Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 186 Finals, here we come!

In fact, this report about nightclubs is not limited to Oklahoma City.

In the latest episode of the show, Barkley and others started making fun of this news.

Thunder fans were even more angry.

No wonder the Thunder played so badly on the road, it turns out it was because Harden had fun in a nightclub.

This is also expected, after all, Harden has always liked nightclubs.

It's all Harden's fault. If he hadn't played so poorly, the Thunder would have been leading 3-1.

No, it was the evil Grizzlies who actually used tricks and set up a butt-beautifying trick for Harden.

When the two words Harden and nightclub were linked together, many of Hansen's memories were awakened.

Harden is indeed a frequent visitor to nightclubs, the kind that would have nightclubs retire their jerseys.

However, after playing the series against the Thunder, combined with what he knew about "history", Han Sen felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

What was clearly felt in G3 was that the Thunder were not as united as imagined, but rather had obvious contradictions.

That actually explains why Harden went to the nightclub.

This is determined by his cowardly character. He is not the kind of person who will violently resist when conflicts arise within the team.

So if a person who doesn't resist feels that he has been wronged, he will naturally go to the place where he feels most comfortable to relax.

It is also interesting that this matter was exposed by the Oklahoma City media instead of the Memphis media, because this is equivalent to cutting off Harden's retreat.

Combined with Fisher's news, things seem to make sense:
When the team lost after Game 3, Harden wanted to give himself more ball possession to help the team win, but Westbrook was unwilling to do so. The two had some disputes, and then Fisher, as the "locker room leader", scolded Harden, and Harden went to the nightclub in a bad mood.

So, these are all manifestations of the struggle for ball possession.

Westbrook and Durant have a close relationship, and Westbrook reached a five-year, $5 million contract extension with the Thunder last summer.

This is similar to Gay's situation. It is impossible for the Thunder to give Westbrook a big contract without giving him enough ball rights.

Therefore, the "600 million years of history" that Han Sen knew became clearer.

It seems that there is a difference of 600 million in the contract amount, but in fact it is asking you to obey the team's arrangements and play a role similar to Ginobili. Harden was unwilling to do so, so he was naturally traded.

People say that the Thunder management is incredibly stupid in trading, but in fact, they are treating the players as characters in a game.

However, Harden cannot excuse himself for going to the nightclub. The key point is that he played badly in the nightclub, which is even more of his own fault.

Jordan still went out to gamble all night in the finals, and when he returned to the finals, he still dominated the game.

Don't take on a job if you don't have the skills. Harden doesn't have that ability.

After understanding this, Han Sen knew the series was over.

Because the release of this news is almost an official announcement of the internal conflicts within the Thunder.

The Grizzlies have experienced what a team with internal conflicts will be like, not to mention seeing it.

102 to 82, the Grizzlies finally sent the Thunder fishing with a 20-point victory on the road.

When the game ended, the Ford Center was dead silent.

This is completely different from the scene after the Grizzlies lost to the Mavericks last season.

Although the Grizzlies lost last season, they played with a sense of promise for the future, but the Thunder are now filled with despair.

Of course, there is another point. The Grizzlies are also a young team like them. It is impossible for them to survive. The Grizzlies are destined to become their nemesis in the future.

And, they got to watch the Grizzlies celebrate.

The Grizzlies players could no longer hold back.

Because they had secured victory early on, they had been waiting for the game to end.

In other words, they have been waiting for this moment since defeating the Lakers.

So when the whistle sounded, the players on and off the field started shouting and celebrating wildly.

Even Hansen bumped chests with Guy.

They finally won!

They are going to the finals!

Battier, on the other hand, was a little dazed.

When he came last season, he just wanted to win a playoff game for the Grizzlies...

But now, he is going to compete for the championship with this team!
"It sounds incredible, but now, the Memphis people will launch an attack on their first championship in team history. That is the first time in their 18 years since the team was founded!" Barkley exclaimed in the commentary booth.

"The Grizzlies' performance this season is incredible. They have eliminated the Mavericks, Lakers and Thunder, three teams that were considered championship-level teams. If they eventually win the championship, it will be an epic championship!" Kenny Smith also echoed.

Before this, no one thought that the Grizzlies would be the ones to make it out of the West.

Although they performed well in the final moments of the regular season, many teams had already rested their main players to prepare for the playoffs.

But the Grizzlies did it step by step.

"They even withstood the pressure from the off-whistle. I don't know what else can stop them." In addition to sighing, O'Neal also felt regretful.

Watching the Grizzlies celebrate, the thought that had appeared before couldn't be controlled again.

How wonderful it would be if he were on this Grizzlies team!

Hansen and Randolph attended the post-match press conference together.

Randolph scored 20 points tonight, his first time since entering the playoffs, and his condition has clearly recovered.

"KD said before the game that he would end the series within 5 games, and now the result is indeed like that. Do you have anything to say to him?" The reporter also made fun of Durant.

The 5-game theory was actually first proposed by Barkley, but it was Durant who took it over.

"Tell him that my previous promise to him still stands, and he doesn't need to trade the championship for bath water."

Han Sen's words caused laughter among the reporters. This bath water joke was not going to work.

"Before the series started, did you ever think it would end so soon?"

"No." Han Sen shook his head, but then said in a very sure tone, "But I know we will definitely win."

"Who do you think your opponent will be in the finals?" asked the question from ESPN.

Yes, the Grizzlies played too fast and the Eastern Conference hadn't finished yet.

Or to be more precise, the situation in the east was unexpected.

After the Heat won the first two games, the Celtics won three games in a row, and the score was directly reduced to 2 to 3.

You know what, it’s possible that the Heat won’t make it to the finals.

"It doesn't matter who it is. Like I said at the beginning of the season, the championship is our only goal."

The Eastern Conference Finals have not yet ended, and the Grizzlies have a rare period of rest.

The very next day after they returned to Memphis, the league gave them two sets of new jerseys.

In the era before Han Sen traveled through time, there would also be MVP awards in the regional finals.

Although there is no such thing in this era, the players will wear new jerseys with the division championship logo.

There is no runner-up, but the Western Conference championship is real.

"So cool." The Grizzlies players couldn't let it go, and Gay liked it even more. Although it was just an extra logo, it instantly enhanced his temperament.

After all, this is the most practical recognition they have received so far in the playoffs.

"Han, do you think the Heat will not make it to the finals?" Guy sat next to Han Sen wearing his new jersey.

"You can go buy some spinach. The Heat are the Eastern Conference champions." Han Sen showed Guy a small way to make money.

Although he was also surprised by what was happening in the Eastern Conference Finals, that did not affect the result he knew.

"That's good too." Guy's answer surprised Hansen a little.

"If we can win the championship by stepping on them, we will be as famous as the Dallas team last year."

Han Sen laughed after hearing this. It seemed that the Heat's Big Three were now the golden background and everyone wanted to take a photo with them.

However, Gay's confidence is not without reason. After all, the Grizzlies are the team that swept the Heat for two consecutive seasons, so they have the confidence.

"Do you think if we beat them, they will break up?" Guy thought a lot.

This was something Han Sen had never thought of.

However, given Riley's personality, it is possible that the same lineup and the top three giants who are under tremendous external pressure will fail one after another.

Well, actually what Guy asked was not what he was thinking.

Because Hansen looked back at social media and found that the Heat was now trailing 2-3, and some media people were already analyzing the possibility of the Heat breaking up.

After all, the Big Three lost in the finals in the first year and were eliminated in the divisional finals in the second year. Is it still worth it to celebrate the New Year?
This also made him curious about how the Heat got to this point.

Before, he was playing the game and had no time to pay attention to it, but after paying attention, he suddenly became alert.

In the divisional semifinals, due to Bosh's injury, the Heat were forced to fall behind 1-2 by the Pacers.

Then when it came to the decisive moment, James kicked Granger out.

Han Sen had an impression of this incident, but he just couldn't remember which year it happened.

But if you think about it carefully, you can feel that this year James has really reached the point where he can no longer afford to lose.

The Western Conference Finals has ended, and Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals has become the focus of everyone's attention.

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Before the game was over, ESPN captured a close-up of James' eyes during the game and labeled it: Eyes of Death.

Even though Hansen and James have many conflicts, we have to say that James played really well in this game.

Either explode in adversity or die in adversity.

He seemed to have a newfound appreciation for the Heat's ease in beating the Thunder in 2012.

Because of Bosh's unexpected injury, the Heat have actually fought their way through adversity, and their mentality is very different from last season.

So if you really underestimate them because of their consecutive sweeps in the regular season, the Grizzlies might really fall.

Before the training session on the second day, Hansen did not go to Team 3 again. He looked for Jorger before training.

Then after the training, Joerger took the Grizzlies players to re-watch the Game 6 between the Heat and the Celtics.

Joerger then gave the Grizzlies players a pregame vaccination.

This approach is still very effective, just as Gay has shown before. Because of the record of regular season confrontations, the Grizzlies are confident but also somewhat underestimate their opponents.

So this wave of vaccinations was very effective.

Two days later, the Heat defeated the Celtics 17-15 and advanced to the finals, with James' free throw attempts (101) exceeding the Celtics' total (88).

In fact, after losing Game 6, the Celtics had no chance.

After all, with Stern's help, the Heat's tolerance for error is much higher.

With the Heat's advancement, the opponents in the finals were also determined.

Then, it came to the stage of building momentum for both sides.

As the "final battle" of a league season, the finals, like a boxing match, is inevitable for publicity.

Especially since this year is a shortened season, Stern was counting on the Lakers-Heat battle to make his money back.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers were eliminated early by the Grizzlies. Now they can only rely on publicity.

The good news is that this is the first time that a Tokyo varsity player has made it to the NBA Finals. Apart from anything else, the ratings for Tokyo varsity will definitely go through the roof, so he doesn't have to worry too much about overseas revenue.

However, at this stage, it is difficult to comment on a piece of news.

That was a report from ESPN, they did a survey on the championship.

The content of the survey is very simple, it's just who you think will win the championship.

The results showed that more than 96% of people believed that the Heat could win the championship.

This result is quite surprising. After all, in terms of the match between the two teams, the Grizzlies should obviously be the more favored side.

After taking a closer look, I found that he is worthy of being in the media industry.

Because the subjects of this survey are all fans in Florida!
In comparison, the Grizzlies have done a lot of publicity.

"We have never lost before, so how can we lose?"

When this slogan was released, not only the Memphis fans, but also the spectators were very excited.

After both sides have finished their publicity, the curtain of the finals is about to begin.

The Grizzlies and the Heat have the same regular season record, but because of their superior head-to-head record, they will have home-court advantage in the finals.

This team, which ranked fourth in the Western Conference regular season, still had home-court advantage in the finals. The Grizzlies used the most extreme case to illustrate how big the strength gap between the East and the West has been over the years.

By the finals, not only was the FedEx Center packed with people inside, but even outside the venue was packed with people.

This is a historic event for fans in Memphis and even Tennessee, and no one wants to miss it.

Not to mention the fans, many prominent figures in Memphis, including the CEO of FedEx, were present.

The occasion was unprecedented.

During the opening ceremony before the game, the cheers of the fans resounded through the sky.

Starting lineups of both teams, Heat: Chalmers, Wade, James, McRoberts, Bosh
Grizzlies: Conley, Hansen, Gay, Randolph, Gasol

There was a small episode before the game.

As players from both teams prepared to take the court, James went to the technical table to do his routine throwing of magnesium powder.

But when he picked up the bottle of chalk, he found it was empty.

Moreover, when he asked the staff for it, he hadn't received it yet, so he had to go on stage with a unhappy look on his face.

With this wave of operations, the Memphis people showed their maliciousness a little.

There's nothing we can do about it, it's because they are a chaotic city.

Han Sen was also amused by this scene.

However, when he stepped onto the field, he took a deep breath and his expression became focused.

During his rookie season, he had the opportunity to step onto this stage, but unfortunately it did not happen in the end.

After two years, he's finally here!
(End of this chapter)