Chapter 853: The Wind Rises
In the TNT live broadcast room, Smith, who was in a suit and leather shoes, talked eloquently to the camera:
"Dear fans, good evening, and welcome to the NBA Finals, which is being brought to you by TNT's Home of Basketball. This game is the fifth game of the Finals, and the Warriors have taken a 3-1 lead in the previous four games, which means that if they win again today, the lucky group will become the second defending champion of the 21st century. β
"If the Cavaliers can win, then they can bring the game back to Cleveland, and then they have a chance, because the remaining two games, it's in Cleveland."
Barkley scratched his bald head and said, "Seriously, I don't think the Clevelands have a chance of bringing the war back to their home court, we all know what kind of enemy they're facing, it's the Warriors!" They're going to play in the toughest arena in the league, and it's hard to win. β
Smith, as Barkley's partner, naturally had to take on the task of rebuttal, so he said: "We can't underestimate the heart of any championship, it's true that the Warriors are strong opponents, but the Cavaliers are the champions of the East after all, and they know very well that as long as they win this game, they will have the hope of winning the championship when they return to Cleveland." Any idea how tempting the championship team LeBron is? β
"I don't know, I just know that you can't underestimate any championship heart, but I bet the Cavaliers players don't have championship hearts." Barkley said fiercely.
Jackson interrupted the argument between the two and said, "Ho ho ho, look, guys, the players are in......"
The Cavaliers were the first to enter, and half an hour earlier, Oracle Arena was packed with fans ready to witness the glory of defending the championship for the first time in franchise history, with more than 20,000 fans filling the arena to the ground.
At this time, at the Oracle Arena, all you can see is the platinum jersey of the Warriors, and there are many young people who have painted the Warriors emblem with oil paint on their faces, they are waiting, waiting for the most glorious moment in the team's history.
When the Cavaliers players entered, the fans suddenly let out crazy boos, and the sound was overwhelming, so that the Cavaliers fans at the center of the sound couldn't help but feel panic and despair in their hearts.
When James entered, the boos were the loudest, and the TNT studio even had to lower the volume of the live broadcast, otherwise the Barkley trio would not be heard.
When the little emperor walked out of the players' tunnel, more than 20,000 fans raised their middle fingers, and Barkley laughed and said: "It's like a jungle, Amazon middle finger jungle, I bet LeBron is scolding his mother in his heart now." β
James' face was gloomy, and at this moment he finally understood that he had not yet conquered the whole league, and the fans in the league who didn't buy his account still were!
On the contrary, the appearance of the Warriors players was greeted with thunderous cheers from the fans, especially when Chamberlain came out, and the DJ roared excitedly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, all the fans! Let us welcome with the warmest applause and the warmest cheers -- the most powerful man in the universe, the violent killer of the galaxy, the man who can destroy the sun, the first center on the earth, the ruler of the world basketball world, and the current overlord of the NBA -- the seven-foot-tall super tough guy, SUPER-ZZZZZZZZ!!! β
With the DJ's final 'Z' sound, the atmosphere in the stadium suddenly changed, like a volcanic eruption, like a comet hitting the earth, and countless sounds converged into an earth-shattering roar: "SUPER! SUPERοΌ SEPERοΌ β
Chamberlain strode out, greeted the cheers and screams of the fans, took a deep breath, pressed his hands his lips, and then opened his arms to send a flying kiss while making a gesture of hugging the audience.
The screams of the fans were even louder, and some even had to put throat lozenges in their mouths, their audio tapes were almost broken.
Chamberlain thumped his chest and walked onto the pitch with a beat under the guidance of the energetic music "I-AM-KING".
"The last battle, this is the last battle!" Chamberlain hit his chest with his fist and roared, the fans couldn't hear him, but they understood what he meant, so the fans shouted in unison: "Championship! Defending champions! β
After entering, Chamberlain high-fived every teammate, West waited at the back, the two jumped up and bumped into each other, and after landing, West tore Chamberlain's shirt and stretched out his right thumb to him.
Chamberlain nodded vigorously, and at the same time stretched out his thumb and roared: "Struggle for a season, my brothers, every one of my brothers!" It's time to harvest, ****, bitch raised, we've been jealous ****** a season! Now, let's make them even more jealous, go and win the championship, go and take the glory that belongs to us! Tell everyone, there is only one emperor in the NBA, and that is the Warriors! β
Before this game, even calm Hill and Billups roared with passion.
Before the game was played, the momentum of the Warriors had become more and more intense with the home-court advantage, like a fire that could not be extinguished once it burned.
Before warming up, Chamberlain looked around, he saw Li Qun, Taylor Swift, Zhang Zilin, Winnie, etc., and also saw Shirley, Doll and parents and relatives, and the Li brothers and Wiggins brothers also came to the scene.
"Wow, I must enter the NBA in the future! Look at the vibe, damn it, this is the big picture! Wiggins howled excitedly.
Bruce Lee yelled at him, "Then you'd better pray that you don't run into our brother in the NBA, or damn it, our brother will abuse you ********!" β
Wiggins pulled his brother's arm and shouted boldly, "We're brothers too!" β
In addition to these acquaintances, Chamberlain also saw two people, and that was the current and future leaders of the NBA, David Stern and Adam Shaw.
After the Finals, the NBA president is going to present trophies to the championship teams, so Stern has to come for this game because the Warriors have the potential to win the championship today. Even if the Warriors lose today, Stern will get to play every game in the future.
In fact, in this Finals, Stern did not lose a single one.
This season is too important for Stern, as he is in his last season at the helm of the NBA, and he will be stepping down from next season.
In 1984, a small Jewish lawyer took over the rudder of the NBA ship from O'Brien.
In the 26 years since, the 1.7-meter-tall little white man has never let go of the rudder in his hand. In his hands, this ship has slowly grown from a scarred and broken ship, and today, it is an aircraft carrier giant ship that can cross the world's seven seas!
Nelson Sr. also noticed the smiling Stern, and he said with emotion: "Time is so fast, I still remember some things about this guy when he first became president in 1984." Now you can look back at what it was like when he took over, how he built Magic and Larry Bird, how he built Jordan, how he marketed and promoted this affiliate. He seems to have had the ability to predict future trends before the age of social networking, and his NBA has always been two steps ahead of other leagues. β
Chamberlain said, "You like that guy very much? β
Old Nelson shook his head and smiled, "No, I hate him, I wish I killed him like that, because it was he who turned a purely competitive league into a business league." β
Just as Chamberlain was about to speak, Nelson Sr. said: "But I admire him, he is the helm of the best sports league I know, the NBA has changed from a purely competitive league to a commercial league in his hands, but without him, the NBA may have gone bankrupt." β
Nelson Jr. also sighed: "Regardless of what he does, one thing we have to admit is that all the efforts made by David Stern during his tenure are for the league, not for himself." β
Chamberlain patted the two of them on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, in that case, let's give this president a little gift, let our staff prepare, we can win the championship today, and Mr. President doesn't have to run around." β
Old Nelson laughed and said, "Our staff has been preparing for a full year!" β
At the start of the game, the starters of both sides entered the stadium, and the TNT trio immediately became energetic.
"Well, we can see that the first players to come on the court, Chamberlain, Ibaka, Jackson, West and Billups, the five Tigers, they've been on the court," Smith reported. β
Barkley said excitedly: "Now the Cavaliers players are also on the court, James leads the team, O'Neal, Vallejo, Mo Williams, Gibson, I said Brown had better change this lineup, because this is this lineup, it has been defeated by the Warriors three times!" β
The jump ball was still Chamberlain and Vallejo, the latter of whom couldn't bounce as fast as Chamberlain, so the opening ball undoubtedly fell into the hands of Billups.
At the beginning of the game, Smith's explanation also began, "Fans, if there is anything you haven't done, then I don't want to do it, whether your child is still waiting to be fed, or your dog is pooping in the room, these are nothing, hurry up and sit in front of the TV, get ready for a quick action, and then watch this fierce game!" β
As soon as he stopped, Barkley explained: "The Warriors are determined to attack, and they are advancing so fast, just like the waves in San Francisco Bay at high tide!" Z stood low on the left and it was good, he jammed O'Neal. Oh, poor big shark, he came across the invincible Overlord Crocodile, and it was destined to be a massacre! β
"Z is going to get the ball, Billups's passing is very subtle, worthy of the reputation of a master of passing, come on, let's see if Z can throw the first ball in the finals of the Tianwang Mountain battle! Z is now dribbling in, O'Neal is stuck, oh, Vallejo is up to the bag, God, Z is in danger! β
"Oh God, well done, Z just turned around! Damn, damn it, damn it! How did he turn around just now? He bypassed O'Neal's defense, he was like a whirlwind on the Texas Plains, no one could stop him, yes, he simply passed O'Neal before Valejo's bag was completed, and then scored a layup! β
Looking at Shaq's expression, he looked confused, and there was no doubt that he hadn't figured out how Z had overtaken him. I don't want to figure it out because that's too embarrassing, yes, wear a crotch! Z, the son of a bitch's genius, finished the crotch on Shaq, and then turned to catch the ball and made a layup! β
O'Neal only knew what was going on when he looked at the big screen just now, just now Chamberlain shook the ball between his open legs, and then used his extraordinary agility to turn around and rush to the basket to score, which made the shark lose face!
As a center, Chamberlain's creative power is actually average, so although his offense is very efficient, there is nothing particularly treacherous, once he falls into the low post single, he will either break through the basket, or force a violent dunk, or turn around and hook his hand.
O'Neal was guarding against these, but he didn't expect him to play catch-and-catch crotch piercing!
The offense and defense switched, and the Cavaliers began to attack.
They only have James a steady point of attack now, and on an occasion like the Finals, a point of attack cannot be opened, of course, if you are as strong as Chamberlain, it is another matter.
Chamberlain is also unbeatable, but O'Neal and Vallejo can't beat him whether it's one-on-one or packed, James is different, Jackson's entanglement is enough for him to drink a pot, not to mention that there is also a debate match to make up for it at any time.
As a result, the Cavaliers could only engage in positional warfare, Xiao Mo controlled the ball and broke through, and he was a feint.
Organisation is not Mo's strong point, so he didn't stop after dribbling past half court, but took a step from the middle to attack directly inward, using speed to break through West's defense.