NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 371 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals
Not long after the game, the core executives of the league held an emergency meeting to discuss how to add penalties.

"The global live broadcast game, the impact is too bad, and it must be severely punished."

said Melson of PR.

"But we must also consider the impact on the Clippers and the ratings of the finals. If the Clippers are eliminated, not many people will watch the finals. The ratings of the Spurs don't need me to remind everyone."

Xiao Hua reminded.

Originally, this year is a lucky year for the league. There is a high probability that the finals will gather the two most popular stars in the league, He Xinghui and James.

I never expected that such a thing would happen, and the matter of letting the Clippers enter the finals has become suspenseful again.

"The Clippers will have the opportunity to enter the Finals in the future, and He is only 20 years old now. With his incredible physical talent, he will be fine for another 20 years, and some have the opportunity to enter the Finals and win the championship. We need to reflect the fairness of the league. Majesty, must not favor the Clippers, lose prestige."

There is some truth to Myerson's reasoning, too.

If the league treats the Clippers lightly, wouldn't it become a bigger star and second in the league?

This is something that Melson and others will never agree to.

"Maybe, we can extend the suspension until next season."

Xiao Hua is still making plans to try to get the Clippers into the finals smoothly.

In his opinion, He Xinghui's match against James in the finals is the most perfect script and the most anticipated situation.

Not to mention that the two teams now have a high probability of reaching the finals, even if they can't, Xiao Hua wants the referee to help the two teams meet.

"No, that's still favoring the Clippers, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it."

Melson said.

Seeing that the two sides were arguing, Stern left the office alone and called He Xinghui.

"Hey, without Chris, Sean, Paul Millsap, can you beat the Spurs?"

asked Stern.

He not only hopes that the Clippers will play against the Cavaliers in the finals, but he does not want to lose the majesty of the league.

Therefore, he intends to ask He Xinghui if he can defeat the Spurs with a broken formation.

If He Xinghui is sure, then everything will not be a problem.

"Of course I can. It's all about working hard and working hard. But, David, I always contribute to the alliance and worry about it. It's not fair. You owed me favors last time."

He Xinghui complained.

In fact, for him, no matter what the league chooses, he will defeat the next opponent to enter the finals.

However, now that Stern asked, he decided to ask for some benefits.

"Haha, don't worry, He, I will not forget your hard work. Next season, I will add you to the top [-] stars in advance, and at the same time increase the publicity for you, and shape you into the face of the league."

Hearing He Xinghui's affirmation, Stern burst into laughter, he was relieved.

"This is what you said. If I want to change teams in the future, you have to provide convenience. As for the others, I will tell you later when I think about it."

He Xinghui has no intention of leaving the Clippers now, but he is not sure if he will want to leave for some reason in the future.

"You want to change teams?"

Stern was a little surprised.

"Not yet, but I can't tell in the future."

He Xinghui said.

"No problem, when you have this idea, I can provide some convenience, such as a clause so that the home team cannot restrict you."

Stern said it wasn't difficult for him.

Moreover, he actually hopes that He Xinghui can change teams. He doesn't like the Clippers or Sterling.

After finishing the call, Stern returned to the meeting room, and the people inside hadn't figured out why.

So, Stern said: "Just follow the normal standard."

As soon as these words came out, Melson smiled, and Xiao Hua said: "What about the ratings of the finals?"

"Don't worry, I believe that he can lead the team to defeat the Spurs or the Mavericks. He has the strength."

Stern said.

"is it possible?"

Xiao Hua didn't know why Stern went crazy when he went out, why he suddenly believed in He Xinghui's personal ability so superstitiously.

Although Xiao Hua also thinks that He Xinghui is very good, he believes that basketball is a team sport.The Clippers, with three main players missing, are hanging by any means.

"Adam, I believed in Jordan, and I will believe in He now. There are some people in this world who cannot be judged by common sense. That's it. Let's discuss the details of the punishment."

Stern made a decision, and the matter was settled.

Soon, the league announced the penalty announcement that fans were looking forward to.

First of all, the league severely criticized this behavior.

The fans chose to skip these nonsense and jumped directly to the specific punishment results.

Among them, the instigator, the fuse, and the dirty Lagabel were severely fined, suspended for 25 games and fined $10.

This suspension will continue into the next season, and Lagabel will lose at least 22 or more games of salary, or even 24 games, depending on how many games the Suns can last.

There is no salary in the playoffs, so if the Suns last one more game, Lagabel will lose less.

The salary for 24 games is undoubtedly a piece of meat for Lagabel.

His behavior cannot help the team enter the Western Conference Finals, otherwise the team may still pay his salary as usual and pay a fine to compensate him.

Unfortunately, he didn't.

As soon as the punishment came out, Lagabert felt remorseful.

If time could go back, he would never do such a stupid thing again.

Losing a lot of money, offending a lot of fans, and being hated by the league, he may not even be in the All-Defensive Team next season.

Stoudemire was the first to use his fists, and the punishment was very heavy, 15 games.

Generally, there are only 3 to 5 fines for fighting, and up to 10 fines for group fights.His punishment of 15 games is strict.

Stoudemire also regretted it. After a fight, he got nothing.

Having a tooth knocked out by Kaman, he failed to show his toughness, was not praised by the fans, and did not help the team win.

Even the grievances were not well vented, all due to it.

Thomas, who joined the battle group, was suspended for 8 games, and Jones, who left the bench, was suspended for 2 games.

Jones lost even more, and didn't move his hand, and was suspended for the result.

For the Clippers, Kaman, who pushed first, received the most severe punishment, 13 games.

Let alone the Western Conference finals, there is no way to come back in the finals.

Unless the Clippers play three more games with the Suns and play seven games in the Western Conference Finals, Kaman can hope to return in the second half of the finals.

This possibility is very small. First of all, the sun is unlikely to last two more games.

Millsap's punishment was not light. He came from the bench and broke Thomas' nose, so he was suspended for 10 games.

It is not easy for him to come back in the finals.

Livingston is relatively better, suspended for 5 games.In the second half of the Western Conference Finals, he can come back.

Moreover, there is Cassel at the point guard, and the impact of Livingston's suspension is not particularly great.

The Clippers hurt the most this time at the center position.

Originally, the Clippers had an average reserve of center forwards, but now Kaman is gone. Norvin was suspended for two games because he left the bench, and there is only one Perkins left, not even a rotation player.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Gasol has a high probability of going to play center.

However, Gasol went to play center, Millsap was suspended again, and there was only Singleton left at power forward, which was useless.

Judging from the lineup, this penalty has seriously hurt the Clippers.

As soon as the penalty results came out, the highest ones were the Spurs fans and Cavaliers fans.

The Spurs now lead the Mavericks 3-1 and are basically in the Western Conference Finals.The Clippers were badly hurt, and they benefited the most.

For Cavaliers fans, playing the Spurs is much better than playing the Clippers.

Even if the Clippers make it to the finals, the Clippers and the Cavaliers have a better chance of winning the championship.

As for Pistons fans and Mavericks fans, they are not so gloating, after all, the possibility of their profits is extremely small.

The most depressing, of course, are Suns fans and Clippers fans.

For Suns fans, this is purely a wedding dress for other people, which is very disgusting.

The Clippers fans are the losers and the most unlucky.

On May 5, the fifth game between the Cavaliers and the Raptors began.

The Raptors once took the lead in the first half, giving Raptors fans a little hope.

But in the second half, the situation changed suddenly, the Cavaliers blossomed outside, and the Raptors were stunned by a wave.

In the end, 112 to 107, the Cavaliers made another victory and defeated the Raptors 4 to 1, taking the lead in entering the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pistons-Bulls game on the same day was not so smooth, and their dominance was obviously not as good as last season.

The player's condition was a little bit bad, and then he lost the game.

2 to 3, the Bulls still have the hope of advancing, although this hope is very slim.

On May 5, the Clippers will play against the Suns in the evening.

During the joint training during the day, Deng Lewei approached He Xinghui to discuss whether to release water in this game.

Dunleavy has figured it out, play a few more games with the Suns, so that Livingston can come back when he is playing against the Spurs.

Then play a few more games with the Spurs so that Millsap can come back in the Finals.

"Forget it, one more game against the Suns won't have much impact. If you play two more games, you'll have a tiebreaker. I'm afraid your heart won't be able to hold it."

He Xinghui said.

"Oh, it's a mess."

Dunleavy said depressedly.

"Don't worry, Mike, neither the Spurs nor the Cavaliers are particularly strong this year."

He Xinghui said.

In contrast, He Xinghui felt that the Mavericks' lineup was obviously stronger, but he didn't understand why they couldn't beat the Spurs.

Maybe Nowitzki wasn't strong enough, or Terry was lost, or something else.

In short, they are now 1 to 3 behind.

However, this is also good news for the Clippers. It is better to play the Spurs than the Mavericks.

In the evening, the Clippers played against the Suns at home in Los Angeles.

The Clippers' starters are Cassel, Mobley, He Xinghui, Maggette, Gasol.

Now the Clippers can take it, and there are only five of them.

The rest are crooked melons and cracked dates.

The Suns are not much better here, their starting lineup is Nash, Eric, Marion, Pat Bock, Diaw.

Eric and Pat Bock, who came off the bench, are rubbish, not to mention the bench lineup, there are only 4 water dispenser administrators left, and they can't even make up five people.

No way, the Suns have only 12 players in their lineup, and now 4 players have been suspended, leaving only 8 players.

When the players entered the field, the Suns players were booed by the fans, and various insulting slogans and placards were everywhere.

Originally, the team that Clippers fans hated the most was the Mavericks. After all, Stackhouse made them miss a chance to win the championship last year.

And now, the team most hated by Clippers fans has become the Suns.

All in all, the Suns have fought the Clippers twice in the past two seasons, and they are out-and-out mortal enemies.

In addition to booing wildly, there was also an aggressive fan who directly threw French fries at the Suns fans in the player tunnel.

However, he was quickly taken away by security.

Game start.

Nash directly used his speed to bully Cassell, but in the next round, Mobley and Cassell switched defenses.

He Xinghui plays small forward and needs to guard against the extremely dangerous Marion, so there is no way.

Mobley is already at a disadvantage against Nash today.

However, it can more or less limit Nash's scoring efficiency.

From time to time, Cassel will go over to help defend and double-team.

As for the Suns' Eric Piakos, he is a 38-year-old veteran, and his scoring has dropped to 2.4 this season, which is not a cause for concern.

Occasionally emptying it, the other party can't get much points.

The Suns bullied Cassell on the offensive end, but they got big on the defensive end.

Without Lagabel's entanglement with He Xinghui, He Xinghui is like a fish in water, and scoring is as easy as eating and drinking.

Before that, a small number of fans felt that when Lagabel defended He Xinghui, He Xinghui still scored high points, so Lagabel's defense was poor.

But now, without Lagabel, the Suns' defense is even more broken.

At this time, those people can understand that sometimes the data cannot fully reflect the role of a player.

There are no statistics on behaviors like Lagabel's entanglement and defense, but the effect cannot be ignored.

Soon, the two teams turned into a battle of points.

But the Clippers have three very stable scoring points here, and the Suns only have two.

Therefore, the sun quickly fell behind.

In the second quarter, the Suns recovered the score, because Nash and Marion were leading the bench, and it seemed that they were going to play the full 48 minutes.

After the score was equalized, He Xinghui and others played again, and the two teams returned to the mode of the first quarter.

The Suns couldn't defend, and the offensive end was depleted due to excessive physical strength, and its efficiency was also declining.

In the end, the game ended without too many waves.

Nash played 42 minutes in this game, and it was continuous. He didn't play the last 6 minutes because the game entered garbage time.

Marion also played 42 minutes and Diaw 38.

For the Clippers, He Xinghui, Mobley, and Gasol all played for 38 minutes with little rest in between.

However, compared to Nash and Marion, their hardships are worth comparing, at least they won the game.

And Nash can only drink his hatred again, being competitive for three consecutive seasons, and falling in the playoffs for three consecutive seasons.

After the game, the painful Nash didn't even talk to He Xinghui and left the field directly.

(End of this chapter)