With a 3-1 lead, the Wizards returned to Washington Airport with tens of thousands of fans greeted and cheered.

Washington, D.C. Mayor William was there to greet him and congratulate him, holding Jordan's hand and speaking at maximum volume amid a loud cheer.

"Thank you, Michael! If the Wizards win the championship, it will be an unprecedented event for Washington, D.C., and a great opportunity to raise the profile of the city. Leave the championship trophy in Washington, Michael! ”

Indeed, at the beginning of the new millennium, information technology and the globalized economy are in a period of rapid development, and now many internationally renowned cities are competing to enhance their city brands. More than 20 years ago, even the NBA was a time of complete darkness, let alone a championship with no attention. Not to mention that when they won this championship, the Wizards were still in Baltimore, a satellite city of Washington, D.C., which was still 6 kilometers away.

But now everything is different, the NBA is the most successful global promotion of the United States' four major ball leagues, and the current NBA championship has a huge and obvious effect on a city's culture and brand promotion.

Mayor William shook hands with the Wizards players one by one, followed by the coach and other entourage, and when it was Hu Qingniu's turn, William praised the young coach who was already well-known in the United States, and even gushed about the final attack in yesterday's game.

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You can make any mistake in the NBA, but as long as you win the championship, everything will be forgiven. Remember that it is the overall champion, and the runner-up will only be ridiculed, and it will be the same loser as the first round, and there will be no respect.

This is the NBA, the winner is the loser!

As long as you get to the top of the world, no one will care about the stain on you for at least the next year.

In competitive sports, results are everything, and now Ewing, Barkley, Penny, Hill and Bug are just one step away from their first title, and a championship is all they are pursuing.

And the worst news for the Spurs is that the team is down 3-1; This was followed by the return of the Wizards' big forwards, Ross Barkley and Rodman, which could improve the Wizards' dilemma for dealing with Tim Duncan; In the end, Game 5 was just two days apart, and the Spurs went all-or-nothing in the last game, playing a seven-man rotation with GDP averaging over 40 minutes of playing time.

Everything was bad for the Spurs, even the planes, who were supposed to arrive in Washington the night before the game after a thunderstorm and had to wait for 10 hours in San Antonio, then breathe in the air of Washington, the capital of the United States, the next morning with exhaustion.

Before the tired Spurs could get to the hotel to rest, a large number of fans surrounded the airport, creating chaos and causing the Spurs to be unable to leave the airport bus.

The drama continued until 12 noon, and Popovich finally waited for a hotel pillow that would cure his drowsiness.

Just six hours later, the Spurs arrived at the MCI arena with a weak face.

With an hour to go, Popovich was clearly in a bad mood and it was a bad game for his team.

The headwinds that the Spurs have suffered have been heavily reported by the media. It was an interesting topic before the tournament officially began. More than 10 million viewers rumored about the TV station, a large part of whom thought the Spurs were really bad, but there were also quite a few who believed that the chaos at Washington Airport was deliberately created by the Wizards.

There is a good thing that the media interviewed Hu Qingniu before the game on this issue, and Hu Qingniu responded humorously.

"That's a good idea, and it looks like I'm going to have to do it at next year's finals."

Also interviewed was the victim Popovich, although Popo was also suspicious of the cause of the incident, but he responded generously.

"I believe that Coach Hu Qingniu is an honest and excellent coach, and the confrontation between us has always been on the table."

The Washington Wizards took a big lead and got the match point. It's been five years since the Eastern Conference won the title, and the last time Jordan did that was Jordan, but he was still the Bulls' No. 23 at the time.

As an East Coast city, the NBA league has the highest concentration of teams, and it is also the traditional urban agglomeration area of the United States. It's the most prosperous and wealthy part of the United States, and it's the most populous central area, but it's been nearly 20 years since it tasted a championship.

The last time the East Coast won the championship was the Boston Green Shirts led by "Big Bird" Bird in the 85-86 season. Jordan, who was 40 years old that season, was a sophomore rookie.

There are many spectators who come to Washington to watch the game, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and even New Jersey and New York, and this season's Wizards have come to the end as a member of the East, and they have also gained a large number of Eastern fans.

Of course, there are also many older fans among them, who are about the same age as the likes of Ross Barkley and Ewing. There was an influx of fans wearing Barkley 76ers jerseys and Ewing Nix jerseys.

As a fan, it's a shame to have a player you love for life without a championship, and today, the glory that was engraved in the sky at all times seems to be within reach. So even if you are a 40-year-old fan, you have to bring your son to support your former idol at this time.

The arena was filled with a variety of jerseys, and it was an absurd moment, and there was no game other than the All-Star Game. But they shouted in the same voice.

“Go Wizards！”

“Go Wizards！”

“Go Wizards！”

With such noise, the game began.

The Spurs were so tired that they couldn't even warm up before the game, but when the game started, they had to wake up to the heat of the audience.

It's the grand final, and they only have one chance left, Win or go home!

But their determination was clearly not enough.

Barkley, who was the first to get the offensive opportunity, didn't want to make any sense at all, and Duncan, who came to block, was knocked to the ground by an accelerated impact.

Barkley's bird-like high-flying dunk wantonly vented the heat in his heart.

The referee completely ignored Duncan, who was sitting on the ground and reached out for a foul, which was a ball, but the referee knew that this was the home court of the Wizards.

The momentum of the Wizards was significantly superior, and with the huge encouragement of the crowd, they were like a prairie fire, encroaching on every floor on the court.

And the Spurs, at the moment, are like an old man who is blown by the wind, in this flame, crumbling.