Chapter 846: You Never Owe Me
At 10 o'clock in the evening on June 16, 2013, at the AT&T Arena in San Antonio, although the game on the court was not over, the Spurs fans on the scene had already begun to cheer and celebrate loudly, because in a few minutes, the team they supported would win the fourth championship trophy in team history.
Although the Spurs ushered in the return of Meng Xu this season, and the reunion of the Wake Forest duo made countless fans excited to tears, but in what case, they didn't think that Meng Xu and Duncan, who are 70 years old together, can still lead the Spurs to the highest peak of the NBA, especially in the finals, facing the Heat, who won 66 wins in the regular season and even won the third consecutive win in history in the closing stage, the Spurs' performance is even more dreamy.
And the home court can still play with the Spurs back and forth Heat, after coming to San Antonio, it's like suddenly not playing, the third game of the finals, the visiting Heat lost to the Spurs by 21 points, and the fourth game The Heat lost by 20 points, and in today's game, which determines whether the Spurs can lift the championship trophy at home, the fourth quarter is just halfway through, and the Heat is already 17 points behind the Spurs, although there are still more than 5 minutes before the end of the game, but the Spurs fans on the scene, I couldn't hold back the excitement in my heart and began to celebrate in advance.
James and Wade are still on the court constantly impacting the Spurs' interior line, making the final struggle, but the live TV camera has begun to sweep over every face on the Heat bench one by one, filming the so-called sentient beings, less than 5 minutes, 17 points difference, in the association of the Heat's performance in the first two games, the possibility of the Heat completing the reversal is basically zero.
"Erwin, I've heard that the league has been considering reforming the Finals schedule lately, have you heard?" The game is basically decided, so when Michaels is commentating on the game, he also begins to intersperse some off-field topics, because only in this way can the attention of the audience in front of the TV continue to be attracted.
"Well, there is a lot of news about this, everyone thinks that the current 2-3-2 schedule is not very friendly to the team with home court advantage, under the current schedule, if the two sides play 2-2 in the first four games, then the key Tianwangshan game will be held on the side without home court advantage, which undoubtedly provides an opportunity for the side with a worse record to cause an upset, taking this Finals as an example, if it is according to the 2-2-1-1-1 schedule of the playoffs, the Heat is very likely to win today's game at home, so that the finals continue to continue. ”
After Michaels knowingly asked, Magic Johnson also explained in great detail, in fact, before the start of this season's playoffs, there were voices suggesting that the schedule of the finals be reformed, for example, last season's finals, whether it was the Heat on the winning side or the Thunder on the losing side, they all felt that the 2-3-2 format was not good for them, especially the Thunder, like the Heat this season, if it was a 2-2-1-1-1 format, the Thunder would definitely not lose to the Heat with a score of 1-4.
'Eric Spoelstra called a timeout and replaced all the main players. Just when Magic Johnson and Michaels were still discussing the reform of the Finals format, Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra called a timeout and replaced all the main players on the court, although James and Wade have not given up the hope of chasing points, but the difference between the two sides has always been maintained at more than 15 points, and as the time from the end of the game is getting closer and closer, the Heat's hope of overtaking the score is getting slimmer and slimmer, and Eric Spoelstra, who has no hope in sight, With two minutes left before the end of the game, he replaced all the main players on the field and gave up the last struggle.
After the Heat called a timeout to replace the main players on the court, the Spurs also tacitly replaced all the main players, and the fighting spirit of the substitute players who replaced them on the court was obviously not high, whether it was the Spurs or the Heat, they all wanted to end the rest of the game as soon as possible.
Finally, when the game ended, 102-117, the Spurs defeated the Heat at home again, thus defeating the defending champion Heat with a score of 4-1 and winning the fourth championship trophy in the history of the Spurs.
"We are champions! We are the champions! Almost at the moment when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Spurs players and coaching staff who had been standing on the sidelines rushed into the stadium, hugged each other, and frantically shouted the slogan that we are the champions, and the Spurs fans in the AT&T arena also began to sing the song "We are the champions" in unison.
"This is a legendary team with an average age of 32 on the roster who have been miraculous in the playoffs, 16-1 in 17 playoff games, and they have shown a near-terrifying dominance in the playoffs."
"Especially the 33-year-old Meng Xu and 37-year-old Tim Duncan, in the finals with the Heat, Tim Duncan averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game in the five-game series, and Meng Xu averaged 32 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks per game, and they proved to everyone that they are the strongest duo in the league with their outstanding performances!"
"Erwin, in the past, I didn't think the parting of the ways between Meng Xu and Tim Duncan was a pity, I always felt that they were fulfilling each other, if Meng Xu didn't leave the Spurs, there would not be that two-time three-in-a-row, 5 regular season MVP, 6 Finals MVP Meng Xu, but now, I really feel very regretful, such a pair of historic pairs, when they have not yet reached the peak of their respective careers, I think all the spectators and fans who have watched this Finals, There will be a fantasy in my heart, that is, if Meng Xu and Duncan did not separate at the beginning, but stayed in the Spurs, they would join forces to create what a terrifying era! ”
"Yes, El, but the regret has already appeared, and there will never be a chance to make amends!" Meng Xu and Duncan, who are 70 years old together, can still play a terrifying playoff record of 16-1, not to mention when they are at their peaks, the combination of the first big forward in history and the first small forward in history at the peak may only appear in everyone's dreams and fantasies, I have to say, what a pity.
"Tim, I fulfilled my promise to you, I don't owe you a championship anymore!" Just when the Spurs players on the field were still celebrating wildly, Meng Xu in the middle of the crowd hugged Duncan, and failed to help the Spurs complete the three consecutive championships, which has always been a regret in Meng Xu's heart, and it is also a regret in Tim Duncan's heart.
"Meng, you never owe me anything, and you owe nothing to St. Anthony." hugged Tim Duncan, who was reluctant to let go of Meng Xu, and tears had already slipped down the corners of his eyes unconsciously.