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Chapter 250 248 Oklahoma Earthquake

"Lance, did you fucking fall into the toilet?" Henson yelled in the locker room.

At this time, all the Pacers were ready to play, except Stephenson, who was still in the toilet.

Henson turned his head and looked around again. The players were all very energetic, but they were very quiet, completely free of the usual noise.

George checked his sneakers again and again, Paul was on the phone with his wife who was about to give birth, Yi Jianlian was taking a deep breath because he was very likely to become another Chinese player who won an NBA championship ring, West was reading a book as usual, Horford was texting with Emily, and Anderson was arranging his long towering mohican hairstyle.
Everyone was doing their own thing, but the locker room was eerily quiet.

At this time, Stephenson came out of the toilet.His face was covered with water, God knows this guy applied water to his face several times before he calmed down.Henson watched Stephenson's Adam's apple keep moving up and down, as if swallowing.

It seems that Finsen, the "New York villain", is sometimes too nervous to be himself.

Henson straightened his tie and the collar of his corn yellow suit, then he cleared his throat, and everyone in the dressing room looked up at him instantly!
"I said... let's go and bring the O'Brien Cup home. Not the future, not even tomorrow. It's now, this moment! We, it's time to go and bring the O'Brien Cup home!"

"Yes!" Everyone stood up suddenly, as if the calm just now was just an illusion.Dreams are within reach!
"If we really win the championship later, no one is allowed to cry. We are an iron-blooded army. It is too shameful to cry in the away game! Anyway, I don't know how to cry, you can figure it out."

After Henson finished speaking, he smiled at everyone, "Go, go to the court."

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The Chesapeake Energy Arena is still full tonight. Although the young Thunder are already standing on the edge of a cliff, Oklahoma City fans still have a glimmer of hope for the game.This is still at the Thunder's home court, and there is no precedent for a 1-3 comeback in NBA history!
The Thunder can eliminate the Mavericks, Lakers and the mighty Spurs. In the last round of the series, the Thunder even advanced by winning four games in a row.Now, how could it fall to a mere Pacers team!
See, until now, there are people who have the old idea that "the Pacers are weak."

Indeed, in the history of the NBA playoffs, there has indeed been a 1-3 comeback situation, and it has happened more than once.But the Thunder fans seem to have overlooked that this kind of thing has never happened in the history of the NBA Finals!


When the Pacers players stepped on the wooden floor, the Thunder fans in the audience could feel a cold wave rushing in.And behind this "cold current", there was a "bastard" coach who got stuck in the O'Brien Cup.

"I hate corn yellow." After seeing Henson, Adam Silver couldn't help complaining.

Immediately, there were boos everywhere in the stadium.But the Pacers players still didn't change their faces, and they didn't even become short of breath because of it.The boos of the fans will not make the Pacers feel scared, but Henson thinks that this kind of boos is a way for the Thunder fans to cover up their fear!

In the locker room just now, everyone adjusted their emotions.So now, the only thing they think about is how to play well!

In terms of mentality, Henson believes that the mentality of the Pacers at this time must be several times better than that of the Oklahoma City Thunder!
At [-]:[-] p.m. local time, the referee officially kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, it could be seen that the Thunder still resisted very actively.Durant broke through and scored consecutively, and the "Swiss Army Knife" Sefoloza's three-pointer feeling was also very hot today, hitting two three-pointers in half a quarter of the game.

The Pacers, on the other hand, took their time and won steadily, not being frightened by the momentum of the Thunder.In the first quarter of the game, 22 to 27, the Pacers trailed by 5 points.

In the second quarter, the young Thunder seemed to be unable to hold back.Obviously in the lead, but they played very impatiently.

Especially Westbrook, he made several shots without calmness, leaving Durant, the scoring leader, behind.Even Reggie Miller couldn't stand it anymore: "Obviously Durant played so well in the first quarter, how come he couldn't catch the ball in the second quarter!?"

Westbrook forced layups against the defense again and again, making the Thunder's offense a mess.Durant got a lot of opportunities, but the ball couldn't reach him at all.

This is Westbrook, who is very error-prone when his mind is hot.Although Durant is still taciturn about this, he doesn't mean to blame his teammates at all.

But Henson believes that even the best-tempered person can't stand Westbrook's torment.It's not that Durant can tolerate my Westbrook's approach, it's just that this guy hasn't exploded yet.God knows if Durant will explode in a few years.

"Thanks to" Westbrook's excessive desire to attack, after halftime, the Pacers successfully overtook. 55 to 49, the point difference is still not big.But at such a life-and-death moment behind 1 to 3, even if the Thunder team is 1 point behind, it is extremely dangerous.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, "Birdman" Anderson rejected the Thunder's idea of ​​trying to open the situation from the inside with two violent shots. The Thunder's inside offense is still not good enough. Brooks tried to adjust on the spot today, but unfortunately, the adjustment failed!
The morale of the Thunder team has undoubtedly become very low with two blocked shots as soon as they came up.So after halfway through the third quarter, the Thunder seemed to have been drained of all their energy.The young Thunder's third junior seemed to want to give up the game.

Westbrook is still obsessed with the cycle of ignoring Durant-rushing to the rim-strike the iron. Durant can't catch the ball, and occasionally the ball feels cold.

As for James Harden, who averaged 17 points per game in the Western Conference Finals and 9 points per game in the fourth quarter, Harden averaged only 9 points per game this round.

At this time, it is not whether Harden can stand up to solve the problem of fighting, but the Thunder, who are unwilling to pay a big price, start to think about whether Harden will renew Harden's contract in advance this summer!
Harden has long stated that he hopes to get a 4-year price tag of 6200 million, while the Thunder are only willing to give 4-year 5600 million.

Harden's performance in the finals undoubtedly gave the Thunder's management the capital to suppress prices!If Harden doesn't accept it, the Thunder will even trade him out to minimize losses.

Contest?That's right, the Thunder's management doesn't even put their minds on the game anymore.

In this way, time passed by every minute and every second.In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the cheers of the fans are getting smaller and smaller.After the third quarter, the Pacers led the Thunder by 10 points.

This means that this game has almost lost its suspense!

In the fourth quarter of the game, there were large areas of emptiness in the stands, and Henson and the players on the bench couldn't sit still for a moment!
The last time I had such an experience, it was because Henson led the team to win the Eastern Conference championship.But this time, what they will embrace is the most supreme honor in the world!
10 points, 12 points, 14 points. When the game progressed to the last 1 minute and 30 seconds and the Thunder were still 14 points behind, Brooks waved his hand and replaced the three players.This means that the Oklahoma City Thunder gave up!They lost three home games in a row and watched the Pacers stand on top of the world in such a legendary way!
Westbrook put a towel over his head, he didn't want to be photographed crying on the court.Durant patted Westbrook on the shoulder, comforting the little brother who accompanied him to the finals.He believes that this number 0 will definitely mature in the future.

James Harden looked very confused. Indeed, throughout the finals, this season's Sixth Man of the Year winner was completely lost.And he doesn't even know now whether he can be a sixth man in Oklahoma in the new season with peace of mind.
"We are champions, we are champions!" Vogel could no longer calm down.He grabbed Henson's shoulder and yelled that Henson had never seen Vogel so out of control.

Henson wanted to remind the players on the field to calm down, but he found that... he couldn't do it at all!He opened his mouth, but couldn't make any sound.This was the first time for Henson, who couldn't say a single word from the sidelines!
Championship, NBA championship.When he became a down-and-out scout, did he ever think that he could win the NBA championship?

Don't even dare to think about it!Basketball changed the lives of two people.
The numbers on the timer are still beating, and the Pacers players seem to have never felt that 1 minute and 30 seconds is so long.They can't wait, can't wait to rush onto the court and embrace the first championship trophy in team history!

At this time, there was a mistake on the court and the game was dead.Henson also replaced all the main players. As Bird said, the boos in the Chesapeake Energy Arena reached their peak.

"Champions, the Indiana Pacers have become the NBA champions! This ancient team has finally left their names in the history of the NBA!" Mike Breen couldn't wait to announce the results ahead of time. This commentary, who watched Henson Joe go from being questioned to a champion coach, knows better than anyone how rough the Pacers' road to the championship is!

Meanwhile at the Conseco Arena, a group of fans are reveling around the stadium where there is no game!The police officers in Indianapolis are facing an enemy, because tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
"The players of the Pacers couldn't sit still. They couldn't believe what they had done! Henson Joe's Pacers had the last laugh again. With about one minute left in the game, they didn't give the Thunder any more chances!"

Paul and his teammates walked off the court, and the No. 3 was the first to hug Henson with open arms.

Henson saw that Paul's face was wet, and he couldn't tell whether it was sweat or tears.
"Henson, we made it. Your championship project, it worked."

"Yeah, it worked. We are champions, we are champions." Henson didn't yell like he used to, and he finally experienced what it's like to cry with joy.

Damn it, if you clearly agree, you will definitely not shed tears.If you let the players see a joke, what will happen to your prestige, and how can you control the team to fucking prestige!

Thank God!Sending me here is the most correct decision for you!
"Beep~~~~~" The electronic buzzer sounded, and an earthquake was about to happen!

(End of this chapter)