusual."

"FUCK! The widowed sister and Annie were chatting and laughing with that guy, aren't they afraid that their girlfriends next door will be jealous?"

"Fuck! Why are Xiaobei and Hot Girl joining in the fun!"

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Anthony felt that the floor beneath his feet was the red carpet...