On June 13, 2004, the Los Angeles Times reported in depth on last night's lengthy awards ceremony.

Many Lakers fans who left the game early and turned the table in the third quarter of the game were depressed after reading the newspaper.

Since moving into Staples Arena, the new arena has kept the "champagne flavor" of the Knicks' celebrations.

The year of the championship was on the road, and Lakers fans were looking forward to a big awards ceremony at home, but sadly, it looked like it would have to wait many more years.

Of course, it's easy to go to the celebration, and you can enjoy the joy of victory by turning into a Knicks fan.

After last night's long awards ceremony, the New York fans who came to watch the game left the stadium and started to work outside the stadium, and there were many people who participated in the event, and it was clear that some of them had "defected".

On Facebook, many young Los Angeles fans shared last night's celebration, scolding the "thief" Lakers together, and by the way, Farke O'Neal

This victory will continue to be enjoyed for the next few months, and the happiness of young people is so simple.

In addition to some regular reports, there are also some op-eds mentioning Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson's blessings to Lee You:

"We watched a terrible game last night, but we made new history as Lee surpassed Michael Jordan to become the best player in NBA history!"

After the birth of the FMVP award, Michael Jordan won 5 times, which is enough to show his dominance.

Li You won the trophy again this year, breaking the record, becoming the first player in history to win 6 FMVP trophies.

The league congratulated Li You early in the morning, and by the way, he also posted the detailed style of the exclusive trophy. GOAT！

Unlike previous years, the Knicks went to Avalon Hollywood, a well-known nightclub in Los Angeles, to celebrate the championship shortly after the game last night.

Formerly known as the Hollywood Theatre in 1927, it was renamed only two years ago, and was a favorite of British bands in the '80s, and was the venue for the early days of famous rock bands in the '90s.

Entering the new millennium, after the official name change, this nightclub became more popular in the West Coast music scene.

There are fewer elements of "chanting", and the choice here is mainly because of James Dolan.

Curly Boss brought his band to a nightclub last night, and the Knicks came to the club to celebrate wildly after spilling champagne in the visiting locker room

Naturally, the New York Times will not "reflect" like the Los Angeles sports media, in addition to reporting on James Dolan's wonderful performances, it is more to praise Lee You's dominance in this year's playoffs!

The headline on the front page in the morning also released a group photo from last night:

Li You sat on the podium, his right hand was spread apart, his left hand was erected with his fingers, Artest and Hill on the left and right sides held the trophy and cheered, and everyone on the Knicks team behind him also raised their hands;

The league's management and the Knicks' management also cheered on both sides, and with the gold ribbon falling over the arena, the award ceremony didn't look like it was taking place on the road.

Although the statistics of the regular season were mediocre, entering the playoffs, Li You's data skyrocketed, and several mainstream media in the New York Times gave evaluations:

“GOAT！”

In the 4 finals, the Knicks outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points per game, creating the largest net score in the finals!

The Knicks, who won 72 in the playoffs, played an undefeated record again, tying the record set last season.

The Lakers' F4 became the biggest joke of the 03~04 season!

After a hasty interview last night, the Lakers didn't say much and went back to their respective homes.

Losing in the finals was so bad that they couldn't accept it, and they lost their faces if they failed in this way.

The 13th happened to be a Sunday, and TNT's show showed a footage of last night's interview with Phil Jackson:

"It's unacceptable to fail like this, the Lakers have lost their souls in those two seasons and we're not playing the right way."

“.”

The interview was in the home team's dressing room, and Phil Jackson looked particularly angry, leaving those two sentences behind and turning away.

No one spoke in the Lakers' locker room, and several members of the coaching staff were equally overwhelmed.

Someone is naturally responsible for failure, and ball critics naturally have to open a point meeting, and after last night's game, Kobe Bryant became the biggest bearer.

In the studio, Kenny Smith said good things for the players as always, and although Kobe Bryant performed extremely crotch-pulling, he still sent words of praise:

"I don't agree with Coach Phil Jackson, who averaged 29 points per game, which shows that there is a huge gap between the two teams."

"It's not something that can be solved by a single player!"

"Kobe Bryant never gave up in the game, I could see his desire to win, and I really appreciated his competitive spirit."

Because the data is really pulling the crotch, Kenny Smith can only blow Kobe's insistence:

Played an average of 40 minutes per game, averaging 24.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.3 blocks and 3.5 turnovers per game;

He averaged 20.5 attempts per game and shot 39.0 percent from the field and 5.0 attempts from beyond the three-point line and shot 20.0 percent from three-point range.

He averaged 8.0 free throws per game and shot 87.8% from the free-throw line.

In the four games, the true shooting percentage was 49.5%, which is a bit of a drop considering that G4 Kobe Bryant played most of the game in the fourth quarter

Charles Buck looked at his partner with a "you're kidding" expression:

"If I had covered Kobe Bryant's name, I would have thought it was Allen Iverson!"

"I've always praised Kobe Bryant because his stats are better than Iverson's, and now it seems that there is no difference between Kobe and Iverson."

"When O'Neal lost his dominance, Kobe Bryant proved himself to be just a normal star player against the Knicks' outside defense."

"He can't do anything, and his offensive options are extremely bad, and he's the biggest reason why the Lakers lost by a big score."

The louder he spoke, Charles Barkley was a little emotional, until Ernnie Johnson interrupted from the sidelines:

"Regardless of player performance, I'm thinking about head coach Phil Jackson, what is the soul of the Lakers?"

"They've won championships, OK has had success, they lost to the Spurs last season, and looking at this year's regular season record, the Lakers are successful."

Interrupted abruptly, Charles Barkley was a little dissatisfied, grinning at the question and continuing:

"Soul? Undoubtedly referring to the triangle offense, and in the four games of the year, I didn't see a shadow of the triangle offense, just a few lame pick-and-rolls. ”

"And after Karl Malone's injury, the blocking and pick-and-roll gradually decreased, but Kobe Bryant held the ball more alone, and he disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Lakers."

The director duly gave the data of O'Neal's 4 games:

Averaged 36.3 minutes per game, averaging 25.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.0 blocks and 3.0 turnovers per game;

He averaged 16.5 shots per game and shot 62.5 percent from the field and 9.5 free throws per game and shot 48.8 percent from the free-throw line.

O'Neal took a few fewer shots than Kobe Bryant and didn't rebound in a double-double.

Statistically, the Fat Sharks seem to lack fighting spirit and haven't been able to support the Lakers' offense more.

Kenny Smith disagreed, but he was too embarrassed to throw the pot on Payton, who averaged 4.0 points per game, and could only say euphemistically:

"The Lakers are short of scorers, and don't forget that basketball is for five people, and Karl Malone's injury has had a big impact on the Lakers."

When it comes to the performance of veterans, Charles Barkley can't say anything, no one expected Payton to gradually pull his hips this season, and even more so in the Finals.

The championship chasing veterans is indeed worthy of respect, but after the ability declines, it is not time to continue to start, and the Lakers use their own experience to remind the league's teams:

"Times have changed, and the old man can't do it anymore."

The Knicks also have veterans, and Mutombo plays less than 20 minutes per game, and he doesn't have much to do after he gets on the court, protecting rebounds and carrying fouls appropriately.

Thanks to the Knicks' scoring ability, Mutombo, who is of unknown age, did a good job of completing the task, quietly squeezing out Wright, who was in a stable rotation.

With the championship ring, the veteran can also pat his chest and proudly say:

"I've worked for the Knicks!"

The three of them in the studio suddenly lost their interest in discussing, and Kobe Bryant did have to take the blame, but Kupchak was also responsible as the team's general manager.

The Knicks have categorically rejected the face-saving veteran, while the Lakers have chosen to believe that the veteran can play dominant.

Charles Barkley seemed to have in mind the contradictions between O'Neal and Kobe this season, and finally summed it up seriously:

"Maybe in the next few years, we won't be able to see the Lakers on the Finals stage again!"

“.”

ESPN prefers to use data to "critique players" rather than his peers, and data expert Hollinger praised Lee's performance in his column last night:

"Lee, who is in his prime, showed us the future of basketball!"

"In 16 playoff games, he averaged 36.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 2.6 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.1 turnovers per game."

"He averaged 20.1 shots per game and shot 63.7 percent from the field, 7.8 attempts per game from beyond the three-point line and 52.9 percent from three-point range, and 7.7 free throws per game and 96.7 percent from the free-throw line."

"The true hit rate is as high as 79.2%, and the efficiency value has come to an inhuman 46.9!"

"Despite the lack of strength in the first round and finals, Lee's performance tells us that the big man is no longer the master of the basketball game, he represents the future!"

This article illustrates in more detail how outrageous Lee You's performance has been in this season's playoffs.

With a usage rate of more than 35%, play the ultimate assist-to-loss ratio!

In addition to adding some off-ball offense in the Eastern Conference Finals, Lee Woo, who has the ball in his hand, played a style of play that most academy coaches don't like.

Since the PER has been blown up, the current data can no longer reflect the influence of Li You on the game, and ESPN is working on another kind of high-level data.

Critics are desperate to evaluate Lee's performance in a more accurate way.

On Monday, June 13, the Los Angeles Times broke another news:

"The Lakers are about to enter a rebuilding period."

Related articles directly look at the stupid Lakers fans, O'Neal has slipped a little, but he is still the best big man in the league.

Entering a rebuilding period, this means that the Lakers will most likely trade the league's No. 1 center.

Fortunately, at noon, the owner of the Lakers, Old Buss, personally refuted the rumors, and General Manager Kupchak made it clear:

"We're going to keep the core players, and next season, the Lakers will still be aiming for a championship!"

However, many fans did not buy this statement, as we all know, every team will shout such a slogan in the offseason, and everyone has resistance after eating too much of the pie.

After this year's Finals, no Lakers player made a big statement to reassure fans.

After all, the contradiction has arisen, and after a season of fermentation, no one can guarantee that they will play for the Lakers next season.

O'Neal, who has always liked to blow X to the media, was also silent, and there were signs that the Lakers didn't seem to plan to offer him a big contract.

O'Neal needs to be prepared for both, so he hasn't been interviewed by the Los Angeles media for the past two days.

The Knicks didn't care about their opponents, celebrating two days in Los Angeles before flying back to Manhattan on Monday afternoon.

At JFK Airport, seeing Li You holding the trophy and waving to everyone, the scene instantly boiled, and the shouting couldn't stop.

Day and night were reversed for two days, and everyone was a little tired, but Li You was not affected too much, as long as he slept for a while, he immediately returned to a full blood state.

It wasn't until they boarded the bus that everyone got rid of the enthusiastic fans.

Everyone will return to the training center in Tarrytown for a medical check-up, where the training team will give some advice and, more importantly, make sure you are healthy.

Stoudemire will undergo minimally invasive surgery on his knee, and the newcomer has not had many opportunities in this year's playoffs, mainly because the coaching staff relies on veterans.

After getting into the car, Stoudemire, who was sitting in the back, saw Prince smiling and reading the magazine, and immediately complained:

"The opponent is so weak this year, he should have more opportunities, and no one has reported on us for the past two days!"

Fiddling with the sports illustrated magazine in his hand, Prince turned his head and said:

"Isn't there another team interview this week? Next Monday, Sports Illustrated will have a special issue of the Knicks, which no other team has ever had the opportunity to do. ”

Unlike Stoudemire, Prince is more satisfied with this year's playoff experience.

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According to the player's contribution, the maximum possible allocation is 500,000 US dollars, and Coach D'Antoni will not only take 500,000 dollars, but also sign another big contract in the offseason.

Since Lee Woo personally gave up this reward, the Knicks staff will also be rewarded even more generously.

After winning the championship, the team will also shoot some team advertisements for food, and there will be some income at that time, and the atmosphere group will also have a share.

That's the perk of a championship team, and in general, playing with the Knicks is a bit of a roll, but it's definitely more profitable.

Raja Bell's salary is only $700,000, and the bonus he receives is half of his salary, although there are also tax considerations, but the hard work pays off.

Several people in the atmosphere group are smiling, and after winning the championship, they can pay attention and share the money, who doesn't like this?

Sitting in the front, Lee Woo is also reading Sports Illustrated, and as the draft approaches, there is more and more news from Dwight Howard.

Mark Battlestein is also building momentum for Okafor, and although it is not a big year for the draft, seeing a lot of familiar names, Lee Woo realized that this rookie is of high quality.

Gasol, who has changed the tough guy "skin" this season, exploded in efficiency in this year's playoffs, and the PER came to 30.4, which is the player with the highest efficiency value after Li You.

Regardless of the style of play, he can eat the cake steadily, he can simply organize the offense, and after harvesting a series of statistics, from an Excel point of view, Gasol is the strongest center in the playoffs.

The Knicks can even set up a "twin tower" lineup for positional offense, playing to the No. 4 position, and Gasol still has a big advantage.

ESPN blew Gasol into the sky, and if it weren't for the poor defense of O'Neal in the finals, Gasol would most likely be blown as the league's No. 1 center

Gasol, who won the championship, was in a good mood, and after confirming that he had won a big contract, he turned more attention to the national team:

"Hill, when will you officially start the training camp, has the United States Basketball Association set the time?"

Hill, who was also reading the magazine, did not hide it after hearing the inquiry, and briefly introduced:

"On July 1st, many players need to report to the training camp, and I should participate in joint training on the 7th, so the time is a little tight."

Players who have participated in the Finals will not get much recuperation time if they continue to participate in the Olympics, which is why the Hooks and Knicks do not want players to participate in international competitions.

Ewing didn't seem to have sobered up yet, and the gorilla was drunk, and when he heard the words of the two, he immediately said:

"Grant, there's no need to say no to the Basketball Association's invitation, we don't have a shortage of players at every position."

For ordinary players, being selected for the U.S. men's basketball team is a decent thing, but Hill has won a gold medal and has a championship in his body, and there is no need to prove himself.

"Duncan also accepted the invitation, we have a good relationship, work together once, and strive to win a gold medal! I think he's going to love it. ”

Hill spoke of Duncan in a brisk tone, apparently poking fun at the unlucky guy who always loses in the Finals.

Li You thought that there was Iverson in this year's squad, and suddenly found that the Olympic squad was the "League of Losers".

The United States Basketball Association symbolically sent an invitation to Li You, and he didn't bother after refusing, probably taking into account the atmosphere in the team.

"I started training at the beginning of the month, and I should be preparing for this year's trip to Asia, and when the time comes, I will bring you some gifts."

"Don't push yourself, I'm still not optimistic about Larry Brown."

Li You put down the magazine and reminded him that the international arena is not very friendly to the lineup that has not been projected, and the addition of Hill cannot change the team structure, and there is a high probability that it will still be cold

Hearing the reminder, everyone didn't care, this year's U.S. men's basketball team is a star-studded team, and in everyone's opinion, the gold medal has long been decided!

D'Antoni would like his players to turn down invitations, with a third straight title on the horizon and hoping to continue to dominate the league next season.

However, he said a few words in front of the management at most, and thinking about this offseason, Mustache felt that he should also work harder.

Knight, whose contract expired, was no longer in his plans, and some atmosphere groups also needed to be replaced, D'Antoni quietly glanced back, and secretly apologized in his heart:

"For the sake of the champion, you can only leave."

Before the draft at the end of the month, the No. 22 Charlotte Bobcats will have an extended draft and will be limited to a few players on unprotected contracts due to salary cap restrictions.

That's not good news for the Knicks, but they can put Raja Bell on the eight-man protection list.

The Knicks must produce high-quality products, which the SuperSonics and the Timberwolves have experienced.

The New York media has been disgusted by the Bobcats' recent popularity, with some columnists already calling them "thieves."

On the morning of the 15th, Li You was eating breakfast at his home on 82nd Street while reading the newspaper.

The sports section of the New York Times is still the same, blowing as much as it wants, and starting to belittle the teams again.

The Bobcats have taken on most of the firepower lately, and the other side openly admitted to digging into the wall a few months ago, and even the New York fans have no good opinion of the team.

The agent of the little Knight also revealed some news to the media, and next season, they will most likely play in Charlotte, and the Bobcats will give Knight a starting position!

The New York media did not know that the little man Knight was not in D'Antoni's plan, and he was poached by his opponent two times in a row, and he went all out after the finals.

Milinda and Jin were both dressed in blue shirts and trousers, and when they came to the table, they looked at Li You, who didn't raise their heads, and laughed:

"It is said that the championship parade the day after tomorrow, many celebrities will participate?"

"Mr. Bill Bradley has been looking for you for a long time, and now you definitely can't hide!"

Kim sat down at the table, thanked the butler who handed him breakfast, and ate the muffins with a smile, putting on a look that it was not a big deal to see the excitement.

Milinda came behind her, hugged Li You with a smile, kissed her hard, and kneaded her shoulders again:

"Bradley joins Howard Dean's camp, who gave up re-election as governor and lost the primary, but Dean has a chance to be elected chairman of the Donkey Party."

"Maybe Mr. Bradley wants to introduce you to the future chairman!"

Milinda has already helped Li You sort out her interpersonal relationships, but although this big wave girl has grown a lot, her personality is still the same as when she was in college, and she always likes to see Li You deflated.

Jin on the side saw Li You holding Milinda in his arms, and then added:

"Dean is also said to have worked as a stockbroker, so maybe you'll have some common topics, which is a good thing, and it will ease some of the awkwardness when the time comes."

After saying this, both of them laughed, since Bradley began to support Dean in early January of this year, the Knicks legend wants to pull Lee Woo on the boat.

Fortunately, Dean lost the Donkey Party primary election not long ago, but this matter is not over, and Li You, who has no excuses, can only accept the kindness of the old-timer Bill Bradley at this time.

Last night's confrontation did not affect Li You, patted Milinda's buttocks, and saw that the other party was still smiling in his arms, so he said helplessly:

"I'm just an athlete and I don't have any political leanings at all, and Mr. Bradley must have misunderstood me."

"It's not easy to make some money, I knew that I shouldn't have proposed to short Enron in the first place!"

Milinda gave Li You a blank look, if she doesn't short Enron, how can she have the huge cash now, and if she doesn't have a huge amount of cash, how can she further cooperate with Axes Capital.

Although the stock has gains, it is too slow, and the big wave girl didn't care about Li You's quibbles, but said to Jin on the other side:

"We'll be back to Greenwich in a few days, and Alyce has picked up a couple of yachts, and we're going to check them out."

"Where's your special trophy, my dear? I knew we would have been going to watch the game live this year! ”

Thinking of the experience of the two of them "touching the trophy" last night, Li You kissed the girl in his arms fiercely, and finally said depressedly:

"The day after tomorrow, the championship parade is over, I will take the trophy to my home, this year there are a lot of celebrities participating in the event, this is also a troublesome thing."

“.”

The Knicks have an active GOAT, and the team's old-timers are going to follow suit.

Unfortunately, one of the old-timers likes to participate in political activities, and Li You hit the muzzle of the gun this time.

On Thursday, June 17, at 10 a.m., Manhattan was boiling again.

After boarding the parade bus from Madison Square Garden, the fans who participated in the parade gathered around, especially the fans holding the "GOAT" whiteboard, and everyone was enjoying the joy of victory.

Several celebrities who retired jerseys also participated in the parade this year, and the bus slowly drove to Times Square amid cheers.

The championship parade in June has become almost the same as the New Year's Eve event in December, and after winning consecutive championships, New York fans have become completely accustomed to such big parties.

As the Knicks' home commentator, Walter Fraser has seen Lee Woo grow firsthand.

didn't stand in the same car with the old men, Walter Fred deliberately came to Li You's side and mingled with the young people.

After coming to the stage set up in Times Square, while the event had not yet started, Walter Fraser, who was also wearing a champion T-shirt, asked with concern:

"Reaching the finals for 7 consecutive seasons, Lee, how does your body feel?"

'Maybe you can cut back on a little bit of a break, a defender is usually a little bit shorter than a big man, and that's something I've experienced.

Walter Fraser, who is also a 6-foot-4" championship defender, began to suffer injuries in the ninth season of his career and then declined.

However, he was already 31 years old at the time, and considering the more scientific and healthy training conditions in modern times, the legend thought that Li You's peak period could last longer.

The premise is that the body has to save some use, after all, Li You has played too many games

The two have known each other for many years, and Li You hugged the old-timers and gave each other a reassurance:

"I know my body, I won't have any problems for the next few years, I'm in great shape right now!"

"But I do have to take a good break in the offseason, mainly to adjust my mental state!"

Walter Fraser patted Lee Woo's chest, felt the thick muscles, and smiled and stopped talking about it.

As the Knicks players took their seats and Willis Reed appeared on stage in a championship T-shirt, the surrounding fans were boiling again.

Longtime fans will never forget Willis Reed's contribution to the Knicks, and everyone cheers.

Behind the celebrities, the chubby Ewing also smiled and waved to the fans, and he was the youngest in the retired jersey.

Walter Fraser handed the microphone to James Dolan, and Lee Woo sat in a row on the stage with his teammates, listening to the curly-haired boss introduce the celebrities who came to the scene tonight.

According to the previously established process, the microphone should be handed over to Walter Fraser after the introduction is completed, but at this time James Dolan temporarily added the scene:

"It was a moment to remember, Lee became the first player in NBA history to win six FMVP trophies!"

"The best player of all time, the best team of all time, we will continue to rule this era!"

"Now let me give you a song."

Everyone in the audience began to cheer loudly, Li You on the stage twitched slightly from the corners of his eyes, a little speechless, and the curly-haired boss pulled his band to the scene again.

This situation and this scene made Li You have a feeling of "annual meeting" in his memory, and the sound of music made his thoughts fly.

Thinking that the sports media have been concerned about when he will decline recently, Li You is secretly proud:

[Kobe Bryant's extraordinary coordination]

The finals once again allowed him to gain a good talent, without absolute physical advantage, relying on projection and outstanding skills, he can also maintain a good competitive state:

"Looking forward to a slide? Wait another 10 years! ”

(End of chapter)