Chapter 854: A Warm Night of Champions
With the support of his teammates, An Jie limped to the sidelines. won the championship in the Quick Loan Center Arena, An Jie must not understand the cheers of the shaking mountains, and he must not see the scene of the audience shouting MVP.
Although there were some Trail Blazers fans at the scene, their cheers were always swallowed up by the bigger boos of the Cavaliers fans.
But even so, An Jie is already satisfied. Being able to end the finals early in Cleveland has already made Anjie fulfill his wish.
At this time, the Trail Blazers players were waiting on the chaotic court for the court staff to set up a makeshift podium. During this period, it is also a time when journalists are free to interview the players.
In front of An Jie, he naturally has the most microphones. The media from all over the world wanted to hear what this gritty guy would have to say after winning the championship.
Anjie kept smiling, perhaps a rare moment when he didn't get bored with the media.
'I'm enjoying the moment and I'm sure my wife, my kids and all the fans who support us will enjoy it. It's been two years since we were in the finals. Now back to the top, it's like a dream. An Jie faced the camera, and there were still some residual tears on his face. God knows what it's like to win the championship to make such a tough guy cry like a child.
"What is going on in your head when the game is over?" The reporters did not forget the moment the game ended, Anjie and James fell to their knees at the same time.
"Oh, there were a lot of things that crossed my mind. Really? We really didn't get underlooked, we really won the championship without George and Damien? I knew when I saw LeBron fall to the ground. That's right, it's true!" An Jie laughed as she recalled the scene just now.
"What are you going to do this offseason, do you travel the world with the O'Brien Cup, or do you continue to sweat it out in the gym?"
"None of them are Kevin, I will be with my family. I spend the whole summer with my family. I've missed too many of my son's birthdays, and I've left my wife alone to take on too much. This summer, I'm going to dedicate all my time to them. When he said this, An Jie's eyes suddenly became very gentle. In addition to the championship, accompanying his family may be Anjie's greatest wish now.
The reporters still had a lot of questions to ask, but the temporary podium on the scene had been prepared, and An Jie was the first to walk on the podium under the pull and push of his teammates.
Once again, An Jie could once again look at the entire arena from this place. Where's James? That guy should be in the locker room right now. I haven't had time to hug him yet, I should have hugged him. Because of James's hard work to the end, he won great respect in An Jie's heart.
A few moments later, Bill Russell and Adam Shaw walked up. An Jie knew that the O'Brien Cup was about to be sent to his arms!
Soon after, the award ceremony officially began. Under the boos of the fans at the Quickloan Center Arena, Adam Xiaohua, the guy who had just issued a huge ticket to the Trail Blazers, took the microphone with an embarrassed smile.
He began on stage by thanking James and the Cavaliers, as is customary, without whom fans would not have been able to watch such a wonderful series.
In the past, An Jie would not pay too much attention to this sentence. But this year, when Adam Xiaohua said this, An Jie applauded vigorously. Xiao Hua is right, the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, who fought until the last minute, also deserve respect.
After that, the players on the stage began to get excited. An Jie stared at Xiao Hua with fixed eyes, hoping that he would be able to get to the point sooner.
"Now, let's present the trophy to the 2017-2018 NBA champions, congratulations to the Trail Blazers!" Xiao Hua lifted the trophy and handed it to An Jie.
After Anjie won the O'Brien Cup, he found that this gold cup seemed to be much lighter than the previous three. Fakes are fakes after all, and the quality is very different. But the most important thing now is not the authenticity of the trophy, the real one, it is estimated that it has been sent to the Moda Center. The most important thing for the Trail Blazers players right now is to celebrate the victory.
Anjie jerked the fake O'Brien Cup above his head, and the others immediately stretched out their arms and gathered around Anjie and the trophy.
The boos of the Quickloan Center Arena also reached its climax at this moment, but in An Jie's ears, this sound was no different from the cheers of the Moda Center!
George and Lillard, two guys who couldn't travel with the team, were also so excited that they shouted in their own homes, Anjie won the championship, which means that next season, both of them will have a championship ring in their hands!
After that, Anjie handed the O'Brien Cup to Morris. Next, it's time for the MVP of the finals to be awarded.
Every time the Trail Blazers win a championship, there is usually no suspense about the FMVP award.
This year, in the absence of major generals, An Jie not only led the team to the playoffs, but also directly won the championship trophy. This kind of honor is not comparable to others.
Seeing the smiling Bill Russell lift the FMVP trophy, the rest of the Trail Blazers consciously took a step back and gave the stage to Angel.
During the Finals, he averaged 35.8 points, 17.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.8 blocks per game. Judging from the data, if Anjie succeeds in winning the award, it will be well deserved.
"To be honest, I didn't expect you and your Trail Blazers to come back. Congratulations, you've made me, an old man, see another miracle!" Russell said and handed over the trophy with a grin.
An Jie lifted the FMVP trophy high, which was also the first time in two years that An Jie touched such a huge honor.
An Jie looked at the whole court, on this familiar basketball court, he had been struggling for ten years. And at this moment, he is once again standing on the top.
Wait, I'll win more, more championships before I retire!
After that, he even set up a temporary studio on the court, and invited An Jie as a special guest to conduct an exclusive interview with him.
During this period, An Jie's hands would always rub the still painful knees from time to time. But in front of the championship, everything doesn't seem to matter anymore.
It took a long time for the Trail Blazers to finally satisfy the appetite of reporters after winning the championship. And Anjie and the others were finally able to return to the players' tunnel an hour and a half after the game.
This year, because it was not favored before the game, and it was an away championship. As a result, AnJie will no longer have a whole case of hundreds of expensive champagnes to celebrate their victory.
Therefore, when Anjie and the others returned to the player tunnel, they seemed to be much calmer than in previous years. However, when An Jie led the team to push open the locker room door, the big man wearing a baseball cap and a Trail Blazers championship commemorative T-shirt smiled.
"I'll call you to order it on the basis! That's all I can do now, brothers!" Ricard looked sweaty, and behind him was a small metal cart for food delivery in a restaurant.
On the trolley, there are two ice buckets. In the ice bucket, there are three bottles of champagne that are not expensive. In the middle of the two kegs, there is also a plate of fruit salad that has just been delivered from the supermarket and is covered with a layer of plastic wrap. This scene couldn't help but make some of the players laugh out loud.
Although there were only six bottles of champagne, the fruit salad was comical. But compared with the luxurious scenes of the previous three championships, today's scene makes An Jie feel more warm......
The happiness of winning the championship cannot be measured by money. As long as everyone is still together, as long as everyone can still win. That's enough.
"Thank you, Chief. Angel walked up and hugged Ricard tightly.
When An Jie let go of his mentor, a strange smile appeared on his face.
"So what are you waiting for!, brothers!" Anjie grabbed a bottle of champagne, shook it violently, and sprayed it at Ricard.
"Hahahaha! Let's have a big fight!" Morris also directly picked up the ice bucket and splashed it in the locker room.
The whole dressing room was chaotic again, and the players were greedily sticking out their tongues, hoping to take a few more sips of the champagne that had been sprayed.
Anjie sprayed his teammates frantically, and his teammates sprayed him too. This year's champagne wars didn't last long, and in a short time, six bottles of champagne were squandered. All that was left was a group of damp, damp men, sitting in the messy dressing room and giggling.
Although there are only six bottles of champagne, although it is not favored by the outside world. But you see, the Trail Blazers' locker room is still as lively, as cheerful, and happy as in previous years......