i am legend

Chapter 483 Peyton Arrives in Person
"Wow, welcome to Rockefeller Center, home of the Warriors!"

In the commentary booth, Kenny Smith started his speech in a serious manner: "In the last game, the Warriors used solid defense and good strength to finally kill the Dallas Mavericks who came from afar at their home court. The performance allows us to clearly see the rise of another strong team. Will the Mavericks counterattack at the home court of the Warriors in this game? Let us wait and see!"

"Bill, if the Mavericks continue to lose in this game, what will you think?" After finishing the above opening remarks, Kenny Smith suddenly said playfully to Bill Walton beside him.

"Hehe, won't the Mavericks create miracles here?" Wharton replied in a low tone with a flash of displeasure in his eyes.

"Bill, if I were you, I would think about how to kiss Kenny's ass in the future!" Tom Harmon said in a gloating tone, and he didn't mind throwing stones at him!
"Okay, guys, they're coming out!!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Rick Barry hurriedly changed the subject!
In the stands, Bruce, West and Nowitzki sat in their seats early. Seeing that the players from both sides were ready to play, they stopped talking and looked over expectantly!
"Guys, don't forget whose territory this is, let's teach those self-proclaimed cowboys a lesson!" Barkley was mobilizing before the game, and he shouted excitedly at his teammates!

"Whose territory is this here???" After the interaction, Barkley stood in the middle of the crowd, looked at these guys who were very likely to bring him the only championship trophy, and shouted with a strong fighting spirit One word!
"Ours!! This is our territory!!!"

As the players responded one after another, Barkley nodded vigorously in satisfaction, and then shouted: "Guys, it's time for us to play!!"

In the stands, after seeing the Warriors slowly walk out of the player tunnel, the fans gave the warmest applause to these Oakland heroes as always. Everyone stood up and screamed excitedly!

In such a hot scene, the figure suddenly captured on the big screen made all the fans cheer like crazy. Obviously, none of them thought that this person would appear in the home court of the Warriors! !

"Uh...that's Gary???" Hearing the screams and cheers of the fans around him, Bruce subconsciously looked at the big screen hanging in the middle of the stadium. After seeing Payton in casual clothes on it, he Hastily and excitedly patted West's shoulder: "Jerry, Gary actually came here in person!!"

"Haha, it seems that we have a good chance of winning!!" West looked along Bruce's fingers, and said excitedly after seeing Payton who was waving to them.

"Chris!! Where is Chris??" Bruce greeted Peyton, and then looked for Chris Mullin who might return to Oakland even if he seemed a little anxious!
"Snapped!!"

Bruce was patted on the shoulder suddenly, and he turned his head and looked over: "Oh, God, why didn't you notify us when you came back?"

Mullin smiled awkwardly, then politely explained to the fans sitting next to Bruce and others, and then thanked the fans very much for sitting down!

"Sorry, Bruce, I wanted to inform you, but Gary wanted to give you a surprise!" Mullin shrugged, pouted his lips in the direction of Peyton, and smiled helplessly!
"Well, that's not what I'm most concerned about. Can you tell me why Gary chose to come here in person?" Bruce waved his hands eagerly and asked curiously.

Seeing the curious expressions of several people, Mu Lin organized his words, and then slowly explained!
It turned out that although Peyton hadn't made a final choice because of Mullin's invitation, he was born here after all.

Considering the factors of his hometown and the strength of the Warriors is indeed one of the teams he considers, Payton directly chooses to observe this team closely in person after considering it!

"Well, if you say that, it seems that Gary is not a cold-blooded guy, he still has his hometown in mind!" Bruce thought for a while, and subconsciously looked in Peyton's direction!

Payton, who had already interacted with the fans, felt someone staring at him as soon as he sat down, and then turned his head to look for the past!
"Hehe, it seems that this guy can't wait!" Peyton smiled at the expectant Bruce, and couldn't help muttering to himself!
As one of the top point guards in the league, even though he is not young, Payton's strength still makes all teams covet him!
While Mullin went to Payton's residence in person, in the past few days, some other team managers or people related to Xiang Xiang went to check on him!
Although the Lakers, Spurs, and Trail Blazers all sent people to discuss the possibility of joining with him in person, after all, he is still looking forward to an invitation from a team in his heart!
When Mullin found Payton in person, he just asked some simple questions. After clarifying that he could accept the status of a substitute, he immediately proposed the joining condition of "winning the championship"!

Now, in order to have a deeper and clearer understanding of the Warriors, after thinking about it, Payton decided to come here in person!
While several people were thinking about each other, the Warriors started their grand debut ceremony before they played!

"So far, the Warriors and Mavericks in the West are obviously more competitive than the East. If the Pistons can play an exciting game, they will definitely surprise everyone by entering the finals!" Bill Wharton looked at the technical statistics and some information about the Eastern and Western teams in his hands, and said so with great certainty!
However, Smith, who often played against him, didn't think so.

"Bill, if you're talking about the Isaiah and Joe (Dumas) Pistons, I definitely support your point of view, but now." Smith said with a regretful shake of his head. He obviously didn't think the Pistons The team can play an exciting game!

"Well, if the Pistons can enter the finals, once they meet the Warriors, the outcome will be very unpredictable. This must be a battle of spears and shields!" Rick Barry said to the Pistons on the defensive end. The performance is very appreciated, even though Carlisle's age is a little too young, but his defensive accomplishments are really amazing!
"Well, guys, it seems that we have to start working seriously!" Tom Harmon helplessly interrupted the debate of several people, pointing to the pre-match warm-up that is about to start on the court.

In the stadium, after a grand appearance ceremony, the home atmosphere of the Warriors really put a lot of pressure on the Mavericks who have already lost a game!
Now, seeing that the game is about to start, in order to better relax the players, Nelson deliberately made a not-so-good joke to liven up the atmosphere!

"Guys, do you know what the most embarrassing thing about me is?" Nelson said to the players with a funny face. Seeing that their eyes were not focused on him, a trace of helplessness flashed in their eyes, and he immediately entertained himself. He said cheerfully, "I won't tell you how I wiped my butt when I didn't have any toilet paper in the toilet in the morning!"

"puff!!"

The players who were thinking about the next game, after hearing Nelson's jokes, all looked weird and looked at him with feigned disgust.

Seeing that the expressions of the players finally returned to normal, Nelson hurriedly revealed the final answer: "Haha, I just made a simple phone call!"

"cut!!"

Hearing Nelson's final answer, some players who were originally curious by him waved their hands in boredom!

"drop!!"

With the sound of the whistle, the main players of both sides who had finished warming up walked to the court one after another!
Dick Bavita, who did not enforce the law in the last game, directly took his place after Joe Crawford took a rest!
Now, in order to better control the game within a certain range, Steve Javi directly gave up the referee status to the old referee after seeking the consent of the NBA headquarters!
Standing on the center line, Bavita first smiled and nodded to the players on both sides. Then, after saying some precautions, he threw the basketball into the air!

"Snapped!!"

Wallace easily patted the basketball to Billups. Thinking of the matchup with LaFrentz in the last game, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly!
After Billups received the basketball, he already knew Nash's defense very well. After a little protection, he quickly took the ball and ran forward!

"Tim!!"

When he came beyond the three-point line, Billups directly waved to Duncan.

Hearing the shouts, Duncan glanced at the players from both sides who were entangled with each other, changed his running rhythm, and after giving Jamison a slightly awkward feeling, he ran over very quickly!

"boom!!"

With a soft sound, even though Nash already knew what Billups and the others were going to do, Duncan's high-quality cover still blocked him in front of him!

Jamison followed closely behind Duncan. After seeing Billups start a breakthrough from his side, he immediately opened his arms wide and tried to stop Billups' breakthrough with a serious expression!
After a simple screen, as the players rotated, Billups entered the three-point line, approaching the penalty area, and directly knocked the basketball back to Duncan who stood still!

"Oops!!"

Jamison, who was defending Billups, even though he already knew that this was happening, Billups passed the ball suddenly, which still made it too late for him to run towards Duncan!
"Bang, swish!!"

Under Nash's ineffective defense, Duncan used his high-hit rebound shot to complete a super long-range mid-range shot!

As Duncan scored the first goal, the two sides suddenly started a confrontational battle with very different styles in the first quarter!
(End of this chapter)