Chapter 793: Overall Champion

I have never been so close to the championship like this time.

So close that you only need to stretch out your hand to touch it.

As long as I win the next game, I can have a championship ring of my own.

Barkley stood in trance under the basket, with many thoughts in his mind.

What he didn't notice was that there were people on the team who were in similar condition to him.

That man is Kevin Duckworth.

Unlike Barkley, Kevin Duckworth had two close touches of the championship, but unfortunately missed it both times. Basketball is a competitive game, where strength is fought for, performance is seen, personal ability and teamwork are tested, and there is no elegance in the game.

Gentle giant?

Kevin Duckworth thought mockingly: The person who gave me this nickname must be mocking me. Maybe I shouldn't be so elegant on the court. Sometimes it's okay to be rude to win. After all, this is my last chance. .

As a competitive game, there are naturally winners and losers. Some people win and get all the fame and fortune, while more people lose countless sweat and efforts and end up with nothing.

I thought that my career would end like this, and that being without a championship would be a lifelong regret, but I didn't want that in the last year of my career, when I was ready to be ridiculed, fate would give me such a great gift.

The championship is so close, can you give up?

Even if I risk my life, I will get it.

Kevin Duckworth made a secret decision in his heart.

At this moment, the teammates around him felt that there was something different about this big guy, but when they looked carefully, they saw that he was no different from usual.

Is it an illusion?

The teammates scratched their heads and said, forget it, don't care, continue practicing, otherwise the coach's roar will torture your ears again.

They are also a team that has entered the finals. The Clippers have veterans who are secretly determined to quietly ignite their fighting spirit and burn the last bit of fuel in their mailbox to return to their peak state. As an opponent of the Clippers, the atmosphere of the Bulls is quite weird.

Phil Jackson was thinking hard about how to formulate tactics, Jordan was practicing more, and the rest of the team was gloomy.

Before the finals, they were so high-spirited.

With an unprecedented 72 wins in the regular season, they were known as the strongest defending champions. They aimed to win three consecutive championships and establish the second Bulls dynasty, but they were defeated in the finals. Can you believe this?

Anyway, Pippen and the others couldn't believe it.

However, it is a fact and you cannot believe it.

In the first game of the Finals, Xu Ang single-handedly defeated the Bulls with his unrivaled strength. Think about the second game of the Finals, Xu Ang hit ten three-pointers in the first five minutes. The ball directly set the tone of the game, that is, the third game was better. Xu Ang was more connecting with other players on the team, and his score was one-third less than the previous two games.

It gives the impression that Xu Ang is not that strong after leaving the center of the Treasure Ship Arena, and the Clippers are not invincible.

But that's just a layman's view. Those who really understand football will understand that Xu Ang, who can connect the entire team, is even more terrifying.

If a person has a strong scoring ability, that is just him. Basketball is a team sport of five people. If all five people can exert 100% or more of their strength, that means the entire team is strong.

Xu Ang, who only knows how to score, is already so strong that he can also drive his teammates. Pippen is about to ask: Will this still allow people to live?

Originally, the Clippers implemented a superstar tactic - giving the ball to the best player on the team, which was already overwhelming. Now that you are playing team basketball, is this game still necessary?

It’s not that we don’t try our best, it’s because we really can’t beat them.

Pippen admitted that he no longer has the confidence to win. He is not Jordan or Kobe. His persistence in winning has not reached the level of fighting even if he knows he can't beat it.

It is this gap that determines who is the real team boss between him and Jordan, and it is also the reason why Phil Jackson did not choose Pippen to take the last shot when making important decisions in the game during Jordan's first retirement.

It's a pity that Pippen himself didn't realize it.

It is important for people to know themselves. The word "noble" in this sentence is very wonderful.

Jordan, who worked hard to practice hard, did not notice the psychological changes of his teammates. Jordan never imagined that as his right-hand man, Pippen would be psychologically affected by Xu Ang, and he surrendered mentally before the fourth game of the Finals started. .

You must know that that is Pippen, a superstar who has been in the league for many years, and the person who stood by his side during the first Bulls dynasty.

Such a league superstar was beaten by others in the game, and no one believed him when he told him.

Most geniuses are like this. They are conceited and love to judge others by themselves. What you think you are, is how others should be. But forget that everyone is a different individual. What you take for granted may not be possible for others.

Before the game even started, one of the parties was psychologically disarmed. Needless to say, the outcome?

Even though Jordan made one goal after another like a god on the court, his teammates couldn't help. Even Rodman was suppressed by Kevin Duckworth for an entire quarter. One god leads four pits, and the opponent is either the king or the star. How can it be possible to win such a game.

Lost.

In the fourth game of the Finals, Jordan showed his best condition and made the most tenacious resistance, but still failed to change anything. Whenever he was about to gain momentum, either Xu Ang would score a goal and pour cold water on him, or he would use a shark-cutting tactic to make Rodman

Got to the free throw line.

To reach the top again and again, and to be interrupted by life again and again, even as strong as Jordan, he still suffered from internal injuries - in the fourth quarter of the game, Jordan lay on the floor after a fadeaway jumper and struggled a few times. Unable to stand up. Eventually, he was replaced by Phil Jackson.

reason?

Of course it was a back injury.

After all, the old gangster couldn't hold on to his waist.

"Congratulations to the Clippers for winning the game. In this way, they swept their opponents with a score of 4-0 and won the championship this season. At the same time, it was also their first championship in decades of building the team."

"Xu, the great Xu, he brought a championship to the Clippers."

“His radiance was like the sun, and not even Michael could compare with him.”

The law of winning takes all in competitive competitions has been proven once again. Before Xu Ang could say anything, someone was eager to brag about him. What Xu Ang wants to remind the other party is: pay attention to the next occasion before you praise me. This is Chicago, the home base of the Bulls. They just lost the championship and became the runner-up with an unprecedented 72 wins. They are feeling sad. Are you sure it's okay to celebrate in front of them?

Well, Xu Ang didn't know if there was any problem. Anyway, he led the players to celebrate symbolically on the spot, and then left the field quickly.

When you go out, safety comes first.