On June 10, Game 5 of the Finals begins in Los Angeles, with the Clippers playing at home.
The league even previewed the awards process, and it was clear that even they were not optimistic about the Magic.
As expected, the Magic fell behind by 7 points in the first quarter, breaking their previous tradition of taking the lead in four consecutive games.
You can't win even if you're ahead at the beginning, but you can still win if you're behind at the beginning?
At the end of the first half, the Magic trailed by 15 points.
"Like Dwight said, they could at least win one, and they did, they really won one."
Buckley joked.
"So, they accomplished their goal, they succeeded?"
Smith followed suit, and the audience laughed.
In the third quarter, the Magic lost another 5 points and fell behind by 20 points after three quarters. It can be said that the game has been spent.
In the last section, the miracle did not happen.
99 to 126, the Clippers beat their opponents by 27 points and won the game. They defeated their opponents 4 to 1 and won the championship in the 2008-2009 season.
Zhang Zhiyuan had 44 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. In the finals, he averaged 43 points, 6.2 points and 13.4 assists per game, and was elected as the finals mvp.
After winning this award, it was almost a grand slam for him, as he had won all the most important awards.
mvp, championship, fmvp, scoring leader, assist leader, first team, only one short of the best defensive player.
However, if you can use offense to defeat your opponent, then what defense is needed?
“Three championships in three years, it’s really amazing.”
"Two MVPs in three years is really amazing."
"Two scoring champions in three years is really amazing."
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Compared with the total number of honors, there are still some players who can suppress Zhang Zhiyuan.
But the speed at which he wins honors can be said to be beyond the reach of other players.
In his third year, Jordan was still struggling in the first round of the playoffs. He was pinned to the ground by Larry Bird and McHale, and was eliminated in the first round for three consecutive years.
At the moment the game ended, the happiest person was not Zhang Zhiyuan, but the other Clippers players, especially Francis.
He also played 4 minutes today, scored two points and 1 assist, and contributed to the win. He is by no means a casual champion.
Milicic, on the other hand, just got his second championship ring. What others dream of, he always gets it inexplicably.
Jordan and Dragic won the championship in their first year, and they also played in games and made contributions.
Jordan averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per game in the finals, while Dragic averaged 4 points and 1 assist. Although they may not seem high, this is the finals.
It can be said that as long as the Clippers are willing to sell, they can sign mid-level contracts with other teams in minutes.
Lowry, Kaman, Maggette...
Everyone was immersed in joy.
And the Clippers fans, they are the happiest people.
At the beginning of the season, the team ushered in the dawn of growth, which already made them very happy.
I never expected that the team would rise so quickly.
The second place in the regular season broke the team record, and the championship was also the team's first.
The game has ended for a while, but the cheers of the fans have not stopped yet.
After the awards, they continued to flock to nightclubs, bars, and streets.
This will be a sleepless night.
Three days later, the championship parade took place.
Many Lakers fans also got involved, since they are all a Los Angeles team after all.
Besides, the so-called fans of which team can change at any time. As long as they say they are Clippers fans, then they are Clippers fans. There is no need to register, which is very convenient.
After the championship parade is over, Zhang Zhiyuan is officially on vacation.
He can play as much as he likes this off-season because there are no world championships, no big competitions like the Olympics.
On the 20th, he went to the set of Inception and made a two-minute cameo.
If he wants, he can completely revise the script and add a more important role for himself.
However, in order not to ruin the overall feel of the movie, he still chose to make a cameo.
If he really wanted to be the protagonist, he could totally customize another one for himself.
On the 24th, he went to Ariana's concert to support her and ate her by the way.
Although she is still a few months away from reaching adulthood, Ariana cannot be stupid enough to take advantage of this fact. She needs to rely on Zhang Zhiyuan to survive in the music industry.
If it weren't for Zhang Zhiyuan writing songs for her and Zhang Zhiyuan's fans supporting her, she would really have no advantage over other female singers.
And now, with the blessing of Zhang Zhiyuan's rumored girlfriend, her popularity is not much worse than that of Swift.
Among female singers, her popularity ranks at least in the top five.
For a female singer who is only seventeen years old, this is almost a perfect start.
Her starting point is a height that countless people cannot reach in their lifetime.
On the 26th, Zhang Zhiyuan participated in a TV show and got carried away.
However, the media cannot criticize him yet. After all, he is too successful and has received too many honors. Why not enjoy it?
At the same time, big news is also happening in the NBA.
In order to save money, the Lakers bought out Tracy McGrady's contract, which allowed them to pay a lot less luxury tax.
The Lakers are a small business, and the owner doesn't have a lot of money.
Seeing that the team has no hope of winning the championship, saving money has become the top priority.
Buying out McGrady is just the first step, they also want to sell Odom and Artest.
This move made Kobe very dissatisfied. Without Odom and Artest, he didn't know how to beat the Clippers.
On the 30th, the 2009 draft will be held.
In the original time and space, the No. 1 pick in this draft originally belonged to the Clippers.
But now, the Heat have a 1.25% probability of winning the No. 1 pick.
Then the Heat drafted Griffin. There was no suspense, and Griffin was fired for several months.
The Grizzlies selected Thabeet with the second pick, a career average of 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
With this data, he can still stay in the NBA for five or six years.
The Thunder selected Harden with the third overall pick, and the Thunder's three youngsters finally got together and could rise.
The Kings selected Evans, a man who was at his peak when he debuted. He still had some strength, but because he played so well as a rookie in his first year, he failed to meet the expectations of fans later on, and his reputation was poor.
The Timberwolves selected Rubio with the fifth overall pick, and Lu won the first pick.
The Warriors selected Curry seventh.
Zhang Zhiyuan actually wanted to intercept Hu. As long as he sent Maggette, he could almost get a fifth or sixth pick. After all, Maggette had just been selected as an All-Star starter and averaged 185 points per game in the finals.
The 185 in the finals is more than enough for a No. 6 pick.
However, Zhang Zhiyuan did not do so in the end.
It is somewhat unjustifiable to sell off the hero who won the championship just after winning the championship.
It's okay if Maggette wants to leave, but the problem is that Maggette is reluctant to leave the Clippers.
Another important reason is that Zhang Zhiyuan does not want to collect all the best players to the Clippers. That way, there will be no opponents and it will be even more lonely.
So, he chose to give up.
The Bengals selected DeRozan with the ninth pick, but unfortunately his trash brother Lowry is with the Clippers. I don't know if DeRozan will be lonely in this life.
The Bucks drafted Jennings, who scored 55 points in his first year, becoming the youngest player to reach 50. Unfortunately, he now has no chance to achieve this achievement.
Most of those scoring records were contracted by Zhang Zhiyuan.
The 76ers selected Jrue Holiday, who really wanted to come to the Clippers. Unfortunately, rookies are like slaves in the old days. They only have the right to be selected and have no right to make decisions.
The Timberwolves drafted Lawson and the Hawks drafted Teague.
The Clippers selected Danny Green, nicknamed Zhang Tielin, with the 28th pick. Danny Green still needs development and training, and his upper limit is not high.
But there is no way, there are no decent players left behind.
Furthermore, the Clippers are actually not lacking in players, and this lineup is enough.
Therefore, Zhang Zhiyuan could only choose someone with some impression.
The Clippers simply sold the second-round pick to the Suns for a small profit of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. What's more, the Clippers are really not short of players and there are many veterans who want to come to the Clippers.
After the draft ended, the trade market opened and a large number of transactions took place.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't pay attention to those transactions that couldn't change the league's structure.
On July 4th, a transaction occurred that shocked the league.
The Heat sent the No. 1 pick Griffin, the 2010 first-round pick, the 2011 first-round pick and a 14.5 million trade exception to acquire LeBron James from the Cavaliers.
The Heat paid a very high price. Griffin, the No. 1 pick, was praised by the media as the cornerstone of the team. Maybe he can grow to the height of James in the future.
The value of the two first-round picks is not high. After all, with James and Wade, the team's record will definitely be among the top three in the league.
The one with the highest value is the 14.5 million transaction exception, which is a good thing.
Of course, no matter how much chips they pay, it is worth it, because what they get is LeBron James, the top four players in the league and the top two player in commercial value.
Sending out such a player would be equivalent to the Bulls trading Jordan, the Spurs trading Duncan, and the Lakers sending away Kobe.
This kind of thing has only happened once in the entire history of the league, that is, the Magic gave up on O'Neal.
Then, the Magic were laughed at for more than ten years.
There is no doubt that the Cavaliers will be ridiculed by fans in the future, but the Cavaliers cannot tell the story.
James is determined to leave, indicating that he will not renew the contract after it expires. If the Cavaliers do not trade, they will have nothing when the contract expires.
More importantly, the league's top brass put pressure on them and promised to compensate them in the future.
A Griffin, two first-round picks, a trade exception, future compensation from the league, favors from the league...
In fact, the Cavaliers are not at a great loss.
With James and Wade together, the Heat immediately became the favorite to challenge the Clippers.
This view is enough to show how powerful the Clippers are in the eyes of fans.
James Wade is only a challenger, and it's hard to say even against the Clippers.
However, Heat fans soon fell into carnival again.
The Heat and Menglong reached a deal again.
The Heat traded Jermaine O'Neal to the Denver Nuggets for Chris Bosh.
Suddenly, the alliance once again set off a big wave.
In the deal with the Cavaliers, the Heat paid a lot of valuable chips.
But in this transaction, the Heat were clearly robbing someone.
Although O'Neal Jr. still had 136 points last season, he is already old and has potential injuries. Why should he switch to Bosh, who is 2310 and is at his peak?
Popovich once again took the lead in questioning the transaction, shouting that there was insider trading.
Unfortunately, after calling him several times and no one answered him, he chose to shut up.
After the completion of two major transactions, the Heat's lineup has taken on a completely new look.
They form the core of James Wade Bosh's Big Three, and star players like Beasley and Marion serve as bench gangsters.
The only shortcoming may be the point guard, but with James as a point forward, it doesn't matter whether or not the point guard is there.
This lineup is comparable to the Lakers last season, and they are younger and their core is even more unsolvable.
The Lakers only have one superstar, Kobe Bryant, but the Heat have two. James and Wade are both unsolvable players, and Bosh's statistics are better than Gasol's.
"This lineup can almost challenge the Clippers."
Buckley commented.
"Shet, this is more than just a challenge, it's clear that it can crush the Clippers."
Rodman spat.
"Are you sure? How about we make a bet."
Barkley smiled. He didn't care what lineup his opponent had. In short, he had unlimited confidence in the Clippers.
After all, Zhang Zhiyuan has never lost a championship.
The Big Three of the Celtics can't do it, and the five-star Lakers can't do it. Why can the Big Three of the Heat do it?
"Just bet, you will lose..."
Subsequently, the two sides had a heated debate on the lineups of the two teams. Barkley said that Zhang Zhiyuan was worth three James, so the Clippers had the advantage.
Rodman said James Beasley can offset Zhang Zhiyuan.
He hasn't completely lost his mind yet, and he actually knows that James is not as good as Zhang Zhiyuan.
However, adding Beasley is enough? Clippers fans laughed.
The Heat's Big Three were formed, and players, owners, and coaches in the league expressed their opinions.
Cuban: "This is really ridiculous. It's unfair to those superstars who stick to their home teams. Although Dirk is one of the best players in the league, he can't be expected to deal with the Heat's Big Three alone."
Popovich: "From the Celtics' Big Three to the five-star Lakers and now the Heat's Big Three, the league has changed. There will no longer be a possibility for small cities to win the championship."
Howard: "We also need to form a luxurious lineup. I'm fed up with the feeling of one person supporting a team."
Paul: "I don't see hope in the Hornets."
Garnett: "This is not the trend we started. We were together at the end of our careers, and they were together at their peak. This is different."
Durant: "This is shameful. I will never join forces with others. I want to win the championship with the Thunder with my good brothers."
Anthony: "I admire Howard very much. He is the best center in the league."
Zhang Zhiyuan: "Whatever."
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In interviews with many stars, there are mostly complainers, but Zhang Zhiyuan's casual comment is particularly different.
This sentence alone sent his fans into cheers.
Whatever, it's too domineering.
In his eyes, no matter how luxurious the lineup is, it is nothing more than that and not worth mentioning.
