Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 212 212. Win the Championship!Ten years to reveal the "answer"!The farewell between Luke and the Timberwolves; (two chapters in one)

In the third game of the Finals, Garnett, who had returned from injury, felt cold throughout the game, but he scored seven points in a row to kill the game at the last moment.

Garnett's comeback showed two voices in the outside world.

One voice praised Garnett's relentless big-hearted ability at critical moments, and the other voice said that Garnett's state has obviously declined after his comeback, and his moving speed and explosive power are not as good as before.

Injury is always the worst hidden danger faced by athletes. Fortunately, Garnett also stood at the top of the league before he was injured.

Even with injuries taking away some of Garnett's explosiveness, Garnett is still one of the best stars in the league today.

In addition, Garnett's comeback still solved many problems. While Iverson was flanked by the Heat at halftime, Garnett stood up decisively to provide firepower for the Timberwolves and became the strongest backing behind Iverson.

With the end of the third game, the momentum has now come to the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves have clearly gained the upper hand in this round of the series.

The "magic operator" Riley can make very limited adjustments.

No matter what kind of defense Riley chooses, it is nothing more than a choice between double-teaming Iverson and single-defense Iverson.

After all, the Timberwolves' defense can be called a historical level. Instead of finding ways to make achievements on the offensive end, it is better to find ways to limit the Timberwolves' offense.

But these things are easier to say, but when they meet each other on the field of battle, there are not many changes that Riley can make.

The fourth game of the finals is definitely a game that cannot be lost for the heat, otherwise the heat will go to minnesota with a 1:3 disadvantage after losing two home games.

At that time, the chance of the Heat thinking about a comeback is almost zero.

Looking at the entire history, there has never been any team in the league that can complete a comeback after falling behind 1:3 in the finals. Based on this alone, the Heat must defend the next home court.

Unfortunately, Garnett's comeback gave the Timberwolves a clear momentum.

With the opening of the fourth game of the finals, the Timberwolves were the active side throughout the game.

The Heat's defense against Iverson is still double-teaming. Obviously, Riley was not convinced by the loss in the last game.

In the first three quarters, Artest, Spanoulis and others stood up to provide firepower. At the last moment, Garnett accidentally scored seven points to kill the game. It seems that the Timberwolves have a certain amount of luck.

In the case of limiting Iverson's scoring to about 15 points in two consecutive games, Riley firmly believes that only limiting Iverson is the only hope for the Heat to win.

However, in this game, Iverson slapped Riley twice with practical actions.

Throughout the game, Iverson used 17 assists to connect the entire Timberwolves' offense in the case of frequent double-teaming.

Although Iverson still only scored 13 points on the offensive end, the 17 assists not only set a career high for Iverson, but also turned the Heat's defense upside down.

At the same time, the hot peripheral feel of the Timberwolves has also become a reminder for the Heat in this game.

Faced with a large number of open opportunities beyond the three-point line, the Timberwolves threw 17 three-pointers, setting a new high in team history in the playoffs.

Among them, Gerald Wallace, who is not good at three-point shooting, even made four hits alone. He scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to help the team win the game.

The Heat chose to double-team Iverson on the defensive end. Gerald Wallace, who has the worst shooting ability on the field, naturally became the primary target of the Heat.

The 31.7% three-point shooting rate in the playoffs seemed to be struggling, but in the face of a large number of open shots, Gerald Wallace responded with a goal.

It seems to be expressing to Riley in this way: "Just him. Your name is Riley!"

At the end of the whole game, the Timberwolves made another victory in the finals, beating the Heat by 18 points in the away game, rewriting the total score of the series to 3:1.

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After the game, Riley, who was interviewed, was obviously a little frustrated. After all, Riley knew how bad the team is currently in.

Falling behind the opponent 1:3 in the finals is basically equivalent to being sentenced to death in advance.

It's not that Riley has led a team to create history, but if the team standing in front of him is the Timberwolves, Riley only feels that it is difficult to breathe.

But even so, Riley can't bring his negative emotions to the players until the series is really over.

Instead, he pretended to be confident after the game, saying that the team would definitely rebound in the remaining games and win three games in a row to send the Timberwolves out.

It's a pity that Riley obviously overestimated the ability of Heat players to withstand pressure.

Riley's remarks after the game not only did not rekindle the fighting spirit of the Heat players, but also suffered ridicule and ridicule from the outside world.

Right now, more than 95% of people think that there is no suspense in the finals. It is only a matter of time before the Timberwolves win the championship trophy, and everything the Heat do is nothing more than dying.

This season is the second time the Heat have met the Timberwolves in the finals in the past three years, and the Timberwolves have successfully won the championship trophy in the first two seasons.

This allows the Heat to put themselves in the position of the challenger invisibly.

When the two sides are evenly matched on the court, the Heat can still maintain their strong fighting spirit. They fought against the Timberwolves in three consecutive games until the last minute before barely deciding the winner.

But right now, as the heat is lagging behind with a big score of 1:3, and the strength gap between the two sides is widening, the heat's psychological defense, which lacks self-confidence, has completely collapsed.

Even "Shark" O'Neal, who won the championship three times in his career, had the idea of ​​giving up resistance.

After all, the Heat want to win, and they must win three games in a row to reverse. In O'Neill's view, this is as nonsense as Jordan's grandma.

If it is the Sharks in their peak season, O'Neal can still fight the Timberwolves with the determination to fight to the death.

But now O'Neal has entered the end of his career, averaging only 14.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in this year's Finals.

The 55.9% field goal percentage is certainly not inefficient, but the scoring average has hit a career low.

At this moment, O'Neill only felt that he was really tired, and at the same time, for the first time, he began to realize that his own era has finally become the past...

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In the fifth game of the finals, the game returned to Minnesota.

In this game, the Timberwolves' home court was full of seats, and even the fans were ready to celebrate the championship.

It is said that even the mayor hung up the championship banner in the city center in advance, waiting for the moment when the Timberwolves officially won the championship trophy.

For any NBA team, I am afraid there is nothing more exciting than winning at home.

The explosive game atmosphere of the Timberwolves at home undoubtedly brought a lot of pressure to everyone in the Heat.

Originally, the Heat are currently lagging behind with a big score of 1:3, and there is a very large psychological gap.

With the heartbreaking shouts and support of the fans at the scene, the Heat's confidence in the game was getting lower and lower. In the end, even I didn't believe that I could win the game on such an occasion.

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever been able to complete a comeback when it fell behind 1:3. This kind of subjective consciousness has bound the Heat.

Although miracles are waiting for people to continue to create, but after the game started, the Heat only felt that the word "miracle" probably had nothing to do with them.

The strong atmosphere of the Timberwolves winning the championship at home still put the Heat under tremendous psychological pressure. Although the Heat's shots on the offensive end were decisive enough, they still couldn't find the sight.

Even though Riley no longer performed a brainless pincer attack on Iverson like in the previous games, he chose to use zone defense to limit Iverson's breakthrough.

But at this time, Iverson is only one step away from winning the first championship ring in his career. Iverson's excitement is far beyond people's imagination.

Iverson's desire to attack was very strong throughout the game, and it was mutually attracted by the passion erupted by the fans at the scene.

After the half-time game, Iverson scored 26 points like chopping melons and vegetables, leading the team to firmly occupy the initiative on the field.

Back in the second half, Riley, who did not give up, kept sending the main lineup to catch up with the score, and made frequent adjustments to deal with the Timberwolves.

But as the Timberwolves have always controlled the lead at about 15 points, in the end even Wade, Marbury and others no longer have expectations.

Facing the increasingly excited offense of the Timberwolves, the Heat's defensive strength began to decline obviously. They made it clear that they planned to give up struggling and acquiesced in the result of the game.

At the same time, the atmosphere at Timberwolves' home court was also gradually pushed to a climax, and the fans around stood up unconsciously, shouting heart-piercingly into the field.

All fans are well aware that the Timberwolves are about to become the fourth team in NBA history to establish a three-peat dynasty.

And everyone on the scene is fortunate to witness history.

Winning the championship trophy for three consecutive years is undoubtedly as difficult as reaching the sky for the new century basketball.

However, the arrival of Luke changed the fate of the Timberwolves, winning the championship for three consecutive years, and in the 05-06 season Luke also led the team to a record-breaking 74 wins and 8 losses.

This record has made many fans unbelievable until now. If there is really a God on the basketball court, then Luke is definitely the God of Minnesota!

"Dudududu!"

As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Timberwolves defeated the Heat 4:1 at home, winning the championship trophy for three consecutive years and officially establishing a dynasty.

As for Iverson, he threw the ball high into the air excitedly, knelt down in the middle of the floor and wept under the crazy shouts of the fans around him.

As the No. 1996 pick in [-], Iverson has been in the league for a full ten years. During these ten years, Iverson has won too many honors.

Five scoring champions, three steals champions, eight All-Stars, eight All-NBA teams, two regular season MVPs, and two All-Star MVPs.

Iverson has won almost all "heavy" honors except the championship.

No one knows what this championship means to Iverson, but at this time Iverson knelt in the middle of the court and wept, as if he wanted to take away the sadness of the previous years with tears.

After getting up, Iverson immediately found Luke on the sidelines of the court.

While everyone else was flocking into the arena to celebrate winning the championship, only Luke stood calmly on the sidelines, watching the noisy and crazy scene with a smile on his face.

After entering the league for three years, Luke led the Timberwolves to dominate the league for three years.

The championship is no longer exciting for Luke. Compared with the joy brought by the championship, Luke enjoys the challenges brought by this process more.

And this year may be his last season of coaching the Timberwolves. Knowing this, Luke calmed down and looked at the crowd celebrating the championship in front of him.

"You are the best basketball coach I have ever seen, thank you, coach!" Iverson's tone was still a little choked as he hugged Luke into his arms.

Patting Iverson on the shoulder, Luke jokingly said: "A real warrior never sheds tears, get ready, you will hold the championship trophy and the FMVP trophy in your arms at the same time."

"Today you are the winner in life in this arena."

As the players gradually calmed down on the court, league president David Stern walked into the court with his assistants.

After handing over the championship trophy to everyone, Stern used a microphone to announce the finals MVP candidate to the audience.

Allen Iverson!

With the voice of David Stern, the entire arena once again ushered in a climax.

When Iverson held up the FMVP trophy with both hands, a large number of fans wearing No. 3 T-shirts in the stands went completely crazy.

Just like Iverson's desire for a championship, Iverson's fans have also waited a long time for this day.

There are many things in the world that don't have "answers", but this time the "answer" took a full ten years to reveal.

In ten years, a hot-blooded boy can become a father, and a young girl can become a mother for the first time.

Ten years can change a lot of things, but it can't change the love for a certain player.

In fact, this year's Finals MVP has no suspense at all, because Iverson's performance can no longer be described as dominance.

If it weren't for Iverson's superb performance, I am afraid that the Timberwolves will really fall into the hands of the Heat this year.

The defensive intensity encountered by Iverson throughout the series can be called hell, but even so, Iverson still used a variety of ways to dominate the game and helped the team beat the Heat 4:1.

总决赛期间艾弗森场均可以砍下27.6分3.5篮板11助攻以及2.9次抢断，进攻端42.1%的投篮命中率虽然不高，但却没有任何人敢在防守艾弗森时放松警惕。

The average of 11 assists per game not only set a career high in the Iverson series, but also proved to the outside world that the player who won the five-time scoring champion is not only good at scoring. If necessary, Iverson can use any method Kill the game!
The five-time scoring champion also made Iverson the third in history, second only to Michael Jordan and Chamberlain.

From now on, if someone compares Iverson with Irving, fans will really be able to spit on him generously.

"tui!"

In addition, while league president David Stern took pictures with all Timberwolves staff, Stern kept winking at Luke, as if he had something to say.

Seeing Luke pretending not to see it with a smile on his face, taking advantage of the chaos at the scene, Stern leaned close to Luke and whispered: "What do you think about what I said before, are you interested in coming next season?" New York advises."

Seeing Stern's half-smiling expression, Luke shrugged indifferently: "I'm not interested."

"..."

"Oh?"

"Could it be that you already have a favorite team?" Luke's answer didn't surprise Stern. From the last conversation between the two, Stern knew that Luke didn't like the Knicks.

"It's not about liking, it's nothing more than interest that can make everyone sit together with a smile." Luke had a smile on his indifferent face.

　Guess which team will be coached in the offseason, I bet you will not guess, hahaha!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)