"It's all gone."

Game 3 of the 2009 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, about two hours after the end.

The press conference has been held, and the shower and tidying up have all been sorted out. Tonight, although the Philadelphia generals will not fly back to Philadelphia and will stay here for the fourth game, at this moment, there is no reason for everyone to continue to stay in the North Shore Gardens.

But there are still people who have not left.

"Huh!"

On the court, the building has long been empty, and the visual effects of the wide NBA court are shocking, and when you stand on the spot to see it, it makes people feel even more excited.

Especially the home stadium of the Boston Celtics, although this arena has not been used by the Celtics since many years ago, before 1995, the home of the Boston Celtics was not called North Shore Garden.

But what is left here, about the shocking horror streak, about how many years the Celtics have competed with the Lakers for hegemony, those bits and pieces of history have gathered together, but they have bloomed with dazzling brilliance.

As soon as you walk in, the home team players and fans will be excited, and they will all be as excited as if they have been beaten with blood, and it seems that in this stadium, the Green Shirts are invincible.

The visiting players and fans walked into the North Shore Gardens only to feel the oppressive and terrifying away atmosphere.

The constant chanting and boos of the fans, the cold and arrogant eyes of the home players, and the superstars chewing gum or poker faces, how much glory and glory have been left here.

At this moment, the stands on the side of the stadium are empty, only the small lights in the center of the stadium are still on, and near the players' tunnel, two security personnel have not left.

The two men, though employees of the Celtics, saw what was happening in front of them. But he couldn't bear to drive people away, and he couldn't bear to put out the lights.

They knew that this moment was too important for a few people on the field.

"Huh!"

It was another unique and wonderful sound of a basketball entering the net, and Chen Mu stood under the basket. Reflexively reached out and grabbed the basketball, not even letting the basketball hit the ground.

"Come again!"

Not far away from the three-point line, a small man, still wearing a game jersey, the sweat on his body has already soaked the jersey I don't know how many times. But he was still reluctant to leave, his hands were open, and a pair of clear big eyes stared at Chen Mu under the basket, and those eyes were full of longing.

"Boss, pass me another ball!"

"Lowry......" someone on the sidelines spoke.

"Come again!!"

"Whoosh". Chen Mu sent a pass. Although the pain of the finger injury is still there, sending the pass is already instinctive for Chen Mu. This kind of passing, which is empty and completely devoid of defensive pressure, is naturally quite perfect.

"Good ball, comfortable!"

Lowry catches the ball, his eyes blazing, and he looks up at the basket. Without hesitation, another three-point shot.

"Huh!"

Without defensive pressure, the shooting percentage of NBA players is terrifying. Even Lowry's three-point shooting percentage for the season is hovering around 30%. But if you can't shoot this kind of ball, you're too sorry for the jersey on you.

"Lowry, almost."

On the sidelines, Iguodala and Carney and Milicic were also there. Korver, who was also dressed in a suit, sat on the side, with a cast and bandages on his hands, and a pair of handsome eyes looking at Lowry. Tears almost flowed from his eyes.

"It's all over, let's continue to work hard in the next game, it's almost over......"

Iguodala couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward, and said to Lowry, "Now you can shoot 10,000 threes." It can't change the outcome of the game, can it? Don't waste any more time and energy here, let's go back to the hotel early and get a good night's sleep, I'm sure Coach Carlisle will be able to figure out how to beat them! ”

"Come again!"

Lowry didn't seem to hear Iguodala's words at all, and saw Chen Mu receiving the ball under the basket, and his eyes burst into fire again, as if he was going to gnaw away the virtual opponent that didn't exist in front of him.

This scene is indescribably sad.

"Alas......"

Even the two security guards at the side of the players' tunnel had a sour nose and almost burst into tears. They watched the whole game, and they knew that in the final moments, if Lowry's undisturbed three-pointer could be hit, the game would have gone into overtime.

Although no matter from the perspective of physical fitness, player reserves, team strength and other factors, entering overtime, the probability of Philadelphia losing is also very high. But......

Isn't the competition all about winning?

"Whoosh"

Chen Mu sent a pass again, and Lowry received the ball and shot three points again. At this moment, Iguodala looked back at Chen Mu and said with a reproachful expression: "Chen, what are you doing here?" ”

"Dang!"

After missing the three-point shot, Chen Mu jumped slightly, picked up the rebound, and made another pass to send the ball to the top of the arc.

Looking back at Iguodala, Chen Mu looked puzzled and said, "Me? I'm passing the ball to Lowry, and if he shoots alone, he has to waste his energy to pick up the ball under the basket and then go back to the three-point line, which is too inefficient. I'm here to help him speed up and be more efficient! ”

“…… No, I'm not saying what you're doing! Eh......"

Iguodala was about to go crazy, and said helplessly to Chen Mu: "I mean, why are you helping Lowry do such a meaningless thing??" The games are over, a loss is a loss, isn't it good to rest early and prepare for the next game early? Why immerse yourself in the past and can't get out? ”

"Dang!"

While speaking, Lowry missed another three-point miss, Chen Mu looked up at the landing point, moved a few steps sideways to take the ball off steadily, and before sending the pass, he smiled at Lowry and said: "Two missed in a row, you have to steady your breathing, you can't be too anxious." ”

"Good! Again! ”

Luo Rui frowned, nodded gratefully to Chen Mu, and then spread his hands, his expression, like a soldier about to go to the battlefield, looked quite solemn and tenacious.

"Chen, you're ......!"

Iguodala couldn't understand Chen Mu and Lowry's train of thought at all, her hands spread out in the air, and she couldn't stop shaking her head and sighing.

For the first time, Lowry was unconvinced and unhappy when his team fell behind and had a chance to equalize. Unhappy, understandable.

But what about Chen?

How many similar situations have Chen and himself been through? In the past few years, what scene has Chen not seen?

Why are you going crazy with Lori here???

"Huh!"

"Beautiful! That's the right pace! Strike! ”

"Hmmm! Again! ”

On the field, the team's main control and the core of the team are still messing around. Iguodala was really out of choice and looked back at Carney, who was speechless. Impatiently spoke: "Rodney, you have a good relationship with Lowry, you go and talk about him!" ”

"What do you think he's doing......

Who knows, Carney stared intently at Lowry's shooting action, his eyes flew out of the basket and flew to the basket, and said: "His shooting action is not bad, there is a big gap with the shooter, but his height and playing style, it is good to be able to do this." There's not much to say...... Strike! This ball is beautiful! Hollow into the net! NICE！ ”

Halfway through speaking, Carney actually began to applaud Lowry and celebrate.

"Rely on it, rely on ......!"

Carney was useless, Iguodala looked at Milicic, who also didn't say a word, and began to ask the big man for help: "Darko, you come and talk about them, can't you go on like this, do you just practice here for a night??" Crazy! ”

“…… I can understand him. ”

Milicic glanced at Iguodala. He smiled like never before, and said in a deep voice, "I can understand Lowry's feelings. Like him, I was despised as soon as I entered the Alliance. We are hungry for revenge, we are hungry for the opportunity to show our strength in front of the whole world. But God didn't give us a chance, we were pressed to the bench and didn't even have a minute to play. ”

Milicic said. Tears began to glisten in the corners of his eyes.

"The whole world doesn't give us a chance, they think we're waste, they think we're going to be nothing in our lives. We tried, they laughed at us for not being able to do our best, and the toad wanted to eat swan meat. We give up. They laughed at us for not being strong-willed and said we didn't deserve to play basketball. ”

"No one in the world, everyone, is willing to give us a chance."

As he spoke, Milicic stretched out his hand and pointed to Chen Mu, who was laughing heartily at Lowry's hollow goal under the basket, and when he spoke again, his voice trembled a little.

"He, but he gave us a chance."

"I don't know the details, but I know that I'm good, Lowry, and Evans is the same. All of our later people are the people Chen hand-picked. He believes in us, He needs us, He tells us that there is a place for us in this world, and we are not waste! ”

"Tick"

A tear fell and smashed on the floor of Boston, causing a splash of water that reflected the lights in the stadium.

"It was a very hard and tiring journey, and I wanted to give up several times. When I first arrived, as soon as I got on the court, the fans started laughing, they laughed at me, they laughed at Lowry, they laughed at Evans, they laughed at the Philadelphia 76ers, they were a bad team made up of losers! ”

"And now?"

Milicic turned and looked at Iguodala.

"Now, we are standing on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, dragging the Boston Celtics, the strongest team of the new century, to the last minute......!"

"Then Lowry received a pass from Chen, and he knew that Chen trusted him, that Chen needed him, and that Chen felt that he was not only not a waste, but a piece of gold that was about to shine."

Milicic's fists were clenched, his body trembled slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Then he missed, didn't score, we lost." ”

"You let me, and Lowry, and Evans, and Rodney...... How do you make all of us face Chen's trust??? ”

"So I said, I can understand him, that's all." Milicic turned around, looked at the court with a sinking eye, and said coldly: "We are not waste, we are the ...... of the Philadelphia 76ers!" ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

On the side of the players' tunnel, the excited cries of two security personnel came over and continued to float in the huge stadium. (To be continued.) )

PS: We ...... It's the Philadelphia 76ers-!!