Chapter 161: Mars Collides with Earth (Second Update!) )

"Chirp~Bang~"

At this moment, bursts of light flashed in the darkness of the opposite bay, and hundreds of fireworks instantly broke through the sky, making them particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

These fireworks are shot into the air, and soon form some English characters.

"Happy Birthday, Taylor Swift"

The words paused in the air for a few seconds before they fell, and they disappeared little by little when they slid down, which was very gorgeous.

And that's just the beginning.

This was followed by another burst of fireworks.

The same wording, but in a different color.

One by one, everything in the bay seemed to be gone, and only the brilliant fireworks remained.

After Swift was stunned, he held his mouth with his hand, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

It's not just a firework.

When she held her first solo concert a year ago, she and Tang Tian celebrated in the hotel after the end, and the two of them talked about a lot of things, one of which was about her favorite book "The Great Gatsby".

This book is a very popular seller in the United States, and the content is also very simple, about the Civil War, a soldier named Gatsby, met a beautiful woman named Daisy, and when he returned from the war, he found that Daisy had become the wife of Tom, a gentleman, and Gatsby was unwilling to give up, from a poor soldier to a millionaire, and bought a luxury villa to sing every night, just to see Daisy.

This love story does not have a happy ending, and in the end, Gazby dies at the hands of someone else because of Daisy, and Daisy also proves to be just a love fantasy and an unworthy woman.

However, each book has a different perspective and understanding for everyone, and Swift likes this book not because of the story, but because the protagonist, Gatsby, struggles all his life for the woman he loves, and buys a villa to sing all night just for an encounter.

It's a romance.

She said at the time that she wanted a romance like that, and although this fireworks was not as good as the story inside, it was a more real romance than that.

"Happy birthday." Tang Tian said with a smile at this time.

Swift turned his head to look at Tang Tian, hugged him, and then kissed him frantically.

Through the warm lips, Tang Tian could feel Swift's agitated emotions.

At this time, many tourists came out of the yacht, looking at the fireworks in the sky, they showed a burst of amazement, and many took out their mobile phones and began to take pictures.

When Tang Tian saw it, he pulled Swift out of his arms, just holding her hand.

The fireworks are gorgeous, and the romance is still there.

After Swift's birthday party, Tang Tian then rushed back to Houston.

At this time, the Eastern Conference Finals have come to an end.

The Celtics won three games in a row, eliminated the Pistons with a total score of 4-2, and advanced to the Finals.

Although there were many twists and turns in the process, the only two 60+ teams in the regular season still managed to meet in the finals.

Unlike last year, because the strength of both sides is higher than that of other teams, and the pressure of various top stars, this year's finals have received unprecedented attention.

Garnett, Yao Ming, Maddie, Billups, Pierce, Ray Allen, these stars used to be the core of a team, and now they all appear in a series, and that scene is really comparable to Mars hitting Earth.

The league, ESPN, TNT, FOX, etc. all had a lot of publicity before the game.

This time, it is not only China, because of the star effect, overseas attention to this finals has also reached an unprecedented state in history.

Because the Rockets have a better record, they have home-court advantage in the Finals.

However, the format in '08 is still 2-3-2 (the Rockets have the first two and the last two home games), which is very demanding for them to start the game, and if they lose one of the first two home games, then the next three games will be played in Boston, which will wipe out the Rockets' home-court advantage given the Celtics' high home win rate this season.

Tang Tian also knew this, so when he mobilized before the game, he also emphasized this point more than once, and winning the first 2 games was a task they had to complete.

Ahead of the start of the series, ESPN also did the championship survey as in previous years.

The results show that 70% of fans believe that the Rockets can win the Finals and defend their title.

Behind this survey, there are also some fan opinions, which best reflect the thoughts of fans is that the Rockets have only played Game 6 against the Lakers since entering the playoffs, and their strength is significantly higher than other opponents.

On the other hand, their opponent Celtics, although they also performed strongly in the regular season, but in the whole playoffs, it was the opposite of the Rockets, in the 3-round series, they played 2 rounds of tie-breaks, and even in the final game with the Pistons, the first 3 games were 1-2 behind.

Putting aside the strength on paper, the state of the two sides is not at the same level.

With the discussion of fans, on June 6, US time, the first game of the finals kicked off at the Toyota Center.

Houston was empty, and the arena was full.

"Defending Champion", "Beat Boston", "Rocket Dynasty"......

Slogans supporting the home team can be seen everywhere in the stadium, as can the big-headed KT boards of Yao Ming, Maddie and Tang Tian.

Not only the fans, but also some of the meritorious players who won the two consecutive championships, "Big Dream" Olajuwon, "Glider" Drexler, "Big Man" Robert Horry, and "Three Points King" Vernon Maxwell were all present.

It is worth mentioning that the commentators of this game are Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who are also the main contributors to the Rockets' two consecutive championships.

Coupled with the Rockets' backup point guard, Sam Cassel, who now plays for the Celtics, the core players of the two-time championship have appeared on the scene in various ways.

This seems like a good sign.

The pre-race appearance ceremony was filled with cheers, and the Toyota Center had not been so excited for a long, long time, even if it won the championship last season.

You must know that if the Rockets successfully defend their title this year, it will be two consecutive championships, which is the first time after the Lakers' "OK Dynasty", and it is something that the Spurs next door have not done.

The team's owner, Alexander, was also present at the scene, and his face was full of joy.

With the exception of Boston and Los Angeles, no city has been able to achieve back-to-back league glory, and it now looks like Houston has the potential to do so.

And after he accepted it, he won 4 championships in a row, which means that the value of the Rockets has skyrocketed, and he is about to wake up laughing when he falls asleep.

After the introduction of the starters, the starters from both sides appeared one after another.

Both sides are also fully in the main force.

On the Rockets' side, the outside line is a combination of Billups and Maddy, the front line is Battier and Millsap, and the center is Yao Ming.

On the Celtics side, Rondo and Ray Allen are on the outside, Pierce and Garnett on the front, and Kendrick Perkins at center.