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Chapter 544 - 234. The Old Era Has Turned a New Page! (11,000 words)_7

Chapter 544: 234. The Old Era Has Turned a New Page! (11,000 words)_7

The Spurs’ substitutes played hard, what if a miracle happened?

But positivity wasn’t so easy to come by, especially when the Bobcats were the ones creating miracles!

In the final quarter, the Spurs put up a 26-22 score, but couldn’t even shrink the gap to within 20 points...

On the evening of June 23, 2007, at 11:20 PM, the final buzzer sounded.

Zhang Yang made 9 of 17 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, and went 2 for 2 at the free-throw line, scoring 23 points with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Together with Gerald Wallace’s 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, Felton’s 15 points, and Okafor’s 17 points... the Bobcats slaughtered the Spurs with a score of 106 to 86!

The Bobcats players flooded the court once more, cheering and celebrating.

Most of the fans began to exit, but still, a third remained. A very small part were Bobcats fans, while most were Spurs fans, unwilling to accept the outcome.

Most of the Spurs players also quickly left the court, not wanting to watch another team take the championship trophy and celebrate on their home ground. Parker had already left before the start of the last quarter... Only a man in a no. 21 jersey leaned on the scorer’s table, watching the opposing team’s celebration expressionlessly.

After a while of celebration from the Bobcats, league officials came to direct them to stand in position, and soon, David Stern arrived on the court with the ceremonial attendants.

David Stern first congratulated Jordan on his first championship as an owner; both their faces were beaming with joy.

When the time was right, Stern took the microphone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the 2006-2007 NBA champions... the Charlotte Bobcats!"

Amidst thousands of boos and hundreds of cheers, Jordan received the trophy, gave it a kiss, and handed it to Felton.

The Bobcats players took turns kissing the trophy.

Veterans Derek Anderson and Eric Williams both broke into tears; the former was struggling to find a team and came to while away the days, while the latter had been considering retirement and was tossed in as an extra in a trade to the Bobcats, never dreaming of a championship, only to end up with a ring!

Rick Carlisle said, "Am I wearing my first coaching ring already? Knock on wood! I get a ring again without any effort!"

He didn’t know whether to be happy or sad about it, but he was determined to earn a ring that truly belonged to him!

After being passed around, the trophy ended up in Zhang Yang’s hands. He didn’t kiss it; that would be like indirectly kissing, especially with this bunch of big black guys—no thank you!

After the championship trophy was distributed, it was time for the FMVP.

Felton pushed Zhang Yang to the front.

During the garbage time in the last quarter, the topic most discussed by the Bobcats players was—who’s the FMVP?

First game, Zhang Yang made 11 of 25 shots for 28 points, the second game 12 of 27 for 29 points, the third game 10 of 25 for 26 points, the fourth game 10 of 21 for 26 points, the fifth game 12 of 26 for 32 points, and tonight three quarters 9 of 17 for 23 points.

In 6 games, Zhang Yang averaged 27.3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, the highest average score among all players from both teams, a full point higher than Duncan’s average of 26.3 points.

Actually, before Game 4 entered the pivotal battle, the media had analyzed that this year’s Finals MVP would be between the two players averaging over 25 points per game: Duncan if the Spurs won, and Zhang Yang if the Bobcats won.

David Stern looked at Zhang Yang, his face about to split with a smile, a billion people, eh! According to reports from CCTV, Guangdong Sports, and Shanghai Sports—three networks broadcasting Game 6— at least a hundred million people in China were watching the game live tonight!

David Stern composed himself and announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, the 2006-2007 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player... from China, Jack Zhang, Zhang Yang!"

Zhang Yang took the trophy and raised the O’Brien Trophy with one hand and the FMVP trophy with the other, amidst boos.

After a big group photo of the Bobcats, the award ceremony ended, and reporters swarmed the court.

The number one target for interviews was, of course, Zhang Yang.

But Zhang Yang squeezed through the crowd, heading towards the scorer’s table.

The reporters were initially puzzled by his actions, but when they saw whom he was approaching... cameras were instantly raised!

Duncan, seeing Zhang Yang walking toward him, was confused. What was this kid going to do?

He had a habit of leaning on the sidelines at the end of a series, committing to memory the faces of those he had defeated, and noting in his mind those who had defeated him. Tonight was no different, except this was his first loss in the Finals; he wanted to remember everybody on the opposing side.

Barely noticed due to his low profile, few were aware of this quirk.

Duncan wanted to leave, not wanting to interact with anyone at that moment, but it was too late. The mischievous Jack was quick on his feet and stood before him before he could walk away.

Zhang Yang waited for the microphone to come close, then said to Duncan, "Tim, the era of the Big Fundamental and Big Shark is over. Are you ready to face the brutal future?"

Duncan stared blankly for a moment, then returned his gaze to Zhang Yang, letting out a strange chuckle...

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