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Chapter 468 Chapter Effect

Chapter 468 Program Effect

The Spurs borrowed UCLA's stadium as a practice facility in Los Angeles.They didn't open the venue, so Li Feng and Xu Wenye couldn't help Xu Tian get first-hand training information.

The scouts of the Los Angeles Lakers have not been idle, and they seized the time to sort out the specific analysis of the Spurs players and strive to help the team's coaching staff.The department, run by the sons of Jesse Buss and Jerry West, was productive.

The Spurs coaching staff has experienced the baptism of the playoffs for several years, and is very familiar with this kind of competition. Whether it is training content or off-court mobilization, they have achieved the ultimate.This is where they are outstanding, far from being comparable to ordinary coaching staff.

TNT favored the Lakers, a team with a lot of traffic, and asked four ace commentators to do a special program, analyzing the first game of the Lakers-Spurs series and predicting the final result.

Shaquille O'Neal has won four championships in his career, three of which were won by the Lakers. He has special feelings for this team. He first said: "The shortcomings of the Lakers' bench and inside line were targeted by the Spurs in the last game. In addition, Xu was in the double-team defense of Kawhi Leonard and his teammates on the offensive end, which led to a passive situation in the first game."

Kenny Smith stood on the side of the Lakers during the regular season and said: "What Shaquille said is indeed a very important factor. Because the bench players are still inexperienced, they are a bit lost in the offensive and defensive rhythm of the playoffs, resulting in inability to Give Xu enough help. This is reflected in the overall scoring. The Lakers, who averaged 115.3 points per game in the regular season, couldn't even get 100 points last night."

Barkley said: "I don't know what you think, but I always have a hunch that the Lakers may be eliminated by the Spurs in this round of the series." The strength is not as good as the Spurs.

Amy Johnson said: "Charles, aren't you an iron fan of the Lakers? Why do you suddenly start to make remarks that are not good for the Lakers?"

Barkley said: "I just explained that the Lakers have more games, not biased towards the Lakers. I think this team may be eliminated, so it must be said."

O'Neal likes to play against Barkley the most, and immediately said: "I think the Lakers can advance. Although the process may be difficult, but because of Xu's existence, I believe in this team infinitely."

Not to be outdone, Barkley retorted: "Xu is not Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. His game style is not to lead the team by scoring. This mentality will affect him and make him unable to face the Spurs. Play like Kobe."

O'Neal said: "I have watched Xu's performance throughout the season. From the summer league to now, he has undergone tremendous changes. Whether it is on or off the court, he has the sense of stability of a superstar. That is a The kind of temperament that you will believe in him unconsciously, which is difficult for others to do."

Barkley said: "Xu's strength has definitely reached the top level, but his style is more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan. I still insist that Xu is unlikely to play enough in the series against the Spurs to become a classic." Performance."

O'Neal said: "Dude! In the first round of the game not long ago, Xu just broke the scoring record in a single quarter in the history of the playoffs. He showed his incomprehensible personal ability in front of fans all over the world. Isn't this kind of personal ability insufficient? To support his outstanding performance in this round of the series?"

"I watched that game repeatedly, and I was more impressed than you. But the Spurs have Kawhi Leonard, and Trevor Ariza's single defense against Xu Tian is much better. This is my preference for the Spurs One of the reasons.” Seeing that O’Neal was about to interrupt him, Barkley said bluntly, “There is also a very important reason, that is, the Spurs have Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, etc. Players with post-match experience, this is a very valuable thing that Xu doesn't have yet."

Kenny Smith said: "Charles, you forgot something. There was a news report at the beginning of the season, saying that it took only two days for Xu to train his dream footwork. This is a very complicated technique, and ordinary people pay for it. Hakeem Olajuwon is very difficult to learn, don't you think he has a learning ability different from ordinary people?"

Barkley did not change his point of view except for admitting to boxing champion Tyson. He insisted: "Learning ability is for the mastery of offensive and defensive skills. Playoff experience must be experienced in order to truly become one's own. Things, so I still insist that the Lakers will fall in the Western Conference semifinals."

O'Neal said: "Then I insist that the Lakers will advance to the Western Conference Finals."

Amy Johnson took the opportunity to say: "Since Shaquille and Charles hold opposing views, why not make some bets, which can be used for conversation and to express your belief in the views."

Barkley said: "Okay. Do you have any good advice on what to bet on?"

Amy Johnson said: "The loser has to be responsible for the winner's food for a month. Isn't this too much to ask?"

"I love this!" O'Neill said with a smile.

"Don't be happy for me," Barkley said.

Amy Johnson first stopped the quarrel between Barkley and O'Neal, and asked: "Barkley, Shaquille, do you all agree to this little bet?"

Barkley and O'Neill teased each other successively, and then both expressed their acceptance of the bet.

ESPN also made a program to analyze the situation in the second round of the playoffs, and at the same time discuss the five teams of the Lakers, Spurs, Warriors, Thunder and Cavaliers, which team has a higher probability of winning the championship.

After Xu Tian finished his busy training day, he sat on the sofa and watched the programs of TNT and ESPN.He suddenly felt a little stupid, why would he waste time on this kind of program for fans?

Alice no longer wears Li-Ning sports suits, but wears a loose pink maternity dress, with her hair lazily draped over her shoulders, and she sits relaxedly next to Xu Tian. After watching the two programs, she asked with great interest: "Xiao Tian , Barkley and O'Neill really bet, or is there an arrangement in the program?"

Xu Tian is not very clear, but he feels that many programs have scripts in advance, so he said cautiously: "I am not very clear either. Last time I went to ESPN to do a program, they didn't stipulate what I should say. I guess it is not the case this time." .But I believe it is because of the effect of the show or something else. After all, Barkley asked me for a signed jersey and sneakers, so it is unlikely that he would not like me."

"Is that for the effect of the show?" Alice drew her conclusion from Xu Tian's words.

"Probably so." Xu Tian reached for the remote control on the coffee table, changed the channel to a premium channel, and watched the fourth game of the series between the Warriors and the Thunder.

(End of this chapter)