pinnacle swinger

Chapter 43
The NBA Finals of the 09-10 season can be called a Hollywood drama.

The Lakers and the Celtics are the two most famous giants in NBA history. In 07, the Celtics formed the Big Three and took the lead in opening the era of the giants. From a team struggling for the playoffs to a championship Not to be outdone, the Lakers robbed and traded to Pau Gasol in the middle of the season, completed the transformation and upgrading of the entire team, and the triangle offense once again shined in the NBA.

That season, the two teams met in the finals together as if they had agreed.In the first game of the finals that year, Paul Pierce was accidentally injured, but he deserved to be the most resilient person in the NBA. He returned to the game after only 3 minutes. In the end, the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4-2 to win the championship .

This season, the two teams overcame obstacles and once again met in the Finals. Compared to the ease of the Lakers, the aging Celtics are particularly difficult. The first round against the Heat, the second round against the Cavaliers, and the Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic, there is no bone good The fatigue of several veteran players has almost reached its peak.

Before the game, the media was more optimistic about the Lakers who were recharging their batteries.

As a result, the Lakers immediately proved the correctness of the media's keen observation with 2 to 1, but the next scene was absolutely unexpected.

The Celtics suddenly exerted strength on the defensive end. The Lakers lost two games in a row. They only scored 89 and 86 points in the two games, which was far from the previous [-] points. The form suddenly became favorable to the Celtics. .

But the most critical sixth stop, that is, in the first game when the Celtics already had a match point, played less than 7 minutes, Kentrick Perkins, who was defending inside, hit a rebound and injured his knee. Let the Celtics hurt God.And it turns out that not every NBA player is named Pierce, and Perkins was ultimately unable to return to the court.

The Celtics' defense suddenly lost an important part. Even if the main players have the same mentality, the substitutes will inevitably have fluctuating hearts. In the end, they lost the game by 22 points to the Lakers!
The script suddenly became rich and colorful.

In the seventh game, Pau Gasol proved his strength as a super power forward. In the absence of Perkins, he waved his long arms and grabbed 18 rebounds, 9 of which were offensive rebounds!The Lakers grabbed 53 rebounds, 23 of which were offensive rebounds. One is to prove that the Lakers are very strong, and the other is to prove that the Lakers take a lot more shots than the Celtics.

In the end, the Lakers overtook the score in the epic fourth quarter, and won the No. 16 championship trophy in team history amidst the cheers of the home fans.

All of these are forgotten by people. People only remember that the Lakers who won two consecutive championships are very powerful and invincible, but they never thought that the Lakers were almost reversed by others.

Tang Wenlong watched the entire game. He was shocked by the Celtics' suffocating defense. He could smell their iron blood through the TV, and the evil spirit and pressure almost rushed to his face.He was even more shocked by Kobe. Under such a defense, this peak man can still score 28.6 points per game. Many difficult goals are beyond his imagination. Talent and hard work have made him Unusually wonderful.

At this time, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is also in full swing. As soon as the NBA Finals is over, the majority of fans who have double-cultivated two goals will turn their attention to the fiery land of Africa.

In this case, on June 6, the NBA 24 draft received relatively less attention.

Tang Wenlong and Joe Thomas entered the theater at Madison Square Garden early in the morning. Many team management personnel had already arrived at the scene. Tang Wenlong and Joe Thomas participated in various training camps during this period. I also met a lot of people.And the superstars of some teams also came to the scene, such as the Pacers star Danny Granger who holds the No. 10 pick, such as the Warriors star Monta Ellis who holds the No. 6 pick. Thunder star Kevin Durant, who has just won his first scoring title in his life, has become the focus of media attention.

After greeting some "acquaintances", he entered the small green room under the arrangement of the staff.

The Little Green Room, as the name suggests, is the players who are officially invited to participate in the draft. Every year, there are about 15 players. They are all popular in the NBA Lotto draft. It is not a small privilege to be accompanied by relatives and friends.Of course, for Tang Wenlong, his relatives in the United States are his manager—Joe Thomas.

Other coaches like Jim and trainer Jack also came to the scene to cheer for Tang Wenlong and Wesley Johnson.

It is worth mentioning that Joe Thomas used some tricks to sign both Wesley Johnson and Andy Laustin to his name. With three outstanding potential stocks, it is simply winning the "Best Rookie".

At seven o'clock in the morning, ESPN began broadcasting the prepared draft scene on time.

"Hey, Tang Wenlong." Gordon Hayward greeted Tang Wenlong generously when he saw Tang Wenlong enter the field.

When Tang Wenlong was still thinking about who would be awesome at the draft conference, he heard the roar that almost stopped his heart, and he immediately turned his head in the direction of the sound.

Gordon Hayward showed a cheap smile in the distance, and beside him was a beautiful girl with a hot figure.

Tang Wenlong glanced at him, and he had a good impression of this player who could speak Chinese, so he smiled and nodded as a greeting.

But Wesley Johnson next to Tang Wenlong didn't have such a good temper. This guy snorted coldly and turned his head away, obviously he didn't have a good impression of Gordon.

After walking a few steps, Tang Wenlong met another acquaintance, Greg Monroe from Georgetown University.

After the two met, there was no tension in the college days. After looking at each other, they suddenly smiled, then opened their arms and hugged each other heavily.

This is a very strange feeling. Many players who entered here disliked each other in college, but now they feel sympathetic to each other. It feels like they come out of a league, as if they are from the same organization, and they have disagreements with each other. This is a sense of identity and intimacy that some international players and non-Big Ten players cannot feel.

Greg Monroe whispered in Tang Wenlong's ear, "I wish you a good draft."

Tang Wenlong patted him on the shoulder, and also blessed him: "You too, I wish you can go to the team you want to go to."

The two laughed, and the ESPN broadcast camera immediately froze on these two people.

Many fans in China who follow Tang Wenlong watched the draft on certain online platforms. They were surprised to see that Tang Wenlong was able to greet many players they did not know one by one. idea.

In fact, it is the same everywhere, people with strength will always be recognized and accepted by people.

After another period of time, when Tang Wenlong and others were waiting impatiently, the current president of the NBA, Mr. David Stern, walked up to the stage of the theater with his cheerful eyes and a warm smile on his face. on the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, welcome to the beautiful Madison Square Garden to participate in this year's NBA Draft."

Before he finished speaking, boos and applause broke out from the audience, which startled Tang Wenlong who didn't know why. He rubbed his head, wondering what the situation was.

On the stage, Stern's face remained unchanged. He had seen this kind of scene every year, and he had long been used to it.

After talking nonsense, Stern introduced the rules of the draft, and then officially announced the start of the draft.

A few minutes later, the staff delivered a small note from the team private room. This is the choice of the Wizards executives holding the No. [-] pick. Stern glanced at the note under the attention of everyone, and then his face With a knowing smile, he cleared his throat into the microphone and began to speak slowly.

"In 2010, the NBA Draft, the first pick, the Washington Wizards chose"

The eyes of the whole world are now focused on the nearly 70-year-old man. The faces of the players in the small green room under the stage showed nervous expressions. Even Tang Wenlong, who has always been calm, is inevitably a little dry at the moment , with sweat stains on his forehead, and his palms were clenched tightly.

This suffocating scene spread to the audience in front of the TV, Fang Chuxia, He Dayan, Dolores...
"john"

"Wall"

A group of players sighed slightly off the court, but there was a wave of applause immediately, followed by continuous whistles and cheers, and everyone gave blessings to the Wizards, which was also an expected choice.

Tang Wenlong's body relaxed, he and Joe Thomas looked at each other, then he shrugged his shoulders pretending to be relaxed, and let out a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, the Wizards just made the same choice nine years ago." Joe Thomas comforted Tang Wenlong in this way.

Tang Wenlong smiled lightly and said, "John Wall is not weak. I am the manager of the Wizards and I will choose this way."

But the unconvinced light flashed in his eyes, which was caught by Joe Thomas. Joe Thomas knew Tang Wenlong like he knew his wife. He knew how arrogant the little guy he signed was. Yes, even though he always looks very humble on the surface.

The spotlight shone on John Wall, and the staff handed over the baseball cap representing the Wizards.

The 19-year-old boy was a bit dark-skinned. He stood up and hugged his relatives one by one. His neat suit made him look handsome. At this moment, he was fascinated by how many female fans in front of the TV.

Soon, John Wall stood on the stage. After shaking hands with Stern, he took the microphone and made an exciting declaration, expressing how much he loves Washington, how he loves basketball, and how he works hard in the future. The performance of the NBA was like this, the fans were very happy to hear it, but all the favorites in the audience curled their lips, with a look of indifference.

After John Wall went down, Stern stood on the stage again, in front of the speech table, facing the microphone, squinted, glanced at the small note in his hand again, and then began to announce the second pick of the 76ers. choose.

In the team room, the general manager and head coach of the 76ers comforted each other, "No problem, no problem, our choice is absolutely correct."

"It's like the Bulls picked Michael back then, like the Cavaliers picked LeBron." Collins nodded and said firmly.

(End of this chapter)