The invincible kryptonite of basketball

ESPN's official forecast has always been the most authoritative and most concerned.

It is completely different from the ranking of the strength list before the start of the game. In this prediction given by ESPN, the probability of the Pelicans winning the championship exceeds 90%.

This result made the fans cheer.

ESPN is the return of the prodigal son, and finally stopped talking nonsense with open eyes like at the beginning of the season.

The result of this prediction was beyond the expectations of the fans.

But what fans didn't expect was the odds offered by the spinach company.

The odds of the Pelicans winning the championship have dropped significantly, and in the series handicap, the odds of the Pelicans sweeping the Cavaliers are also pitifully small.

It seems that not only ESPN, but even the spinach website thinks that the Pelicans will win the championship is an inevitable event.

These two things before the game have attracted constant heated discussions among fans on social media.

You must know that at the beginning of the season, ESPN and sportsbook websites were all on Xiao Hua's side.

Now near the end of the season, it suddenly fell to the other side like a grass blown by the wind.

New York headquarters.

"Rhine!"

Xiao Hua looked at the newspaper, his fine hairs were turned upside down by angry hairs.

Oh no, he has no beard or hair.

Anyway, very angry, with hair on his head.

"Rhine!"

He yelled several times before Suoke walked into his office slowly.

"What's going on here? Why did Pike and Mr. Newman make such a sudden move?!"

He pointed to the report in the newspaper and asked angrily.

Sock was in contact with ESPN and the spinach website.

"They don't answer my calls."

Sok replied directly.

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier?!"

Xiao Hua was so angry that he picked up the phone by himself.

But it keeps showing as online.

"I used to call online, but then I found out that they blocked us."

Sock said a very cruel reality.

"Fxck!"

"This group of idiots, I don't know how many benefits I gave them at the beginning, but they did such a great job in the end!"

Xiao Hua threw the phone on the table angrily.

It took him a while to calm down.

ESPN, spinach website, these are not the most important, the most important thing is that he must prevent the Pelicans from completing the dynasty.

Since he was forced to this point, he didn't mind using the most hated move.

At the beginning, he could force the Cavaliers to 1-3 when they were 3-3 behind. Now he can do even better.

Isn't the Pelicans going to sweep the Cavaliers?

He asked the referee to blow the fouls of the four brothers crazily at the beginning of the game, and blow off the four main players of the Pelicans in three quarters. Let's see how the Pelicans play!

Since no one will play with him anymore, he can play by himself!

Anyway, he is still the NBA president now, and he has the final say on everything!

No matter how strong Tang Tian is, so what? If he can't play, it's useless!

His heart has been completely bewildered and distorted this year.

The future of the NBA has nothing to do with him!

"You contact the referee union immediately!"

He said to Suoke with a ruthless look in his eyes.

Sock took out his mobile phone and called the referee, without saying anything, he handed it directly to Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua was taken aback for a moment.

Sock's attitude today is too abnormal.

But the phone has been connected, and he doesn't have time to worry about it so much. He will talk to the referee first.

"Mr. Xiao Hua, we can't do this."

But what Xiao Hua never expected was that when he finished his request, the people over there rejected him.

This is the first time since becoming president.

"Is it a matter of method? You can follow your own method, and the goal is the same anyway."

Xiao Hua continued.

"It's not a matter of method, Mr. Xiao Hua, we will enforce the law impartially in the finals. This is the final decision discussed in our internal meeting, sorry."

"Wait……"

He wanted to continue talking, but the phone had already been hung up.

He didn't let go of the topic of holding the landline for a long time.

Not only ESPN and betting sites, but even the referee union has abandoned him.

In other words, he is now a president with no rights at all.

He lost power!

"Line, is there anything else we can do?"

After a long time, Xiao Hua asked hoarsely.

"Mr. Xiao Hua, this is my resignation letter. The NFL has prepared a new job for me."

But what he waited for was not Sauk's answer to his question, but a letter of resignation.

He stared blankly at Suoke with blank eyes.

"I'm sorry Mr. Xiao Hua, thank you for your promotion, but everything is over."

Suoke walked to Xiao Hua's desk and put down the letter of resignation.

In fact, he already knew what happened yesterday.

The reason why I didn't tell Xiao Hua was that I was just grateful for Xiao Hua's promotion, and wanted to make Xiao Hua less sad for a day.

After Suoke left, Xiao Hua looked at the resignation letter for a long time and didn't respond.

The season isn't over, but he's done.

The first thousand and 160 chapters seven + eight are like a broken bamboo (two in one)

After two days of rest, the Cavaliers went to New Orleans to usher in the opening game of the Finals against the Pelicans.

The New Orleans arena was packed, and the ratings of major TVs also reached their peak before the game.

Although in the eyes of the media, there will not be much suspense in this year's finals, but the league's pre-game publicity still makes fans look forward to the game.

Not to mention that the Cavaliers can eliminate the Pelicans, if James can break the Pelicans' undefeated golden body, or score a 60+ triple-double in the playoffs, it will be enough to become a god.

And with the laxity of other Cavaliers players, the Cavaliers have always been single-core in the playoffs.

The single-core Pelicans, if they win, will be better than Nowitzki in 2011.

Although this possibility is unlikely, people must have dreams.

After the opening ceremony before the game, the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.

The regular lineup of the Pelicans here, hard training four brothers plus Dedmon.

For the Cavaliers, Lu played a starting lineup that he had never used before.

Wade and Korver are on the outside, James and Love are on the front line, and Tristan Thompson is the center.

This starting lineup was unexpected, but after it came out, it was unanimously affirmed by the three giants of TNT on the judging panel.

The Cavaliers' defense is poor, and the Warriors can't defend against the Pelicans. It is unrealistic to expect the Cavaliers to do so.

So confrontation is the only way to go, and it has proven to be the only way to compete with the Pelicans in the past.

It's also true about starting Thompson instead of Whiteside.

Whiteside's performance this year has declined a lot compared to last year, and he still can't defend the three-point line, which will be a disadvantage against Dedmon.

Thompson can defend and get back.

Although the ability to eat cakes is slightly weaker, the protection against rebounds is not bad.

In fact, it wasn't just the Big Three of TNT. When Tang Tian saw the Cavaliers starting lineup, he couldn't help giving Lu a thumbs up.

Tactical geniuses are online tonight!

The game will start immediately, and the starting players of both sides will appear one after another.

Tang Tian was the same as before, throwing chalk on the technical stage before going on stage.

The on-site photographer also continued to take shots of James mischievously.

But this time James looked calmer.

After all, it wasn't the first time we met, he was used to it.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Davis turned the ball back to the Pelicans half, officially kicking off the finals.

The Pelicans came up and played Wade's pick-and-roll.

Just like in the regular season, it's Love's defensive weaknesses that's the focus.

Walker did not disappoint either. After a misplaced match against Love, a quick layup into the interior gave the Pelicans the lead.

Looking back, James organized the frontcourt, and the person guarding him was Butler.

James chose to break through with the ball, and Davis helped defend early.

James made a beautiful cross pass to Love in the bottom corner.

Love made a three-pointer.

"Dangdang!"

The basketball hits the hoop.

Davis recovered the defensive rebound under protection.

The Pelicans went straight to the defensive counterattack.

Walker received a long pass from Tang Tian's backcourt, made a quick layup and scored another 2 points.

The Pelicans got off to a smooth start.

It can be seen that the last round of the contest with the Warriors brought out the entire state of the Pelicans.

In the positional battle of the Cavaliers, Wade broke through with the ball, and Tang Tian defended alone.

Some fans on the sidelines watched this scene with emotion.

When Tang Tian first entered the league to try out the Heat, it was Tang Tian who was tested by Wade in the end.

Time flies, and 7 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the two faced off again on the stage of the finals.

Wade, who was serious and casual at the beginning, is completely immobile now.