Chapter 853: Chapter 278: He Is the Chosen One, and the Only One
Even though Kevin Durant slowly fell into a struggle on the offensive end, and even though Westbrook was still "divine with one hand, monstrous with the other"...
Everyone’s face showed determination not to give up, not to abandon.
Including James Harden, who had a "fear of Artest syndrome" in the first two games, this game was much more positive than the previous two.
Just...
"The Thunder Team tried hard enough, but they still lost. The reason is simple; this team’s ceiling hasn’t reached championship level!" Barkley acknowledged the Thunder Team’s fighting spirit tonight.
But some things can’t be achieved by effort alone.
Especially in the competitive sports industry, it’s always about strength.
After the game, Brooks also said: "I’m proud of the energy these Thunder Team guys brought tonight! We fought until the last moment!"
However, reporters noticed that after this game, Brooks didn’t say anything related to the next game.
Obviously, when the big score reached 0-3, everyone knew what would happen in the next game.
The fourth game of the series came as scheduled two days later.
David Stern appeared at the Thunder Team’s home court and was met with huge boos from the crowd.
This city’s first NBA Finals journey ended in a beating, leaving the Thunder Team’s fans simmering with anger. Now seeing David Stern, they wished to drown him in boos.
David Stern heard these boos and chuckled inwardly.
They’re angry!
I contacted so many media outlets to hype up the Kevin Durant versus Su Wan showdown.
But after two games, the hype collapsed instantly.
Along with that, the viewership for the third game of the finals also plummeted to only 26.89 million. This figure is already high compared to before 2007.
But in recent years, the viewership had been over 31 million, so the sudden drop to this number made David Stern very displeased.
Indeed!
Some things just can’t be hyped.
Full of resentment, the game began.
Like the last game, the Thunder Team was still full of fighting spirit.
But sometimes, being too spirited can lead to overdoing it...
Just watch this game to understand!
From the beginning, the Thunder Team was very proactive.
But often being too proactive led to consecutive mistakes.
In the first quarter alone, the Thunder Team made a total of 7 turnovers. The New York Knicks hadn’t even exerted themselves yet, but they capitalized on the Thunder Team’s mistakes to score continuously, taking a 10-point lead.
Then the New York Knicks maintained this 10-point lead, suppressing the Thunder Team until the final moments of the game.
With less than 3 minutes left in the game, when Kevin Durant missed a three-point shot, Su Wan grabbed the rebound, quickly threw it to the frontcourt, scored, and widened the gap to 13 points, leaving the Thunder Team’s home court in silence.
Although they already knew that the Thunder Team was the supporting character this year.
But when the moment finally arrived, the Thunder Team’s fans couldn’t help but shed tears.
The players on the court, like Kevin Durant and Westbrook, couldn’t control their expressions either.
They wanted to calmly wait for the result to come, but...
"Buzz!"
In the last two minutes, the "Thunder Three Youngsters" didn’t know what they were doing on the court until the buzzer sounded, and they could no longer control their emotions.
Kevin Durant squatted on the ground, Westbrook tugged at his collar in frustration, as if wanting to tear it but then gave up.
James Harden looked up at the ceiling, then turned to the scoreboard.
He was avoiding the cameras, trying to prevent the tears in his eyes from being captured by the sideline cameras.
The score was frozen at this moment.
to 93!
The championship of this season was also sealed at this moment!
"Let’s congratulate the New York Knicks for completing the repeat championship. Let’s congratulate Su Wan on winning his 7th career championship. With this championship, Su Wan’s number of championships officially surpasses Michael Jordan!"
"We all know LeBron James is called the ’Chosen One’!"
"But now it seems, Su Wan is truly the chosen one of the NBA, the one and only in this league!"