Chapter 208: Beautiful Salt Lake City (Ask for Recommendation Votes and Support)
When the rebounds on both sides lit up the red light, Chamberlain lowered his head in frustration, and the final score was 99-95, the Jazz won the second game, and the Warriors' hopes of sweeping the opponent were dashed.
However, although the Warriors, both players and fans, are clamoring to sweep the opponent, it is Chamberlain himself who really takes this matter seriously, after all, they are fifth in the West and the Jazz are fourth in the West, sweeping opponents who are even higher than themselves, which is almost wishful thinking.
Since the 90s, the Jazz have been a tough playoff team, and it is difficult to win them in the playoffs, let alone sweep? The Jazz have never been swept in their playoff history!
The stadium of the Energy Center resounded with the smug cheers of the fans, beer and popcorn flew everywhere, and Chamberlain was in an irritable mood, and simply said hello to Li Qun and walked quickly into the players' tunnel.
"4:1, you're doomed!" Fans shouted at him on both sides of the tunnel.
Chamberlain's eyes widened violently, and Billups came up to grab him, comforting: "Let these clowns comfort themselves, don't worry about buddy, today's game is just an exception, we will win three games in a row." Besides, don't you often say in the locker room, winning and losing is a common thing, there are seven games in the playoffs, not to mention that we still have home advantage. â
That being said, but how could Chamberlain not care about the outcome of this match? It was his first playoff loss, and he knew that day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
When Chamberlain and the others walked into the players' tunnel, the energy center arena resounded with the screams of DJs gloating: "Dear fans and friends, let us send off our great opponents Golden State Warriors with applause, they are amazing, they know that they will lose and still come to play, they are great people, noble people, people who have the courage to sacrifice themselves for the entertainment of us......"
"If it's in front of me, I'll fucking break this son of a bitch's teeth!" Billups was furious, too.
Although the Warriors lost this game, no one could blame Chamberlain for anything, but the praise for him continued, because he still performed well enough in this game.
He played 36 minutes, scored 21 points, 18 rebounds and nine blocks, and recorded a near-triple-double, which is a remarkable feat for a rookie who is only 19 years old.
According to official statistics, in terms of the total number of points, rebounds and blocks in the first two games of the playoffs, Chamberlain is the highest among rookies in the last two decades, even Jordan and Iverson have not done this, and O'Neal and Duncan have not done it.
Chamberlain's efforts were seen by fans all over the United States, he was almost going to play with his life in the fourth quarter, four of the nine blocks were sent in the fourth quarter, he ran wildly in the restricted area, defending the Warriors' interior line from being breached, if it weren't for him, the Warriors would have lost very badly today, and it was Chamberlain's defense that caused the Jazz to dare not shoot at will on the inside.
The Warriors really lack a good interior lineman, this interior line doesn't have to be as good as Chamberlain, dominate the restricted area, he just needs to be able to help Chamberlain when he leaves the court for a while, but even this no one can do that, Evans works hard, but he is too short, let him play center, that's a joke.
After playing two games in Salt Lake City, the Warriors were finally able to go home, but their flight was in the afternoon, and there was still time to rest in the morning.
Chamberlain and Li Qun were naturally tired of being together, and after breakfast, the two decided to drive around Salt Lake City, which is still very famous, the capital and largest city of Utah, and ranked third among the western inland cities of the United States, after Denver and Phoenix.
This city was born in 1847, most of the American cities are like this, there is no long history, so once the time is relatively long, it will be touted by all kinds of people, in Li Qun's view, this point is far worse than China, in some places in Shandong, Henan, China, many towns have a history of more than 2,000 years, and even carefully investigated, some small towns can turn out the things of more than 3,000 years ago, sometimes an inconspicuous town, 3,000 years ago was still the station of an ancient national capital.
The father of Salt Lake City was Brigham Young, and he led a group of followers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to pioneer a city that is now known as Mormonism. Since then, the Mormon Church has been based in Salt Lake City, where more than half of the local population is members.
This is one of the reasons why Jazz fans are more crazy, and most of the churchgoers are crazy.
Salt Lake City has a thriving mining industry, with the construction of a railroad across the United States in the 19th century, earning the city the nickname "Crossroads of the West." In the 21st century, the city has developed outdoor tourism, especially highland skiing and cycling, and hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, which were also quite famous, when all kinds of shady scenes and doping tests were detected, and it was one of the most scandalous places in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Salt Lake City is mainly industrial, but it does a good job of environmental protection, which is the characteristic of many American cities, and it needs to be economical but also green.
It's the end of April, but Salt Lake City is still in the middle of spring, and you can see unmelted snow piling up in some shady spots on the streets.
Salt Lake City has four distinct seasons, with an average annual temperature of 11. 1°Că Snowfall begins in November and lasts until mid-April, with an average annual total of 160 centimeters of snowfall, while the watershed mountains near Salt Lake City have an average snow height of 1,270 centimeters and only 160 snow-free days, which means that the city is covered with snow for most of the year.
Li Qun has admired Salt Lake City for a long time, and Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park are famous all over the world, but because of time reasons, they can only walk around the city, and some further places cannot be visited, because Chamberlain has to fly back to San Francisco in the afternoon.
The Salt Lake City metro area is also a great tourist value, as it is a standard American-style financial center, along the fast-growing WasatchFront business center, which is home to many resorts, and is densely packed with small towns and urban parks such as Utah Park, Snowbird Ski Resort, and Arches National Park.
According to the travel route given by the Jazz staff, Chamberlain and Li Qun went to the Lion House first, but don't get me wrong, this Lion House is not a zoo, but the residence and office of Mormon ancestor Brigham Yang and his 19 wives and 56 children.
"19 wives, 56 children? Damn, this is ......" Chamberlain wanted to sigh with envy and jealousy, most men would have this feeling when visiting the Lion House, but Li Qun's dangerous gaze made him change his words in time: "This is just too much!" â
Li Qun smiled and nodded, and the male guide made a tacit smile to Chamberlain, Chamberlain continued to discuss Mormon doctrines with the male guide during his visit to the Lion House, Li Qun understood the man's careful thinking, and after giving him a few amorous eyes, he ignored Chamberlain and went to visit the small cabin built around the Lion House, which used to be the residence of Mormons.
Out of the Lion's House, Chamberlain and Li Qun entered the Mormon Temple. Mormon Temple is the symbol of Salt Lake City, but also the holy place of Mormons in the whole world, officially called the Temple of the Doomsday Saints, built in 1853, completed in 1893, is a Gothic elegant and simple large building, spire columns, very magnificent and magnificent, the tower-shaped gate is connected by four pillars, and the statue of an eagle stands on the top of the door.
The Mormon Temple is a hub for local residents, and because 56 percent of the city's population is Mormon, the city is quite clean and even has a low crime rate. The surrounding buildings of the Mormon Temple have strong religious connotations, such as the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, the Beehive House, the Church History and Art Museum, and the Church Square.
Further beyond is the Chapel, a large circular single-storey building 76 meters wide, 46 meters deep and 21 meters high, with a ceiling of 44 arched wooden planks supported by sandstone pillars, built in 1864 and completed in 1867, which has remained unchanged to this day.
The chapel has 8,000 seats, and the standing seats can accommodate 120,000 people. When Chamberlain and Li Qun arrived, there was a Mormon Church choir singing, and the two listened outside for a while, and they wanted to go in because they felt good, but the tour guide stopped them.
"Sir, ma'am, I think we'd better listen outside." The tour guide said with a smile.
Chamberlain patted his waist and said, "Do you want tickets?" It's okay, I've got money. â
The tour guide shook his head and smiled, and said euphemistically: "It's the Templar choir inside, non-Mormons are not allowed to enter, and Mr. Z is the enemy of the entire Utah basketball fan right now, I think it's better for you not to go in to be safe." â
Chamberlain was so stunned that she could only stand outside with Li Qun, who was very interested in the organ on the choir in the chapel, and she sighed, "It's so big, God." â
The tour guide smiled proudly: "Yes ma'am, you have a good eye, this is the largest pipe organ in the world, consisting of 11,000 pipes, this organ is played every day, from Monday to Friday at 12 p.m., and on weekends and Sundays at 4 p.m. At 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, there is a rehearsal for the choir Tybernacle Choir, which officially plays every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Every Christmas Eve, sacred music is played here, and then it is broadcast by the radio station to every corner of the world......"
Chamberlain dragged the reluctant Li Qun out of the church shrine that also made him reluctant to give up, and they didn't have time to wait until noon to visit the Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake is one of the most attractive places to visit in Salt Lake City, and the city got its name because of its existence. Its location in the northwest of the city is a large salt water lake, which is the highest salinity area after the Dead Sea in the world, the salt content of the lake is as high as 25 percent, and the buoyancy is very strong, that is, people who can't swim jump into the lake and die will not sink.
In the summer, many people come here to play in the water, and there is also a salt factory on the shores of the lake. There are no fish in the lake, only some algae and small shrimp that tolerate high salinity can survive. The lake water contains 76 kinds of minerals and trace elements, which has a natural bactericidal effect, and the local Indians use the lake water and the grass and leaves around the lake to heal the sick and heal, and regard the Great Salt Lake as a "holy lake". "Great Salt Lake Treasure Mine" is a nutrient extracted from the lake water of the Great Salt Lake, containing 72 kinds of active ionized calcium minerals and trace elements.
After a tour of the salt lake, the tour guide strongly recommended Chamberlain and Li Qun to visit the open-pit copper mine, and he said:
"Our copper mine is not far from the city, just 40 kilometers to the southwest, this is the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, have you ever heard of an interview with an astronaut? They say that there are two man-made objects on the earth that can be seen on the space station, one is the Great Wall of your country, and the other is our big copper mine! â
Unfortunately, they couldn't go at all, and they still wanted to go to Grand Teton National Park, a 310,000-acre park that is known as "the most beautiful national park in the world", but the problem is that there is not that much time, it is almost noon, they have to prepare lunch, and they have to return in the afternoon.