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Time soon came to May 20th, and the two most critical rounds of the NBA 12-13 season playoffs were about to begin.——

"The Memphis Grizzlies, led by the"Black and White Bears", will face the San Antonio Spurs, who have played absolutely dominant in the first two rounds! The South Coast Big Three will take on the Pacers at home at the American Airlines Center!

Countless media outlets flocked to the scene, with cameras flashing. In the square outside the Spurs and Heat's home stadiums, tens of thousands of fanatical fans took to the streets and crowded together - let's shout out that slogan together!

"***champion!"

……

Well, although it’s not the finals yet, the die-hard fans of the teams that advanced to the conference finals this year have already reached the climax.

Even the celebrity fans of these four teams have rushed to the home stadium to cheer for their favorite teams!

Their"appearance" has completely ignited the enthusiasm of thousands of fans. From this day on, the NBA playoff ratings officially surpassed other sports events of the same period!

Among them, the Miami Heat's live VIP audience is the most"big name"."——

"The"stock god" Buffett personally came out. Since this big shot from the Milwaukee family was expelled from the game in 2001 because he was dissatisfied with the penalty scale and blasted the referee on the court, people have found that whenever the Heat appear on the stage of the playoffs, this guy will come to watch the game even if he is sitting in a wheelchair!

At the same time, two famous players whose jerseys were retired by the Heat also attended the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals - Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway.

These two also presented many memorable"highlight games" to the Heat fans at that time from 1985 to 2000.

Especially Alonzo Mourning, the first center in the team's history, won the league's best defensive player for two consecutive years, and once squeezed the peak Sharks out of the best of the season. The"tough guys" on the team! There is also a great manager and head coach like Pat Riley who is one of the top five in history sitting on the sidelines...

In comparison, the Pacers seem a little"dim". Except for the team's general manager Bird Bird who appeared on the sidelines to"say", even the famous players in the team's history, such as Reggie Miller and O'Neal, did not come to the scene.

Of course, O'Neal was eliminated early this season...

The first game of the Western Conference Finals was held at the ATT Arena, and many celebrities came to the scene.

As the"second richest team" in the West and a representative team in the league that is famous for"making a fortune in silence", the Spurs also have many celebrity fans -

Lady Mi Lijia, who is a queen of the singing world Gaga, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, world tennis queen Caroline Wozniacki... and the"Disney Teen Star" and"Hollywood New Actress" that Spurs fans talked about the most this season!

They attended the first game of the Western Conference Finals together and got the"VIP seats" from Joey, although the latter was reluctant to let them appear in the public eye together, because that would further confirm the outside media's title of"Playboy"...

To his surprise, the first row of the sidelines of this game, next to the Grizzlies bench , a boy wearing Tony Allen's Grizzlies No. 3 jersey, dressed in a fashionable and handsome manner, also appeared here -

Justin Bieber?

How did he appear here?

The spotlights of the media at the scene kept wandering around Bieber and Joey, trying to dig out some"explosive" news from them...

Unfortunately, although Bieber, who is known as the"Hollywood troublemaker" in Mi Li's family, really wants to have a"head-on collision" with Joey!

But Joey, who was warming up on the court, didn't even raise his head to look at him, and concentrated on the ball control warm-up training.……

"The Asian guy on the field is so handsome!"

Brad Pitt's female companion on the sidelines, the female artist with the sexiest lips in the world, smiled with interest.

"Hey! Hey, Angelina……"

When Pete, who was talking to his friend nearby, heard this, he immediately became like a lion whose territory had been invaded:

"We agreed not to stir up unnecessary scandals before marriage.……"

Angelina Jolie didn't reply, but looked at Joey who was warming up on the field with a charming look, and licked her sexy lips with her tongue.——

"I understand... honey"

"Pete……"

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At 6:30 pm, the first game of the Western Conference Finals officially starts!

"post——"

As the whistle sounded, Gasol struggled to take the first attack from Duncan.

Conley advanced the ball into half court, called for Gasol to set a high screen, then used the pick-and-roll space to get into the paint, faced Duncan's defense under the basket, and quickly passed the ball to Randolph who followed up.

"Bang!"

It was not the sound of a successful dunk, but the sound of the basketball being nailed to the backboard.

A big black hand came from behind Randolph who was about to make a layup and blocked the basketball. It was Leonard!

After the latter completed the block, he immediately jumped up to grab the rebound, but Conley, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, got it under the basket.

The future 150 million man lost his balance in the fierce competition under the basket, and then in this situation, he stuffed the basketball straight out from the crowded basket.——

""Swish!"

"Little Prince" Prince at the baseline received the ball and shot in an open position, and the basketball hit the basket steadily.

Leonard, who was responsible for guarding the little prince, indicated that he was impatient...

Prince clenched his fist and retreated. Joey, who was off the court, looked at this sharpshooter with broad shoulders and narrow waist and a standard 3D figure, and felt uneasy in his heart - this Pistons"Iron Lock" who was specifically selected by the Grizzlies management even though he sent away Rudy Gay, a scorer averaging 20+ per game, was the biggest X factor in this series in the original history!

Although he only scored 7+4+2 in the entire playoffs, he played against the Spurs in several games in the first round. Hit a"save three-pointer" at a critical moment in the fourth quarter.

Although the Grizzlies were swept 4-0 by the Spurs in the end, the old guy Tayshaun Prince left a deep impression on Popovich. After losing in the 2013 Finals, he even went to Memphis in the offseason to negotiate with the 33-year-old prince to join the team... The first goal of the first game of the Western Conference Finals of the Grizzlies was scored by Tayshaun Prince!

In the offense and defense transition, Parker used his speed to force Conley, and faced Gasol's defense under the basket, and accelerated the jump shot to score; the starting point guards of the two teams secretly"competed" in the first round of the game!

The fans at the ATT Arena were watching the two defensive teams that were ranked in the top two in the league in terms of defensive efficiency. Although they didn’t have the thrill of scoring goals like the Thunder and the Clippers, the tacit cooperation between teammates and the team tactics were also interesting!

The premise is that the two teams can’t be so fierce throughout the game... At

5 minutes and 23 seconds in the first quarter, Randolph made a strong move under the basket and caused Duncan to commit his second foul of the game - within five minutes of the start of the game, the No. 21 rookie had already committed two fouls, which was a very bad"signal"!

Hearing the referee's whistle, Duncan spread his hands, widened his eyes, and looked incredulous.

The referee ignored his"silent" protest, but took the basketball and motioned for Randolph to stand on the free throw line.

"Hey Tim, I feel like you haven't changed at all since two years ago.……"

"It's like I've been standing still."

"Tennessee O'Neal showed a self-proclaimed"kind" smile, walked to the free throw line, and provoked Duncan, trying to make the latter recall the painful memory of being eliminated in the first round.

Obviously, Duncan did not lose his mind because of his"little trick", but chose to remain silent after his appeal failed.

From this moment on, the frown did not relax throughout the game.……

""Swish-swish!"

With Randolph's two free throws, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by three points away from home with a score of 11:8.

Yes, you read that right. The first quarter was almost halfway through, and the total score of the two teams was less than 20 points...

Doesn't it feel outrageous?

The playoffs can't be played like this, right?

But if you know that the two teams are the Grizzlies and the Spurs, then there is nothing strange about it.

After Randolph scored the second free throw, Popovich called the first timeout.

Duncan, who was"uncomfortable" when facing Randolph, was replaced. At this moment, the latter had two fouls.

Joey was replaced at the fourth position, responsible for defending Randolph, and Split, who had no independent offensive ability but was good at protecting the frame and catching cakes, was replaced at the fifth position.

Popovich made it very clear during the timeout that the latter's role was limited to following Xiaojia, so that the latter could not receive the ball and coordinate from the high position comfortably, and the team did not need him to participate in the offense at all!

In this way, the fans of the Holy City in the ATT Arena saw their favorite"Best Rookie" debut——

"Kick that Portland Jail grad's ass for Tim, Wonder Boy!"

"Texans will never be slaves. Pull out the guns you used to flirt with female celebrities off the court and shoot the Memphis barbecue guys.……"

(Note: Memphis’ most representative delicacy in Mili’s home is barbecue, just like Texas, where the Spurs are located, is most famous for its rednecks, guns, and tough folk customs)

"Show them some color, Joey! What is a stadium thug!"

"Asshole, you want Joey to take down the entire Grizzlies? What about the team? You know, we could be the champions this year!"

"Fuck me Joey, fuck me hard……"

"Oh shit, shut your stinky mouth, Biaozi!"

"……"

As soon as Joey, wearing the Spurs' silver-gray No. 3 home jersey, appeared on the court, he attracted cheers from nearly 20,000 Spurs fans in the stadium.

Their biggest gain this year was that they traded up to the"third overall pick" to select the"Asian Magician" from Kentucky. Becoming the ROY and SOY double winner in the first season is the best reward for these fanatical fans!

Not only did he perform well in the regular season, surpassing the rookies of the same class, but after entering the playoffs, Joey's performance was also stable and outstanding. He averaged 15.4 points, 7.7 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. He had an outstanding performance of 30+ in a single game in his first playoff journey in his career...

To be honest, some old Spurs fans have never seen such an outstanding"superstar appearance" in the team's famous players: George Gervin, Sean Elliott and other historical-level outside superstars!

They firmly believe that Joey is the second"god-given son" given to them by God after Duncan, and the leader of the next"Holy City Era"!

And now, Joey will also make his mark in his first Western Conference Finals!

(The"58 Cannon" who has never played in a conference finals in his career fainted in the toilet crying…)