Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 125 Advance to the Semifinals

"Hello, Johnny, we meet again." In Orlando's apartment, Johnny met Ben McMillan, the head of Nike's department who had a meeting before, and this guy is Nike's external contact .

But Johnny didn't know why this guy was looking for him, but seeing that Jimmy Adams also followed, Johnny felt that it must be something serious.

"Hi, nice to see you again." Johnny also greeted, and then everyone sat down on the sofa.

"It's like this, Mr. Johnny. Since the Magic has eliminated the Hornets and entered the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Magic's opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals will be the Miami Heat. This is an internal battle in Florida. Nike has decided to withdraw from the refurbishment for you. The legendary generation of the new generation, and build momentum for your playoffs." Ben McMillan said, and Johnny finally understood why.

Two days ago, in the third game between the Magic and the Hornets in Charlotte, the Magic won a wild away game, and finally defeated the Hornets who were troubled by the "four games to solve the Magic" 3:0.On the same day that the Magic defeated the Hornets, the Bulls also defeated the Bullets to advance to the next round.And Nike's major players who broke into the semi-finals have also received notifications from Nike and received their own playoff version of the sneakers.

And this time Ben McMillan came here to give away sneakers.

The shoe box is opened, and it is still blue and white, but the difference is that the edge of the shoe is inlaid with a gold edge, and the pattern with the words of the championship appears on the back of the sneaker. This is the playoff sneaker launched by Nike for the playoffs. up.

And Johnny naturally agreed to wear such sneakers in the next playoff trip.

The Magic eliminated the Hornets in three consecutive games, and their next opponent was the winner of the Heat and the Eagles. After 4 fierce battles, the Heat also eliminated the Pistons and successfully advanced, so the Eastern Conference semifinals became Florida. war.The Bulls also got their opponent in the next round. The Knicks defeated the Eagles to advance to the next round, and Patrick Ewing met Michael Jordan again.

In the West, the Jazz eliminated the Clippers in three games, the Rockets eliminated the Suns in four games, and the Supersonics played the most fiercely. They fought fiercely with the Timberwolves in five games before deciding the winner. No wonder the Bulls felt that the Supersonics were no longer a threat. .The Lakers also eliminated the Blazers in four games.

The East-West semifinal matchup has been announced, and in the first round matchup, the league also announced several regular season awards, but none of them had anything to do with Jonny.

The head coach of the year was snatched by Pat Riley of the Heat. This season, he led the Heat to the third place in the Eastern Conference, while the Heat was eighth in the Eastern Conference last season.It can be said that Pat Riley got this honor by helping the Heat make great progress.

The most improved player of the year was taken away by Isaac Austin of the Heat. This center, who has been wandering throughout his career, seized the most critical opportunity to keep himself in the history of the NBA. He averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Isaac Austin didn't play very well, but he did improve significantly compared to last season. He only scored 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds last season.

The best sixth man was taken away by John Starks of the Knicks. In this regular season, he also fought against Jonny. The nerve knife who was injured by Jonny's slap finally won this honor, averaging 13.8 points per game. It is a double backup at the Knicks point guard and shooting guard positions.

The first three awards have nothing to do with Johnny and the Magic, but the next few honors are for the Magic.The best defensive player to be awarded next is not a matter of the Magic. The biggest favorites for this honor are Gary Payton, Dikembe Mutombo and other defensive killers. Although the Magic also has Marcus Camby And Doug Christie, two defensive players, but they are still far from the best defensive player.

The best rookie, this is the award reserved by Jonny. In the regular season, Jonny averaged 32.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.5 blocks. He was the highest scorer among rookies in 1996, followed by Allen. Iverson averaged only 23.5 points per game, and Jonny's steals were also the highest among rookies. The second Iverson averaged only 2.1 per game.And Iverson's rookie data, except for assists and rebounds, lags behind Jonny in an all-round way.

More importantly, Jonny led the team to the playoffs, but Iverson did not. Among the rookies in the same class, he was the absolute main player in the team while his team made the playoffs, except for Jonny. , and Marbury of the Timberwolves, but they have been eliminated.And Lorenzo Wright of the Clippers, but his data is only 7 points and 7 rebounds.

In addition to the best rookie, the regular season MVP Johnny also has the opportunity to compete. This year's regular season MVP was originally Karl Malone, and Karl Malone's Jazz has a strong record and good personal data. The league will finally be the regular season MVP It was awarded to him. Although Jonny didn't know all of this, for Jonny, as long as the MVP of the regular season is not Michael Jordan's with a stronger record and more beautiful statistics, then Jonny always has a great chance.

And next, the best manager, this has nothing to do with Jonny, but with the Magic.Magic general manager John Gabriel is the favorite to compete for this award, in addition to the Magic's first-round opponent, Hornets general manager Bob Bass is also a favorite, and of course poaching Shaquille O'Neal from the Magic Jerry West.And there is actually an internal connection between these three candidates.

Jerry West's greatest achievement is poaching O'Neal from the Magic, and Bob Buss' greatest achievement is trading rookie Kobe Bryant from the Lakers for Verati Divac, but he can exchange a rookie for a An all-star center, of course, has to contact O'Neal.And John Gabriel's achievements are naturally that after O'Neal left, he also built a strong team with the second place in the Eastern Conference. The best rookie and scoring leader Jonny Lee was selected in the draft.From the performance point of view, John Gabriel is naturally better.

After the first three awards were decided, the competition and discussion about the next few awards in the league became more and more heated, and amidst the chaos of the playoffs, the Magic were preparing for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

For the Magic, this round of the series with the Heat must not be lost. Their goal from the very beginning is the Eastern Conference Finals. Inside the Magic, they don’t have any expectations of beating the Bulls, but the Magic are doing their best. Competing for second in the Eastern Conference is to avoid the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the playoffs. Their goal is the Eastern Conference Finals from the beginning.

Now that the Heat have become another opponent in front of the Magic, they are unwilling to lose this round of the series, so the Magic's preparations are very serious.The Heat are also a duo, but the difference is that they are a combination of inside and outside. The combination of Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning is very tacit, although they have only partnered for more than a season.Compared with the Magic's duo, their duo is more reasonable.

As for the Heat's tactics, Rich Adubatu has also studied it. This Heat's defense is better, and the offense mainly relies on Tim Hardaway's breakthrough and Alonzo Mourning's strong inside. A group of three-point shooters have been hoarded, such as Dan Marley, Voshan Leonard, and Jamal Mashburn.As for the Heat's tactic, it is natural to strangle it from the source and lock Tim Hardaway.

Of course, this is easier said than done, and everything will not be known until the game starts.

(End of this chapter)