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Chapter 270 The Man Behind James (5/5)
"If you told me before the Finals that the Heat would be down 0-3, I would have knocked you upside the head, but now… it smells sweet!"
"Actually, the Heat played well in the first and third games, but they lost both times by a hair."
"Both times it was that clutch shot from the Godfather. He wasn't the main character of this series, but he forced his way into being one!"
"If it wasn't for those two shots, the Heat would be up 2-1 over the Spurs right now."
"LeBron: I'm so tired, I can't carry them. This time it's not the teammates, it's the management!"
"This is probably Pat Riley's most failed operation of his career!"
"Actually, Wright's choice wasn't wrong. The Heat chose Battier over Tang at the time. Battier also helped the team a lot."
"Stop washing! Look at Pittman and the veteran Juwan Howard on the bench who can't play. They just needed a spot at the time!"
"The real Divine Calculator Riley, calculated himself into a ditch! -________-''"
"Hehe, Sir Charles Barkley finally breathed a sigh of relief! Aren't you looking forward to Shaq giving Smith a princess carry?"
"Shaq and the beauty."
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After this game, the discussions on social media became loud.
No team in NBA history has ever come back from 0-3, and many people have already begun to celebrate the Spurs winning the championship in advance.
The next day, at the TNT program site.
"Now it's time to fulfill the promise."
Barkley breathed a sigh of relief, urging O'Neal on and on.
He had to enjoy this taste of victory.
O'Neal shook his head there with a wry smile.
To be honest, over the years, he only gave Kobe a princess carry during the OK period.
"Oh, I forgot something."
Barkley said, taking a box from under the table.
In the bewildered gazes of Smith and O'Neal, Barkley opened the box and turned to face the camera.
Inside was a dress!
O'Neal burst out laughing.
"What are you doing? What the hell are you trying to do?!"
Smith looked shocked. He already guessed what Barkley was going to do with this thing.
"You owe me, Kenny. This is a live show, don't embarrass me."
Barkley had an expression that said he would eat Smith if he didn't agree.
O'Neal was already laughing and pounding the table.
He suddenly felt that the punishment for failing this bet wasn't punishing him, but Barkley taking revenge for personal reasons to punish Smith!
Smith patted his forehead. He suddenly regretted not telling Barkley about the Godfather's identity in advance.
This was really digging a huge hole for himself!
"Come on, the great Sir Barkley will undress you."
Barkley said, taking out the pink dress and walking directly towards Smith.
Although Smith resisted in his heart, he still reached out and let Barkley put it on him.
Even after he really put it on, he took two steps in front of the camera.
Smith looked very serious, but that was probably just on the surface!
O'Neal was already laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up straight. This show was really too eye-catching.
"Shaq, come on!"
Barkley saw that O'Neal was already laughing uncontrollably and urged.
"Wait, wait…"
O'Neal laughed for a while before holding back, got up and couldn't help but laugh for a while, before walking to Smith's side.
"Ladies and gentlemen, attention, the princess carry of Shaquille O'Neal!"
After Barkley finished speaking, O'Neal smiled, bent down, and picked up Smith.
Very easy.
O'Neal struck a pose for the camera, matching the pink dress, the picture was really a bit tender.
"Shaq, aren't you going to give Kenny a kiss?"
Barkley broke the bottom line and said directly.
"Come on!"
Smith couldn't stand it anymore and broke free from O'Neal's arms.
"Kobe will be jealous when he sees this."
Barkley said with a smile after sitting back at the commentary desk.
O'Neal smiled and spread his hands.
"Now, we can talk about the Heat being swept." Barkley continued.
"I don't think the Heat will really not win a game. Maybe they will lose this championship, but the possibility of being swept is not high."
Smith gave his opinion.
"Yes, the Spurs won the last game with some luck, and in Miami, there is also that man named Dwyane Wade."
O'Neal also continued.
Losing the first home game was really a fatal blow to the Heat's morale.
Even with the Big Three of James, Wade, and Bosh, it was a bit of a fantasy to come back from 0-3.
This can be felt from the Heat's training session. Not only the role players, but even James himself, had a very serious expression.
After the training, the players returned to the locker room one after another.
Wade found that James was in a bad mood, greeted him, and the two sat down and chatted.
Wade didn't mention the game, but just talked about some trivial things in their lives.
After James' mood relaxed a little, he spoke.
"LeBron, maybe we should trust our teammates more."
James was silent and didn't speak.
Speaking of trusting his teammates, he had been doing it in the first and second games, but unfortunately, his teammates were not up to par.
If his teammates were strong enough, he wouldn't have to work so hard in the last game.
"When Shaq and I were in '06, although both of our stats were good, and I was also the team's main offensive point, but that year, Udonis (Haslem), Jason (Williams), Antoine (Walker), James (Posey), Gary (Payton), their performances were very important.
Maybe their state will fluctuate, but without their help, I wouldn't have won the championship back then.
We need them, just like we are all in Miami together, which is why you and Chris (Bosh) came here."
Wade had won a championship with O'Neal, and he was telling James some championship experience.
James nodded.
But his expression still didn't relax.
Not only because he was worried about the performance of the role players, but also because of the current situation.
0-3, he had experienced that feeling of despair in '07.
"Cheer up, brother, I also came back from 0-2 down to beat Dallas back then. We are only losing one more game than we did back then."
Wade said, standing up and patting James on the shoulder.
"We are no worse than them. If we can really win the championship in the end, it will also be the most memorable championship in history."
Wade's mentality was really much better than James'. This optimistic statement also made James' expression finally improve a bit.
As the man behind James, his figure is actually much taller than imagined.