Chapter 267: The Night of Winning the Championship_2
Shaquille O'Neal also spoke up, "According to your logic, Hakeem's back-to-back championships should also be questioned, because Michael Jordan had retired at that time. The Celtics' eight consecutive championships should be questioned too, because there weren't that many teams in the League back then. Michael Jordan's first triple consecutive championships should also be under scrutiny, since they were won only after the League changed its rules... But in fact, these things always happen on the path to chasing the Championship Trophy. Bill Simmons has never played in the NBA, so it's normal that he doesn't understand this!"
Su Wan wasn't without challenging opponents, like the 61-win Bulls—they only lost two fewer games than the Heat Team, so in terms of combat power, they were on the same level.
But in the end, Su Wan proved that he existed on a higher level than the regular season MVP. The Knicks also defeated the Bulls 4-1, which speaks volumes...
It spoke of the energy of Su Wan and the New York Knicks.
Most importantly...
Even if they did have an upper hand in the Eastern Conference Finals—Zach Randolph was suspended for five games and young O'Neal had to rest for about two months—they still had the finals to play.
Currently, the teams entering the Western Finals have also emerged. Coincidentally, it was none other than the top-ranked Spurs and the third-ranked Mavericks from the Western.
Worth noting, this marks the third consecutive year these two teams have met in the playoff stage.
Even more coincidentally, in their previous two encounters, the lower-ranked team pulled off an upset each time.
The Mavericks delivered a "black six" to the Spurs, and the Spurs handed a "black seven" to the Mavericks.
Both teams, the Spurs had a regular season record of 61 wins, while the Mavericks had 58 wins, on par with the Knicks. From the record standpoint, the Knicks would have trouble no matter who they faced.
Walking away with the championship isn't lacking in value.
After all, everyone knows, this year's New York Knicks is a one-man show led by Su Wan.
Aside from him, no player was at their peak or performed brilliantly in the last season.
If he ultimately wins the championship, then Su Wan would have single-handedly defeated a 61-win team, a 58-win team, or possibly two 61-win teams.
Therefore, there is absolutely no argument that it lacks value.
This isn't LOL...
If you didn't defeat SKT in a best-of-five series to win the final S championship, there indeed would be reasons for criticism.
This is the NBA. The Heat Team was just a group thrashed so badly by Su Wan that they had to band together for warmth. It doesn't mean that winning the championship without facing them in the playoffs lacks quality.
Besides Chris Bosh, whether it's Wade or LeBron, in the past six years, none were spared from being "demoralized" by Su Wan.
When Su Wan called their names, they had to respectfully step out of the line and then loudly shout:
"Present!"
More media termed this season "Su Wan's Path to Divine Enthronement."
You see, with this championship win, Su Wan's career total of Championship Trophies and Finals MVPs would reach six—a very sensitive number.
Michael Jordan also has six Championship Trophies and six championship rings on his hands...
Moreover, his six Championship Trophies came from two sets of "three consecutive championships."
Although Su Wan switched teams during that period, should he win, it would represent two consecutive "three consecutive championships" for him personally, with the second "three consecutive championships" belonging to a "Nomadic Dynasty."
It's unrealistic to think that these six championship rings could overshadow Michael Jordan, but that doesn't stop Su Wan from first solidifying his divine status.
Before this championship, if you called him "Su Wan," he wouldn't pick a bone;
But after this championship, you would need to respectfully address him as "Su God"!
The New York Media were already popping champagne in anticipation of the team advancing to the finals while also prematurely celebrating Su Wan's official "Divine Enthronement."
The whole of New York was jubilant, one might think the finals had already concluded.
At this time, Su Wan received a party invitation from Diddy.
Tyrone was excited. Fearing that Su Wan might not understand, he explained, "Diddy's parties are only entered by high officials and nobility. A single invitation costs five million; ordinary people can't get in. Since he sent you an invitation, my recommendation is that you should go. It's a great opportunity to expand your influence in the United States."
"Especially after this summer..."
Tyrone meant that Su Wan was about to win his sixth career championship, and if he really succeeded, the media would certainly enhance the promotion of his "Divine Enthronement," and he needed to be seen in certain venues.
Like Diddy's party.
However, Su Wan didn't have a good perception of Diddy as a person.
After thinking it over, he had Tyrone release a statement that he had received the invitation but had many commitments this summer and thus couldn't attend.
That way, he would still maintain the needed influence while also avoiding contact with Diddy.
Tyrone nodded, saying that would work too.
Soon, the news was released.
Numerous media outlets reported this.
LeBron, lying in his hospital bed and seeing the news of Su Wan refusing Diddy's party invitation, was utterly shocked.
This Huaxia had no idea what this meant.
But it gave him a bit of schadenfreude.