Time: June 20, 2001, 21:00 pm.

Location: Staples Center Staples Stadium, Los Angeles, California.

Background: Long live gor.mo!

The Staples Center's visiting team player passage, Pistons fill the corners of the intersection.

Fifteen meters ahead of their location is the entrance to the competition venue, where 20,000 spectators are waiting to boo them.

And they are also waiting. When Grant Hill completes his speech, they will rush through the intersection of the player channel and have the final battle of this season with the Lakers.

No matter who it is, the blood will be ignited at this moment.

Hill stood among everyone, and soft eyes swept across every teammate. "From the regular season on October 31 last year, until today, 221 days, and more than half a year, we could have used it to do more meaningful things, but we all dedicated it to nights like today."

“I always think.”

“What do we desire?”

The answer is obvious.

Hill asked emotionally: "What makes us so eager to try?"

It is glory.

“What exactly is the life we ​​want?”

"This morning, a staff member asked me what to do after the game, and I had no idea how to answer."

"Yes, I still know nothing about what we want."

Actually, we all know.

Hill's words fill the corner here: "I'm standing by a bunch of millionaires. I think you don't have financial needs for the time being, so if money is not a problem, what are we pursuing these 221 days? What have we used to fill these 221 days?"

Isn't the answer obvious?

"I'm glad that none of us has any trouble with money. The pursuit of wealth will waste our lives, but not finding a goal is more miserable than pursuing wealth."

We all know what we are pursuing.

"Even a short-term happiness is better than futility."

"Now we stand in front of the terminal, without any trouble," said Hill. "We do not pursue wealth, knowledge, and all the troubles that trouble the world!"

"Now, I'll ask you again!"

“What do we desire?”

"champion!"

"What makes us eager to try?"

"It's the champion!"

Hill shouted: "When we rush through this intersection, what will we fight for!"

"For the championship!"

Yes, the obvious answer is the champion.

Then, Hill took the lead, Mo Mengchen followed him, the most unpopular guest of Staples ran into Staples like an army.

Without surprise, the shocking booing makes people think that they have come to hell.

Although the Pistons players have never seen hell, it is obvious that hell will never look like this.

Tonight, the front seats in Staples Center are full of stars.

From the left, the leader is logo men, Lakers general manager Jerry West, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Jabbar, Gale Richmond and previous championship members. Basically, all of them can be present.

These gangs mean everything above Staples.

The Lakers' brilliant team history is composed of them.

On the left are a crowd of celebrities in the entertainment industry, including Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Charlize Theron...

Such a formation will never appear in the Auburn Mountain Palace.

The Pistons do not have such a foundation, and few stars are willing to come to the suburbs of Detroit to watch a game. This is why the Pistons are eager to change the competition hall.

In the commentary seat, the commentators responsible for commenting on the game were Groom Albert, Bill Walton and Hubby Brown.

This lineup includes experienced commentators, Hall of Fame players who are good at speaking, and former NBA coaches like Brown, who are of great qualifications.

No changes in the game will be out of their control.

With them here, fans can know what the momentum is like even if they can’t understand the game.

The Pistons' opening start is reminiscent of last year's finals.

"The Pistons let Jabbar Maglouil and Prest Lauderdale serve as the starting inside?" Walton smiled, "I like this idea, Paul is such a smart coach!"

Albert also said: "A bad horse vs. a good horse, this is a very common routine."

Brown, the old man, was not optimistic about the effect of this tactic: "If you don't pay attention, Shaq can play the previous game on these two people, which is probably not what the Pistons want to see."

The commentators have expressed their views, and then the ball rights of both sides gathered in the midfield.

The referee came to the two giants weighing 300 pounds and felt like the dwarf in "Lord of the Rings" and threw the ball into the air with all his might.

Lauderdale played a role in height and hit the ball to Momonchen behind him.

Dor.mo has already seen Houston fall, so he raised his hand and threw the ball over.

This is a good opportunity.

Houston swung for a moment, and fired Kobe, who was working hard in defense, and made a jump shot within one step within three-pointers.

2 to 0

The Pistons were about to return to defense, but the Lakers played more like running and bombing than them. Kobe ran and asked Fisher to serve.

Fisher made a long pass, and Kobe dribbled into Houston. His tooth-for-tat intention was obvious, and O'Neal deliberately made way for him to get out of the space on the right.

Kobe, a little hesitant step that imitated Jordan, drew Houston's center of gravity to the right, and stopped in the free throw line. Houston's reaction was fast enough. With the sound of the whole audience, his fingers gently touched Kobe.

"Beep!"

A foul that can be played or not will be blown tonight.

Why? Because this is Staples!

Houston only regrets that his foul was not strong enough. If he had known he would have been called a foul, he would rather interrupt Kobe's hand than let him shoot the ball easily.

"Swish!"

"and    one!" said Walton, "Bryant once again led Alan Houston in the competition for who is the world's number one shooting guard!"

The Lakers also used an old defense.

"Kobe against dor.mo!"

If there is no suitable No. 1 position to compete with Mo Mengchen, it is the consensus of each team to let the strongest defender in the team fight Mo Mengchen.

Kobe is playing against Mo Mengchen, and a similar arrangement appeared in last year's finals.

The question is, Kobe defends Mo Mengchen, who will Fisher defend?

Judging from height, Mo Mengchen should be Fisher's most ideal opponent.

The Lakers gave the answer.

Kobe defended Momonchen, and Fisher naturally defended Houston, who held the ball and attacked the worst.

People want shame and trees need bark. The other party takes out Fisher to disgust people, so of course they have to prove themselves.

The King of China Investment is determined to be in charge of the position.

Momonchen called on the people around Houston to make way and then gave the latter a hit pass.

This season is Houston's contract year. He averaged 24 points per game and honed his ball-holding offense. He couldn't play Kobe, but he was able to play Fisher.

In a blink of an eye, Houston threw Fisher behind with a steady low pace, started and nipped it lightly.

Oh no! Mo Mengchen's face changed drastically. In less than a second, the shark emerged from nowhere. His thick palm hit the ball savagely, fanning it out of bounds.

"Shake~!~~!"

Will Smith on the sidelines stood up and applauded: "This is you!"

The attack time is only 6 seconds left, and the Pistons serve out the outbound ball.

The Lakers' defense showed amazing hardness. They didn't care about the strength of the confrontation at all. As long as the piston dared to collide, they would knock back with greater strength.

This is their home court, and the referee is directed to them no matter what!

Seeing that the service was going to be illegal, Mo Mengchen pointed to the sky and asked Hill to serve a high ball.

Hill threw the ball into the air, Mo Mengchen jumped, the bounce speed and 208 cm arm span played a role, and he took the serve with difficulty under Kobe's close tightness.

The moment he landed, he threw the ball towards Kobe's crotch, then turned around and threw away the opponent's defense, and passed the ball through and ran outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

"Don't let him take action like this!"
To be continued...