Chapter 311: Winning the Championship and the Dynasty Declaration
As soon as the shark is cut, who will compete?
As long as Jordan Jr. is still on the court, then basically there is nothing to do with Durant on offense, and all the players of the Trail Blazers can only stick their waists and watch Jordan Jr. play with free throws.
Jordan Jr. is not accustomed to the desperate Durant at all, missing all four free throws in a row, and then the free throw shooting rate has been stable at about 45%.
To be honest, this shooting percentage made Wang Xiao a little surprised, because as a traverser, he knew that Jordan Jr. had played a total of 57 games in his playoff career, with an average shooting rate of only 40.4%, which can be described as pitiful.
Now it is extremely rare to have a 45% hit rate.
Of course, it would be tragic to compare it to Durant, who can still shoot 80% from the field when he is being targeted by the league's best defensive player throughout the game.
The Trail Blazers could only watch as Durant's hard-won score advantage was eaten away little by little, but there was nothing they could do.
Replacing Jordan Jr. was a very difficult decision for the Trail Blazers.
Without Jordan Jr., the Trail Blazers' advantage in interior rebounding will be gone, and without Jordan Jr.'s interior defensive ability, the Trail Blazers simply can't resist the Wizards' forward attack on the basket.
The Wizards' outside players had a terrible hand in this game, most of the scoring was scored on the inside, and Jordan Jr. played a considerable role on the court.
So even if Jordan Jr.'s free throws are bad, in order to ensure that the Wizards' scoring efficiency in the restricted area continues to be limited, he can only let Jordan Jr. stay on the court.
The point difference narrowed little by little with Jordan Jr.'s free throws, as if a knife was constantly cutting the Trail Blazers' cake.
By the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' lead had evaporated, and the two sides were back on the same page.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Jordan Jr. briefly went off the court to avoid the edge.
But Wang Xiao is really iron-hearted, Jordan Jr. was not on the court, and the Wizards immediately began to attack the basket frantically, Curry, Thompson, George, Leonard took turns to play, and in just a few minutes, the Trail Blazers head coach had to replace Jordan Jr. on the court again.
As a result, Durant completely lost the opportunity to play.
In one free throw after another, the Wizards achieved a comeback and widened the difference.
When the game came to the final moment, when the Wizards could not continue to slash the shark against Jordan Jr., the situation was powerless.
Durant, who scored 47 points, looked at the Wizards players who threw the basketball into the air and then roared and cheered loudly.
He has been so desperate, but he still can't win, and what makes him even more unacceptable is that this is the second year in a row that the Trail Blazers have been swept out of the Finals by the Wizards, and in the same way...... Slashing shark tactics.
As a member of the 180 Club, Durant has shot 91% from the free-throw line this season, and he really can't understand why anyone can shoot 45% from the free-throw line when no one is guarded.
Take a look at the Wizards' excited crowd of players...... Stephen. Curry, two-time regular season MVP and one-time Finals MVP.
Paul. George, best three, defensive two.
Ke Huai. Leonard, Defensive Player of the Year, defended for a while.
Clay. Thompson, defensive second team......
Look at your teammates again, in addition to yourself for a while, there are ...... And also......
Durant suddenly seemed to realize something.
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What Durant has learned from the two Finals fiascos, Wang Xiao doesn't know and won't care.
Go your own way and let others have no way out.
The Wizards, who have almost monopolized all potential players since 09, are now almost invincible, and no team is the opponent of the Wizards, if you have to find a few, then I am afraid that there are only the Bulls in the 72-win period, the Lakers in the peak of OK and the Warriors in the Durant period.
Championship ribbons fluttered everywhere, and the Wizards' championship ceremony was also held on the home court of the Trail Blazers.
The fans at the Trail Blazers' home court have basically dispersed in disappointment, and only some Wizards fans remain on the court, and these fans are already in a state of madness.
"The third championship! Third overall victory! ”
"And two in a row! We've won two in a row! ”
Not every team has the same heritage as the Lakers and Celtics.
Looking at the entire league, in addition to the Lakers and Celtics, the team with the most championships is the Bulls' 6 championships, followed by the Spurs' 4 championships.
The Wizards, who have won the triple crown, can already tie with the Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, and Golden State Warriors for fifth place in the league directors' championship list!
Although it is only fifth, this means a lot to Wizards fans, and what makes them even more excited is that according to the invincible momentum shown by the Wizards, I am afraid that it will not be too far from the fourth, fifth or even sixth championship in history!
After all, this team is so young, from the players to the manager.
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With Wizards owner Leonsis lifting the O'Brien Cup high, the atmosphere at the Rose Garden Arena reached a small climax again.
There is no suspense about the selection of the MVP of the finals.
Curry averaged 28 points, 4.5 rebounds and 8 assists per game in four games, shooting 44% from the field and 41% from three-point range, and successfully won the MVP of the Finals.
With two regular season MVPs, two Finals MVPs, and two championships, Curry has become the next generation of the NBA league, and his honors are second only to the legendary point guard Magic Johnson.
At the post-match press conference, reporters asked questions that people were most curious about and most concerned about.
"Coach Wang Xiao, congratulations on winning the second championship of your coaching career, we are all curious, what are the goals of you and the Wizards next season?"
"The goal for the new season? Does this still need to be asked? ”
Wang Xiao was a little surprised by this question.
"Of course it's defending the title, attacking the three-time champions, but what else can we aim for? Runner-up? ”
Three consecutive championships, this is a symbol of the dynasty and the best manifestation of a team's dominance.
In the entire league, only the Lakers, Celtics and Bulls have done it, and now, Wang Xiao has launched a three-game winning declaration in advance, and no one in the reporters present has questioned it.
There's no doubt that it's not hard to do that, given the dominance of this Wizards team right now.
Even the 27-win Heat Big Three were eliminated 4-0, and what team in the league could stop them?
Now, the only thing the major teams can do is do everything possible to poach the Wizards' players with high salaries and let this behemoth fall apart early, otherwise they won't have any chance.