Chapter 1130 Barkley: Gambling addiction comes back again
NBA starts with O'Neal in his twilight years Chapter 1130 Barkley: The gambling addiction returns. On April 16, 2017, the entire streets and alleys of Portland were filled with Wang Zelin's posters.
People wearing Trail Blazers uniforms gather here, and the Rose Garden basketball court has reached the most joyous moment of the year.
This year, the Trail Blazers’ playoff slogan is: “Beyond the Legend!”
In NBA history, there have been several dynasty-level teams that have won three consecutive championships. The Bulls and Lakers have both established their own dynasties.
But if you want to win another championship on the basis of three consecutive championships, only the Boston Celtics have done it in history. The Celtics' eight consecutive championships can be said to be a shock to the past and a true success.
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As long as the Trail Blazers can defend their title again this year, they will become the second team in history, besides the Celtics, to win four consecutive championships!
That’s why the pioneering officials launched the slogan “Beyond the Legend”.
It goes without saying who they want to surpass.
Who else besides the Bulls and Lakers?
On the evening of the 16th, many Chinese fans who traveled thousands of miles to watch the Trail Blazers game could not help but sigh. If you have never been to Portland, you would never know how exaggerated Wang Zelin's popularity is in the local area.
More than 20,000 Portland fans have already turned the Rose Garden Arena into a sea of red.
They are neatly wearing a Blazers home jersey tonight with Wang Zelin's number 36 on it. After Hemorrhoids changed the team mascot to Panda, the Blazers' home and away jerseys have hardly changed much in recent seasons.
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The home jersey uses the color structure of Celestial Red. The red jersey is decorated with dragon scales in gold, the team emblem is printed on the chest, and the number behind the logo is also a dragon scale pattern.
The away jersey is relatively simple, without so many bells and whistles, and is mainly designed according to Panda's color. Black dots are used on the shoulders and neck and at the bottom of the shorts to represent Panda's limbs, and the rest of the background is pure white.
The G1 battle in the first round of the playoffs was held in the Rose Garden, turning the entire arena, including the entire ball room, into a sea of red.
This made countless Chinese fans marvel. At the same time, as compatriots, they also felt extremely proud in their hearts.
Tonight, at least 50 stars from China came to watch Wang Zelin’s first playoff game. From the moment they entered the Rose Garden Arena, they became part of the red ocean at the scene. Everyone forgot about this.
For other purposes, now everyone has only one identity left, that is - an ordinary Wang Zelin basketball fan!
At the same time, Chaotiantai and Tencent Sports also sent personnel to explain the game on site.
Chaotiantai sent Yu Jia and Zhang Lili, Tencent Sports sent Yang Yi and Wang Meng, plus Meina, who is a special guest of Tencent Sports' frontline reporting team for the playoffs and a loyal Wang Mi.
And just as the commentators were chatting before the game, the Rose Garden Arena suddenly exploded.
Everyone subconsciously took a fancy to the square, their eyes full of curiosity.
As the lights of the Rose Garden Arena went out one by one, everyone's attention was attracted to Wang Zelin, who led the Blazers players on the court.
At this moment, there is no need for DJ guidance at all, and the Portland fans know what they should do at this moment.
Cheer, cheer with all your heart!
Hail for the King of Portland!
"mvp——!"
"mvp——!"
"mvp——!"
According to the on-site decibel tester, the decibel level soared to 140 tonight!
Such exaggerated decibels are still the limit that human ears can withstand. If there is no psychological preparation and preventive measures, it can easily cause temporary deafness.
As expected, he is indeed the best in the league, even his appearance ceremony is so awesome!
Seeing this scene, the Tianchao fans who were watching the live broadcast in front of the TV and on their mobile phones couldn't help but gasped, their eyes widened like bells, and their mouths opened slightly, full of excitement.
This also makes everyone look forward to the next showdown.
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On the court, the Rose Garden Arena gave out the rosters of the two teams tonight.
Visiting team Utah Jazz: George Hill, Joe Ingles, Gordon Hayward, Boris Diaw, Rudy Gobert.
Home team Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard, Will Barton, Nicolas Batum, Nikola Jokic, Wang Zelin.
This is the Blazers' first game in this year's playoffs. In Coach Terry's words, the Blazers must have the momentum of a dynasty team to defend their championship in the first game and defeat their opponents in one go.
Assistant coaches such as David Vanderpool agree.
There is an old saying in China called a good start. In fact, there are similar sayings abroad.
After all, everything is difficult at the beginning, and getting a good start will be more conducive to the subsequent defense of the title.
On the American side, espn and tnt also sent their ace combinations to provide on-site commentary.
ESPN sent a combination of Reggie Miller and Chris Webber, plus a special guest Tracy McGrady who had just retired for a few years and had not become a fat player.
On TNT's side, those responsible for on-site commentary are naturally the golden pair of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "Although what I say next may be a bit cruel to the young people of the Jazz, the fact is that they are so skinny. With all due respect, if the Trail Blazers want to pass this round of series, it will take at most 5 games.
Gentleman sweep. Of course, the possibility of a direct sweep at 4:0 cannot be ruled out!"
Kenny Smith on the side did not deny Bakry's statement, and nodded slightly: "This is also something that can't be helped. Who made them meet Wang Zelin? But I am very optimistic about Gordon Hayward. I think even if the Jazz
Even if he is swept, Hayward can still produce good results."
"oh!"
Upon hearing this, Buckley suddenly became interested and his gambling addiction relapsed.
After pondering for a moment, he looked at Smith and asked proactively: "Kenny, do you remember the performance of that boy Hayward in the regular season?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Of course," Smith nodded, then blurted out, "If I remember correctly, Hayward played 73 games for the Jazz during the regular season and averaged about
He contributed an all-around performance of 21.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal, and was selected to the All-Star for the first time in the middle of the season. In my opinion, he is definitely the best among the young generation of forwards in the league."
Gordon Hayward, born in 1990, was selected by the Jazz with the ninth overall pick in the first round of 2010. This season is his seventh year in the league, and it is also a bumper year for his career.
You need data, you need records, you have records, you have even made it to the All-Stars. At the age of 27, Hayward has gradually entered his peak period and is destined to prosper in the future.
But when these words reached the ears of the fans, everyone couldn't help but have weird expressions.
If Hayward is the leader of the younger generation in Fengxian, how should we evaluate Wang Zelin, who entered the league two years later and has already completed several honors at the age of 24 and a half?
Everyone's brains froze for a moment and they quickly threw this idea out of their minds.
Forget it, don’t compare with anyone, not with that pervert Wang Zelin. There have been countless super giants in the history of the NBA. Even one of them is difficult to compare with Wang Zelin of the same age, let alone the only one.
What about Gordon Hayward, who is considered an All-Star prospect?
The camera returned to the TNT live broadcast booth. Naturally, Barkley didn't know what the fans were thinking. He looked at Smith who was vigorously praising Hayward and immediately saw it.
"Kenny, since you are so optimistic about Hayward, why don't we make a bet? What do you think?"
Without waiting for Smith to answer, he continued: "Let's bet on whether Hayward's data tonight can surpass the regular season? The bet is not big. The loser will be responsible for winning from today until the end of this year's finals.
What do you think about people’s late-night snacks every night?”
"Let me start by saying, I bet Hayward's numbers tonight are not as good as those in the regular season."
According to the arrangement of TNT's top management, golden partners such as Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley are almost bound to commentate on this year's intervention games. They not only have to commentate on all the Trail Blazers' games, but also include those who
A game between several teams that also have championship potential.
Barkley's stakes are not big, but they are definitely not small. Just looking at Barkley's figure, you should know that his appetite in private should be higher than that of ordinary people.
Based on Barkley's character, if he really wants to win, he must not give Smith a good beating after each game commentary.
One or two meals is nothing, but if it lasts for two months, Smith is a little worried about his wallet.
But when I think about the fact that the two of them are live broadcasting now, and there are countless fans in front of the screen watching them, I must not be timid at this time, I must stay calm.
Why fans like to watch their live broadcasts? In addition to their humorous and professional commentary, it is naturally inseparable from the sudden effects of the program in the commentary box from time to time.
So no matter what, Smith had to bite the bullet and continue, and then said calmly:
"I accepted this bet. I believe in Hayward, and I bet that his numbers tonight can surpass those of the regular season."
"Okay, then it's settled."
Buckley replied with a smile, his eyes full of expectation.
Smith couldn't help curling his lips when he saw this, but when he thought of Wang Zelin's terrifying defensive pressure, he couldn't help but worry about Hayward.
Looking at the figure of Jazz No. 20 on the court, he muttered in his heart: When you were a kid, you had to live up to your expectations, but I supported you in front of tens of millions of fans. Don't let me down.
Compared to his wallet, Smith cares more about his own face.
After accepting the bet just now, he immediately found a solution to the nuclear explosion problem.
If he really wants to lose, the worst he can do is ask the TNT bosses to reimburse him after he goes back.
He wasn't worried at all that TNT's top management would disagree. Just kidding, when Buckley took the initiative to propose the main business, TNT's ratings immediately increased by several percentage points.
Those are all green banknotes!
Compared with the rising ratings, treating Barkley to late-night snacks for two months is nothing.
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The camera returns to the field.
Amid the terrifying cheers from the fans at the scene, the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2016-17 NBA Western Conference playoffs officially began.
In front of the benches of the two teams, the lineups of both teams are already in place. They are just waiting for the referee's whistle to sound and they will be ready to take the field immediately.
At this time, Wang Zelin learned from Harrell about the bet between Barkley and Smith, and he immediately became happy.
I remember a few seasons ago, Barkley publicly stated in front of the media that he would never make these weird bets again.
I never expected that the guy couldn't help it!
Wang Zelin chuckled in his heart, but the sudden bet made by Barkley's living treasure really made him have other ideas about tonight's game.
He was thinking, should Barkley win? Or should he lose?
After thinking about it for a while, he made a decision: he wanted Barkley to win.
In any case, Barkley has been showing himself as a loyal queen since his rookie season.
If you have the right way, a gentleman will judge his deeds regardless of his heart.
Even if you are just pretending, you have been pretending for so long, almost four or five years, as an idol, you have to give back to your fans no matter what, right?
Thinking of Barkley, he had made bets with others many times before, but he always ended up losing.
From player to commentator, from career to retirement, Barkley seems to have always been a loser and a background figure, which is a bit pitiful.
So this time, Wang Zelin had a sudden idea and decided to let our Sir Charles Barkley experience what it's like to be a winner.
I looked up at the big LED screen at the venue and saw that there were still two minutes until the start of the game, which was enough.
Next, under the curious gazes of fans in the frontcourt, Wang Zelin summoned a group of teammates to his side, seemingly plotting something?
At the same time, on the other side, in front of the Jazz bench.
"Ah Qiu!"
Jazz star Gordon Hayward suddenly felt a chill on his back and couldn't help but yawn.
He didn't know why, but he always had a bad premonition.