"I have so many memories in the Thunder. It was a precious journey for me!"
"Then I came to Los Angeles and the Lakers. It was a new environment, new coaches, new teammates, new management, and new fans. I was a little nervous when I first came because I knew all of them. Even though I was nervous about the expectations they had on me, I was also very confident because I knew I had the strength to meet their expectations and I could do anything as long as I was put on the court.”
Later, Zhao Chen thanked the coaching staff, teammates, staff, and the agent team one by one, interspersed with some short stories with them.
"That's all I want to express tonight. When I found out I won the MVP last night, I was a little confused because my main goal for this season was achieved. Now that I'm awake, I'm going to aim Next goal, championship, keep moving forward!”
"I also hope that everyone will do their best for their goals. I will do my best to lead by example. In the end, I am honored to be the real MVP!"
"thank you all!"
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Zhao Chen's speech lasted about 30 minutes.
Many fans in front of the screen can also feel Zhao Chen's love and passion for basketball.
They heard Zhao Chen tell his own story personally. This kind of story was inspiring with a kind of arrogance and confidence!
This is the trophy that Zhao Chen deserves.
Many sections of MVP's speech have become hot searches, and seven or eight pieces of information in them have become the focus.
Some former friends also came forward to tell stories about Zhao Chen’s life.
It only took two seasons, but Zhao Chen grew from an ordinary 58th overall player to a player with the MVP Grand Slam (Rookie Challenge MVP, Finals MVP, All-Star Game MVP, Regular Season MVP).
Many domestic fans watched Zhao Chen grow up.
Looking back on everything that happened before, fans are still shocked! ,
There may be yellow players in the NBA in the future, but it will be almost impossible for them to reach the same heights as Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen will also become the ceiling of yellow basketball.
If this is the ceiling for all players, Zhao Chen needs to continue to work hard.
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Regular season MVP is the highest personal honor this season, and Zhao Chen's performance this season is well deserved!
In the past, after the regular season MVP was released, the star's fans would always compare and debate which one was more valuable, the finals MVP or the regular season MVP.
But not this year, because Zhao Chen has both...
This regular season MVP also helped Zhao Chen improve his status in the league.
In the past, the vast majority of fans believed that Zhao Chen was just an ordinary superstar and that the future of the league would be his, not the present.
However, after today, no one can deny that Zhao Chen has become one of the best players on the planet.
Whether he is truly the number one player is still debatable, but he already has enough capital to challenge the number one player in the league.
This is what the regular season MVP brings to Zhao Chen.
This honor is not something that ordinary super giants can get.
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After the MVP speech, Zhao Chen accompanied his parents home to continue the celebration.
When he got up again the next day, Zhao Chen put MVP aside.
Because the opponents in the Western Conference semifinals are out.
The opponent is the Clippers.
Zhao Chen's parents do not plan to return to China immediately this time, but plan to stay here to accompany Zhao Chen through the playoffs.
Zhao Chen began to devote himself to training.
Zhao Chen knows very well that MVP does not represent the championship. Instead, MVP has a curse. If you win the MVP, you will often not be able to win the championship that year.
The pursuit of personal honors is in place, and what Zhao Chen is now pursuing is team honors.
Zhao Chen not only wants to win the championship this year, he also wants to establish a dynasty with the Lakers. He also wants to surpass Jordan.
Human desires are endless. After Zhao Chen achieved his small goals, he continued to achieve big goals one after another.
He wants to win the most scoring titles, the most MVPs in NBA history, and strive for the most championships...
Thinking of the number of scoring champions Jordan has and the number of championships Russell has won, Zhao Chen feels that there is still a long way to go.
May 4th!
The G1 game between the Lakers and Clippers begins.
The Clippers defeated the single-core Thunder in 5 games.
The Clippers' lineup is well-equipped and the players are younger. The outside world also believes that they can achieve a 55-open situation with the Lakers.
The Clippers' personnel have a certain advantage, but playing in Los Angeles is equivalent to them playing on the road.
If Los Angeles people were asked to choose to support a team now, 90% would support the Lakers and 10% would support the Clippers.
If it weren't for the Clippers' good record in recent years, this 10% wouldn't be available.
This does not match the strength of the Clippers. As a result, before the start of this series, Clippers boss Ballmer even suggested that the game be played in a third-party city because he felt it was unfair to the Clippers.
Of course it was rejected by the league. Playing seven games in Los Angeles would make a lot of money.
Because of this incident, Ballmer even suggested that the Clippers would move out of Staples Arena.
All of this is dissatisfaction and venting of the fact that the Lakers are more popular than the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Paul faced reporters and said: "This is not a fair duel. Both the fans and the media should be more rational."
Griffin said: "I know that even if it is our home court, there will be a lot of Lakers fans coming. This is a fact that cannot be changed."
"I don't care about that, I'm going to beat them in front of all the fans," Jordan said.
Later, Paul talked about Zhao Chen.
Paul said: "Zhao is very strong. Congratulations to him for winning the MVP, but MVP and series victory are two different concepts. I will beat them. They are not invincible."
At the press conference, the Clippers players were full of confidence. They were not afraid of Zhao Chen and the Lakers.
The Lakers' weakness in the past few seasons has made them unable to be afraid.
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Before the game, TNT TV station also analyzed this series.
"The Clippers have a championship-level starting lineup. They have All-Star point guard Paul, top shooter Redick, and two All-Star level insiders, Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. This is the confidence that they can easily defeat the Thunder. Of course, There’s no denying that Westbrook’s absence made their win a little bit of a fluke.”
"The Lakers' advantage lies in Zhao Chen. Apart from that, they don't have much positional advantage. How much help Zhao Chen can get will determine whether their success in this series will continue."
"The last round of the series was not too difficult for both teams. The Lakers were a little easier than the Clippers. Neither team could tell the strength of the two teams. Tonight's first game will determine the tone of this series. "
"The Lakers' rookies also tell everyone that they cannot be underestimated."
"The Clippers' advantage lies in their inside line. The impact of Jordan and Griffin on the basket will make it difficult for the Lakers inside line. Jokic is not an inside line with strong releasing ability. It is difficult for him to withstand the impact of the two at the same time. .”
"Yes, Jokic prefers to hold the ball outside than inside."
Amid the discussion, the G1 game of the Western Conference Semifinals started!
