pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 709 The 20th "tie-break" in history

The "tie-break" battle between the Heat and the Lakers is of great significance. It not only determines the final ownership of the championship of this year's finals, but also the 20th tie-break of the finals in NBA history.

Since 1951, the Royals and the Knicks contributed the first "tie-break" in NBA history in the finals, and every tie-break since then has been very classic.

The players have dedicated wonderful "tie-breaks" to the audience again and again. The most recent wonderful "tie-breaks" are the "yellow and green battle" between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics in 2010, the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat in 2013, and the "2016-1" epic reversal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors in 3.

Today, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat are bound to bring a historic tiebreaker.

Some special numbers in the NBA are treated specially.

In order to welcome the No. 20 tiebreaker in history, the alliance has already carried out top-level publicity, especially after Mu Chenfeng announced that he will play in the seventh game, which made the seventh game, which had no suspense of victory or defeat, once again become a hot topic of discussion.

"As expected of a commercial league." Barrett threw down a newspaper, which used the entire page to publish NBA information, and the information only had two words "tie-break" and an NBA logo.

"Don't be affected by off-court factors, just treat it as an ordinary game." Wade tried to appease the emotions of the players. However, no one could be calm in front of the tiebreaker, including Wade himself.

Everyone was just pretending to be calm.

The O'Brien Trophy has been brought into the Staples Center, and today it will usher in its owner.

The "tie-break" and the finals are completely two levels of competition.

As the last and most important game of the season, the celebrities in Los Angeles will naturally not easily miss it.

It's just that today is not a stage for celebrities to compete for beauty. This place belongs to James, the well-deserved king of Los Angeles.

The tie-break has always been full of gunpowder, especially the tie-break of the finals that determines the championship. Both sides of the game often fight in the dark.

"Hey, everyone, are you ready to go to the battlefield?" Even Rondo, who has rich experience in "tie-breakers", is inevitably a little excited when he encounters such a situation. He has experienced the tie-breakers of the finals, but 2010 is destined to belong to Kobe Bryant and his Lakers. Rondo regrets losing the championship.

After that game, Rondo and the Celtics entered a long trough.

Rondo is very aware of how big a blow to the team and players will be if he loses the "tie-break". As a coach, he must fully control the game, including the emotions of every player.

"I can't wait for a long time." Wade has waited for this battle for a year, and he is always in a positive state of the game.

"Either win the championship, or go home." Barrett said seriously.

"I don't allow regrets in my career." Mu Chenfeng is in excellent condition, and he has completely recovered from his injuries.

The three main players have all expressed their determination to win the championship. This is a very positive signal and has injected considerable confidence into the other players.

"Very good." Rondo nodded after confirming everyone's status, "Go, go and win the championship trophy that belongs to us."

"Yes!" All members of the Heat left the locker room, and embarked on the final battlefield with confidence.

The Lakers seem to have always been full of self-confidence. Although only James among their main players has the experience of the finals and championships, this did not affect their pre-match state.

James was asked such a question in the press conference before the game.

"On the current Lakers team, you are the only one who has the experience of winning the championship. The others have not even had the experience of the conference finals before. Now you want to lead such a team to the tiebreaker with the experienced Heat team. Will you feel pressure?"

It is obviously deliberately making things difficult. If the team wavers before the game, it will have a fatal impact on the game.

James smiled disdainfully, "After today, you will know how stupid your question is, because after today, my teammates will all become players with championship experience."

James' response was very domineering, and it also showed the Lakers' determination to win the championship.

Such an answer won the applause of the audience.

"One more thing you may have forgotten." James added, "This is Los Angeles, our home stadium!"

If the strength of the two teams is equal, then the home field advantage becomes a key factor in the outcome of the game.

The Staples Center has the highest home win rate in the NBA. The Lakers have a 68% win rate here, which is very exaggerated. This is a veritable home of the devil.

With a bang, the lights of the entire Staples Center were dimmed, and then the big screen in the center of the venue began to show highlights of the Los Angeles Lakers this season, followed by shots of every championship the team won.

This is a "special treatment" for the home team, and the visiting team only has a brief player introduction.

"1988/2010!!!"

Two special years flashed across the screen, representing the Lakers' two Finals Game [-] wins.

In 1988, the Lakers defeated the Pistons in the tiebreaker and successfully defended their title.

In 2010, Kobe won the championship with revenge in the tiebreaker against the Big Three of the Celtics.

The Lakers' morale-boosting operation was perfect, and the atmosphere on the scene was instantly ignited!

"Today will be the third time!!!"

The lights turned on instantly, and the golden O'Brien Cup was placed in the center of the field.

All eyes were firmly attracted by the trophy.

The desire for it flowed in the eyes of the players on both sides.

This is the final appearance of "It" this season.

"Players from both sides enter the field to warm up, and the game will start on time in 20 minutes!" The live DJ played the warm-up process.

This is the last chance for the players on both sides to warm up, and it is also the most relaxing 20 minutes. In the next two hours, the players will be in an extremely tense state.

Players on both sides are actively preparing for the final warm-up to adjust their state to the best.

Just when the time went on to 10 minutes, Rondo suddenly called back all five starters and pressed them on the bench, leaving only some substitutes and role players to warm up on the court.

"Rondo is an old fox after all." The famous Lakers LeBron James sitting in the auditorium murmured, he had already seen the intention of Rondo's arrangement.

In this way, Mu Chenfeng and others "wasted" the important warm-up time on the bench.

"Why did you do that?" Su Mengyao asked puzzledly, "It's such a precious warm-up time."

Rondo explained patiently, "You will know what is really precious after a while."

The warm-up is over, and the "twentieth" tiebreaker in the history of the finals is about to begin.

"Championship, here we come!!!"

(End of this chapter)