Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 235 Western Championship
"Let's congratulate the Thunder!"

After the final whistle blew, the G6 game of the Western Conference Finals also came to an end, which also means that the results of this round of the series have come out.

"After two years, they will stand on the stage of the finals again. This time, they will face the same opponents as two years ago. Will they be able to complete their revenge?"

"I think this year's Thunder team, this year's Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka, are different from before. On the contrary, those young people in the team stand on a new stage that attracts worldwide attention. Can they still exert their current energy?"

"But after being baptized in the Western Conference Finals, especially after being overturned by the Spurs in two consecutive games, they were able to stabilize their footing in the away game and win the game. I believe that for these young people, there must be sublimation deep in their hearts..."

As for the Thunder's next opponent, the Heat, everyone didn't discuss it at this time.

Although deep down everyone feels that with the state of the Thunder and Spurs this year, and the performance of the Eastern Conference and the Heat, it can basically be said that whoever reaches the finals in the Western Conference has a high probability of winning the championship.

If we talk about the Spurs, everyone may still have some doubts. After all, they really can’t be said to be very dominant in the playoffs. The tiebreaker in the first round and the tiebreaker in the second round almost reached the tiebreaker. Without a direct collision with the East, it is hard to say whether the competition in the West is too fierce or the Spurs are not strong enough.

But for the Thunder, apart from being pulled back by the Spurs in two games, it can basically be said that there is nothing wrong with this playoffs.

Combined with their record in the regular season and the strength shown in this last game, the Heat will instead take the position of the challenger.Become an inferior horse.

But the most important thing now is that the Thunder won, and now is the time for them to enjoy the joy of victory.

The Western Conference champions are also champions, and this year's Thunder team is also quite legendary. Last season, due to injuries, they lost the second round. This season, they experienced a coaching change and played one of the best records in the history of the regular season.

They are just one last step away from having a full and near-perfect season.

The game was still at the home court of the Spurs, and it was a moment of celebration for the Thunder. Except for the Thunder fans who followed from Oklahoma City or other places, most of them had already left the field.

Of course, the league has already made preparations, so it immediately started to build a temporary awards stage. At this time, the players of the Thunder team, and of course the head coach Li Sheng were invited to the stage to give a speech.

At this time, the camera has been pointing at each of them, recording their excitement and touch at this time.

Alliance president Adam Silver, who just presented the Eastern Championship trophy to the Heat yesterday, also came to present the Western Championship trophy to the Thunder at this time.

Then, of course, everyone gave a speech similar to the acceptance speech. After Durant and Westbrook had said it, everyone's eyes were unanimously looking at Li Sheng, obviously wanting him to speak too.

"Well, around this time last year, I have already experienced this scene once, and it was also standing in the arena of the away game..."

This made many people laugh, even the Spurs staff couldn't help laughing when they heard it. After all, winning the championship last year is also a very good memory.

Last year, Li Sheng was still the assistant coach of the Spurs. The Spurs swept the Thunder's Grizzlies 4-0 in the Western Conference finals, won the Western Conference championship, and won the fourth away game.

Speaking of which, the Grizzlies, which swept last year, played a tiebreaker with the Spurs this year, which seems to indicate that this year's Spurs are really not as good as last year.

Li Sheng actually doesn't know if the Spurs have really regressed, or if they are looking for form in the playoffs, or because they won the championship last year, the veterans' spirits have been relieved a lot, and it is difficult to continue to display that kind of energy.

But intuitively speaking, with the memory of last year, Li Sheng actually feels that this year's Spurs may really be weaker than last year.

Champions are always compared horizontally. They may be the strongest in that year, but even if they failed to win the championship last year and won the championship this year, it may not necessarily be stronger than last year.

Of course, this is just a feeling, and it is not accurate. Besides, there is no need to delve into this kind of problem, but it is asking for trouble.

Li Sheng quickly said: "My idea is also very simple. I hope that this year can be the same as last year. I will stand to the end, have the last laugh, and become the final winner. I will also live up to the dedication and hard work of all of us this season."

These words were cheered by everyone present, and the players also screamed. They were very excited at this time, and they even wished that the finals would start immediately, feeling that their energy had nowhere to vent.

Save that for popping champagne, though.

At this time, it’s not like opening champagne at halftime. Although there is still the finals, getting out of the West is already a phased victory, and at least Li Sheng has done what he promised when he first applied for the job with Bennett, which is enough for him to stay in the coaching position.

In the next few days, everyone will enjoy it first.

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"The Thunder 4:2 the defending champion Spurs, won the Western Conference Championship, and Dewey reached the finals again!"

"James and Durant successfully joined forces in the finals, who will win this time?"

"Li Sheng: I hope we can go to the end and have the last laugh."

"Thunder and Heat, who do you support in the finals?"

"I'm definitely on Thunder. With Brother Sheng here, who cares about other people and other teams?"

"That's right, Brother Sheng is awesome. He won the Western Conference Championship in his first season of coaching, and he may be about to win two consecutive championships. Just ask who else?"

"Brooks passed out crying in the toilet..."

"Forget about Brooks. With the Thunder's 72 wins this year, I never dared to think about putting it in Brooks' hands. Even if it was Brooks, even if I don't lose in the Western Conference Finals, I guess I have to go to the tiebreaker."

"When I turned over two games in a row, I was really scared to pee, but it's okay."

"Master Wei played really well in the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs couldn't guard him at all."

"I'm a Spurs fan. What the Spurs are afraid of is Kobe and Westbrook's completely unreasonable style of play, because they play too rationally, whether it's offense or defense. Of course, there is also an unreasonable one in our team. It's a pity that Manu is still old. It might be different if he is a few years younger."

"Ginobili is indeed very strong. I feel that in those two games, he exploded and overturned, but in the sixth game, he obviously lost his energy."

"Actually, it's not bad. I didn't expect to win the championship last year. I thought everyone was getting old this year. I didn't expect to be able to reach the Western Conference Finals. And I played against a historically-level team with 72 wins to the sixth game. I even think that GDP can fight for another year."

"Brother Sheng, take the Spurs' share and bring back the championship!"

"That's right, I almost forgot that Li Sheng is also a 'Spurs'."

"Seeing how excited Westbrook is, I also want to cry a little bit. Shuang Shao is really young."

"It's only been two or three years, have you started feeling emotional?"

"Hahaha, I hope our new 'four young players' will perform well in the finals and give James more strength."

"This time we will definitely not be the same as two years ago, Thunder Duck!"

(End of this chapter)