Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 33 Final 1
After reading the newspaper patiently, Zhang Lili felt unreal, as if he had traveled through time.

He was just returning home, how did he feel about the past year?
That is to say, time-traveling novels are not popular now, otherwise, Zhang Lili must suspect that he has time-traveled.

The content of the newspaper is very clear, it is introducing the situation of the summer league and the upcoming finals.

As the protagonists of the finals, the two teams, the Sonics and the Hornets, were naturally highlighted.

Especially the core players of the two teams occupy a lot of space, especially Wang Hao.

No way, Wang Hao has already attracted a lot of attention.

The United States likes to advocate the American dream the most, and Wang Hao has led the team all the way to the final from almost losing the election, isn't it the embodiment of the American dream.

What's more, as a large number of reports about Wang Hao appeared, his photos also appeared in major media.

In this way, it has really attracted many female fans.

Under such a superimposed effect, Wang Hao's attention is naturally increasing day by day.

Zhang Lili didn't think too much, he threw down the newspaper, and immediately bought the fastest ticket to fly to Salt Lake City.

Thanks to being Los Angeles, traffic is busy with flights all over the US.

While waiting for the plane, Zhang Lili was really anxious.

For no other reason, he really wanted to see with his own eyes how the Chinese performed in the NBA.

Although the Summer League is not the NBA, those players are all from the NBA.

Perhaps, ordinary people instinctively believe that the so-called summer league is just a group of water dispenser administrators pecking at each other.

But as a professional basketball player, Zhang Lili knows that such a perception is wrong.

Of course, for American fans, for NBA fans, this is true.

But for Huaxia fans, this perception is wrong.

Needless to say, it is too far away, three years ago, that is, the eve of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

In order to warm up before the Olympics, the Huaxia team participated in the summer league that year.

As a result, the Huaxia team did not win a game.

You know, that was the lineup for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the golden generation!

At the Atlanta Olympics, the Huaxia team entered the quarterfinals, and the strength of that Huaxia team is guaranteed.

But even under such circumstances, they still couldn't beat these water dispenser administrators, and their strength was evident.

Zhang Lili hurried to the Delta Air Lines Center before the game.

Before boarding the plane, he had already called to book the game tickets, and finally walked into the basketball hall.

"boom!"

The huge cheers sounded, but Zhang Lili was taken aback. At first glance, there were quite a few people.

And the banner is clear, there are many people wearing the jerseys of the two teams, which should be fans of the two teams.

Of course, there are more neutral fans.

There is no way, this is Salt Lake City after all, and fans who are willing to travel far to watch the game are, after all, a minority.

The players on both sides have already started to warm up, and Zhang Lili quickly found the familiar Chinese face.

"This is Wang Hao!"

For Wang Hao's first impression, Zhang Lili felt that he was stronger, stronger than domestic players.

Not only that, but his touch is also very soft, and he scored two consecutive warm-up outside three-pointers.

Naturally, Wang Hao didn't know that Zhang Lili actually ran to the scene, or was it just to watch him play.

He didn't even think that people in the country would pay attention to him.

Today's NBA is not well-known in China, and most people only know the Bulls and Jordan.

As for CCTV, it only broadcasts the annual All-Star Game and the finals.

As for the regular season and even the playoffs, there are not many broadcasts, and there are very few ways for fans to get in touch with the NBA.

It was not until later that Wang Zhizhi and Battelle joined the NBA one after another that there was more NBA news in China.

It's just that, at that time, most of the news was newspapers and the like, and as for videos, there were not many.

After all, that's the way the Internet was in those days.

There are fewer TV broadcasts. After all, neither Battelle nor Wang Zhizhi can be considered as the team's main force.

It will take until Yao Ming joins Mosaic as the No. [-] pick to usher in the era when all people pay attention to the NBA.

In fact, what Wang Hao doesn't know is that there are not a few fans in China who pay attention to the NBA.

It's just that because of the problem of access, there are fewer people who really understand the NBA.

"Good news, lads, Paul is here, and he'll be following your performance today, so play your best!"

Field's voice sounded, and everyone followed his gaze, and they saw an old man.

A gray-haired old man, he looks quite kind. He is the head coach of the Sonics, Paul Westphal.

Compared with his status as a coach, Paul Westphal is more famous as a player and has a brighter career.

Five All-Stars, three First Teams, and one championship are far beyond most people.

In the position of coach, Paul Westphal led the Suns to the finals in the 92-93 season.

It's just that, as the first season of taking over the team, Paul Westphal's achievements are always somewhat like the legacy of his predecessor.

After all, since then, Paul Westphal's best performance in the playoffs has been to reach the first round of the playoffs.

I have to say that in the finals of the 92-93 season, the Suns with Kevin Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Dan Mariel, and the Bulls dedicated one of the most classic games.

In the third finals, the two teams played a total of three overtimes. Many people believe that this is the most classic finals in NBA history.

Seeing the head coach appear, everyone immediately cheered up.

Whether you can stay in the team and whether you can get more playing opportunities in the new season is the decider.

Interestingly, Paul Westphal did not appear on the bench, but in the stands behind the players.

Obviously, Westphal does not intend to take over the game, and there is always some suspicion of picking the fruit.

Being able to let go of his assistant coach, it can be seen that Westphal is not the kind of harsh coach.

After the referee confirmed on the technical table, the starting players of the two teams were allowed to play, and the game officially started.

This time the jump ball, Gerani McCoy finally got tough and grabbed the ball from Brad Miller's head.

Although Brad Miller is taller, his bounce is really hard to describe.

Shamond attacked with the ball, and Wang Hao began to move according to the previous tactics, which was a very conventional style of play.

However, at the beginning of the game, Eddie Robinson quickly posted, and the small movements in his hands continued.

If it's just this level of defense, it's still within Wang Hao's acceptance range.

Wang Hao started to run, and Eddie Robinson's speed was not slow, and he was really fast enough to keep up with Wang Hao.

It's just that this guy's skills are rough, not only in offensive skills, but also in defense.

(End of this chapter)