On May 11, the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-88 at Quicken Loans Arena and won the Battle of Kings Mountain.
James and the Cavaliers are once again standing on the cliff.
The thrilling G6 will be played at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, the home of the Boston Devils.
Under the spotlight, the semi-finals G6 will begin on May 13.
In the end, James still didn't get past the Celtics' Big Three.
The Cavaliers lost two games in a row to the Celtics 85-94 and were eliminated.
During the post-game greetings between the players of both teams, Boston Wolves King Kevin Garnett leaned into James' ear and said something that affected James' life.
"Don't let loyalty get you wrong."
At the post-game press conference, James rejected all questions about contract renewal, saying only that he needed to rest and then think about contract renewal.
The Cavaliers' owner and general manager also said in interviews that they will provide James with a maximum salary and do their best to keep James.
But everyone had a vague feeling in their hearts that James might be leaving.
As a proud man of heaven, he has been in the small city of Cleveland for 7 years!
How long is an athlete's career?
7 years is long enough!
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With the Cavaliers out, the NBA Eastern and Western Conference finals will also begin.
On May 17, G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off. The Boston Celtics narrowly defeated the Orlando Magic 92-88 on the road, eliminating the Magic's home court advantage.
The next day, in addition to the first game of the Western Conference Finals, there was another more important thing for Li Kaiming!
Today is the day of the NBA draft lottery!
The NBA draft is the most important way for each team to add new blood to the team.
For the sake of fairness, the league allows teams with poor records to have a higher probability of getting higher-ranked picks, and some picks cannot be traded.
This method has also been verified through many years of draft selection and is a relatively fair draft method.
Especially for teams in small markets, sometimes they just rely on picking a talent to lead the team to great heights.
Big city teams already have an inherent advantage in signing teams.
The most famous example is Magic Johnson, the father-in-law of the nation.
When the Lakers drafted Magic in 1979, they still had the best record in the league. The team had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the historical scoring champion, and James Worthy, a Hall of Fame player. This is why Magic was able to win the FMVP in his rookie season. reason.
In addition to his own strength, the Lakers themselves are a championship-level team, which also gives Magic a chance to perform on the finals stage.
It would be great if he was sent to another small city to play in the playoffs, and even FMVP, don't even think about it.
This year's draw ceremony will be conducted live on television.
Based on last season's regular season record rankings, the top 14 teams will be ranked, and these teams will receive this year's lottery picks.
Last season, the New Jersey Nets boasted a 12-70 record and a 25% chance of being drafted first.
Followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that has been bad for ten thousand years, ranked second with 15 wins and 67 losses, and a 19.9% probability of winning the No. 1 pick.
The Kings are third, with a 15.6% probability of being drafted No. 1.
The Warriors and Wizards had the same record, which was determined by a coin toss. In the end, the Warriors ranked 4th and the Wizards ranked 5th.
Next are the teams with a probability of less than 10%. The Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons are tied with a probability of 5.3%.
For the teams below, the probability is no more than 3%, and the chance of getting the No. 1 pick is extremely slim.
Elliott Williams, who was still training with the Devils, rarely found time to come over and watch the lottery ceremony with Li Kaiming.
The two of them stared at the TV screen with great concentration.
The NBA lottery is similar to the two-color balls in the lottery. There are 14 small balls with 1-4 written on them, and then they start to shake under the blowing of the blower. Finally, the number one pick is determined according to the order in which they come out.
According to the current rules, the actual lottery result is that the top three picks will be drawn first, and the remaining 4-14 picks will be arranged in reverse order according to the record.
But in the actual announcement process, it will be announced starting from the 14th.
In other words, the real lottery-like process cannot be seen on TV.
After a while, the ceremony began!
The first person to come out was the Rockets’ lottery representative!
The 14th pick belongs to the Houston Rockets!
Not surprisingly, the Rockets' record is also the best among these 14 teams.
Pick 13, Toronto Raptors!
The only overseas team in the NBA, they also have the second-best record.
12th pick, Memphis Grizzlies!
Li Kaiming's local team is also his hometown team.
11th pick, New Orleans Hornets!
The point guard god welcomed his lottery teammate and the 11th overall pick.
No. 10 pick, Indiana Pacers.
The Utah Jazz received the ninth overall pick from the Knicks.
The Clippers won the 8th pick, the Pistons won the 7th pick, and the Warriors won the 6th pick!
Next up, the Sacramento Kings!
Pick No. 5!
No Wizards!
No 76ers!
These two teams, whose probabilities are not as good as those of the Warriors and Kings, actually made it into the top 4!
Both Li Kaiming and Williams were a little surprised!
It looks like tonight’s draw ceremony is going to be an upset!
No. 4 pick, Minnesota Timberwolves!
The Wizards and 76ers have rushed to the top three!
Be good!
Li Kaiming and Williams were both dumbfounded, especially the 76ers, who had a 5% probability of getting the No. 1 pick and could actually get the top three picks. This was simply robbery!
The Timberwolves' lottery representative's face turned dark!
One place away from finishing in the top three, I didn't expect that I didn't beat the 76ers!
Next, comes the exciting moment of revealing the top three picks!
No. 3 pick, New Jersey Nets!
Damn it!
Williams, who was next to Li Kaiming, stood up and cursed!
There was a 25% probability of getting the No. 1 pick, but in the end I got the No. 3 pick!
Those who didn’t know it thought they were acting in a movie here!
The Wizards and 76ers counterattacked all the way to the top 2 picks!
The Nets lottery representative almost burst into tears. How the hell can he go back and submit a business like this!
I'm afraid that as soon as I returned to the team, I would be expelled for stepping into the stadium with my left foot first!
The second pick, the Philadelphia 76ers!
No. 1 pick, Washington Wizards!
The ups and downs of the lottery draw ceremony have come to an end!
Even Li Kaiming didn't expect that the Wizards would get the No. 1 pick in the end!
The moment the lottery results came out, Williams patted Li Kaiming on the shoulder.
"Li, the Wizards' No. 1 pick is very good. Washington is a good city, and it is also the capital of the country. Congratulations on going to a good place!"
Li Kaiming smiled and said, "Don't be drafted by the Raptors. You'll freeze to death by then!"
Williams shrank his neck, rolled his eyes and said to Li Kaiming, "Don't be so talkative, I don't want to go to Calgary!"
After seeing off Williams, Li Kaiming sat on the sofa with a smile and began to think about his future.
In his own opinion, the Wizards are also a good place to go.
Although he doesn't like those particularly lively places, he doesn't want to go to any relatively backward or remote places either.
Such as Detroit, Toronto and so on.
Moreover, the teammates of the Wizards are also very good. Gilbert Arenas, the first-generation gun champion who averaged 22 points and 7 assists per game, plus strong forwards such as Antawn Jamison, Josh Howard, and Caron Butler, just lacked one. A powerful insider...
Then if you pass by yourself, wouldn't it just make up for the Wizards' last shortcoming?
