Kevin Garnett greedily looked around at everything.
The basketball hoop spewing out flames, the fans nearly tearing their throats apart, Wade wearing a hoodie with a serious Yao Ming beside him, and the defending champions warming up opposite.
All of this was just too surreal.
KG looked down at his own hands, still unable to believe that he had really reached the Finals.
Just a year ago, his career had gone through a major setback.
He and the Minnesota Timberwolves had barely become competitive, advancing deeply in the playoffs, and everyone saw that Timberwolves team as a favorite to win the championship.
But then Sam Cassell's injury turned all those dreams into meaningless fantasies, and even worse, this highly competitive lineup only lasted for one season before the Timberwolves management wanted to dismantle it, saying they didn't want to pay too much for Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell.
