Basketball Altar Living Buddha

Chapter 298 Anthony's Bitterness
Chapter 292

Since Green's absence in this game, the result of the game has basically been determined!

But I have to say that the generals of the Warriors are still extremely tenacious. Although they have been lagging behind on the scene, they have been gritting their teeth and desperately clenching the score as much as possible...

However, the Knicks are too strong, and the Warriors' efforts are in vain!

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Warriors fans on the scene had already left. They really didn't want to see their home team lose in the first game!

With a big score of 106:98, the Knicks in the away game finally won by eight points!

All the generals in the Knicks had smiles on their faces!

"Congratulations to Anthony. On his birthday, he has achieved a very rare victory! This is Anthony's first victory in the Finals series in his 13-year career. The significance is self-evident!"

"Congratulations to Lei Feng, breaking the record for the youngest single-game triple-double in NBA history!"

In the domestic commentary room, Director Zhang was very excited. The Knicks won the first game. Are they still far from the championship? !
Especially Lei Feng's performance in this game is definitely the best in the audience!

First of all, in terms of statistics, Lei Feng has a large triple-double of 30+, 37 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks. This truly interprets what is called omnipotence, and dominates the audience on both offensive and defensive ends!

Secondly, in the little turmoil with Chasing Green, Lei Feng's role was not even worse than his statistical contribution!
Half of all the Knicks' scores are related to Lei Feng. It is conceivable how splendid Lei Feng's performance is today!

"Boy, I'm very dissatisfied with you right now!" Just after the game, on the way back to the locker room, Anthony put his arms around **'s shoulders and said pretending to be angry.

Lei Feng can naturally see Anthony's pretense...

"What's the matter, MELO, is it because my performance is too good?" Lei Feng laughed and said!
"That's right, it's because your performance is so good, I feel that even if the Knicks win the championship, the FMVP will definitely not be my turn!" Anthony continued "angrily".

In this game, Anthony's performance was considered quite satisfactory. He scored 16 points in the end after 22 shots.

"Then what should I do, why don't I deliberately not score in the next game..." Lei Feng also joked.

"No, no, no, I'd rather you win the FMVP, and then our Knicks win the championship..." Anthony waved his hand quickly...

"You little liar, you promised to be my Pippen..."

"It's good now, you Pippen has become the almighty Jordan..."

The two looked at each other and laughed, winning this game was actually somewhat beyond Lei Feng's expectations!
Originally, they felt that the two home games of the Warriors would be difficult to win. After all, the strength of the Warriors lies there. Even if the Knicks’ book strength is not bad, after all, in the first season that has just been run-in, it is [-]% difficult to be the opponent of the defending champion Warriors. !

But after the game was over, they were surprisingly successful...

Such a happy event, Lei Feng and the others are naturally extremely excited!

Winning the first game allowed the Knicks, who were slightly at a disadvantage, to instantly turn around and become the dominant side!
What the two are looking forward to now is to know about Green's injury earlier. If Green is reimbursed for this series, the Knicks will be really happy!
"Hey, although it's a bit shameless to say this, I really hope that Green will be reimbursed this season!" Anthony said with a sigh.

"What's there to be shameless, we are not that kind of hypocrites, and now is not the time to face the media, there is no need to say those high-sounding words, I also hope that Green will be reimbursed in the future..." Lei Feng grinned and laughed.

Competitive sports have always been ranked first in terms of grades, and grades speak for themselves. As for the saying that friendship comes first and grades come second, that is pure nonsense. Right now, the relationship between the Knicks and the Warriors is completely sworn enemy, at least for the duration of the series , they can't have any friendship, either you die or I die on the field!

Therefore, Lei Feng and the two are looking forward to the reimbursement of the Green series, and they can't find any faults at all...

Of course, this can only be said in private, if it is put on the table, no one will say it publicly unless the brain is flooded!

At the Knicks press conference after the game, some reporters asked questions about Green, and Anthony expressed some "hypocrisy" regret for Green's experience...

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The first battle is over, and almost everyone is waiting for the news of Green's injury, because the severity of Green's injury may affect the final outcome of this round of finals!

At noon the next day, the Warriors' official website finally announced the latest information about Green's injury...

It is determined that he will not be able to play in the second game of the series, and the specific injury situation needs to be further observed!
The Warriors fans suddenly felt dizzy. Are they sure they won't be able to play in the second game?How bad is this ball hurt?Could it be broken...

They wanted to find a place for their home team, the Warriors, to scold the Knicks or Lei Feng, but they couldn't find a reason at all, because the video clearly showed that Green's injury had nothing to do with Lei Feng. !

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The result of the second game, needless to say, the Knicks won again!
The Knicks fans are crazy, the championship is so close, the Knicks can win all of the first two away games, the championship must have lost!
In this second game, Lei Feng got another dazzling stat, 32 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, almost another large triple-double!
Needless to say, if the Knicks really win the championship this season, the final FMVP will definitely be in Lei Feng's pocket!
Such a powerful performance is rare in history, and considering Lei Feng's current age, this data will become even more precious!

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Inside the NBA Commissioner's Office!

Xiao Hua clutched his bare forehead in distress, the current series between the Knicks and the Warriors completely exceeded his expectations!
It is true that the NBA is a commercial league, but as long as it is competitive sports, it needs passion. When Stern was in power, although the profitability of the NBA was not as good as when Silver was in power, the league at that time was really full of blood... …

And since Xiao Hua took charge of the NBA, what he thinks more about is how to maximize profits!

The finals is the most profitable game every season, Xiao Hua naturally doesn't want to miss this opportunity for nothing!
In the series between the Knicks and the Cavaliers, Xiao Hua actually feels that he has lost money. You must know that the Knicks have the largest ball market in the league.

A high-profile game, counting the ticket revenue and surrounding revenue, the income that can be earned is in the tens of millions!
For example, in a home playoff game of the Warriors, they can earn between 1500 million and 2000 million US dollars. This is just the Warriors. As the team with the largest market in the league, the Knicks’ income will be even more terrifying. , at least reaching more than 500 million US dollars!

These revenues are not the team's own, but also need to be divided into the league!

This is why the league wants to play more games in this series of high-profile games!

Xiao Hua scratched his bald head, he is extremely distressed now!
He and some experts predicted that the strengths of the two sides are very close. It seems that the Knicks are slightly weaker. In this case, the whistle is slightly biased towards the Knicks. This round of the series has a great chance of reaching the tiebreaker!

This is definitely the scene Xiao Hua is most happy to see. The seven-game series is full, how much money will it make?Absolutely full!

But after the first two games of the finals were over, Xiao Hua suddenly found out that the predictions of himself and some experts were as inaccurate as shit. They originally wanted to take care of the Knicks, so they directly went to two cities. The favorite to win the championship was pushed into a desperate situation!
The next two games are still home to the Knicks!
If the original situation is followed, the referees in these two games will take good care of the Knicks, trying to keep the two home games of the Knicks, and try to make the game go towards the tiebreaker as much as possible!
But it's not working now. If the two Knicks are still Paul Knicks at home, Xiao Hua has a premonition in his heart that the Warriors are absolutely finished, and the Knicks may even sweep the Warriors!

If it is really swept away, the income from the three games will be lost, and if all the odds and ends are counted together, it will not be less than [-] million US dollars!
The league can get 20.00% of the ticket revenue for the playoffs. Just think about how much money the league can make by playing the three extra games!
Essentially speaking, the league is like a group company, and each team is a branch company. The group company naturally wants to make a profit, otherwise, what is the meaning of its existence...

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After thinking for a while, Xiao Hua didn't hesitate, he knew that he had to change his previous plan!

After a phone call and some exhortations, Xiao Hua felt relieved.

This kind of operation is said to be shady, but in fact it is almost an unspoken rule on the surface. Many people know it, and maybe even most fans know it.

Not to mention Xiao Hua, even in Stern's era, such things may not have happened, but Xiao Hua's food is uglier in comparison...

Thinking about the years that Silver has been in charge of the NBA, you will find that the fans seem to be dissatisfied with the whistle, much more than in the Stern era!

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The Knicks generals must not know that their home court advantage is gone, and they are flying back to New York on the plane.

Anthony sat beside Lei Feng.

After finishing G2 in the finals, Lei Feng could clearly feel that something was wrong with Anthony's expression, as if he was preoccupied!

"MELO, what's going on, you're not really worried about the FMVP, are you? Why don't I reduce my shots in the next few games and create more opportunities for you?" Lei Feng held back for a while, and asked in a joking tone. Anthony.

"Go, go, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't think that the Warriors are soft persimmons. If you dare to take it lightly, you may be overthrown by them. If you don't win the championship this season, I will ask you to settle the score!" Anthony immediately said. Lei Feng learned a lesson.

"Then...why are you looking worried now, as if we are the one behind, brother, we are leading 2:0 now, you should be happy!" Lei Feng asked puzzled.

Anthony smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

"Of course I'm happy, RAY, believe it or not, I have a hunch that this year's championship is definitely ours!"

"Then why do you still look sullen!" Lei Feng was still puzzled...

Anthony's dream is to win the championship. This is something everyone knows. Now that the dream is about to come true, there is no reason to be depressed.

"Hey, RAY, if one day I leave New York, will you blame me?" Anthony dared not look into Lei Feng's eyes, and said to himself.

These words directly made Lei Fengwen's scalp tingle!
Leaving New York? !The meaning should not be too obvious, leaving New York is leaving the Knicks!
Anthony has the idea of ​​leaving the Knicks? !
"No, MELO, what are you talking about?" Lei Feng was a little anxious...

"Of course I will blame you, our goal is to build a dynasty team, you can't leave!"

Anthony continued to smile wryly, but did not take up Lei Feng's words, and there was silence between the two of them.

Lei Feng couldn't calm down in his heart. Anthony said what he said just now. I'm afraid that something must have happened. Otherwise, why would such a good person bring up this matter? !

He is very clear that this season is Anthony's contract year. Before the next season starts, if Anthony wants to stay in the Knicks, he must sign with the Knicks.

Could it be that the salary contract cannot be negotiated? !
Lei Feng suddenly thought of this possibility, and felt blocked.

Next, if Anthony re-signs the contract, if his contract is the maximum salary, it will reach 1.29 million US dollars for five years!
In addition, Lei Feng will definitely sign a contract with a maximum salary next year, 4 million US dollars in 9400 years!
These two top salaries will put a lot of pressure on the Knicks' salary space. Although they can still keep the current starting lineup of five tigers, they will not be able to have a backup champion like Parsons...

Parsons is definitely going to leave, and the Knicks are reluctant to give him another maximum salary, but the Knicks must get a player who sits on the bench and can play a role similar to Parsons through signings.

To sign such a player, the salary must be indispensable!
If Anthony is given the maximum salary, the Knicks will only have one starting five tigers, and the bench is extremely weak...

This is not the most deadly, the rookie contract of the insider gatekeeper Gobert is about to expire, and the contract will have to be renewed next season. With Gobert's performance, it is almost the maximum salary!
After all, even Parsons has someone asking for a maximum salary. If the Knicks don't give Gobert a maximum salary, I'm afraid there will be many teams that want to sign Gobert with a maximum salary!
Once Anthony is given a maximum salary, it is estimated that Gobert will be difficult to operate at that time, and Gobert may eventually be let go for nothing.

What's more, Anthony's status has declined, and the Knicks management may be considering the cost-effectiveness of signing Anthony with a maximum salary at this moment!

Of course, if the Knicks didn't have such a good record this season, if they didn't have Lei Feng, then the Knicks management would definitely sign Anthony with a maximum salary without hesitation!

But now everything has changed...

Lei Feng felt very uncomfortable. He is not a fool. After considering all kinds of factors, he felt even more uncomfortable!
(End of this chapter)