The New York Knicks players hugged excitedly as they waited for the Eastern Conference Championship trophy two years smaller than the O'Brien Cup.

The Miamis who came to watch the game tonight have almost gone, and the American Airlines Arena at Nuoda is a little deserted, which also makes their cheers particularly obvious, and even echoes.

After the game, they set up a temporary interview stage in a small open space in front of the visiting team's locker room, although it was a little crowded and there was no cheering, but the expressions of the Heat fans when they left gave them a sense of pleasure that had not disappeared yet.

Burst after burst.

Da Yao looked at the Eastern Trophy, smiled so much that his small eyes narrowed into slits, up and down his hands, touched and touched, and couldn't stop loving his face.

Since entering the league in 02, this is the first time he has touched the championship trophy!

It feels really......

It's so cool!

Thinking about it again, now I am touching the small trophy, and then I am going to touch the big trophy, Da Yao's expression is becoming more and more transparent.

This man's fate is truly wonderful!

Thinking about this time a year ago, he tried his best, but he couldn't make the playoffs with the Rockets, who were full of injured soldiers and had not yet reinforced, and coupled with his age, there was really a feeling of sadness at that time.

At that time, Da Yao couldn't help but say in his heart:

Maybe that's the end of my entire career in the NBA!

But......

Thinking about himself in the international arena, representing the Chinese men's basketball team, and finally winning the gold medal in the Olympic Games, Da Yao feels that he is lucky enough to be able to do a good job in one aspect!

At that time, where did he think that in just one summer, his entire fate would be turned upside down......

From the Rockets to the New York Knicks, Da Yao didn't expect that his most promising season would be his first season after leaving the Rockets!

He really has a kind of vitality that has just begun his career, and the kind of fatigue that would occur in the middle of the previous season, but this season has not appeared, but he has become more and more energetic!

Now he hopes that this season can maintain the current momentum to the end and bloom the brightest flowers......

"Beep!"

Inside a mansion in a wealthy neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant took one last look at the Knicks on TV celebrating their reach to the Finals.

Turn off the TV.

At that time, when the camera was given to Li Wan, his child hole unconsciously shrank, and when the camera was given to Shaq O'Neill, his child hole unconsciously shrank again.

Jordan is, of course, the person Kobe Bryant wants to surpass the most.

It's just that the person he wants to surpass the most is not so much an opponent as a goal that motivates him to keep moving forward.

Speaking of Kobe Bryant's entire career, his peak did not coincide with Jordan.

Jordan's last championship came in '98, when Kobe doubled his scoring average but only averaged 15.4 points per game.

Michael Jordan, who has made his third comeback, is not so much a "basketball god on earth", but Michael Jordan's old man.

He is a capitalist who enjoys basketball, and the "God of Basketball" who knows a hammer.

If you really want to talk about the opponent you want to surpass the most......

It has to be these two men on TV who make his eyeholes shrink!

One is the guy he cared about the most before '09, and the other is the guy he cared about the most after '09, and now they are all waiting for him in the finals......

And this is one of the most important reasons why he has to enter the finals!

Wait for me!

Kobe's gaze gradually became sharp with his thoughts, and the eldest daughter Natalia happened to walk to the living room at this time, met Kobe's gaze, and was so frightened that she hurried to find Vanessa:

"Mom, come on, there's a snake in the living room!"

Bryant:......

……

"39-point victory, New York Knicks won the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals and officially swept the Heat 4-0! 》

"Strong sweep, the New York Knicks reached the finals for the seventh time in history!" 》

"Long time no see, finals, the last time was in 1999! 》

The next morning, the whole of New York was also a sensation because of this incident.

The flying reports made the whole American know about this matter for the first time:

The New York Knicks are back on the stage of the Finals!

In fact, last summer, when Li Wan arrived and attracted a large number of strong reinforcements to join, New York fans believed that another glorious era for this team had come......

But even the most optimistic New York fans dare not think that in the first season of Li Wan's arrival, they can reach the finals.

Cause:

This team has sunk too much!

It's hard to return.

Everything, regardless of the team's winning culture or every aspect, needs to be rebuilt, and the rebuilding of this team is so big that almost "all the world" brothers come together, and it will also take time.

But as a result, the New York Knicks proved with rocket-like speed:

There is no run-in problem for a group of people who are really suitable......

When you play, you can exert your maximum power!

No, just in the first season, he immediately played the best record in NBA history with 72 wins and 10 losses, and created an undefeated record in the first three rounds of the playoffs in NBA history.

Compared with these two exaggerated data, entering the finals is like piggybacking on a small goal to complete.

Not worth mentioning at all!

It sounds like an exaggeration, but the strength shown by the New York Knicks this season is fully worth the exaggeration.

Li Wan's prestige has once again reached a new height......

And compared to Ewing, who also did this, his reputation is more than a few steps higher.

There are many reasons, Ewing entered the league in 85 years and was in the New York Knicks for 15 years, but he only led the team to the Finals 2 times, and he has never won a championship.

Li Wan has only been in his first season, and he has done what Ewing has only done twice in 15 years.

In addition, the momentum of the New York Knicks' "dragon crossing the river" this season is not comparable to the New York Knicks led by Ewing at that time.

Ewing led the team to the Finals for two seasons.

The 93~94 season was the first year of Michael Jordan's first retirement, and the league "warlord scuffle", and finally Ewing lost to another "big four center".

In the 98~99 season, although the "Black Eight" as the eighth in the East was enough to reach the finals with enough enthusiasm and inspiration, but in the end it was a simple 1-4 loss, which not only made Tim Duncan directly become the strongest champion in the past 10 years, but also lost to another "four centers".

It felt like a ...... to New Yorkers

Chocolate-flavored, or-flavored chocolate.

It has a taste that Knicks fans love, and there is also a place for New York fans to get their hearts drawn.

How so?

Well......

Oh, yes, not so much!

Of course, the most important thing is that Ewing's style of play is compared to Li Wan's style of play, and Ewing's appearance is compared to Li Wan's appearance......

This sum up has led to the fact that although Li Wan is at the same height as Ewing in terms of team results, he has not had as many times as Ewing.

But his voice in New York is already much, much higher than Ewing's.

To put it mildly, Ewing may have won the championship, and Li Wan's reputation is currently ...... The main Li Wan's bonuses in other aspects are too great.

It's like an idol who has been practicing for two and a half years, can rap, has ideals, and will say "What are you doing, hey young", and can play basketball, which "little black" will not like it?

I can't wait to talk about it all day long!

As for Li Wan really won the championship......

Hey, then you can only wait for the day when you win the championship to know how exaggerated Li Wan's influence will be!

New York Fans......

Already waiting!

On the evening of the New York media's excited celebrations, the Western Conference Finals G4 kicked off. The Los Angeles media kept urging the Lakers to "get rid of the opponent as soon as possible and get to the Finals", which angered the Thunder boys.

From the start of the game, they played very hard and took an early lead.

It's just that on the Lakers' side, Kobe, who was also "provoked", "exploded" again, scoring 16 points alone in the first quarter, helping the team bite the score. Then the Lakers gradually found their form, and the Thunder's momentum continued to be contained, until the end of the game was lost by 8 points.

The big score came to 3-1!

The Lakers are one of the last series away from reaching the Finals......

The Los Angeles media was already analyzing the advantages of the Lakers and the Knicks, but Kevin Durant said before the start of Game 5 of the series: "We're going to come back to Oklahoma with the game, it's not over yet!" ”

The Los Angeles media laughed and said it couldn't be, absolutely impossible.

What is this Kevin Durant's ability, can we not know?

Last year, it relied on the defense sample, and this year it is better, but it also relies on the small sample!

On the edge of the cliff after falling behind 1-3, will Kobe Bryant still give him a chance to struggle?

As a result, Kevin Durant made good on his promise with a 38-point scoring show and returned to Oklahoma with his brother and the game to pose.

The big score came to 2-3!

The look back when he left Staples Arena made headlines the next day, as if to say:

Staples ......

My brother and I will be back!

This game has also become Kevin Durant's "fame battle" in the playoffs, and he has entered the playoffs for the second time in his career, and since tonight, he can be regarded as a masterpiece.

The future "Grim Reaper" took the scythe in his cloak and exposed the head of the knife a little.

Bill Wharton bluntly said: "Kevin Durant has really grown to the point where we can't ignore him anymore......"

Kevin Durant, who heard this, was happy at first, but as Bill Wharton said the next words:

“…… Just because he and Li Wan are both rookies in the 07 class, we will inevitably compare him with Li Wan, but in fact, it may take ten or twenty years for a phenomenal rookie like Li Wan to appear, and it is unfair to compare other players with such a guy at any time...... Kevin Durant is really growing fast compared to other players at his stage, and he is also a genius! ”

Kevin Durant was speechless......

He remembers that before the '07 draft, he was called "the most powerful humanoid scoring machine after Michael Jordan", from '84 to '07, this is a span of 23 years, how can he be considered a "once-in-twenty genius", right?

Why is it ...... "he's a genius too" now?

On the contrary, Li Wan, who was unknown at the time, became famous by relying on the NCAA finals, and now he has become a "phenomenal newcomer who can only appear in ten or twenty years".

Damn!

It's obviously me first!

In fact, it's not just Kevin Durant, Oden, as the "Emperor", is an All-Star starter even now, but the outside world's evaluation of him is no longer so demonic.

There is also the factor of Li Wan, who is in front of the jade.

Michael Jordan's strength can't affect Olajuwon's "top spot".

It's just a pity that if Li Wan reaches the height of Jordan, Durant and Auden's current achievements obviously can't be compared with Olajuwon......

The evaluation will naturally be lower, and it will not be as fanciful as before.

Oden doesn't care, he has such a good relationship with Li Wan, and he doesn't care that the outside world thinks he is not evil enough because Li Wan is too demonic.

Besides, that's what it was so far.

But for Kevin Durant, who is holding back a lot of energy in his heart and wants to win the world, this is unacceptable!

Why should I, "Boss Du", be a head shorter than the one surnamed Li?

Kevin Durant is unconvinced!

He wants to ask for an explanation for himself......

There is just such an opportunity in front of us:

The New York Knicks have entered the Finals, as long as he can also enter the Finals, then he will meet Li Wan on the highest stage of the NBA, and he will come to the next game seriously, and everyone outside will know that he Kevin Durant is not inferior to Li Wan!

Right!

That's right!

As long as I make it to the finals, I'll be able to prove myself!

Kevin Durant's eyes seemed to have a flame burning:

I'm going to......

Enter the finals!

The idea is firm, it's just ......

"Smack!"

Bryant woke him up with a slap.

What do you think!

This finals is what you said you wanted to go, and you could go?

Did you ask me?

Let's do it again next year!

"Kevin, you're good enough!"

The score was fixed at 109-101, and the Lakers' eight-point advantage was the last laugh, and the Thunder were finally eliminated 2-4 in front of their own fans.

Bryant hugged Kevin Durant on the opposite side at the first time.

From last year to this year, it was only one season, and the speed of progress of this young man with outstanding temperament was so fast that even he was a little surprised. In his impression, there are really few newcomers who can progress as fast as the guy in front of him.

Even because of Kevin Durant, he has a sense of urgency.

The last newcomer who made him feel this way was none other than Li Wan's killer......

Except for Li Wan, you are the most progressive young generation I have ever seen.

Kobe Bryant originally wanted to send this sentence to Kevin Durant, but the applause and cheers from the scene made him feel that he couldn't hear what he was saying, so he didn't continue, patted Kevin Durant on the shoulder, and walked towards his own bench.

By the way, I glanced at the auditorium......

Tonight's Thunder home court was full of fans.

Although they lost at this moment, these Oklahomas did not lose it, but bid farewell to their heroes with cheers and applause!

The city didn't have a team until the summer of '08, they made the playoffs last year, and they reached the Western Conference Finals this year......

This is no longer a step by step, this is a big step in one year, a big step in three years, and this season's Thunder team can be called a "strong in the West"!

Fell 2-4 on the stage of the Western Conference finals, and Thunder fans really felt that these young people were still honored despite defeat!

This season......

Great work!

Next year will definitely be even more exciting!

Their satisfaction is beyond words.

Kobe Bryant saw it, and that sense of urgency came back to his heart.

It's been a few years!

So......

We must win the championship this time!

Of course, this time he had a reason to win!

Li Wan......

Sark......

A "grudge", a "grievance", no matter which one of them loses again in the finals, Kobe Bryant can't accept it, and now they are still running together, can this be lost?

The Los Angeles media shouted to the Knicks as soon as the Lakers won Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals:

"Knicks, don't think it's stable, Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers are here!"

On the second day of the Western Conference Finals, the heated discussion about the Finals also became overwhelming.

After that night, no one talked about the Thunder or the Heat, and all eyes were on the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers......