warrior godfather

Chapter 422
April 6, Oakland.

The eyes of NBA fans all over the world are gathered here today, looking forward to the upcoming finals G1.

The Oracle Center is full of seats, and the ticket price has soared several times or more than ten times, but it can't stop the enthusiastic fans. There is still half an hour before the game, and the fans enter the arena early, wearing Warriors staff The golden T-shirt that was put on the back of the chair in advance began to cheer for the warm-up Warriors players on the field, and did not spare any physical strength.

In a short while, the home court of the Warriors turned into a surging golden ocean, bright and dazzling.

In the middle of this ocean, a few Heat fans wearing black, red, and white jerseys also tried to make their own voices and express their support for the home team, but they were drowned in the boundless waves of voices.

But fans who often come to the Oracle Center to watch games know that the noise is not a big deal. The Oracle Center is one of the devil's home stadiums with the hottest atmosphere in the league. The nearly [-] Warriors fans in the auditorium did not use their full strength in advance. They are still accumulating energy, just waiting for the moment when the game starts.

……

The 2011-2012 season was an ill-fated season. It experienced a long-term suspension, the schedule shrunk, and the aftermath of the financial crisis has not yet dissipated. Both ratings and commercial income have declined, and the losses have been huge.

However, the league is not without gains. Following the rise of Rose, Curry was crowned the MVP, and Durant was also selected for a round, ranking in the forefront of the MVP. The new generation of superstars in the league is rising. En was very pleased.

When Jordan retired, because there was no superstar who was as popular as Jordan or even close to Jordan took over the torch, the ratings of the NBA dropped sharply. David Stern had to train several "Jordan successors" ", Kobe emerged from it and became a basketball superstar with global influence.

Now, Kobe is old, but there are a lot of talents in the middle and new generations of the league. Even after a long suspension, this year's finals still attracted the attention of basketball fans all over the world.

The Big Three of the Heat first fought against the Bulls led by Rose in seven games, and won with difficulty. Now they have to fight the youth warriors led by Curry. The status of a superstar has launched a challenge, which is very eye-catching.

But for the Mesozoic generation, this is a very sad thing. The championships in the past five years were all won by the older generation of superstars who entered the league in the 90s. Duncan, Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant , Nowitzki blocked the Mesozoic road to death, Wade won the championship in 2006, also cannot do without O'Neal's full support, after O'Neal left, the Heat immediately fell into decline.

In the first decade of the 21st century, the stars of the Mesozoic generation were suppressed so badly that they couldn’t even see the hope of getting ahead. Otherwise, James, Wade and Bosh would not risk the world’s disgrace, and collectively cut their salaries at their peak.

This is equivalent to directly declaring surrender to the older generation of superstars - I am indeed not your opponent, but you are definitely not our opponent.

But Nowitzki immediately told them with facts that grouping together is not a panacea, the future belongs to you, but how far the future is, it doesn't matter what you say.

At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, the older generation of superstars firmly held the scepter in their hands and remained motionless on the throne.

A little emperor is just a little emperor, and it is not so easy to be a real emperor.

However, the Mesozoic superstars have not created their own era, and they will face the menacing challenges of the younger generation of superstars.

The handover process of the scepter is always accompanied by the lonely figure of a superstar, and it is this cruel game where everyone fights for a season and only competes for a championship, which attracts the attention of fans all over the world.

In the United States, the NBA is not the most popular sports league, but around the world, TV stations in 215 countries and regions will broadcast the finals for local fans.

It was the Warriors' first time on such a big stage, and it was the much-anticipated one.

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Oracle Center, visiting team locker room.

The Heat players who had just finished warming up were making final preparations for the game. Spoelstra stood in front of everyone and said with a serious expression:

"We went through two tie-breaks before we came back here and this time, we can't lose again, we're up against a group of young guys, they're strong, but we're the favorites for the title, we have the best team in the league. My star, I don’t need to say more about the result of losing the finals? Everyone is waiting to see our jokes, only by winning can we win respect!”

Compared to boosting morale, Spoelstra is better at designing tactics. What he said was not imposing, but it had a good effect.

The Heat players, especially the Big Three, know very well that they cannot afford to lose. James, Wade and Bosh have communicated many times, expressing their determination to win. In this finals, the Big Three will unite sincerely, Do whatever it takes to win.

No one mentioned the consequences of losing, but they all knew that if the Heat fell to the finals for the second consecutive year, there would be an earthquake for the Heat. After the earthquake, it would be dilapidated or broken, only God knows .

To avoid this outcome, the Heat must win the Finals.

……

James stretched his legs as hard as he could, feeling the tight leg muscles, turned his head and glanced at Wade who was tying his shoes beside him, and said:

"Dwayne, do you remember what I told you before the playoffs started?"

The visiting team locker room at the Oracle Center is very small and the facilities are very old, which is also the standard configuration of the visiting team locker room in all arenas in the league.

Wade and James' lockers were next to each other, and the two sat very close. After hearing this, he straightened his upper body, thought for a while, and then remembered:

"You mean, the Warriors will make it to the Finals?"

"Right." James nodded.

"Well, you read it right. I really didn't expect that the Warriors could really reach the finals. I always regarded the Lakers and Spurs as our imaginary enemies. Who knew they were so vulnerable that they didn't even play in the Western Conference Finals. Come on, young people nowadays are getting more and more powerful..." Wade said with emotion.

"They are too young. As I said before, this is a good opportunity. Many people say that we are not the Warriors' opponents. The reason is that the Warriors have an advantage in the regular season record. Do you think this is funny? We just borrowed Watching this finals, smash doubts, and shut up all those tired sunspots!" James sneered.

Wade nodded with deep empathy. In the past two years, the heat's public opinion environment has been very poor. Although most people pointed the finger at James, Wade has suffered a lot of ridicule, abuse and accusations, and he has long been unable to bear it.

However, Wade has doubts in his heart. He was not optimistic about the Warriors' ability to reach the finals before, but now, the Warriors easily eliminated the Mavericks, Lakers, and Thunder to advance to the finals. Worry.

After the three rounds of the series, Wade felt his knees became more and more stiff. In the fierce battles with the Bulls, he gritted his teeth and survived.

After the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat had only two days to rest. Wade wasted a lot and hadn't fully recovered. When warming up, he felt a faint tingling in his knees.

This feeling is very slight, not an injury, but Wade is very clear that when the game reaches the most critical and intense time, he may not be able to solve the game with a sharp breakthrough as before.

His knees can no longer support the speed of the Flash, which should have happened next season, but the fierce playoffs accelerated the aging process of Wade's knees.

Only Wade himself knows how strong he was in the series against the Bulls. When Bosh was absent, he carried part of the ball belonging to Bosh. Although the efficiency was terrible, he managed to keep the output.

After Bosh returned, Wade finally got a chance to breathe, but because of this, the Heat only narrowly beat the Bulls in G6 and G7, instead of winning the game like the outside world expected after the combination of the Big Three.

In the past two days, when Wade communicated with James and Bosh, he did not show the slightest fatigue and was full of confidence in the victory. However, he also implicitly expressed that James needs to take on more responsibilities, and James immediately agreed. The two were tacit, only Bosh was still very excited, saying that the three brothers would be invincible when they merged.

"LeBron, don't worry about it, I will help you well." Wade suddenly said in a low voice.

James was taken aback, then grinned, patted Wade on the shoulder, showed a duty-bound expression, and said broadly:

"Don't worry, we brothers are united, the Warriors are definitely not our opponents!"

This is the first time Wade has defined himself as a "helper". James is very excited. He knows that starting today, he has truly confirmed his status as the leader of the team, and this is what he dreams of.

Brother basketball is also divided into big brother and second brother. James wants to be the big brother, not the second brother. When he came to the Heat, he was not satisfied with just winning one championship. As he said, it was not one, two, three. , but five, six, seven, if it is not ambitious, why did James choose to form a group and bear such a big infamy?
If you want to surpass Jordan, you must establish a peerless career. James knows that he can't do it alone, so he has to pull his brothers to do it together.

He high-fives Wade, adding:

"Dwayne, with your help, what are the Warriors! This year is just the beginning, and we will win more championships in the future. A dynasty is waiting for us!"

……

Pat Riley was sitting on the leather sofa in the VIP box, with a neat suit and neat silver threads, calmly looking down at the empty stadium below and the increasingly excited fans around him.

He was in a small box for four on the top floor of the arena, but there were only him and his assistant, and the price was as high as $[-].

As one of the participating teams, the Heat got some front-row tickets, but Pat Riley was very aware of the noise level at the Oracle Center. As an old man who was almost 70 years old, he needed a quiet environment, so before the game I deliberately contacted the Warriors and booked a VIP box of the highest standard.

For the "dictator" of the Heat, this little money is not in the eyes at all.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

There was a knock on the door, and the assistant stood up and opened the door very consciously. Larry Riley stepped in and said with a smile:
"Pat, are you satisfied with this box?"

Pat Riley got up and shook hands with him, saying:
"Very good, but it's a little old. Maybe you should renovate it. As far as I know, the VIP boxes in the Oracle Center are very popular now, right? You have done a good job."

He contacted Larry to book this box. As a senior boss, Pat Riley has a lot of friendship in the league, and he and Larry are also old acquaintances.

Larry smiled reservedly:

"This is all thanks to Ronan. If it weren't for him, you would never be sitting here today. We couldn't reach the finals, and the football market couldn't improve."

"Ronan is indeed a genius. I saw my original shadow from him. He has left his name in the league." Pat Riley praised.

The smile on Larry's face grew stronger:
"He specifically asked me to convey his greetings to you, and also asked me to send you a word."

"Please say."

"He said that you don't really need to come to the Bay Area. The Heat will definitely not win these two games. Coming here will only increase your troubles."

Pat Riley narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and his eyes became much sharper, but he immediately calmed down and said:
"Ronan looks very confident."

"He's always been so confident."

Pat Riley nodded:

"Okay, thanks for the reminder, but since I'm here, I won't go back early... How about this, do you need me to reserve a box for you? After playing G1 and G2, you have to play three games in a row when you return to Miami. If you stay in the Bay Area, there might be no games to watch."

Larry looked normal, smiled and shook his head:

"No need. Compared with Oracle Center, American Airlines Center is very quiet. I don't need to sit in the box to watch the game... I have something to do, so don't bother me."

After watching Larry leave, Pat Riley thought for a while quietly, then looked at the court, his eyes became sharper.

Of course, he would not feel angry because of Zhang Yu's provocation. He hadn't felt this kind of emotion for a long time, and the only thing that could affect him was profit.

Pat Riley is not a very patient person. The Heat failed once last year, and there is no capital to try and make mistakes. This year, the Heat must win the championship, otherwise he will re-evaluate the feasibility of the Big Three.

His iron blood is not only left to his opponents, but also to his own people.

(End of this chapter)