Chapter 342: The offseason is about to begin
"Finals MVP? Are you sure it's not a joke? Lin Sen looked at the staff.
"Of course, I won't lie to you, this is the honor you deserve, pack up and get ready to receive the prize." The staff patted Lin Sen's back and turned to leave.
"Finals MVP? MVP…… Consolation prize? Lin Sen muttered and walked to the sideline.
Carolina looked at Lin Sen with his head down, and Lin Sen had the same mood, although they knew about losing like most of them, but when this scene came, it was still so uncomfortable, especially when watching Lin Sen hit the Spurs defense again and again, it was very painful in his heart.
"It's over, it's all over for the season, 1,189 regular season games, 72 playoff games, 441 players, and the season that belongs to them is over, and the San Antonio Spurs laughed at zuihou, they became the king of kings, let's thank the Spurs, thank the Orlando Magic, thank all the players, and give us a beautiful season." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the staff who were setting up the championship podium on the field.
The entire AT&T Center became a sea of joy, with streamers flying wildly in the sky falling on Lin Sen's body, and the Magic's teammates had all left.
"The 2006-2007 season is goodbye, we will have a summer break and look forward to the start of the new season, I think the season is over but the memories will never fade away, the Orlando Magic lost 3:4 but they are still proud, because they have never been favored but have never disappointed those who expected them, let us remember this group of young teams destined to be strong in the future, bless them." Barkley continued. Although Lin Sen's loneliness made him feel a little bad.
Lin Sen did not leave, but kept standing on the sidelines in his jersey. And Carolina, they didn't bother Lin Sen, but waited quietly.
The field was littered with the marks of frantic celebrations by Spurs players. When the Spurs players wearing championship sleeves and Spurs baseball caps came out of the players' tunnel, Lin Sen smiled faintly: "One day I will stand there too." ”
The vast majority of people on the scene were Spurs, and only a small number of people such as Lin Sen and Lin Sen's support group were outsiders.
The spotlight was on the Spurs in the center of the field, and the hoarse voice of the DJ at the AT&T Center was transmitted through the sound to every corner of the stadium.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please focus your attention on the center of the field at this moment, and let's focus on the 2006-2007 season of Larry. The O'Brien Cup is a great honor for us at San Antonio, and let's welcome the glorious moment together. ”
Accompanied by the frantic cheers of the fans in the stadium, TNT reporter Bru. Walter took the microphone and stood in the center of the podium, and next to him was the smiling, gray-haired David. Stern.
"Thank you very much. Here is San Antonio Spurs Larry. O'Brien Cup Awards Scene! NBA commissioner David Brown. Mr. Stern! As he spoke, Walter handed the microphone in his hand to David beside him. Stern.
"Thank you to the San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic for putting together another classic for us, and although these two teams met for the first time, it didn't stop them from giving us a classic. Thank you for your amazing skills, they showed real basketball charm, I think this is a glorious moment for all basketball people, they tell us what basketball spirit is, what team is and what is hero, Orlando Magic deserve to be the champions of the East, they live up to their name, I am very proud of them! "David. Stern paused.
"But this night belongs to the San Antonio Spurs, the 2007 NBA champion!!"
Accompanied by David. Stern's voice reached the peak of cheers from the audience again, when Tim. When Duncan lifted the O'Brien Cup high, the audience boiled again.
"Wood witnessed the Spurs' celebrations, and he stood on the sidelines and didn't leave. I hope Otis. Smith could see Wood's eagerness not to keep him waiting too long, and next up was the Finals MVP award. In this finals, the Spurs and Magic battled seven games, and the Spurs were able to win the championship and the GDP trio is undoubtedly the biggest credit. ”
"Charles, you're right, in the three games that the Magic won, some of them have played a little poorly, and the three of them have basically no accidents as long as they play normally. Parker averaged 22.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 52.% from the field.
And Tim. Duncan averaged 21.8 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field. Ginobili averaged 18.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.7 steals per game and shot 43 percent from three-point range and 36 percent from three-point range.
The three of them have their own characteristics, judging from the data alone, Tim is undoubtedly the most deserving one, but in 2005 the league owed Manu one, and Manu's data this year is the least outstanding but the role is obvious, and there is no problem with Manu, but think about Toney's sixth trapped foul Spurs' dilemma reflects his importance, and his scoring data is also the highest ......"
"Weishenme can't be Wood!" Barkley snorted.
The Spurs on the podium are also waiting for the Grand Final to be awarded. Parker was looking forward to it, because he was the one with the most points among the three, and his fiancée, Eva, stood beside him, feeling her fiancé's nervousness, Eva gave Parker a kiss.
And this time David. Stern took the microphone: "I'm honored to be part of the award of the legendary Bill Brown. Russell's named Championship MVP Trophy was presented to the one who stood out most in this Finals series, and he deserved it. ”
Tony. Parker straightened up, a faint smile on his face, but David. Stern's words caused him to fall straight from the top of the mountain to the bottom.
The entire AT&T center was also stunned, and many people even expressed their dissatisfaction with boos.
'Even though he lost, he deserved everyone's respect, he's still young but he has a never-say-die spirit. I am announcing that the MVP of the 2006-2007 Finals season has been awarded to Orlando Magic Wood. Forest! ”
Hear David. Stern's words Linson walked to the podium. The Spurs players on the stage walked down a little embarrassed.
"He averaged 39.86 points per game in seven games. With 10 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 3.57 steals, and 0.7 blocks, he made 25 three-pointers to set a new record for the number of three-pointers made in the NBA Finals, and his 24 steals also made new history in the NBA Finals, with five games over 40 in seven games! "Blue. Walter said with a smile. Russell put the Finals MVP trophy in Lin Sen's hands.
The boos at the scene were much smaller at this moment. Although they were a little dissatisfied with the award of the Finals MVP to Lin Sen, they also saw Lin Sen's efforts after seven games, and they also admired Lin Sen's hard work.
"It's really Wood, this is the second Finals MVP in NBA history to be awarded to a loser, and while I can't rule out the fact that there is a reason why the league is here to praise it, I still want to say that Wood deserves this honor." Barkley looked at Linson on the field and said.
In the center of the podium, Lin Sen looked at the trophy in his hand, smiled a little bitterly, and looked up at the audience in the audience: "To be honest, I was surprised, I didn't expect that I would get this award at all, but the reality is that as a loser I got this award, San Antonio is a great team and they deserved to win the championship, I learned a lot from them, first of all, xiexie them." ”
There were bursts of applause at the scene. Despite the sparse pulling, Lin Sen didn't care.
"Actually, thank you to my teammates and coaches. Without them, there would be no me, and although we ended in failure, I believe that we will be able to stand here in the future.
I would also like to thank my lover, my friend and agent, Mr. David, without whom there would be no me, no matter when and where I was in any situation, they never gave up on me, zuihou I would like to thank those who have laughed at me, hurt me, and defeated me. Lin Sen looked up at the championship flag fluttering above the arena.
"Today I am a loser, but in the future I will definitely be a winner, and one day I will get a real trophy!"
After Lin Sen finished speaking, he walked directly off the podium, leaving everyone with a back that was not tall but majestic enough, and at this moment, no one doubted that Lin Sen's words were empty words.
The 2006-2007 season ended in such a way that no one dared to imagine before the Grand Final.
And Lin Sen defeated GDP as a loser and won the MVP of the finals, which also set off a war of words.
He finished with 42 points, 27 shooting on 15-of-27 shooting (4-of-8 from three-point range), 8-of-9 free throws, eight assists, five rebounds, four steals and one block.
He finished with 37 points, 22-of-22 shooting (5-of-8 from three-point range), 8-of-8 free throws, 14 assists, seven rebounds and five steals.
44 points, 12-of-27 shooting (5-of-10 three-pointers), 15-of-17 free throws, 10 assists, four rebounds and two steals.
He finished with 40 points and shot 14-of-22 (4-of-7 from three-point range), 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, 13 assists, five rebounds, four steals and one block.
He finished 25 points and shot 7-of-21 (2-of-7 from three-point range), 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, and had seven assists, four rebounds and three steals.
48 points, 16-of-27 shooting (5-of-8 from three-point range), 11-of-13 free throws, nine assists, six rebounds, four steals and two blocks.
He finished with 43 points, 13-of-35 shooting (including 4-of-11 from three-point range), 13-of-15 free throws, nine assists, five rebounds, three steals and one block.
This is the first time in the rookie Linsen's career to the finals that he has seven games in the finals, and the 20-year-old Lin Sen sent away his rookie season with such a comprehensive statistic.
And it was this lonely season that made Lin Sen grow up rapidly, and it became the season that had the biggest impact on Lin Sen's career.
Rookie Lin Sen has changed from a young man who just wants to enjoy basketball and enjoy life to a person who fights for honor, and the 20-year-old Lin Sen started his future with failure.
No matter how discerning the media expert fans are, they also slowly shut up in front of Linsen's data, because this data leaves them with nothing to say.
At the end of a busy season, Linsen did not shy away from inviting female friends who came to cheer him for a big dinner in San Antonio, and then Linsen's support group also left San Antonio one by one, and the small town of San Antonio regained its former feeling.
And Lin Sen took Carolina and Natalie with him. Portman returned to Orlando with the team's plane.
When the Magic got off the plane, the Orlando fans did not complain because of the failure, but gave the most Haode applause to the entire Orlando Magic team that was still in the mood of failure.
The next day Stan. Van Gundy brought the whole team together: "Guys, I'm very proud of you, we lost in the finals this season, but we were the real winners, we exceeded the targets, I'm sure we will do better next year, the offseason is coming, some people will take time off, some people will choose to train, some people will play in international competitions, but whoever it is, I hope I can see you 100 per cent when the training camp starts in September." ”
Dangstan. Van Gundy and Otis. After Smith finished speaking, the Magic rewarded the players with an additional $1 million each, in addition to the playoff bonuses, which also made the team happy.
"Wood, you stay!" Stan. Van Gundy called out to Linson.
"Come tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning if you are free, tomorrow the team has a meeting, and as the team leader I think you have to sacrifice a day." Otis. Smith said with a smile.
"No problem, I'll be there on time, I'll go first if it's okay."
"You've been so busy this summer." Lin Sen had just returned home and David. Falck complained.
"You listen to your itinerary first, first of all you need to help Hong Kong persuade that franchisee, of course it doesn't have to be this year, but you have to make sure that person can't represent other teams in international competitions this year, and secondly, you need to talk to Phil. Jackson meets, but of course it doesn't matter. "David. Falck looked at the notebook in his hand.
"On July 2nd, you need to start your Asian tour, the first stop will be Tokyo, where you will stay for three days, you will be in Seoul for two days on the 5th, and then you will need to go to Beijing, where you will have three days of activities on the agenda, and then you will go to Nanjing and Guangzhou for one day each, and fly back to Hong Kong on the 11th to train with your Hong Kong teammates to prepare for the start of the Asian Championships at the end of the month.
Of course, Hong Kong has promised to give us some time to participate in the training in Hong Kong, and this will be specific at that time, of course, the competition is to get a quota place in the Olympic Games, and the focus is after the competition. ”
Lin Sen listened to it big, originally he wanted to improve his training this offseason, and he also made an appointment with Kobe.
"Rest assured that your training time is set aside for you, and they also need a variety of activities, you will have almost a month to train after August 15, but the bad news is that you still have a lot of work to do before and after this time......"
"David, forget it if you kill me, let's talk about it then." Lin Sen sat directly on the sofa with a helpless expression.
"That's what a big star treats." Carolina walked over with a bottle of Gatorade.
"Forget it, I might as well put it all into training." Lin Sen took Gatorade and pouted, and at the same time, he probably guessed the content of tomorrow's meeting.
Otis. Smith is still in the Waterhouse Center office, and his computer is filled with a list of players who are undoubtedly the Magic's key recruits this offseason.
The offseason is less than a week away, and the draft is less than four days away. (To be continued......)
PS: Thanks to my friends for their support, zuihou handled a game really badly, and I've been so tired lately...... I'm sorry, Xiao Ai will write it well later, and strive to live up to everyone's support!