The evening of June 18, 2007

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Kirilenko was injured and quit, with O'Neal Jr., Granger, Rodriguez and Blachi suspended for one game.

All Pacers can do is to draw troops from the Development League urgently, but how can the Development League level be played in the finals? That is just a helpless backup plan.

At this time, right here, they had entered and exited the passage countless times, and Xie Hou was surrounded by his teammates.

Suddenly, five familiar faces were missing and a few more new faces were added, which made him a little uncomfortable.

How can everything go well in life?

"What day is Theo, today?"

“June 18.”

Xie Hou smiled and looked at the people present, including Papalucas, Artest, Michael Finley, Jeff Foster, Vujasic, Wang Zhizhi... Including Xie Hou himself, there are only seven people who can be used in the finals.

"I believe that one day in the future, we will be proud of ourselves when we think of what happened tonight." Xie Hou said, "We have lost two main players, three rotations, and four of them will return in the seventh game, but, in my opinion, we will not play in the seventh game. You and me are enough to win and win the championship."

Artest replied loudly: "That's right!"

"I like challenges, I like all kinds of changes, and I like this change tonight," said Xie Hou. "This change can allow us to see where our limits are!"

Someone should be "yes".

"Youth is fleeting, our golden years are passing away. If it is a long farewell, I hope we can leave something precious. I hope that by the time I retire and by standing in front of the Hall of Fame podium, I can proudly think of today and talking to the Hall of Fame players about tonight's game. I will tell them how tough Ron Artest is, and his defense is solid and reliable; I will tell them how steady Theo Papalucas is, and I never worry about him being around; I will tell them that Jeff Foster can always do the job assigned to him by his coach; I will tell them that Sasha Vujacic is a perfect shooter except for bad defense... I will let them know that everything I have won, the greatness I have seen, belongs not only to me."

"It belongs to you too!"

Xie Hou's words slowly mobilized the emotions of others.

When he finished his last sentence, everyone in the passage was ignited by him.

"That's right!!!"

"Let's go and enter the field!" Xie Hou did not shout slogans with them. This was enough. Maintain this momentum and let the Spurs realize the status quo.

The Pacers warm up passionately, and fans can see the fighting spirit from them.

"Although there are many people missing, I saw a group of fighters."

"Maybe the result of this game will not be as simple as coach Popovich said."

What Leonard said was the episode before the game began. When the Spurs entered the stadium, Popovich was interviewed by famous reporter Greg Seg, saying they were ready to play Game 7.

"The Pacers have only seven people who can play the game, and there is no reason why we don't win, it will be a breeze."

The biggest change between the two sides is that before the game begins, the core players of both sides did not stand in the midfield to greet each other.

Even the Flying Man and the Smiling Assassin, they would shake hands and say something hypocritical, and Xie Hou and Duncan consciously skipped this step.

It's too redundant, they all want each other to die.

Although Duncan took the initiative to greet Kirirenko's injury after that conflict, the contradictions between the two sides were no longer just a difference in victory, but also a different position.

The grudges of players rise to the team, just like two ideologies, irreconcilable.

Xie Hou saw the little O'Neals sitting on the sidelines.

They are all wearing casual clothes. Because they are banned, they can't even sit on the bench, so they can only sit in the family area like family members. If the Pacers win the championship tonight, they will also wear this casual clothes to participate in the award.

"Jermaine, take the liberty to ask, how many points do you average in the playoffs?" Xie Hou asked.

A few years ago, Xiao Olympic Games was embarrassed to speak.

A knee injury made him go from a superstar to an ordinary starter who was not even an All-Star. He was not ashamed of what he was about to say, "13 points."

"You averaged 13 points per game, Andre averaged 10 points per game, I averaged 41 points per game - so... I have to score at least 64 points tonight to fill the pit you left behind?" Xie Hou muttered.

"What's the thing?!!!"

Xiao Ao knew that he had a lot of injuries, but his ears were definitely not injured, so if he heard it correctly, Xie Hou said he would get 64 points?

Xie Hou said, "You and Andre are not here, I will get 64 points to make up for it."

O'Neal's expression was twitching and squirming, and asked with difficulty, "Do you want to say that the Spurs' defense is bad?"

Then, he shouted, "There must be a limit to bragging!"

"Brave? Do you know who is standing in front of you?"

"who?"

"What stands in front of you is the 3rd regular season MVP, 2nd finals MVP, 2nd championship..."

Little O'Neal covered his face in annoyance.

The thank-you are not over yet. "The creator of 80 points in three quarters, the record holder of the finals single-game score, the leader of the playoffs averaged 40 points, the chaser with a new record score in a single-game score in the finals, and the good man who will become a dad in 10 months, is it."

"Dad?" Brachi asked.

Xie Hou smiled and said, "Isn't it amazing?"

Blachi laughed dryly. The people here are basically dads in their early 19 years old. Xie Hou wanted to be dads at the age of 27, but he actually asked them if they were powerful.

If he hadn't been "Arthur", he would have been mocked to death.

Until this point, O'Neal Jr. was sure of one thing: "You're not kidding."

Xie Hou said: "I usually don't joke about this kind of time."

"You really want to get 64 points?"

“It’s true.”

"You should know that this bastard can do anything to stop you from scoring!"

"That's a coincidence. I'm also a person who uses any means to achieve my goal."

O'Neal Jr. asked again: "You really plan to do this?"

"I guess you will never see me so serious again in your lifetime." Xie Hou's hand gently placed on Xiao Ao and asked him to sit down, "Look at it, J~O, for glory, fate is calling, and for the sake of the Burning Blade, I will destroy the San Antonio people!"

After saying that, Xie Hou turned around and left.

Only O'Neal, Jr., knows where Xie Hou's second half of the sentence comes from.

To be precise, only Warcraft players know.

All are the lines of the Beast hero.

Oh, except for "I'm going to destroy the San Antonios."

At the scene, not only were the banned players such as Xiao Ao, but also the Simon brothers, who had heard the letter and knew in advance that something big would happen today, the sponsor, team shareholder, board member and the owner of the Pacers.

When the Simon brothers bought the team, they admitted that they didn't know much about basketball. However, 20 years have passed, both of them have more or less learned about basketball. The two brothers are busy every day and basically don't have much time to pay attention to their team. As the boss, they are obviously in two different styles from the Mavericks boss Cuban. The latter devotes themselves to the team's daily operations, while the Simon brothers have full authority to entrust the team to general manager Donny Walsh.

It is rare to watch the football on site. If you can witness the team win the championship, it will be a great comfort to the two brothers. They don’t understand the football and don’t care about the team, but they are really willing to spend money to let the manager build the team.

You should know that Kirilenko's contract of tens of millions will take effect this year, O'Neal's maximum salary has already taken effect, and Xie Hou's maximum salary contract will also take effect next season.

With other contracts on the team, the Pacers rank among the top five in the league.

"I heard that we were treated unfairly outside the court, is that true?" asked Simon Melvin.

Herbert, the third brother of the Simon family, also one of the two famous Simon brothers, said: "They violated the rules, but are they still confident of winning the championship with so many people?"

Walsh smiled and said, "Two gentlemen, please rest assured that Arthur will take us to win."

From the coaching staff to the management, there is no one who is not a loyal believer who is not Xie Hou, except Bird.

They believe that Xie Hou can do anything.

"Arthur? I know him... Honestly, I often feel uneasy to hear that he is my employee." Melvin smiled bitterly, "Who has ever seen an employee's assets and worth several times the boss's value?"

As Xie Hou's investment products blossom and bear fruit, especially the value of the two products, "Tu Bi" and "Sheter", has increased, and his value has reached a level of nearly 10 billion.

Although the Simon brothers were very successful businessmen, their wealth and property were only one-third of Xie Hou's.

"Please rest assured, this guy's dominance in the court is more reliable than his investment vision," Walsh said.

"Then let's see what the performance this Monopoly will bring soon." Brother Simon said expectantly.

Xie Hou has never looked forward to the game starting as soon as possible.

In his heart, there was a giant beast. It was constantly suppressed by various emotions. It had the power to destroy everything, but was trapped like an ant, and was destined to be in trouble.

At this moment, the power to seal it disappeared.

Xie Hou had enough reason to believe in himself, and he would destroy all this.

The Pacers' starting center tonight is Jeff Foster, but his partner was temporarily transferred from the Development League, named Cork Haston. This man is from the No. 16th first round of the 2001 draft, which was a draft that produced many wastes. He could have gone overseas to receive higher salaries, and was willing to accept low salary and no nutritional games in the Development League in order to play the NBA.

Finally, the man heard the call of fate.

After entering the league in 2001, he only played 25 games before fading out, and he started in the finals? This is a fantastic story.

Haston had no other advantage, but his jumping power defeated Duncan's arm length and helped the Pacers win the opening ball.
Chapter completed!