Chapter 116 Championship Interview

The championship award ceremony ended, and the players continued to take photos with the trophy.

Reporters also began to interview the key figures of the team.

The first to be interviewed was naturally coach Stevens.

As a famous NCAA coach, his best achievement in the NCAA period was only reaching the tournament finals.

But after arriving in the NBA, he won the championship in his third season.

"I am fortunate to be able to coach this Pelicans team. Before I came here, it was already a good enough team."

When asked about his gratitude for winning the championship, this was the first sentence Stevens said.

The Pelicans' championship journey this season is very similar to the Warriors' last season.

Both changed their head coach with little change in the lineup, played a season of qualitative change, and finally won the championship successfully.

The only change is the coach. The coach is definitely the biggest contributor to winning the championship, followed by the growth of the players.

So this sentence sounds right, but it also reflects Stevens' humble personality.

Stevens then thanked the team from top to bottom.

"The last person I want to thank is my wife, Tracy. She has given me a lot of support this year, which I can't imagine."

He finally thanked his wife.

Changing from one city to another to start again, being able to devote himself to work wholeheartedly, the help his wife gave him can be imagined.

When Stevens said this, Tang Tian also looked at Olsen in the front row of the audience, holding the child.

How much Stevens' wife has given, Olsen has given more, especially when she gave birth to two sons for him at the beginning of the season.

He reached out and touched his pocket, where he had prepared something before the game.

The things he promised at the beginning are now ready to be fulfilled.

After the reporter finished interviewing Stevens, he then aimed the microphone at Tang Tian.

"Tang, how do you feel now, after winning the first championship in team history for this city?"

After the reporter asked, before Tang Tian could speak, the cheers of the fans rang out in the arena.

"MVP! MVP!"

Tang Tian played a regular season with an MVP performance, followed by an incredible playoff performance.

No one but him can receive the name of MVP.

The shouts lasted for more than a minute, and the audience stopped when Tang Tian gestured.

This is also the benefit of winning the championship at home, with so many fans witnessing this historic moment.

"I'm very excited, as excited as everyone else in the audience."

As soon as Tang Tian spoke, the cheers in the arena resounded again, and the whistles also rose and fell.

They are using this way to echo what Tang Tian said, proving that they are indeed as excited as Tang Tian said.

Tang Tian didn't do anything this time. He continued to speak after the cheers from the audience stopped.

"These three years have been very important to us. I don't feel annoyed because we didn't win the championship last year or the year before, because I know we are growing every year. The past failures only made us stronger, strong enough to deal with many unfavorable situations."

Tang Tian didn't say it very directly, but after the fans listened, there were cheers and jeers.

The unfavorable situations that Tang Tian said naturally refer to those unfair penalties.

Compared to the straightforward words he said at the post-match press conference after the fourth game, this is already very obscure.

But what he said is not unreasonable. The Pelicans also had a chance to win the championship last year, but they were too young and not mature enough at that time.

The butterfly effect exists. If they had won the championship by luck last year, then Stevens would not have joined New Orleans.

If Stevens doesn't come, they won't establish an offensive and defensive tactical system, and it will be much more difficult to win the championship this year.

Whether they can beat the Warriors is another matter. Even if they beat the Warriors, they will face the Cavaliers in the finals with 5 against 8, and they may not be able to win.

So what Tang Tian said is right, and the saying that failure is the mother of success is not just poisonous chicken soup.

"Now we have won the first championship, but this is only our first season. We will become more mature. We will win the second and the third. We will achieve a dynasty!"

Tang Tian's next words also made the arena explode instantly.

These words are very domineering, really domineering.

If it weren't for winning the championship at home, it is estimated that the away fans would be pissed off.

But he has the capital to say this.

Just like what he said, their growth in these three years, coupled with Stevens' joining, has made this team very mature.

This season is only their first season, and they have successfully won the championship, and almost crushed it.

Two consecutive championships, three consecutive championships, and even more consecutive championships are definitely possible events!

The TNT Big Three laughed when they heard this in the commentary booth.

Barkley kept shaking his head.

"That's why I like him so much!"

O'Neal said with a big smile.

Tang Tian sometimes has a more straightforward way of speaking than Westerners.

"They have this opportunity."

Smith is the calmest of the three, but he also nodded in agreement.

The Pelicans' salary structure is reasonable, and Jokic has two years left on his rookie contract.

As long as they retain the core structure of Tang Tian, ​​Davis, and Jokic, a three-peat is very promising.

After Tang Tian's interview ended, the reporter successively interviewed Davis and Holiday, Jokic.

These are all core players of the Pelicans.

Davis was so excited that he shed tears during the interview.

In the past three years, he has been under a lot of pressure as the No. 1 pick. This championship is a very big encouragement for him.

While the interview was in progress, the on-site media was also conducting the final vote count for the FMVP.

At the end of the interview, the staff over there also came over with the envelope containing the results.

This is probably the FMVP with the least suspense.

Tang Tian averaged 35.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 7 games, with a shooting percentage of 55% and a three-point percentage of 48%.

This includes a triple-double in the third game and a record-breaking 62 points in Game 7.

Bill Russell was pushed out of the crowd in a wheelchair and helped up.

Xiao Hua also opened the envelope and squeezed out a smile to announce the final result of the FMVP.

"The winner of the 2015-2016 season Bill Russell Cup is... Tang Tian."

The result is without suspense.

The on-site LED screen also showed the voting results, and Tang Tian received all 11 votes from the media.

Russell tremblingly handed the FMVP trophy to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian took the trophy from Russell's hand with both hands, and then raised it over his head.

The cheers in the arena resounded again.

In this season, Tang Tian won the regular season MVP, All-Star MVP, and Finals MVP.

In addition, he also has the best defensive player, and was selected for the best defensive team and the best team.

His honor even surpassed Jordan in the 87-88 season (winning all the above honors except FMVP) and Olajuwon in the 93-94 season (winning all the above honors except the All-Star MVP).

This is Tang Tian's season!