The Lakers attacked, and Kobe tried to continue to hit hard, but missed.
Kobe sighed secretly, he saw FMVP moving away from him.
There was less than half a half, and even if he took all the shots, it would be of no avail.
Kobe already had the idea of giving up.
The Celtics attacked and Garnett hit a jumper.
51 to 65, the point difference narrowed to 14 points.
Garnett roared angrily and encouraged his teammates not to give up.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan pushed Pierce away from the basket, then caught the ball and turned around to make a jump shot, which he hit.
The score difference came to 16 points again, which seemed to be a response to Garnett.
"More than a year ago, Garnett would never have imagined that the boy he drove away would become his biggest stumbling block."
Buckley scoffed.
The story of Garnett and Zhang Zhiyuan's grudge has long been picked up by the media, and now it is well known to everyone.
Those who don't like Garnett are naturally happy to hear this.
"Zhang is just a special case. In fact, Garnett's choice at the time was not necessarily a big mistake."
Smith said something fair.
There are countless undrafted draft picks who go to clubs to try their luck every year, but over the years, there has only been one Zhang Zhiyuan.
There are many people who look down on undrafted players like Garnett, but Garnett was unlucky enough to meet this special being named Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Well, Kenny, guess what, will the Lakers regret it in the future?"
There was nothing much to talk about in the game, so Barkley simply talked about the gossip that the fans care about.
According to gossip, the Lakers have decided to keep Kobe Bryant, and Zhang Zhiyuan will definitely leave the team next season. The reason for his departure is also very simple, that is, he wants to be the team's boss and the only core.
Now the Lakers' choice to keep Kobe seems to be a very humane operation, but if we look at this choice many years later, is it really the right one?
At least Barkley is not optimistic about the Lakers' choice. He feels that with Zhang Zhiyuan's potential, there is a high probability that he will dominate the league in the future.
Giving up Zhang Zhiyuan for Kobe Bryant is definitely the stupidest choice in history, no less than the Magic giving up O'Neal.
"It's hard to say. I should be able to more or less do it."
Smith said.
This gossip dampened the joy of Lakers fans a little, as they knew they would never see the two stars team up again.
Without the two-star combination, can the Lakers continue to be strong?
Except for the mentally retarded Komi, other Lakers fans are not optimistic. After all, Kobe's leadership ability has never been proven.
On the court, the third quarter has ended.
70 to 94, the Lakers had unknowingly led by 24 points.
After a short break, the last section begins.
Some fans at the scene simply stood up to watch the game in advance. For them, the countdown to winning the cup has begun. Every minute that passes on the field, they are one step closer to winning the cup.
Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe Bryant took a rest off the court. The Celtics seized this opportunity and struggled a little, chasing 5 points in three minutes.
Then the main force of the Lakers came on stage for the final decisive battle.
When the Lakers attacked, Fisher missed a long two-point shot. Zhang Zhiyuan grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a tip-in.
This is already his third offensive rebound in this game. This statistic is quite excellent for a center, not to mention he is only a small forward.
"Rebounding was originally the Celtics' only advantage. Today, this advantage was taken away by Zhang Zhiyuan. It would be difficult for the Celtics not to lose."
Zhang Lili commented.
"So the nickname Zhang Yilan is inappropriate. Zhang Zhiyuan just doesn't like to grab rebounds. When he wants to grab rebounds, his rebounding ability is actually very good."
Sun Zhengping said.
"Okay, then let's call him Zhang Quanneng."
After hearing the two of them boasting like this, the Chinese fans had no choice but to change their nicknames.
On the court, the Celtics attacked, but Posey missed a three-point shot.
If the Celtics bet less on three-pointers, maybe they could lose less points.
But they still chose to gamble.
After all, no matter how much you lose or how little you lose, you still lose. If you gamble, there is at least a slight chance.
Bynum picked off the rebound and the Lakers counterattacked.
The Lakers still played steadily. Zhang Zhiyuan attracted a double-team under the basket, and then passed the ball to Kobe, who scored a layup.
Zhang Zhiyuan felt that FMVP had stabilized, and Kobe also chose to give up. The two began to cooperate more, and the scene was very harmonious for a time.
The Celtics attacked and Garnett missed a jump shot.
Then Garnett cursed and retreated, as if the basket had offended him.
The Lakers counterattacked and scored again, 77 to 102, and the Lakers' lead returned to 25 points.
There are more than 7 minutes left in the game, and the Celtics need to chase 3.5 points per minute on average.
It is still possible to chase 3.5 points in a certain minute, but it is absolutely impossible to continue this momentum of chasing points for seven minutes.
At least the current Celtics can't do that.
The game continued, but the miracle that Celtic fans expected never appeared.
As the game time gradually decreased, the Celtics' originally slim hope became even slimmer.
With two minutes left in the game, the score between the two sides became 85 to 115, and the point difference had reached 30 points.
Then Rivers replaced the Big Three.
Since there is no hope for the game, it is better to let the team's fringe players experience the atmosphere of the finals.
The Celtics surrendered, and Jackson naturally replaced the main force.
At the same time, the fans at the scene began to celebrate in advance.
The substitutes on the court played the last two minutes in silence.
At the end of the game, 89 to 122, the Lakers defeated the Celtics by 33 points.
This result is somewhat surprising. Fans guessed that the Celtics would lose, but they did not expect that they would lose so miserably.
There is a big difference between having fighting spirit and not having fighting spirit.
In this game, the Celtics players lost their fighting spirit and took more casual shots, just betting on touch.
Unfortunately, they didn't feel good today.
In terms of statistics, Garnett scored the highest score on the team, making 7 of 19 shots and scoring 21 points and 8 rebounds including free throws.
Pierce performed poorly, making 5 of 17 shots and scoring 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists including free throws.
Ray Allen had a poor performance, making 5 of 16 shots and scoring 17 points including free throws.
Rondo performed poorly, making 3 of 13 shots and scoring 10 points and 4 assists including free throws.
Posey had 9 points, Perkins had 4 points, Bowie had 6 points, Tony Allen had 3 points, Eddie House had 3 points, and P.J. Brown had 2 points.
Except for Glenn Davis, everyone scored.
For the Lakers, Zhang Zhiyuan scored the highest score on the team. He made 16 of 22 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 41 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists.
If you don't know this data, you might think it's O'Neal who's playing.
Kobe made 9 of 20 shots and scored 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists including free throws.
Odom made 8 of 15 shots and scored 19 points. Bynum had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Fisher had 6 points and 6 assists. Everyone else scored, and everyone was happy.
Even if you only score one point or one rebound, you have made a contribution to the game, and you can confidently say that your championship was not picked up.
The moment the game ended, Ray Allen came to Zhang Zhiyuan to send congratulations.
Although the two teams are acting like mortal enemies due to media hype, the players may not necessarily recognize this relationship.
At least Ray Allen admires and admires Zhang Zhiyuan's ability and sent his heartfelt blessings to Zhang Zhiyuan.
Garnett was hugging Kobe, and Kobe was encouraging Garnett not to be discouraged and to keep fighting.
Other Celtics players who had no friendship with the Lakers players quickly left the game because they did not want to see the Lakers celebrating their championship.
Others' happiness is often the source of one's own pain.
Ray Allen and Garnett only exchanged pleasantries and left the scene, leaving the stage to the winner.
The fans at the scene all stood up and started cheering in various ways, and Lakers players also joined in the celebration.
"Congratulations to the Lakers for winning the championship in the 2007-2008 season. This is what everyone expected. After all, they won 74 games in the regular season. They were invincible all the way."
Smith.
"Damn, this guy already has two championships."
Buckley said sourly.
He discovered that he was really stupid when he was young, why he stayed with the 76ers for eight years. If he kept changing teams like Zhang Zhiyuan, he might be able to win one or two championships.
"I thought you were used to this kind of thing. After all, you and Jordan were in the same draft."
Smith joked.
At the scene, Stern personally presented the championship trophy to the Lakers and chatted with the main players.
After the championship trophy was awarded, the FMVP voting results were also released.
"Charles, who do you think FMVP will be?"
Smith asked.
"Isn't this nonsense? Just look at the data and you will know."
Barkley complained.
In the 5 finals, Zhang Zhiyuan averaged 37.8 points, 6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 52% from the field, 47% from the three-point range, and 92% from the free throw line, and his win-loss contribution was 22.
Kobe averaged 26 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals per game. His field goal percentage was 43%, his three-point shooting percentage was 38%, his free throw percentage was 90%, and his win-loss contribution was 9.
Except for blocks, all other statistics were crushed by Zhang Zhiyuan, and he even had fewer rebounds than Zhang Zhiyuan. This is very surprising and does not conform to the fans' intuition.
But statistics cannot make such a big mistake. Kobe Bryant had many more rebounds than Zhang Zhiyuan in most of the regular season and playoffs, but in the finals, Kobe Bryant had fewer rebounds than Zhang Zhiyuan.
"But you have to know that the selection may not be based entirely on data, such as the Lakers in the 1987-88 season."
Smith reminded.
In the 1987-88 season, the Lakers won the championship, and the FMVP was awarded to James Worthy.
James Worthy's finals statistics were 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 0.7 steals, with a shooting percentage of 49%, while Magic Earvin Johnson had 21.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 55%.
The points are about the same, the rebounds are about the same, but Magic has 10 more assists.
Some basketball experts have calculated the value of assists in some unknown way. One assist is approximately equal to 1.2 points.
Therefore, Magic's data is actually much better than Worthy's, but the FMVP was ultimately awarded to Worthy.
Why this happens is mainly due to human nature.
At that time, the magician already had three FMVPs in his hands, and he became famous after getting the soft hand.
On the contrary, Worthy has been working as a green leaf next to the magician, without any credit but with hard work.
It would be extraordinary for Magic to lose an FMVP status, and Worthy might not even be able to enter the top 50 if he doesn't have this FMVP.
For these reasons, the judges ultimately gave FMVP to Worthy.
Now, the situation is somewhat similar.
Zhang Zhiyuan has a bright future and has many opportunities to compete for those honors, but it would be difficult for Kobe to miss this season.
More importantly, Kobe was with the Lakers when he debuted. His 12 or 3 years of hard work, without credit, was hard work, not to mention that he also made great contributions to the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant is destined to stay with the Lakers forever, while Zhang Zhiyuan is just a passerby.
Kobe Bryant is an American, and Zhang Zhiyuan is just a Chinese.
Kobe Bryant is a spokesperson for Nike, while Zhang Zhiyuan only endorses a Chinese brand.
For many reasons, 6 of the 11 judges chose Kobe and 5 chose Zhang Zhiyuan.
This is actually the result of discussion. It means to tell the fans that everyone knows that Zhang Zhiyuan is playing well, and it is also very difficult for us to make this decision...
The moment the host announced the result, the scene fell silent for a brief moment.
Some fans guessed it, and more fans didn't. Some people understood it, and some people didn't.
However, things have happened and nothing can be changed.
The Lakers fans are still happy, but Ke Mi is in a carnival mood, which means Zhang Zhiyuan's fans are a little angry.
"Oh, why did FMVP go to Kobe? It's unreasonable. Zhang Zhiyuan's data is much better."
Zhang Lili complained.
"That's right, this selection is not fair. If you look at the performance of the entire playoffs, Kobe is still a bit competitive, but looking at the five finals alone, it is obvious that Zhang Zhiyuan played a decisive role...
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Sun Zhengping talked a lot, as if he was explaining to the fans.
This is a bit redundant. Except for a few hardcore fans, other Chinese fans do not recognize this result.
The good-natured fans complained a few times, and the more explosive fans started to complain, and then blamed the league.
What kind of racial discrimination, nationality discrimination, Kobe is the son of the league, etc.
They scolded and scolded, but they couldn't change the result.
In contrast, Zhang Zhiyuan was not so excited.
Although he had previously thought that this FMVP was definitely his, he was not particularly surprised after the results were announced.
After all, he had seen similar things in the original time and space, and Yingodala also snatched Curry's FMVP.
Zhang Zhiyuan is not particularly angry. After all, he will have many opportunities to compete for this award in the future. He can even say arrogantly that he will take over this award in the future.
Losing this FMVP will give Kobe another black spot.
Fans who hate Kobe will definitely not let go of this meme in the future. They will definitely say that Kobe stole an FMVP, that Kobe can only get FMVP by stealing, and that Kobe won all his championships by hugging his thigh.
Zhang Zhiyuan hopes that Kobe Bryant's mentality can be more relaxed, and he will never be criticized by fans like Durant, and then start fighting with fans on the Internet.
