Houston Game 7- Pre game

It was a Saturday, it was game 7…. It is something we dreamt about years ago… in the comfort of our living room… WATCHING AN NBA GAME 7…. LIVE!!!!

Before that day… a conversation was struck between an avid basketball fan and a dodo..

Scene 1
“Hey, Houston might go to game 7, considering how sucky they are, despite leading 2-0… they lost two away games and are now just leading by 3-2, heading back to Utah”

“Really? Houston Heats?”

“No lah, it’s Houston Rock F******* KETS, not the Maimi heats”

“Really, is there such a team? Are they based in Dallas?”

“NO, they are based in Austin… why would a Houstonian team be based in Dallas…? Austin is the state capital… of course based there lah!”

Anyway… that is irrelevant and fictitious.

The real conversation…

Me: “Hey Tim, there’s a possibility of Game 7 in Houston, onz bo?”

Tim: “Onz lah, I got $50k in my bank, is that enough for a ticket?”

Me: “Barely, but should be”

Tim: “Onz loh”

Me: “I am thinking of the $75 ticket… since this game will be super… let’s whack a bit lah”

Evil voice: “Orh…. Ask you watch musical, then GKN, but watch basketball then spend so much money”

*evil voice conveniently ignored*

Me: “Let’s hope Rockets do what they do best… lose to a lousy team”

Session adjourned

Scene two

After game 6, which the Rockets amazing lost despite the opponent not playing well.

Me: “Wah… really vomit blood ah… Houston indeed sucks... Utah tried to throw the game away… but apparently… the bookie betting on Utah paid the Rockets so much more kelong money that they went one better and lost the game..”

Tim: “Wah… happy siah… can watch game 7 liao”

Me: “Onz liao, let’s buy the tickets when it goes on sale”

Scene 3

On the Friday before the game, when the tickets were on sale at 10am.

Me: “Wah, only $250 tickets available… and it’s for single seating! Cannot watching liao”

*ten minutes later

Tim: “Eh, I found some tickets… the seating is for $40, but the person say since I am such a nice dodo, he give me discount… no convenience charge for me (convenience charge is a stupid charge of like $6 for each ticket when you buy online… stupid charge)… so it’s $285 for 4…”

ME: “Wah… that will seriously clear my bank… but let’s do it anyway.”

Here we are… on the biggest basketball game of our life…..as least the biggest live game.

To be continued…