The Godfather of Basketball

The reporter naturally relayed James' answer to Tang Tian.

"Good luck living with him." Tang Tian said with a smile.

When the Eastern Conference Finals ended last year, a reporter once asked Tang Tian where James was going in the summer. At that time, he said that he hoped that James and the Nets would continue to play against each other in the playoffs. Now that James chose to stay in the Eastern Conference, he responded positively.

This kind of behavior is worthy of recognition. His good luck is to forget the past, and it is also a blessing as a competitor.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the finals of the East and West Divisions start one after another, and it happens to be the day before and after.

The Rocket Warriors in the West took the lead, and their game attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 126 to 118 and won their first victory, and the fans who watched the offensive battle were hooked.

However, the attention of the Nets and the 76ers on the second day was significantly higher. Compared with the game between the Warriors and the Rockets, it can only be regarded as a hot field.

James challenged Tang Tian head-on for the last time. There were completely two endings in winning or losing. There was no more attractive game than this.

Barclays Center was packed, and the grand scene was rare in history.

At the opening ceremony before the game, James' appearance ushered in bursts of cheers from the audience.

Although playing away games, James continued to stay in the East to fight against Tang Tian just like Tang Tian treated James. This approach is worthy of recognition.

Afterwards, the appearance of the Nets caused the scene to roar like a tsunami, and when Tang Tian was finally introduced, the scene exploded.

"Incredible scene!" Barkley, who has experienced countless big scenes, couldn't help exclaiming after seeing the reaction of the fans.

When the cheers fell, the starting players of the two teams appeared one after another, and the game began immediately.

The regular starting lineup for the Nets is Irving and Butler on the outside, George and Anthony on the front, and Jokic on the center.

On the 76ers side, Simmons Garredick on the outside, James Gasaric on the striker, and Embiid at the center.

Embiid beat Jokic and gave the 76ers the first opportunity to attack.

Simmons pushed forward with the ball, and there was an overwhelming sound of cheers at the scene.

"Defend! Defend!"

Simmons dribbles upfield to Embiid in the low post.

Embiid hit Jokic with his back.

Jokic had an advantage over Horford before, but now Embiid is facing him just the opposite.

Embiid turned and hooked after turning his back.

However, Anthony on the weak side rushed over to help defend in time, interfering with Embiid's shot, and the ball finally jumped out of the basket.

Jokic turned around and received the defensive rebound.

The scene burst into cheers.

Irving held the ball to the front court, and Jokic held the ball directly outside the three-point line.

For different opponents and different styles of play, Embiid is very good offensively and defensively. At this time, it is obviously a better choice to pull him out of the basket.

Irving accelerated away from Simmons, received Jokic's pass and pulled the bar to avoid Saric's defense and scored a layup.

After the cheers at the scene, there were bursts of whistles.

Although the grievances between Irving and the Cavaliers have been understood last year, he and James' team are still very exciting.

The 76ers cooperated in the frontcourt again, Embiid scored the ball to Redick who came out of the pick-and-roll, and Redick caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

But the Nets switched defenses very quickly, and George's interference almost caught him.

"boom!"

Redick missed a three-pointer and Anthony received a long rebound.

The Nets counterattacked directly. Irving hit the right corner in a fast break and made a three-pointer directly after receiving a pass from Butler.

"Shua!"

There are still votes.

Amid all the attention, Owen is the first to fully fire!

5 to 0.

The Nets played like a rainbow in the opening game.

"Defend! Defend!"

The excitement of the fans at the beginning of the game has not faded, and if it rises further now, it feels like it is about to break through the sky.

The smell of gunpowder in the air made people tremble uncontrollably, and Simmons' dribble in the frontcourt was almost cut off by Butler.

James ran over and reached for the ball at this time.

After the opening, George focused on him with all his strength, and it was difficult for him to run without the ball and catch the ball.

At this moment, his teammates missed consecutive shots, so he chose to stand up.

The ball was given to James, and Saric came over and tried to block one and was squeezed by George. After James waved his hand, the teammates of the 76ers all pulled away, giving him and George a one-on-one chance.

With enough starting space, James suddenly took a step and accelerated to rush in.

George's reaction was quick, he posted it immediately, and followed suit completely.

But James' impact was missing, fighting against shots that hit the basket.

George stretched out his hands without pressing down, and the referee did not blow his whistle.

James missed the shot after the confrontation.

There were cheers at the scene.

This is George, who can carry such a pair for a lifetime.

However, James' second take-off after landing was very fast, and he jumped and tapped the ball to make up for the basket.

There was a cheer.

James is 35 years old, and with his take-off reaction and speed, his physical fitness is really old-fashioned.

The bench of the 76ers boiled for a while. They were beaten by the Nets last year. Simmons' inability to shoot is one aspect, and it is also another aspect that he does not have Mr. Key. Now James has completely made up for this.

Irving was stared at by Simmons in the frontcourt, but Butler caught the ball in an empty cut and was chased by Embiid for a layup.

The 76ers counterattacked, and James stopped outside the three-point line to face George.

"boom!"

The ball hit the top of the backboard, but bounced and went into the basket.

This ball directly bukkake!

There was a commotion at the scene.

James is really getting older and more demonic!

Not only is the breakthrough still at the SSS level, but the projection ability is almost catching up to the S level!

James' consecutive scoring boosted the morale of the 76ers, and they pushed the Nets to the end of 24 seconds.

However, the Nets are not vegetarians. Butler hit Redick's back at the last moment, which brought the scene to a climax.

When the opponent's defense focuses on Irving and George, Butler can also score.

His scoring ability has been well proven during the regular season when George was absent.

James went to the frontcourt and hit George with his back, and turned around and shot back before the help defense.

"boom!"

The ball missed, but Embiid pressed Jokic to put the ball into the basket and scored again for the 76ers!

Both sides are in full swing!

Here Anthony blocked James firmly, and George received a pass from Jokic and directly staged an alley dunk.

Over there, Saric turned around and hit Anthony, facing Jokic's supplementary defense and sent the ball to Embiid under the basket, who dunked back with both hands.

James broke through and hung on Butler to score 2+1. Jokic faced Embiid with a three-pointer.

The two teams played an absolutely high-level offensive battle, and the fans on the scene were hooked.

In the first quarter, the two sides switched horses and the game was over, and the score on the field was 32.

People's expectations for the Eastern Conference Finals exceed the Western Conference Finals, and now the performance of the two teams proves that their expectations are completely worthwhile.