Chapter 134: Comparable to Legends!
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It's so enjoyable, it's so enjoyable!
In the team with O'Neal and Kobe, Sun Zhuo can play two consecutive 30+ or even 40+ games in the finals, these two are the two most important games of the series, if you lead the team to get the match point, then Sun Zhuo's role is greater than that of O'Neal and Kobe!
Phil Jackson, O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant only then knew that Sun Zhuo also had the intention of competing for FMVP, and they all had a feeling of being deceived......
O'Neill was secretly shocked: "How can this be? Sun doesn't want to help Kobe, he doesn't want to help me, he wants to win the Most Valuable Player of the Finals himself! This guy is hiding too deeply! ”
Kobe Bryant was completely stunned, he has always been proud, thinking that only the most dominant O'Neal is qualified to compete with him for the position of FMVP, he never thought that Sun Zhuo had the qualifications to compete with him, and he didn't take him to heart at all, but now, Sun Zhuo's data in two consecutive games far surpassed Kobe, after this game, the average data per game may be better than Kobe, and Kobe Bryant has to admit this reality.
However, Kobe Bryant was unwilling.
"This kid has only been with the Lakers for a year, and he is going to get FMVP? I've been with the Lakers for so many years, I've helped the Lakers reach so many Finals, I've won three championships, and I haven't had one! ”
Even if it wasn't his nemesis O'Neal who won the FMVP in the end, Kobe Bryant wouldn't be happy, and he could only win this award.
Many people think that the championship is the most important thing, but in fact, there is no star who does not value FMVP, because FMVP is what determines the historical status of a star.
Jordan's greatness doesn't mean that he won six championships, but rather because he won six FMVPs, and Pippen, who also won six championships, you can't even think of him when you rank in history.
According to O'Neill's logic, Pippen is worth the same as O'Neill's grandmother.
Why is Kevin Durant willing to join the giant-studded Golden State Warriors? The most important point is also for this reason, he can get the FMVP here, and Curry will be willing to let him take it.
Therefore, many times, everyone is talking about the team, and they are all talking about the championship is a collective honor, and it is good to win the championship, but in fact, when it comes to that point, no one will not mind at all, let alone such a complicated situation as the Lakers.
It can be said that this year's FMVP battle is unprecedented, and I am afraid there will be no one to come, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant must be unconvinced, but who knows that Cheng Yanjin, who shouted "offense is the best defense" halfway, also joined the battle for FMVP.
Phil Jackson now has a bit of a headache.
In today's game, the Lakers have been suppressing the Pistons, and it should be no problem to win, but even if he gets the match point, he thinks that the Lakers are in such a chaotic situation, and it is not safe to win the championship.
Soon, Sun Zhuo's score broke 30 points.
From this moment on, O'Neal and Kobe, who kept showing favor to Sun Zhuo in the first half, basically won't take the initiative to create opportunities for Sun Zhuo anymore, and they don't even have words and eye contact......
Fortunately, the situation is now controlled by the Lakers, otherwise this game may really be overturned by the Pistons.
The assistant coach of the Lakers was worried that internal conflicts would affect the game, and quietly asked Phil: "Do you want to reduce Sun's ball-handling shots or playing time?" ”
Phil shook his head very resolutely, "No, there are already contradictions within the team, chaos is chaos, and we have been playing the playoffs in this chaotic situation from the beginning. For now, the most important thing is to ensure the victory of this match, Sun is the most key figure, he has a good hand this time, and still has the same good prediction of the opponent as in the last game, he must stabilize him first. ”
The Zen master felt very embarrassed, and just now he used Sun Zhuo as an example to let the players learn from him, but the Zen master did not dare to look back at the expressions of the substitute players now.
On the court, although O'Neal and Kobe Bryant both felt the threat of Sun Zhuo and would not deliberately keep their distance from him, Karl Malone and Gary Payton and even Fisher were on Sun Zhuo's side.
Malone and Payton are stars who have been on the court for a lifetime but have no championships, they both want to win a championship too much, and now in the Lakers, it is impossible for them to win the FMVP, in their opinion, this trophy is finally given to O'Neal, Kobe or Sun Zhuo, there is no difference, all they want is the championship.
Since Sun Zhuo performed the best in this game, they continued to pass the ball to Sun Zhuo and let him help the team win.
In the fourth quarter, the Pistons still played hard in adversity, which was completely different from the arrogance and wanton abuse of the Lakers in the fourth quarter, Sun Zhuo had promised Big Ben that he would give him back the "interference ball provocation", but in view of this is a pretending action, it needs to be used under specific circumstances, one of the necessary conditions is to be on his home court, Sun Zhuo will keep it first, obviously, Big Ben will not be able to use it again in this game.
Sun Zhuo continued to score, rising from 34 points to 38 points, and finally, Sun Zhuo used a dunk to bring his score to 40 points again!
"Oh my God! Eric Sun has scored more than 40 points in two consecutive finals! In the entire history of the NBA, only four people have ever done it! The fifth person in history to score more than 40 points in two consecutive finals turned out to be him...... I thought that spot would belong to Kobe. ”
"It's horrible! He's already a legend! Sun's two performances were unprecedented, not only did he score more than 40 points, but he also had a lot of steals and rebounds in two games, and in this situation, if the Lakers win the championship, I can't imagine the FMVP trophy going to anyone else. ”
So far, the only people in history who have scored 40 points in two consecutive Finals games are Jerry West in 1965 and 1969, Rick Barry in 1967, Michael (I am everywhere) Jordan in 1993 and O'Neal in 2000.
This is definitely a great achievement, without the game repeat challenge card, Sun Zhuo with his current strength, would not have been able to do it, of course, this is also thanks to the trust of O'Neal and Kobe......
Many people think that if it weren't for Sun Zhuo, the fifth person to complete this achievement would be Kobe, because Kobe and O'Neal are separated, and when Kobe Bryant leads the team to the finals again, it is by no means inconceivable to score more than 40 points in two consecutive games, as long as Kobe wants to, he can do it at any time.
But in fact, the fifth person is not Kobe, but James.
In the 2016 Finals, James played two consecutive 40+ games, dragged the game into a tie-break, and finally won the championship.
Sun Zhuo felt a little sorry for James, why did he accidentally rob James of his future achievements? But James shouldn't care about the order, right? The number 6 is more auspicious than 5 in China.
The fourth game of the finals ended quickly, the Pistons failed to complete the reversal, the Lakers won another game with an 8-point advantage, and the total score of the series became 3:1, the Lakers got the match point, as long as they won one more game, the Lakers could win the championship!
After four games, Sun Zhuo's average points per game have risen to a terrifying 27.2 points, Kobe Bryant averages 25 points per game, and O'Neal averages 23.2 points per game, all of which are not as good as Sun Zhuo, and Sun Zhuo is no worse than the two in other statistics, especially steals.
"Whose team is the Lakers?" After losing the most crucial game, Larry Brown touched his forehead, he suddenly felt that he didn't know anything about this Lakers team, and he was completely wrong!