NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

The game was over, and all the fans in the Sky Arena stood up excitedly and cheered.

The Lakers once again reached the finals.

When the game ended, Chen Tian also hugged Tucker on the bench.

This trip to the playoffs can be said to be the most difficult for Chen Tian.

The first round against the Thunder, this is the easiest round of the series for the Lakers.

But facing the combination of Westbrook and Paul George, the Lakers are also [-]% energetic.

Facing the Pelicans in the second round, this was a near-miss matchup.

If Chen Tian hadn't been injured, maybe this round of the series would not have reached such a tense moment as the tiebreaker.

But it was precisely because of Chen Tian's injury that made that round of the series so confusing.

On the stage of the Western Conference Finals, they met the old opponent of the Spurs again.

In the first game, the Spurs gave the Lakers a blow.

And in the fourth game, when the entire Lakers team could only rely on Chen Tian, ​​that was simply the most desperate moment.

Otherwise, in the last two games, the Lakers regained their touch in time, and it is really not certain who will win.

So at the moment the game ended, Chen Tian hugged his friends one by one.

In this year's playoffs, it is really difficult to play in the West.

And just when Chen Tian came to the stadium, ready to find Leonard.

Chen Tian didn't notice him.

Just when Chen Tian was a little puzzled, Popovich patted Chen Tian on the back.

Chen Tian turned his head and saw that it was Popovich, and he also hugged the old man.

"Chen Tian, ​​congratulations for reaching the finals again, and I hope to see the moment when you make history!"

"Don't look for it, Leonard has already returned to the locker room!"

"He asked me to tell you that he lost in the NBA, but he will definitely win you in the Men's Basketball World Cup."

Chen Tian was still shocked when he heard this.

You must know that Leonard in his previous life did not appear in the international arena at all.

When he was in the Spurs, the striker of the American men's basketball team was the strongest.

Anthony, Durant and others are much better than Leonard.

Especially Anthony, who has the title of international melon.

After the strength of the US men's basketball team dropped a lot, Leonard was also recruited.

But Leonard has no interest in international competitions, so he refused.

After that, his relationship with the Spurs dropped to a freezing point, and Popovich was also appointed as the head coach of the US national team in 17.

This makes it even more impossible for Leonard in his previous life to join the Dream Team.

Because the relationship between Popovich and Leonard has never been repaired.

But this life is different.

Leonard did not leave the Spurs, and his relationship with Popovich is also very close.

So this time the dream team of the Men's Basketball World Cup will definitely have a seat for Leonard.

Immediately, Chen Tian felt his head was getting bigger.

And Popovich also wanted to thank Chen Tian.

Because the American Dream Team has always had a tradition, that is, during the Men's Basketball World Cup, the best players are not included.

It was the World Championships before, and the American men's basketball team at that time was basically second-tier players.

Because of their strength, even if they take out the second-tier teams, they are also the top in the world.

But since they were defeated by the Central Plains team led by Chen Tian in the last Olympic Games, they also regarded this Men's Basketball World Cup as a chance for revenge.

Otherwise they wouldn't be in the best lineup at all.

Because it is not necessary.

Although there are a lot of international players in nba now, people like Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Doncic and others are all international players.

But they are just one person, no matter how strong their team is, it will not be stronger than the US team with twelve All-Stars.

But the Central Plains team is different. Let's see how many Central Plains players are in the NBA now.

What's more, there is Chen Tian, ​​the basketball god.

So this time the US men's basketball team is also preparing to bring out the strongest lineup.

In addition, the head coach of this team is Popovich.

This made Chen Tian even more headache.

Popovich knew what Chen Tian was thinking when he saw Chen Tian's expression.

So Popovich patted Chen Tian on the shoulder, and then walked directly to the locker room.

Think about it before Davis and Cousins ​​also decided to join the national team.

Coupled with Leonard, there will be no accidents in Curry.

Chen Tian felt a headache just thinking about it.

With the addition of James and Durant at that time, this lineup is definitely not worse than Mengba.

Chen Tian knew that they didn't go there for the championship, they were formed entirely to revenge Chen Tiancai.

But when Chen Tian was thinking wildly.

The cheers from the scene pulled him back.

The moment he saw the Lakers celebrating wildly, Chen Tian also burst out laughing.

"Forget it, don't think so much, let's talk about winning the finals first."

At this time, the entire Lakers team has come to the court.

General manager Johnson and owner Kobe also stood aside.

This has been the same situation for five years.

When Kobe lifted the Western Conference Finals trophy, everyone in the audience cheered.

Looking at the trophy for the Western Conference Finals, Chen Tian also laughed.

He is away from the great cause of five consecutive championships, and there is only the last opponent left.

When the awards were over, the Lakers returned to the locker room to celebrate.

Jokic and the others all waved champagne.

The entire locker room also celebrated wildly.

For the Lakers, this trip to the playoffs is definitely their most difficult one.

When they got the Western Conference Finals trophy, they were finally relieved.

Everyone is celebrating wildly.

I hope to use this kind of celebration to release the pressure in my heart.

Because after breaking out of the West, they have only one opponent left, and that is the Brooklyn Nets.

After everyone celebrated wildly, everyone finally relaxed.

On the other hand, Chen Tian was also smiling.

This kind of release is really needed at this time, and this championship came too timely.

And Monty also followed up after seeing that everyone was relaxed.

"Okay, let's relax, but our journey is not over yet!"

"Next is our last opponent, and it will also be our toughest opponent, the Nets!"

"I think you should be very clear about the strength of this team!"

"Fortunately, we still have five days to adjust!"

"Tomorrow the team will have a day off, and the day after tomorrow the whole team will train to prepare for the finals."

Following Monty's words, everyone understood.

For this night, Monty hoped that the pressure in the players' hearts would be released.

But he also doesn't want the players to let go too much.

After all, this is not the Finals, it's just a Western Conference Finals.

Only when they win the finals, is it time for them to truly liberate.

So Monty also let everyone rest for a day, and then the team will train.

Adjust the state and prepare for the finals.

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