On May 30, in the G5 game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Philadelphia Digital team narrowly defeated the Bucks by one point at home, 3-2, and got the match point.

Philadelphia won both steals and free throws, with seven more steals and 12 more free throws than the Bucks, trailing the Bucks in the rest.

I didn't watch this game, and when I read the newspaper the next morning, I learned that the Bucks' Ray Allen and Cassel both scored 20 points, while Iverson only made 5 of 27 shots under Kassel's defense, shooting only 18.5% from the field, and only scored 15 points.

However, the media still praised Iverson, ranking second in the regular season MVP, averaging 31.1 points per game in the regular season, also second, in the first round against Reggie Miller, averaging 31.5 points per game, 41% shooting, and in the second round against Vince Carter, averaging 33.7 points per game and 40.4 shooting percentage.

So far this season, Iverson has been at the top of his game, and without Zhou Quan, he has a good chance of winning his first MVP and scoring title.

On June 1, the Eastern Conference Finals G6 game, 100:110, the Bucks defeated the digital team at home.

Iverson had a good performance, shooting 42.4% on 14-of-33 shooting, including 5-of-9 three-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws, and scored 46 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with 6 turnovers.

It's a pity that Ray Allen scored 41 points, Kassel scored 22 points, and controlled the mistakes again, so as to win smoothly

Got off the game.

In the first five games of the series, the Bucks had more turnovers than the numbers, but this one the Bucks had turnovers

The number team is four times less

On June 3, the East Finals grabbed seven.

Zhou Quan decided to tune in to watch the game, Iverson and Ray Allen are still among the best defenders in the league today, and the game is still interesting.

He also likes Iverson's fearless breakthrough, but if he had to choose a teammate, he would like to partner with Ray Allen.

Iverson played super efficient, shooting 51.5% on 17-of-33 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers and 6-of-7 free throws, and scored 44 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.

Mutombo also chipped in 20 points and 19 rebounds, and made a threat on the defensive end, sending seven big hats, and the hat Ray Allen did not dare to break through and play.

In addition, the number team also had three players score in double figures, and a total of five people scored in double figures.

For the Bucks, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, and Cassel scored 26 points, 24 points, and 20 points respectively, all of which performed well, with a total of four players scoring double-doubles.

Unfortunately, in terms of steals, Philadelphia had as many as 11, while the Bucks had only four, 13 fewer free throws and nine fewer rebounds.

The final score was 91-108, and the Philadelphia Numbers won the tiebreaker at home and made it to the finals with a hard run.

"Finals! We're going to play the grand final! ”

"Finals, here we come!"

Iverson was ecstatic and celebrated wildly after the game, while Ray Allen and the others left the court disappointed.

"Allen, in the three-round series, you beat three first-class defenders, Reggie Miller, Vince Carter, and Ray Allen, and you all beat each other, do you want to say something to them now?" The reporter asked in the post-match interview.

Iverson still retained his excitement, shook his head and said with emotion: "It's not easy, our opponents are the best, they are amazing, they are the best opponents."

But we did better, we made it to the finals, and I'm very happy to do that, and I'm going to touch the floor of the finals for the first time. ”

"Do you want to say something to the Iron Fist King?" The reporter asked again.

Iverson's excited expression instantly converged, but he immediately regained his excitement and said: "I'm looking forward to the showdown with the Iron Fist King, he is high, I used to really hope to have the opportunity to challenge him in the playoffs, but we didn't have a chance to play in the finals, now that I have the opportunity, I will cherish this opportunity." ”

"In the Western Finals, Kobe Bryant was locked by the Iron Fist King, and he rarely even attacked with the ball in front of the Iron Fist King, how do you think you will behave differently from Kobe?" The reporter asked again.

“NONONO……”

Iverson shook his head again and again: "I will not be afraid of the Iron Fist King's defense, even if he steals me ten times a time, I will launch the eleventh attack, without the attack, I will no longer be me." ”

"What do you think are the odds of winning the Grand Final?" The reporter finally asked.

Iverson smiled bitterly and said, "I know he's strong, super strong, he's the god of point guards, no, in my eyes, he's the god of basketball, it's hard for us to win against his team." But we won't admit defeat, and we're going to lose on the offensive side if we lose. ”

Zhou Quan took a look at the comparison of Iverson and Ray Allen on the TV screen, the former averaged 30.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, shooting 34.4%, while the latter had 27.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 0.9 steals, shooting 46.8%.

In terms of efficiency, Ray Allen beat Iverson and scored slightly less.

The Bucks lost inside, and Mutombo's performance of averaging 16.6 points, 15.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game was a key guarantee for the digital team to advance.

Bucks center Elvin Johnson only averaged 6.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and the team averaged only 42.2 rebounds per game, while the number team averaged 48.3, an average of 6.1 fewer per game, which happened to be the rebounding gap between Elvin Johnson and Mutombo.

With the end of the Eastern Finals, the schedule for the finals will come out soon, and it will start on June 6, with the superSonics at home, and the home-and-away system of 232.

On June 4th, many media began to analyze and predict the finals.

The Finals were almost one-sided, with few media outlets believing that the Numerical Team would win the Finals, even the Philadelphia media, which was pessimistic.

The main analysis of the media is whether Philadelphia can avoid being swept, after all, the Lakers, who are as strong as the OK combination, have also been swept.

A number of media outlets interviewed several celebrities of the digital team.

"The numbers rely too heavily on Allen Iverson offensively, but he's going to have to face the Iron Fist defense, and Iverson has the disadvantage when it comes to the regular season when the two meet," Dr. J said. Well, well, a big disadvantage. But I believe in Iverson, he can do miracles. ”

Moses Malone said: "The alliance has entered an era of iron fists that belong to the Iron Fist King, the previous era belonged to the era of black and white magic birds, but the era of Iron Fist King is more terrifying and cruel than the era of magic birds, full of more terrible dominance.

In last year's Western Finals and the past Western Finals, he played an average of 50+ performances per game for two consecutive years, and we faced such a terrifying opponent, it is easy to have a negative psychology of being powerless and irresistible.

But I believe in Iverson, he can do it, he has a lot of fighting spirit, he is the best leader, and I believe he will challenge the Iron Fist King strongly. ”

Barkley had just finished the live broadcast of the Eastern Conference Finals, and talked about the upcoming Finals on TNT's show, waving his fists in encouragement:

"Aaron, you can, don't think how strong he is, your strength can challenge anyone, I will support you mentally, and I will also go to the scene to support you."

The media also interviewed a number of other stars.

Magic Johnson said: "It's frustrating for us to be in the West, yes, we've been swept out for four years in a row, it's a tragedy, we've become a tragedy.

Alas! Now some Angelenos have lost hope in us, they think Tekken is invincible, OK combo...... Oh, sorry, I digress.

Well, back to the Finals, I'm not confident in the Finals of Team Numbers, they won't be stronger than the OK pair, and when Iverson is locked up by the Iron Fist King like Kobe, a sweep is the most likely ending, and the SuperSonics are very likely to complete the title defense with a winning record.

If you were to ask me what the odds are, I would tell you that 99%, and the remaining 1% is a massive injury at supersonic, or even a serious injury to the Iron Fist King.

The most feared thing about Tekken is not that he can score 70 points in a series, but that he can average 50+ points per game in a series, and for two years in a row.

How terrible is that? Some teams can only score 60 or 70 points in a single game in the playoffs, but he can easily score 50 points alone.

He is in his prime two years after retiring from football, and whoever wants to beat him can only expect him to go down to the top.

It's hard for me to imagine him being beaten in his prime, especially with a good supersonic lineup, which is almost impossible.

In the history of the NBA league, no one has ever been as terrifying as him, not even the basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain, even Jordan, has never had such a performance in the playoffs. ”

Pacers head coach Smiling Assassin spoke to the media in Indiana, saying: "I think the SuperSonics are going to win the championship, the numbers don't have the ability to get a win from the hands of Iron Fist, it's too difficult."

I even think Iverson's scoring will be limited to single digits by Tekken, or his shooting percentage will be limited to 30 or even 20 percent. ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon on June 5, the Philadelphia Numbers team's special plane arrived in Seattle.

After getting off the plane, Iverson called Zhou Quan, not saying the finals, just an ordinary greeting.

At five o'clock, the digital team held a media conference at the hotel.

"Allen, the media and a lot of stars are not optimistic about you right now, including the Philadelphia media and Dr. J, do you think that's right?" A reporter from the New York Times asked.

"We know this is going to happen, after all, Tekken is so powerful, I've already said it, we're going to challenge Tekken, what the result is, but by God." Iverson said.

"Iverson, do you think you have any hope of winning?" The reporter asked.

"We're going to do everything we can to make this series more suspenseful." Iverson said.

On the 6th, the day of the G1 match of the finals.

Although the supersonic speed is overwhelmingly optimistic, the suspense is very small, or even almost non-existent, there are still many people who come to Seattle to watch the finals, which shows that the attention of this one-sided finals is still very large.

Zhou Quan still held a party at home in the past two days, entertaining friends who came to watch the game, which was full of friends and very lively.

As far away as Los Angeles, Bryant has already started his extra work.

Swept out of the tournament for four years in a row, he is going crazy.

Defended by the Iron Fist King, he once again played a shit-like Western showdown, which made him especially unacceptable.

The four quarterbacks, the champion show Iverson has been overpowering him in popularity and strength, and now Iverson has reached the finals and touched the floor of the finals, and when will he be able to cross the Iron Fist King and enter the door of the finals?

Practice! Practice! Practice!

Only crazy training can temporarily get him out of the shadow of failure.

O'Neal decided to lose fat and was swept for four consecutive years, and has not won a championship so far, which deeply hit his self-esteem.

At the same time, after he saw Zhou Quan's statement about his tonnage, he also thought it made sense, not to mention 150 kilograms, even if he only had 140 kilograms of tonnage, it would be enough to destroy all the centers, so he decided to reduce it to 145 kilograms.

If he had practiced the magic trick from 130 kilograms to 140 kilograms, then his current tonnage was not practiced, but all eaten.

"Please, Mike, you've got to keep my mouth shut, or I'll fire you." He said to his agent, who is also his uncle, Mike Parris.

This year he fired the agent he had worked with for 10 years and formed his own personal finance company, with Mike Parris in charge of his chronicler.

"I'll you!"

Hearing O'Neill's words, Paris just wanted to slap the super big burger he had just bought on O'Neill's fat face.

"Hey, Shaq, that's your mouth, not mine, what do you want me to do?"

"That's your business, you're my agent, and you have to do the job your boss gave you."

"Okay, I'll eat this burger, how about you order a three-ripe steak?" Add another serving of chicken breast? ”

"Oh no, I'll finish this burger before I lose weight."

……

In the evening, downtown Seattle was full of people and cars, countless people rushed over from various areas of Seattle, and the crowd had already gathered outside the new center gymnasium.

"Overall Champion! Overall Winner ......"

"Defend your title! Defending ......"

"Fifth crown! Fifth crown ......"

In the square outside the central gymnasium, huge shouts erupted from time to time.

"Iron Fist! Tekken ......"

At a quarter past six, when Zhou Quan's car appeared, the shouts quickly swept through the entire square.

The game started at half past eight, and at half past six, the venue opened, and the flow of people began to pour into the central gymnasium.

By this time, the entire SuperSonics team had already arrived in the locker room and began to prepare for the game.

Ewing and Campbell are lying down for massages, they have both returned, and they have been training with the team since the day before yesterday, and the SuperSonics roster has returned to its full strength.

Ewing's physical condition is actually not very good, and he has injured his knee again and again, and he can't play anymore, but he is absolutely unwilling to miss the finals, so he strongly asked for a comeback, and the SuperSonics also agreed to the veteran's request.

The activities of other people's activities, the chatting of chats, the atmosphere is very relaxed.

At the scene, dozens of retired and active NBA stars, plus some Hollywood star models, looked starry.

The smiling assassin walked up to Barkley with his right hand and said with a smile, "Hey, Fliggy, are you interested in taking a gamble?" ”

Buckley was tempted to find a knife to chop off the Assassin's right hand, which was wearing three championship rings, but he turned his head away from the Assassin and snorted, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Aren't you optimistic about the number team, let's bet $10,000, and I'll stand on the supersonic." The assassin smiled.

"Are you stupid for me?" Barkley said angrily.

"Haha......"

The Assassin laughed, showing off his championship ring in front of Barkley was his favorite thing to do, and it made him feel refreshed.

"Damn it, sooner or later you're going to get fired by the Pacers, and you'll wake up tomorrow morning and you'll find yourself out of work." After the Assassin turned to leave, Barkley cursed.

But I have to say that he is very envious and jealous of the smiling assassin in his heart, there are three championships, let alone three, as long as there is one, he will wake up laughing in his dreams, and his mouth will crack with laughter.

(End of chapter)