June 1, the day after the Bulls won the Eastern Conference Finals, at the United Center in Chicago.
Although the Eastern Conference finals have been played, the Western Conference finals are still starting, and there will still be a long time before the Bulls reach the Finals.
It is impossible for the Bulls players to do nothing during this period, and considering that the Bulls won the Eastern Conference championship again after seven years.
Therefore, the Bulls management, who was crazy about money, deliberately sold tickets for one more day.
This also led to fans buying tickets to enter the arena starting at 3 p.m. to watch the Bulls players' public training.
However, for fans, even if the ticket price is similar to that of the Eastern Conference Finals, it is still a pleasant experience.
Because the Eastern Conference championship celebration ceremony will be held here in the evening, and as a fan personally participating in it, this will undoubtedly become a very memorable moment in life.
Time passed quickly, and it was eight o'clock in the evening in a blink of an eye.
The Bulls re-placed the Eastern Conference championship trophy on the podium built in the middle of the court.
As Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf personally appeared to explain the decline when he took over the Bulls in the 1980s, the glory of the two Bulls dynasties led by Jordan in the 1990s soon came to a brief decline in the 2000s.
Immediately afterwards, it was introduced that Duen was acquired in the trade the summer before last, and then with Duen as the core, the current championship team that won the Eastern Conference championship was formed.
After that, Jerry Reinsdorf started to talk sweetly to Duen again, making Duen feel a little embarrassed.
However, Du En knew very well that for capitalists, the one who could make them a lot of money was definitely Xiao Tiantian. Once they didn't make much, they might turn to Mrs. Niu.
If he becomes a loser, then the person who immediately turns his back on others, or even adds insult to injury, must be Jerry Reinsdorf.
Therefore, Duan only regarded Jerry Reinsdorf as an employment and cooperative relationship, and did not treat him sincerely as a friend.
Just like some teammates, they can only be treated as colleagues and cannot be treated as true brothers.
By the time Jerry Reinsdorf finished speaking, the others weren't so long-winded.
The Eastern Conference Championship Award Ceremony was carried out quickly. Duan once again won the Eastern Conference Championship trophy on behalf of the Bulls players. After passing it around, the basic process was completed.
As for the remaining party, it is naturally the finals swearing-in ceremony.
Because there are many Bulls heroes and historical celebrities in attendance tonight, there is no need for other reporters to interview. Pippen, Dune's biggest fan, comes on stage to guest host.
"Dunn, it's time to win the championship! Are you confident in bringing the Chicago Bulls a new championship?"
Of course, Duane would not flinch in response to Pippen's question.
"This year's championship must be ours! We will not let the fans down!"
The Western Conference finals are still going on, and although the Bulls' next opponent in the finals is still unclear, Dunn decided to take the lead.
However, this is also what Du En should do! Duane's team had 73 wins with the Chicago Bulls, the dominant team in the Eastern Conference!
If you don't have the courage to say such things based on this regular season record and playoff record, then why should you win the championship that belongs to the strongest?
It’s impossible to always rely on teammates and blood-sucking, right?
“You know, we just beat the defending champions!
First of all, I have to explain something. The Miami Heat are still the championship-level team they were last year.
Although their lineup has been adjusted, they are still competitive to win the championship.
However, they met us early, so they failed.
Just like us last year, we also have the strength to compete for the championship.
It's just that we lost in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Detroit Pistons, who also had the potential to compete for the championship.
Therefore, our slogan at the beginning this year is-Revenge!
After defeating the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat in succession, we believe we have what it takes to win the championship!
No matter who the team is from the West, we can win!
By the way, we are not trying to win the championship, but we must win the damn championship! "
They achieved an unprecedented 73 wins in the regular season. After winning the division championship, they went on a rampage and received two debuffs in a row, which undoubtedly made things worse.
Once the Bulls lose, the consequences will be disastrous.
Therefore, Du En had no way out. He could only hold his head high and bravely lead the other Bulls players forward.
"Duen is the best player, and being able to play with Duen is the greatest luck in my life.
I want to win the championship with Du En, and I want to be the best helper around Du En!
I hope the Phoenix Suns can advance to the finals, and I will prove who is the best point guard in the league on the stage of the finals! "
After Duan finished speaking, Baron Davis also went crazy and set a flag at the same time.
However, this year's Suns playoff lineup has a fatal flaw, and that is a serious lack of inside strength.
It is already a serious matter that the star Stoudemire is injured and absent. Who knows that substitute center Kurt Thomas is also injured.
Of course, from a certain perspective, the Suns are able to reach the Western Conference Finals with this lineup, and they do have two tricks.
However, the shortcomings in the lineup cannot be made up for by Nash's excellent leadership ability alone.
On June 3, the Western Conference Finals came to an end.
After the Mavericks passed the baptism of the Western Conference semifinals and defeated the Spurs 4-3, they officially evolved into a championship-level team.
Although the Suns caused some trouble for the Mavericks to advance to the finals, it did not affect the result in the end.
With Nowitzki's outstanding performance and the efforts of other players, the Mavericks successfully defeated the Suns 4-2 and advanced to this year's finals.
However, because the Bulls are so dominant in the Eastern Conference and their dominance during the regular season is also terrifying, most people predict that the Bulls can win the championship.
As for the people who are optimistic about the Mavericks winning the championship, there are not many people, but basically except for local fans in Dallas, there are really not many others.
If you don’t steam the steamed buns, you’ll lose your reputation! The Mavericks also knew that the Bulls were powerful, so after winning the Western Conference championship, they did not relax at all and directly threw themselves into a new round of training intensively.
Naturally, the Bulls are also training, but the training environment is a bit noisy.
After winning the Eastern Conference championship, the Bulls owners and management were all in a pessimistic mood, thinking that the Bulls were sure to win the championship.
Therefore, the Bulls' training before the finals is semi-public, and fans can buy tickets to visit the United Center.
Because there is no Eastern Conference championship award ceremony, the ticket price is greatly reduced, almost half the price of regular season tickets, but also because the price is cheaper, it attracts nearly 10,000 fans every day.
Bulls fans are naturally more excited when they can prepare for the finals with Bulls players.
The Bulls players were more or less affected by the fans on site during training, which distracted their attention and thus affected the training effect.
Of course, the most critical thing is the mentality issue. Everyone in the Bulls feels that they will definitely win this year's finals!
Confidence is not a bad thing, but if you open the champagne in advance and your mentality is too arrogant, you will be careless and lose Jingzhou.
Du En feels that preparations for the finals need to be tighter.
Just when Duan was about to tidy up the locker room, he suddenly received a call from Kobe.
"Dunn, am I welcome to come to Chicago to watch the game?"
"Huh? Seriously, I'll definitely welcome you!"
(End of chapter)
