rpbooks Chapter 245 The Playoffs Begin
Chapter 245 The Playoffs Begin
Chapter 245 The Playoffs Begin
Just after four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Nuo drove his silver-white Volvo out of the garage and parked in front of the iron gate in the yard.Xu Nuo was wearing a white tracksuit and looked ready to go out.And that's exactly what happened. After a while, Xu Nuo was going to the Indiana Pacers' home arena - Conseco Arena.
Just tonight, Xu Nuo will usher in the first playoff game in his NBA career. The curtain of the NBA playoffs has already begun. The Indiana Pacers sit at home and welcome the challenge of their opponents, the Orlando Magic.Every time he thinks about the upcoming game, Xu Nuo feels nervous and excited in his heart.
Although Xu Nuo has already experienced a full season of regular season games, and has played nearly [-] games, but tonight's game is fundamentally different from the previous games that Xu Nuo participated in.Starting from tonight's game, the team has officially embarked on the road to chasing the championship, so there can't be any mistakes in the game.In other words, the playoffs are games that can only be won and cannot be lost.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Nuo felt a burst of tension and excitement in his heart.No matter how well he played in the regular season and how glorious he was, but in the playoffs, everything can only start from scratch.The playoff games are more suspenseful and unknown than the regular season games. It is this kind of unknown that brings endless tension and excitement to Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo sat in the driver's seat of those two silver Volvos, and started the last thing he didn't want to do - waiting.Xu Nuo was bored listening to the music, tapping his fingers mechanically on the steering wheel of the car in accordance with the rhythm of the music, and looking at the watch on his wrist from time to time—this was his first playoff game, and of course he had to make use of the sufficient resources before the game. It's time to prepare well, I can't afford to waste this time.
But after about a quarter of an hour, the person Xu Nuo was waiting for still did not appear in front of the car door.Xu Nuo finally got impatient with waiting, jumped out of the car and walked towards the small villa in the yard.
"Are you ready?" Xu Nuo asked loudly when he pushed open the milky white door.
As soon as the promised words fell, a loud voice came from the top of the head. "It'll be right away, just give me two more minutes - just two minutes, okay honey?" said the voice.
Xu Nuo folded his hands on his chest helplessly, and didn't say anything, but continued to wait for his girlfriend, Ellen Page, to slowly look at a face that could "meet people in public".Xu Nuo couldn't figure it out all the time, it was just going to the Conseco Arena to watch a ball game, did he need to smear his face so much?
Just when Xu Nuo was thinking this in his heart, the door of a room near the living room opened, Xu Nuo's father walked out, and then closed the door casually.
"Dad." Xu Nuo put down his hands that were clasped on his chest, and said while looking at his father.
It looks like Dad is totally ready to go out, whether it's the shirt, the suit pants, or the leather shoes on his feet, they all look brand new.The shirts and trousers are neatly trimmed, and the leather shoes are polished to a shine.This can't help but make Xu Nuo start to think in his heart how long it took Dad to get this outfit done.
"Isn't it just to go to a basketball game, do you need to dress up so hard?" Dad said in an anxious tone, promising to know that Dad was talking about the mother who was still dressing in the room.
"What's the matter, our son should be regarded as a well-known public figure in the United States. Can we embarrass our son and let those foreigners see our Chinese jokes." Mom said in the room.
"Mom, you really don't need to be so troublesome." Xu Nuo said, with a trace of impatience in his tone, after all, he really couldn't afford to wait now, he could wait for others, but time waits for no one.
"Actually, it's not troublesome at all." Mom continued in the room.
Hearing what his mother said, Xu Nuo knew in his heart that he had to wait, and maybe another quarter of an hour.Xu Nuo had no choice but to lean against the door frame and continue to wait helplessly.
A few minutes later, Ellen Page came down the stairs.Perhaps because of the presence of Promised Papa, Ellen Page wasn't bouncing down the stairs as usual.When Xu Nuo raised his head and looked at Ellen Page who had just stepped down, his eyes lit up.
It seems that Ellen Page's ten minutes of makeup is not whitening, at least it promises to look like this.The biggest difference from the past is that Ellen Page tied her long hair that had always been loose into a ponytail. Although it still looks fluffy, it does not feel messy, which makes Ellen Page look Even more lovely.Ellen Page was wearing a green top, and her lower body looked casually matched with a pair of jeans. Her whole body was full of youthful atmosphere.Ellen Page snuggled up to Promise, looking to be enjoying the moment. "It seems that waiting is not a very painful thing for her." Xu Nuo said in his heart.
The only thing that promises to be thankful is that they didn't have to wait long after that.About 5 minutes later, Xu Nuo's family walked out of the house together and walked towards the silver Volvo parked outside the iron gate.Of the four, three were fairly well dressed, except for Promise, who was casually dressed in tracksuit and a pair of Nike sneakers.
"Is it okay to drive a car in sneakers?" Dad promised, as if worried.
"It's okay, I've always driven like this, and I'm used to it." Xu Nuo replied casually like the clothes he was wearing.
"Remember to lock the courtyard door earlier at night!" Mom said to Gabriel, the maid, and Gabriel nodded, and then Mom got into the car with confidence.
Since it was already nearly 04:30 when they set off, and in order to arrive at the arena earlier, Xu Xu was almost driving at high speed along the way, which made Dad keep reminding Xu Xu that he should promise to reduce the speed.Although Xu Nuo verbally agreed, the speed of the car still did not decrease.About 10 minutes later, they arrived at their destination - Conseco Arena, home of the Indiana Pacers.
"From now on, parents will leave it to you!" Xu Nuo said to Ellen Page half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Ellen Page smiled slightly and said nothing. Together with Xu Nuo's parents, she walked towards the entrance of the audience, while Xu Nuo walked quickly towards the gate of the Conseco Arena.
However, at this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.Xu Nuo hurriedly turned around and saw Derek Williams standing under the steps, looking at himself with a smile.
"Hey, buddy, I really didn't expect you to come all the way to watch my game!" Xu Nuo patted Derek Williams on the shoulder vigorously and said excitedly.
"My good brother can make the NBA playoffs, how can he not come to support him?" Derek Williams said with a smile, but there was a hint of envy in his tone.Xu Nuo knew that the Minnesota Timberwolves where Derek Williams was in failed to make it to the playoffs this season. Seeing that he was about to show his skills on the stage of the playoffs, Derek Williams would naturally be envious .
"Didn't Ricky come to Indianapolis together?" Xu Nuo asked, because he didn't see another good friend Ricky Rubio.
"No, he didn't come to Indianapolis." Derek Williams said, "Just after the season ended, he flew back to Barcelona. Before this year's London Olympics, Ricky wanted to rest his knee. Ricky hurt his knee a little while ago."
"I'm really sad to hear that," Promise said. "And it's a shame he didn't come to Indianapolis. I thought Ricky would be there when we went to Camp Nou to watch Barcelona." Come and see my game before the football team's game, it seems that this wish can only be realized next season."
"I think Ricky must be watching your game on TV now." Derek Williams said, "It's only a few hours before the game starts, you still have a lot of things to do, I won't delay you It's time, let's work hard in the game!"
"Wait and see my wonderful performance!" Xu Nuo said to Derek Williams with a smile.
When Promise walked into the home team's locker room, most of the players were already there.Xu Nuo didn't dare to relax in the slightest, hurriedly changed his clothes, and prepared to warm up before the game on the court.
Although the opponent Orlando Magic lacks their absolute core "Warcraft" Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic is still a team with considerable strength, and the Indiana Pacers have no reason to underestimate them.After all, the Orlando Magic also has excellent players like Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu and Jason Richardson, and it is an opponent that cannot be underestimated.
Before the start of the game, head coach Larry Brown announced the team's starting roster. Xu was not on the starting roster. It seems that Xu will appear as the team's sixth man again tonight.For the arrangement of Coach Larry Brown, Xu Nuo has long been used to it.
45 minutes before the official start of the game, Xu Nuo ran into the huge stadium with his teammates and received almost crazy cheers from the home fans.Xu Nuo took a deep breath and stepped onto the floor of the Conseco Arena.
Promise is finally about to start his first trip to the playoffs in his NBA career.
(End of this chapter)