Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 438 Announcement before the game
In the second round, they swept their opponents 4:0 again to advance. The unbeaten two rounds of the playoffs demonstrated the strength of the 70-win Warriors, but it did not bring the expected shock.

The reason is nothing else, that is, everyone has become numb, numb to sweeping opponents, of course not for the Warriors, but also for the entire playoffs this year.

On the day the Warriors ended their game against the Supersonics, another series also came to an end, and that was the Warriors' old rival, the Lakers, who also swept the Rockets 4:0.

In this way, the Lakers also swept their opponents in the first two rounds to advance.

This is not over yet, just one day later, in the East, the Pistons also swept the Bucks 4:0, taking the lead in entering the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pistons also completed the first two rounds of sweeps this year.

Good guy, do you want to get together with Sweeping?

Just because everyone swept away, after such a comparison, I found that the warrior's sweep is so ordinary, there is nothing to be proud of.

Also because the other three teams were all sweeps, the game between the Bulls and the Knicks was so eye-catching and attracted more attention.

The Bulls who succeeded in black seven did not stop their dark horse footsteps. Facing the Knicks who swept the 76ers in the first round and advanced, the Bulls turned their backs.

As a standard for testing the legend of a star, if you haven't scored high points in Madison Square Garden, you are embarrassed to tell people that you are a legendary star.

Although Jordan didn't score high tonight, he scored a large triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, helping the team beat the Knicks.

Although the Knicks made a comeback at home, but then at the Bulls' home court, the Bulls won two consecutive games, extending the big score of the entire series to 3:1.

Although the Knicks won a game after returning to the home court, in the sixth game, at the Bulls' home court, Jordan scored 40 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds again, helping the Bulls narrowly beat the Knicks 113:111 and successfully advanced Eastern Conference Finals.

Throughout this round of the series, Jordan averaged 35.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 55%.

You must know that before this, including the first round against the Cavaliers, Jordan's Bulls were the underdogs in every round. However, with Jordan's superb performance, they broke through together with the team.

So far, even the pickiest fans have been conquered by Jordan's performance.

However, because of the six fierce battles, when the game ended, it was already May 5, and the day before that, the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and the Lakers had already started.

There is no way, the Warriors and the Lakers game ended early, even if the game started on the 18th, the Warriors have already rested for 4 days.

The Lakers rested one day less than the Warriors, but they also rested for three days. If they don't play again, I am afraid that the players of both teams have forgotten how to play.

Since Li Weisi joined the NBA, he has played the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals every year. However, the first two times, he failed to break through the Lakers' blockade. It can be said that the Lakers have always been Li Weisi's suffering.

Therefore, before the start of the game, many media expressed their opinions one after another. Among them, some commentators were more optimistic about the promotion of the Lakers. Of course, the reasons they gave were also varied.

"The Warriors are a regular season team, and their style of play is destined to not go far in the playoffs!"

"The Lakers have more experience in the playoffs. For the grasp of the court, the Magician is better than West, so the Lakers have a high probability of eliminating the Warriors 4:3."

"West doesn't have the image of a champion. His style of play and body make him a good second-in-command, but it's impossible for the team to win the championship with him as the core."

"..."

There are countless such similar comments. It is hard to imagine that a team core that broke the regular season record would be so disliked by so many people.

In this regard, other teammates of the Warriors couldn't sit still, and they appeared in front of the camera one after another, expressing their confidence in the team's victory. Among them, the interview with Moses Malone attracted the most attention.

As we all know, Malone is a player who hates the media extremely. In the media circle, his reputation is very bad, which once earned him the nickname of "Lonely Warrior". Even his historical status is due to his poor relationship with the media circle. Relationships have declined.

Therefore, in general interviews, he doesn't want to say much at all, unless it is something particularly big.However, this time, in the face of media interviews, Ma Long took the initiative to contact the media and accepted the interview.

"There is no doubt that West is the leader of this team, and it is precisely because of his leadership that we have achieved such achievements. It doesn't matter who this team is without, but it cannot be without him. West's warriors are not the warriors they are now."

In the face of interviewing reporters, Moses Malone seldom talked so much like this time, and, in the face of reporters' questions, he talked about Li Weisi's status in the team without hesitation, and his willingness to assist Li Weisi Fight for the championship.

Obviously, he has already put himself in the position of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In his opinion, why can't he do what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can do?

However, Ma Long's answer was not beyond the reporter's expectations. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ma Long is no longer at his peak.

So this question is just an appetizer, and the next thing is the key.

Immediately afterwards, the reporter asked a more tricky question: "Currently, many voices in the public opinion are saying that it is impossible for the Warriors led by West to defeat the Lakers. Do you think so?"

"Of course not, they are all talking nonsense, our Warriors will definitely win the championship against the Lakers!" Malone said firmly.

"Really? I remember you said 'fo, fo, fo' before the start of the playoffs in 83. I don't know how you can do it in this playoffs when you are swept in the first two rounds. Did you say that?"

"Hmph, what's wrong with that, I could shout before, and I can still shout now, not only do we want to win the championship this year, but also 'fo, fo, fo'!"

Ma Long's interview quickly spread to the entire rice and even the world through the TV station, and people once again remembered the summer of 83.

For a while, the attention of these two teams far surpassed the Eastern Conference Finals. People wondered whether the Lakers could advance towards their three-peat championship, or the Warriors could defeat the Lakers and win another championship after ten years. The champion, even as Malone said, wins the game, and solves the opponent in four games.

All the answers will be revealed with the start of the game between the two teams. The time will be adjusted back to May 5th at the Oakland Stadium. The 18-88 season playoffs and the Western Conference Finals officially begin.

(End of this chapter)