Zhiba NBA

Chapter 102 (one hundred and one) The Champion

The Rockets won, and the 2003-2004 season NBA championship was born!

Olajuwon and Tomjanovich took the lead in hugging each other.This pair of master and apprentice has gone through too much ups and downs, and finally came to today, the third championship in team history under the cooperation of master and apprentice!
The most violent reaction was actually Bosh, who sat on the ground and burst into tears. "I didn't expect to be able to win the championship in my rookie season. It's such a blessing to be able to join the Rockets!" Bosh cried bitterly and said, "I want to play here for the rest of my life!"

The two Wallaces looked at each other with bitter expressions.They were once only a window away from the championship, but unfortunately the final result was to pass by.

Veteran Campbell comforts young Prince.Hamilton looked unwillingly at the Rockets crowd embracing and celebrating, shook his head and walked towards the player tunnel.

Only Bodi Loga stepped forward to shake hands with McGrady generously, and he also wanted to exchange jerseys with McGrady according to football rules.After all, football was a particularly popular sport in the former Yugoslavia.McGrady is in good spirits on happy occasions, so he is naturally happy to exchange jerseys with his opponents.

"It's great to meet an opponent like you. I hope to meet again in the finals next year." Bodi Loga said in unauthentic English.

"It's a strong enemy like you that made me grow up, thank you." McGrady also said politely: "I hope we can meet here again next year."

At this time, the reporters have surrounded everyone on the field, from coaches to players to staff.

"Mr. Tomjanovich, you have coached and led the Rockets to all three championship trips in history. Which one do you think is the most memorable?"

"Mr. Dawson, the contracts of many major rotation players expire in the summer. How are the negotiations for contract extensions going?"

"Mr. McGrady, who do you think will be the Finals MVP?"

After getting rid of the pestering media, the players let off steam in the locker room, starting with a simple celebration internally.Then there will be the awards ceremony.

First of all, the president of the league, David Stern, came to the stage and gave a lengthy speech, nothing more than touting the wonderful game between the Rockets and the Pistons, and finally thanked the Pistons.

"Thanks to the players on both sides for their superb skills, burning passion, and united team. The Pistons are worthy of being the Eastern Conference champions, and they are worthy of their name!"

The faces of the Piston players are quite ugly. The first team in the history of the finals to lead 3:1 was overturned. This shame hat can be pinned on their heads.

"But this night belongs to the 2004 NBA champion Houston Rockets!"

The audience warmly cheers!

"Congratulations, Mr. Alexander."

The camera lens gave a close-up of Alexander, who was smiling and calm.

"Congratulations to Carol Dawson and the entire Rockets management team."

Dawson was shaking hands with Yuan Fei, and no one knew better than him how much Jason Wang had contributed to this victory.

"Congratulations to Rudy Tomjanovich and the entire coaching staff."

Tang Shuai and assistant coach Smith hugged each other tightly.

"Congratulations to these great players on the Rockets!"

The players had already changed their clothes and stood in two rows behind Stern to receive the award.Everyone had a smile on their face.

"Congratulations to the Houston City fans!"

The audience cheered again!

Stern handed over the championship trophy Larry O'Brien Trophy (the name of this trophy comes from the former NBA chairman Larry O'Brien) to captain Hakeem Olajuwon.After Olajuwon spoke a few words into the microphone, he turned and handed it to McGrady.The picture of the two generations of superstars handing over the trophy also triggered the continuous flickering of the flash mirror.And the next scene of everyone holding up the trophy will be forever engraved in the history of the NBA and in the history of the city of Houston.

Stern is pleased to announce that the O'Brien Trophy will be toured in Texas and eventually sent to the city of Houston for exhibition.This new link is a move made by the NBA considering that in the United States, the NBA has never been able to surpass the influence of the NFL (American Football League) and MLB (American Baseball League).Stern has a small calculation in his heart. This time the Rockets won the championship, which is very helpful to open up the Chinese market. Coupled with the strengthening of domestic influence, the future of the league is bound to become more prosperous.

Then the FMVP award selected by the expert group was announced. The Rockets superstar Tracy McGrady was successfully elected, and he accepted the trophy with a smile on his face.In this way, McGrady completed this season's regular season MVP, All-Star MVP, championship and finals MVP Grand Slam!Even if it is not an All-Star, there are only a handful of superstars in NBA history who can achieve this Grand Slam.It can be said that at this moment, McGrady has reached the pinnacle of his career.

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"I have to admit that the Houston Rockets are the better team." Even the old-school Larry Brown succumbed at the press conference. "We are only one step away from the championship, but the Rockets have proved that they are worthy of this trophy. I will continue to work hard with my players and fight again next year."

The Rockets' press conference announced a major news.Hakeem Olajuwon announced his retirement!
Before the reporters could react, the players became impatient: "Captain, you still said today that you want to win two or three more championships with us!"

"Hey, I'm old, I can't move anymore, and my back is bad." Olajuwon said with tears in his eyes: "It's so wonderful to end my career with the championship. Please respect the beauty I have retained."

In 2003, the Spurs won the championship and bid farewell to Admiral Robinson. In 2004, the Rockets won the championship and bid farewell to the big dream Olajuwon.The two old enemies have competed for a lifetime, and finally they share the same fate, and both get a perfect curtain call.

The Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean began to quarrel.Many Yao Ming fans saw that Yao, who played very well in the previous few games, failed to be elected as the MVP, and began to question the selection of shady, and some even advocated conspiracy theories that Americans would not be elected MVP as yellow-skinned players.McGrady's fans responded one after another, saying that the last two life-and-death games were due to McGrady's superb performance to save the team from the fire and water, while Yao fans insisted that without Yao Ming's bravery in the second game, the Rockets would have been swept out 0-4.

Dayao, the client in the United States, learned about this incident after a long time, and he was dumbfounded and did not explain it.The fantasies among the fans, let them go.The trio of the Great Wall of China has absolutely no objection to McGrady being elected FMVP.

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"Old partners, their work this season is over, it's time for us to start!" Yuan Fei said with a smile.

"To be honest, I am an old bone, seeing today's scene, it is worth retiring." Dawson said with a smile: "But I still want to contribute to the team and our next championship next year!"

"Then start from now, from the basics. Success starts from the feet, from you and me!"

　Starting tomorrow, I will enter a chapter that is very difficult to write, but for readers, I will enter a chapter where I can learn knowledge. I hope everyone will benefit from reading the book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)