In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 177 The Unfinished Western Conference Finals

In the three rounds of the playoffs, the Pacers did not lose a game and entered the finals with a crushing attitude. This is something no expert thought. Before the start of the season, no one would think that this Pacers team is so strong Dominant, not to mention the number one record in the league, but still not losing a game in the playoffs, how many strong teams in the East.

Before the start of the season, this Pacers team was called old, weak and sick by experts. Jaylen Rose and Dale Davis were traded away in exchange for Zhang Tian, ​​Da Ben, Jr., Cato, plus the previous Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller and Rick Schmitz, this is not the old, the weak, the sick or the disabled. In exchange for the front, some of the selected people are real super fighters, and the three behind them have Who can pat his chest and say that he is a superstar in the league. Although Miller has always thought that God is first and he is second, in the eyes of fans and everyone, he is a villain, a second-rate star, and he is still far from the first-rate. There is a big gap, although there are some highlights in his playoffs, but after so many years of fighting, in his personal honor book, there is no one for a while, not even a scoring champion, MVP, etc. I can't justify it.

But it is such a team, they eliminated the Bucks, Philadelphia and Knicks one after another, and broke into the finals.

"Sports Illustrated", as the vane of the American sports world, used the headline "Indiana is Coming" on the second day to explain the Pacers' promotion path throughout the season. Although the finals have not yet started, the cornfield fans have already The celebration began, but they didn't realize at all that the relationship between the two core members of the team was no longer as close as before.

Larry Bird was having a headache. Zhang Tian taught Reggie Miller a lesson in the fourth game. In theory, he was right. He showed his leadership qualities, but the leader of this Pacers team is 31 Number, not number seven, Herbert Simon and Melvin Simon found Larry Bird after the Eastern Conference Finals.

"Larry, about Zhang and Reggie, what will you do with it?" Herbert Simon and his brother Melvin have been in charge of the Pacers for almost 30 years. After 30 years of ups and downs, this team finally reached the finals stage, but at this juncture, Zhang Tian and Reggie Miller had such a big problem, which made the two old men scratch their heads and didn't know how to start. From the bottom of my heart, the Simon Brothers actually Like most small ball market owners in the NBA, being rich is the truest portrayal of them. They don’t have the extravagance of the Dolan family, and they don’t like the Bass family who can go desperately for superstars and championships. Form the lineup.The two brothers like to pursue cost performance no matter what they do. Although Zhang Tian has a vast Chinese market, Indiana is too ordinary. Although this city has a population of more than 80, those people love NCAA sports more than NBA. From Zhang Tian's jersey sales record, it can be seen that he had so many outstanding performances in the playoffs, but the current jersey sales are completely inferior to Brand in the big city of Chicago.

Of course, a large part of the reason is that Pacers fans regard him as a rookie, not the core of the team. After all, Miller has not retired yet.

Larry Bird is very clear about the personalities of the two bosses, "I will take care of all this during the offseason."

Larry Bird didn't say it clearly, but the two old men who had lived for more than half a century understood the meaning of forcing the king, and they didn't ask much.

Spike Lee didn't go beeping in front of the media after the game, just like Zhang Tian said, why didn't he find a more manly way to mock that stupid Pacers No. 31.

But what method should be used, the soul director currently has no clue.

Before the start of the finals, Zhang Tian was still training in an orderly manner, and Yao Ming also practiced together. Judging from the ambiguous attitudes of several teams, Yao Ming was the worst at securing the lottery, and the best at hitting the top three. Not being able to win the No. [-] pick depends entirely on the Grizzlies, and it is said that the Grizzlies management is making big moves recently.

"Tianzi, do you think we can win medals in this year's Olympics?"

Yao Ming was tired of shooting. He was sitting on the ground drinking water and chatting with Zhang Tian. Since Zhang Tian started to enter the finals preparation mode, this future NBA player has also followed suit. Zhang Tian’s various training equipment is really very good. complete.

"Look at your luck. Our grouping is very bad. We are in the same group as the US team, which makes it much more difficult for us to compete for the first place in the group. They met again, and I really hope to meet the European fish fry king in the quarterfinals, to see if he is really as good as the news said."

Although Yao Ming didn't know who the fried fish king Zhang Tian was talking about, he was definitely not someone unknown.

And Britney came to urge the song again and again every day, "Zhang, do you have any inspiration today?"

"No, anyway, it's too early for the World Cup, why are you so anxious?"

In fact, Zhang Tian is waiting for the system to release the task. If the system does not release the task, then this song by Britney Sweets will be lost forever. Zhang Tian is such a dog, he will never do business at a loss, you can earn money , but I am definitely not at a loss.It's just that Britney is urging her every day, but the system is as quiet as a haunted house, and there is no movement at all, so Zhang Tian can only stand by.

"Okay then, if you have an inspiration, you must notify me." There was a beep of hanging up from the other end of the phone, and Zhang Tian continued his training.

As for the Lakers, after four games, they are already leading [-]-[-]. Although O'Neal was troubled by the shark-slashing tactics, the penalty area he defended was still in his thirties. The open roof of the world has become a variety of background boards. Yankou, blocking shots from the front, blocking shots from the back, and blocking shots from the side, the big shark has fully exerted his dominance, and he has also proved why he is the most in NBA history. One of the difficult five positions, this kind of destructive power is really rare in other five positions in the NBA.

The Lakers, who led 8 to 1, thought they could join forces with the Pacers if they won another game. As a result, the Pacers scored in double figures with three starters, and Glen Rice handed over [-] of [-] answers from the outside. Portland Come back a round at Staples.The Western Conference finals are not over yet, and they want to win too much, because if they can't make it to the finals this year, they won't have a chance next year.

(End of this chapter)