The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 332 331. The first championship in team history, the first championship in Iverson's career! (4.4K words ask for a monthly ticket)

After returning from the timeout, only the last three and a half minutes are left on the court, but the Magic at home is temporarily leading the Lakers by 4 points.

And in addition, the reason why Zen Master Jackson called a timeout during this time period is because within the last 3 minutes of the game, no matter how many timeouts the team has left before, it will be reset to two times.

The main reason is that the Magic played really well at the last moment. Except for the classic connection between Su Jiu and Howard, the others also dared to fight on the offensive end. This directly formed a very sharp contrast with the Lakers, who had always let Kobe fight alone.

It can be said that with less and less time on the court, most of the Lakers' offensive shots are basically handed over to Kobe.

On the other hand, the Magic team, when the game hits a critical moment, the Magic team has never relied on one person's ability to score on the offensive end.

Whether it's Howard, known as the league's number one center, or Su Jiu, known as a historical rookie.

The entire Magic team is not just one person fighting, but everyone on the offensive end can be up and down, becoming the final ultimate point.

From an objective point of view, even if the reason for the Lakers' internal discord this season is eliminated.

If the two sides really fight to the death in the Finals, then the Magic are likely to get rid of the Lakers within six games.

This situation is not because the Lakers are not strong enough this season, but because the two teams, the Magic and the Lakers, actually found out that the Magic's style of play can be said to have a natural restraint effect on the Lakers.

Because the Lakers have played a typical personal heroism this season, but because the iron triangle of Kobe, Gasol and Bynum is too strong, even this simple style of play still helps the Lakers become the second in the league.

But on the other hand, the Magic team, when the team itself has superstars, the Magic team is more inclined to team offense as a whole, and everyone can become that end point on the offensive end.

And this kind of team is obviously the most annoying existence of the Lakers, which is also the main reason why the Lakers lost to the Spurs three times this season.

It is no exaggeration to say that although the Magic this season has sprung up during the regular season, it is presented in front of people with a very perfect posture.

But at that time, no one thought that the Magic would be able to stand out in the East and join the Lakers in the finals.

In the finals, he still beat the Lakers in an almost crushing posture.

However, compared to the extraordinary strength of the Magic this season, what really caught the fans' eyes is that the Magic was able to remain so calm on such a big stage when only Iverson had experience in the finals.

You must know that for normal young players, performing well in the regular season does not mean that they can still play so well after entering the playoffs.

After arriving on the stage of the finals, often young players are forced by the pressure of the outside world and the defensive end, and their personal performance will suddenly plummet. Few of them can rebound. In the finals, they are still killing all sides.

But this year the Magic is obviously a freak, because Su Jiu, who just won the best rookie in the regular season, not only performed exceptionally well in the first few rounds of the playoffs.

After entering the finals, his personal performance is also very impressive, and can even be compared with "Magic" Johnson.

Except for Su Jiu, who was still eye-catching in the finals, the performances of the other Magic players, whether it was Howard or Turkoglu, could be said to be very stable without much fluctuation.

One of the most affordable ones is Pietrus, who was just poached by the Magic last year.

You know, Pietrus was with the Warriors in the Western Conference playoffs when he was in the Warriors, and he blacked out the Mavericks who were ranked first in the Western Conference at the time.

So the Magic chose to sign him with a fairly good contract because they liked his defensive strength and offensive three-point shooting.

And after the start of this year's regular season, Pietrus has actually not performed too brightly. Although the contribution of the whole person on the field is not too bad, it also did not surprise the Magic.

However, since entering the playoffs, Pietrus' role has been sublimated in an instant.

After all, no matter how you say it, Pietrus is a player who has really fought tough battles. Throughout the playoffs, Pietrus has been arranged by Van Gundy to defend the opponent's offensive sharp knife.

When playing the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs, Pietrus was arranged by Van Gundy to defend the Bulls' leading scorer, Ben Gordon, who averaged 20.7 points per game during the regular season.

In the second round of the playoffs, Pietrus' task became even more difficult, that is, to defend Paul Pierce, who just won the FMVP of the Finals last year.

And in the entire round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, in order to prevent the Celtics from fully opening up on the offensive end, Van Gundy always defended Pierce in a single defense.

In the end, Pietrus also lived up to expectations. With his personal efforts and fierce defensive attitude, in that round of the series, he successfully limited Pierce's shooting percentage to only 40.8%.

It can be said that if there is no defensive ability of Pietrus in the playoffs, then the Magic may be in danger in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In the Eastern Conference finals, Pietrus, who could have been experiencing the difficulty of hell, was directly entrusted with the important task of defending James.

You know, LeBron James is the regular season MVP of this season, and he is the one who has performed the best among all the players on the 30 teams this year.

Likewise, head coach Stan Van Gundy didn't use double-teams in that series in order to cut off the connection between LeBron James and the rest of his teammates.

At least in most cases, Pietrus is allowed to defend alone.

Although at the time, Pietrus's defense against James could not be said to be fully effective, but he was already the best player in the Magic team who could defend James.

In the finals, Pietrus, who had just finished defending James, faced the "Black Mamba" Kobe again directly on the stage of the finals.

For a player who relies on defense to survive in the NBA, this series of player arrangements can definitely be called fatal.

First was Finals FMVP Paul Pierce, then regular season MVP LeBron James, and finally "Peter Pan" Kobe, who can completely top the league in terms of scoring ability alone.

It can be said that the players in the Magic that can really affect the situation of the game may be players such as Su Jiu, Howard and Iverson.

But the role of Pietrus in the team cannot be ignored at all, because without Pietrus's personal defense, in this round of the series, the Magic would not be able to play so easily.

It is even more impossible to push the Lakers to the point where they are now. Even in the process, Kobe also scored more than 30 points in a single game.

But Pietrus was close to Kobe at the first time, and resolutely went forward to defend by blocking the gun. This is still worthy of people's respect.

Even in the league, there are many players who are better than Pietrus in terms of defensive ability alone, but the man who really helped the team overcome many difficulties and finally stood at the top of the league is called Michael Pietrus.

There is no doubt that if the Magic really won the championship trophy this year, then when Pietrus's contract expires, he will definitely become one of the players that everyone in the league loots.

Just like Danny Green in later generations, even though he often faces diarrhea on the offensive end, with his experience in the finals and his ability on the defensive end, there is no need to worry about no team offering him a sincere bargaining chip.

So this year's Magic's big kills in the finals, although it seems to be a dark horse, but if someone digs deeply from the inside, they will definitely find the horror of the Magic.

That is, some players who seem inconspicuous, and even far from being popular, have made great contributions to the team in their own fields.

Whether it is Pietrus, or Gortat and Courtney Lee on the bench, the performance of these players in the playoffs is the most convincing evidence.

With less and less time on the court, Kobe's offensive efficiency has begun to decline. After all, with the loss of personal strength, and everyone in the Magic team obviously smells the championship.

Everyone showed their strength at the last moment and did not regress in the slightest. Under such circumstances, every attack of the Lakers seemed particularly difficult.

In the end, with one and a half minutes before the end of the game, the Magic had already extended the game advantage to 7 points.

Faced with this situation, Zen master Jackson resolutely called a timeout, because if the Lakers' offense cannot improve in the future, then this means that the Lakers' trip to this year's finals has come to an end.

After returning from the timeout, even though Kobe still did not give up, facing the heavy defense of the Magic, the whole person resolutely shouldered the banner of the team's offense.

But as the so-called courage of one person, there is no power to recover. Facing the last moments of the Magic, the point difference on the court is still getting wider and wider, and there is no sign of shrinking.

And with less and less time on the court, the entire Orlando Arena has completely fallen into madness at this moment.

Because when the second hand is completely gone, it means that the Magic has truly won the NBA championship trophy in the 08-09 season, and this is also the first championship trophy in the history of the Magic team! !

With less and less time on the court, the Lakers have obviously given up on catching up.

On the big screen at the scene, the facial expressions of the Lakers generals can be clearly seen at this moment.

Everyone seemed relatively silent at this time, and everyone's face was either disappointed or unwilling.

In the end, after the end of the game, as the second hand on the court completely reset to zero, the Magic's substitute players rushed into the court immediately.

Everyone was running and celebrating frantically on the court. Among them, Allen Iverson knelt in the middle of the floor with his knees and pressed his head tightly to the floor, as if he was venting his personal emotions.

As the Magic will celebrate wildly in the center of the court, the entire Orlando Arena has completely fallen into madness at this moment.

All the fans were frantically spraying champagne and flower petals in the stands, and the sound of the entire arena could be called deafening. Looking around, this kind of scene is not shocking enough.

While the fans at home have already started to celebrate wildly, the fans watching the game on the Internet at the moment also exploded in an instant.

Because with the Magic team winning again in this game, the Magic team not only successfully accepted this year's championship trophy, but also swept the Los Angeles Lakers with a big score of 4:0 in the finals, becoming the ninth team in NBA history to sweep the finals! ! !

Obviously, before the game started, although many fans had already imagined this possibility.

But when the Magic really won the first championship in team history, people still felt very shocked.

On the court, after the Magic gradually calmed down, the players from the Lakers stepped forward to hug the Magic.

During this process, Kobe walked up to Howard immediately, and communicated with Howard in a very secret way.

Seeing this scene, Su Jiu obviously felt a little puzzled, because on the normal historical track, after the Lakers defeated the Magic in the Finals, Kobe walked up to Howard and told Howard that he could give him the method to win the championship.

In the end, when Howard's contract expired, Howard really went to Los Angeles to join forces with Kobe.

However, as the Magic swept the Lakers in the Finals this year, Su Jiu was really curious about what Kobe would say to Howard.

After the players from the two teams gave each other an encouraging hug, Kobe finally walked up to Su Jiu. After the first hug, he touched the back of Su Jiu's head with his hands, and then said to Su Jiu:

"Sue, you're such a great player, it's unbelievable that this is only your first season in the NBA."

"To be honest, I feel very frustrated that the team lost and still lost in this way, but I know that this championship is what you deserve."

"Because your performance is really outstanding, but what I want to say is that next year I will definitely become stronger, and I will definitely lead the team to attack the championship again."

"So if possible, in next year's finals, I hope that the opponents I will meet will still be you, because I will definitely defeat you with my own hands and win that championship trophy."

After hearing Kobe's words, Su Jiu was obviously not calm enough. After talking with Kobe for a few more words, the two hugged again solemnly.

After the hug, Kobe found the man on the edge of the court at the last moment, yes, it was Allen Iverson.

At the moment when I saw Iverson, even though Kobe was a little depressed at this time, he still put on a smile immediately, and hugged Iverson with the same smile on his face.

After the hug, the two kept talking on the court with smiles on their faces. Finally, before leaving the court, Kobe did not hug Iverson. Instead, he stretched out his right hand and slapped Iverson heavily in the air.

After the high-five, Kobe turned around resolutely, preparing to leave the field through the player tunnel, leaving the field for the Magic to celebrate.

And when Kobe turned around, Kobe, who was still smiling, became calm in an instant.

Because for Kobe, what was before turning around was "youth", but what was after turning around was "reality"...

(End of this chapter)