Chapter 153: The Shame of Philadelphia
The Pacers have played 81 of their 82 regular-season games this season after the game against the Knicks, and they will have their final game after a day off.
The Pacers' regular season finale will head to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers.
On the 14th, Indiana played against New York, and although their game against Philadelphia was not until the 16th, they rushed to Philadelphia that night. Arriving in Philadelphia a day earlier is also to allow the players to reduce the hardship of traveling. The main thing is that in this round, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost at home. They lost to Atlanta, and now Cleveland is the same win as Indiana.
If the final finale, the Pacers can win against the 76ers. They will beat Cleveland to finish fourth in the Eastern Conference. That way, they will have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Just arrived at the hotel where the team was staying, Li Chengcheng couldn't wait to enter the room. He jumped on the bed without even saying hello to Granger.
"It's like who won't let you sleep." Granger spitted.
And Li Cheng ignored Granger's complaints at all, and he directly entered the "top of the basketball world" system.
It's past 12 o'clock now, and Li Cheng can't wait to find a new achievement task.
His 25 days of "system consumption" had run out, and now the system was burning his gold every day that passed. Although he still has a lot of gold coins left, it hurts Li Cheng to watch the gold coins decrease every day! So Li Cheng is very eager for this month's achievement task.
As soon as he entered the system, a brilliant light curtain jumped out. "Achievement quest refresh. Get a new achievement mission - a perfect ending! ”
"Perfect Finale Mission Stage 1 - Philadelphia Finale!"
"Description: The season is coming to an end, and players need to play the perfect finishing table for this season. First of all, you need to play the perfect table in the regular season. In Philadelphia, the city that abandoned you, conquer the city that abandoned you with the most perfect table. ”
"Mission Goal: Defeat Thaddeus Young, who entered the NBA in the same year as you. Throw all his taunts and taunts at you back in his face. ”
After reading this task, Li Cheng quit the "Top of the Basketball System", and his thoughts drifted to the summer of 07, when he had just been drafted by Philadelphia.
He was ecstatic when he found out he had been drafted by Philadelphia in the second round at No. 8. Li Cheng casually packed up some salutes and hurried to Philadelphia. But here, only cold eyes and ridicule await him.
Some of the older guys in Philadelphia treated him coldly, and the guys who came to try out with or without the draft were full of mockery about him.
Especially those guys who didn't go through the draft, they think that Li Cheng was just selected by the 76ers because of his skin color. The team is not interested in his people at all, but the huge Chinese market behind him. Among these people, Thaddeus Young, the No. 11 rookie in the first round this year, sneered at Li Cheng.
Thaddeus Young is most happy to find Li Cheng to fight alone. Every time he broke through Li Cheng, he would drop a word of ridicule. Every time he shot at Li Cheng's head, he would leave a roll of his eyes.
"You still want to play in the NBA at your level?"
"You don't even deserve to lift my shoes at your level, you know?"
"When will Chinese also play basketball? What else will you do except for that Yao Ming who relied on his height advantage? Even your Yao Ming is nothing more than a piece of waste with a deformed arm span. (Yao Ming's arm span is only 220CM, and the average person's arm span will be about the same as his height, or even taller than his height)"
"That Yi can even become this year's No. 6 rookie? Those guys in Milwaukee have all been kicked in the head by donkeys! They chose me pretty much! ”
"Oh! I'm sorry I got you over again. You're going to eat ash behind my ass! ”
"Look, I'm shooting on your head again, I'm sorry!"
Thaddeus Young's happiest thing every day seems to be to find a sense of superiority in Li Cheng, and Li Cheng refuses to fight him alone. There will be countless ridicule and ridicule all around.
In the face of these ridicules, Li Chengdu endured it, he needed some opportunities, he wanted to prove himself.
But. After Li Cheng endured this, he was told by the team's uniform team that he would be reporting to Indiana. There is no place for him in Philadelphia.
This is definitely like a bolt from the blue sky for a rich second generation whose family has just gone bankrupt. His first stop in the NBA failed. Then he had no choice but to pack up and rush to Indiana. Good thing he was there. Harvested a contract. At the same time, he met his current best friend, Danny Granger, there.
At a time when everyone was laughing at him. Only Danny Granger was encouraging him; When he had no place to live, Danny Granger took him in; After he killed the Trail Blazers, Granger was even more excited than he had hit the killer shot.
In the fluttering of thoughts, Li Cheng felt that the corners of his eyes were unconsciously moistened.
"Thankfully, it's all gone! Now I'm Indiana's Miracle Son, I'm the lucky boy who let God give the gift, and I'll lead Indiana back to glory! Li Cheng clenched his fists as he looked at Granger, who was already asleep.
"Danny, we're all in this together! Create the splendor of Zào Indiana! Li Cheng muttered.
Then, Li Cheng looked at the dark room, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Thaddeus Young, I'm going to blow you up tomorrow night! Philadelphia uniforms, I'm going to make you regret it! Regret abandoning me! Li Cheng secretly swore in his heart.
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After losing Iverson, Philadelphia began a rebuild, and the team made the playoffs this season, finishing eighth in the East. It's just that it is unknown whether this young team will be able to return to the way it was when the "answer" was there after rebuilding.
For Philadelphia, Li Cheng has always had a grudge. He was drafted by Philadelphia this year, but after being drafted by Philadelphia, he only went to Philadelphia to participate in training camps, and he didn't even negotiate a contract. He was dumped like garbage from Philadelphia and thrown to Indiana.
In Indiana, Li Cheng has also not been reused. Until...... He hit that game-winning shot in the Pacers-Trail Blazers game.
Li Cheng started a miraculous journey of an ugly duckling turning into a white swan, and in his miraculous journey. The person who looks the most unhappy in my heart should be a Philadelphia!
Originally, Philadelphia could get another Aaron Iverson, but they gave it to Indiana. Now the Indians can't laugh, but the Phillies are depressed.
How can Philadelphia fans be satisfied by the pressure on their uniforms lately, not only sending away Iverson, but also giving away a star of hope who is now shining all over the league?
Before this closing game, the media began to report on the feud between Li Cheng and Philadelphia. While lamenting that Indiana is really the "conscience of the industry", everyone also vigorously reported the story between Li Cheng and Philadelphia.
Now Li Cheng has enough fans in the United States, but in this country that advocates "violent aesthetics", Li Cheng is still not as muscular as those ones. Players with a tough style of play are popular.
But in this country, there are still a lot of fans who like that kind of pinnacle technology. Li Cheng's shooting is light and beautiful. He jumped like a fallen leaf being blown by the wind, and at a beautiful angle, his body drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then the basketball flew lightly, leaving a wonderful arc before falling into the basket.
This beauty is equally popular, especially in the city of Philadelphia. It was once Iverson's turf, and the beautiful breakthrough of "Answer" made Philadelphia fans want to stop. Pity. This qiē is in the past.
Philadelphia was waiting for their new "answer", but they watched a "correct" answer fly past them.
When Philadelphia didn't have the MVP call and the name Iverson; When the shark is no longer invincible under the basket; When the no-fly zone of Big Ben is no longer a both.
The NBA of this era seems to be the twilight of a group of veterans, and the sons of Philadelphia left Philadelphia. Detroit's Big Ben left the Pistons, and you don't know who else is next.
Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Steve, Nash, Vince Carter...... These used to be loud. He is still one of the league's top superstars. You don't know how many more years they'll be able to play, maybe ...... Soon they will be lonely and then forgotten. Eventually, he retired in disgrace.
Iverson's departure evoked a sense of grief among Philadelphia fans, but it was a hard-fought battalion. The old soldiers will eventually leave, and the new ones will rise.
The morning is bathed in the sun. After Li Cheng and Granger returned from morning practice, they watched TV while eating breakfast.
"Grief and remembrance seem to have become the theme of Philadelphia!" Li Cheng said with a smile.
Granger took a sip of milk and said, "That seems to be the case, but isn't that a bit unfounded?" ”
Except that Iverson really has lost the footsteps of his youth and is no longer as brave as he used to be. Kobe Bryant, Maddie, these guys are perverted! They can score more than 40 points every night as long as they want. And Steve Nash, the older he gets, the more refined he gets, and he has no problem delivering more than ten assists in one night.
"You're right, but the propaganda videos made by these media are really a bit sensational!" Li Cheng shook his head and smiled.
"It might arouse the affection of some old fans!"
"I think the younger fans will be more sad! After all, these stars have grown up with their youth. ”
"I don't care about that, I just know that we're going to kick them off the altar one by one, and then we'll take their place."
Li Cheng looked at Granger's confident appearance and laughed. He smiled so confidently. Li Cheng stood up, walked to Granger's side, and whispered, "Danny! Let's kick those old guys off the altar and replace them, and let's go and create the glory of Zào Indiana together! ”
Granger looked at Li Cheng with the same confident smile, and then he nodded firmly. (To be continued......)