Chapter 029 SuperSonics Championship and Popovich Back to Spurs(1/3)
After the All-Star Game, the Eastern and Western teams began to fight brutally.
The regular season is finally over.
The final rankings of the East and West have emerged.
Eastern side:
The Chicago Bulls are still ranked No. 1.
The New York Knicks are ranked second.
The Atlanta Hawks are ranked third.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are ranked fourth.
The Indiana Pacers are ranked fifth.
The New Jersey Nets are ranked sixth.
The Orlando Magic are ranked seventh.
The Miami Heat are ranked eighth.
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The New York Hans' final ranking was 15th, ranking last in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years.
Although Alonzo Mourning returned to the team midway, the Han Chinese team's substitute strength was seriously insufficient, so they could not escape the fate of being at the bottom in the end.
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Western side:
The Seattle SuperSonics are ranked No. 1.
The Houston Rockets are ranked second.
The Phoenix Suns ranked third.
The San Antonio Spurs are ranked fourth.
The Utah Jazz are ranked fifth.
The Golden State Warriors are ranked sixth.
The Portland Trail Blazers are ranked seventh.
The Denver Nuggets are ranked eighth.
The entire West is definitely in the shadow of the Seattle SuperSonics.
No matter how hard other teams try, they can't catch up.
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The playoffs will begin soon.
There is basically no suspense between the East and the West. Even the American media reported that the Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics will meet in the finals.
Facts have proved that the media can be reliable sometimes. After the Chicago Bulls eliminated the New York Knicks, they also joined the Seattle SuperSonics in the finals.
In the finals, the two sides reached a tiebreaker.
In the end, the Seattle SuperSonics had the last laugh.
When Sean Kemp made the buzzer-beating shot, and when Gary Payton desperately defended the old hooligan's counter-kill shot, the on-site commentators also went crazy.
"Incredible game, incredible victory!"
"The great Seattle SuperSonics and the great Chicago Bulls have dedicated seven classic games to everyone!"
"96:98, total score 4:3, congratulations to the Seattle SuperSonics for winning the 1993-1994 NBA championship!"
Live at KeyArena in Seattle.
At this time, whether it was celebrity politicians, wealthy people or fans in the stadium, they were all applauding and shouting for these two great teams on the court.
This game goes beyond victory or defeat. No one loses, they can all be called warriors.
Especially Paul Allen, he finally realized his dream and brought a championship to Seattle.
Next to him, his friends Bill Gates and sister Jodi Allen were also in the audience, comforting Paul Allen who was already crying with joy.
This year's finals are also the most watched in the NBA.
Not to mention that major media outlets across the United States are rushing to report on this series of finals.
At least in China, the ratings are quite high. Why? It must be because there are Chinese players in the Seattle SuperSonics!
The award ceremony prepared by Stern for this finals was also grand.
Stern was quite satisfied with the O'Brien Cup being handed over to Seattle SuperSonics head coach George Karl. At least George Karl knew how to be a good man. Starting from the playoffs, Gong Xiaobin has had good playing time.
This is also the reason why Chinese fans have always supported the Seattle SuperSonics and watched the NBA Finals.
"Congratulations to the Seattle SuperSonics for winning the 1993-1994 championship!"
"I'm very happy to be able to stand here and award the championship to the Sonics..."
Anyway, all the fans and spectators in the arena are relatively happy at present, with bright smiles on their faces.
"I declare that the 1993-1994 Finals Finals MVP is Michael Jordan!"
There is no suspense at all. The old gangster is still so invincible. No matter how brilliant the Supersonic generals are, they can't keep up with the light of the old gangster's own traffic!
As captain, Gary Payton finally won his first championship. After receiving the trophy from George Karl, he raised it high with other Sonics players.
"We are the champions!"
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When the singing slowly ended, Paul Allen finally stepped onto the podium.
He took over the DJ's microphone and preached to the audience and the fans watching the live broadcast on TV.
"Dear fans, thank you very much for coming to Key Arena to support the SuperSonics game..."
"Here, today, I have to thank someone."
The fans at the scene actually knew who it was, and they all started shouting "Bruce"'s name.
"Everyone knows, and I believe everyone knows, that three years ago I was just the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, and it was Bruce who gave me the Sonics for free."
"It can be said that without Bruce, there would be no Seattle SuperSonics today."
When Paul Allen said such words, many people still didn't understand.
Everyone knows that Paul Allen is very special to Bruce.
Only Paul Allen's good friend Bill Gates and his sister have read that information, and they all understand how important that information is to the future of the Seattle SuperSonics.
It can be said that it was all thanks to Bruce's strategizing for the Sonics in recent years that the Seattle SuperSonics had the last laugh in this year's finals.
"Although he himself cannot be present today to share this joy, our Seattle SuperSonics will still count him as a member of the team and will specially create a championship ring belonging to Bruce for him."
"President, this..."
Stern also frowned in the audience.
In the past, in the NBA, only the head coach and players of the winning team could receive championship rings.
Since Pat Riley proposed to the league in 1985 to delegate the right to independently design championship rings, championship rings have been paid for by each winning team.
Theoretically, Paul Allen can own anyone from himself to a cleaning lady.
However, only the players and coaches of the winning team have their own name engravings. The championship rings of other personnel are equivalent to rings of honor, without name engravings and even the materials are different.
But I haven’t heard of anyone giving other team owners a championship ring from the winning team. Isn’t this unfair?
Of course, I won't think of this here, because Bruce and Paul Allen are father and son, and they have a good relationship, which can eliminate all suspicion.
What everyone here is confused about is that this system of customizing a championship ring for other teams has never appeared before.
In the past, there were teams with deep pockets that customized championship rings for their top executives, but this was never done by outsiders.
However, no one in the city of Seattle would think there was anything wrong. You must know that Bruce spent 300 million to buy the SuperSonics and give it to Paul Allen.
Without Bruce, the Sonics don't know how long it will take to win the championship, so Bruce has his own championship ring, and he deserves it!
Stern did not express his position in the end, and just sat there with a smile. Anyway, he did not support or object.
Just kidding, this is a live broadcast, and the Chinese side also provides live commentary.
If Stern was really hot-headed and came on stage to object, I believe he would have received an official notification from China immediately without having to go back to the New York headquarters. He would have only sent one sentence to the NBA, and that would be, "Say it!"
There is no doubt that Bruce’s Chinese influence is so great!
Anyone who wants to throw dirty water on Bruce will be sprayed by Chinese fans.
The incident of sending the Seattle SuperSonics to Paul Allen and Jordan's father pushed Bruce's personality to its peak.
With such a just owner, the NBA also took the opportunity to expand its global influence. Stern was crazy to act against him.
The 1993 championship ended with the Seattle SuperSonics!
To be continued...