The Whip of the God of Basketball

"Brown and black curly hair, the hair is 1.9 cm to 4.7 cm long, with an average length of 3.3 cm; the left eyebrow is 5. cm long, the right eyebrow is about 5.1, and the width... is a bit difficult to visually detect, about 1.2. The eyes are black, pure black, and the bridge of the nose is ...The horizontal angle is still 29 degrees, which is not too high because of Asian ancestry. The face shape is more like an American, with light brown skin from Puerto Rico. The lips are like most white people, with a maximum lip thickness of 1.5 cm. "

Fox-Leon stood in front of the mirror in the locker room and stared at his face, measuring it again.

Four years have passed since Fox-Leon arrived in this time and space. Four years ago, when he looked at his face in the bathroom of a bar, his right eye was as swollen as a walnut. At that time, his body looked decadent and decadent, like a walking corpse. In four years, his appearance has not changed much, except that his hair has become shorter, his face has become less puffy, and he has become more thin.

Many times, the memory in the soul still cannot completely match the body. Many late nights, Leon woke up from his deep sleep and thought he had had a big dream until he turned on the light in the bathroom and saw what he saw in the mirror. Only then did he realize that this was not a dream. He had really traveled through time and became Fox-Leon.

At this time, Leon would lie on the bed, looking at the darkness in the sky, trying to search for some memories related to his past life from his mind. It's just that most of the time, there is no success, and more memories of this body are still in my mind. In the constant integration and interweaving, Leon even had some confusion. Could it be said that the life of Fan Chen he had experienced was just a dream?

But sometimes some memories leak in, making Leon feel the warmth of his past life, and even giving him the urge to return to China and find himself. But when he turned around and touched Khomeinis' hand beside him, he felt the incomparable reality of this time and space. In her sleep, she would subconsciously hold Leon's hand tightly.

While serving his sentence at MCI, Leon once thought about what he would do after he was released from prison. If he can retrieve his past memories, he will definitely become an all-powerful rich man, or make a great career in some other field, just like every time traveler does great things. Even if he can't regain his past memories, relying on the consciousness and knowledge he still has left behind, he can still have a reliable job in the United States and start a new career and life.

But he never thought that he would become a basketball coach and a member of the most famous basketball team in the United States. For more than four years, he has been struggling to realize his dream of becoming a champion.

Leon has never been a sports fan, whether it is his past soul or his current body. Boxing is just for making a living. If he really loves boxing, he will not be reduced to fake boxing. In his eyes, basketball is more like a game, a game full of hormones, sweat and unknown passion. Countless people have paid money, time and energy for it, just for that little ball to fall into that little basket. middle.

When he first came into contact with this thing, Leon never thought it was something fun. At the training camp in Marshfield, the only thing that interested him about basketball was the steps produced when ten people moved around a ball on the court. Function model. In addition, there may be some not so good memories about basketball in this body, the cold and desperate hospital on that grand night of celebration.

Now, it's one of those nights again, but instead of in Boston, it's in Los Angeles.

"Fox! Did you fall in the toilet? The game is about to start, come out and say something!" Rick Carlisle's voice came from outside the door. Tonight is June 13th, the fourth game of the Finals. , the Celtics, who led 3:0, ushered in their championship point.

Leon withdrew from the mirror and memories, washed the handles, straightened his hair and collar, opened the door and walked out of the toilet. Seeing Rick Carlisle's questioning expression, Leon said: "Go back, first mate, the final voyage is about to begin, and I have already seen the lighthouse."

Tonight, the Celtics locker room is much quieter than usual. Arenas and Garnett are no longer making trouble, Reid is reading quietly, Paul Pierce is putting on his shoelaces seriously, and PJ Brown is giving his Wife and children call. The other players were either warming up or in a daze, but no one spoke. This is completely different from the lively and cheerful locker room atmosphere of the Celtics in the past.

When Leon walked out of the toilet, everyone's eyes were focused on Leon. Everyone was looking at him. The kind of confidence, calmness and calm temperament he exuded could almost affect those around him. of everyone.

Leon tightened his tie, coughed slightly and said, "I'm ready..." Then he stood in the center of the locker room and looked at everyone. The locker room was silent for three seconds. Kevin Garnett He was the first to speak out: "Me too!"

"Me too!" Paul Pierce also replied.

"Me too!" "Me too..." "Me too!" Reid, Anderson, Brown, Carlisle... the whole locker room was shouting.

When the locker room returned to silence, Leon took out a cigar and a match from his pocket, put the cigar into his mouth and lit it, and the smoke rose in the locker room.

"When you're ready, let's go get what we once had. Not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow, not back to Boston, but today, now, here."

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The Staples Center is still full tonight. Although the Lakers are already standing on the edge of the cliff, the fans are still full of confidence and hope in their home team. This is also the reason why the NBA and basketball continue to thrive. Regardless of victory or defeat, we always have the future in mind.

But the Celtics no longer think about the future, they only have the past and present in their minds.

The last time the Celtics won a championship here dates back to 1969, but that was the last game of seven games. The Lakers thought they would win the championship in Los Angeles, and the arena was ready to celebrate the championship. Balloon, but Bill Russell announced in the locker room, "Everything is possible in this world, but it is impossible for the Lakers to defeat the Celtics." As a result, the Celtics defeated the Lakers to win the championship, and Russell made a perfect curtain call.

Now, more than 30 years have passed, and the shame of that year is still unforgettable in the hearts of Los Angeles people, but as expected, this embarrassing scene is likely to reappear again.

When the Celtics players stepped onto the bright yellow floor, the fans in the audience could feel a cold wave rushing in. The green cold wave, led by a terrible coach, appeared here with teeth and claws.

"I hate green." Jack Nicholson couldn't help but complain while sitting on the sidelines.

But this chill still permeated every corner of the venue. When the introductions of players and coaches began, there were not even boos. In the last game, the boos at the beginning still echoed throughout the audience. Now, the fans seem to have discovered that the boos are meaningless. Fox-Leon stands like a stone sculpture on the sidelines. Tonight he wore a gray-green plaid suit, which was very retro, as if Auerbach had reappeared on the sidelines.

At 7:30 in the evening, the game officially started. The referee tonight is Bavetta, a veteran referee in the league. And David Stern was still sitting on the sidelines, directly opposite him, there was the glittering O'Brien Cup.

In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers could barely hold on. Shaquille O'Neal was attacking the basket like crazy, but the Celtics had surprisingly good touch, and three-pointers rained towards the Lakers' basket. Smash it.

In the second quarter, the Lakers gradually couldn't hold on anymore. O'Neal couldn't continue to catch the ball. Kobe tried to take over the offense but to no avail. Without Karl Malone, the Lakers' offense became extremely bad and single. The score was slowly opening up. When the third quarter started, the Celtics went on a 10-0 run. The score difference instantly reached 17 points, and the Los Angeles people collapsed.

Not all championship battles are exciting and fierce. For the winner, at this moment, the result is the most important. The Celtics players became more and more relaxed and confident as they played, while the Lakers became more and more relaxed. Those rhetoric before the game that they wanted to drag the game back to Boston came to nothing.

In the fourth quarter, when the Celtics widened the point difference by 31 points, everyone knew that it was over. The Celtics' substitutes all stood up. They could no longer sit and watch. The ball is gone. Leon stood on the sidelines, but his heart was very calm, because everything fell into place without any surprises. 4:0, 4:0, 4:0, 4:0, four sweeps, unprecedented.

When Kevin Garnett intentionally fouled on defense and suspended the game, and Leon replaced all the main players, he took out the unfinished cigar from his pocket, lit a match, and He clicked.

Bavetta immediately blew the whistle, gave Leon a technical foul, and ejected him at the same time. Leon replaced himself.

When he left the arena through the tunnel, a fan sitting nearby shouted softly to Leon: "Congratulations! (Congratulations!)"

Leon turned to look at him, smiled, and suddenly felt tears about to fall from his eyes.

"I never regret being a basketball coach because I have a new life."