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Chapter 236 The night of winning the championship

Chapter 236 The night of winning the championship
Su Wan's accurate predictive steal directly widened the score difference to 9 points.

The Lakers came to a crucial round.

If the Lakers fail to score in this round and the score difference reaches more than 10 points, the game will become quite passive.

Everyone knows who will get the ball in such a round, including Su Wan.

He kept moving forward and competing for position with Kobe. Kobe did not show any weakness and tried his best to keep Su Wan behind him.

The two people's movements were so big that even the referee on the sidelines couldn't help but clench the whistle in his hand.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of him, Kobe simply moved towards Fisher. Fisher ran towards Suwan very cunningly and created a "Varejao barrier" for Kobe. The referee took a look at the score difference and held back.

If this round was called, the Lakers would definitely be finished.

Kobe finally got the ball. Looking at Su Wan in front of him, he had to admit that this guy really could no longer treat him as a new generation.

Various close entanglements almost made it impossible for him to receive the ball.

Kobe hasn't felt this kind of defensive pressure in many years.

Su Wan's gaze was still like that of a wolf, staring at Kobe.

But after getting the ball, Kobe gradually took the initiative. Su Wan tried his best to maintain the position between him and Kobe, but Kobe's footsteps were too delicate now, and he could easily be pulled away by him if he was not careful.

one more……

If other players were to take over, it would be difficult to guarantee a goal-scoring success rate given the space created.

But Kobe's mid-range "fade away" has really reached Jordan's level now. His control in some key moments may be a little worse than Jordan, but compared with other No. 2 positions, he is already far ahead.

"Shh!"

Su Wan stretched out his hand in front of him, but the ball still fell into the basket.

The Los Angeles fans were so excited that they almost cried when they saw the ball fall into the basket.

Fortunately, there is Kobe!
Fortunately, there is Kobe!
The Pacers counterattacked, and Suwan pretended to catch the ball but did not catch it.

The Pacers have a lot of playing styles to choose from.

After all, they have a big enough advantage.

When Shaquille O'Neal got the ball again, the Lakers' inside players didn't dare to "cut the Shark" anymore. Kobe, who was standing on the same side, watched Shaquille O'Neal gradually enter his own ball-holding and killing mode, and hurriedly helped Yao Ming to double-team him. But at this time, Shaquille once again transformed into "Webber at the fifth position" and gave the ball to Suwan in the open space.

The Lakers' switching defense was fast enough, and Ariza was also a small forward with outstanding static talents, but by the time his hand reached in front of Suwan, Suwan had already shot and made a successful hit.

Even if "The zone" was not turned on, Su Wan would usually be able to win this kind of ball.

What's more, Su Wan has now opened "The zone"...

10 points difference!
A fatal three-pointer directly stopped the game.

Shaquille O'Neal deliberately ran over to bump chests with Suwan in front of Kobe, but in the face of Suwan's look of "Did we win the game? Are you so excited?" he turned it into a high-five.

Su Wan was still too lazy to reach out.

But Shaquille O'Neal said, "Man, you've got 50 points! Isn't that worth celebrating?"

Su Wan finally gave him some face.

"Snapped!"

This crisp sound seemed to hit Kobe's heart.

cut!
He gritted his teeth and walked towards the Lakers bench.

In the TNT studio, Barkley shouted, "50 points! Suwan's score in this game has exceeded 50 points! OMG!"

Scoring 50 points in a single game is already an difficult thing to do, and now it is on the stage of the finals.

In the history of the NBA, only five players have done this.

This includes Bob Pettit, Jerry West, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, and...Michael Jordan!

And except for Michael Jordan, other stars are from ancient times!

From this we can see how difficult it is to score 50 points in modern times!

And now the fourth quarter has only 2 minutes to go...

Su Wan may even break through 50 points and head towards 60 points. It is not impossible for him to break the 61-point finals record held by "Lord Baylor".

Especially, this was chopped off Kobe's head!

You should know that later fans often use one sentence to summarize the peak period of "General" Arenas and his dominance:
He scored 60 points on Kobe's head!
It can be seen how difficult and special this is, so special that it can represent a player's peak period.

The CCTV-5 studio was also in an uproar.

Coach Zhang's eyes widened: "How much?"

He only enjoyed the competition between Suwan and Kobe, and didn't pay attention to their scores. When he heard that Suwan had scored 50 points against Kobe, he was shocked...

As the former "Asian Barkley", the biggest goal of his generation was just to dominate Asia. They didn't even dare to think about the NBA. But after decades of development, not only did Chinese players become the "three consecutive champions" in the NBA, but they could even...

Eh?
It seems that scoring 50 points in a single game, even if it was scored against Kobe, is not something that is too surprising.

He is Su Wan, who established a dynasty in the first three years of his career. Isn't it normal for him to do such a thing?

I can only say that 50 points in a single game in the finals is indeed very impressive, but compared with the "three consecutive championships" dynasty, it is still not enough!
Su Wan just did something that he should have done long ago with his ability!

Anyway, Reggie Miller said this on the ABC commentary booth: "If there is a player who can break Elgin Baylor's single-game record in the Finals, then I believe that person is Suwan!"

But this news completely stimulated Kobe.

After the timeout, he returned to the court with only the basket in his eyes.

Su Wan tried his best to stop him from catching the ball, but he felt like he was riding a wild horse that had not been tamed. He tried hard to control his butt and center of gravity, but he was still thrown away without noticing.

Kobe took the ball and shot a three-pointer!

The ball goes in!

The whole place was boiling.

Su Wan wiped the corner of his mouth that was rubbed by Kobe's fingernails, and his eyes were shining.

Okay, it’s intense and wild enough!
Tasty enough!

"Kobe's score is also over 40 points..." Kenny Smith talked about Kobe's current score.

He had a strong feeling that this game would be the first in NBA history where two players would score 50 points in the finals at the same time.

Do not……

Su Wan might be even taller!
60 plus!
The Pacers' offensive round.

Suwan received the ball in a crossover run, Kobe dodged Billups who rushed towards him, and in less than a second, he stuck to Suwan again. Suwan didn't make any extra fake moves, holding the ball and rushing towards Kobe. At the same time Kobe stretched out his hand, he used a "bull charge" to push Kobe away, and his move of looking up at the basket successfully deceived Pau Gasol next to him.

"beep!"

"Snapped!"

The ball was slapped away by Kobe, but Suwan caused Pau Gasol's fifth foul of the game.

Now Phil Jackson is a little uneasy.

Pau Gasol's foul made the Lakers' already precarious interior situation even more shaken, turning it into a dangerous building that could collapse at any time.

Suwan made two free throws amid boos from the audience and glanced at Pau Gasol.

Gasol felt a little shaky.

bad!
It's coming towards him.

Kobe became anxious as a result, and his desire to attack the Pacers' basket with the ball became much stronger.

But although he pushed Suwan away in the last shot, facing Shaquille O'Neal and Zach Randolph, he twisted his "historical iron waist", but the spinning ball still couldn't bypass Randolph's outstretched hand.

However, the ball eventually fell back into Kobe's hands.

He held the ball, attacked on the second possession, and still managed to score.

Lucky Lakers fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Pau Gasol took a deep breath and held it in his chest.

Sure enough, Su Wan rushed towards him with the ball.

Pau Gasol looked at Kobe who was still sticking to Suwan and wanted to step forward to double-team Kobe, but he was afraid of being fouled the moment he stepped forward.

Then he will be sent off.

This was a game that concerned the Lakers' "life and death". The pressure on him was several times greater than usual, and it was this pressure that made his movements a little stiff.

In the end, it was Yao Ming next to him who took his place and stepped forward.

Su Wan was about to become a trapped beast in a cage.

But at this moment, his eyes suddenly showed determination, and then he held his breath, groaned, and jumped up.

Kobe was stunned...

They fought all the way from the three-point line to the basket. He had long been out of strength and needed to gather strength to jump up at the end, but Su Wan...

The whole body takes off like a rocket.

Could Su Wan, who had just been fighting with him all the way, really have this feeling of lightness as if he had suddenly escaped from the influence of gravity?

Dayao looked at Su Wan's height "rapidly increasing" and his whole body bouncing up in front of him, and he was also stunned for a moment.

then……

"Bah!"

Su Wan, with full power, gathered all his strength. Facing Yao Ming who came to defend, he did not dodge or give way, but went straight to the front and completed a "dunk" that astonished everyone!
Yao Ming staggered due to the impact, and Su Wan was in even worse condition. Although he dunked the ball through Yao Ming, the recoil force caused him to stagger and fall to the ground.

but……

The impactful scene had already silenced the audience.

The way they looked at Su Wan was as if they were looking at a monster!

David Stern was so shocked that he was speechless.

This is……

"The goal that killed the game!"

Barkley doesn't think the Lakers' mentality will be affected after such a powerful shot.

But he was soon slapped in the face...

Other Lakers players may be affected.

But Kobe...

will not!

This actually inspired Kobe to fight even harder.

He received the ball in the backcourt, and in constant confrontation with Su Wan, he dribbled to the frontcourt, gritted his teeth and moved to the "sweet spot" on the high right side. He almost shot the ball into the basket against Su Wan's hand that was covering his eyes.

"Lakers, don't give up yet!" Bill Walton shouted. He knew very well how difficult it was for Kobe to make that shot.

"Mamba Mentality" shines at this moment.

Suwan and Kobe's performance after entering the fourth quarter made him more convinced of what he said.

This is a great "showdown of the century"!
The first ten years of the NBA ended with such a showdown, which is the best feedback to NBA fans all over the world!

"There will never be two more great players!"

"Even if there is, there will never be another moment like this!"

Barkley even felt that this would become a game that would never be replicated in the NBA.

This time he didn’t have any “poisonous milk”!
In the last 3 minutes and 14 seconds of the fourth quarter, Kobe completed a 3-pointer against Shaquille O'Neal. After this shot, Kobe's score in this game reached 53 points!
A historic NBA moment was born.

This was the first time since the creation of the NBA that two players scored 50 points at the same time.

But this is not the only historic moment...

With 2 minutes and 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Suwan scored a goal and a historic moment was born:

Suwan scored the 63rd point of the game.

This allowed him to break Baylor's 46-year-long record for single-game scoring in the Finals.

Coincidentally……

Witnessed by the people of Los Angeles!
The glory of the "Purple Gold Dynasty" was taken away at this moment.

At the same time, David Stern heard the real-time online viewing number from the staff:
3592 people!
broken!

broken!

The highest ratings for the NBA Finals were broken at the same moment when Suwan broke the Baylor Finals scoring record.

David Stern was shaking just standing there.

Michael Jordan brought the league to new heights, and of course he also made Michael Jordan one of the few people who reached the pinnacle of the American sports circle.

Even for a period of time, there was no other one!

He is the symbol of the "American spirit".

just now……

The rapidly developing NBA has finally reached a new height!
In fact, in David Stern's opinion, this record should have been broken long ago.

After all, the current popularity of television and the existence of the Internet should have made the base of people watching the NBA even larger.

But in the end, it took 98 years from the time Michael Jordan retired in 11 to finally break this record. This was due to the heat from the first two seasons, and those two rounds of finals were also classic finals.

The most important thing is this "showdown of the century".

It was indeed the right choice to relax the offensive and defensive standards of Kobe and Suwan and leave the game to them.

The two guys who refused to admit defeat brought about an extremely exciting game.

"beep!"

In the last 1 minute and 32 seconds, Shaquille O'Neal caused Pau Gasol's sixth foul of the game, then turned his head arrogantly and shouted to Phil Jackson on the bench: "You should be regretting the hack-a-shark just now, right? This is the price!"

Phil Jackson has nothing to say!
Shaquille O'Neal faced long boos, made 2 of 1 free throws and smiled.

Although only one free throw was made, the score difference reached 10 points at this time.

Kobe became more anxious and fell into the Pacers' defensive trap. The moment Suwan snatched the ball from him, the final suspense of the game completely disappeared.

Suwan gave the ball to Billups to slowly waste time.

Another point……

He really couldn't attack anymore.

But Pau Gasol fouled out, maximizing the Pacers' advantage inside. Even if he didn't attack, the Pacers could still score. Kobe counterattacked again and scored this time.

But it only brought the score difference back to 10 points.

The last minute was also wasted in the offensive.

Suwan did not score in the last 1 minute and 30 seconds.

He didn't have much energy left, so he just had to maintain the "The Zone" mode. - There was no other way, if he quit, he would probably fall to the ground.

Just like this moment...

The buzzer sounds.

"The zone" mode automatically exited, and Su Wan suddenly felt a huge sense of fatigue rushing to his forehead, and he fell to the side involuntarily.

Kobe was standing next to him and subconsciously reached out to support Su Wan.

damn it!
Have you fought to this extent?

"You should work on your physical fitness, man. You're still like this after all these years!" Kobe's words were filled with disgust, but he held Su Wan's arm even tighter to prevent him from losing his balance and falling.

Su Wan replied weakly: "Okay, Kobe, the Best Physical Fitness Award goes to you, and I'll just barely take the O'Brien Cup..."

Kobe suddenly had the urge to let go.

Why should I help him?
Why do you think I helped him?
Wouldn’t it be good to just drop this BYD to death?
From the other side of the court came Shaquille O'Neal's yelling.

He was excitedly shouting to the audience: "As long as I make it to the finals, the Lakers will never win the championship! This is what happens if you don't give me a big contract!"

Looking at the Los Angeles people who left with a grim look on their faces, he felt refreshed both physically and mentally.

Now, he wants to see who dares to say that he is nothing without Kobe!

on the contrary……

It's his turn to put on a good face.

"The luckiest thing about Kobe winning the championship is that he didn't meet Suwan and me in the finals!"

Kobe obviously heard what Shaq said, and his face suddenly became gloomy. When he saw other Pacers players rushing towards Suwan, he said "Wait", and left in a hurry.

Su Wan was thrown to the ground by the other members of the Pacers team, and then lifted up by them. Su Wan lay in the arms of these people with a tired face and an excited smile on his face.

The fourth championship in his career is now in his hands!
Winning this championship means that he is now one of the players with the most championships in the NBA.

Sooner or later, he will remove this "one of"!
The big screen at the scene gave a close-up shot of Su Wan.

Thousands of miles away, the Conseco Fieldhouse was already filled with noise and cheers.

They really didn't expect that in just one year, they would become the champions again!
"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

Although Suwan couldn't hear it, a unified shout rang out in Conseco Arena.

Compared to the bustling Conseco Center, the star-studded Staples Center seemed a little quiet at the moment.

A large number of Lakers fans have left the stadium. Suwan and his Pacers teammates have also changed into championship T-shirts and stood in the middle of the court waiting for the O'Brien Cup to enter.

There was something unreal about Zach Randolph's simple smile.

Am I really going to touch the championship trophy! ?

At this time last year, the Pacers had gone home to fish, and Suwan gave him the order when they separated at the airport. He returned home and rested for only a week before he plunged into the changes.

But even at that time, he never thought that in the new season he could stand on the highest stage, become the ultimate winner, and hold the championship trophy that all NBA players dream of.

Zach Randolph doesn't believe there is a player who doesn't desire a championship trophy.

If there is, he will just pretend not to care like he used to be!

Once there is such an opportunity, any player will try his best.

after all……

The reason why everyone chooses basketball in the first place is, more or less, because of basketball itself!
But later, as they received the gifts from basketball, they gradually forgot the reasons why they chose basketball in the first place.

This includes Zach Randolph.

His experience in the Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks made him forget his love for basketball. In his mind, basketball became a tool to make money. All he had to do was to score 20 points and 10 rebounds every night, then use this data to trade for big enough contracts one after another, and then enjoy life!

He thought this was how his career would end, especially after joining the New York Knicks.

Being traded to the Pacers was the beginning of his destiny turning...

The rudeness of Su Wan, a "local gang", forced him to change and influenced many of his views. He gradually became proactive.

then……

Looking at the championship trophy getting closer and closer, he had to admit:
He enjoyed this feeling and liked this feeling.

"Congratulations!"

David Stern was so happy to see that the domestic real-time viewership broke the record. The look in his eyes when he looked at Su Wan was as if he saw a relative.

苏万最终的数据为63分6篮板4助攻；科比最终的数据为55分7篮板3助攻……

It was these two people who jointly contributed to the "Battle of the Century", which set a new domestic ratings record for the NBA Finals:
3645 people!
This is a game destined to go down in history.

"Congratulations, Su Wan!" He looked up at Su Wan and shook hands with him.

Su Wan said: "Thank you!"

then……

"Let us congratulate Su Wan for winning the fourth championship trophy in his career!"

"Congratulations to Suwan and the Pacers. The last championship of the first decade of the 21st century belongs to them!"

"Now raise your trophies, Suwan, and the Pacers, let us congratulate them!"

As David Stern made the announcement, the major commentators also began to congratulate him again.

As a representative, Su Wan lifted the O'Brien Cup.

24 years old, 4th championship trophy!
What else is there to say?

"Start getting nervous, Michael!" Barkley had a strange smile on his face.

As a guy who was suppressed by Michael Jordan throughout his career, he was really happy to see someone who could threaten Michael Jordan's position!

He really wanted to call Jordan now and ask him how he felt.

If his phone number had not been blocked by Michael Jordan!

Kobe was standing in the home team's player tunnel, watching this scene.

He is not one to run away.

Facing failure will make him more eager to succeed.

Looking at Suwan holding the trophy, and Shaquille O'Neal next to him.

Kobe has never felt so hungry to succeed again!

Wait, next season...

He can't wait to get into summer training.

Su Wan's final exhaustion proved that he was not without a chance to defeat Su Wan, as long as he consumed more energy.

As for Shaq...

He doesn't think the 38-year-old Shaq can still pose any threat!
This was Shaq's last chance to get real with him.

And he...

still have a chance!

However, no matter what, the next season is still too far away. On the way back, he bought Suwan's No. 99 Pacers jersey!
on site.

The championship trophy passed through everyone's hands.

Zach Randolph hugged and embraced, as if what he was holding was not the championship trophy, but his most beloved woman.

It was not until he felt that he had been touching it for a long time that he reluctantly put the trophy aside.

Shaquille O'Neal was already waiting.

This is the fourth time in his career that he has won the championship trophy.

But this time, he was more excited than any other time.

Due to his decline from his peak, he has been questioned more than ever in the past two years.

And this championship trophy became his response.

Whether it's the Cavaliers, the Magic, or the Lakers...

After winning this championship trophy, all those who were wrong became them!
It was not his problem that the Cavaliers did not win the championship. It was also a mistake for the Magic to give up on him. And the Lakers' failure to give him a big retirement contract was a mistake among mistakes.

Otherwise, he and Kobe could have won two more championships together...Now, because of his departure, the Lakers have lost a championship!
Don’t underestimate the fact that they only have one less championship trophy. You have to know that the Lakers are only one championship trophy away from tying the Celtics’ number of championships.

This championship is actually very crucial.

But now, it was destroyed by Shaquille O'Neal.

This loss is much greater than 2 million a year!
This is what happens when you look down on Shaq!
There was impatience in O'Neal's eyes. He couldn't wait to say all kinds of nonsense to the media after the game.

The Finals MVP award was also given to David Stern at this time.

Of course, even if this result has not been announced yet, it is already known to everyone.

总决赛前5场比赛场均34.4分6，2篮板4.2助攻2抢断1.4盖帽，最后一场比赛打破了总决赛的单场得分记录。

Such statistical performance means that this award is sure to be won.

"The 2008-2009 season finals MVP belongs to... Suwan of the Pacers!"

Sure enough, without any surprise, Suwan received the trophy symbolizing the highest individual honor in the finals amid David Stern's announcement.

This brings his regular season MVP, Finals trophy, and Finals MVP trophy numbers to 3 plus 4 plus 4.
Ok?
Why doesn't anyone say he's already a "goat"?
Everyone just thought he was one step closer to Michael Jordan.

Su Wan had to admit that someone was indeed a "goat" when it came to publicity.

There were only a few thousand people left in the auditorium at this time, so the entire venue seemed a little empty. Su Wan took the microphone from the host, glanced at the camera, and habitually joked:
"The familiar feeling is back!"

This caused a burst of laughter from the reporters present.

They understood what Su Wan meant.

In his fifth season in his career, he gave the "Finals MVP" speech on the highest stage for the fourth time.

This isn't a familiar feeling, what is this?
Suwan is the person who is most familiar with the Finals MVP trophy in recent years.

"Although this is not my first championship, this is the most touching one for me..."

"Before this season started, most media didn't think we could become the final champions!"

"They think Shaquille O'Neal is nothing without Kobe! They think Zach is just a stat-gapper, that Chauncey is just a system player for the Pistons and will be exposed if he leaves Detroit. They think Mark is not as good as his brother, and that Jermaine's injury will ruin everything for him..."

"This is how they start the season, and this Pacers team is defined!"

"But the result..."

"Shaq showed a different side of himself, he became the best inside pick-and-roll player in the league!"

"Zach is no longer a cancer to the team. He made the All-Star team. He became a surprise player in the first two games of the Finals. He is now one of the best inside players in the league!"

"Mark has also proven that he has something his brother can't compare to!"

"As for Jermaine, my good brother, he needed to overcome not only the physical difficulties, but also the psychological ones, but he did it and became the best sixth man in the league!"

"Finally, Chauncey..."

"He is still a system player, but this time he is a system player for the Pacers. If a player can play well in any system, then... he is more than just a system player!"

“It was difficult to come back from the doubts, but we did it!”

"so……"

"Don't define the Indiana Pacers casually!"

"The only ones who can define this team are ourselves!"

A year later, Su Wan stood on the stage of the finals again and expressed his feelings about winning the championship. This time his aggressiveness did not seem as strong as the last time, but he still responded to everyone's doubts about the team at the beginning of the season with a soft yet firm touch.

Suwan ended his speech amid cheers from Indiana.

Shaquille O'Neal was the first to rush into the visiting team's player tunnel. Looking at the reporters swarming towards him, he couldn't help but smile.

Yes, yes, yes, more, more!
I'm going all out tonight!

When the number of reporters surrounding him stopped increasing significantly, Shaquille O'Neal began to speak:
"did you see?"

"It's proven that Kobe was just lucky to work with Chinese players before me!"

"If I had joined the Pacers last season!"

"Then there is no way the Lakers can win the championship!"

"Now those stupid comments can go away!"

"I am the key person who will help the Lakers win three consecutive championships!"

"Kobe, under the same conditions, is no match for me!"

"besides……"

"LeBron!"

"listen!"

"Suwan was able to lead 37-year-old Shaq to defeat Kobe and win the championship!"