May 28.

As time goes by day by day, there are only two days left before the official start of the NBA finals in the 2008-09 season.

In recent times, the criticism of the Cavaliers on the Internet has never stopped, and there are also discussions about the release of various honors in the NBA regular season.

However, even if the outside world is currently quarrel on the Internet is too fierce, this will not affect the concentration of the Lakers and Magic before the game.

Both teams have started closed training in recent times, because with the upcoming NBA Finals, no team dares to take it lightly at this time.

After all, no team that can break through many difficulties in the playoffs and eventually enter the finals is truly vulnerable.

What's more, the Lakers were the biggest favorite in the league before the start of this season, and the Magic even defeated two strong rivals in the East.

So with the coming of the finals, not only the fans of both sides felt nervous and expectant, but even the two teams were under tremendous pressure from each other.

As the saying goes, one general has achieved success and thousands of bones are bleak, but for the team that has worked hard for the whole season, it has now completely entered the threshold of entering the finals. I believe that no team is willing to be the sad loser.

On this day, the Magic players are currently conducting tactical exercises in the Orlando Arena, because with the coming of the finals, the coaching staff has already developed a series of offensive and defensive deployments for the Lakers.

Although it is impossible for the coaching staff to find out all the offensive and defensive flaws of the Lakers in this short period of time, the more you prepare before the game, the greater the chance of winning the game.

So at this time, the Magic team had already launched group confrontation within the team, conducting offensive and defensive drills for the imaginary enemy Lakers, and conducting a brief running-in between new tactics and running positions on the field.

Since the Lakers have a better record in the regular season, the first game of the finals that both sides will start on May 30 at the Lakers' home court Staples Arena.

This means that the Magic will have to go to Los Angeles to check in the hotel in advance tomorrow, on the 29th, to prepare for the upcoming finals trip.

If you go to the away game in advance, it means that the Magic have fewer and fewer opportunities to perform tactical running-in.

After all, once the Magic leave their home court, it is obviously not a clever thing to do whether it is on the wild court or on the Lakers' territory.

In other words, the Magic's training in today's stadium can be regarded as the last joint training before the finals started.

What kind of strength the Magic can play in the finals next depends on the players' personal performance on the field.

"Hey, Allen, do you have anything to say about your return to the Finals after eight years?"

During the rest period of players' training, Su Jiu put this water bottle in front of Iverson's mouth as if it were, and said to Iverson with a smirk.

Obviously, after half a season of getting along, Iverson and Su Jiu, who are very close to each other in terms of temper, have long become friends off the court.

Although in the eyes of most people in the league, Aaron Iverson will always be a thorny image, as if all the beautiful words should not be revealed in him.

But only after really getting along with him will you find that Iverson may not be the kind of disciplined three-good player on the court, but he can definitely be called a good brother on the court.

"I said Su, the finals are about to start. I see that you have always been optimistic. I don't see that you are quite determined, haha."

After taking the drink that Su Jiu handed him, Iverson also made a joke at Su Jiu with a smile on his face. Obviously, he felt a habit of Su Jiu's usual nonsensical behavior.

"How could I not be nervous? It would be absolutely fake to say I am not nervous. This is my first time playing in the finals."

"Don't think about anything else. I'm afraid that all the fans will definitely gather their eyes to watch. After all, other teams have already gone home to fish at this moment, so we are the only ones who continue to fight hard on the field."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, after thinking about it, I not only felt stressed, but I felt a little unbalanced. Why can they go home fishing and enjoy the joy of the offseason, and we still have to continue playing on the field."

"Hey, I'm sloppy. I'd better have known that I would have been eliminated by the Celtics in the semifinals."

Seeing Su Jiu covering his forehead with his hands while complaining sarcastically, Iverson felt a little funny.

"Haha, don't let that guy Stan hear your words, otherwise he will definitely peel your skin."

"But it is normal to have pressure, because not to mention you, even I feel a lot of pressure at this moment."

"Although I am quite indifferent to the final win or loss, since the team has really reached this point, if they really lose in shame, they will be a little unwilling to do so."

"But you don't think so much about it. Keep your competitive state and play whatever you want on the field. You know, although we have been under tremendous pressure before the game, the Lakers are the same."

He raised his neck and drank all the physical drinks in his hand in one breath, and then wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth with his wrist. Iverson was quite free and easy, at least compared with other people in the Magic Team, he was so cool.

"Hey, I would be fine if I could be as casual as you."

Looking at Iverson, who still looks boring even though the finals are coming, Su Jiu said sourly from the side.

After the team really reached the finals, the young players of the entire Magic team were very excited, and even so excited that they could not fall asleep at night.

Among them, Courtney Lee, who had just entered the league and entered the finals with the team, jumped three feet high.

On the night after the competition, I waved my hand and generously took Su Jiu to the most luxurious paradise nightclub in Orlando!! I had a bowl of ramen restaurant next to me...

Not to mention other young players in the team, even Su Jiu, who was a man of two lives, couldn't extricate himself for a long time at this time, and he was also very excited in his heart.

After all, this is really entering the circle of the finals. You should know that many stars in the NBA have a lifetime dream of touching the floor of the finals.

Paul: "???"

So when you are so young, you enter the finals stage, which is definitely a bit crazy for young players.

But after being full of passionate excitement, as the finals began, the young men of the Magic team felt huge pressure.

There was no longer the excitement of just learning that the team had entered the finals, but the rest was in panic and torment.

After all, if you are really eliminated early in the playoffs, although you will eventually be frustrated, the pressure you face will definitely be much smaller.

However, after the finals, all fans who follow NBA will focus on this round of the series at this time.

So in this situation, the Magic team, who were already very excited, suddenly felt huge pressure, fearing that they would lose to the Lakers in the finals, and would be eliminated like a stray dog.

You know, the reason why the Cavaliers were criticized by a large number of fans after the end of this season is because the team gave fans too many expectations during the regular season.

So when the team was swept out 0:4, fans outside the world felt so angry, even to the point of losing their minds.

Otherwise, if the Cavaliers have a moderate record in the regular season, or if they can barely enter the playoffs, the Cavaliers will not encounter such storm-like scolding at this moment.

With the lessons learned from the past, the Magic Team who stumbled into the finals at this moment felt the pressure.

Although the Magic team this season was not favored by people, they entered the finals with strong force, and even if they faced a defeat, they would not be criticized by many people on the Internet.

But as the situation has reached this point, if it is really eliminated by the Lakers, then the blow to the young players of the Magic is definitely not a big deal.

Perhaps as of now, the only one who can truly remain unmoved by the Magic team is Allen Iverson.

I believe even Stan Van Gundy, as the head coach, was suffering at this moment and could not find the kind of coolness that entered the finals.

But for Aaron Iverson, this outsider naturally does not know whether his heart is as free and easy as he appears.

After all, he returned to the finals again after eight years, which is also a new chapter for Iverson's career.

It is also worth mentioning that when Iverson led the 76ers to the finals eight years ago, he faced the Los Angeles Lakers.

Although it can be called a change of things and people nowadays, as Kobe and Iverson, who have personally witnessed this history, this encounter came from the second encounter eight years later, obviously contains too many personal emotions.

I believe that at that time, even if the two people wanted to break their heads, they would never have thought that since the 200-01 season, the two people met again in the finals, and 8 years had passed...
Chapter completed!