Miami in December is sunny.

This city in the southeast corner of the United States enjoys the gift of the Gulf Current and sunshine. When most parts of North America are hit by severe cold and snowstorms, people can still wear single clothes to walk by the beach and blew the sea breeze and bask in the sun.

Because of this, it is no surprise that the new NBA team was named "Heat" in 1988. However, on December 2, the weather in Miami was still good, with clear skies, but the temperature dropped to a new low since 1977, approaching zero degrees Celsius.

And just tonight, they were going to welcome guests from the cold northwest, Portland Trail Blazers. I wonder if they brought cold air from the north, causing the air to be filled with gusts of cold wind in Miami.

For Trail Blazers players, coming to Miami is purely a trip. Even if the temperature drops sharply on the day of the game, the climate here is much better than Philadelphia, which has snowflakes.

Of course, players have to complain about why the away game to Miami is not scheduled for March and April next year, so that they can enjoy the sunshine on the South Coast beach before and after the game.

This is not because the Trail Blazers players underestimate the opponent, but the strength gap between the two sides in this game is really too large. So far, the Portland Trail Blazers are the only team to maintain a complete victory, with a record of 14 wins and 0 losses; while the Miami Heat, the new team, is the only team to maintain a complete defeat so far. After losing to the not-so-strong Los Angeles Clippers with a gap of 91:111 and 20 points in the first game, they then lost 13 games in a row, ranking last in the league with a record of 0 wins and 13 losses. If nothing unexpected happens, their consecutive defeats will increase to 14 games tonight.

Therefore, no wonder the Trail Blazers players regarded this game as a tour of the South Coast. After getting off the plane, the players quickly settled down and scattered together to find fun in this famous tourist city.

Adelman also knew that the long road trip needed relaxation and adjustment, so he did not force the players to stay and train, but just asked everyone to return to the hotel before five o'clock and prepare for the evening game.

Gan Guoyang also needs to relax. He is not familiar with the Miami team at all but does not need to be familiar with it. He took a taxi to Miami's famous Cuban gathering place Little Havana to try the coffee and cigars there.

Gan Guoyang and Sabonis, who were huge, had to take two cars separately, otherwise the taxi in Miami would not be enough for two people to squeeze in. At the same time, Gan Guoyang also needed to take the Feng brothers just in case, although he felt that it would seem that he would have more trouble with these two guys.

As a tourist city, taxi drivers in Miami are very good at talking. When they meet a famous celebrity like Gan Guoyang, the old black driver in the car is not only not nervous, but instead uses his racial talent and chats like singing rap.

"Who is the strongest player in Florida? Who is it? The young guys in Miami? No, no! We need center! We need Artis, we want David! Pat Cummins is the best inside player! This is simply unforgivable! Don't be polite, don't show mercy to them, hit them hard, give them some colors, and then they will know what kind of players they need, and they will become stronger! This is Miami, sunshine, beach, cigars, coffee, beauty! There is everything the United States can give you!"

The old black driver became more and more excited as he spoke. It seemed that he was also a basketball fan and was quite dissatisfied with the Miami Heat's performance. The Artis he mentioned was Gilmore, and David was David Robinson. The two super centers, both old and young, were Floridians, but neither played for the Florida team.

Gilmore was because he didn't have a Florida professional team at all in his career, and David Robinson was already picked by the San Antonio Spurs in the draft, although the talented big man had to serve in the Navy for two years before entering the NBA.

"Hey, brother, is this driver a madman? Will he hit the wall if he drives like this?" Feng Guangyao looked at the black driver and shook his head. The whole car seemed to sway with him, and he couldn't help but say to Feng Peiyu on the side with worry.

"Don't talk nonsense, you don't understand what he said. People are talking about basketball. Can you understand?" Feng Peiyu stopped his younger brother's random thoughts in time, and Gan Guoyang also smiled and said to the driver: "Maybe one day I will bring my talents to the south coast. Who knows, things are impermanent, and Portland is indeed a bit too cold."

Gan Guoyang's words were purely joking, but he took the old black driver's heart seriously. He felt that he could actually be so popular that the most popular center in the league was so popular. With the idea of ​​coming to Miami to play, he instantly felt that he was comparable to Cardinal Auerbach. This old black man said it even more happily in the car.

But no matter how much I said, when I sent them to my destination, Lao Hei still charged Gan Guoyang's fare a lot, and Gan Guoyang also gave him some tips.

"Hey Gan, what's going on with your car? Why do I think he always sways along the way?" Deluxler asked Gan Guoyang Road strangely after getting off the car.

"A interesting driver... Time is not long, today's weather is not very good, there is no sunshine and beaches. Let's go to Versailles for a cup of coffee to warm up our body." Gan Guoyang said.

The Palace of Versailles here is not the famous palace in Paris, France, but a famous cafe in Little Havana in Miami, named Versailles.

Because Miami is very close to Cuba, after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, a large number of rich bourgeois people in Cuba immigrated from Havana to the south coast of the United States to escape the political liquidation of the Cuban government. Due to the large number of people and the wealth of these people, Miami has a Cuban settlement area, and Little Havana was formed.

The arrival of a large number of Cuban immigrants made Spanish language pass through Miami. With the increase of Spanish-languages ​​year by year, the number of white people in Miami is getting smaller and smaller, and people of color are increasing. These people are not so interested in basketball. Therefore, when Gan Guoyang and Drexler entered the Versailles Cafe, the people inside did not recognize them as Portland Trail Blazers, except for being amazed by the tall figures of these guys.

"Oh my God, no one comes to you to sign? The hot Miami doesn't seem to have that passion for basketball!" Cauchy was a little uncomfortable when he saw Gan Guoyang sitting there quietly drinking coffee.

Gan Guoyang enjoys such a leisurely time. Since he entered the NBA, his fame has increased greatly since the second year. Basically, people will recognize him everywhere.

Fortunately, although the media was developed at this time, it had not yet reached the point where everyone could be a media publisher in the future. The Internet had not yet entered people's world. Gan Guoyang was drinking coffee with his teammates like ordinary people and smoking cigars to talk about interesting things in the league.

Just as Drexler and Sabonis were talking about how Olajuwon ate ice cream to gain weight, Gan Guoyang felt a light point in his arm, and then he turned around and saw a thin black child holding a pen in his hand, staring at Gan Guoyang blankly.

"Are you here to sign a little guy?" Gan Guoyang looked at this black child. His figure was thin and his eyes were thin, which was different from ordinary black people with round eyes.

"Yes, I came over from Barto and just wanted a signature." The child said.

Barto is a small city in Virginia, located in the middle of Francisco, which is quite far from Miami. However, since the Heat entered Miami, the enthusiasm of Francis fans has been mobilized a lot, and many people are willing to drive to Miami to watch an NBA game at a long distance.

Tonight is Saturday, and the strongest team in the league is here to visit, so it is very normal to have fans from afar.

"Then you are so lucky that you can meet us here, so I'll sign you." Gan Guoyang took the pen and the little guy lifted up his coat, but the one exposed below was a baseball sportswear.

"Oh, little guy, I'm not a baseball player. I'm a basketball player. If I play baseball, I will never be able to play at my height." Gan Guoyang shook his head and said.

"It's okay, I only know you here. You can sign one for me anyway." This little guy was really hurtful. It's okay for Sabonis and Cauchy to forget it, but he didn't know Drexler, which made the glider feel a little dull.

Gan Guoyang also took the opportunity to mock Drexler, then picked up a pen and signed his name on the little guy's baseball uniform, and then asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is...my name is...my name is Pumpkin Head! They all call me that!" The little guy seemed unwilling to say his real name, and would rather say his nickname.

"Okay Pumpkin Head, I will give the Heat some good looks tonight." Gan Guoyang waved his fist at him.

Unexpectedly, Pumpkin glanced at Gan Guoyang and said lightly: "I don't care, you can't beat Jordan anyway."

After saying that, the little guy ran away. It seemed that he didn't come here to have coffee. He probably passed by outside the door and saw Gan Guoyang by chance. Moreover, his idol was Jordan, and he was not very interested in Gan Guoyang at all. He asked Gan Guoyang to sign a name for his familiar face.
Chapter completed!