Vol 3 Chapter 522: Do you see that flag

Oklahoma is already preparing to welcome their second NBA championship! The Thunder staff have already prepared themed shirts and light blue T-shirts. The Thunder team's lightning team logo is in the most eye-catching position on the chest, with a big "" embroidered on it.
Counting from 1946, the NBA has gone through a long 73 years. Over the years, there have been many amazing superstars and many championship teams. However, there is only one team that reversed and won the championship in a 1:3 situation!
In 2016, the Warriors and Cavaliers met again in the finals. The Cavaliers fought back with a 1:3 lag, winning three games in a row and winning the first championship in team history.
That year, the Cavaliers really did an earth-shattering event. You know, the defending champion Warriors at the time were invincible in the regular season and almost invincible. They scored 73 wins and 9 losses, squeezing the 72 wins and 10 losses of the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan to the second place in history.
Therefore, almost everyone in the finals of that year was optimistic that the Warriors could crush the Cavaliers to win the championship, and the Warriors' support rate for the championship rose to 97%.
Of course, the Warriors did not disappoint in the Finals. They scored three victories in the first four games, tying the total score to 3:1. Before that, no team in the NBA had been able to reverse the championship after falling behind three to one in the Finals. Just when everyone thought the Warriors would win the cup again, the Cleveland Cavaliers started the Jedi counterattack journey. LeBron James dominated the future series, and the team's core guard Kyrie Irving also showed extraordinary strength. In the end, the Cavaliers scored three consecutive cities and reversed the Warriors with a big score of 4:3 and won the first championship in team history. .
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This alliance is where the miracle was born. The knight proved this sentence with his own actions.
However, the miracle created by the Cavaliers did not bring hope to the Raptors. The Cavaliers can reverse the turnaround because they have LeBron James. Although they have a Leonard who has won the FMVP, it is still much worse than James. At least, he has not proven himself.
In the past two years, everyone has been discussing the identity of the first man in the league after LeBron James. Curry, Durant, Leonard, Antetokounmpo, Harden, etc. are all candidates. However, although the personal abilities of these players are not bad and they have won a lot of honors, they are always missing some key things.
In fact, the criteria for judging the league's first person is very vague. Since the establishment of the NBA, big-name players and superstars have emerged in endlessly, but Jordan, Kobe and James are the only three who can truly be called the league's first man. As far as these three people are concerned, the MVP is essential, and the other is the championship. However, the data is still too one-sided, but the data can be very intuitive to see the player's ability height, but for the evaluation of the league's first person, only the data is too harsh, after all, Malone, Iverson and other players who have no championships The weight in the hearts of its fans is also very important. Therefore, the criteria for evaluating the league's first man needs to look at the integration of various factors of the players.
From the perspective of Leonard's current level, the offensive and defensive capabilities are sufficient. But compared with James, the difference is his personal honor.
Leonard has never won the regular season MVP. At the beginning of the Spurs, although everyone knew that Leonard would carry the banner of San Antonio, until they had a conflict, Leonard failed to complete the succession. Furthermore, given the Spurs' tactical system, Leonard did not have the opportunity to completely let go of his hands and feet to show off his ability. What's more, in the San Antonio Spurs, there is only one boss, but it is definitely not Leonard!
After coming to the Raptors, Leonard has the tactical status of the team leader. However, his relationship with the Raptors is not harmonious. After the Spurs and Raptors trade, he made it clear that he would not be in Toronto. This is a very stupid thing, Leonard's emotional intelligence, compared to James, is indeed much worse.
It is important for players to have personal abilities, but it is equally important to be a human being. Character defects, Leonard's Achilles heel. Leonard has been a little talkative since he was a child, with a withdrawn personality, and has continued to this day. If it is an ordinary player, the problem is not big. But for the leader of a team, this is a very fatal weakness. Leonard lacked communication with his teammates. Many times he was alone in the single belt, instead of leading the entire teammate.
This is also the difference between Leonard and James. Leonard, with a distinct personality, is unwilling to accommodate others, and others cannot easily change his mind. This often caused him to disagree with his teammates, which has a great impact on the team's ability to win.
This year is actually Leonard's best chance to prove himself. If he leads the Raptors to the championship, the distance between him and James will be greatly reduced. Unfortunately, after four games in the finals, he encountered the same difficulties as James.
Therefore, no one is optimistic about the Raptors, and no one is optimistic about Leonard. Most people think that this year's finals will end in the fifth game. The Thunder lifted the O'Brien Cup, and the Raptors waited for their next chance.
Anlo was not as excited as he thought while standing on the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Even if he firmly believes that his team can win the game, he will win the championship tonight. But compared to last season, the feeling of eagerness is gone. In his heart, everything is as it should be.
"Man, you said, how should we celebrate later? The feeling of last year is still fresh in my memory!"
During the warm-up, Westbrook made a three-pointer while chatting with An Luo.
"Look there." An Luo felt happy, pointed his finger at the technical stage, and then said to Westbrook: "Later, after the game is over, you just rush to it and face us Oklahoma. Homer yelled: OKC, this is for you...haha..."
"Wow! That's cool!"
Paul George took the conversation, then patted Westbrook seriously, and said, "Perhaps, if you take off your jersey, the effect will be better..."
"Huh huh!" Westbrook nodded, and then thoughtfully: "This is a good idea..."
"I will take you two together!"
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"Paul, do you see that banner?"
"Yes, she is beautiful!"
"I think she must be lonely."