Chapter 1004 The glory of the championship
The final score of this game was 132 to 126, although it was not the highest finals score record ever, because the Seattle Supersonics and Orlando Magic did not play overtime.
Stephen's personal data in the last finals was 56 points, eleven rebounds, seven assists, seven steals and three blocks. Although there were still five mistakes, the flaws did not cover up the merits, needless to say, they were still super beautiful.
Fifty-six points ranked second in the finals’ personal scoring record, second only to Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 61 points, and one point higher than Rick Barry and Michael Jordan’s fifty-five-point records, but none of these people’s scoring records had triple-doubles, needless to say, there were big data with eleven rebounds and seventeen assists.
Needless to say, Stephen still has seven steals. If it weren't for wasting too much time in the third quarter, the data might have been sè.
Until the end of the game, when the league awarded the championship trophy to the Supersonics, Calesimo still did not show up, but at this time Stephen already knew that he had returned to the hotel to pack his luggage. It seemed that he did not want to return to Seattle with the team, and Stephen did not intend to force his retention. He would rather wait until he returned to the team to learn about Presti before talking about it.
Before the game started, the league prepared the celebration ceremony after the Seattle Supersonics won the finals. Although it was at the home court of the Orlando Magic, the celebration ceremony did not shrink at all. Although the league was a little dissatisfied with only four games in the finals, the Seattle Supersonics played beautiful offensive basketball, and the team's star temperament was particularly obvious. When Jordan's successor who had been deliberately trained for several years failed to get what they wanted, a person who could compete with Michael Jordan suddenly appeared. Why didn't the league be overjoyed?
Sword Stern flew to Orlando early in the morning to wait, but he did not appear in the arena. At this time, he stood up with a blush on his face and talked to the camera about the significance of the finals, and praised Stephen and the Supersonics. At this time, what David Stern regretted the most was that he made the decision to retire too early, but it was not too late, and there was still a chance to change.
Tiffin once again unexpectedly won the Most Valuable Player in the Finals. Since the 40 plus triple-double data in every game is enough to win this award in any series of finals, it is enough to win this award. However, in this season's All-Star Game, David Stern has announced that the trophy of the Finals has been renamed as the Bill Russell Cup in the future to commemorate the players who won the championship eleven times. If this award is not currently available, Bill Russell will definitely be the player with the most awards.
Bill Russell himself also came to the scene. As an inside player, his height is not outstanding. After being old and hunched, he is getting taller and lower. Standing next to Stephen, he looks similar to Stephen. However, Stephen still respects this senior very much. As a defensive player, he can limit the ancient beast-level Wilt Chamberlain to basically his entire career. He still fulfilled his long-cherished wish to win the championship with the help of Billy Cunningham at the end of his career, and then went to the Los Angeles Lakers again. However, at that time, Wilt Chamberlain was no longer the core of the team. Jerry West, Goodridge, Harrison and McMillan, and Chamberlain won the championship again.
If we compare collective honors and personal honors, there is no one except Michael Jordan. He averaged 22 rebounds per game in his career and almost no difference with Michael Jordan. His eight-game championship score was the only one in the league. It can be said that the league began to pay attention to defense since Bill Russell, and since then, the teams that can win the championship in the league have excellent defense in one exception.
Bill Russell also defines great players, that is, some greatness makes themselves look better than everyone else, while another greatness can make the teammates around you better. Bill Russell is such a player.
Standing beside Stephen, he handed Stephen over to him with his signature moves. Bill Russell didn't say much about Stephen's expensiveness. He just congratulated him a few words of encouragement to his juniors, but he did not like ordinary seniors. He did so particularly win Stephen's respect. Watching him staggeringly leave, Stephen sighed in his heart. As an athlete, he was extremely glorious in his youth, who knew the loneliness and pain in his twilight years.
However, all the teammates were in high spirits at this time, so Stephen naturally would not mention these things. As the team leader, he performed such a magical performance, and the media naturally flocked to him. However, Stephen was not idle to deal with them too much. After talking a few casually, he entered the clothes room to celebrate with the team.
Although on the away game, the team's staff had bought champagne and various celebration props. At this time, only the official camera of the league can enter. As soon as Stephen came in, he was poured from beginning to end by Cooperd. This is also the treatment that the team's insiders have for the most grateful talents. If it were normal, Cooperd would definitely not dare to treat Stephen like this, but at this time, he was naturally extremely bold.
Stephen picked up the champagne bucket that was basically empty and directly covered it on Coopard's head, then pushed him to the ground with force. Looking at Yao Ming standing there looking up at the roof, Stephen did not disturb him, knowing that he was worried that tears would flow out in his eyes. Kevin Durant pounced at this time, lay on Stephen's back, and hugged Stephen tightly. Sergiy Baka seemed to want to hug him, but he didn't dare to be so arrogant.
Stephen reached out to grab the championship. This championship belongs to everyone in the team. Even if it is a player who cannot play and has little playing time, they have contributed to the team. They train conscientiously and are ready to play at any time. Every player who can play is doing his best, no exception.
Stephen kept hugging everyone and patting each other. Except for Stephen, the entire Supersonics team won the championship every time. Whether it was young, Russell Westbrook or old, like Cott Thomas, it was difficult to suppress the excitement. After taking a while, the league staff also left the clothes room tactfully.
It took more than an hour to vent their emotions, and then took turns taking a shower. The players who had taken the bath were waiting outside, either whispering together or watching TV programs about themselves. After everyone had sorted it out, they walked out of the clothes room in suits and tie. They were going back to Seattle overnight to bring the championship trophy back together, and the team was already preparing for the celebration parade at noon tomorrow.
When we got on the bus, everyone's luggage had been brought by the staff. The two buses headed straight to Orlando International Airport. As for the championship trophy, they were naturally protected from layers. Although this thing has no practical value, it has great symbolic significance. The championship trophy in the team's exhibition room finally no longer needs to be alone there. At the same time, the Seattle Supersonics have also become one of the rare double championship teams in the league.
In addition to the two abnormal teams, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, the teams with more than two championships include the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and Golden State Warriors. In addition to these teams, the Seattle Supersonics are already tied with the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks. What is exciting is that the Supersonics have just embarked on the road to success, and it is not impossible to surpass the previous teams.
On the plane, the championship trophy was placed in the middle, and everyone was watching it. Occasionally, someone still touched it without believing it, and tried whether the touch was real. After nearly four hours of flight, the plane finally landed on the land of Seattle. Although it was almost late at night, thousands of fans spontaneously came to the stadium to welcome the arrival of the championship trophy. When Stephen, Kevin Durant and Yao Ming teamed up to take the championship trophy, all the fans looked at this shining retreat sincerely, like a pilgrimage.
Chapter completed!