Chapter 1227: Defeating the Heat

"This dish is really delicious! What is it made of?"

James tasted a dish that looked like meat. It looked greasy, but it melted in his mouth and didn't seem greasy at all, so he asked in surprise.

"Pudding made of fish jelly and tofu, and some other ingredients." Li Ba said.

"Eat this, this braised fish is good, and you won't gain weight no matter how much you eat." Dayao introduced.

The nine giants ate a large table of dishes. After cleaning up, Li Ba asked the waiter to make a pot of tea. The few people continued to chat while drinking the dishes.

"Boss, do you attack us or attack the inside first?" Gasol asked.

"You are the biggest, who else should I attack?" Li Ba said with a smile.

Gasol's face fell.

"You may not be able to stay in the Heat next year. Is there a suitable team?" Li Ba asked.

"Gao said let's talk about it in the offseason. Anyway, I don't know when the labor-management negotiations will be delayed." Gasol said.

"Come to our Nuggets?" Anthony said at this time.

"No, no, can we not talk about this? Mark, let's play the finals first, the team may not trade you."

LeBron James couldn't bear to see the morale of the team fall apart, so he quickly stopped him.

Wade also said: "The team hasn't found anyone who can replace you. In fact, the good inside players in the league are almost all big men. There are too few short inside players like Barkley. Mark, you should stay in the Heat with peace of mind."

Gasol said helplessly: "It's not that I want to leave, I haven't received the big contract promised by the Heat yet."

Li Ba chuckled and said: "Don't worry, even if the Heat trades you, they won't let you go directly. They have the priority matching right of the parent team, and they will definitely sign first and then trade. It's also good to trade two first-round picks."

Gasol was also a little shocked. He left the Suns for a big contract. Now the contract hasn't been obtained yet, and the Heat wants to trade him. It really makes him very embarrassed when facing Li Ba. Fortunately, the boss doesn't care at all, which makes him feel a little more comfortable.

Li Ba saw that Gasol was not natural, and comforted him: "For the big contract, this is what you should do. Who doesn't want to make more money? Besides, don't you need a ring?"

"Thank you, boss." Gasol said gratefully.

However, Li Ba's next words were very lethal to James and others. Wade muttered: "We will get the ring sooner or later."

The next day, the game started.

The finals attracted a large number of stars from various sessions. The American Airlines Center was star-studded and big names were everywhere. The arena became a huge world-class show.

At this time, a large group of domestic stars followed Liu Yifei to enter the venue. Among them, Jay Chou and Chen Daoming have become regular guests in the finals over the years. This time, the dynasty defended the title again, and they would not miss it.

Half of these stars are artists of Xianbei Film and Television, including Chen Daoming, who was also signed by Xianbei. The finals are considered a benefit for the company's first-line stars. In order to get enough tickets, Li Ba used a lot of connections.

But now is different from the past. Senbei Restaurant has attracted a large number of league superstars for him. This is a huge interest group. With just one word from him, including James, he got five first-row tickets and ten second-row tickets for him.

Of course, he has to pay.

Guoguo jumped in front. The little girl is beautiful, lively, and outgoing. She attracts the media's attention the most.

Before the game, both sides announced the starting lineup.

Heat: Marc Gasol, Bosh, James, Wade, Mike Bibby.

Suns: Li Ba, A Lian, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Nash.

The media made a prediction of the victory or defeat. 50% of the media supported the Heat. They believed that the young Heat represented the future.

Thirty percent of the media supported the Suns, basically from Arizona and several nearby states. These states are also the states where the Suns and Li Ba have the greatest influence.

The rest are neutral media, focusing only on the game itself, without any special stance.

The two teams came out, and the visiting team entered first. In order to suppress the opponent, the Heat fans did not show any courtesy. Except for Li Ba, they all received huge boos.

Not to mention Li Ba's status in the basketball world, as a warrior who killed a bull shark with his bare hands, Li Ba is very popular in Miami. When he appeared, he received huge cheers and applause.

The game started.

Before going on the court, in front of the Suns bench, Li Ba raised his head and shouted the slogan of this season in front of countless Heat fans:

"Brothers, let's beat the Heat together!"

"Beat the Heat! Beat the Heat! Beat the Heat..." The Suns players and 3,000 away fans shouted loudly, and the momentum gradually rose.

McGrady also came to Miami. His back injury was still very serious, but he didn't want to miss the finals, even if he sat on the bench. At this time, he also shouted with his teammates.

Guoguo wanted to shout outside, but her mother covered her mouth.

"Don't say swear words with Dad, otherwise let Dad spank your little butt." The girl warned Guoguo in her ear.

"Dad only said it, not hit, it was you, mom, who hit it." Guoguo said aggrievedly.

"Puchi! If I don't beat you, you'll go to heaven."

Seeing Guoguo's aggrieved look, the girl smiled.

Amid the huge boos at the American Airlines Center, the Suns' starting players walked onto the court with their heads held high.

"Come on, Hammer, create a second dynasty, you're greater than Jordan!" Jay Chou shouted loudly to the court.

But his voice was drowned out by the noise at the scene and could not be heard far away.

"No problem, no problem. We will definitely defend the title this year." Chen Daoming wiped the sweat off his head and said.

Yao Ming and Da Zhi were sitting next to the two of them. Yao Ming shouted loudly at this time: "It depends mainly on the No. 3 position. If the Suns can't hold James down, they will be very passive. This is a big weakness of the Suns this season."

Jay Chou said: "The Heat also have weaknesses. They can't beat the Hammer in the interior."

"That's right. The Suns' starting interior is invincible in the league." Yao Ming said.

"Yao Ming, if you stay in the Suns, you will definitely sweep the Heat with Hammer and Yi Jianlian this time." Chen Daoming said.

Yao Ming smiled and said: "If I stay in the Suns, the Suns will have to pay tens of millions more in luxury taxes every year. Hammer's contract in the past two or three seasons has reached more than 30 million US dollars. The Suns can't afford the big contract and can only sign a few veterans."

"That's right." Chen Daoming nodded.

At this time, the two sides jumped the ball. Gasol won and the Heat attacked.

Mike Bibby pushed forward, dribbled a few times at the top of the arc, and saw James in position on the left wing, so he immediately passed the ball to him.

Bosh and Wade both moved to the three-point line on the left and right wings, and also stretched the Suns' defense.

James received the ball and immediately broke through to two steps away from the paint.

Ray Allen couldn't hold off James, so he defended in front and retreated, and was forced to retreat step by step by James.