Chapter 798: War!
"Brothers and sisters, it's time......!"
June 5, 2014.
8:30 p.m. ET.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wachovia Center Arena.
“yeaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
War drums, hustle!
"Audience friends, what you are about to see is the first battle of the finals brought by two teams led by Chinese players in this era!"
This time, all the media attached great importance to it, because with their toes, they could also imagine what kind of feast it would be if Chen Mu and Gu Yu appeared at the same time in a game.
The Kings met Philadelphia in the regular season, and in the ratings report, it has proven that. And now on the stage of the finals, the attention that this game can bring will only be more terrifying.
In terms of American media, the catwalk was still a step ahead, and finally grabbed the live broadcast rights of Philadelphia's home stadium. Let the old opponent ESPN want to cry without tears, and can only blame himself for not being radical enough to impress the NBA official.
In addition to North America, the rest of the international media also paid close attention to this game. Although in the world, the attention of basketball games is not as good as that of football. The finals that come once a year are not as eye-catching as the World Cup, which is held once every four years.
But everyone can see that basketball is heating up around the world. The NBA League, which once suffered a major blow due to Jordan's retirement, has finally regained the remote control from the hands of people with the efforts of a generation.
Kobe, Iverson, O'Neal, Duncan, Carter, Maddie, Yao Ming......
One name after another, year after year of fierce battles, finally pulled the NBA ratings back from the trough of the Pistons vs. Spurs in 05.
Until the 2009-2010 season, in the finals, Chen Mu, the god of super terrifying popularity, led the team to challenge the series of the restored Zijin Dynasty, which once again raised the attention of the NBA to the highest point.
And now, time flies, Chen Mu's domination of the NBA, and Philadelphia's brutal suppression of the entire league have more or less made some people lose interest in this sport and this league.
Watching Chen Mu rule the world year after year, watching LeBron James lose in the East, except for Chen Mu's die-hard fans, the rest of the fans are more or less tired of this exact plot.
People no longer have the luxury of hoping that there is any team in the East that can stop Chen Mu and his Philadelphia 76ers, and the highlight of each year has changed from "whether Chen Mu can continue to defend the title" to "which unlucky guy in the West will come out of the West to abuse Chen Mu this year".
The eye-catching Dallas "old cow" failed to resist the iron hooves of Philadelphia in its prime. Chen Mu's ruthless trampling made the Dallas fans sad, but he could also use this old man to talk about the dream of a teenager and talk about **.
A thousand thunderbolts from Oklahoma could not tear down the majestic statue of the temple of Olympus. Chen Mu's heavenly power is mighty, and the thunder god who tried to challenge the gods in vain could only shed unwilling tears and was slapped by a giant palm in mid-air.
San Antonio's undying army of the undead cannot shake the power of the gods. After Tim Duncan missed the equalizer, he reached out and slapped the floor hard, but he couldn't save the defeat, and could only watch Chen Mu soar above the sky, wantonly ravaging the forbidden area of the Holy City.
Not to mention that in the East, it seems that eternal life will be suppressed by Chen Mu and Philadelphia, every year like Sisypheus in vain pushing the boulder up the mountain, and watching the boulder slide down near the peak, LeBron James, his fans, how desperate will be.
When in the midst of a sport, there is a completely invincible ruler of terror who can trample the whole world under his feet with the mere movement of his mind.
This sport, from the real demise, is not far away.
There is no need to compare Jordan as an example, although Jordan is also invincible, but his retirement at the peak, and the dominance performance of Olajuwon in the next two years, more or less gave people some faint glimmers of hope.
And what about Chen Mu? This god who is still in his prime, and it seems that he will still be at his peak in the next five or even eight years, who can take away the crown from him and be proud of the rivers and lakes?
The answer, perhaps, is no.
No one can shake Chen Mu's rule, and no team can compete with Philadelphia.
What to do?
How can we get people back into the arms of the NBA? How can I increase the suspense of the game?
In order to achieve this goal, the league has even made some unspeakable means, "building" several fairly good teams in the league in an attempt to break this monopoly.
However, neither the heavily armed Clippers, nor the Rockets with new engines, nor the regrouped Spurs made it to the last step.
When everyone put the hope of the west on the extremely strong Thunder after the big change.
That unexpected team, but rushed out of the West.
"The Sacramento Kings, what an incredible show!"
On the big screen in the center, the two teams' path to promotion is being played. Among them, the Kings' road to promotion, every game looks like a battle of life and death, every game looks hopeless, and every game is an inferior horse, shaky.
But they survived.
"I believe that many people, like me, didn't realize until the Kings took out the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals that the Kings were really strong, not a fluke."
On the side of the commentary stage, Smith said: "King Sacramento, with a crazy attack, penetrated into the depths of the bone marrow, and picked out the Western powers one by one. Who would have thought that a team plagued by injuries and suspensions in the regular season, and did not have a third scorer in at least 70 of the 82 games in the regular season, could break out of the brutal West. ”
"Cut, don't say before the thunder, but now after the thunder, how many people do you think will be optimistic about the king?" On the side, of course, Smith's old partner Ba Fatzi, who was pouting and expressing his dissatisfaction with a greasy face: "If you want me to say, as long as a team can reach the finals, it has the strength to compete for the championship level." Regardless of whether the final ending is a sweep or a full seven, if they can walk through this door, they are already one of the strongest! And if you look at the fans in this world, how many of them have given them enough respect? Yes?? ”
"Hehe, it's true, but I ask you, Charles." Smith laughed, "How much respect do you give the king?" ”
"I ......" The fat man was choked by a sentence, and he was speechless for a while, and he hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "That, that's because I'm Chen's brainless fan, and I only support Philadelphia!" ”
"So in your heart, don't you still look down on the Kings?" Smith said: "Don't pretend to be a messenger of justice here with the face of a defender, everyone is almost the same." ”
"Cut, let me tell you, we are not optimistic about the king, there will always be people who are optimistic about the king!" Barkley is notoriously unyielding, and stretched out his hand to point to several commentary stations on the side: "Look at it, so many international media, none of them are optimistic about the king?" ”
"Hehe, no." Who knows, Smith actually shook his head categorically.
"You...... Why do you say that?? Barkley was unconvinced: "You haven't done an investigation, how do you know that they are not optimistic about the king?!" ”
"Hehe, don't say it." Smith smirked, "We've really done a survey, so if you don't believe it, please see." ”
Stretching out his hand, a short video was played in front of the eyes of fans all over the world.
This is a highlight of the interview with the hosts and reporters from all over the world in the hotel where the media stayed the night before the start of the game.
"Who do you predict will be the winner? Why? ”
The questions that the T reporter threw at everyone were the same.
And everyone's replies are surprisingly consistent.
"If you're optimistic, it's still Philadelphia!" French TV host: "There are two reasons, one is because Philadelphia has Chen, and Chen is invincible. The second is because the Kings eliminated the Spurs and eliminated Tony Parker, and at this point, I will never support the Kings hahaha~"
"Of course Philadelphia wins!" British TV host: "Because Chen, also, your American accent is really ugly, go back to the furnace and reinvent it." ”
"There's no doubt about it, Philadelphia." Argentine TV reporter: "The team that eliminated Manu is unlikely to win the championship, huh! ”
"Philadelphia, the king's condition is still a little worse." Japanese reporter: "But in less than three years, there will definitely be Japanese players entering the NBA, everyone must pay attention!" ”
"I don't care, it was the leader who asked me to come, that's why I came." South Korean reporter: "But I recently discovered that whoever wins the championship is likely to have Korean blood flowing through them. We have extracted DNA information from Chan's body before and discovered the bloodline components of our Republic of Korea, which is an irrefutable scientific conclusion, and we ...... of the Republic of Korea."
The picture is cut off.
"Hey, that's a good question! According to me, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, because both sides are the core teams of our Chinese. However, in terms of strength, the 76ers still have the advantage. Why? Because, these 76ers play it reasonably! They're particularly reasonable to play this inside-out......"
The picture is cut off again.
"Okay, okay, almost!" Barkley really couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it, what a bull and a snake god: "What they said makes sense, with Chen on the floor, the probability of Philadelphia winning is quite high." But in the far corner of the last shot, I seem to see an oriental beauty! Why don't you interview her?? ”
"Because she's an ESPN reporter, she can't be on our show, haha." Smith glanced at Xiao Yu in the far corner of the camera and said with a smile: "But if she is interviewed, maybe she will get a vote for the king...... Both sides are in! Both sides are going to enter!! The game is about to begin!! ”
Tying his shoelaces, Gu Yu got up and moved his muscles.
In front of you, there is the exit of the players' tunnel, and beyond that, there are brilliant lights.
But at this time, he didn't care about all these lights.
He only wanted to do one thing.
That's destroying ......!