Defending champion

Chapter 180

1The fifty chapters are all caused by the cover!
O'Neill didn't know if he was a single-minded person, or if he deliberately caused trouble. If he killed him, he would not believe that the sharks who had been immersed in the alliance for many years would not be able to see that this was a trap deliberately caused by reporters.

However, he answered the question according to the trap set by the media: "Which ball? Which rookie did you say Jack fouled? Yes, it must be a foul. You must know that I have already completed the shooting action at the basket. He fouled savagely from behind, I have nothing to say about the referee's penalty, but I want to make one point is that he couldn't cover me, it was a foul ball."

Judging from O'Neal's tone, after this game, O'Neal definitely hated Jack.He would rather fall into the trap set by the media than avoid such a sharp topic.

After listening to O'Neill's shocking answer.The reporters at the scene immediately caused a commotion.Immediately afterwards, more acute questions were raised again.

"Then do you think that in this game, the referee is suspected of favoring the Hornets?" The reporters on the scene caught the contradiction and conflict, and they immediately threw out this blockbuster.

"Man, I didn't say that! But, what I want to say is that if I hadn't called me for a foul that time, the Hornets would have been kicked out today." Olney's words, although not blunt, but as long as Anyone with a discerning eye can see the meaning of his words.

O'Neal and Barkley are the same type of characters, they are both very talkative. O'Neal felt that it was not cool enough, and then said: "They are a very young team. They can stand out in such a competitive Western Conference. It is luck. In other words, the Hornets can enter the playoffs this year only because they are lucky. In my opinion, there are no less than 5 teams in the West that have more victories than them. The Kings are one, and the Super League The Sonics are a team ... from what I've seen in years of playing, when the Hornets are in the first round, the San Antonio Spurs will have their broom ready."

"Wow..." The reporters at the scene couldn't help but exclaimed after receiving such violent revelations. They finally had something to write about.While interviewing, they conceived some shocking titles in their minds:

"The big shark was blocked and refused to accept, and the words clearly saw that the Hornets were swept in the first round! "

"Sharks are upset with Jack, predicting that the Hornets will not pass the first round of the playoffs! "

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At the end of the interview, O'Neill still didn't forget to stand up, turned the reporter's camera in front of him, and jokingly said: "Tim Duncan! Are you ready for the broom?"

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In his life, Jack likes challenges the most, and what he fears the most is challenges. When Jack was told what O'Neill said, Jack also pretended to be very surprised and said: "What? He said I fouled him? "

Jack also shook his head with a wry smile, and continued: "He thought it was a foul. That's just his personal opinion. At that time, the referee had already decided that it was a beautiful block, and I can also tell you very seriously that it is not at all difficult for me to fight against sharks." No loss. Maybe because he is the most dominant overlord in the league, he must feel very uncomfortable when I block him. It is normal to find an excuse to explain this block, but what I want to say is, which block is very beautiful. said Jack.

The reporters at the scene were in an uproar, because Jack was saying what the reporters wanted to hear.

"After winning today's game, you will face the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. Sharks personally think that you will score 4-0 against the Spurs in the first round Swept out, do you have anything to say about his point of view?"

"The big shark is very strong. He is the most dominant inside player on the basketball court. However, he still lost to us in this game. So, we can take his words as a fart. Let it go It’s fine.” Jack was never afraid of challenges, even if that person was the most dominant basketball player ever in the league——Shaquille O’Neal.

"Judging from the answer just now, can we see that you have the confidence to win against the San Antonio Spurs?"

"Nonsense, I don't want to say too much. I just want to use the final result of the game to prove it." Jack replied confidently.

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After the end of the NBA regular season on April 4, with the Hornets narrowly beating the Heat at home, all the final 18 playoff places in the NBA's East and West are all determined.The Eastern and Western teams that advance to the playoffs are:
East: Pistons, Heat, Nets, Cavaliers, Wizards, Pacers, Bucks and Bulls
West: Spurs, Suns, Nuggets, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Clippers, Lakers and Hornets
The teams that advanced to the playoffs this season compared to last season. The Eastern Cleveland Cavaliers topped the Philadelphia 76ers that advanced last season. This year, I have to lament that the playoffs did not see the sharp breakthrough offense of the 76ers God of War Iverson. In the last game of the season, the 76ers were led by Iverson, the God of War in Philadelphia, and finally lost to the balanced Chicago Bulls. They failed to grasp it in the final game.

Iverson scored 43 points, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds in the game. However, Iverson still failed to help Iverson survive.

There are two games before the regular season, Iverson participated in the previous 72 games, averaging 43.1 minutes per game, contributing 33 points, 3.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists.And his teammate Webber also played 75 games, averaging 38.6 minutes per game, contributing 20.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists.However, the team's third musketeer Korver's performance this season can be described as unsatisfactory. Although he played all 80 games and averaged 31.3 minutes per game, he only contributed 11.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists.Although the slam dunk champion Iguo Dan can often make shocking dunks on the court, the lack of overall offensive power caused the 76ers to be at a disadvantage in the critical period of the playoffs.

In yesterday's game, the Philadelphia 76ers encountered the Orlando Magic who were also fighting for theoretical hopes. Iverson scored 36 points with all his might, and Webber also contributed a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. With more than 10 points, the 76ers did not stop the magic's "parallel import" No. 28 pick Howard. The 26ers were completely pushed to the edge of the cliff.Today, with a nudge from the Bulls, Philadelphia fell into the abyss.

Losing a key game, the coach of the 76ers, Cheeks, felt extremely bad. The young coach who coached the 76ers for the first season was full of ambitions before the season, but the final result made him distressed. On the official website of the 76ers, he lamented To: "As a team, it is very disappointing not to be able to make the playoffs this season. We have played very difficult every game, and in the end our efforts have resulted in this bitter result. After the season is over, we still have A lot of work to do, I'm going to sit down and talk to Billy (team president), I don't want this situation to happen again, you know, this feeling is too painful."

Relative to the situation in the East, the Clippers and Lakers, the "Los Angeles duo" in the West, replaced the Rockets and Jazz who were promoted last year.At present, except for the Mavericks and Spurs who are still competing for the first and second in the division (first and fourth in the league), the Lakers have locked the seventh place in the group.

Because the Hornets won the last game of the season, this year's number one favorite to win the championship, got the last ticket to the Western Conference this season.Be the final seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

(End of this chapter)