The Way of the Center

Chapter 838 : Media Day, closed

“Paul George was injured for a month and will miss the entire finals!”

“Lost before playing? The Blazers lose their second general!”

“The injury curse once again envelops the city of tears, and the trailblazers’ injury history is detailed.”

The next day, the media was overwhelmingly reporting, not the news that the Trail Blazers advanced to the Finals. Because Paul George’s injury is undoubtedly more noticeable than the victory over the Thunder.

The Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder, An Jie cut down the exaggerated data and sent a lore. These are all things in the past. And people tend to have greater curiosity about what hasn’t happened.

After losing Lillard and losing Paul George, does the Trail Blazers still have a chance to win? This has become the biggest concern of fans now.

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

The Cavaliers have been the dominance of the Eastern Conference for several years, and just won the championship trophy the year before last. Moreover, James has reached the finals for the eighth consecutive year. For a player and team with extremely rich experience in the finals, it is rare for them to play abnormally on the stage of the finals.

In addition, the Cavaliers’ lineup has become quite terrifying after the upgrade last summer. Despite the loss of Irving, the addition of Isaiah Thomas undoubtedly allowed the Cavaliers to maintain a high combat effectiveness. Moreover, Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade, who signed in with the Cavaliers with a basic salary, are also a force that cannot be ignored.

These guys, coupled with the already very strong lineup of the Cavaliers, will inevitably bring huge troubles to the Trailblazers, and even the unstoppable troubles for the Trail Blazers.

After Lillard was injured, the Blazers’ offensive firepower was greatly reduced, not to mention, the defense will be affected to some extent. Although Morris is great, he is just a character like Rodman or Ben Wallace. Iguodala? The 33-year-old Iguodala may barely be considered a star, but to what extent can Iguodala do when facing James?

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

From the perspective of the lineup on paper, the Trailblazers after suffering from injuries are indeed unable to compare with the star-studded 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 suspenseful finals in NBA history.” Anjie’s old rival Sam Smith may be one of the reporters most willing to see this situation. One, after two years of unpredictable salary, it will explode. As a result, he was hit by injuries.

This guy uses words to drive the rhythm differently, as if the Cavaliers have won the championship.

“Jumping beam clown.” Anjie took the newspaper in Meyers Leonard’s hand, and after taking a look at the signature, he crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

As long as it was news related to Sam Smith, Anjie wouldn’t even look at it. After all, after the end of Jordan’s era, this guy has nothing left besides producing literal rubbish.

“You won’t believe these nonsense, Leonard.” Anjie looked up and asked seriously.

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

“That’s good, it’s not the first time you played in the finals, dude. From joining the Trail Blazers to the present, you have experienced everything I have experienced. Now, a chance for revival lies In front of us. So no matter what, we can’t give up, understand!?” An Jie said, putting his hand on Leonard’s shoulder.

Leonard suddenly felt that his whole body was full of power. An Jie needed him, and the city needed him. And he will definitely fight for this city to the end!

Watching Meyers Leonard return to the court confidently and start training, Anjie smiled gently. The absence of Lillard and George is indeed a big loss for the Trail Blazers. But look in front of you, don’t there still be so many people here who are fighting with them?

They may not be as lightning fast as Lillard, and they may not be able to run over the defense as easily as George. But when Anjie held these guys tightly together, the strength of the Trail Blazers was still huge!

In the days left between the Western Conference Finals and the NBA Finals, the outside world was filled with all kinds of unfavorable remarks against the Trail Blazers. Many experts even wrote some seemingly convincing articles to prove how huge the gap between the two sides is.

If you can’t believe these remarks, then the winning odds offered by the bookmakers are all strictly calculated.

Bookmakers need to be profitable, so of course they have to accurately calculate any possibility of occurrence. Therefore, the odds of the bookmaker are often very telling.

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

Everyone is discussing this unusual finals, some are gloating, and some are heartbroken. However, the protagonist of this matter, the Portland Trail Blazers themselves, suddenly disappeared from public view like the world has evaporated.

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers, reporters somehow still chat with them during training. And the Portland Trail Blazers’ fully enclosed training, so that reporters can not even take a second of the picture!

There is no doubt that this team that 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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“Sorry, Mr. Xiao Hua, but just give me two days. I only need two days. After the finals, I promise that everything will return to normal.” In Nell Orsi’s office, the Trailblazers have the best time ever. The successful general manager is talking on the phone nervously.

“The rule is the rule, Nell. You are not a rookie anymore, how can you help them do such a funny thing!” The guy on the phone called “Xiao Hua” was not someone else, he was the president of the NBA at the time. Adam Xiao Hua!

The Trailblazers’ fully enclosed training has made reporters who can drill seamlessly frustrated. According to league regulations, the Trail Blazers should have opened their doors unconditionally on Media Day, allowing reporters to take pictures of the team’s training at will. This is a hard and fast rule that the nba league makes for each team in order to improve its relationship with the media and to increase its exposure.

You can ask your players to do nothing on the open day of the media, but you can’t prevent reporters from coming in to shoot or even interview.

But this rule is now completely broken by Ricard. No matter how the reporters make trouble, Ricard is unwilling to open the door.

There is not much time left for the Trail Blazers to adjust. Ricard does not want his players to be delayed or distracted because of this. With the media coming in, can the team still train with one mind? All kinds of shooting and interviews will ruin the entire training program.

Moreover, even if the Trail Blazers insisted on serious training and the training content was broadcast, what effect would Calder’s change have?

Therefore, even if the reporters have jointly sent a letter to complain, even if Xiao Hua’s phone call has reached Orsi’s office, he still has the same style of play. “I’m sorry, Mr. Adam, I still can’t let the media in. I promise these are the last two days, and everything will return to normal after 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 Xiao Hua, a seemingly friendly guy, never hesitated when dealing with violations.

Media Day is a key measure for the alliance and the media to build a good relationship. The Trailblazers made such a fuss, didn’t they deliberately let the league fall into the air? Xiao Hua can no matter what way you win, but you can’t harm the interests of the league!

Or Nelsi listened to Xiao Hua’s final warning on the telephone, and cast his eyes to the training ground from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the second floor office.

On the court, Ricard was still shouting and dancing. This guy Divac kept recording on the side. The team doctor watched the players as if they were facing enemies, even if someone fell, the person who fell would be checked by them for a long time.

As for the players of the Trail Blazers, they are all sweaty. They must be exhausted. They only spend a few hours with their families in a day. But under Anjie’s leadership, no player has complained because of this. The closed training of the Trail Blazers was not set up for the purpose of deliberately struggling with the media. This group of guys, this team, really want to win!

“Nell, Nell!?” Xiao Hua shouted, pulling Nell Orsi’s thoughts back to reality.

“Did you hear me talking?”

“I’m listening, Mr. Xiao Hua.”

“Now let the security release The media open day must proceed normally! The Cavaliers did not engage in such a special case for the same in the finals? Throughout the history of the nba, no team did it. Through such a special case!” Xiao Hua’s tone continued to increase.

Watching the players sweating on the court, watching the three hard-won championship pennants on the ceiling of the training ground. Orsi’s courage, who didn’t know where it came from, opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Xiao Hua, I can’t meet your request! I also said that, after the first game of the finals, I will let everything return to normal!” After speaking, Orsi directly hung up the phone and said The phone cord was torn off.

An Jie and the others have worked so hard. Orsi, who is the general manager, must do something for them too! A training environment where the players can concentrate is all that Orsi can do!

“I’m betting on my job, Ann. You guys, you must win.” Orsi lit a cigarette and looked at Anjie who was guiding his teammates to move on the court.

“It was really a wise move to bring you from Oklahoma.” Orsi, who watched the training ground spit out a smoke ring, smiled and said to himself in his heart…