Chapter 768 The Yellow-Green War Finally Comes True
On the second day of the Lakers and Spurs battle, the NBA officially announced the start date of this season’s finals. Because it is necessary to avoid the possible seventh game of the Green Army and the Pistons, the first game of the finals will be held on June 6. showdown.
In other words, the Lakers now have a full week of rest time. They can slowly analyze the East Finals next door that is still playing hot in the training room, see who will be their last opponent, and have time to recover for the postseason. Ji Feng's nutrition team was already ready for some minor injuries accumulated in the game.
Players like Ji Feng and Kobe, who have numerous endorsement contracts, also have plenty of time to do some activities. Kobe went to the advertiser's platform early the next morning, and he received a new sports drink endorsement.
And Ji Feng needs to shoot a few sets of pictorials for the UA finals version of the Kuang Feng generation on this day. Versace also took the opportunity to launch a new one at this stall, Ji Feng is going to stand on a wave in Los Angeles, and there are a few familiar domestically. Media interview requests.
So with a big wave of Master Zen, the whole team has a day and a half of rest time. They will gather again on the afternoon of June 1 to prepare for the final finals, because all the Eastern Conference games will be over by then.
This year's finals also adopts a 7-game 4-win system, but it is different from the previous schedule. In order to achieve fairness to the greatest extent, the finals reduce the extra bonus brought by home-court advantage, so the finals adopt a 2-3- 2 format.
In fact, this game system has a long history in the NBA. It has been implemented in the NBA Finals since 1985. There are different opinions on its origin, but the most official statement is that then Boston Celtics chairman Auerbach reflected to the league. The schedule of the finals was too scattered, and the players endured extremely hard work, so Stern took the lead in promoting the formation of the 2-3-2 format, which on the one hand reduced the time the team spent on the journey, and on the other hand Conducive to media coverage.
That is to say, in this year's finals, after the first two games are played at Staples, they will go to the road to play three consecutive games. If there is no winner in the first five games, they will continue to return to Los Angeles to play the last two games.
You can see from this arrangement that this is actually a test for the Lakers. If the Lakers lose even one of the first two home games, even if they are tied 1-1, then the situation will be very unfavorable for the Lakers.
Especially on the opposite side, whether it is the Green Army or the Pistons, their home is the Devil's home. In this year's playoffs, their home win rate exceeded 80%, so although the Lakers have home-court advantage, it is possible to play off if you are not careful.
In fact, there have been more and more people opposing this format in recent years. Although he did save some physical strength, he weakened the home field advantage too much. In a 7-game 4-win series, the fifth game usually Known as "Tianwang Mountain", the team that wins this game will have a very high probability of winning the entire series.
You have also seen the 2-3-2 format. If the first four games are tied, Tianwangshan will be played at home by the side that does not have home field advantage. This is really a bit of a pitfall.
Immediately after the end of the Western Conference Finals, the pro-Lakers media published an article in the newspaper to the effect that the 2-3-2 system was really too pitiful.
And this time there was almost no rebuttal. Instead, the Mavericks boss Cuban stood up and echoed it, because everyone thought so, although this year is none of their business, but if they hadn't eaten this kind of competition system before suffering, or it will always be their business in the future.
There was a lot of discussion about the competition system for a while, but Ji Feng was just watching this thing, and even if he wanted to change it, it wasn't something that could be done in a year or two.
In the early morning of May 31st, Ji Feng started a day's work with James' company, such as platform, photo shoot, and interviews with the media. Ji Feng was already familiar with these tasks.
And Ji Feng is also followed by the staff of Time magazine. They have been interviewing Ji Feng for almost a month and a half. They go to every game, including away games, and when Ji Feng goes to participate in activities, there will be special people to follow. For the record, maybe soon everyone will be able to see a complete report on Ji Feng, and this issue of Ji Feng will be released after the finals.
"How about we make a documentary ourselves." Ji Feng said to James after seeing Time magazine.
It is very common in the NBA to make documentaries for his career. Kobe has a special team around him, and Ji Feng also watched Dayao's documentary at the beginning, and this film was released as a movie.
"Of course there is no problem. In fact, someone has already recorded it. You have a record of every game, and you have a record of each interview." James said.
He had been organizing and arranging to record Ji Feng's career for a long time, because from the moment Ji Feng actually stood on the court, the legend had already begun. If this kind of thing was not recorded, it would be a waste.
"Thanks Lao Zhan, the thing I don't regret now is that I dug you from the Grizzlies." Ji Feng patted James on the shoulder.
Thinking about it carefully, Ji Feng's fate changed from the moment he met James. He was the leader of Ji Feng's entry into the NBA. Without James' introduction, even if he had the system, Ji Feng would not be able to do it. Knowing that it would take a few years to stand here in the country.
"Don't say that, you are a genius, even without me, you will definitely shine, but I am lucky to meet you." James said with emotion.
He was just trying it out. Who would have thought that this guy Ji Feng could actually do it, and he did it better than everyone else. After a year with Ji Feng, James knew what people said. What a genius looks like.
This year, James turned from a scout into a company leader. Not to mention hundreds of employees, he also signed 6.7 young potential players. Seeing that he is a big agent, his life is even more harmonious. It turned out to be completely different, it was all brought by Ji Feng.
He can still remember the original scene, confidently calling out the boy we want to reach the top in the empty square, and this goal is almost achieved in a blink of an eye.
How do you say it in Chinese, oh, by the way, how can golden scales be a thing in a pond, as soon as they enter the wind and clouds, they will turn into dragons!
James is also learning Chinese culture recently, and because Ji Feng is around, he feels more and more that it is a magical place.
"One more round to win, boy," James said.
"Of course! No matter who it is, I just want the final victory." Ji Feng looked out the window with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
That night, the Celtics defeated the Pistons again, with a total score of 4-2. While winning the Eastern Conference championship this season, they successfully reunited with the Lakers in the finals.
The Yellow-Green War has finally come true!