I’m Really Playing Basketball

Chapter 814 The passage to the greatest!

The Warriors swept the Spurs 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals and easily advanced to the Finals.

On the Eastern side, the Eastern Conference finals between the Bobcats and Bucks were not so easy.

One day after the Warriors advanced, the Bucks and Bobcats also played G4. In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Bucks at home with difficulty, and tenaciously tied the score to 2-2.

And what's very interesting is that the Bobcats' victory at the end of this game was still brought about by Jimmy Butler's three-pointer.

This is awesome.

This is Jimmy Butler's second buzzer-beating three-pointer in this year's playoffs.

The Cavaliers were defeated in the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference semifinals, saving the Bobcats who were on the verge of elimination.

In G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, this game-winner was also a saving grace.

Let's put it this way, if the Bobcats lose in G4, the Bobcats, who are trailing 1 to 3, will not have any hope of advancing to the finals.

Therefore, after the Bobcats' internal strife, Jimmy Butler's advanced combat effectiveness really shocked many people.

Let's put it this way, even Chen Xiao was shocked.

Logically speaking, Jimmy Butler should not have such a strong fighting capacity.

It's just that obviously, after the internal strife with his teammates, Jimmy Butler seemed to have turned on some switch and received some buff.

Therefore, many fans say that Jimmy Butler is the kind of player who can strengthen his own strength after having internal strife, which is similar to a cheat.

It seems much easier to understand.

Because the Bobcats and Bucks tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Warriors still need to wait for their finals opponent.

The Warriors' finals opponents in the past two seasons were the Cavaliers and Bucks, and the opponents were different for two consecutive years.

So this year, will the Warriors' opponent in the finals change to a new opponent?

Everyone on this Warriors team is unsure.

But if you want to say which one is stronger, the Bucks or the Bobcats, of course the Bucks are the stronger team.

Therefore, it will indeed be difficult for the Warriors to beat the Bucks in the finals. Although the Bobcats are strong as a whole, and Ross and Butler are also very strong individually, relatively speaking, the Bucks are still more difficult to beat. Just like Butler is dissatisfied with many of his teammates in the Bobcats, many players on the Bobcats, such as Cousins, are powerful, but they also have many weaknesses and shortcomings. Such players are actually easier to target in the playoffs.

And they're not as hungry as the Bucks players.

In comparison, most of the Bobcats' players are actually players who won the dynasty with Chen Xiao.

For such players, their hunger for honor is actually not too high. On the contrary, they may be even more hungry for data and money.

While the Eastern Conference finals between the Bucks and Bobcats are still going on, public opinion in the United States, most of the media, fans and experts are focusing on Chen Xiao reaching the NBA Finals for the ninth time in his career. Regarding the finals.

Chen Xiao's nine appearances in the finals are not the most in history.

The person who has played in the most finals in NBA history is Bill Russell. Russell has played in 12 finals and won 11 championships in his 13-year career. He really deserves his reputation.

The second-ranked player in history is Russell's teammate, Sam Jones. Sam Jones played in 11 finals in his 12-year career and won 10 championships.

And Sam Jones is not just following Russell. In the middle of the Celtics dynasty, Sam Jones was the backbone of the Celtics' offense. If there were FMVP trophies at that time, he might be able to win two of them. 1 FMVP.

So he can be regarded as one of the pillars of the Celtics dynasty.

Therefore, there is no problem with his No. 24 jersey being retired by the Celtics, and his appearance on this list will not make people feel that it is a list where role players squeeze in.

Everyone in the third place is very familiar with it, and that is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In his 20-year career, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in a total of 10 finals and won 6 championships.

The winning rate of this championship is indeed slightly worse than that of the previous two Celtic dynasties.

There's nothing we can do about it. In Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's era, the NBA was indeed more competitive.

And this was the greatness of Jordan before Chen Xiao appeared, such a strong competitive environment, six finals, and six championships.

The first person, well deserved.

In fourth place, there are four players who have reached the finals nine times in their career.

And these four people except Chen Xiao.

The other three are magicians. They played in 9 finals in their 13-year career and won 5 championships.

Celtics super star Tom Heinsohn, one of the pillars of the former Celtics dynasty who once beat Russell to win the Rookie of the Year award, has played in 9 finals and 8 championships in his 9-year career. He is not just a soybean, he is the offensive pillar of the Celtics dynasty in the early days. He can at least steal 1-3 FMVP trophies from Russell, at least 1, and maybe 3.

Therefore, Russell returned to the King of the Ring, but if there really was a FMVP in that era, the 11 championships in the King of the Ring could not buy him 11 FMVP trophies. At least 4-5 of the 11 championships were A teammate’s, and another from Jerry West.

Therefore, experts and celebrities agree that Russell’s FMVP is at least 5 and at most 6 (Bob Cousy and Russell have about the same probability in the 1961 Finals, if Russell wins.)

Another player who has reached the Finals nine times is, of course, Jerry West. In his 14-year career, he has played 9 Finals, 1 championship, and 1 FMVP.

Behind Jerry West, there are even more players who have eight Finals appearances. The Celtics have a bunch of celebrities like Havlicek, and the most famous unlucky Laker, Baylor, also has eight Finals appearances. Finals, then runner-up 8 times.

Therefore, we can also see from this ranking why Chen Xiao has been discussed and paid attention to when he reached the finals for the ninth time in his career.

First of all, the number of times Chen Xiao has reached the finals has entered the top five in NBA history.

At the same time, Chen Xiao has become the only player who has reached the finals nine or more times, and is the only one who has the possibility to win the championship 100% and win the FMVP 100%.

Therefore, public opinion here in the United States is now discussing whether it is possible to rename the Finals FMVP trophy or the championship trophy to a trophy named after Chen Xiao after Chen Xiao can still win the championship and FMVP for the ninth time. .

After all, if Chen Xiao can really reach the finals ten times, win the cup ten times, and win the FMVP ten times, then Russell will indeed be more convincing.

Not to mention, after O'Neal and Barkley put forward this proposal, a lot of people really agreed.

Even Russell said in an interview: "I am shocked by God's achievements, and I am also happy to see him become the greatest legend in the NBA."

I have to say that Mr. Bill Russell is indeed very ambitious.

Of course, such a discussion was so popular that NBA officials had to explain it.

Of course, NBA officials did not say it was possible or impossible, but...

"We heard voices from all sides. God is the greatest player in NBA history. When he was still an active player, there were already two arenas named after him, and maybe a third arena named after him. It is about to be born. His greatness does not need any elaboration. As for the renaming of NBA trophies, I think the best time to discuss it is when he really retires. We, like you, are looking forward to seeing him. What incredible heights we can reach in the future.”

Although NBA officials did not say it was possible or not, judging from the speech, it seems more likely that it is possible.

Therefore, after the official response of the NBA, public opinion about the name change of various NBA awards became more and more intense.

And for such hateful remarks and such burning, Chen Xiao will definitely receive a lot of hatred.

In theory, this should be the case, but interestingly, such arrogant remarks did not bring much hatred to Chen Xiao.

Obviously, not many people have any objections to changing the name of the championship trophy and FMVP to Chen Xiao.

Because Chen Xiao's honor is too hard.

The previous eight finals, eight championships, and eight FMVPs.

In the entire history of the NBA, who knows better than Chen Xiao about winning championships, and who knows better than Chen Xiao about how to become the best player on a championship team?

Not to mention Chen Xiao, Jordan made 6 of 6 that year and was already the well-deserved number one player in the league.

If Chen Xiao can really achieve nine out of nine, or even ten out of ten, or eleven out of eleven, then Chen Xiao's achievements in the NBA will definitely not be as simple as two Jordans.

It can only be said that Chen Xiao's achievements over the years have indeed convinced all the Xiao Heizi in the league.

Anyone looking at Chen Xiao's career can't find any reason to criticize Chen Xiao.

Well, actually in the whole world, the most ruthless countries that still blackmail Chen Xiao are South Korea and Japan.

However, these two countries slander Chen Xiao, which makes people feel that they are full of envy and jealousy.

Every time they see their national treasure surrounding Chen Xiao like a bird, they feel extremely uncomfortable.

By the way, in the WNBA draft in April this year, Chinese young player Chao Mei and Japanese young player Kanna Hashimoto both successfully entered the WNBA. Chao Mei was the top pick, while Hashimoto Kanna was the third overall pick.

Because these two beautiful girls with high picks entered the WNBA, this directly led to the WNBA's popularity in Asia skyrocketing.

I have to say that the WNBA has indeed made a lot of money this time.

And just when the public opinion of the entire league was going crazy because of Chen Xiao's achievements in the NBA.

The Eastern Conference Finals also ended in such hustle and bustle.

The final result was that the Bucks eliminated the Bobcats 4-2 and advanced to the finals.

This is the second consecutive year that the Bucks will meet the Warriors in the Finals.

After the Bucks were tied 2-2 by the Bobcats, Tianwangshan returned to home in G5 and successfully won G5, making the score 3-2.

In G6 at the Bobcats' home court, Jimmy Butler once again hit a three-pointer to lead by 1 point with less than 3 seconds left in the final moments of the fourth quarter. It looked like he was going to save the Bobcats again.

Immediately after the next round, the Bucks attacked. Durant came out to receive Antetokounmpo's sideline ball. Facing Rose's flying dive, he took two steps outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left and shot directly. Then, a three-pointer hit!

Winners and counter-wins, this game between the Warriors and Bobcats can be said to be full of drama.

So much so that at the end of the game, Jordan collapsed on the sidelines.

After all, before Durant made the counter-attack, when Butler made the shot, Jordan and the fans at the scene were already ready to celebrate.

But who would have thought that they would encounter such plots of killing and counter-killing!

At that time, because they were leading by 1 point, the Bobcats' defensive strategy was to guard against Durant's mid-range shot and Curry's three-pointer.

Who knew that Ray Allen, the 'conspirator', would actually do the opposite, letting Curry run inside and Durant running outside.

By the time the Bobcats players realized they had been tricked, it was too late. Jimmy Butler and Rose were already out of position.

It became a matchup of Butler defending Curry and Rose defending Durant.

Therefore, when Boss Qiao came to his senses, his face looked so ugly.

When this little guy Ray Allen was a player, he was known as Gentleman Ray.

But after becoming the head coach, my stomach is full of bad water, and I am full of bad things!

In fact, if you watched the Bucks beat the Warriors in last year's Finals, you would know how "outwitful" Ray Allen is as the head coach.

Various methods are emerging one after another, which really fools the Warriors' head coach Cole.

At the same time, it also eliminated a bunch of Warriors players such as Jokic and Big Eyebrow.

It can only be said that Ray Allen's IQ and golf quotient are indeed at the ceiling level among NBA head coaches.

In any case, it was indeed very uncomfortable to watch the cooked duck fly away in the end.

Jordan felt uncomfortable, and Jimmy Butler, who had just nearly scored a game-winner, felt even more uncomfortable.

After all, the reason why the Bobcats are in internal strife in this year's playoffs is that after Chen Xiao left, the Bobcats have not reached the finals once.

And what about Chen Xiao?

After Chen Xiao left the Bobcats, he has reached the finals three times in five years!

According to Butler, any Bobcat with a bit of shame would be ashamed of such a contrast.

After all, when Chen Xiao left, the Bobcats were a dynasty team!

When Chen Xiao went to the Warriors, the Warriors were one of the most famous players in the league!

Now there are two teams, one has not reached the finals in five years, and the other has reached the finals three times in five years.

This will make people feel that the Bobcats' dynasty achievements and four championships in six years were all brought about by Chen Xiao alone.

After Chen Xiao left, the Bobcats simply withered.

As an NBA star, All-Star, or even a superstar, who would endure such comments?

Although Butler admired Chen Xiao very much and was willing to hold the sword and lead the horse for Chen Xiao, his pride was unwilling to let them accept it. They were on the same level as the once historical level team.

So, after the Bucks eliminated the Bobcats.

Many observers saw a lot of information from the expressions on the faces of Butler, Rose, Jordan, and many Bobcat players.

"There will be absolutely no peace for the bobcats this summer!"

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