You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 5
"Today is a good day for you, let's fight again!"

"Okay, Dave."

In fact, Wei Xia knows less than ten players who retired before he was born.Dave Cowens (C/PF) is not one of them.The reason Wei Xia was able to say his name at this moment was entirely out of instinct.It was an instinct from Havlicek.

In 1969, Bill Russell and KC Jones retired with the most championship rings in history, Havlicek was the vanguard, leading the team to play two bad seasons without making the playoffs, and then Dave Cowens brought his reddish brown hair, passion and "If you don't work as hard as I do, you can fuck on the rails and die" madness, the Celtics revived the youthful vitality of the 60s.

Cowens is to Havlicek what Gasol is to Kobe and Garnett is to Pierce.

Memories belonging to Havlicek flooded Wei Xia's mind. He didn't want to be distracted by these things, and he wanted to know what time it is.He thought about it carefully, and the memories belonging to today appeared.

Today is April 1978, 4, and the Celtics played against the Braves at home.

Today is not only the last game of John Havlicek's career, but also the last game in the history of the Brofa Braves. After this battle, they moved to Los Angeles and changed their name to the Clippers.

Wei Xia firmly believes that he is experiencing an uncontrolled dream.

Yes, definitely a dream.

If he really goes back to the past like a character in a science fiction story, even if the person possessed by him is Havlicek, why not him in his youth, but him who is about to retire?It doesn't make sense.

The stories Kubu Kiefer told him made him feel that the NBA was extremely far away from him. Subconsciously, he decided that he might never be able to become the second Kobe and enter the NBA.

So he went to bed early, hoping to have a sweet dream.

What can't be done in reality, can't it be done in a dream?

This dream is exactly the feedback brought by obsession!

He firmly believed, and followed the red giant into the locker room. There were many media here, and his teammates yelled Weixia, oh no, Havlicek to relax.

Wei Xia sat upright and tried to make himself smile. He was too nervous and felt ashamed. This was the moment of glory for Havlicek. He is a 15-year-old high school student from the future. Why should he win this honor?Due to embarrassment and self-ashamedness, he made one of the most unpleasant videos in history.

When the media leaves, they also have to prepare to enter the arena to warm up.

Before that, head coach Tom Saunders walked in and yelled, "By the end of the game, if Hondo doesn't take 20 shots, I'll kick all of your asses in half and give Hondo half as compensation."

A nonchalant black man joked, "Where's the other half?"

"Put it in the mouths of you bastards and let you spend the rest of your life repenting for tonight!" Jones shouted.

The person who spoke just now is called Kermit Washington PF/C, don’t you know him?It doesn't matter, I can let you know him in one sentence.The guy who knocked Rudy Tomjanovich's brains out with one punch.

Unspeakable emotions surged deep in Wei Xia's heart.

At first he thought the dream was playing with him, but it wasn't.

At least, it's helping 15-year-olds dream of playing in the NBA.

What he lacked in reality, he has all at this moment.

Height, weight, approval from teammates, even one game in the NBA is enough.

Sanders' statement confirmed two things.

Tonight belongs to Havlicek. He can decide how many shots he wants and when to rest. He has the final say. In short, his will determines the direction of the game.

It was almost time, and he didn't crowd the aisle to cheer each other up like the players who came later.In fact, there was a similar practice before. When Bill Russell was there, his teammates always encouraged each other when he threw up before going to the regular game.They must at least make sure that when Russell returns, the teammates who went to the battlefield with him already have the same full and vigorous fighting spirit as him.

Wei Xia was at the forefront of the team. He looked at the player tunnel that he had never dreamed of, and looked at the intersection of the tunnel. He had imagined the scene of running out as a player countless times.

When things really happened to him, he felt unreal.

The 70s was a chaotic era, and future generations could only capture shadows from the streamer.

The league entered a 60-year recession from the prosperous 10s. This is a weird era. The ABA league attracted many talents with super high salaries, which caused the NBA in the 70s to become "very white and bright".White people will be happy, John Havlicek and Rick Barry, Bill Walton won four championships in this chaotic decade.And when the ABA was overwhelmed and eventually merged with the NBA, the league went dark again.White audiences began to abandon the game, the league's ratings plummeted, gambling and stadium violence continued, and it was almost the end of the road.

That's what happened to Havlicek.

Wei Xia has never understood this history. When he led the team into Boston Garden, many children greeted him.

Just as Wei Xia imagined.

His grandpa used to say that in the 70s NBA games, season tickets for senior players behind the bench were only $4 a game.Moreover, the Boston Garden of that era would have a group of children in team uniforms sitting on the sidelines, replacing the cheerleaders.Daredevils can even chat with the players during games.

When Wei Xia entered the arena, the cheers on the scene one after another made his heart pound.

He thought it was over, but it was just a small appetizer.

Wei Xia actively participated in the warm-up, shooting, layup, and jumping after dribbling. He wanted to know what would happen after his 159 cm body rose to 196 cm.

Nothing happened. Wei Xia's most intuitive feeling is that the basket has become less towering in his eyes, and his shooting touch seems to have changed qualitatively.

During this period, he wanted to try dribbling and dunking. In the end, his dream came true and he completed a two-handed dunk that would seem unremarkable to future generations.

Boston Garden once again erupted into a soaring sound wave.

There are about a hundred old Celtics fans who swear that Havlicek has only dunked once in a single game in his career.

The feedback from the fans at the scene made Wei Xia's heart beat faster with excitement. He couldn't wait, let's start the game quickly!

(End of this chapter)