Oracle Arena.
The place was crowded tonight, with countless Bay Area fans showing up at the arena. They were waving signs and shouting, shouting with excitement for their home team, the Warriors.
Zhao Feiyang sat in a VIP seat in the crowd. This was his first appearance one month after finishing the first round of the Timberwolves playoffs.
This time when I went to Auckland, I was originally going to meet friends with my girlfriend Jiang Qiuyue, but accidentally they ran into a game, so the two of them "disguised" and entered the arena to watch the game.
What Zhao Feiyang didn't expect was that this time the Golden State Warriors really entered the finals!
Joining them in the finals is the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James. It's not surprising that the Cavaliers entered the finals. They already have the Big Three, and they are already extremely strong in the Eastern Conference in terms of lineup.
On the contrary, it was the performance of the Golden State Warriors that somewhat surprised the fans.
The seven games in the first round of the playoffs were too difficult, leading many fans to mistakenly believe that the Golden State Warriors were mediocre. Until the Golden State Warriors faced the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round, they defeated the opponent in only 6 games.
Including the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors eliminated their opponents in just 5 games.
After all these results were recorded, many fans were shocked to discover that it was not that the Golden State Warriors were not strong enough, but that the Minnesota Timberwolves were far more powerful than they imagined.
The two sides have reached G6 of the finals.
The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently tied at 3-2. As long as the Golden State Warriors can win another victory, then they can win the championship this season.
As a bystander, someone who witnessed or even played against the Golden State Warriors, Zhao Feiyang's mood was rather complicated.
They almost defeated the Golden State Warriors. Although they may not win the championship, they at least proved that they are very promising.
If the team's lineup was stronger, reaching the Western Conference Finals wouldn't even be a big problem.
On the field.
The Warriors attack with the ball.
Stephen Curry dribbled the ball across half court. After reaching the half court, he played one-on-one against Kyrie Irving at the top of the arc.
The two met each other, and Draymond Green came up to cover for Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry took advantage of the situation and reached the basket. He successfully broke through to the basket and made a throw.
The basketball failed to hit the ball, and Andre Iguodala from the wing rushed up and dunked.
boom.
The basketball hit the basket steadily.
After the Warriors' attack was completed, the score between the two sides came to 102 to 95. There are only the last 20 seconds left before the end of the game.
It looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a hard time catching up.
After it was the Cavaliers' turn to serve, LeBron James refused to give up and sprinted towards the half court with the ball alone. He dribbled the ball all the way to the basket, and after entering the penalty area, he successfully threw the ball into the basket despite the interference of two Warriors players.
102 to 97.
Both sides had only one last chance to attack.
This time the Warriors pushed the ball to half court. After halftime, Klay Thompson was ready to hold the ball for a single, but after a moment of hesitation, he still gave the ball to Stephen Curry.
Stephen Curry held the basketball at the top of the arc, and all the fans stood up and cheered. Everyone was looking forward to the last moment.
When Stephen Curry saw Kyrie Irving rushing toward him, he raised the basketball and threw a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
105 to 97.
After he made this basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally chose to give up.
LeBron James was the first to go up and shake hands with the Warriors players, and the others immediately went up to say hello one by one. No matter how this series ended, or what kind of conflicts occurred between the two sides, at this moment, the game was over.
"we won!"
"We are the championship..."
The Warriors players gathered together, everyone cheered and shouted wildly, and the players all walked to the court to hug and high-five.
The same goes for the fans on the sidelines. They shouted with all their strength and cheered for the Warriors' fourth championship in team history.
The hosts and commentators on the scene also went crazy.
"Oh! This is a great moment! The Warriors won the championship! After 40 years, they once again won the O'Brien Cup..."
"These guys have created miracles. Who would have thought they would win the championship? They performed really well at the beginning of the season, but no one thought they would get to this point..."
Zhao Feiyang, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, also stood up at this time. Although he was still dissatisfied with the Warriors, he still showed full generosity at this moment and applauded his former opponent the Warriors.
However, what Zhao Feiyang didn't expect was that just as he stood up to applaud, a tabloid reporter spotted him in the VIP seats on the sidelines.
The other party didn't say anything, quietly raised the camera and took a picture of him in the crowd applauding, and then pretended as if nothing happened.
At the awards ceremony after the game, Stephen Curry was elected as the Finals MVP.
After he raised the trophy and announced to the world, Zhao Feiyang once again applauded and sent blessings. Then, he walked outside the arena.
Firstly, Zhao Feiyang didn't want to watch other people's celebrations, and secondly, the parking lot outside would be crowded. Not only him, but also the fans on weekdays. Whenever the game ends, they would go out early to prevent being blocked behind. It was difficult to move in the parking lot for a while.
That night, news of the Golden State Warriors' championship spread around the world.
Warriors fans were extremely excited and celebrated outside the arena for more than an hour before leaving. Other teams in the league also expressed symbolic congratulations to the Warriors for winning the championship.
As the news continued to hit the screen, a local Auckland media outlet published a set of photos. The photos and titles were particularly intriguing.
Among them, the photos were taken by Zhao Feiyang in the VIP seats of the Warriors. Some of him applauded the Warriors, and some of him looked surprised. Other photos were taken of him walking out of the Oracle Arena, and even some of him Photos of people taking off their masks and disguises in the parking lot.
After this set of pictures came out, the media added a text, "He must be regretting it now, right?"
As soon as this news was released, it quickly made the front page headlines in the Bay Area. Many Warriors fans were shocked by this news when they noticed the championship.
Some Chinese fans were okay and didn't say anything about it. Instead, they thought Zhao Feiyang was very generous.
But other local fans are different. After the Warriors won the championship, they have long been drifting away and view everything completely differently from before.
"Does this guy want to return to the Warriors again? Are you kidding me? Why would the Warriors like him now?"
"When I left the Warriors, I thought we would lose without him. Now that we have won the championship, does this guy regret his extremely stupid move?"
"Get out of Oakland, we don't welcome guys like this...The current Warriors are not something you can climb...useless Chinese kid..."
