The Whip of the God of Basketball

On May 26, Khomeinis arrived in New York with Leon again, but this time she did not follow the Celtics flight, but arrived by flight alone, arriving about an hour later than the Celtics. The mood this time was very different from the last time she came to New York. Her heart was linked to Leon. She experienced a 2:0 lead, and then capsized at home and was equalized. It would be difficult for anyone to bear such ups and downs. . Even a calm, self-possessed man like Leon showed signs of restlessness.

So Khomeinis originally wanted to come with the Celtics' special plane, but was rejected by Leon. He said that the Celtics players needed to stop quietly and think.

Of course, Khomeinis came here not just to watch the game between the Celtics and Nets. She had a more important job, which was to discuss with Miller the investment of the agent company and Garnett. A week ago, Andy Miller's answer was to discuss it after half the series. "If the Celtics can return to New Jersey next week, it will not be too late for us to discuss it then."

After playing the first two games, Miller needs to worry that the Celtics may really not be able to return to New Jersey, because they ended the series directly in Boston. Now, the situation is completely different. The two teams seem to be on the same starting line, but the Nets have taken the initiative. They have regained the rhythm of the game and they have regained their home court advantage. The Celtics had to come to New Jersey under huge pressure for the crucial battle at Tianwangshan.

Khomeinis is also under pressure. Before coming to New York, the situation in her negotiations with Miller was reversed due to the Celtics' two consecutive home losses. Miller now hopes to wait until the end of the series before discussing investment and Garnett. The problem.

Khomeinis, who just graduated from college this year, already has a large amount of funds. This is a promise Pagliuca made to Khomeinis when she was in college to establish a foundation for her. After she graduates, she will use this fund to invest in her favorite career. At first, Khomeinis wanted to engage in anthropological research and wanted to invest this fund in sponsoring research on Aztec and Mayan cultures.

But Leon's appearance finally made her change her mind. She decided to get involved in professional sports like her father, and set her sights on the booming sports agent career. As the contracts of professional players become larger and larger, the profit margins for agents are also gradually increasing. This is why a group of agents will come out to go it alone this year, and some giants in related industries are also ready to make a move.

In terms of business vision, Khomeinis is as outstanding as his father Pagliuca. Of course, Khomeinis' more important purpose is to help Leon, so she sought out Miller for opportunities to cooperate.

The two agreed to reunite at the hotel restaurant where they met last time. The time was 7:30 pm, which happened to be the time when the Celtics and Nets game started.

When they met for the second time, Miller had a proud smile on his face. Because of the Celtics' losing streak, he felt that the initiative in negotiations was already in his hands. He now knows that this financial backer from Boston is Fox Leon's girlfriend and the daughter of the Celtics owner. Of course he is willing to cooperate with such a person. This will have great benefits in expanding his company's business.

But on the issue of Garnett, Miller still has reservations. Although he has been shaken in his heart, it seems that letting Garnett go to the Celtics is not a particularly bad thing, but a businessman's sense of smell Tell him that he must be patient. Since we have been fighting Fox-Leon over this issue for so long, what if we wait a little longer?

You must know that Garnett's salary next season is a record 28 million, and his next contract will directly determine the income of Miller Economics. He must be cautious.

The two of them each ordered several French dishes, foie gras, red wine, caviar, and truffles. It looked like a beautiful date, but in fact they were competing with each other. In Miller's view, the mastermind behind Khomeinis must be Fox-Leon. This insidious and cunning guy mobilized all his forces to force Miller to accept the possibility of Garnett being sent to Boston.

But Miller was wrong. Leon's mind was all on the basketball game at this time. Since entering the playoffs, he has turned a blind eye to the team's signings for next season. Khomeini was also solely responsible for the investment brokerage company. Miller did not even know that Khomeini was the real promoter of the series of news media incidents related to Leon. She was the one who persuaded Leon to go to the investment brokerage company. Create a "bad-boy" media image to boost the Celtics basketball culture and atmosphere.

However, although this kind of behavior allowed the Celtics to start to unite, it also made the Green Army once again become shouting and fighting like they did in the past. Before this Eastern Conference finals, almost all major states in the United States except Massachusetts Fans all want the Nets to win this series - the only exception is California, who support the Los Angeles Lakers but also support the Celtics. Perhaps this is the feeling of falling in love and killing each other. Now that the Lakers have been eliminated, let's let the old rivals go further.

For more than an hour, Miller had been playing Tai Chi with Khomeini, until he received a text message. Khomeini felt a bad message from his eyebrows. Miller seemed very happy, even a little beaming. . He put his phone back in his pocket and said to Khomeinis: "I'm really sorry. I think our meeting needs to be postponed. I just received news that Paul Pierce injured his right leg during the game and has now left. The court returned to the locker room, and it looked like he would never come back. And the Celtics were still two points behind the Nets."

After listening to Miller's words, Khomeinis' heart tightened. Pierce is the Celtics' most important player, and they don't even have a reliable substitute to replace him on the bench. Now the Celtics are in a critical situation, and their core players are injured again. Their situation can be described as precarious. Khomeinis didn't know what kind of mood Leon would be in at this time, anxious, calm, or desperate.

But no matter how anxious she was, Khomeinis remained calm. She learned this from Leon. She also believed in her heart that no matter how bad the situation was, Leon would definitely find a way to solve it. Even if she lost the game, They still have a home game behind them and a Game 7. Thinking of this, Khomeinis calmed down a lot. She just shrugged and said: "It's nothing. Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. And you know, what I'm talking to you about is not the Celtics this season, but the next one." This season they...have to take a longer-term view.”

"But if the Celtics fail to enter the Finals, do you think Garnett will be willing to go to Boston? Fox-Leon had previously agreed to compete for Garnett with the qualifications to compete for the championship." Miller replied road.

"If Boston can't do it, can the Timberwolves do it? Well, they have fallen in the first round for seven consecutive years. If it were me, I would have gone crazy." Khomeinis said.

Miller did not answer his words. He knew that there was no need to argue about the record. They were not fans or crazy fans of the team. They would not argue over which team was better. He was here. Talking about business, business-is-business, he not only hopes to get investment from Khomeinis, but also hopes to take the initiative on the Garnett issue.

Therefore, Miller remained silent while drinking red wine. He had already seen through that Khomeinis was not an ordinary businessman. Her investment purpose was half for profit and half for the Celtics and her lover. , in this case, we cannot approach her from a purely investment perspective, but rather use her emotions for Leon.

If the Celtics lose this series and Garnett is really willing to join the Celtics, then Garnett or Miller's attitude will be the same as inviting Garnett after the Celtics reached the finals. Joining is completely different. Miller would allow Garnett to come to Boston as a savior rather than a pawn manipulated by Fox-Leon.

Another half hour later, Miller received another text message, but this time he couldn't keep the smile on his face. The text message was sent to him by one of his staffers who was in attendance at the game at Continental Arena. The content of the text message he sent was very simple, one sentence, "Pierce is back, Arenas is the winner."