Chapter 171: American Airlines Arena (2/5, Ask for a Monthly Pass!)
In the first game of the finals in Miami, David Stern personally came to the American Airlines Arena. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Affected by the shutdown, the league's revenue has shrunk greatly this year, and David Stern has always hoped to get back the impact of the NBA through a fierce and epic Finals, so in David Stern's mind, the most suitable for reaching the Finals are the Miami Heat of the Big Three in the East and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West.
One huddles a team, aspires to the championship, and the other drafts build a team, aiming for the championship, it seems to be a lot to watch, but David Stern never expected that the Spurs' performance was so strong, swept the Jazz in the first round, he felt nothing, and won four games in a row after losing one game in the second round, David Stern also felt normal, until the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs actually swept the Thunder, which made David Stern feel the strength of this Spurs.
The Spurs can win the championship, but they can't win the championship easily! David Stern was worried that once the Spurs won the championship easily, the ratings of the Finals would likely fall to the bottom, so he decided to come to the scene to supervise the game himself.
The American Airlines arena was filled with Heat fans, their cheering T-shirts and spurs in one color - white, and the white crowd overshadowed the red arena and sent waves of white through the arena.
David Stern sat in a private room at the American Airlines Arena, next to Heat owner Mickey Allison, an American cruise tycoon.
The two were talking eagerly, and when the camera focused on them, David Stern adjusted his posture and sat and watched the arena.
"David Stern came to watch the game himself, and Mickey Allison was with him, and I wondered if there was a problem with that? During the Finals, the president of the league actually got involved with the owner of one of the teams. Charles Barkley, who was the commentator for the game, couldn't help but question.
"No way, David Stern is the soil emperor of the NBA, and no one can control him. Kenny Smith, who was next to him, spread his hands, but told the truth.
David Stern, who was in the private room, looked at the camera and continued to talk with Mickey Alison as if he was nothing.
"Mickey, your contribution to the league, everyone can see, the formation of the Big Three, has won a lot of fans for the league. ā
Mickey Alison smiled, his smile a little bitter: "No, David, if the Big Three don't win the championship, it will become a joke." ā
David Stern patted Mickey Alison on the leg: "Believe me, Mickey, the Big Three will definitely win the championship." ā
Mickey Alisen's eyes lit up, he will definitely win the championship?
David Stern smiled faintly, the game had already begun, and he didn't chat with Mickey Alisen anymore, but watched the game seriously.
The Spurs' starting lineup for this game remains unchanged, and the Heat have changed their lineup again, with point guard Mario Chalmers, scoring guard Dwyane Wade, small forward LeBron James, power forward Chris Bosh and center Joel Anthony. In order to enhance his rebounding protection and rim protection ability, Alex Polstra put Joel Anthony in the starting lineup.
Chris Bosh and Tim Duncan jumped the ball in the centre circle, and the game was officiated by bald referee Joe Crawford, whose whistle was known for its instability.
Joe Crawford blew the whistle and threw the basketball into the air, and Duncan and Chris Bosh jumped together, with Chris Bosh beating Duncan for the opening jump ball.
The Heat got the ball for the first shot of the opening game.
Before the start of this game, both teams have extremely full confidence in winning this game, the Heat's confidence comes from the victory in the last game, after the first game of the heavy defeat, in the Spurs' home court to pull back a game, the Heat feel that they have found a way to deal with the Spurs, this battle, sitting on the Big Three, plus having home court advantage, the Heat's goal is definitely to win. And the confidence of the Spurs made the outside world feel inexplicable, obviously they lost the last game, and this game was so calm.
In the first ball, after the Heat got the ball, LeBron James rushed to the front court directly with the ball, used the cover of his teammates, broke through the defense of Kawhi Leonard, and scored a layup with lightning speed, scoring two points for the Heat.
However, the Spurs also quickly returned the color, and Tim Duncan also scored 2 points on a mid-range shot.
In this game, the American boxing champion Mayweather was also present, and it was Mayweather who had a relationship with Anxi in Memphis, but he supported the Heat in this game, because he was a fan and friend of LeBron James, and Anxi had never been in touch since the last time he met Mayweather, so in fact, the two didn't know each other well, they just left each other's phones.
In the face of Kawhi Leonard's defense, LeBron James broke through with a quick step, rushed to the inside line is a slam dunk, Mayweather jumped up, raised his hands and cheered, the same athlete, Mayweather knows very well what to do to mobilize the enthusiasm of the audience.
Seeing Mayweather jumping up and cheering wildly, and the Heat fans cheering along with him, the American Airlines arena was instantly surrounded by cheers.
The cheers at home are one of the manifestations of home advantage, but for the battle-hardened Spurs, this home advantage has not affected them, and Tony Parker is still holding the ball in the midst of this cheer.
An Xi pulled out, and at the peak of his offense, he took the basketball, rushed in two steps by blocking and dismantling, and immediately passed the ball after attracting the defense.
Kawhi Leonard received the ball, cut in with the ball, rushed to the inside and missed the layup.
James rushed to grab the rebound and protected the rebound, and the Heat broke fast and counterattacked, and the speed was fast.
Wade was one step ahead, James dribbled to the frontcourt, and Janeway connected, but this time, it was Wade who ended the offense, a layup was successful, the Heat opened the lead, and also played the defensive counterattack they are good at, and the situation of the Spurs seems to be a little critical.
Next, James played a 2+1 against Kawhi Leonard's defense, and the momentum of the Heat seemed unstoppable.
In the face of Anxi's defense, Dwyane Wade also fired, a three-point shot that Wade is not good at, and after a successful hit, it helped the Heat score 6 points in a row, and the Spurs fell behind by 8 points in the blink of an eye.
In the private room on the sidelines, Mickey Alison watched the game with a smile, the Heat gradually controlled the rhythm of the game, and he was also a fan anyway, which was still visible.
"Mr. David Stern, do you think Miami can win this game?" he couldn't help but ask David Stern.
David Stern smiled, he knew that Mickey Allison was looking for recognition, so David Stern said without much thought: "Great chance, Mr. Mickey, your team has taken control of the situation on the field." ā
Miki Alison smiled and nodded, "That's good." (To be continued.) )