Chapter 386: The Clippers sail into the Great Route
When the TV turned into a madness, Kobe sat in front of the TV, and he was silent for a long time; his Dream Team quasi-teammates beside him also fell into silence.
Clearly, when this scene arrived, when this result was placed firmly in front of them, they still needed time to digest it.
Because it meant a new era was coming.
This time, Fan Xi might have really pushed the Super Platinum Generation out of the center of the stage once and for all.
How could the new generation sitting in front of the TV not be excited?
At the same time, the TV was replaying Wade's free throw... that was the real key to the game result; at that time, Wade had an additional free throw; theoretically speaking, the Heat occupied an absolute advantage at that time; they only trailed by 2 points.
However, Fan Xi subbed on Yao Ming at that time. Yao Ming's height brought natural pressure to Miami.
Plus Fan Xi walked over and said trash talk to Wade.
Although TV viewers couldn't know what Fan Xi said at the time.
But the final result had already indicated: it played a decisive role.
Wade didn't choose to make the free throw; he chose to fight for possession.
When he made this decision, his failure was doomed.
Because the camera filmed that when Yao Ming came on, after Fan Xi finished talking trash to Wade, he turned his back and made gestures to Leonard and Butler.
He seemed to have pre-judged the Heat's actions long ago.
Wade did it perfectly; he didn't let the missed free throw fall into the paint, but bounced it out... this was based on the judgment made on the interior power. Very smart. Because Yao Ming was standing in the paint, and beside him was Kwame Brown, two No. 1 picks.
So, Wade could only smash the ball to the front of the rim and bounce it out.
James was also very smart; he rushed over in time to clear space for Wade.
Wade almost succeeded; his palm even touched the ball, only missing zero point a few seconds to completely control the ball. Once Wade controlled the ball, the Heat's winning probability would greatly increase.
However, Fan Xi arrived, he knocked down Wade's ball, and Butler subsequently made a contribution, snatching the ball away.
Then Fan Xi ran wildly, dribbled to consume time, and at the critical moment, point-killed James and Wade.
"Miami's luck is too bad."
Chris Paul sighed leisurely after watching the whole video.
Actually, Barkley on TV was also of this argument; many veteran fans thought so.
But only Kobe was very firm, saying: "No, this is not luck. Come again ten thousand times, Jack will still take the victory."
"The moment Yao walked onto the court, Dwyane fell into a trap. His only correct choice was to make the free throw, but he wouldn't do that; he is a super superstar, and super superstars won't compromise."
"So, only the only result remains: failure!"
"Never compete with Jack in wisdom, never take advantage in front of him. No one in the basketball circle is smarter than him."
Kobe said calmly, saying this, he looked around; he wanted these young people around him to deeply remember this truth.
Rose and the others nodded one after another.
Wade and James's cleverness being mistaken for cleverness became a collective lesson.
Fan Xi on TV was already walking to the technical table surrounded by teammates; he jumped up, and in the flying ribbons, he shouted loudly to the fans in the whole arena: We are the champions! We are the fucking champions!
Fan Xi was rarely so excited; his throat was hoarse from shouting.
And more than 20,000 fans in the whole arena were shouting in unison: MVP! MVP! MVP!
Like a scene of worship.
Fan Xi's status in the hearts of Clippers fans at this moment was like a god.
In the first season Fan Xi joined the Clippers, he played too many hard battles; he helped the Clippers overthrow the Lakers' pressure, he reversed the basketball pattern of Los Angeles, and now, he led a remnant lineup to defeat the peak Big Three of Miami, he killed the opponent in an indisputable way, and helped the team win the first championship trophy in history.
In the past Clippers history, no one was greater than Fan Xi. In future history, it would also be very difficult for anyone to catch up with Fan Xi's legend at this moment.
Amidst the uniform MVP cheers, Fan Xi jumped off the technical table and returned to the excited teammate group.
This championship satisfied too many regrets of Clippers players.
Steve Nash and Grant Hill were already in tears, and Yao Ming, he never dreamed that he could lift the highest award in the basketball circle again nearly two years after retiring, and, he didn't complete it sitting on the bench, he even stood until the last moment.
Vince Carter and Arenas also made up for the biggest regrets of their careers.
Fan Xi looked around; he looked at this group of teammates who were called old, weak, sick, and disabled at the beginning of the season; he smiled, he opened his arms to surround everyone, and there was also Nowitzki wearing a suit and a cast.
"We did it, we did it!"
Fan Xi said excitedly.
This championship was hard-won; the Clippers had too many twists and turns along the way, but in the end, the result was worthy of everyone's efforts all along.
Staff brought championship T-shirts, and Clippers players changed into them one after another.
Maikelbang was pushed to the front to accept everyone's Gatorade shower package.
At the same time, staff began to set up the championship award ceremony in the middle of the court; the trophy representing the championship had been placed on the most central stage, and soon David Stern would award it to the Clippers. Of course, Fan Xi would win another trophy without suspense, the Finals MVP trophy.
Kenny Smith announced excitedly on TV: "Jack has created history; he is the only player in history to win the championship and be elected Finals MVP in two different teams for two consecutive seasons. We must clearly realize that Jack is a powerful contender for the league's ruler. He has defeated LeBron James for two consecutive seasons; people, when discussing the league's No. 1 person, can no longer exclude him."
And at this time, Fan Xi was already standing on the sidelines accepting media interviews.
Countless reporters rushed towards them; taking advantage of the award ceremony not yet arriving, they couldn't wait to get first-hand news.
Fan Xi stood there, accepting the praise and congratulations from the reporters.
He was full of smiles, waving to the surroundings in the posture of a winner.
Tonight, no one in the sports circle was more glorious than him.
"We did it, we really did it. Although we had players involved in framing-style disputes, although we encountered unfair officiating, although our absolute core was injured and left. However, we still completed our promise to ourselves."
"Thanks to teammates, thanks to the coaching staff, thanks to all the fans who support us. Of course, also thanks to our opponents; they were also great; their tenacious competition made our championship more valuable."
Fan Xi delivered a speech.
Then, he simply responded to the shooting choice at the last moment.
"There is no special meaning, and I am not injured. I just feel there is no need to jump up to shoot; a stationary shot is very good."
Fan Xi low-key bragged a bit.
After Fan Xi answered this question, the staff invited him to the other side. Arenas was pushed to the front of the media by everyone; he was already a semi-official spokesperson, and everyone defaulted to this fact.
Now that the team won the championship, they needed to show off; they couldn't let this professional who was awesome plus miss it.
"I am actually very calm; winning the championship was determined when I joined. I didn't say this to brag; my meaning is, when Jack has a teammate like me, the probability of Los Angeles winning the championship rose from 99.98 percent to 99.99 percent."
"Why don't I say 100 percent, because I am a humble person."
Arenas said in a deliberately flat tone. However, the tear stains in the corners of his eyes proved that his emotions had clearly surged crazily just now.
"Regarding winning the championship, the only regret I have is, why wasn't it a four-game sweep? Perhaps because we sold the tickets for the three home games in advance."
"I don't mean to look down on the Miami Heat, but my meaning is, their level only stops at the East. The East is a good place; any three super superstars holding together can win the championship."
"The only threat they brought to us tonight was LeBron James's flopping; he is a person who can fall two meters away even facing the air."
"Why did Jack use a stationary shot to end Miami? What kind of question is this. When you can pinch an ant to death with one finger, will you use two fingers?"
"What will I do after winning the championship? Go home and sleep. Then? Then, I will go to Kupchak; I have to talk to him about the renewal problem; you know, if I only have one championship ring, it's hard for me to satisfy my three children at the same time."
Arenas talked eloquently.
Finally, he even talked about Maikelbang: "See Maikelbang? Why couldn't he win the championship in Cleveland, but won in Los Angeles? Is it because he became stronger? Is it because his tactics changed fundamentally? None of them; it's because he met the real Chosen One."
"People always talk about physical talent, talk about basketball wisdom, talk about court ruling power, talk about advanced data... talk about this, talk about that. In these comparisons, perhaps Jack is not as good as LeBron, but so what? The real Chosen One is the person who can win the championship. Jack is only 20 years old this year; he is already a two-time championship winner; what was LeBron doing at 20?"
The media could always find news at Arenas's place; he was a public opinion manufacturing machine.
He clearly said at the end: "Jack is the ruler of the next era. He will also become the most ruling historical-level superstar since Michael Jordan; he is epoch-making."
It could be foreseen that Arenas's final speech would definitely become the headline of many sports media tonight and tomorrow.
Actually, this was the implied meaning of this year's Finals.
Fan Xi, who won two championship trophies in the first two years of his career, was destined to charge towards history.
This day came faster than everyone who was optimistic about Fan Xi.
10 minutes later, David Stern went to the center of the court and announced that the Los Angeles Clippers won the 2011-2012 season championship, officially awarding the championship trophy to the Los Angeles Clippers. Subsequently, he also announced that Fan Xi won the Finals MVP.
When David Stern awarded the Finals MVP trophy to Fan Xi, he whispered in Fan Xi's ear: "Jack, your great journey officially begins tonight. Come on!"
Fan Xi nodded.
He naturally understood what David Stern meant.
At this time, the whole Staples Center was shouting: FAN! FAN! FAN!
The sound was monstrous, the momentum was like a rainbow.
"The championship is the end of the 2011-2012 season, and it is also the beginning of our Clippers sailing to the Great Route."
Fan Xi lifted the trophy, and when the female reporter raised the microphone, he shouted loudly to more than 20,000 fans in the whole arena: "GO! Clippers!!"
At this moment, the pride value of the whole arena exploded.
Fan Xi's ambition was revealed at this moment, like a raging fire, hot and brilliant, shooting light, making many super superstars in front of the TV unable to look directly.
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