So I am the god of basketball?

The Heat were eventually eliminated by the Pacers with a score of 1-4.

Shaquille O'Neal was stunned when he heard Olajuwon's words.

He could feel that Olajuwon did have something to prove during the course of the series.

Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to prove that the two finals losses were not because he was inferior to O'Neal. But there is no Meng Lang in his team.

This is crazy...

Shaquille O'Neal finally has some blood.

But the current situation is...

He has no chance!

At least this season, what awaits him next is "fishing"!
This made him, sitting at the post-game press conference, spit out viciously: "Just wait, Shaq will definitely come back!"

Pat Riley looked at him so scared. Instead, he showed an imperceptible smile. This night wasn't too bad. At least there is good news. From a long-term perspective, if Shaquille O'Neal can be full of blood, then he can accept such a loss.

The only question is how long Shaquille O'Neal can sustain his momentum.

Whether the hostility towards Olajuwon can keep him in a state of advancement in the following time. Or is it that when Shaquille O'Neal beats Olajuwon in the regular season next season, this guy will immediately forget about what happened tonight?
this point is very important……

So after the post-game press conference, Pat Riley specifically asked Shaquille O'Neal on the way back: "Shaq, when are you going to start training this summer?"

"Huh? Pat, this is too far. I haven't thought about it yet. I think I need to take a good rest first. This season has just ended!"

Sure enough, Shaq's answer did not disappoint him at all. This guy is really a "big shark". Just now he looked like he was at odds with Olajuwon, but now he just wants to enjoy his vacation.

No, I have to think about it. No matter how much I stimulate him, it will make him scratch his heart. If he doesn’t train well, he will feel uneasy...

Pat Riley's expression became serious as he thought about it.

He knows very well that if the Heat want to be truly strong, it is definitely not enough to rely on a "big shark" who works 60% to 70% of the time. It has to be a more dedicated "big shark".

The good news is that this "big shark" hates being questioned, which is a very good calculation point!
In this way, in this dark corner where no one cared, the "Magic Calculator" ended his conversation with Shaquille O'Neal and began to calculate the "Fat Head Shark" who was thinking about his wonderful vacation.

As for the outside world, the Pacers' "Black Six" continues, making the entire media excited.

The Hoosiers celebrated all night long.

Looking at these die-hard fans, looking so enthusiastic, this is probably the only way to win the championship... Of course, it is understandable why they are so excited. After all, what this city has always emphasized is perseverance, and this wave of "the bottom defeats the top" is the best proof of the city's spirit.

"Indiana!"

Olajuwon has obviously integrated into this city. On the night when the Heat were officially eliminated, he took the microphone and shouted "Indiana", which caused huge cheers from the audience. At this moment, he seemed to have become a son of Indiana!

There is no doubt that fans in this city love Olajuwon.

Because he arrived and brought the blood of "lower than gram above", which is Indiana's favorite quality. These are the reasons why he quickly gained popularity in the city.

Some Indiana fans even think that it would be great if Olajuwon could come to Indiana earlier, so that they wouldn't lose so miserably when they meet Meng Lang in the Eastern Conference finals!
It can only be said that Olajuwon's performance after coming here made them forget that Olajuwon was also "Meng Yi'er".

The outside world is extremely excited because Olajuwon is about to meet Jordan on the playoff stage.

They have not forgotten that there was a saying in the league that if Jordan met Olajuwon in the finals, then he would probably not be able to win the "three consecutive championships."

Although at that time, three years had passed. Jordan retired and came back. He even won the fourth championship trophy of his career and was sprinting towards his fifth trophy.

But this belated playoff encounter still makes them feel extremely excited...

After all, the "84 Generation" "No. Scholar" VS "Third Prize" is a highly anticipated matchup no matter how you look at it.

Jordan was asked about his feelings about meeting Olajuwon for the first time in the playoffs. He said: "For me, that is our opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. If we want to win, we must overcome this big mountain." Cross over."

He used mountains to describe the Pacers.

Olajuwon also said: "This is a difficult opponent!"

They all recognize each other.

In fact, Jordan was once asked by a reporter, if you were not Jordan, which player would you most want to be.

After Jordan thought for a moment, he said: "If I were not Jordan, I would be experiencing Olajuwon's life."

This represents Olajuwon's position in his heart.

The dust has settled in the East, and in the West, the Lakers and Warriors also ushered in the fifth game of the series.

Obviously, in the Warriors' second game, the Lakers' "five-small lineup" had stunned the Warriors. In this game, the Warriors were hesitant and impatient on both the offensive and defensive ends.

In the end, the Lakers established a lead smoothly and won by almost 20 points in the end, eliminating the Golden State Warriors 4-1.

"Anfernee, you have to come and train with me this summer!" Meng Lang said to Hardaway as the ball was dropped. Hardaway looked helpless. He had not yet recovered from being suppressed by the entire audience.

And this is actually his norm throughout the series.

He's been like this the entire series.

This is actually better reflected from the data:
5场比赛结束，孟浪的场均数据为28.8分7.2篮板8.4助攻。而哈达威的场均数据则为18.4分4篮板6.4助攻。

His statistics are already those of a first-class point guard.

But with the title of "Jordan's successor" on his head, just posting such data is a bit shabby. Especially when compared with Meng Lang, it is even more... insignificant.

In fact, Hardaway himself did not expect that the gap between his statistics and Meng Lang would be so big before the series started.

He originally thought it could reach the level of 40 or 60. He admitted that Meng Lang was a little better than him. But in the situation where he has just been transferred to the No. 1 position, how many dishes can he eat?

Unexpectedly, this guy made a "Man-Han banquet" for a table, and this guy actually ate it all, leaving nothing for him.

Wow, this guy...

Is it already so strong now?

Hardaway suddenly discovered that every time he saw Meng Lang, this guy always gave him a new shock!
This guy……

How long will we continue to progress?
"Damn it, why did I enter the league at the same time as you?" Hardaway cursed with a smile.

This is still emotional.

Because he suddenly discovered that he, Jiang and Meng Lang would reach their peak at the same time, grow old at the same time, and then be suppressed by him for the rest of their lives.

Regarding his foreseeable future, Hardaway sighed helplessly.

In fact, Hardaway forgot that he had the same emotion two years ago. But he was smiling at that time. Because Meng Lang was standing next to him, wearing a Magic jersey like him. I didn't feel lucky at the time, but at this moment, Hardaway felt helpless.

The teams from the Western Conference that advance to the Western Conference Finals are announced:
Los Angeles Lakers! After Meng Lang hugged Hardaway, he was interviewed on the sidelines. The cheers on the scene were already ringing:

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

At this point in time, there are only a few days until the regular season MVP is announced.

If the Jazz can beat the Sonics in their next game. Then it will be two days later. The people of Los Angeles celebrated Meng Lang in advance with the cheers of the whole stadium for winning another regular season MVP in his career.

At the same time, this is also a celebration of the birth of another regular season MVP for the Lakers since "Magic" Johnson!
"Dream, if you had to choose, who would you rather face in the Western Conference Finals, the Sonics or the Jazz?"

A common question.

Meng Lang gave his answer without any hesitation: "Jazz!"

The host looked like he was about to ask a lot of questions, but before he could speak, Meng Lang spoke first: "I just don't want to wait too long. The Jazz are leading 3-1 now. If I If I want to meet the Sonics, it means I have to wait for more than a week. This is not what I want to see, so hurry up. In fact, no team can prevent the Lakers from entering the finals! "

"Wow!"

Meng Lang's last words made the host of this interview stunned for a moment, and he was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

The scene was in a state of excitement. The light shone on Meng Lang's body, like the light that comes when God comes. People in Los Angeles were liking Meng Lang more and more, and at this moment, all they could think about was Meng Lang.

They liked Meng Lang's confident speech, and they also believed that Meng Lang could definitely do what he said.

Neither the Jazz nor the SuperSonics can stop their progress. The Western Conference team entering the finals this year is definitely the Lakers!

His remarks quickly reached Salt Lake City.

The Sonics had no reaction to Meng Lang's remarks.

The reason is that they are already 1-3 behind. Under such circumstances, they are a little overwhelmed just thinking about how to deal with the Jazz. Where is there any room to monitor what Meng Lang said? Let him say whatever he likes.

The most important thing now is to win at the Jazz's home court, then return home and defend another victory.

In this way, the Sonics have the possibility of reversal!
Ok……

Unless the big score is dragged to a 3-3 tie, the Sonics will be at an infinite disadvantage.

This huge score difference of 1-3 is really stressful.

As for the Jazz, Karl Malone was the first to jump out. Regarding Meng Lang, no matter what he said, the "postman" had a stress reaction that made him want to pee. Meng Lang's underestimation of the Jazz made him feel uncomfortable. He wished he could lead the Jazz into a fight with the Lakers right now, trample them under his feet, and then spout all the taunting words he could think of.

Of course now he has to say: "Does he want to go to the finals? Let's see if he can go to the finals. I know he has a record. As long as he enters the playoffs, then he can definitely do it." Entering the finals, but this sample is too small now, but what does two seasons mean? With such a record, I can easily break it. This time it is definitely us, the Utah Jazz, who will enter the finals!"

被孟浪刺激的卡尔-马龙也在系列赛的第5场比赛打出了高效的10投10中，全场25分14篮板，将“雨人”收拾得服服帖帖的。超音速队最终也是以1-4的大比分被淘汰出局。

After the game, Karl Malone took the microphone and shouted: "Los Angeles, we are here!"

His roar aroused the fiercest cheers from the fans in the audience.

They know what Karl Malone has been through, and they share weal and woe in this battle!

On the special plane to Los Angeles, Karl Malone originally wanted to close his eyes and rest. But as soon as he closed his eyes, Meng Lang's face would appear in his mind, which made him very irritated. He was obviously very tired. But Meng Lang kept him awake at all.

His eyes suddenly fell on Drexler next to him.

"Glider" was "putting green onions in the pig's nose", holding a book and reading it very seriously. He walked over and sat next to Drexler. He said: "Man, you have fought against that Chinese guy." , What do you think our chances of winning against him are?"

Drexler looked at him with a serious look on his face, but actually didn't want to answer this question.

Because it means he has to think back to that experience in the Finals that he doesn't want to look back on.

Speaking of which, the "Glider" has already played in the finals three times.

Failure is the main theme of life. Most players are like this, and there are even more failures than him.

But really speaking of how miserable it is, he is a "glider" who accepts second place, but I'm afraid no one dares to accept first place.

You must know that before his first trip to the Finals, he was recognized by the league as the No. 2 player who could compete with Jordan. As a result, there was a huge gap in height between him and Jordan in the finals. Jordan's phrase "If I didn't beat him up, others would think he and I were on the same level as players" has become a classic saying in NBA trash talk.

He just sat at the second shooting guard position in the league.

Then in the second and third trips to the Finals, he was completely stepped on by Meng Lang. From then on, whenever the league mentioned the top player at the second position, his name was subconsciously ignored.

After playing in the finals, "Glider" should be the first player in history to lose so much personal reputation. If you ask him, is "overall runner-up" an honor? He will definitely answer decisively:
What a fart!
He didn't want to think about this past.

But Karl Malone's question allowed him to open up his seemingly vague memories.

only……

Only when he started to think back on his experiences in the two finals did he realize that his memory was so clear.

Meng Lang scored jump shots in front of him again and again, and turned the tide at critical moments again and again. In the end, he came to his senses amidst Karl Malone's cough and only said one sentence;
"I don't know, but one thing I know very well is that we must not take it lightly until we defeat him completely!"

He was speaking from experience, but Karl Malone laughed loudly and said while laughing: "I know, I know, Clyde, everyone thought you were going to win at that time, but the result... I can only say that Chinese people are really lucky, just wait, his luck will never be so good again this time!”

Any luck?

Drexler listened to Karl Malone's summary, and he naturally disagreed.

After all, he doesn't think he lost the finals because of bad luck.

He was deeply aware of Meng Lang's abilities.

Drexler unconsciously glanced at Malone's crotch. He thought that the "postman" should also have enough understanding of this. Even if it's not a basketball court but an octagonal cage.

He really wanted to persuade Karl Malone not to have such a mentality and to go all out against Meng Lang, but he knew that he was just the "fourth" in the Jazz team. If he spoke, Karl Malone would most likely sneer at him.

The only person he truly considered a brother was Stockton. Even "Death Ray Gun" and him are not considered best brothers, just teammates.

He didn't expect to win the championship just by coming to Salt Lake City, so "it's going to rain and my mother is going to get married." Ma Long thought so, so just let him go!
He believes that when the game really starts, Jerry Sloan will let him get his mentality right.

This old man can be regarded as a "strict father" to Karl Malone. Ma Long didn't dare to argue with him.

In Los Angeles at the end of May, the night breeze still carries a bit of restlessness. It's very similar to the uncontrollable impulse Karl Malone had when he saw the big poster of Meng Lang when he got off the plane. He couldn't wait for the game to start immediately.

In this way, with the Jazz taking the last spot in the Western Conference Finals, the results of this year's two-group matchup in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals were as follows:

Eastern Bulls VS Pacers; Western Lakers VS Jazz! (End of chapter)