Chapter 261: Off-site Factors

The Thunder lost two games in a row, and Oklahoma fans wishfully believed in the myth that the Heat had created in '06.

Oklahoma is far away from Philadelphia, and Tang Wenlong does not have tickets for the Thunder's home stadium, so his relatives and friends will not go to the scene to watch his game.

The third game of the finals is scheduled for the evening of June 17, and for the Thunder, it is already a battle on the edge of a cliff.

The 76ers showed unparalleled offensive and defensive capabilities, on the surface, it seems that there is only one core player Tang Wenlong, but in fact, the team's ability to combine inside and outside can be called the top in the league. Gasol and Iguodala are hidden core players, especially Gasol, who can not only pull out to block and dismantle, make strategies in the high post, but also shoot from mid-range and play in the low post, and his comprehensive skills make him the lubricant of the team.

"Every player in the 76ers can control the ball." Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat, hit the nail on the head when he pointed out the key to the 76ers' success, "Tang Wenlong and Iguodala are the template for the best players of the future, who can shoot the board, can advance with the ball, can play fast break, and can defend positionally. ”

He said back then that if there were five such players, the formation of a lineup, even if it was only a small lineup, would be extremely terrifying.

Putting aside the finals, in fact, during the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat and the 76ers were also in a five-to-five situation, but the 76ers won a little better on the key ball, and won Tang Wenlong's performance against the sky at the most critical moment, and sometimes, victory and luck are only a matter of millimeters.

Saw the situation of the 76ers and the Thunder Finals. The 76ers didn't seem to have much effort to connect the two cities. The Heat fans were heartbroken and couldn't breathe. They felt. Maybe the Heat had a little better luck at that time, after defeating the 76ers, and now in the Finals, the Heat will definitely be able to beat the Thunder.

The most unfair is James's fans, who inexplicably lost to the Mavericks in the finals last year, and this year they didn't even enter the finals. However, the record is not as good as last year.

The Chinese fans are happy, Tang Wenlong is like their child, the better he performs on the court, the more proud they are, as if they are in the United States, in the NBA, in this league where black and white people are wreaking havoc on the basket. Especially when Tang Wenlong set a series of Asian records in the NBA, he was shocked.

On the afternoon of the 16th, the whole 76-member team took a plane to Oklahoma City, and then stayed in a designated hotel under the arrangement of official staff.

There is nothing special about the hotel either. It is deliberately widened and lengthened that the big bed, and the 76ers players have one bedroom each. Filled a whole floor.

Oklahoma City is a small city, with a low fan base and a small audience, and the ball market can only be said to be a small ball market.

But since the Thunder moved into Oklahoma City, the Thunder's sense of belonging in the city has grown year by year, and he will always have the support of the local people, just like the region's own team. And as the Thunder gradually emerged in the league, and a group of young players such as Durant, Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka hung up on the youth storm of the Northwest Army, the city's fans expanded at a jaw-dropping rate.

So far, the Thunder has vaguely become the most popular team in Oklahoma City, and his name has become the hottest symbol in the city.

The city poured all the love for the Thunder, and it's no exaggeration to say that people think of the Thunder when they talk about Oklahoma these days, and all Oklahomians love the Thunder.

As soon as the fan base rose, the die-hard fans also increased a lot.

Seeing that the team was down 0-2 in the series, the Thunder fans spontaneously organized, gathered at the door of the hotel where the 76ers were staying in the early morning of the 17th, and then recognized the loudspeaker, and the loud street heavy metal music sounded, which instantly resounded in the originally silent dark night of Oklahoma.

Tang Wenlong woke up from his dream in an instant, he turned over in a daze, and couldn't understand what was going on outside.

The sound grew louder and louder, even accompanied by the sound of firecrackers and the howling of the crowd, which were messily intertwined and upset.

Tang Wenlong turned over and turned over again, and became more and more sober by the louder and louder he was downstairs.

"What's the situation!" He walked to the window, opened a little gap, and countless bright lights flashed outside, shining back and forth on the floor where they were staying in the hotel, a beam of light swept over, and he was so irritated that he couldn't open his eyes, and quickly closed the curtain again.

"Knock knock." At this time, there was a knock on his door, and Iguodala's voice came from outside the door, "Tang Wenlong, are you still sleeping?" ”

Tang Wenlong hurriedly got up and went to open the door, thinking in his heart that you knocked like this, where can I still sleep.

As soon as the door opened, Iguodala drooped his head and still wearing his hilarious SpongeBob pajamas, "Don, I'm going to crash, are Thunder fans crazy?" ”

"This is a Thunder fan?"

"Of course, if it's not a Thunder fan, who comes to sleep in the middle of the night!"

Tang Wenlong asked, "Did the head coach go and talk to the people in the hotel?" If you disrupt social order and make urban noise like this, no one will take care of it? ”

Iguodala said: "Coach Doug has gone to negotiate with the official staff, this Nima I used to play away from home and encountered small battles, and in the past, after a little noise, the police would come and take them away, but today it has been at least half an hour." ”

"It's crazy, there won't be any emergencies in the Thunder's home court tomorrow, right?"

Iguodala laughed and jokingly said, "What can happen to the Thunder's home court, is it possible to play a snake in my locker closet?" And they are so noisy today, the league will definitely issue a ticket, and the Thunder team will definitely be responsible. ”

Tang Wenlong also smiled, "You're right, if there can be any emergencies, I think too much." ”

Iguodala was also so noisy that he couldn't sleep, and it was estimated that Tang Wenlong couldn't sleep at this time, so he ran out, and it happened that the two were next door, so they ran to talk to Tang Wenlong. At this time, everyone's doors opened one after another, and Louis, Speights, Butler, and others all came out, and everyone gathered in the corridor to tell jokes, and from time to time burst into laughter.

After about half an hour, the hustle and bustle gradually dissipated, and the neighborhood slowly returned to calm with the long sound of sirens.

Everyone dispersed again and went back to their rooms to continue sleeping, but after being so noisy by the hardcore fans of the Thunder, there were relatively few people who could really continue to sleep.

Tang Wenlong thought to himself that the police in Oklahoma were simply slower than the police in Los Angeles. (To be continued.) )