roccoschili Chapter 693 Did You See That Flag?
Chapter 693 Did You See That Flag?
Chapter 693 Did You See That Flag?
Oklahoma is already preparing to welcome their second NBA championship!The staff of the Thunder team have already prepared the theme shirts, light blue T-shirts, and the Lightning team logo of the Thunder team is on the most eye-catching position on the chest, with a big "Champion" embroidered on it.
Counting from 1946, the NBA has gone through a long 73 years.Over the years, there have been many amazingly talented superstars and many championship teams.However, there is only one team that reversed the comeback and won the championship at 1:3!
In 2016, the Warriors and the Cavaliers met again in the finals. The Cavaliers fought back when they fell behind 1:3, won three games in a row, and won the first championship in team history.
That year, the Cavaliers really did an earth-shattering event.You know, the then defending champion Warriors were invincible in the regular season, almost invincible.They achieved a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, squeezing the record of 72 wins and 10 losses led by Jordan to the second place in history.
Therefore, almost everyone in the finals of that year was optimistic that the Warriors could crush the Cavaliers to win the championship, and the Warriors' support rate for winning the championship once rose to 97%.
Of course, the Warriors lived up to expectations in the Finals.They won three of their first four games and tied the aggregate score at 3:1.Before that, no team in the NBA could come back from a three-to-one deficit in the finals to win the championship.Just when everyone thought that the Warriors would win the trophy again, the Cleveland Cavaliers started the Jedi counterattack journey.LeBron James dominated the future series, and the team's core guard Kyrie Irving also showed extraordinary strength. In the end, the Cavaliers won three consecutive cities, reversed the Warriors with a big score of 4:3, and won the first championship in team history .
Where amazing happens!
This alliance is where miracles are born.The Cavaliers proved this sentence with their actual actions.
However, the miracle created by the Cavaliers did not bring hope to the Raptors.The Cavaliers were able to reverse the comeback because they had LeBron James.Although they have a Leonard who has won the FMVP, it is still much worse than James.At least, he hasn't proven himself yet.
In the past two years, everyone has been discussing the ownership of No.1 in the league after LeBron James.Curry, Durant, Leonard, Antetokounmpo, Harden, etc. are all candidates.However, although the personal abilities of these players are not bad, and they have won various honors, they are always missing some key things.
In fact, the criteria for judging League No. 1 are very vague.Since the establishment of the NBA, big-name players and superstars have emerged one after another, but only Jordan, Kobe and James can truly be called No. 1 in the league.As far as these three people are concerned, MVP is indispensable, and the second is the championship.However, the data is still too one-sided, but the data can intuitively see the height of the player's ability, but for the evaluation of the league's No. , The weight in the hearts of its fans is also very important. Therefore, the standard for evaluating the No. 1 in the league depends on the combination of various factors of the players.
Judging from Leonard's current level, his offensive and defensive capabilities are sufficient.But compared with James, what he lacks is personal honor.
Leonard has never won a regular season MVP.When he was in the Spurs, although everyone knew that Leonard would carry the banner of San Antonio, but until they had a conflict, Leonard could not really complete the succession.Furthermore, in view of the Spurs' tactical system, Leonard has no chance to completely let go of his hands and feet to display his abilities.What's more, in the San Antonio Spurs, there is only one boss, but it is definitely not Leonard!
After coming to the Raptors, Leonard has the tactical status of the team boss.However, his relationship with the Raptors is not harmonious.After the trade between the Spurs and the Raptors happened, he made it clear that he would not be in Toronto.This is a very stupid thing. Leonard's emotional intelligence is indeed much worse than that of James.
It is important for players to have personal abilities, but it is equally important to be a human being.Character flaw, Leonard's Achilles' heel.Leonard has seldom talked since childhood and has a withdrawn personality, which has continued to this day.If it is an ordinary player, the problem is not big.But for a team leader, this is a very fatal weakness.Leonard lacks communication with his teammates. In many cases, he is alone in the single belt, but does not play the role of leading the entire team.
This is also the difference between Leonard and James.Leonard, with a distinctive personality, is unwilling to accommodate others, and others cannot easily change his mind.This also often caused him and his teammates to be at odds, which had a great impact on the team's ability to win.
This year is actually Leonard's best chance to prove himself.If he leads the Raptors to win the championship, the distance between him and James will be greatly reduced.It's a pity that after four games in the finals, he encountered the same difficulties as James did back then.
Therefore, no one is optimistic about the Raptors, and no one is optimistic about Leonard.Most people think that this year's finals will end in Game [-].The Thunder won the O'Brien Cup, and the Raptors waited for the next opportunity.
An Luo stood on the field of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, not as excited as he imagined.Even if he firmly believes that his team can win the game, he will win the championship tonight.But compared to last season, the sense of can't wait is gone.In his heart, everything is as it should be.
"Dude, tell me, how are we going to celebrate later? I still remember the feeling of last year!"
During the warm-up, Westbrook was shooting three-pointers while chatting with An Luo.
"Look over there." An Luo felt happy, pointed to the technical platform, and then said to Westbrook: "After a while, after the game is over, you rush directly to it, and then face our Oklahoma Homer roared: OKC, this is for you...haha..."
"Whoa! That's cool!"
Paul George took the conversation, then patted Westbrook solemnly, and said, "Maybe, if you take off your jersey, the effect will be better..."
"Hmm!" Westbrook nodded, and then thoughtfully said: "This is a good idea..."
"I'll take the two of you with me!"
……
"Paul, see that flag?"
"Yes, she is beautiful!"
"I think she must be lonely."
(End of this chapter)