Chapter 235 The first round of the playoffs begins
As the problems between Wang Dapao and the media became increasingly fierce, the NBA playoffs were in full swing.
The playoffs have always been the highlight of the NBA. If you want to watch a real basketball game and a real sword and gun showdown, it must be the playoffs.
On April 29, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially started. There were 4 games on this day, namely the Bulls' home game against the 76ers, the Pacers' home game against the Magic, the Thunder's home game against the Grizzlies and the Clippers' home game against the Mavericks.
Among these four games, the most concerned thing people are undoubtedly the Clippers and Mavericks' match.
This is not only because Wang Dapao caused such a big deal before the playoffs, but more importantly, the strength comparison of these two teams is also the closest and most similar among the four teams.
Although the Mavericks have a poor record this season, after all, this is a team led by Nowitzki and Kidd. No one dares to underestimate the Mavericks who almost pulled the Heat off last year.
In contrast, the other three teams are probably only at a glance when the match between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, which performed the Black Eight Miracle last year, and the match between the other two teams has little meaning.
The Bulls with excellent lineup cannot be shaken by the 76ers, and Howard's magic that is absent due to injury does not have the ability to compete with the Pacers.
It is precisely for this reason that from the beginning, most people's eyes were concentrated in the game between the Clippers and the Mavericks.
Before the game started, there were already many reports that were unfavorable to the Clippers.
Media reporters are not gentlemen. They can still report them positively when they sue them, especially paparazzi-type trail media.
As early as a few days ago, many media outlets expressed their "worry" about the Clippers' future this playoffs in newspapers and TV reports.
Some TV shows even invited so-called legendary celebrities to analyze the current situation of the Clippers and finally came to a conclusion that it is difficult for the Clippers to advance to the second round under the Mavericks' sniper. Even if they are lucky enough to enter the second round, they will not have much chance of winning against their opponents who will enter the second round in the second round.
The Clippers are still very young. Although they are good at their strength, for them, the current playoffs are not their world. Paul is fine, Griffin and Wang Dapao all need to be tempered for a long time before they can understand how to play in the playoffs.
These Clippers' players don't care much. But when the playoffs began, the Clippers' players were shocked to find that their home court seemed not as powerful as they imagined.
To be precise, it should be that the fans on the court did not seem to be so enthusiastic. Before they even came on the court, the Clippers players could vaguely hear some boos. These boos were not for the Mavericks, but for the Clippers!
"What's going on?" Many players, including head coach Nigro, were very confused.
You should know that with the strong rise of the Clippers this season, more and more people support the Clippers. In some more important games, the Clippers' home court is almost full and the atmosphere is quite good. Why is it so bad now in the playoffs?
While curious, Griffin made a call and then understood the whole story.
He learned from a friend that the Clippers' home tickets were not sold. On the contrary, a long time ago, after the Clippers and the Mavericks determined the playoff date, the Clippers started selling tickets at home. The tickets were bought very quickly, and it can be said that they were sold out in a blink of an eye. However, many of them were not purchased by Clippers fans.
The NBA playoff tickets are very expensive, but they are not particularly expensive in the United States, especially for some people who are full and have nothing to do.
Those who bought tickets before Clippers fans are actually those who want to disgust the Clippers. At the same time, they also have a title, that is, Lakers fans.
That's right! Griffin and others could hear clearly on the phone of Griffin's friend that the guys who bought the best tickets on the court were all Lakers fans. They did this just to simply hit the morale of the Clippers so that the Lakers could go further in the playoffs.
"Damn! You've thought of such a vulgar thing?" Wang Dapao was stunned and couldn't help but admire the imagination of these Lakers fans. Of course, if you couldn't hear the cheers of the fans at your home court, any team would probably feel uncomfortable.
"I just heard bad news, guys."
At this time, Nigro also received a call, and said to the players with a heavy tone: "Just just now, there were about a thousand fans blocking outside the stadium. They didn't buy tickets, but they still went outside the stadium and wanted to cheer us on!"
Hearing this, the Clippers' locker room immediately became turbulent.
"The Lakers fans who are raised by these bitches! It's so hateful!" Jordan, who was irritated, cursed directly.
Whenever I think of thousands of fans who have no tickets and can only cheer them outside the arena, every player of the Clippers feels heavy in his heart.
For basketball players, although they do not rely on fans for their meals like singers and movie stars, fans are also very important to them. After all, these people who unconditionally support themselves and worship themselves are the cutest.
"Guys! Listen to me!" Paul said first: "Our fans support us so much, of course we can't give back to them with a failure! Aren't we?"
"That's right!" The players of the Clippers shouted loudly almost at the same time. They didn't even want a victory in a game at any moment.
Wang Dapao even clenched his fists and said with a sneer: "Don't these Lakers fans want to see our good show? Well! I'll let them see a good show!"
Looking at these vicious guys, Negro suddenly realized that the Lakers fans' actions seemed to have shot themselves in the foot.
As expected, when the players were on the court, the response on the court was unsatisfactory. Although many Clippers fans were cheering as much as possible, in comparison, those who tried their best to boo and wanted to disgust the Clippers seemed even more noticeable. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!