Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 87 The End of the Old Era
"It's over!" When Sloan looked up at the night sky and closed his eyes heavily, despite his utmost restraint, two lines of tears still flowed down his pale old face...

The score was finally fixed at 118:113. The Utah Jazz's home court, the Energy Solutions Center, the most loyal fans have already touched their faces and wept...

Ron was surprised to find that no one left in the huge arena. They were sad, they were sad, and they spontaneously chose to stay with the team they loved. Many people cried loudly. Even the dull face of the 80-year-old old man had helplessness written on his face...

The fans sang the team song spontaneously, and the sad style filled the entire Salt Lake City. Their players were even more pitiful. They stood in tears and stood on the court in dejection. Almost no one chose to return to the locker room.

And Delong opened his eyes wide in a daze, and the melancholy in his eyes was enough to exaggerate any sadness.

This is a game, there is no tie in football... there can only be one winner.

All this echoed deeply in Ron's heart. For some reason, his heart suddenly urged, and he couldn't be happy after all.

It turns out that some people, some teams, you beat them, and you can't find any reason to be excited...

Ron sighed deeply, full of respect for this team and the whole city...

A camp made of iron, soldiers of flowing water.

Everyone knows that the cruelty of competitive sports...

Malone is gone, Stockton is gone, and one day, Sloan will go too, and Fatty will go too.

So why are they sad?
What are they remembering?
It may be a kind of spirit!

Forbearance, tenacity, the spirit of tirelessly working hard for their goals over the past twenty years...

Maybe it's still a kind of stubbornness!
They have also been infinitely close to the trophy that symbolized the highest honor, but in the end they were still so short of breath...

But they never gave up, even the god-like man Jordan, the god of basketball, they would not buy it.

And after today, this life may never have the chance to witness this iron-blooded team that is full of everyone's hopes and dreams win the championship.

Perhaps in the future, the Utah Jazz will one day win the O'Brien Cup under the leadership of so-and-so, but it is not the Jazz team that had the dreams of all Salt Lake City people back then.

Their team management has made up their minds to start changing...

Life is like this, some people will be sad and others will be happy.

The people of Challenger Space City escaped from birth at the last moment and flew to the miraculous future...

The goal was scored at the final whistle, and Houston Rockets players flocked to Mayo who was feeling something.

What greeted us were the overjoyed smiles and cheers of the teammates.

Mayo was also happy in his heart. He kept saying some passionate words to the directors and cameras pouring in, calling his name again and again.

Barkley: "The Rockets with 12 wins and 23 losses actually went shopping for a victory in Salt Lake City! What is commendable is that they seem to have found a way to be compatible with Kevin Martin and OJ Mayo."

Kenny: "Yes, it looks like a hearty victory, which is more convincing than the previous two games... What is even more unbelievable is that they actually defeated the old western team with a neat lineup... Utah Jazz..."

巴克利：“这三场比赛，梅奥场均能拿24。4分，7。2次助攻和3。1个篮板，但是我认为本场比赛才是他确立自己新的外线核心地位的比赛…他在高强度的对抗中依然砍下26分，8次助攻，并且其中有10分来自第四节的最后那3分钟内…”

Kenny: "He is great. He proved that he will get better after leaving Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph, and he will look better and better. A few minutes ago, the Grizzlies general manager Mr. Wallace has already expressed his congratulations to Mayo through his Facebook.

Barkley secretly smirked: "Maybe he's showing favor, maybe he's being cute, it's more like begging for mercy! He doesn't want to be beaten into a puddle by Mayo when he meets Mayo at the gate of his house. Then he will be like the last time he sent Pau Gasol to the Lakers for 'free'. He succeeded in 'generously donating money' for themselves and created a strong opponent to compete with them for a playoff spot..."

"Oh~" Kenny almost burst out laughing...

"In that case, their boss will probably consider letting him go home to farm... and hire Kenny's grandma to take up the post, to see if the position of Grizzlies general manager is as Kenny said, even his grandma can handle it..."

Everyone on TNT started snickering.

At the end of the screen, only Kenny's pretendingly angry face was left, but he raised his eyebrows at the camera at the moment the game highlights were released.

"I can see it!"

...

There is a stark contrast between hilarity and bewilderment, when the two planes are next to each other...

The entire Energy Solution Center was filled with solemnity, and the proud Salt Lake City residents couldn't bear to see the celebration eyes of the Aerospace City residents...

Few people started to leave the arena lonely, while more people wiped away their tears and rushed to boo the arena first...

Some extreme fans tried their best to be provocative, venting their hatred and inner dissatisfaction with OJ-Mayo's excessive celebration.

Those sobbing convulsions, those hoarse voices, those faces with tears still not dry...

They defend the last glory of Salt Lake City like unyielding veterans, they are not afraid of any sacrifice like slaves who fight back...

"Get out! Take your shit luck victory and get out!"

"Mayo! You're a quick shooter! You can't satisfy even the most chaste virgin!"

"Houston Villains, get out of holy Salt Lake City with your mask of treachery and hypocrites!"

"Houston, I hate you guys!"

Mayo didn't feel angry, and turned around briskly, ready to argue with the fan who sprayed the most, but suddenly a pair of strong hands and sharp eyes pulled him back.

Ron, who had already walked to the scene at this time, shook his head slightly at his "disciple" Mayo.

"Remember...sometimes, the loser is not the same as the weak...Since you have won..." Ron looked at the fans with red eyes, who were crying and scolding, and couldn't help being overwhelmed by this touching scene...

"Then, please don't trample on their last bit of dignity... That, is their last stubbornness!"

Everyone began to look at their opponents in surprise. Those seven-foot men who bowed their heads silently and had tears in their arms were deeply saddened one by one, as if they were eliminated in the playoffs.

Because they knew that after the old era finally came to an end, a new chapter in Salt Lake City would begin with the departure of an old man they loved deeply...

Jerry Sloan.

There is only one problem with the Rockets returning to normal in front of them, which really stumps them.

Do you want to shake hands with the Jazz players?

Although there has always been a grudge with the Jazz, it was also on the field, and many of the players had a good personal relationship off the field.

The world is so big, no matter how bad a person is, he still has his friends in the big leagues.

This can be regarded as peers who can't see up and down. Maybe one day a deal will make everyone become teammates...

What's more, in the eyes of the Rockets, this is a memorable game, a regular season, no one will think so much.

Just looking at Jazz's innocence, many people could only stand there, waiting for time to pass.

Even Mayo, who was named the best player in the game, was done flirting with the beautiful reporter who interviewed him, and no one said anything...

In the end, coach Sloan still showed his elder demeanor. He quickly walked to the Rockets bench, smiled and extended his hand to his old opponent Adelman, and called other players who were willing to shake hands to come together...

Only this time, the old man suddenly realized that he had underestimated their sense of honor and disgrace for the first time. Those guys all bit their lips tightly, looking extremely disappointed...there was unwillingness and stubbornness in those abnormalities. After all, no one was willing to break this embarrassing ending...

Just suddenly, from the very end of the Utah Jazz, a strong and stubborn voice finally took on everything without hesitation, bringing this wonderful game to an end...

"Thank you for your enlightenment!" When Deron said these four words in tears, more humiliation and sadness echoed in his heart, but he made up his mind that until the moment he retired, he would never abandon his dreams and beliefs...

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