Chapter 559: Night of the Champions
No matter how "cute" Yiyang's performance at the press conference is, it can't hide his greatness. With 22 assists in a single game in the finals, Yiyang not only broke his career assist record, but also broke the record of "Magic" Johnson.
Not to mention 22 assists in a single game in the finals, even if you zoom in to the entire playoffs, there are only a handful of players who can score more than 20 assists in a single game.
Chris. Paul, before Yiyang, was recognized as the league's No. 1 point guard, and his playmaking skills can make a huge difference to a team.
The Clippers without Paul are a team that can't even touch the edge of the playoffs, but with Paul, the Clippers immediately become a powerhouse in the West.
is such a strong point guard, but he has never scored 20+ assists in a single game in the playoffs.
Let's talk about Delong. Williams, DeLong at his peak, has the reputation of "eating and sleeping and beating Paul".
Since the second year of his career, Delon has been firmly in the starting position of the team. The playing time reached 36 minutes, and the statistics also came to 16+9. In his second year alone, he averaged nine assists per game, including 21 assists per game. After a season, he is second only to Nash in assists, which is a great prospect for DeLong, who is in his second year as a rookie.
However, such a passing master, who is called the "rhythm master" by fans, has never scored 20+ assists in a single game in the playoffs.
Even Yiyang's teacher, Kidd, who ranks second on the NBA's assists list, has never done such a "cruel and bloody" thing.
Throughout the history of the NBA playoffs, there are only six players who can score 20+ assists in a single game on the stage with countless great stars playing. But now it's seven, and Yiyang is one of them.
If the scope is narrowed down to the finals, the players who can score 20+ assists in a single game are only Yiyang and Magic.
However, "Magic" Johnson is one of the greatest stars in the league! This guy is even a sign of the NBA league! Yiyang can be on par with such a great player, and the improvement of its historical status can be known!
"The greatest point guard of the 21st century!" The latest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine even used such an exaggerated title to describe Yiyang.
Time magazine has reached out to Bill. Duffy, discuss making Yiyang the cover character of the next issue. After all, now that the NBA Finals have reached a 3-0 run, it is almost impossible for the Heat to complete the comeback and win the championship.
The incredible record and the championship will cause a "storm" all over the world at that time. The editors of Time magazine believe that Yiyang definitely deserves to be its cover character!
Historical, incredible, greatest, superstars...... These words have been used more and more frequently on Yiyang.
Of course, if the media just said that, it would certainly not be convincing. So the reporters found a lot of stars and asked them to talk about their views on Yiyang.
"22 assists!? Oh my God, when I saw the 22+14 stats, I thought he had 22 points and 14 assists! As a result, you tell me, he handed out 22 assists!? No, I'm going to have to stop the interview, I've got to watch the footage of that game. "Kobe. Bryant's exaggerated expression was impressive.
"I've known for a long time that Yi's quality is above the crowd, and I've never seen a point guard as good as him." Nets coach Jason has gone home fishing. Kidd said.
"Do you want to see my surprised expression? I'm not surprised at all. When I trained with Yi in training camp a few years ago, I knew that sooner or later he would have such a day. "Stephen. Nash had a look of envy on his face, it was good to win the championship......
"I'm glad that the old record has finally been broken, there is no doubt that he is great. The only pity is that it is not part of the Los Angeles Lakers. "The great "magician," Johnson said meaningfully.
Before the finals ended, Yiyang had already been praised to the altar. What about the Heat Triumvirate that shocked the world at the beginning? Now, only the local fans and media in Miami still remember them.
"LeBron will work miracles, and a 3-0 reversal is not impossible!"
"Records are meant to be broken, and it's the Miami Heat's turn to break them!"
"Our dynasty hasn't collapsed yet, the Finals haven't ended yet, don't rejoice too soon!"
In Miami, it's all over the news. I don't know if the people who write these news stories believe those nonsense.
The day after the game, when reporters interviewed Wade on the training ground, Wade confessed. "The game was already very bad for me, so we just had to do our best."
James even refused interviews with all reporters, and there is a grapevine that James will not even renew his contract with the Heat this summer!
What kind of fighting power can a team that has already suffered internal and external troubles before the game is over?
During the day on June 11, a reporter photographed NBA officials airlifting a large wooden box to Miami and transporting it to the American Airlines Center Arena.
There is no need for reporters to reveal the secret, and fans also know that the wooden box contains the O'Brien Cup! It's a pity that the trophy that was flown to Miami was not for the Heat.
Under normal circumstances, when the championship situation is uncertain, the league officials will prepare two O'Brien Cups for convenience. An authenticity, a fake.
According to the situation of the finals, the real one will be placed on the stadium with a better chance of winning the championship. Fakes, on the other hand, will be placed in stadiums with little chance of winning the championship. When the time comes, no matter where the two teams win the championship, they can be directly used.
But this year, the official only prepared an O'Brien Cup, which is the real thing that was moved to Miami!
No one thinks the Heat have a chance to turn around, except for the die-hard Heat fans.
Everyone is waiting for June 12th, which will not only be the fourth game of the Finals, but also the championship night for the Dallas Mavericks!
The Mavericks players also tried to keep their composure, and they didn't want to mess up the Night of Champions game!
So, under the gaze of all people, under the glory of Yiyang with a superstar halo. At 8 p.m. prime time on June 12, Game 4 of the NBA Finals finally arrived as scheduled!
It is not without a 4-0 sweep to win the championship on the NBA Finals stage, and there have been 4 times!
It is worth mentioning that of the four teams that were swept, the East accounted for three cases. And in the three cases that were swept in the East, LeBron. James has a place!
As early as the 06-07 season, when James led the Cavaliers to the Finals for the first time, he had already experienced the taste of being swept 4-0!
At that time, the experienced GDP trio directly solved the Cavaliers in 4 games, and Duncan did not forget to give James a mouthful of poisoned milk after the game: "The future is yours".
This sentence has also become the most famous "joke" in NBA history.
And after 5 years of hard work, James finally touched the future promised by Duncan in 2012 with the help of his brother Wade! But James may have been killed, but he didn't expect that the Heat, who had just touched the peak, would be beaten back to its original shape by the Mavericks so quickly!
Before today's game, James also made a bold statement: "The Heat will become the first team in playoff history to fight back after falling behind 3-0." ”
However, everyone knew that James's heart had left Miami, and he was just saying a nice thing. Whoever takes it seriously is an idiot.
It's easy to talk empty in front of the camera, but when it comes to the court, the Heat quickly find that the Mavericks are still hard to shake.
Today, Yiyang is still playing with an injury. However, the injury to his ribs did not affect his vitality. It's true that Yiyang's scoring ability has dropped significantly after the injury, but he has proven in his last game that he can still keep the Mavericks moving forward even if he doesn't have to score!
The Mavericks attacked aggressively from the opening period, Yiyang hit the first shot, and Iguodala followed up with a "cake-eating" dunk to announce their confidence that they would win the O'Brien Cup here. The Heat, who had lost their heart, failed to shoot in the athletic battle after nearly 5 minutes of play, and fell behind 2-13 as soon as they came up.
But then, James was really desperate. He started scoring constantly, and he was able to hit three-pointers from the outside. In a single quarter of the game, he scored a terrible 17 points!
But the problem with the Heat is very obvious, and that is that there is no one other than James who can step up. Former giants Wade and Bosh have both lost their dominance due to injuries, and Ray has saved the team at critical moments. Aaron and Battier are no longer magical. At this time, the Heat seems to have become 2007, and the Cleveland Cavaliers with only James carrying the team alone.
The team carried by one person was easy to target, so in the second quarter of the game, James was limited by the Mavericks' terrifying defense and did not score a point in 9 minutes! In less than half a game, the Heat fell behind by as many as 22 points because they couldn't score for a long time!
At this point, the Heat's mentality had completely collapsed. Wade managed to get inside and foul Gobert just before the end of the second quarter, but missed both free throws from the free throw line.
Wade's collapse also represents the complete collapse of the Heat.
Seven minutes into the second half, Spoelstra pulled off all of his main players. The Heat have given up, and James sits on the sidelines looking sad. After winning two championships in a row, this time James' Heat has no chance at all in front of the Mavericks!
Out of respect for the unwritten courtesy of the league, Carlisle has also replaced all of his key players. Halfway through the third quarter of the game, it was garbage time! The Mavericks are just 17 minutes away from their O'Brien Cup!
The game went on without any suspense, and the fans of the Heat team were already halfway there. There's some left, just to boo the Mavericks, or the Heat.
There were three minutes left in the game.
Everyone on the Mavericks bench stood up, and they put their hands on each other's shoulders to form a row of "human walls." As soon as the electronic beep sounds, they will rush out of the stadium!
There are still two minutes left.
James left the field early and walked into the tunnel, but no one cares about that guy right now. Next to Yiyang, Carter's eyes couldn't stop being rosy, and his body was trembling slightly.
And the last minute.
In Dallas, Mavericks fans have set off fireworks on the streets of the city.
In the TV close-up, the remaining die-hard Heat fans are silent, with tearful eyes and red eyes, staring helplessly at the court. James, the man who gave Miami hope, has now abandoned them and left early. This is more difficult to accept than losing the championship.
All the players and coaches on the Mavericks bench stood arm in arm on the sidelines, cheering and rushing to celebrate as the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The commentator on the scene no longer commented on the game, and he began to talk endlessly about how amazing the Mavericks are and how great Yiyang is in this series.
Who would have thought that James, one of the greatest stars in the NBA, would be nailed to the pillar of shame of being swept 4-0 in the Finals at his most mature age.
Who would have thought that the Chinese who looked weak four years ago and were booed by the fans at the draft meeting could create such a miracle!
Yiyang clenched his fists, he felt the clenching of his heart for a while, and he didn't even dare to gasp for breath, for fear that his heart would jump out of his mouth. He was so excited, and the great sense of happiness was wonderful.
With thirty seconds left, this would be the first championship of his career with enough weight. Yes, the 2011 championship belonged to Dirk. And this championship in 2014 will truly belong to him, to the Asian boy from Wood District!
In Dallas, all the bars have already started the carnival in advance.
The local commentators in Miami were silent, and the Heat players were not running.
This time the ball is in Darren. In Collison's hand, he didn't move forward after crossing the halfway line, and one could even see him almost dribbling the ball to the instep of his foot in excitement!
"The game is over! We are the champions! We're the damn champions! Yiyang yelled from the sidelines.
The numbers on the rebounding timer kept jumping, 4-0, sweeping to win the championship! Now, who else would dare to look down on the Dallas Mavericks!?
"Before the playoffs began, almost all the media in the United States were swearing that the Mavericks would definitely not win the championship. They'll be knocked out by the Warriors, they'll be eliminated by the Clippers, they'll be killed by the Spurs, they'll be crushed by the Heat! Now, I really want to know the expressions of those guys! It must be exciting! "Mike. Brin felt extremely happy, and although he was not a member of the championship team, he was also greatly touched by watching the Mavericks come step by step in the face of being questioned.
This is the real champion division!
Outside the court, the Mavericks players all raised their arms and leaned forward, ready to sprint.
Pat in the luxury box. Riley walked out of the room, the game wasn't over yet, but he didn't care. It doesn't make a difference whether you watch it or not anyway, he loses! This is the end of his Big Three era!
A huge noise filled every corner of the stadium, and two people next to each other had to put their mouths to each other's ears to make each other hear.
But in such a noisy environment, the electronic beep at the end of the game is exceptionally crisp.
Yiyang was dragged into the court by the people around him, and before he could react, he squeezed directly into the crowd.
Being squeezed in the middle of a group of sweaty men was not very pleasant.
Who cares, though?
Full game over, champion, belongs to the Dallas Mavericks!