"We were very close to victory, but in the end we still collapsed, which is really regrettable" Larry Bird looked lost in the post-match press conference and Zhuang Fei felt some sympathy, and now Larry Bird reminds him of himself last season, but this time he has become the final winner.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhuang, congratulations to the Timberwolves, they are really good, maybe for us to lose the game may not be the end, but no matter what, we still have one more game, in the next game we will still give it our all and play the basketball we want, we will not back down" Although Larry Bird knows that the future of the Pacers is slim now, he is a realist, he will not dream of the Pacers winning four games in a row, this is impossible, It's just that as a legend and a top coach, he's going to give it his all for a win, and for the Pacers to reach the Finals for the first time, they just need one win.

"Garnett? It's a really good player, he's one of the best superstars in the NBA, he's the third best player in the regular season this year, he's going to have that sooner or later, he's been a bit quiet in the first two games, but that's not his real level, and I know very well what this game means to him to the Timberwolves, congratulations to the Timberwolves for getting a historic superplayer, and he's going to be a legend in the future, maybe like me." In the face of questions about Garnett, the all-time No. 1 small forward did not hesitate to praise himself, even comparing him to himself, implying that Garnett has the potential to become the all-time No. 1 power forward, which is perhaps the biggest compliment Larry Bird can give.

"That dunk was really deadly. That was the turning point of the game, we were dominant on the court before that dunk, but after that dunk everything changed, the Timberwolves controlled the whole court, we were more and more marginal, of course, like you said. I agree with that statement, he's the greatest dunk in NBA history, and he's going to go down in history."

"Rick is in a good mood right now. Garnett is the one who makes a difference in his heart, but he's a strong player and I'm sure he can pick himself up. He is now the player we need the most" When the reporter asked Smiters, Larry Bird's face became even more depressed, this big center has not eased up yet, this is also what he is most worried about, now Smiters' role for the Pacers is undoubted, Smiters is now the offensive core of the Pacers, all the tactics of the Pacers are launched with him as the fulcrum, this game The big center contributed 26 points and 8 assists is proof, But 22 of those 26 points were scored before that dunk, and if the big center loses himself, then the Pacers' entire offensive system will collapse. That's the scariest thing.

"Now we are still not the champion, so I don't have a championship speech now, we still have a game to play" When Zhuang Fei answered the reporter's question, the first question was actually asked by the United States Today to let him talk about the championship speech, which made Zhuang Fei a little crying and laughing, if he was sitting next to Phil Jackson, he would not hesitate to say his championship speech. But sitting here now is his friend Larry Bird, no matter how arrogant he is, he will not say that, but today's America is also raised by Zhuang Fei's character.

When the Timberwolves won three of their first two rounds, they uttered what is now the NBA's most famous quote: "I'm already thinking about the next round."

This has almost become a symbol of Zhuang Fei, and now the Timberwolves have won 3 games, so it should be time to think about the next round, but there is no next round now. Then the only way to consider the championship testimonials is also the original intention of today's United States, but in the end, Zhuang Fei's humility made the reporters below a little crazy, and even kept saying in his heart: "This product is definitely not Coach Z, this product is definitely not Coach Z"...,

Of course, Zhuang Fei definitely doesn't care about their feelings now, he doesn't have the slightest intention of provoking the Pacers and Larry Bird now, but keeps saying good things about the Pacers.

"I remember very well that Larry was just a rookie who had never studied coaching four years ago, he was just a guest commentator at CBS, he used to comment on Wake Forest games, we have been good friends for a long time, I was surprised when he told me he wanted to be a manager, he is one of the greatest players of all time, he is very intelligent, I believe he can do as well as he did as a coach as he did when he was a player, but the pace of his growth is still beyond my expectationsHe's already the winner of the league's best coach, he's already a Finals coach, and he's going to be a championship coach even later."

After the press conference of this game, Larry Bird also asked Zhuang Fei to go to his home to discuss the tactics of the two teams in this game, and at the same time Larry Bird also invited his old rival Magic Johnson, it can be said that Larry Bird's move also means that he has given up the championship, if he thinks he can continue to compete with Zhuang Fei, he will not invite Zhuang Fei to discuss tactics together, and now he is more of a student to ask Zhuang Fei about his gains and losses in this series, Although Magic Johnson has been away from the court for a lot of time, even the commentary is only a cameo, but this three-person tactical seminar still surprised Zhuang Fei with the tactical ability of this successful businessman, and even in Zhuang Fei's heart, he thinks that the all-time No. 1 point guard will definitely not be worse than Larry Bird if he transforms into a head coach, and the IQ and ball quotient of black and white can indeed blow up many people, which also makes them a leader in any field.

Zhuang Fei and Magic Gapard's three-person team studied tactics for almost an all-nighter, so Zhuang Fei collapsed directly on the bed as soon as he returned to the team's hotel, the Timberwolves players were supposed to have a half-day holiday the next day after the game, but at this time all the Timberwolves players did not go out of the hotel, but all chose to do recovery training in the gym of the hotel, for the Timberwolves players they were only one step away from the championship, at this time they did not have the spirit to go out to relax.

Zhuang Fei is sleeping, the players are training, which also makes the Timberwolves extremely low-key, of course, except for one person, the owner of the Timberwolves, Glenn Taylor, after the Timberwolves won the third game, he was interviewed by five national media in a row, and immediately after the interview, he flew directly from Minnesota to Indianapolis with the team's general manager and the Timberwolves management, according to the owner's words in an exclusive interview with the media: "I'm here to win the championship trophy"

In addition to the Minnesota management swarm to Indianapolis in addition to the NBA's top management is also all here, the Timberwolves' devastating posture surprised NBA President David Stern, originally he is now in Europe for NBA promotion activities, according to the itinerary in five days to come back, but the strength of the Timberwolves made the NBA head have to come back from Europe in advance, he must now wait for the Timberwolves to present the award, although the game has been completed three games, the Timberwolves lead 3-0, This means that the Timberwolves can win the championship at any time in the later games, so David Stern must always follow the Timberwolves in the future games and must come to the scene every game.

Of course, in addition to these and the NBA and the Timberwolves' official figures all gathered in Indianapolis, there are many other unofficial figures also came, such as the players of the American team, the original training time of the American team was July 2, and now it is only June 13, but many American team players have also given up their vacations to witness Zhuang Fei's NBA summit, in addition to the Wake Forest Big Three, Boston's Maddy, Lakers' Kobe Bryant and a group of people have come. …,

This also made Indianapolis a star-studded place for a while, and even some fans saw Jordan and Abdul-Jabbar on the street.

Originally, Zhuang Fei's family also wanted to come here, but in the end, Zhuang Fei still refused to consider their safety issues, although it is said that there will be no such characters as 'football hooligans' in professional sports in the United States, but Indianapolis must be extremely chaotic in this battle, Zhuang Fei has never experienced such a scene, and I don't know what will happen here, if they have an accident here, it will be bad. In the end, under Zhuang Fei's resolute refusal, Scarlett could only stay with Zhuang Fei's family in Minnesota to watch TV.

"The 2000 NBA Finals may be the last game, the Timberwolves are about to be crowned the first championship trophy in team history, and Indianapolis has also ushered in its own prosperous day of the year, the eyes of basketball fans all over the world are focused here, but what makes them bitter is that they have to witness the coronation of their opponents on their own turf, maybe they should also be satisfied, at least they have witnessed the birth of a championship, And Minnesota fans had to watch the team lift the O'Brien Cup on TV, and the Timberwolves had no way to get back home."

"But I've heard that tens of thousands of fans have already rushed to Indianapolis, good luck to them"

This is the final paragraph of the headline of the sports edition of USA Today on June 13, "The Timberwolves are about to be crowned NBA champions", and at 7 p.m. on June 14,

In 1999-2000, the NBA finally ushered in what may be their final battle at Conseco Stadium. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )