598: First Intimacy
James has never been challenged by someone younger than himself in the finals.
In the 2007 finals, LeBron returned in a defeat. After all, his opponent GDP was much more experienced than he was at that time.
In the 2011 finals, the Heat made the Mavericks and Nowitzki. However, the Mavericks were all old-fashioned people.
In the finals last season, the Heat vs. The Thunder, James played too easily against his junior Durant. As it turned out, James rarely made a comeback when facing players or teams with a lighter experience than his own.
But this year, this law may change.
"LeBron, let the Grizzlies get the match point, what do you plan to do next?"
"Today, Link made an incredible 7 three-pointers and also made an excellent performance of 5-for-5 shots from the free throw line. Do you think you still have the possibility of limiting him?"
James shuttled through the player's passage, with reporters chattering and asking questions on both sides.
James did not answer any questions, but walked forward quickly. His expression was very serious, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
If Tianwang Mountain is lost, can you feel good?
James really didn't expect that Link's revenge would come so timely. He is indeed a person who will avenge his revenge. He not only speaks against those who speak rudely to him, but also uses actions on the basketball court to pay the price for anyone who has caused harm to him.
When James thought of Link's almost perfect performance today, his fists became tighter and tighter. Finally, when he was about to arrive in the locker room, James encountered the last reporter.
"LeBron, who lost the last home court of the season, the Heat have undoubtedly become quite passive now. Do you think the Heat can still win the O'Brien Cup this year?"
James ignored any of the previous reporters. But after hearing this question, James stopped and turned his head.
"The Miami Heat will definitely be the champion. If the series is a five-game three-win system, the Grizzlies have already won. But unfortunately, this is a game of seven games and four-game four-win system in one game." James' expression was very serious, which scared the reporter.
After saying that, James ignored the reporter who was stunned, walked directly into the locker room, and closed the door of the locker room heavily.
James didn't care what the reporters said, whether it was Link's super god or saying that he was abused by Link, it didn't matter.
But only, James doesn't like reporters saying that the Heat will lose the championship!
The Heat's glory has just begun, so it cannot be finished in a hurry. It is even more impossible to be finished in a third grade!
Link wanted to stand on the shoulders of a giant and look at the whole world from afar. James didn't want to be the giant who was trampled under his feet!
Why did he come to Miami? Did he not like his hometown? No, he loves Cleveland, and he has not forgotten where he comes from. But in the same way, he also hopes that he can become a basketball player who is comparable to "god".
He needs honors and results. He has been in Cleveland for 7 years, and the only thing he gets is a finals 4-0. When Kobe had three championship rings early, when Wade had already proved himself with the championship, James didn't want to wait any longer.
He knew that Cleveland could not give him what he longed for now.
So James plotted to cooperate and began to plan to play with Wade and the others early. He even thought about Anthony, but the guy renewed his contract early for more accessible benefits, and Anthony's position was replaced by Bosh.
He set a precedent for professional basketball players to control their own destiny, and he made all his efforts for honor.
James did all this to create an era of his own!
He has worked so much for this, and he has obviously made a good start, but he doesn't want to let all this go to waste because of a mere third-grade draft pick!
James has great ambitions. A championship is far from his goal. To be able to compete with the man called "God", a championship is still too light.
In any case, James would not allow his glory to end just now.
Link and him must have to live one. Then, James will survive at any cost!
The championship must not be lost!
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Link and his teammates returned home the day after the game and flew to Memphis. In Miami, the Grizzlies won two of them in three consecutive away games, which was undoubtedly an excellent result.
Originally, Wade wanted to win the Grizzlies directly after three home games. As it turned out, Wade underestimated the Grizzlies' resilience too much.
Link hasn't slept on the plane, and he is now in a very active and excited state.
Yesterday, when he won the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, Link didn't say a word because he was confused at the time.
He did not have the pleasure of taking revenge, the excitement after winning the key battle, nor was he moved by the hard-earned victory. At the moment of the game, Link just couldn't believe that he was so close to the NBA championship.
It was not until they all returned to the locker room that Link let out his first roar. The joy came too suddenly, and the first reaction of normal people was actually confused.
For example, if a man suddenly hears that he is going to be a father, he must be confused at first, and then he will burst out with joy. Of course, there are also many people who feel terrified after hearing this sentence...
Now, Link couldn't calm down at all. He just wanted the sixth battle between both sides to start as soon as possible. It was time to end it all.
When the Grizzlies got off the plane, they met some staff from the NBA official. Some of them were dragging a box very carefully.
The box is wrapped tightly, and it is impossible to tell what it is from the outside.
Link didn't think much about it. Memphis' airport is one of the largest cargo airports in the world. In addition to labels such as Grizzlies, Blues and Elvis, Memphis's most famous one is undoubtedly the nickname "World Logistics Center".
Therefore, there were so many goods coming and going here, so Link didn't care much about the box carried by the NBA official staff.
The players first went home for a while before they started training in the familiar Federal Express Arena.
It is said to be training, but it is actually doing some basic recovery and running tactics.
In the playoffs, you can't actually practice anything at all. If a player only thinks about training hard in the playoffs, he must be not very diligent.
This summer is the time to see the results, not the time to work hard.
After going home for a nap, Link drove to his home court in the afternoon to prepare for the next day's game.
There is only one day apart between the fifth and sixth games of the series, which is huge good news for Link. If he waits for another day, he cannot guarantee that he can stand it.
Link parked his car into the underground parking lot as usual and prepared to enter the locker room from the player access.
However, at the player's passage, Link actually saw the team's young boss Robert Pera supervising a small truck to unload.
"Link! You were so amazing yesterday. You made 7 of 9 three-pointers. Ray Allen was scared by you, haha!" Seeing Link appear, Pera came up excitedly and made a shooting move.
It can be seen that Pera and Cuban are somewhat similar. They invest in the team to make money, but in addition to making money, they really like the sport.
If Link hadn't had a year left in contract with the Grizzlies, Pera really wanted to drive a row of armored cars now and "smash" the maximum salary into Link's arms.
"What are you doing?" Link smiled at Pera, then looked at the truck curiously.
It is normal to have trucks unload goods in the underground parking lot. After all, the facilities and various items in the arena are not born from the cement floor.
But the boss of the team with a net worth of more than one billion is guarding the unloading, so the picture is not normal.
"What are you doing? Haha, haven't you seen the big box they moved in?" Pera said, pointing to the box that was pushed into the player's passage by the NBA staff.
Link discovered that the box was exactly the same as the one he saw at the airport today!
"What's there?" Link asked casually.
Little did he know that Pera smiled mysteriously. In his smile, the proud look could not be concealed.
"That's what you'll use in tomorrow's game." Pera did not answer directly and kept it a secret.
"What else can we use except jerseys and basketball..." Link said halfway, but it came to an abrupt end.
He opened his mouth wide and looked at the box at the corner of the player's passage, looking disbelief.
"That thing won't be..."
"You guessed it right, Link. In the box, it's O'Brien Cup! The league has prepared two championship trophys this year, one authentic and the other fake. The fake is in Miami, preparing for the tiebreak. The team that won the finals in the tiebreak will receive the real one sent by the league. The real one is just in front of you."
Link took a big breath, unable to believe that he had already had close contact with the O'Brien Cup.
"Since that's the case, there is no need to trouble you. Just leave it here and it's over." Link felt his body trembling slightly. Tomorrow's game is likely to be the beginning of a brilliant history!
"I think so too. I originally wanted them to move the trophy directly to my office, but they refused, hahahaha. It doesn't matter, tomorrow night, they will have to put the O'Brien Cup into my office sooner or later. Come on, Link, this is your era."
Pera patted Link on the shoulder, he saw that he did not see the wrong person at the beginning!
He won the championship in the first year of acquiring the Grizzlies? If it really happens, Robert Pera will become a legend in the NBA team boss circle.
Chapter completed!