Chapter 416 First round sweep

  On the 21st, ESPN announced the championship prediction for the playoffs.

This TV station only announced the top five TOP with the highest probability of winning the championship, namely 25% of the Suns, 24% of the Bulls, 20% of the Pacers, 18% of the Jazz, 12% of the Knicks, and the sum of the probability of winning the championship of the other 11 playoff teams it's 1%.

   "Yo, unprecedented!"

   Seeing this news, Lao Wang felt a surprise.

In the first four seasons, ESPN's related probability predictions, the Bulls have always been the first, and even lead by a large margin of more than 50%. I didn't expect the Suns to turn over and sing now, and it is super if it exceeds one percentage point, he sees very happy afterwards.

   He was happy, O'Neal was unhappy.

The   50 superstars do not have his share, and now the media also underestimate his team strength, which makes him very unhappy.

   In the face of the TV interview of New York TV station, he said unhappily: "Why does my team only have a 12% chance of winning the championship?

   We just beat the Bulls and the Pacers, we have full confidence to continue to beat the Pacers and the Bulls in the playoffs, this season we have entered the finals. "

   At the end, he also shouted from the air: "Old K, wait for me, I will kill you in the finals, I will fight you to the end in this life."

   "This lazy fish is a bit hardworking!"

   Watching O'Neal on TV, Pharaoh pondered, if this fat man really works hard, with his talent, his strength will definitely be stronger than he is now, and he can definitely become his strongest opponent.

   picked up the phone, he called Hu Weidong.

   Lao Hu is not trusted in the regular season, not to mention the playoffs. He may not have a chance to play in garbage time, so he has to be comforted in advance.

   After chatting with Lao Hu, he still made a phone call to David Frank and said something big.

   "OK, no problem."

David Frank did not hesitate and agreed to sign Dazhi, but he demanded that Dazhi must come to the United States immediately. The draft is only two months away. He has to use this time to try out some teams and do some promotion, otherwise he will lose the draft. trouble.

   And a written application must be made 45 days before the draft, and that time is fast approaching.

   "Old K, when did you introduce Yao and me?" David Frank didn't feel embarrassed, and directly stated his purpose.

   "Don't worry, it's still early for Dayao to participate in the draft. You can't sign him now that you meet. However, if I can make it to the finals this time, I'll let him watch my game." Pharaoh said.

   "OK. Old K, don't worry, I will help you with the players you hand over to me, take care of them properly, and there will be no mistakes." David Frank smiled.

  Pharaoh then informed Dazhi and asked him to come to the United States immediately to prepare for the draft.

   "Brother Tiejun, thank you, I'll book a ticket right away."

  The preparations for passports, visas, etc. have already been done over there, and you can leave at any time. After receiving the call, I was very happy.

  …

  The first round of the Suns started on the 24th, and the next two days, starting from the 22nd, the Suns resumed team training.

   At the end of each day, Pharaoh pulled a group of teammates to the martial arts gym, and rewarded each of them with a can of young chickens to make up for them before the start of the playoffs.

On the 23rd, the Kings arrived in Phoenix.

   That night, Wang Tiejun completed the training of the Plum Blossom Step.

   Lying in the bathtub, turned on the system and took a look. Some physical fitness has been improved again because of the training of the plum blossom step.

   The current level and potential level of the balance have been increased by two levels at the same time, and it is now level 91.

The current level and potential level of    coordination have been increased by one level at the same time, and it is now level 94.

  Flexibility's current level and potential level have been increased by two levels at the same time, and it is now level 82.

   The potential level of explosive power has been increased by two levels. It is now level 88. The current level has not changed, but it is still level 86.

   The potential level of speed has been increased by two levels. It is now level 81. The current level has not changed, but it is still level 79.

   "The Plum Blossom Step has not yet been raised to the fourth level, and the effect has already been reflected." He was a little happy, and it seemed that the training day after day was still effective.

   He scrolled down the other information, and after a season, some skills have improved a bit, quite a lot.

The basic skill of level 80 ball control has been improved to level 82, level 93 assist defense has been level 94, level 56 stealing has been level 60, level 94 low post pace has been raised to level 95, level 96 low post confrontation has been raised to level 97, level 92 The low post back play was raised to 93, the 90 low surface basket was raised to 91, the throw was raised from 90 to 91, and the 91 layup was raised to 92.

   His average number of steals per game this season has reached 1.2. In fact, according to the technical level of stealing, he should not be able to produce such good data, but thanks to his super long arms, the stealing data is not bad.

   "This offseason should do a stealing drill. In addition, explosive strength and speed training should also be done. There are still many skills, which should be improved."

   "There are now 3800 points, and the single-item data kings such as the scorer don't even have a single reward."

   He estimated that in the future, the points reward may be awarded to the most heavyweight honors such as the championship, MVP, and FMVP.

   "Keep the points. This offseason, the plum blossom step should have a chance to upgrade. At most, it will be delayed until next season. Now it will be troublesome if you can't get the points."

  …

  24th, at noon, Dazhi arrived in Los Angeles, David Frank picked up the plane, then transferred, and arrived in Phoenix at 4 pm.

  Like Lao Hu, under the witness of Lao Wang, Dazhi was signed under the banner of David Frank.

   Next, he has to go to some arranged teams for trial training under the arrangement of Frank.

   Of course, it is impossible for David Frank to accompany him for trial training in person. He has his own agency and arranged staff for Dazhi.

  David Frank analyzed Dazhi's draft prospects. He is close to 20 years old, has the potential to cultivate, and has a certain practical ability. With his connections, he should not lose the draft, at least one second-round pick can't escape.

Pharaoh immediately complained: "David, you can't say that, you will definitely not lose the draft. The Suns have two second-round picks this year, and the value is not great. If he falls into our pick, the Suns will You have to give me a face anyway."

  David Frank laughed, nodded and said, "OK, I will try my best to get Wang selected at the top of the second round."

   Pharaoh reminded: "His position is a power forward, and he can play a cameo center."

   "The main position is the power forward?"

  David Frank was stunned. He didn't know Dazhi yet. He was as tall as Old K, playing a power forward?

   "He is a space-oriented power forward. He shoots well and has good speed. He has a good pace at the basket and comprehensive skills, but his defense is a little worse." Wang said.

   Then he and David Frank explained the strengths and weaknesses of Dazhi in detail, which helped Frank recommend to the team.

"Dazhi, your personality is not as outgoing as Lao Hu, you need to be more open and take the initiative to communicate with people. Now that your English is not good, you can try to make gestures. Do you have to communicate? Otherwise, you will be easily isolated. You will officially join the ball in the future. The team is over. First, ask an interpreter to follow me and make a transition. In addition, learn English quickly, don’t say a few dog touches like hello, oil, oil, oil, etc.” Old Wang urged.

   "Got it, Brother Tiejun."

  Dazhi nodded honestly, then pointed out Pharaoh's mistake and said, "Brother, it's not English."

   "Fuck off!" Old Wang cursed with a laugh.

   At eight o'clock in the evening, the 96/97 season playoffs are about to start.

   "Old K, did you get Jordan's car?" Lightning asked in the home team's locker room.

   "No, I don't have time." Old Wang said.

   "Old K, hurry up and get it, it's a car specially made by Ferrari for Jordan. It's fun to think about it, haha!" Horry said excitedly.

   "What is it, a used car." Kobe said disdainfully.

   "You said, I got that car, will Ferrari be anxious with Jordan?" Pharaoh asked.

   "What are they anxious about? If you can sit up and advertise for them for free, it's too late for them to be happy." Lightning said.

   "That can't be done. Ferrari can't be cheap. It's not my sponsor. I got it back and dismantled it and sold it for scrap." Pharaoh immediately shook his head.

   "Haha..." The dressing room burst into laughter.

   "Old K, Ferrari will find a killer to kill you." Rasheed Wallace said with a smile.

   "I have 2,000 brothers in the United States, what are you afraid of?" Lao Wang said cheerfully.

   "No, they will send old K a sponsorship contract soon, on the condition that they can't dismantle Ferrari in the future." Lightning laughed.

   "Old K, the MVP will be announced after the second round this time, and the best lineup will be announced before the finals. Your MVP should be stable. Let's see if you can get the double first team." Lightning said.

   "We can't decide this, let's play the playoffs first."

   The first round is about to start. None of the Suns players are nervous. Pharaoh and Lightning are already veterans of the playoffs. They took the lead in creating a relaxed atmosphere. Even the rookie Kobe was not nervous, and the locker room was very relaxed.

   "Sun King! Sun King! Sun King..."

   "Champion! Champ! Champ..."

   came out soon after, and there was a huge shout in the entire American West Arena.

"Another year of the playoffs has begun. This time the opponent, the Kings, is too weak, and the Suns have a high possibility of sweeping the opponents. The Supersonics in the second round and the Jazz in the Western Conference finals are all strong teams, so I It is recommended to make all-out shots in the first round, be sure to sweep the king, and get more rest time." Zhang Lili said.

   "I don't think Old K needs to go all out in this series. The opponent's strength is not good. Let Lightning and the others play more, he can save his physical strength." Su Qun said.

   "It also makes sense." Zhang Lili nodded.

   At 8:30, the Suns' first-round G1 battle officially started.

  Two hours later, the Suns won a big victory with a score difference of more than 30 points with absolute strength, and won the victory of the G1 game.

   Although the Kings tried their best, they didn't have a chance to lead the whole game. The strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all.

   In the next few days, the Suns made two consecutive streaks. On the 28th, they swept the Kings with a big score of 3-0 and reached the second round.

   At the same time, the Bulls, Pacers, Jazz, and Knicks also swept their opponents in the first round. The five teams that were rated as the first gear at the beginning of the season did not live up to expectations and completed the sweep in the first round.

  The Sonics lost a game to Mosaic and did not complete the sweep.

   The other teams didn't have that big of an advantage and couldn't complete the sweep.

   After the first round, the second round match came out.

  East, Bulls vs Pacers, Heat vs Knicks.

  West, Suns vs Sonics, Jazz vs Blazers.

  The second round will start on May 4th and 5th, with a best-of-seven system and a 22111 schedule. The former has home field advantage.

   For the eight teams that entered the second round, after the first round, the team management and coaching staff devoted themselves to the second round of technical and tactical research. There was no time for rest and they were very nervous.

   These eight teams, except for the Blazers who are obviously one notch weaker, the other seven teams are very strong. The Heat also won the Knicks in the regular season, and the Bulls also lost to the Pacers.

"In the second round of the four-group matchup, the two groups in the East are more similar in strength and undoubtedly more interesting. During the New York period, Ewing's Knicks were always suppressed by Jordan's Bulls, and Reggie Miller's Pacers also had the same fate. People are Jordan's old enemies for many years, and now the two team up, whether they can overturn the Bulls and defeat Jordan, this will be the biggest attraction in the second round." Los Angeles Sports News.

"Pat Riley left the Jagged lineup that he had built for many years, switched from the Knicks to the Heat, traded Jagged center Alonzo Mourning, and he built the Jagged lineup again in Miami, and now the two Jagged lineups collide directly, who wins and who loses , its focus is definitely no less than the Bulls vs. Pacers. At the same time, O'Neal and Mourning are the same year's show, and they are also the best super centers of the new generation, and they are suppressed by the old K at the same time. Their direct confrontation also has great significance. Watch." ESPN reported.

  3, Supersonic arrived in Phoenix and held a press conference at the hotel.

The Supersonics have been very strong these past few seasons, but they have always been suppressed by the Suns and have done nothing. Moreover, the two teams have been rivals for decades. In recent years, Sean Camp has been injured by Pharaoh many times. After accumulating a lot of grievances, this time he also held his breath and wanted to kill the Suns.

   After this season, the Rain Man Sean Kemp’s contract is over, and he also wants to step on the Suns and work hard for his next big contract.

Especially last time he was injured by old K again. In this second round, he wanted to let go of old K and step on old K to sign a big contract. , must be cool.

  Although the Suns played a crazy regular season record of 73 wins, although the Suns' winning rate against the Supersonics was a bit high, it could not scare the supersonic crazy people who played adrenaline.

"Gary, the SuperSonics' win rate against the Suns is very low, no more than 20%, and the Suns played a record 73 wins, making it the best team in history. How much chance do you think this second round has?" The reporter asked. .

Gary Payton sneered and sprayed like trash talk: "How many teams are rotten this season? 30%? 50%? Haha, hehe, even giants like the Lakers and Celtics are shameless, The Spurs even threw their underpants, haha, how much moisture is the record of 73 wins, don't you know?

   Also, don't talk **** about the strongest team in history, are the Suns worthy? This time we're going to kill them, and we'll do what we say. "

   After spraying the Lakers’ rotten teams, and the Suns, he sprayed his own hair again, and said disdainfully:

   "Also, that stinky kid Kidd don't think he can win the championship by hugging K's thigh, he is dreaming."

   (end of this chapter)