The direct flight from Madrid to Los Angeles takes 12 and a half hours to fly, but Li Muddy boarded the plane at 12:45 Madrid time, and the time displayed on his mobile phone when he got off at Los Angeles National Airport was 16:10, and the sky was still bright.

In the airport waiting hall to find a Burger King to solve the problem, I don't know whether it should be considered a dinner or a snack, more than 2,000 euros of the ticket attached to the plane meal is really not his appetite, so he had to use a hamburger to top it. Less than two hours later, I boarded the plane again, and after flying for an hour and fifteen minutes, I arrived in Oakland, California, and saw the buns coming to pick up the station as soon as I came out of the exit. Qingzi and Brother Tang have been worried about Li Mudi's condition, so they haven't slept well at night, and it takes longer to fly from Tianchao to Laomei, so they can only arrive tomorrow afternoon.

This kid Baozi arrived here last night, and he has been following the NBA Finals for the past few days, going back and forth between Oakland and Cleveland, because he has also made a fortune with the buying market, so even if he really spends money like water these days, he doesn't feel distressed. According to his own disclosure, the cost of plane tickets, accommodation, meals and tickets to the United States this time has been almost $200,000. The main reason is that the tickets with good locations are too expensive, and the price of a sideline ticket is a staggering 40,000 US dollars! If it's second-hand, it will be more expensive. Fortunately, the buns are not too sassy people, and they buy slightly cheaper positions, but it is not a small number after being increased by scalpers. This time, in order to let the good brothers forget the pain and have a good distraction, they gritted their teeth and bought four tickets for the second row (the front row was really unavailable), and spent $150,000 in an instant, which is no one else.

The two of them first took a taxi to the hotel, and after putting away their luggage, they came out to take a good look at this beautiful city surrounded by mountains and seas. The first place to go is the landmark San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which is the logo of the Golden State Warriors, and the 7.18-kilometer bridge was the longest steel bridge in the world at the time. The two originally wanted to take a walk on the bridge, but after inquiring, they learned that only the new East Bridge could be walked, and the fee of $4 per person was nothing, but the distance was not short, and it would take two hours to go back and forth, so they gave up directly, after all, they were lazy.

Take a taxi to Lake Merritt in the heart of the city, the largest man-made saltwater lake in the United States, the only saltwater lake with tides, and the first wildlife reserve in North America. Surrounded by a children's park, Peralta playground and bird sanctuary, it is one of the most popular places for citizens to relax and have fun, as well as a paradise for a variety of birds. Li Mudi also liked the scenery here very much, so he dragged his friends to walk around here for nearly an hour before returning happy.

Dinner was settled at a Chinese restaurant near Jack's London Square, where after eating the purported absolutely authentic Kung Pao Chicken and Mapo Tofu, Li Mudi said that he would never try Celestial Empire cuisine again during his time in the United States, and Baozi agreed with 10,000 of them, which was so unpalatable that I wanted to cry.

One of the last trips before heading back to the hotel was a look outside the Oracle Arena, where the Golden State Warriors' home stadium is located near Oakland Airport and easily accessible by Bay Area Rapid Transit. The stadium, one of the most advanced arenas in the United States and the world, was the first tournament voted by players last year by BET Radio and the NBA Players' Union, and the team has only lost two games here this season, and the title of home court of hell has resounded throughout the league. However, according to rumors, the Warriors no longer seem to be satisfied with the capacity of less than 20,000 seats and the limitations of renovating the old arena, but are secretly negotiating with ZF to purchase the construction rights of a new piece of land, and once successful, it is likely to start building a super-modern stadium with the goal of being the first in the world. At that time, the Oracle Arena, which witnessed the 2015 NBA championship, will lose the noise and excitement of its present day and become a part of history in a way that has been replaced by a new favorite.

The hotel that Baozi booked is not far from the stadium, and although the price is very expensive, it is really necessary for the two die-hard friends who will only arrive here tomorrow afternoon and are in dire need of time, otherwise it will be difficult for them to avoid the rush hour to reach the stadium.

In the evening, the two of them discussed tomorrow's fifth game in Li Mudi's room before resting, Baozi sat on the sofa and kept talking about the wonderful picture of the Warriors beating the opponent in a devastating way in the previous fourth stop, and returned to the home court with a score of 3-1, most people will think that this round of the series is about to end, and this guy is naturally no exception. After the Cavaliers lost a crucial home game 97-108, he bought another $10,000 for the Warriors to win the championship through an online betting spot, although the odds were as low as 1.07 at the time.

However, Li Mudi, who is familiar with history, has always responded to the oath of his sworn party and the analysis and prediction of various experts on TV with a mysterious and indifferent face. 4-1, Warriors win the championship? Hum! Ignorant people, your face will be whipped to the point that even your mother will not recognize it in a week, and you are still touting the warriors so hard, don't you know that the higher you hold it, the harder you will fall? After a sports news show, Li Mudi asked: "How much money have you bought in the market for this finals so far?" ”

Baozi, who was swiping WeChat on the side, put down his phone when he heard this, thought for a moment and replied: "Before the game, I first bought the Warriors 4-2 to win the championship for 1,000 US dollars, and then after 2-0, I bought 10,000 4-2 and 10,000 4-1, and yesterday I bought another 10,000 Warriors 4-1 in Cleveland, that's all." If the Warriors win tomorrow, I'm going to win back...... Sixty-two thousand, double the rate of return has not been reached, but it is not bad. Why, you want to buy it too? "As soon as it comes to buying the market, this guy is excited again, one reason is that after the previous slaughter in European football, the net worth of both of them has reached a qualitative leap, although this time although it is obvious that he can't get that level of return, but it is also a good thing to relive the excitement at that time; Another reason is that friends suddenly encountered a huge blow in their lives, even if they were pulled to the United States, they lost their former liveliness in front of friends, although the intimacy between each other has not changed, but it is very worrying to always look plain as water. Now it seems that there is an interest in betting, but it seems to be a good change, hoping that the other party can release some negative emotions from this incident and find their original selves as soon as possible.

After Baozi thought of those links in his mind for a moment, he continued to say in a mocking tone: "But it's a little too late to buy it now or tomorrow morning, I just checked the odds, and the Warriors' 4-to-1 value has dropped from 4.00 to 1.71 at the beginning, and you can't make money back if you invest less." ”

Hearing this, Li Mudi pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and responded in a very casual tone: "Then buy a knight to win, you have to earn back all the expenses of these days." ”

The expression on the face of the "......" bun that seemed to be seeing an alien was indeed too funny, which made Li Mudi suddenly have the urge to take a picture of it with his mobile phone, but fortunately, he still knew that this was not the time to make that kind of joke, after all, the other party had been frightened by his last "joke".

Seeing that the dead friend wanted to speak, Li Mudi interrupted the other party with a question first: "Is it too late to bet before the game tomorrow?" ”

Because he was frightened before, some buns who couldn't react paused for a while before replying: "Yes, although it can't be put on the surface, you can bet directly by logging in to the corresponding website online." Valid until the start of the game. But are you kidding, buy a knight at this time to win? ”

I couldn't bear to see my friend sleep badly because of this, and Li Mudi, who didn't want to talk much, still explained: "Tomorrow's game Dream Green will be suspended for accumulating four malicious fouls in the playoffs. ”

"But the Warriors are playing at home, and they got two match points after the away win, and they have to take the absolute initiative in terms of momentum, and Lefu also played badly because of the concussion, and it looks like the Splash Brothers, assisted by Iguodala, should be more dominant in strength after the two sides exchange." You can't blame Baozi for being too superstitious about Curry and others, and his point of view is an idea that most people have now, including the predictions of professional sports media, and more people are optimistic that the finals will be resolved in Game 5. In this regard, Li Mudi only said: "You all underestimate the thirty-year-old man too much!" He immediately said that he would discuss this matter in detail after Qingzi and Brother Sugar arrived tomorrow, and then drove the dead friend back to his room.

The night passed quickly, and by the time the two men met again, it was close to noon the next day, and they were both getting up late. It's just that Li Mudi couldn't rest well because he took the plane for too long, so he needed a lot of sleep to recover his energy; On the other hand, Baozi was almost dawn when he fell asleep because he had been analyzing the strength comparison of the two sides in the finals for the first few hours he was lying on the bed.

Since they have missed breakfast, it stands to reason that lunch should be eaten in a big meal, but because they have to pick up the wind for the two brothers at night, and the game is very late at the end of the game, and they need to eat something to satisfy their hunger in the process of watching the game, so the two of them did not choose any luxury visit, but directly ordered a black pepper beef tenderloin pizza and two fried chicken takeaways, and solved the junk food while watching the DVD of "Friends" in the room. Although eating too much of this thing will make people rub and grow meat, most people can't resist their temptation, especially Li Mudi, who is already a fat man, gnawed on chicken wings and called a slip, looked at the beautiful and moving Aniston laughed, and did not forget to stuff chicken pieces into his mouth, and he was not afraid of being stuck in his throat by bones.

Half past two, four small groups from high school. After many years, the gang finally gathered on the land of the United States. Brother Sugar and the two of them came by a flight, and the plane from Pengcheng to Auckland of the Celestial Empire happened to pass through the magic capital, which also saved the time for the second pick-up.

The game officially started at 17 o'clock in the evening on the same day, that is, June 13th, US time, so the time left for the four brothers is still relatively tight, leaving aside the time to go back to the hotel to tidy up and enter the venue an hour in advance, there is only about an hour left to move freely, which is really not enough for a few dead friends who have not met for a long time. But fortunately, I can stay in the United States for a week, and there is still time to "Harbin beer" together.

However, the hour that was supposed to be used to catch up was also ruthlessly deprived, and Baozi asked again if the claim that the knight won was a joke, and still received a negative answer. The four of them touched the basketball during their school days, but only Brother Sugar entertained himself, hid to the side to practice dribbling and never participated in formal multi-person competitions, and the remaining three were all regulars in the basketball court, among which Qingzi had the highest level. So after understanding what the two were saying, Qingzi also looked at Li Mudi with a very surprised gaze, and Brother Tang, who has always been very calm, has no emotional changes, no wonder he is about to be promoted to associate professor in one of the top universities in the magic capital, depending on the determination of others.

And Li Mudi, who pretended to be a "magic stick", also dispelled the doubts of the two people opposite in a few words: "First, Green is very important to the Warriors, without him, the team's defensive system will lose its strong elasticity, and the super individual ability of James and Irving will be uncontained, so the Cavaliers will win this game; Second, the sixth game is Cleveland's home court, and the two teams that welcome back all the main players are equal in terms of overall strength, so compared to Curry, I am more optimistic about James's performance, and he has not planned to let him be the first star in the league; Third, after 3-3, it's a tiebreaker, with the Warriors having home-court advantage and the Cavaliers having the momentum advantage after recovering two consecutive match points, and it looks like it's hard to tell who will win. But the current odds are 1.59 and 16.67, so it shouldn't be difficult to choose which one is more cost-effective to buy! ”

"But in the finals, there has never been a situation where you can come back from 1-3 down." Baozi still disagreed.

"There's always a first time for everything, and my gut tells me it's this year!" This reply was very domineering, and then there was a sentence added: "I will earn back the cost of everyone's trip to the United States, as for you...... How about one fight? If you miss this opportunity, you don't know that you won't be able to meet it again until the Year of the Monkey. ”

For a moment everyone fell silent.