Legendary star

Chapter 568

"The Indiana Pacers are a very strong team. They have won the championship for two consecutive seasons. They only lost 8 games in the regular season this season, and they have maintained a complete victory in the playoffs. record, they have Meng Xu, the best perimeter player in the league, and Jermaine O'Neal, one of the strongest power forwards. In addition, they also have Mutombo, Reggie Miller, Tyshawn -Prince, James Posey, a bunch of really good players."

Compared with Mark Cuban, who boasted that he wanted to kill the Pacers and win the first championship in Dallas team history, Nelson, who led the team to the finals for the first time in his career, seemed very humble before the game. As a head coach who has coached in the NBA for nearly 30 seasons and achieved 1000+ wins, Old Nelson is undoubtedly very sad. In his nearly 30 years of coaching career, Old Nelson has not even had a championship. Leading the Mavericks to the finals this season is also the first division championship that Nelson won in the history of coaching. In this respect, Nelson is undoubtedly a "rookie", and these players in the Mavericks are also very sad. None of them made it to the Finals.

However, the old Nelson did not underestimate himself. After praising the Pacers, he also expressed his expectations for the finals. After all, no team that entered the finals was willing to accompany the prince to study.

On June 2004, 6, at 4 o'clock in the evening, the Indianapolis Bankers Life Arena was already crowded with people, and there were even many Pacers fans who could not buy tickets gathered in the square outside the stadium, preparing to Watch the upcoming finals through the large screen temporarily installed outside the stadium. Although the Pacers remodeled the Bankers Life Arena during the offseason of last season, increasing the number of seats to 7, but from the Pacers Judging from the attendance rate of this season, 80 seats are still not enough. Indiana is a state with a very good basketball atmosphere, and Indianapolis, where the Pacers are located, is a city with a population of more than [-], so With the Pacers' record getting better and better, the Pacers' owner Simon Brothers recently had the idea of ​​​​continuing to expand the Bankers Life Arena.

This season is definitely the craziest season for Pacers fans. The regular season is 74 wins and 8 losses, 35 consecutive victories. After defeating the Pistons, advancing to the finals for three consecutive seasons, and ushering in the first opportunity to establish a dynasty in the history of the Pacers, Indianapolis celebrated one after another.

"Guys, this is your first trip to the finals, and it's also my first trip to the finals, so I don't want my first finals to leave regrets that can never be made up for."

"No one outside is optimistic about us, because we are facing the most powerful team in NBA history, but we can't give up. I believe in you, as long as we show all our strength, we can beat them. Won the championship!"

"Okay, everyone, don't be nervous, just relax a little bit, just treat this game as an ordinary regular season, correct your mentality, and show your [-]% strength."

After arranging the list of players and tactics, Old Nelson put the tactical board aside, and started chatting with the players under his command. To be honest, the old Neil, who led the team to the finals for the first time in his career, He was also a little bit nervous, not to mention the Mavericks' "first-timers", so Nelson was doing his best to keep them in a good state of mind for the upcoming finals.

For the first finals of his career, can he not be nervous and excited!Even though Old Nelson has been doing ideological work for them, Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash can still clearly feel their heartbeats are accelerating at this moment, even though they have never regarded themselves as small Antoine Jamieson, the great man, trembled uncontrollably in front of the upcoming finals.

"Victory must belong to us!" Just as all the arrangements were made and he was about to leave the locker room, Old Nelson raised his arm and shouted loudly at all the players in the locker room.

"Victory must be ours!"

"Must win!" "Must win!". . . . . .Moments later, the Mavericks' locker room sounded a uniform slogan.

Compared with the already excited Mavericks, the finals are already the Pacers side of the regular season operation, and everything is proceeding step by step. The main players headed by Meng Xu are relatively calm now, but the main players Coach Rick Carlisle, like the old Nelson opposite, was excited and nervous.

"In the history of the NBA, there are many teams that have won one or two championships, and there are even teams that have won more than 10 championships, but the team that has completed three consecutive championships in team history is only Boston Kyle. The Specials and the Chicago Bulls are two teams, and only a team that completes three consecutive championships will be called a dynasty. Now, we have the opportunity to build our own dynasty. Guys, we can make this once-in-a-lifetime Is the opportunity slipping away from us?" After careful consideration, Rick Carlisle also used a very lyrical opening speech to cheer for his players.

"No." James Posey, who was standing in the locker room in suits and ties, was the first to jump out after Rick Carlisle's voice fell.

"cannot!"

"No!" Although the Pacers players in the locker room were all blushing and shouting slogans, the Pacers players at this moment were in different moods. excited, as for those latecomers, they are somewhat regretful.

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"Hello, viewers all over the world. This is the ABS TV network. The 2003-2004 NBA Finals brought to you by Elvin Johnson and El Michaels. The first game between the Indiana Pacers and the Dallas Mavericks A game." With the increasing influence of the NBA, coupled with the success of Jordan's last All-Star Game, since then, some important games in the NBA have begun to be broadcast live to the world , and as the most important finals, its live broadcast specifications are unprecedented.

"Due to James Posey's suspension, the Pacers' starting lineup today has changed a lot compared to the Eastern Conference finals. First of all, in the center position, Mutombo started again today. After Mutombo started , Jermaine O'Neal returned to his familiar No. 4 position today, and at the small forward position, Tyshawn Prince replaced James Posey for the first offense. At the shooting guard position, Reggie -Miller also started again today, and the point guard is still Meng Xu.”

"The Mavericks' starting lineup today has not changed much. It is still center Sean Bradley, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Antoine Walker, shooting guard Michael Finley, and point guard. Steve Nash."

Since James Posey is still suspended for one game, Rick Carlisle adjusted today's starting lineup. As for the tactics that the Pacers will use today, it is also very simple. There is nothing to say about control and control, but Nash's shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, poor defense. Since the old Nelson's team has always paid little attention to defense, Nash's shortcomings are not a big deal in the old Nelson's view. Flaws, but Rick Carlisle wouldn't be stupid enough to play against the Mavericks.

(End of this chapter)