Chapter 1113 four.four.four

The day before the Warriors won the tiebreaker, all games in the Eastern Conference were over.

James once again scored 40+ triple-double in the tiebreaker, helping the Cavaliers defeat the Nets 4-3 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Their opponent was the Bucks, who had previously defeated the Raptors 4-1 and advanced early.

The Cavaliers, who were in poor condition, faced the Bucks, who had only lost one game in the playoffs so far.

Fans who believe in James still believe in the Cavaliers, but more people know that the Bucks are likely to regain their glory more than 40 years ago this year.

After two days of rest, the Eastern Conference finals started first.

As fans expected, the Cavaliers were in a sluggish state and struggled against the Bucks' four-star lineup.

Although James once again scored 30+ triple-doubles, the Cavaliers still lost 102-110 and lost their home court advantage.

The next day, the Warriors flew to New Orleans to prepare for the first game of the Western Conference Finals against the Pelicans.

They conducted a two-hour training session upon arrival.

After training, Green was surrounded by reporters.

The news that he was choked by a FOX reporter went viral, and he naturally became the focus of media attention before the game.

However, his mentality adjusted quickly, and he was able to cope with reporters' hints and questions.

"There is no point in saying more. After tonight's game you will understand what I said."

"Are you saying the Warriors are going to win tonight?"

A FOX reporter asked again after hearing this.

This is the rhythm of catching Green to death.

"Yes, of course."

Green gave an affirmative answer.

Even though the outside world's questioning and ridicule of him has reached its peak, he is still quite loudmouthed.

This plays into the media's hands.

Before the opening game of the Western Conference Finals, reports and ridicule about Green rose to a new level.

On the evening of the game day, the New Orleans Arena was already packed, and the players were arriving at the arena one after another.

"I said, Draymond's face is really thicker than a hamburger."

Walker couldn't help but complain in the locker room.

"That's a fool!"

Butler was obviously unhappy with Green.

"No, he's smart."

Tang Tian had a completely different view.

Walker and Butler were puzzled by these words, and even Davis leaned over.

"Notoriety is also fame."

Tang Tian continued.

Walker and the others said nothing after listening, and after a while they all nodded one after another.

Green was slapped in the face again and again, and made loud mouths again and again, making people feel very stupid.

But according to Tang Tianyi, it's really not that simple.

A true system player like Green has not proven himself outside of the Warriors.

If he keeps a low profile, he will be another Iguodala, and he will definitely not get the maximum salary in his next contract.

But if you increase your reputation, and in the free market you have strength and fame, and you can call yourself a "spiritual leader", the market will definitely be better.

"But it's unpleasant. We've become a stepping stone."

Walker continued.

This is very accurate. Regardless of whether he wins or loses the game, Green's name will always be there.

Even if they bicker, they are helping Green gain a reputation.

"Not really. If he goes on to sweep them away, his words will become a joke."

Tang Tian continued.

Everything has a degree. Last year, Green clamored to win, and at least he played the Pelicans with a score of 2 to 4.

But if they clamor to win this year but end up being swept, it will become a joke just like Tang Tian said.

Walker and the others nodded.

Without giving the Warriors a chance, no matter how good Green can jump, he will just be a clown.

There was still an hour before the game started, and the Pelicans entered the court early to warm up.

It can be seen that they take tonight's game very seriously.

The arena was already packed, and the Pelicans' warm-up also attracted a lot of attention from the home fans.

Tang Tian's several dunks during the warm-up even attracted cheers from the fans on the sidelines.

When the warm-up was over and Tang Tian went to the sidelines to rest early, a local reporter took the opportunity to interview him.

Because he was a local reporter, Tang Tian did not refuse.

"Green said the Warriors will win the game tonight. What do you think of his remarks?"

Because the Pelicans had no training scheduled for the afternoon, the reporter asked this question immediately.

Tang Tian smiled, stretched out his hand, opened his palm and turned his thumb inward, making a 4 sign three times in a row.

"four.four.four."

Along with the gesture, he said three 4's in a row.

If you are a non-basketball fan, or even a non-senior basketball fan, you may not understand what this means.

But the resident media reporter, who was quite senior, immediately understood the meaning of Tang Tian's gesture and words.

This is a famous saying and a piece of history.

This history can be traced back to 35 years ago. At that time, in 1983, the core of the 76ers was the top 50 star Moses Malone.

Malone was successfully elected as the regular season MVP that season and became the first player in NBA history to win the MVP consecutively.

At that time, the 76ers team he was on also included "Dr. J" Irving and All-Star player Andrew Toney and many other outstanding players.

The 76ers at that time were in a similar situation to the Pelicans, and were the most dominant team in the league.

They achieved the league's best record of 65 wins and 17 losses in the regular season and reached the finals with only one loss.

And this famous saying came from before the finals that year.

At that time, a reporter asked them if they would meet the Lakers in the Finals. Malone's answer was exactly the same as Tang Tian's just now.

Three fours means sweep.

This was quite pretentious at the time.

You must know that the Lakers have "Magic" Johnson, "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and "No. 1 pick" James Worthy.

Although Worthy was injured and missed the playoffs, the Lakers without Worthy just defeated the 76ers to win the championship last season.

Let’s not talk about whether the 76ers can win, this sweep is completely forced to show off!

But unfortunately, in the end, Malone really succeeded in pretending, and the 76ers really completed their revenge and swept the Lakers to win the championship.

People who fail to pretend to be awesome will not be remembered by history, but people who succeed in pretending to be awesome are destined to be written into the history books.

So when Tang Tian was clamoring for the Warriors to win, he expressed his thoughts in the simplest and most resonant way.

Stop talking about winning, I'm ready to sweep you all away!

This is true. There is a gap between one person and another person, and there is a gap in the level of pretense.

Moreover, the Pelicans won 80 games in the regular season, and the pretense was actually not forceful at all.

To elaborate further, Malone's record before the 76ers Finals was 8 wins and 1 loss, and they lost one game, so there was no real three-game sweep.

But the Pelicans have 8 wins and 0 losses in the first two rounds. If this really sweeps the Warriors, it will be a clean sweep of three consecutive games.

In other words, this guy is good at pretending. Although he is not as early as Ma Long, he is definitely bigger than Ma Long!