masters-orleans Chapter 415 Playoffs
Chapter 415 Playoffs
Chapter 415 Playoffs
"Honored guest?"
Kobe and Vanessa were taken aback, and when they looked back, they saw a convoy approaching not far away, including a super luxurious stretched Cadillac RV.
Behind this convoy, there were still a large number of vehicles following. Some reporters with cameras and video cameras stretched out their upper bodies from the car windows, and kept filming the convoy in front of them.
The motorcade stopped outside the church, and a large number of security personnel and other staff quickly got off the other cars, and then Zhao Dong got out of the Cadillac RV.
Then a large number of reporters rushed down from the vehicles behind. They followed from the airport and didn't know that Kobe got married today.
When these reporters saw Kobe and Vanessa, they immediately understood that Kobe got married today, and Zhao Dong and Mrs. Lindsay were here to attend Kobe's wedding.
"Flying dragon?"
When Kobe saw it, he was overjoyed.
Finally, his only invited guest appeared, and at this moment, he felt tears welling up in his eyes.
"Co, Kobe, look, Lin, Mrs. Lindsay?"
At this time, Vanessa's trembling voice sounded next to her.
Kobe looked at it, and it was true, not only Mrs. Lindsay appeared in his sight, but also four little guys who were hugged by the nanny. Those were the four quadruplets of the Zhao family who were born with golden keys in their mouths?
The appearance of Zhao Dong's family was really a huge surprise for Kobe and Bryant.
"Kobe, why didn't you wait for me?"
Zhao Dong saw Kobe standing in front of the pastor, so he didn't understand.
He's consciously ignoring the fact that he's late, the wedding started at twelve, and it's 12:30 now, and Kobe actually waited for him for half an hour.
There is no way, the four sons are too naughty, and they delay a little time at home in the morning.
"Feilong, thank you so much!" Kobe said excitedly.
"introduce."
After Lindsay came over, Zhao Dong gave a formal introduction, and then Kobe introduced Vanessa.
After getting to know each other, Zhao Dong gave a prepared gift to Kobe and Vanessa, and said solemnly: "This is a pomegranate carved and inlaid with gold and jade, which means that the house is full of gold and jade, a hundred sons and thousands of grandchildren, the combination of yin and yang, and the circle. Perfect.
Aiweier and I bless you to grow old forever and never be separated. "
"Bless you, may you be happy, and never betray each other..." Then Lindsay smiled and sent her own blessing.
"thanks, thanks……"
Kobe and Vanessa really burst into tears at this moment. Except for Vanessa's relatives and pastor, this is the only blessing they received today.
Moreover, Zhao Dong and Mrs. Lindsay, who had a very high social status, sent their blessings. With such blessings for their wedding, such guests are no longer so shabby.
"Crack clap..."
Twenty or thirty media reporters frantically waved the shutter to record this moment.
Next, the wedding began.
The priest blesses, the two parties exchange rings, kiss each other and so on.
After the ceremony was completed, Zhao Dong dragged Kobe to the side where no one else could see.
Kobe was a little confused, why did you drag me here?
"Kobe, Avril and I attended your wedding, is it enough to give you face? We are not interested in attending the American president's wedding." Zhao Dong whispered.
"Of course, Feilong, I am very grateful, yes." Kobe said quickly.
"So, Kobe, I heard that you and O'Neal often hang out?" Zhao Dong whispered.
"This, Feilong, it's impossible. I'm getting married today, so don't make trouble, okay?" Kobe was startled, his face froze, embarrassment dead, and he quickly denied it.
"Damn it, Kobe, I didn't care about it before. Today we come to your wedding, and Lindsay and I's face is tied to you. If you make any trouble outside in the future, go out with that fool O'Neill again. ,so I……"
Having said that, he waved at a bodyguard who was following him, and when the bodyguard came over, he reached out and took out a pistol from the other person's waist, then pressed it against Kobe's bottom, and said viciously: "Let someone blow up your gun!" Second brother, lest you embarrass us."
"Shet! Take that thing away, please! I'll agree to anything you say, hurry up!" Kobe was so frightened that he almost peed, and his black face instantly turned white.
"Hey, who told you to invite me and Aiweier? Remember my warning, it will be valid for life." Zhao Dong retracted the pistol and threw it back to the bodyguard.
"Don't worry, bastard, I promise to do it."
Kobe breathed a sigh of relief, already sweating profusely, and he no longer felt grateful to Zhao Dong.
After attending Kobe's wedding, Zhao Dong's family stayed in Los Angeles for a few hours. Anyway, they were flying privately, and they could return to Portland anytime.
While they were in Los Angeles, news of Kobe's marriage and their attendance at the wedding had spread around the world.
The biggest reaction was the Lakers' management and Phil Jackson, and Kobe's family.
They never expected that Zhao Dong, who had never had anything to do with Kobe, would attend Kobe's wedding.
What surprised them even more was that Mrs. Lindsay accompanied Zhao Dong to the wedding.
In this country where money is paramount, the status of a Wall Street giant, not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary billionaires, is also a god-like existence, and they need to look up to them.
Lindsay's attendance at Kobe's wedding had a huge psychological impact on them.
"Kobe, you, Feilong and Mrs. Lindsay really attended your wedding? Mrs. Lindsay really blessed you?"
Kobe's parents, who couldn't believe it, immediately called Kobe who had just returned home.
"Yes, the media did not lie, and there are photos."
Kobe said coldly: "Feilong, and the honorable Mrs. Lindsay did bless Vanessa and me. With their blessings and the pastor's blessing, Vanessa and I will be happy.
Also, Mrs. Lindsay did not look down on Vanessa's Latin origin, she even invited Vanessa to visit her home in Portland. "
"This, that, I'm sorry, Kobe..." Kobe's parents said incoherently.
Kobe didn't hang up the phone, he had some expectation in his heart, he really hoped to get the blessing from his parents, even though his wedding had passed, he still hoped to get a late blessing.
Finally, the stuttering Kobe parents over there said, "Kobe, it's a pity that we, couldn't make it to your wedding, yes, we're sorry, so now we, our best wishes, you, you and Vanessa Are you still willing to accept it?"
When Kobe heard this, the coldness on the outside instantly collapsed, his eyes became hot, and he choked up and said: "Of course, I love you, I hope you love me and Vanessa too, today is my wedding day, I am looking forward to getting Your blessing."
"I'm sorry, Kobe, your mother and I wish you and Vanessa here, we will rush over immediately, and your sisters..."
Kobe's father over there said hurriedly.
Kobe finally chose to forgive his parents. Although his parents' attitude and blessing were due to external forces and mixed with other factors, he still longed for his parents' blessing.
The next day, many media blessed Kobe and Vanessa, and even the Wall Street Journal joined in the fun.
The Lakers management and his teammates, many players in the league, and agent Rob Pelinka, his fans, all sent their blessings.
As Kobe's wedding passed, the atmosphere of the playoffs began to deepen. The most notable thing was that several major TV broadcasters arranged multiple related TV programs, and fans' attention was also shifted to the playoffs.
In the East, the regular season rankings are the Nets, Numbers, Bulls, Bucks, Heat, Raptors, Hornets, and Magic.
Because the Nets and the digital team are in the Atlantic region, the basic playoff ranking rules, the top three are the championship teams of the three divisions, and the digital team can only be ranked No.4 in the playoffs, and its position is selected. The district champion Bulls make up.
Similarly, the Heat, the champion of the Southeast Division, automatically made up for the Bulls' third place and became No. 3 in the playoffs.
So the Eastern Conference's playoff rankings are the Nets, Bulls, Heat, Numbers, Bucks, Raptors, Hornets, and Magic.
In the first round, the Nets played against the Magic, the Bulls played against the Hornets, the Heat played against the Raptors, and the digital team played against the Bucks.
In the second round, the winners of the Nets and Magic will face the winners of the Numbers and the Bucks, and so will the remaining two teams.
In other words, the two most powerful teams in the East are likely to meet in the second round, which is an early Eastern Conference Finals.
In the West, the regular season rankings are the Trail Blazers, Lakers, Kings, Mavericks, Jazz, Suns, Timberwolves, and Mosaics.
Because the Kings are in the same district as the Lakers, they automatically dropped out of the top three in the playoffs and ranked fourth in the playoffs. No. 3 in the playoffs was made up by the champion Mavericks in the Southwest Division.
So the Western Conference playoff rankings are Trail Blazers, Lakers, Mavericks, Kings, Jazz, Suns, Timberwolves, and Mosaics.
In the first round, the Blazers played against Mosaic, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves, the Mavericks played against the Suns, and the Kings played against the Jazz.
In the second round, the victories of the Blazers and Mosaics will face the victories of the Kings and Jazz, and the remaining two teams will also do the same.
The situation in the West is better. The Trail Blazers and the Lakers will not meet in advance, and the suspense of reaching the finals will be reserved for the Western Conference Finals.
The Knicks, the dynasty team with four consecutive championships last season, completely fell this season, 21 wins and 61 losses. They lost even their underwear, and they didn't even make it to the playoffs.
The New York media and fans called the Knicks a dog, but the Knicks still rely on New York, the largest ball market, to become the best-run team in the league.
From this point of view, James Dowland's choice to trade Zhao Dong seems to be right.
But failing to make the playoffs also cost the Knicks a large amount of playoff income.
The new boss Ballmer accepted an interview with the New York Sports News after the regular season. He expressed that the team will invest heavily in the off-season to rebuild the championship lineup. He even shouted from the air, expressing his hope to Zhao Dong Meaning back to New York.
"Steve, don't poach me."
Before Zhao Dong could respond, Paul Allen immediately called Ballmer.
The playoffs start on April 4, and the Blazers' first round of G21 will start on the 1nd, allowing them to rest for one more day.
After the regular season, Zhao Dong also completed the season's mission, and received three partial recovery from minor injuries and a dominance shard as rewards.
A total of six fragments, he got all of them, forming the badge of dominance.
The function of this thing is to strengthen the psychological quality, and the effect is still great. The worse the defensive environment is, the stronger the psychological quality will be.
The better the psychological quality, the more decisive the shot will be, and the better the stability may be, which will help to improve the efficiency to a certain extent.
Of course, when the hand feeling comes, it may be possible to cast in any way, there is no five-man double-team, and the hand feel is cold, then the role of this badge is to make him a blacksmith.
The first-round series of this season is still a five-match three-win system. With strong strength, the Blazers defeated the Houston Mosaic team three times on the 22nd, 26th, and 29th. They did not give the opponent any chance and completed the sweep of the first round. .
In the first round of the series, Zhao Dong still hit a 40+ triple-double, continuing his extraordinary performance in the regular season.
This made him the first player in league history to hit a 40+ triple-double in the playoffs, further stabilizing his No.1 status in history and the god of basketball.
On May 2001, 5, the first round of the Western Conference ended, and the Trail Blazers and Kings, Lakers and Mavericks entered the second round successively.
Among them, the Lakers showed the same extraordinary strength as the Blazers and completed the sweep of the Timberwolves.
On the same day, the first round of the Eastern Conference was also over. The Nets and the Digital Team, the Bulls and the Heat reached the second round.
The Nets performed the same as the Trail Blazers and Lakers, sweeping, while the digital team was a little weaker, eliminating their opponents [-]-[-].
The second round started on May 5, with the Lakers playing against the Mavericks in the West and the Numbers playing against the Nets in the East.
The other two second-round games will start the next day, with the Blazers playing against the Kings and the Bulls playing against the Heat.
The Kings have played very well this season, and Rick Adelman has established his Princeton system in this team.
Because this team has the organization center that the Princeton system needs, or the organization power forward, that is, Chris Webber.
Chris Webber can be said to be the soul of this team and the soul of this system.
Coupled with Peja, White Chocolate, and Divac, who are very suitable for this system, the Kings emerged from the West and even reached the second round.
This season, the King's firepower is fierce, averaging 101.7 points per game, while Zhao Dong's Blazers are the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the league this season, averaging only 108.5 points per game, followed by the Lakers with 108.3 points per game.
But no matter how strong the King is, there is a clear gap in strength when they meet the Blazers. The Blazers have strong confidence in this series.
On the night of the 5th, Zhao Dong put two TVs together and watched the game between the Nets and the Lakers at the same time.
Before the game, Dayao called him.
"Brother Dong, we are sure to win this game." Dayao's tone was very confident and firm.
"So much confidence?" Zhao Dong laughed.
"The postman can't guard me, and they can't guard Duncan either. They don't have a low post attack, only Iverson's breakthrough. Our low post attack can crush them, and we will definitely win." Dayao said.
In the end, the Nets did beat the digital team, and they had a huge advantage, winning by 18 points.
大姚砍下了30分10篮板，邓肯也砍下了27分13篮板，马布里拿到27分8助攻，三巨头联手贡献了84分。
The email combination scored 61 points together, and Iverson scored 38 points alone, but their overall efficiency was significantly lower than that of the Big Three of the Nets, which was the main reason for their loss.
TNT commentator Bill Walton commented on this G1 game after the game, saying: "The Nets' low-post offense and basket offense accounted for 65%, and their shooting percentage reached 56%. Bree's breakthrough scoring is very efficient, which is close to the efficiency of the Dragon, which is the main reason why the Nets won the game.
As for the digital team, only Iverson's breakthrough scoring and second offense, the Postman rarely play low-post offense, so the overall team's low-post offense and basket offense accounted for only 34%, and the shooting rate in this area was only 52%. The shooting percentage is not very different, but the offensive ratio is very different, which is the main reason why the team lost the game. "
Matt added: "The overall shooting percentage of the Nets has reached 49%, while the digital team only has 42%. There are too many outside attacks. This is the only reason for the loss."
Meanwhile, in another second-round series, the Lakers got rid of the Mavericks cleanly.
(End of this chapter)