NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 87 The playoffs start

2002年4月20日，国王队在主场阿科球馆开启了01-02赛季NBA季后赛之旅，对阵的正是西部排名第8的爵士队。

I don't know who is smart, but after analyzing the lineups of the Kings and Jazz, he extracted a key word-"clone"!
I don’t know, I thought this reporter received money to hype up 20th Century Fox and Disney’s “Star Wars Episode 5 – Attack of the Clones”, which will be released in May this year.

In the TNT broadcast booth, there were still the familiar Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

Before the game started, the two chatted first, warming up the field.

"Kenny, do you know why we chose to broadcast the series between the Kings and the Jazz?" Barkley asked the question first.

"Isn't it because this series is the most interesting?" Smith didn't know what medicine Barkley was selling, so he chose to answer calmly.

"Yes, because according to the great Barkley analysis, although this is the first in the West vs. the eighth in the West, the intensity of confrontation far exceeds other series."

"What do you say? Judging from the lineup, the series between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers seems to be more star-studded, and the two teams have more grievances." Kenny Smith understood that Barkley wanted to make trouble, and set the stage for him directly. .

"No no no, Kenny, if you said it was the Blazers two years ago, I think they really have a chance to challenge the Lakers," Barkley widened his eyes, "but you say now? Their management cares more The most important thing is how to get rid of the title of 'Prison Team' above our heads."

"Maybe in the first game, everyone can still fight under the call of Pippen, but if the first game is lost, the whole series may be 3:0!" Barkley is not afraid of offending people, he is a big The mouth is set, it should be said, if it is wrong, the big deal is to turn around and stand at attention, he doesn't care.

"It's hard to say, but the series between the Kings and the Jazz still has a lot to watch before the game." Smith saw that Barkley was showing signs of losing control, and tried to bring the topic back to this series.

"Charles, the media are now hyping the concept of 'cloning', saying that the combination of Webb + Bibby is a clone of the combination of Malone + Stockton. What do you think?"

"That's nonsense! Those reporters don't watch the game at all!" Barkley was indeed distracted, "You can't force them together just because they're all power forwards and point guards and come up with some gimmick. !"

"Oh? But it is undeniable that Malone and Stockton are the combination with the strongest shooting ability in your era," Smith continued, "and Webb and Bibby, this is the combination with the strongest shooting ability since the new millennium." Power forward + point guard combination!"

"Okay, they are both good at mid-range shooting, but Kenny," Barkley turned to look at Smith, "as a professional basketball commentator, do you really think they have similarities?"

"For the Kings, Webber is not only the core of the offense, but also the hub of the organization. Many offenses of the Kings require him to be a transition."

"On the Jazz's side, the core of the offense will always be Stockton. Malone plays more of an attacker's role, and the two of them play more pick-and-rolls, much more than the Webb-Bibby combination."

"Well, it's a bit far-fetched, but," Kenny Smith refused to admit defeat, "there are really a pair of clones at the small forward positions of the two teams!"

Smith pointed to players from both teams warming up.

"'ak47' Andrei Kirilenko of the Jazz is 206 cm tall with a wingspan of 228 cm."

"On the bench for the Kings sits Max Lu, who is also 206 cm tall and has a wingspan of 228 cm."

"Almost the same height and wingspan," Smith said excitedly, "This can be considered a 'clone'!"

"Hahahaha, coincidentally, one of them is from Russia and the other is from China," Buckley also laughed, "You know, Hollywood always likes to describe those two countries as having powerful cloning technology."

After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other, and then continued to laugh out loud!

"Clone", a word with evil colors in the West, is really wonderful when it is used on them!
Lu Yuanzhi has also read these reports, and he also murmurs in his heart, the system will not really "clone" Kirilenko's body for his own use!

It's a pity that the system has no intelligence at all, and only provides a simple function of adding points. Lu Yuanzhi also doesn't know if his guess is based on it.

"Charles, do you know? Although two of them were selected in 99 and one was selected this year, in fact, they are both rookies this year."

Yes, Kirilenko was selected by the Jazz in 99, but it was not until this year that he landed in the NBA.

"Yes, it's as if the same batch of machines were put on the American market at the same time!" Buckley said another quip, which caused the two to laugh again.

In Barkley and Smith's joyful commentary, the playoffs between the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz officially started.

The Jazz's starting lineup is center Jaron Scott, power forward Karl Malone, small forward Andrei Kirilenko, offensive guard Brian Russell and point guard John Stockton.

Look no further, without Jeff Hornacek, your father-in-law retired after the '99-00 season.

The Kings still remain unchanged. The starting five are center Divac, power forward Webber, small forward Stojakovic, offensive guard Christie, and point guard Bibby.

From the beginning, the two teams played very tightly. The first few shots missed the basket. After more than a minute of play, the score between the two teams was still 0:0.

Lu Yuanzhi sat on the sidelines, still thinking in his mind, didn't the system remind him that there are additional skill rewards for the playoffs?Why haven't you come yet?Could it be that the system forgot it!

The author has not forgotten, how dare the system forget?Rest assured you!

Therefore, Lu Yuanzhi watched the game attentively, feeling the intensity of the playoff-level game.

Christie cut to the inside line without the ball for a layup, was pushed by Collins and lost his center of gravity, and the layup missed, but the referee did not call a foul.

Stojakovic was running outside, and Kirilenko pulled his jersey all the way, and the referee didn't call a foul.

On the Kings side, Bibby's hands were not clean when chasing Stockton, pulling Stockton staggering, and the referee didn't call a foul.

Weber's whole body was almost hung on Malone's body. Malone almost carried Weber to take off and make a mid-range shot. The referee didn't call Weber for violating Malone's cylinder.

Both sides made great moves, but the referee didn't want to whistle at all.

Dude, this is the playoffs, it's a battleground, you expect the referees to whistle on those trivial moves?

Stop being such a sissy, okay?
If you are not used to this kind of confrontation intensity, you should go back to your mother's arms obediently!

Lu Yuanzhi nodded, that's right, this is the playoffs in my impression!
Full sprints, rough moves, muscle clashes, and climaxes!
This is the charm of the playoffs!

　When the playoffs start, the game will be written in more detail, but many brothers may feel that the pace is slow
　　You can have both fish and bear's paw, I'll ask the editor if I can increase the number of updated words

　　As long as the update is enough, there is no delay at all, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)