The Basketball Court Swordsman

Larry Bird and Pritchard were walking in the passage of the Conseco Arena. At this time, a large number of fans who bought tickets had gathered outside the Conseco Arena.

Yes, despite the fifth game of the series, the Pacers still have to fight in Oklahoma. However, the tickets for the Conseco Arena were still sold out. Countless Pacers fans were planning to flood the stadium to witness this moment that is likely to make history through the live broadcast on the big screen.

In the fifth game of the series, if the Pacers can continue to beat the Thunder today, then this yellow team will win the NBA championship trophy!

And it was the first O'Brien Cup in the history of the Pacers!

In fact, the Indiana Pacers have won three championships in history. But those three championships have nothing to do with the NBA. They are the glory of the Pacers during the ABA period.

The Indiana Pacers joined the NBA with three other ABA balls, the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs in the 1976-1977 season. This turned the Pacers' previous ABA glory into the past. At that time, the Pacers, who already had a dominant position in the ABA, were struggling after entering the NBA.

In the opening game of the 1976-1977 season, the Pacers' opponents, the Boston Celtics, taught them a lesson. The Pacers lost 122-129 to their opponents after overtime. The Pacers lost three straight, then four straight, then six straight...until they met the Golden State Warriors on March 19 The team, the Pacers, was devastated in this game, losing 59 points 91 to 150, which was also the worst defeat in team history.

Once the glory of the ABA has become worthless in the NBA, this three-time ABA championship winner has been operating in a dire way at the beginning of joining the NBA. Only one win rate in the first 13 seasons exceeded 50%.

After 15 years of exploration, the team's record finally improved in the early nineties. By the mid-1990s, they had become a strong team in the Eastern Division. From 1994 to 2000, the Pacers entered the Eastern Conference Finals five times, won the Central Division twice, and reached the NBA Finals in 2000.

After another 12 years, the Pacers have become an indispensable force in the NBA. And now, Indianapolis fans can finally continue their dream of championship.

Therefore, although the game is not played in Indianapolis, the Pacers still sell tickets publicly and fans are willing to buy it. The fans are already very satisfied just by watching the game on the big screen. Because of this moment of honor, no Indianapolis person wants to miss it! At this moment of glory, all the Pacers fans will wear team T-shirts on the corn paste, gather together, and throw themselves into it like watching a real live game!

Bird and Pritchard are no exception. Of course, they did not choose to huddle with the fans, but opened a luxury box separately.

The luxurious boxes in the NBA Arena are really worthy of the word "luxury". In addition to having a good view of watching the ball, the boxes are also equipped with kitchens, TVs and even bathtubs.

In the past few seasons, the Pacers’ luxury box tickets have not sold well. But this year, most of the games in the Conseco Arena are full of boxes, and the attendance rate has also increased a lot. I believe that next season, the Pacers’ broadcast fees will also increase.

Byrd and Pritchard opened the box door, and three people were already sitting in the box. They are Stephen Simon, the majority shareholder of the Pacers, and he has taken all the shares of the Pacers from his father Herbert in the middle of the season. The other two people are Pacers minority shareholder Vivik Ranadivi and his daughter, and Anjali Ranadivi, the girlfriend of Pacers coach Henson.

"Bird, Kevin, have been waiting for you for a long time! I said long ago that we should fly directly to Oklahoma!" As soon as Bird entered the door, Stephen Simon enthusiastically embraced the two who dealt with team affairs. Giant. Pritchard is in charge of business, and Bird is in charge of basketball affairs. The cooperation between the two is seamless, which also makes Stephen, the big boss, very satisfied.

"It's not a good idea for all of us to go to Oklahoma? It's enough for your father to replace us. Also, your father has worked hard for this team for so many years, I believe he deserves such an honor." Byrd Patting Stephen on the shoulder, Herbert is now in Oklahoma. Because if the Pacers can win today, then Herbert will take over the first O'Brien Cup in team history from David Stern as the team owner.

Although the official majority shareholder of the Pacers is now his son Stephen, Herbert and his late brother finally saw the day the Pacers won the championship. Naturally, this honor cannot be missed by Herbert.

"I have no objection to this, Bird. My father deserves such an honor, but I, I just want to get a closer look at the atmosphere after winning the championship." As Herbert said, compared to himself who knows nothing about basketball, His son is very passionate about basketball.

"Trust me, you won't feel any championship atmosphere in Oklahoma, you will only hear endless boos. If you want to feel the atmosphere of winning, Conseco Arena is the best choice." Bird Chong After Stephen nodded, he greeted Vivek again.

"I heard that Henson and An Jiali are getting married?"

"No, this is their business, I don't want to intervene. You have to ask them when to get married." Vivic said and glanced at her daughter, while An Jiali just blushed and lowered her head.

"Whether you get married or not this summer, you have to prepare a grand banquet for this city, Vivek. Do you know what I'm thinking about now? I'm already thinking about the championship parade. In this regard, I can give you a lot of experience." Bird sat on the sofa, and forced the king to remind others of the three championship trophies he had won before.

Vivek took out the cigar box from his pocket and handed it to everyone in the room except An Jiali. The box of cigars was given to him when Henson and him first met, but since he never smokes cigars, he has never opened the box.

But today, for the championship, Vivek also decided to taste how it feels to win.

"Yeah, championship...that kid, are you really going to finish all this?" Vivek took a sip of his cigar and exhaled his smoke ring. It seems that everything in front of you is like smoke, which is not realistic...

But one thing can be confirmed, Vivek likes the guy who leads the team to the finals and can treat his daughter nicely.

"I told you that I don't like him."

Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Arena, third row of the grandstand. A man with a bald head and glasses put his mouth close to the ear of an old man with white hair.

"There may only be a few people in this world who like him, Adam." Stern kept smiling, and you wouldn't notice the president of the league talking without looking carefully.

The night of the finals, and it is still possible to decide the night of the finals, the NBA president is naturally indispensable.

After all, if the Pacers win the championship, Stern will have to come on stage to present the award.

So tonight, the NBA president and vice president are both present. This is the second time they have watched the Pacers game live this season, but Stern and Xiao Hua never thought that this time they would meet the Pacers in the finals.

After the 48-minute game, Stern is likely to have to smile and hand the shiny trophy to a team that he originally hoped to be eliminated!

This is really ironic.

"This year's Eastern Conference Finals, what did you see him doing? Popovich and Duncan were just talking about it, but what about Henson Joe? He blatantly provokes the league! Using flops and backhand defense, Satirize the league’s whistleblowing. This is too bad, not to mention his indiscretion in front of the media and his attitude towards contempt of the league’s rules. We should seize the opportunity to give heavy punishments!" Xiao Hua's face was expressionless, but his tone of voice But full of anger.

"And what he said to reporters when the Eastern Conference champions were awarded. What, "Whether you like it or not, we are all the **** Eastern champions!" It felt like he was yelling at our noses, and We also have to congratulate him on becoming the overlord of the East!" Xiao Hua gritted his teeth, he did not forget what Henson had done all the time.

"The league doesn't stipulate that players can't put their hands on their backs to defend, Adam. Sometimes, we really can't control everything." Stern shook his head, he was tired of the life of fighting wits with coaches.

Besides, the Pacers and Oklahoma City's playoff games are also more capable of attracting gold than I thought. It's just a pity that the finals may be ended today, otherwise the league can make more money.

"You don't have the courage you used to be, David." Xiao Hua straightened up. The "iron-fisted president" of the year may really become a kind old man now.

"That's why I need you to replace me, Adam. Yeah, the game begins. Let go of your personal grievances and enjoy this game." Stern said, watching the court below intently.

The Pacers player in the corn yellow jersey came out, and the one who walked in the back was the Henson Joe who seemed to be always confident and not afraid of any power.

Stern did not argue with his successor because he knew very well that whether people like it or hate it...

Tonight, no one can stop the Chinese coach and lead the Pacers to the top.