Twelve years after 2000, the NBA Finals once again comes to Indianapolis, a small city in the middle of the United States. Indianapolis basketball fans can finally see their favorite hometown team at their doorstep. Fight with your opponents at the top of the NBA!
Before the start of Game 3 of the NBA Finals series between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Indiana Pacers' first home game in the NBA Finals, the team's home court in Conseco A large number of fans have already gathered outside the arena. The vast majority of these fans were wearing the yellow and white Indiana Pacers home jerseys, holding various slogans and slogans in their hands, and lined up at the fan entrance waiting to enter the arena. []
And above the heads of the fans, outside the Conseco Arena, there is a new team poster that the team has just changed. This promotional poster vividly shows the team's five main players: small forward Danny Granger, power forward David West, point guard Xu Nuo, center Roy Hibbert and shooting guard. DeMar DeRozan's heroic appearance on the court is particularly eye-catching. Not far from Conseco Arena, Derrick Williams raised his head and looked at the high-hanging promotional poster.
¡°Oh, it¡¯s really impressive!¡± Derrick Williams couldn¡¯t help but admire.
Because Derrick Williams wanted to discuss product endorsement cooperation with sponsors, he did not go to Oklahoma City to watch the promised games in the previous two finals. However, this game is the first time that Derrick Williams will participate in the NBA Finals at home at Conseco Arena. No matter how busy he is, Derrick Williams must take time to come to the scene to cheer for his good friend.
Xu Nuo, who was walking behind Derrick Williams, saw that his good friend had been staring at the team's new poster. He couldn't help but smile and walked up and patted Derrick Williams on the shoulder. "Isn't it very impressive?" Xu Nuo asked Derrick Williams with a smile.
"It is precisely because your team has reached the finals that it highlights the momentum of the five of you!" Derrick Williams also said with a smile, "Anyway, I am still very happy in my heart. I envy you, being able to reach the finals with the team in my rookie season is really amazing!"
"But we also believe that your Minnesota Timberwolves will definitely achieve such excellent results in the near future. It would be interesting to see you two meet in the finals!" Ellen, who is always walking by Xu Nuo's side ¡¤Paige said.
"Don't forget there is Ricky!" Xu Nuo reminded.
"Of course, how could we forget Ricky?" Derrick Williams said with a smile, "Although Ricky is still in the recovery stage, he is also paying attention to your game!"
Xu Nuo nodded silently. Due to injury, it was difficult for his good friend Ricky Rubio to come to Indianapolis to watch his game live. Xu Nuo always felt quite regretful.
Unlike Xu Nuo, who was talking and laughing with these young people, Xu Nuo's parents, who had been walking behind them, said nothing and seemed to be out of tune with the surrounding environment. Although this is not the first time they have come to watch the promised game, they seem to have an indescribable resistance to the atmosphere in the basketball hall. Because of this, in these nearly eight months, the two of them never watched more than ten games live.
"If there is a game, you can just watch it on TV at home. Why do you need to pay to watch it live? This is a waste of money and time." This is the view of Xu Nuo's father, even though they don't need to pay to watch the game at the scene. ticket.
Xu Nuo separated from his parents at the audience entrance, walked straight into the arena, and went straight to the players' locker room. Although there are already many players in the players' locker room, the locker room is quite quiet, with only some sounds from the game video played on the big screen. Danny Granger and David West watched the video of the previous game intently together, exchanging a few words from time to time.
"There's no need to be so nervous." Xu Nuo muttered in a low voice.
Although this is the Indiana Pacers' first home game in this finals, the team has already won a victory on the road. The home court advantage and the initiative in the series are on their side, and the situation is not that serious. However, the tense atmosphere in the players' locker room made it feel as if the team was trailing its opponent 0:2. Xu Nuo sat down in front of his locker and tried his best to look relaxed.
Soon after, the team¡¯s head coach, Coach Larry Brown, walked into the players¡¯ locker room and began to explain tactics to the players. Coach Larry Brown's voice was very deep when he spoke, making people feel even more depressed.
"Guys, although we have.
"The game just started, the Indiana Pacers completed an aerial cooperation and promised to assist Roy Hibbert to score inside!" Reggie Miller said loudly.
¡°It seems that Xu Nuo has continued his good form in the last game!¡± Mark Jackson said.
Reggie Miller nodded, "The starts of these two games are almost exactly the same. They both promise to assist teammates to score. What does this mean?" Reggie Miller said in a questioning tone.
On the court, Xu Nuo bent down and faced Russell Westbrook, the main point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of him.