Chapter 217 Most Perfect Ending

Before the tip-off of the Game 7 between the Thunder and the Warriors, the Pelicans continued their "troublemaking journey" and flew from Oklahoma City to Oakland again.

However, this time, the fans' discussion about this matter obviously decreased.

On the one hand, it was because the second time wasn't as newsworthy, but more importantly, the league announced the most important award of the season at this time.

Regular season MVP!

There were many candidates for the MVP of the 15-16 season.

Tang Tian, Curry, James, Leonard, Harden, Anthony, Westbrook, Durant…

But everyone knew that the competition was actually between Curry and Tang Tian.

Both teams broke the regular season record of 72 wins, and the difference in their stats wasn't particularly large.

In the end, the two of them garnered 88% of the votes, which was about as expected.

But the difference in their vote percentages was huge. Curry's vote percentage was 26%, and Tang Tian's was 62%!

The two people's values were swapped, a difference of nearly 40%!

Moreover, in terms of first-place votes, Tang Tian received 100 out of 112 votes!

This was absolutely crushing data!

But this was also reasonable.

The Pelicans had a better record than the Warriors, and Tang Tian's stats were also better than Curry's, with assists and defensive stats being comprehensively higher.

Moreover, the controversy caused by Tang Tian not being selected last year despite having better stats was great, and the media would definitely consider it this year.

So, for both emotional and rational reasons, it should be him.

In the fifth year of his career, Tang Tian finally won the most important award!

"The most perfect ending!"

"Last year's narrow defeat was for this year's great victory. What was once lost must be taken back, and with double the interest!"

"Tang's performance this season is absolutely MVP-worthy. He led the charts for almost an entire season, well deserved!"

"From the 31st pick to a superstar, from a role player to an MVP, this is the most inspirational legend, and we are fortunate to witness its growth!"

…

Fans cheered and rejoiced. Although it was a year later than expected, this crushing advantage made it even more exciting.

74-win regular season record, Best Coach, All-Star MVP, Best Defensive Player, Regular Season MVP…

The Pelicans had a great harvest this season, all that was missing was the final championship!

Tang Tian was delighted to win the MVP, and the fans were overjoyed, but some people were unhappy.

The unhappy person was Green.

Before the Game 7 against the Thunder, when reporters asked him about his opinion on Tang Tian winning the MVP, he seemed quite dissatisfied.

"Stephen had an absolutely great season. He even redefined the way people play basketball. Only getting 26% of the vote is absolutely unfair. No matter how the outside world sees it, he is the only MVP in our hearts!"

Green went all out to defend his teammate as usual.

When the reporter said that Tang Tian performed better, Green showed even more confidence.

"We will win. Like last year, we will speak with facts."

Green's implication was very clear, the fact he was talking about was the championship.

The Game 7 hadn't even been played yet, and they hadn't even entered the Western Conference Finals yet, but saying such things, it had to be said that Green was indeed a big mouth.

That night, the Warriors and Thunder's Game 7 kicked off at Oracle Arena.

The Pelicans, like in the previous game, all came to the sidelines to watch the game.

In the previous game, the Warriors took the lead from the start, but this time it was the Thunder's turn.

Durant played quite excitedly from the start, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, helping the Thunder lead the Warriors by double digits in the first quarter.

The Warriors didn't defend against Durant, and their own offense also had problems.

At the end of the first half, the score was 61 to 46, and the Thunder's lead had reached 15 points.

Green, who was full of confidence before the game, completely lost his touch from beyond the arc, missing all 4 of his attempts, scoring only 2 points in the first half, and also committing 3 turnovers.

This was a case of poisoning himself and the Warriors.

Playing Game 7 in Oakland originally made the outside world very optimistic about the Warriors' successful comeback, but the result was unexpected.

Durant's strength meant that the Warriors, like many teams, were going to fall at the last step of the comeback road.

In the locker room during halftime, Westbrook shouted excitedly at Durant, and the Thunder players also danced with joy.

They were finally going to return to the Western Conference Finals, this was a signal of their return to their peak!

Durant's emotions were a bit complicated, with both excitement and worry.

Winning against the Warriors meant they would play the Pelicans in the next round, and he would have to face the man he couldn't beat.

No one on the Warriors could limit him, but that man on the Pelicans could.

Ever since their last regular season game this season, Tang Tian had become his inner demon.

Coming back from halftime, Kerr put on the small lineup, revealing his trump card for one last fight.

At the start of the second half, the Warriors began to accelerate madly.

Donovan didn't respond in time, Adams was constantly boxed out by Green, and kept running back and forth on the court, completely becoming a burden.

The Warriors continued to close the score gap, Westbrook shouted anxiously on the court, but it was to no avail.

In this quarter, the Warriors played their signature third-quarter surge of the season, scoring a huge 43 to 18.

At the end of the third quarter, they not only erased the 15-point deficit, but also led the Thunder by 10 points.

The atmosphere at the scene had exploded, the Warriors' scoring explosiveness in a single quarter was even greater than last season.

In the last quarter, the Thunder fought back, but the Warriors' offense didn't diminish.

Moreover, they specifically targeted Durant and let Westbrook shoot mid-range jumpers.

As Westbrook missed one shot after another, and as Curry made one long three-pointer after another, the Thunder's deficit grew bigger and bigger.

When there were still 2 minutes left in the game, it was the Thunder who were trailing by 15 points.

In the last twenty seconds, the Thunder had no hope of winning, and Westbrook and Durant, the Thunder's main players, were substituted off the court.

Westbrook kicked the bench in anger when he left the court, constantly cursing.

Durant stood with his hands on his hips, biting his mouthguard, and looked up at the score with a complicated expression.

The last twenty seconds passed, the final whistle sounded, and deafening cheers erupted at the scene.

They won three games in a row after being down 1-3, eliminating the Thunder 4-3 and successfully advancing to the Western Conference Finals!

Although the way they advanced was very difficult, they were not eliminated, they did it!

Green roared to the sky when the final whistle sounded, and bumped chests excitedly with Thompson, Iguodala, and the others.

After bumping, he looked up at the Pelicans in the audience, he Green was going to do what he said!

Tang Tian looked at the celebrating Warriors and smiled.

If it were another team or another person, they would hope that the Thunder would win, after all, the Warriors were definitely more difficult to play this season in terms of hard power.

But for him and the Pelicans, this was the result they wanted.

They lost to the Grizzlies two years ago, and they took revenge last year;

They lost to the Warriors last year, and what they wanted to do this year was also revenge!

Now the opportunity for revenge was at hand!