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Chapter 416
Consec Arena, Indianapolis.

The fans dispersed one by one.

Outside the Pacers player locker room, many media reporters were waiting there with long guns and short guns.

"Not out yet?"

"not yet."

The media reporters looked at each other. After the game, theoretically, the locker rooms of the two teams should accept public interviews, but they were blocked by the Pacers, and they have not been able to enter the field until now.

"Hey, today's fiasco, please understand."

The experienced old reporter persuaded the young reporter who was quite critical, and many of them wanted to clock in early and go home from get off work.

In the Pacers locker room, low air pressure surrounds them.

The team leaders lay on their seats thoughtfully, and occasionally there would be whispered discussions from the corners.

Head coach Larry Bird stood in the middle and exchanged some questions about the G1 game with his disciples.

After Larry Bird finished speaking, Jaylen Rose covered his face with a white towel.

The players began to shower and change clothes.

"Are you going to the press conference?"

Dale Davis asked.

Jalen Rose didn't respond to him.

"Leave him alone, let him be alone." Reggie Miller regained his composure. He is the spiritual leader of the team and must set an example. Even if he is sad in his heart, at least he can't show it on the surface.

Jaylen Ross has been thinking about why he can't prevent Qin Fei.

How can we defend Qin Fei in the next game.

He has done his best, but the opponent is able to score. In addition to various dry pulls, there are also strong fouls, mid-range behind the back, and a variety of retreat jumpers, which are simple and efficient.

He even tried the black foot, but the opponent was a thug and would never fall to his feet.

Simply flawless.

Soon, the players in the locker room left one after another.

Pacers officials told the media that the locker room is not open for interviews today. Jaylen Rose heard the disappointed sighs of the media reporters, and the hustle and bustle gradually moved away from the locker room.

"We've got to get our own offense right."

Jaylen Rose's towel was lifted, and head coach Larry Bird sat beside him.

"coach."

Jay opened his mouth, he wanted to say that he really wasn't his type, that the other party was too outrageous.

"I know, in fact, the current outside players are becoming more and more difficult to guard. This is due to the improvement of personal ability on the one hand, and the rules of the league on the other hand."

Larry Bird's words made Jaylen Rose suddenly enlightened.

Listening to the coach's words, he seemed to have found the reason for the failure at once.

yes, the goddamn league
Larry Bird sighed: "Do you remember how we fought against Michael Jordan's Bulls two years ago?"

Jaylen Rose listened to the words of the head coach, and pictures of the past emerged in front of his eyes.

Larry Bird was talking about the Eastern Conference finals of the 97-98 season playoffs, when the Pacers played against the Bulls, which was Jordan's last dance.

The Pacers also have a similar lineup.

The only difference is the selection of the small forward. At that time, Jaylen Rose was just a substitute player for the Pacers, and the starting small forward at the time was Chris Mullin.

But Jalen was also involved in the process of defending Michael Jordan.

"what do you mean"

Michael Jordan still scored 31.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the Pacers series, but the Bulls and the Pacers fought seven games and almost lost the series. This is one of the most difficult series the Bulls have encountered since the 90s.

Seeing Jaylen Rose's comprehension, Larry Bird nodded with a smile.

"That's right, defending Qin Fei is the same as defending Jordan. You have to do two things to defend Qin Fei. One is to increase the threat on the offensive end and consume Qin Fei's physical strength. The other is to resolutely double-team. When Qin Fei takes the ball, you have to move over. You must not be stingy with your physical strength."

"Defending Qin Fei has never been your business alone, but our entire Pacers team's business."

After the end of the G1 game, the number of fans outside the hotel where the Warriors stayed increased.

The swaying fans pin their hopes on the interference of off-field factors, even if there is only a slight impact, they have to try it.

However, the loitering time was really early. Qin Fei had encountered loitering in the hotel where he was staying before, and it was the night before the game, and the local police would come "a little later" tacitly.

In order to defend Qin Fei, the Pacers watched Qin Fei's personal offensive video tapes all over the past two days.

It's not just for wing players, but for any Pacers player.

Qin Fei's personal offense and defense have been included in the main training content of the Pacers team. This is also an unprecedented first time. Few teams have raised the importance of personal defense above the overall defense before.

Two days later, the G2 finals officially started.

The spirit of the adjusted Pacers team is completely different.

In the second game, the Pacers team was in good condition, and the game fell into the familiar offensive and defensive rhythm of the Pacers from the very beginning.

If Qin Fei played singles, it would be better. If he attacked in a pick-and-roll, he was resolutely double-teamed by the Pacers.

He tried to pass the ball, but the rest of the Warriors' touch was average.

On the contrary, the big insider got a lot of opportunities, and scored in double figures in the personal half.

But Big Ben's offense couldn't save the team. The Warriors trailed until the end of the third quarter, and then O'Neal, who came off the bench, broke out, forcing the Pacers to reduce the defensive pressure on Qin Fei.

Qin Fei immediately led the team to break out the momentum of chasing points.

When the chasing point was only 1 point away, Qin Fei and Billups were called for two offensive fouls each. The Warriors' offensive momentum declined, and the Pacers took the opportunity to stabilize their position.

Then the score was opened again.

In the end, the Pacers beat the Warriors 101 to 94 at home, saved the home court with little danger, and pulled the series back to the same starting line of 1 to 1.

On June 6, the streets of Oakland.

Today is the G3 battle between the Warriors and the Pacers.

Fans took to the streets and saw the giant screen advertisement played on the shopping mall plaza.

This is the playoff promotional video of the Warriors. With the deepening of the playoffs, the Warriors have become the darling of the Bay Area, and people have noticed this team that has created a new record for nearly 30 years.

Qin Fei's posters can also be seen everywhere.

Qin Fei has become the most watched star in the Bay Area.

His popularity has skyrocketed in this area. Most people have heard of this Chinese NBA player. He is a superstar in the NBA and a leader in the basketball world.

There are too many fans wearing the No. [-] white jersey.

This is the Warriors' home game, and most of the fans have chosen the Warriors' white jersey.

However, there is also a small group of fans in black jerseys hanging out in the street.

"Brandon, are you sure the white commemorative jerseys will be distributed at the Oakland Stadium today?"

"Now I feel that the black jersey is particularly abrupt, and I don't think I can bear this strange look."

Three tall boys in black jerseys were walking on the street, and when they saw the vast expanse of whiteness, they suddenly panicked.

"Hold on, it's okay."

Roy was actually panicked too. He unconsciously reached into his trousers pocket and touched the ball ticket.

Roy, who is 16 years old this year, is a talented high school basketball player at Garfield High School in Seattle. His favorite player is Qin Fei, who is now in the Warriors.

When Qin Fei was still in Seattle, he had met Roy several times.

Later, the two often exchanged letters. In the letter, Qin Fei encouraged Roy to learn more, thinking that Roy was very talented in basketball. With Qin Fei's encouragement, Roy was full of confidence in basketball, and his performance on the high school court was getting better and better.

Qin Fei specially sent Roy tickets to the finals in Oakland, and Roy came to Oakland with two good friends.

As a result, when they came to Oakland, they found that the jersey they just bought seemed to be wearing the wrong color. They forgot the common sense of wearing light-colored jerseys in NBA home games.

This made the three children frown, everyone is a high school student who wants to save face, this is not easy!

While walking on the road, I suddenly heard cheers coming from the front.

"Warriors player bus!"

Brandon Roy was tall and tall, and he saw the bus in the distance at a glance, and the crowd rushed past.

"Let's go and see together."

The three boys hurried to the front, only to see the bus waiting for the red light.

The windows of the bus are higher than people, and many Warriors players keep their eyes closed to recharge their batteries.

The eye-catching No. [-] player smiled and waved to everyone.

Suddenly, everyone screamed.

Qin Fei glanced at the enthusiastic fans, feeling that the fans in the Bay Area are enthusiastic.

Suddenly, I saw three teenagers who were a head taller than ordinary people, and one of them looked very familiar.

"Roy, what a coincidence!"

Qin Fei stared at Roy, then made a boxing motion.

Most of the fans thought that Qin Fei was punching them, and raised their fists in response.

Then the green light turned on, and the bus left the place where fans gather.

"Branton, Qin Fei seemed to have boxed with us just now?"

The two young friends beside Roy who also liked Qin Fei swallowed.

Roy said calmly: "I told you a long time ago that it was Qin Fei who gave me the jersey. You don't believe me."

Two teenagers: I
"It doesn't matter, let's go to the stadium!"

Seeing the Warriors players, the hearts of the three friends became warm. It is not easy to watch an NBA Finals. The ticket price is 1468 US dollars, which is beyond the reach of ordinary families.

No wonder he invited the two of them to watch the finals. It turned out that Qin Fei really gave it to him, thinking that Roy's family had made a fortune.

The three of them ran to the gate of the Oakland Stadium and saw a long queue outside the stadium, and the staff were checking tickets.

"There are so many people."

The line went into the arena, but no staff distributed white commemorative jerseys.

Warriors owners are more stingy than they thought.

"sloppy"

Three teenagers in black jerseys sat on the court, surrounded by fans in white jerseys, and a few black jersey fans were as conspicuous as yellow jersey (Pacers) fans.

The Warriors players quickly walked onto the court to warm up.

Qin Fei was the last one to enter the stadium, and the three teenagers immediately started shouting Qin Fei's name along with the crowd.

Qin Fei didn't just give out three tickets. Seeing Roy, he immediately forgot about it. When he came to the court, he began to warm up with all his heart.

Roy and his partners were excitedly discussing the strength of Qin Fei and the Warriors.

"Qin Fei is too strong. He is omnipotent. If only I could be as powerful as him." Roy said enviously.

Just after he finished speaking, a muffled voice came from beside him: "That's very difficult."

Of course Roy knows that this is difficult to achieve. In fact, he is unknown now, and he has not yet become famous in Seattle. The gap between him and Qin Fei is like heaven and earth, but what's wrong, who doesn't have a dream?
So he immediately turned his head to see who was so bold when he encountered a "barrel".

In the end, I saw a young man silently putting down his schoolbag. This young man was slender and looked a few years younger than him.

"who are you?"

Brandroy asked angrily.

"I'm Kevin Durant from Maryland, are you also Qin Fei's friend?" Durant obviously knew something and asked with great interest.

Roy looked at Durant, he was indeed a child, and he was a little surprised when he revealed the "secret" relationship between him and Qin Fei when they met for the first time.

"I'm Brandon Roy from Washington State, and you're also on the school basketball team?" Roy introduced himself, but didn't directly answer the relationship between him and Qin Fei.

When Durant was asked about his favorite sport, his small face was slightly satisfied.

"Although I don't intend to show off, I led our school's Jaguar team to the national championship last year. The person next to me is my good brother and the main player of the Jaguar team, Michael Beasley."

Durant stepped aside and introduced the short-haired boy sitting next to him.

With a cool look, the boy was engrossed in watching the NBA players warming up on the court, and he didn't pay attention to Durant's introduction at all.

Although he was surprised in his heart, the other party's tone was really unbearable, so Roy nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Unexpectedly, Durant talked a lot. Seeing them talking about Qin Fei, he showed off the story with him and Qin Fei.

"Qin Fei taught me how to play basketball. He is really a great guy. He is omnipotent. He is a wise man on the court and an elder in life. He has taught me a lot."

Showing off again. Brandroy covered his face.

This Durant is young, talks a lot, likes to show off, always loves to argue, and after opening the chatterbox, he can't stop.

"Did the two of you go far away by yourself?"

The distance from the east to the west is quite long, not like Seattle to San Francisco, so Roy interrupted Durant's endless talk, trying to regain the initiative of the conversation.

Durant shrugged: "Is this unusual? I'm 12 years old"

This pretentious and beating look didn't last for two seconds, when a woman's roar came from the side: "Kevin, shut your damn mouth."

Durant's face changed, a little embarrassed.

Roy was taken aback, not understanding the situation.

"It's Wanda, a strange woman."

Durant said in a low voice, before he finished speaking, a surprise attack occurred in the back of his head, and half a sentence was held in his stomach.

"How did you talk to your mother, you rebellious fellow!"

Wanda Platt slapped Durant angrily, Durant turned his head and patted his head aggrievedly.

Roy was dumbfounded.

"By the way, why are you wearing black jerseys? Have you never watched an NBA game? Let me tell you, the first time I watched an NBA game."

It's impossible, not in this lifetime, to shut Durant up.

The three of Roy rolled their eyes, thinking that brats are really annoying.

In fact, Wanda on the side is depressed. Durant was very well-behaved when he was a child, but since he played basketball, he has become more and more able to argue, and he always likes to pretend. Even since he became friends with Durant, the originally lively Beasley has become more and more silent, and has become a cool little boy.

If it weren't for Durant's talent in basketball is so outstanding, and he earns a lot of money playing basketball, Wanda would like to let Durant change careers
Fortunately, Durant's ideals in basketball are more determined than she imagined.

She once also made a bold statement that she must enter the NBA, which made her feel relieved.

This time I took the two of them to watch the NBA live game. On the one hand, the tickets are free, and on the other hand, I want them to witness and feel the atmosphere of the NBA Finals.

Just as Durant and Roy met and chatted, the lights at the scene suddenly dimmed.

"The appearance ceremony is about to begin!"

The crowd exclaimed.

The audience cheered everywhere, surrounded by noisy fans.

The warm atmosphere of the finals suddenly heated up.
(End of this chapter)