The Godfather of Basketball

Prior to the official start of the playoffs, major media still ranked this year's playoff teams.

ESPN is the most authoritative media, and their rankings have been the most watched over the years.

First: Thunder

Second: Bulls

Third: Spurs

Fourth: Cavaliers

Fifth: Lakers

Sixth: Suns

Seventh: Heat

Eighth: Pacers

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The other major sports media TNT, in the past years, will have some differences with ESPN, but this year, they are amazingly similar to ESPN.

In the latest episode of TNT, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and their new partners also launched a "sparkling" debate on this list.

"LeBron's departure has allowed the league to enter the dominance from the era of unification. Honestly, I think this will make this year's playoffs even more exciting." Kenny Smith is an honest man, and the opening is a big truth.

"Yes, of course, the Thunder, the Bulls, the Lakers, the Spurs. After the last season, the goal set by the team's management is to defeat the seemingly invincible Cavaliers, but now LeBron's departure Letting their opponent 'biu' disappear, this makes the situation extremely complicated. "O'Neill followed.

"We are not going to discuss LeBron. We are discussing this list, guys!" Buckley pulled the topic back.

"There is no doubt that the Thunder are the hottest to win the championship. I think as long as they can get out of the West this year, the championship is theirs. In fact, they have already reached the Western Conference finals last year. According to the normal script, this should be theirs. champion."

"Yes, the normal script, but the Bulls won't make this script so easy, their defense, their Derrick Rose, oh my god, why that guy is so strong, I think it's time for Chicago to start a new bull dynasty. O'Neal countered.

"Hey, why did you leave the defending champion aside, I think the Cavaliers will still easily win three consecutive championships." Kenny Smith suddenly interrupted the two.

"Kenny, are you Rockets or Tang Tianfen? After the Cavaliers lost LeBron, their forward was too fragile. Vince, 34, plus Jimmy Butler, 22, did the same. Very old and very old Battier and Artest, they worked in the regular season, but in the playoffs, they are star players. What do they use to block the forward fire of Cameron and Stoudemire? "Buck Lee couldn't help voicing.

"Then do you think New Yorkers can stop Yao and Paul? They can't even stop Jeremy Lin." Smith countered.

"Don't be like this! That's just a role player! Okay! I just want to say that Tang Tian and his Cavaliers will likely fall into a fight in the first round and even lose the game. They are not with the Thunder and the Bulls now. Grade. "Buckley continued to speak.

"No, I don't think the Knicks have a chance." Smith went head-to-head.

"Hey! Guys!" O'Neal saw the two men arguing, and then he said, "Why don't you make a bet?"

As soon as O'Neill spoke, Barkley and Smith looked at each other, and then laughed.

They have n’t bet for a long time, and looking at each other, one of them is donkey ass, and the other is **** Victoria ’s underwear.

"Let ’s go, let ’s play a little bit. How about the losers who take off their pants directly in the studio?" O'Neal looked at the lively and not too big expression.

"Brother! Is this smaller?" Smith said with a "" expression.

"I think it's a good idea." Barkley nodded.

Chances are, this is a very subtle word, not an overview. To some extent, as long as the Knicks win the first two away games, or the score is 2 to 2, that is all Belong to the category of opportunity.

Therefore, this gamble actually has a high chance of winning.

"Hey, Kenny! Believe in yourself! I support you!" O'Neal urged at this moment.

"Really?" Smith looked at O'Neal in confusion, and the show had full marks.

"Of course, Charles's **** is **** enough compared to yours ..." O'Neal said, squinting down.

Barkley and Smith laughed.

"Okay, okay! That's it!" Smith yelled at the table.

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Two similar strength rankings, a show with a exploding program effect, before the playoffs began, the media has completely fried the atmosphere.

And because of this show, New York fans have never sought after Buckley.

The first game of the two series will begin in the Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, and the day before the game began, the Knicks have arrived in Cleveland.

The media has been enthusiastic about this group of showdowns. Naturally, reporters will not miss the interview opportunities during training.

"Hey, JR, can you give us an interview?" Before training began, a reporter caught the Knicks' backup shooting guard JR Smith.

Smith greeted Anthony and stopped.

He looks good.

"Tomorrow will be very intense. Is the team ready?"

"Of course, Merlot and I are ready to defeat the opponent. Yes, we will give the opponent a power tomorrow night and we will win the game." Smith is confident.

"Amalay has just recovered from his injury. How is his condition?" The reporter continued to ask.

"He's fine. He's fully recovered. He can help me and Melo with fire."

Smith's answer stunned reporters, and Smith seemed to think the Knicks were his and Anthony's.

"Charles previously said on the show that the Knicks have a chance to beat the Cavaliers in the series. What do you think?" The reporter changed the subject.

"No." Smith shook his head directly.

The reporter froze, and he really wondered if Smith was a bit wrong.

"Our strength is stronger than the current Cavaliers. When the team's record is poor, Merlot, I and Amar have suffered long injuries, but even then we reached the season as seventh In the playoffs, we are all healthy now. Instead of having a chance, we will definitely win the series. "

The reporter's eyes widened after listening ~ www.readwn.com ~ This Smith's idea is really too different from others.

But from Smith's tone, he could hear the latter's confidence.

After the interview, the reporter stayed in place to watch the Knicks training.

The atmosphere of the entire training was very relaxed, and most of the Knicks players had smiles on their faces.

It seems that it is not only Smith who is confident. It seems that everyone in this team thinks that they can advance to the next round.

The reporter watched the morning training, and in the afternoon, he turned to the Cavaliers training camp a few kilometers away.

The Cavaliers' training is also public.

It's just that compared to the Knicks' ease, their training is obviously much more serious.

From time to time, coach Tang Tian pointed out on the sidelines aloud the players' mistakes on the court. It seems that they are the 7th seed.

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