1013: The hardest path
On June 12, 2016, the NBA Finals between the Cavaliers and the Warriors ended at Oracle Arena.
Today is undoubtedly a glorious day for the warriors. For Durant, it seemed like the pinnacle of his career.
Even if LeBron. James stubbornly put in a big double-double of 41 points and 13 rebounds in this game, and shot 63.3% from the field in this game.
Even though. Smith shot 7-of-8 from beyond the three-point line and scored 25 points on a more perverted 81.8 percent shooting.
Even Kelly. Irving scored 26 points and also dished out six assists.
But the Cleveland Cavaliers were still at Oracle Arena, losing 120-129 to the "Galaxy Battleship" Golden State Warriors.
The same 4 to 1, the same effort, but also nothing can be done. What is happening to the knight at this moment seems to be no different from last year.
What is the essence of life?
Repeater!
James fell into deep despair and lost in the Finals for four consecutive years. James believes that in this regard, he must be the undisputed number one in the league!
Who can lose four times in a row in the Finals, James alone!
But this kind of first person, James would rather not.
"Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors, they have truly become the new league overlords! They eliminated the Grizzlies who built a three-game dynasty in the Western Conference Finals, and now, they officially announced in the Finals that their dynasty era is coming! ”
Mike. After Brin finished shouting, he couldn't help but sigh.
The world of the NBA is really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.
Who would have thought that Durant would join the Warriors at this time a year ago?
This time a year ago, no one believed the Memphis Grizzlies would lose.
A year ago at this time, James must have had the belief in winning a championship for Cleveland.
But now, after four consecutive failures, how much of that belief remains?
James, Love and Owen left the court, and the camera gave James a close-up, and people found that this domineering "emperor" actually covered his face with his hands, as if he was crying bitterly.
Yes, in Miami, the Heat triumvirate has tried to win the championship once.
But in Cleveland, James, Love, and Irving were cursed. These three people seem to be destined to miss the championship.
It didn't take long for the podium to be erected in Oracle Arena.
This year, without Link's tradition of not going to power, everyone wouldn't be on stage.
This year, Adam. The smile of the joke comes from the bottom of the heart, no longer embarrassing.
He's glad that the league finally has a new face player, and he's happy that the league's current face team is a team with a huge ball market.
In the all-star voting after the first restructuring this year, Link is still the vote king. Even if the joke changed the rules, it couldn't stop Link from continuing to run amok.
But at this moment, the joke felt like he had finally won. At this moment, he finally felt that he was the real president of the alliance, and everything was under his control.
This year, jokes don't have to give the O'Brien Cup to that "villain" anymore.
Warriors owner Joe. Lacob became the first man to take the championship trophy from the joke.
Once again, the league has returned to the tradition of handing the championship to the team owner first.
Bill. Russell handed the FMVP trophy to Durant, and he became the first player since Link to win a double MVP award.
At this moment, Durant felt that he was complete. At this moment, he felt that he was no worse than Link.
Double MVP + regular season 74 wins + championship, he did it too!
Finally, he defeated his lifelong enemy! Finally, this alliance no longer has Link's name!
And from now on, there will be no more!
Mike. Brin applauded the winner, but felt a little awkward.
I'm used to watching Link and the Grizzlies win the championship, but now suddenly there is a change of person, a change of team, Mike. Brin always thought it was weird.
Watch Durant lift the FMVP trophy and watch Adam. The joke applauded happily, and Link turned off the TV and sat down on the couch.
In the past, Link, like everyone else, would not care about losers.
Because the winner is often himself.
But this time, Link has some sympathy for the Cavaliers and sympathizes with his old rival James.
It's really miserable to lose in the finals for four consecutive years......
No way, who forced themselves out of the Super Warriors a year early? In the original history, James would have won another championship this year, and he would have shouted the classic line, "This is for Cleveland!" ”
Well, now Lao Zhan is completely tragic.
Of course, Link himself didn't feel good.
Looking at Durant and the way the jokes looked, Link felt uncomfortable.
He has always been a stingy person, and he has never liked others to show off his power on his head.
Although I have told myself countless times that this is the cycle that every team in modern basketball must go through. Although he has told himself countless times that Michael. Jordan, the "god", has never won four consecutive championships.
But when Link really saw his old enemy succeed with his own eyes, he still felt unwilling.
"Link, don't look at it. The season is over, isn't it? Rachel, wearing a face mask, stepped out of the toilet and grabbed Link's arm.
"Hmm...... Rest, I'll have to wake up early tomorrow. Link smiled, he didn't want to take home the bad mood at work.
What's more, it's still at the point where he and Rachel are about to get married.
This summer, the parties are preparing to hold a wedding in mid-July. Since Link's successful proposal in Venice last year, the two have been preparing for their wedding.
Tomorrow, Link has to go with Rachel to pick out a wedding dress. So, this summer is in addition to work things. In life, Link has to be busy.
After the wedding, Link and Rachel go on a short honeymoon.
Then, starting in August, Link will pull his good friends and the young men of the Grizzlies team and immediately plunge into training! And, it's devil training that is tougher than ever!
In mid-September, before the start of NBA preseason training camp, Link had a special plan that would take about a week or two to complete.
After the special program ends, preseason training camp begins, and the Grizzlies will officially prepare for the new season.
As far as the current plan goes, Link barely has any free time this summer, and he's going to have to be busy from start to finish.
The reason why he has such a full schedule is because he had already made a decision yesterday.
Of the two paths, he chose the hardest, almost impossible one to complete - to rebuild the glory of Memphis!
That's right, three wins in a row is already remarkable.
That's right, even if Link never wins a championship again, he is still one of the greatest players in NBA history. Just like Carl. Malone has not won a championship in his life, but he still can't stop his greatness.
But Link didn't want one, that was never his standard.
What he wants is to get rid of one of the greatest!
After watching Durant and the Warriors win the championship today, Link is even more determined to have such an idea.
If you have a chance to win, why give it to someone else?
Jimmy. Butler was right when he left last year, that in a man's life, there is always one thing he tries his best to accomplish.
For Butler, this is a matter of self-reliance.
And for Link, it could be to become the greatest player of all time.
Link nodded silently, then got up to go to the bedroom.
At this time, Link's cell phone rang, and it was Kobe Bryant.
As in the original history, Kobe. Bryant, the NBA superstar who has influenced a generation, capped off his long career with a 60-point battle at Staples Center on April 13, 2016.
Link couldn't go to the scene to watch the game in person because he had a game to play that day, which made him regret.
Later, Link was busy with the playoffs, so he never met Kobe.
Link had planned to go to Los Angeles to see Kobe Bryant in a few days, but unexpectedly, "Black Mamba" was the first to call.
"Hey, Corvo, what's going on so late?"
"Hahaha, I really haven't slept yet. You must have just watched the finals, right? Doesn't you feel good? On the other end of the phone, Bryant burst out laughing.
"Hmm...... Just laugh. Tell me, what's the matter? ”
"It's nothing, I just want to invite you to come and sit at my house. In a few days, I will invite a few old friends to my retirement dinner, which is purely private. However, if you can......"
Speaking of which, Kobe paused. Link didn't interrupt him, he knew Kobe Bryant wasn't done yet.
"If you can, I'd like you to stay with me one last time and see what Los Angeles looks like at four o'clock in the morning."
Bryant's voice was unusually calm.