"Are you going to wear these sneakers today?"

"Yes, I've already decided, I'm going to write with a carbon pen on this, and it won't fall, right?"

"I don't think so, the carbon pen shouldn't fade so easily, unless it touches water."

"Okay, that's it!"

……

The first game of the finals was held at home in New York, and the two teams that entered the finals were the New York Fortune Players and the Minnesota Wolves.

The first game took place just two days after Meng Xiaohao's funeral for Rivers......

Meng Xiaohao wore the M3 of the M series, and wrote Rivers' name with a carbon pen on the edge of the shoe to remember his deceased friend.

A video was also shown on the home court in New York, a highlight of Rivers' time at UCLA, as a tribute to the young man who lost his life in an accident.

When the video was played, the audience was silent, and Meng Xiaohao raised his head and looked at Rivers' highlights on the big screen......

Meng Xiaohao found that he and Rivers did have very little interaction on the court, not as much as he and Sured, probably because Rivers was a substitute, so there were not many opportunities to be on the court with Meng Xiaohao.

As Meng Xiaohao's good brother, Brooke also drew a cross on his chest with his hand on the sidelines, hoping that God would be kind to this poor soul.

Brooke and Rivers were not familiar with each other, and they didn't even know each other, but he knew that Rivers was a good friend of Meng Xiaohao and Sured, so when he learned that Rivers was unfortunately killed, he also prayed in his heart.

……

"Don't be too sad, you know?"

After the video ended, Meng Xiaohao and Brooke walked to the sidelines and embraced, Brooke patted Meng Xiaohao's head and said.

Meng Xiaohao nodded, "I'm okay, I'm not as fragile as you think." ”

Listening to Meng Xiaohao's words, Brooke also smiled, of course he knew that Meng Xiaohao would not be so fragile, otherwise he would not have grown into what he is today.

"I know, but I'm not afraid you won't be able to open it!"

Meng Xiaohao smiled bitterly twice, patted Brooke's shoulder, and said no more.

In fact, Brooke knew that although Meng Xiaohao was calm on the surface, he was also very sad in his heart.

"Xiaohao, you have to cheer up, I don't want you to go on like this."

In fact, in the past few days, Meng Xiaohao has always been silent, and the most he has said is to discuss with Derek, writing on the shoes with a carbon pen, whether the color will fade.

After this, Meng Xiaohao's words were terrifying.

Many believe that he has not yet recovered from Rivers' pain.

……

The first game begins.

Meng Xiaohao did not lose his tacit understanding with his teammates because he became silent.

He made the first shot, directly assisted Kobo, and scored an empty dunk, taking the lead to get off to a good start and scoring two points.

And Brooke also immediately returned the color, with the help of the pick-and-roll, broke through to the free throw line, and made a mid-range shot, the ball bumsed on the basket and fell into the basket.

As last season's MVP, Brooke still has very good strength, after all, MVP is not available to anyone, as strong as Meng Xiaohao, who did not win the MVP.

In the face of a team with MVP players, Meng Xiaohao does not dare to slack off in the slightest, the honor of MVP is the best proof of strength, and the strength of a team with such players cannot be underestimated.

Looking back, Derrick singled through the interior line, made a strong layup and made it two plus one, and immediately pressed the Wild Wolves who had just picked up.

In the regular season of this season, Derek is also one of the strong contenders for MVP, and he also has the strength to be reckoned with, plus Meng Xiaohao, this team of fortunes can be described as very terrifying.

Brooke knew this very well, so he had a headache too.

Now, the Fortune Players are the ones that no team in the league wants to meet, but instead, they reached the finals, without Derrick and Middleton, with Meng Xiaohao, they reached the finals.

Only with Meng Xiaohao can reach the finals, and now that Derek is back from injury, the current Fortune team is really difficult to play.

And Derek, who has just returned from injury, is also in great shape, although the playing time is compressed to a certain extent, but his performance is still very good.

And Meng Xiaohao also intends to feed the ball to Derek again, so that Derrick can play his strongest strength, and let Derrick make the greatest contribution to the team in his limited playing time.

Derrick is naturally very face-saving, both offensively and defensively, he has performed very well.

Especially when facing the opponent's defense, his choice is very good, and he will not use his body to fight the opponent, but look for opportunities, and then break through directly.

Derek's excellent performance also allowed the Fortune Players to establish a very good lead in the first half.

……

And when Derek is not there, it is time for Meng Xiaohao to show his strength.

Meng Xiaohao is also in very good shape today, although he is silent, he can still know the exact position of his teammates and pass the ball to his teammates.

Meng Xiaohao did a very good job of conduction, and he was a very good transmitter, and he took on the important mission of connecting the team.

Meng Xiaohao's outstanding performance also allowed the Fortune Team to expand its lead again.

This gave the Minnesota Wolves a lot of headaches, and the excellent play of Derek and Meng Xiaohao made the Wolves very passive.

Brooke naturally played the MVP data, but helplessly, Derrick and Meng Xiaohao were too terrible, and in the end, the Wild Wolves lost the first game......

……

The Fortune Team got off to a good start, and the team was naturally very happy, and even Meng Xiaohao showed a long-lost smile.

The team's good start is also of great help to the team's momentum in future games, which also makes Meng Xiaohao feel the hope of winning the championship.

"We won the first game, which is a very good thing for us, and I hope we can continue to do it in the future, and with four wins, we can win the championship!"

Coach Garcia was very excited, and he saw the light of day to win the championship, which was an honor he had always dreamed of.

"Of course we will!"

Derek responded that he was very happy on this day because he had achieved excellent results just after his comeback, which was the key to the team's victory.

Coach Garcia nodded, and he was pleased with Derek's performance.

At this time, he looked at Meng Xiaohao, and Meng Xiaohao's long-lost smile also made him feel a lot more comfortable.

At this time, Meng Xiaohao was also looking at him......

"Xiaohao, well done, continue next time!"

(End of chapter)