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Chapter 258 The World's Eyes

In June, the natural beauty of Seattle attracted a large number of tourists.

Ancient ice caves, majestic snow-capped mountains, elegant Lake Union, and roaring waterfalls. After the rainy season, Seattle, surrounded by mountains and sea, is full of beautiful and romantic poetry.

Qin Fei was constrained by the game and had no way to break away from the team and act alone.

Basketball fans, on the other hand, began to appear on the streets of Seattle in large numbers.

When the team reached the Finals and had a chance to win the championship again, the SuperSonics became the most beautiful scenery in Seattle in June.

Suitable climate, noisy city, plus a passionate ball game, this is the most attractive place in summer.

As the finals approached, both sides began to enter the stage of war of words.

Fans in Seattle will never forget the Bulls. Two years ago, at about this time, the team lost the series in the finals and regretted missing the championship.

Today, 2 years later, Seattle's lineup has changed drastically, but it is still able to make a comeback.

The media in Seattle said that this may be the spirit of the Sonics.

Supersonic spirit: No matter how much you run, but you catch up from behind, I can still catch up one day.

Working hard and never giving up has become the label of this Sonic.

Everyone on the team has become a well-known NBA star, including Qin Fei, who has just joined the Sonics for 2 years but has become one of the most popular players in Seattle.

Whether you admit it or not, he is the best young generation star right now.

Qin Fei took his family back to Seattle before the finals.

Aunt Julie and Mandy arrived at SeaTac Airport in the early morning of June 6.

The few people hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they hugged enthusiastically and selflessly at the airport.

A few months ago, during the All-Star Weekend, Qin Fei returned home, and now several months have passed. The NBA game schedule is too dense, and time flies by in the blink of an eye.

Mandy's blond hair is tied into a high ponytail, and she looks very playful and lively. She wears a No. 18 Supersonic jersey on her upper body, and denim shorts on her lower body, revealing two straight and slender legs. On her feet, she wears a pair of basketball shoes of the same style as Qin Fei, in black and gold color.

Once I wear the sneakers, and I am already thin, I feel like I am taller.

Mandy took Qin Fei's arm affectionately and rubbed against his body.

"Does it look good?"

She and Qin Fei didn't want to be polite either, they just asked for compliments when they came up.

Qin Fei showed a disgusted expression.

"Okay."

"What kind of expression do you have!"

Mandy was instantly unhappy.

"What, did I show any expression?"

Qin Fei denied it flatly, how could he admit to something that was nothing?

"Obviously there is!" Mandy bit Qin Fei and couldn't let go, making Qin Fei roll his eyes.

"What university did you apply to?"

As the older brother, Qin Fei should of course also care about his younger sister's studies. Mandy is due to go to college this year. Her grades are not very good, but there should be no problem going to college.

After finishing the question, both Mandy and Julie stopped in their tracks, with unnatural expressions on their faces.

Qin Fei noticed it immediately.

"what happened?"

There should be no such thing as failing to pass the exam, right?

Qin Fei thought.

"Actually, it's nothing, that is, I don't want to go to college."

Mandy's words were astonishing, and Qin Fei's jaw dropped in shock.

"why?"

Qin Fei was very puzzled, is there anyone who doesn't want to go to college?And there is no such thing as an economic problem, right?As far as the current family conditions are concerned, there is no problem in graduating from a university for the elderly.

The first game of the finals between the Bulls and the Sonics was placed two days later, that is, on the evening of June 6 local time.

The finals game is relatively earlier. To be precise, it should be regarded as the evening, which is also to take care of the vast number of Eastern audiences.

At present, the main fan group of the NBA is still in North America. Although David Stern has been committed to globalization, some NBA stars are well known globally, but the game has not reached the point of globalization.

In particular, the base of fans is not enough. Many people just know that there is such a basketball league, and they also know that this basketball league should be the best basketball league on the planet.

But so what?

They still prefer a variety of options for football, swimming, and mountaineering. It doesn't mean that it's only good if you get 10 people to circle a ball.

Only more exciting events and more people-friendly promotion can carry forward this alliance.

And most importantly, it must be pure.

Basketball is basketball, and it has nothing to do with anything else. Only by focusing on the game itself can we really do this thing well, otherwise, it will always be an accessory.

The Bulls have worked very hard. This season, they encountered injuries, internal strife, rumors, and the tiebreaker, and they were dragged to the stage of the finals. They were already exhausted.

As for the opposing Supersonic team, the overall strength is stronger than when they played against the Bulls the year before.

The record is better, the head player is at the peak of his career, has been in excellent form since the playoffs, and has fierce outside firepower.

Even if you list a lot of reasons why the Sonics are ahead of the Bulls, as long as you talk about the Bulls' No. 23, there are still bursts of silence.

That's Jordan, who dares to be [-]% sure to win him?

In a sense, the era of basketball in the 90s was actually the era of Jordan and the era of the Bulls.

In fact, no matter whether they win or lose, everyone understands that this year will be the last dance of this precarious Bulls team, and the conflicts among the management, coaches, and players have reached their peak this year.

If it weren't for Jordan's reasons, the Bulls might have been disbanded a long time ago, Pippen would have been traded, Zen Master would have left, Klaus would have single-handedly controlled the Bulls, and the Bulls have entered the era of reconstruction.

But now, the bull is still there.

Such an old, weak and disabled Jordan is 35 years old, Rodman is 37 years old, Ron Harper is 34 years old, Pippen and Cole are about to be 33 years old, the average age of the main players of this team is as high as 33 years old

Nowadays, there are not only internal conflicts, but also external pressures.

Supersonic speed, coming fiercely.

Before the finals started, many friends texted and called Qin Fei.

Some congratulate Qin Fei for winning the Western Conference Championship, while others are pure blessings, hoping that Qin Fei can beat Jordan and win the NBA championship in the 97-98 season.

When the two sides were preparing for the battle, the media from Huaxia obtained permission for an exclusive interview. On the evening of the 2nd, there was about half an hour of interview time.

The old partners Xu Jicheng and Bai Miaomiao came to interview Qin Fei.

It was in the arena, with the Sonics players still in shooting practice in the background.

The arena is unobstructed, and in the evening, when the evening breeze is blowing, the sound of "bang bang bang bang" basketball slaps converges into a busy song.

The three sat on the side, and after the camera focused, the interview officially began.

Xu Jicheng was very interesting. He first talked about the Western Conference Finals.

"This should be the first division championship you have won in your career, and it is also the first time you have participated in the finals. This season has actually achieved a lot for you. What kind of words do you think should be used to describe this season?"

Qin Fei thought to himself, isn't this obvious enough? He has only played for two seasons in total.

One word, this is testing his Chinese level!

After thinking for a while, he took the microphone and replied over there: "I think the term "steady progress" is more suitable for our supersonic speed!"

"During the regular season, we had a leading advantage from the beginning, and the top team led to the end; in the playoffs, we also defeated our opponents one by one. We also saw it in the previous rounds. We defeated opponents with a worse record than us. The overall situation was steady and progressed, and then we reached the finals all the way."

Is sweeping the Jazz considered steady progress?Is that too steady?

Xu Jicheng smiled and asked a second question.

This time, it was aimed at the finals.

"Everyone knows that the Finals is a very high-profile event. The Bulls were also the champions in the past two years. Even earlier, they had won five championships throughout the 90s. There is an argument that the Bulls or Jordan, after entering the finals, has never lost a final. What do you think about this?"

Of course, Qin Fei understood this argument. Jordan never lost in the finals, but it was one of the halos that helped him become a god.

Qin Fei thought about it, who can predict the outcome of the game, no matter how weak the team is, there is still a chance of a comeback, but the probability is so small that it is almost impossible to happen.

"The Bulls are the most successful team in the 90s. They represent the youthful memories of many people. They are a symbol and symbol of basketball. It must be very exciting to play against such a team. But our Sonics have also reached the finals. This round of finals is not only to bring Seattle a championship, but more importantly, to prove ourselves."

"There are winners and losers in the game, no matter what the argument is, and we focus on the present and will devote [-]% to the finals, with defeating the Bulls as the only goal at present."

In Qin Fei's words, the primary and secondary contradictions are quite clear. The primary contradiction is resolved first, and then the secondary contradictions are resolved. Even as long as the primary contradiction is resolved, the secondary contradictions can be easily resolved, and the "methodology" is very useful.

After Xu Jicheng asked two questions, he turned his attention to Bai Miaomiao.

Bai Miaomiao wore a professional suit today, painted exquisite makeup, and silk stockings wrapped her slender legs more tightly. After receiving the order, she immediately opened her red lips and asked with a smile: "Many fans in China are very concerned about this year's playoffs. Not only because the Bulls entered the finals, but more importantly, you became the first Chinese player to reach the finals. Do you have anything to say to them?"

Qin Fei sat up straight immediately, just now was the primary and secondary conflict, this time it was the core issue.

The relationship between players and fans is like fish and water. A group of fans who always support can give the player enough motivation and love to let him stand on the stage and express himself.

So Qin Fei attaches great importance to this issue, and said seriously: "I am very grateful to the fans who have always supported me and cared about me. In the finals, I can feel your strength and be with you."

Both of them smiled. Every time Qin Fei was interviewed about fans, he would become very serious and his attitude was quite correct.

The interview was not long, but there were many questions. In addition to some open-ended questions, Xu Jicheng also talked about some details of the court. For example, he also asked Qin Fei what he thinks the biggest advantage of the Supersonics against the Bulls.

Qin Fei gave the two words "defense and physical fitness".

Qin Fei believes that in order to defeat the Bulls, he must fight head-on. Any shortcut is irresponsible to himself and the team. The Bulls are not invulnerable. As long as they stand on defense and strengthen their confrontation, with the Bulls at the end of their crossbows, they will certainly not be able to compete with the recharged Supersonics.

A day later, Seattle's Key Arena.

Key Arena is not considered a big arena, at least in terms of the number of seats, it can only be regarded as mid-range in the NBA.

However, the arena is still relatively new, and the air-conditioning system and the ventilation system are blowing, and the inside of the arena is actually a little cool.

Fans come from far away, there are not enough parking spaces in the parking lot.

As the game approaches, there are beeps all around the arena.

The hustle and bustle came to the ears, gradually adding warmth to the summer night.

The player's bus drove into the arena, the players got off the bus, and the media who had been waiting for a long time rushed up and pointed their guns at the players of the two teams.

At this time, the magnifying glass has been aimed at even a marginal player on the bench, because now only these two teams are playing in the NBA, and marginal players can be regarded as news figures.

Of course, the two teams will not accept any more interviews. There are interviews, and they were all completed yesterday.

The players walked into the arena through the passage one by one, leaving only a video of getting off the bus and the fanatical fans around, which can just be cut into one of the post-match highlights.

In the locker room, the head coaches of the two teams are making the final arrangements.

At the scene of the finals, the host began to officially host the broadcast.

The Shuangping group was also one of the hosts on the scene. The two were wearing headphones, but the surrounding voices were still too noisy, so that the voices of the two of them unconsciously became much louder.

The two first briefly introduced the history of the two teams in today's game.

For example, everyone knows that the Bulls are aiming for the third championship, such as the Sonics returning to the finals stage after a year, and so on.

I will also talk about some relatively small knowledge points, such as some difficulties encountered by the Bulls this year at the Supersonic Speed.

"Different from the previous year when they fought against the Supersonics, this year, the Supersonics' flank defense is stronger than the previous year. At the same time, they still have the traditional "running and jumping" forward group."

"The Sonics made up for the shortcomings of the previous year, and at the same time strengthened the inside line. Before the game against the Bulls, they were considered the team with the most balanced offense and defense."

"And the Sonics are good at multi-point blooming wolf tactics. That is to say, although you can focus on defending a certain person, you can't prevent their overall offense. This is the most difficult part for the tired Bulls right now."

The two were talking, and the camera had switched to the field.

After a line of subtitles, the list of starting players from both sides was released and printed on the TV screen.

The Sonics at home have continued their lineup for a season.

Throughout the season, the Sonics did not suffer any major injuries. Payton and Qin Fei played full time. Kemp missed 2 games.

And because they were all injured in the middle of the season, by the end of the season, the players had recovered and their physical condition had reached its peak.

On the side of the Bulls, a black and white roster was released, and Rodman did not appear in the starting lineup.

From position 1 to position 5, they are Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc and Langley.

Rodman is already 37 years old this year, and he can still contribute 15 rebounds in the regular season. It seems that he has not been disturbed by age, but in the highly competitive playoffs, Rodman's performance has declined significantly, which is a bit like Drexler.

In the last round of the game against the Pacers, Rodman averaged only 4.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, averaged less than 4% of his shots per game, and averaged 4.4 fouls per game, struggling very hard.

Including the last battle against the Pacers, although the Bulls grabbed 50 rebounds, Rodman only scored 2 points and 6 rebounds in total, and was deeply troubled by fouls, obviously pulling his hips.

As a replacement, Kukoc performed well in the playoffs, averaging 13.1 points per game, shooting close to 50 percent from the field, and 37.7 percent from three-pointers, which can help Jordan open up space.

And Kukoc understands the triangle offense. Unlike Rodman, he didn't understand the triangle offense from the beginning to the end. He once said that he only knew one thing-to grab the ball and hand it to Jordan.

After the two sides came on stage, a series of pre-match ceremonies took place.

It was Kemp and Langley who walked into the middle circle for the jump ball.

Kemp said nothing, with a cold face, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

In the finals of the year before last, after losing, Kemp was the one who was questioned the most, because Kemp could have done better, but fell into Rodman's defensive trap, fought with Rodman, and was finally made impetuous by Rodman.

After losing to the Jazz last year, Kemp thought he would have no chance to enter the finals again. He asked for a big contract during the offseason for a better life in the second half of his life.

Unexpectedly, after a slight adjustment to the Sonics lineup, they did not fall but rose. In this year's playoffs, especially the Western Conference Finals, thinking about it now, they almost didn't make much effort to get in.

Of course, it is also thanks to Qin Fei's magical performance in the western G3 game.

Bulls players, many people set their sights on No. 18 of the Sonics.

Qin Fei, who walked to Jordan's side, looked very calm.

"See you again, Michael."

Jordan was chewing gum, but Qin Fei spoke first. Surprisingly, it wasn't Payton who defended him in the first game of the finals. Did they think they could defend him with this rookie?

"I was dodged by you last time, and I'm going to blow you up today."

Jordan's trash talk was always aggressive, and the moment he stepped onto the court, he was a fighter.

Qin Fei didn't say anything after listening to Jordan's words, but nodded his head in approval.

Jordan was surprised: "Don't you say something?"

Qin Fei was also very strange: "There is nothing to say. I can be blown up by you, but the only one who wins today is our Supersonics. I welcome my blown up."

"If you think too much, the supersonic speed can only be a loser."

Jordan was cursing and talking over there, but it seemed that the corners of his mouth were raised. The camera caught the faces of the two people who were talking, and those who didn't know thought they were reminiscing about the old days.

Qin Fei spread his hands: "Phil Jackson is confused. Sean is holding his breath to fuck you. He actually put Dennis off the court. Doesn't he know what an enemy of life is?"

After spraying the game and spraying the coach, Jordan has never seen such an arrogant "rookie in the finals".

He observed Qin Fei carefully, and found that Qin Fei was really not panicking at all. When he was standing on the sidelines, he didn't look like he was playing in the finals for the first time.

Jordan suddenly remembered that in the past few days, Qin Fei made two consecutive 9-pointers in the last 3 seconds to tie the Jazz.

He watched those three three-pointers, and they were completely in a certain state. The Jazz was directly crushed by their mentality, plummeted, and lost the Western Conference Finals.

"You know so well, why don't you become a coach?" Jordan sarcastically said.

Qin Fei chuckled.

"You don't understand. I plan to buy a team after I retire. Being a coach is not as fun as being an owner."

Jordan:

(End of this chapter)