Chapter 246: This time there is no holiday
Charles Barkley came to the TV station early. Although today's program will not start until prime time at 8 pm, he still went to the studio three hours in advance to prepare. This may be the most important episode of this season. They not only have to summarize the regular season that just ended, but also have to make a preview for the subsequent playoffs.
"So early today?" Kenny Smith looked at the fat Barkley in disbelief. In his eyes, his partner would have to thank God if he was not late.
"The task is very heavy today, Kenny. I think I have to take my job seriously as well." Barkley sat next to Smith with a smile and read the manuscript.
"You guy, as long as you know the task is heavy. There are so many things you can say this season, and all of them have to be finished in today's show." Smith breathed a lot. If Barkley could memorize the manuscript, he would have less pressure later.
However, even if Charles Barkley can memorize all the manuscripts, he will definitely improvise after the show starts. Because this is Charles Barkley's style. He came to look at the manuscripts just to prevent himself from deviating from the subject matter too much later.
"The Western Conference's matchup is still very good this year. Starting from the first round, the Western Conference's playoffs will be particularly exciting."
"That's right, Kenny, the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, and the Black Mamba vs. Yellow Mamba. In the first round, this exciting competition will be presented to everyone. But to be honest, the possibility of the Trail Blazers being able to complete the Black Eight Miracle is slim. Not to mention that Roy and Oden are just two time bombs that only blow up when they say it. The hard power of the defending champion Lakers is actually much better than the Trail Blazers. Instead of looking forward to the life of the Black Eight Miracle, we can look forward to the appearance of the Black Eight Miracle next season." Barkley said, and began to skew the theme.
"Black Seven? It's dark enough. This year's Spurs' regular season record is the worst since the 2-century, and only ranked seventh in the West. In fact, the Spurs' record is the same as the Trail Blazers' record. It's just that the Spurs won more games than the Trail Blazers, so they ranked seventh." Kenny Smith immediately followed Barkley's rhythm and skipped the Trail Blazers and talked to the Lakers about the Spurs. I hope Barkley won't let the show get stuck.
"Who is the Spurs' opponent? The regular season is incredibly good. This year, I rushed to the second-place Mavericks in the West! The Warriors' Black Eight Miracle was completed by the Mavericks. The league also changed the regular season awards and announcement time due to Nowitzki. The Spurs will be a focus matchup against the Mavericks in the first round." Barkley indeed found the key point. With the "help" of his skewed theme, the ratings of this program never dropped but increased.
The show went on for a long time, and Barkley and Smith said, introducing the playoffs and the regular season situation against both sides. However, two teams were left at the end.
"In the end, Charles was formed. I believe that compared to the Spurs and the Mavericks, you actually prefer to watch the confrontation in this group." Oklahoma City Thunder, Kenny Smith knew that Barkley would definitely be drooling on this young team.
"That's right, Kenny, if you want to say that the team that has made the most progress in the nBa league this season is undoubtedly the Oklahoma City Thunder, which ranked last year, was ninth last year, and this year it went straight to the fifth place in the West! Three years, I have made a footprint in yi year. Since Durant was selected, the Thunder have been quietly rising. Now the rising KD and Anthony meet, and it will definitely spark a huge spark! But..." Speaking of this word, Barkley paused.
"Although the Nuggets played hard to get a hard time with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals last season, and although the main lineup of the Nuggets this season has almost not changed, their group of insiders with good athletic abilities but no fine skills are likely to be beaten by Angel. And Coach George Carl cannot personally direct during the playoffs due to Adam's apple cancer, it will also be a big loss for the Nuggets. Although the Nuggets' assistant coach Adrian Dantley is a Jazz legend, compared with the guy Jeff Van Gundy, Dantley is still a little bit hot. You know, the playoffs are not only strict with the players, but also strict with the team's coach!" Barkley said with a clear analysis. Although this big mouth is usually very unfair, he actually knows everything.
"I don't think that the absence of Coach George Carl will affect the team. Even if he can't command on the spot, Coach Carl can operate off the court. It can be said that Dantley is just the agent executive established by Carl. In fact, the person who commands the game on the court is still George Carl." Kenny Smith did not deliberately sing a counter-tune with Barkley, but thought so from the bottom of his heart.
"Look at Kenny, the coach's on-the-spot command is very important in the game. If Van Gundy hadn't been because of his poor on-the-spot command, the Rockets wouldn't have always been in the roster. But this season, Jeff Van Gundy's on-the-spot command ability has improved. Maybe he has been with the Thunder for too long, and he has rejuvenated and started to grow up for the second time." Barkley is very optimistic that the Thunder can defeat the stronger Nuggets on paper. Anger and Van Gundy are the key to whether the Thunder can counterattack.
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On the morning of April 6, the faint sunlight shone through the window and shone into Anjie's villa.
In mid-April, the weather began to gradually warm up, and this ray of sunshine naturally made An Jie feel energetic.
He subconsciously blocked the light with his hands to avoid stinging his eyes. After that, he shook his head and sat in front of the bed.
An Jie first looked at the time, at 6:30 in the morning, and then he got up and looked at the calendar. On April 7th, he was drawn in a big red circle. That day, the Thunder will play against the Denver Nuggets away, and An Jie will also start his career playoff journey at the Pepsi Center!
He is not dreaming or fantasizing. Yes, this season, Anger did not have a vacation early, and he does not have to study where to travel with Durant, Westbrook and others. This season, they have really entered the playoffs, and tomorrow, the first battle will start, and their journey has just begun!
"Morris! Let's go to train!" Anjie walked out of the room and shouted. Unexpectedly, Morris got up earlier than Anjie for the first time and had already washed in the bathroom.
"You get up late, remember you owe me another two hundred dollars." After returning home last night, Morris and Angel bet that if Morris got up earlier than Angel, Anger would lose two hundred dollars, and vice versa.
"If it weren't for these two hundred dollars, you wouldn't have gotten up earlier than me." Anjie smiled, pulled out two green bills and placed them on the head of Morris' bed.
Of course, Angel said that was just a joke. Even though Morris had not experienced the failure of the regular season, even if his performance this season was satisfactory enough. However, in the playoffs, there was still a word that made Morris unable to sleep.
"install."
"Hmm?" Anjie turned his head and looked, Morris was already ready.
"The playoffs are just about the same as March Madness, right?"
"It should...that's the case." Although Anjie played professional basketball for more than Morris, in the face of the playoffs, Anjie was a novice like Morris.
"I didn't start playing crazy March in college. We have to make a name for the playoffs." After saying that, Morris stretched out his fist at Angel.
"You have to make some name for yourself, you have to." The fists of two insiders touched. After Van Gundy made Morris in the second half of the season, the two former Tornado teams shone brightly, and Ricard also had a bright face.
However, the power these two people will burst out will only be greater in the playoffs!
Two good brothers who are not acquainted with each other are entering the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the Thunder are also entering the playoffs.
The regret of entering the playoffs was only a step short of yi last year, but now it has finally been filled!
An Jie and the Thunder know better than that kind of unwillingness and sadness. Now, this opportunity is hard-won. If the Thunder wants the Thunder to pack their luggage and go home in the first round? No way!
Stepping through the bodies of the Nuggets and Anthony is the only choice for the Thunder.
Chapter completed!