NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 146 Howard: Why Do You Praise Wang Chao?

Although Wang Chao's personal data is slightly lower than Kobe's, the two belong to the same level, and they are far away from other players by a few blocks.

In addition to Wang Chao and Kobe, the Lakers' Pau Gasol averaged 19.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in seven games.

Howard, the double star of the Magic team with Wang Chao as a super magic combination, performed very well in the seventh game, scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, but the average data in the seven games was 17.4 points and 15.7 rebounds.

Such data can never be considered weak, but everything is afraid of comparison.

There is no suspense in the finals FMVP award selection.

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A few minutes later, in the Orlando stadium, the staff cleaned up the ribbons and fireworks debris, and the league president Stern personally presented the O'Brien trophy to the Magic, and the legendary superstar Bill Russell presented the trophy to Wang Chao. Finals FMVP trophy.

CCTV Sports Channel broadcast the scene live, and Director Zhang is still popularizing science for the audience.

"Just this year, the league has just officially named the FMVP trophy as the Bill Russell trophy. The NBA legend Bill Russell personally awarded it to the player who played the best during the finals. Wang Chao is the first in NBA history to receive this trophy. He is an honored player, and of course he is also the first player in Chinese history to win the NBA Finals FMVP trophy."

"Two years ago, Wang Chao chose to leave after the Suns won the championship. At that time, many people believed that Wang Chao's career after that might not be able to win the championship for a long time. Who would have thought that after two seasons with the Magic, Wang Chao led the team to the Finals twice, and successfully avenged the Lakers and won the championship in the second year?"

"This is Wang Chao's strength. He can lead the Huaguo men's basketball team to an upset victory over the American dream team to win the Olympic gold medal, and he can also lead the Magic team, which is not favored by everyone, to win the NBA championship. In terms of honor and achievements, Wang Chao is already the well-deserved No.1 in Huaguo basketball!"

"What is even more exciting is that Wang Chao, who has won two championships, is only 26 years old now. His career is still very long, and his future achievements will become higher and higher. We are all witnessing a The miracle of the era rises!"

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After winning the championship, it's a carnival.

In the locker room, Magic players sprayed champagne happily, swaying the joy of winning the championship.

"Champion, we are the champion!!" Howard laughed loudly, with a cigar in his mouth, and sprayed champagne on the surrounding teammates, and then quickly locked on Wang Chao.

"Brother! We are the best partners. In the future, we will win three consecutive championships and even more championships like the OK combination, Jordan and Pippen! Create our own legend!"

Howard, who was laughing heartily at this time, did not expect that his joyful mood would be cast a shadow after just ten minutes.

After an orgy in the locker room, the Magic players showered off the champagne and changed into decent clothes for the postgame press conference.

Wang Chao and Howard, as the biggest contributors to the team's championship and the most popular players, are naturally the most concerned by the reporters.

However, Howard soon discovered that the reporters focused more on interviewing questions around Wang Chao.

Ask him how it feels to win the FMVP of the Finals, ask him what he thinks about scoring against Kobe, and ask him what he thinks about the future prospects of the team winning the championship.

Of course, there are also reporters who question Howard.

"Dwight, what do you think of Wang Chao's performance during the finals? If you were asked to rate him, how many points would you give him? Do you agree that the league will award Wang Chao the FMVP?"

The rather sharp question made many reporters frown.

When everyone looked at the reporter who asked the question, their expressions suddenly changed. It was a media reporter from Los Angeles.

Obviously, the other party's purpose of asking this question is to sow discord.

The best way to defeat an enemy is to disintegrate them from within.

Even if it was as strong as the OK combination back then, it was the infighting between Kobe and O'Neal that led to the complete collapse of the dynasty team.

The current duo of Wang Chao and Howard of the Magic is young and has potential. If it continues to grow and become stronger next season, it will definitely be the biggest stumbling block for the Lakers on their way to the championship. If there is some way to separate the two, it will definitely be the league. A scene that all teams are more than happy to see.

"Wang's performance is of course perfect. I give 10 points out of [-]. He is my good brother. The two of us helped each other on the court to win this championship, and the FMVP award to him is also very reasonable. Didn't you see that just now? Who made the game-winning three? Without him, we wouldn't even have a chance to win a championship."

Howard said this almost immediately without thinking.

His answer made Stan Van Gundy on the side secretly relieved.

Although it was the 07-08 season that he officially coached the Orlando Magic, Van Gundy is still very clear about the development of the Magic.

Since entering the league in 04 and playing for the Magic, Howard has always been a core player for the Magic. He is regarded as the team's second O'Neal and the absolute leader of the team.

But in the two years since Wang Chao came to the Magic, the situation has changed.

Wang Chao is becoming more and more important in the Magic's tactical system, even far surpassing Howard.

Now there is a faint saying in the outside world that Howard is just a super blue-collar player with the best physical fitness. What he brings to the Magic is defense and rebounding. It is Wang Chao who really improves the team's upper limit.

The most intuitive manifestation is that after Wang Chao came to the Magic, the team's record immediately rose like a rocket. It won 60+ games in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, and also passed the playoffs and reached the finals.

Without Wang Chao and only Howard led the team alone, the best result of the Magic was the first round of the playoffs, and they were swept out by the Pistons 4:0.

After coaching Howard for two seasons, Van Gundy is very clear about Howard's character. He is an optimistic boy. If he doesn't think about those aspects, he usually doesn't think so much, and he doesn't care who he or Wang Chao are in the team. Tactical status is higher.

But once an idea emerges, it is the worst situation, because he will easily get into a dead end and cause conflicts, and will not choose to compromise for the team's victory and the championship.

After all, he is a well-known coach with many years of coaching experience, and Van Gundy is really accurate in seeing people.

Howard, who will come to the Lakers in the future, was displeased with Kobe's slogan of teaching him to win the championship, and the two broke out serious conflicts.

You must know that Kobe had won five championships at that time. At that time, James was still aiming for the second championship. It would take two years for Duncan and the Spurs to win the fifth championship. A respected player.

When Howard faced Kobe, he didn't show any face at all. He was able to openly contradict the other party, which caused his reputation in the league to plummet, which shows his short-sightedness.

At this moment, although Howard praised Wang Chao, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Obviously won the championship together, why are the reporters praising Wang Chao and praising his contribution?What about yourself?

Although the scoring average is not as good as Wang Chao, the defensive system of the Magic team is completely based on his personal ability. Without him guarding the basket and preventing any opponent from rushing into the penalty area of ​​the Magic team, it is impossible to win the final victory of the game ?

Fortunately, at this time, Howard only felt a little uncomfortable, and didn't think it was a problem with his teammates. He just felt that these reporters were too utilitarian. They only looked at the game data, not analyzing the overall situation of the game, which was superficial.

As for Wang Chao himself, no matter what interview he faced, he kept a very low profile, kept his words close to Howard, and kept on blowing, almost pushing Howard to the sky.

"Everyone knows the truth that offense can win fans, but defense can win championships. I think Dwight's contribution to the Magic's victory in this championship is definitely much greater than mine. Whether it is the regular season During the playoffs, all the opponents the Magic faced were basically scoring below the usual level. This is all due to Dwight. He is the veritable best defensive player and the reason why the Magic are so strong. cornerstone!"

As a time traveler, Wang Chao naturally knows Howard's "giant baby" character better than Van Gundy.

The past two years have been Howard's peak period. Wang Chao must try his best to appease the opponent, avoid conflicts with him because of interests, and win the championship in these seasons safely.

As for the future, if Howard is willing to continue to be his brother, Wang Chao will naturally not refuse. Regardless of Howard's various shortcomings, he is still very loyal. (I just ate a small melon today, and Yang Yi broke the news that Howard had grown a Taiwanese girl's belly. It should not be fake news. It has only been four months since Warcraft is really NB, and there is really no one else.)
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After winning the championship, it was a carnival for several days.

The entire city of Orlando was in a sea of ​​joy. You must know that this was the first NBA championship since the Magic officially joined the NBA in the 1989-1990 season. It took 19 years!The Cleveland Cavaliers next door were crying.

Compared with the league's newcomers, the Magic, the Cavaliers, which joined the league in 1970, have a history of 39 years, and they have not won a championship trophy so far, and even Cleveland has not won any of the four major cup championships.

This can’t be helped. The name of Kecun is not in vain. This city is not well developed in the United States and its geographical location is remote. The difficulty of attracting stars to join can be called hell.

As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome. Some people are born in Rome, but some are destined to become mules.

For a giant team like the Los Angeles Lakers, it is not easy to introduce stars. The attraction of the City of Angels and the top giants is enough to attract most players in the league.

As far as the Cavaliers are concerned, even how to retain the players in the current lineup is a very difficult issue.

In the 08-09 season, the Cavaliers tried their best to gather the strongest lineup they could form. In addition, James, whose performance exploded, still failed to return to the finals and fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals early.

They once had a chance to get Wang Chao, and the Cavaliers, like the Magic, were willing to give Wang Chao a maximum salary when his contract renewal with the Suns was at an impasse.

But Wang Chao still chose Orlando, and chose to partner with Howard instead of James.

This makes the fans of the Cavaliers feel desperate. What should they do to have a chance to win the championship like the Magic?
In this desperate atmosphere, the Cavaliers reached a deal that shocked the league.

On June 6th, the day of the 25 draft, the Cavaliers sent Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovich and this year's second-round pick No. 2009, plus some cash compensation, from the Phoenix Suns. Shaq Shaquille O'Neal.

Although O'Neal is getting old, he still has a certain combat effectiveness. In the 08-09 season, he averaged 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in the regular season. Bet that after changing his tactics, O'Neal can still have a certain lethality at the basket.

The Cavaliers' desire for a super center has really reached the extreme.

They have fallen in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons in front of teams with top insiders.

In the 07-08 season, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Magic, and they had nothing to do with Howard.

In the 08-09 season, when the Cavaliers met the Celtics, they also couldn't deal with Kevin Garnett.

Of course, this is only one reason. The main reason is that there are really very few stars who are willing to go to Cleveland, and the chips currently held by the Cavaliers are simply not enough to trade outstanding stars.

This is a win-win deal. The Suns want to get rid of O'Neal, who is as cumbersome as a serious drag on the running and bombing tactics, and get rid of his one-year 1 million contract. Even if they take over Ben Wallace is worse than O'Neal, but the annual salary 2000 million, a lot cheaper, and Ben Wallace immediately reached a buyout agreement with the Suns.

The Cavaliers who got O'Neal finally formed a combination of two top stars, James + O'Neal. If O'Neal was 4 years younger, the Cavaliers would definitely become the league's biggest favorite to win the championship. Even the 37-year-old O'Neal, in fact, After this transaction, they still received a lot of praise from the media. This is already the best reinforcement they can do under the premise that it can be operated.

James' performance in the playoffs this season is perfect, but if O'Neal can give James a little help in the playoffs next season, the Cavaliers have a chance to go further in the playoffs.

At least in the eyes of Cavaliers fans, it should be like this.

(End of this chapter)