Chapter 357: The Grand Final Full of Glory and History
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On June 7, 2001, at six o'clock in the evening, the outside of the Minnesoe Target Center Arena was particularly lively, this time point was the time point of the first game of the 2001 NBA Finals, and now there is still one hour before the game, if there are tickets outside the target arena at this time, I am afraid that all the spectators have already entered the arena, Timberwolves fans will not be like fans of other teams to hang outside the arena for a long time before entering the game after the game starts.
But today, this game that was supposed to be a long-awaited game for these Timberwolves fans was blocked out by many ticketed fans, and it was not the Timberwolves staff who stood in their way.
When every Timberwolves fan with a ticket to this game arrived at the target center two hours early to enter the arena as usual, they were almost stopped by a group of fans wearing Philadelphia 76ers jerseys. Obviously, these are from Philadelphia ready to witness the team reach the first game of the Finals again, and the reason why these people stopped the Timberwolves fans is naturally for those extremely precious tickets, but what makes these people extremely disappointed is that no fan will sell their tickets even if the price of these people is high, this situation makes these 76ers fans from afar extremely frustrated, but what these people don't know is in Minnesota, It is never possible to get second-hand tickets from fans. Even if some Timberwolves fans can't come to the stadium because of something, they won't sell tickets to this hostile fan.
Although this game is hard to come by for 76ers fans, these people have no intention of giving up. The undiscouraged spirit of these people is commendable, but it also slows down the time for Timberwolves fans to enter the game, and all the fans who have tickets should have entered the stadium at this time. But at this time, at most, about half of it was inside, and the Timberwolves still had a large number of fans without tickets slowly gathering outside the arena, which made the outside of the target center extremely crowded. However, the security guards at the arena and the local police in Minnesota were having a hard time. There are thousands of 76ers fans in here, and if there is a conflict between the two sides, something big will happen.
But even so, this is the NBA Finals, this is the Timberwolves Finals, this is the focus of basketball fans in the NBA and even around the world, which means a lot to the Timberwolves or the 76ers. Especially for the 76ers. This is the team's return to the Finals after 19 years, and the 76ers 19 years ago were Moses Malone's team, but now they have been replaced by Wonder Boy Iverson.
Iverson has been the pride of Philadelphia since he entered the NBA, and the team is extremely fond of this small man. At the same time, it is also the hope of the team's revival, just like Dr. J, who once led the 76ers to glory, in fact, the expectations of these fans are now really about to become a reality, and now it is only 4 years later, the leader of the 96 generation has brought the 76ers to the finals, this speed is simply amazing, you must know that those geniuses in the 96 generation who were as famous as Iverson back then, such as Raheem of the Grizzlies and Marbury of the Nets, are now all struggling.
Of course, the same is true, even if the little guard loses to this series all over the world, fans around the world won't blame him. After all, their opponent is the Chinese, but for Iverson obviously does not think so, just the day before the start of this game, the 76ers super guard said in an interview with the media that he will step on Nash's body to overthrow the Timberwolves, this is the 76ers guard's heart, just like his character is unabashed, even if the world thinks they will fail, he will rise to the occasion. …,
Iverson wants to topple the Timberwolves in this weak situation, and 76ers head coach Larry Brown thinks so. This is the first time he has led the team to the NBA Finals since coming to the NBAA, and this is the first time he is so close to that O'Brien, when Zhuang Fei won the NBA championship trophy last year, the 76ers head coach had mixed feelings, because last year Zhuang Fei grabbed his first name to become a double NCAA and NBA champion, but this year, he wants to step on Zhuang Fei to complete the feat that Zhuang Fei has completed last year, This puts the 76ers in a quirky atmosphere before the series begins.
Iverson, the team's boss who didn't like to train before, has never missed the team's tactical training recently, and the relationship between the team's head coach Larry Brown and the team's boss Iverson seems to have eased a lot, and the internal changes of the 76ers have also made this team look extraordinarily united, after all, the team has found the same goal up and down.
At the same time, because of this, the strings of the 76ers team are very tight, just like when the Timberwolves reached the finals last year, although Zhuang Fei adjusted very well at that time, the Timberwolves players were still very nervous in the first game, but now the Timberwolves are much better than the 76ers in this regard, after all, they are now the defending champions.
"These people are in a good mood now," Zhuang Fei smiled and looked at the Timberwolves players who were warming up on the court and said with a smile, when the Timberwolves stepped through the Lakers, Zhuang Fei knew that no team could stop his Timberwolves this year, 76ers? This team is really strong right now, even slightly better than last year's Pacers, but so what? The Timberwolves are now in excellent condition after eliminating the Lakers, and Zhuang Fei has no reason to be afraid of the 76ers' challenge in this kind of game where the strength is completely superior and the state is completely superior.
This is the thought in Zhuang Fei's heart, and it is also the current idea of the whole Timberwolves team, now the Timberwolves are very relaxed up and down, and even a little enjoying the game.
"Yes, in this comparison, the 76ers are a little tight now, it seems that the coach's way of playing to grab the start today is extremely correct" Green also nodded with a smile after listening to Zhuang Fei's words. Zhuang Fei expected such a scenario before the game, and the Timberwolves were suppressed by the Pacers at the beginning of the first game last season. It's also the Timberwolves' turn to use the so-called experience advantage in this game.
Compared with Zhuang Fei's current ease, the ABC commentator Michaels on the sideline commentary seat is the same, in fact, when the Timberwolves beat the Lakers with such a strong advantage in the first two games, the commentator knew that this year's finals would be won by the Timberwolves. Even in the mind of this commentator, the strength of this Timberwolves can even be said to have surpassed the Wake Forest led by Duncan and Carter, and now the 76ers want to beat this team? It's really a bit unrealistic, so the focus of this round of matches is not how the two teams win or lose, but other aspects.