i am legend

Chapter 449 Playoffs

After losing to the Lakers, because the Mavericks won their 60th win earlier, this also made the record of the two teams 60 wins and 22 losses at the same time!
With the great battle with the Lakers, all the players of the Warriors, while feeling the atmosphere of the playoffs, are very excited about the upcoming real battlefield!

"Whoa, why don't we toast the 60 wins the Warriors haven't had in years??"

In the office of the Warriors, Bruce poured the champagne that had been prepared for West, Wilkens and invited Rick Barry one by one with excitement on his face. His excited appearance really made these The old guy was amused!
"Okay, let's have a toast to this exciting season!" Bruce put the bottle aside and raised the cup in his hand with a smile!

"Okay, let's have a good drink!" Wilkens was obviously as excited as Bruce. For him, being able to bring the Warriors to this appearance really made him very excited.

"Hehe, the current Warriors team seems to give me a new look at the style of Wilt back then!" Rick Barry suddenly pointed to the Warriors family portrait behind the desk with a complicated expression, and looked at the smiling man sitting in the middle. Chamberlain felt a burst of regret in his heart!
"Uh. Sorry, it was my negligence!" Seeing the position Barry pointed at, Bruce had a flash of self-blame in his eyes, and then, under the surprised gazes of several people, he took out an empty wine glass and poured a glass of champagne After that, he came directly to this family portrait!
"Wilter, I hope you are all well in heaven!" With a trace of sadness in his eyes, Bruce murmured in a low voice and slowly poured the champagne in a straight line on the ground!
Seeing Bruce's weird behavior, Wilkens and the others couldn't help feeling puzzled!
After praying secretly for a while, Bruce turned his head and saw the expressions of several people at first sight, and then said as he walked, "Hehe, this is a ceremony for us Chinese to pay homage to the dead!"

"Oh!!"

Hearing Bruce's explanation, the faces of West and the others showed a look of surprise.

After a while, after several people drank the champagne with a little emotion, they immediately discussed the matter of this season's playoffs at the beginning of Barry!
After the competition on the last day of the regular season, the spots for the Eastern and Western playoffs have been released!
Judging from the record of the Warriors, because they won more than lost against the Mavericks in the regular season, they will start the first round contest with the eighth-placed Jazz as the No. [-] in the Western Conference!

The final ranking of the playoffs in the Western Conference is the Mavericks at No. [-], the Warriors at No. [-], the Kings at No. [-], the Spurs at No. [-], the Timberwolves at No. [-], and Los Angeles at No. [-] The Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers in seventh and the Jazz in eighth!

In the battle for the eighth place in the Western Conference, the Jazz, relying on the good performance of the two veterans Malone, made the Suns, who were still closely behind, finally locked in a three-game win because of their poor performance in the final stage. Take the last position!

In this season's ranking, the fierce competition in the West has made all fans and experts sigh!
After the decline of the old strong Lakers, the Kings, Warriors, Timberwolves, and Spurs have all made a very big improvement and progress, especially the strength of the Warriors is eye-catching!
After the situation in the west finally became clear, the competition in the east seemed a little dull!

Except for the seventh-placed Bucks and Magic, the rest of the East teams have basically entered the final playoff gate in a stable manner!
This season, the Pistons relied on the defensive concept instilled by Rick Carlisle and the team performance of the rest of the players, making them the No. A defense-oriented team brings a very good offensive energy!

The Nets, which made it to the finals last season, ranked second in the sub-division with a record of 49 games and 33 losses.

This season, with the downturn of the old strong teams, the emerging forces of the Warriors, Kings, Pistons and Nets have brought a new round of impact to the league!

"Judging from the lineup of the Jazz, what we need to do is to try to curb the performance of Karl (Malone) and John (Stockton). It has a stable state above the standard, even very good!"

Several people watched Wilkens analyze the Jazz little by little, and they all agreed with what he said!
"That's right, Jerry (Sloan)'s coaching ability is still top-notch. As long as Karl and John can maintain their stable state, I'm afraid this Jagged Legion is not a team that we can easily beat. !” Rick Barry glanced at a few people, and couldn’t help saying with a little worry.

"Hehe, although Karl and John's abilities are still good at their age, after all, their players in other positions and their substitute lineup are not as strong as ours!" Bruce was not very worried about what the two said, Especially now that Malone and Ma Long have gradually appeared some injuries. Under the high-intensity confrontation in the playoffs, their bodies and physical strength will be a great burden!
"What you said is also our advantage!" Barry frowned, and his worries about what Bruce said immediately dissipated!
On April 4th, with the start of the first round of the playoffs, all the fans entered the home courts of their favorite teams excitedly!

In Rockefeller Center, a large number of fans wearing the Warriors' blue and gold jerseys poured into it.

With the Warriors showing a good competitive state this season and their exciting record, a large number of NBA audiences have gradually become their fans!

Sitting in the stands, Bruce looked at the excited fans around him, and couldn't help feeling excited!
While watching the stadium, Brewster deliberately arranged for fans with strong Chinese elements. As the program on the field ended, they couldn't help but look towards the players' tunnel.

Barkley stood excitedly in the player tunnel, looked at the excitement and anticipation of the fans outside the tunnel, couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Damn, why am I so excited??"

Barkley's movement of moving his hands made Ginobili and the others, who were still a little nervous, suddenly relax, and Starks, who was standing beside them, echoed loudly: "Yes, see These cute guys, I feel like my blood is boiling!!"

The words of the two made the rest of the Warriors players look at the screen outside the tunnel, looking at the fans wearing Warriors jerseys, their eyes were full of excitement!

"drop!!"

After the whistle blew, players from both sides walked out of the player channel one after another.

And the moment the Warriors appeared, the entire arena was filled with cheers and applause as if a drop of clear water had been poured into a frying pan!
Karl Malone frowned subconsciously when he heard the huge commotion around him!
As a top striker in the league, in order to win the championship, he used his entire career to attack this honor!

However, as he is about to enter the end of his career, and seeing the Jazz's gradual decline, he can't help but plan to leave here!
Looking at the fans yelling around, Ma Long couldn't help showing envy to Barkley who accepted the cheers!

"Hey Carl, it's time for us to get out!!"

Following a call from his teammates, Ma Long withdrew his gaze, and slowly walked out of the player channel with a trace of heaviness!

This game is very important for both sides, especially the Jazz!
Before the start of the playoffs, no one was optimistic that they could beat the Warriors. Judging from their current strength, this obviously made their road to promotion doomed to be very difficult!

Amidst all the doubts and decisive pessimism, all the players of the Jazz secretly had a little doubt and bewilderment!

In order to enter the playoffs, they have used all their abilities in the regular season, but in the end they failed to avoid the Warriors, and a dignified atmosphere could not help but surround all their players!

"Why not the Mavericks?" Greg Ostertag complained in a low voice with a depressed face. Even though the teammates around him cast a little displeased attention on him, he was still a little upset!
After that, the appearance ceremony of the Warriors really shocked everyone in the Jazz.

Seeing the crazy fans in the surrounding stands accompanied by the explosive music in the arena, this put a lot of pressure on the Jazz!
"Damn it, I hate this feeling!" There was a trace of anger in Donyell Marshall's eyes, looking at the fans around him, he couldn't help but growled in a low voice!
Since leaving the Warriors that year, he has never missed the Warriors' home atmosphere for a moment!
However, as the Bulls cut him off, even though he was very eager to return to the Warriors, during the days when he was cut off, his repeated expectations gradually turned into final disappointment and anger!
Now, Marshall has returned to the Jazz with a veteran's basic salary. After the Jazz won No.8 and entered the playoffs this season, he couldn't help feeling a very strong sense of revenge in his heart!

However, seeing these shocking scenes now, he really can't bring up that trace of revenge!
Afterwards, under the cheers of the fans and the signal of the referee, the two sides immediately started the warm-up before the game!

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to this amazing arena!!" Rick Barry began his commentary with a hint of excitement: "The Warriors this season are exciting and looking forward to, After getting Tim Duncan, this team gradually showed their ability to win the championship."

While Barry was about to continue explaining, Kenny Smith sitting next to him interrupted him directly: "Sorry, Rick, I have to introduce myself to these cute guys!!"

(End of this chapter)