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208. Beautiful Salt Lake City ...

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When the rebounds on both sides lighted up red lights, Chamberlain lowered his head in frustration, and the final score was 99:95. The Jazz won the second game, and the Warriors' hope of sweeping the opponent was shattered.

However, although the Warriors, both players and fans, are shouting to sweep their opponents, Chamberlain himself takes this matter seriously. After all, they are fifth in the West and the Jazz are fourth in the West. Swipe opponents with higher rankings than themselves are almost delusional.

Since the 1990s, the Jazz have been a powerful playoff team. It is difficult to win them in the playoffs, let alone sweeps? The Jazz's playoff history has never encountered sweeps!

The fans cheered in the Energy Center Stadium, and beer and popcorn flew around. Chamberlain was in a bad mood. He simply greeted Li Qun and quickly walked into the player channel.

"4:1, you will definitely lose!" Fans on both sides of the player passage yelled at him.

Chamberlain opened his eyes suddenly, and Billups came up to hold him up and comforted him: "Let these clowns comfort themselves, don't care about guys, today's game is an exception, we will win three games in a row. Besides, don't you often say in the locker room, winning or losing is common, there are seven games in the playoffs, and we still have home advantage now."

That being said, but how could Chamberlain not care about the outcome of this game? This was his first playoff defeat. He knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he did not expect it would come so early.

When Chamberlain and others walked into the player channel, DJ's schadenfresh screams sounded in the Energy Center Arena: "Dear fans and friends, let us send our great opponent, Golden State Warriors with applause. They are amazing. They know they will lose and still come to participate. They are great people, noble people, and people who dare to sacrifice themselves to entertain us..."

"If I were in front of me, I would have broken the bitch's teeth!" Billups was also angry.

Although the Warriors failed in this game, no one can blame Chamberlain for anything. Instead, he was praised continuously because he still performed well in this game.

He played for 36 minutes, scored 21 points, 18 rebounds and 9 blocks, and scored a quasi-triple-double. This is an amazing result for a rookie who is only 19 years old.

According to official statistics, Chamberlain is the highest among rookies in the past two games in the first two playoffs, including scores, rebounds and blocks. Even fierce men like Jordan and Iverson, have not done this, and O'Neal and Duncan have not done it.

Chamberlain's efforts were seen by fans across the United States. He was so desperate in the fourth quarter. Four of the nine blocks were given in the fourth quarter. He ran wildly in the penalty area, defending the Warriors' inside line from being broken. If it weren't for him, the Warriors would have lost a lot today. It was Chamberlain's defense that caused the Jazz to not take action at will in the inside line.

The Warriors really lack a good inside player. This inside player does not need to be as good as Chamberlain's attack and defense. He only needs to be able to help Chamberlain when he leaves the field for a while, but no one can do this. Evans works very hard, but he is too short and letting him play center is a joke.

After playing two games in Salt Lake City, the Warriors were finally able to go home, but their flight was in the afternoon and there was still time to rest in the morning.

Chamberlain and Li Qunnie naturally got together. After breakfast, the two decided to drive around Salt Lake City. This city is still very famous. It is the capital and largest city of Utah. It ranks third among the inland cities in the western United States, second only to Denver and Phoenix.

This city was born in 1847. Most American cities have this kind of experience and have no long history, so once they are long, they will be praised. In Li Qun's opinion, this is far worse than China. In some places in Shandong and Henan, China, many towns have a history of more than 2,000 years. If you even look at it carefully, some towns can find out what happened more than 3,000 years ago. Sometimes an inconspicuous town was also the resident of an ancient capital three thousand years ago.

The father of Salt Lake City was named Brigham Young. He led a group of believers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a city that was pioneered here. This church is now famous and renamed Mormon. Since then, the general assembly of Mormon has been located in Salt Lake City, and more than half of the local people are the church members.

This is also one of the reasons why Jazz fans are crazy. Most believers in the church are crazy.

The mining industry in Salt Lake City was very developed. A railway across the United States was built in the 19th century, so the city won the reputation of "Western Crossroads". Entering the 21st century, the city vigorously developed outdoor activities, especially plateau skiing and bicycles, and held the 2002 Winter Olympics. This Winter Olympics was also quite famous. At that time, various dark spots emerged one after another, and various stimulants were detected, which was one of the birthplaces of several scandals in the history of the Winter Olympics.

Salt Lake City is mainly industrial, but it is very environmentally friendly. This is the characteristic of many American cities. It needs economical but also greening.

It is now the end of April, but Salt Lake City is still in the cold spring stage. Unmelted snow can be seen from time to time on some shaded streets.

The climate in Salt Lake City is very distinct in all seasons, with an annual average temperature of 11.1°C. Snowfall starts in November and lasts until mid-April, with an average annual total snowfall of 160 cm. The average snowfall in the watershed mountainous areas near Salt Lake City can reach 1,270 cm. The snow-free period is only 160 days, which means that there is snow accumulation in this city for most of the year.

Li Qun has long admired Salt Lake City. Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park are famous all over the world. However, due to time, they can only stroll around the city. Some places farther away cannot be reached, because Chamberlain had to take a special plane back to San Francisco in the afternoon.

The urban area of ​​Salt Lake City is also very touristy. It is a standard American-style financial center. It is along the rapidly developing wasatchfront commercial center, with many resorts inside. The towns and city parks surrounding the city are densely packed with small towns and city parks, such as Utah Park City, Snow Ski Resort and Arches National Park, which are all very good.

According to the travel route given by the Jazz staff, Chamberlain and Li Qun went to the Lion House first, but don’t get me wrong. This Lion House is not a zoo, but the residence and office of Mormon ancestor Brigham Young and 19 wives and 56 children. Mormonism aims to be polygamy. After listening to the tour guide’s introduction, Chamberlain’s eyes were straight.

"19 wives, 56 children? Damn, this is fucking..." Chamberlain wanted to envy and hatefully, and most men would feel this way when visiting the lion house, but Li Qun's dangerous gaze made him change his words in time: "This is fucking too much!"

Li Qun smiled and nodded, while the male tour guide gave Chamberlain a tacit smile. Chamberlain kept discussing the doctrine of Mormon with the male tour guide during his visit to the lion house. Li Qun understood the man's little thoughts, gave him a few charming eyes, and ignored Chamberlain and went to visit the small wooden house built around the lion house, which was once the residence of Mormons.

After leaving the Lion House, Chamberlain and Li Qun entered the Mormon Temple. The Mormon Temple is the symbol of Salt Lake City and a holy place for Mormons all over the world. Its official name is the Temple of the Saints of the Doomsday. It was built in 1853 and completed in 1893. It is a large Gothic elegant and quaint building with a spire column, which is very magnificent. The tower-shaped gate is connected by four pillars. Standing on the top of the door, you can see the statue of an eagle.

Mormon Temple is a distribution center for local residents to do activities. Because 56% of the Salt Lake city's population is Mormon, the city is quite neat and even the crime rate is quite low. The buildings surrounding the Mormon Temple have strong religious connotations. The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Honeycomb House, Church History and Art Museum, Church Square, etc. all have representative Mormon connotations and monumental values.

Going further out is the Grand Chapel, a large circular single-story building with a width of 76 meters, a depth of 46 meters and a height of 21 meters. The ceiling is arched wooden boards supported by forty-four sandstone pillars. It was built in 1864 and completed in 1867, and remains in its original appearance until today.

There were eight thousand seats in the chapel, and the stand could accommodate 120,000 people. When Chamberlain and Li Qun arrived, there was a singing of the Mormon Temple Choir. The two were outside for a while and felt it was very good and wanted to go in. As a result, the tour guide stopped the two.

"Sir, ma'am, I think it's better for us to listen outside." The tour guide said with a smile.

Chamberlain slapped his pocket and said, "Do you want tickets? It's okay, I have money."

The tour guide shook his head and smiled, and said politely: "It's the performance of the Holy Tribe Choir. Non-Mormons are allowed to enter. Besides, Mr. Z is now an enemy of basketball fans in the entire Utah state. I think it's better not to enter for safety."

Chamberlain was disappointed and could only stand outside with Li Qun to watch. Li Qun was very interested in an organ on the singing stand in the chapel. She sighed, "It's so big, God."

The tour guide smiled proudly and said, "Yes, ma'am, you have a good vision. This is the largest organ in the world, consisting of 11,000 pipes. This organ is played every day, from Monday to Friday at 12 noon, weekends and Sundays at 4:00 pm. At 8:00 on Thursday evening, there is also a rehearsal of the choir Tabernaker Choir, which is officially broadcast at 9:30 am on Sunday. Every Christmas Eve, the sacred music is played here, and then broadcast to every corner of the world by the radio station..."

Chamberlain pulled Li Qun, who was reluctant to leave, and they left the church holy place that also made him reluctant to leave. They didn't have time to wait until noon and had to visit the Great Salt Lake.

The Great Salt Lake is one of the most attractive tourist attractions in Salt Lake City. The city was named Salt Lake City because of its existence. It is located in the northwest of the city and is a large lagoon. It is second only to the Dead Sea in the world with the highest salt content. The lake water has a salt content of up to 25%, and it has a strong buoyancy, which means that people who can't swim jump into the lake and die and will not sink.

Whenever summer comes, many people come here to play in the water. There is also a salt factory on the lakeside. There are no fish in the lake, and only some algae and shrimp that can withstand high salt properties can survive. The lake water contains 76 minerals and trace elements, which have a natural bactericidal effect. Local Indians used the lake water and the grass and leaves on the lakeside to treat diseases and treat the Great Salt Lake as a "holy lake". "The Great Salt Lake Treasure Mine" is a nutritional product that is refined from the lake water of the Great Salt Lake and contains 72 active ionic calcium minerals and trace elements.

After a walk around the Salt Lake, the tour guide strongly recommended Chamberlain and Li Qun to visit the open-pit copper mine, and he introduced:

"Our copper mine is not far from the city, just 40 kilometers southwest. This is the largest open-pit copper mine in the world. Have you ever heard of interviews with astronauts? They said that on the space station in space, you can see two artificial objects on the earth, one is the Great Wall of your country, and the other is our large copper mine!"
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