Larry Bird arrived in Los Angeles before Game 5 of the Finals began.

When he saw Suxi, he gave Suxi a big hug, and he hadn't been so excited for a long, long time.

For Bird, the Pacers' match point meant the most perfect and most successful achievement of his career: a lot of people were invincible when they played, they were a dull head coach, and they were a mess when they were in management. But Bird is now proving himself on all three fronts.

When he played, he was a champion. When he was head coach, he led the team to the finals. Now as a manager, he has acquired Suhi through a trade operation to take the team to the finals, which is only one step away from the championship.

Suhi is also delighted that Bird's arrival has put him just one step away from being a 'super distance talent'.

Now, Suhi already has Isaiah Thomas's super low-center of gravity rhythm talent, Gary Payton's super wrapping defensive talent, and Magic Johnson's super space sense talent. If he gets Bird's talent again, Suxi feels that if he doesn't hit the best in history, he will be sorry for these ancient gods who have been surpassed by Jordan and the backcourt elites who have been suppressed by Jordan all their lives.

Of course, the rice should be eaten one bite at a time. It's good to look up at the starry sky, but it's too ambitious, and if you take too big a step, it's easy to pull eggs.

It wasn't just Larry Bird who came to Los Angeles, David Stern and the championship trophy were shipped over. Once the Pacers get the match point, they could win any of the next games.

Rick Carlisle and the coaching staff didn't want to stretch the line, and the night was long, and it was best to end the fight in Los Angeles.

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15 June 2004.

The much-anticipated fifth game of the finals arrived.

The Staples Arena was crowded, and the TV media broadcast signal was also cut early.

Not only in North America, but also in Asia.

Su Xi's great achievements in the NBA have made fans in the Asian region, especially Chinese fans, particularly excited, and a sense of pride has arisen.

Yao Ming walked into the CCTV live broadcast room today, and he and two TV commentators commented on the game for the national audience.

Yao Ming demonstrated his eloquence, as well as his professional knowledge of basketball, with some hands-on experience.

"If the NBA were a pyramid, Suhi's current court strength is almost at the top of the pyramid, and his influence has reached this level. He's not only very popular in China, but in the United States, there are very, very, very many people who follow him. He's charismatic and can often be seen on TV. ”

"If the Pacers win a championship under him, he will become the first Asian guard ever to win a championship, he will become the first Asian guard to win the Finals MVP ever, and he will become the second player ever to win the Finals MVP in his rookie season, the last being Magic Johnson. Magic Johnson has a good relationship with Suhi, and the last time we met, he told Suhi that he taught Suhi a lot of passing skills, and at that time he probably didn't think that Suhi would be a rival to his parent team, the Lakers. ”

"The Pacers are a strong team in their own right, and the addition of Suhee has given them a boost. Now the U.S. side also likes to say that Sushi gave wings to the tigers, and the pacers became invincible. ”

"Suhi is very physical, and we players privately say that he is the strongest player of all NBA guards."

"In the last game, he played almost the whole game. As long as he can play as long as he gets the same minutes as he did in this game, overall I'm optimistic that they won. ”

Yao Ming talked about the end, he added: "If Suxi can join our national team, we will have a great chance this year. ”

"Suhi's physical confrontation on the international stage is enough to make every opponent complain, and the FIBA system is more suitable for his style of play."

"He really wants to play for his country, I talked to him."

"I'd love to play alongside him as well......"

Yao Ming wanted to continue the conversation on this topic, but CCTV was in a special situation after all, and their director stopped the discussion in the headset and let them focus on the commentary game itself.

Then, we started talking about the starting lineup for the game.

But for the fans in front of the TV, the viewers, they want to keep listening. Why does Suhi want to join the national team, but someone still stops her? Is there a more awesome defender in the country than him? Suhi is about to win the championship in the NBA, and since he wants to come back, he should hurry up and ask him to return to the team!

When will the men's basketball team reach the semifinals, don't keep going back and forth in and out of the group stage, the quarterfinals should not be the focus, and the medals should be the destination.

"There was a lot of boos from Lakers fans at the beginning."

"It's rare. We went to Los Angeles to play, and the Lakers fans were lazy, talking and laughing, they were very arrogant, they usually didn't take their opponents very seriously, they thought that the OK combination could handle everything, and they also had a very glorious history, what ups and downs haven't been experienced? ”

"There are a lot of celebrities on the sidelines, and watching the Lakers play is also a relatively fashionable thing in Hollywood. Staples Arena is the Walk of Fame venue, and the NBA has such a saying. ”

However, Suhi is very famous in this regard. My teammates often ask me why I haven't learned a single thing... Yao Ming gushes endlessly, strictly speaking, he is only one grade above Su Xi, although the age difference is large, but he can also be regarded as a star of the same generation.

The Lakers' starting lineup tonight is: O'Neal, Medvedenko, Devin George, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton.

Pacers starters: Barty, O'Neal Jr., Miller, Artest, Suhi.

Barty played well last time out and was promoted to starting centre-forward.

Backbite!

The whistle blows, and O'Neal slaps the basketball towards Gary Payton.

Payton grabbed the basketball, and as soon as he took a step forward, Suhi quickly glued to it, taking advantage of his inattention to give him a strong confrontation, and the long arm directly slapped the basketball down.

It started with a steal.

Yao Ming said with a smile in the live broadcast room on the other side of the ocean: "This is a master-apprentice duel. The whole league knows that Suhey's defense is learned from Gary Payton, and their defensive path is almost identical. Gary Payton often boasted on television that Suhee was his protégé. But now in this situation, the blue is better than the blue. ”

Gary Payton pursues Suhee.

Suhi accelerated to the basket, and Medvidenko pounced to try to block it, but Suhi pushed it away in the air and hit the basket into the basket with his left hand.

"That's Suhey's power, this guy rushes up and hits you, it's like being hit by a car. I don't like to defend him, in the rookie, one him, one Anthony, and James, three power monsters. The class of 2003 produced a lot of talent monsters. ”

Yao Ming's commentary made the audience in front of the TV fascinated.

This is first-hand information.

In addition to shouting a few words, those commentators basically read from the script, as if reading the manual.

The game continues, with Kobe Bryant backing Artest. When he turned to the paint, he passed the basketball to O'Neal, who completed the dunk.

"If Kobe Bryant plays like this, it will be difficult for the Pacers to win. However, if Kobe Bryant keeps playing like this, he will not be Kobe Bryant. ”

Yao Ming said sharply.

He also said some gossip: "When Suhey first went to the Pacers, many players in the league said that Suhey would definitely be picked up by Artest, because Artest is a thorn in the head, and the Pacers are his turf. But it didn't take long for Artest to be convinced, and he completely obeyed Suhi's leadership.

This shows that Sushi still has two brushes. The NBA locker room is intricate, everyone is a millionaire and a multi-millionaire, all of them are very dragged, who will listen to whom. ”

Yao Ming chatted while explaining the game.

The two sides go back and forth, and the fight is more anxious.

The Lakers, who were forced to the edge of the cliff, showed a leading performance, and the OK combination was like a family, each of them played strongly and interacted frequently.

But even so, the Lakers still failed to take the lead.

Because the Pacers have become a climate, driven by Suhey, the whole team is brave and outputs more.

No one can help anyone.

The Lakers were initially expecting Suhi to play seven minutes before going off the court, but Suhi didn't play tonight, playing the full first quarter and hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the final minute.

This three-point is thrown out purely casually.

Its hit shows that Suhi is lucky tonight.

It also gave the Pacers a two-point lead.

"If you play at this pace, the Lakers will lose the game. The Pacers are more resilient than the Lakers, and the roster has a lot of depth. The Lakers are hard pressed to find a third point outside of the OK combination. ”

Yao Ming said on TV and to the fans and viewers of China: "Today we are going to witness the historical moment of Chinese basketball. ”

This made the audience in front of the TV very much excited and excited.

After the start of the second quarter, O'Neal had a burst and he continued to make kills in the restricted area, at one point helping the Lakers take a six-point lead.

At this time, Su Xi's hand just felt cold.

But he quickly changed his direction and assisted frequently. O'Neal Jr. and Reggie Miller stepped up, O'Neal Jr., and Miller was cold-blooded for three points.

The Pacers' disadvantage was chased back.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led by just one point.

At this time, the fatigue on O'Neill's body can be clearly seen.

"O'Neill doesn't train much, and he doesn't do weight management deliberately. He's a little lazy, but not entirely because he's lazy. For a giant like him, too much training increases the frequency of injuries. It is actually not easy for him to maintain his peak state for so long. He entered the league in '92 and it's been almost 12 years now. ”

Yao Ming said.

It's rare for an NBA giant center to play for 12 years, and it's never before for him to maintain such dominance as O'Neal.

Yao Ming is now a little worried that he may not be able to play for 12 years.

CCTV's broadcast camera clearly captured that when Su Xi was on the field, a beautiful woman stood up and grabbed Su Xi's hand and asked her to sign it on her back.

"This is Anne Hathaway, a very famous female star in the United States. Suxi's female star popularity is very good..."

CCTV cut the advertisement.

Although in the United States, everyone says that Susie the Sheep is a playboy.

But on domestic TV stations, Su Xi is a simple and simple gentleman.

No mainstream media reported on Su Xi's messy gossip news, although the Internet was full of jokes and ridicule. But mainstream TV... How can this mess be reported?

During CCTV's advertising break, there were a total of 13 advertisements during the intermission.

Sushi has five ads.

A mobile communication.

A Nike.

A Pepsi.

A global fast food brand.

There is also a domestic drink.

If it weren't for the fear of visual fatigue for the audience, Suhi's advertisers would have been able to fill all 13 ads.

At present, Su Xi dominates the domestic sports market, and his business resources surpass Yao Ming, and he is the last.

It's like Suhi's status in the NBA has surpassed Yao Ming.

Although Yao Ming was born as a champion, he is a center after all, and he has never been a leader in the Rockets. Su Xi plays the most popular defender among the fans, coupled with his rising strength, he has won a lot of tough battles, and he is in the limelight, and now he has reached the finals. Most importantly, handsome in appearance.

Can the commercial value not be high?

After the commercials were broadcast, the second half of the game began.

Both sides were the starting lineups for the first quarter.

Suhi made a deft off-ball move on the first ball, he ran to the bottom corner to run out of space, received a pass from O'Neal Jr., Kobe Bryant quickly flew over, he passed in again, Artest received the basketball and rushed to the basket, passed to Tony Barty, Barty jumped up and wanted to dunk.

Who knew that O'Neill flew over and knocked him directly to the ground.

At that time, Barty was holding his lower abdomen and arm, and cold sweat was dripping.

Slow-motion replays show that when he landed, his left hand was propped up on the floor, and the joints were visibly twisted.

"Tony Batty's handling is a bit wrong, when I was in the NBA, the coach told me that the first thing I did was to fall down when I was knocked down, and not to use my hands to support the ground. How strong O'Neill is! ”

The referee called the game off, and the Pacers' team doctor went up to check on him.

Then he helped him out.

Before Tony Barty walked out of the field, he went to Suhi's side and whispered a few words.

Suhi patted him on the back.

"Tony Barty is the team's favorite big bodyguard at home, and he followed Suhi all the way from Cleveland, and bought out his contract in between. He is a very loyal person, and he also knows that domestic fans have named him Su Bao. He also asked me what I meant, and I told him what he meant by protecting Sushi's bodyguard. He was very happy. ”

Yao Ming said another little secret.

Fans in front of the TV found it very interesting. It turns out that domestic fans give them nicknames, and they all know it.

At the same time, I also wish Tony Barty well, and I hope that everything is fine with Su Bao.

He was instrumental in both games, and O'Neill was successful in defending.

The Pacers put on Foster.

Tony Barty's departure won't be a big loss to the Pacers.

It does not affect the tendency of the balance of victory and loss.

Foster made one of two free throws in place of Tony Barty.

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(End of chapter)