The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

The negotiations with Schultz lasted until the 22nd. Both parties made a concession and set the official handover time of the team on May 27th, which is roughly the time when the Western Conference Finals reaches G6.

It can be said that all the ticket revenue from the Western Conference Finals belongs to Schultz, but after the 27th, the team changed ownership, and the finals starting on June 1st, the ticket revenue will all belong to the new owner.

A result acceptable to both parties.

After all, there will be follow-up brand cooperation with Lin Dong, and Schulz cannot do things too hard. Only by taking a step back can the world be brighter.

The league and media commentators have now shifted the topic to the finals, and have been overwhelmingly promoting and praising the Wizards.

Jordan will win the championship again, which has become the hottest topic in the United States this summer.

Frankly speaking, this is really not just about targeting and putting pressure on the Sonics. No matter whether there is the Sonics or not, whether there is the intervention of outsiders like Lin Dong, no matter which other team enters the finals this year to face Wizards are almost always criticized by the United States.

As a phenomenal figure who caused the Dow Jones Index to rise hundreds of points on the same day in the United States when he came back last year, Jordan has long represented more than just a player's name in the United States, and even the word "basketball" can't even be seen in the eyes of many people. Completely reflects his value.

Can be called a god, Jordan's influence in the United States has even surpassed basketball itself.

Expecting him to win the championship, continue a glorious history, and create a new history and legend is a desire that lingers in almost everyone's heart, and when this desire comes together, the power generated is extremely terrifying.

Tickets have not been sold yet. After all, theoretically, the Spurs still have the possibility of a comeback.

And if the finals are the Spurs versus the Wizards, then the home court of G1 and G2 will be in San Antonio. On the contrary, if the SuperSonics win, although both teams are third in the East and West, based on the records of the two teams in the regular season , the Wizards won by one game and will start the G1 battle at the MIC Center Arena in Washington, DC.

This is not just the expectation of Americans, even in the distant Dragon Kingdom, the call for the Wizards to win the championship is quite high.

Yao Ming has performed at an MVP level with the Wizards this season, averaging 25.2 points and 12.6 rebounds per game in the regular season, which is not far behind this year's MVP Duncan. It's just because the Wizards' overall record is not as good as the Spurs. And the Wizards have Jordan, a god-like existence in everyone's eyes. People always feel that no matter how well Yao Ming performs, he will always be the team's second-in-command, and Duncan's tactical status in the Spurs is not equal...

After all, whether the MVP is the absolute core of the team is also a very important criterion.

This makes the Wizards have the highest live broadcast rate in Dragon Country this year, which is far higher than the SuperSonics game that lost 6 times at the beginning of the game and was directly placed in a semi-disabled state by Yang Ma.

The exposure, the fame of Yao Ming and Jordan and their influence in the Dragon Kingdom, etc., also made almost all Dragon Kingdom fans pay attention to the Wizards at this time. The hope for the Wizards to win the championship is already higher than anything else.

Regarding the SuperSonics, even Dragon Nation fans only expect them to join the Wizards in the finals, but when it comes to the championship, it must be the Wizards.

There was a unanimous voice across the United States and even far away overseas. The G5 battle between the SuperSonics and the Spurs had already been selectively ignored by all parties before it even started.

Fortunately, this did not affect Supersonic's firepower.

The Spurs in G4 actually showed absolute fatigue and decline in the second half, and by G5, this decline will only come faster.

Lin Dong showed off 3 points from the outside in the first quarter, looking like he wanted to win the Spurs as soon as possible.

Thanks to Lin Dong's continuous 3-point performance, which set up the team's running and gunning rhythm, the game ended with a score of 65:41 at the end of the first half, basically declaring that the game had been wasted.

Although they were on the verge of a last-ditch battle, the Spurs had no intention of giving up, but the defeat was already determined. The collective misfire from the outside made the Spurs really have no hope of chasing points. In the third quarter, the Admirals were fighting for a rebound. I accidentally sprained my foot.

SuperSonics' McMillan called a long timeout specifically for the NBA legend.

Long before the start of this series, David Robinson had already announced to the media his intention to retire after the end of this year, but now he is injured and is off the field, coupled with the disparity in the live score and the Spurs' 1:3 deficit. , obviously indicating that this will be the Admiral's last game in the NBA.

Let the opponent call a long timeout, which is the greatest respect given to a legendary superstar. The SuperSonics' approach is also a rare step that won the unanimous applause of the Spurs home fans.

Popovich sighed deeply in the face of this pause.

Although McMillan has been saying that run-and-gun and forward defense were thought up by Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi and have nothing to do with him as the head coach, but just looking at this long timeout at this time, it can be seen that Mike The excellence of Milan as a head coach.

If this timeout had not been called, all members of the Spurs might still be able to fight with the SuperSonics to the last moment with all their strength. Although they were 25 points behind and had little hope of coming back, they would always make the SuperSonics uncomfortable and nervous. , so that they can spend more energy to fight hard in the end, not to mention if they don't fight to the last moment, who knows what will happen?

But calling this timeout was like using a soft knife to disintegrate the Spurs' last fighting spirit.

Facing an opponent who speaks harshly to you and presses you with a sword drawn, you will inevitably make a desperate move when you are about to die.

But when you are faced with the respect and courtesy of your opponent, knowing that you are bound to die, you may just sigh, draw your sword and kill yourself for a bit of dignity and dignity.

MacMillan also understands psychology.

Since it is the home court of the Spurs, and we knew that Robinson was about to retire, we naturally had everything planned. Timely music, some focused waving goodbye and other classic shots were naturally inevitable. The fans stood up and applauded to see off the legendary veteran, that is. It became the main theme of the scene, and it really wiped out the last bit of blood and fighting spirit of the Spurs.

When the timeout ended, the arena no longer had the courage of a trapped beast that was struggling before. It was echoing with buzzing discussions, and the GDP combination, which had begun to have no intention of competing, only played the third quarter on the court, 93:65. , the point difference has widened to 28 points.

So in the fourth quarter, Popovich did not let the three GDP players play again, and waited for the game to take the initiative.

McMillan was actually afraid that the Spurs would try their best in the end. He was not worried that they would come back, but he was afraid that the main players would be injured. The result at this time was undoubtedly the best, so Lin Dong and other main players were also replaced.

The substitutes of both sides played an unremarkable fourth quarter, and the Sonics passed the Western Conference Finals without any surprises, advancing to the finals again since the 1995-96 season.

Although they were not at their home stadium, Seattle fans still caroused all night and ran around madly to tell each other.

Beat the Spurs?

Isn't that how it should be? There's nothing to tell anyone about this.

Since the SuperSonics defeated the Lakers 4:1, Seattle fans have become more and more discerning, and they don't pay much attention to the league's recognized strong teams like the Spurs.

The OK combination that won three consecutive championships was killed. What's so awesome about Duncan, who only won one championship in 1999?

What Seattle fans should be excited about is the next finals...

From the summer of 1996 to the summer of 2003, it has been a full 8 years that the SuperSonics once again stood on the stage of the finals.

What is strikingly similar to history is that the opponents are still the same opponents from 8 years ago.

Yes, for anyone, even the Bulls are curious. What people like and admire is never that team, but the soul of that team: the god of basketball, Michael Jordan!

Frankly speaking, Seattleites have always been deeply obsessed with this. That season, Rainman Kemp and Glove Payton were hailed as the strongest combination since the establishment of the SuperSonics, but they failed. At the feet of Michael Jordan, Seattle lost the championship.

And this time, although the opponent is a god, even though he has what the American media calls the strongest helper in Jordan's career, he has a super defensive lineup that the Wizards spent a lot of money to build.

But Seattle also has a god!

God combination, God's combination!

If the previous God combination was composed of only Payton's G and Lin Dong's D, it seems a bit far-fetched. Then after defeating the Lakers, the Japanese super rookie Sakura suddenly became famous for containing O'Neal. Konohanamichi, the guy known as the 'insider dpoy', can become the final puzzle piece in this combination, he is the 'o'!

There are many explanations.

For example, Japan’s plaster flag looks like an ‘o’. For example, after Sakuragi Hanamichi defended O’Neal, he was called ‘Inside Dpoy’ and there was an ‘o’ in the title, etc.

Isn’t it easy to find a name?

Anyway, the current god combination has been clearly arranged by Seattle fans, and the trinity has completely returned to its place.

Therefore, although the United States is now looking at talents, even fans around the world are looking forward to the go home combination of Jordan and Yao Ming to make the god of basketball perform a miraculous return.

But for Seattle fans, there is always only one object of support, and that is the SuperSonics!

From this moment on, even the American football Seahawks team that once made Seattle people proud and had a wider audience seemed to have become less popular. After all, the Seahawks also failed to win the Super League championship.

But the Sonics are different... Not only do they have a chance to win the championship, but they are also facing a god recognized around the world in basketball.

What's even worse is that this is Seattle's revenge battle!

The whole of Seattle has been completely crazy since the moment the finals date was set.

Tickets for G3 and G4 on June 7th and June 10th were mentioned by Bob with a conscience, with an astonishing average price of 700 US dollars. The cheapest back-court ticket was 220 US dollars, and the VIP seat in the front row was as high as 1.8 Thousands of dollars,

Black market tickets? Scalper tickets? Sorry, basically there is no such thing.

Tickets are really in short supply, and due to the excessive popularity, and the fact that many fans have made crazy complaints on the Internet before, it is difficult to buy tickets... There is no way, the SuperSonics dug the hole themselves, and Yang Dong spread the rumors himself, so I have to pinch my nose. Acknowledge the consequences.