Chapter 106 The Finals are Over

North Shore Garden Arena, Lakers' half. As Parker walked to the sideline to receive the basketball from the referee, the arena, which had been a hubbub of noise just a second before, instantly fell silent.

On the court, because the players from both teams were entangled before Parker was about to serve, the referee restarted a new round of timing after stepping forward to separate the players.

Five...

Four...

Three...

High post, according to the tactics drawn by Karl during the timeout, Leonard suddenly darted out from the crowd.

Two...

But the Celtics' real tactical intention was not to have Leonard complete this attack.

Near the free-throw line, just as the Lakers' players were attracted by Leonard and Korver's movements, Trevor Ariza suddenly cut into the paint.

At the sideline, Parker swiftly lobbed the basketball into the restricted area.

102 to 101.

To be on the safe side, the Celtics chose to quickly chase a two-pointer first.

On the Lakers' bench, seeing this, Coach Lue, who still had his last timeout in hand, did not rush to call it.

Because if the Lakers players on the court could not make the baseline pass, this precious timeout could avoid a turnover.

Baseline, the Lakers to make the baseline pass, with 31.2 seconds left in the game.

And after Ariza quickly chased back two points, the Celtics' players immediately began a full-court press against the Lakers' players.

Garnett, who was brought on by Coach Lue earlier to protect the rebounds, played the role a veteran should play at this time.

After steadily lobbing the ball to Su Feng, Garnett, whose palms were full of sweat, breathed a sigh of relief!

Just like before.

The Celtics could also choose to defend this ball or foul early.

But if the Celtics fouled at this time, as long as they continued to choose to attack in the next possession, the opportunity for the final attack would return to their hands.

Therefore, after Su Feng successfully received the ball, Leonard immediately hugged him.

The referee immediately blew his whistle.

After the technical table verified Leonard's foul time, the timer on the court reset to 30.1 seconds.

"Their next attack will definitely be a quick one.

So after I shoot my free throws, you must pay attention to maintaining the full-court press formation!" Taking advantage of the last chance to communicate before the free throws, Su Feng reminded his teammates.

As we all know.

According to NBA rules, each team can only have a maximum of 2 timeouts in the last 3 minutes of the game.

Therefore, after the Celtics had already called 2 timeouts...

In the upcoming game, they would not be able to request a timeout.

Therefore, in Su Feng's view, it was necessary for him to remind everyone.

Inside the arena, as Su Feng stepped onto the free-throw line, the Celtics fans in the entire arena were making noise like crazy.

But Su Feng, with a straight face, steadily sent the first free throw into the basket.

"Is his heart made of iron?" The nearly 20,000 Celtics fans at the scene couldn't help but ask themselves.

Boo————!

Please!

Su Feng, just miss one free throw!

Swish——!

On the court, after Su Feng still made both free throws, the Celtics' fans hated the number 23 Lakers player to the core.

Damn it!

19...

18...

17...

16...

On the scene and in front of the TV, watching Su Feng, who was consuming the offensive time at the high post according to the original plan, at this moment, both the Lakers fans and the Celtics fans felt that their hearts might break through their chests at any time.

15...

14...

13.5...

13...

On the court, watching Su Feng, who had begun to adjust his breathing and dribbling posture, the Celtics' players instantly became nervous.

At the sideline, even Duncan, who had always been as stable as Mount Tai, felt his throat dry and his breathing was becoming more and more rapid.

12...

11...

10...

High post, while dribbling to maintain the distance between himself and Leonard, Su Feng held up four fingers.

Although the Lakers players on the court had known during the previous timeout that Su Feng would not call for a pick-and-roll on this possession.

However, isolation also requires a sense of ritual.

9...

8...

7.6...

7.1...

TNT TV, the comedy quartet had already left their seats.

And at North Shore Garden Arena, the decibels created by the Celtics fans' shouting in the arena also reached their peak at the same time!

6.4...

5.8...

On the court, Su Feng moved!

To prevent Su Feng from shooting directly, Leonard stuck very closely.

But in this way, when Su Feng lowered his center of gravity to accelerate, he would not be able to stop Su Feng's breakthrough!

At the scene and in front of the TV, all the fans held their breath at this moment!

And aside, although Tony Allen firmly believed in his heart that Su Feng would never choose to pass the ball on the final possession, it was not until Leonard completely lost control of Su Feng that Tony Allen resolutely moved his steps and supplemented toward Su Feng!

This was a very appropriate help defense.

And, because Su Feng was in a state of full sprint at this moment, Tony Allen believed that not only would he not have the possibility to stop and observe the situation, but also, it was impossible for Su Feng to pass the ball out in this state!

Thump!

On the court, before colliding head-on with Tony Allen, who was moving laterally, Su Feng hurriedly adjusted his dribble and switched the basketball to behind his back.

But what made Tony Allen feel extremely puzzled was...

Just as he noticed that Su Feng had begun to slow down, preparing to step forward to completely lock down Su Feng's shooting space...

The basketball that had been switched to behind Su Feng had disappeared into thin air in front of him!

You...

What magic did you use?

Basket...

Where did you conjure the basketball to?

One step inside the right-wing three-point line.

While Kobe Bryant was adjusting his breathing and posing for a shot...

He never expected...

Su Feng, who encountered Tony Allen's help defense in the middle, would actually pass the ball to his hand in such a juggling way!

Hand...

Elbow pass!

Su, you really dare to pass!

Moreover...

You actually passed it?

In this instant.

Kobe's little head couldn't think about why Su Feng chose to pass the ball.

Left hand gently stroking the basketball.

Pushing off with his legs.

Hanging in the air.

Flicking his wrist.

North Shore Garden Arena.

While the basketball Kobe shot was still in flight...

The timer for the final quarter officially reached zero.

On the court, feeling that the arc of the basketball after it left his hand was slightly off, Kobe secretly said something was wrong in his heart.

However, in basketball games...

Sometimes, it is not a bad thing for a basketball shot from the side to be slightly off.

Bang, swish!

At the sideline, when Tim Duncan noticed that the basketball Kobe shot bounced off the backboard and into the basket, this famous NBA bank shot expert felt that fate was playing tricks on him at this moment.

And on the court, as the referee waved his hand downward...

TNT TV, O'Neal also pushed away Barkley and Smith, "Kobe...

Kobe buzzer-beater to kill the Celtics!

He killed this Finals!"

Inside the arena, watching Kobe, who was still standing there foolishly, the Lakers players had already rushed onto the court, throwing him high into the sky.

106 to 104.

Before the start of the final quarter, probably no one would have thought that the one to kill this game would be Kobe, who had only made 4 of 18 shots before.

At the sideline, on the Lakers' bench, Su Feng, who did not choose to fool around with his teammates, smiled after taking a cigar from Coach Lue, "Now, we are champions again!"

Hearing this, Coach Lue, whose hands were still trembling, said with some choking, "I really didn't expect you to choose to pass the ball on the final possession."

Su Feng patted Coach Lue on the shoulder, "You may not believe it when I say it, but twenty years ago, I didn't expect to meet Kobe either."

On the scene, because the atmosphere of winning the championship on the road could not compare to the home court, and if the Lakers had too much fun on the Celtics' home court, they might not be able to return to Los Angeles alive...

Therefore, after Kobe was responsible for cutting down the net symbolizing the championship, most of the Lakers players chose to restrain themselves.

And at this time, Kobe, who was still excited, also looked at Su Feng with a curious expression and said, "You actually passed it just now!"

Su Feng spread his hands, "Why not pass it?"

Kobe happily patted Su Feng on the back twice, "I'm glad you still have some conscience, knowing that I am the absolute leader of this Lakers team!"

Su Feng shrugged, "Okay, now I regret it, I really shouldn't have chosen to pass the ball to you just now."

Kobe put his arm around Su Feng, "Honestly, why did you choose to pass the ball to me?

I thought you were going to pull up and shoot yourself after the behind-the-back crossover just now."

Pushing away Kobe, who was covered in sweat, Su Feng pinched his nose and said, "Because I trust you!"

After a pause, Su Feng continued, "Just like you trusted me twenty years ago."

Looking at Su Feng, at this moment, I don't know why, but Kobe just felt that his nose was a little sore.

"Can you let me be responsible for lifting the O'Brien Cup later?" After secretly wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes under the guise of wiping away sweat, Kobe said to Su Feng.

"Of course, you can. Anyway, this is already my eleventh championship." Su Feng spread his hands.

Kobe nudged Su Feng's waist with his elbow and said, "I know you're great, okay? Is this honor something for you to show off all day long?"

"That's right, okay, after I receive my eleventh Finals MVP trophy later, I'll give it to you as your upcoming 36th birthday present.

After all, someone doesn't even have a Finals trophy yet." Looking at Kobe, Su Feng smiled.

Kobe: "..."

Inside the arena.

The championship award ceremony went smoothly.

Because most of the Green Army fans had already left the arena, except for a small number of Celtics fans who stayed, most of the Lakers players simply thanked their families and teammates when giving their acceptance speeches.

Except for Kobe...

Um...

Except for Kobe.

Because he performed generally in the Lakers' previous championship journey, Kobe really had a lot of heartfelt words to say to his supporters and family at this moment.

Fortunately, Su Feng reminded Kobe in time, "You're saying so much now, what are you going to do when it's time for the championship parade.

Also, this is the Celtics' home court...

Even if you say more, there are only a few spectators."

Hearing this, Kobe immediately interrupted his speech, which had already lasted for 20 minutes.

And then...

It was the most heart-wrenching moment of the award ceremony.

Because as a spectator, "Lord of the Rings" Russell not only watched the Celtics witness the Lakers win their seventeenth championship in team history at their doorstep tonight...

And as the award presenter for the Finals MVP, he had to personally present the award to the Lakers players at North Shore Garden Arena.

Seriously, it's because Russell isn't as petty as Jordan.

Otherwise...

Russell would have died of anger on the spot.

On the award stage, Stern secretly nudged Su Feng's back before Russell took the stage with the Finals MVP trophy in his hand.

Seeing this, Su Feng looked back at his good brother, who was about to retire, and walked to the center of the stage with a tacit understanding.

There was no suspense.

Under Stern's personal announcement, Chinese player Su Feng was elected as the NBA Finals MVP for the eleventh time in his personal career.

However...

Just as Su Feng was about to take the microphone from the host to give his acceptance speech, an accident happened.

Because David Stern's announcement that did not stop...

Almost flashed Su Feng's back.

"The MVP winner of the 13/14 season NBA Finals is...

Su Feng of the Los Angeles Lakers...

And..."

Wait!

And?

No, aren't the judges for the NBA Finals MVP always an odd number?

How could there be an "and"?

Aside, NBA Vice President Mark, who had already known the truth, admired Stern to the core at this moment.

Because he believed that after tonight...

The Lower Merion Twin Stars would become the most successful couple in NBA history.

Yes, that's right.

The judges for the NBA Finals MVP have always been an odd number, and this year is no exception.

But...

What if one of the judges chose to abstain from voting?

Admittedly, judging from the performance and data alone, Kobe's performance in this year's Finals was somewhat unstable in a few games...

In terms of persuasiveness, it was somewhat lacking.

But don't forget, apart from tonight's buzzer-beater, Kobe's performance in Game 1 was also remarkable.

Therefore, among the eleven judges this year, there was nothing unreasonable about 5 of them choosing to vote for Kobe.

Because even if 5 of the 11 people voted for Kobe, wouldn't the other 6 be able to vote for Su Feng?

And in this way...

Su Feng's narrow victory in obtaining the Finals MVP again not only conformed to his and Kobe's contributions to the Lakers in this year's Finals, but was also reasonable.

As for one of the other 6 people choosing to abstain from voting...

What does that have to do with the 5 judges who chose to vote for Kobe?

You know, the voting for NBA awards is known for being "fair, open, and just."

Moreover, before the voting, the judges could never "collude" and accept "instructions" from someone.

Therefore...

"The MVP winners of the 13/14 season NBA Finals are, Su Feng of the Los Angeles Lakers, and his teammate Kobe Bryant!"

Su Feng: "..."

Kobe: "..."

In front of the TV, after Stern reconfirmed that this year's NBA Finals MVP would be shared by Su Feng and Kobe, from the initial daze, the fans quickly fell into a frenzy.

Especially for those Lower Merion CP fans who had been shipping Su-Kobe for ten years.

They never expected that David Stern would choose to set a precedent for Su Feng and Kobe to share the Finals MVP before retiring!

It was just that the atmosphere on the award stage suddenly became awkward.

Because this Finals MVP was shared...

But the always stingy league did not prepare a second Finals MVP trophy for Su Feng and Kobe in advance...

In the center of the stage, watching Kobe's restless little hands, Su Feng quietly reprimanded, "Don't even think about snatching this trophy from me."

Hearing this, Kobe said with a justified tone, "You said just now that you were going to give this year's Finals MVP trophy to me as my 36th birthday present!"

Su Feng: "..."

Look at my mouth!

How indebted!

"Even so, David was the first to say my name when he was reading the Finals MVP winners just now." Su Feng said to Kobe, holding on to the trophy tightly.

"Alas!

I never thought that my best friend, my best brother, would treat me like this!

Forget it, forget it...

Isn't it just a Finals MVP trophy?

I just don't want it." Looking at Su Feng, after turning his head away with a look of frustration, Kobe said with great resentment.

And this time...

After looking at the Finals MVP trophy in his hand with a reluctant look, where else would Su Feng have any way to deal with this coquettish Kobe besides obediently offering the trophy?

"Actually...

We will send another one to the one of you who didn't get the Finals MVP trophy afterward." Aside, worried that Su Feng and Kobe would fight on the award stage, Vice President Mark hurriedly reminded.

And at this time, who would have thought that Su Feng and Kobe would actually say in unison, "Can the one sent later have the same value as this one?"

Mark: "..."

Then don't shout at me!

If the prior consideration was not thorough, wasn't that also David Stern's fault?

"Sorry, buddy, it's already past 12 o'clock, so in principle, I've already retired." On the award stage, looking at Mark, who wanted to throw the blame on himself, Stern specially reminded him after pointing to his watch.

Mark: "..."

That night, this little episode when the league presented the Finals MVP instantly enlivened the entire award ceremony.

Because Su Feng planned to give his championship speech again at the championship parade, after simply thanking the fans and teammates, the 13/14 season NBA Finals award ceremony officially came to an end.

"Now, let us once again congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers!

They successfully defended the 13/14 season NBA championship!"

"In addition, let us once again congratulate Su Feng and Kobe.

They have become the first teammates in NBA history to share the Finals MVP!"

On the night of the championship, after making a big fuss in the visiting team's locker room, the Lakers took a special plane back to Los Angeles overnight.

Interestingly, on the Lakers' special plane, because he was afraid that the Finals MVP trophy he had obtained would be snatched away by Su Feng, Kobe, who was hugging the championship trophy with one hand and holding the Finals MVP trophy with the other, even when he was sleeping, held on to the two trophies tightly.

"Do you think this person is interesting?

Am I the kind of person who would ask for something back after giving it away?" On the plane, looking at Kobe who was so wary of him, Su Feng said to the people around him with a look of dissatisfaction.

And aside, I don't know who suddenly said, "Isn't it?"...

Instantly, it caused a burst of laughter from the teammates.

Su Feng: "..."

To be fair.

Kobe cherished this Finals MVP trophy so much not only because this Finals MVP trophy was his first FMVP trophy in his personal career.

Because just like the person Su Feng cared about the most was him.

In these twenty years, wasn't the person he cared about the most Su Feng?

Compared to the first and only.

For Kobe...

Being able to share the Finals MVP trophy with Su Feng was destined to be extraordinary.

"Hey, Su, I have a Finals MVP trophy now too..." In his sleep, Kobe muttered to himself, dreaming once again about the scene where he beat up Su Feng back then.

Su Feng: "..."

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ps: The 13/14 season is officially over =. =, there will be a pre-written essay about the Iron King that is entering the final 100,000 words or so, in short, thank you readers for your support and love! A Qiao has nothing to repay, so I have to wait for the next life to warm the bed for you readers!