Chapter 358: The Most Grassroots Finals MVP in History
When Costas interviewed Li Wei, on the other side of the world, Teacher Song and Coach Zhang were always there to guess who was the MVP of the finals!
Finals MVP, abbreviated as FMVP, F is the English "Finals", that is, "finals".
Normally, the FMVP is given to the best player on the winning side of the Finals, except that in its first year, the judges awarded it to Jerry West, a Lakers player on the losing side.
In previous years, there was no suspense about this award, the Bulls won the championship six times, Jordan deservedly won 6 FMVPs, and in the remaining two years, Olajuwon won two.
But this year, it's too much suspense!
If the Spurs win the championship, the trophy will be awarded to Tim Duncan, and now the Spurs have not won the championship, and Duncan has only played 4 games due to injury, and it seems that the award will not be convincing.
And the winning Knicks, Alan Houston is the team's scoring champion, averaging 19 points per game in the series, but he is too iron, and the last four games did not show the level that a big boss should have!
Kevin Garnett was heavily guarded by Tim Duncan in the first four games, and David Robinson was just in front of him in the last three games, which was relatively expensive, so the statistics were not outstanding at all, averaging only 15.4 points, 10 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Stephen Jackson is the second highest scoring average per game for the Knicks, with 17.2 points, and he exploded when the team won four in a row, scoring 20+ every time, but he was just a substitute!
Giving the grand prize to a substitute is also not convincing!
After interviewing Li Wei, Costas handed the microphone to David Stern, the president of the alliance.
Stern brought out Old Man Bill Russell.
The Finals MVP trophy is named after Bill Russell, a Celtic legend who won 11 championship rings as a player and is known as the Lord of the Rings.
After a brief introduction to Bill Russell, David Stern added: "He was a second-round rookie in '97 and he came off the bench and he was perfect...... The winner of the 1999 Finals Bill Russell Cup was Stephen Jackson! ”
Everyone cheered in unison!
Teacher Song said: "Stephen Jackson came off the bench and won the grand prize, which is amazing!" ”
Zhang guided: "I guessed that it was him, this should be the first time in NBA history that a bench player won an award!" ”
Teacher Song said: "His performance is really amazing, very good! ”
Zhang instructed: "It's good, but at the end of the third quarter and the fourth quarter today, his indiscriminate shooting scared me, but fortunately, the Knicks won in the end!" ”
Teacher Song said: "Haha, he really didn't play well at the last moment, but throughout the game, he scored 22 points, which is still amazing, if it weren't for him, the Knicks might not have been able to play with the Spurs in the fourth quarter, and the merit outweighed the fault!" ”
Stephen Jackson was so excited when he heard that he had won the award that he hugged the people around him before he stepped forward to hug David Stern!
When he received the trophy from Bill Russell, tears flowed!
"Stephen?" Kostas stepped forward for an interview.
Stephen Jackson was so choked up that he couldn't speak!
Costas had to wait for a moment before continuing to ask, "Stephen, congratulations on winning the Finals MVP trophy, can you tell everyone how you feel at the moment?" ”
Stephen Jackson said: "I'm so excited, you know, I'm a second-round pick, and on draft day, I couldn't shake Mr. Stern's hand. I thought, I'm going to prove myself, I'm going to show everybody that I'm no worse than the guys in front of me!
I just hugged Stern and I feel like I've proven myself, thanks to Coach Lee, he drafted me in the first place, he gave me playing time in the finals, and I got the right shot, thanks to my teammates, thank you to the assistant coaches and the staff, hi guys, thank you, thank you so much......"
As early as before the start of Game 7, many fans speculated that if the Knicks won the championship, Stephen Jackson would get the FMVP as a substitute.
Online, a Knicks fan posted: "I think Alan Houston deserves the FMVP the most, he is really inaccurate in the Finals, but don't forget how hard the Spurs used to defend him!"
The Spurs are one of the best defensive teams in the league, and Houston has been in the middle of the pack for a lot of time, and if it weren't for the fact that he attracted a lot of defense, Stephen Jackson wouldn't have been able to score that many points! ”
Another fan said Garnett deserves the MVP. Garnett really didn't score many points, but he was very efficient and at the same time a defensive backbone on the court, if he hadn't been for his thin body to top the center, then even if Duncan was injured, the Knicks' interior line would have been blown up by the Spurs.
Another fan posted: "I think the MVP of the finals should be Coach Li, definitely Coach Li!" We are obviously so much weaker than the Spurs, the first three games were played until the last moment, and then Duncan was injured, and Coach Li won four consecutive games and won the championship with four consecutive wins!
The most important thing is that at the last moment, Coach Li actually came on the field in person and shot a lore! He hit Duncan's shot! You know, I was stunned to see him play, I didn't even know he was on the team's playoff roster! ”
The second floor of the post said: "Coach Li's last shot is indeed a miracle!" Which Duncan kneeling map? ”
"Here comes the picture!"
The third floor is also fast enough, and I actually posted a photo of the last cast.
In the photo, Li Wei raised his hands high, Duncan knelt on the ground, and the ball flew in the sky!
The fourth floor said: "This picture is really a god, the emperor ascended the throne, and Duncan knelt down to be a minister!" ”
Fifth floor: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
A Heat fan came in on the sixth floor: "Duncan knelt on the ground because of a knee injury, don't be narcissistic." If he hadn't been injured, the Knicks would have been swept 4:0! ”
The seventh floor said: "The hot powder is thick!" You are still being beaten by us even if you are not injured! Coach Li bowed to me, long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”
The eighth floor said: "Speaking from my heart, I also think that Coach Li deserves to be the MVP of the Finals, and Stephen Jackson does not deserve the award!" ”
A Pacers fan on the ninth floor left a message: ", the MVP of the Finals is Bruce Bowen, if he hadn't abolished Duncan, the Knicks would never have won the championship in their lives!" ”
76ers fans on the tenth floor: "The ninth floor is reasonable, top!" ”
Celtics fans on the 11th floor: "Haha, the truth on the ninth floor!" ”
Lakers fans on the 12th floor: "You can't tell the truth like this on the ninth floor!" ”
Knicks fans were furious and scolded angrily: "The ninth floor is rough!" "Your dad is still your dad!" "Son, I didn't recognize my father just after the fight? ”……
The next day, major media in the United States reported the news that the Knicks defeated the Spurs and the Black Eight won the championship with headlines, and almost all the pictures in newspapers and magazines were photos of Li Wei's last shot.
The ball flew in the sky, the short boy stood straight, his hands raised high, and Duncan, who was 2.11 meters tall, knelt in front of him with a painful expression!
This photo is stunning!
In the New York Post, this photo occupies a full page, and the text next to it is: "New York's basketball emperor has ascended the throne, wait and bow down!" ”