- Michael! Michael! Michael!

- Wizards! Wizard! Wizard!

- Defense! Defend! Defend!

The more the game ended, the more intense the atmosphere became, with more than 20,000 fans constantly clamoring, and fans all over the world shouting all over the world.

86:86, the two sides are tied.

91 square meters, 93 square meters, 98 square meters, 105 square meters......

109:109！

By the end of the third quarter, the score was tied again.

Jordan has taken his personal heroism to the extreme, scoring almost all the points in the third quarter, and his personal score has come to 46 points, followed by Lin Dong with 36 points, Yao Ming scored 29 points, but contributed 6 rebounds in the third quarter, and the number of individual rebounds has come to 15.

Frankly, it was a thrilling and speechless session for each other's coaches.

Doug Collins' tactical intention in the third quarter was to hope that Yao Ming would carry the banner at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so that Jordan could get the fullest rest to take over the fourth quarter, but now Jordan's early outburst, although Yao Ming's physical strength was supported, made Doug Collins extremely worried about the state of the basketball god in the fourth quarter, and at the same time, he still insisted on team basketball, and perfectly played the supersonic combat power in the third quarter, and even re-raised the supersonic outside shooting rate again. It is also a horror bomb that is the most difficult to limit for wizards.

As for the supersonics, even if they tried their best, and even at some times did not hesitate to let two people consume Yao Ming, in order to consume Yao Ming's physical strength, so that he could not appear again in the fourth quarter, but now the tactical intention has not been achieved at all, although Yao Ming can no longer talk about life, but it seems that he can continue to fight, the two hard nails of the Wizards, Jordan and Yao Ming, supersonic air consumed all the time and energy in the third quarter, but they couldn't even pull out one of them, and they dragged it into the fourth quarter.

Although from a common sense point of view, Jordan should have run out of physical strength, but the old thing's face was full of excitement at this time, as if he had been doped, making people completely unable to see his limit and fatigue, all of which was not a good sign.

Frankly, from this moment on, Doug Collins and McMillan, the two coaches on the sidelines, felt like they had lost their reading and control of the game.

Because I can't read it!

The basketball god, and the Asian newcomer who claims to have reached the level of truly challenging Jordan's status at some level, even each other's coaches have already had a feeling that they can't understand.

I don't know where their ceiling is, I don't know how far they can go.

Compared with these two guys who can no longer be judged by common sense, the two coaches think that the referees on the field are a little more 'easy to understand'.

Throughout the third quarter, the Wizards made eight free throws.

Every blow seems to be a problem, there must be actual contact, but the problem is that with the same defensive intensity, the SuperSonics only got a pitiful 2 free throws.

Frankly speaking, whether it is Jordan's all-encompassing superstar basketball or Lin Dong's team leader positioning, both sides showed a very high level in the third quarter, at least on the court, it is impossible to see each other winning or losing.

However, the SuperSonics were chased back to a 4-point difference, and this difference was precisely in the free throws.

Judging from the home whistle, this blowing is actually relatively clean, and it is also the usual advantage of the home field, who said that you no one has a good record in the regular season? This is to put aside the supersonic home court, so with the same play, the supersonic may not be a tie now, but a lead of at least six or seven points ahead of the Wizards, and the whole league will not feel that there is anything in this, it will feel normal.

But McMillan has a vague concern that what if the balance tilts a little bit more in the fourth quarter on the Wizards' side?

There was only a short five-minute break between the third and fourth quarters, and just as McMillan was worried about the issue, he saw a phone call being handed to referee Dick Bavita.

If the referee needs to communicate with the league on the spot, he can use the microphone, and there is no need for a phone at all, and this call is made from outside the field.

And off-the-field?

Thinking of these two words made McMillan's heart suddenly tighten.

Of course, it could be just a personal call from the referee, maybe his parents, wife and children, etc., but it could also be something else......

At this time, in the VIP private room on the other side, David Stern also happened to see this scene.

The referee answered the phone calls from the sidelines, which was not very uncompliant, but it was very unprofessional.

Stern couldn't help frowning, he thought of more than just unprofessionalism.

Dick Bavita, a legendary referee who has been in the NBA for more than 20 years.

He has played more than 20 finals, and he is absolutely experienced, and there is absolutely no possibility of any unprofessional operation.

But correspondingly, there are also many controversies in the whistleblowing career.

For example, when he became famous in the 80s, he sent Dr. J and Big Bird Bird out of the court at the same time in one game, for example, in the Western Conference Finals in '93, he gave the Suns 64 free throws in one game and eliminated the SuperSonics, and even more like last year's Western Conference Finals, he let the Lakers walk to the free throw line 27 times in the final quarter, etc......

Everyone knows what this means, let alone Stern.

While thinking of the referee's past, Stern also thought of another phone call he received ten minutes ago.

It was Mark Parker's phone call, and now the CEO of Nike.

"Dear David, you should be well aware of what Michael means to the NBA, you should be clear about what he means to Nike, and you should be clearer about it, which will determine our cooperation and the direction of Nike's investment next year." Mark Parker on the phone said lightly to Stern: "Although I am extremely confident that Michael will win this game, I still hope that you can intervene appropriately, if Michael loses, it will be a heavy blow to our company, to the NBA, and even to himself!" ”

Stern certainly knows that.

Before Jordan, although the NBA also had a series of superstars such as Magic, Baylor, Skyhook and so on who were not below Jordan, and even they had times when they were more dominant than Jordan, but that only allowed the NBA to survive.

The reason why the NBA has gone from a second-rate professional league that no one cares about in the United States to a national popularity is because of the huge success and various topics created by Michael Jordan on the court.

It can be said that without Jordan, there would be no current NBA, and letting him win this seventh championship means too much for the NBA.

This is especially true for Nike, not to mention that they are now facing competition from various brands, not to mention that on the day of Jordan's comeback, their stock price of Nike rose directly by 4 percentage points, and they made billions of dollars in minutes, even if Nike wants to bring down Under Armour and snatch Lin Dong's endorsement from Under Armour, allowing Jordan to win over Lin Dong is a result that Nike must see.

But......

Stern didn't pay much attention to him at the time, but as the NBA's most important partner, he still had to give a little basic face, so he promised on the surface, but in fact he didn't do anything.

The third-quarter whistle was approved by Stern, and a little home whistle is an NBA feature, which is understandable.

But now, at the very moment when he was perfunctory to Mark Parker and about to start the fourth quarter, a referee with a lot of controversy answered an off-court call, which really couldn't make Stern think more.

He thought that by this time, a huge amount of money might have been transferred to the account of Bavitt's relatives.

Stern hesitated for a moment and instructed the assistant: "Give me the referee Mai, and tell him that if I see any unfair judgment beyond the home whistle in the fourth quarter, then even if his refereeing career comes to an end, I will thoroughly investigate and apply for monitoring all accounts related to him, and if I find any large amount of money in the near future, I will sue him in federal court for fraud!" ”

After explaining, Stern kept an eye on Bavitt's movements through the transparent window.

I saw that Bavit was chatting with others, but soon frowned and pressed the headset to listen carefully, and then the excited face gradually became difficult to see.

And about two or three minutes later, he walked to the referee's bench, asked for a phone call, and called back.

Without the need for closer investigation, the simple performance already made Stern understand what exactly happened, and also understood Bavitt's choice.

Sure enough, within 2 minutes, a phone call came in.

Mark Parker!

"David, I'll just say it bluntly, as long as Jordan wins his seventh championship, I will add Nike's investment of $500 million in the NBA Development League next year! I also have a little gift for you, haha, I just recently bought a nice yacht...... You know, but if Jordan loses......"

David Stern laughed and directly interrupted the other party.

"Since you care so much about Michael, then you should know him, Michael will not accept the victory of handouts." Stern said with a smile: "I will not damage the future of the league for the sake of immediate interests, you should know very well that Michael is old, the league needs a real successor, and Lin Dong is undoubtedly the most suitable person, so this game will be clean, a little home whistle is okay, but I will never interfere in its process." ”

"Successor? That dragon countryman? Mark Parker on the phone couldn't help laughing: "There are still many excellent players in the league that are worth selecting and cultivating, such as Kobe Bryant, such as the Cavaliers, who is also a first-year Wade, and even the very topical LeBron who has experienced the ups and downs of life, they can all carry the future of the league, but you want to choose an Asian?" ”

"You're just kidding yourself." Stern smiled and said, "If those three are as good as you say, then they will be the ones who stop Jordan's seventh crown now." ”

"......" was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, as if organizing his thoughts: "But you still shouldn't choose an Asian, especially since he is still a dragon country, he is not a really high-quality idol." The young people of the United States are now only pursuing him for a while, and the rise of the great power of the Dragon Kingdom will definitely become a stumbling block to the great United States in the future, are you sure that this guy you are holding will also be accepted by the whole United States in the future? You're a rat-eyed man! By the time you've been betrayed by your fans, or even gotten into political trouble as a result, it's time to regret your decision today. ”

"I'm just a businessman." Stern laughed: "I don't understand politics, and I don't want to touch politics, whoever is capable, I will praise whomever I have, by the way...... If the Dragon Kingdom wants to threaten the United States, it's still very early, if there is a day, I will have retired a long time ago, hahaha, then everything has nothing to do with me. ”

"David, you ...... like this"

"Alright." Stern interrupted Mark's persuasion with a closing remark, and he said lightly: "First, I also prefer Michael to win, you know, my favorite is that boiled egg, but it is up to him to win!" ”

"Second, if Lin Dong really wins, I believe that you still have a way to dig him up from Under Armour, it is nothing more than paying a little more chips, as long as you want, you will always find a replacement for Michael."

"Third...... The whole world is watching this game now, the NBA is fair and just, in Asia, this game has higher ratings than the whole United States, and we are experiencing the world's scrutiny for the first time...... There is a bottom line in everything, I have worked hard for decades to make the NBA go to the world, and now is the time for a good harvest, I will not let anyone mess up this, I will not compromise for you as a company, and I will never let anyone ruin the future of the NBA. ”

"So be it!" Stern smiled and said: "Now, cut off your phone, go and enjoy a game quietly, don't try to tempt that old guy of Barvit again, if it really shows me injustice, believe me, I can stop the battle below at any time, and I can even set a precedent for replacing the referee on the spot for this game...... So don't try to do anything else, it's just going to make me stop trusting you Nike brand, thank you! ”

After watching the giant panda and the red panda, hahaha, the soul has been purified, and it is worthy of being a national treasure and divine beast, so, give us a clean game ^^ The finals will end tomorrow~~

(End of chapter)