Silent Love

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. 
Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.
This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…

Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

The Miami Heat's struggle proved futile, 117 to 104, the Supersonics defeated their opponent, leading the series 2 to 1.


"Don't think we'll be defeated so easily!" Yao Ming glared at Yu Fei and said, "We are different from the Spurs."


"True, you should be able to hold out until Game 6." Yu Fei joked as he bid Yao Ming farewell.


The Supersonics still had two home games, but the next one was crucial. If they won, it'd be 3 to 1; a 3 to 1 lead in the Finals was like a 3 to 0 lead outside of it, as there had never been a case in history of a team coming back from 1 to 3. This was because teams usually pulled off big comebacks when their opponents faced irreversible circumstances, or when their key players lacked determination and performed abnormally, or possibly due to injury. But the teams that made it to the Finals, after being tested thoroughly, were generally not flipped when holding three match points.


Chapter 557: Hope It Can Last Forever_3