Chapter 252 Finals Are Coming

Although no one knows what exactly happened before the Lakers' Game 6 against the Trail Blazers, based on Su Feng's understanding of O'Neal and Kobe, these two probably had a conflict before the Western Conference Finals Game 6.

However, after Rider's elbow in the game, watching O'Neal and Kobe being so "affectionate" after the game, Su Feng knew...

The Raptors ultimately couldn't escape the fate of competing against the Lakers in their strongest form.

However, similar to what he said to Da Ben back then, "Wasn't I playing against Michael Jordan?", on this night after the Finals opponent was determined...

Su Feng was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

In his previous life, Su Feng was a weirdo when playing many single-player games.

Because while most people complained that some games were too difficult, Su Feng only hated that these games were too easy and couldn't trap him at all.

From the perspective of the team steadily winning the championship, Su Feng naturally wished the difficulty of winning the championship was as low as possible.

But from Su Feng's personal point of view...

The stronger this Lakers team is, the more enjoyable it will be to play against them.

"Is this the legendary master mentality?"

That day, Su Feng, who didn't fall asleep until morning, silently sighed in his heart.

...

According to the schedule, the first game of the Finals between the Raptors and the Lakers will begin on the 11th.

And according to the format, the Finals will adopt the 2-3-2 format, with the Raptors playing at home first and then away.

It has to be said, this is a rather painful format.

Because such a format will undoubtedly be more beneficial to the team playing away first.

However, unlike Jordan, who has been emphasizing in the team these two days how important it is to win the first two home games, Su Feng didn't take the 2-3-2 format to heart.

Because Su Feng knew very well that on the surface, the Lakers' schedule of playing away first and then at home was very advantageous, but in reality, for the team that had to play three consecutive home games, it was by no means easy to defend three consecutive home games.

In short, basketball games still have to be decided by strength.

And it's worth mentioning that in addition to studying ways to defeat the enemy with Davis these two days, Su Feng, who also moonlighted as a psychological counselor, successfully helped Carter get out of his mental demon.

In America, many black children have experienced a real-life version of "Where Are We Going, Dad?".

Carter was no exception.

Back then, when Carter was still in elementary school, his biological father abandoned his wife and children and went to prison alone to discuss philosophy with his inmates.

Fortunately, Carter later met a very good stepfather.

Under the careful cultivation of his stepfather, Harry Robinson, Carter not only showed his talent in basketball during his student days, but he also received a scholarship in music.

But fame brings trouble, just like fattening a pig.

After Old Carter's prison philosophical career ended, he was surprised to find that the child he abandoned had become an NBA superstar.

So, in order to make up for his "debt" to Carter, and with full "love" for Carter, Old Carter decisively decided that he must be Carter's father again!

However, looking at this bastard who wanted money from him at every turn, how could Carter possibly share his hard-earned money with him?

And for the troubles Carter encountered off the court, the only advice Su Feng could give him was to learn to weigh the pros and cons himself.

In fact, Carter didn't want to recognize his biological father from the beginning.

And the reason why Carter was so entangled this time was purely because his personality was not decisive enough.

Therefore, under Su Feng's rational analysis, Carter quickly made up his mind.

He planned to tell the media his childhood story directly so that people could see what kind of person his biological father was.

And if Su Feng remembered correctly, Carter did the same in his original timeline.

It's just that this time, in order not to affect his subsequent competitive state, Carter did it more decisively.

In addition to helping Carter get out of his mental demon, Su Feng also helped Yao Ming complete the procedures to come to Canada to watch the NBA Finals live before the Finals began.

The higher the seniority, the greater the responsibility.

In this life, as Yao Ming's Feng-ge (Brother Feng), Su Feng intends to use this Finals to let Yao Ming experience the atmosphere of the NBA in advance so that he can be more comfortable when he lands in the NBA in the future.

And Yao Ming was so excited about Su Feng's invitation.

Tsk!

He can listen to Feng-ge tell stories again!

Speaking of which, the last time Feng-ge told him the story of him dunking over Chamberlain and flying over Mikan, he only told half of it...

...

The stories Su Feng had exaggerated to Yao Ming in those years will not be mentioned for the time being.

On the 10th, as the Finals approached, Toronto had become the most bustling place in all of Canada.

In order to cheer for the Raptors, fans wearing Raptors jerseys could be seen everywhere on the streets.

Last year, when the lockout was announced, Stern, who was originally worried, couldn't have imagined that the golden age he had been eagerly looking forward to would come so suddenly.

Undoubtedly, this season, the NBA has reached a new height.

In the face of the Raptors' gorgeous style of play, not only did the fans who were originally planning to abandon the show return, but the NBA also harvested a bunch of casual fans this year.

Especially after the Lakers and Raptors met in the Finals, even ESPN believed that this year's Finals would definitely break the ratings record of previous years.

And in the streets, the past grievances between the Laul Merion Wang Zha (King and Bomb) combination have become a hot topic for fans recently.

The expression "radiant with joy" is not enough to describe Stern's mood at this moment.

However...

This little old Jewish man, whose happiness has exploded recently, doesn't know that the real happiness is yet to come.

...

Toronto, Kobe, who was resting in the hotel where the Lakers were staying, was annoyed and irritated by the sound of gongs and drums outside the window.

On the night after defeating the Trail Blazers, before he could celebrate the team's advancement to the Finals, the Lakers flew to Toronto overnight.

In order to allow the players to return to their best condition as soon as possible, "Zen Master" Jackson decisively reduced the team's training volume these two days, allowing the players to stay in the hotel as much as possible to rest.

As a veteran who has been fighting in the NBA for three years, Kobe is no stranger to the small tricks that visiting teams often use, such as "interfering with sleep with gongs and drums."

Therefore, at this moment, what annoys Kobe is not the Raptors fans outside the window who want to wear them down.

He is annoyed by what the Raptors players said in an interview yesterday.

At that time, Carter, who had just broken off contact with his biological father, was asked by reporters during an interview how he viewed the duel between Su Feng and Kobe.

Then, the straightforward Carter recalled the PK records of Su Feng and Kobe last summer in his mind, and said to the reporters with a smile:

"Of course Su is stronger, Kobe is far worse than Su."

Worse...

Far worse!?

wdnmd! (what the f**k)

I have obviously won him many times, okay?

Taking out his small notebook and looking at the heads-up records between Su Feng and himself, honestly, if it weren't for the ironclad evidence, Kobe would have believed Carter!

However, what annoys Kobe the most is not this matter.

But then, when the media continued to ask Carter who was harder to defend between himself and Kobe, Carter actually said:

"About the same, we trained together last year, and Kobe and I should be 50-50, and I often win him."

Fifty...

50-50!?

wdnmd!

Vince, how can your skin be so thick?

Taking out his small notebook and looking at the heads-up records between himself and Carter, honestly, if it weren't for the conclusive evidence, then Kobe would have believed Carter!

But, if it was just Carter talking big, that would be fine.

Who would have thought that when McGrady was interviewed, McGrady actually...

"Kobe? I have a good relationship with him, but to be honest, in my opinion, he is not difficult to defend."

Kobe: "..."

"Of course I know he was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and he also had a good performance this season...

Oh, let me tell you a secret!

Last summer, when we trained together, Kobe not only didn't win Su in heads-up, but he also never won me in heads-up." Then, McGrady added.

Kobe: "..."

Wow!

Tracy, how can you be so shameless?

You just said these words, do you have the ability to say them again while touching your conscience!

Uh...

At the press conference, McGrady actually touched his conscience and said, "Well, Vince was too conservative just now, but I understand, after all, Vince has always been a person who doesn't like to brag."

Kobe: "..."

Gone.

Completely gone.

What bullsh*t friendship, what bullsh*t affection!

Look at how these shameless bastards treat him!

In Kobe's opinion, Carter and McGrady's words must have been taught to them by Su Feng.

So this day, in his heart, god knows how many times Kobe cursed Su Feng.

But...

Mr. Bryant may not believe it if he says it.

Because this time, Su Feng really didn't instruct McGrady and Carter to "tease" Kobe.

After all, Su Feng knew very well that the key to defeating this Lakers team was not to bully Kobe, but to figure out how to sink that fathead fish (Shaq).

This time, McGrady and Carter, these two cousins, were completely just used to yin-yang-ing (speaking sarcastically) others in the team and during interviews, so they yin-yanged Kobe along the way.

As a result, before the Finals started, Kobe successfully blew up.

On the morning of the 11th, when the entire Lakers team finished breakfast together and prepared to go to the arena to adapt to the court, the Lakers players next to him all felt that Kobe's body was on fire.

Tonight, if he Kobe doesn't kill Su, Carter, and McGrady, then he will take Su Feng's last name from now on!

"I'll be damned...

You two are really too...too...too shameless."

And on the Raptors' side, Su Feng, who had been busy with intracranial training these two days, never expected that Carter and McGrady's skin could be so thick!

Obviously, last summer, Carter and Kobe's heads-up record was only 40-60, and McGrady and Kobe's was even 20-80, but in the mouths of these two cousins, it turned out that Kobe couldn't beat them at all...

Tell me, who did these two learn from?

Where is that simple and kind Carter?

Where is that innocent Tracy?

However, although McGrady and Carter's behavior in this interview was very excessive, after calmly analyzing Kobe's psychological activities, Su Feng felt that...

It's hard to say, McGrady and Carter may give the Raptors a god-like assist off the court this time.

As Kobe's best friend, no one in this world knows Kobe better than Su Feng.

Therefore, Su Feng knew very well how much Kobe would explode when he heard McGrady and Carter's teasing.

And once Kobe explodes, it will definitely be good news for the Raptors.

After all, this Kobe is a rational Kobe.

And now, if Kobe can still remain rational under this kind of stimulation and play reasonably, then he is not the Kobe he knows.

Feeling sorry for Kobe!

Tell me, what kind of friends are these that Kobe has made?

...

Speaking of which, before the start of the Finals between the Raptors and the Lakers, ESPN once again organized seventeen experts to predict this year's Finals.

As a result, this time, except for one die-hard Lakers fan, everyone predicted that the Raptors could win the championship.

This year, the Raptors' swingman lineup has long washed people's values ​​clean, and after the playoffs have been played until now, the experts who have watched the previous games between the Lakers and the Raptors believe that the Raptors' hard power is stronger than the Lakers.

On TNT, Smith also expressed his opinion: "Although the Lakers have a monster like Shaq, in my opinion, the Raptors will use their outside advantage in the Finals to destroy the Lakers' defense."

And the Lakers fans naturally disagree with the public opinion leaning towards the Raptors.

It's just a pity that in the online vote initiated by ESPN, more than 90% of the fans believe that the Raptors can win the championship.

However, for the outside world's poison milk (unwarranted praise), although the saying of poison milk was not popular in the 1990s, Su Feng felt that the hearts of these people who were optimistic about the Raptors were really "big, big, and bad".

In Su Feng's opinion, obviously, in this series, the Raptors only have a 90% chance of winning the championship, but these people make it seem like the Raptors have already won the championship.

As the saying goes, be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. For Su Feng, who will never let go of underestimating the enemy's mistakes, unless the Raptors have already swept the Lakers 4-0, everything is still unknown.

Moreover, Su Feng knew very well that from the perspective of the Raptors' lineup structure, no one can match O'Neal.

Therefore, if they are not careful, the Raptors' chances of winning the championship, in Su Feng's opinion, may not even be 80%.

Therefore, in the face of such a "passive" situation, Su Feng naturally has to be 200% focused.

The evening of the 11th, Toronto Air Canada Centre Arena.

I wonder if the Grizzlies team owner next door is watching tonight's live broadcast.

If he does, I wonder if he will have the urge to pick up a knife and slash all the way from Vancouver to Toronto.

Tonight, the packed Air Canada Centre Arena has already turned into a sea of ​​white.

And when a recent very popular figure appeared in this arena, that "big move" that Su Feng had agreed with Jordan as early as January last year...

Finally unveiled its mysterious veil!

...

ps: The classic 5 am! Fortunately, it took more than 10 hours to get it out. (The minus 400 on the 26th and 27th have been roLLed.)

ps2: Let's not set any fLAgs on the 28th... (Mainly because there is no money for TNT).