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Chapter 413 A Beautiful Match in Early Summer
Qin Fei signed a bunch of endorsement contracts.

After the agent left, he stood in front of the French windows of the hotel.

Outside the hotel, the dark night fell. Indianapolis is the largest city and capital of Indiana, the central part of Indiana, across the banks of the White River, 240 kilometers northwest of Chicago.

Qin Fei's biggest impression of this city is still the battleship USS Indianapolis that decided the fate of World War II.

The original meaning of Indiana is the land of Indians, and according to the latest census data, the highest proportion of the total population in this place is German, followed by British and Irish.

Looking at the dark night, I couldn't help but want to light a cigar to celebrate.

"Forget it, money is something outside of the body."

Qin Fei sighed, he really didn't take the initiative to make money, it's just that on this platform and status, money poured in, and he made a lot of money without moving.

In this situation, it is hard to find a confidant.
Suddenly, the sound of the late-night news broadcast came from the TV.

Qin Fei returned to the widened and extended bed to watch the news of this period.

The local Indiana TV station naturally broadcasts current affairs news first, followed by people's livelihood news, and various news briefings. It waits until later to start broadcasting sports and entertainment news.

Of course, the most concerned is the upcoming finals the day after tomorrow.

Pacers VS Warriors.

The Pacers won the ABA championship before joining the NBA, and this championship is also recognized by NBA history.

In the 1971-72 season, the Pacers led by McGinnis eliminated the New York Nets led by Rick Barry in the Finals. This was the peak period of the Pacers.

Later this season, Barry returned to the NBA.

After a brief peak, the Pacers also lost their brilliance, and their record declined until the Pacers joined the NBA with the Spurs, Nuggets, and Nets in the 1976-77 season.

On March 77, 3, the Pacers lost to the Golden State Warriors led by Barry Sr. with a score of 19-91.

This can be regarded as one of the few memorable dialogues in the history of the two teams.

The same dominant team who ruled the ups and downs in the 70s experienced 20 years of ups and downs together. At the beginning of the century, they actually met in the finals.

Lakers fans are the saddest.

"If the Lakers win the Warriors in the last game, the Lakers should be on the stage of the finals at this moment. No, it should be possible to win the championship directly."

Lakers fans are generally still proud, thinking that the Trail Blazers and Pacers are unlikely to cause trouble for the Lakers.

That is to say, the Warriors, who were slanting their swords, were caught off guard and asked them to fight another round. They would never give the Warriors so many opportunities.

But that's only if.

The facts are already like this, after the Lakers were eliminated, they went on holidays, extra training, what should they do.
The TV began to broadcast some information about the preparations for the two teams in the finals.

Today's Warriors training is not completely closed, but most of the media is closed. Some important media and influential media are still let in. Carlisle does not allow them to interview players, but allows them to take pictures of some players training.

When the Warriors are preparing for training, the Warriors players on the field become two teams and play a five-on-five confrontation training.

Then the camera turned and showed the reporter in front of him interviewing the assistant coach.

The assistant coach invited to be interviewed is the former Pacers and current Warriors assistant coach Dick Hart.

Dick Hart is not a particularly eloquent person, facing the camera interview, he is a bit rigid and stiff.

The reporter asked: "We noticed that this is the first time the two teams have met on the stage of the finals. What kind of series do you think this will be like?"

"Yes, this is indeed the first time the two teams have met in the finals."

Dick Hart said something.

reporter:? ? ?

The reporter holding the microphone smiled and signaled Dick Hart to continue talking with encouraging eyes, but Coach Dick didn't say a word, and the two stared at each other. The scene was once very awkward.

The reporter reacted quickly, and said after an awkward laugh: "Yes, then Coach Dick, which team do you think has a better chance of winning?"

Dick Hart: "Warrior."

reporter:
"Why? Can you tell me more specifically?"

After asking his question, Dick Hart gave him a puzzled look. Is there even a need to ask?This is a basic team position issue. He is an assistant coach of the Warriors, and of course he hopes that the Warriors will win.

So in the face of this question, he was as silent as gold, breathing heavily into the microphone.

"Grass"

The reporter cursed endlessly in his heart, the work was too difficult to carry out.

The key point is that the Warriors are also disgusting, so can't they change to a more reliable assistant coach?

Just as he was about to close the microphone and call it a day, thinking that the interview was useless, Dickhart actually spoke again.

"I have worked for both teams. I think both teams are very good teams. If they can reach the finals, both teams have put in a lot of hard work. I believe they will definitely contribute a wonderful game and give back to the audience and friends."

so official
The reporter just thought that this passage was good, and it was still a bit level, and then saw Dick Hart secretly stuffing the note into his pocket.

Nima
Two days later.

The evening of July 6.

Conseco Arena, Indianapolis.

At night when the lights were bright, the arena was full of voices, a huge flame shot up into the sky, and flashlights shone amidst the noisy noise.

The camera shot across the night sky of the city, and the tranquility and frenzy formed a sharp contrast.

The lights of the finals stage suddenly turned on at this moment.

The yellow floor is printed with the Pacers team logo, like a big blue hand grabbing a big yellow ball. Below the ball is the blue font "Pacers", which means the leader.

The furry mascot carrying Coke popcorn entered the venue and was chased and welcomed by the children.

The Pacers mascot is called Boomer. It is a blue cat with a little nervousness. Its athletic talent and comedy talent can make anyone laugh. It is listed as one of the best mascots in the United States.

In front of the adjusted camera equipment, the hosts of many top TV stations are making final pre-match preparations. They are the first procedure to welcome the audience.

Soon, some tall players walked out of the player tunnel.

Wearing a white jacket training uniform is the Pacers players.

Wearing red and black jackets and training uniforms are Warriors players.

The staff brought a basket of balls, and the players picked up basketballs for warm-up training.

The fans who arrived first saw many basketballs flying in the sky in the stadium.

The sound of iron striking and the sound of entering the net are intertwined.

Among these tall players, fans immediately went to find the players they supported.

"Where is Qin Fei?"

Several Warriors fans who came from afar scanned the stadium with radar-like eyes.

Qin Fei is relatively easy to identify, because his skin color is different from everyone else's.

However, if the sitting position is too high and too far away, it is still a little unclear. I can only say that I generally know that this player is Qin Fei. After the dynamic warm-up, Qin Fei mixes with other Warriors players. After losing his figure, it is not easy to find it again.

There are many staff members who are responsible for picking up the ball, passing the ball to the Warriors players, so that the players don't have to run to pick up the ball and waste energy.

Qin Fei practiced three-pointers on the outside.

"The Pacers are a team that shoots close to 4% of their three-pointers. We must pay attention to our perimeter defense. If we can't get through, we should cover and substitute for defense."

Head coach Carlisle called Kafei to him before the game started.

He was actually a little worried about Kafei's flexibility.

These perimeter players of the Pacers are all thin, tall and flexible, and Caffey is the kind of low-post defender with strength.

If there is a gap in the defense, it is easy for the Pacers and outside players to seize the opportunity to attack from outside.

So before the game started, Carlisle specifically told him.

……

The warm-up was over soon, and the lights of the audience dimmed.

Then in a gorgeous light, DJ began to introduce the starters.

The Warriors' regular starters remain unchanged.

Blaylock, Qin Fei, Caffey, Grant and Big Ben.

The Pacers' starters are Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose, Dale Davis and Rick Schmitz.

The starting players of the Pacers team are basically familiar players.

Mark Jackson is the most assisting point guard in NBA history. His current career assists are second only to Stockton, approaching the 1 assists mark.

Reggie Miller is the scoring machine of the Pacers, a historical level shooter.

Jaylen Rose introduced before, is a member of the Michigan Five Tigers, the past two years have happened to be at the peak of his career, averaging close to 20 points per game.

Dale Davis is a veteran of the league, 31 years old this year, 2 meters 11 tall, 114 kg in weight, double-double machine.

Rick Schmitz is 2m, 24kg, No. 113 in 88, a Dutch super center. He was called the European twin star with Sabonis at the time. He is a typical European center.

Pacers center Rick Schmitz has been plagued by foot injuries throughout his career, and the 34-year-old is nearing the end of his career.

One of the biggest characteristics of Larry Bird after training the Pacers is the development of Schmitz's defensive effect. Dale Davis top defense, and Smith's assisted defense of the penalty area guarding effect is good, making the Pacers a team that has always been good at defense.

The starting players of both sides walked onto the court and performed the pre-match tribute session according to the usual practice.

Qin Fei is not very familiar with these players of the Pacers, but Chris Mullin, one of the Pacers' substitute players, is fairly familiar. After Mullin returned to Oakland to play, as a star of the Warriors, he gave Qin Fei a lot of pertinent advice. The two sides also had dinner together and exchanged contact information.

Mullin left too many good memories for Warriors fans.

He himself also misses the youthful years of chasing dreams, which was his peak, all dedicated to the Warriors.

The season before Qin Fei came to the Warriors, the Warriors carried out drastic reforms and sorted out the team system, including trading old players. In that wave of transactions, Chris Mullin, who spent 12 seasons with the Warriors, was traded to the Pacers.

Mullin himself is quite satisfied with this deal. Although he left the Warriors, he came to a new place where he has the opportunity to chase a championship. He has never won a championship in his career.

Unexpectedly, in the second year after he was traded, the Warriors suddenly had a wave of operations, introduced Qin Fei, and then began to get out of control.

Under the leadership of the 22-year-old Qin Fei, the Warriors went all the way, and finally joined the Pacers in the finals.

So the player with the most complicated mood at the moment is Chris Mullin.

If the Pacers win the championship, then he personally won the championship, and his career is considered perfect. If the Warriors win the championship, then he has witnessed the most important team in his career create new history.

Beat the old club and win the championship?
Mullin sighed. Fortunately, he has excellent professionalism. Regardless of these off-court factors, as long as he is on the court, as a professional player, he will go all out.

If you think about it this way, everything becomes very simple.

.........

After a brief greeting from the players on both sides, Davis and Ben stood in the middle circle to prepare for the jump ball.

The camera zooms out to a wide angle of the auditorium, overlooking the entire arena, covering all the players on the field.

"beep~"

The buzzer sounds.

The referee kicked off the ball, and the two big black men rose from the ground, refusing to give way to each other.

"Zhuanger on the stage, Zhuanger on the stage, hello viewers, you are watching the 1999-2000 season finals of the NBA..."

CCTV 5 broadcasted the game live, and Shuangping coach watched the game on the spot and hosted the live broadcast.

The Chinese fans who had been waiting for a long time saw the two sides of the game on the TV screen in the familiar voice of the opening speech.

It was around eight o'clock in the morning Beijing time, but it was Thursday, not a normal rest time.

Even so, there were still many fans gathered together to watch the game, especially the student party. The high school students and college students who skipped classes were the best among them. The school's canteen and cafeteria may become their gathering places.

The Internet broadcast has not yet emerged, and there is no platform to watch it on the Internet. It is currently the only channel to receive TV signals to watch the broadcast.

The student party is mainly dominated by boys, and they are basically fans of the Warriors or Qin Fei.

Just now a bunch of people were still complaining about why it hadn't started yet. After the official kick-off, everyone stopped talking and was absorbed by the TV camera.

"Damn it, can the tall guy in the front row step aside, it's blocking the line of sight!"

There is a large gap in development among boys in the high school canteen, and the taller ones run to the front and block the view.

"Boss, can you hang up the TV, how can you see this?"

"Boss, don't listen to him, it's fine like this, and the signal is gone after a while."

"Fuck, boss, you still have a small TV, it's too much!"

There was chaos in the front row, and a few boys started to lift the TV to a high place and set it up.

A group of people looked up and watched TV.

"That's great, everyone can see it."

The people in the back row are also satisfied, and finally they don't need to see all the heads in their field of vision.

At this time, the commissary or cafeteria is almost full of water.

When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, girls who were about to buy something to eat came here, but found that they couldn't squeeze in at all.

"These boys are really annoying..."

The girls stomped their feet, and finally left angrily. Not long after they left, they suddenly heard heart-piercing cheers from the canteen, which resounded throughout the small half of the campus.

"These boys are crazy, how dare they skip class so arrogantly..."

But I also think that straight sunny men who skip classes to watch football games and have sports hobbies are also very handsome.

So the two girls who had left the canteen talked in a low voice: "Why don't we buy something to eat, I'm really hungry."

"But I can't squeeze in!"

One of the girls pursed her lips and said, "No one in your class came. He is tall and strong. Let him buy it inside and throw it out."

"Isn't that good?" Another girl hesitated, but her face was slightly flushed.

When he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a girl with a delicate face. She was wearing a loose school uniform and a white sleeveless vest. She inadvertently exposed transparent shoulder straps. Then she walked past the two with one hand in her trouser pocket.

As soon as he walked to the canteen, he laughed and let people give way, forcing a group of young boys watching football to give way shyly.

"Fuck, bitch..."

The two girls cursed secretly, but neither of them mentioned asking the boy to help with shopping...

After a while, sighs came from the canteen in unison.

"This fucking can also enter?"

"How does this defend!"

"Give the ball to Qin Fei, what are you doing?"

In the countless loud discussions scrambling to be the first, he constantly showed his professional arguments as a senior fan...

This year, the wind is still very light, the sun is dappled, and there are unforgettable years under the caressing leaves.

The dogs kept outside the canteen closed their eyes to avoid being disturbed by howling ghosts, tigers and wolves, but Chu Xia's cicada barks better than anyone else...

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(End of this chapter)