"Paul George is injured for one month and will miss the entire finals!"

"Lost before playing? The Trail Blazers lost the second general!"

"The injury curse once again covers the torn city, counting the Trail Blazers' injury history."

The next day, the media reported that the Trail Blazers advanced to the finals. Because Paul George's injury was undoubtedly more eye-catching than defeating the Thunder.

The Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder, and Anjie scored exaggerated data and sent out a final kill. These are all things in the past. People often have greater curiosity about things that have not yet been born.

Losing Paul George, if the Trail Blazers still have a chance to win? This has become the most concerned issue for fans now.

It can be said that except for local Portland fans and Chinese fans, almost everyone feels that the Cavaliers will win with an overwhelming advantage.

The Cavaliers have been the dominant leader of the Eastern Conference in recent years, and they just won the championship trophy the year before yesterday. Moreover, James has reached the finals for the eighth consecutive year. For a player and team with extremely rich experience in the finals, they rarely make a mistake on the stage of the finals.

In addition, the Cavaliers' lineup has become quite terrifying after the upgrade last summer. Although Irving has been lost, Isaiah Thomas' joining has undoubtedly maintained a high combat effectiveness. Moreover, Derek Ross and Dwyne Wade, who were signed in with basic salary, are also a force that cannot be ignored.

These guys, coupled with the already very powerful lineup of the Cavaliers, will inevitably bring huge trouble to the Trail Blazers, and even troubles that the Trail Blazers cannot stop.

After Lillard was injured, the Trail Blazers' firepower on the offensive end was greatly reduced, and their defense would be somewhat affected. Although Morris is powerful, he is just a role like Rodman or Ben Wallace. Iguodala? Iguodala, who is 33 years old, may be barely considered a star, but when facing James, how much can Iguodala do?

As for others, others may be an indispensable puzzle for the Trail Blazers, but they are by no means the key to controlling the situation!

Judging from the paper lineup alone, the Trail Blazers, after suffering from injuries, are indeed unable to compare with the star-stunning Cavaliers. Because of this, almost the whole world has determined that the Trail Blazers have lost the game.

"The league can already award the O'Brien Cup to LeBron in advance, because this is almost the least suspenseless final in NBA history." Angel's old rival Sam Smith may be one of the reporters who most willing to see this situation. He has been lying on firewood and tasted gall for two years, and it is about to explode. As a result, he was hit by an injury.

This guy uses words to drive the rhythm differently, just like the Cavaliers have won the championship.

"Jumping Clown." Angel took the newspaper in Meyers Leonard's hand, looked at the signature, and then crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

Anyone who is related to Sam Smith would not even look at it. After all, after Jordan's era ended, this guy had no ability except to produce text garbage.

"You won't believe these nonsense, Leonard." Anjie looked up and asked seriously.

Meyers Leonard waved his hand quickly, he didn't want Angel to think he was scared.

"That's good, it's not the first time you've played in the Finals. You've experienced everything I've experienced since joining the Trail Blazers to the present. Now, a chance for revival is in front of us. So no matter what, we can't give up, do you understand?" Anjie said, putting his hand on Leonard's shoulder.

Leonard suddenly felt that he was full of strength. Anjie needed him, and this city needed him. And he would definitely fight for this city to the end!

Seeing Meyers Leonard return to the court with confidence and start training, Angel smiled softly. The absence of Lillard and George is indeed a big loss for the Trail Blazers. But looking at the moment, aren’t there so many people who are there to work with him?

They may not be as fast as Lillard, and they may not be as easy as George to be able to easily run through the defense. But when Angel squeezed these guys together, the power of the Trail Blazers is still very huge!

During the days between the Western Conference Finals and the Finals, the outside world was filled with various remarks that were unfavorable to the Trail Blazers. Many experts even wrote some very convincing articles to prove how huge the gap between the two sides is.

If you can't believe these remarks, then the odds offered by the bookmaker are strictly calculated.

Bookmakers need to make profits, so of course they have to accurately calculate the generation of any possibility. Therefore, the odds of bookmakers are often very telling.

However, even so, the odds of the Trail Blazers winning the championship are still as high as 4.37. To put it bluntly, the bookmaker directly believes that the Trail Blazers cannot win the championship at all!

Everyone was discussing this unusual final, some were gloating, while others were heartbroken. However, the protagonist of this matter, the Portland Trail Blazers itself, suddenly disappeared from the public's perspective like a world-famous person.

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers, the reporters can at least talk to them during training breaks. The Portland Trail Blazers' fully closed training made the reporter unable to even take a second of the picture!

There is no doubt that this team, which has been sentenced to death by the outside world, does not seem to want people to know what they are doing...

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"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao Hua, I'll give me two days, I only need two days. After the finals start, I guarantee that everything will return to normal." In Nell Orsey's office, the most successful general manager of the Trail Blazers ever, was nervously talking on the phone.

"Regulations are regulations, Nel. You are not a rookie anymore. How can you help them do such funny things!" The guy named "Xiao Hua" on the other end of the phone was no one else, but the then NBA president, Adam Xiao Hua!

The Trail Blazers' fully closed training has made the seamless journalists furious. According to the league's regulations, the Trail Blazers should have opened their doors unconditionally on Media Day, allowing reporters to take pictures of team training at will. This is a hard rule made by the NBA League for each team in order to maintain a good relationship with the media and to make themselves more exposed.

You can have your players do nothing on the media open day, but you can't block reporters from entering the field to shoot or even interview.

But this regulation is now completely broken by Ricard. No matter how the reporters make trouble, Ricard just doesn't want to open the door.

There is not much time left for the Trail Blazers to adjust, and Ricard doesn't want his players to be delayed or distracted because of this. With the media in, can the team still focus on training? Various shooting and interviews will ruin the entire training plan.

Moreover, even if the Trail Blazers insisted on training seriously, the training content was broadcasted. What effect would Calder have on the changes?

Therefore, even though the reporters have jointly submitted a letter to complain, and even if Xiao Hua's phone call has reached Olsey's office, the way he gets play is still the same. "I'm sorry, Mr. Adam, I still can't let the media enter. I promise this is the last two days, and everything will return to normal in two days. But now, my coach and players just want to train with peace of mind!"

"The Trail Blazers will be severely punished! Nell, do you know what you are doing??" Adam Xiaohua, a guy who looks friendly on the surface, never ruthless when dealing with violations.

Media Day is a key measure for the league to establish a good relationship with the media. Isn’t the Trail Blazers’ fuss like this? Isn’t it that the league is about to get stuck in the comments? Xiao Hua no matter what method you use to win, you cannot harm the league’s interests!

Ornell Nelsey listened to Xiao Hua's last warning on the phone and turned his gaze from the floor-to-ceiling window of the second-floor office to the training ground.

On the field, Ricard was still shouting while dancing. Divac was recording constantly. The team doctor observed the players like a big enemy. Even if someone fell, the person who fell would be examined by them for a long time.

The group of players on the Trail Blazers were all sweaty, they must have been exhausted. They spent only a few hours with their families in a day. But under the leadership of Anjie, no player had ever complained. The closed training of the Trail Blazers was not set up to deliberately make things difficult for the media. These guys, this team, really want to win!

"Nel, Nel!?" Xiao Hua's yelled, bringing Nell Orsey's thoughts back to reality.

"Have you heard me speak?"

"I'm listening, Mr. Xiao Hua."

"Now the security guards are released immediately, and the media opening day must be carried out normally! In the finals, the Cavaliers have not made such exceptions? Looking at the entire NBA history, no team has ever made such exceptions!" Xiao Hua's tone continued to increase.

Looking at the players sweating on the court and the hard-won championship banners on the ceiling of the training ground, Orsey spoke out from somewhere.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao Hua, I can't meet your requirements! I also said that after the first game of the finals starts, I will let everything return to normal!" After that, Orsey hung up the phone directly and pulled off the phone line.

Angel and the others work so hard, and Orsey, the general manager, must do something for them! A training environment that allows players to concentrate is everything that Orsey can do!

"I'm gambled on my job, An. You guys must win." Orsey lit a cigarette and looked at An Jie who was guiding his teammates to run on the court.

"It was really a wise move to bring you from Oklahoma." Seeing Orsey spit out smoke rings on the training ground, he smiled and said to himself in his heart...

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Chapter completed!