Chapter 566 We Are the Champions!

The Sonics' defense was obviously not as tight as before.

Although no one let the Cavaliers down, they gave up the man-to-man defense that was more threatening to the Cavaliers.

This was to avoid unnecessary injuries when they had already won the game and went into a more intense confrontation.

However, the Sonics' offense was still sharp.

Amid the endless cheers and desires of the fans, Lin Dong started the singles mode in the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers had also given up the idea of ​​winning. After all, they couldn't win, so they might as well choose to give the fans a more exciting and interesting game.

The Cavaliers didn't send a second person to double-team Lin Dong, but chose to let Wade defend alone.

In the eyes of the league and global fans today, being entrusted by the team to defend Lin Dong alone and being qualified to challenge Lin Dong alone is already a supreme honor, just like when Payton was used as Jordan's background board, the background board also needs qualifications!

Lin Dong affirmed and supported this obviously normal business behavior.

Before entering the league, this is the highest hall of basketball in the world, but after entering here and reaching the peak, you will understand that this is just a show.

As a member of the league, you have the need and obligation to maintain this show, otherwise it will eventually damage your own interests.

Lin Dong did not let up, and used a kaleidoscope-like offense to fight a scoring battle with Wade.

But he was not serious, and the defense was about 80% relaxed, which could bring enough defensive pressure to Wade, but it certainly could not stop Wade from scoring.

The offensive and defensive battles between the two sides went back and forth. Except for being blocked by two or three people in the interior and occasionally throwing two to the outside, the entire fourth quarter basically became a performance show of Lin Dong and Wade.

The fans at the scene were very excited, but the score always maintained a 35-point difference, never widening too much, and never shrinking a bit.

Time is getting less and less, getting closer and closer to the end, and the so-called suspense has never stopped since the beginning of this game.

The fans, many bigwigs from all walks of life, as well as the Lin family, Zhu Fangyu and other friends from China, the Sakuragi Army, etc., all stood up excitedly and prepared to welcome the final victory.

"You can't imagine what kind of team this is!"

"They are too young. Four of the five main lineups that swept the entire league are from the 2002 draft, and the only other one is also a player from the 2001 draft!"

"They are still fourth and fifth graders, but they have dominated this league for four years! They broke the so-called rookie wall and broke the league's rule of "experience over skills"!"

Barkley's voice echoed in front of ABC TV, which has more than 120 million viewers, including many European and American channels that directly broadcast ABC TV.

People can hear his cheerful voice, and it seems that they can also imagine the guy's face of relief and relief in the live broadcast room.

Lin Dong was miraculously fine and did not fall under the power of capital and evil. This is a happy thing for every player who has played in the NBA.

This has nothing to do with whether the opponent is Lin Dong or the God of Basketball. When the rabbit dies, the fox mourns. This is human nature.

At the same time, judging from the current situation, Barkley finally no longer has to worry about the cougar from the boxing champion's house that has troubled him for more than half a month.

This round of series has not been played for a long time, but too many major events have happened before and after. Ordinary fans can't see much, most of which are only on the surface of media reports, but for those of them who are in the league and in the media, they can see all kinds of inside information and power struggles, which is really too touching.

A team composed of almost pure rookies, except for the first year when they were still immature and played to the seventh game with the Wizards with Michael Jordan and Yao Ming, this Supersonics didn't even play the sixth game in the playoffs.

He led the team to win the championship in his rookie season, and then swept the league for four years. In this year's Western Conference Finals and Finals, facing the Cavaliers and Lakers who were praised as historical levels, he actually completed two zero-sweep sweeps!

What a terrible dominance!

Barkley is a man who has seen the world. He has witnessed the era of ancient greats, Jordan's glory, and the whole process of basketball from a niche sport to the top sport in the United States. Because of the relationship between players and commentators, he knows the entire history of the NBA.

However, throughout the history of the NBA, even Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and other great players who have no rookie wall and peaked at the beginning of their debut, have never reached the level of Lin Dong, and no team has reached the height of this Supersonic.

It is no exaggeration to say that Barkley feels that even if the Dream Team 1, which was shining with stars and fought in the Barcelona Olympics, came, it might not be able to beat this Supersonic!

They also have a historical defense. Not only did they create a rotation defense system that gave the entire league a headache, they also had the strongest defensive players.

Not only do they have players like Andre Iguodala and Rukawa who can enter the league's best defensive second and third teams, they also have the strongest defensive point guard in history and the only one to have won the DPOY award, and Lin Dong who is capable of defending all the backcourts and the No. 3 position in the league. They even have a player who can defend from the No. 1 to the No. 5 position, who can probably be called the best all-around defensive player in history!

Those who used to call him the second generation of Rodman have now changed their words, because even Rodman can no longer cover up the brilliance of that guy, and now that guy has a new nickname-the Red Haired Devil.

The defense of this Supersonics is enough to make any team shudder, including the former Dream 1!

On the offensive end, their tactical play is too advanced, leading the entire league by an era, and the overall hit rate of three-pointers from the outside is enough to make any sharpshooter in history unmatched.

Not only does it have a super fast break that is the best in the league, but it also has a small ball tactic that makes the most of space.

What's more, they even have a historically strong scorer on the offensive end, who has defeated Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and even all the strong players of this era-Lin Dong!

An impeccable team, absolutely the best in history!

"The Cavaliers have tried their best, but unfortunately they are facing the strongest team in the history of the NBA. They are still honored in defeat!"

"This is an unstoppable leader!"

"This is an invincible team!"

"There are only a dozen seconds left, 139:104, and the score between the two sides is still 35 points at the end of the first half."

"Lin Dong has the ball, he has stopped attacking!"

"Let us wait for the end of the game, let us wait for the continuation of the dynasty, let us wait for this moment of the great four consecutive championships!"

Barkley's passionate voice kept ringing, and at this time, the God Arena was already a sea of ​​cheers.

There were 13 seconds left, Lin Dong had the ball, but he had given up attacking and just stood there holding the ball.

He stopped playing, and everyone else put away the idea of ​​continuing to fight.

Wade straightened his back. Although he played the entire second half in the zone, he was no longer as breathless as he was in the World Youth Championship. This was not only due to the growth of his own physical strength, but also to the stage control of the zone. He has now reached the state 3.

Wade's expression was a little complicated. As LeBron's brother, he regarded Lin Dong as an enemy, but as an opponent on the court, he also sincerely admired this guy.

Facing such a strong man, he should be polite. He stretched out his hand to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong stretched out his hand and shook it with him, smiling and said: "Two No. 23."

Is this a mockery?

"I want to change my jersey." Wade was a little amused and paused before saying, "You beat the last No. 23, so you inherited this number, and I... do you think I have a chance to inherit it? I'm even older than you."

A familiar question... but the one who asked me this question was a high school student who loved basketball in the Xiangyang training hall; and the one who asked me this question now is a historical NBA shooting guard.

Lin Dong smiled.

"I would have said you couldn't before."

I'm no longer just a high school student. This world is true and false, false and true... Why take it so seriously?

"But miracles always happen in the impossible, so just do what you want to do... Everything is possible."

Wade was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief: "It's really depressing to be born in the same era as a guy like you, but..."

"Congratulations!" Wade smiled and hugged Lin Dong: "See you on the court next year!"

On the other side at this time...

O'Neal found Chandler, took off his jersey and handed it over: "Hey! Boxing champion, don't hold a grudge, right? I'm so miserable!"

Chandler took his jersey with a big laugh. Except for the year when he was lying in bed after breaking his leg, he had actually forgiven this big guy in his heart a long time ago.

"It was just an accident." Chandler also took off his jersey and handed it over, then smiled and patted his fat body: "But now you have to be careful, if it happens again, others might be dead!"

The countdown on the electronic scoreboard was still going, and the scene was full of jubilation. Not only the fans in the God Arena, but also the audience sitting in front of the TV around the world have begun to count down.

——10!

——9!

"Hey!" Kidd walked up to Payton and said, "Are you really not going to play next year?"

"Don't worry, even if I retire, I will still beat you next year!" Payton said proudly, "I will command others to beat you in the coaching booth of the Supersonics!"

Kidd laughed, took off his jersey and handed it over, saying, "Take off yours!"

"What are you daydreaming about?" Payton's eyes widened: "My live jersey from four consecutive championships will be auctioned for at least 500,000 US dollars, and a sweat stain on it can be exchanged for a can of caviar! How can your broken jersey be worth money? I am a person who is about to retire, I have to be thrifty and live... You are such a big man, how can you have no idea at all!"

Kidd didn't tolerate it either: "Are you going to take it off?"

"No!"

Kid took it off himself, Payton resisted, the two old friends pinched each other, and then laughed and hugged each other.

At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi in the front court straightened up and looked at the sidelines of the Cavaliers bench proudly.

He's looking for LeBron.

Frankly, no one in the Sonics likes LeBron.

Firstly, the other party is always taking advantage of Lin Dong's popularity. Secondly, that guy has been tit-for-tat with Lin Dong since the beginning of the Nike Summit, and has done all kinds of shameful and unsportsmanlike behavior towards Lin Dong.

And just now in the first quarter, the guy even tried to attack himself with an elbow, trying to use his despicable means to win again!

Sakuragi wanted to find that guy, show off his superiority in front of him, and then trample on the other person's self-esteem. It was best to punch him head-on! For fights outside the field, the punishment is much lighter than on the field.

But……

Sakuragi quickly saw the target.

I saw LeBron sitting on the bench, with no expression on his face, only his eyes...

It's not the confusion and disappointment after failure, nor the anger and unwillingness, but a kind of emptiness, as if this body has had its soul taken away.

Sakuragi had seen this kind of empty look before. It was what he saw in the mirror after his father died.

It was a despair of wanting to commit suicide.

Sakuragi frowned.

Forget it, I won’t beat him, maybe he will lose more than just the game... But, what does it have to do with him?

He couldn't help but take another look, and saw LeBron's mother squatting in front of him and talking to him, which reminded him of LeBron's life experience.

Born in a slum, orphaned and widowed... I have also been in such an environment. I have also given up on myself, and I have almost wasted my youth and fallen.

But luckier than LeBron, he met Brother Takato, Coach Anzai, and Haruko... But this guy met the gangster of his mother's lover, and even met Phil Knight.

The same starting point, different encounters, create different lives.

For the sake of his orphans and widowed mother...

Sakuragi Hanamichi finally sighed, then took off his jersey and walked towards LeBron.

He helped LeBron's mother up, then smiled at LeBron and said, "Hi!"

LeBron raised his head blankly. He had thought that after the game, maybe Wade would come to comfort him, but he really didn't expect that as the game entered the countdown, all the Sonics in the entire God Arena were celebrating crazily. At that time, the guy who was almost maliciously hurt by him didn't go to celebrate with his teammates. Instead, he took the initiative to comfort him.

At this moment, LeBron had mixed feelings in his heart, and he really didn't know what to say.

"I'm not as good at speaking truth as Brother Gao Ren, and I don't know how much trouble you are in now, but... there is no need to despair, after all, nothing is worse than the birth we had, right?"

"You are very strong. I look forward to seeing you on the court again next year." Hanamichi Sakuragi said with a smile: "But if you dare to swing your elbow again then, I swear I will teach you a lesson. I am a good fighter. !”

LeBron looked at him blankly, listening to this guy's nondescript comfort, and sighed after a while.

Back on the court?

Maybe he can still play, or maybe with his relationship with Laura, he can get a big contract close to the maximum salary.

However, my spirit is gone.

Facing the SuperSonics, facing Lin Dong, and even facing the red-haired guy in front of me in the future, it will be difficult for me to compete for supremacy. Regardless of whether it is the former Cavaliers fans scolding me for this loss, or even the former Cavaliers fans scolding me for this loss. Or fans of the SuperSonics, Lin Dong, and Sakuragi scolded them for some of their actions. If they choose to stay on the court, they will only be infamous.

Standing on the court as a foil for others is an outcome that LeBron is never willing to accept.

Some mistakes can only be made once, and then it takes a lifetime to pay for them.

Five years of inner demons and five years of obsession vanished into nothing at this moment.

I can't be a wolf because I have a kind mother.

You can't become a lion yourself, because you never have the courage and skill of a lion, nor do you have the starting point of a lion.

Even though I didn't achieve what I wanted, even though I didn't become a superstar like Lin Dong, I had actually climbed out of the slum quagmire. Even if I no longer wanted to play and chose to retire, I was still far better than those people. A new beginning for a ghetto kid.

Perhaps it is to stay in the Cavaliers through his relationship with Lola, whether as a trainer or assistant coach, or perhaps to be a commentator like Barkley... With his current fame, he can live well no matter what he does.

Therefore, Sakuragi Hanamichi was right, there was nothing worse than the environment in which he was born.

The sheepfold is where you ultimately belong.

He finally stood up with his legs up and said with a tearful smile, "I won't give you my jersey, you're dirty!"

With that said, he took the jersey from Sakuragi Hanamichi, and then gave Sakuragi a firm hug: "Thank you!"

The countdown of the fans at the scene also came to an end at this time.

——0!

The score on the electronic scoreboard was fixed at 139:104.

God Arena has various paper cannon tubes, ribbons, fluorescent ribbons, etc. that have been prepared, and they are falling from the sky above the decorated arena.

Coach Anxi, Mr. Lin and Grandma Lin smiled and stood up to applaud. The Sakuragi Legion took out their sure-kill Coke bottle with small steel balls, but this time there were many more people. It was no longer just Takamiya Wang and others, but It's Gao Gongwang, blah blah blah...

There were 20 to 30 of them! Some with their families, and some with store employees... Almost all the employees of Water and Fire Way came. Boss Mito Yohei was happy, so he gave them a day off and also covered the expensive tickets. As for the employees who stayed in the store, they would get three times the paid vacation!

Yang Dong, McMillan, Mitsui Shou, the players on the bench, the assistants, the trainers, etc., all rushed into the court excitedly, and together with Chandler, Iguodala and others, lifted Lin Dong high.

——The great god of basketball! The great supersonics! The great four-consecutive championship dynasty!

The host on the court was shouting desperately with the microphone, but unfortunately, his passionate voice, amplified thousands of times by the microphone, could not be heard clearly in this stadium at this moment.

Win! Win!

The entire god stadium was filled with cheers at this moment, and all the fans were jumping and shouting excitedly. The cheers of more than 20,000 people in the stadium completely overwhelmed the volume of the host's microphone.

We are the champions! Four consecutive champions!