PFC Chapter 359 The first championship belonging to Columbus is here!
Chapter 359 The first championship belonging to Columbus is here!
Chapter 359 The first championship belonging to Columbus is here!
The third game day of the finals started in New Orleans.
As the media predicted, D'Antoni has no change, and there are still a few substitutions. When the Columbus Explorers took out the "Columbus Five", it became a turning point in the game again.
From the perspective of the scene, the New Orleans Hornets still have no good way to deal with the "Columbus Death Five", especially with Li Wan, the Hornets are helpless.
As for the Columbus Explorers, the "five minors" are getting more and more tacit, which is reflected in the cooperation between Li Wan and Chris Bosh in the interior.
Barkley watched Li Wan grab rebounds one by one, and suddenly turned his head to Shaq O'Neal and asked, "Now Li Wan is only short of the 4th position and hasn't played yet?"
In fact, in this game, in the arrangement of the "Columbus Five", Li Wan is the fourth position, but he is facing PJ-Tucker on the field, so the fifth position is no problem.
Shaq O'Neal said: "I think the era of the fifth team is coming to an end. At least when facing the Explorers, other teams must consider Li Wanti's influence at the 5th position..."
The "Little Five" of the Hornets is considered very good in the entire league. Anthony Davis has height, and PJ Tucker is also one of the few guys who are not weaker than the "Big Five" in terms of strength confrontation. Such an insider Intensity is already rare in this league. In theory, only the Warriors can surpass them in this regard, but the Warriors have already been beaten home by them.
But now, New Orleans' five small lineups have no way to face the "Columbus Five" inside line composed of Chris Bosh and Li Wan.
Without the guarantee of rebounds, the impact on any team is fatal, especially for the Hornets, which rely on three-pointers.
The outside "three-point shooting team" gradually did not dare to shoot at will, which caused the Hornets' entire offensive to slow down.
Anthony Davis played well in this game, just halfway through the third quarter, but he has already scored more than 30 points.
only……
The Hornets rely on Anthony Davis to carve out too few victories one after another.
Especially in the "strong dialogue" with the strong teams in the league, three-pointers are their reliance...
In the end, the Hornets returned to their first game at home, and they still lost 109 to 122, 13 points.
Big score 3-0!
Not to mention the finals, even in the history of the playoffs, no team has completed a reversal when it fell behind 0-3.
When the championship will be awarded this season, it is completely in the mind of the Columbus Explorers. It depends on whether they want to return to their home court to celebrate the first championship in team history, or avoid long nights and dreams, and go straight to 4-0 Solve it and win the championship trophy in the away game!
The Columbus Explorers' pick is...
Back home!
Of course, if you analyze this game from the scene of G4, it is that the Hornets' outside three-pointer exploded.
I don't know if it was a 0-3 deficit with a big score, which caused the Hornets to lose their psychological burden. In the fourth game of the finals, they made all kinds of resolute three-pointers from the beginning.
In the end, they made a total of 23 three-pointers, creating history, and allowed the team to defend the second away game of the finals with a score difference of 128 to 120, 8 points, rewriting the big score to 1-3 !
It's just that outsiders think that the Columbus Explorers did it on purpose.
There is also a well-known senior commentator in China who keeps repeating, "The Explorers played too much, and the Explorers played too much. They just want to go back to the home court to celebrate winning the championship."
When Li Wan heard this answer after the game, he couldn't help frowning: "Is this an insult to the Hornets or the Columbus Explorers?"
It can be said that the Columbus Explorers did not work as hard as the Hornets in this game, but...
The word "acting" is referring to the lack of professionalism of the players!
Li Wan would definitely not accept it!
Isn't this just saying that he played fake matches!
After winning the game, the Hornets players looked slightly relaxed.
The exit has been determined, but at least he has not been eliminated in his own home court. For the members of the Hornets, this is the last honour.
They did it!
When the buzzer sounded, there was applause and cheers in unison.
Before the start of the finals, they really hope that the team can accomplish some big things, but judging from the games after the series, the Hornets really lack some background compared with the Columbus Explorers.
These gaps allow New Orleans to accept the exit of the finals.
Anyway, compared to last season, they did have another breakthrough.
From the Western Conference Finals to the Finals!
One step at a time, continue, next year, won't they be able to win the O'Brien Cup?
The applause shows their satisfaction!
Let's just say they can finish the season with their heads held high.
"Dude, do you think this series will make you feel like you've slipped from your prime?"
However, after losing the game, Chris Bosh was targeted by media reporters.
In this game, Anthony Davis once again played a suppressive 39 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks. This is already another time that Anthony Davis has played such explosive data in front of Chris Bosh.
And Chris Bosh only scored 19 points and 9 rebounds in this field.
Compared with the data of Anthony Davis, it is far from it.
After the game, Chris Bosh is still sweating profusely until now, just looking at it makes people feel...
He is very tired!
Chris Bosh was about to answer something, but Li Wan suddenly jumped out from the side, and said to the reporter: "If you just look at the data, then...you will find it ridiculous soon! Just wait and see , after the fifth game in the series, I look forward to seeing your interview again, and I hope you will not change your attitude!"
After saying this, Li Wan waved his hand and announced the end of the interview on behalf of Chris Bosh.
The domineering appearance made the reporters very excited. This matter... The value of reporting is much more interesting than Chris Bosh admitting or refuting that he is not in his prime.
At the end of the interview, Li Wan patted Chris Bosh on the shoulder. Seeing that his face was indeed exhausted, he couldn't help but joked: "Dude, you look a little too tired!"
Is Anthony Davis' ability really so strong?
In Li Wan's case, "Brother Thick Eyebrow" is quite capable.
Originally, he was in the Hornets, that is, the "empty cut group leader", and he can often get gorgeous and eye-catching statistics, but now he is only 24 years old... It is said that he will not really enter the peak period until at least 26 years old That's right...
Now it seems that the D'Antoni system has added enough to him, and even Chris Bosh was tired by him.
but……
Isn't it just a system bonus!
He has it in New Orleans, but I don't have it in Columbus?
"Man, whether we can win the championship at home in the next game depends on your performance!" Li Wan patted Chris Bosh on the shoulder again, intentionally putting pressure on him.
Chris Bosh knew that this was Li Wan looking forward to his return to the field, and his face was full of energy.
In fact, he originally planned to perform well in the next game!
He also knew that Li Wan would definitely agree...
When his teammates need to respond to doubts, Li Wan will always give up the position of "safflower" and try his best to perform a "green leaf" scene.
This is also what the entire team admires him the most.
To know.With Li Wan's current status in the arena, he didn't need to do this at all, but he did it anyway.
Compared with the "brother basketball" that some people played in Miami n years ago, Chris Bosh felt that they played authentic "brother basketball" this time!
After reading the report the next day, Tyronn Lue returned to Columbus before the first training game. Before the training, he arranged the offensive and defensive tactics of G5. Chris Bosh became the core of the offensive end of G5 Columbus. Responsible for most of the regular time shots, of course, the shots at critical moments are still done by Li Wan.
After all, they still have to guarantee to win the game on their home court...
and so……
Tyronn Lute emphasized the defensive end: "Guys, in my opinion, this is the last game of the season. I don't want to see the opponent score a three-pointer as easily as in the last game. I said a number..."
"13 three-pointers..."
"I only allowed 13 [-]-pointers in Game [-] of the series!"
In the 4 finals so far, the Hornets averaged 4 three-pointers per game before G14.3. The 13 three-pointers required by Tyronn Lue were slightly less than the average .
It's still a bit difficult...
However, since this round of the series has done such a thing, it shows that the Explorers have the ability to do this...
In Tyronn Lu's view, as long as it is something that has been done before, it is not a difficult thing!
May 6th arrived as scheduled.
That morning, as the sun rose, Columbus sounded the "alarm". The whole city was bustling with activity, and a large number of Columbusians rushed from the countryside to the city.
Not only the country folks of Columbus, but also the fans of Cleveland also drove to the city center early and enthusiastically.
They're all here to witness the city's first NBA championship...
Many reporters have also been busy since the early morning, recording the madness of the city today.
And when the aerial camera flies over the city, you can clearly see the changes that have taken place in Columbus in less than a season under the ownership of Li Wan.
Needless to say, there are two Lee Wan Arenas.
In the southwest corner of Columbus, the first Chinatown belonging to the city was officially established not long ago.
About 10 to 20 Chinese moved here from all directions and became part of this city.
The southeast corner belongs to the newly planned commercial area. One after another construction team from China is rushing to work day and night. In about a year or so, there will be row upon row of high-rise buildings here.
Then there is the northwest corner, which just connects with Cleveland. In that area, a lot of projects have been reached between the two cities, and they are being developed one by one.
Needless to say, the northeast corner, close to the city center, is the Grand Navigation Arena, which is now a symbol of the city.
According to statistics, the GDP from the past year to now has reached 4023 billion...
This number made the history of Columbus.
And in the United States, this GDP can also be ranked among the top 10 in the United States!
It has almost caught up with Atlanta, which has the same urban style as Columbus...
As for Seattle, which they originally planned to catch up with, they have long been left behind.
This……
This is Li Wan's first year in Ohio!
Although there are too many water bubbles such as infrastructure, but...
It's exaggerated enough!
When the reporters saw the changes that belonged to Columbus, at this moment, they suddenly discovered...
The shock of the matter to them is far beyond what these excited Columbus fans brought to them.
"If there are new fans who have doubts about the huge shock that Michael Jordan's retirement caused to Wall Street, then they should really come to Columbus to see it! "
……
This is really the influence that only a legendary superstar across the ages can produce!
In the afternoon, the entire city of Columbus seemed to be packed with fans. Everywhere in the streets and alleys, there were... people, followers, crowds!
At one point it was difficult to even drive a car.
A reporter sighed: "I seem to be in Los Angeles, or in New York..."
It was too crowded!
It was not until after 6 o'clock in the evening that the street was slightly cleared.
Because most of the fans have already got into the fan square and the fan bar, waiting for the official arrival of the G5 battle.
The atmosphere in the whole city is extraordinarily exciting.
Not to mention the auditorium of the Grand Navigation Arena.
Before the game even started, most of the fans were already in high spirits, dancing and making all kinds of weird howls.
David Stern is already waiting for the start of the game in the auditorium at the moment.
Looking at the atmosphere at the scene, he nodded slightly with satisfaction.
Compared with New York, Columbus is not a big city, and the fan atmosphere was far less crazy at the beginning, but the arrival of Li Wan completely changed the city.
This not only reminded him of the "one person, one city" plan that he cared most about back then.
If every player was like Li Wan...
The influence of the NBA might have spread in these small cities long ago...
Then...then penetrate into the big cities little by little, and finally complete the encroachment from "village" to "city", so that the influence of the NBA will finally take root in the country and grow into a towering tree.
It was planned to be successful, at least around 2007, every team in the league had a representative player.
result……
In the summer of 2010, everything took a turn for the worse. Stars in small cities lost their patience and moved to groups one after another. Without star flavor, small cities would have no exposure, and the plan of "one person, one city" would be out of the question. .
Li Wan's transformation of Columbus now allows him to see the success of the "one person, one city" plan.
Hey ~
After all, it was the wrong person back then!
David Stern rarely regrets his choice, but at this moment, he is rarely annoyed.
The cheers at the scene suddenly became louder at this moment, which also disrupted David Stern's inextricable connections.
After recovering, David Stern subconsciously covered his ears.
This arena...
The cheers can actually get louder!
How passionate are these fans going to be?
Especially at the moment when Li Wan appeared on the stage, David Stern looked at the crazy-looking fans, and it was even more... But he suddenly felt a little more relieved, even if he praised the wrong person at the beginning, so what, anyway, from From Michael Jordan to Li Wan, he has always promoted two generations of "God of Basketball"!
There is nothing to regret!
Amidst the cheers of the audience, the much-anticipated G5 battle officially started.
Compared with the second game at their home court, everyone in the Hornets was obviously not so excited.
Now the people who play with faith are replaced by these guys in Columbus, and they want to win this round of the series tonight!
Especially Chris Bosh, his sense of belief is even stronger tonight...
His form tonight is also very good.
On the first goal of the game, he faced Anthony Davis with the ball from outside the three-point line. A small forward-style "three threats" forced "Big Eyebrow" to take a step back, and then directly shot a three-pointer .
The ball fell into the net.
A guy with a height of 2 meters can perform such a set of movements so smoothly.
In terms of physical coordination, Chris Bosh is still above Anthony Davis.
This may also be why the original him is so regrettable.
Because he really should be more brilliant...
At least he shouldn't have to retire from this league without proving that he is a "Bo Yiban".
This time, God gave him time, which proved his incomparable talent in the small ball era, but he had to sacrifice for the Heat!
This goal was scored, and in the following time, it can be seen that Chris Bosh's self-confidence has completely come up, and he continued to attack with the ball, constantly sending the ball into the basket.
Watching him shoot suddenly and continuously on the court, the time went back to 10 years ago, when he was still in the Raptors, he played like this at that time, and now, he still plays like this, and time seems to have never Walk……
When Li Wan scored a goal, he turned his head to look for a certain figure on the sidelines.
until……
"Dude, now you think Chris is off the top?"
He was looking for the same reporter who confronted Chris Bosh after the last game, wanting him to admit that he had slipped from his prime.
The reporter squeezed out a "I can't answer" smile.
At the end of the first quarter, Chris Bosh made 8 of 5 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points!
In addition, there are 2 rebounds.
It is the best performance in the first quarter since the finals.
It also obviously suppressed Davis' performance in a game.
Davis, who just hit a "big double-double" in the last game, was about to enter the CD period in this game. Now facing such a motivated Chris Bosh, he feels like being beaten unilaterally .
After the first quarter, he scored 5 points and 2 rebounds, but made 2 turnovers.
Anthony Davis also has an obvious flaw. He belongs to the kind of player who "can play more and more high". In other words, if the excitement is not enough, his performance will continue to slow down.
He was beaten in the first quarter, and he continued to be beaten in the second quarter.
Chris Bosh had the upper hand and had already scored 21 points and 5 rebounds at the end of halftime. The game continued like this. Chris Bosh contributed "Anthony Davis-style" scoring data in this game, It is estimated that there will be no problem.
"Dragon King" himself was playing very high. During the intermission, he turned his head and looked at Li Wan next to him, gasping for breath: "Man, I feel great tonight. In the second half, you can continue to make me some ball?"
Ok……
Chris Bosh is also very clear that he can play so comfortably tonight, and his cooperation with Li Wan is inseparable from the cooperation of his teammates.
Li Wan readily agreed.
There is nothing to hesitate about.
In the first half, under the excellent performance of Chris Bosh, Columbus has already led by 6 points.
If you continue to fight like this, there is no problem at all.
To say that the "Dragon King"'s ability to lead the team is a bit underestimated. As the team leader who once let a rookie head coach win the "Best Head Coach" honor in the first year of his career, Chris Bosh It is possible to "lead the team with a single core" to reach the playoffs.
You have to ask him what is missing...
Maybe all he needs is a Gilbert to throw money at him!
After all, he has been in the Raptors for so many years, but not one year, the team has passed the luxury tax line!
Especially after Vince Carter left, the salary space of the Raptors has been maintained between 6 million and 7 million all year round. In comparison, it is really very shabby...
Of course, the configuration that Columbus gave him as a green leaf tonight is indeed luxurious enough.
Li Wan and Wiggins, this is already the guaranteed lineup for the division champion!
Coupled with the state of Chris Bosh tonight, leading...
It's so normal!
The second half time is coming soon.
The atmosphere at the scene remained unabated. During the intermission, the auditorium could be said to be full of singing and dancing. Compared with the prudent Clevelandians, the Columbus fans tended to be more New Yorkers.
Although it is not as outrageous as the New Yorkers, champagne is opened at halftime, but it is almost to the point where the cork is lifted up.
Chris Bosh's state tonight is indeed very good. In the first round of the third quarter, he used a three-pointer from the outside to score the first goal of the second half for Columbus.
It also set the tone for the second half.
However, due to the small difference in points, the Hornets worked harder in the second half.
Originally, they thought that the Columbus Explorers would blow them away as soon as the game came up, but now they want to play like this... They don't have so many desires and desires!
If they can drag the series to Game [-], even if they lose to their home court, it would be an honor to lose!
Tyronn Lu was keenly aware of the mentality of the opponent. At 6 minutes and 45 seconds into the third quarter, after the opponent scored two consecutive three-pointers, he decisively called a timeout and said to Li Wan, "Dude, it's your turn." It's time to act!"
Chris Bosh scored another 7 points in the third quarter without any doubts.
He has already scored 28 points, and there is still so much time in this game. If he takes another seven or eight points to make his single-game score reach more than 35 points, it is not a big problem. This data is enough to explain the problem.
Now to do...
It's win!
Li Wan's state is also simple. After the timeout, Li Wan returned to the court and shot a three-pointer, which made the Hornets, who had some fighting spirit, ready to turn the tables.
no……
This should be Li Wan's second shot in the third quarter, right?
Is there really someone who can control the field steadily without making a move for such a long time?
Now Li Wan gives D'Antoni a feeling that...
He swims the dragon on the court!
It has completely reached the point where you can do whatever you want!
The 26-year-old Li Wan is scary enough. He really didn't expect that the 29-year-old Li Wan has reached the point of returning to basics. This is no longer what a top super giant can describe.
This is so...
It is the "God of Basketball"!
Tyronn Lue also looked helpless, this is a moment of silence for the Hornets.
It was the first time in their career that they reached the finals, but they met the 29-year-old Li Wan, which made them lose their temper at all.
Barkley also said: "The next three years will be the least suspenseful three years in this league... If you want to beat this guy, wait until he is 33 years old!"
His physical fitness began to decline from the peak...
There should be some flaws exposed, right?
While talking, Barkley suddenly remembered that after the 32-year-old Michael Jordan came back, he won another "three consecutive championships"...
Li Wan's skills are not bad...
Is 3 years really enough?
say less...
Barkley himself overturned his own words, but he doesn't plan to change it anymore, just take it as a little hope for people in this alliance.
Moreover, after all, there is only one Michael Jordan. Whether Li Wanneng can still maintain a super-dominant power after the age of 33 like him, really needs facts to speak.
Just wait and see.
However, Barkley is a little worried. With all the honors and successes Li Wan has achieved, is he sure he will continue to fight in this league three years later?
Anyway, if he had achieved Li Wan's achievement, he might have felt that this alliance was boring!
Ok?
How can I think about it, my heart is sour...
The playing time has come to the fourth quarter. As Li Wan increased his shots, Columbus completely controlled the situation and established a double-digit point difference at 4 minutes and 4 seconds of the fourth quarter.
This is a safe margin.
The Hornets launched a wave of counterattacks in the last 5 minutes. "Desperate three-pointers" once narrowed the point difference to 7 points, but when it returned to 7 points, it could not be narrowed.
These 7 points, like a gap, blocked the Hornets.
As the game time became shorter and shorter, the 7-point difference became more and more difficult to overcome.
With 1 minute left in the game, David Stern got up and went to the backstage to prepare, and the sideline staff began to prepare for the awarding of the O'Brien Cup.
The Columbusians at the scene stood up together with more than 2 minutes left in the game, shaking their hands excitedly, waiting for the moment when the colored balls above the arena were opened and the ribbons fell.
Finally, during the slightly long wait, the last minute was over, there was no passion to fight, and the Columbus Explorers did not give such an opportunity at all. Once the opponent missed a three-pointer, the Columbus Explorers After grabbing the ball, Bian desperately delayed the time until the last moment of the game before attacking. Such a unilateral delay of time made it difficult for the Hornets to speed up the game's offensive and defensive speed.
In the end, the red light on the backboard came on, the referee blew his whistle, and strands of ribbons fell from the sky. The game was over. Columbus won G5 and won the fourth victory in the series , With a big score of 4-4, they eliminated the Hornets and became the final winners of the finals.
Champions belong to...
Columbus!
"Let's congratulate Li Wan, congratulations to the Columbus Explorers, and congratulations to the fans of Columbus. They have achieved a successful season in their first year as an NBA team!"
Kenny Smith congratulated loudly, his voice gradually drowned in the cheers of all the fans.
At the scene, the restless Columbus people could no longer restrain their inner excitement, and cheers resounded throughout the Grand Navigation Arena.
Outside the arena at this moment, more than a dozen aerial lights were shooting around, and one after another laser shot far away, which was very eye-catching. The horns outside the arena began to broadcast repeatedly, which belonged to the first place in Columbus's "navigation history". The continent of block logging was officially born.
"we are the champion!"
"we are the champion!"
"we are the champion!"
In the fan bar, there are also various fan squares where you can watch football, and excited shouts can be seen everywhere.
Their eyes are still fixed on the big screen, and everyone in the Columbus Explorers is hugging excitedly, celebrating their first championship in Columbus.
Li Wan was surrounded in the middle, and whenever the camera was shown to him, the Columbus people always cheered him spontaneously.
One after another, "Li Wan" resounded through the streets and alleys of the city.
Tonight will be "Lee Wan Night"!
On the sidelines, James Harden and Anthony Davis watched the excited Explorers players with frustration in their eyes.
There were already signs of losing, but when this moment came, they still couldn't face it calmly when they watched the other party celebrate under their noses.
This is their first time after all.
Losing so powerlessly...
It's really easy to affect the mentality.
"Guys, you guys have been successful enough this season!"
Fighting against the Warriors with the best record is something that the Columbus Explorers failed to do.
D'Antoni came to them in time, hugged left and right, and gave them comfort:
"Maybe, you defeated the original championship, so that Columbus took advantage of it..."
To say that D'Antoni is indeed consoling, after he said this, James Harden and Anthony Davis suddenly felt less panicked.
Eh?
Yup!
Maybe, the real champion has already been solved by us!
Our loss to Columbus has nothing to do with strength, the main reason is that there is a problem with style...
"Or, start over with a different style, Anthony!"
"I thought so too, James..."
D'Antoni:? ? ?
Eh?
Why do you want to comfort and comfort, but want to comfort yourself without being handsome?
When D'Antoni saw James Harden and Anthony Davis smiling at each other, with the slyness hidden in their eyes, he realized that these two people gradually began to become old men!
Still, it's really the right place to start...
When the childishness fades away, these two people are destined to make further progress!
Then David Stern and the O'Brien Cup entered the arena. When he publicly announced that "the 2016-2017 season NBA championship belongs to the Columbus Explorers", the moment Li Wan raised the O'Brien Cup over his head, the audience on the scene The cheers also reached the peak!
A historic moment was born...
Columbus won their city's first championship trophy!
To be honest, they can't wait to witness the flag of the championship slowly rising in the Grand Navigation Arena.
"Li Wan!"
"Li Wan!"
"Li Wan!"
Qiqi's shouts sounded again, and they all knew who was the reason for winning this championship so quickly.
They want the name of "Li Wan" to resound in Columbus tonight.
Who stops whose grandson!
Soon, they each had a grandson.
No way, they all wanted to hear what Li Wan, who won the first championship for Columbus and the first finals MVP trophy, would say.
"This is a good beginning……"
"This league needs an era of Columbus!"
As always, it is short, but also as always, it can stir people's hearts!
With just this sentence from Li Wan, the cheers of the audience could no longer be suppressed.
"Li Wan!"
"Li Wan!"
"Li Wan!"
It can only be said that Li Wan's words completely touched their hearts!
yes~
What is a championship?
What this city needs is a dynasty, an era!
What Li Wan didn't notice was that after he said these words, the eyes of Chris Bosh behind him flickered. When Li Wan retreated into the crowd, he couldn't wait any longer and whispered in Li Wan's ear. road:
"Dude, I have a situation..."
"I might……"
"To retire!"
(End of this chapter)